Chapter 41 - Report if you can't beat them

  In the tense expressions of the three people, Lu Xuan took out a handful of spiritual stones from his sleeve and enthusiastically stuffed them into the hands of the intermediate Qi training cultivator.

  "Three Taoist friends, it's really too hard to check all the way here. Here are a few spiritual stones. It's not a respect. Please have a cup of spiritual tea for the three Taoist friends." The

  most sincere and enthusiastic smile appeared on Lu Xuan's face.

  The leading intermediate Qi training cultivator couldn't refuse, so he took it and weighed the spiritual stones in his hand. He knew the approximate number of spiritual stones in an instant with his experience. A satisfied smile appeared on his face.

  Seeing him accept the spiritual stones, Lu Xuan relaxed a little.

  He didn't want these three people to enter his spiritual field and see rare and precious spiritual plants such as sword grass and dark marrow ganoderma, so as to prevent them from being coveted and causing trouble.

  If they refused by force, he was confident that with the same Qi training level of the fifth level, plus the first-grade special magic weapon Silver Blade, the second-grade talisman Sword Qi Ten Thousand Talisman and Thunder Fire Pearl, he could kill the three people in an instant.

  But he couldn't bear the impact afterwards. After all, there were many people around, and it was impossible to deal with the three people without anyone noticing.

  This way was not feasible, so he could only bribe. Twenty spirit stones could eliminate a possible storm, which was acceptable.

  He had a fake smile on his face, remembering the three people, especially the leader of the middle-level Qi training cultivator, and secretly determined to take them back in double if he had the chance. The middle-

  level Qi training cultivator put all the twenty spirit stones into his storage bag without leaving a trace. The two third-level Qi training cultivators next to him looked normal, as if they didn't see it.

  "I see that you are a handsome man, open and honest, and you will definitely not be connected with evil spirits. Let me two of my men go through the formalities and go into your yard to take a look." The

  middle-level Qi training cultivator said to Lu Xuan with a smile.

  Lu Xuan was stunned, and understood the hidden meaning in his words, and suddenly a nameless anger rose in his heart.

  "I've already given you twenty spirit stones. It's fine if you swallow them alone, but you want me to feed your two men. Aren't you afraid of getting a stomachache?"

  If he was just trying to get back at the enemy, after the words of the mid-level Qi training cultivator came out, Lu Xuan had a strong desire to kill the three people.

  He took two third-level Qi training cultivators into the courtyard and stuffed five spirit stones into each of them. The two casually glanced at them and left with satisfaction.

  "My spirit stones are not so easy to earn."

  Lu Xuan followed the two out of the yard, looking at the two figures from behind, and sneered in his heart.

  Just as the three wanted to go to another courtyard, Wang Shan suddenly came out of his house.

  Seeing the mid-level Qi training cultivator, his eyes lit up.

  "Brother Tan, why are you here? Why don't you come in to see me, your junior brother?"

  Wang Shan, with a red face, walked over with a smile.

  "Isn't it because of the mission requirements from above, and the official business is busy? There are endless evil figures in the market, so I have to come out to check more.

  Junior brother Wang Shan, I haven't seen you for a long time. Your cultivation is much deeper."

  The mid-level Qi training cultivator responded with a smile.

  "So that's how it is. This Daoist Lu is my neighbor. He loves to cultivate spiritual plants. He is simple and honest. Senior Brother Tan, you didn't make things difficult for him, did you?"

  "How could that be? Brother Lu is an extremely upright person. It is impossible for him to be involved with evil spirits."

  The middle-level Qi training cultivator surnamed Tan said, without mentioning the fact that he had just embezzled twenty spiritual stones from Lu Xuan.

  "That's good. Let me introduce you to each other."

  "This is Daoist Lu Xuan, a Qi training level three cultivator."

  "This Tan Xiaodong is the steward in charge of security in the market. He has a profound cultivation level and has entered the fifth level of Qi training for many years. He is considered my senior brother."

  Wang Shan introduced the identities of both parties to each other.

  "I have heard of you for a long time. Daoist Tan is impartial and dedicated. It is a blessing for many cultivators in the market to have such a high-level steward to protect him."

  Lu Xuan said in a yin-yang way.

  "Wang Shan, why didn't you come out earlier? If you had come out earlier, I might have saved those dozens of spirit stones, and your life could have been saved."

  He couldn't help but complain in his heart, feeling very sorry for the thirty spirit stones he had lost.

  "Ah~~!"

  In the yard, seeing Wang Shan coming in, the Cloud-stepping Lynx, who had been quietly staying in the corner, suddenly growled.   

  "Quiet!"

  Lu Xuan gently patted the gray hair on its pointed ears.

  The cloud-stepping lynx cub stared at Wang Shan and others with a pair of emerald green pupils, and stopped roaring, but just kept baring its teeth.

  After a few words, Wang Shan left with Tan Xiaodong and the other two.

  When the figures of the few people disappeared, the cloud-stepping lynx cub finally calmed down, regained its elegant posture, and jumped lightly, and four white clouds landed on Lu Xuan's shoulders.

  "Don't bark casually in the future, understand?"

  Lu Xuan picked it up, put it on the ground, and pulled the hair on the tip of its ears.

  "Ah~~~~"

  The green-eyed cloud-stepping lynx pinched its throat and tried to make a clip sound.

  "Hmm?"

  Lu Xuan suddenly found something wrong.

  He clearly remembered that when Wang Shan came in just now, the cry of the lynx cub was not as artificial as it is now, but rough and straightforward.

  In addition to the first time it made such a roar in front of him, this sound has only appeared three times.

  The two times were when Wang Shan entered his courtyard, and the other time was when he found the alien monk at the market.

  His expression suddenly became stern. The lynx cub found something unusual about the monk at the market. Did it also find something when it roared when it met Wang Shan twice?

  "Did you find anything from that neighbor?"

  Lu Xuan thought of the mysterious green eyes of the Green Eyed Cloud-Stepping Lynx and asked it.

  The Cloud-Stepping Lynx was an alien monster with a high intelligence. It stared with round eyes and nodded its little head.

  "Same as the alien monk at the market?"

  Lu Xuan continued to ask.

  The cub nodded first, then shook its head.

  "What does nodding and shaking your head mean?"

  "By the way, the time point when the cultivator in the market was transformed was after many cultivators who had reclaimed the secret realm came back, and the evil spirit broke out. The lynx had roared to remind me when it saw Wang Shan before."

  "Nodding means that there is an evil spirit or other abnormality in Wang Shan's body, and shaking his head means that he is different from the transformed cultivator in the market?"

  Lu Xuan guessed roughly.

  "With such a time bomb around me, how should I properly deal with it? Should I fight against the enemy with my generals, or should I strike first?"

  "If I don't do anything, it would be too passive. There is no such thing as a thief who can steal

  for a thousand days." "But if I strike first, I don't know if I can win."

  "If it's just Wang Shan's own strength of the fifth level of Qi training, it's okay, there is great hope, but with the unknown evil spirit in his body, it's unpredictable."

  "And Wang Shan is a small patrol leader in the market, with an official background, it's easy to involve more."

  "More importantly, we don't know what evil spirits may exist behind him."

  Lu Xuan was in a dilemma for a while. Should he not solve it? Living near Wangshan, I have to worry all the time. It is not realistic to move out. After all, I paid so much rent to rent this yard.

  But if I solve it, it is easy to put myself at risk.

  "Is there any safe and effective method?"

  Lu Xuan pondered secretly.

  "I got it. Isn't Linyang Market cleaning up evil spirits recently? Why not use this as an excuse to let them solve it internally?"

  "If I can't beat them, I can report them!"

  (End of this chapter)