Seeing Lu Zheng and Shen Ying appear, Wang Manzhu hurriedly changed direction.
"Immortal Master, spare ! Immortal Master, spare !"
"This scholar has already promised to give his heart, and the Little Demon has also given him her pure body to play with. It was mutual consent, a fair trade."
Wang Manzhu argued once, then added pitifully, "But the Little Demon doesn't want it anymore. I beg the Immortal Master for rcy, please let the Little Demon go!"
Lu Zheng couldn't help but laugh, "So it's us who are being unreasonable now?"
Shen Ying sneered, "You play word gas quite well, but did he an the sa thing by giving you his heart as you did?"
Wang Manzhu trembled all over. This so-called contract of hers was just an excuse, used to chat with other demons, claiming she doesn't kill the innocent, thus raising her status.
But when it really ca to matters at hand, this excuse was like a joke. Using it now to plead was simply insulting Lu Zheng and Shen Ying's intelligence.
Lu Zheng also shook his head with amusent, "You really went all out for this ritual feeling. If you had just dug out his heart and lungs without a care when you first t him, you wouldn't have run into us."
"Well, look what happened now. You insisted on being all sentintal, expressing gratitude before eating, taking oaths, and letting him offer his heart willingly, which in the end delayed things and caused trouble."
Wang Manzhu's face twisted with bitterness.
This was not the first ti a demon had said this to her; only before, when things went well, she never thought about it, just felt she was elegant and ambitious.
Now that she t the Abnormal People during her actions, with her life in their hands, she finally regretted it.
Will there be a future?
Hearing this, Shen Ying couldn't help but cast a flirtatious glance at Lu Zheng, both amused and annoyed.
To kill by piercing one's heart is nothing more than this.
"Immortal Master, spare !" Wang Manzhu only pleaded mournfully, "The Little Demon has just co down from the mountains and didn't know the mortals' rules. As soon as she ca down, she t Yu Lang, and never hard lives before."
"Now the Little Demon understands, I beg the two Immortal Masters to show rcy. Since Heaven has the virtue of cherishing life, spare the Little Demon this ti. I promise to reform and never hurt anyone again."
These two in front are big shots, Wang Manzhu dared not use any spells, only pleading sincerely with tearful eyes.
"Your expression is on point, the tone is sincere, speaking as if it were true." Lu Zheng comnted, "A good actor, totally eclipsing the modern 'flower girls'."
Actually, Lu Zheng was being sowhat unfair; this group of modern 'flower girls' mostly co from professional backgrounds. If every performance faced life-threatening danger, they might also give an outstanding performance.
Shen Ying thought Lu Zheng was referring to the Eighteen Peach Blossom Celestial Maidens, as so of them had played students, guests, villagers, palanquin bearers, etc. during the rehearsal of 'Liang and Zhu.'
So Shen Ying defended her subordinates, "It is because their roles did not allow them to shine; their acting is actually quite good."
Lu Zheng blinked upon hearing this and realized Shen Ying misunderstood, but he didn't explain, just nodded in agreent.
After all...
Back in the Five Beauties Manor's magical combat, when the old monk cast the illusion realm, the Eighteen Celestial Maidens' acting was indeed impressive...
Ahem! Off-topic! Bring it back!
Lu Zheng ca back to his senses, looked at Wang Manzhu kneeling and pleading for rcy, and then at Shen Yu standing aside, both frightened and relieved. He shrugged and said nothing, leaving the matter to Shen Ying.
Shen Ying squeezed Lu Zheng's hand, then turned to Shen Yu, frowning and asked, "Tell us, how did you co to know Wang Manzhu?"
...
A very ordinary story.
After Shen Yu participated in the county exam, he went out to travel with his classmates and t Wang Manzhu at a certain town, falling for her at first sight.
Learning Wang Manzhu was alone in the town making a living after her parents died, he invited her to co to the county to live.
So Wang Manzhu ca to the county with him, stayed with the Shen Family. Because she was good at tailoring and well-read, knowing poetry, she was quite liked by the Shen Family.
The Shen Family wasn't a big family, and Shen Yu wasn't the heir of the Shen Family, so just over half a month later, Shen Wei agreed to Shen Yu and Wang Manzhu's marriage.
Then... Wang Manzhu ca with Shen Yu to pay respects to Madam Shen, and they t Shen Ying and Lu Zheng.
Shen Ying nodded, confirming that Wang Manzhu was a solo demon. Then, under Wang Manzhu's terrified gaze, she ford a hand seal.
The Peach Blossom Evil entered the heart vein directly, Wang Manzhu felt a darkness before her eyes, then her pupils dilated and she perished.
In the next mont, the three saw Wang Manzhu, who was lying on the ground, suddenly turn into a large rat three feet long, with its head and half its body exposed outside the skirt.
Shen Yu was terrified and subconsciously took several steps back.
Shen Ying glanced at Shen Yu, her tone rather disdainful, "Lust clouded your mind, no alertness, and upon encountering sothing unusual, you show no manliness."
Shen Yu hung his head and didn't dare to speak.
With a flip of her palm, the earth under the large rat suddenly cracked open, swallowing its corpse and then returning to its original state.
Shen Yu saw and was envious, but having just been reprimanded, he only stood silently by the side, not daring to speak.
"Is your father Shen Wei?"
"Yes, yes, yes!" Shen Yu nodded repeatedly.
Shen Ying frowned slightly but still asked, "How is Shen Yi doing now?"
"Aunt?" Shen Yu looked up, puzzled, glanced at Shen Ying, saw her properly, and couldn't help but tense up.
"Aunt married to Yaozhou Prefecture, she lives fairly well but seldom cos back."
Surprised by Shen Ying's cold gaze, Shen Yu hurriedly bowed his head and spoke.
"Mm." Shen Ying nodded.
Lu Zheng looked at Shen Ying, who then sighed and said, "When I was married off back then, she was the only one who wept."
Shen Yu's heart skipped. He couldn't help but look at Shen Ying again, suddenly rembering the two graves that had been paid respects to just now.
"You... you are..."
Shen Ying smiled enigmatically, "What am I?"
Shen Yu's lips moved, but he couldn't speak; Shen Ying had gone through an event before his birth, he only knew of a Shen Ying but didn't know her na.
Moreover, after her marriage to the husband's family, there was no grave for Shen Ying here.
"Aunt... Aunt?"
"Hmph!"
With a cold snort, Shen Ying neither acknowledged nor denied it; she asked coldly, "How did your father tell you about ?"
Shen Yu hastily said, "He said you married into the Wu Family, then went with them to Yizhou on duty, where an accident happened on the way."
Obviously, the Shen Family had used euphemisms to gloss over their quick marriage of Shen Ying into the Wu Family and division of her family fortune at that ti.
Upon hearing this, Shen Ying shook her head; the bit of feeling sparked earlier was extinguished. Disinterested in eting them again, she rely advised Shen Yu, "Be careful in the future when dealing with people of unknown origin. Don't speak sweet nothings carelessly to avoid losing your life."
"Yes, yes, yes!" Shen Yu nodded repeatedly.
"You may go now."
"Aunt, won't you co back with ..."
As Shen Yu spoke and looked up, he found that Shen Ying and Lu Zheng had already disappeared.
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