Dragon Raja: Lu Mingfei, Starting as a Seeker of the Law

Chapter 89 Paying Homage to the Ancestor!

"Sister Miao, how long are we going to stay here?"

Lying in the shadows of the mottled wall, the girl in dark green clothes yawned impatiently, her almond-shaped eyes blinking as she stared intently at the shop with the "Caiyunfang" signboard not far away.

"Don't rush, we're just observing, aren't we?"

The woman, whom the girl called Sister Miao, was still dressed in a sharp white suit, with the brim of her hat pulled down just right, covering most of her face except for her beautifully shaped jawline and a touch of pale lips.

She pointed to the Caiyunfang in front of her, her tone relaxed and somewhat nonchalant.

There was a mortal in there.

She spoke in a very low voice, so that only the two of them could hear her.

"Furthermore, we know nothing about this embroiderer's background or special abilities. If we rashly barge in, and she manages to escape using some underhanded method, wouldn't all our efforts be wasted?"

As a seeker of the Dharma who had already entered the "Middle Divine Power" realm, Jin Miao naturally had enough confidence to fight against the Dharma Corpse hiding in the shop, and was even confident that he could take it down by himself.

but....

Her main purpose in coming down the mountain this time was not simply to eliminate the Nirvana Corpse.

Instead, he took Tiger Rope with him to gain experience.

Her true pursuit, Jinmiao, was to cultivate Hu Dasheng into a powerful seeker of the Dharma.

Although it was difficult, it only fueled her fighting spirit.

Therefore, she must always be mindful of her words and actions and set a good example.

In particular, recklessly pursuing and killing the corpse is absolutely unacceptable.

Wouldn't that be using one's own life as a bargaining chip?

Once you're at the gambling table, there are no winners.

This reckless, impulsive, and reckless style of behavior should never be a model for Hu Dasheng to learn from.

"It's not just about fighting, it's also about learning all sorts of things."

Jin Miao turned her head to the side, her gaze glancing at Hu Dasheng from under the brim of her hat. Her voice was soft, but it carried an undeniable seriousness.

"More importantly, we must learn to observe," learn to wait," learn to assess the situation, and learn to find the safest path between protecting ourselves and achieving our goals."

"oh......

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Hu Dasheng drawled, nodding as if he understood, glancing at the half-open mahogany door, and whispered, "But Sister Miao, that silly boy has been inside for quite a while. Isn't he in danger? He seems oblivious to everything, and he even happily bought things and delivered them inside..."

""

Jin Miao remained silent.

She couldn't say for sure either. After all, for a Nirvana Corpse, mortals were simply food.

Food was delivered to their door.

She sighed softly.

"Wait a little longer, until that boy comes out."

This is the safest, but also the most unavoidable, choice.

Although their sect doesn't have a good attitude towards mortals, they will still try their best to save them if they can.

After all, if those seeking the Dharma start fighting, ordinary people won't easily survive.

Just then, Hu Dasheng suddenly blinked, a look of confusion on his face.

Not right.

She remembered clearly that when she saw this silly boy at the market before, he seemed to be accompanied by another boy!

That person who seems a bit lazy, but whose eyes inexplicably make you care!

But after squatting there and watching for a long time, they only saw the boy carrying his things and happily entering "Caiyunfang".

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What about the other person?

"Sister Miao..."

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Hu Dasheng tugged at Jin Miao's sleeve, his voice tinged with uncertainty, "Do you remember, at the market before, wasn't there another person with this silly boy?"

"A... well, someone who looks a little odd?"

Upon hearing this, Jin Miao frowned slightly. After Da Sheng's reminder, she also remembered.

There is indeed one more person.

The woman also overheard Da Sheng's whisper. She'd only caught a fleeting glimpse; was he a somewhat languid young man?

Where did that person go? Did they break up or...?

Just as her mind raced and her vigilance reached its peak, a calm, slightly lazy male voice suddenly rang out from the shadowy corner behind them.

"Are you... looking for me?"

The voice wasn't loud, but it could be clearly heard in the quiet alley, as if the speaker was right next to their ears!

Jin Miao and Hu Dasheng turned around abruptly almost simultaneously.

The movement was as fast as lightning, creating a slight whistling sound.

All I saw was—

Less than three zhang away from them, in the shadows of a corner of the wall, a boy dressed in simple cloth clothes had somehow appeared and was now standing there.

"Oh, it's you!"

Tiger Rope took a closer look.

It was the same "strange guy" who had been following Qi An at the market earlier.

It was something they were just discussing and searching for, but couldn't find.

A clear path leads to nothing.

He appeared so suddenly, as if he had always been there, blending into the shadows, but they hadn't noticed.

There was no trace of magical fluctuations, no sign of spatial distortion, and not even the sound of footsteps or breathing.

It appeared suddenly, like a ghost.

Jin Miao's pupils contracted slightly, and all the muscles in her body tensed instantly! Almost instinctively, she drew a magic seal with her left hand, which was hidden in the sleeve of her suit jacket.

Swish!Swish!Swish!

Several yellow magic talismans with faint golden light flowing around their edges flew out of an inconspicuous brocade pouch at her waist with lightning speed, hovering in the air. The cinnabar runes on the talismans were instantly lit up by magic power, turning as red as blood!

These runes did not disperse for attack or defense, but rather, as if drawn by an invisible hand, spun rapidly in the air.

In the blink of an eye, the paper was glued together and reassembled, forming a three-foot-long talisman knife made entirely of folded talisman paper!

Jin Miao's right hand shot out like lightning, about to grasp the hilt of the floating talisman knife.

Unexpectedly, they grabbed nothing at all.

The knife is gone.

"talisman knife?"

That calm, even somewhat bored voice, rang out almost simultaneously with her exclamation.

Jin Miao suddenly looked up.

"It's with me."

Lu Mingfei was holding several yellow talismans between her fingers. These were the magic talismans that she had just used to form the talisman blade, now restored to their ordinary yellow talisman forms.

"Could you please not use talismans? It's making too much noise. I'm afraid it will disturb what's inside."

So fast!

Jinmiao's eyes widened in disbelief at that moment.

Her magic talisman flew out, solidified into a blade, and was snatched away—the entire process took only a breath!

She now understood why they hadn't been able to sense the boy in front of them.

It wasn't a matter of him having some kind of concealment technique, but rather his speed...

too fast.

Even with her "Central Divine Power" level-forged Dharma Body and her keen spiritual sense honed through years of training, she could only barely catch a blurry afterimage!

The boy before her was moving at an appalling speed right under her nose, the very spot where the talisman's master was located.

They forcibly snatched away the talisman knife, which was not yet fully solidified and was in an unstable state, and instantly disassembled it back into its original magical talisman!

Who exactly is this guy?

"Sister Miao!"

Hu Dasheng was startled and instinctively shrank back half a step behind Jin Miao.

One hand had already reached for a brocade pouch embroidered with a tiger head pattern at his waist, his eyes filled with vigilance and curiosity as he looked Lu Mingfei up and down.

Lu Mingfei casually stuffed the yellow talisman into his pocket and patted off non-existent dust from his hands.

"I wonder if we can talk properly now?"

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Jin Miao didn't speak, but simply turned slightly to protect the tiger rope behind her even more securely. The fluctuations of her innate divine power were quietly circulating and gathering momentum within her.

Upon seeing this, Lu Mingfei rolled his eyes.

Well, it seems that his sudden "grabbing" of the talisman knife was a bit too "provocative," instantly raising the person's alert level to the maximum.

Seeing this, he sighed silently.

Time is running out. There's no time to slowly explain and gain trust anymore; letting the demon inside notice would only cause trouble.

Perhaps sometimes, a simpler, more direct approach is more efficient?

Lu Mingfei thought to himself, silently repeating this to himself.

"Time zero".

The formless and intangible alchemical domain activated once more, spreading out instantly from Lu Mingfei's center.

In just a moment—

In Jinmiao and Hu Dasheng's perception and vision, the world seemed to have been put on pause.

All perception became incredibly slow.

Only Lu Mingfei moved freely.

fast!

Incredibly fast!

It surpasses the limits of visual capture and the boundaries of neural response!

Jin Miao only felt a blur before her eyes, and before she could even see any movement, Hu Dasheng, who was protecting her behind her, was already...

It's gone!

And almost at the same time.

A cold, hard blade had silently pressed against the delicate skin of Hu Dasheng's neck.

Lu Mingfei had appeared behind and to the side of Jin Miao without anyone noticing.

His left hand, like an iron clamp, gripped Hu Dasheng's shoulder and arm, rendering her immobile. His right hand, however, drew a long sword with a black handle and a white sheath.

It was the very one that Jiang Mingzi had given him.

At this moment, the blade was drawn three inches from its sheath and was firmly positioned beside Hu Dasheng's neck.

Grab it in one go, and take it down in an instant.

The realm of zero time dissipated, and the flow of time returned to normal.

"Well?!"

Hu Dasheng belatedly realized that he had been restrained, and the cold touch on his neck made the hairs on his body stand on end.

She tried to struggle, but the force of Lu Mingfei's grip on her arm was irresistible, and she froze, her face turning pale.

Jin Miao turned around abruptly, and this was the scene that greeted her.

One of the disciples he brought with him had already fallen into the enemy's hands, and his life was hanging by a thread.

The fluctuations of her supernatural powers suddenly froze, her poised attack abruptly halted, and her expression turned extremely grim.

Lu Mingfei's voice rang out calmly.

"And now?"

"able....

"Have you had a proper talk?"

He paused, then added, "Don't worry, I mean you no harm. It's just that the silly kid inside is my friend, and you guys—don't seem too keen to listen to my explanation."

Tiger Rope felt the sharp edge against his neck and couldn't help but swallow.

Her brain hadn't even had time to analyze the pros and cons, weigh the friend and foe, or even have any thoughts of "rather die than surrender."

The body's instincts.

Or perhaps, a belief ingrained deep within her had already made the choice for her.

"Sister Miao, let's surrender!"

Without the slightest hesitation.

Decisive... as if it had been rehearsed long ago.

Not only Lu Mingfei, but even Jin Miao, who was preparing to have a stern confrontation and think about how to fight back to save people, was stunned.

Tiger Rope blinked his big, terrified eyes, showing no shame whatsoever in surrendering.

After all, her life motto was that surrendering was shameful, but living could avenge that shame!

Therefore, survival is the most important thing.

There's nothing shameful about admitting defeat when you can't win!

not to mention...

As the person who had "close contact" with that knife, Hu Dasheng could feel it more clearly than Jinmiao.

This seemingly unremarkable longsword was imbued with an extremely subtle aura that instilled fear in her very being.

The overwhelming power of high-ranking magical artifacts.

Based on her barely-developed "minor supernatural powers" as a seeker of the Dharma...

surrender!

She must surrender immediately!

Jin Miao almost choked when she saw her disciple's self-righteous and even smug look, as if he were a wise man who knew when to yield.

That brat!

Jin Miao took a deep breath, suppressing her turbulent emotions.

She slowly raised her hands, making a "harmless" gesture, her eyes fixed on Lu Mingfei: "Okay."

"Let's...talk. But please let go of the rope first. She's young and can't be frightened."

Lu Mingfei glanced at her, then at the "hostage" in his hand.

Tiger Rope was staring at him expectantly, his eyes saying, "I'm cooperating, please let me go."

After a moment's thought, he slightly turned his wrist.

"Clang."

At the same time, he loosened his grip on the tiger's rope.

Tiger Rope felt as if he had been granted a pardon, and with a "whoosh," he darted back behind Jin Miao, touching his neck with lingering fear and muttering softly.

"You scared me to death..."

Lu Mingfei casually tucked his longsword back into his waistband. "I wonder what your purpose is?"

His question was very direct.

After all, to determine whether someone is a friend or foe, and whether cooperation is possible, one must first understand why they are there and what their goal is.

But his problem was only one instance.

The two people opposite each other fell silent immediately.

Jin Miao didn't answer, but instead turned her head slightly and quickly exchanged a glance with Hu Dasheng, who was hiding behind her.

The two women's lips moved slightly, as if they were communicating telepathically in a way that only they could hear.

And the tiger rope...

Her large eyes, which had been filled with lingering fear, were now fixed on Lu Mingfei without blinking.

To be precise, she was staring at the long sword at his waist that had just been sheathed.

Her eyes were bright and sparkling, as if stars were twinkling in her pupils.

They made no attempt to hide it...

...curiosity, amazement, and a burning light that was almost like a pilgrimage!

This expression left Lu Mingfei somewhat bewildered, and even a little... uneasy.

What?

She was terrified just a moment ago, and now look at me like that...

Like a cat that's been starving for three days seeing a fish.

Even the woman in the white suit next to him did the same; although she managed her expression better, she was also staring intently at the long sword at his waist.

What exactly are these two people?

Could it be... that they're planning a robbery? They dare to rob a member of the Three Truths Sect?

Should we strike first?

Lu Mingfei assessed the two people in front of him: one was a mid-level supernatural being, and the other was a minor supernatural being.

If it's a fight to the death, which Word of Power should he use? Time Zero is certainly good, but it consumes a lot of energy; however, most of his other Words of Power are fire-based, which would be too disruptive...

Just as Lu Mingfei's mind was racing and he was about to make a move.

"Your Mightiness."

Jin Miao seemed to have finally finished "communicating" with Hu Dasheng. She took a deep breath, stepped forward half a step, and adopted a solemn posture.

"May I ask where you obtained the knife in your hand?"

"A knife?" Lu Mingfei's right hand had already quietly pressed on the hilt of the knife, his thumb pressing against the guard, and his body turned slightly to the side, ready to draw the knife or activate his incantation at any time.

"Made by my master, this is not for sale."

He deliberately emphasized the last three words, warning the two men not to get any ideas about the knife.

However, the moment he finished speaking...

thump! thump!

Accompanied by two dull thuds of knees hitting the ground!

Jin Miao and Hu Dasheng, standing before them, suddenly knelt down on one knee without warning!

His movements were swift and decisive, his posture devout and respectful, his head bowed, facing Lu Mingfei!

Jin Miao's voice was filled with barely suppressed excitement and awe.

"Jin Miao of Qianji Pavilion, along with her disciple Hu Dasheng, pays respects to Ancestor Lu Mingfei!!"

Tiger Rope joined in the shouting, his voice crisp and bright, filled with excitement and reverence.

"Greetings, Master Lu!!"

Lu Mingfei was stunned. He looked at the two people in front of him and blinked.

"ah?

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