Chapter 134: The end of the lick-dog! Subduing demons!

"Next time we meet, I definitely won't let you go!"

The red-clad girl finally couldn't withstand the pressure and cried. Crying while running, making everyone feel like they were the bad guys.

Li Xiaoyao said unconvinced: "No, she was the one hitting people, why is she crying?"

At this time, the rescued man and woman also took the initiative to thank them, explaining the ins and outs to several people. They were servants and maids of Lin Family Fort, and the two had eloped, only to be caught by Miss Lin, which was why they were beaten.

The red-clad girl was Miss Lin Yue Ru of the Lin family.

"Even if you elope, you can't hit people! Can't you talk properly?"

Li Xiaoyao was quite angry.

Growing up in a small town, he didn't understand what servants and maids who sold themselves to their masters represented.

Strictly speaking, they weren't even considered human, they were the master's property. Not to mention Lin Yue Ru hitting them, even if she killed them directly, the government would at most fine some money.

"Thank you, young heroes, for your help. Silver Flower and I are leaving now. You have offended Miss Lin this time, so it's better not to enter Suzhou City."

After saying that, the couple who eloped disappeared instantly.

Xu Changqing was a bit worried: "Lin Family Fort is a famous force in the Jianghu. We have indeed caused some trouble this time."

Li Xiaoyao lowered his head and said guiltily: "Brother Xu, I've caused you trouble."

Xu Changqing shook his head with a laugh: "What is Brother Li saying? The matter was done by both of us, and the responsibility should be shared by me, and besides..."

"It is only natural for Shushan disciples to draw their swords when they see injustice."

Li Xiaoyao nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.

Zhao Ling Er asked worriedly: "Two Daoists, should we still enter Suzhou City next?"

Xu Changqing turned to look at Chu Yang: "Junior Brother, what do you think?"

Chu Yang walked straight toward Suzhou City and smiled freely: "Why? Is Fort Master Lin's tiger butt not to be touched?"

"Treating my Lin Family Fort as a joke? If you don't want to face it, just come and trouble us, are we afraid of him?"

The three felt their passion burst after hearing this, following closely behind Chu Yang.

Xu Changqing smiled: "Since that's the case, if Fort Master Lin really doesn't have the demeanor of a senior, it wouldn't be a disgrace to Shushan for my Junior Brother and me to join forces and have a fight with him."

Chu Yang waved his hand hurriedly: "If the sky falls, the tall one will hold it up. Senior Brother is the tallest, you hold it up first, I'll take Xiaoyao and the others to cheer for you!"

Xu Changqing: "..."

The four entered the city, and Li Xiaoyao and Zhao Ling Er were immediately attracted by the bustling world in the city.

Suzhou City was the most prosperous place in the Central Plains, and whether it was food or play, it was no worse than the capital, and even better.

The two entered Suzhou City, just like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden. Xu Changqing performed better, although he was calm on the surface, his eyes kept drifting around.

"It's getting late, let's find a place to rest."

Xu Changqing seemed to have made travel plans in advance, finding an inn that wasn't very famous locally, but was decorated with taste, mostly built with bamboo as material.

It had a bit of Shushan's style and flavor.

It could be seen that he had prepared for this cultivation in the world for a long time! After dinner, Li Xiaoyao and Zhao Ling Er proposed to go for a stroll on the street, and after getting Xu Changqing's consent, the two disappeared in a flash.

Watching their backs as they left, Xu Changqing couldn't help but say: "After all, they are just two children."

Chu Yang sighed: "It's a bit unfair to put the fate of a nation on a little girl like Ling Er."

Xu Changqing, who never talked about state affairs, nodded for the first time, revealing a kind expression.

*Senior Brother! Don't be like this! *

*You're becoming more and more like her grandfather, damn! * Chatting in the lobby for a while, Xu Changqing returned to his room to rest first, while Chu Yang waited quietly for the two to return.

If he remembered correctly, the *Eating Demon Gu* was found by Li Xiaoyao and Zhao Ling Er in Suzhou City.

Waited for a while.

Laughter suddenly came from outside.

Li Xiaoyao and Zhao Ling Er entered the inn while playing, and then saw Chu Yang sitting on the side, looking at them with a smile.

Li Xiaoyao said embarrassedly: "Brother Chu, it's so late and you haven't slept, are you waiting for us?"

Chu Yang nodded: "You two are away from home for the first time, you should always be cautious."

Li Xiaoyao and Zhao Ling Er were very moved.

Zhao Ling Er turned her eyes and took something out of her small cloth bag, handing it to Chu Yang: "Daoist Chu, we found an *Eating Demon Gu*, do you want to see it?"

Chu Yang took the *Eating Demon Gu*, asking knowingly: "What is *Eating Demon Gu*?"

Zhao Ling Er started to explain the origin of the *Eating Demon Gu* to Chu Yang. Because it involved her professional knowledge, the little girl talked very enthusiastically.

It was too late, Chu Yang had to interrupt her: "Can you lend me the *Eating Demon Gu* for one night? I want to take it back and study it."

Zhao Ling Er said without hesitation: "If Daoist Chu wants it, Ling Er will give it to you, it doesn't matter."

Chu Yang shook his head with a smile: "I'm just a bit curious, I'll return it to you tomorrow."

"Alright then." Zhao Ling Er agreed neatly, and Li Xiaoyao didn't say much. Their thoughts were basically the same; Chu Yang's life-saving grace, no matter what they used to repay it, it wouldn't be too much.

After returning to their rooms, Chu Yang entered the Soul Palace and shared the *Eating Demon Gu* with his companions.

Magic Chu Yang extracted the lineage factors of the *Eating Demon Gu* for preservation for the first time.

Xianxia Chu Yang asked curiously: "Can it be copied?"

Magic Chu Yang was not sure, picking up the Gu worm and examining it for a long time: "The replication technology for magical creatures is basically perfect, but the Demon Race and Gu worms haven't been tested yet, I don't know if there are any commonalities..."

Cross-species replication was basically two completely different fields, so Magic Chu Yang couldn't give a definite answer.

This replication technology was created by Fire Chu Yang in the process of creating the Ten-Tails.

Using the Yin-Yang Escape under the Sage of Six Paths mode, plus lineage factors, one could completely create a creature.

The success rate would change due to individual differences.

Xianxia Chu Yang was just holding a try-it-out mentality. It would be good if it succeeded, but even if it failed, he could look for the secret method of cultivating Gu worms in Nanzhao Kingdom in the future.

It was just an extra insurance.

It was better to leave the *Eating Demon Gu* in his hand to Li Xiaoyao. He couldn't swallow all the cultivation of the Red Ghost King and the Skeleton General alone, and Chu Yang could share a cup of it by then.

There was no need to eat up such renewable resources.

Early the next morning.

The four went downstairs for breakfast, seeing pedestrians rushing on the road, and the already lively Suzhou City street became even more lively.

Only heard someone shouting in the crowd.

"Martial arts recruitment!"

"Fort Master Lin Tian Nan of Lin Family Fort has set up a ring to recruit a son-in-law for Miss Lin!"

Hearing Miss Lin, Li Xiaoyao's mind couldn't help but conjure up the red-clad girl's figure.

"That evil woman is actually recruiting a son-in-law? Which man is so desperate?"

Li Xiaoyao couldn't help but complain, but was choked by a bun and couldn't breathe. Zhao Ling Er saw this and hurriedly handed him a bowl of porridge, which took a long time to go down.

"Brother Li, be careful with your words. Although Miss Lin was wrong yesterday, we also have things we did wrong."

Xu Changqing was a gentleman's character and didn't like to hear others chewing on gossip behind their backs.

"Okay, Brother Xu, I'm just a bit angry."

Li Xiaoyao's ability to observe words and colors was very strong, so he didn't say a bad word about Lin Yue Ru anymore.

"Daoist Xu, are we going on the road after breakfast?"

Zhao Ling Er was afraid that Xu Changqing would continue to scold Li Xiaoyao, so she hurriedly spoke to smooth things over.

Xu Changqing pondered for a while and said: "I just heard from the innkeeper that there are snake demons nearby, which have already hurt many people's lives and kidnapped many young girls. I need to go and check it out."

"Why don't you wait for me at the inn, and we'll go on the road after handling this matter."

Chu Yang's expression moved, asking: "Is it at Hidden Dragon Cave?"

Xu Changqing looked at him quite unexpectedly: "Junior Brother has also heard from the innkeeper?"

Chu Yang nodded: "Why don't I go with Senior Brother, so we can look out for each other."

Hearing that Chu Yang and Xu Changqing were going to subdue demons, Li Xiaoyao couldn't sit still, stood up excitedly and said: "Take me with you! I haven't seen a monster yet!"

Xu Changqing frowned: "Nonsense! You go with us to subdue demons, then what about Miss Ling Er?"

Thinking that he really couldn't let Ling Er stay alone, Li Xiaoyao sat back dejectedly, feeling that even eating wasn't fragrant.

Seeing Li Xiaoyao in a dilemma, Zhao Ling Er's little love-brain started to work again, smiling and saying: "Xiaoyao brother can go if he wants, Ling Er will take care of herself, Suzhou City is not a dragon's den, don't worry."

Upon hearing this, Li Xiaoyao became energetic

Xu Changqing had just been about to refuse when he suddenly heard a voice coming from the dining table nearby.

"If you young heroes are willing to trust me, why not let me look after this young lady!"

As he spoke, a refined-looking scholar walked over, cupped his hands in a salute, and said, "That you all are willing to go to the Hidden Dragon Cave to subdue demons and eliminate evil is a blessing for the people of Suzhou City, and it makes me, Liu Jinyuan, truly admire you."

"It is a pity that I am but a mere scholar and cannot accompany you all; I can only help everyone in this way."

Seeing this pretty boy brazenly offering to take care of Ling'er for him, Li Xiaoyao's first reaction was to feel that the other party had ulterior motives.

"Who are you? Why should we trust you?"

Li Xiaoyao wore a look of displeasure.

"It is only natural that you, brother, are unwilling to trust me." Liu Jinyuan was not annoyed; instead, he smiled and said, "I am the newly appointed top scholar of the imperial court, Liu Jinyuan. The master of Lin Family Manor, Lin Tiannan, is my uncle-in-law. Everyone in Suzhou City knows me. If you don't believe me, you can ask anyone."

Upon hearing that he was the top scholar, Li Xiaoyao's momentum suddenly weakened. He muttered to himself, "So what if you can read? You're just a bookworm."

Chu Yang stood up and smiled, "There is no need to ask. I saw the scene of Young Master Liu returning home in glory yesterday, so naturally, I can trust Young Master Liu."

"It is just that we happened to have a conflict with the young lady of the Lin family yesterday, so it would be inconvenient to trouble Young Master Liu."

Liu Jinyuan looked surprised. Seeing that these people were righteous and did not look like bad people, he asked curiously, "You had a conflict with my cousin? Could you tell me what happened?"

Li Xiaoyao, being straightforward, recounted what happened yesterday.

After listening, Liu Jinyuan shook his head and sighed, "My cousin's temper is truly too impulsive. No matter what, she shouldn't have tied someone to a tree and whipped them!"

Li Xiaoyao felt as if he had met a kindred spirit and nodded quickly, "Exactly! Exactly! You bookworm, you're not bad; you can tell right from wrong."

Liu Jinyuan smiled awkwardly, not knowing whether he should thank Li Xiaoyao for praising him as a good person or be angry that he called him a bookworm.

Zhao Ling Er tugged at Li Xiaoyao's sleeve, telling him to sit down and stop talking.

Liu Jinyuan cupped his hands and said, "If you are worried because of this matter, there is no need. My uncle-in-law, as the Martial Arts Alliance Leader, has a very broad mind, and I am also willing to mediate the misunderstanding."

Xu Changqing looked at Chu Yang. In truth, he also intended to resolve the misunderstanding; after all, Lin Tiannan had a special status and also had dealings with Shushan, so offending him lightly would be unwise.

Chu Yang nodded slightly, "Then let us go pay a visit to Manor Master Lin."

Liu Jinyuan smiled, "At noon today, my cousin is holding a martial arts competition to choose a husband in front of the Lin Manor. You might as well come with me." Everyone returned to their rooms to pack their luggage. During this time, Xu Changqing even went to ask the innkeeper about Liu Jinyuan's identity. Only after learning that the other party was truly the top scholar did he breathe a sigh of relief.

"It's really strange. Yesterday, Junior Brother was with us, and we didn't see Young Master Liu. How did he see it?"

"Could it be another magical treasure given by the Sect Leader?"

"Just how many magical treasures does Junior Brother have on him?"

Xu Changqing had always treated Chu Yang like his own brother, and at this moment, he couldn't help but feel a bit jealous. He also wanted to receive such deep affection.

While the others were packing, Chu Yang had been chatting with Liu Jinyuan in the lobby.

As a top scholar, Liu Jinyuan's knowledge base was quite rich. He hadn't expected that Chu Yang was no worse; no matter what he said, the other party could always chat about it for a bit.

Although brief, it was thought-provoking, as if summarized from countless experiences.

Gradually, the content of their conversation became unrestrained, ranging from astronomy and geography to governance, and then to poetry and prose.

The interaction between the two also shifted from initial chatting to seeking advice. The admiration on Liu Jinyuan's face grew increasingly intense.

After Li Xiaoyao and the others came down, the group left the inn and headed toward Lin Family Manor.

On the way, Liu Jinyuan continued to ask Chu Yang for advice, and his attitude became increasingly respectful, just like a student meeting a teacher.

Li Xiaoyao was curious about what they were talking about, so he snuck over with a sneaky look. After a long while, he retreated, his face full of confusion.

Zhao Ling Er asked curiously, "What are Daoist Chu and Young Master Liu talking about?"

Li Xiaoyao shook his head, "I recognize all the words they are saying, but when they are put together, I don't know what they mean..."

Zhao Ling Er was amused and laughed out loud.

Xu Changqing explained with a smile, "Because Junior Brother has limited talent for cultivation, he read many miscellaneous books in the Scripture Library since he was young. No one on Shushan can talk to him. Meeting Young Master Liu today can be considered a meeting of kindred spirits."

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Jinyuan in front suddenly knelt on the ground and said loudly, "Sir is here, please accept a bow from your student. I hope you will definitely take me in."

Xu Changqing's smile came to an abrupt end.

Zhao Ling Er and Li Xiaoyao were dumbfounded.

"This is called... a meeting of kindred spirits?"

Not until the moment Liu Jinyuan knelt down did Chu Yang realize he had said a bit too much.

He had truly just been chatting casually at first; he had never thought about what kind of impact the knowledge points he spoke of would have on Liu Jinyuan, an ancient person.

The blame lay with Liu Jinyuan for knowing too much and having too strong an ability to accept things.

Communicating with him felt like not communicating with an ancient person at all.

This was what caused Chu Yang to have a misconception.

"Young Master Liu, please rise. I was just talking nonsense; don't take it to heart!"

Chu Yang reached out and pulled Liu Jinyuan up from the ground.

"Everything you said, Sir, was golden advice, beneficial to both the country and the people. How could it be nonsense?!"

"I beg you, Sir, to teach me!"

Liu Jinyuan's eyes were as firm as if he were about to join the Party.

"Young Master Liu, please don't joke. Junior Brother is a man of the mountain, and the sect has rules against interfering in the worldly affairs of the dynasty."

Xu Changqing walked up and said with a smile.

Liu Jinyuan carefully observed the attire of Chu Yang and Xu Changqing and suddenly realized they were monks. He immediately beat his chest and stamped his feet, his regret overflowing in his expression.

Liu Jinyuan held it in for a long time before asking, "Can you not return to secular life?"

Xu Changqing's mouth twitched, and he looked at him with an unfriendly expression, as if he were about to beat someone up.

Li Xiaoyao rolled his eyes, "Are you sick? My Brother Chu is going to cultivate and become an immortal in the future. Who would go be an official with you? Isn't that a fool?"

Liu Jinyuan closed his eyes in pain; there was nothing more painful in life than this.

What a great talent. If he could be an official and benefit the people, it would simply be a blessing for all the common people in the world.

Zhao Ling Er didn't understand why, but from Liu Jinyuan's reaction, she could feel that Chu Yang possessed talent no less than that of a top scholar.

With the apprenticeship storm over, Liu Jinyuan had no choice but to restrain the regret in his heart and continue leading everyone forward.

A moment later, they saw the stage for the martial arts competition to choose a husband.

The unruly girl in red from yesterday had now transformed into a female hero wearing a set of tight-fitting clothes.

Her whole body radiated a heroic spirit.

Even the girls passing by couldn't help but become infatuated.

She was so good-looking that she captivated both men and women.

The martial arts competition had already been going on for a while, and several challengers who had gone up on stage had already been knocked flying.

All of them were sent away in a single exchange.

It was conceivable that Lin Yueru's kung fu was not bad, at least at an upper-middle level in the Suzhou area.

Liu Jinyuan said happily, "My cousin's kung fu is all family-taught. Ordinary people can't even get close to her. I'm afraid my uncle will return empty-handed again this time."

Li Xiaoyao said, "It's just average. I only used one move to win against her yesterday."

Zhao Ling Er hurriedly went to cover Li Xiaoyao's mouth.

Unfortunately, it was too late.

Lin Yueru on the competition stage had already shifted her gaze to Li Xiaoyao, her expression changing suddenly, "You little thief, you actually dare to come!"

"Yesterday you bullied me because I didn't have a handy weapon and won by luck. If you have the ability, let's have another round today!"

Li Xiaoyao was young and vigorous; he couldn't stand being provoked by others, so he drew his sword and was about to jump onto the stage.

As a result, he was pressed to the ground by Chu Yang.

"That's a martial arts competition to choose a husband. If you go up and win, you have to get married. Does a kid like you want to enjoy the blessing of having multiple wives?"

Chu Yang gave him a slap on the back of his head, sending Li Xiaoyao scurrying away while holding his head, tears welling up in his eyes from the pain.

Li Xiaoyao said aggrievedly, "She called me a little thief!"

His parents, the couple Li Sansi, were famous chivalrous thieves, so he was very sensitive to the word "thief."

Zhao Ling Er stroked Li Xiaoyao's head with pity, comforting him softly.

Lin Yueru didn't care about that and continued to mock, "Little thief, don't dare to come up? Seeing that this young lady has a weapon in her hand today, you've lost your nerve, have you?"

Li Xiaoyao glared at her fiercely, turned his head away, and pretended not to hear, while Zhao Ling Er kept comforting him on the side.

Xu Changqing cupped his hands toward Lin Yueru on the stage, "Miss Lin, I offended you a lot in the suburbs yesterday, please forgive me. We came today to clear up the misunderstanding with Miss Lin."

Lin Yueru said coldly, "Who wants to clear up misunderstandings with you bunch of thieves? If you don't dare to come on stage, then get lost quickly!"

Xu Changqing looked at Liu Jinyuan helplessly.

"Everyone, please stay calm. I'll go up and explain to my cousin." Liu Jinyuan climbed onto the stage gingerly. This scene not only made the audience laugh but also made Lin Yueru frown.

Lin Tiannan, who was watching the battle not far away, had an even darker face. A perfectly good martial arts competition had turned into a joke.

Where did this put his face as the Martial Arts Alliance Leader? Moreover, as a martial artist, Lin Tiannan had always looked down on Liu Jinyuan. He knew that Liu Jinyuan liked Lin Yueru, but he had no intention of fulfilling their wishes at all.

"Cousin, what are you doing? Get down quickly, this is a martial arts competition to choose a husband!"

The surrounding gazes of onlookers made Lin Yueru anxious. She urged Liu Jinyuan to get off the stage without listening to him.

"Cousin, I came to explain to you. Mr. Chu and the others are not bad people; you might have a misunderstanding..."

Liu Jinyuan finally climbed up, panting from exhaustion.

"I don't know any Mr. Chu. I only know they are thieves who bully others who are unarmed."

Lin Yueru glared at Liu Jinyuan angrily.

Liu Jinyuan was stunned for a moment, "The one bullying others who are unarmed should be you, cousin..."

Lin Yueru was furious and thrust her sword toward Liu Jinyuan.

She didn't actually intend to hurt the other party; she just wanted to drive this bookworm off the stage.

But who would have thought that Liu Jinyuan would neither dodge nor evade, closing his eyes and waiting for Lin Yueru's sword to pierce him.

"Bookworm, hurry and dodge!"

Lin Yueru had thrust this sword very urgently. By the time she came to her senses, it was too late to retract the sword.

Lin Tiannan stood up abruptly, preparing to take action to save Liu Jinyuan.

Dissatisfied as he was, the other party was, after all, his nephew and also the newly appointed top scholar.

If something happened, Lin Family Manor would have to bear a monstrous reputation.

In the blink of an eye, a figure appeared on the stage faster than Lin Tiannan, blocking in front of Liu Jinyuan. With a flick of his finger, he knocked the long sword in Lin Yueru's hand flying.

Liu Jinyuan opened his eyes and said pleasantly, "Sir?!"

Chu Yang shook his head helplessly, "A simp will not end well. For the sake of you being a decent person, I will save you once."

Liu Jinyuan immediately bowed and said, "Student thanks you, Sir, for saving my life."

On the other side, Lin Yueru was trembling with anger. Her weapon had been knocked away again, exactly the same situation as yesterday.

Lin Yueru said angrily, "Is your group only capable of sneak attacks?"

Chu Yang couldn't be bothered to pay attention to her and grabbed Liu Jinyuan by the collar, preparing to take him off the stage.

"Thief, don't run!"

Lin Yueru formed a sword with her fingers and performed the Lin Family Sword Art behind Chu Yang. She had lost her reason at this moment and couldn't care about any martial arts rules.

Lin Tiannan shouted, "Yueru, stop!"

True essence transformed into sword Qi, rushing out from Lin Yueru's fingertips, pointing directly at Chu Yang's vital heart.

This move, 【Qi Sword Finger】, was the signature ultimate technique of the Lin Family Sword Art.

In the past, the ancestors of the Lin family were known as the dual masters of sword and finger. Besides their superb sword techniques, their hand techniques were even more first-class, eventually reaching the realm of the unity of Qi and sword.

【Qi Sword Finger】 could be seen as a luxury, enhanced version of the 【Six Meridian Divine Sword】, simpler and even more violent.

Chu Yang didn't look back and also formed a sword with his fingers, performing the 【Qi-Breaking Style】 from the Nine Swords of Dugu. He pointed backward and easily broke the Lin family's ancestral ultimate technique.

Lin Yueru was stunned like a wooden chicken.

Lin Tiannan's tiger body shook.

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