You, a tyrannical ruler, roam the heavens; you cannot understand my joy.

Even though Lu Zuo always went on incognito visits at night and his activities were limited in scope.

To avoid being recognized, he still used the disguise technique taught by Shen Luoyan to make some changes to his appearance.

"My name is Lu Zuo."

"Passing by this place, I saw the young lady unconscious. Her Triple Burner was blocked and her Qi was disordered, so I rectified her Triple Burner."

The matter of traveling incognito was extremely important to Lu Zuo.

Naturally, Zhu Yuyan wouldn't know.

I see……

Zhu Yuyan supported herself with one hand, stood up, and bowed to him with her hands clasped: "I am Zhu Yuyan, thank you for saving me, Young Master Lu."

Lu Zuo returned the bow and asked, "How did you come to be unconscious here, young lady?"

"well……"

Zhu Yuyan sighed softly, "I originally came here to practice our sect's techniques, but I never expected to suffer a qi deviation and almost lose my life."

"And you, Young Master Lu?"

Why are you here so late at night?

Lu Zuo smiled. This girl isn't being honest...

"Lu was just passing through on his way home to visit relatives."

"Since you are well, Miss, I am relieved. I will take my leave now."

After saying that, he strode away in a hurry.

Zhu Yuyan narrowed her eyes, gazing at Lu Zuo's retreating figure, thinking to herself, "He seems to have the same aura as that tyrannical emperor..."

"impossible."

"Absolutely impossible!"

"That tyrant is a vile scoundrel; how can he be compared to this young master?"

After thinking for a moment, for some reason, she subconsciously called out, "Hey!"

"Where should I go to express my gratitude to the young master?"

Lu Zuo waved his hand without turning his head: "We'll meet again if fate allows."

She raised an eyebrow slightly, clearly indicating she didn't want to see him again...

Forget it.

"call……"

Zhu Yuyan shook her head, exhaled a long breath, sat down on the ground, and began to heal her injuries.

……

South Xucheng.

A man with a delicate face and a long sword hanging at his waist, who appeared to be in his early twenties, was pushing a cart and walking slowly toward the military camp.

No one could have imagined that this young man dressed in ordinary military uniform was actually Chen Shubao, the true emperor of the Southern Chen dynasty.

After arriving in Nanxu, Li Chengan did not restrict Chen Shubao's activities too much, as long as he did not leave his 100-mile radius and could be affected by the Soul-Capturing Technique.

In addition, Li Cheng'an made him do all sorts of chores such as purchasing and cleaning, and he could only sleep for one or two hours a day, deliberately tormenting the emperor of Southern Chen.

"brute!"

"Li Cheng'an, you beast!"

"If it weren't for you, if it weren't for you..."

"Why should I suffer from hunger and sleep deprivation, and have to do such lowly and menial tasks?"

Chen Shubao clenched his fists, secretly vowing, "And that lowly commoner who impersonated me!"

"A lowly wretch like you should risk your life to expose Li Cheng'an's conspiracy!"

"So what if I'm poisoned by his deadly poison?"

"What does it matter if you die?"

"Even if you die, you should still be loyal to me and stand up for me!"

"You disloyal and unfilial bastard!"

"I will tear you to pieces sooner or later!"

Compared to Li Cheng'an, Chen Shubao actually hated Lu Zuo the most!

In his view, this lowly and despicable beast, knowing full well of Li Cheng'an and Shi Wenqing's conspiracy, did not stand up to expose them.

That's the one who deserves to die the most!

What are you afraid of?

You're just a lowly commoner, so what if you die? What's there to be afraid of?

"Sir, sir... please spare me a meal..."

Suddenly, a faint female voice came from the roadside bushes.

Chen Shubao stopped and turned to look. He saw a woman who was thin as a rake, barely clothed, filthy, and with messy hair, stretching out her withered arm and calling for help.

"How disgusting..."

The woman's filthy and disgusting appearance made Chen Shubao frown and feel an urge to vomit.

"OK."

"The general will reward you..."

"I'll give you a taste of a knife!"

Clang!

With a soft whistling sound, Chen Shubao drew his sword from its sheath, then swung his arm, slicing open the woman's neck and spurting out a line of crimson blood.

"Oh……"

"No wonder those scions of noble families often deliberately miss their targets while hunting, killing a few commoners instead."

"Wow, this is actually really interesting!"

After killing the woman, Chen Shubao felt his eyes were clean and an unprecedented sense of exhilaration washed over him, giving him an uncontrollable feeling of excitement!

"Wow, wow wow wow..."

The loud crying further annoyed Chen Shubao.

He looked closely and saw that the woman's clothes contained a thin child who was less than two years old.

"There's still one more?"

Chen Shubao grinned maliciously and slowly raised the long knife in his hand.

……

If you have something to say, say it at length; if you don't, say it briefly.

After returning to the palace, Lu Zuo spent the whole day talking with Gu Yanran. It wasn't until evening that he went to Jiangyun Palace and left the city through the underground waterway.

In the dense forest.

As Lu Zuo walked through the area, he pondered to himself.

After last night's sparring match, he realized the importance of combat experience.

For example, how to find the right moment to strike, how to control the range of internal energy, and how to launch a counterattack while dodging.

Just as Chu Yunlong said, if he had been more experienced, he could have killed Hua Gu Yao Ji within ten moves!

rustling...

Suddenly, a gentle breeze blew by, rustling the leaves of the trees in front of us.

Lu Zuo looked up and saw the soft moonlight filtering through the leaves, casting a few silvery points on the ground.

Something's not right...

He frowned, vaguely sensing something, but unable to put his finger on it.

Tsk!

suddenly!

A whooshing sound came from afar!

Upon closer inspection, it was a sharp thorn that gleamed with a chilling light!

Lu Zuo raised an eyebrow, quickly took a light step, and shifted his body to the side to avoid the sudden attack.

Immediately afterwards, with a whoosh, a lithe figure soared into the sky from under the fallen leaves on the ground behind him, and then swung his long sword, like an eagle catching a rabbit, straight for the back of Lu Zuo's head!

"Who is it?"

Why was Lu attacked?

He let out a deep shout, turned around abruptly, and at the same time gripped the hilt of the Thousand Blades in his right hand, pulling it out along an upward diagonal trajectory.

Sizzle...

The sword was drawn so quickly that a sharp sound rang out from the scabbard.

Clang!

Metal clashed, sparks flew.

The Demon Blade Thousand Blades in Lu Zuo's hand blocked the opponent's sword.

Crackling sound...

A thought struck him, and several shards of the Thousand Blades shattered and shot towards the attacker!

Bang!

Seeing the Thousand Blade Shards coming at him, the opponent immediately kicked out in mid-air, striking Lu Zuo's arm guard, and used the recoil to glide backward.

At the same time, he swung his arms repeatedly, creating a series of sword flower afterimages.

A series of clanging sounds rang out as the pieces of the Thousand Blade Fragment that had been chasing him were all knocked away.

He landed a dozen feet away, his sharp eyes scrutinizing Lu Zuo.

"explain!"

"Who exactly are you?"

"snort!"

"Why would a dead man ask so many questions?"