Chapter 227 Who is the Undercover
"Ahhhh! You owe me my pigeon! You owe me my pigeon!!! Wuuuuuuuu you big liar! That's the pet I've raised since I was a child, I'm going to fight you!!"
An eardrum-piercing scream came from the courtyard.
Ah Yi suddenly realized that her pigeon had been eaten, and her heart went cold. Thinking back to the bullying and oppression that Lu Yan had inflicted on her during this period, tears suddenly welled up in her eyes. She even forgot about the hierarchy for a moment, and rushed forward with a broom in her hand, ready to fight him to the death.
Lu Yan dodged left and right, calm and composed: "Didn't I tell you that the pigeon was eaten by a big tiger? It's all your fault for making it too fat. It can't even fly. How about I compensate you with a roast chicken?"
Ah Yi wielded the broom in her hand vigorously. If it was a sword move, she would have accidentally exposed her kung fu skills. However, she was so angry that she didn't notice it at all and scolded him angrily: "I think you look like a roast chicken!"
"How can a grilled chicken be as handsome as me?"
Lu Yan was grinning, with a dark light flashing in his eyes. He had almost figured out Ah Yi's sword moves. At this moment, a green figure suddenly blocked their way. He raised his hand and grabbed Ah Yi's broom and said coldly, "Which courtyard servant are you from? How dare you lay hands on the chief steward? Do you want to be whipped?!"
It was Tang Su.
He usually had a good relationship with Lu Yan and protected him privately. After Lu Yan became the chief steward, he did not forget him and directly promoted him to deputy chief steward. Although Tang Su was usually a good guy, he could be quite powerful when he got angry. Seeing this, Ah Yi was so scared that she immediately took several steps back, her face pale, and she murmured and dared not say a word.
Tang Su snatched the broom and threw it on the ground, then turned to look at Lu Yan, frowning: "You didn't get beaten by this yellow-haired girl, did you? I don't know what's going on these days, the servants have all rebelled and become lazy."
Lu Yan shook his head and said, "How much strength can a little girl have? I was just teasing her. It was my fault for not taking good care of her pigeons. Don't worry about it."
However, he felt that Tang Su's behavior was a little abnormal, and he couldn't help but look at her a few more times.
Tang Suhun was unaware of Lu Yan's suspicion. She scolded Ah Yi a few words and went straight to the outer garden to cut grass. She said to Lu Yan with lingering anger, "I think this girl is too reckless. Don't let her work in the inner courtyard in the future. Otherwise, if she offends the master one day, she will die without knowing how."
Lu Yan took out a handful of melon seeds from his pocket and ate them while spitting out the shells. Ever since he became a spies of the immortal sects and mixed with the servants, he had developed this habit of lacking public morality. "It's unnecessary. Not to mention that the master usually practices in seclusion and never leaves the house. Even if there is a collision, it is she who will die. Why are you so worried?"
Tang Su hesitated for a moment: "I... I think she is pretty and I can't bear it."
Lu Yan said "Oh" in a long tone, walked around Tang Su, looked her up and down and said, "So that's how it is. I was wondering why you were meddling in other people's business for no reason. I thought you had a change of heart and were protecting me as a brother, but it turns out you were doing it to please a beautiful woman."
Tang Su became more and more embarrassed: "Aren't I also worried that you were hurt by her?"
Lu Yan said in an ambiguous tone: "Being injured is a minor matter, but stabbing to death is a major matter."
Tang Su was stunned: "What do you mean?"
Lu Yan suddenly lowered his voice and said, "I have a way to make a contribution for you. Do you dare to do it?"
By this time, the sun had set and it was getting dark. There were only the two of them in the courtyard. The swaying shadows of the trees made Lu Yan's gaze seem somewhat dangerous, yet as alluring and deadly as a poppy.
Tang Su: "...What method?"
Lu Yan's tone was light, but it sounded like thunder in Tang Su's ears: "I just tried the tricks of that little girl, and they are similar to those of the Tianyu Sect. Maybe she is a spy sent by them. If you capture her and bring her to see the Lord, wouldn't it be a great achievement?"
Tang Su suddenly raised her head, unable to hide her surprise: "She is from the Tianyu Sect?!"
Lu Yan smiled and said, "I have been taught swordsmanship by the Lord himself. I know some of the moves of various sects and schools. I can't make any mistakes. Now I give you this opportunity to make a contribution. Do you dare to go?"
“…”
The surroundings were in deathly silence. Tang Su had a hard time speaking: "She is just a little girl. If she falls into the hands of the Lord, she will surely be crushed to ashes. Why do you have to do this?"
Lu Yan raised his eyebrows lightly: "Are you waiting for her to spread all the news about my Demon Realm and wait for the hundreds of immortal sects to attack? Since you don't want to, I won't force you. Forget it, I will go by myself."
After he finished speaking, he turned around and left, apparently going to find Ying Wujiu to report. However, in the blink of an eye, a strong wind suddenly hit his ear and the back of his neck. It turned out that it was Tang Su who attacked him.
There are few people in this group of green-clothed cultivators who can practice cultivation. Even if there are, they are at most at the Qi training stage. Tang Su's attack was so powerful and his moves were so smooth that it was obvious that he had already reached the Jindan stage. He really hid it perfectly!
Lu Yan had deliberately deceived him, so how could he not be on guard? He quickly dodged the attack and grabbed Tang Su's wrist as fast as lightning. He pointed his fingertips in the air and easily froze the man in place. He said coldly:
"You are indeed a spy from the Hundred Immortal Sects!"
Tang Suhun was unable to move, and was immediately filled with shock. When did Lu Yan have such a high level of cultivation? His tone was filled with shock: "What did you do to me?!"
Lu Yan only used his energy to temporarily bind Tang Su for half an hour, and she was naturally released after half an hour. Hearing this, he did not explain, but looked at the other party quietly: "Don't you have anything to say?"
Tang Su's attack just now was not fatal. It seemed that he just wanted to knock himself out. Lu Yan had some friendship with him after all, so he didn't want to kill him unless it was absolutely necessary.
Tang Su's expression changed several times, but finally calmed down. He closed his eyes and sighed, "I am not as skilled as you and missed the flaw. Please hand me over to the Lord."
Lu Yan: "Are you from the Tianyu Sect?"
Tang Su actually smiled: "Don't you know that Tianyu Sect only accepts female disciples?"
Lu Yan raised his eyebrows slightly: "You have to explain your origins, right?"
Tang Su: "You are so good at calculating, why don't you calculate it?"
Lu Yan wanted to calculate it, but the life story of Tang Su had not been unlocked yet, so he couldn't figure it out. He chuckled and said sarcastically, "You are dying, but you don't even dare to reveal your identity. Don't you feel stupid?"
Tang Su was silent for a moment after hearing this, and finally spoke slowly: "I am Tang Su, the ninth disciple of the Wuwang Sect's Danyue Sect Master, and I have been ordered to secretly investigate the death of Elder Nantuo."
Now it was Lu Yan's turn to change his expression. Tang Su was actually a direct disciple of Wuwang Sect. Didn't that mean he recognized her original identity? !
Tang Su stared at Lu Yan motionlessly, and sighed softly, "Brother Lu, although I know that Elder Nantuo has sealed your memory and cultivation, how come you don't even recognize me? Moreover, you are still entangled with Ying Wujiu and wholeheartedly helping the Demon Realm. Have you really surrendered to them?"
Lu Yan: “…”
What kind of Infernal Affairs is this?
Are all the famous and upright sects nowadays so good at playing games? The trusted disciples of the popular sect become spies? ?
Lu Yan's mood changed several times, but his face did not show it. He said calmly: "The Lord has been very kind to me, which is better than the Wuwang Sect using me as a chess piece. It doesn't matter if I surrender or not. I will kill anyone who tries to harm him!"
Although he was just acting, the tone of his last sentence was so fierce that it was 70% true, making it difficult to tell the truth from the false.
Tang Su's emotions were complicated. She looked at Lu Yan with an idiotic look. She obviously didn't expect that this man was actually a love-minded person. "The sect sent a message yesterday that Elder Nan Tuo died in the Demon Realm. Did you do it?"
He did not doubt Lu Yan at first. After all, there was a huge difference between their strengths. How could the other party kill a high-level monk? However, after the fight just now, Tang Su realized that he had never really understood Lu Yan's strength.
Lu Yan slightly curled his lips, his purple eyes looked dark and mysterious in the night: "He committed many evil deeds and must die. If you don't want to be like him, tell me the purpose of Tan Yue sending you to infiltrate the Demon Realm, and I will naturally save your life."
Tang Su sneered: "Do you think I'm afraid of death?"
Lu Yan sighed: "Death is the most pleasant thing. I am only afraid that you will fall into the hands of the Lord and be unable to live or die."
Tang Su pursed her lips, her face pale, obviously remembering Ying Wujiu's many methods: "How can I trust you? What if you kill me to silence me?"
Lu Yan was slightly impatient. He originally wanted to save Tang Su's life, so he talked so much. He didn't expect that the other party would be even more talkative than him: "If you don't believe it, I won't ask any more questions. I will kill you now, and we will both be done cleanly!"
As he finished speaking, he drew out the cold Frost Sword from his waist and made a move to finish Tang Su off: "We have met before, and I am going to kill you now!"
Tang Su's face slightly changed when he saw this, and he blurted out, "That's what I said! Master sent me to infiltrate the Demon Realm, firstly to find out the whereabouts of Xinpo, and secondly to eliminate the demon Ying Wujiu. He was afraid that I would reveal my true identity, so he didn't contact me normally and just let me stay in hiding."
Lu Yan asked directly, "Then why did you help that little girl from Tianyu Sect today?"
Tang Su seemed reluctant to mention it, but still pursed her lips and said, "I was originally from a poor family, and I had a young sister. But there was a severe drought in the world, and the people had no harvest, and she starved to death. Later, I became a disciple of the Wuwang Sect, and the master accepted me as his disciple. That girl had nothing to do with me, but..."
He paused and whispered:
"They look a lot like..."
Tang Suyu fell silent, the night wind blew his green sleeves, and his limbs and bones were cold. Lu Yan would not believe it completely, nor would he not believe it. He gently placed the sword on Tang Su's shoulder, silently emitting threats:
"Did the sect send you a message yesterday asking you to investigate the cause of Nan Tuo's death?"
Tang Su didn't hide it from him and said crisply, "Yes."
Lu Yan: "Since Tan Yue wants to get rid of Ying Wujiu, he must have made some arrangements. How much do you know?"
Tang Su curled her lips slightly: "You think too highly of me. How could he tell me such an important thing? I only know that Master attaches great importance to the Heart and Soul, and he has left nothing out. When others were searching for the Heart and Soul like headless flies, he had already expected that this thing was in Ying Wujiu's hands, and he let me hide in the Demon Realm early, and then..."
Lu Yan narrowed his eyes slightly: "What is it?"
Tang Su hesitated for a moment before saying, "The Demon Realm will hold its annual Sword Contest next month, and Ying Wujiu will definitely attend. It seems that Master intends to kill him on that day, but I don't know anything else."
Although Ying Wujiu's strength is unfathomable, he is ultimately a weak person. Plus, Tan Yue is at the semi-immortal level. If these two people fight, it is hard to say who will win and who will lose.
Lu Yan frowned upon hearing this, already feeling that the situation was getting a bit tricky. He put away his sword, took out a pill from the pouch on his waist and threw it into Tang Su's mouth, forcing her to swallow it. He said in a cold voice, "I'll keep your life for now. If you have any news from Wuwang Sect, tell me immediately. If you dare to play tricks and die from the poison, don't blame me."
This pill is a corpse-bug pill made by Nantuo, which is specially used to control those disobedient disciples. It is used with a silver bell. When the bell rings, the corpse-bugs inside will start to suck human blood. They usually fall into a dormant state.
Lu Yan killed Nan Tuo that day and took the Sumi Spirit Bag from his waist, which was full of elixirs and treasures. He didn't expect that it would come in handy today.
As soon as Lu Yan finished speaking, the immobilization spell on Tang Su disappeared. The latter staggered back two steps and fell to the ground, bursting into a shocking coughing fit, but he just couldn't spit out the medicine.
Lu Yan said calmly: "Go, I will give you the antidote when this matter is settled."
Upon hearing this, Tang Su looked at Lu Yan with a complicated look, then staggered to her feet, bowed to him, turned around and walked into the night.
The moon was at its zenith, and the shadows of the trees were slanting across the sky. The Demon Realm had been dead silent and quiet for many years, and it became even more desolate after nightfall.
If Lu Yan could catch up with Tang Su at this time, he would find that he did not return to his residence, but went straight to the direction of Xuan Cang Temple. Feng Sha was still stepping on the wall and looking around as usual. He caught a glimpse of Tang Su, but he seemed not to see him. He just lowered his head and played by himself, hoping that another big fat pigeon would fall from somewhere to satisfy his tooth.
There is a long-burning lamp burning in the hall, quietly emitting a faint fragrance. The candle is made from fish oil from mermaids and can last for hundreds of years. The fragrance can also help to calm the mind. It's a pity that the mermaids were clever but unable to protect themselves, and have now become extinct.
The red veil swayed slightly. Ying Wujiu was sitting behind a low table flipping through a book. At this moment, a figure suddenly appeared silently in the hall, bowed to him from a distance, and said respectfully:
"I am Hanba, your subordinate, and I pay my respects to you, my Lord."
It was Tang Su in green clothes.
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