Mountain and River Festival

Chapter 31 Congenital disease?
Xu Bingkun didn't finish his words before he fell to the ground with all his bones broken.

He made the same mistake as Huo Yu... he had no idea who his opponent was.

If everyone is at the upper fifth rank and their cultivation is similar on the surface, then apart from the difference in experience and skills, where is the biggest gap?
Of course it is the grade of the practiced technique. Everyone’s spiritual energy is of similar quantity but different quality!
The Emperor's Shocking Scripture is one of the few super-grade martial arts in the world, and it crushes his little skill like crushing a chicken.

But he couldn't understand. Shen Tang was clearly a disciple who had been practicing in Tianxing Sword Sect since childhood. He knew him, and he was also recognized as the young sect leader by all the elders of Tianxing Sword Sect. How could he inexplicably have other identities and other practices?
If they had known that she had such a terrifying background, how could those elders have dared to have any dissenting thoughts!
Who could have broken her legs and forced her to flee to Xiazhou with her remaining troops like a stray dog?

Unfortunately, he did not have the chance to solve the mystery. Xu Bingkun's consciousness quickly faded and he died with his eyes open.

Kill with one blow!
Shen Tang raised his head slightly and looked towards the direction of the fierce battle in the courtyard. A large number of people from the Demon Suppression Division had already arrived and surrounded the demon.

Sheng Yuanyao actually trusted this group of people. The arrival of a large number of elite members of the Demon Suppression Division greatly reduced her pressure. She gasped for breath several times with a pale face.

Looking at Dugu Qingli, the white-haired girl also had blood trickling from the corner of her mouth, and it was obvious that the fight was not easy.

Even if a fourth-grade demon is injured, its understanding of techniques and strength is still not comparable to that of a fifth-grade strongman. What's more, the physical strength of a demon is originally greater than that of a human martial artist. To deal with them, it is best to use a Taoist practitioner to perform various weakening techniques.

The fact that the two girls could hold it off for so long was enough to make them proud.

The demon was already injured, and being dragged along by the two girls further exhausted him. The arrival of a large number of elite reinforcements from the Demon Suppression Division soon left him in a state of extreme distress, and his fury was even greater. Almost everyone in Xiazhou City could hear the demon's earth-shaking roar, and the sky and clouds changed color.

He glanced over and saw the City Lord's Mansion guards further away. He recognized a few of them, but none of them stepped forward to help. The demon flew into a rage, "If someone stands by and does nothing about this, don't blame me for exposing the whole thing!"

Too bad someone was already lying outside in the alley and couldn't respond to it.

The demon, utterly frustrated, held on in the formation for a while longer before finally shouting, "Xu Bingkun, you're not keeping your word!"

As if to connect with a play, Huo Yu's voice came from a distance: "City Lord Xu, this young master knows the whole story. If you stop now and kill this monster together, my Huo family can guarantee that your merit will be forgiven."

The whole city was in an uproar!

It’s really Xu Bingkun!
If the demon had said it himself, it might have seemed like he was just making random accusations, but once Huo Yu took on this role, it was confirmed.

It turns out that Mr. Huo’s investigation into Huo Shang was fake, and his secret investigation into demons was real!

Seeing everyone watching, Huo Yu breathed a sigh of relief, secretly thinking that it was possible for him to survive. Just as he was about to add something, he felt a sudden and powerful kick on his butt, sending him flying straight into the center of the fierce battle.

"Fuck..." The voice suddenly cut off.

The people from the Demon Suppression Division who were forming a formation over there subconsciously made way for him, and Huo Yu rushed straight into the attack range of the angry demon.

"Hahahaha!" The demon laughed wildly: "You are Huo Yu, right? You are the one investigating me, right? Die!"

Huo Yu: “?”

The devil's hand slapped Huo Yu, and he didn't even have time to defend himself. Neither Dugu Qingli nor Sheng Yuanyao came to his aid to block the attack, and he was beaten into a pulp.

Onlookers: "???"

Demon Suppression Division: “!!!”

Oh my god... Young Master Huo came to Xiazhou to investigate the Huo Shang case, but because he overestimated his own abilities and rushed into the demon, he died at the hands of the demon!
But Mr. Huo Sixth is a good cook...

A lot of people from the Demon Suppression Division here who are only at the seventh or eighth level of strength can form a formation to trap the enemy. Sheng Yuanyao is also a sixth-level martial artist and he can hold on for so long. You are also a sixth-level martial artist who rushed in and was killed without even making a single move?

Why do you need to do this!

Dugu Qingli and Sheng Yuanyao exchanged glances. They could clearly see that this Sixth Young Master Huo had all his acupuncture points sealed, clearly having been thrown here. Even his mute point was sealed, so behind that "fuck" he probably meant "Lu Xingzhou," but unfortunately he couldn't curse.

According to the information reported by the onlookers this time, Huo Yu’s death had nothing to do with Shen Tang, and it didn’t even have anything to do with Lu Xingzhou... It was done by a demon, and the mastermind was Xu Bingkun.

Maybe his guards were secretly killed by Xu Bingkun's men...

Several talismans burned in the air.

The aura of magic spread, the demon's eyes narrowed, and he thought to himself that he was in trouble.

Demon-controlling talisman, slowing talisman, force-dissipating talisman...

Lu Xingzhou!
Although the grade was not high, the extremely precise magic control could accurately hit it from a long distance, which was very uncomfortable.

Just as it broke free from the control of the magic, a dazzling sword light, like the moon in the sky, locked onto its spirit platform and rushed down.

Shen Tang, Tianxing Sword Sect, Cloud-breaking Flying Sword!

Dugu Qingli swung his ice sword, and ice crystals surrounded the demon, forming a prison, making it temporarily unable to dodge Shen Tang's killing move.

With a "bang", the ice crystal shattered, and the demon tried to dodge. The flying sword brushed past his shoulder and demon blood spurted out.

A small figure suddenly appeared in the sky and punched down.

The demon was in such a miserable state that he had no way to dodge the punch. He was hit hard and fell to the ground. Blood spurted out and splashed on Anuo.

Anuo suddenly groaned. She felt very uncomfortable with the blood. The spiritual energy in her body seemed to be roasted by a furnace and suddenly burned.

"Eh..." The demon, clearly at the end of its rope, suddenly flashed with a gleam in its eyes. "You... huh? Hahahaha..." Shen Tang Dugu Qingli's sword, Sheng Yuanyao's knife, and Lu Xingzhou's thunder talisman all struck it almost simultaneously. Facing a fatal blow, the demon summoned its demonic energy and forcibly absorbed the onslaught, charging straight towards An Nuo.

An Nuo, who usually moves like a ghost, now showed an extremely uncomfortable expression, as if he was stupid and unable to avoid it.

Lu Xingzhou, who was very familiar with An Nuo, didn't understand what was going on and shouted, "An Nuo, get out of the way!"

With a clap of his hands, the wheelchair shot up and rushed straight into the field.

But where can I get it?

Dugu Qingli quickly made a move and pulled Anuo away. The demon rushed past Anuo and ran away in an instant: "Haha, interesting, hahahaha..."

Sheng Yuanyao glanced at An Nuo with some concern, but due to his duties, he could not pay much attention to her. He could only shout, "Chase!"

The Demon Suppression Division quickly chased after them. Lu Xingzhou arrived at the scene and hugged Anuo, his voice trembling: "What's wrong with Anuo? Don't scare Master..."

Ah Nuo leaned softly in Lu Xingzhou's arms: "Master, I seem to have a fever..."

Shen Tang and Dugu Qingli looked at each other in bewilderment. Fever... A fifth-rank expert who practices both Taoism and martial arts has a fever?

Lu Xingzhou was so anxious that he was sweating. A soft light appeared in his hand and he pressed it on An Nuo's eyebrows to examine her carefully.

The spiritual energy in Anuo's body seemed to be burning, causing the blood in his body to boil and bubble up like boiling water.

The surface of the body is extremely hot. If you really want to say it is a fever, it must be a temperature that would kill a mortal, at least 50 or 60 degrees.

Even though Lu Xingzhou had studied alchemy and medicine for so many years, he still couldn't figure out what was causing this. He could see that he was infected by demonic blood, but the demonic energy had clearly been shielded from An Nuo, causing no harm at all. And now, there was no trace of demonic energy in An Nuo's body. Why did this strange result occur?

"I can't find out... I can't find the cause... What's going on..." Lu Xingzhou's face turned pale and he turned around to look around: "Chief Chen, is Chief Chen here? Please help me take a look..."

Chen Jinnian quickly ran over from the crowd. Lu Xingzhou wanted to go forward while holding An Nuo, and almost fell off the wheelchair.

Shen Tang hurriedly supported him, pursed his lips tightly, and sighed in his heart.

Lu Xingzhou, who had always been calm and composed, unexpectedly showed such panic and loss of control.

As he said... the tenderness in people's hearts is only given to certain things. And he has been both a father and a mother to this little girl, raising her single-handedly until now. An Nuo is as close to him as his life.

Shen Tang had no doubt that if something really happened to An Nuo, Lu Xingzhou would go crazy.

Everything was planned successfully, and the dust had settled, and everything was celebrating, but suddenly things took a turn for the worse. Tragically, no one even knew what had happened.

Chen Jinnian took An Nuo's pulse for a long time, frowning. "How strange... According to my investigation, this should be a congenital disease that she had in her mother's womb. Why did it suddenly flare up at this time? There's no clue what caused it."

"Congenital disease?" Lu Xingzhou's eyes lit up slightly. "Anuo was indeed born with a defect. He was extremely difficult to raise when he was young... As long as it's a disease, it can always be cured, right?"

"That's the problem. I can't figure out what this illness is, so I can't prescribe a prescription..." Seeing the lively little girl suddenly dying, Chen Jinnian became anxious. "I'll send a letter to the governor immediately, asking my senior brother to come quickly... He might have a solution..."

Someone's coming from the county... so when will they go? Looking at the little girl now, she's so weak she can barely open her eyes. It seems like she won't be able to hold on...

Ah Nuo nestled in Lu Xingzhou's arms, her little hands reluctantly reaching out to touch Lu Xingzhou's face: "Master... am I going to die..."

"Stop talking nonsense, you won't die even if I die!" Lu Xingzhou held the hot little ball in one hand and touched the ring with the other.

The loot he had just obtained lay there. No matter what condition An Nuo was in, that pill would definitely cure him...

That is a life-saving pill that can bring back a dying person. The power of creation is immense and can be used for more than just healing legs.

That was something he had been planning for so long... If Chen Zhangsi could cure An Nuo's condition, he would not easily consider this, but he could not care less now, nothing mattered.

Lu Xingzhou quickly took out the pill and stuffed it directly into Anuo's mouth.

An Nuo didn't know where he got the strength from, he covered his mouth tightly and said incoherently: "That's what you used to treat your leg... You spent the past ten years just for it."

"Stop talking nonsense! There are leg-healing products everywhere, but I only have one, An Nuo!" Lu Xingzhou quickly grabbed An Nuo's hand and shoved the pill in without saying a word. "Besides, that guy said this might not be able to heal my legs."

The characteristic of top-grade elixirs is that they melt in the mouth. An Nuo didn't even have the chance to spit it out because the medicinal power had already entered his throat.

An Nuo glared at Lu Xingzhou angrily, and Lu Xingzhou looked at her nervously.

The little girl's weak eyes became bright again, and the redness on her face began to fade, turning back into a healthy white and rosy complexion. Her round and tender face was chubby, and she was sulking with her master.

Chen Jinnian almost broke his beard, his eyes wide open in shock.

What did you give her? An elixir?
Lu Xingzhou burst into laughter, holding An Nuo and lifting him high twice: "Fuck, he's so fat, Master can hardly lift him up! Hey, little thing, you dare to glare at Master!"

An Nuo's eyes softened and he asked in a low voice, "What are you going to do?"

Lu Xingzhou happily put her back on his lap and rubbed her face with his hands: "As long as you're fine, it's no big deal."

(End of this chapter)