The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#656 - Love

"Grandmaster Lu," Luo Cheng Song greeted with a respectful fist salute, "What wind has blown you here?"

Lu Jing didn't quite know how to answer him for a moment, after all, the emergence of a demonic entity was just the one-sided story of that Granny Tang.

Nothing was set in stone yet, and Lu Jing didn't want to be an alarmist.

After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Can I attend tonight's righteous alliance meeting?"

"This... Although tonight is mainly for the various sects to discuss matters, Grandmaster Lu, as a righteous expert with a far-reaching reputation, if you are willing to join as an observer and witness the event, everyone would of course welcome it. I, Luo, will take you inside."

"Wait," Lu Jing said, "Don't rush to seat me yet. First, tell me who is in this building tonight."

Luo Cheng Song was taken aback upon hearing this, but as an experienced veteran, he didn't ask too much. He nodded and said, "The capital is our Chang Le Gang's territory, and our Chang Le Gang is responsible for the reception and arrangements for this righteous alliance meeting, so Gang Leader Li entered the Zhuangyuan Tower early on.

"And besides Gang Leader Li, those who have come to participate in the alliance meeting include Sword Washing Pavilion's Pavilion Master Han, Hanging Temple's Abbot Huitong, Cloud Water Serene Mercy Pavilion's Pavilion Master Qiu, Carefree Villa's Villa Master Lu..."

However, Lu Jing also felt that Li Bufan should have investigated these people. This righteous alliance meeting was extraordinary, and those who came were all leaders of their respective sects, giants of the martial world. The Chang Le Gang certainly didn't want any accidents to happen during this time.

Especially to prevent demons and evil people from sneaking in, the possibility of problems among these people is actually the smallest.

So Lu Jing thought of the accompanying personnel from each sect.

For such a grand martial arts gathering, the protagonists are of course those awe-inspiring names, but as leaders of their respective sects, they rarely act alone.

The accompanying group members are mostly a combination of elders and disciples.

Bringing disciples is easy to understand, as it's a common practice in the martial world, because teaching disciples is not just about martial arts. The martial world is not just about fighting and killing, but also about human relationships.

If disciples are not taken out, they cannot broaden their horizons, make friends, and it's difficult for them to be trained and grow. Even if their martial arts are well-practiced, they will only be martial arts fanatics in the future.

And when there are many disciples, someone is needed to restrain and manage them. Things like eating, drinking, and relieving themselves every day also need to be arranged. The sect leader certainly doesn't have the time to manage such trivial matters, so this is when the elders need to step in. In addition, they can also protect the sect leader's safety when necessary.

And this group of people is more mixed.

Luo Cheng Song hesitated upon hearing this, but he didn't hide anything, "We do have a list of tonight's guests, but if Grandmaster Lu can't give us a reasonable explanation, it will be difficult for me to take out this list."

Lu Jing had already come up with an explanation, "Oh... I was drinking in the restaurant before and met a female warrior. After a conversation, we got along very well, but I only know her surname and not her name, nor do I know which sect she belongs to.

"I only remember her saying that she came with her master to participate in the righteous alliance meeting, so I rushed here tonight to see if I could find her again in the crowd."

Luo Cheng Song was speechless after hearing Lu Jing's words.

Well, this guy ran all the way to the martial arts conference to pick up girls.

Is the famous Grandmaster Lu Jing also a lecher?

However, Luo Cheng Song thought about it and realized that Lu Jing became famous at a young age and soared to the top. There must be many women around him throwing themselves at him. Young people don't have much control, so it's not surprising that it turned out like this now.

It's just that it's a bit embarrassing on the surface.

Although he complained about Lu Jing's lust in his heart, Luo Cheng Song still had to help with this small favor. Anyway, the woman has the backing of her sect, and Lu Jing can't force her if he finds her.

And maybe the young couple are already in love.

That female warrior couldn't be happier that Lu Jing came all the way to find her, so Luo Cheng Song signaled the people around him to get the list.

Lu Jing held it in his hands and pretended to look around, of course, he couldn't see anything.

So he said to Luo Cheng Song, "Can I borrow this list for now? I'll return it to you when I find her."

What could Luo Cheng Song say? He could only accept it.

Then he saw Lu Jing take out a human skin mask from his pocket and put it on his face, instantly transforming into another stranger. He winked at him, "Please keep it a secret for me, Vice Gang Leader Luo."

Luo Cheng Song could only sigh that young people nowadays are much more playful than we were back then.

Lu Jing was using Qi Kui's face, which had only been shown once when he went to the palace. There shouldn't be anyone in the Zhuangyuan Tower who has seen it.

Oh no, that's not accurate, because Yan Yun has indeed seen this human skin mask of Lu Jing's.

So she recognized Lu Jing at a glance when she saw him, and her eyebrows couldn't help but furrow slightly.

She had originally decided to stay away from a certain person as much as possible from now on, but she didn't expect to meet him again in less than half a day.

Moreover, tonight's righteous alliance meeting has nothing to do with Lu Jing. Yan Yun didn't know what that person came for.

She thought about it and pretended not to see him, but Yan Yun didn't expect that Lu Jing would take the initiative to come over after seeing her and wink at her.

Seeing this, Yan Yun could only find a place where there was no one and stand there, waiting for Lu Jing to come closer and lower his voice to say, "I thought I had made myself very clear in the afternoon."

"Indeed, but I didn't come for that," Lu Jing said, "I received news that there may be demons or evil people, or strange objects, appearing here tonight."

Yan Yun frowned even deeper, "Is it demons or evil people, or strange objects?"

"I don't know either," Lu Jing said truthfully.

The note said that a demonic entity would emerge, and Lu Jing couldn't be sure whether this emerging entity was an incredibly powerful demon or a strange object.

Fortunately, Yan Yun, like him, was from the academy, and when she heard the words "strange objects," she immediately became vigilant.

Without further ado, she said directly, "What are the specific clues?"

"There are none, so I came to ask for your help," Lu Jing said.

"Do you suspect the accompanying people from each sect?"

Yan Yun reacted quickly. From Lu Jing's few words before and his current disguise, she immediately realized what he wanted to do.

"That's right, but I looked at the list, and there are a lot of people coming tonight... and you know me, I'm not a disciple of a major sect, and I don't know many of the people on this list."

Lu Jing didn't know that while he was whispering with Yan Yun, Luo Cheng Song not far away was also staring blankly.

Luo Cheng Song really didn't expect that the person Lu Jing was planning to pick up tonight was actually Qiu Moli's beloved disciple, the next pavilion master of Cloud Water Serene Mercy Pavilion, Yan Yun, who was known as the number one person of the younger generation.

This guy is simply audacious!