I Have A Dual World Seal
Chapter 52: All Prepared for Nothing

Chapter 52: Chapter 52: All Prepared for Nothing

On the second day, Lu Zheng asked Aunt Liu to prepare breakfast for one more person.

After a night’s recovery, Yuan Jing’s complexion visibly improved.

With clean clothes, Yuan Jing thanked Lu Zheng before sitting down. He picked up his chopsticks with elegant manners; truly a dignified Quanzhen Daoist.

Lu Zheng also took a bite of a bun, "Why did Elder Brother come down from the mountain, and what demon is hiding in Tonglin County, that requires Elder Brother’s attention? Can the junior brother be of service in any way?"

"The opponent is a pig demon, not particularly high in cultivation, but has a strong and robust body, with arms possessing a thousand pounds of strength, making it difficult to handle," Yuan Jing replied.

"Pig demon?" Lu Zheng was startled upon hearing this, thinking that he had just heard a story about a pig demon yesterday. How did he end up encountering a real pig demon today?

Yuan Jing nodded, "The murder case at Qingsheng Building in the county town three days ago was committed by this demon."

"Qingsheng Building?" Lu Zheng inquired, "I heard the shopkeeper’s family’s death was particularly gruesome?"

"There was residual demon qi at the scene. The County Government Office couldn’t handle it, so they sent a notice to the mountain for help, and Master asked me to come down to eliminate the demon."

Lu Zheng nodded in understanding.

"Last night, I used a Qi-Seeking Talisman to track the demon, and unexpectedly found it was a pig demon," Yuan Jing said, somewhat helplessly. "This pig demon doesn’t have strong magical power, nor is its demon power potent, yet its body is strong as...

Hmm, I gravely injured it with exorcism techniques, but was careless for a moment and didn’t guard against its sudden close combat, so I sustained some injuries."

Speaking of this, Yuan Jing felt somewhat embarrassed to come down the mountain to eliminate a demon only to end up injured himself—it’s indeed not a glorious thing.

"During the day, I stayed at the County Government Office. Last night when I tracked the demon, there were officials following from afar behind me. That pig demon must have seen it, and to prevent it from rashly seeking revenge against the County Government Office, I came to find you, Junior Brother."

"If you’re not at the County Government Office, won’t the pig demon run into the Government Office anyway?"

Yuan Jing shook his head, "The Great Jing Dynasty has the Anomaly Suppression Bureau to deter demons across the land; as long as the pig demon isn’t seeking death, it won’t rashly confront the County Government Office."

Lu Zheng’s eyes flashed; he’d learned a new piece of information.

The Great Jing Dynasty, Anomaly Suppression Bureau.

This is somewhat akin to the modern National Security Bureau on a covert mission line.

Lu Zheng then asked, "Why did the County Government Office seek help from our White Cloud Temple and not notify the Anomaly Suppression Bureau?"

Yuan Jing shook his head, "The Anomaly Suppression Bureau only has offices up to the State Capital level, and they’re quite busy usually. By the time Tonglin County reports an issue and the bureau sends people, that pig demon might have already escaped."

Lu Zheng perceived, when the bureau is usually busy, it doesn’t pursue relentlessly, while Tonglin County would have an unsolved case, which affects governance assessments of the County Government Office.

Thus, seeking help from the White Cloud Temple nestled in Shaotong Mountain becomes a win-win strategy.

The County Government Office gains accomplishment; White Cloud Temple gains benefits, and both attain reputation.

"If that’s the case, isn’t the pig demon still hiding in Tonglin County?"

"Exactly!" Yuan Jing nodded, then looked deeply at Lu Zheng, "Junior Brother practices Daoist and Martial Dual Cultivation; you’ve already developed Martial Artist’s Blood Qi?"

Lu Zheng: I have an ominous feeling.

"Although that pig demon is robust, it’s merely a gift of its physique, without mastering the Martial Dao. If Junior Brother helps, we’ll certainly capture the pig demon!"

Yuan Jing’s eyes brightened as he spoke more, "Yes, just like that, no more words. Tonight, we’ll go to seek trouble with that pig demon."

"Why not go during the day?"

Yuan Jing continued to answer Xiaobai’s questions, "In the daytime, the sun’s rays are intense, demon qi doesn’t manifest. At night, weaker demons connect with moonlight, emitting their demon qi externally."

"Understood. Well, I have no problem, but your injuries, Elder Brother..."

"No worries, just two ribs, doesn’t affect my magic casting and chanting."

Lu Zheng: Seems I’ll be taking the lead then!

...

During the day, Yuan Jing spent time resting in the rear courtyard chamber, while Lu Zheng took the opportunity to return to the modern world a few times, replied to messages, and then traveled back.

At night, Lu Zheng strapped on the Brocade Spring Saber, placed an exorcism talisman, and wore a black short fighting outfit, fully prepared.

Yet, when he and Yuan Jing departed together at sunset, they followed the Qi-Seeking Talisman out of the city.

The aura pointed directly toward the deep forest outside the city.

In the dim light of night, Lu Zheng looked at the dark forest, which seemed like a beast’s mouth, wide open and showing fangs.

"Shall we continue?" Lu Zheng looked at Yuan Jing.

Yuan Jing shook his head, "No use, the wild forest has tall trees and deep grass, complicated terrain, moreover, with the pig demon transformed into its true form, in the forest it runs like the wind, how can we catch up?

Also, if we chase until daylight and can’t catch it, we’ll completely lose its trail again."

"So is it leaving forever, or just leaving the city to heal and will return when recovered?"

"Very simple, I’ll stay another day. If it doesn’t enter the city tomorrow and its demon qi dissipates, then it’s genuinely gone."

...

On the following day, Yuan Jing brought Lu Zheng to the County Government Office.

Upon learning Lu Zheng had joined White Cloud Temple, the County Magistrate, unaware, was indifferent, but Chief Clerk Li and Chief Liu, who dealt with Lu Zheng, were quite astonished.

A scholar who came from afar with no connections, how did he suddenly become a lay practitioner of White Cloud Temple?

Of course, since Lu Zheng had now embraced the thigh of White Cloud Temple, their doubts would naturally remain forever buried.

Silently, Chief Clerk Li and Chief Liu completed a role positioning switch.

"According to the testimony of Qingsheng Building’s staff, we deduced that the pig demon’s killing was a revenge killing," Chief Liu explained.

"Revenge killing?"

Lu Zheng was intrigued; how did a tea house shopkeeper become enemies with a pig demon?

"The shopkeeper had a collection. The staff had seen it before, but after the murder case last night, that collection disappeared."

"What was it?"

"A wild boar skin," Chief Liu said, "from head to tail, a wild boar skin measuring a full twelve feet!"

Twelve feet, that’s four meters.

A four-meter long wild boar, in Huaxia, such a creature definitely would be considered a monster.

"Revenge for a father’s killer?"

"That we don’t know," Chief Liu shook his head, "The staff at Qingsheng Building were all new hires that Shopkeeper Sun brought when he came to Tonglin County, they don’t know about their owner’s past affairs."

Yuan Jing nodded; actually, many similar mysterious cases exist, so this case was settled as a revenge killing, with the pig demon escaping.

...

Yuan Jing stayed another day, and that night used a Qi-Seeking Talisman but found it already beyond the search range, indicating the pig demon had indeed left Tonglin County.

...

The next day, Yuan Jing spent the morning before departing in the afternoon, specifically taking the time to give Lu Zheng a detailed explanation of the cultivation experiences in the Qi Refining Scripture and the difficult points in the Five Talisman Technique.

Though Lu Zheng wouldn’t need them, he still displayed attentiveness.

Next time up the mountain, if Daoist Mingzhang asks why I’ve progressed so quickly in cultivation, I can say it was due to Elder Brother Yuan Jing’s guidance.

The reasoning is flawless!

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