Hearing Yan Kai's words, Lu Sheng did not get angry, but merely smiled.
"Since that's the case, then I'll inform all the people in the city on behalf of the two Taoists. If you need help, you can find all the clothes shops, pharmacies, and blacksmiths in the city. They'll all be able to help you. "
"That works too," Yan Kai nodded solemnly. "Then, since that's the case, we'll take our leave and go to the Lotus Room for a closer look."
"As you wish, Taoist," Lu Sheng smiled.
"I'll go too."
The female Wanderer, Zhuan Feng, followed.
Watching Yan Kai and the other two leave, Lu Sheng ordered that they be allowed to walk freely in the Lu Manor. No one could stop them.
"Little Sheng, do you think those three will be of any use?" Lu Quanan walked in from outside. He had heard the conversation earlier.
"It doesn't matter. To be able to tell that I'm injured and heal me with a bottle of medicine, the money we've spent is more than enough," Lu Sheng said calmly.
"I'll leave this matter to you. Everyone in the Manor, including me, will listen to your arrangements. Don't worry and do it!" Lu Quanan said seriously.
"Thank you, Daddy," Lu Sheng smiled.
After Lu Quanan left, Lu Sheng returned to his bedroom and let Little Qiao feed him nourishing bird's nest spoonful by spoonful.
Ever since he was injured, he had not seriously improved his internal martial arts.
After all, expending his Essence, Qi, and Spirit to improve his martial arts when his body was injured was not becoming stronger, but courting death.
But now that the Yin Qi in his body had been expelled, he began to think about how he should develop his martial arts in the future.
As he drank the bird's nest, Lu Sheng sat on a rattan chair in his courtyard. His eyes were slightly narrowed, and he did not move at all.
"Young Master, Miss Qingqing hasn't been back for a few days. Could it be …? "Little Qiao asked softly, her expression worried.
"Don't worry, there's nothing we can do even if we're anxious. Leave professional matters to the professionals. We'll only be a hindrance if we go," Lu Sheng shook his head.
"Your servant, I just feel sorry for Second Mistress when I see her eyes red and swollen from crying every day."
Little Qiao said softly.
"Young Master, do you think they can do it?"
"I should be able to find out something. As for how much, I'm not sure," Lu Sheng replied casually. In his heart, however, he was wondering if what Yan Kai said was true.
After careful deduction, Zhang Xuan concluded that there was no need for the other party to lie to him. If the other party really wanted to extort money from him, the small bottle of Yang Returning Water from before would have been more than enough for the other party to earn a fortune.
For the time being, those few people would take care of this matter, so there was no need to rush.
The Demonic Ghost in the Lu Manor had been dealt with as well. For the time being, they would be safe.
But from what Yan Kai had said, there were probably still quite a number of Demonic Ghosts in Nine Links City.
A strong sense of danger immediately rose in Lu Sheng's heart.
That Demonic Ghost from before had taken him all his strength to deal with. If there were a few more …
"You go out first. I want to have some peace and rest," Lu Sheng suddenly said.
Little Qiao grunted in acknowledgment and helped him onto the bed. She covered him with the blanket and left the room on her own accord.
With the creaking sound of the door closing.
Lu Sheng slowly got up from the bed. He got off the bed and took out a small gray paper bag from the drawer of the bookcase.
He opened the paper bag gently. Inside was some fine grayish-white powder.
This was the residue left behind by the Demonic Ghost after its death.
Lu Sheng did not know if it would be of any use, but something left behind by a supernatural being like this would definitely be of some use. Therefore, he did not throw the powder away, but kept it carefully.
He spread the powder out on the table.
'Looks like if I want to know the use of this thing, I'll have to start with Yan Kai and the other guy.'
He was deep in thought.
Keeping the powder, he went to bed and slept soundly this time.
By the time he woke up, it was already dark.
Little Qiao was lighting the lamp in the room. At the age of twelve, she wore a little white dress and had her little buttocks pouting at Lu Sheng. It was a very alluring sight.
The hem of her dress was the kind of skirt with lotus leaves that reached her knees. With her back facing him, it just so happened that her round and perky little buttocks were accentuated.
"Cough, cough …" Lu Sheng coughed softly. He felt refreshed after waking up.
Little Qiao immediately noticed and quickly turned around.
"Young Master, you're awake! There's still some white fungus soup in the kitchen. Would you like a bowl, Young Master? "
"What time is it now?"
"It's almost the hour of the sea," Little Qiao answered quickly.
Lu Sheng did some calculations. The hour of the sea was between nine and eleven in the evening.
"It's so late. Has there been any news from those who went out during the day?"
"You mean those few Taoists?" Little Qiao asked.
"Yes."
"Big Brother Yuhan has been waiting outside for a long time. There should be news," Little Qiao replied.
"Let Yuhan in."
Lu Sheng rubbed his temples and got out of bed to get dressed.
After he tidied up his clothes, the burly man from before, Yuhan, walked in.
"Young Master," he cupped his hands in greeting.
"Is there news from Taoist Yan Kai?"
"Yes. Taoist Yan Kai made a trip to the Zheng Residence. An hour ago, he solved a similar case of missing people in the Zheng Residence. He's already headed to the old residence of the Xu Residence. "At the mention of Yan Kai, a hint of admiration appeared on Yuhan's face.
This person was actually able to solve that strange case so quickly.
One must know that he had seen the appearance of that demonic ghost. It could possess a body, fly, and was extremely fast. Its body carried an extremely thick poisonous gas. Even Young Master had fallen victim to it without noticing.
That Taoist Yan Kai was actually able to solve such a monster so easily. He was indeed an expert.
Lu Sheng was not surprised.
"Then, what about Miss Zhuan Feng?"
"I've already found some clues. I've called a few people to follow Miss Zhuan Feng out of the city. There should be a reply soon."
Yuhan answered.
"They're indeed professionals. It's only been a day since they took charge of this case and they've already found some clues," Lu Sheng sighed. "Let's go. Accompany me to get something to eat. I hope my sister is alright."
Yuhan and Little Qiao did not dare to respond. As servants, it would be troublesome no matter how they answered such a matter.
Lu Sheng led the two out of the bedroom. There were still two guards standing guard at the door. A table of delicacies and wine had already been prepared outside.
A few serving girls were swiftly wiping the bowls, chopsticks, and wine glasses.
Lu Sheng sat down, picked up his chopsticks, and picked up a mouthful of food. He stuffed it into his mouth and started eating.
"There's news! Young Master! There's news! "
Suddenly, an urgent cry came from outside the courtyard.
Lu Sheng stood up in an instant and saw a servant stumbling in from the courtyard's entrance, panting as he yelled at the same time.
"Second Miss, there's news of Second Miss! A broken Taoist temple outside the city! "
Outside Nine Links City, there were three Taoist temples. However, there was only one that was a broken Taoist temple.
Located north of Nine Links City, near the white icy ocean, was a stretch of barren mountains. Amidst the mountains, there was a Taoist temple. It was unknown which Lord of Dao it worshiped, nor when it was built.
Lu Sheng knew of that place. He had been there a few times when he was a child on an outing.
When it rained outside, they would hide in that broken Taoist temple.
"Is it the Taoist temple near the white icy ocean?" Lu Sheng asked.
"Indeed, it's there," the servant answered hurriedly. "Miss Zhuan Feng said that the missing people are likely to be concentrated in that Taoist temple. She said that we can go check it out ourselves. "
"What about Taoist Yan Kai and the others?"
"They've already gone ahead!"
Lu Sheng narrowed his eyes. He had just recovered and should not have been in such a hurry to join in the fun.
However, this was a rare opportunity.
It would be fine if this Taoist Yan Kai wanted to stay here for a long time. However, from the other party's information, it did not seem like they wanted to stay here for long. It was more like they were pursuing some clues and passing by.
"Looks like I'll have to think hard if I want to get the legendary exorcism secret arts or some profound Dharmic Formulation out of this Taoist."
Lu Sheng's original plan was to get some of the legendary mental cultivation methods used by Qi cultivators and immortal cultivators from Yan Kai.
Since things like Demonic Ghosts existed, those immortal cultivator Dharmic Formulae might exist as well.
"Gather a dozen people. Let's go take a look together."
Thinking of this, Lu Sheng instructed.
"Yes!" Yuhan answered hurriedly.
…
The night wind howled. It was abnormally cold and bone-chilling.
Between the mountains, a long line formed by red torches was moving quickly between the mountains.
The one in the lead was Lu Sheng, who was wrapped in a thick coat and riding a horse.
Behind him was Yuhan, followed by the remaining dozen or so guards.
The group advanced in the dark for the time it took for an incense stick to burn. Soon, they found the path that led to the broken Taoist temple that Zhuan Feng had mentioned.
The group of people held torches and carried weapons such as swords, sabers, bows and arrows. They wore leather armor and helmets. They looked no different from real soldiers.
The group advanced a few hundred steps in the cold wind. Finally, a dilapidated, greyish-yellow old Taoist temple appeared in the forest in front of them.
In the originally quiet and dark Taoist temple, flashes of light could be heard, as well as the faint shouts of human figures.
The cold wind was too strong. Lu Sheng listened carefully, but he could only hear the sound of the wind. It covered up the sounds in the broken Taoist temple.
When they were about a hundred steps away from the Taoist temple, he raised his hand and signaled for the group to stop.
Now that they were close enough, the group could also hear the shouts coming from the Taoist temple. It should be Taoist Master Yan Kai.
"Young Master, what should we do?"
Yuhan was a little nervous. Sweat broke out on his forehead.
"There's no rush." Lu Sheng tightened his fox fur coat. The snow-white fox fur wrapped tightly around his neck. It looked very warm.
"If we go now, we'll only be a burden to Taoist Master. So we can't rush. "
Lu Sheng said in a low voice.
The group waited for a while. The light in the Taoist temple gradually grew brighter. Taoist Master Yan Kai's shouts became clearer.
Lu Sheng waited quietly outside for a while. When the shouts in the Taoist temple gradually died down, he signaled for a guard to give him a torch.
He held the torch with his own hands and approached the Taoist temple.
Yuhan wanted to stop him, but on second thought, he clenched his teeth.
"Follow!" he shouted. He was the second to follow Lu Sheng.
The other guards and retainers felt their hair stand on end. But the rules of the Manor were as strict as a mountain. They had no choice but to follow Yuhan.
Although Yan Kai and Young Master were in front, these guards and retainers were mostly inexperienced. They had never seen blood. It was already good enough that they could hold on in this situation and not run.
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