Confucian and Taoist scholar

Chapter 243 Uninvited Guest

Lu Zheng smiled and said, "Come out for a walk. I heard there's a kind man named Wu in your village. Is he home?"

The man nodded heavily upon hearing this. "Yes! I didn't expect that Mr. Lu also knew Mr. Wu. He is a well-known good man. We rent his land and he asks for very little rent and tax."

"Uh..." Lu Zheng couldn't help but ask, "Don't you have your own fields?"

"No, the fields in the village all belong to a few wealthy families. How can we ordinary people have our own fields?" The man shook his head.

Lu Zheng said, "According to Da'an law, all people have their own land, unless they sell it..."

"Really?" The man scratched his head. "We signed a contract with the master, and he said we weren't real farmers, so we didn't have our own land."

"Tenant?" Lu Zhengdao.

The man nodded and said, "That seems to be the case."

Lu Zheng wondered how there could be a village where all the villagers were tenants.

He had never met such landlords and gentry in Kaiyang County who dared to make the villagers of an entire village their tenants.

I don’t know what means those gentry used to deceive these villagers and make them think that this is how it should be and be grateful to them.

Seeing Lu Zheng frowning slightly, the man couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Lu, is there anything wrong with this?"

Lu Zheng shook his head and said, "I don't know. I don't know much about this either. I have to ask the officials."

The man grinned, "Master Lu, there are things you don't know, right?"

Lu Zheng smiled and said, "There are many things I don't know. There is no one in this world who is omnipotent and omniscient. Not even a saint can be omniscient."

"Even a saint can't do it!" the man said in surprise.

Some things were beyond his understanding, and the man could only express simple surprise and exclamation.

Lu Zhengdao said, "Brother, take your time. I'm going to visit Mr. Wu."

The man said excitedly: "I'll take you there!"

After saying that, the man put down the work in his hands and led the way barefoot.

Seeing the other party was so enthusiastic, Lu Zheng couldn't refuse.

Along the way, some villagers learned that it was Lu Zheng who came, and they all ran over to see what was going on, wanting to get closer to share in the good fortune.

Then, Lu Zheng was surrounded by a group of people and brought to the Wu family compound.

Some people even helped knock on the door enthusiastically.

The heavy door opened and an old man in his fifties opened the door.

Before Lu Zheng could speak, a villager said, "It's Mr. Lu Zheng from the city who's here. He wants to see Mr. Wu!"

The old man heard this, his cloudy eyes flickered, he glanced at Lu Zheng, and then said: "Sir, please come in, I will go and tell the master."

Upon hearing this, Lu Zheng stepped into the yard. When the other villagers saw him, they didn't dare to follow him in and slowly dispersed one by one.

After waiting for a while, a burly middle-aged man strode over.

"We are sorry for not welcoming you in person. Please come in, sir." Master Wu said with full energy.

Lu Zheng smiled back and followed Master Wu inside.

The two of them soon arrived at a living room, where servants served them tea.

"Sir, please take a seat," said Master Wu with a smile. "I wonder what brings you here?"

Lu Zheng said bluntly: "I heard that there are some uninvited guests in your house?"

When Mr. Wu heard this, a hint of strangeness appeared in his eyes, but then it disappeared.

He held the tea, took a sip, and said slowly, "Uninvited guest? I haven't had any visitors recently. Everyone knows what's going on in this village. Where did Mr. Lu get the news? Did he find the wrong person?"

Lu Zheng said calmly, "God is watching what we do."

Mr. Wu remained calm and shook his head, saying, "I don't understand what you mean."

Lu Zheng continued, "You should have been more cautious, otherwise how would I have found you? I'm curious, why haven't you left Hongzhou in this state? Could it be that there are some treasures in Hongzhou City?"

"Or are you still planning to attack me? It just so happens that I came here today and there's no one else around, so you can try again... I didn't have enough fun before and didn't get to experience the methods of you killers properly."

After hearing these words, Mr. Wu could no longer keep a straight face.

He is the head of the killer organization's Hongzhou base.

Before, several people from the organization secretly left the city to avoid disaster, and he sent people to pick them up and temporarily placed them with him.

Except for a few trusted confidants who were always by his side, the organizers in the city had no idea that he was the person in charge of Hongzhou.

I thought I had hidden well, but Lu Zheng still found me.

This made him unable to figure out which link had gone wrong.

If he was being followed, it would be impossible for Lu Zheng to show up at this moment.

Lu Zheng looked at Master Wu and asked, "Are you thinking of a reason? Or are you waiting for someone to come?"

As he spoke, Lu Zheng slowly stood up.

Mr. Wu immediately became alert, thinking that Lu Zheng was about to take action, so he no longer hesitated.

He stood up suddenly and disappeared in a flash.

The big hand like a palm-leaf fan clapped its hands, and the palms flashed with metallic luster, suppressing Lu Zheng fiercely.

Lu Zheng was quick-eyed and quick-handed, raising his hand and punching forward.

The fists collided, making a dull sound.

The huge force of the collision released residual power, shaking the surrounding tables and chairs.

The two men exchanged a few moves and then both took a few steps back.

Master Wu looked at Lu Zheng with surprise on his face, "You actually have such a strong physique."

He had heard before that Lu Zheng was very powerful and could deal with a group of third and fourth level warriors alone and even destroy the opponent.

I thought Lu Zheng had some treasure, but now it seems that his own strength is not weak either.

He was a fourth-level martial artist, yet he couldn't even gain the upper hand in a head-on confrontation. Lu Zheng said calmly, "Your strength isn't bad, is it? A fourth-level martial artist, not yet in the middle stage? But he's still stronger than the previous one. After all, you're in your prime, with abundant Qi and blood."

Mr. Wu's face darkened slightly, and without revealing much, Lu Zheng saw everything clearly.

He raised his hand and a heavy ring knife appeared.

The knife was sharp, carrying pure blood and energy, slashing towards Lu Zheng.

Lu Zheng's expression was calm, with Zhang Liang's hammer in his hand, he smashed the large ring knife directly with one blow.

Wherever the hammer passed, the sword energy condensed from blood and energy shattered directly, and it was unstoppable.

In just a blink of an eye, Master Wu felt a pressure enveloping him, making it difficult for him to move.

He had no choice but to grit his teeth and exert his strength, his blood and energy surged throughout his body, his whole body swelled up, and then he raised his knife to meet the attack.

There was a sound of metal and stone shaking.

Master Wu took the big knife and took the blow head-on. The knife blade trembled and the base of the knife cracked.

He took several steps back, knocking over tables and chairs, and crushing the hard bluestone under his feet before he could barely steady himself.

Lu Zheng took advantage of the situation and swung another hammer straight at Mr. Wu's head.

Master Wu quickly dodged in a panic, holding his knife in front of him to protect himself.

A strong wind blew over the tables and chairs. Unable to withstand the overbearing pressure, they quickly shattered into powder.

Master Wu was terrified. He felt that the aura emitted by the big iron hammer was even more terrifying than that emitted by Lu Zheng.

What kind of magic weapon is this? Master Wu was shocked.

If he were to be hit by a hammer, there probably wouldn't be anyone to collect his body.

At this moment, a flash of lightning shot out from outside.

Without even turning his head, Lu Zheng reached out his hand and lightning appeared in his hand.

He lowered his head slightly and saw an arrow with runes on it.

"How can it be……"

The person shooting arrows outside was horrified. He never thought that Lu Zheng could catch the arrow with his bare hands.

Lu Zheng smiled faintly, turned his body, and exerted force with his hands.

The arrow still had the power of thunder left in it and was thrown out.

But in a flash, a bloody hole appeared between the eyebrows of the man holding the iron crossbow.

The man only felt a sharp pain in his head, then lost consciousness and fell straight down.

"As expected of me..."

Lu Zheng nodded with satisfaction. He had broken through to the third level of Confucianism and Taoism. With the blood of a scholar, his combat effectiveness had reached a new level.

When Master Wu saw this, he realized that he had encountered a cultivation genius who was capable of fighting across borders.

He suddenly lost the desire to fight again, and a talisman in his hand shone brightly.

However, before the talisman could take effect.

A righteous spirit swept over like a rolling wave, instantly dispersing the aura of Master Wu, and even the luster of the escape talisman dimmed.

"Want to escape? It's too late!"

Lu Zheng strode towards Master Wu, and when he raised his hand, a mountain was directly suppressed.

Master Wu made up his mind, his blood and energy burned, his whole body became more powerful, and he drew his sword and slashed again.

However, once the strange mountain phenomenon appeared and he was enveloped by a force of suppression, his speed could not increase much.

Within the range of righteous energy is Lu Zheng's domain.

Lu Zheng strolled leisurely in the garden and flashed close to Mr. Wu.

He punched Master Wu in the abdomen with a tremendous force.

Master Wu was hit so hard that he couldn't even hold the big knife in his hand. He flew backwards, crashed through a bluestone wall, vomited black blood, and couldn't stand up for a while.

Lu Zheng quickly followed and threw another punch, directly destroying Master Wu's dantian.

Mr. Wu suddenly became like a deflated ball, his momentum instantly declining.

Lu Zheng couldn't help but say: "You, are a little weak, have you not practiced martial arts for a long time?"

Mr. Wu looked at Lu Zheng with a complicated expression.

He practiced martial arts a lot and never slacked off in his training, but he hadn't fought with anyone for a long time.

Moreover, Lu Zheng's methods made it impossible for him to resist. It was not that he was weak at all.

"master……"

"This, what's going on..."

Someone from the Wu family heard the noise and came over. When they saw the scene, they were shocked.

Lu Zheng's eyes were indifferent. "Your master has committed a serious crime. You should all stay here quietly and don't move around!"

Lu Zheng did not kill Master Wu immediately because he felt that the other party was at a high level and could be of some use to him.

"Where are the others?" Lu Zheng asked.

Mr. Wu had a blank expression on his face and said nothing.

Lu Zheng said calmly, "Why waste everyone's time?"

Master Wu grinned and said, "Whether you tell me or not, it's the same as the word 'die'. If you want to find them, go find them yourself."

Lu Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly, then called Qing Wan out and asked her to guard Master Wu.

When Qing Wan saw such a big man, she immediately cast a spell and tied up Master Wu tightly with grass stems.

(End of this chapter)