Confucian and Taoist scholar

Chapter 47 Wang Family Courtyard
After Qingxuan left, Li Yuan did not stay long and left Beishan Academy with Huang Shu.

Li Yuan first went back to the Li Mansion and handed Huang Shu over to a steward for care.

Afterwards, Li Yuan called a few confidants, took out the hypnotic flower and several portraits for them to observe, and asked them to secretly investigate various places in the county.

In addition, he was still very worried about Li Zhao, so he asked a guard in the mansion to look for Li Zhao.

Of course, Li Yuan did not send anyone to bring Li Zhao back, but asked the guards to tell Li Zhao and others some things, and reminded them to be more careful when studying abroad.

After arranging matters in the mansion, Li Yuan took a carriage back to the county government office.

As soon as he returned to the county government office, he summoned a group of officials and ordered the entire city to be on alert. Anyone entering or leaving the county must have their pass and identity documents checked.

Li Yuan also asked them to pay special attention to the women in the brothels, and to record any of them who left the city.

After giving the instructions, Li Yuan sat there and rubbed his eyebrows lightly, feeling a headache.

He shifted his gaze to a wooden box next to him.

The wooden box contained the painted skin, which the three of them had just checked.

This painted skin is not an ordinary thing. Even if it is contaminated with some literary aura, it will not be deformed, and it is very effective in concealing the aura.

Suddenly, Li Yuan thought of what happened in Lu Zheng's home.

He had an idea and went to Lu Zheng's house with the painted skin.

Wait until he imitates the intruder's behavior and enters through the main gate.

The cross inscription on the door suddenly flashed with light, and a ray of righteous energy hit the painted skin.

Li Yuan looked at the twisted and wrinkled painted skin in his hand and murmured, "Is it really a demon?"

He looked at the Wenbao posted on the door again, and felt a little moved.

This literary treasure written with great righteousness is truly different.

He knew that if he had written this poem with the same amount of literary energy, it would obviously not have had such an effect.

In the end, Li Yuan did not have the nerve to take the treasure.

"When my nephew Lu becomes a juren in the future, I must have him write me a few fine works of literature. They would be great to use as a talisman for my house..."

Li Yuan put away his painted skin, put his hands behind his back and quietly left the house.

……

In Zizhu Town, in a room of an inn.

After practicing his sword moves, Lu Zheng sat on the ground, holding a small piece of spirit stone and slowly absorbing it.

Lu Zheng had previously tried and discovered that he could actually use spirit stones.

He practiced the method of cultivating the great righteousness, and was able to use the spirit stones to speed up the recovery of his own energy and righteousness.

It’s just that he is unable to improve his literary aura or cultivation level by absorbing spiritual energy.

But even so, the spirit stones are still very useful to him.

His righteous spirit is as important as the spiritual power of a Qi cultivator.

Being able to use spirit stones to speed up recovery is naturally a good thing.

Lu Zheng: Confucian scholar

[Realm: Second Level of Confucianism and Taoism (Scholar)]

[Literary Aura: 354/1000]

[Taoism: Righteous Qi, Tai Chi Sword (Sword Moves: 30%)]

[Equipment: Several...]

Lu Zheng looked at his own situation and thought that his literary spirit had improved a lot in the past few days. It felt that it would not take long for him to become a successful person in the world.

When Lu Zheng thought about the powerful demons and monsters hidden in Kaiyang County, he felt that studying abroad was the right choice.

In this uneasy world, there are dangers both overt and covert.

Staying in the city might bring temporary peace, but it's not a long-term solution. Lu Zheng looked at his sword skills again. Now that he had the spirit stone, he could spend more time practicing his sword skills.

I don’t know what this Tai Chi sword move will look like after it is learned to perfection... Lu Zheng is very curious.

It was already evening and Lu Zheng was feeling a little hungry.

He got up and went out, asking a waiter to prepare hot water and food for him.

The inn's waiter quickly prepared everything.

Lu Zheng washed up, changed into a tight grey suit, had dinner, and then went out with his sword.

Zizhu Town is not small. There are hundreds of households in the town. There are several streets wide enough for horse carriages, and there is also a waterway dock on the edge of the town.

The town has well-developed transportation, so naturally there is a large flow of people.

Even at night, large places such as inns, restaurants, and gambling houses on the main street are open for business, and you can still see a few passers-by on the street.

Lu Zheng walked slowly on the street and soon came to a remote alley. He turned left and right and stopped outside a high-walled courtyard.

He leaned against a big tree, his figure hidden in the shadow of the tree.

The courtyard where Lu Zheng lived was the main courtyard of a wealthy family named Wang in the town.

The reason why we are squatting here at night is because this family is a little strange.

Before, when he was in Baisha Village, he heard from the villagers gossiping that the daughter of the Wang family was possessed by an evil spirit and became demented.

After Lu Zheng arrived in Zizhu Town, he asked someone to find out some things, including the matter of the Wang family.

Some people said that Miss Wang fell into the water and was frightened and lost her soul, which led to her dementia, while others said that she was frightened by a ghost...

In short, something really happened to the young lady from the Wang family as rumored.

It is said that the Wang family had sought help from a master, but none of them could cure Miss Wang's amnesia.

Although Lu Zheng had never seen Miss Wang, he came to the Wang family compound during the day to take a look.

The righteous spirit in him was very sensitive, and he discovered that there was a little bit of demonic and ghostly energy here, which was drifting out from the courtyard.

Originally, Lu Zheng wanted to find an excuse to visit the Wang family and see how they were doing.

But seeing that the Wang family has both ghostly and demonic auras, it is a question whether the people of the Wang family are human beings.

He wanted to pay a visit, but he estimated that the other party would not see him as a stranger, let alone a Confucian and Taoist scholar.

At night, the moon and stars are rare.

In the Wang family compound, there were faint sounds of people and some lights on.

Time passed slowly, and a bright moon hung high in the sky.

There was no sound in the Wang family compound, and even the lights were out, with only a little moonlight illuminating the compound.

There was silence all around, with the occasional chirping of crickets breaking the atmosphere.

Lu Zheng looked at the high wall in front of him and thought to himself that this time he would have to be a villain.

He stepped lightly and climbed up the high wall nimbly.

He looked around and made sure that there was no one around. Then he jumped off the high wall silently and landed steadily on the ground.

Lu Zheng found himself in a remote courtyard. He was about to leave to explore other places when he heard a noise.

Lu Zheng quickly turned his head, and his eyes flashed, and he found a person curled up in the corner of the wall.

The other person had disheveled hair and messy clothes, and was extremely dirty, like a beggar on the street.

Soon, the man turned to look at Lu Zheng, his eyes dull and lifeless.

Lu Zheng's expression changed slightly. He found that the person in front of him was a woman. Although she looked very sloppy, she was not bad-looking. The skin on her face and arms was delicate. It was obvious that she was not an ordinary girl.

In just a moment, Lu Zheng thought of someone.

"Miss Wang Xiu?" Lu Zheng couldn't help but call out in a low voice.

(End of this chapter)