Chapter 261

Chapter 261 Lu Qing’s Strange Attitude

“Old Zheng!”

Seeing the gray-clad man collapse to the ground and scream in agony, not only was the young woman bewildered, but the red-clad woman and the thin man were also utterly shocked.

They had never imagined that a gray-clad man, with the perfected Jingu Realm, would be so powerless as to defeat a mere passerby.

More importantly, they hadn’t even seen Lu Qing’s precise movements.

In a flash, the gray-clad man collapsed to the ground, his limbs completely broken.

The two men looked at Lu Qing in shock, fully aware that they had misjudged him this time.

The seemingly weak young man before them was actually a formidable beast, his cultivation far exceeding their expectations.

Lu Qing turned his head.

“Young man…”

The red-clad woman and the other man shuddered, wanting to beg for mercy, but the next moment, several cracks echoed through the air.

They felt a sharp pain in their hands and feet, their bodies unable to support themselves, and they collapsed to the ground, screaming in agony.

Suddenly, Lu Qing’s stone had shattered the joints of their limbs in an instant.

“Shut up.”

A faint voice came, but the three women in red who were still screaming suddenly shuddered, and they dared not scream anymore.

Even though their limbs were still in great pain, they could only grit their teeth and endure it, not daring to make another sound.

“Okay, you can continue to talk about why they want to harm you.”

Lu Qing looked at the stunned girl and said.

Feeling Lu Qing’s calm eyes, the girl shuddered and came back to her senses.

She glanced at the three women in red who were arrogant before, but now they could only lie on the ground like dead dogs with fear on their faces. She understood that she had really met a savior this time.

“Young Master, these three people want to kill me in order to snatch the Xuanxin Sect’s token from me.” The girl said.

“What’s so special about the Xuanxin Sect’s token?”

“The Xuanxin Sect’s token in my hand was purchased by my father at great expense. With this token, one can participate in the Xuanxin Sect’s triennial disciple recruitment ceremony.

These three people want to seize the token so they can take my place and participate in the Xuanxin Sect’s disciple recruitment ceremony.”

Lu Qing was curious. “Recruiting disciples is a serious matter. Doesn’t the Xuanxin Sect have any precautions? Can anyone participate?”

The girl said helplessly, “That’s how it was, but my father bought a cheaper, anonymous place to save money.

This place only requires one token. As long as you present it to the Xuanxin Sect, you are eligible to participate in the disciple recruitment ceremony. The Xuanxin Sect will not inquire about the token’s origin.”

“…”

Lu Qing felt a strange feeling in his heart.

Why did he sound like the Xuanxin Sect’s so-called disciple recruitment ceremony was not so serious?

It seemed less about recruiting disciples and more about collecting money?

“If this place is so important, why did your father let you go with these three people?” Lu Qing continued to ask.

“Who could have thought they were such beasts in human form!”

Talking about this, the girl became excited and glared angrily at the three women in red.

“These three people had received favors from my father in the past. They usually respected my father in the city and treated each other like brothers.

Who knew they had been eyeing the token in my hand for a long time. As soon as they left the valley, they forced me to teach them the token, and even… even wanted to…

If I hadn’t hidden the unique hidden weapon my father gave me, and used it when they weren’t paying attention, and took the opportunity to escape, I’m afraid… I’m afraid I would have been…”

The girl was thin-skinned after all. Although she was shaking with anger, she still couldn’t say the dirty words.

But everyone could guess what she wanted to say.

“Do you have any last words?”

Lu Qing looked at the three women in red.

Upon hearing this, the three red-dressed women were horrified and pleaded for mercy, “Young man, we know we were wrong. Please be magnanimous and spare us this time. We will never dare to do it again…”

However, before they could finish their pleas, Lu Qing had already launched three stones.

With a crackling sound, the three suddenly froze, a bloody hole appearing between their brows. Their eyes were unfocused, and they could no longer move.

“I didn’t expect you to start a killing spree just after arriving in Zhongzhou,” Lu Qing shook his head helplessly. “Master Ma, throw these corpses down the cliff.” He

then turned to the young woman, “Miss Hu, can you still walk?”

The young woman, stunned by Lu Qing’s decisive and ruthless approach, shuddered and came to her senses.

She looked at her leg, a look of embarrassment on her face. “My leg, that evil woman whipped me with a whip, and it looks like the bone is broken.”

“Let me take a look,” Lu Qing replied without hesitation, reaching out and placing his hand on the girl’s leg. “Yes, the calf bone is broken.”

More than just a broken bone, the leg was a bloody mess.

The fact that the girl had managed to hold out until now without fainting was a testament to her strong willpower.

“Miss Hu, we have medicine in the car. Can I reconnect your leg first, and then apply the medicine?”

“Hmm…”

The girl’s face flushed, and she replied in a whisper.

Her appearance was rather embarrassing, her clothes disheveled and unsightly.

“Zi’an, bring down the medicine box.”

Lu Qing paid no mind to the girl’s disarray. Instead, he called to the back and began to set the bone.

With Lu Qing’s martial arts skills and understanding of the human anatomy, reconnecting the leg bone was a piece of cake.

Moreover, the girl’s leg bone was only broken in two, not shattered, making treatment much simpler.

Therefore, by the time Wei Zi’an brought the medicine box, he had already perfectly reattached the leg bone.

To the girl’s amazement, Lu Qing’s technique was so gentle that she felt no significant pain.

Next, Lu Qing used a wooden board to secure the girl’s leg bone before applying gold medicine to the bloody mess.

“Hiss!”

The girl couldn’t help but let out a sharp whine of pain as the gold medicine landed on the wound.

“Bear with it, it won’t hurt so much after a while,” Lu Qing soothed.

“Sir, will this scar on my leg be huge?”

the girl asked, finally unable to resist, looking at the large, bloody mess.

“Are you concerned about the scar?” Lu Qing asked.

“No, I’m already alive thanks to you, sir. How could I dare ask for more?”

The girl shook her head, but she couldn’t hide the disappointment in her eyes.

Lu Qing thought for a moment and said, “There’s a way to get rid of scars, but it’s a bit more troublesome.”

“Sir, do you have a solution?” The girl looked up in surprise.

“Yes, but it requires a special medicine, so you’ll have to wait a while.”

“Thank you, sir!”

The girl burst into tears of gratitude. No girl doesn’t care about beauty. Previously, she thought there was no way.

Now that she knew it was possible to avoid scars, naturally, not having any was the best option.

“Sir, it’s done.”

Elsewhere, Magu also carried the three corpses back to the cliff and threw them away.

“Miss Hu, what are your plans? How about we send you back to Qinglong City?” Lu Qing asked.

“I can’t go back,” the girl shook her head. “Qinglong Pass only opens once every seven days. Before that, it wouldn’t be opened unless something catastrophic happened. Now that it’s closed, even if I go back, it’ll be seven days before I can enter the city.”

Lu Qing thought of the gate he’d seen earlier, which required dozens of Muscle and Bone Realm warriors to open.

He knew that it would be impossible for Qinglong City to make an exception based on the girl’s status alone.

But they couldn’t possibly wait with her here for seven days.

Could this be what they call “divine will”?

A puzzling look crossed Lu Qing’s eyes, and a look of amusement crossed his face.

“If that’s the case, Miss Hu, if you don’t mind, why not come with us? We’ll have someone to look after you along the way?”

The girl had been a little worried that Lu Qing and his men would just leave her here.

Hearing this, she was immediately overjoyed and nodded quickly, “Thank you,

young master!” “Okay, then, let’s continue on our journey. Miss Hu, I’m sorry.”

Lu Qing bent down, gently picked up the girl, and walked towards the carriage.

“Master, this girl has injured her leg and has difficulty walking. This place is deserted, so it’s not appropriate to leave her alone. I’m afraid she’ll have to travel with us for the time being,”

Lu Qing explained as they reached the carriage.

“That’s fine, we can just make room for her.”

The old doctor naturally had no objection.

He had also heard what had happened outside.

So, with a blushing face, Lu Qing carried the girl into the carriage and placed her in the inner seat. Wei Zian then climbed in.

Fortunately, their carriage was large enough, otherwise it would have been difficult to accommodate so many people.

“Master Ma, it’s all right. Let’s go. Run as fast as we can. It’s best to find a town with accommodation before dark,”

Lu Qing said after everyone was seated.

Run as fast as we can?

Ma Gu was stunned at first when he heard Lu Qing’s words, but soon, sensing the strange aura emanating from the surroundings, he understood what Lu Qing meant.

He cracked his whip, a surge of excitement building.

The two horses pulling ahead, sensing a premonition, excitedly raised their hooves and slowly trotted forward.

Sure enough, as the carriage moved, the familiar azure aura they had known for so long suddenly appeared, enveloping the entire vehicle.

After so much practice, Ma Gu naturally wouldn’t suffer the same awkward loss of control he’d previously exhibited.

Under his control, the carriage first slowly accelerated, then after more than ten breaths, gradually reached high speed. Protected by the azure aura, it began to move forward at an incredible speed.

All this happened silently, the occupants barely perceiving the change in speed.

The girl was even less aware of what was happening outside. Although somewhat surprised, Lu Qing and his companions’ carriage was much smoother than she’d expected, with barely a jolt.

But right now, her mind was elsewhere.

Therefore, her mind was still in the embarrassment of being carried into the carriage by Lu Qing.

The silence in the carriage made her feel very awkward.

“By the way, Miss Hu, I haven’t asked for your name yet.”

Lu Qing noticed the girl’s embarrassment and casually brought up a topic.

“Sir, doesn’t your father know my father?” The girl was a little surprised.

“We only met your father once when we entered the city. We can’t say we are familiar with each other.” Lu Qing smiled.

“Doctor Lu Qing, this girl is the daughter of the city guard who collected the entrance fee when we entered the city?”

At this time, Wei Zian also reacted.

“So your father and your father don’t know each other?”

The girl understood.

She had been wondering when her father knew such a powerful figure as Lu Qing, but why she had never heard of him.

It turned out that he was just a stranger and had no relationship with their family at all.

This made the girl feel even more grateful.

It was clearly a chance encounter, but Lu Qing was able to help her, which made this favor seem even greater.

She couldn’t help but thank him again: “Thank you for your help just now, young master. If it weren’t for you, I’m afraid I would have…”

“Haha, meeting is fate. Miss Hu, you meeting us is a kind of fate in itself, no need to be so polite.” Lu Qing said nonchalantly.

“My name is Zezhi.”

When the girl heard Lu Qing say that they were destined to be together, her face couldn’t help but blush again, and she whispered.

“Zezhi?” Lu Qing was a little confused. “Before, in front of Qinglong Pass, didn’t your father call you Xiaolian?”

“So the young master was there at that time?” Hu Zezhi was stunned.

“Oh, when we were climbing the bridge, I was passing by and accidentally overheard what you and your father said. I hope you don’t mind.” Lu Qing explained.

“How could that be?”

Hu Zezhi shook her head. If Lu Qing hadn’t heard those words, she would probably be dead now.

She glanced at Lu Qing and lowered her head. “Xiao Lian is my nickname. My father has always called me by that name.”

“I see.” Lu Qing suddenly realized. “Oh, I haven’t introduced myself yet. My name is Lu Qing. This is my master, Doctor Chen. This is my sister, Xiao Yan. As for this, this is Wei Zi’an, the young master of the Wei family.”

Hearing Lu Qing’s formal introduction, the girl didn’t think anything of it, but the old doctor was slightly startled, finally realizing something was amiss.

“Meetings, everyone.”

Hu Zezhi had clearly been well-educated, and despite her injured leg, she still bowed gracefully.

“No need to be so polite,”

the old doctor smiled, but her inner curiosity only grew.

“Sister Hu, does your leg hurt?”

Xiaoyan asked, looking at Hu Zezhi’s leg with concern.

“It hurts a little, but it’s not as painful after applying the medicine.”

Hu Zezhi’s heart warmed at Xiaoyan’s concern, and she explained softly.

“Well, with my brother here, I’ll be well soon. My brother and Grandpa Chen are amazing doctors. I’m sure you’ll be well soon!” Xiaoyan said seriously.

“Thank you.”

Hu Zezhi smiled, her handsome face captivating Xiaoyan.

“Sister Hu, you’re so beautiful!” the little girl said blankly.

Hu Zezhi blushed, unable to resist saying, “You’re cute too, much prettier than me.”

“Really? Then when I grow up, can I be as pretty as you?”

The little girl was instantly delighted.

“Of course!” Hu Zezhi nodded vigorously.

Her words were no mere compliments.

Xiaoyan’s delicate appearance made her look like a beauty.

Seeing the two of them flattering each other, Lu Qing couldn’t help but shake his head and smile.

At that moment, a voice rang out in his mind: “Ah Qing, what happened? Why are you so particular about this girl?” (End of this chapter)