Chapter 21: Staying Overnight

Miss Shang's eyes twitched. She closed the book to greet the two, her voice cold: "Thank you for bringing Xiao Lu back. My name is Shang Yuan."

Seeing Shang Yuan, the parrot seemed to have found a savior, flapping its wings to escape from Lu Yang. Lu Yang let go and let the parrot fly in the room.

"Be careful next time. Fortunately, this parrot has been circling Taiping Township, otherwise if it flew elsewhere, it would really be impossible to find." Lu Yang reminded with a smile.

Looking at the two in refined attire, Shang Yuan could tell at a glance that they were young heroes who had been wandering the rivers and lakes for a long time and were chivalrous.

Lu Yang and Tao Yaoye's attire was recommended by the Seeking Dao Sect's mission hall. Dressed like this, they could impersonate those young heroes who had been wandering the rivers and lakes for a long time and were chivalrous.

Shang Yuan's attitude was somewhat distant, not knowing if it was due to her personality or something else: "Xiao Lu is back, you two should go back."

Tao Yaoye's eyebrows frowned slightly, not liking this young lady's attitude.

Lu Yang acted as if he hadn't heard the words of driving them away, and said with a smile: "Let's chat. The Shang family is quite welcoming to us, maybe they will keep us overnight."

Shang Yuan sneered repeatedly: "The Shang family welcomes you doesn't mean I welcome you. You should leave quickly, it's best to leave Taiping Township."

"Taiping Township has no demons or ghosts, why leave? You haven't left the Shang family for a long time either, don't you want to hear us talk about the outside world?" Lu Yang said.

Shang Yuan was stunned for a moment, not expecting Lu Yang to say this, and her tone softened: "Where do you two come from? I haven't left home for nearly a month. Can you tell me about the rivers and lakes?"

"We come from the Seeking Dao Sect, one of the five great immortal sects, and we are both in the Foundation Establishment stage. We came to Taiping Township this time because we heard that there was a demon bird disturbing people..."

Lu Yang began to speak unhurriedly. His voice was gentle, and he was a good storyteller.

Hearing that the two were in the Foundation Establishment stage, a flash of joy crossed Shang Yuan's eyes.

The three chatted for a while, and Shang Yuan was attracted by the life of cultivators burrowing into the earth described by Lu Yang, and she also wanted to go out and explore, to see this vast world.

"I want to cultivate immortality, but my father disagrees. He says that immortal cultivation is too dangerous. If he hadn't been lucky in exploring an ancient tomb, he would have died in the ancient tomb long ago."

"I have asked him about the process several times, but he is unwilling to tell me." Shang Yuan said indignantly. She liked to hear strange stories, and her own father clearly had personal experience, but was unwilling to tell her.

Lu Yang sighed in his heart, it seems that the head of the Shang family is also a person with a story.

"What is the cultivation of the head of the Shang family?"

Shang Yuan seemed to think of her father's smug face and rolled her eyes: "Listening to his own boasting, he used to be at the ninth level of Qi Refining, and later encountered a great disaster, survived by luck, and his cultivation plummeted. He is either at the fourth or fifth level of Qi Refining."

Tao Yaoye said: "That's okay. There are not many cultivators in Taiping Township. The strongest Township Head is only at the seventh level of Qi Refining. The fourth or fifth level of Qi Refining can live very well, not to mention that the head of the Shang family still has some foundation."

Shang Yuan sighed: "But I don't want to be limited to Quhe County. I want to walk the rivers and lakes and see this magnificent and strange world. You and I are of similar age, you are already a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and I have not yet refined Qi."

Tao Yaoye was about to persuade something, when she heard Steward Zhang knocking on the door: "Young lady, it's time for dinner. And the two young heroes, the master specifically instructed that it is late, so let the two have a meal and stay overnight before leaving."

"The master, mistress, and Township Head Huang are already waiting for everyone."

"Okay, let's go." Lu Yang responded.

Tao Yaoye wanted to refuse, but was blocked by Lu Yang: "Look, I said earlier that the Shang family is enthusiastic and will keep us overnight. They are kind, why not accept it?"

At the dining table, the head of the Shang family sat in the main seat, chatting with Township Head Huang, and the others were also enjoying themselves. Although it was not as good as the food in the Seeking Dao Sect, it was still delicious.

Steward Zhang and the maid stood respectfully on the side, serving left and right.

After a meal, Township Head Huang went home, and Lu Yang and Tao Yaoye stayed overnight, living in the east wing, with only a wall between them.

Tao Yaoye didn't really want to sleep here. She was a very picky person about beds. Except for the bed in her cave in the Seeking Dao Sect, which she would fall asleep on as soon as she lay down, she would have to lie down for a long time before she could fall asleep elsewhere.

Tao Yaoye knew this was not a good habit. It was common for cultivators to sleep in the open, and she tried to change it, but she hadn't succeeded yet.

"Senior Brother Lu can sleep anywhere."

Tao Yaoye muttered to herself, not knowing why, smiled softly, and then yawned.

"I'm sleeping early today, it seems I can have a good sleep..."

Tao Yaoye suddenly reacted: "No! Someone poisoned!"

She turned around and was about to pick up the Thousand Illusion Umbrella to open a barrier, but found that the operation of spiritual power in her body was astringent and difficult to mobilize.

She was shocked. Someone poisoned silently. Who was it?

This was poison aimed at cultivators. The other party knew she was a cultivator and dared to act, so they must also be a cultivator.

There were only a few people in the Shang family. Except for the head of the Shang family, she didn't notice who else was a cultivator.

Was it the head of the Shang family?

Or was there a cultivator with higher cultivation than her that she couldn't detect?

What about Senior Brother Lu?

A series of questions instantly turned over in Tao Yaoye's mind. She couldn't think carefully, and there was a brisk sound of footsteps outside the house.

The door was pushed open, and Steward Zhang walked with a square step, with an excited and cruel smile on his face.

"It's you!" Tao Yaoye widened her eyes, not expecting it to be Steward Zhang, and her heart sank.

Not being able to see that Steward Zhang was a cultivator meant that Steward Zhang's cultivation was higher than hers.

Steward Zhang held a skinning knife in his hand. Even from a distance of five steps, Tao Yaoye could feel the thick resentment from it. She didn't know how many people had died on this knife, and the resentment was soaring.

The moonlight shone on the blade, bright and snowy.

Steward Zhang licked his lips, looking at Tao Yaoye who was struggling without success, as if looking at a ferocious but trapped prey.

"What good skin, I have never seen such snow-white, such good-looking skin in my life."

"I know you are from the Seeking Dao Sect. It will be very troublesome to kill you. The Seeking Dao Sect's power covers the sky and the sun. How can I, a small person, dare to provoke the Seeking Dao Sect?"

Steward Zhang said, saliva flowing from the corners of his mouth, wiping it while saying: "But your skin is really too beautiful, making me unable to help but take risks. You also voluntarily stayed at the Shang family for dinner. If I don't grasp such a good opportunity to poison, it would be too ignorant."

There was poison in the dinner!

Seeing Tao Yaoye still struggling, Steward Zhang kindly advised: "Don't struggle. Even if you are not poisoned, you are not my opponent. You have just stepped into the Foundation Establishment stage, and I am in the late stage of Foundation Establishment."

Although he said so, Steward Zhang did not relax his vigilance. The Foundation Establishment stage of the Seeking Dao Sect must not be treated as an ordinary Foundation Establishment stage!

Steward Zhang said this just because he didn't want Tao Yaoye to resist.

The more she resisted, the tighter the skin and flesh were connected, and the harder it was to peel, which was a matter of experience.

"Relax, it's just a matter of pain, and you won't be afraid soon."

Steward Zhang licked the skinning knife and approached Tao Yaoye.

Suddenly, Tao Yaoye stood up abruptly, her whole body's spiritual power was unobstructed, she held the Thousand Illusion Umbrella, and smashed it hard on Steward Zhang's face.

Steward Zhang was in control of the situation and was caught off guard.

"How can you not be poisoned?!" ===== CHAPTER 22 =====