Chapter 52: All Prepared for Nothing
On the second day, Lu Zheng asked Aunt Liu to prepare breakfast for one more person.
After a night’s recovery, Yuan Jing’s complexion visibly improved.
With clean clothes, Yuan Jing thanked Lu Zheng before sitting down. He picked up his chopsticks with elegant manners; truly a dignified Quanzhen Daoist.
Lu Zheng also took a bite of a bun, "Why did Elder Brother come down from the mountain, and what demon is hiding in Tonglin County, that requires Elder Brother’s attention? Can the junior brother be of service in any way?"
"The opponent is a pig demon, not particularly high in cultivation, but has a strong and robust body, with arms possessing a thousand pounds of strength, making it difficult to handle," Yuan Jing replied.
"Pig demon?" Lu Zheng was startled upon hearing this, thinking that he had just heard a story about a pig demon yesterday. How did he end up encountering a real pig demon today?
Yuan Jing nodded, "The murder case at Qingsheng Building in the county town three days ago was committed by this demon."
"Qingsheng Building?" Lu Zheng inquired, "I heard the shopkeeper’s family’s death was particularly gruesome?"
"There was residual demon qi at the scene. The County Government Office couldn’t handle it, so they sent a notice to the mountain for help, and Master asked me to come down to eliminate the demon."
Lu Zheng nodded in understanding.
"Last night, I used a Qi-Seeking Talisman to track the demon, and unexpectedly found it was a pig demon," Yuan Jing said, somewhat helplessly. "This pig demon doesn’t have strong magical power, nor is its demon power potent, yet its body is strong as...