Confucian and Taoist scholar

Chapter 246 The Veteran's Journey

The aura and skills displayed by the beautiful woman in front of him were much stronger than those of Master Wu.

But Lu Zheng was not afraid at all. The more evil the monster was, the more he could control it.

Even if his Taoism is one or two hundred years higher than his, he is still not powerless to fight.

Seeing Lu Zheng like this, the beautiful woman couldn't help but become alert.

She has been able to practice for so many years, not because she is stupid.

Lu Zheng was too confident, so confident that she felt he was arrogant.

However, she had heard of Lu Zheng. If he was just crazy, he would not be alive today.

The beautiful woman's eyes were slightly cold, and she said calmly: "In that case, let me experience your skills."

As she spoke, the beautiful woman disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Black fog quickly filled the originally dark forest, making it seem even darker.

There were sounds coming from all directions, and several figures were floating around like ghosts.

Lu Zheng restrained his righteous energy and didn't want to waste it.

He raised his hands, holding a hammer in one hand and a sword in the other.

Feeling the vibration underground, Lu Zheng slammed the ground with a hammer.

The ground sank in an instant, and a huge force was transmitted to the bottom, and dull screams were heard.

Several sharp auras bombarded over, and a large net made of vines fell from the sky.

Lu Zheng shook his wrist, and the sword trembled, making a crisp sound.

The sword energy transformed into invisible threads and shot out to the surroundings.

The vine net shattered in the blink of an eye, and the bombarding aura dissipated immediately.

Lu Zheng took a step and disappeared from the spot.

When he appeared again, he was already in front of a monster.

With one strike of the sword, the monster's body and soul were destroyed before it could even react.

It is said that to catch a thief, you must first catch the leader. However, since the banshee sent her subordinates to consume his energy and explore his methods.

Lu Zheng didn't mind killing all these monsters so that he wouldn't have to look for them later.

While dancing with sword and swinging hammer, Lu Zheng killed several nearby monsters.

The speed was so fast that Lu Zheng didn't even have a clear look at what some of the monsters looked like before they were blown into a bloody mist by his big hammer.

Not far away, a dark-skinned man strode towards them with an axe in his hand. He was full of momentum and there was a murderous aura lingering between his steps.

"Boy, take your life!"

The man shouted loudly to boost his courage.

But the axe in his hand flashed, and the shadow of a huge blood-red axe appeared.

The shadow tore through the air, making a bursting sound, and came with great force.

Lu Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly, holding Zhang Liang's hammer in his hand, turned around on the spot, and suddenly faced the oncoming axe.

The shadow of the giant axe shattered in an instant, and the hammer smashed against the axe, making a thunderous sound.

In just a breath, the man and the axe flew backwards and fell heavily to the ground.

The beautiful woman in the dark couldn't help but frown when she saw this scene.

The man is the most powerful third-level monster among her subordinates, but he is still no match for Lu Zheng?
The man lay on the ground, his blood and qi in his body were in chaos, and he couldn't suppress it for a while.

He suddenly felt a sense of alarm and just as he struggled to get up, he saw a figure coming in front of him.

The man was horrified and had no time to dodge before he saw the flash of a sword.

At the same time, he felt his body lighten, and he was quickly dragged backward by a vine.

Several more vines, like snakes, coiled around Lu Zheng, blocking his movements.

Seeing this, the man couldn't help but feel relieved.

Lu Zheng had no expression on his face. He raised his hand and swung it. Zhang Liang's spines were as fast as a meteor and locked onto the man directly.

The man couldn't help but widen his eyes in horror.

The next moment, Zhang Liang's club pierced through the man's body, and without slowing down, he disappeared into the forest.

"Uh……"

The man groaned in pain, looked down and saw the bloody hole on his body. His whole body twitched a few times and he died instantly.

Lu Zheng used his sword to cut off the surrounding vines, and with a wave of his left hand, Zhang Liangchui returned to his hand out of thin air.

The beautiful woman was surprised. What kind of magic weapon was this?
Even the magic weapon she used herself could not be so easily wielded and summoned, and it was such a large weapon.

A hint of greed flashed in the beautiful woman's eyes. If she got this thing, even if it was not suitable for her own use, she could still exchange it for treasures.

While she was thinking, Lu Zheng attacked and killed several monsters.

Seeing this, the other monsters were so frightened that they dared not move forward, but they did not dare to escape either, so they could only dodge everywhere.

The beautiful woman came to her senses and said coldly, "If he doesn't die, you still have a chance to survive. Attack with all your strength!"

As she spoke, the beautiful woman controlled countless vines and attacked Lu Zheng.

Upon hearing this, the other monsters had no choice but to go forward.

Lu Zheng responded calmly and once again broke up the encirclement.

Suddenly, a faint light flickered in the dark forest.

Lu Zheng felt something and subconsciously avoided it.

The faint light flew at an extremely fast speed, brushing past Lu Zheng's forehead.

Lu Zheng did not hesitate, and the righteous energy in his body gushed out and swept in all directions.

There are strange shadows circulating around the body to protect itself.

The Taishijian hung above his head, emitting a faint luster.

The faint light came back and this time, its speed slowed down a bit as it entered the range of Lu Zheng's spiritual energy.

Lu Zheng's eyes moved slightly, and then he saw clearly what it was.

A wooden thorn the size of two fingers, dark blue in color, emitting a fierce demonic aura.

When the wooden thorn attacked again, Taishi Jian shone brilliantly, and a simple word "Zhen" appeared out of thin air, suppressing the wooden thorn with the force of thunder.

The beautiful woman had an idea and quickly pulled the wooden thorn out of Lu Zheng's range.

Yet that word still struck the splinter.

The wooden thorn trembled and quickly disappeared.

The beautiful woman couldn't help but be affected and felt a dull pain in her head.

The wooden thorn that attacked Lu Zheng just now was her life-saving magic weapon that she had nurtured, but Lu Zheng actually dodged it.

Lu Zheng raised his hand and touched his forehead. There was an inch-long wound with black blood oozing out.

The wooden thorn from earlier seemed to be a highly poisonous magical weapon. If it were anyone else, they would probably die from the poison if they were hit by it.

Fortunately... Lu Zheng's expression was calm, and a righteous energy gathered on his forehead, quickly eliminating the poison.

Only wisps of green smoke were seen rising from his forehead.

The beautiful woman quietly put away her life-defining magic weapon and turned to look at Lu Zheng's posture. She couldn't help but say, "Seven zhang of literary energy! Didn't you just pass the imperial examination? How could you cultivate so fast? Could it be that saint..."

The beautiful woman didn't believe that Lu Zheng had cultivated it on his own. If it were so easy to improve his literary talent, there would have been Confucian scholars everywhere in the world.

Lu Zheng smiled faintly, "I'll tell you how I practiced, but you might not believe it. It's not important. What's important is, if I didn't have this level of cultivation, how could I fight an old monster like you?"

Old monster... The beautiful woman's eyelids twitched when she heard this.

Lu Zheng looked towards the villa and said leisurely, "You are a great demon with hundreds of years of cultivation. Are you only capable of hiding in the dark and launching sneak attacks?"

A great demon whose cultivation level is so much higher than his is still so cautious.

Lu Zheng was a little impressed. No wonder the other party could live for so many years. There was a reason for it.

The beautiful woman remained unmoved and said calmly, "Sir, you are quite capable. Why don't you come and find it yourself?"

Want to wear him down? Lu Zheng blinked, and the righteous aura that had been emanating from him slowly receded, even retracting Zhang Liangzhu.

"In that case..."

Lu Zheng grabbed the Taishi Jian with his hand and it fell down.

I lightly tapped one of the jade slips with my finger, which was the work of the ancient poet Wang Wei, "Song of the Old General".

In an instant, light flowed and colorful air spread out.

A tall and burly shadow enveloped Lu Zheng. The shadow was wearing armor, looked majestic, and was full of fighting spirit.

Soon, the figure disappeared into Lu Zheng's body.

Lu Zheng suddenly glared, his eyes sparkling.

"kill!"

Lu Zheng roared angrily, his voice like thunder, carrying a domineering murderous aura, echoing through the mountains and forests.

The little demons around were deafened and terrified when they heard these words.

What’s worse, some people are so frightened that their livers and gallbladders shatter, and they pass out with their souls scattered.

How can ordinary monsters and ghosts withstand the might of a warrior?
When the beautiful woman saw this scene, her face changed slightly. She didn't expect that Lu Zheng could use such a powerful war poem to bless himself.

Lu Zheng raised the sword with one hand, and the long sword glowed coldly.

Turned to fight for three thousand miles in one body, one sword was once a millionaire division.

"Where can demons and monsters hide?"

Lu Zheng's tone was as cold as ice, and he disappeared from the spot as soon as he moved.

The beautiful woman inexplicably sensed the approaching danger and quickly manipulated the vines to form a wall to protect her surroundings.

However, at the same time, a sword light flashed, and the thick wall formed by vines was instantly shattered by the domineering sword energy.

A figure rushed over with a powerful aura of oppression, full of murderous intent and unstoppable.

Seeing this, the beautiful woman's figure became vague and she quickly fled away.

At this time, Lu Zheng was in high spirits, and even had an aura that surpassed hers. She didn't want to fight with him.

Lu Zheng took a quick glance, and now with the help of Zhan Shiwenbao, he could clearly sense the other party's position.

Without a moment's hesitation, Lu Zheng immediately chased after him.

The beautiful woman found that Lu Zheng was chasing her closely, and quickly threw out a bronze mirror.

The bronze mirror faced Lu Zheng, and spiritual power gushed out.

Lu Zheng swung his sword and shattered the bronze mirror in one stroke without slowing down at all.

Seeing the beautiful woman moving so fast, Lu Zheng frowned and put away his sword.

He raised his hands and a large bow appeared.

The shadow of the veteran also appeared.

The two men worked together, drew the bow like a full moon, and shot an arrow.

The beautiful woman who was flying was inexplicably frightened and moved to the side.

However, she was already a little too late.

The arrow instantly shattered her right arm, and under the residual force, her body was immediately injured and her face was covered with scars.

A dark red liquid flowed out, and beneath the delicate skin was a flesh and bone structure different from that of humans.

"Damn it!"

The beautiful woman's face was distorted and hideous. She was actually hurt to such an extent by a young man.

She turned to investigate and saw that Lu Zheng had stopped and was looking at her coldly while taking the pill.

What a pity... Lu Zheng sighed in his heart, he was worthy of being a fourth-level great demon, his reaction was so quick and his life was so tough.

With the last arrow, he had already used up all the power of the war poem, and his momentum was no longer as strong as before, so he needed to slow down.

Seeing this, the beautiful woman couldn't help but stop, turned around and stared at Lu Zheng with resentment.

"You really deserve to die..."

The beautiful woman gritted her teeth and as she spoke, her body kept changing. Vines stretched out from her body and a new arm grew out, but without flesh, it looked a little strange.

　The poem is good, I'll post it here instead of adding it to the main text...

　　The Veteran's Song - Wang Wei
　　When he was fifteen or twenty, he won the horse riding on foot.

　　If you shoot a white-fronted tiger in Zhongshan, you will be willing to count the yellow-bearded children in Ye.

　　Turned to fight for three thousand miles in one body, one sword was once a millionaire division.

　　The soldiers of the Han Dynasty were as fast as thunderbolts, and the cavalry were fearful of the thorns.

　　Wei Qing's undefeated victory was due to God's luck, while Li Guang's lack of success was due to luck.

　　Since it was abandoned, it has decayed, and the world has been wasted and turned into a white head.

　　In the past, the flying arrows had no whole eyes, but today the hanging poplars grow on the left elbow.

　　I often sell Guhou melons on the roadside, and I learn how to plant willows in front of my door.

　　The vast ancient trees connect the poor alleys, and there are few cold mountains facing the Xu Yu.

　　Swearing to make a flying spring come out of Shule is not like making wine in the air in Yingchuan.

　　Under the Helan Mountain, there are formations like clouds, and you can hear feathers flying across the sky day and night.

　　The envoy Sanhe recruited young people, and issued an edict to send generals out of Wudao.

　　Try to brush the iron clothes like snow, and hold the sword to move the stars.

　　I wish I could get the bow of Yan to shoot the general in heaven, so as not to let the Yue army sound the alarm for the Wu army.

　　Don't be afraid of the old days of guarding in the clouds, you can still win meritorious deeds in a single battle.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)