Little Douhua had been locked in the room with Luo Hong for almost the whole day.
However, it was no longer important because the entire Luo Residence was immersed in astonishment and joy.
All the servants were proud of what their young lord had done.
Everyone was talking about Luo Hong’s courageous act.
“Did you hear? The young lord endured the cold shoulder and joined the Heiyun Stockade just to wipe out the bandits!”
“Tsk, I heard that the young lord’s sword qi is 150 meters long. It’s so powerful that it wiped out all the bandits in a single blow! He’s so powerful!”
“Nonsense! The young lord’s sword is more than 150 meters long. It’s at least 400 meters!”
…
The discussion got hotter and even more ridiculous, but one thing worth noting was that Luo Hong’s reputation had returned to its previous height after plummeting to the bottom. He might be even more reputable than before.
He had ventured into the enemy’s base alone to avenge the dead guards who once protected him. The courageous and righteous act of wiping out the bandits caused a tremendous reaction in the people.
The entire Anping County got excited about the news, and even the Luo Residence was in a celebratory mood, even more so when they knew the young lord’s injuries were healed and that he had locked himself up with Little Douhua for almost a day.
Butler Chen was in the backyard with his hands behind his back. He looked rather serious and cold.
Zhao Donghan knelt on one knee beside Butler Chen. The scar-faced guard was shaking and sweating, drowned in his own guilt, causing the scar on his face to twitch ceaselessly.
“The young lord is fine now. You don’t need to blame yourself for that, but…you got careless this time,” said Butler Chen.
“If something happened to the young lord, ten of you won’t make up for his loss.”
Zhao Donghan took a deep breath. His heavy voice had a hint of guilt to it. “I know what I did wrong.”
“The young lord’s talent in sword cultivation is remarkable. His sword qi is vast and substantial despite the recent activation of the meridians. He lasted longer than other Ninth Grade sword cultivators at their best. Maybe this is why the young lord was able to kill the evil being and survive,” said Butler Chen.
As for the other rumor about Luo Hong wiping out the entire Heiyun Stockade, Butler Chen would not buy it. He was not an idiot after all.
Zhao Donghan nodded. “The evil being wiped out the Heiyun Stockade, and it must have exhausted her, hence the young lord was able to seize the opportunity to kill her.”
Zhao Donghan was grateful that his young lord was gifted in cultivation. Otherwise, things might have turned out worse than expected.
“Keep the Violent Blood Pill. Keep your eyes out from now on. The young lord’s safety is your top priority.”
Butler Chen turned around, causing his green robes to flutter along with the motion. He was still as serious as before. Faint sword qi appeared and circulated around him.
“In the upcoming days, there will be a lot of unfamiliar faces in Anping County, and the young lord might be in danger. Protect him with all you can, even if it costs you your life.”
Butler Chen’s words shocked Zhao Donghan a little. ‘What’s going on? Why is the lord saying something like this? It seems like something serious is going to happen.’
Butler Chen spared Zhao Donghan the explanation. He merely waved at the man and excused him.
Despite the rising curiosity, Zhao Donghan kept quiet and left the backyard respectfully.
As the green robes on Butler Chen fluttered in the breeze, he looked at the fishes in the pond and sighed heavily. His breath transformed into a sharp sword qi and sliced the lotus leaf in the pond in half. The cut was as clean as a mirror.
“Master Luo’s return really does attract a lot of problems. After all, the benefits of many are involved. The young lord and young lady are Master Luo’s only weakness and there are some people who are going after those two…”
Butler Chen’s eyes turned sharp and somewhat gloomy, and the atmosphere around the backyard was affected by his sudden change of mood.
“Anyone who dares to lay a finger on the young lord and young lady will die! If they are bold enough to step into Anping County, they won’t be able to leave in one piece.”
…
After making Little Douhua perform all kinds of noises, Luo Hong secretly used his yin energy to record it all before he sent her on her way.
Little Douhua was stunned and confused when she was sent out of Luo Hong’s room.
‘Who am I? What just happened? Am I ugly? Hey, Yao Jing! You are being a little b*tch! What are you thinking!? The young lord is a good person when he’s not mad at me!’
Little Douhua tapped her reddish face and despised herself from the bottom of her heart for thinking such ‘dirty’ things.
How could she assume that the young lord wanted to defile her? The young lord was elegant, easy-going, courageous, and unrivaled. He was the representative of justice in the county!
As the thoughts in her cleared up, she turned around to the closed door. When she smiled and her eyes curled up, her glistening eyelashes looked like it had the entire Milky Way in them.
With a joyful mood, Little Douhua left Luo Hong’s courtyard.
Back in the room, Luo Hong was rather excited with the amulet in his hand. After a long recording session, he had finally recorded Little Douhua’s voice into the amulet.
As thus, Luo Hong’s voice in the Heavenly Earth Demons would no longer be his own manly and charming voice but Little Douhua’s meek and soft voice.
With that in mind, he sat on his knees and cultivated Phantom Shadow. He wanted to gather more ominous yin energy to activate the amulet.
The ominous energy swiftly gathered from his body to his dantian.
“Huh?” He opened his eyes in surprise because he realized that his dantian was a lot bigger and was able to hold more energy than before.
Through previous cultivations, he had gathered a considerable amount of ominous energy in his dantian, but the maximum amount was not that much. In order to maximize his dantian volume, he would have to compress the energy which would be a long and tedious process.
Now, he realized that the volume of his dantian was twice as big.
“Is it because I absorbed the ominous yin energy from Lady Blood? Did it expand my dantian? Or is it because of Phantom Shadow? No, no…the lousy cultivation art shouldn’t be the main reason. I remember the human skin manual giving me the chills back then, so is it the manual?”
Luo Hong reached out to the human skin manual again.
The manual was still locked as it was still under maintenance.
However, his gaze on the human skin manual seemed a little different, strange, in fact.
“I think I’ve gained some strange knowledge. So, there’s a new way to open this manual.” Luo Hong smiled. It seemed like he did not understand the manual as much as he thought he did.
“Can the manual absorb the ominous energy and expand my dantian volume? It might not be super useful since it’s like increasing my maximum mana pool, but I think it’s a win for me.
“Well then, I have to be a great antagonist and get into the evil cultivator circle, bond with them, mingle with them. I will have the chance to understand something in the future and maybe then I can absorb more ominous yin energy to expand my dantian volume!”
Luo Hong formed the next step of his plan in his mind.
One took on the behavior of one’s company. The closer he was to the evil cultivators, the better he could learn to be a better antagonist. Since he could even steal some ominous yin energy to boost himself, there was no reason for him to reject it.
“Di Shan’s shadow possesses the strength of an Eighth Grade martial cultivator. It can’t be destroyed, and even if it’s taken down, it can recover immediately. However, it will consume my stamina, mental power, and energy. So, if I can last longer, Di Shan’s shadow will be my best lackey!” Luo Hong carefully analyzed the potential of the shadow.
At the thought of it, he activated Phantom Shadow.
Soon enough, Di Shan’s shadow popped out from Luo Hong’s own shadow that was cast on the ground.
Di Shan only showed his head, not his entire body, but it was more than enough for a quick test.
Luo Hong stopped the activation and the little test.
Di Shan’s shadow then sunk back into the ground.
“Because I haven’t fully recovered, it’s not wise for me to summon the shadow.”
Luo Hong decided to recover first before summoning the shadow after some careful thought.
As for now, he should focus on the amulet. He took it out and transferred some ominous yin energy into it, causing it to ripple like water.
In the next moment, Luo Hong found himself in the Heavenly Earth Demons again.
Above the voluptuous body, the name Lady Blood glowed.
Further away, the name TheOldMoonIsNotDripping also glowed at the same time.
Luo Hong was shocked.
‘Has he been waiting? My goodness! What level of a suck-up, kiss-*ss are you?!’
TheOldMoonIsNotDripping: Lady, are you hurt? Why did you leave just now? Do you need my help?
Luo Hong took a deep breath. ‘This is simple, pure, and honest, but I still don’t feel right…’
Lady Blood: I got hurt, but it’s nothing serious. Brother OldMoon, if you can help, it would be great.
Luo Hong spoke in Little Douhua’s meek and feminine voice. The voice echoed around the space but somehow silenced the atmosphere.
Little Douhua’s voice was unlike the woman’s seductive voice, which scared Luo Hong a little.
‘Huh? The atmosphere doesn’t seem right. Did I just…blow my cover?!’