Confucian and Taoist scholar

Chapter 76 Patrolling the Mountain Demon
"Isn't all the land under heaven the king's rule?"

Qing Lin sneered and said leisurely, "Even the government can't control our Jiguan Mountain. What can you two young people do?"

After saying that, Qinglin opened his mouth and spit out several slender water jets that turned into arrows and shot towards Lu Zheng and An Jing.

An Jing raised his hand and whipped it, instantly turning the flying water arrow into water mist.

"Ok?"

Qinglin was slightly surprised, and he circulated the demonic power in his body and pushed his hands forward.

Suddenly, waves rose on the water, trying to capsize the small boat carrying Lu Zheng and the other person.

An Jing's face was cold, and he whipped the water again.

A wide curtain of water splashed up, offsetting the oncoming waves.

Qinglin's expression changed, and he thought to himself that these two people might be cultivators with some skills.

It didn't want to fight any longer, but simply sank into the water, ready to escape.

Lu Zheng had already anticipated this, and a treasure in his hand was instantly activated.

The bamboo pole sways in the boundless waves, I don't know what swallowed my hook.

In Lu Zheng's hand, a fishing rod formed by righteous energy appeared.

He raised his hand and swung it, and an almost invisible thin line was thrown out, chasing Qinglin who was fleeing underwater.

Qinglin was swimming quickly underwater when he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his body, as if some foreign object had entered his body.

"hiss……"

Qinglin couldn't help but spit out a series of bubbles.

It wanted to swim forward, but it felt severe pain in its body, and a strong force was pulling it backward.

On the small boat, Lu Zheng had a calm expression as he controlled the fishing line transformed from his righteous energy, trying to pull Qinglin back.

Qinglin couldn't bear the pain in his body and the pulling force, so he struggled and thrashed in the water and was slowly pulled closer to the boat.

An Jing glanced at Lu Zheng slightly, feeling deeply moved.

A scholar at the level of a scholar can write various poems and literary treasures to improve his combat effectiveness.

Even in the entire Anguo, there are probably not many such young talents.

Qinglin was shocked when he saw himself being dragged to the surface of the water by a huge force and moving closer to Lu Zheng's position.

It quickly said, "I am a demon general serving under the throne of the Great King. How dare you..."

Before he could finish his words, Lu Zheng pulled suddenly again, then grabbed Qinglin and dragged him directly onto the boat.

After getting Qinglin on the boat, Lu Zheng looked at him carefully.

This fish monster was only four feet tall, covered with blue-black scales, and its hands and feet were like duck paws, with webbed feet.

He was wearing a set of close-fitting leather armor and had a short knife at his waist.

Lu Zheng put one hand on Qinglin's fish head to control it.

Qinglin only felt a sharp pain in his head, as if the top of his head was about to be crushed.

"My lord, spare my life! My lord, spare my life!"

Qinglin quickly begged for mercy, no longer having the arrogance he had just had.

Lu Zheng turned a deaf ear and asked, "Is Bai Jin in the mountains now?"

"Yes, yes, the king rarely goes out..." Qinglin said, "If you two want to see the king, I can take you there."

Hearing this, Lu Zheng felt that these subordinates of Bai Jin were not loyal at all. Seeing that the situation was not going well, they wanted to act as guides.

Lu Zheng reached his other hand into Qinglin's leather armor and quickly found a bone whistle.

According to Nightmare, Qinglin has a group of water ghosts under his command who are controlled by him.

Lu Zheng stuffed the bone whistle into Qinglin's mouth and said calmly, "Call all your men over here."

Qinglin didn't dare to disobey and could only blow the whistle. After a burst of sharp whistles, several illusory figures appeared and disappeared underwater.

Lu Zheng raised his hand and sacrificed a treasure. A stream of righteous energy surged into the water, killing all the water ghosts.

Seeing this, Qinglin trembled and his whole body went limp.

If its head hadn't been grabbed, it would have collapsed on the boat.

Lu Zheng asked, "Are there any other places around here where there are demons patrolling?"

Qing Lin said tremblingly, "I'll be patrolling Bailuze. I don't know who's in charge of the rest of the area today. Usually, it's the little demons and ghosts who patrol the mountains, and their routes are unpredictable..."

Lu Zheng asked some more questions about Jiguana Mountain.

Qinglin didn't dare to hide anything and could only answer honestly.

Lu Zheng discovered that the information given by Nightmare and Qinglin was almost the same, with only some details being different.

After getting some information, Lu Zheng showed no mercy and struck the green-scaled fish monster in the heart with one sword.

Qinglin stared and twitched, then his body fell into the water.

[You killed a group of demons and eliminated the disaster at Bailuze. Your literary energy +30!]

Lu Zheng calmly put away his sword, then paddled the boat to Jiguana Mountain.

It didn't take long for them to cross the Bailuze Lake. After hiding the boat in a reed bush, the two packed up their things and went ashore.

A few miles away, a mountain shaped like a rooster's comb stands there.

Jiguana Mountain is surrounded by a swampy wetland, and some areas are filled with miasma or poisonous insects.

Therefore, this place is rarely visited by people and has become a gathering place for demons and ghosts.

Even if the government wanted to wipe out the demons here, it would be quite difficult.

Unless we find someone with profound cultivation who can crush them with absolute strength, we can eliminate all these monsters and ghosts.

But given the environmental conditions here, even if a group of demons are eliminated, there will always be newcomers to take over.

It can be said that wildfires cannot be extinguished, and they will grow again with the spring breeze.

It was midsummer and the grass was lush and green.

Lu Zheng and An Jing wandered through the lush grass that was taller than a person for a while, and finally found a narrow path.

There was no road in this area originally, but as more monsters or animals walked through it, it became a road.

The two of them walked along the winding path, slowly heading towards Jiguana Mountain.

Suddenly, Lu Zheng discovered that there was a demonic aura nearby and couldn't help but slow down his pace.

Lu Zheng sniffed and could faintly smell the scent of fireworks.

The two followed the scent and tiptoed over.

Not far away, in a patch of dense grass, two wild dogs, one gray and one yellow, were squatting there.

There was a fire between the two dogs.

There were a few wild duck eggs in the fire, the shells of which were roasted until they were golden brown, and they emitted a faint fragrance.

The greyhound spoke in human language, saying leisurely, "You said that this place is only visited by birds, yet the king wants us to patrol it every day, and there's not much benefit. When will we be able to cultivate successfully and transform into a great demon?"

Upon hearing this, the yellow dog, without taking his eyes off the fire, smacked his lips and said, "Hey, why think so much? We're lucky to be able to earn a living under the king. We can go out every day without anyone noticing, and we can even secretly have a snack..."

The greyhound couldn't help but say, "Can you be more ambitious? All we do is eat every day. If the king catches us slacking off, we'll be in big trouble."

The yellow dog grinned and said, "How could the king come to such a place? I just want to ask you whether you want to eat or not. If you don't want to eat, forget it."

"You agreed to give me half!" Greyhound glared.

"Don't be impatient. It's not ready yet. You go and keep an eye on it first. Don't let other monsters smell the scent and come over." The yellow dog said with a chuckle.

(End of this chapter)