Confucian and Taoist scholar

Chapter 41: Monster Hunting in Qinggang Mountain

[You saved the soul of a first-level evil spirit, your literary energy +3.]

Salvation? But I didn’t do anything… Lu Zheng was filled with anger and couldn’t calm down.

He raised his head slightly and felt that the sun was particularly dazzling today.

In today's chaotic world, I wonder how many people have suffered the same hardship as the girl.

He was just a small scholar and could not change the overall situation.

However, there is no reason to ignore what happens.

Lu Zheng returned to the shore and put on his clothes. He then took out a set of clean and tidy clothes and dressed the girl's body.

Then, Lu Zheng put the book box on his back and held the girl's body, ready to leave.

He turned to look at Liu San and the others and said, "This is caused by a demon. I will take care of it. You can all go home."

Liu San nodded repeatedly and said, "Scholar, please be careful on your journey. We will keep today's events a secret."

Lu Zheng nodded slightly, then walked away.

Huang Shu hurriedly followed, walking closely behind Lu Zheng.

Seeing Lu Zheng walking away, a young man couldn't help but whisper, "This scholar, can you really kill that snake demon?"

Liu San said: "I am a scholar of heaven and earth. Killing a monster is not a piece of cake!"

Someone murmured quietly, "We have quite a few scholars in Anguo. If they were truly powerful, why would the demons be so rampant?"

Liu San sighed, "Those scholars cherish their lives! But Mr. Lu is different. He just went into the water to retrieve the body and even put clothes on the person without batting an eyelid. What other scholars would dare to do such a thing? I didn't dare to look at Miss Zhang's body just now, for fear of giving me nightmares tonight."

"Indeed! Stop talking, I have to go back and burn some incense. I hope Miss Zhang Er doesn't come to me in my dreams." A young man said.

"I've lost my soul, look at how cowardly you are!" someone said.

Everyone was arguing and left the pond, intending to go back to get rid of the bad luck.

Just now, everyone was brave enough to want to catch the water ghost, but after seeing it for real, they felt intimidated.

After all, they are ordinary people. Facing monsters and demons, it takes more than just courage.

……

Lu Zheng carried the girl's body to a woodland with good feng shui, drew his sword and started digging a hole.

Huang Shu saw this and hurried to help. He could see that Lu Zheng was in a bad mood and didn't say a word along the way.

The man and the demon quickly dug a deep pit and buried the girl's body in it.

After finishing this, Lu Zheng hurried to Qinghe Village.

He walked so fast that even Huang Shu, who was following him, had difficulty running.

It didn't take long for Lu Zheng to arrive at Qinghe Village.

He came here not to inform Landlord Zhang about Zhang Wei's affairs, but to confirm the situation.

Lu Zheng turned to look at Huang Shu and said, "Go and sneak into the Zhang family and see if there is another Second Miss Zhang."

Huang Shu understood what he meant and nodded quickly, "Okay!"

After that, Huang Shu entered Qinghe Village, found the landlord Zhang's house, and then sneaked in to find out the situation.

After a while, Huang Shu came back.

He took a few breaths and said, "There is no Second Miss Zhang in the Zhang family. I heard someone talking. Second Miss Zhang went to visit her relatives and hasn't returned yet. They don't seem to know what happened."

Huang Shu paused, then continued, "I walked around the Zhang family's house and didn't smell any demons or monsters."

Lu Zheng nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

Huang Shu grinned, "Working for you, sir, is not hard at all!"

Lu Zheng said again: "Then you rest here, I'm going to Qinggang Mountain." Qinggang Mountain is more than ten miles away from here. There are many poisonous insects, snakes and ants on the mountain. There is also a layer of miasma on the mountain. Mortals will easily get sick if they smell it too much.

Combining what Lu Zheng knew and the information provided by Zhang Wei, he guessed that Qinggang Mountain was the place where Zhang Wei was killed.

Huang Shu knew that his current abilities were insufficient, so he said, "Young Master, be careful. I'll be waiting for you here."

Lu Zheng turned and left, heading towards Qinggang Mountain.

By the time he arrived at the foot of Qinggang Mountain, it was already evening.

Lu Zheng looked at the vast green mountains, found a place to rest, ate some dry food to fill his stomach, hid the book box, and then slowly walked up the mountain.

There was no road in the mountains, and Lu Zheng walked up on the low grass.

After walking for hundreds of steps, a layer of gray fog filled the forest ahead.

A faint fishy smell entered his nostrils, causing Lu Zheng to frown slightly.

Fortunately, the miasma was not strong. Lu Zheng just used a little bit of righteous energy to prevent the miasma from getting close to him.

Suddenly, a pair of green eyes flashed.

Lu Zheng glanced sideways and saw a poisonous snake as thick as three fingers spitting out its tongue at him from a tree in front of him, faintly emitting a demonic aura.

Lu Zhengzheng remained calm and walked over.

When the poisonous snake saw Lu Zheng approaching, it couldn't help but lean back and hiss.

Lu Zheng acted quickly, grabbed the venomous snake, and then exerted force with his fingers.

"Bang bang..."

With a crisp sound, the venomous snake's head tilted and its body hung limply.

[You killed a first-level poisonous snake, Wen Qi +1.]

Lu Zheng continued to climb the mountain holding the long snake.

Along the way, he also encountered some common snakes of various species.

Perhaps because they had learned from their previous experience, the snakes did not dare to attack Lu Zheng when they saw him, and they all moved away.

After walking for a while, we saw a flickering fire somewhere in the deep mountains.

Lu Zheng followed the light and suddenly found a bluestone road.

Walking along the mountain road, we arrived at the foot of a mountain wall and a cave came into view.

Not far from the cave entrance, in a stone pavilion, a monster was sitting and drinking.

The monster has a green snake head and a human body. He wears a green robe. The exposed skin is faintly shiny and dotted with scales, giving off a weird aura.

"Hmm?" The snake demon had a vague sense of something, and turned his head slightly, and saw Lu Zheng.

He stood up quickly, his eyes showing vigilance, and asked in a hoarse voice: "Who are you?"

He almost didn't notice this person suddenly appearing, which made him alert.

Lu Zheng looked at the snake demon and said, "I'm just a scholar."

The snake demon's cyan pupils flickered as it said, "Scholar, why are you here when you're not studying properly?"

Lu Zheng looked calm as he asked, "On the first day of June, did you kill a group of people, kidnap a young girl, and then skin her and drown her in the pond?"

The snake demon blinked and grinned, "I don't understand what you are talking about. I have been practicing in the mountains, but I don't like killing people and skinning them."

The snake demon paused, then said, "Scholar, if you are here as a guest, I can treat you to a drink, but if you are here to cause trouble, then I will not accompany you. Please leave the mountain!"

"Isn't your painted skin finished yet?" Lu Zheng asked.

"Still..." The snake demon answered subconsciously, then suddenly shut his mouth. He glared at Lu Zheng, "It seems that you really want to make things difficult for me?"

(End of this chapter)