The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#208 - Ginkgo Tree Tune

Chapter 207 Under the Ginkgo Tree, Zhugong Tune

As Lu Jing unleashed the final move of the Mad Demon's 108 Staff Techniques—'Thief, don't run!'—the meteorite iron staff flew from his hand.

It hurtled towards a certain spot beside him with irresistible force!

There was clearly nothing there, yet when the staff reached the halfway point, it seemed to collide with something, emitting a muffled thud, followed by the sounds of bones and muscles tearing apart.

Finally, the exhausted staff fell to the ground.

At the same time, a figure somewhat familiar to Lu Jing appeared on the ground.

Lu Jing shifted his gaze to the face of the attacker and discovered it was actually the enthusiastic young woman who had invited him to dance after the banquet.

"Why did you have to do this?" Lu Jing sighed, took two steps forward, and picked up the fallen staff from the ground.

The young woman's chest had completely caved in, and it was clear she wouldn't survive. As she opened her mouth, blood gushed out from between her teeth, impossible to stop.

Yet, she still widened her eyes and mustered her last strength to ask the biggest question in her heart: "You… how… how did you see through… my… invisibility technique?"

"Wind," Lu Jing said truthfully, without hiding anything.

"Wind?" The young woman's face remained puzzled.

Because her invisibility technique not only concealed her form but also masked the sound of her movements, so she wouldn't create any wind that Lu Jing could hear.

Lu Jing had to explain further, "You only become invisible, but your body is still there, right? Otherwise, you wouldn't have been able to stab me with a dagger earlier. So, when I swung my staff just now, one reason was to defend against your crossbow, and the other was to stir up dust from the ground.

"That way, when you move, the dust particles floating in the air will tell me where you are."

After hearing Lu Jing's last word, the young woman on the ground finally closed her eyes contentedly.

However, Lu Jing's troubles were far from over.

Since someone had already managed to sneak in, it meant his location had been exposed, and he wouldn't only have one visitor.

Therefore, even though he had an agreement with Jing Xiang, he definitely couldn't stay here any longer.

Lu Jing made a decisive decision, didn't go through the main gate, and leaped directly over the back wall with his staff.

Landing in a chicken coop.

However, before he could take a second step, he heard a loud shout full of vigor in his ear.

"What, does the thief think he can escape?!"

However, this imposing and seemingly invincible old general was actually just cut out of yellow paper!

But he himself didn't seem to realize this.

He was still brandishing his Guan Dao, pointing at Lu Jing, and continuing to glare and puff out his beard, "Rebellious traitor, harming the country and the people, not only unwilling to accept the imperial decree and enter the capital, but also killing the eldest princess. Now that this general has encountered you, I will surely capture you and hand you over to the Emperor for questioning, ah ya ya ya ya ya…"

He used Zhugong Tune in his speech, which was roughly equivalent to hip-hop in later generations, combining singing and vernacular, sounding quite catchy.

Moreover, it was even more rare that it was impromptu, with the talk about accepting the imperial decree and killing the eldest princess closely following current events, while also incorporating a certain degree of artistic processing on this basis.

It's a bit of a pity not to send him to participate in 'The Rap of China'.

However, his combat power didn't seem to be as strong as his mouth.

After exchanging blows with Lu Jing, he only lasted less than three moves before being stabbed in the chest by Lu Jing's staff, staggering and falling to the ground.

Strangely enough, although he was cut out of yellow paper, when Lu Jing's staff hit him, the feedback felt exactly the same as hitting armor.

Moreover, the paper-man general then pressed his chest, as if he really felt pain, and then shouted, straining his throat.

"The thief is vicious! Where are my Feather Forest Guards?!"

As if in response to his words, the ginkgo tree immediately shook its trunk.

Then, golden ginkgo leaves fluttered down from the branches.

After landing, they transformed into golden guards in armor, surrounding Lu Jing.

Seeing reinforcements arrive, the paper-man general who had been beaten to the ground earlier became smug again, not only doing a carp jump to get up from the ground but also continuing to sing.

"Mere bravery is not enough to mention, commanding the three armies, conquering cities and seizing land, is the way to be a hero of the world, this general will see where you, the traitor, can escape!"

"General, please don't misunderstand."

Seeing more and more golden guards around him, Lu Jing's face didn't show any fear, but instead became eager to try.

"Who told you I wanted to escape?!"

A pure numbers game might work for other martial artists, but for Lu Jing, whose internal energy was now almost inexhaustible, it was his favorite combat mode.

Without exception.

Because it meant that he could directly start a real-person 'Musou' mode, experiencing the joy of mowing grass!

Even more rare was that these golden guards in front of him were not real people, so even if they were all killed, there would be no psychological pressure.

After saying the last sentence, Lu Jing exerted the Little Vajra Strength to the fullest, and then jumped into the nearest group of golden guards without hesitation.

Before the golden guards could react, he had already swung the meteorite iron staff, using a move to sweep in all directions.

Although those golden guards, like the paper-man general, had armor to protect them, just like in the army, the armor quality of ordinary soldiers and high-ranking generals was definitely different.

The armor on these golden guards was also clearly inferior to that of the paper-man general.

Anyone hit by Lu Jing's staff was smashed to pieces, turning back into ginkgo leaves and returning to nature, making an indelible contribution to the development of environmental protection.

Seeing this, the paper-man general shouted in anger, urging the other golden guards to capture Lu Jing.

Unfortunately, his actions were purely adding dishes to Lu Jing's meal.

Under his command, the golden guards swarmed up continuously, and then were beaten to a pulp by the staff, scrambling to turn back into fallen leaves, returning to nature, and making an indelible contribution to the development of environmental protection.

The paper-man general stomped his feet in a hurry, but now he was somewhat at his wit's end.

He couldn't beat him if he went up himself, and his subordinates were still beaten to the ground by Lu Jing when they went up together.

Although the ginkgo leaves on the tree were still falling continuously, they couldn't stop Lu Jing from almost killing him.

In the end, the paper-man general could only sigh to the sky, "We are incompetent, ashamed of the Emperor's grace, unable to punish the thieves for the country, and have no face to see the people in the capital again, I only ask to die on the battlefield today, right and wrong, let the future generations comment on it."

After singing, he pushed away the two golden guards in front of him and took the initiative to meet Lu Jing with his Guan Dao.

But after two moves, Lu Jing broke his neck with a staff.

Falling to the ground and no longer moving.