Confucian and Taoist scholar

Chapter 104 Tell the truth
Su Mei was slightly surprised. She didn't expect that they actually met Lu Zheng in the wild. But who was that middle-aged Taoist priest?
The two sides looked at each other, and the atmosphere around them seemed a little quiet for a while.

Lu Zheng looked at the two women and felt that there was something wrong with the way they looked at him, as if they knew him.

Moreover, the gaze of one of them was somewhat cold, with a hint of familiarity.

Qingxuan's eyes were as sharp as torches, and his gaze was fierce and intimidating. He saw through the disguises of the two women at once.

He smiled leisurely and said, "So you are two demons. Where are you going?"

Su Mei was shocked that this Taoist priest could see through them so easily.

She quickly said, "We sisters are little demons and ghosts who practice in the mountains. We just came out to wander around..."

Qing Xuan said calmly, "Little demons and ghosts? The painted skins you are wearing are extraordinary!"

Qingxuan discovered that the painted skins worn by the two women were even more exquisite than the one that Lu Zheng had asked someone to send back to the county town, and it was very likely that they were made by the same person.

"Zheng!"

A sword sounded.

The long sword on Qingxuan's back was unsheathed in an instant.

The long sword was suspended in the air, with sharp sword energy crisscrossing the sword body.

The next moment, the long sword pointed directly at the two women with great momentum.

The two women were shocked when they saw this. A Taoist priest who could control the sword like this must be more powerful than them.

Seeing this, the two women attacked in unison and then flew backwards.

Suddenly, there was a demonic wind blowing, dust flying, and yellow sand rolling.

However, the long sword was not obstructed at all, and flew to the two women like a stream of light.

The sword energy gushed out and turned into countless sword energy threads, quickly wrapping around the two women.

But in the blink of an eye, the two women were tied up, and any movement they made felt like a knife cutting their flesh.

The long sword hovered in front of the two women, as if it would kill them with one sword if they made any unusual movements.

Su Mei was extremely shocked. She actually encountered such a Taoist priest with profound skills, who made them powerless to resist.

She even suspected that it was this Taoist priest who had been protecting Lu Zheng, and that the monsters and ghosts in Jiguana Mountain were killed by him.

Qingxuan waved his sleeves, and the sand and soil that were swept over fell down, and his vision was restored in the blink of an eye.

Lu Zheng and Qing Xuan walked quickly towards the two women.

Lu Zheng stared at the two women who had not yet taken off their disguises and asked, "You seem to know me?"

Su Mei blinked when she saw this, and was thinking about how to say it to avoid this.

"It's me." Zhu Sha next to him said lightly.

Since they had been caught, they could no longer hide their past, so Zhu Sha revealed her identity directly.

Lu Zheng's gaze shifted to Zhu Sha, and he recalled the female ghost in red. He thought to himself that it was no wonder that he felt the woman's eyes were familiar.

It turned out to be an acquaintance, oh, a familiar ghost. Seeing Zhu Sha again, Lu Zheng seemed very calm.

Of course, the previous grudge has not been forgotten, but there are more important things now, and we need to keep someone alive.

Lu Zheng suddenly thought of something and looked at Su Mei and said, "I have some impression of your voice. I was in the county town before and someone broke into my residence at night. That thief was you, right?"

Su Mei smiled awkwardly upon hearing this, and said quietly, "Mr. Lu, what are you talking about? I admire you and wanted to visit you, but your house is filled with cultural treasures, which makes me suffer."

Su Mei continued, "Sister Zhu Sha and I are as close as sisters, and there's some affection between you two as well. We're a family, so we shouldn't talk behind each other's backs..."

Zhu Sha looked at Su Mei coldly, "If you can't spit out ivory from a dog's mouth, then shut up."

Zhu Sha felt that Su Mei felt that she was not suicidal enough and dared to say anything nonsense.

Su Mei shrank her neck, wanting to say something but stopping herself.

Lu Zheng's expression was calm as he took out a Yang-Gathering Pearl and said, "You should have seen this thing before. If you can explain why, I won't kill you for now. If you don't know anything, then you can start a new life in your next life."

Su Mei's eyes flickered as she whispered, "For now? Then you'll still have to die..."

Seeing this, Lu Zheng slowly drew out his sword and pointed it at Su Mei.

Su Mei was so frightened that she quickly said, "That's what I'm saying. Why do you commit so many murders? This will taint your cultivation!"

Lu Zheng said, "For questioning, only one of the two should be left. You monster is too noisy. Could it be that you are a sparrow?"

"I'm a fox!" Su Mei argued, "Don't mess around. If you kill us, she'll know. She's put a ban on us!"

The long sword in Lu Zheng's hand was already against Su Mei's eyebrows. Hearing this, he couldn't help but look at Qingxuan next to him.

Qingxuan raised his hand and snapped his fingers to shoot out two streams of spiritual power, which penetrated into the bodies of the two women.

After a while, Qing Xuan nodded and said, "There is indeed a restriction on their souls that can control their life and death, and also restrict their movements. If they are too far away from the caster, they will die suddenly."

Su Mei quickly spoke pitifully, "We are both unfortunate people. We were captured by that old witch and forced to do hard labor. We can neither live nor die. I was originally a fox demon cultivating in the mountains, and Sister Zhusha was once the eldest daughter of a wealthy family. In the end, she was harmed by that old witch, and her family was destroyed. She was even skinned and turned into a fierce ghost..."

"Who is that old witch?" Lu Zheng asked.

Su Mei explained, "It's a dragon. In order to break through to the fifth realm and transform into a dragon, she asked us to collect Yang Qi. There are many demons and ghosts working for her, and we are all forced by them to spread across several nearby counties."

Lu Zheng said calmly, "Force? Don't you practice with this?"

Su Mei couldn't help but say, "How is that possible? That Yang Qi isn't even enough for her own use... She placed restrictions on us. To prevent us from secretly practicing to break her restrictions, she taught us pure Yin techniques that can't be contaminated by Yang Qi. We all use illusions to bewitch her Yang Qi. And if we don't collect enough Yang Qi each month, we'll be punished."

Su Mei continued, "We have no other options for survival. She's a fourth-level demon, and is on the verge of breaking through to the fifth level. No one in the nearby counties can suppress her... Even if I tell you about these things, it won't stop anything."

Qingxuan frowned slightly. He had been practicing for so many years, but he was still a long way from reaching the fifth level.

If the dragon is really about to break through to the fifth level, this matter may be a bit tricky.

Zhu Sha, who was standing by, said, "She asked us to come out and collect the last batch of Yang-Gathering Pearls in Kaiyang County. I suspect she has already accumulated enough Yang energy and will break through in the near future. If you really want to deal with her, you must hurry and gather experts. Otherwise, once she successfully reaches the fifth realm and transforms into a dragon, it will be extremely difficult for you to find her in the future."

The two women had never really been working for the evil dragon, and now that someone was pressing them to answer, they didn't want to hide anything at all, so they spilled the beans.

(End of this chapter)