38: No one who covets the Lu family is allowed to exist!

On the official road about a dozen li from the county town, three expensive-looking steeds were galloping towards Qingyun County.

Each of the three horses carried a rider: two men and one woman. The foremost horse carried a woman dressed in a teal-blue robe.

Embroidered on the teal-blue robe were rivers, mountains, sun, moon, and stars, with a soaring black Xuan Bird in the center.

The black Xuan Bird pattern appeared lifelike, possessing a majestic and sacred aura that inspired awe.

The tight blue clothing accentuated the woman's tall and perfectly contoured figure, while her long black hair swayed in the wind behind her.

At the county town gate!

Unlike its usual bustling liveliness, today's pedestrians passing through the city gate appeared remarkably quiet and well-behaved.

This was because, on both sides of the city gate, stood over a dozen Yamen Runners from the county yamen, presenting a solemn and dignified scene.

It seemed they were awaiting the arrival of some important personage.

Even more remarkably, not far from these Yamen Runners sat two individuals, a man and a woman.

Among the pedestrians passing through the city gate, some well-informed individuals could recognize the identity of the man sitting there at a glance.

He was the Chief Constable of the county yamen, Chen Shi!

However, no one could recognize the woman beside Chen Shi.

The woman was Ye Qingxuan, who had accompanied Chen Shi.

At this moment, a faint sound of horse hooves could be heard several hundred meters outside the city gate.

Upon seeing this, Chen Shi, who was sitting at the county town gate, immediately stood up from his wooden chair, his eyes fixed on the front.

As the figures drew closer, Ye Qingxuan, beside Chen Shi, immediately exclaimed with delight: "Uncle Chen, Sister Yanran and the others are here!"

The figures outside the city slowly approached, finally reaching the county town gate.

Ye Qingxuan immediately ran over, with Chen Shi following closely behind her.

Upon seeing Ye Qingxuan, the three individuals at the city gate dismounted.

"Sister Yanran! Big Brother Lingfeng!"

The tall woman leading them was Li Yanran, a Huang Grade Xuan Niao Guard who had traveled a long distance from the prefecture.

In response to Ye Qingxuan's greeting, a hint of a smile appeared on Li Yanran's cold face, and she nodded to Ye Qingxuan in acknowledgment.

"Qingxuan."

Behind Li Yanran followed two men, both dressed in black robes, the attire of ordinary Blackbird Guard members.

One was a tall, burly man with a tanned complexion, and the other was a somewhat slender young man.

The slender young man among the three then looked at Ye Qingxuan, who was approaching Li Yanran, and slowly spoke.

"Qingxuan, I didn't expect us to meet again so soon, after only a few days."

Ye Qingxuan stood beside Li Yanran, feeling a bit disgusted and annoyed when she heard the slender young man address her so intimately.

She said with revulsion: "Su Tianqi, shut up. You are not allowed to call me by my name."

This annoying fellow was the son of the Lanshan County Magistrate, five or six years older than her, and a Martial Artist who had just entered the Bone Refinement Realm.

He had joined the Blackbird Guard at the same time as her and happened to be assigned under Li Yanran.

Ever since Su Tianqi saw her, he had been shamelessly pestering her.

Su Tianqi, who had been publicly reprimanded by Ye Qingxuan, felt a bit embarrassed, but he did not retort again.

However, when Su Tianqi looked at Ye Qingxuan again, there was a deep look of greed in the depths of his pupils.

As the son of a county magistrate, he held a noble status; there was no woman he couldn't have since childhood.

Damn it, this lowly servant girl dared to humiliate him in public. Sooner or later, he would make her regret it.

Fortunately, Uncle Chen, who was following behind Ye Qingxuan, came over at this moment, breaking the awkward scene.

"Greetings, esteemed sirs and madams. This humble subordinate is the Chief Constable of the Qingyun County yamen.

I have been ordered by the County Magistrate to welcome your arrival."

"The County Magistrate is already waiting for you at the county yamen. Please follow this humble subordinate to the county yamen."

Uncle Chen looked at Li Yanran, who was leading the group, with a respectful demeanor, cupping his hands in a bow, appearing somewhat reserved.

After all, the other party's identity was too special; not only was she from the most powerful Blackbird Guard of Great Xia, but she was also a Huang Grade Xuan Niao Guard.

Uncle Chen had already learned from Ye Qingxuan that Li Yanran, who was leading this team, was actually a Martial Artist of the Blood Refinement Realm.

The Blood Refinement Realm!

That was a true Martial Artist, a prominent figure even in the talent-rich prefecture.

Li Yanran did not say much, regaining her cold demeanor, and nodded in response to Uncle Chen's words.

Thus, with a group of Yamen Runners clearing the way, the Blackbird Guard and others grandly departed from the city gate.

The departure of the Yamen Runners allowed the city gate, which had just been extremely solemn, to return to its bustling and crowded state.

… … … .

"Xuan Ge, how should we deal with these two scoundrels? Should I take them back to the county yamen?"

Liang Cheng looked at the two corpses on the ground, finally recovering from his shock, his face filled with anger, and then walked over to one of the corpses and stomped on it a few times in frustration.

He was truly enraged.

Because the Second Master had revealed all the information before he died.

Damn it, it was those same unruly bandits from last time, lawless thugs who dared to rob even him, an imperial officer.

That time was one thing, but now they had directly invaded the Lu family, trying to scheme against them.

This was simply outrageous! How could one tolerate this?

Lu Xuan didn't pay much attention to the two bandits on the ground: "No need. It wouldn't look good to drag these two corpses out of the Lu family. I'll have someone handle it."

What truly concerned Lu Xuan were the words the bandit spoke before dying.

The Revered Master behind these two bandits seemed to be a Martial Artist of the Blood Refinement Realm.

Blood Refinement Realm?

Lu Xuan silently repeated it, making a certain decision.

Although he didn't know if the bandit's words were true, Lu Xuan decided to make a trip to the Junling Mountain Range.

He would not allow anyone to covet the Lu family in secret, even if there was only a slight possibility, Lu Xuan would never let it go.

After Liang Cheng vented his anger, he seemed to remember something and quickly ran to Lu Xuan's side.

"Xuan Ge, do you think what that bandit said about his Revered Master, a Martial Artist of the Blood Refinement Realm, is true?"

"False!"

Lu Xuan answered Liang Cheng's question without hesitation.

This relaxed Liang Cheng's tense heart.

If there really was a Martial Artist of the Blood Refinement Realm, that would be terrible.

Immediately, Liang Cheng looked at Lu Xuan with admiration and said with emotion.

"Speaking of which, Xuan Ge, what level has your Martial Dao Realm reached?"

The moment Lu Xuan erupted just now happened in an instant.

In such a short time, Liang Cheng couldn't even clearly see Lu Xuan's movements, and the two bandits on the opposite side died just like that, without causing any stir.

Even slaughtering a pig would have some struggle, let alone two people.

"Just a tiny bit higher than yours!"

Lu Xuan raised his hand and brought two fingers together in mid-air, leaving only a tiny gap.