Chapter 133: Humiliation

Two people dressed neatly, Lu Xingzhou called A Nuo, and the family of three leisurely went out. The Town Demon Division personnel were nervously setting up surveillance.

Originally, they wanted to "hire a killer" to lure Ye Wufeng into killing Pei Yu, so that Pei Yu could cooperate in capturing him. But before they could find the person, they heard that Huo Jin had invited Lu Xingzhou to eat... There was no need to consider anything else, they first divided their manpower to set up surveillance around Lu Xingzhou.

They watched as Lu Xingzhou arrived at a street corner and casually graffitied on the wall. He drew a mouse hiding in a gutter, poking its head out. It was drawn very exquisitely. The position where the mouse was poking its head out was exactly where the streetlights were dimming, creating a very artistic contrast. A piece of green, oily leaf was also drawn on the mouse's head.

Lu Xingzhou leaned back to appreciate it for a moment, very satisfied. "My artistic sense is getting better and better. It seems drawing talismans hasn't made my drawing skills decline."

A Nuo said, "Master, why does this mouse of yours have no teeth?"

Pei Chuyun, on the other hand, greatly appreciated it. "But isn't that just like Wufeng mo..."

The family of three smiled synchronously, showing their teeth. In the darkness, several Town Demon Division constables also quietly chuckled. It was a pity that the Town Demon Division personnel needed to secretly follow Lu Xingzhou to prevent assassination. It was obviously impossible to guard a painting. They wondered when Ye Wufeng would see this painting and really wanted to know his expression.

Actually, just at a civilian house attic by the side of the street, the owner of the house was completely unaware of the situation. Ye Wufeng was hiding in the attic, watching Lu Xingzhou and his family of three leave. His gaze was sinisterly fixed on the painting on the wall, his hand clenched, revealing blue veins.

He had wanted to see Lu Xingzhou huddled in fear, going out frightened everywhere he went... But all he saw was someone who was always so calm and composed, and all he got was mocking sarcasm. The Town Demon Division was watching closely now, and he indeed didn't dare to make a move. Letting Huo Jin invite Lu Xingzhou out was originally meant to see Lu Xingzhou's nervous expression and also to play with the Town Demon Division. As a result, he got nothing, only self-humiliation. Just like the countless provocations in Yanluo Hall, in the end, he got almost the same...

Ye Wufeng took a deep breath and followed from a distance.

The Smoke Rain Building where Huo Jin was hosting the banquet was very close to the inn. Lu Xingzhou reached the street corner very quickly and would arrive as soon as he turned in. But Ye Wufeng and the Town Demon Division personnel all watched with wide eyes as Lu Xingzhou passed the street corner without turning in, and went straight forward, not knowing where he wanted to go.

The Town Demon Division personnel looked at each other. "He's not going to the banquet, so should we still follow?"

A superior slapped the head of the person who asked. "Nonsense, of course we follow! If he gets assassinated right under our eyes again, are you going to explain to Sheng Chief Constable?"

In the interval of two sentences, Lu Xingzhou had already turned into another street nearby and was out of sight.

The Town Demon Division personnel quickly chased after him and were dumbfounded. The easily recognizable sight of a child pushing a wheelchair was also gone. The family of three had disappeared.

"Bad... Lu Xingzhou actually shook off our protection, what does he want to do?" The Town Demon Division head was inwardly alert. "Divide one person to report to Sheng Chief Constable. The others should notify other groups and expand the search area. We must find Lu Xingzhou!"

The Town Demon Division personnel all knew that Lu Xingzhou had deliberately shaken them off. Ye Wufeng, who was following from afar, saw even more clearly. Lu Xingzhou even used a blurring technique... This technique was indeed very easy to make people lose their target with just a blink of an eye in a crowd at night. But Lu Xingzhou should be very clear that this trick was useless against fellow disciples in Yanluo Hall who were very familiar with it. He had shaken off the Town Demon Division, but he couldn't shake off Ye Wufeng.

This was an extremely clear signal, the meaning being plainly: Don't worry about the Town Demon Division, I'll help you shake them off, come and find me.

Ye Wufeng narrowed his eyes and turned into a shadow, chasing directly after him. However, he discovered that Lu Xingzhou's destination was extremely clear, it was the Qingyao Garden from that morning.

At night, the suburban garden had no visitors and no lantern festival. The garden was very dark, a scene of dead silence.

The family arrived by the lake, feeling the rushing night wind. Pei Chuyun said faintly, "I really believed your nonsense. It's still the hour when the moon is on the willow tips and people meet after dusk. Tonight, I can't see the moon, and the wind by the pitch-black lake is also cold, like a ghost prison. Which proper family comes to this ghostly place to talk about love?"

Lu Xingzhou smiled slightly. "But it's not just a ghostly place mo, it's the Fengdu underworld, under Yanluo's rule."

Pei Chuyun took a step back. "What does Yanluo Hall have to do with me? Don't try to associate me with it."

Lu Xingzhou laughed. "You are my little maidservant ya." Saying this, he reached out and hugged Pei Chuyun, pulling her onto his lap to sit. "You want to clear the relationship now, but it's too late la."

Pei Chuyun giggled. "There are assassins lurking ne, and you still have the mind to hug me."

"No matter how many wastes are lurking, they are still wastes. If we are happy in our room, will we be afraid of cockroaches passing by on the ground mo?"

His voice was not loud, but by this quiet lake, it seemed deafening. Ye Wufeng in the distance almost bit through his teeth.

He heard Pei Chuyun laugh. "Cockroaches ma, you're not afraid when you don't see them, but it still affects your mood when you do."

"That's exactly right. We can't see disgusting things, only he secretly envies and is jealous... Actually, it's always been like this. Before in Yanluo Hall, whenever I touched someone's hand or something, there was always a cockroach with oily green eyes hiding on the side and watching. Maybe they have some kind of fetish."

Pei Chuyun's eyes rolled. "Then you didn't beat him? Is it because you couldn't beat him ma?"

Ye Wufeng secretly laughed coldly in his heart, "of course," but then he heard Lu Xingzhou say, "That's because I was too lazy to bother with him, considering that we shouldn't have internal strife in Yanluo Hall and should give in to each other."

Ye Wufeng: "?"

Lu Xingzhou sighed. "Don't hide, you're like an ugly clown. Being scolded like this and still acting like a shrinking turtle, cultivating to this point, you've really cultivated into a dog body go... Rest assured, Yanluo Hall's internal matters, you can trust that I won't bring in outsiders. Haven't I temporarily shaken off the Town Demon Division personnel?"

In the darkness, Ye Wufeng finally slowly revealed his body. "Lu Xingzhou, you insult me like this, do you really think I don't dare to kill you?"

Pei Chuyun sat on Lu Xingzhou's lap and curiously turned her head to take a look. The newcomer was the first Ye...

He was thin and dry, of medium build. His face had the abnormal paleness from being in the shadows for a long time, which made his originally somewhat handsome face look a bit strange and aesthetically unpleasant. Those eyes were cruel and sinister, a common demeanor in the demonic path, but not to the aesthetic of the Enchantress Joyous Union Sect.

"Of course you dare to kill me." Lu Xingzhou simply replied. "Especially tonight. Although there's a slight deviation from your expectation, I did indeed respond to Huo Jin's invitation to go out, and many people can testify... Yan Jun is also not in the capital, so you can still deceive them. You can completely push the blame to the Huo family when you go back."

"Even so, you still dare to shake off the Town Demon Division?" Ye Wufeng said this time, not even daring to believe himself. He had indeed observed for a long time, and the Town Demon Division was really not here. At this moment, there was really only one maidservant and a ghost child beside Lu Xingzhou.

The ghost child was very strong, but Ye Wufeng knew she was not his opponent. As for Lu Xingzhou, no matter how good his consciousness was, his hard strength was far behind, not to mention he was a cripple... The only variable was this maidservant... Ye Wufeng cautiously glanced at Pei Chuyun. Although the little maidservant's cultivation wasn't revealed, he instinctively had a sense of dangerous intuition. This was also the reason why he had endured and not appeared until now despite being constantly humiliated.

Lu Xingzhou said faintly, "The matter between you and me essentially belongs to Yanluo Hall's internal affairs. Not only is there no reason to involve the Town Demon Division, but even if I involve this maidservant, you probably wouldn't be convinced."

Ye Wufeng chuckled. "Your meaning is, you and the ghost child want to have a hall internal duel with me?"

"You invited me to battle many times before, but I didn't respond to you." Lu Xingzhou smiled. "Now I formally invite you to battle. I just don't know if you dare to respond or not?"

Ye Wufeng said, "Just with your posture of hugging a woman on your lap before the battle?"

Lu Xingzhou finally let go of Pei Chuyun, still holding her small hand and rubbing it. "Okay, go to the side and watch the battle. It's not suitable for you to participate in this matter."

Pei Chuyun blinked her eyes, smiled squinting, and retreated to the side. She really didn't want to participate. If she participated in the siege, Ye Wufeng would undoubtedly be defeated, but it would be hard to say if he could be captured. In case he ran away and reported to Yan Jun, it would be very unreasonable for the Enchantress Joyous Union Sect to be involved in Yanluo Hall's internal struggle, it was truly not suitable. Even if they could kill Ye Wufeng, leaving the remnants of the Enchantress profound skill on the corpse would not be good to explain.

To put it plainly, Lu Xingzhou also didn't want to mix the traces of the Enchantress Joyous Union Sect in this kind of matter. Colluding with outsiders to kill a fellow disciple would be very difficult to explain to Yanluo Hall.

Ye Wufeng also thought of this. The judicial official fundamentally didn't dare to involve other forces. He didn't need to worry about this woman! The existence of this woman was at most for the judicial official to save his life when he was defeated!

Thinking of this, Ye Wufeng, who had always been prepared to flash away, truly had some intention to make a move. In fact, a face-to-face duel with Lu Xingzhou was something he had anticipated for many years. He couldn't even imagine the day it would be realized, and even now, he still doubted whether Lu Xingzhou had some plot.

"I know that after you and the ghost child left Yanluo Hall, you both made progress... It seems you feel that my upgrade isn't significant, and you two, master and disciple, can defeat me." Ye Wufeng took a deep breath and cautiously slowly drew his sword. "Don't say I'm bullying you, a cripple and a small child. Let you make the first three moves?"

"Wait." Lu Xingzhou's expression was strange. "What are you thinking ne? Me and A Nuo together to hit you? Do you think you are how old?"

Ye Wufeng frowned. "What trick are you playing again?"

Lu Xingzhou sighed. "Little Ye ah, haven't you thought that I haven't responded to your challenge all these years, not because I can't beat you, but because I don't want to bully you?"

Ye Wufeng stared blankly as A Nuo honestly retreated far away... Being called a mouse and a cockroach ten thousand times wasn't as humiliating as this small action. The extreme humiliation made him almost collapse and lose reason.

"Lu Xingzhou... You are seeking death!" Sword light suddenly rose, cutting through the night, directly towards Lu Xingzhou's throat!

The idea of flashing away at any time was thoroughly thrown outside the nine-sky cloud.

The sky cloud layer suddenly broke, and the moonlight finally pierced through the sky dome, as if this furious sword strike had cut through the sky itself. Onlooker Pei Chuyun knew that an assassin was always most dreaded when their location was unknown, and their sword was always most threatening when it wasn't drawn. From the moment he drew his sword with this furious face, the so-called Yanluo Hall soul detaining envoy was just a living shadow that made people dread, and there was no longer any mystery.

PS: seeking