Confucian and Taoist scholar

Chapter 273 I object

Lu Zheng was quite satisfied with the seat and sat down without hesitation.

Qingwan sat aside, her face serious and stern, feeling a little nervous and excited.

There are so many monsters and bad guys. What will she do when the fight starts?
Next to him, a beautiful woman in a floral dress stared at Lu Zheng.

The woman exhaled a sweet breath, and with a deep gaze, she said, "This young man is very handsome. I am Hua Lian. May I know your name?"

Lu Zheng turned to look at the woman and asked, "Snake spirit?"

Looking at the woman's expression and temperament, Lu Zheng recognized her true identity at a glance.

The woman's expression flickered when she heard this, and she couldn't help but say, "Sir, you have good eyesight. I didn't even recognize your true form."

Lu Zheng smiled and said, "I can fly, and I usually like to eat long insects similar to you. What do you think I am?"

Sensing Lu Zheng's sharp gaze, the woman felt a chill in her heart.

Could this guy be an eagle transformed? The woman suddenly felt uncomfortable and subconsciously moved her body, stopping her attempts to seduce Lu Zheng.

When the snake demon thought of its natural enemy, the eagle, it had an instinctive resistance, and even after becoming a demon, it could not eliminate this impulse.

Qing Wan blinked, still a little confused as to why the other party was frightened by Lu Zheng.

Lu Zheng poured himself a cup of tea and asked the demon girl in a low voice, "I wonder where you are practicing in the mountains, young lady? I will visit you when I have time."

The snake spirit forced a smile, "I like to cultivate myself alone. I usually come and go without a fixed place to stay."

What does this mean? Is he plotting against her? The snake demon wouldn't be so foolish as to tell the truth.

"Really..." Lu Zheng nodded slightly, and then whispered, "I'm new here and don't know much about the situation here. Miss, please tell me about the origins of these people."

The snake demon felt uncomfortable when he saw Lu Zheng staring at him, but he couldn't ignore it, so he gritted his teeth and spoke to Lu Zheng in a low voice.

Only then did Lu Zheng realize that he was now in Qianshan County, Maozhou.

Qianshan County is a remote county, named after its mountainous area.

Because there are many mountains and little plains, it is difficult for the people to survive. The vast land and sparse population have made it a gathering place for demons and cultivators.

Nowadays, most of the monsters and cultivators in the cave are locals, and they occasionally interact with each other.

The demon king Jiang Sheng in this valley is considered a powerful demon in the county. He has many forces under him and is said to have dealings with the government.

So much so that the people nearby did not want to offend Jiang Sheng, but instead wanted to make friends with him.

No one knows the specific origins of Jiang Sheng.

The snake demon lowered his voice and said, "If you want to gain a foothold here, you must establish good relations with them. However, there are no good places for you to occupy now. It's best for you to choose someone to rely on..."

Those spiritual places in Qianshan County have long been occupied by other beings.

It is not easy for an outsider to settle down here.

The snake demon paused, his eyes flashing with a strange color, and then he said, "Of course, if you have the strength to kill someone and then rule the mountain, no one will care."

Lu Zheng's eyes flickered slightly, "If this is the case, others won't object?"

The snake spirit chuckled and said, "If you have that kind of strength, who can oppose you? I have said so much to you, please don't attack me!"

Lu Zheng touched his chin and thought, without responding to the snake demon's next words.

Seeing Lu deep in thought, the snake demon couldn't help but feel a little frightened.

She turned to look at Qing Wan who was sitting upright, and found this little goblin much more pleasing to the eye.

The snake demon asked curiously, "Why did you come here from Hongzhou?"

She had just heard that the two men came from Hongzhou. She was curious about why they came all the way here.

Qing Wan thought for a moment with a stern face, then replied, "There are many people in Hongzhou who want to deal with us."

Qing Wan learned the skill of speaking from Lu Zheng. As long as the truth is told ambiguously and the answer is irrelevant to the question, others will not discover your true thoughts and will not be able to tell that you are lying.

"Really?" The snake demon's eyes flickered. "You've offended a lot of people?"

Qing Wan nodded seriously, "Yes, we have killed people before!"

The snake demon smiled when he heard this, thinking that the two men were involved in some serious crime, so they came here to avoid disaster.

The snake demon couldn't help but whisper, "Are you wanted by the government?"

Qing Wan stopped talking after hearing this.

Lu Zheng smiled and said, "Miss, you asked so many detailed questions. Are you looking for an opportunity to collect the reward?"

The snake demon quickly said, "Sir, you are joking. I dare not have such thoughts."

She still hasn't seen through Lu Zheng. Just now, Lu Zheng gave Jiang Sheng a large box of spirit stones. His generosity was extraordinary.

The snake demon doesn't even know Lu Zheng's situation, so there's no need for him to cause trouble.

On the other side, Jiang Sheng toasted Niu Ben who had just arrived, "Brother Niu, how come you have time to come to Jiang's place?"

Niu Ben drank a large bowl of fine wine and said cheerfully, "I heard some interesting things and wanted to share them with you, brother."

"Oh? What's the matter?"

Jiang Sheng's interest piqued, and he ordered his men to continue pouring more wine. Niu Ben said leisurely, "I heard a lot has happened in Hongzhou recently, and there's even a saint's grace descending on the world during the Mid-Autumn Festival!"

Everyone present pricked up their ears when they heard this.

The grace of the saint, which was only heard in rumors, actually happened in Hongzhou.

Jiang Sheng couldn't help but say, "Brother Niu, please tell me in detail!"

Niu Ben coughed dryly, "It seems you all still don't know. Well, I'll tell you in detail. However, I only heard about it from others and didn't see it with my own eyes! What a pity!"

"This story begins with a Confucian and Taoist student named Lu Zheng. He cultivates righteousness and is said to be gifted with great talent for right and wrong! He hates evil and has killed many people and demons..."

"I heard he didn't even take the Hongzhou Imperial Examination, but went straight to the Confucian Temple and was blessed with literary energy by the statue of the sage! He instantly became a Juren!"

"We monsters and humans have to work so hard to achieve breakthroughs, but they just get the Holy Gift directly. What's going on?"

Niu Ben slapped his thigh, looking indignant.

Everyone was dumbfounded when they heard this. It would be a lie to say they were not jealous.

Niu Ben drank a few more bowls of wine and said, "That man received the divine gift. Guess what happened next?"

Jiang Sheng, who was standing next to him, said with a smile, "Brother Niu, stop keeping us in suspense!"

Niu Ben chuckled, "He later became fed up with the big families in Hongzhou, so he went to deal with them alone. It's said that no one dared to do anything to him, and he slaughtered them, causing rivers of blood to flow, confiscating their property and exterminating their clans. I don't know how many people died... Oh, some people even called him Lu Yanwang! Just listen to that name..."

Someone asked in confusion: "The government doesn't care about this?"

Niu Ben said leisurely, "He has received a divine gift, isn't that the same as an imperial decree? The government is on his side. If he dislikes someone, won't the person he's targeting have no choice but to stretch out their neck and let himself be chopped off?"

"You all know the big families in the state capital. They're not pushovers at all. They're easily crushed, just like little chickens!"

"Not to mention there's no punishment at all, there's also the auspicious sign of the saints' blessings and the arrival of divine rain on Mid-Autumn Day!"

Niu Ben chattered on and on, telling about the interesting story he had heard.

Everyone was amazed and amazed when they heard it.

Lu Zheng's expression was calm, as if he was just listening to someone else's story.

Qing Wan, on the other hand, had a tense face, trying hard to suppress her emotions...

Jiang Sheng was surprised and said, "I didn't expect that such a person would appear in the human race. However, Hongzhou is in such chaos, and the internal strife among the human race is also beneficial to us..."

Jiang Sheng was actually happy to see such chaos happening within the human race.

Suddenly, Jiang Sheng thought of something.

His eyes moved slightly, and then he searched for a while and found Lu Zheng in the corner. He asked, "Hey man, aren't you from Hongzhou? Do you know about these things?"

Everyone immediately turned their heads and looked at Lu Zheng.

Lu Zheng stood up slowly and said with a smile, "It's true, but some of the rumors are exaggerated."

Niu Ben heard this and said, "From Hongzhou? Then have you seen the grace of the saint?"

Lu Zheng replied, "I was fortunate enough to witness it with my own eyes. It was on Wenmiao Mountain. Colorful auspicious clouds emerged from the Wenmiao Temple and gathered in the sky. Then, a magical rain fell. It lasted for a while, reviving the plants and trees. All those present, whether human, demon, or beast, were blessed..."

Listening to Lu Zheng's description, everyone present had a fantasy and regretted that they had not been there in person, otherwise they could have received the saint's grace.

Jiang Sheng asked, "Is Lu Zheng really as powerful as the rumors say?"

"Well?" Lu Zheng thought for a moment. "I haven't fought him, so it's hard to compare, but he does have some strength."

Jiang Sheng nodded slightly and didn't ask any further questions. After all, he was not interested in dealing with such people.

At this time, a demon came over with a bride wearing a red veil.

"My king, the auspicious time has arrived, it's time to get married!" said a demon happily.

Jiang Sheng nodded slightly and said, "Lift the veil so that everyone can see the bride!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yao raised her hand and gently lifted the veil, only to see that the bride had a beautiful face, but looked a little haggard, and her eyes were dull, as if she had lost her mind.

Jiang Sheng was also very satisfied after seeing this, and said, "I have heard that this girl is beautiful and a warrior. A few days ago, she was arrested after failing to assassinate an official. The county magistrate knew that I needed a woman to practice, so he sent her out of the mountain. She looks really pretty..."

When Lu Zheng heard this, his eyes turned slightly cold. He didn't expect that the local government was really colluding with this demon king.

Everyone suddenly understood what was said, but they were not surprised.

After all, they all knew that Jiang Sheng's practice was special and required the use of Yin to replenish Yang. This was already the nth woman Jiang Sheng had married.

The fact that Jiang Sheng could get the government to send people here shows how powerful he is.

Someone couldn't help but congratulate, "Congratulations to Demon King Jiang on marrying his beautiful bride!"

Others also started to congratulate.

Niu Ben laughed heartily and couldn't help but say, "A talented man and a beautiful woman, a match made in heaven! Brother Jiang is so lucky, I don't think anyone here would object!"

"I object!"

A cold voice shattered everyone's congratulations.

(End of this chapter)