Chapter 34: Love at first sight!

“Hmm!?”

Lu Changsheng was very surprised to see Li Feiyu instantly make a move, directly turning the old man into ashes with a single palm.

Not only was he surprised by Li Feiyu’s decisive action,

but also by Li Feiyu’s combat prowess.

Compressing the Fireball Technique into his palm, combined with his Innate martial arts, a single palm strike, before the force could even erupt, the high temperature of the Fireball in his palm would incinerate and melt a person, making it truly impossible to guard against.

“I didn’t want to meddle in other people’s business, but he insisted on seeking his own death.”

Li Feiyu snorted coldly, then chuckled, “However, the effect of combining this Spell with martial arts is truly not bad.”

After killing the man, he appeared very calm, as if nothing had happened.

Then he said to Lu Changsheng, “I was right before, this old fellow was not a good person; he actually harbored malicious intentions towards us.”

“He was cautious, but his methods were too poor; he couldn’t even use poison properly.”

Li Feiyu said.

“Poison?”

Lu Changsheng was stunned upon hearing this, feeling a bit surprised and doubtful.

He had thought that Li Feiyu had seen something problematic with the old man and had decisively struck first.

He didn’t expect Li Feiyu to say that the old man had used poison.

“That’s right, the dry rations just now were very likely poisoned, and when he walked over, he even had a type of intoxicating poison hidden in his sleeve. When he bent down to get the fire, he was secretly administering the poison.”

“He hid it quite well, but his methods weren’t particularly clever. Little did he know that I’ve been accustomed to these things since I was a child.”

Li Feiyu explained to Lu Changsheng.

“It seems not only is the Cultivation World dangerous, but this secular Jianghu is no better; the methods are impossible to guard against.”

Lu Changsheng was silent for a moment, shaking his head and sighing with emotion.

He felt a bit foolish in front of Li Feiyu.

Like an old game player and a newbie.

Just now, he had felt that there was something wrong with the old man and had become somewhat vigilant, but he truly hadn’t noticed the secret poisoning.

It seemed that the Nine Nether Mastiff, having just woken from its sleep and barking wildly, had also sensed something.

As expected of a Heaven Rank Yao Beast with a trace of True Spirit Bloodline.

Even as a constantly sleeping cub, its sense of danger was extremely keen.

And at this moment, Lu Changsheng also made up his mind.

In the future, when encountering such situations, he would either decisively strike first or stay far away.

Otherwise, with his current experience and Heart-Nature, he would never be able to outplay these old schemers who had been in the Jianghu for a long time, and something would happen sooner or later.

“That’s just how the world is, it’s the same everywhere.”

“Moreover, when traversing the Jianghu, one must be especially careful when encountering Daoists, monks, old people, women, and children.”

Li Feiyu said.

“Old people, women, children—doesn’t that mean only people like us don’t need to be so careful?”

Lu Changsheng asked.

“No, everyone needs to be careful, but these types require extra caution. If you encounter a group of them together, you need to be even more vigilant.”

Li Feiyu said with a smile.

As the two spoke, the delicate young girl in the pink dress also came back to her senses.

She had just seen Li Feiyu burn the old man to ashes with a single palm, and she had been utterly stunned.

Now, having recovered, she immediately rushed forward and knelt before Lu Changsheng and Li Feiyu.

Her pure and lovely face was pitifully tear-streaked, and she seemed to want to say something, but no sound came out.

“Does she have any problems?”

Given the previous situation, Lu Changsheng looked at the approaching girl and asked Li Feiyu.

In his eyes, this girl was just an ordinary person, so naturally, there was nothing wrong with her.

But Li Feiyu’s words just now, about being careful of old people and women, made him a bit unsure.

“She has no problems; she’s just an ordinary person.”

“It looks like she was abducted by that old man.”

Li Feiyu couldn’t help but chuckle mockingly when he saw Lu Changsheng’s demeanor.

Then, with a flick of his finger, several streams of Qi flew out and struck the girl’s body.

The girl kneeling before them let out a muffled groan and found that she could speak.

She seemed to have just woken from a dream, showing a hint of excitement, wanting to speak.

But the extreme sadness and grief suppressed in her Heart-Nature caused her to burst into tears at this moment.

First, there was a sharp, thin wail.

Then the crying grew louder and louder, a loud wail, venting all the sadness, grief, fear, and unease in her Heart-Nature.

Lu Changsheng and Li Feiyu exchanged glances upon seeing this.

Then Li Feiyu directly looked up, staring intently at the ceiling beam.

He clearly didn’t want to meddle further, signaling for Lu Changsheng to handle it.

When the girl’s crying subsided a bit, Lu Changsheng said gently, “It’s alright now, everything’s fine.”

Hearing this, the girl raised her tear-stained, pitifully charming face and kowtowed, “This humble one, Qu Zhenzhen, thanks the two young heroes for saving my life.”

As she spoke, her pair of watery eyes were filled with tears, which streamed down from the corners of her eyes.

“Miss, don’t worry. Take this money. Tomorrow, we’ll take you to a nearby town on our way. You can find someone to send you home then.”

Realizing that the girl in front of him was an ordinary, pitiable person, Lu Changsheng sighed, helped her up, and took out a silver ingot.

Previously, in Ruyi County City, when he bought himself a human skin mask and cloak, he also bought many gifts for his wives, concubines, and children, and had exchanged some gold and silver with Hong Yi to carry on him.

“Wuwuwu—”

As soon as these words were spoken, the girl immediately burst into tears again, sobbing, “My parents are both dead, they were all killed… Wuwuwu…”

“This…”

Lu Changsheng’s mouth twitched upon hearing this, and he suddenly felt a headache.

He looked at Li Feiyu.

However, Li Feiyu was still looking intently at the ceiling beam.

Lu Changsheng sighed and said, “Do you have any other relatives?”

“No, my parents are both dead.”

“Wuwuwu, that villain said I had some Spiritual Root and wanted to offer me to an Immortal as a concubine. My parents refused, so he killed my whole family, wuwuwu…”

The girl kept sobbing, appearing pitiful and helpless.

However, upon hearing this, Lu Changsheng trembled slightly.

“Spiritual Root!?”

He immediately activated his Spiritual Eye Technique, his eyes glowing with faint crystalline light, and looked at Qu Zhenzhen in front of him.

Around the girl, there was a faint Spiritual light lingering.

This indicated that the girl indeed possessed a Spiritual Root.

However, his Spiritual Eye Technique was only at the introductory level, so he could only tell if there was a Spiritual Root, not its quality.

Li Feiyu also looked at the girl, a bit surprised.

He hadn’t expected this girl, whom he had casually saved, to actually possess a Spiritual Root.

This also made both of them understand why the old man, an Innate master, would be carrying such a girl.

Looking at the girl’s tear-stained, pitiful appearance, Lu Changsheng’s eyes narrowed slightly, and he said, “Miss, what are your plans for the future?”

“I… I don’t know.”

Qu Zhenzhen sobbed softly, saying with a blank expression.

“So, you’re homeless now and don’t know what to do in the future?”

Lu Changsheng continued to ask.

The girl nodded blankly and sadly, and then started crying again.

“It just so happens that I’ve fallen for you at first sight. I wonder if you would be willing to marry me, return with me, and spend the rest of our lives together?”

Lu Changsheng said.

Since the girl’s parents were dead and she was homeless, and she also possessed a Spiritual Root, he might as well take her as a wife or concubine and bring her home to have children.

He had always been thinking of marrying a few ‘Fairies’ with Spiritual Roots and bringing them home to have children.

Now, a beautiful young girl with a Spiritual Root, whose parents were deceased and who was homeless, was standing right before him. What was he hesitating for? Why pretend to be a righteous gentleman?

Naturally, he should speak up proactively, express his feelings, and choose to give her a warm home.

However, he wouldn’t force her; it would all depend on her willingness.

If she wasn’t willing, then so be it; he wouldn’t force it.

After all, she would be the mother of his future children.

His moral compass would not allow him to force someone to bear his children.