Whose heretical cultivator relies on a rich woman to attain enlightenment?

The man who was furious finally stopped when he saw Lu Cheng walk in through the gate.

Everyone looked at him with complicated expressions, especially Hou Feng and Zhu Wen, who were standing at the front and being scolded, who looked aggrieved.

Originally, their protection was based on the premise of not interfering with Lu Cheng's private life. Seeing that Lu Cheng had returned home, they naturally did not linger. Who knew that they could be lured away by evil cultivators in the middle of the night?

Moreover, yesterday's heavy rain was caused by top-tier cultivators, and they didn't even know who they were. By the time that sword dispersed the rain clouds, the situation had already turned out this way.

What do you think the two of us can do?

"Oh, it's Lu Cheng. How's your recovery going?"

"Yesterday was really tough. I never expected that these demons would collude with ghost cultivators to pull your soul out of your body and also lead your physical body outside the city."

"I didn't expect that you could kill two evil cultivators at the initial stage, one of whom was even at the second stage. I heard that you have only been cultivating for less than a month? Truly, heroes emerge from among the young. Lord Si has excellent judgment."

Their attitudes were completely opposite.

After this incident, almost everyone in the Demon Suppression Division knew that Lu Cheng had become Ji Xiaoxiao's disciple. Everyone's attitude changed 180 degrees. Even the usually stern-faced captain had to greet Lu Cheng with a smile.

"You are... you've met Commander Chen before."

Lu Cheng's memory was not bad. This was Chen An, the commander of the First Banner among the Twelve Banners. He could recognize about eight of the twelve commanders of the Demon Suppression Division. The others were stationed in the counties and towns near Jingnan all year round and he could not see them.

He recognized the flag officer in front of him; he had seen him before when he went to Zhennanguan with Huang Zhao. In his time, the position of flag officer was similar to that of battalion commander, but with more power and freedom.

The flag-bearer is more like a company commander, while Huang Zhao's position as a demon-suppressing envoy in the Demon-Suppressing Division is roughly equivalent to a captain. As for Ji Xiaoxiao...

She is the stabilizing force of the sea.

"No need to be polite. I've heard everything from the Commander. This is a problem on our side, and I, Chen, will not shirk my responsibility and will give you an explanation."

"Explain?"

It dawned on me.

At first, he didn't know what Commander Chen was cursing about. But when he saw the two brothers, one fat and one thin, standing there looking aggrieved, he realized what was going on. They were probably being held accountable.

"Commander Chen, it's a misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding."

Surprisingly, Lu Cheng took the initiative to offer advice, a scene that left many present feeling somewhat incredulous. Anyone who had nearly lost their life would likely have been furious.

This young master who got in through connections has a good temper.

"Yesterday I was a bit careless and fell into someone's trap, which is why my soul was taken away and I was lured out of the city in the middle of the night. I can't blame them. Besides, there was something fishy about yesterday's heavy rain. Master... the Master said that it was an expert of similar level to her."

"During my time in Sweetwater Street, these two brothers followed me closely and protected me. I can't blame them at all. I hope Commander Chen won't hold it against them. I will explain to Lord Huang."

"Speaking of which, how is that madam now? Is she still at Zuichunlou? She's the one who did something to me yesterday."

He cupped his hands in a gesture of respect, which was considered a gesture of deference to help the situation out of the predicament.

Not only did he give Commander Chen face, but he also gave face to the group of members of the Demon Suppression Division who were being scolded. Sure enough, his words made Chen An's expression much better, especially the sentence "I will explain to Lord Huang" which hit him right in the heart.

With Lu Cheng's words, at least they can be assured that their cultivation resources will not be reduced this year, and they don't care about being scolded.

"Okay, okay."

"Brother Lu is truly magnanimous."

"That woman is still at the Drunken Spring Pavilion, so she probably doesn't know anything. As Lord Huang said, we haven't touched her for now. What we do next is up to you. Lord Ji said you extracted a lot of useful information from those two demons this time?"

The two immediately drew closer, with Ji Xiaoxiao addressing him as "Brother Lu" repeatedly. However, her earlier words clearly revealed Ji Xiaoxiao's intentions.

Lu Cheng told his senior sister all his thoughts and discoveries, but she didn't tell her subordinates everything. Instead, she told them part of it and asked the members of the Demon Suppression Division to ask Lu Cheng about the rest. This way, it would naturally increase the junior brother's importance within the division.

The members standing behind, who belonged to the First Banner, all looked much more relaxed. Although this young master had entered through connections, he was indeed quite capable and knew how to get along with people. For a moment, everyone found Lu Cheng much more agreeable.

In this era of scarcity, cultivation resources are the lifeblood of cultivators.

"Yes, I was slightly injured last night and didn't have time to report to the Demon Suppression Division, so I rushed over immediately. Is Lord Huang still in the division?"

"Of course it is."

He nodded affirmatively.

After all, I had just been scolded for three and a half hours, and the memory was still fresh.

He walked toward the council hall where Huang Zhao was to report the situation. As he passed Zhu Wen and Hou Feng, he patted them on the shoulder and said, "Thank you both for protecting me these past few days." This made the two men swallow all the grievances that were stuck in their throats.

Although he's a bit unserious at times, he has very high emotional intelligence.

Only Huang Zhao and Lu Cheng were in the meeting room.

There wasn't much small talk after they met. He could roughly guess the relationship between Lu Cheng and Ji Xiaoxiao, so he wasn't too surprised, but...

Lu Cheng only talked about the ghost cultivators and the speculation that someone was trying to deliberately incite Jingnan to go to war with the demon race. He used the same old rhetoric, but he didn't mention the high-ranking mole at all.

Because Huang Zhao, who was standing in front of him, was also one of the suspects, even if the possibility was very small.

As for who the mole is, who can be trusted, and who cannot be trusted, that's entirely up to Lu Cheng to decide. It's also a test his senior sister has given him.

When Lu Cheng came out of the Demon Suppression Division, it was already noon. The division was still quite busy, with meetings being held everywhere and members being gathered to go outside the city to search for the whereabouts of that expert. Lu Cheng shook his head at this scene.

"Could this be considered a form of formalism in the new era?"

When superiors put pressure on them, subordinates start running around aimlessly, pretending to be very busy and trying their best, but in reality, it doesn't help solve the case at all.

He rubbed his stomach; he had only eaten half a steamed bun in the past day and two nights, and his stomach was rumbling. He went out and walked two miles, then randomly found a noodle shop that looked relatively clean and plopped down inside.

"Waiter, a bowl of noodles with half a pound of beef, please."

"Okay."

He immediately called out to the kitchen, "One bowl of noodles and half a pound of sliced ​​beef!" The city of Jingnan was filled with the aroma of cooking, which was why he was willing to live here.

Soon, a bowl of fragrant noodles was brought over by the waiter, along with sliced ​​beef. Just as Lu Cheng picked up his chopsticks, eager to dig in, he was about to start eating.

A slender little hand grabbed her wrist without warning.

"Young master, this bowl of noodles looks delicious. Would you please allow me to try some?"