3: Stop hiding, come out!

The moon was bright and stars were sparse.

Tonight was destined to be an unpeaceful night.

Lu Ming hadn't expected that immediately after his Transmigration, and with little understanding of this world, he would first experience a life-or-death crisis.

But then again, it was fair; if not for this crisis, he wouldn't have been able to Transmigrate.

"Ling Zhi, are you okay? Are you hurt? Let me check on you."

Lu Ming, who had been immersed in the joy of having his lifespan returned, stood up, trying to hide his embarrassment.

The little girl, named Ling Zhi, was petite and cute, with apple cheeks and baby fat. She was the maid specifically assigned to care for Lu Ming.

Ling Zhi's face was flushed, "Young Master, I'm fine. Thanks to Young Master's care."

Lu Ming looked and found that the little girl's injuries were indeed not serious.

She had only scraped her hand a little.

This was hardly an injury at all; even during normal times, when working, it was inevitable to get a few scrapes.

Lu Ming then quietly released Ling Zhi's small hand.

The little girl looked shy. In her eyes, the current Lu Ming was practically glowing.

If not for the Young Master killing the Fat Water Ghost, she would surely not have survived today.

Therefore, when Lu Ming checked her body, she didn't resist at all, and even vaguely had some anticipation.

But how did the Young Master become so powerful? Why hadn't she noticed before?

Could it be that the Young Master had always been hiding his cultivation?

Unfortunately, Lu Ming finished his check very quickly, leaving her feeling a little reluctant.

"Young Master, you're injured. Is it serious? I'll go find the Master and Madam."

Seeing large patches of blood on Lu Ming's body, the little girl's face grew even more tense, and her voice trembled again in fright.

After speaking, Ling Zhi ran out of the courtyard.

In the past, anything concerning the Young Master had to be reported to the Madam.

The Master and Madam Ling Zhi referred to were the parents of his original body.

Lu Ming shook his head helplessly. He also wanted to know if his parents in this life were safe, so he didn't stop her and let Ling Zhi go find them.

Ling Zhi was a maid bought by his mother. At the time, she was chosen to specifically care for Lu Ming because of her pleasant features, with two large, twinkling eyes that made her seem very clever.

She had grown up playing with Lu Ming since childhood, so she was considered Lu Ming's childhood playmate. As she grew older, the little girl became more refined and clever, and was deeply loved by Lu Ming's mother.

The little girl was closer to Lu Ming's mother than to Lu Ming.

In reality, his injuries at this moment were not serious.

Perhaps the ninth level of Subduing Dragon Fist had greatly enhanced his body, and his healing ability also seemed to have improved significantly.

He clearly felt his injuries continuously healing, albeit slowly.

Relying on his memory, he returned to his room, changed his clothes, and retrieved a specially made long Sharp Weapon from under the bed.

The long Sharp Weapon was specially forged for him by his father, but the original owner disliked martial arts, played with it for two days, then found it too heavy, and casually tossed it under the bed.

When the Fat Water Ghost attacked earlier, the original owner had already been scared out of his wits, so how could he possibly remember such a Sharp Weapon?

Lu Ming sighed inwardly. If he had a Sharp Weapon in his hand when fighting the Fat Water Ghost, the situation wouldn't have been so dangerous...

In his memory, his father, Lu Daoyuan, was a famous wealthy merchant in Lianbo City.

He managed the largest restaurant in the city, as well as shops on two streets.

His connections were very well managed, and he had some dealings with the Qianhu of the Demon Suppression Division and the City Lord of Lianbo City.

His mother, Su Jingyi, had nothing to do and stayed at home all day.

But his parents had a very good relationship and doted on him immensely.

Although Lu Ming was a soul Transmigration, after naturally accepting the original owner's memories, the Fusion seemed to be very good, as if he himself had experienced two lives.

This made it very easy for him to accept his identity in this life.

After a while, Lu Ming noticed that Ling Zhi had not returned. He intended to go check, fearing something might have happened.

Just as he stepped out of the courtyard gate, Ling Zhi's voice came.

"Young Master, come quickly! It seems Master and Madam are not in the Lu Manor."

"Not in the Lu Manor? Then where could they have gone?"

Lu Ming's confusion grew even deeper.

What was going on today? Everything felt strange.

According to his memory, before his Transmigration, most of the people in the Lu Manor had already been killed by the Fat Water Ghost.

At that time, there was no trace of his parents.

Now they still couldn't be found. It seemed either his parents had met with an accident, or they were hiding something from him.

"Where did you look?"

"I first went to Master and Madam's courtyard, then to other courtyards, but I couldn't find Master and Madam anywhere," Ling Zhi said crisply.

"Come, follow me to see." Lu Ming wanted to check himself.

Saying this, he took Ling Zhi's small hand. Lu Ming was slightly surprised; how could such a delicate small hand... He gently shook his head, and Lu Ming quickly walked away with the little girl.

Along the way, there were bodies and blood everywhere, not a single living person, which made him feel strange again.

Earlier, in his courtyard, he could still hear the screams of the house servants, but now it was eerily quiet.

Fortunately, Lu Ming's courtyard and his parents' courtyard were not far apart.

Just as he reached the entrance of his parents' courtyard, he encountered two Lu Manor house servants, carrying the standard Lu Manor long Sharp Weapons, and surprisingly, they had no injuries.

Lu Ming nodded. For such a thing to happen in the Lu Manor and them not to flee, they must be loyal.

"What are you doing? Have you seen Master and Madam? Do you know where they went?"

Seeing that it was the Young Master of the Lu Manor, the house servants quickly stepped forward to bow.

""Greetings, Young Master! We've searched the entire Lu Manor and haven't seen Master and Madam."

Hearing the house servants' words, Lu Ming's heart stirred, "They're not in their rooms?"

"Never seen them!"

"Then the two of you go to my courtyard now and deal with the Fat Water Ghost's corpse."

After thinking for a moment, Lu Ming directly gave the order.

"Yes, Young Master, but before that, you should just die!"

After speaking, the two "house servants" actually attacked fiercely, their unexpected standard long Sharp Weapons directly slashing towards Lu Ming.

"Hmph!"

Lu Ming snorted coldly, holding the Sharp Weapon with both hands, blocking horizontally, barely managing to fend off the two men's attacks.

He had already grown suspicious when he saw the two house servants weren't panicked. While speaking with them, Lu Ming had noticed something was off.

Although the two were wearing Lu Manor house servant clothes, they didn't fit, indicating that the two were disguised, and he had been on guard against them attacking.

Most importantly, he had no impression of these two in his memory.

"You are not Lu Manor house servants at all. Who are you? Who gave you the order to attack the Lu Manor!"

The two were startled to see their attacks easily blocked, but to make them reveal the person behind them was wishful thinking, too good to be true.

Lu Ming's expression darkened, "Since you won't speak, there's no need for you to keep your lives."

"Presumptuous! You want the lives of us two brothers? You..."

"Chh!"

"Chh!"

With two soft sounds, Lu Ming had already cut down the two with lightning speed, not even allowing them to finish a complete sentence.

Ling Zhi, standing by, widened her eyes, clearly not expecting such a situation. She hadn't expected the Lu Manor house servants to turn and kill the Young Master, nor had she expected the Young Master to complete a counter-kill in the blink of an eye.

In her memory, this was the first time the Young Master had killed someone!

Lu Ming didn't know what Ling Zhi was thinking. Right now, his heart was filled with regret. The System panel hadn't changed? It seemed killing people couldn't gain him their lifespan.

So, only demons were his little darlings.

"Stop hiding, come out!" Lu Ming's expression hardened as he looked behind the courtyard gate.