Taoist Priest, he has taken my wife!

The sky was dark and overcast with dense clouds.

The Lu residence.

Lu Pinghai's face was deathly pale. He sat cross-legged on the bed, picked up a pill and swallowed it, silently circulating his internal energy to heal his injuries.

Zhang Xiao's strength should not be underestimated. If he hadn't been wearing a silver-scaled soft armor, the outcome would have been uncertain.

With his current combat strength, even a martial artist at the Outer Strength Realm could easily subdue him.

Fortunately, he had the means to substitute for someone else's life in his grasp.

The Substitute Doll is a masterpiece created by a paper craftsman, representing the pinnacle of his skills.

Zhang Xiao, with his family's traditional craft of making paper figures, spent his entire life making a substitute doll in his sixties.

Lu Pinghai was quite troubled, rubbing his temples.

At his age, it's definitely too late for him to continue practicing the paper-making technique.

time does not wait.

"How about we create another smaller version and hire a master paper-making craftsman to train us from a young age?" Lu Pinghai said with a wry smile.

When a life-saving act involves one's life and fortune, only one's closest relatives can be trusted; how can one entrust it to outsiders?

"Knock knock knock".

A rhythmic knocking sounded on the door.

"Enter."

crunch.

A black boot stepped through the gate.

Lu Pinghai was startled, like a startled bird in the forest, his eyes suddenly becoming sharp.

"Who are you, and what is your purpose?"

"Lieutenant Lu, there's no need to be nervous. My name is Jiang Mingzi. I've heard that you possess a secret method for making paper offerings, so I've come to ask for it."

"The secret of making paper offerings for me, passed down through generations, must not be held by outsiders."

Pei Si's voice was hoarse, and he deliberately adjusted his tone as he closed the door.

Lu Pinghai snorted coldly, his eyes darkening. "You guys have a keen sense of smell. You think you can take it from me so easily?"

"He sneaked into the room silently, and the guards in the manor didn't react at all. This person is not someone you can fight!" Lu Pinghai thought to himself.

He only has one life, and if the other party suddenly attacks, he will be powerless to retaliate.

At this moment, Lu Pinghai had already conceived the idea of ​​handing over the Substitute Life Method.

Pei Si: "Does the county magistrate still remember Jade Waist Slave?"

Jade waist slave!

Lu Pinghai's expression grew increasingly cold; Yu Yaonu was a thorn in his heart.

Despite his efforts to mediate and protect Lu Shoutao, he was granted bail as a sick prisoner. However, after the butterfly demon's magic dissipated, Shoutao could not accept the fact that he had killed Qian Yaoyao and went completely insane.

The Qian family hired someone to suppress the butterfly demon, dismembering it to suppress it.

Lu Pinghai did not know the exact location of the suppression, only that the Soul-Suppressing Candle and eight Soul-Locking Chains were used for suppression.

Those eight soul-locking chains were forged with the help of the Lu family.

Even if demons were involved in this incident, the Lu and Qian families would never speak to each other again. Lu Pinghai was worried that the Qian family would use the Jade Waist Slave to secretly cast spells and curses to ruin the Lu family's feng shui and bring misfortune to their descendants!

"Of course I remember. Is Jiang Mingzi also doing the job of provoking me?" Lu Pinghai's throat bobbed.

Immediately afterwards, a white candle, about the size of an infant's arm and as thick as a baby's arm, was placed on the table, and eight soul-binding chains moved automatically without wind.

Lu Pinghai's pupils shrank sharply. He recognized the Soul-Locking Chain at a glance as it came from the Lu family!

"County Commandant Lu, do you recognize this?" Pei Si smiled, holding a strand of Yu Yaonu's black hair between his two fingers.

Lu Pinghai jumped to his feet. "Jade Waist Slave's charms and hair?! You…"

Pei Si, with his hands behind his back, said, "The Mohe Wharf of the Lu family was hit by a tide of water ghosts. It was Yu Yaonu who colluded with someone to manipulate the water ghosts and ruin your family's fortune."

"I secretly searched and finally found the place where the Jade Waist Slave Master's mutilated corpse was suppressed, and killed him!"

"Once the main trunk is removed, the rest of the limbs become useless."

"I wonder if you, Lu Pinghai, will accept this favor?"

Pei Si stared intently at Lu Pinghai.

Lu Pinghai actually knelt on one knee and bowed with his hands clasped: "Forgive me for being blind, I failed to appreciate the meaning behind your words!"

"This technique of using a substitute life puppet can be returned to you. As a token of my gratitude, I, Lu, will offer you another reward!"

Without further hesitation, Lu Pinghai threw the jade slip containing the technique of substituting life onto the table.

Lu Pinghai slammed his hand on the bed, and a hidden compartment popped open. He took out a thin, bright red nanmu card and threw it onto the table.

"This is a nanmu incense card from Shen's Money Shop. With this card, you can withdraw six sticks of incense money at any Shen's Money Shop in Qian Kingdom."

One stick of incense money is equal to three strings of incense money, and one string of incense money is equal to one thousand coins of incense money.

Three sticks of incense money, or 21,000 coins, can buy two magical weapons.

With this card, you can withdraw money at Shen's Money Shop without verifying your identity; the shop only accepts cards made of nanmu wood.

Pei Si swept his sleeve and put away the jade slip, the card, and the white candle.

"Pretend that tonight's events never happened."

"Eee-yah!" A donkey brayed, and Pei Si mounted the donkey and rode away on the wind.

Lu Pinghai's lips twitched slightly. What an oddball! Do all experts ride donkeys?

"No one was injured or killed."

Lu Pinghai turned around and closed the door.

Lu Pinghai didn't care at all about kneeling just now.

Everything was for the sake of the clan! This was the principle that Lu Pinghai upheld throughout his life.

Lu Pinghai also had a hidden worry in his eyes. Just now, Jiang Mingzi said that Yu Yaonu was colluding with someone to ruin the fortune of the Lu family.

Who exactly is it?

The Lu family? The Qian family? The county magistrate? Or someone from an even higher level?

"My lord, the city guards have reported that a fish demon has appeared in Mang Village, and a large number of people have already died!" a guard hurriedly reported.

"What are the city guards doing? Sending Liao Yong to suppress them!"

"My lord, the head of the Yan family, the Golden Knife Clan, is making a scene at the gate, spewing vulgarities and accusing you of being a spy of the Red Lantern Goddess, secretly colluding with the demons of Mengshan, using the pretext of the winter siege to lure and kill the city guard captain, and even saying he will report you to the Demon Suppression Bureau!" Another guard came to report.

"Hahaha, interesting! That old bastard Yan Wu actually managed to pin such a huge accusation on me!"

"He's merely a first-tier warrior, what right does he have to criticize me! The security of Qingcheng County rests on my shoulders!"

"You old pig, do you think I can't even lift a knife?!"

A murderous intent flashed in Lu Pinghai's eyes, and he vanished from the spot.

The next instant, Lu Pinghai appeared outside the door.

At the entrance of the Lu residence, a middle-aged, burly man in a brocade hat and fur coat was spouting wild and unrestrained words.

"Snapped!"

Lu Pinghai slammed Yan Wu into the ground with a palm strike. "You old pig-dog, stop spouting nonsense and ruining the reputation of my Lu family. Seize him and throw him into prison."

The guards on the left and right stepped forward and captured the half-dead Yan Wu.

Lu Pinghai snorted coldly and turned back to his residence.

…………

Shi family, Qingcheng County.

The Shi family's residence was not located in the city, but rather in the suburbs.

The Shi family was wealthy and employed a group of powerful guards.

A few days ago, Shi Langsheng, the head of the Shi family, went away for half a month. When he returned home, he found a person who looked exactly like him sitting in the head of the family, exercising the power of the head of the family.

The Shi family and their guards were all confused and sent a letter of entrustment to the Tianshi Cave, asking the Taoist priests there to handle the matter.

Pei Si was dressed in a blue silk robe and wore a turban; everyone would praise his handsome and dignified appearance.

Pei Si stepped into the Shi family's gate.

"I am the Taoist Master Dongxuanjian, and I have come to handle matters concerning your esteemed household, having been entrusted with this task."

In an instant, the entire Shi family, young and old, surrounded Pei Si, chattering away in a chaotic mess.

"The master has arrived! Silence!"

The crowd automatically split into two groups, and two men of similar height, about seven feet tall, with similar appearances and a refined air, walked towards Pei Si.

"Master, that demon has transformed into my likeness and taken my wife!" A hurried and forceful cry rang out.