Chapter 34: Love at first sight!

“Huh!?”

Lu Changsheng was astonished to see Li Feiyu strike quickly and turn the old man into ashes with a single palm.

He was not only surprised by Li Feiyu’s decisive action, but also by his formidable fighting skills.

By compressing the fireball spell into his palm and combining it with his innate martial arts, Li Feiyu’s palm strike released such intense heat that it incinerated the man before his strength could even erupt, making it virtually impossible to defend against.

“I didn’t want to interfere at first, but he insisted on seeking his own death.”

Li Feiyu snorted coldly, then chuckled, “But the combination of spells and martial arts is quite effective.”

After killing the man, he seemed remarkably indifferent, as if nothing had happened.

Then he turned to Lu Changsheng and said, “I wasn’t wrong about him. That old man wasn’t a good person; he actually had bad intentions toward us.”

“He was quite cautious, but his techniques were too crude, and he couldn’t even handle poison properly.”

Li Feiyu remarked.

“Poison?”

Lu Changsheng was stunned and confused.

He had thought that Li Feiyu acted because he sensed something wrong with the old man and decided to take preemptive action.

He hadn’t expected Li Feiyu to mention poison.

“That’s right. Most likely, the dry food he brought was laced with poison. And when he approached, he also had some kind of aphrodisiac hidden in his sleeve. When he bent down to get the fire, he secretly poisoned us.”

“He hid it well, but his methods weren’t very sophisticated. Don’t forget, I’ve seen these things since I was young.”

Li Feiyu explained, also to calm Lu Changsheng down.

“It seems like the dangers aren’t just limited to the cultivation world, even in the mundane world, there’s no shortage of threats. Human methods are unpredictable.”

Lu Changsheng sighed and shook his head, feeling a sense of awe.

He felt a bit foolish in front of Li Feiyu.

It was like an experienced player and a rookie.

He had sensed something wrong with the old man and felt a bit suspicious, but he hadn’t expected the old man to try to poison them in secret.

It seems that the Nine Netherworld Hound woke up from his sleep and barked wildly, probably sensing something.

Truly worthy of a Heavenly Tier demon beast with a trace of true spirit bloodline.

Even though it is still a puppy that sleeps all day, its sense of danger is remarkably acute.

At this moment, Lu Changsheng also made up his mind.

If you encounter something like this again in the future, you should either act decisively and strike first, or stay away. 

Otherwise, with his experience and temperament, he wouldn’t stand a chance against these seasoned old foxes sooner or later.

“The world is like this, no matter where you go.” 

“And when you travel around the world, you have to be especially careful when you meet Taoists, monks, old men, women, and children,” Li Feiyu said.

“Old men, women, and children, doesn’t that leave only us who don’t need to be so cautious?” Lu Changsheng asked.

“No, everyone needs to be careful, but these few types need to be especially careful. If you encounter them in a group, you need to be even more vigilant,” Li Feiyu smiled.

As the two of them talked, the fragile girl in the pink dress also snapped out of her trance.

She had just witnessed Li Feiyu incinerate the old man with a single palm and was stunned.

Now that she had come to her senses, she quickly walked over to Lu Changsheng and Li Feiyu and kneeled down in front of them.

With a delicate and pitiful face, she seemed to want to say something, but couldn’t make a sound.

“Is she okay?” 

Lu Changsheng asked Li Feiyu in light of the recent situation.

In his eyes, this girl was just an ordinary person, so of course there shouldn’t be any problem.

However, Li Feiyu’s earlier words about being cautious around old men and women made him somewhat unsure.

“She’s fine, just an ordinary person. It seems like she was kidnapped by that old man,” Li Feiyu laughed at Lu Changsheng’s behavior.

Then, with a snap of his fingers, several streams of energy flew out and struck the girl. 

The girl, kneeling before the two, let out a muffled groan as she realized she could speak.

She seemed to be waking from a dream, showing some excitement as she tried to speak. 

But the overwhelming sadness and grief in her heart made her burst into tears at that moment. 

At first it was a piercing, thin cry. 

Then, the cry grew louder and louder, turning into a loud wail that released all the sadness, fear, and anxiety in her heart.

Lu Changsheng and Li Feiyu looked at each other helplessly.

Then, Li Feiyu looked straight up at the ceiling beams with a serious expression on his face.

Obviously, he didn’t want to interfere too much, indicating that Lu Changsheng should handle it.

When the girl’s crying subsided a bit, Lu Changsheng said with a hint of gentleness, “All right, it’s all over now.”

Hearing this, the girl raised her tear-stained, pitiful, delicate face and kowtowed, saying, “This humble girl is Qu Zhenzhen, thanking the two young heroes for saving my life.”

As she spoke, tears welled up in her watery eyes and trickled down her cheeks.

“Young lady, don’t worry. Take this money, and tomorrow we’ll accompany you to the nearby town. There you can find someone to take you home.”

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

Earlier, when he bought a leather mask and cloak in Ruyi Region City, he also bought many gifts for his wives and children, and he exchanged some gold and silver with Hong Yi.

“Sob, sob, sob-“

As soon as he said that, the girl burst into tears again, crying, “My parents are dead, they were killed by him, sob, sob.”

“This…” 

Lu Changsheng’s mouth twitched at the words as he felt a headache coming on.

He looked at Li Feiyu.

But Li Feiyu still had a focused look on his face, staring at the ceiling beams.

Lu Changsheng sighed and asked, “Do you have any other family?”

“No, my parents are both dead.”

“Wuwuwu, that villain said I had some kind of spirit root and wanted to offer me as a concubine to the immortals. When my parents refused, he killed my whole family, Wuwuwu.” 

The girl kept sobbing, looking pitiful and helpless.

Upon hearing this, Lu Changsheng trembled slightly.

“Spirit Root!” he exclaimed.

He immediately activated his Spirit Eye technique, and his eyes sparkled with a faint light as he looked at the girl, Qu Zhenzhen, in front of him.

A faint spiritual aura surrounded the girl.

This indicated that the girl indeed possessed a Spirit Root.

However, his Spirit Eye technique was still at an elementary level, and he could only tell if a Spirit Root was present or not, but could not determine its quality.

Li Feiyu also looked at the girl with some surprise.

They hadn’t expected that the girl they had casually saved would actually possess a Spirit Root.

This revelation also made them understand why the old man, an Innate Master, would be accompanied by such a girl.

Seeing the tearful and pitiful look of the girl, Lu Changsheng narrowed his eyes slightly and asked, “Miss, do you have any plans for the future?”

“I… I don’t know,” 

Qu Zhenzhen replied softly, her face filled with confusion.

“So you are currently homeless and don’t know what to do next?” 

Lu Changsheng continued to ask.

The girl nodded in confusion and sadness, then burst into tears again.

“I happen to be deeply attracted to you at first sight. Would you be willing to marry me and accompany me back hand in hand to spend the rest of our lives together?” 

Lu Changsheng spoke up.

Since the girl had lost both her parents, was homeless, and possessed a Spirit Root, why not take her as his wife and bring her home to bear children?

He had always harbored the thought of marrying several ‘immortal’ women with Spirit Roots and bringing them home to have children.

Now that he was faced with a beautiful girl who possessed a Spirit Root, who had lost both her parents, and who had nowhere to go, why hesitate? Why pretend to be a righteous gentleman?

Of course, he took the initiative to express his intentions and decided to give her a warm home.

But he didn’t force her and would respect her decision.

If the other person doesn’t want to, that’s fine, there’s no need to force her.

After all, she’s the future mother of his child.

His moral compass couldn’t allow him to impregnate someone by force.