Lu Sheng slowly approached to within 20 steps of the abbey and halted.

Peering towards the abbey, through the collapsed large gate, one could clearly see Yan Kai wielding an iron sword, beating back a vague white shadow again and again.

In just a short while, that white shadow was fiercely stabbed by a sword, letting out a shriek like a young girl's voice.

It then collapsed to the ground and swiftly vanished.

Yan Kai's face was date red as he slowly sheathed his sword, white hot steam slowly rising above his head.

This area near the North Ocean was extremely cold with deep mountains. Exhaling faintly already resulted in white vapor, much less after such intense fighting.

As Yan Kai put away his sword, he also noticed Lu Sheng's group arriving.

"It's Young Master Lu Sheng bringing people."

Duan Rongrong had been hiding in a corner previously. Seeing the evil ghost dealt with, she also carefully emerged.

"How dangerous. Evil ghosts never act in groups. Didn't expect meeting three here. Our luck is too awful."

Recalling the earlier situation, she still felt somewhat shaken now.

"It's fine, all handled." Yan Kai said calmly. "Let's go greet Young Master Lu."

"That underground passage in the abbey might be related to the missing people."

"With this done, there'll be travel expenses for a good long while again." Duan Rongrong instantly cheered, patting off dust from herself and walked over to greet Lu Sheng.

Yan Kai shook his head with a tired expression, somewhat helplessly following.

A smile emerged on Lu Sheng's face as he took the initiative to step forward.

"Daoist Master...."

He had just spoken when the sound of torn cloth erupted.

Puff!!!

A white shadow shot out from the shadows to the side, fiercely pouncing towards Lu Sheng and the guards behind him.

"Bad news! It wants possession!!"

Yan Kai knew evil ghosts were hard to deal with. Unlike other ghosts, evil ghosts could possess people. Once possessing someone, many of his ghost restraining means would be useless, only hardcore clashes could resolve it.

Moreover, possessed people's various qualities would sharply rise for a short period. An extremely twisted move.

If he was in peak condition, perhaps he wouldn't be afraid. But now with Lu Sheng bringing so many people, to the evil ghost, these men were just the best candidates to possess.

These robust and burly guards perfectly presented opportunities for the evil ghost.

Now somewhat exhausted, if the evil ghost succeeded in possessing someone, the situation would become extremely dangerous.

"Quickly evade!" With surging blood and qi, Yan Kai also urgently charged over.

But no matter his speed, he still couldn't match the evil ghost.

In a flash, that white shadow first pounced towards Lu Sheng with the most vigorous energy.

Yan Kai was greatly shocked inwardly. The rest could be dealt with but if anything happened to Lu Sheng, they would truly be in huge trouble in Jiu Lian City.

Although only one day, through their contact with various levels of the residence, they had deeply experienced the standing the Lu family held in Jiu Lian City.

Exerting a mystifying footwork, his speed soared violently as he tried to intercept the white shadow before it reached Lu Sheng.

Clang!!

In that instant, a shaft of white light.

Lu Sheng's eyes snapped open.

The surrounding air flow abruptly shuddered violently once, issuing deafening tiger roars.

His right hand lightning quick drew out the long saber from his back, chopping straight down.

The dazzling blade radiance issued a fierce and domineering tiger howl.

Roar!! Puff!

Like a scared stiff cloth, the white shadow was bisected by the slash and sent flying. Tumbling several times midair before dispersing with a crisp crackling sound.

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Silence descended with Lu Sheng slowly sheathing his saber.

His muscles still bulgingly engorged, emitting faint ruthless auras from head to toe as if a ferocious beast.

Yan Kai hastily halted, eyes wide watching the place the evil ghost vanished, then Lu Sheng's entire robust and vigorous body. He was struck speechless for a good while.

Behind, Duan Rongrong clicked her tongue with shining eyes walking over. "Brother Yan Kai, this Young Master Sheng is formidable..."

Having just entered this world, Duan Rongrong didn't understand that slash's true meaning. But not Yan Kai. He dumbly watched Lu Sheng until the latter walked over, still unable to speak.

"Daoist Master's efforts. If not for that severely weakened evil ghost from your strikes, I wouldn't have resolved it in one slash." Lu Sheng smiled.

"...Young Master Sheng is too courteous."

Yan Kai shook his head clearing his mind.

"Truthfully, I've seen others like me who dispel monsters and also seen other methods dealing with such evil ghosts troubles. But like Young Master, purely using vigorous inner qi to vanquish evil ghosts, this is still my first time..."

Speaking as such, he couldn't help but wryly laugh recalling his earlier words about martial arts being useless against evil ghosts.

"Oh?" Lu Sheng was somewhat surprised.

Yan Kai wryly smiled. Without his previous impatience, he carefully elaborated. "Martial arts isn't exactly useless, but only extreme Yang Gang or special quality inner qi can harm ghosts somewhat. However, this degree of harm.... As an analogy, if our means take one unit of effort to slay an evil ghost, then Yang qi has to expend fifty units!"

Explained as such, Lu Sheng understood as well. Also realizing why Yan Kai looked down on so-called martial arts experts. The disparity was really too huge.

"However your earlier slash, first due to my strikes severely injuring that evil ghost. Second, Young Master your emitted inner qi also faintly had an attribute countering evil ghosts. Only then could it be instantly fatal."

Yan Kai explained.

Yu Han following Lu Sheng along with the other attendants all personally witnessed Lu Sheng bisecting the floating white shadow with one slash. Their earlier fears instantly vanished and their guts increased instead, each gazing at Lu Sheng in veneration.

Although that Daoist was formidable, easily eradicating those ghostly white shadows, their family's Eldest Young Master was also extraordinary.

Yu Han had still felt somewhat afraid earlier. Especially when that ghostly thing pounced over with him scared out of his wits, back drenched in cold sweat.

Fortunately his wooden mind kept him stationary without losing face.

But over half of the guards behind him fled in panic at that moment. Scattering injured torches and sabers all over the ground.

Lu Sheng looked back at his bunch of guards then told Yu Han, "Clean up here and search the surroundings for other people. Daoist Master, it should be clear here now right?"

He turned to ask Yan Kai.

Yan Kai's aged face flushed red recalling his earlier oversight then vehemently nodded. "Rest assured, cleared out. Just a fish that slipped the net earlier."

Duan Rongrong at the side watched curiously with large shining eyes fixed on Lu Sheng.

Yan Kai continued. "There's an underground passage inside. Miss Zhuan discovered signs that living people may be held within."

"Where's Miss Zhuan?" Lu Sheng had just asked when Zhuan Feng walked out from the abbey.

"Let's go and take a look."

Gripping his saber hilt, Lu Sheng strode towards the abbey gates.

Yan Kai and Duan Rongrong followed, overtaking Lu Sheng to lead the way in.

The abbey was overall grayish-yellow. Just three connected rooms in a row.

The main central hall's gates were gone with an enormous hole in the ceiling revealing the messy interior grass and rock piles.

Following Yan Kai's pair, Lu Sheng entered the main hall facing a black-white Taiji diagram painted on the wall directly opposite the gates.

Before the Taiji diagram was a stone idol with half its head chopped off leaving its deity unclear.

Yan Kai went before the idol and hooked in the messy floor grass pile with his foot.

Clack. With a crisp sound, a one-person wide square underground passage entrance was revealed in the floor.

Faint sobbing winds could still be heard from within. Standing at the entrance was like hearing people crying inside, quite eerie.

Zhuan Feng stood at the passage side and said, "I've entered this passage once before. There are...some corpses inside. And some living people..."

Speaking till here, her face revealed difficulty seemingly unsure how to describe the interior condition.

Lu Sheng looked to Yan Kai again. This Daoist Master could only wryly shake his head however.

"I've heard Miss Zhuan's descriptions of that place. You'll have to enter personally but don't worry. No more evil presence inside so no danger."

An indistinct bad premonition emerged in Lu Sheng's heart. Gripping his saber tightly, he suppressed his unease and slowly descended the stone steps into the passage.

Zhuan Feng followed him in as well. Besides them two, the rest didn't enter.

The passage was initially somewhat narrow. After walking over ten steps and turning a bend, there was a pitch black iron gate left half ajar.

Faint noises could be heard from within.

Lu Sheng exchanged a look with Zhuan Feng.

"This is it. The missing people should all be inside."

Zhuan Feng earnestly said.

Lu Sheng was rather curious about this Zhuan Feng.

Just what experiences resulted in such a blossoming young lady transforming into this indifferent, professional hunter-like expert.

Similar to the previous evil ghost appearance, Zhuan Feng didn't seem panicked afterwards either. Perhaps having witnessed similar scenes before.

He carefully sized Zhuan Feng up.

"Miss Zhuan Feng, interested in joining my Lu household? To be conferred and bestowed?"

"No." Zhuan Feng crisply and cleanly rejected.

"I see." Lu Sheng naturally knew that besides money, he lacked any other talent enticing resources here so didn't continue asking.

He pushed the iron gate open.

With the grinding sound of the iron gate against the floor, Lu Sheng slowly discerned the condition behind the gate.

A ten-step wide and long stone chamber filled with haphazard corpses piled at the corners.

Containing both genders and ages.

Aside from the corpses, three living people remained in the chamber. Two women and one man all looking evenly built and nimble evidently regularly exercised people.

What heavily weighed down Lu Sheng's heart was one of the women being Lu Qingqing.

Lu Qingqing was stark naked kneeling and sprawled on the ground with disheveled hair. Her complexion deathly pale and bluish.

Hearing the sounds, she blankly raised her head taking lifeless glances at the entrance. Her previously spirited eyes now dim without vigor.

Saliva dripped from the corner of her mouth. Completely foolish looking.

"Qingqing!!" Lu Sheng urgently strode forward two steps taking off his coat to wrap her in. "Qingqing, wake up! Wake up!!"

He stretched his hand out and slapped Lu Qingqing's face twice.

But futile.

Lu Qingqing's empty gaze remained unchanged.

Seeing this, a hint of grief flashed in Zhuan Feng's eyes. "Useless now.... She's already become a fool..... With yin qi entering her brain and no yang qi to sustain it, at least over half of her head is now soulless. Just living is already miraculous. That Daoist Master's own words."

Lu Sheng's mood plummeted to rock bottom.

Carrying Lu Qingqing up while standing, he sized up the remaining pair.

The beautiful man and woman both had exquisite builds. Clearly specially reserved by the evil ghost for some unknown purpose.