Chapter 132 Intimidation
Dongfang Guyue turned around, looked at Qin Lan deeply, and said in a deep voice,
"Lan'er, you and Huaizhu are both my daughters. Naturally, I care about you and want to keep you safe."
"But what you heard before was all true, not a joke."
"As women from the Eastern tribe, your future path is destined to be difficult and dangerous."
Dongfang Guyue sighed.
"Sooner or later, I will grow old and won't be able to protect you."
"You will definitely face those two paths in the future, and even I can't change them."
"Huaizhu blames me for being cruel and putting her in this situation. I can understand that."
"But I can't do anything about it. This is the situation now."
"Huaizhu must get over the hurdle in her heart and make her own choice. I don't want my interference to give her unrealistic expectations."
Jin Renfeng said leisurely,
"In fact, Master could have lied to Junior Sister Huaizhu. It's still too early to talk about this now."
"Lie?" Dongfang Guyue glanced at Jin Renfeng.
"So when will I stop lying to them? Do I have to wait until they are facing difficulties before I reveal the truth to them?"
"Will there be enough time to practice by then? How can there be time to improve my strength?"
"This is the best outcome."
"Although I feel a little uncomfortable, at least I am prepared in advance."
At this point, Dongfang Guyue looked at Qin Lan.
"The same goes for you, Qin Lan. You still have to walk the future path by yourself."
Qin Lan nodded, not quite understanding.
Dongfang Gu Yue said again.
"I saw the little girl you met on the road. She is a good young person. Renfeng, bring her to Shenhuoshan Villa when you go back! I will accept her as my apprentice."
Jin Renfeng accepted the order.
Dongfang Gu Yue turned and left.
It seemed that he didn't want Huaizhu to see him here.
Jin Renfeng and others waited quietly for Huaizhu to wake up.
Not long after, Huaizhu slowly opened his eyes.
"Junior sister, how do you feel now?"
Seeing that she was awake, Jin Renfeng asked with concern.
Huaizhu lay in Jin Renfeng's arms, his eyes dull and he didn't say a word.
She struggled to get up, but fell limply.
"Junior Sister Huaizhu, you are not feeling well right now, so please don't move rashly."
Huaizhu turned his head away, neither answering nor looking at the two of them.
Jin Renfeng and Qin Lan looked at each other in bewilderment.
The two didn't know what to do, so they could only return with Huaizhu.
Along the way, Jin Renfeng held Huaizhu and used flying skills alternately with Qin Lan.
. . . . . .
The group first returned to the town where Manager Lu and his family lived.
"Master Brother, look over there, it looks like Manager Lu and his men!" Qin Lan said, pointing to the distance.
Jin Renfeng looked in the direction where the finger pointed.
I saw three people from the Lu family standing at the edge of the ruins of the inn, surrounded by a dense crowd of people.
The sound of noise could be heard faintly.
"Kill this witch!"
"It was she who caused my house to be completely destroyed!"
"We must kill her, otherwise she will turn into a monster and eat people!"
Before he got close, Jin Renfeng heard a burst of cursing.
Shopkeeper Lu stood in front of his wife and daughter, begging for mercy and explaining.
However, the crowd ignored his explanation and started clamoring to burn Lu Zhubo to death.
Seeing the critical situation, Jin Renfeng flew over the crowd on his flying sword and shouted,
"Who are you all? Why are you shouting and killing here?"
Supported by his inner strength, his voice alone suppressed the noise of thousands of people.
Seeing him descending from the sky wearing Taoist robes, the crowd immediately knew that he was a cultivator from the Taoist Alliance.
For a moment, the crowd fell silent.
"Master, I am the head of the neighborhood. We are gathered here to clear out the monsters."
A white-haired old man stood up and said.
"Clean up the monsters? Why can't I see where the monsters are?"
Jin Renfeng asked pretending to be ignorant.
"Master, you may not know that this family is a resident of my town. Ten years ago, this family gave birth to a demon girl who was pregnant with a gong."
"Two days ago, our town was hit by a demonic disaster, and a large number of houses were destroyed. It was all because of this demon woman!"
"Little Taoist priest, you are here today. I hope you can do justice for us! Except for this witch!"
The village head pointed at the three people from the Lu family and spoke confidently.
Jin Renfeng glanced at Lu Zhubo and shouted at the head of the village,
"Nonsense! How can this girl be a monster? She is clearly a human. Are you kidding me?"
"Master, please don't worry. I really don't dare to deceive you!"
Seeing his furious expression, the director hurriedly explained,
"That demon woman did have the bronze gong, and two days ago a demon attacked the town. We didn't lie about that!"
The villagers also responded quickly.
"You said that a monster attacked this town two days ago. I remember that I passed by here and killed a cat monster with my own hands."
Jin Renfeng sneered,
"You said the monster was this girl. Do you suspect that I was incompetent and failed to get rid of the monster?"
"I dare not!" The old man fell to his knees in fear.
A group of people also knelt down immediately.
In the human territory, the Yiqi Daomeng is the supreme ruler. Therefore, the status of Taoists is generally very high, similar to the status of ancient juren in previous lives.
Facing the disciples of the Yiqi Dao League, these ordinary people naturally did not dare to offend them. "You bunch of people, stop making trouble here!"
"There are a lot of monsters right at the border, why don't you go to the battlefield?"
"If this girl is really a monster, would you dare to come here and provoke trouble?"
Jin Renfeng sneered,
"It's obvious that they just came here to take advantage of the situation because they saw that he was alone and helpless!"
"Master, please forgive me!"
The man there bowed his head to the ground and dared not say anything more.
Jin Renfeng snorted coldly.
"To tell you the truth, this Miss Lu Zhubo Lu has already joined my Shenhuoshan Villa and become a disciple of my Taoist Alliance."
"You are insulting the Taoist League's disciple and spreading rumors to cause trouble by calling her a monster."
"When the time comes, every one of you will have to go with me to the Demon Catcher Office. Do you want to give it a try?"
Hearing this, everyone exclaimed in surprise.
The head of the village murmured in disbelief.
"How is this possible? A demon girl actually joined the Dao League?"
"If you don't believe it, you can keep trying and see if the demon-catching office will punish you!"
Jin Renfeng glanced at him and said lightly.
"I dare not! We will never say anything bad about Miss Lu again!"
The village head bowed repeatedly.
Intimidating the crowd, Jin Renfeng waved his hand, signaling them to leave.
The crowd of onlookers immediately fled in panic, and soon there was no one else in the scene.
"Thank you for your help, benefactor."
Seeing that the matter was resolved, Shopkeeper Lu stepped forward to express his gratitude.
"You're welcome. Junior Sister Lu is also a member of our Shenhuoshan Villa. We are also family. It is my duty to help her solve her problems!"
Jin Renfeng spoke, and then he looked at Lu Zhubo beside him.
"Now my junior sister and I are going back to Shenhuoshan Villa, so please leave with me, junior sister Lu."
Lu Zhubo nodded obediently.
Because there was one more person to carry, Qin Lan also released the Ruyi Stick and flew into the air.
As he was about to leave home, Lu Zhuobo couldn't help but look at his parents beside him with a look of reluctance.
Shopkeeper Lu comforted him,
"Xiaobo, don't worry about home! Our inn is also ruined. After I clean up the mess, I will settle down near Shenhuoshan Villa. Then, our family can meet again."
Hearing this, Lu Zhubo was overjoyed. With her family by her side, her worries were immediately reduced.
. . . . . .
Three months later.
Shenhuoshan Villa, martial arts training ground.
Dongfang Gu Yue stood in front of three short figures, explaining matters related to cultivation.
"The magic power of humans and the magic power of monsters have the same origin but different qualities. They both come from the energy of heaven and earth. This energy can be discovered through the practice of exercises and can be gradually strengthened."
As he spoke of this, a golden light emanated from Dongfang Guyue's palm.
"Through in-depth research on magic weapons, humans have discovered that magic power actually has three application attributes: "body", "skill", and "heart".
"The strength of mana is the 'body', the way mana is operated is the 'skill', and the control over mana is the 'mind'."
"How much mana you can store in your body determines the level of your 'body'."
As he was speaking, a ball of golden magical energy formed on Dongfang Gu Yue's body, with a range of nearly ten meters.
"These on my body are the 'body' of mana. The more mana I have, the stronger the 'body' will be!"
"And skills are the techniques for using mana. Simply put, it's how to use mana."
Dongfang Gu Yue touched it casually, and flames ignited in the palm of his hand.
"Because monsters have a long lifespan, they have the advantage in both physical strength and skills."
"And the human race has an advantage in the heart because of its superior mental intelligence."
"Master, doesn't that mean humans are inherently inferior to monsters?" Lu Zhubo asked.
"That's right. When it comes to 'skills' and 'physique', humans are generally not as good as monsters. Even my Shenhuoshan Villa can only rely on pure Yangyan to surpass monsters in skills."
"Then how do humans fight against monsters?" Dongfang Qinlan also asked. "Both physical and technical skills are related to fighting, but the mind is useless. If they are inferior in everything, won't they be eaten up?"
"Now we have to mention the magic weapon!" Dongfang Guyue drew out a long sword.
"Magic weapons, whether natural or artificially forged, all possess certain energies and special abilities."
"That is to say, the magic weapon itself has both physical and technical skills."
"As long as humans learn how to use magic weapons, they can take the magic weapons' body and skills for their own use."
Jin Renfeng interrupted.
"Just like I can rival great demons even though I'm just a beginner."
"That's right!"
Dongfang Guyue nodded.
"Moreover, through human nourishment, magic weapons can become stronger and stronger. In this way, as generations pass by, the techniques of use are constantly improved, and humans can accumulate combat power."
"But can't monsters also use magic weapons? Both humans and monsters have them, so there's no question of it being an advantage!" Qin Lan asked again.
"But at least, humans and monsters are finally on the same starting line."
Dongfang Guyue groaned.
"And because of the human advantage in the heart, humans are better at using magic weapons than monsters."
At this point, Dongfang Guyue's palm lit up with flames.
"Human Phoenix, after you learn the Fire Summoning Technique, you can use this spell to summon the pure Yangyan that you have stored in advance."
"Because this pure Yangyan is my sacred fire, he is born with my skills and body."
"For you, as long as you can control it well, its power is no less than the inherited magic weapons of other sects."
Jin Renfeng nodded, this is the biggest advantage of Shenhuoshan Villa.
Because of the special nature of pure Yangyan, this flame comparable to top-level magic weapons can be sent in batches.
With the help of flames, as long as the user can control it smoothly, he can become a top master in an instant.
(End of this chapter)
