Confucian and Taoist scholar

Chapter 178 Long-term fishing
The old man didn't expect that his full-strength attack would be so powerfully neutralized by Lu Zheng, who caught him red-handed.

He quickly activated a talisman with his other hand, trying to escape from Lu Zheng's hand.

However, before the power of the escape talisman could be fully activated, the old man felt his body sink.

There was a strange image of a mountain floating overhead, which directly wiped out the power of the escape talisman, making the old man's body extremely heavy and unable to move for a while.

Lu Zheng didn't give the old man any chance to cast the talisman.

"Who sent you here?" Lu Zheng asked.

The old man grinned and said, "Sorry, I got the wrong person."

When the old man received the mission and came to Kaiyang County, he went to the county town to inquire and confirmed some information about Lu Zheng.

Later, I heard a lot about Lu Zheng in other places, saying how great Lu Zheng was.

He only thought that Lu Zheng was carrying a treasure and was a newly promoted Confucian and Taoist scholar, so his skills would not be very strong.

As a result, as soon as he made a move just now, he, a third-level warrior and professional killer, was easily defeated by Lu Zheng. Lu Zheng didn't even use his literary energy or literary treasures, but responded with pure strength and reaction.

You tell me that this is just a Confucian and Taoist scholar, who would believe it?

Originally the old man thought this was an easy task, but ended up falling flat on his face and might even lose his life.

As a killer, he was well aware of the consequences of a failed assassination and being caught on the spot.

Wrong person? Lu Zheng narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "Do you think I'm a three-year-old child?"

He had seen the old man talking to him before, and it was clear that he had identified him. How could he have recognized the wrong target?

As he spoke, Lu Zheng exerted force with his hands, so strong that he almost crushed the old man's arm bones.

The old man's face turned pale with pain, and he gasped, "I'll tell you!"

Lu Zheng didn't loosen his grip, and said calmly, "Go ahead."

The old man couldn't help but say, "I am a professional killer. As for who wants to kill you, I don't know. This is an order from above... Young people should understand this. No matter how much you torture me, I can't answer. I can't deceive you."

The old man was very straightforward and revealed his identity to avoid suffering physical pain.

"A killer organization? What organization?" Lu Zhengdao said.

The old man said, "You want to find our people? I'm from Hongzhou. I don't usually contact people in the organization, and I don't know their location... But I can tell you that our organization is spread across several countries and has many experts. I advise you, young man, not to provoke them."

This was not the old man trying to scare Lu Zheng, but the truth of the Tao.

As a warrior of the third realm, he is not considered powerful in the organization. There are even more powerful practitioners.

It would be like an ant trying to shake a tree for Lu Zheng to try to fight their organization alone.

"This is all I can tell you. It's my bad luck that things didn't work out today... People say you're just a scholar, but I see your skills and martial arts are not inferior to mine. It seems those rumors are true. Just give me a quick death!" The old man sighed.

Hongzhou... Lu Zheng's mind was turning, and he couldn't think of who would send assassins from Hongzhou to deal with him.

The other party was not aware of his strength and thought that he was just a newly promoted scholar. They directly sent a third-level killer to deal with him, which showed that they thought highly of him and were determined to kill him.

What the old man said should be true.

Professional killer organizations operate very secretly, and it is difficult to obtain intelligence about their clients.

Lu Zheng asked, "How much silver did they give you?"

The old man replied, "Fifty spirit stones is the price given to me by the higher-ups. They'll deduct a little, but it won't be much higher."

The old man thought that with Lu Zheng's strength, he didn't dare to accept even 500 spirit stones.

"By the way." The old man paused and added, "If I can bring back the treasure from you, there will be another reward."

"Treasure? What treasure?" Lu Zheng couldn't help but ask.

The old man said with an embarrassed look on his face: "How should I know what treasures you have?"

If he knew what treasure Lu Zheng had, why would he be so helpless?

Lu Zheng frowned. Was this a murder for treasure? However, he had never shown any treasures to others.

If it were those two artifacts, outsiders wouldn't notice anything strange.

Lu Zheng quickly remembered that he had given the Taishi Jian to Yang Heng and took the opportunity to kill the god.

He couldn't help but have some doubts about Yang Heng, but he couldn't be completely sure.

While Lu Zheng was thinking, the old man tried to move cautiously, trying to find a chance to escape.

Lu Zheng stared at the old man, "Don't you have anything to say?"

Hearing this, the old man said quietly, "After I die, please send the money I have with me to Hongzhou City. There's a family surnamed Yang in Shiyang Lane in the city. There's a woman with two children. They're my daughter-in-law and grandson. My grandson is studying in school, and the expenses are quite high. Otherwise, why would I do something like this... I've heard that you're kind and righteous, and I don't think you'd do anything to my family. I hope you can take care of them in the future."

It is said that when a person is about to die, his words are also good.

But Lu Zheng didn't really believe what the old man said.

He was a little skeptical that a professional assassin organization could have a family and build a career.

Lu Zheng raised his hand, stretched it in front of the old man, and pulled the old man's face hard, but failed to pull it off.

"It seems you're really old," Lu Zheng couldn't help but say. The old man's cheek hurt from being pulled, but he remained silent.

Lu Zheng waved his hand, long sword in hand, and slashed at the old man.

The old man was startled and suddenly felt hopeless. He didn't even have the strength to make a final resistance.

In the blink of an eye, the old man's right arm was cut off by a sword, and blood spurted out.

Lu Zheng said calmly, "Every wrong has its perpetrator, every debt has its creditor. You're just a killer. If I kill you, your organization will send more people to come. The person who wants to kill me won't stop either... I'm cutting off one of your arms today as a punishment. You're already old, so be a good person from now on."

The old man was stunned. He didn't expect Lu Zheng to let him go.

He covered the wound with his other hand and said quickly, "Mr. Dashan, I will definitely be a good person in the future!"

Lu Zheng's eyes were cold as he continued, "I think you have a lot of hidden weapons on you. Take off all your clothes and leave everything behind. You're good at making straw sandals, so you should be able to sell them all the way back to Hongzhou."

The old man didn't dare to refuse. Regardless of the injury on his right arm, he took off his clothes with difficulty with one hand and piled everything on the ground, leaving only a pair of shorts with a crotch.

"You don't have to take it off." The old man couldn't help but say.

Even though he was a third-level warrior, he felt an inexplicable chill and shame now.

Lu Zheng said calmly: "Alright, go away, don't let me see you again."

The old man felt as if he had been pardoned. He didn't think too much for a moment. He thought that being lucky enough to have survived was already a blessing in disguise. He turned around and ran away quickly.

Seeing the old man walking away quickly, Lu Zheng picked up the things on the ground, took the old man's arm and left in another direction.

After walking for a while, Lu Zheng pulled Qing Wan out and whispered some instructions to her.

After hearing this, Qing Wan quickly ran in the direction the old man left.

Then, Lu Zheng continued on his way.

After walking for a while, Qing Wan came back excitedly and whispered, "He didn't follow us. He ran over there."

Hearing this, Lu Zheng took out a whistle, put it to his lips, and blew it hard a few times.

The whistle made a sound that was difficult for ordinary people to hear and quickly spread around.

In the mountains and fields, some birds heard the sound and flew towards the source of the sound.

In just a moment, a dozen birds flew to the branches around Lu Zheng, chirping.

A spirit bird had seen Lu Zheng before, so it asked, "Mr. Lu, what do you want to talk to us about?"

Lu Zheng bowed and said, "I have something I need your help with. I just met an old man from Hongzhou. I hope you can help me keep an eye on him and see who he contacts when he goes to Hongzhou..."

Lu Zheng took his time and patiently explained the matter and instructions to the birds.

"As the young master has entrusted us with, we will certainly do our best." said a spirit bird.

Lu Zheng couldn't help but say, "The other party is quite powerful. Everyone, please take your lives seriously. It doesn't matter if you lose him. Besides, I cut off one of his arms, so he should be easy to spot."

After that, Lu Zheng showed his arms and clothes to the birds and quickly drew a portrait.

The birds confirmed the face and the scent and said they would definitely do it.

Lu Zheng took out some pills and distributed them to the birds. "I can't let everyone work in vain. Take these pills first."

Every bird that came was given a dose of elixir, and they were all overjoyed.

Some birds cannot speak human language, but they make clear bird calls to express their gratitude.

"Then I'll trouble you all." Lu Zheng bowed again to express his gratitude.

These birds were simple-minded. After getting the benefit, they did not hesitate but flew away in twos and threes to follow the old man's trail.

Lu Zheng looked at the birds flying away, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart that when you are away from home, it will be easier to get things done with more friends.

Just now, Lu Zheng was willing to let the old man go, not because he believed in the old man's family background or was kind-hearted, but because he wanted to play the long game and catch a bigger fish.

As for what kind of fish you can catch, you just need to wait patiently.

Suddenly, Lu Zheng remembered that Taoist Yun Xiao said he would suffer a bloody disaster. Could it be what happened today?
But he didn't suffer any harm just now, so I don't know if it can be considered that he really avoided a disaster.

Of course, no matter what, because of Yun Xiao's words, Lu Zheng has indeed been more cautious than before recently.

After the assassination just now, Lu Zheng felt that he needed to be more cautious.

As Lu Zheng walked, he wondered who was trying to make things difficult for him.

But after thinking for a long time, I still couldn't determine who it was.

Unable to get a definite answer, Lu Zheng put the matter behind him. Even if someone came to take his life, he would have to wait for a while.

He doesn't have the time to worry about this.

there is always a solution to a problem.

Lu Zheng felt that as long as the opponent was not a master of the fourth realm, he could deal with it easily.

(End of this chapter)