65: Chapter 65 Abolish the Lecherous Thief

Zhou Qian's hands were trembling.

For a moment, he didn't even know what to do.

It wasn't until half a cup of tea's time had passed that he regained his senses and reached out toward Xie Wantang's chest.

One foot.

Three inches.

One inch.

His demonic claws gradually drew closer.

However, just as he was about to touch the cross-collar of Xie Wantang's sea-blue palace dress,

a scene occurred that made his hair stand on end.

Without him noticing when,

Xie Wantang's beautiful eyes had already opened.

She was looking at him with a faint smile that wasn't quite a smile. "Fellow Daoist Zhou, what are you trying to do?"

"Ah, Miss Xie, you're awake?"

Xie Wantang's expression shifted instantly, her face full of rage. "I'm asking you, what are you doing?!"

Zhou Qian's cultivation was only at the sixth level of Qi Refining; he was no match for Xie Wantang, who was at the ninth level.

He hurriedly fabricated an excuse. "I saw that Miss Xie couldn't handle her wine and wanted to check on you."

"Is that so? Fellow Daoist Zhou Qian, you truly are a shameless and lecherous scoundrel!"

Xie Wantang stood up and straightened her clothes.

"Since you would resort to such underhanded tricks, please forgive this humble woman for being unable to keep you company any longer."

Xie Wantang felt deep resentment in her heart and wished she could cut Zhou Qian into a thousand pieces, but she held back.

She didn't just represent herself; she had the entire Xie Family behind her. She couldn't bring about the destruction of her clan because of a momentary impulse.

She then thought of Xu Changsheng's free and unburdened appearance. "Husband Xu, I truly envy you. If only my elder brother were still here, I would certainly fly away with you as a pair."

Gazing at Xie Wantang's receding back, Zhou Qian's eyes were both sinister and obsessed.

"There will be plenty of time in the future. I don't believe I can't have you."

Bang!

Suddenly,

the door to the private room burst open.

Zhou Qian's previous frustration suddenly found a place to vent.

"Who let you in? Didn't I say that no one is allowed in here today!"

However, in the next instant,

his pupils suddenly constricted.

The door hadn't been pushed open; it had been kicked open.

A burly, fierce-looking man with crisscrossing scars and a roguish charm walked in.

"Who are you?"

Zhou Qian looked surprised, a strong sense of unease rising in his heart. He felt like he had seen this person before, but he couldn't remember exactly who it was.

The next moment,

Xie Wantang, who was ahead, let out a cry of surprise.

"Lu Yuanze! Why are you here!"

Zhou Qian's memory was instantly triggered, and his lecherous face was replaced by fear.

He recalled his mother's teachings.

Robber Cultivators were everywhere in the Ancient Wood Mountain Range, as numerous as crucian carp crossing a river.

And among them, Lu Yuanze's high strength and ruthless methods placed him at the very top.

"How could Lu Yuanze enter Donglin Fortress?"

Before he could think further, he remembered that Xie Wantang was in front of him to take the blow.

He immediately shouted, "Miss Xie, please stall this person for a moment. The Zhou Family guards will be here soon!"

Xie Wantang's face showed disdain. This Zhou Qian really only had the heart and guts for lust, without a shred of manly courage.

After a brief exchange of looks, she immediately knew that the person in front of her was her lover.

She took out that High Grade glazed water-attribute sword and thrust it forward.

In the next instant,

a wall of vines grew wildly from the ground, trapping the sword blade firmly and kicking up countless broken twigs and debris.

Xu Changsheng looked at Zhou Qian and laughed arrogantly, the scars on his face twitching, making him look extremely hideous. "Zhou Qian, I have a grudge against you. Did you know that?"

"What grudge?"

He grinned. "I'm not telling you!"

"You!"

"Die for this seat!"

The green vine sword in Lu Yuanze's hand radiated intense green light and flew out with lightning speed.

In a panic, Zhou Qian took out a High Grade shield and held it in front of him.

Clang!

He barely managed to block the strike and breathed a sigh of relief. In a short while, the fortress guards would arrive.

However, in the next moment, a scene appeared that filled him with despair.

Five-colored lights began to shine around Lu Yuanze.

"crimson flame spreading over prairie talisman."

"purple lightning startling thunder talisman."

"Wind Blade Thousand Strikes Talisman."

They were all quasi-second tier talismans, and there were over ten of each kind.

"Mother, I'm going to die here!"

Zhou Qian felt immense regret. Du Hong had originally instructed him to return to the Zhou Family ancestral lands tonight for a reunion dinner; it was all because of his sudden lust.

Before his death,

he released all his Talismans and available defensive Magical Artifacts in front of him.

However, with so many quasi-second tier talismans, their power was no less than a full-strength strike from a talisman treasure.

The defensive line Zhou Qian had set up was easily torn apart like paper.

A bright light flashed.

Zhou Qian felt a sharp pain in his lower body; his 'little brother' seemed to no longer exist.

The light faded.

The flesh there was a bloody mess, and even his Storage Pouch had disappeared.

A look of post-disaster ecstasy appeared on his face. "I—I survived?"

Looking at Xie Wantang, who was glancing back from not far away, he didn't even care about his loss of composure.

"Hahaha, I actually survived at the hands of Lu Yuanze!"

"Mother, I've succeeded!"

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, please excuse this humble woman as I take my leave first to pursue and capture that Lu Yuanze."

"Go, go quickly."

Zhou Qian took another Storage Pouch from his sleeve, pulled out several Rejuvenation Pills, and swallowed them all in one gulp.

He looked down expectantly.

However, the result left him deeply disappointed.

"Oh no, it's not growing back..."

...

The news of Lu Yuanze appearing in Donglin Fortress caused a massive uproar within the fortress.

The Zhou Family held a transcendent and independent status in the Ancient Wood Mountain Range.

Not only did the cultivation families recognize the Zhou Family as their leader, but even the Robber Cultivators rarely dared to act against the Zhou Family's Cultivators.

Of course, Lu Yuanze was an exception.

This man was lawless and acted willfully. He had once been jointly wanted by dozens of families, with his portrait circulated from the south to the north of the Ancient Wood Mountain Range.

Now, another cultivation Family had been added to those seeking him: the Zhou Family.

In the courtyard.

Xie Wantang leaned shyly into Xu Changsheng's arms.

"So Lu Yuanze was killed by Husband Xu. I thought Lu Yuanze was Husband Xu himself?"

Xu Changsheng rubbed his nose. "Do I look that much like a Robber Cultivator? At that time, Huang Laifu commissioned Lu Yuanze to kill me. To protect myself, I had no choice but to kill him instead."

"What is the Zhou Family saying about Lu Yuanze?"

"They can't find Husband Xu, so they've now expanded the search radius to a hundred miles."

The corner of Xu Changsheng's mouth curled into a mysterious smile. "Tanger, you aren't going to report me, are you?"

Upon hearing this,

Xie Wantang immediately jumped up, raising her hand to swear a solemn oath. "Tanger swears never to tell anyone about the connection between Husband Xu and Lu Yuanze."

"If I violate this oath, may I fall into the eighteen levels of Hell, suffer the punishment of tongue-pulling and oil-frying, and never be reincarnated for all eternity!"

She then looked at Xu Changsheng resentfully. "Does Husband Xu still not trust Tanger?"

The latter pulled her firmly into his arms. "How could I? It was just a casual remark."

Xie Wantang gave a soft snort. "By the way, how did Husband Xu know that Zhou Qian was going to harm Tanger?"

"Maybe it was telepathy."

She immediately became jubilant. "As I thought, Husband Xu and I are of one mind. I also knew that man would use tricks. I circulated the 'Water Moon Clear Heart Art' with all my strength and completely neutralized the effects of the Spirit-Confusing Powder."

"I heard that Zhou Qian can no longer be a man and has been confined to his home by Senior Du. Husband Xu, your move was truly brilliant."