Chapter 175 Handling Aftermath
North of Wanfu County, the mountains stretch endlessly, spanning more than 130 miles, a land of barren hills and wild terrain, with sparse vegetation and jagged rocks, shrouded in smoke and clouds, unseen by daylight, this is Wild Wolf Mountain.
Wanfu County has a nursery rhyme that goes:
Hundred-mile Wild Wolf Mountain, the most perilous of mountains, only see people enter, but none come out.
In the past hundred years, countless medicine gatherers, hunters, sightseers, and curious explorers have perished in the Earth Realm of Wild Wolf Mountain, but today, another scholar in green robes has arrived at the foot of Wild Wolf Mountain.
"I heard he has a few cronies aside from Leng Jian?" Lu Zheng muttered to himself while climbing the mountain, "Someone hurry up, I'm tired of scouring the mountain to find his cave."
Upon reaching halfway up the mountain, Lu Zheng finally showed a smile.
"Come here!"
A soft shout, and Lu Zheng's hand moved in a seal technique, "Supreme Decree, Gathering Qi and Summoning Clouds, hurry!"
The Cloud Gathering Technique was activated, Lu Zheng's finger pointed, and a white cloud enveloped a spot not far to his left.
"Abnormal People!"
With a startled cry, a shadow turned over and fled into the distance.
"Can you escape?"
The Cloud Gathering Technique transformed into the True Cloud Curse, white mist swirled, boundless Spiritual Qi gathered, blocking the other's path, eroding the Demon Qi on their body, then directly breaking into their body.
"Poof!"
The figure spat a mouthful of blood, and when they tried to flee again, they found themselves standing before a blue-green silhouette.
Lu Zheng reached out and pointed, sending streams of Cloud Qi into the body, sealing the demon's internal Demon Qi, then only heard an "ouch" and collapsed to the ground.
"Are you the demon of Wild Wolf Mountain?" Lu Zheng asked with a half-smile, eyes flashing cold.
The demon trembled, lifted its head, revealing a round face, with a few long, hard whiskers on its cheeks, and two large, innocent eyes. It grinned ingratiatingly, saying, "Abnormal People spare me, Abnormal People, please allow me, I'm just a little demon, how could I be the master of Wild Wolf Mountain? There truly is another, another indeed!"
"Who is it?"
"It's King Leng!" The demon nodded repeatedly, speaking urgently, "King Leng is a Wolf Demon, cruel and vicious, he captured us to patrol the mountain, killing all who enter, we have no choice!"
"Is that so?" Lu Zheng couldn't help but smile, "You're saying you were forced?"
"Exactly, exactly!" The demon grinned, nodding repeatedly, "Actually, I earnestly hope that a capable man like you, lord, would ascend the mountain to kill King Leng and save us!"
"Is that so?"
"Exactly, exactly!"
"Then take a look at this." Lu Zheng reached behind and drew out a curved saber, it was Leng Jian's personal weapon.
"Cold Moon Saber!" The demon exclaimed.
Being under Leng Jian's command, how could it not recognize Leng Jian's personal weapon?
But... Since the Cold Moon Saber is in Lu Zheng's hands, then Leng Jian...
The demon trembled, feeling that the Cold Moon Saber might just strike him the next moment, "Abnormal People... Abnormal People spare... spare me..."
"What kind of demon are you? A cat?" Lu Zheng asked while looking at the demon.
"I am Mao Jiu, a mountain cat-turned essence." Mao Jiu answered immediately, fearing if he answered late, he would lose his life.
"Is that so, then lead the way." Lu Zheng waved his hand, "Take me to the wolf's den."
"Eh!" Mao Jiu nodded repeatedly, immediately leading the way, obediently.
...
There were no paths on the mountain, the demon led Lu Zheng through forests and cliffs, bypassing several mountain peaks, before arriving at an inconspicuous mountain peak.
Lu Zheng lifted his eyes and saw that the mountain peak wasn't tall, and a flat area had been faintly revealed halfway up the mountain, with several caves opened by the cliff.
"Is this the Wolf Demon's cave?"
"The largest cave in the middle is King Leng's." Mao Jiu said.
"Mao Jiu, the king asked you to abduct a few women, why did you bring back a man? Although fair-skinned, but the king doesn't like darlings!"
After speaking, a robust man with a reddish face tumbled down from the mountain, ready to come over, then suddenly changed his expression and turned to leave.
"Come here!"
Lu Zheng waved his hand, clouds gathered and dispersed, and the robust man, like Mao Jiu, wilted to the ground.
"Is there anyone besides you?" Lu Zheng asked lightly.
"No... no one..."
Lu Zheng raised a brow, "I mean, Leng Jian's subordinates, aside from you, are there others?"
Mao Jiu and the robust man exchanged glances, unsure of Lu Zheng's meaning.
Lu Zheng frowned, "Isn't there a weasel too?"
The two trembled in shock, how does this person know Wild Wolf Mountain so well?
So Mao Jiu rapidly nodded, "Yes... Huang Jing'Er... isn't on the mountain, the king, no, Leng Jian set him fifty miles away at a Fox Den, guarding Elder Lady Huangfu."
Lu Zheng nodded, "Alright, follow me up."
Bringing two demons with sealed cultivation in front of the cave, Lu Zheng looked at the cave ahead, noticing wisps of black wind circulating at the cave entrance.
"It's that Wolf Demon's spell." Lu Zheng nodded, "Supreme Decree, Gathering Qi and Summoning Clouds, hurry!"
Cloud Gathering Technique! True Cloud Curse!
Mere Black Wind Sealing Curse, easily broken, gales with black light blew through without a threat.
...
The cave was large, and the largest area was a prison housing torture devices, with bones and bloodstains indicating the cave was indeed a Demon Cave.
Lu Zheng explored the cave without finding a living person, then found Leng Jian's treasury behind the cave, containing treasure notes worth thousands of coins, along with gold and silverware, pearls and gemstones, all glinting.
After transferring these to the modern home, Lu Zheng finally arrived at Leng Jian's living quarters.
A worthy seasoned old demon, despite the harsh environment around Wild Wolf Mountain, his quarters were luxurious.
Top-grade pear wood furniture, silk robes, gold-inlaid jade candlesticks, hollow carved copper mirrors, and a white jade bed, carved frames, all were rare items.
After searching the living quarters thoroughly, Lu Zheng found some valuable items but no sign of dharma artifacts or cultivation techniques, which he was most eager to find.
Lu Zheng played with a stone token he had just found, frowning as he mused, "Did he hide them, or are the spells he perceives himself, without transmission, like Qingyan's Red Pill?"
Examining the stone token, its front depicted a lone wolf howling at the moon, with bold and simple lines yet full of charm, presumably a token made by Leng Jian.
Putting the stone token away as a collection, Lu Zheng thoroughly searched his quarters again, ultimately finding nothing, so he decided to leave.
"Where is that Fox Den?"