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Chapter 179 The Mischievous Child Li Muxuan

During this visit to Sany, Guan Yi did not have Zhuge Yue accompany him; it was just him and Lu Jin, and they traveled very quickly.

Eleven years have passed, and Lu Jin's cultivation has clearly made great progress. He has entered the second level of the Reverse Life Triple Realm, and his appearance has also shed its immaturity, transforming him into a handsome man.

Perhaps also harboring the idea of ​​competing with Guan Yi a little more, the two traveled a thousand miles in a day and a night, until they arrived near a town in JX Province. He was a little tired, but he admired Guan Yi's unhurried manner.

"As expected of Brother Zhuge, who reached the 'Heavenly Fragrance Fills the Clothes' realm eleven years ago, even though I have entered the second level of Reverse Life, my endurance is far inferior to yours."

"I'm convinced," Lu Jin said, completely convinced. "We're only about a hundred miles from here to our Sanyi Mountain Gate. Why don't we have some breakfast and rest here?"

"Brother Lu is treating us?" Guan Yi asked with a smile.

“Of course,” Lu Jin replied with a smile.

The two slowed their pace as they headed toward the town. Lu Jin remarked with emotion, "I still vividly remember Brother Zhuge's performance at the old master's birthday banquet 11 years ago. A few years ago, before the old master passed away, he was still thinking about Brother Zhuge's brilliance on his sickbed and told us never to forget the promise the Lu family owed you."

Unexpectedly, times have changed. Now, Brother Zhuge has taken charge of the ancient Zhuge family, a clan with a history spanning millennia, and has even slain countless Japanese invaders, earning him the reputation of being the foremost figure of our time. I'm afraid my Lu family can offer you little help now.”

"That's not necessarily true. Who can predict the future?" As the two entered the town, Guan Yi pointed to a restaurant in the distance: "Where should we eat?"

Lu Jin was taken aback, then laughed and said, "Brother Zhuge, you're too kind. Minghelou is quite famous around here, but it's worth the price, so let's go there."

The eldest son of the Lu family has plenty of money.

The two entered the restaurant and, without looking for a private room, sat at a table in the lobby, ordered some exquisite tea and snacks, and chatted while eating.

"I haven't had a chance to ask yet why the Great Ying Immortal invited me here this time?"

“Master didn’t say.” Lu Jin shook his head: “But I have some guesses.”

He smiled with reverence and said, "In the past two years, Master has often gone into seclusion, and the time spent in seclusion has been getting longer and longer. Perhaps... he is about to make a breakthrough."

He has been at the second level of the Reverse Rebirth stage for decades. Although I am also at the second level, my realm is completely incomparable to my master's. He should be breaking through to the third level by now!
We invited Brother Zhuge here perhaps to ask you to set up an array for assistance, or perhaps... we have some questions we'd like you to answer with divination? Junior Brother Zhuge Yuncai often mentions your name, our clan uncle, and we fellow disciples have long wanted to meet you, Brother Zhuge.

Although the Wuhou Sect was relatively closed off, a few members of the clan would still go out and join other sects. Zhuge Yuncai of the Sanyi Sect was the second nephew of Guan Yi, the second son of the 49th generation of the Zhuge family.

“Yun Cai is someone I watched grow up, and he has received a lot of guidance from me in terms of magic. If we’re talking about him, Brother Lu should call me Uncle-Master.”

Lu Jin was taken aback, and said helplessly, "Brother Zhuge, you should tell my master about this. Our Sanyi Sect is special. Apart from Uncle Si Chong, everyone else is my master's disciple. The oldest among them is almost fifty years old."

Guan Yi smiled, skipped the topic, and lowered her head to savor the local specialty, the lampwick cake.

Lu Jin also took a couple of bites, then looked up and hesitated for a moment before saying, "Brother Zhuge, the great things you did at the Tang Sect five years ago have been widely known in the world of supernatural beings over the years. Shinmen Kyoichi, the number one supernatural swordsman in Japan, died at your hands. The sword at your waist must be a trophy from that battle, right?"

"Mm." Guan Yi nodded.

"My Lu family... also learned some other news. Just a few days later, Bai Hu Liang Ting, a notorious villain in the Quanxing sect and whose whereabouts are always elusive, was found and surrounded by several experts from the Tang Clan. Is this related to Brother Zhuge?"

"It's the direction I divined." Guan Yi nodded and asked, "Brother Lu, is there someone you're looking for?"

“I can’t hide it from Brother Zhuge.” Lu Jin paused for a moment, then said, “That person is also from Quanxing. The ‘bad boy’ who has risen to fame in recent years, have you heard of him, Brother Zhuge?”

“I’ve heard of Li Muxuan, the wicked boy, and Wang Yaozu of Quanxing, the successor of the Eight Directions Reversal.”

Lu Jin nodded: "It's him. To be honest, this brat was originally a fellow disciple of the Sanyi Sect who joined us in the same batch. But back then, our master felt that his mind was not settled, so he put him through a few more years of hardship. Unexpectedly, he lost control and let him join the Quanxing Sect."

Over the years, although Master hasn't mentioned it, he always seems unusually silent whenever there's news about him, suggesting he still feels uneasy about what happened back then. At this crucial moment of breaking through to a higher realm, I'm worried that Master might be affected because of him, so…”

"Do you want to kill him, or capture him?"

"Arrest him!" Lu Jin said in a deep voice. "How to deal with him is up to Master."

He paused, then said shyly, "The Lu family already owes Brother Zhuge a favor, and now I'm asking you to divine my private affairs. It's truly..."

"It's nothing, let's eat first."

"...Thank you very much, Brother Zhuge!" Lu Jin said excitedly, knowing that Guan Yi had agreed.

The two ate quietly and quickly filled their stomachs. Just as Lu Jin was about to pay the bill and leave, Guan Yi pointed towards the stairs.

"Brother Lu, the person you're looking for has arrived."

Lu Jin was taken aback, her pupils contracted slightly, and she stood up to stare at the three people who came down from the private room on the second floor.

A young man with a bluish-black face, seemingly practicing some kind of poisonous skill, had a black cloth wrapped around his neck.

The other woman was wearing a cheongsam, with a graceful figure and a strange bone flute hanging from her waist. She said as she walked, "Little Brother Li, thank you for treating me to dinner. If you need anything in the future, just let me know."

The last one known as Little Brother Li was handsome, spirited, and with a hint of evil and arrogance in his eyes. He was none other than Li Muxuan!
"It's just breakfast, Sister Su." Li Muxuan replied casually, but as his gaze shifted, he met Lu Jin's eyes and stopped abruptly, his face full of astonishment.

Although it had been more than a decade since they last met, he recognized him at a glance: Lu Jin, the eldest son of the Lu family!
This place isn't too far from the Trinity Gate. Is it a coincidence? How did I end up running into him here?
However, after a brief moment of distraction, he quickly recovered and sneered, "Who do we have here? Isn't this Lu Jin, the young master of the Lu family, one of the four great families of extraordinary individuals, and a disciple of Zuo Ruotong of the Sanyi Sect?"

Lu Jin's mind was in turmoil.

Coincidence? No, it's impossible for it to be such a coincidence!
Is this the greatest sorcerer in the world? He knew about my request before I even spoke, or even before, and had already arranged the choice of this restaurant and even the pace of our journey?!
Upon hearing Li Muxuan's words, he immediately snapped back to reality and his face turned cold. He said, "Li Muxuan, have you become so disrespectful to your master that you address him by his full name?! Poison Man Zhao Dongxu and Human Bone Flute Su Qing are both members of the Quanxing Sect whose hands are stained with countless lives. You have indeed fallen so low as to associate with the villains of the Quanxing Sect!"

"Oh? He's Lu Jin of the Sanyi Sect?" Zhao Dongxu asked in a low voice, "Judging from what he said, Brother Li, you have experience joining the Sanyi Sect?"

"He is quite handsome," Su Qing chuckled.

"It's nothing to be mentioned in the past, Brother Zhao, Sister Su. My grudge with him doesn't need your help." Li Muxuan said, glancing at Guan Yi, who was sitting at the same table as Lu Jin: "I haven't seen that person before, and he doesn't seem to be from the Sanyi Sect. If he dares to interfere in our grudge, then I'll trouble you two to deal with him."

"It's nothing." Su Qing placed his hand on the bone flute and smiled easily, "Consider it repaying you for the meal, Brother Li."

Li Muxuan nodded slightly and snorted, "Well, Lu Jin, since we've met here again by chance, would you, a disciple of the Sanyi Sect, like to spar with a villain like me from the Quanxing Sect?"

Lu Jin paused, then turned around and said, "Thank you for your help, Brother Zhuge. You can leave the rest to me. Li Muxuan, let's go out and fight."

Zhuge Liang? A member of the Wuhou faction?

It's rare.

Li Muxuan's gaze swept over Guan Yi, and without thinking much, he said, "Then let's go out."

"Shopkeeper, I apologize for disturbing you."

Lu Jin apologized to the shopkeeper, who had already been frightened and hidden away, and went over to take out silver dollars to pay the bill.

However, just as he placed the money on the table and was about to turn around and go out to compete with Zuo Ruotong, the female Quanxing named Su Qing suddenly pulled out a bone flute and put it to her lips!
"Om-"

A strange sound rang out, startling Lu Jin. Her head spun instantly, and her body swayed slightly.

Li Muxuan was taken aback: "Sister Su?"

"Brother Zhao?! Wait a minute!!"

The male beside him moved simultaneously, lunging at Lu Jin while tearing off the black scarf around his neck and throwing it at Lu Jin.

A surge of dark blue energy rushed towards Lu Jin, its danger level was obvious!
“Brother Li is still so naive.” Su Qing put down the bone flute and said with a smile, “We are Quanxing, why would we want to fight one-on-one with someone from a prestigious family? If Brother Li is unfortunate enough to lose even a move or two, we might be in some danger in a two-on-two situation.”

If we take one down so easily, wouldn't the other be completely at our mercy?!
Just as she was thinking this, the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground suddenly echoed in her ears.

She paused for a moment, looked to the direction two meters to her right, and then her face paled.

A dark, bluish-black human head rolled there, its eyes wide open, staring at them!

"Brother Zhao?!"

Li Muxuan was also shocked and looked in Lu Jin's direction. He saw Zhao Dongxu's headless corpse sway before falling to the ground. Guan Yi stood beside Lu Jin and sheathed the blood-free Hirumaru.

“Since I acquired this sharp demonic blade and fought against many cunning Japanese devils, I have always been in the habit of beheading my enemies.” Guan Yi said to Lu Jin, who had just recovered from his shock, “However, this Quanxing Demonic Cloth is entangled with many vengeful spirits, and the evil they have committed is no less than that of the Japanese devils. My methods are not considered cruel.”

“Phew…” Lu Jin let out a long breath, then took out some silver coins and handed them to the terrified shopkeeper, saying, “Quanxing is indeed despicable. If it weren’t for Brother Zhuge’s presence today, Lu Jin would probably have already fallen for their trick.”

"Zhuge... Zhuge..." Su Qing murmured in a panic, "Unaffected by the human bone flute, he killed Zhao Dongxu in an instant. Could it be... could it be the legendary Zhuge Yi, the strongest sorcerer of the Wuhou School?!"

"She killed fewer people, so let her have a complete corpse."

Guan Yi didn't respond, only saying, "Will you deal with Li Muxuan himself, Brother Lu?"

“Alright, then I’ll trouble you, Brother Zhuge.” Lu Jin was not a pedantic person.

Su Qing has received the answer.

How could this be? She screamed in terror and turned to crash into the window, but a hand struck first from behind, easily snapping her neck and causing her to fall limply to the ground in despair.

It's still an instant kill!

Li Muxuan stared blankly at the scene, his legs went weak, and he collapsed onto the steps.

"Zhuge Yi... Zhuge Yi..."

(End of this chapter)