Madam, please respect my profession.

Chapter 8 Return

The knock on the door was very clear in the dark night, and a familiar smell of perfumed powder came through the crack in the door.

“Crunch—”

Lu Zhan stood up and opened the door, then saw Madam Xu standing outside.

Mrs. Xu changed into a bright blue dress, looking exceptionally dignified and elegant, holding a bowl of chicken soup in her hand.

"Madam, what are you doing here at this time?" Lu Zhan was instantly alert. Women around forty years old are often more terrifying than monsters.

Madam Xu smiled and said, "Sir, you saved my daughter today, so I came here specially to thank you. This is the soup I specially made for you using ginseng and deer antlers. It is very precious, please accept it."

It turned out to be because of this matter... Lu Zhan said politely: "Madam, you are too polite. This is what we should do. Devoting ourselves to the people is the duty of us demon-suppressing masters."

Mrs. Xu's eyes widened immediately, and her plump body trembled continuously: "That's right, is the master really a night doctor? Today I saw that the master was extremely brave..."

"..." Lu Zhan smiled: "Madam, please respect my profession. Who said that doctors can't exorcise demons?"

Madam Xu bit her lip and nodded: "I am narrow-minded. Actually... I am bothering you in the middle of the night because I have something to bother you about."

"Madam, please speak." Lu Zhan said.

Madam Xu hesitated to speak, but finally said, "I know that Doctor Night has great powers and can see things that ordinary people cannot see. But I ask you to not spread the news of what you saw. Many people make mistakes when they are young, but now they are all gone."

"That's natural." Lu Zhan thought for a while. He still had a lot of professional ethics... But did Miss Xu make any mistakes when she was young?

Mrs. Xu then thanked her and left.

The fragrant chicken soup rushed straight into Lu Zhan's nose. He tilted his head back to drink it and found it tasteless. However, because of these words, his thoughts became a little distracted.

Zhao Feng's father was a close friend of Magistrate Xu. According to the customs of that era, it was a natural thing for the children of the two families to get engaged. Even if they could not get together, Zhao Feng's father should not have been so opposed.

“Hiss…” Lu Zhan suddenly realized something and took a breath of cold air: “This is so terrifying!”

……

The next morning.

After a night's rest, Lu Zhan felt refreshed. When he woke up, he found that his soul had recovered and was eating Zhao Feng's demon soul. The memories of Zhao Feng also appeared in his mind.

The content of the memory is generally similar to what Miss Xu said, but it reveals Miss Xu's true life experience.

That day, Zhao Feng begged his father to go to the Xu family to propose marriage, but was sternly rejected by his father. Zhao Feng did not think much about it at the time, thinking that his father was simply unwilling, so he asked someone to buy a few pots of good wine and prepared to have a good talk with his father.

While his father was drunk, Zhao Feng spoke decisively. Unexpectedly, his father suddenly said, "She is your sister, you two can't be together." This simple sentence caused a 9999 point critical hit to Zhao Feng. Such a large amount of knowledge almost drove Zhao Feng crazy.

He couldn't accept this reality, so he ran out of the house. He was not sober after drinking, and Zhao Feng ran to the edge of the cliff without knowing when. Disheartened and sad, he slipped and fell off the cliff and died.

After his death, Zhao Feng still had some resentment in his heart, so he turned into a ghost and did evil things. He originally wanted to seek revenge on Madam Xu. If she had not had an affair with his father, how could the person he loved become his sister?

However, Mrs. Xu was wearing a jade pendant that she got from a Buddhist temple. Zhao Feng could not get close to her for the time being, so he could only hide in Miss Xu's room.

Looking at his beloved woman day and night, Zhao Feng's resentment began to twist.

Finally, on that day, after learning that Miss Xu had gone out to pray to Buddha, hoping to achieve a happy ending with the scholar, the already twisted Zhao Feng completely lost his mind, became a sneaky man driven completely by resentment, and directly took possession of Miss Xu.

"Xu County Magistrate..."

After learning the whole truth of the matter, Lu Zhan instantly felt a little sympathy for County Magistrate Xu. This was probably the biggest green-haired turtle in the whole of Jinling.

However, even if he knew the truth, Lu Zhan would not say much to the outside world. It is difficult for an honest judge to judge family affairs, not to mention that he is just a night doctor, so it is better for him to stay away from such muddy water.

While he was thinking, his spirit had already eaten up Zhao Feng's soul. The soul was too weak, so his spirit did not undergo any substantial changes. After eating, he began to sit cross-legged and practice.

At this rate, Lu Zhan estimated that he would be able to reach the late stage of the Marrow Cleansing Realm in less than half a month.

After washing up, Lu Zhan walked out of the room. County Magistrate Xu warmly prepared a banquet for him and thanked Lu Zhan profusely. Besides that, he wanted Lu Zhan to keep it a secret as it involved the reputation of a girl after all.

"Don't worry, please trust my professional ethics." Lu Zhan said seriously.

County Magistrate Xu was very moved and took out two bags and stuffed them into Lu Zhan's hands: "The small one is for the tea money for the Demon Suppression Bureau, and the big one is for your hard work..."

"County Magistrate Xu, you are too polite. It is my duty to eliminate harm for the people. How can you ask for money?" Lu Zhan said as he stuffed both purses into his sleeve pockets.

County Magistrate Xu smiled like a flower: "Sir, you have a noble character. I admire you! Sir, take care. If you need any help in the future, just come to me."

“Of course, of course!” Lu Zhan said a few polite words, covered his face with a veil, and left with an apple in his hand.

After the donkey walked out of the street, Lu Zhan looked at the two money bags. One bag contained ten taels, and the other contained fifty taels.

Ten taels of silver were handed over to the Demon Suppression Bureau, and fifty taels were voluntarily donated to Lu Zhan. County Magistrate Xu was well versed in the ways of being an official, so he naturally handled this matter properly.

The apples were tied to a rope and hung in front of the donkey's head. The little donkey then galloped on all fours towards Jiangning County.

……

In Jinling in May, the breeze is cool and the air is fresh.

The Qinhuai Town Demon Commandery is only about thirty miles away from the Jiangning Town Demon Commandery, but the road along the way has not been developed yet. There are only woods and fields everywhere, and almost no people can be seen.

Lu Zhan lay on the donkey upside down, staring at the azure sky above his head in a daze.

This was his first independent mission, and not only did he complete it successfully, he also received fifty taels of silver. It was truly a joyful thing. The flowers and plants were growing so beautifully, and even the birdsong was so clear...birdsong?

Lu Zhan was slightly startled, and suddenly felt something was wrong. He quickly sat up straight.

Right... Where are the birds singing? It was too quiet around here. Spring and summer were the seasons when everything came back to life, and flowers, plants, birds, and insects were the most vibrant. But at this moment, the whole forest was eerily quiet.

"I didn't notice the evil spirit..."

Lu Zhan gathered his true energy in his eyes and looked around. This was the "look" in the night doctor's four abilities of looking, smelling, listening and touching, similar to the Taoist's Yin-Yang eyes, which could see the evil spirits hiding in the dark.

However, after looking for a long time, Lu Zhan still couldn't figure out what was going on, nor did he smell the unique scent of the monster.

This made Lu Zhan alert. The current situation could only mean two things. First, the opponent's strength was far superior to his own and he was able to conceal his aura. If it was an ordinary monster, even if it was hidden very well, a cultivator would be able to detect the evil aura.

Just like Miss Xu, even if the monster hid in the mirror, the Demon Suppression Bureau could still see at a glance that the monster had been to the Xu family because of the demonic aura.

But now the whole forest is quiet, the air is clear and fresh without any evil spirit.

The second possibility is...

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PS: Rounding up, it’s almost a 3,000-word chapter. Is it long?