Chapter 75: Rewards

The people of Shen Tang were all stunned.

Others with good legs would first use them to prank their opponents, but your first action with good legs is to do this?

That's not right, his legs aren't fully healed yet, he can only walk slowly, he still can't move freely... what exactly is he trying to do...

While Shen Tang was lost in thought, Lu Xingzhou gently pulled her hand, helping her up to stand face to face with him.

Seeing Shen Tang's dazed expression, Lu Xingzhou couldn't help but laugh, leaning in close to her ear: "How, sister, have you forgotten you can also stand?"

This close proximity, with his breath tickling her, made Shen Tang, who originally thought she was used to their intimacy, subconsciously flinch a bit, her face quickly turning rosy.

Even her voice subconsciously became weak and soft: "What... what exactly do you want to do..."

Lu Xingzhou didn't move forward, just put his hands around her waist, holding her gently: "You said... you'd wait for me to stand up together. I don't want any other reward, just give me a hug... not those hugs for curing my leg, just a hug..."

Shen Tang quieted down.

There had already been too many intentional or unintentional hugs between them; if this was considered a reward, it was practically nothing.

But for some reason, when they hugged in a heap after he almost fell yesterday, they clearly felt nothing, but today, standing so quietly, holding each other gently, their heartbeats rapidly increased, beating faster and faster.

Shen Tang herself almost forgot when she said she would wait for him to stand up together, let alone consider what kind of meaning that sentence held in his heart. But she could feel the peace in his heart, as if he had completely let go of some obsession...

Her hands, hanging by her sides, moved slightly, and slowly she also wrapped her arms around his waist, hugging him back, and said in a low voice: "Is this enough of a reward?"

Lu Xingzhou didn't speak, just quietly held her, feeling the frequency of her heartbeat.

Shen Tang's forehead gently rested on his shoulder, as if murmuring: "Xingzhou, do you know... the first day you saw me, I was sitting on the edge of the cliff..."

Lu Xingzhou "ummed": "What about it?"

"You and A Nuo thought I wanted to die and called out to stop me, and later felt it was a misunderstanding." Shen Tang said in a low voice: "Actually, you are all very unusual people, with terrifyingly accurate intuition. The fact that you could simultaneously feel the intention of seeking death might not have been a misunderstanding..."

Lu Xingzhou didn't speak. These words were indeed true; his and A Nuo's intuitions were both very accurate. One person's feeling could be wrong, but if both master and disciple simultaneously felt a taste of seeking death, then it was probably real. At least at that time, her back looked very desolate and melancholy.

"That period was the lowest point in my mood. I doubted the meaning of my existence countless times, sitting on the edge of the cliff watching the white clouds, my heart would occasionally pop out a thought of... if I fell, it wouldn't be the end of everything."

Lu Xingzhou finally spoke: "You are not allowed to think like that in the future..."

"But ever since I met you, I naturally stopped thinking like that." Shen Tang said in a low voice: "Only when a person is in despair do they have that kind of thought. As long as there is a glimmer of hope, no one is willing to think like that. And having you is hope."

Saying that, as if having made up her mind, she suddenly raised her head and actively pecked his cheek.

Then she quickly pushed away, stepped back half a step, and smiled: "That reward was too small, this is the reward... you can only get this, no more greed."

Seeing the hidden nervousness in her smile, Lu Xingzhou took a half step forward.

The Shen Tang, who was extremely domineering in battle, was unexpectedly scared into retreating by this small half step, her foot hooking on her wheelchair, and she fell back into it.

Lu Xingzhou bent down and also gently pecked her forehead: "According to your theory, this is complete..."

Then he quickly stood up straight again, laughing: "This time it's not a sneak attack."

Shen Tang's face was as bright as clouds, her lips slightly pouting, her eyes filled with shy and annoyed intent.

Lu Xingzhou sat back in his wheelchair and turned to go out the door: "The sky is almost bright... rest well for a day or two. After lunch, we'll set off for the prefecture, sneaking in under the name of the city lord's attendant... if the reconnaissance feels the time is right, tonight will be the time to counterattack the Incense Burning Tower."

Shen Tang was stunned for a moment: "So fast? Your leg isn't fully healed yet..."

"Speed is of the essence in war. The Incense Burning Tower also won't expect us to come so fast, possibly before they can make good arrangements, increasing the difficulty. As for my leg..." Lu Xingzhou rowed to the edge of the door and laughed heartily: "Who knows if there won't be any surprises by then."

The door opened, and as if anticipating it, he reached out and pulled in A Nuo, who was about to fall, into his embrace, leaving like a ball of hugs.

Vaguely, she could still hear his distant scolding voice: "All you know is eavesdropping, all you know is eavesdropping. Such good cultivation talent, is it only used for this?"

A Nuo's response was righteous: "If you go ask Sister Yuan Yao, she will also tell you that cultivation is used for this!"

"Oh, heh, she's already Sister Yuan Yao?"

"At least Sister Yuan Yao looks like she's truly rubbing her face, unlike some people who clearly like someone to death but still don't dare to move."

"I kissed her today..."

"Tsk, pretending to be good..."

"Go, go, go, you little child."

Shen Tang's cheeks were burning hot, feeling as if they were about to catch fire.

Du Gu Qing Li stood in front with an expressionless face. Shen Tang seemed a little afraid to look at her, and murmured in a low voice: "Qing Li, I..."

Then she didn't know what she wanted to say and closed her mouth again. Could she say that I really like him now, but he likes you, and I'm stealing your man? That's not right, I came first, and you even told me to try to become the person in his heart.

Du Gu Qing Li also didn't know why, clearly she was quite supportive of the pair before, but now she felt a bit strangely unhappy looking at them. But she didn't say that either, just said with a straight face: "He is much calmer than you, he knows to focus on the main business now. At this moment, he's already gone out to find Sheng Yuan Yao, only you are still red-faced. You need to calm down a bit, I am responsible for your safety, don't mess up my task!"

Translation: Stop kissing and kissing men so much.

Shen Tang regained some of her senses, looked at Du Gu Qing Li's cold face, and said cautiously: "Qing Li, if the national teacher knew you had a private affair with a demonic path male, what would happen?"

Du Gu Qing Li widened her eyes: "Why are you slandering people's innocence out of nowhere?"

"I'm saying, if, if..."

"I don't know, I haven't seen master's attitude towards this kind of thing. But master seems to particularly value the Yan Luo Hall..." Du Gu Qing Li said this and was also a little puzzled: "Master has exterminated so many demonic paths, but I've never seen this attitude towards the Yan Luo Hall, it's so strange... and Lu Xingzhou has some methods..."

Shen Tang hesitated to speak, actually wanting to say, I was just giving an example of if you and a demonic path male, it doesn't necessarily mean it's Lu Xingzhou ah... You've substituted quite quickly, and even elaborated further...

She sighed: "You don't know how the national teacher is, but I know how my imperial father is..."

Du Gu Qing Li now understood what she was asking this 'if' question for. So she was afraid of resistance from her family and wanted to find a reference opinion.

Not only do I protect you, but I also stand guard for you while you kiss, and finally I have to be your reference, right?

Du Gu Qing Li said coldly: "A swordsman's sword is already drawn and will not return. Where does all this beating around the bush come from? The Imperial Extreme Shocking World Scripture is indeed not a good cultivation method."

Shen Tang: "..."

"Rest, you. Today's battle with a third-grade practitioner has left both of us with some internal injuries. We should recover to our best state as soon as possible." Du Gu Qing Li said faintly: "Entering the third grade is indeed extraordinary."

Indeed extraordinary, Shen Tang and Du Gu Qing Li both cultivated with super-grade cultivation methods, and were also extremely talented themselves. Cross-level challenges were commonplace. Facing an opponent one level higher, they could often take them down alone, or if they couldn't, they could retreat completely, without any timidity.

Demons and corpse puppets were different concepts, so they didn't count for now. Tonight's battle with Zhu Lianfeng might be the first time in their lives they joined hands to challenge an opponent one level higher, and yet they unexpectedly didn't have any advantage even when joining forces. If the opponent hadn't underestimated Lu Xingzhou's black flame too much, this battle might not have been won.

Even if they won, the opponent could fly, and everyone couldn't chase... In the end, they still had to rely on Zhang Shao You's hundred-li flying sword to execute the opponent. Even if they didn't rely on Zhang Shao You, they would have to use Shen Qi, they couldn't kill him themselves.

The great threshold of the third grade is indeed different.

Shen Tang pondered: "On the surface, Zhu Lianfeng and Zhang Shao You, as the first and second protectors, are the two strongest protectors the Incense Burning Tower can fight. The remaining third-grade practitioners are not at their level. But as a long-standing third-grade sect, they often have old monsters hidden in seclusion."

Du Gu Qing Li nodded, she understood this point very well. There were many old freaks in the Tian Yao Holy Land who were in seclusion and only seeking breakthroughs, not just the master suppressing the world with a super grade.

However, according to conventional judgment, the highest should still only be the third grade. Sects expand their reputation, and as long as they have a second-grade expert, they will show them off as a signboard. The prestige of a second-grade sect is much greater than a third-grade sect, and the benefits to the development of the sect are self-evident. No one would hide a second-grade practitioner just to prank people, it's not worth the loss.

So, there should be third-grade upper level, or quasi-second-grade old monsters, but she didn't know how many there were.

In addition, although the remaining main force of the Incense Burning Tower are all alchemists, alchemists' combat ability is indeed quite funny, but their grade is there, and they can't truly be ignored. Just a few talismans sacrificed can cause people a lot of headaches.

Add the mountain protection array... So, this counterattack, even with the addition of Zhang Shao You and others on their side, is still not necessarily winnable.

How exactly it will be, they'll have to observe a bit to decide. If they find they really can't win, they don't necessarily have to fight. Anyway, the Incense Burning Tower is now greatly weakened, and Lu Xingzhou will naturally have many methods to slowly wear it down.

Well, anyway, there's Lu Xingzhou. Shen Tang found that she didn't need to think about anything, just close her eyes, recover from her injuries, and be in the best state to welcome the next battle...

At this moment, Lu Xingzhou was still inside the Town Demon Office yamen.

The sky was already bright, and Sheng Yuan Yao had stayed up all night paying attention to this battle.

Zhu Lianfeng's corpse was placed in the hall of the Town Demon Office. Sheng Yuan Yao paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, his expression very strange: "You really won, zero casualties, and you didn't massacre?"

"Yes." Lu Xingzhou smiled widely, seeming in a very good mood, not knowing if it was because he won the battle or because he kissed someone: "Since the city lord didn't want me to be too cruel, this face has to be given."

Sheng Yuan Yao's eyes were much more amiable, and he said in a low voice: "Thank you."

A Nuo couldn't bear to look straight and tilted his little head.

Lu Xingzhou said: "We'll go to the prefecture today. Is the city lord ready?"

Sheng Yuan Yao looked at Lu Xingzhou's eyes seriously: "I hope your so-called help me investigate the demon case is really because you have clues, and not just using the name of the city lord's guard team to sneak into East Jiang prefecture."

"I also need to verify the clues, I can't say blindly now..." Lu Xingzhou smiled: "If the prefecture guard invites the city lord to a banquet tonight, would the city lord mind bringing an extra guard?"

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