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Chapter 588 Demonic Way
Sure enough, when she asked that question, Fu Lu grinned.

"Also, let me go out and buy a few short knives, and go to the horse market to check on horses and such," he answered truthfully.

This answer didn't surprise Zhu Yu, but it made her even more curious: "Since you wanted the other party to notice, why were you so discreet when you went to buy the coarse cloth, and then openly sent Fu Lu out to buy knives and horses? Why is that?"

Lu Qing smiled slightly: "It's quite unusual that you and I personally went to buy so much coarse cloth, the colors and materials of which are cheap and inconspicuous, enough to make several outfits."

After all, even a starved camel is bigger than a horse. Even if I was demoted, the emperor didn't order the confiscation of my property. I shouldn't have been reduced to buying coarse cloth to make clothes.

If someone recognizes our clothes and appearance beforehand and disrupts our plans, not only will we lose our chance to succeed, but the situation will also become more complicated.

However, sending Fu Lu to buy a short knife is different. He is conspicuous enough and eye-catching enough. A short knife can arouse people's imagination, but it is impossible to confirm what he will actually do with it.

He went to see the horses, but didn't buy any; his attempt to cobble together a set was rather far-fetched.

“That’s right. Ambiguous hints are not necessarily taken seriously by ordinary people. Those who take the bait are naturally people with ulterior motives.” Zhu Yu agreed wholeheartedly.

And so, the group did not discuss the matter further. On the morning of the third day, just as dawn broke, the four of them dressed themselves, with short swords at their waists. Except for Zhu Yu, who wore a veiled hat, the other three did not make any disguises or changes to their faces. The four of them quietly slipped out of Yunyin Pavilion through the front door.

I thought the streets outside would be deserted, but to my surprise, they were bustling with people everywhere.

Zhu Yu felt a little puzzled. Just then, a middle-aged woman in her fifties or sixties hurriedly passed by. She quickly followed her, deliberately lowering her voice, and asked, "Auntie, why are there so many people outside so early this morning? What are they all rushing to do?"

The older woman was walking in a hurry, but when she heard a young woman wearing a veiled hat and speaking softly beside her, she felt embarrassed to ignore her, so she said as she walked, "You probably just came from outside the city, so you don't know yet!"
Today, a sorcerer is being executed in the West Market! Rumor has it that he's incredibly powerful; some say his head can be reattached after being cut off, or even grow back, so he's not afraid of the Emperor beheading him. That's why everyone got up early to go and see for themselves.

After saying that, she turned her head and looked at the young woman in front of her. She felt that the young woman seemed a little thin, so she kindly added, "I also heard that the evil Taoist has been cultivating for who knows how many decades or hundreds of years. He has a lot of Taoist skills!"

They said that if he were beheaded, before his spiritual power dissipated, they should quickly find a way to get some flesh and blood back, just a little bit, so that even long-standing ailments could be cured, and women who had difficulty conceiving could get pregnant with healthy babies!

If you want to go take a look, you'd better hurry, or you might not be able to see or touch anything due to the layers upon layers of people!

Zhu Yu thanked him verbally, but inwardly he was speechless with astonishment.

These rumors about Yan Daoxin are too bizarre. It's already absurd enough that his head could be reattached or grow back after being cut off, but how could his flesh and blood cure all diseases with just a little bit of it!
Moreover, the woman looked kind and gentle, and when she talked about it, she seemed quite eager to try it out.

Zhu Yu couldn't help but sigh inwardly, thankfully, when Tang Sanzang went on his journey to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures, the story of how eating him could grant immortality was only circulating among demons, and the ordinary people along the way were unaware of it.

Otherwise, even if Sun Wukong had extraordinary abilities, he probably wouldn't be able to stop the people who were eyeing him covetously along the way, wanting to "just a little bit." Tang Sanzang would probably be picked clean of bones before he even left the territory of the Tang Dynasty in the East... She slowed down and walked beside Lu Qing, quietly telling Lu Qing what the old lady had told her earlier.

From the moment Lu Qing left Yunyin Pavilion, his face had been filled with a grim expression mixed with a hint of tension. However, after hearing Zhu Yu's account, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, but he quickly suppressed it.

“We’ve been followed. They’re behind us, not very close.” He whispered to Zhu Yu, “It doesn’t seem like they want to harm us, but rather they want to follow us like this.”

Upon hearing his words, Zhu Yu suddenly felt enlightened, and all the doubts she had just had were instantly cleared up.

No wonder there are so many people on the street who got up early to watch the execution, and no wonder Yan Daoxin was portrayed in such a way.

They know how to exploit the ignorance of the people and stir up rumors in the streets; others will naturally do the same.

Clearly, some people are betting that Lu Qing's decision not to leave the capital after being flogged and demoted means he is unwilling to give up on getting Yan Daoxin back, and perhaps even has plans to storm the execution ground.

So the other side spread rumors early on, taking advantage of people's curiosity and their desperation to lure them to watch the execution, turning the execution ground, which might not have been attended by many people, into a bustling marketplace.

Two days ago, Fu Lu went out to buy short knives and the like as Lu Qing instructed, which also confirmed their guesses. So the plan was carried out smoothly, and today the outside world has become like this.

In this case, if Lu Qing really intended to storm the execution ground, not to mention the chances of success, just considering the huge crowd, even if he succeeded, it would be very difficult to escape smoothly.

Furthermore, under the watchful eyes of everyone, the carefree prince, who had previously committed a grave error by leading a sorcerer to kill the Brahma King, was only punished with a minor demotion to commoner status because of the emperor's benevolence. Yet, instead of repenting, he dared to abduct the sorcerer monk from the execution ground.

Then Lu Qing's crime would be a foregone conclusion, since there were more than a hundred witnesses who had seen it all. At that point, no matter how eloquent he was, he would not be able to clear his name.

They are digging traps for others, while others are digging pits in their path.

Everyone is striving to be the oriole, but given the current situation, they could become the mantis, or even the most miserable cicada, at any moment.

The four of them walked silently forward, blending into the bustling crowd. If it weren't for the grim expressions on Lu Qing's and the other two's faces, they would have looked no different from the surrounding commoners in terms of their attire.

Behind them, the footsteps of those who were secretly following closely followed, never too far away.

Just one street away from the West Market, a figure suddenly emerged from the even more crowded crowd and blocked the way for the four people.