One Dao Fruit a day, starting with the Dragon Taming Technique.

Lady Lu was in a good mood when she came down from the mountain, but she didn't expect to hear bad news. The manor she had worked so hard to build had been abandoned and destroyed by the government troops.

The other person's name was quite familiar: Xu Guang!

Thinking back to how the other party not only spied on the manor at night and killed his subordinates, but also killed Shikamaru later.

She grew increasingly angry.

But the thought of hosting a banquet for the mountain demons and other people forced him to suppress his anger, and he planned to kill Xu Guang himself after the banquet.

The most urgent task is to find food for the banquet.

The blood offerings were originally prepared in the manor, but with the banquet approaching, they were still not ready.

"Madam, the master has heard that you are going to hold a banquet and has prepared blood offerings so as not to delay your business."

The Wang family members said in a low voice.

Madam Lu raised her eyes slightly. "Wang Yan is thoughtful, but what I want is of high quality."

She didn't care where the Wang family got their blood offerings from; after all, the Wang family was large and powerful, so finding ordinary people was quite easy for them.

"Don't worry, Madam."

……

outside the city.

A carriage slowly came to a stop beside a small hill.

Wu Qi was the first to get off the carriage shaft, looked around warily, and then continued driving the carriage uphill.

We finally stopped in front of a path.

"Angkor, you've arrived."

A young man emerged from the woods. He had a dignified appearance and exuded an air of integrity.

But who would have thought that this person used to work for demons?

"My lord, this is my brother in the army, Chen Qiu. He's the one who told me about Madam Lu."

Chen Qiu was taken aback, and a look of vigilance appeared on his face.

Wu Qi whispered, "Don't worry."

Xu Guang knew Chen Qiu's identity when he arrived. Chen Qiu and Wu Qi used to be soldiers in the government army. Later, Wu Qi entered the city and became the chief clerk. Chen Qiu's family fell into poverty, his parents died early, his family's land was sold, and he was injured while suppressing bandits. He retired from the government army and became Wu Qi's informant.

The important figures in the city who had dealings with demons generally did not show up directly. Chen Qiu was the person Wu Qi used to negotiate with the demons.

Xu Guang squinted at Chen Qiu, then looked at Wu Qi. Judging from his appearance alone, he couldn't tell that Chen Qiu was someone who worked for demons.

But he couldn't be bothered to care.

"Tell me the information you received."

Upon hearing this, Chen Qiu, though unable to see Xu Guang inside the car, dared not be negligent, having received several warnings from Wu Qi before, and quickly stepped forward to speak respectfully.

"My lord, a few days ago, a deer demon under Lady Lu's command came down from the mountain, saying it was preparing a banquet. It wasn't until yesterday that I received confirmation from a steward of the Wang family that Lady Lu had indeed come down from the mountain. However, because the manor was destroyed, the Wang family was responsible for providing the blood offerings needed for the banquet..."

As Chen Qiu spoke, a hint of anger clearly surfaced in his eyes, subtle yet noticeable to Xu Guang.

……

Based on Chen Qiu's clues, Xu Guang only needs to follow the people from the Wang family who are escorting the blood offerings to find the place where Madam Lu is holding the banquet.

After returning to the city.

During his day off, Xu Guang consulted the oracle at home, mainly to predict good or bad fortune, as he still didn't quite trust Wu Qi.

After the divination indicates that there is no life-or-death crisis.

They left the city.

There are many small hills around Shuoyun Mountain, some of which have names and some do not.

The outskirts of a place called Yangshan.

This place was previously occupied by many bandits, and there was a mountain path built there, which was relatively flat.

The rumbling of carriage wheels was quite noticeable in the quiet night, as several carriages covered with black cloth slowly moved along the mountain road.

"This is the last batch. They're receiving the goods over tonight. It's finally over."

Xu Guang listened to these people's words, his eyes flashed, and he followed the carriages, traveling at a fast pace. About half an hour later...

We arrived deep in Yangshan.

Looking through the gaps in the trees.

A square, high-walled courtyard, resembling an earthen fortress, stands quietly in the dense forest.

Torches burned around the courtyard, their flames flickering in the wind.

Several burly men dressed in white, carrying lanterns and swords, were slowly patrolling the area.

These people had blank faces, lifeless eyes, and stiff movements when they walked.

This appearance reminded Xu Guang of the few survivors from the Tie Xiong Martial Arts School.

That's what the three of them looked like when they weren't going crazy.

Xu Guang frowned. How did he get involved with that mysterious man in black?

They passed by while the patrolmen were on duty.

Xu Guang quietly stepped out from behind the big tree and carefully observed the earthen fortress in front of him.

It must have been built temporarily to imprison those who were considered blood sacrifices. There were quite a few people inside, probably all from the Wang family.

I wonder if there are any demons inside.

He quietly approached the earthen fortress, took out a cloth bag from behind him, grabbed a few rats, and threw them in front of him.

The rats were ones he had prepared beforehand; as soon as they landed, they began to scurry about and quickly disappeared into the night.

The rats instinctively walked out into the darkness, instead of running towards the earthen fortress.

Xu Guang moved a few steps closer to the earthen fort and threw out a few more rats.

This time, because the distance was close enough, three rats rushed towards the earthen fort.

Soon, the patrolmen were drawn by the noise made by the rats and rushed toward their location.

Xu Guang ignored the fate of the rats and, taking advantage of the moment, rushed into the earthen fortress.

The earthen fort was hastily constructed, and there were plenty of gaps to be found, so Xu Guang quickly rushed in.

In the small courtyard, there were about a dozen iron cages, each containing a different person: some children, some women, and some strong young men.

They all look dirty, but you can tell they were carefully selected by the Wang family.

Xu Guang's eyes gleamed, and he quietly slipped into a cage.

Hearing their conversation on his way here, a plan formed in his mind.

Infiltrate the banquet, use the mind-controlling drug obtained from the man in black to knock out all the demons at the banquet, and then come out to reap the rewards.

The plan is progressing quite smoothly so far.

He was thinking about it.

Suddenly hearing a commotion outside, Xu Guang was surprised. Could the rats he had thrown out cause such a disturbance?

Just then, I saw people rushing out of the backyard.

Following the backs of those people, Xu Guang finally saw the cause of the riot. He saw three figures dressed in Taoist robes moving through the crowd, holding silver swords, with clear light swirling in front of them. As they swung their swords, silver light scattered.

It's like the legendary sword energy!

Slaughtering the Wang family members was as easy as mowing grass.

"You aid and abet evil, you help demons harm people, you deserve to die!"

A cold, clear female voice rang out, tinged with anger.

Xu Guang's expression turned strange. Had he... encountered a legendary chivalrous江湖人 (jianghu person)?

These people are clearly masters of Taoist magic, and I wonder where they came from.

I was just thinking about it.

Bang!

A figure dressed in Taoist robes fell in front of the cage where he was.

The wall collapsed with a roar, and dust billowed up.

A huge figure emerged from the smoke and dust.

It turned out to be an ape demon wielding a club!

"Is there really someone who dares to ruin Madam's plans?"

Fifty years of demons?

Xu Guang was slightly surprised. His gaze did not linger on the ape demon, but instead fell on the two figures dressed in black behind him.

The clothes the two men were wearing were exactly the same as those of the men in black they had seen on the island in the middle of the lake.

Besides, he had seen one of them before, who was none other than the Li family retainer who had always been secretly observing him!

This is…

"Junior Sister!"

The remaining two Taoist priests were shocked to see the female Taoist priest being knocked away by the ape demon with a single blow.

The two were about to go to the rescue when two figures suddenly flashed behind the ape demon and blocked their way.