Chapter 10 Meeting Guests

Inside the Ye family's reception hall,

Wei Zifu, of course, didn't realize Zhou Jing's subtle psychological changes and explained on his own:

"This demonic Taoist is called Mei Zhanqing, goes by the name Qingmei Hermit, and uses sorcery in the north to harm people, bewitch officials and civilians, and seek personal gain, which was discovered by a friend of mine. That friend went to arrest this person, but was instead harmed by this demonic Taoist, ruining his magical power and turning him into a useless person. The demonic Taoist's actions were exposed, and she fled to the ends of the earth."

"I only learned about this afterward and personally pursued her, intending to eliminate demons and defend the Dao. I came all the way from the north, chasing her for more than half a year. I fought her several times during this time, but she always managed to escape. She's really slippery. Fortunately, I'm proficient in qi observation and tracing techniques, so I haven't been shaken off by this demonic Taoist. Recently, I followed the remaining aura all the way to Ningtian Prefecture and found her hiding place."

"It's just that she has bewitched the local gentry, so I can only temporarily avoid her edge. Fortunately, I heard that there is a real expert in Ningtian Prefecture, so I came to the door today to ask for help."

Zhou Jing listened patiently, his mind racing.

Now that he has a great reputation, he will not only attract the powerful and the common people, but also attract such cultivators, who come to visit and involve him in the storm.

Since this old Taoist will come to ask for help, it means that his current image should still be a righteous person, right? That's right, the real big bad guys all look like him on the surface, often showing themselves as righteous.

Zhou Jing thought for a while and said in a deep voice:

"What kind of spells is this demonic Taoist good at? She can slip away from you, which is quite remarkable."

Wei Zifu nodded and frowned, "This demonic Taoist practices all kinds of harmful spells. She knows the art of enshrinement, the art of raising ghosts, the art of refining corpses, and the art of extracting essence. Although this person's cultivation is not as good as mine, her spells are strange and difficult to deal with. Although my talisman techniques restrain these evil arts, this Mei Zhanqing is indeed better at attacking. I was almost tricked several times, but fortunately, my magic power is deeper, so I broke this person's secret methods."

Zhou Jing nodded secretly.

It seems that in the system of spells, the level of Dao cultivation is not the main source of combat power. The usefulness of the spells themselves determines the combat power. Those harmful and evil spells seem to be slightly better in terms of fighting the enemy.

"I wonder what is Mei Zhanqing's lineage?" Zhou Jing asked curiously.

Wei Zifu sighed, "I don't know Mei Zhanqing's master, but I heard that this person was once taken in by a rogue cultivator as a disciple, but later harmed his master, seized the magic books, and groped to practice a body of evil magic. In particular, the yin-yang essence extraction technique is the most proficient. This person uses this technique to do evil, and I don't know how many people have been harmed. Using this kind of evil way to increase magic power, the progress is extremely fast."

Zhou Jing frowned when he heard this. "In that case, this person must have harmed many women by extracting yin to supplement yang. Is she still a flower thief?"

Wei Zifu's expression became subtle, he coughed and hesitated, "It's just that the old Taoist didn't make it clear. This Mei Zhanqing is a rather beautiful woman, and she uses the technique of extracting yang to supplement yin... Those who have been harmed by her are all men, all of whom have been sucked into dried corpses, their essence dissipated, and they have become useless people. That friend of mine had such an encounter."

Zhou Jing's eyes widened. After talking for a long time, it turned out to be a vixen? Then he had to have a good experience... Cough, subdue her.

Zhou Jing quickly threw the yellow thoughts that popped up in his mind out of his head, restrained his expression, and asked seriously, "Then which wealthy family is this person hiding in Ningtian Prefecture at this moment?"

"The Zhang family." Wei Zifu blurted out. Zhou Jing's heart moved.

This Zhang family is also a giant merchant and wealthy family in Ningtian Prefecture, just like the Ye family. They have some business dealings, and they have recently come to visit him, but they have never mentioned this Mei Zhanqing. Zhou Jing pondered for a while and said slowly, "I already know about this matter. Since you ask for my help, it's not impossible to help you, but just listening to one side, I can't rashly come forward. I also know the people of the Zhang family. I'll meet this Mei Zhanqing in person before making a decision."

"I'll listen to the Real One's opinion."

Wei Zifu cupped his hands. He didn't expect to persuade the Royal Wind Real One to help him as soon as they met. Without any evidence, people would naturally be more careful. After all, they couldn't just listen to him saying bad things about others and directly believe that the other person was a demon.

After all, he had a request, and he didn't mind Zhou Jing taking some time to investigate.

Zhou Jing waved his hand and said, "If I verify this matter, I will come forward to talk to the Zhang family and let them no longer protect that demon. Then you can fight with that Mei Zhanqing. After all, this is your business, so I won't help you directly. At most, I'll create some opportunities for you. If that demon wants to escape, I'll stop her."

It would be inappropriate to help someone out and take action after hearing a word. The image of the expert he was trying to maintain was not the kind of person who hated evil, and a pointed help was more in line with the current style of the Royal Wind Real One.

"That's how it should be. Thank you for your help, Real One, that's enough."

Wei Zifu hurriedly thanked him.

Although the Royal Wind Real One didn't intend to take action himself, Wei Zifu didn't mind. He wasn't the kind of person who used the banner of righteousness to force others to eliminate demons and defend the Dao.

In the line of magic, the distinction between good and evil is relatively simple. No matter what kind of magic you practice, using it to harm people is an evil way. It's just that there is no saying that everyone should punish demons and heretics.

Because most of the people who practice magic are people who have left the world, they are all idle clouds and wild cranes, and they don't like many rules and regulations. If they encounter evil ways, they will take action if they are willing, and it doesn't matter if they are not happy to take action.

Wei Zifu didn't want to trouble others at first, but the demon was being protected, so he came to Zhou Jing for help, just to borrow the power. He still planned to take action himself. After chasing her for more than half a year, he also wanted to have a beginning and an end and personally end the demon.

Moreover, the Royal Wind Real One agreed to watch from the side. This time, he probably wouldn't be slipped away by this demon. He was already quite satisfied.

In the past, those who watched from the side were his own incompetent disciples. If the disciples' skills were just a little bit higher, how could this demon have repeatedly escaped from his hands?

Thinking of this, Wei Zifu couldn't help but glare at his disciple behind him.

Li Qingyang was confused. He didn't even speak. He didn't know why he had made his master unhappy again.

Wei Zifu felt that the matter had been settled, stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Then I will go back and wait for the good news." Zhou Jing raised his hand to stop him and smiled, "Taoist Wei, don't be so polite. We hit it off at first sight. Why don't you stay here with me, so you don't have to go back and forth, and we can still talk late into the night."

Wei Zifu hesitated, "This... I'm afraid it will disturb the owner of the house, right?"

"It doesn't matter. The Ye family is hospitable. I'll just say a word and it'll be fine."

Zhou Jing chuckled.

Hearing this, Li Qingyang hurriedly looked at his master and interjected, "Master, I think it's okay. This way, we can finally have a few full meals."

"...If you don't speak, no one will think you're mute."

Wei Zifu glared at his disciple angrily. Then, he cupped his hands at Zhou Jing and said with shame, "Since the Real One has invited me, I dare not refuse. I will go back to the inn to pay the rent and bring my luggage over." "Okay, I will instruct the steward to arrange rooms for you." Zhou Jing nodded.

Wei Zifu and his disciple then said goodbye and followed the servants away.

Watching the two people's backs fade away, Zhou Jing's eyes flickered. He plans to get involved in this kind of fighting among cultivators and further contact this "martial world" that is different from the Green Forest.

Forming a good relationship with Wei Zifu, an insider, is equivalent to having a familiar certification in the cultivation world, which can better create his golden signboard as an "expert", and at the same time, it is also the incision to get involved in this "martial world."

In addition, if his plan is launched, maybe there will be cultivators who will provoke him in the future. This time, it happened to involve him in this matter, just to see how these cultivators fight and accumulate some experience.

Although this will give people other than himself the opportunity to show their skills, allowing the dignitaries of Ningtian Prefecture to discover that there are other experts, there are real magic arts in the world, and he cannot dominate the family. There will always be other experts coming out.

This time, he might be able to take the opportunity to play... As long as he shows that his magic is more superb, and even has the Daoist Natural Realm certified by Wei Zifu, his reputation will be even higher.

Zhou Jing's mind turned, got up and walked out of the house, called another steward and ordered:

"I've seen enough people today. Are there any worthwhile visiting cards? If not, tell the people outside to close the door and refuse guests."

There are too many irrelevant people who come to visit every day. He only takes some time to meet guests, and the rest of the time is used to practice witchcraft and alchemy.

The steward heard this and reported, "The person in charge of the Zhang family's big house has arrived, and he also brought a female Taoist. He handed in a visiting card and wanted to visit. They are waiting outside the mansion. Does the Real One want to see them?"

Zhou Jing was stunned and turned to look at the steward in surprise, "What does the female Taoist look like? What's her name?"

"Uh, that person is veiled, so her appearance is not clear, but she should be quite beautiful and seems to be called Xuanxin Hermit." The steward responded.

Zhou Jing raised his eyebrows.

Although the name is different, he doesn't believe in such a coincidence. Either Wei Zifu didn't tell the truth, or this Xuanxin Hermit is Mei Zhanqing who was mentioned just now, deliberately changing her name... He is more inclined to the latter.

'Good fellow, as soon as I mentioned her, this person arrived.'

Zhou Jing was amazed and was about to order the steward to invite this group of people in.

At this moment, his movements stopped, and he suddenly remembered one thing.

--------Wei Zifu just left and was about to leave the mansion, and it seemed that he would just bump into Mei Zhanqing who was waiting outside...

Oh, isn't this a coincidence! Fate is really wonderful.

Without saying a word, Zhou Jing went straight to the mansion gate, not wanting to miss this excitement.

Wei Zifu walked along the way back to the gate of the Ye family mansion, and couldn't help but chide his disciple along the way.

"I told you not to open your mouth, why did you talk?"

"But Master, we are really about to run out of food."

"Nonsense, you're the only one who knows. Your master and I are just being polite and declining a little. I was going to agree, but after you said that, it's like we're being helped by others. It's embarrassing!"

"...But aren't we being helped by others?" Li Qingyang wondered.

"Alas, why did I accept a disciple like you to pass on my mantle? Not only is your magic art not proficient, but you don't even know how to share the worries of your master, and you keep irritating me. I'm so miserable!" Wei Zifu sighed.

Li Qingyang quickly and clumsily changed the subject, "Master, why are you so respectful to that Royal Wind Real One? You're even more polite than to our ancestor."

"Hmph, what do you know? That Royal Wind Real One has extremely profound Dao cultivation and has his own line of magic art. Maybe he's even more powerful than our ancestor. Those who achieve are first, so what's wrong with me being more respectful?"

Li Qingyang scratched his head, "Since he's so powerful, can I worship him as my teacher?"

Wei Zifu widened his eyes in disbelief and pointed at himself, "You're asking me? Do you still have me, this master, in your eyes?"

"Uh, yes, that's why I'm asking for your opinion, right?"

"Traitor! Traitor!"

Wei Zifu was so angry that his beard trembled and he glared, turned his head and left. The two bickered all the way and came to the gate of the Ye family. Wei Zifu suddenly felt something and turned his head to look at the group of people waiting next to him. His eyes suddenly froze, staring at a female Taoist with a veil.

This female Taoist also noticed Wei Zifu walking out of the Ye family and also cast her gaze.

The two people's eyes met, and they collided with sparks of shock. "Demon, don't leave!"

Wei Zifu's face suddenly changed, and he shouted without hesitation, taking a big step forward.

'Damn it, why is this plague god chasing after me again!'

The female Taoist Mei Zhanqing was shocked and cried out in her heart.

This old ox-nosed Taoist has been chasing her for more than half a year, fighting all the way from the north to the south, haunting her and simply like a ghost, saying that she will never let her go, which really makes her annoyed and annoyed.

Moreover, this old Taoist came out of the Ye family... Could it be that he has an old relationship with this Royal Wind Real One?

Or is it that this old ox-nosed Taoist is also planning to cooperate and ask the Royal Wind Real One to deal with her?

Various guesses flashed in Mei Zhanqing's mind in an instant, and she hated it in her heart.

Why is someone always one step ahead of her! Why is this grandmother always one step behind others! She immediately denied it, pretending to be angry and scolded, "You Taoist, you are so rude! I have never seen you before, why do you call me a demon?"

Suddenly, the Zhang family's guards next to her immediately approached, guarding Mei Zhanqing and preventing Wei Zifu from approaching.

Wei Zifu had to stop, separated by the wall of people, and said loudly:

"Mei Zhanqing! Don't pretend you don't know me. You harm people with magic, damage others for your own benefit, and your evil deeds are obvious. There will be retribution. I have been chasing you for half a year and vowed to eliminate you!"

Mei Zhanqing raised her willow eyebrows and pretended to be dissatisfied, "What Mei Zhanqing? You must have mistaken me. My name is Yu Xin,"

"My Taoist name is Xuanxin Hermit, and I don't know you at all."

"Don't try to deny it. So what if you change your name? Can't I recognize you?"

Wei Zifu shouted.

"That's right, that's right, I've seen you too, and I was almost extracted yang to supplement yin by you. Unfortunately... fortunately, I wasn't taken advantage of by you." Li Qingyang chimed in from the side, nodding repeatedly.

Mei Zhanqing was immediately annoyed and glared at Li Qingyang fiercely, scaring Li Qingyang to shrink his neck and hide behind his master.

At this time, the Zhang family member leading the team came forward and frowned to question:

"I am Zhang Wentao, shamelessly serving as the person in charge of the Zhang family's big house. Xuanxin Hermit is a distinguished guest of my Zhang family. What do you mean by offending her, this Taoist? What is your background?"

Wei Zifu restrained his temper a bit, held a salute, and said in a deep voice: "I am Wei Zifu, I have met Director Zhang. Director, please listen to me. The real name of this female Taoist next to you is Mei Zhanqing. She used the name Qingmei Hermit to commit major cases in the north, harming many people with magic. I have been chasing her for more than half a year, and she has escaped many times. Director, don't be bewitched by this demon."

Zhang Wentao snorted coldly:

"Absurd! How can the one-sided words of a wild Taoist with an unknown origin be true? Xuanxin Hermit is extraordinary and cultivated, but you slander and confuse people with lies. I think you are the demon! This time, I came here at the request of Xuanxin Hermit to visit the Royal Wind Real One. It has nothing to do with irrelevant people. If you continue to pester me and refuse to let me go, don't blame me for being rude and taking you down in the street!"

Mei Zhanqing was secretly delighted and also pretended to be calm and opened her mouth:

"This Taoist Wei, I have never seen you, and I am not the person you said. You fabricate rumors to slander my reputation. I respect you for being old and don't want to pursue it. You should also be sensible and not be disrespectful to the elderly and entangle with a woman like me in the street. What kind of system is that?"

Hearing this, Wei Zifu knew that he couldn't persuade them, frowned and looked at the current situation, and was quite apprehensive in his heart.

He still had to take into account the laws of the court. It was not good to take action in the street. Moreover, there were a dozen Zhang family guards around his opponent. Although he was quite skilled, he was old and weak after all, and his magic skills were not good at fighting and attacking. He wondered if he could deal with these guards.

For a time, the two sides confronted each other and were deadlocked.

The common people who were also queuing outside the Ye family mansion watched curiously from the side. Although they didn't know what was going on, it didn't prevent them from joining in the fun.

Just when it was announced, a gust of wind struck.

Whoosh--

Everyone looked up and saw Zhou Jing riding the wind, flying out of the Ye family and landing lightly in the middle of the two groups of people.

"It's the Royal Wind Real One!"

Many people hurriedly bowed down, excited and excited. Zhang Wentao also quickly changed his face and stepped forward to pay his respects, "Greetings, Real One."

Zhou Jing nodded and returned the salute, then looked around and finally landed on Mei Zhanqing, opening his mouth expressionlessly:

"You are confronting each other in front of the Ye family's door, are you treating my Ye family as nothing?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Ye family servants who were hesitating and watching from the side shook their bodies, excited and surprised, with glory on their faces, and felt honored.

The Real One actually took the initiative to defend our Ye family?!

Whoosh ---

In an instant, a large number of guards and servants poured out of the Ye family mansion, directly separating the Zhang family and Wei Zifu's groups, protecting Zhou Jing in the middle, looking like "Whoever dares to move the Real One is going against our Ye family". They were only looking at Zhou Jing and waiting for an order to act without hesitation.

Then, Zhou Jing looked at Zhang Wentao, whose face changed slightly, and slowly said"

"This Taoist Wei is my honored guest. Director Zhang, don't bully him for being weak. I am not talented, but I am willing to be a witness. Whether it is right or wrong, there will be a judgment. If there is anything, just say it clearly in front of me"

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