Was the old Taoist priest deliberately deceiving him?

That shouldn't be the case.

"Master Wuji, you're saying there's only one rat demon here?"

Upon hearing this, the old Taoist's expression shifted. "Could it be that there's more than one demon here?"

"Um."

Upon hearing Lu Xuan's reply, the old Taoist sincerely apologized, "Please forgive me, senior. I really didn't know there was more than one rat demon here. My enemy is a male rat demon, and perhaps there is also a female rat demon."

"really."

Lu Xuan discovered that the two enormous black rat demons inside seemed to be arguing about something, chattering away. They had not yet reached the Foundation Establishment stage and could not speak human language, so Lu Xuan guessed that they were arguing about something.

Just then, Lu Xuan, who was in mid-air, used his spiritual eye technique to discover a group of people acting suspiciously in a forest a few miles away. They were all carrying swords and looked fierce.

"Could it be bandits again?"

Lu Xuan rode his sword and arrived in front of the group in two breaths.

"Flying sword! Immortal Master?"

Are you an immortal?

"Please, immortals, vanquish the demons and rescue our city lord's daughter! We, the city lord's mansion, will repay you handsomely. We will grant you anything you desire."

In front of Lu Xuan was a group of martial arts experts, about twenty or thirty in number.

Soon, Lu Xuan learned that they were hired by the city lord of Daye City at great expense to kill the Black Rat Demon. However, they had just arrived at the entrance of the Rat Demon Valley yesterday when the Black Rat Demon ate seven or eight top-notch martial arts masters in one go.

The rest of them had no choice but to scatter and flee for their lives. They eventually hid in this grove of trees. They wanted to give up and leave, but they couldn't bear to part with the reward of ten thousand taels of silver.

Lu Xuan discovered that there were actually two cultivators among them.

A man and a woman, both with striking good looks.

Especially that young woman, with her charming appearance and stunning beauty.

Two mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators?

No wonder even with this group of martial arts masters, they were no match for that black rat demon.

The two of them had the character "Ye" written on their robes. It seemed they were the cultivators from the Ye family in Great Ye City, as the old Taoist had mentioned.