In the following days, Ding Yao came to the inn to look for Shangluo more and more often. In addition, Lu Hanjiang hinted that Zhou Yuanshan should adopt an approachable attitude and hang on to the girl with vague hope.
As for the purpose of doing this, it is naturally to get the news from the Ding family as soon as possible.
Sure enough, after waiting for a few days, Ding Yao brought them "good" news.
This time it was not just Ding Yao who came, Cai Wei and even Zheng Ming came together.
As soon as the girl arrived, she said to them eagerly: "Master Lu, Sister Lu, Brother Zhou, we have found traces of the exquisite Xuehua Palace."
"oh?"
Lu Hanjiang looked surprised, and he was actually quite surprised. He looked at Ding Yao and asked, "Miss Ding, come and listen."
"Let's let my cousin talk about this matter."
Ding Yao did not explain herself, but pushed her cousin out. Among the people in this room, Zheng Ming was the only one who was a weak scholar. At this time, it seemed that he could only look at the same different people. Lu Hanjiang, who is good at martial arts, came to give himself a little more confidence.
"..." Lu Hanjiang looked away slightly from Zheng Ming's gaze.
Zheng Ming was so embarrassed, but under Ding Yao's urging, he finally calmed down and told what happened to him: "Two days ago, I noticed something was wrong with the maid serving beside me. That day, she suddenly said to me... …”
What Zheng Ming said can be summed up very simply. A mysterious woman disguised herself as a maid in the mansion and approached him, hoping that through his relationship with Ding Yao, Caiwei would be lured out and killed.
Such a means, such a purpose, no need to guess, it must be Xuehua Palace Linglong.
Lu Hanjiang showed no expression on his face, but he was happy in his heart. Oh, no wonder this girl was played by him twice. It seemed that her original foundation was not very good. He asked her to trick Zheng Ming, but she was tricked by him in turn. It’s a routine.
The dignified eldest disciple of Xuehua Palace was tricked by a down-and-out young man, and he really gave the devil a face.
"Since she wants to plot against me, why don't we take advantage of this opportunity instead."
As expected, Caiwei wanted to use the strategy of taking advantage of the situation. She told Zheng Ming: "Mr. Zheng, when she comes to you again, you must promise her."
"I understand." Zheng Ming nodded vigorously. After being in the world for so long, he felt like participating in a major event for the first time, and he was also a key figure in it. The feeling of being the protagonist was really good.
As soon as the explanation was finished, Linglong found Zheng Ming that night. Perhaps because of Lu Hanjiang's harsh words, Linglong still showed off her appearance. What she showed to this young master was her martial arts.
The conversation went very smoothly this time. Zheng Ming readily agreed to Linglong's request, which made her a little suspicious. However, the other party was just a young man from an ordinary family, so she thought she was overly worried.
The two quickly formulated a plan. In order to weaken Caiwei's combat power, Linglong set up an ambush in the city so that the big snake could not participate in the battle.
Zheng Ming naturally agreed wholeheartedly, and after the two discussed some more details, Linglong quietly left. Zheng Ming was so nervous that night that he almost didn't fall asleep.
He told Ding Yao about the incident early the next morning, and the group immediately acted according to the plan.
A lion fights a rabbit with all his strength, not to mention dealing with a demonic witch. Naturally, Ding Yao and Caiwei tried to concentrate as much power as possible. In order not to let Linglong, who had been hiding in the Ding family, notice, they did not summon the people at home this time. Instead, Lu Hanjiang and his party were notified.
As for this, Lu Hanjiang was not surprised. When the other party came to discuss this matter with them, he probably had the intention of getting them to eliminate the demon together.
Lu Hanjiang naturally agreed to Ding Yao and Cai Wei's request. After all, the location of the ambush was a restaurant, and it was always possible to have a meal.
However, there were many people in that place, and I guess Linglong had planned how to escape if things didn't work out.
The sky soon darkened. After nightfall, several people came to the restaurant as promised. Lu Hanjiang and the others arrived a little later. Caiwei and Ding Yao had already been seated for a while.
When everyone arrived, Zheng Ming naturally followed the plan and did some showmanship. Several people started eating with chopsticks. Shangluo took this opportunity to lean to the edge of the Lu Han River and whispered: "Xiao Lu, this time it's you. Lose."
Lu Hanjiang glanced at her but did not answer. Shangluo continued: "Look, I told you that Mr. Zheng is sincere to Sister Ding. There is no way that witch can make him change his heart. This time, I won."
"Don't worry, everything has just begun."
As if to confirm Lu Hanjiang's words, a short knife suddenly flew in from behind the screen door and only took away the head of the person picking Wei.
Caiwei bent back to avoid the dagger, and flicked out two spherical hidden weapons with her fingers. The sound of metal and stone intersecting came from behind the screen door, followed by Linglong's surprised voice——
"How can you still use your inner strength?"
Since Linglong planned to take advantage of Zheng Ming, she naturally went to the end and ordered him to secretly put the medicine powder that limits internal power into the dishes so that she could successfully capture Caiwei.
It's a pity that Zheng Ming had already jumped back, so Linglong naturally failed to defeat the snake in this move and was bitten by the snake instead.
"It's a small skill, but you still won't be captured!"
Caiwei's hands formed complex palm prints like flowers, and immediately struck out with a palm. The screen door was immediately beaten to pieces. Linglong behind saw that the situation was not right and immediately turned around and ran away.
"Witch, please leave!"
Caiwei chased after her with a single step, and the two exchanged palms in the air. Linglong soon fell behind. She turned around and glared at him hatefully, then turned around and rushed into the crowd, causing waves of exclamations. .
Most of the people here are ordinary people, and Caiwei's methods cannot be used at all. On the other hand, Linglong is like a fish in water. To her, hurting innocent people is like eating and drinking water.
Caiwei was restrained in every way, and Ding Yao outside was unable to participate in such a fight because of her low martial arts skills, so she had no choice but to turn around and ask Lu Hanjiang and the others for help.
When she looked back, she saw Lu Hanjiang feasting at the table, Zhou Yuanshan sitting upright with his eyes closed, and Shangluo lying on the railing and cheering continuously.
No, you guys are here to watch a show - Ding Yao, who almost said what she was thinking, managed to hold it back, her face turned red, and she didn't know whether it was because she was holding it in or because she was anxious.
"Please sister Lu, please help me quickly!" Ding Yao straightened her expression and said to Shangluo.
"Ah I?"
Shangluo was stunned for a moment, then looked back at Lu Hanjiang, who finally put down his bowls and chopsticks, wiped his hands, walked up to her and said, "It's okay, little sister, just take action."
Lu Hanjiang then handed her a small piece of broken wood picked from the screen door, bent down and whispered in Shangluo's ear: "Just like I taught you, throw her with a hidden weapon."
"Okay." Out of her trust in Lu Hanjiang, Shangluo immediately agreed, and then threw the broken wood with all her strength according to the exercises Lu Hanjiang taught her in the past few days.
The moment the broken piece of wood was taken action, Lu Hanjiang couldn't help but roll his eyes. This hidden weapon made it almost impossible to see, so he had no choice but to take action himself, kicking out the other piece of broken wood at his feet, smashing Shangluo and throwing it out. The hidden weapon, and then like a flying fireball, destroyed the main entrance of the restaurant.
The rubble and bricks fell together, smashing the Linglong below, but the agitated smoke and dust also dispersed the crowd to both sides. Caiwei was squeezed outside, unable to advance or retreat.
By the time she finally made her way out of the crowd, the smoke and dust cleared, and Linglong had long since disappeared.
