Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 228 - 198: Triumph and Swift Horses_1

Chapter 228: Chapter 198: Triumph and Swift Horses_1

The "Left Youjiao" that Peng Fulai mentioned, was named Zuo Chun, one of the five Youjiao who were recently transferred to Li Xuan. Although he was also quite young, he was already twenty years old, a Wuyi who had opened the Second Door and reached the Fourth-Level Territory.

What was rare was that besides being shrewd and capable, he was also full of vigor and vitality. Before the Confucius Temple, there were old cases from the past, and about thirty percent of them were taken over by him.

Li Xuan had originally been teaching Yue Qianqian very seriously, teaching her a move called ’Burning Heaven.’ When he heard this, he couldn’t help but frown, his expression serious as he took his hand from under Yue Qianqian’s armpit: "Left Youjiao has fallen? What about his people, they okay? Are there any casualties?"

"He’s fallen! But the people are fine." Peng Fulai’s expression was a bit complicated: "However, the situation is also very bad. You’ll understand when you go and see, the place where the accident happened was the Nanjing Gong Institute."

The Nanjing Gong Institute was adjacent to the Confucius Temple, so it was also in Li Xuan’s territory.

"Call Zhang Yue, Luo Yan, and Li Dalu." Li Xuan immediately activated the ’Fumo Vajra’ sitting next to him, and at the same time, hurried towards the gate. As he walked, he put on the ’Kuiniu Luminous Armor’ and ’Liudao Fumo Armor’.

——He had previously taken off these two sets of armor for the convenience of teaching Yue Qianqian how to practice the sword.

When they arrived at the street in front of the Nanjing Gong Institute riding on the Earth Dragon, they saw several people hanging on the opposite building of the Institute.

Li Xuan looked carefully and found that it was Zuo Chun’s team, all with their hands tied behind their backs and hanging under the eaves.

Although the faces of the Fumo Xunjian were pale, they were basically unharmed, full of energy, and there were no noticeable injuries on their bodies.

Only Left Youjiao was flushed with embarrassment and obviously infuriated at his predicament.

Below the building, there was a large crowd of spectators, pointing and whispering at the people hanging above.

Li Xuan’s face turned dark: "Who did this? What on earth is going on?"

He subconsciously assumed it was an act of comradery, intending to step on the reputation of the Six Paths Bureau, or was it directed at him, Li Xuan? He had only been in office as a Bureau Colonel for three days.

"Apparently, a house ghost."

Peng Fulai’s expression was odd: "Earlier, the owner of the building reported the case, saying that dozens of bowls and dishes in their home were smashed for no reason, the wine jar was also damaged for no reason, shopkeepers slipped due to oily surfaces, guests heard someone running upstairs. After Left Youjiao received the report, he checked in with me and went over to the building to investigate, and then, this happened."

"A house ghost?" Zhang Yue, who was with them, was surprised: "House ghosts can’t hang them."

House ghosts are a common type of ghost. They don’t hurt people; they just like playing pranks and causing disturbance in people’s homes. They can cause dishes to fly, move things or lose them, make people fall while walking, and more. In some cases, they shave people’s hair while they sleep or press on people in their sleep, also known as ghost oppression. Mostly, they play endless tricks to drive away the homeowners, making the houses deserted and their dwelling.

However, because house ghosts don’t harm people, they are generally very weak, and the third house level is basically their limit.

Li Xuan was frowning, opening up his Tao-protecting Eyes, looking in the direction of the inside of the building. Then he frowned slightly: "There really is a ghost! It might be very powerful."

Although there was not much negative energy in the building, its gloomy energy was very thick- consistent with the characteristics of a house ghost. But this gloom was overly intense.

Yue Qianqian was also using the ’Mini Divine Eyes’ to observe, her eyebrows furrowed slightly: "This gloominess should only be the part that is overflowing. Its main body should be very powerful, possibly already that has reached the Third Gate level. Colonel, you must be careful. House ghosts don’t rely on evilness, so they basically have no possibility of breakthrough to the Third Gate level. But if they do, they are equivalent to the existence of the Yin God of Taoism."

Yin God refers to the not yet conformed divine soul, also known as a synonym for the nascent soul.

"Li Dalu!"

Li Xuan called out to his long-time subordinate: "You go get them down first."

This time, with his promotion to Duyu, Li Xuan also stuffed Li Dalu into the Six Paths Bureau, making him a glorious Fumo Xunjian and also drawing two salaries from Earl Chengyi Mansion and Six Paths Bureau.

But Li Dalu’s cultivation level was indeed enough, this guy didn’t have top-notch talents, but the cultivation technique he practiced was top-notch, he could break through to the fifth house level very soon. Recently, in the experience of being a human post for Li Xuan, he gradually touched on the threshold of ’Shi,’ his strength was much stronger than most Fumo Youjiao.

Moreover, this one had a clean background, reliable origin, so the rational decision was to give him a Lishi title, without a three-month probation period.

"Sir Dalu obeys!" Li Dalu shouted loudly, then flew into the air like a great roc, flying towards the eaves of the four-story building. He quickly reached the vicinity of Zuo Chun and his party, but as Li Dalu stretched out his hand to untie the ropes, there was a hazy moment before his eyes, and then he found himself with his hands bound, hanging under the eaves.

"Huh?" Li Dalu blinked, not understanding the situation for a moment.

The people below simultaneously frowned, Peng Fulai looked at the people around him with doubtful eyes: "Did you guys see clearly?"

Zhang Yue shook his head slightly, Luo Yan’s expression was calm, and Yue Qianqian was taken aback: "Just now, it seemed like an Illusion Technique? A very clever blindfold."

Even her Shenyanguan, which was amplified by her special bloodline, couldn’t see the truth clearly.

Li Xuan furrowed his brow, as if deep in thought. He had clearly seen something that looked like a wooden vine before?

But weren’t house ghosts mainly wind-based? He had never heard of them having any wood-based abilities. Could it be that higher-ranked house ghosts had additional and different abilities?

At this moment, Ma Chenggong’s voice came from a distance: "How is it going? Can you handle it?"

Li Xuan looked towards the source of the voice and saw Ma Chenggong riding shoulder to shoulder with a woman.

Upon closer inspection, one could see that the two of them had numerous threads tied around their bodies, their hands connected, and their knees linked. All of their movable body parts were linked to each other.

Moreover, Ma Chenggong’s face was inexplicably swollen and bruised. He didn’t know where he got hurt.

Li Xuan recognized the woman as Ma Chenggong’s wife, Qin Ruo, and his sword-like brows slightly raised: "Are you practicing the Zhengfan Yinyang Tianjidihe Array?"

"Correct, we are fostering rapport according to the methods taught by the Director."

Ma Chenggong had already pulled up by Li Xuan’s side and jumped down from his Earth Dragon with a triumphant look on his face: "In the whole Zhuque Hall, no one is more in tune than Ruo and me. I think the ten major achievements are already mine- Ouch!"

Perhaps he exerted too much force, and Qin Ruo dismounted from another direction. His sudden pull caused Qin Ruo’s petite body to fall to the ground. Because of Qin Ruo’s struggle, both of them ended up rolling on the ground, entangled in those threads, staring at each other face to face.

Upon seeing this, Peng Fulai couldn’t help but cover his eyes: "Hey! This is out on the street, so many kids are watching."

Li Xuan found it amusing. He pulled out his waist knife and was about to walk over to untangle the two. But Ma Chenggong yelled, "Don’t! Don’t! Don’t! These threads can’t be broken. The Director said that if these threads last a day, the hall will reward a thousand taels of patterned silver and three Qi-nurturing pills. If they endure for ten days, the rewards will double. Don’t ruin my good fortune."

With no other choice, Li Xuan and the others had to spend nearly a moment to free them from those threads.

Then, they heard three ’smack’ sounds. Finally, they understood where Ma Chenggong’s bruises came from.

Li Xuan stifled a laugh: "Duwei Ma, did you come to help?"

"No, I was ordered by the Xiaowei to back you up. This is your first case as Colonel, and it can’t go wrong."

Ma Chenggong covered his face a bit awkwardly and looked at Li Xuan with mixed feelings, "You really make people jealous. It’s been what, two or three months? And you’re about to overtake me! If you had worked as hard last year, I might have had to call you Xiaowei by now."

Li Xuan gave him a sidelong glance: "But Ma, aren’t you currently receiving a ’Fumo Xiaowei’ salary? It’s your fault for not being able to enter The Third Door. Otherwise, you would have been the master of a city by now."

At these words, Ma Chenggong burst into laughter and squinted his eyes, "No rush, no rush! I need to suppress my cultivation for a while. Although I have initially understood Wuyi, I still haven’t fully mastered the technique of Wind Giving Birth to Thunder. Only with a solid foundation can I mold a higher-quality golden body when entering The Third Door. I owe all this to you, Qianzhi."

Ma Chenggong was very grateful to Li Xuan. As Li Xuan’s direct superior, he had also gained many merits. Now not only had he had his visualization method completed, but he also accumulated enough merits to be promoted to Xiaowei, making his future prospects great.

"But back then, you also helped me a lot, Ma."

After saying this, Li Xuan led his ’Fumo Vajra’, walking into the tavern like a dragon’s step: "Then, I’ll leave the ones on the eaves to Ma. Everyone else, follow me."

Ma Chenggong’s wife, Qin Ruo, watched the retreating figures, her eyes filled with worry: "There’s a seventh house level evil spirit hiding in the tavern. I hope they don’t all fall in there."

Ma Chenggong scoffed, "Don’t underestimate them. If we’re talking about combat power, Li Xuan’s small team can directly confront my flag. Especially Li Xuan, with his organ puppet, he can even face a seventh house level enemy with more victories than losses."

Qin Ruo raised her eyebrows, looking at Ma Chenggong in disbelief after hearing his words.

Meanwhile, at the top floor inside the tavern, Master Xuanchen stood with his hands behind his back, looking at Li Xuan and his group below with a cold and anticipatory gaze.

His friend, Long Rui, watched this scene with great interest: "Just as you wanted, they’ve entered. But your action has greatly offended the Liudao Division, it might not be easy to handle the aftermath."

"Afterwards, I’ll go to the Zhuque Hall to plead guilty and accept whatever punishment they give."

Xuanchen snorted, "I have my limits. I just want to test his character and abilities, to see the depth of this person. If he turns out to be just a frivolous and irresponsible playboy, then even if my sister hates me from now on, I won’t allow this person to get close to my sister."

As Li Xuan and others entered the tavern, he flicked his sleeve and disappeared from the top floor: "You just enjoy the show, friend."

Long Rui clicked his tongue, thinking that with Li Xuan’s Great Rectitude becoming so rich that it was almost transforming into a rainbow, how could his character be bad?

Xuanchen, who had been so elegant and distinguished, had become a completely different person when he was blinded by his emotions and heart demon.

This ’testing the depth’ was a pretext, the real intention was to embarrass Li Xuan.