Chapter 155: Been deceived?

"Working at the Demon Suppression Office?"

Luo Taiqing was first stunned, then reacted, realizing that the clan brother Daoist Xuanqing referred to must be Luo Quan, not the whole Luo family—only Luo Quan held a post in the Demon Suppression Office.

During this time, the only one who had come to Qingyang County and had contact with Wang Ping'an was Luo Quan.

Moreover

He hadn't forgotten that Luo Liang had originally approached him, saying he would help Luo Quan take Wang Ping'an as a disciple.

At that time

Luo Quan was right there on the spot

Luo Taiqing said with a strange expression, "Daoist Xuanqing, you're not joking, are you? You say this spirit rice was sent by Luo Quan—how could that be?"

Spirit rice

The Luo family had a spirit field where, besides rice, they also grew many spirit herbs

To maximize benefits, the Luo family specially arranged for those practicing wood-attribute techniques to tend the spirit rice and spirit herbs in the spirit field like farmers

These Luo family members, aside from cultivation, spent all their other time tending the rice—rather than just tending rice, they constantly used various techniques on the rice, essentially just forcing it to mature

The effect was excellent

Not only did it shorten the spirit rice's maturation period, it also increased the yield

However

The harvested spirit rice were precious items; most were distributed to the Luo family's main line, and he could only obtain a little by relying on his Luo family bloodline

And this was after he endured the pain of cutting his own flesh!

For ordinary Luo family branch members, obtaining spirit rice was nearly impossible

"You don't know?"

Daoist Xuanqing teasingly looked at Luo Taiqing; he knew Luo Taiqing's relationship with Luo Liang and Luo Quan, and he also knew that not long ago Luo Taiqing had come to the Luo family to lure Luo Quan away

Although it had already been decided to send Wang Ping'an to the Luo family to become Luo Quan's disciple

With the Luo family's help, Wang Ping'an could have better development in the Ziyang Palace

But regarding Luo Taiqing, who helped lure him away, he still harbored deep resentment

Daoist Xuanqing sneered, "This isn't the first time your clan brother has sent gifts to the Wang family—every few days he sends a batch of treasures, showing off in front of me; I thought you, Luo family elder, the local tyrant, would know about it!"

"How could that be? Just recently Luo Liang told me that Luo Quan had mistaken his eyes, misidentified Ping'an, and wasn't planning to take this child as a disciple!"

Luo Taiqing blurted out instinctively

"Not good!"

Wang Ping'an's face instantly flushed with panic; although he was in the main hall, some distance from his home, since cultivating his hearing and sight have become exceptionally sharp

He could easily overhear the conversation outside!

He never expected Luo Taiqing would say something like that

For a moment, Wang Ping'an felt flustered, hastily thinking about how to resolve the immediate predicament

"Are you sure everything that Luo Immortal Official told you is the truth?"

Daoist Xuanqing gave a cold chuckle; although he hadn't expected Luo Taiqing to say that, he didn't mind, and casually pointed at the spirit rice about to be collected by Wang Lin, sneering:

"These spirit rice weren't sent by me; if not from your clan brother, could they have grown legs and flown here? And given what you've done, do you really think anyone would tell you the truth to your face?"

"Daoist Xuanqing, do you mean Luo Liang is deceiving me?"

Luo Taiqing said with an unpleasant expression

He wasn't angry; he himself had been deceived by Luo Liang—he wasn't being deceived for the first time in his many years, and he had deceived others too. What he cared about…

It was his own idea to deal with Wang Ping'an, which Luo Liang found out about; perhaps the other party could guess that his help in persuading Wang Ping'an to become a disciple wasn't sincere

If blame is to be assigned, it's his fault—he hastily built a small cottage next to Wang Ping'an's home, and then there's the matter of arranging a childhood engagement…

Although he deliberately concealed it, if one wanted to know, a careful inquiry would still uncover a thing or two

Whether it's Luo Liang or Luo Quan, they're not fools—how could they not notice?

What was he thinking?

"Whether he's deceiving you or not, I don't need to say it—you know it in your heart!"

Daoist Xuanqing gave a cold chuckle, ignoring Luo Taiqing's extremely unpleasant look, and looking at Wang Lin and Zhang Guihua carefully gathering the spirit rice, he reminded them:

"Old Brother Wang, Elder Sister Zhang, this spirit rice has just been harvested and not yet dried; it needs to be dried, but while drying, you must pay extra attention—watch out for flying creatures in the sky and crawling ones on the ground, for spirit rice has an endless attraction to them!"

Wang Lin solemnly said, "Daoist, rest assured, I won't waste a single grain of this spirit rice!"

As he spoke, Wang Lin stood up and waved his arm, only to see the surrounding poultry startled but not fleeing, showing the spirit rice's allure

Trying to dry this bag of spirit rice is no simple task

Looks like we'll have to be extra careful when drying the rice later—not a single grain of spirit rice can be wasted

In this novel you have arrived

Luo Taiqing opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but the words reached his lips and he couldn't utter them

"Is this settled?"

Wang Ping'an's face was full of strange feelings

He had originally been worried that if Luo Taiqing said Luo Quan didn't intend to take him as a disciple, it would ruin his plans and lead his master to investigate the truth

He never would have imagined…

It would end in this situation!

Although it was somewhat unexpected, Wang Ping'an's face was full of joy; if not for his conscience still intact, he would truly love to find an opportunity to kill Luo Quan

From now on, whatever happens, he doesn't need to say it—his family and even his master will push the blame onto Luo Quan

Moreover, Luo Quan didn't come forward to explain

At that time

Only then is it truly, completely free of worries!

Unfortunately.

His conscience wouldn't allow him to do that!

Xuanqing Daozhang looked at Luo Taiqing's appearance, could roughly guess his thoughts, without sympathy, coldly said: "You still don't know, Lord Luo, why have you come to the Wang family at this time?"

"I just came over to take a look at my daughter—cough, cough—take a look at Ping'an!"

Luo Taiqing subconsciously opened his mouth, but before he could finish his words, he saw Xuanqing Daozhang's unfriendly gaze, hastily changed his form of address, and then continued speaking:

"By the way, how is the renovation of our little courtyard?"

Xuanqing Daozhang said expressionlessly: "Lord Luo, whether our Ping'an can become engaged to your daughter still depends on whether, after he grows up, he will take a liking to your daughter; the term 'son-in-law' is premature."

Before.

Upon learning Liu Dongzhu's thoughts, he only wished for Wang Ping'an to be healthy and safe, to live a plain and ordinary life; he had no objection to Wang Ping'an marrying Luo Taiqing's daughter as wife.

In this world, even ordinary people who merely wish to live a safe and peaceful life find it difficult; although Wang Ping'an is not exactly an ordinary person, having Luo Taiqing as his father-in-law to rely on at least makes life easy for him in Qingyang County's little plot of land.

No need to worry about being deliberately obstructed!

Just that.

Once Wang Ping'an becomes Luo Quan's disciple, let alone marrying Luo Taiqing's daughter, even just wanting to come into contact with Luo Taiqing's daughter is no simple matter.

If the Luo family saw Wang Ping'an's talent in cultivation, they would certainly think of strengthening ties through marriage, but such good fortune would absolutely not fall to Luo Taiqing, a cadet branch.

From Luo Liang deceiving Luo Taiqing, one can see a thing or two!

He naturally does not want to affect Wang Ping'an in such matters.

(End of chapter)