Lu Zheng and Liu Qingyan exchanged a glance, continued eating, continued chatting.
And after that youth’s eyes lit up, he withdrew his gaze, then silently looked out the window to the street below, eyes scanning about, seemingly searching for something.
Soon, the waiter brought up two plates of mixed meat and veg, flavours moderate, suitable for rice, and at the same time served the youth three big bowls of rice.
At the same time, he also poured the youth a bowl of plain water, to avoid choking.
Must say, Bright Moon Tower becoming Tonglin County’s top restaurant, indeed had its strengths, grasping customer needs to the full.
“Thanks, little brother.” The youth thanked him, then picked up his chopsticks to eat.
Though the youth looked fair and refined, eating seemed leisurely, but his speed was extremely fast.
When Lu Zheng and Liu Qingyan were nearly done, he had just arrived, yet he put down his chopsticks exactly with them.
Lu Zheng stood and offered his hand. Liu Qingyan smiled lightly, raised her hand to rest on Lu Zheng’s arm, borrowed force to rise, then the two held hands and left, unhurried towards Jade Ling Garden.
Only when Lu Zheng and the other were far off did the youth step downstairs, following at a distance.
…
Jade Ling Garden’s new tune told of a poor lad entangled by a fox demon, then saved by his previous life’s wife, this life’s rich miss, then the rich miss met a ghost, the poor lad topped the imperial exams, brought court power to suppress the ghost, finally the two married happily, renewing their bond.
Lu Zheng, who had endured the great bombing of web novels, only found the story boring, though the rising falling singing style was indeed pleasant, but Liu Qingyan listened with keen interest, even chatting now and then with Lu Zheng about what identities the poor lad and rich miss had in their previous life, what experiences.
When the tune ended, as Lu Zheng and Liu Qingyan came out of Jade Ling Garden together, they spotted the youth from lunch sitting settled at a nearby tea stall, calmly drinking tea.
“Hmm?” Lu Zheng’s eyes flashed. “Coming for us?”
“Probably a different person?” Liu Qingyan said softly. “Just from his eating speed, not much like an ordinary man.”
Lu Zheng, “…”
Now different people could be judged by eating speed? What if he was just naturally gifted?
“No idea. Watch more.”
Lu Zheng shook his head, held hands with Liu Qingyan and left, towards Benevolent Heart Hall.
Now it was not like before. Not everyone qualified to make Lu Zheng tense. This person surveilling them, yet letting them spot it, probably not that great.
Arriving at Benevolent Heart Hall, just met a woman seeing for gynaecology. Liu Qingyan took over. Lu Zheng not fit to assist, so chatted two sentences with Old Man Liu, turned and left.
Just out of Benevolent Heart Hall, saw a flash of white clothes at the street corner, gone in a blink.
Lu Zheng’s brow arched. Did not chase, but turned home, prepared fruits and yellow wine, ready to dine next door.
…
Evening meal eaten, soothed the two little girls, then Liu Qingyan saw Lu Zheng out.
Just out the door, Liu Qingyan’s eyes flashed, looked at Lu Zheng.
Lu Zheng’s brow arched. “Not really a lecher?”
Liu Qingyan frowned. “But he looks quite upright?”
Because both sensed that the youth from afternoon was hiding in a yard wall corner across the street, but could not fool the higher cultivation Lu Zheng and the other.
Lu Zheng pursed his lips. “Cannot judge by looks.”
Liu Qingyan could not help smile, reached to link Lu Zheng’s arm. “Then what?”
“Catch him, send to officials.”
“Now?”
Lu Zheng shrugged. “Catch thief catch spoils. Wait till he enters the yard.”
“Hee hee, good. I go instruct Qingquan and Shallow baby.”
With nothing else, Lu Zheng and Liu Qingyan almost treated this person as amusement.
…
Lu Zheng returned home, but true spirit divine sense always faintly sensed him.
In the wall corner, Xu Yihong’s brows lightly furrowed, faintly felt a gaze.
“Hmm? What situation?”
Xu Yihong looked back around. “Could it be Tonglin City God’s patrol yin soldiers?”
“Truly long peace, underworld long no ghosts out, yin office troops now eyeing living people?”
Xu Yihong shook his head, then tried his best to restrain aura, hide still.
Though he would not breath concealment art, fully mask his aura, but close pores, weaken heartbeat and breath. Tried to lower his presence. Ordinary people generally could not spot him.
…
Night entered midnight hour, autumn wind rose, dark clouds thick, stars and moon covered, whole county town shrouded in darkness, except watchman’s lantern, no light seen.
Moments later, a black shadow turned the corner of Tong Yi Alley, arrived at Liu family door.
“Heh heh, truly unexpected. Such small county town, unexpectedly has so pretty young miss, and even shows her face outside.” The black shadow chuckled low. “Not taken by fellow daoists, then does that not cheapen me?”
The black shadow just leaped onto the wall head, then heard a clear shout behind. “Lecher, this young master waited long for you.”
Next moment, a flying sword two chi three cun long broke air towards him.
That black shadow yelped strangely, flipped body and fell into Liu family yard.
Xu Yihong trod void steps, stepped onto Liu family wall, sword finger pointed, about to reap the black shadow’s life.
But…
“You in white clothes, think me blind?”
The black-clothed man heh heh laughed, then tossed a handful of powder at Xu Yihong.
“Poison smoke!?”
“Today’s fresh batch. Die for me!”
Tonight’s matter, black-clothed man was killing two birds with one stone. Besides Liu Qingyan, also planned to off Xu Yihong who chased him all the way.
He before fought Xu Yihong twice, but just so happened hand’s poison smoke used up, could not beat Xu Yihong. Yesterday arrived Tonglin County, disguised to dodge Xu Yihong’s probe, configured poison smoke proper, then turned plot against him, along the way kill this meddlesome sword cultivator.
This poison smoke power not weak. Xu Yihong only felt eyes blur, body weaken, somewhat could not muster inner true qi.
“Crooked door evil way, break for me!”
A clear shout, flying sword shuttled, Xu Yihong gathered true qi, sword turned flowing light.
That black-clothed man blood qi surged, yet a martial dao expert, two hands clapped, clamped the flying sword in palm.
Then, the two stalemated.
Xu Yihong’s cultivation higher than black-clothed man. Though poisoned, still barely held, ran true qi to control flying sword, first take black-clothed man’s life.
Black-clothed man did not expect Xu Yihong not lose resistance at once. Careless, did not dodge. Now stalemated with flying sword, only hoped Xu Yihong poison soon act.
The two’s life and death in an instant.
Then…
As the two grimaced fiercely, each striving to off the other.
Lu Zheng lightly floated to the wall head, then to Liu Qingyan who already pushed open the window said, “Looks like this brother’s jianghu experience still lacking.”
Xu Yihong: (*°ω°*)????
Black-clothed man: ∑(°Д°)!!!
