Chapter 41: If you can’t beat them, report them
Chapter 41: Report If You Can’t Beat Them
In the midst of the trio’s nervous expressions, Lu Xuan took out a handful of Spirit Stones from his sleeves and enthusiastically stuffed them towards the Qi Practicing Middle Stage cultivator.
“Three fellow Daoists, checking all the way over here is really too much, here is a little bit of spirit stones, no honor, please have a cup of spirit tea for the three Daoists.”
The most sincere and enthusiastic smile surfaced on Lu Xuan’s face.
The leader of the Qi Practicing Middle Stage cultivator couldn’t excuse himself, so he obediently accepted it, gently weighing the spirit stone in his hand, the experienced veteran instantly knew the approximate amount, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.
Lu Xuan saw him accept the spirit stones and relaxed slightly.
He didn’t want these three people to enter his family’s spiritual fields and see rare and precious spiritual plants such as Sword Grass and Dark Pith Cheese, in order to prevent them from being coveted by others and leading to trouble.
If he refused by force, he was confident that with the same cultivation of the fifth level of Qi Practicing, plus the first-grade special magic weapon Split Silver Blade, the second-grade talisman Sword Qi Ten Thousand Talismans and Thunder Fire Bead, he could exterminate the three of them in an instant.
But he couldn’t afford the repercussions afterward, after all, there were so many people and ears around that it was impossible to dispose of the three unknowingly.
This way does not work, then can only bribe, twenty spirit stones, eliminate a possible storm, but also acceptable.
With a fake smile on his face, he put the three people, especially the leader of the Qi Practicing Middle Stage Cultivator in his heart, and secretly resolved to double back when he had the chance.
The middle level Qi Practicing cultivator put all twenty spirit stones into his storage bag without any trace, and the two Qi Practicing third level cultivators beside him looked as normal as if they didn’t see it.
“I see that you, fellow Daoist, are a talented and honest person, surely you won’t be colluding with evil spirits, let’s do it this way, let two of my men go through the motions and enter your courtyard to take a casual look.”
The Qi Practicing Middle Stage Cultivator said to Lu Xuan with a smile.
Lu Xuan froze, hearing the strings in his words, and a nameless anger rose in his heart.
“Already took twenty Spirit Stones to you, it’s just that you swallowed it all by yourself, but you still want me to feed two of your men in addition, aren’t you afraid of bracing your stomach?”
If he had just intended to retrieve the scene, after the middle Qi Practicing cultivator’s words came out, Lu Xuan had the strong idea of killing the three of them.
He took the two Qi Practicing Third Level Cultivators and entered the courtyard, stuffing them with five Spirit Stones each, the two casually glanced at them and left satisfied.
“My spirit stones are not that easy to earn.”
Lu Xuan followed the two out of the courtyard, glancing behind him at their silhouettes, sneering in his heart.
Just as the three of them wanted to go to another courtyard, suddenly, Wang Shan walked out of the house.
Seeing the Qi Practicing Middle Stage cultivator, his eyes lit up.
“Senior brother Tan, why did you come over here, and you didn’t come inside to see senior brother me when you came?”
The red-faced Wang Shan walked over with a smile.
“Isn’t this a request for a mission from above and I’m busy with official business? Evil figures are popping up in the marketplace, so I had to come out to check more.
Senior brother Wang Shan, it’s been a long time since I’ve seen you, your cultivation is much deeper.”
The Qi Practicing Middle Stage Cultivator responded with a smile.
“So that’s how it is, this Fellow Daoist Lu is my neighbor, he loves cultivating spiritual plants the most in his ordinary life, simple and honest, Senior Brother Tan you didn’t make things difficult for him, right?”
“How could that be, little brother Lu seems to be a person of incomparable integrity, naturally it’s impossible for him to be involved with evil spirits.”
The Tan Surname Qi Practicing Middle Stage Cultivator said, not mentioning the fact that he had just obscured Lu Xuan’s twenty Spirit Stones.
“It’s good that there isn’t, let me introduce you to each other.”
“This is Fellow Daoist Lu Xuan, Qi Practicing Third Level Cultivation, Spirit Plant Master.”
“This Tan Xiaodong is the deacon in charge of security in the workshop market, his cultivation is profound, he has entered the fifth level of Qi Practicing for many years, he is considered to be my senior brother.”
Wang Shan introduced both parties to each other’s identities.
“I’ve heard a lot about you, fellow Taoist Tan is iron faced and dedicated, to have a deacon with such a high cultivation guarding the area is a blessing for the many cultivators in the workshop market.”
Lu Xuan Yin Yang said.
“Wang Shan why don’t you come out earlier, come out a little earlier, my dozens of spirit stones might have been saved, and this senior brother of yours can still keep his life.”
He couldn’t help but slander in his heart, greatly deploring the thirty spirit stones he lost.
“Ow~~!!!”
Inside the courtyard, seeing Wang Shan come in, the Cloud Treading Lynx that had been staying quietly in the corner suddenly roared lowly. “Quiet!”
Lu Xuan gently patted the grayish fur on its pointed ears.
The Treading Cloud Lynx Cub’s pair of turquoise pupils stared coldly at Wang Shan and the others, no longer roaring, only showing its teeth all the time.
After a few words of conversation, Wang Shan left with the three of them, Tan Xiaodong.
When the silhouettes of several people disappeared, the Treading Cloud Lynx Cub only quieted down and resumed its elegant posture, and with a gentle leap, four white clouds landed on Lu Xuan’s shoulders.
“In the future, don’t just call out randomly, got it?”
Lu Xuan carried it down and placed it on the ground, pulling the hair at the tips of its ears.
“Ow~~~”
The Biyou Treading Clouds Lynx pinched its throat and endeavored to let out a clip sound.
“Hmm?”
Lu Xuan suddenly realized that there was a hint of something wrong.
He clearly remembered that when Wang Shan had just come in, the lynx cub’s cry was not as pretentious as it was now, but rather coarse and straightforward.
Apart from the first time it had let out such a roar in front of him, this kind of sound had only appeared three times.
Two times were when Wang Shan entered his courtyard, and once was when the alienated cultivator was found in the marketplace.
His expression instantly became cold, that time in the bazaar, the lynx cub had discovered the abnormality in that cultivator, and the roar when he encountered Wang Shan twice, had he discovered something as well?
“Did you discover something from that neighbor?”
Lu Xuan thought of the divine difference of the blue-eyed cloud treading lynx’s pair of turquoise pupils and asked it.
The Treading Cloud Lynx was a Fae Demonic Beast, its spiritual intelligence was not low, staring at its rounded eye pupils and nodding its small head.
“Same as that alienated cultivator in the bazaar?”
Lu Xuan continued to inquire.
The young beast first nodded and then shook its head.
“What does nodding and shaking its head mean?”
“By the way, the time node of the alienation of that cultivator in the bazaar was after the many cultivators who reclaimed the secret realm returned and the evil spirits erupted, and the lynx had roared to remind me of this as early as when it saw Wang Shan earlier.”
“Nodding your head means that Wang Shan has evil spirits or other abnormalities within his body, and shaking your head means that it is different from the alienated cultivator at the bazaar?”
Lu Xuan guessed a generalization.
“With such a time bomb by my side, how should I deal with it properly? Soldier up, water down or strike first?”
“It’s too passive if I press on, there’s only a thousand days of being a thief, not a thousand days of defense.”
“But if we strike first, we don’t know if we can beat them.”
“If it’s only Wang Shan’s own strength at the fifth level of qi cultivation that’s fine, there’s a lot of hope, but with the addition of that unknown evil spirit in his body, it’s unpredictable.”
“Moreover, Wang Shan is a small leader of the patrol guards in the marketplace, with an official background, it’s easy to involve more.”
“What’s more, there’s no telling what kind of evil sneaks and weirdness may exist behind him.”
Lu Xuan was momentarily caught in a dilemma, not to solve it? Living right near Wang Shan, one has to worry and be afraid all the time, moving out is also unrealistic, after all, one has paid so much rent to rent this courtyard.
But if he solved it, he could easily put himself at risk.
“What’s the safe, but also effective method?”
Lu Xuan secretly pondered.
“There, hasn’t the Lin Yang Fang City recently gone on a rampage to clean up evil spirits? Why don’t we use this as an excuse for them to settle it internally?”
“If I can’t beat them, I can report them!”
(End of chapter)