Under One Person: Dressed as Lü Liang, with vests all over

Chapter 160 Another chaotic scene?!

Lu Liang glanced at Liu Yanyan's flushed face.

Tsk, with its fair and rosy complexion, the treatment seems to be working well.

He nodded slightly. Now that Liu Yanyan had recovered, it was time to get down to business.

Lu Liang's gaze fell on the winding path to the right, then returned to Liu Yanyan, and he asked:
"What exactly happened with that Wild Maoshan who injured you earlier?"

"what?"

Liu Yanyan snapped out of her shyness and, upon hearing Lü Liang's question, her expression instantly changed from bashful to furious.

As she waved her hand, directing the surrounding corpses to quickly scramble back into the underground grave, she gritted her teeth and said:

"I was cultivating nearby when he suddenly appeared, attacked without saying a word, and even stole my talisman!"

"A talisman?" Lü Liang raised an eyebrow, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes. "Why would he steal your talisman?"

In Lü Liang's understanding, the talisman is a special ritual implement that is essential for corpse drivers in western Hunan.

Its material is mostly peach wood, with mysterious talismans drawn on it, and a copper bell hanging at the bottom. It is mainly used to suppress corpses and guide souls.

Although a talented corpse driver can manipulate corpses without talismans, the effect is definitely not as good as when talismans are used.

Lu Liang's face showed a look of sudden realization. No wonder Liu Yanyan could only operate the zombie with her bare hands just now. It turned out that the talisman had been stolen.

However, as far as Lü Liang knew, the talisman had no other use besides transporting corpses, so what was the Wild Maoshan Mountain clan doing stealing the talisman?
Upon hearing this question, Liu Yanyan's anger intensified. She shook her head angrily and said:
"Who knows! It's utterly baffling!"

Lu Liang pondered for a moment, a possibility flashing through his mind, and then asked:
"Are all the talismans you're using the same? Or is there something special about the talisman he stole?"

“Of course it’s different! I just got the ‘Nine Netherworlds’ myself, and my dad specifically called me back this time just for this.”

"I'd barely gotten my hands on the 'Nine Netherworlds' when that person started targeting me! Humph! He must have been following me for a while now!"

Liu Yanyan grew angrier as she spoke, her voice filled with resentment.

"Nine Netherworlds?" Lü Liang confirmed. "Is that the name of that talisman?"

"Yes." Liu Yanyan nodded emphatically, a hint of pride in her eyes. "It's said to have been passed down from our Liu family ancestors!"

……

Ancestors...

Lü Liang astutely grasped this key word.

He had previously heard from the Great Gu Master that the ancestors of the Miao tribe of Qinghe and the corpse-driving family of Xiangxi both came from Chiyou and shared the same origin.

Now, the talisman that Yemaoshan has seized is an artifact passed down from the Liu family's ancestors.

The Qinghe Gu Gu is very likely related to the Jia Shen Rebellion of that year, so what about this Nine Nether Talisman?

Are the people of Yemaoshan also involved in these matters?
Lu Liang remembered that among the thirty-six thieves, one of them was from Yemao Mountain and his name was Wang Xinhai.

Moreover, when Xu Xin and Dong Chang of the Tang Clan first met Wu Gensheng, the two people accompanying Wu Gensheng were Huang Fang of the Golden Hook and Liu Feng of Wild Mao Mountain.

It seems that the people of Yemaoshan and Wugensheng had a lot of interaction.

This made Lü Liang think more deeply.

His gaze fell on Liu Yanyan, and he continued to ask:
"Did the people of Yemaoshan have any past conflicts with the Liu family of Xiangxi?"

Liu Yanyan lowered her eyes and recalled for a while, then shook her head.

"No."

She paused, then continued:

"However, I feel that some of the abilities that person used are very similar to those of our Liu family."

"Like?"

Lü Liang immediately became interested, a glint of inquiry flashing in his eyes, and he eagerly pressed for an answer:
"Tell me more about it."

“When we are transporting corpses, in addition to talismans, we sometimes use the blazing sun talisman and the soul-capturing bell. That person actually knew them too.”

As Liu Yanyan spoke, she pointed to the charred marks on the rock behind her and said confidently:
"Although he tried to hide it, I could tell that the talisman he was using was the Blazing Sun Talisman."

Although Lü Liang had never used this Blazing Sun Talisman before, he could roughly guess its function, and he asked to confirm:

"He used this to control the zombies' movements?"

Liu Yanyan nodded heavily, furious. She couldn't help but swing her fist a few times in the air, gritting her teeth as she said:
"Hmph! If he didn't know how to use the Fiery Sun Talisman, my zombies might have torn him to pieces long ago!"

After venting her anger, Liu Yanyan continued:
"Actually, corpse drivers rarely use the Sunfire Talisman in combat. After all, those zombies are essentially our partners. We use the Sunfire Talisman more for healing."

"Cure?"

"Yes, corpses have heavy yin energy. If you come into contact with corpses too much, you are prone to getting sick. The Blazing Sun Talisman can alleviate this symptom. When I was a child, my dad would force me to drink talisman water every few days!"

As Liu Yanyan spoke, she stuck out her tongue, as if recalling that unpleasant taste.

Upon hearing Liu Yanyan's words, Lü Liang showed a thoughtful expression, quickly organizing his thoughts in his mind.

The people from Yemaoshan tried to seize the talisman passed down by the Xiangxi Corpse-Driving Family, and the abilities they used were very similar to those of the Xiangxi Corpse-Driving Family.

Then consider the connection between Yemaoshan and Wugensheng...

This is something worth pondering.

Lu Liang looked at Liu Yanyan and asked:
"I remember you are the current successor of the Liu family in Xiangxi, and you just turned twenty not long ago? Is the Nine Nether Talisman only passed down to the next generation when the current successor turns twenty?"

"Yes, that's right—"

Liu Yanyan was halfway through her sentence when she suddenly widened her eyes and looked at Lü Liang.

"You seem to know quite a bit about my affairs."

Lu Liang smiled and said with a slight upturn of his lips, "Of course, we should take the initiative to learn about things that interest us."

"Hmph! Slippery mouth!"

Liu Yanyan gave a soft hum, her cheeks flushed slightly, and she looked a little uncomfortable before continuing:

"I only recently got my hands on that talisman, and I haven't had a chance to master its use yet, otherwise I wouldn't have lost to that guy!"

As she spoke, Liu Yanyan's gaze involuntarily turned to the path on the right, looking in the direction Luo Tiantian had left. A hint of worry appeared in her eyes, and she muttered to herself:

"Won't they be in trouble?"

"With Xiaoduo here, there won't be any problems."

Lu Liang gave him a reassuring look and responded calmly.

Chen Duo is very good at tracking things.

Moreover, being in the mountains and forests, this complex terrain is the perfect place for Chen Duo to unleash the "Life Gu - King Snake" technique. Finding that Wild Maoshan is only a matter of time.

As for the battle, Lü Liang was even less worried. After learning the Qinghe Gu Technique, Chen Duo's strength had increased significantly, and her Gu technique was simply impossible to defend against.

Now, all he has to do is wait for them to bring that wild Maoshan back so they can interrogate him.

……

Seeing that Lü Liang suddenly fell silent, Liu Yanyan took the initiative to speak.

Her hands unconsciously fiddled with the overly long sleeves of her coat, and she slightly raised her chin, saying with a hint of coquettishness:

"Hey, we still have some scores to settle between us!"

"Why did you disguise yourself as a zombie last time without telling me?"

Liu Yanyan pouted and snorted in dissatisfaction.

"Which time?" Lü Liang replied casually. Seeing Liu Yanyan's increasingly fierce gaze, he finally remembered.

Turning into a zombie? He had indeed had such an experience once.

That was at the Jishetang "Qi Needle Competition" venue. In order to avoid the screening of the "signature spell" by the Tengshan Sect masters found by Nadutong, he disguised himself as a zombie and mingled into the zombie team brought by Liu Yanyan.

Afterwards, he simply walked away without exchanging a single word with Liu Yanyan.

The key point is that the information that Na Du Tong was going to send someone to Ji She Tang was information he had obtained from Liu Yan Yan beforehand.

In other words, he used Liu Yanyan twice in the Jishetang incident.

After clearing his mind, Lü Liang cleared his throat and looked at Liu Yanyan with a sincere expression:
"Yan Yan, I'm doing this all for your own good."

"If I had told you about this back then, wouldn't you have become my accomplice?"

"It's not a good thing for people from All-Knowing to know that you and I, with our kind of relationship, are getting too close."

“Yan Yan,” a hint of tenderness appeared in Lü Liang’s eyes at the right moment, “you are a good girl, and I can’t bear to see you get involved.”

Lu Liang's words left Liu Yanyan somewhat dazed.

She remembered that Lü Liang had said the same thing before she went to Longhu Mountain last time. Moreover, Lü Liang had also told her about the Quanxing sect's plan to cause trouble at Longhu Mountain, which indirectly helped her.

Liu Yanyan gripped her sleeve even tighter, her orange eyes brimming with emotion.

Regardless of how others judge Lü Liang, he has always been very good to her.

Previously, in order to prevent her from joining Quanxing, he deliberately pushed her off the bus in front of Na Du Tong, "performing" a falling out, thus giving her the opportunity to join Na Du Tong.

This time, her father was able to pass on the Nine Nether Talisman to her with peace of mind because she had been officially recognized everywhere.

Thinking of this, Liu Yanyan looked at Lü Liang, bit her lip, and a resolute glint flashed in her eyes.

However, when she said it, her tone still carried a hint of arrogance.

"Hmph, I'm not dealing with the Quanxing sect, I'm just—"

"Yes, you just enjoy dealing with Lü Liang."

Lu Liang interrupted her, speaking out sharply.

Upon hearing this, Liu Yanyan's face immediately turned as red as if she had been drinking. She originally wanted to say, "I was just dealing with Lü Liang."

However, after Lü Liang added two words, the meaning of the sentence was completely changed.

Liu Yanyan hurriedly defended herself:
"You...you're talking nonsense...I...how could I..."

Lu Liang had only said it casually, but he didn't expect Liu Yanyan to react so strongly.

He touched his nose, thinking to himself: This girl is so easy to fool, the kind who gets scammed and still helps the scammer count the money...

Lu Liang suddenly remembered that when he got the news from Liu Yanyan that the company's people were going to Jishetang, he seemed to have promised her that he would treat her to coffee after returning to Tianjin.

Once he got the information, he completely forgot about it.

How about we treat her to a couple more drinks next time?
……

Liu Yanyan panicked and frantically rubbed her face with both hands, trying to cool down her burning cheeks as quickly as possible, as if that would erase the embarrassing feeling she had just experienced.

At this moment, she also remembered the coffee incident, and immediately put her hands on her hips, forcing a fierce look as she said:

"I don't care, you owe me coffee, you have to make up for it!"

"You can have as many cups as you want, there's plenty to go around," Lü Liang said with a smile, readily agreeing.

"Hmph! That's pretty much it!"

Liu Yanyan feigned satisfaction and gave a soft hum, but her heart was still pounding.

Seeing Liu Yanyan's fierce but cowardly demeanor, Lü Liang found it quite amusing.

Lu Liang crossed his arms, his gaze tinged with amusement, and landed on Liu Yanyan's abdomen, teasingly saying:

"Yan Yan, I saved your life today, shouldn't you show your gratitude?"

"How...how do you want me to repay you?"

Liu Yanyan opened her eyes slightly and looked at Lü Liang nervously.

Instead of responding directly, Lü Liang changed the subject and asked in return:
Do you think you are good-looking?

"Of course it looks good!"

Without a second thought, Liu Yanyan blurted out confidently, even subconsciously thrusting her chest forward, her arrogant demeanor returning.

Lu Liang's gaze slowly moved down from Liu Yanyan's face, first sweeping over the bulging logo in the middle of her coat, then across her long, straight legs, his tone filled with mockery:
"If you're good-looking, the best way to repay you is to offer yourself to me; if you're not good-looking, then you can repay me by being my slave in the next life."

"Since you chose 'good-looking,' then..."

Liu Yanyan blinked, paused for a moment, and finally realized the deeper meaning in Lü Liang's words.

Her face instantly turned bright red, as red as a ripe tomato, and she shouted, both ashamed and angry, "You, you're being a pervert!"

……

Just as Lü Liang was about to make a few more jokes, he heard Luo Tiantian's cheerful voice coming from afar.

"We're back!"

Lu Liang turned around, ready to ask a question, but saw Luo Tiantian suddenly stop, her steps abruptly halting.

In the next instant, Luo Tiantian darted back to Chen Duo's side with lightning speed, forcefully covering Chen Duo's eyes with both hands, and urgently shouted:
"Xiaoduo, don't look!"

After speaking, Luo Tiantian's gaze darted back and forth between Lü Liang and Liu Yanyan, her eyes wide with shock and confusion as she asked:
"What...what were you doing just now?"

In Luo Tiantian's view at this moment, Liu Yanyan looked as if she were completely naked, wearing only Lu Liang's clothes, with a strange blush on her face.

The scene was so ambiguous that countless inappropriate stories flashed through her mind, with all sorts of absurd plots playing out in turn.

Seeing Luo Tiantian's gossipy expression and this series of actions, Lü Liang was speechless.

How could this turn into a chaotic scene?

Lü Liang shrugged and began to explain:

"Her clothes were soiled from the treatment, so she had no choice but to put on a jacket first."

Upon hearing this explanation, Luo Tiantian's eyes widened even more.

Because, in her mind, Liu Yanyan was arrogant and aloof, and her behavior at the company was even somewhat cold and unreasonable, making her extremely difficult to deal with.

Given Liu Yanyan's personality, how could she possibly be willing to wear a strange man's clothes?
Furthermore, judging from their postures, Liu Yanyan not only did not reject Lü Liang, but even trusted him.

Luo Tiantian had studied psychology, and her keen gossip radar was blaring, strongly telling her that Liu Yanyan definitely had a special kind of affection for Lü Liang.

Although she and Liu Yanyan are colleagues, she and Xiaoduo are still good friends, and they also have a mentor-student relationship.

Besides, Xiaoduo is his official girlfriend.

Therefore, under these circumstances, it was only natural for her to stand on Chen Duo's side.

Just as Luo Tiantian was immersed in her own crazy brainstorming, Chen Duo calmly took Luo Tiantian's hand away.

Then, she threw the unconscious man she was carrying onto the ground and looked at Lü Liang:

"We caught him, alive."

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