Chapter 231: Chapter 140: Our Mom’s Big Red Tail Is Quite Pretty (Part 2)

Su Liyan and her mother finally understood: Lu Yuan had never looked down on them for being of the Half-demon Race. In the end, they had been worrying for nothing.

After more than half a year of trials and tribulations, there was no longer any barrier between Su Liyan and Lu Yuan’s hearts—only a deep, abiding love for one another.

Lu Yuan had only ever felt love for Su Liyan, and Su Liyan truly cherished her man.

It was just that when Su Liyan first married him, perhaps due to her family background, the influence of her upbringing had prevented her from completely opening up to Lu Yuan.

’No, I have to tell my husband about this. Even if those Xingzi aren’t after us, I still have to let him know. It’s never wrong to be prepared.’

Su Liyan still felt uneasy and decided to go inform her husband.

Lu Yuan saw the tense expression on Su Liyan’s face as she strode quickly toward him.

Lu Yuan spoke first. "Honey, what’s the rush?"

Su Liyan didn’t immediately explain what was going on. Instead, she gently took Lu Yuan’s hand.

She wrote a few words on his palm.

"There are Xingzi. Follow me."

Lu Yuan felt the tips of his wife’s slender fingers tracing across his palm.

Once he understood, Lu Yuan nodded without another word and firmly grasped Su Liyan’s soft hand.

Just like that, Su Liyan led her husband by the hand to her mother’s room.

After they entered the room, Su Liyan explained the whole situation from beginning to end.

Lu Yuan hadn’t noticed these Xingzi.

After arriving in the Imperial Capital, Lu Yuan had naturally let his guard down when it came to Xingzi.

He never would have thought that Xingzi would be roaming the streets right under the Emperor’s nose.

Even back in Shige Village, his great-grandfather, a former County Magistrate, had been able to protect the village even after death.

Lu Yuan fetched some Camphor Leaves, circled them over his eyelids a few times, and silently chanted an incantation before walking out the door.

He glanced sideways at the roof and saw a Xingzi lying there, careful not to make any large movements.

After all, these Xingzi were in the shadows, observing everyone’s every move within the courtyard.

It was a tiger with black and yellow stripes, slanted eyes, and a white forehead. Its tail, as thick as a steel whip, swished back and forth.

Lu Yuan’s heart sank. ’Damn, even the Xingzi you run into in the Imperial Capital are no ordinary ones.’

The Xingzi Lu Yuan had encountered before were mostly ordinary people who had died unjustly. A knot of resentment would get stuck in their throats, preventing them from resting in peace and turning them into Xingzi.

Some Xingzi have physical bodies—call them the Risen, or whatever else you like.

These corporeal Xingzi are either beings whose bodies did not decay after death, or creatures that became sentient while still alive.

Then there are the other kind of Xingzi, the Void Body ones, which exist as a Soul Body after death. Ordinary people can’t see them at all.

Compared to the corporeal Xingzi, these ethereal and elusive ones are more powerful and have a higher level of cultivation.

Su Liyan had been afraid of scaring her husband, so Lu Yuan had never seen Xingzi like the Human-faced Two-legged Sheep or the Black Mountain Demon.

Lu Yuan guessed the Xingzi on the roof had at least four or five hundred years of cultivation.

If this Xingzi were to attack Lu Yuan and the others, it would be very difficult for him to defend against it.

A chill ran down Lu Yuan’s spine at the thought.

’Thank goodness my wife noticed their presence. She really brought some serious skills into this marriage.’

The [Multiplication Factor: 9] above Su Liyan’s head when they first met was definitely the real deal.

Fortunately, this Xingzi didn’t seem to have any malicious intent for now.

Lu Yuan hurried to prepare his defenses before these Xingzi had a chance to make a move.

Lu Yuan returned to his own quarters, took out the Celestial Master Sword from his system, and grabbed the Golden Silk Rope.

He then doubled back to Su Liyan’s mother’s room and pulled out an Ink Pot from his robes—another gift from the system.

Lu Yuan said to his wife, "Quick, help me. We need to run this Golden Silk Rope through the Ink Pot and get it all soaked in ink."

Hearing this, Su Liyan obediently complied.

Afterward, Lu Yuan summoned a Mansion Guard and had him send a message to Gu Gaoxu, asking him to find some Celestial Masters to be on standby.

Lu Yuan looked at the Celestial Master Sword in his hand and muttered, "I know this sword is a real treasure, a Divine Artifact meant for dealing with Xingzi... and last time I used it to cut down a person."

In the few days since arriving in the Imperial Capital, Lu Yuan had somewhat neglected his study of the Techniques in the *Celestial Master* manual.

Lu Yuan had no confidence in facing this tiger with four to five hundred years of cultivation. He could handle a Xingzi with one or two hundred years, though.

Seeing her husband looking so serious, Su Liyan wanted to say something but swallowed her words.

"Don’t be afraid, honey. You know some Techniques yourself. Your main job is to protect yourself."

Lu Yuan began his last-minute preparations, studying the *Celestial Master* manual inside the room, chanting incantations, and waving his hands.

The inn where Lu Yuan was staying started to fill with more and more strangers.

’No!’

The more Lu Yuan thought about it, the more something felt wrong. These Xingzi were surrounding the courtyard but hadn’t made a move yet.

He suspected they weren’t ready and were waiting for some kind of opportunity.

After half a day of preparations, Lu Yuan decided he couldn’t wait any longer. The sky was already growing dark.

He had to turn the tables and take the initiative with a preemptive strike.

Su Liyan and Su Liyan’s mother stayed in the room, listening to Lu Yuan’s arrangements.

"Honey, Mother, you two stay in the room and don’t come out. Protect yourselves."

Lu Yuan pinched Su Liyan’s cheek and continued, "Once the fighting starts, if I’m losing, you two must barricade yourselves in this room and don’t come out. Wait for Gu Gaoxu to send the Celestial Masters."

Lu Yuan was just about to leave with his sword.

Su Liyan grabbed his arm and said gently, "My love~ Let me do it, okay? I think I can subdue them."