Confucian and Taoist scholar

Chapter 48 Wang Family Secrets
Lu Zheng touched his nose, a hint of embarrassment flashing in his eyes.

The first time he sneaked over someone's wall, he was caught red-handed.

"Miss Wang Xiu?"

Lu Zheng called out to the slovenly woman in front of him in a low voice.

The woman stared at Lu Zheng blankly without any reaction.

Seeing this, Lu Zheng stepped forward lightly, with a righteous aura on his palms, and slowly approached the woman.

The righteous spirit quickly enveloped the woman, without causing any violent reaction, but only dispelling some of the foul air from her body.

The woman felt the aura emanating from Lu Zheng, and her lifeless eyes flickered slightly, soon emitting a hint of light.

She looked at Lu Zheng, an excited expression on her dirty face.

"Are you a Confucian or Taoist scholar?" Wang Xiu suppressed his emotions and spoke in a low voice.

Seeing this, Lu Zheng smiled slightly and said, "A scholar, I saw that there was a demonic aura here, so I came to see, who is this girl?"

Upon hearing this, the woman grabbed Lu Zheng's arm tightly, as if she had grabbed a life-saving straw.

"I am Wang Xiu, sir, save me! There is a ghost in my house!"

Wang Xiu looked so excited that even his voice was trembling.

"Don't get excited, girl. Take a deep breath. I'm here. Don't be afraid. Tell me what's going on."

Lu Zheng's tone was calm and gentle, which infected Wang Xiu and calmed her mind a little.

She took a few deep breaths and lowered her voice to tell Lu Zheng about her experience.

It turned out that one night not long ago, Wang Xiu woke up in the middle of the night because of thirst. He wanted to ask his maid to pour him some water, but found that the maid was missing and heard some noise coming from the courtyard.

Wang Xiu was curious and went out to take a look.

Then she found her maid and a servant carrying a large sack and heading towards the backyard.

Wang Xiu followed quietly behind, wanting to find out what was going on, and followed the two of them to the backyard.

She found that there were several people gathered in the backyard, including her parents.

There were already several opened sacks in the yard.

There was actually a person in the sack, but there was no movement and it was unknown whether he was dead or alive.

And then, a scene happened that Wang Xiu could never forget, and it became an indelible shadow in her heart.

The few people in the yard took off their skins like taking off clothes, revealing another appearance.

Of the six people originally present, four turned into big black rat spirits with shifty eyes, including Wang Xiu's parents.

The other two became as illusory as mist. They were transformed from ghosts and spirits, and one of them was the maidservant beside Wang Xiu.

After revealing her true form, Wang Xiu's maid took out a bead and waved it in front of the people lying on the ground, absorbing their energy.

Then, the four rat demons ripped open the people's stomachs and ate their hearts and livers.

Finally, the six demons worked together to grind the corpses into meat paste and poured it under a big locust tree in the yard.

Recalling the horrifying scene he had witnessed, Wang Xiu's eyes were filled with fear, and even his body was shaking uncontrollably. Lu Zheng squatted down and gently patted Wang Xiu's little hand, which was holding his, to comfort her.

After a while, Wang Xiu calmed down and raised her hand to wipe away her tears.

"I wanted to find an opportunity to report this to the authorities, but my maidservant followed me during the day, so I couldn't find a suitable opportunity... I didn't dare tell the other servants about this either, fearing they wouldn't believe me or that they were transformed monsters."

Wang Xiu paused, then continued, "I had no choice but to come up with a plan. I pretended to fall into the pond at home, and then said that I saw a water ghost. I wanted to attract other people's attention and invite an expert..."

"But it didn't seem to work. Everyone at home said I was hysterical from the fear of falling into the water. I couldn't even go outside and had to keep pretending... But because of this, those demons actually thought I was scared silly from falling into the water, and they haven't paid any attention to me lately... I wanted to escape and call for help, but the walls of my house are too high, and I can't get a ladder to climb out..."

"You did a great job." Lu Zheng said softly.

It is very rare for an ordinary woman to be able to deal with it calmly after experiencing such a horrific scene and living under the shadow of demons and ghosts every day.

If it weren't for the incident caused by Wang Xiu, he probably wouldn't have come to the Wang family out of curiosity.

Wang Xiuhong's eyes flushed as she spoke, "Thank goodness you've come. Otherwise, I don't know how long I'd be trapped. I might even die one day without anyone knowing... I understand my parents have been killed by a demon. If you can avenge me, I'll be your slave and servant in the future to repay your kindness!"

"That's not necessary," Lu Zheng said softly. "As scholars, we are supposed to exorcise demons and uphold morality... Miss Wang, please tell me the layout of your house so I can find them."

Wang Xiu rubbed his eyes and whispered, "My maidservant left me a few days ago. I don't know where she is now. The monster pretending to be my parents is..."

After a while, Lu Zheng had a general understanding of the situation in the Wang family compound.

According to Wang Xiu, there are probably more than six ghosts in the Wang family compound.

There are government officials in Zizhu Town, but they are not powerful figures. At most, there are a few warriors at the first level.

Asking them to deal with the evil spirits in the Wang Family Compound would be useless.

If we send someone to the county town to ask for support, not to mention how busy the county town is right now, the time wasted going back and forth could easily lead to something unexpected happening.

Lu Zheng was thinking that he could only act alone and try to capture one or two living demons. Even if the others escaped, he could still find out their whereabouts.

He stood up and said, "Thank you Miss Wang for telling me. I will take you out now."

Wang Xiu shook his head and said with a firm look, "This is my home. I'm not going anywhere."

She had wanted to escape from here before in order to seek help. Now that Lu Zheng had arrived to slay demons and ghosts, there was no reason for her to leave her home.

If she didn't feel that she would become a burden if she stayed with Lu Zheng, she would have wanted to follow Lu Zheng and seek revenge on those demons.

Lu Zheng looked at Wang Xiu with a hint of approval in his eyes.

Who says women are inferior to men? There are many women in this world who are not afraid of demons and monsters and are brave.

So is Zhang Wei, and so is Wang Xiu.

Lu Zheng took out a piece of Wenbao and handed it to Wang Xiu, "Take it. If any demons or monsters come to attack, it can protect you for a while."

"Thank you, sir." Wang Xiu took the Wenbao and expressed his gratitude in a low voice.

Lu Zheng added, "I will try to catch them all. If I fail, I hope you won't blame me."

Upon hearing this, Wang Xiu quickly said, "Young Master, you are so kind to come and help me. How can I be ungrateful?"

"Okay, then wait for me here, girl." Lu Zheng said no more and quietly left the courtyard.

(End of this chapter)