Chapter 34: Love at First Sight!

“Huh!?”

Lu Changsheng was surprised to see Li Feiyu act so swiftly, instantly turning the old man to ash with a single palm strike.

He was amazed not only by Li Feiyu’s decisive action.

But also by his combat skills and techniques.

Li Feiyu compressed the fire spell into his palm, combined it with his innate martial arts, and struck. Before the force could even burst out, the high temperature of the fireball in his palm had already burned and melted the person. It was utterly indefensible.

“I didn’t want to meddle, but you asked for it.”

Li Feiyu snorted coldly, then smiled, “This spell combined with martial arts works quite well.”

After killing the man, he acted nonchalantly, as if nothing had happened.

He then said to Lu Changsheng, “I was right earlier. This old guy wasn’t good. He had evil intentions towards us.”

“He was cautious, but his technique was poor. He couldn’t even use poison properly.”

Li Feiyu explained.

“Poison?”

Lu Changsheng was startled and puzzled by this.

He thought Li Feiyu had struck first because he sensed something was off about the old man.

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

“That’s right. The dry food he offered was most likely poisoned. When he came over, he had some kind of anesthetic poison hidden in his sleeve. He was secretly poisoning us when he bent down to get the fire.”

“He hid it well, but his methods weren’t that clever. Doesn’t he know I’ve been familiar with these things since childhood?”

Li Feiyu explained to Lu Changsheng.

“It seems not only the immortal cultivation world is dangerous, but the mortal world is no better. These methods are hard to guard against.”

Lu Changsheng fell silent for a moment, then shook his head and sighed.

He felt a bit foolish in front of Li Feiyu.

Like a newbie next to a seasoned player in a game.

Earlier, he had sensed something was off about the old man and became cautious, but he hadn’t noticed the secret poisoning attempt.

It seemed the Nine Abyss Mastiff, who had just woken up and barked wildly, must have sensed something too.

As expected of a celestial beast with a trace of true spirit bloodline.

Even as a sleeping cub, its sense for danger was incredibly keen.

At this moment, Lu Changsheng made up his mind.

In the future, when encountering such situations, he’d either act decisively first or keep his distance.

Otherwise, with his limited experience and mindset, he’d be no match for these seasoned jianghu veterans and would eventually get into trouble.

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

“When traveling in the jianghu, be extra careful of Taoist priests, monks, old people, women, and children.”

Li Feiyu advised.

“Old people, women, children… doesn’t that leave only people like us that we don’t need to be so careful of?”

Lu Changsheng asked.

“No, be careful of everyone. Just be extra cautious of these types. If you encounter them all together, be even more on guard.”

Li Feiyu said with a smile.

As they were talking, the frail girl in the pink dress came to her senses.

She had been stunned earlier when she saw Li Feiyu turn the old man to ash with a single palm strike.

Now awake, she quickly came before Lu Changsheng and Li Feiyu and knelt down.

Her pure and lovely face looked pitiful, as if she wanted to say something but couldn’t make a sound.

“Is there something wrong with her?”

After what had just happened, Lu Changsheng asked Li Feiyu about the girl who had approached them.

To him, this girl seemed like an ordinary person, so there shouldn’t be any problem.

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

“There’s nothing wrong with her. She’s just an ordinary person.”

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

Seeing Lu Changsheng’s attitude, Li Feiyu said with a slight smile.

Then with a flick of his finger, several streams of energy flew out and hit the girl.

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

She seemed to wake from a dream, showing signs of excitement and wanting to speak.

But the extreme sadness and sorrow in her heart made her burst into tears at this moment.

At first, it was a thin, high-pitched cry.

Then her cries grew louder, wailing and releasing all the sadness, sorrow, fear, and anxiety in her heart.

Lu Changsheng and Li Feiyu looked at each other, unsure what to do.

Then Li Feiyu simply raised his head and stared at the ceiling beam with a serious face.

He clearly didn’t want to get involved, leaving it to Lu Changsheng to handle.

When the girl’s cries softened a bit, Lu Changsheng said in a gentle tone, “It’s alright now. You’re safe.”

Hearing this, the girl raised her tearful, pitiful, and delicate face, and kowtowed, “This humble girl is Qu Zhenzhen. Thank you, young heroes, for saving my life.”

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

“Don’t worry, miss. Take this money. Tomorrow we’ll escort you to a nearby town where you can find someone to take you home.”

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

Earlier in Ruyi County, when he bought a human skin mask and cloak for himself, he also bought many gifts for his wives and children, and had exchanged some gold and silver with Hong Yi.

“Wuwuwu—”

Upon hearing this, the girl immediately burst into tears again, sobbing, “My parents are dead, they were all killed… wuwuwu…”

“This…”

Lu Changsheng’s mouth twitched when he heard this, feeling a headache coming on.

He looked towards Li Feiyu.

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

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

“No, my parents are dead.”

“Wuwuwu… that bad man said I have some kind of Spirit Root and wanted to offer me as a maid to an immortal. My parents refused, so he killed my whole family… wuwuwu…”

The girl kept sobbing, looking pitiful and helpless.

However, hearing this, Lu Changsheng was slightly shocked.

“Spirit root!?”

He immediately used his Heavenly Eye technique, his eyes glowing with tiny crystalline lights as he looked at Qu Zhenzhen before him.

There was a faint spiritual light surrounding the girl.

This indicated that the girl indeed possessed a Spirit Root.

However, his Heavenly Eye technique was only at the beginner level, so he could only tell if someone had a Spirit Root, not its quality.

Li Feiyu also looked at the girl, somewhat surprised.

He hadn’t expected the girl they casually saved to possess a Spirit Root.

This also explained why the old man, an Innate realm expert, was traveling with such a girl.

Looking at the girl’s tear-stained, pitiful face, Lu Changsheng narrowed his eyes and asked, “Miss, what are your plans for the future?”

“I… I don’t know.”

Qu Zhenzhen said with light sobs, looking completely lost.

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

Lu Changsheng continued to ask.

The girl nodded with a lost and sad expression, then started crying again.

“As it happens, I’ve fallen for you at first sight. Would you be willing to marry me, come back 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 had a Spirit Root, why not take her as a wife or concubine and bring her home to have children?

He had always been thinking about marrying a few ‘immortal maidens’ with Spirit Roots to have children.

Now, a girl of marriageable age with above-average looks, a Spirit Root, and no family was right in front of him. Why should he hesitate or pretend to be a gentleman?

Naturally, he should take the initiative, express his feelings, and choose to give her a warm home.

But he wouldn’t force her. It all depended on her willingness.

If she wasn’t willing, he would let it go and not insist.

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

His moral standards wouldn’t allow him to force someone to bear his children.