Chapter 125

Lu Xingzhou didn't cultivate divination, but Yuan Muyu was proficient in it and also taught A-Nuo, so he understood the concept.

The forester is the official in charge of hunting in mountains and marshes. Going into the mountains to hunt deer without the assistance of a forester makes it difficult to succeed. It's not necessarily an ominous hexagram, but it's definitely not auspicious.

And what can be obtained from the hexagram is not necessarily "auspicious or ominous" or "should or should not do," but also a hint of what is lacking and a guide on how to do it.

Hinting that there is no forester, either don't do it, or if you want to do it, you should go find a forester.

In fact, Lu Xingzhou has always been looking for a forester... The Sheng family is one, the Pei family is another. He has always been pulling the forces he can borrow; otherwise, how could he deal with the Huo family alone?

But whether this hexagram means that the direction of the search is wrong and he hasn't found a truly suitable one? It's hard to say. Sheng Qingfeng might not necessarily be able to exert any help in dealing with the Huo family, and the Pei family is already fighting against the Huo family, so it doesn't make much difference whether he pulls them or not. Looking at it this way, does he really have to find another way?

The most annoying thing about hexagrams is this. Even if the National Teacher herself were here, she might not be able to explain it clearly.

"Still grateful for this hexagram from the National Teacher, at least it makes me more certain in my heart. I will consider other help." Lu Xingzhou didn't say much, just smiled: "Speaking of which, why would the National Teacher divine such a hexagram for me for no reason? Does she know me?"

"Can she not know you? What is your relationship with her disciple?"

Lu Xingzhou's face turned green: "She wouldn't know, would she..."

Sheng Yuanyao: "?"

"Cough." Lu Xingzhou hurriedly changed the subject: "This hexagram can also refer to others toward me. Look at Ye Wufeng, isn't he a typical headless fly, asking for trouble."

And Pei Chuyun too.

Looking at it this way, this hexagram is really accurate.

Sheng Yuanyao was successfully distracted and smiled: "Anyway, as long as you have a count, I'm just afraid you'll take blind revenge, and if something happens..."

Speaking of this, her voice lowered, and she finally lowered her head and didn't speak.

Lu Xingzhou looked down at her expression and felt for the first time that the melon-eating girl had a bit of femininity.

The melon-eating girl with femininity is really quite good-looking... It has a different flavor compared to her previous obsession with official duties, and the contrast is even more beautiful.

Actually, without Pei Chuyun saying it, how could Lu Xingzhou not know that the melon-eating girl's performance was very likely that she was moved? But he didn't dare to respond.

Sheng Yuanyao and Pei Chuyun are different. The little demon girl of the Joyous Union Sect can be casual in this regard, but Sheng Yuanyao's status is destined not to be just for a moment of pleasure. With Shen Tang there, Sheng Yuanyao is destined to hide her thoughts in her stomach and dare not express them. He, Lu Xingzhou, also dare not flirt blindly, or something will happen.

Anyway, the ripples caused by this moment of heroism saving beauty haven't been tested by time, just like the ambiguity caused by the little white hair's moment of being hit by the charm technique, it's definitely hard to last long. Maybe next time they meet on the road, it will just be a sentence of "old friend is well," and after a period of time, the melon-eating girl's mood should calm down, right?

Thinking of this, it's quite tragic. After Pei Chuyun recognizes her ancestors and returns to the clan, the Pei family status can't be casual... It's gone, everything is gone.

"You..." Sheng Yuanyao stepped back half a step, carefully: "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Nothing." Lu Xingzhou smiled casually: "Can't I look at you because you're good-looking?"

Sheng Yuanyao bit her lower lip: "Don't flirt with me."

Don't you know that this sentence of yours is more flirtatious than anything? Lu Xingzhou stopped talking, and the words changed to: "Why would I flirt with you? Do I look like a gay man to you?"

"You!" Sheng Yuanyao glared, but soon turned into a fake smile: "That's right, eh, my mother introduced me to another son of a censor, would you like to accompany me on a blind date another day, help me check him out."

"No need to check, just don't pay attention to any of them." Lu Xingzhou said seriously: "Next time if someone introduces you to a girl, I can accompany you to see."

Sheng Yuanyao flew a kick.

Because her back was injured and she couldn't use force, this kick was soft, and Lu Xingzhou subconsciously caught it with his hand.

The air was quiet for a moment, and Lu Xingzhou watched Sheng Yuanyao's face get redder and redder, but there was no anger in her eyes, but some dodging: "Hey... let go yet... I, my back hurts."

Lu Xingzhou hurriedly let go and clumsily transferred: "That, let me see your back?"

Actually, there was really no need to continue to see an alchemist for that kind of injury on her back. The Sheng family had been in the Demon Suppression Division for so long, and they were very familiar with such simple external injuries. Not to mention that if she really needed to change the medicine, A-Nuo would see it, and she would have to take off her clothes in the end...

But Sheng Yuanyao's eyes moved, and she just said a low "Hmm": "Then take a look, I feel a bit uncomfortable."

This time, it was Lu Xingzhou who was riding a tiger and couldn't get off. It was originally just a casual transfer of the topic, and he really wanted to see it? Take off your clothes and see?

Thinking about it, he simply walked her to the garden pavilion while supporting her. Looking left and right, even though there was no one around, Lu Xingzhou still casually set up a concealment array. Sheng Yuanyao just stared at him, smiling mysteriously.

You really dare to come and take off my clothes?

But he saw Lu Xingzhou sitting behind her, extending his palm to press against her injury.

A stream of water-like spiritual energy washed over, clearing the blood stasis and growing flesh. It felt like soaking in a spiritual spring, so comfortable that people couldn't help but hum.

Just after making a sound, Sheng Yuanyao immediately covered her mouth, her eyes scanning everywhere, only then remembering that he had set up an array.

It's over. If this sound was heard by people outside, would it be similar to when she heard Shen Tang's voice outside the carriage?

"You..." Sheng Yuanyao managed to say: "So you know healing techniques, why didn't you use them on me that day?"

"Not a technique, just the power of water spirit. I rarely use this alone, and I'm not used to it myself... I used it once in the battle with Ye Wufeng last night, and only then did I start to get familiar with it."

Sheng Yuanyao didn't speak, feeling the comfort and slight numbness on her back, her mind drifting.

Clearly, there was a hidden ambiguity rippling in both of their hearts, but they both suppressed it and didn't dare to express it across the line. This feeling was a bit oppressive, without the ease and freedom of their previous interactions.

After a long while, Sheng Yuanyao finally asked calmly: "What is your relationship with Shen Tang, exactly?"

At this moment, she hoped more than anything that his relationship with Shen Tang was just like hers just now, that kind of sound was just a misunderstanding... But Lu Xingzhou's palm paused slightly, and he still answered: "Lovers."

Sheng Yuanyao had nothing to say.

She suddenly wanted to laugh in her heart. What answer did she want to get?

If Lu Xingzhou was someone who would play with women's feelings, he would have said "normal relationship between sect master and guest" just now, and then what? Would she have been played with?

Fortunately, he wasn't that kind of person after all.

Clearly, it was a frankness worth praising, so what was there to be uncomfortable about?

Sheng Yuanyao sighed long, her tense muscles gradually relaxed, and she suddenly smiled: "Hey, then do you know what our relationship is?"

Lu Xingzhou was stunned: "Friends."

Sheng Yuanyao hummed: "You are the criminal I'm investigating, full of lies. The first sentence I asked you, you only just told the truth today."

What was their first sentence?

"Name?"

"Lu Xingzhou."

That's right, the first sentence was a lie, and the truth was only told today.

Lu Xingzhou couldn't help but laugh when he thought of this: "Then does the Sheng Chief want to continue tracking the Huo family case?"

"What ghost idea do you want to say again?"

"Let's go, I'll take you to eat melons."

Sheng Yuanyao was immediately interested: "Where to?"

"Demon Suppression Division."

"... hat's me taking you to eat melons, can you get in without me?"

"Then I'll take you to a place you don't know?"

"Where?"

"Yama Hall branch."

Sheng Yuanyao stood up immediately: "Let's go. I want to see if there are ox-headed and horse-faced demons inside."

"No ox-headed and horse-faced demons, it's true that a little pig is about to go in."

"I'm a little pig, what are you?"

"A little dog, isn't it what the Chief Sheng personally conferred?"

The two bickered all the way out, and the hidden oppression suddenly vanished.

A-Nuo followed behind, opened her mouth, and closed it again.

Did you two forget that there is someone here?

And you said you were closer to A-Nuo than to Lu Xingzhou, liars.

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When the two were strolling in the garden after the meal, Lady Sheng hid to give the young couple a "blind date space," while Sheng Qingfeng didn't have this leisure time and went to the Demon Suppression Division.

Huo Lu and the Infant Ghost were only escorted to the capital from Menggui City this morning.

Mainly because Huo Lu was injured too miserably, his bones were almost shattered, his dantian was destroyed, and any big movement could cost him his life. Meng Guan personally escorted him, carefully protecting him in a carriage all the way, and it took so long to reach the capital.

Arrived in the capital in the morning, reported to the emperor, and the trial began in the afternoon.

Whether the collusion with demon cultivators was Huo Lu's personal behavior or the Huo family's behavior was a serious issue, and Gu Zhanting came to listen to the trial himself.

At noon, Huo Xingyuan went to Lu Xingzhou's inn again, but only that nasty little maid was chasing people away with a broom, and Lu Xingzhou and his disciple were nowhere to be found. The large amount of gold and silver brought that day to show goodwill was completely thrown into the water, so he had no choice but to go to the public court first.

Under Sheng Qingfeng's interrogation, the Infant Ghost's remnant soul couldn't hold on at all, and responded weakly: "It was indeed the Fourth Young Master Huo who asked me to kill Lu Xingzhou."

Sheng Qingfeng asked: "Huo Lu just arrived in Menggui City, how did he know you?"

The Infant Ghost answered weakly: "Originally, that County Magistrate Shi was a Huo family member. I was in the same group as him, and through him, I got in touch with the Huo family..."

Grand Tutor Huo Liancheng interrupted sharply: "I don't know you at all, stop biting people randomly!"

Saying that, he saluted Gu Zhanting: "Your Majesty, how can the words of a demon cultivator be trusted? Not to mention that soul-searching shows his master is the Joyous Union Saintess, it's clearly splashing dirty water on the Huo family."

Pei Qingyan twitched the corner of his mouth.

He hadn't felt anything when he heard that the Infant Ghost was behind the Joyous Union Saintess, but this time he felt a mix of emotions.

Old bastard, you want to bite my daughter, right?

He immediately stepped out: "Your Majesty, since Grand Tutor Huo thinks the words of a demon cultivator cannot be trusted, then just search his soul directly; it can't be fake."

Pei Qingyan had also wanted Lu Xingzhou to testify before, mainly because he had no bottom in his heart. If soul-searching really had nothing to do with the Huo family, then everything would collapse. But now he knew clearly that it was impossible for his daughter to have done it; otherwise, how could she and Lu Xingzhou be together? Didn't this confidence come from that?