Chapter 75 Even with such a grand spectacle, could he possibly kill someone here?
The old doctor had just diagnosed Meng Yuan's pulse as abnormal that morning, and now he was facing the pulses of hundreds of other people, so his complexion was already quite unpleasant.
But with such an unprecedented event occurring in the mountains, he dared not disobey the clan chief's words and immediately began to examine the pulses of everyone present.
This consultation lasted for more than two hours.
Following the principle that helping others is the mark of a good wolf, Lou Yan hastily treated Meng Yuan's wounds and then found a place to sit and wait with his legs drawn up.
He was getting bored and wondering if he should go back soon, so that Heng Qichun wouldn't be worried about not being able to find him.
As they looked up, the old doctor had already taken the pulses of everyone present and was asking the clan leader, "The pulses of everyone present are normal. Clan leader, do you think... we should call it a day?"
Wang Sheng, who had been standing beside the clan chief, sighed, "It seems we'll have to check every single household now."
There are thousands of villagers in Nüqishan. If we were to investigate each and every household, it would be a considerable undertaking.
The old doctor paused for a moment, then suddenly turned to look at Wang Sheng, his eyes lighting up as he asked, "Mr. Wang, haven't you had your pulse checked yet?"
Wang Sheng's eyes widened suddenly, his entire being filled with disbelief: "What do you mean?"
"You wouldn't doubt... that this gestational pearl is mine, would you!"
After several hours of fruitless examination, the clan chief had completely lost patience and, when the two were at an impasse, said, "Wang Sheng, let Doctor Chen examine you."
“It doesn’t take much effort to examine one more patient.”
Wang Sheng, his face full of anger, finally extended his hand under the scorching gazes of everyone.
Hundreds of people gathered here, but for a moment there was silence.
A large crowd gathered around Wang Sheng and the doctor. Lou Yan hissed and pulled Meng Yuan, who had difficulty walking, to join them.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the old doctor's fingers tightened more and more as he took Wang Sheng's pulse, almost pressing the thick skin of the man until it bled. After a long while, he took two steps back in horror, pointing at Wang Sheng with a trembling hand: "Yes, yes, yes... it's a pregnancy pulse!"
...It was Wang Sheng!!
Lou Yan inwardly cried out, somewhat regretting not bringing Heng Qichun along to see such a lively spectacle.
Wang Sheng was the first to object, and he picked up a hammer to fight the old doctor, but was stopped by the people around him.
"Hold him down!" the chieftain said.
Wang Sheng was covered in sweat. The burly man was clearly being pushed to his limit and began to explain incoherently, "Clan leader, it couldn't be me!"
“I already have a son, and I didn’t go up the mountain on the fifteenth. How could this gestational pearl be mine!”
The clan chief remained silent.
Wang Sheng was held down by two villagers, temporarily stopping his struggle.
The heavier the snow fell, the more he broke out in a sweat, eagerly awaiting the clan chief's response.
Lou Yan was also thinking at the same time.
Nüqishan has existed independently for thousands of years, but it has only been under the leadership of the current clan leader for a few decades.
For thousands of years, all has been peaceful, except for this clan chief who caused a huge scandal... If he wants to preserve his good reputation after decades in office and continue the customs and face of the entire Nüqishan, what will he do?
Lou Yan vaguely thought of a possibility, and took a few steps forward without making a sound, condensing a stream of spiritual energy at his fingertips.
Meng Yuan was standing right behind Lou Yan when he caught a glimpse of that golden light, and his expression changed drastically.
“My benefactor…you…” He seemed to have guessed something, and instead of dwelling on Lou Yan’s spiritual power, he reached out and tugged at Lou Yan’s sleeve, lowering his voice to say to him, “The clan leader is benevolent and kind, he wouldn’t be that kind of person.”
Silly child, you've already forgotten that you almost died once.
Lou Yan chuckled inwardly, her spiritual energy still concentrated at her fingertips, and asked him casually, "You seem to be educated, but haven't you learned a single word... called 'hypocritical'?"
Meng Yuan's face turned pale, and before she could reply, she heard the commotion in front of her suddenly increase.
—The two thugs standing behind the clan leader had already raised their knives and were about to strike Wang Sheng.
"Bang!"
Lou Yan unleashed a burst of spiritual energy from his fingertips, which clashed with the blunt blades in the hands of the two ordinary people, producing a sharp and piercing sound.
Wang Sheng was so shocked by this deadly move that he broke out in a cold sweat. After narrowly escaping death, he looked at the clan leader in astonishment.
His lips trembled. "Chief, are you going to kill me?"
At the same time, the knife-wielder suddenly released his grip on the knife, his hand went numb, and blood flowed freely.
Having lived on Mount Nüqi for a long time, they had never seen anyone use spiritual power before. In their panic, they also turned their gaze to the old man, "Clan leader, this..."
The clan chief pursed his lips and squinted at the person hidden behind the crowd.
The crowd automatically parted to make way, and Lou Yan swaggered in, arms crossed.
The young wolf was tall and handsome, his dark-colored robe with its tight sleeves cinching his narrow but powerful waist. He raised his handsome face, revealing a beauty mark under his eye on his light tan skin.
It was that kind of unruly, sinister, and eccentric look in his eyes.
The clan chief couldn't help but think of his Daoist partner's appearance, and secretly felt that he was getting old and his eyesight was failing. They had all grown up to look like this, and he had actually believed their previous claim that they were ordinary people looking for relatives.
He raised his hand, trembling, and pointed at Lou Yan, asking almost with certainty, "You are... a member of the Immortal Sect!"
"So what if it is?" Lou Yan tossed her slightly curly braid indifferently and retorted, "You think you can just arbitrarily convict people and try to take their lives to cover up your strange behavior because you're far from Kyushu? Aren't you afraid of divine retribution?"
When Lou Yan revealed his thoughts, the clan leader's lips visibly trembled.
He racked his brains, looked at the terrified mountain people behind him, and had no choice but to place his hopes on the reckless butcher. “Nüqi Mountain has been peaceful for thousands of years, but now strange things are happening frequently. It’s hard to say that it might be related to you two outsiders.”
The two thugs heard him say, "Kill him too."
Lou Yan chuckled, his fingertips twirling lightly. He didn't even bother to form a magic spell; he simply relied on the little bit of spiritual energy that inadvertently leaked out to force the other party to stay away.
Seeing the stalemate, the clan chief secretly gave a signal, and one of the henchmen immediately remembered and pressed the tip of his knife against Wang Sheng's neck, who was closer.
Since Wang Sheng and Meng Yuan are both going to die today, it's the perfect opportunity to use them to blackmail Lou Yan.
Lou Yan was unaware of the wickedness of human nature. When he suddenly saw this scene, he felt that the other party was utterly shameless.
Damn it, they actually dared to take hostages and threaten him?!
How is this any different from Heng Qichun's act of detaining his original self?
Lou grimaced and bared his teeth, then put his hands, which were channeling spiritual power, behind his back. To prevent the two thugs from actually injuring Wang Sheng, he could only take a few steps back.
At the same time, he silently recited a magic incantation in his heart.
"……Certainly!"
A burst of spiritual energy suddenly shot out, rushing straight towards the thug wielding the knife. In a panic, the latter tried to raise his knife to block, but found that the steel knife he was used to had been fixed in mid-air by Lou Yan's immortal technique, and no matter how they gripped the hilt, they could not move it an inch.
It turns out they weren't after them, but after their knives.
Lou Yan had already withdrawn his spiritual power, gathering the pale golden light at his fingertips. He coldly watched the terrified mortals struggle desperately, a nonchalant smile playing on his lips.
—Hey, I never realized how useful this Wind-Fixing Technique was before.
The clan leader was already covered in sweat. He looked around in horror and found that there were hundreds of people from Nüqishan present, but they could not withstand a single punch from this upstart from the immortal sect.
what to do?
He relented and admitted defeat, releasing Wang Sheng and Meng Yuan as he had suggested, entrusting the matter to the young man, and then letting him spread this scandal throughout the land.
That's absolutely impossible!
The clan leader raised his hand to wipe the cold sweat that had broken out on his forehead. His gaze inadvertently swept over Meng Yuan, who was standing behind Lou Yan, and the slightly protruding belly beneath Meng Yuan's clothes.
He couldn't help but hatch a plan. He summoned a trusted mountain villager and whispered in his ear, "Go..."
"What are you muttering about?" Lou Yan noticed his actions, and chuckled as she played with the spiritual energy at her fingertips. "If you ask me, don't waste your energy. Just release them as soon as possible, and I might spare your lives."
After confirming that the mountain people who had done his bidding had left, the clan chief turned his gaze back to Lou Yan, "Young Master Lou... you can stop me from killing them, but can you stop me from destroying these pregnant pearls..."
As soon as he finished speaking, one of the thugs pulled out a dagger from his waist and threw it directly at the nearest pregnant pearl.
It belongs to Wang Sheng.
In an instant, golden light appeared, and a dazzling halo suddenly opened, making it difficult for people to open their eyes.
Lou Yan raised his arm to shield himself, and amidst the chaotic shouts of the surrounding crowd, he heard Wang Sheng cry out in pain.
Looking in the direction of the sound, they saw Wang Sheng lying on the ground, clutching his abdomen, his face covered in a terrifying layer of sweat, looking extremely painful.
Lou Yan was stunned for a moment, "How could this be!"
“The spiritual vein is passed down…” Meng Yuan clutched her lower abdomen in horror and took two steps back, her face turning deathly pale. “If the gestational pearl is damaged, the person will not survive.”
As Wang Sheng's struggles grew weaker and weaker, the clan leader's men attempted to shatter another gestation pearl.
Lou Yan frowned, then decisively took to the air, raising his hand to form a seal, gathering the enormous female tree and the gestation pearl on it behind a barrier.
In his previous life, he wanted to protect the wild rabbits that he had hidden away. When he was learning barrier techniques from Heng Qichun, he was extremely serious. Even though his cultivation level was far below that of his previous life, the barrier he set up was still very beautiful.
Lou Yan casually pulled Meng Yuan back, ensuring the child remained safely within the barrier, while silently contemplating the struggling Wang Sheng on the ground—
How can he save his older brother?
Heng Qichun has lost his memory and can't control him, so can he kill someone here?
A cold wind swirled through the barrier, brushing past the tip of a person's nose.
Lou Yan sensed something and immediately turned cold.
wrong.
This taste...
Lou Yan suddenly remembered the scent he had smelled in front of the Nine Sons Temple not long ago, and his whole body trembled inexplicably. He hesitated and turned his head to look over, his gaze falling on the split pregnant pearl.
A faint fishy smell wafted from between the thin layers of the pearl walls, and as it entered his nasal cavity, Lou Yan frowned slightly, his senses heightened.
This is the aura of a demon!
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