Fox Demon: Starts with Lu Zu template

"Of course it's here, right here—" Dongfang Gu Yue turned around and pointed somewhere under the stage, but suddenly froze.

There was no one there, where was Li Chungang?

"Strange, it was there just now..." Dongfang Gu Yue scratched his head.

Wang Quan Shouzhuo's eyes dimmed, and he whispered, "It seems that Brother Li is avoiding me."

Dongfang Gu Yue opened his mouth but said nothing in the end.

"Forget it." Wang Quan clasped his fists and said, "Brother Gu Yue, we'll meet again."

As soon as he finished speaking, he jumped off the stage, his yellow Taoist robe fluttering in the wind, and disappeared into the crowd in a blink of an eye.

Dongfang Gu Yue looked at his back, sighed softly, and turned to leave.

This competition that caused a sensation in Tianyong City ended abruptly.

In a secluded tavern in Tianyong City.

Li Chungang sat alone by the window, with a pot of sake and a wooden horse and ox placed horizontally on the table.

He looked indifferent, but his eyes would occasionally glance towards the door, as if he was waiting for someone.

"Squeak--" the door was pushed open, Dongfang Guyue strode in, sat down opposite him, grabbed the wine jug and took a sip.

Then he glared and said, "Brother Li, you run so fast!"

Li Chungang chuckled: "I felt bored, so I left first."

"Boring?" Dongfang Guyue's mouth twitched.

"Wang Quan Shouzhu and I were fighting till the end of the world, and you actually said it was boring?"

Li Chungang did not answer, but slowly poured himself a glass of wine.

Dongfang Guyue stared at him for a long while, then suddenly lowered her voice: "You're avoiding him, right?"

Li Chungang paused and glanced at him: "Oh, you've become smarter?"

"Don't give me that!" Dongfang Guyue rolled her eyes. "Even a blind man can see the look in his eyes—Brother Li, are you treating him…"

Li Chungang was silent for a moment, then said calmly, "What are you thinking about? It's just that now is not the time to meet him."

"When is that?"

"When he is no longer obsessed with that sword..."

Dongfang Gu Yue was confused by what he heard, but he knew better than to ask any more questions.

The two drank for a while, and Li Chungang suddenly said, "Brother Gu Yue, what are your plans next?"

Dongfang Guyue was startled for a moment, then smiled proudly: "I plan to build a faction and let the name 'Dongfang' resound throughout the circle!"

"Shenhuoshan Villa?" Li Chungang raised his eyebrows.

"Hey, that's a good name. Let's call it Shenhuoshan Villa."

Li Chungang smiled but said nothing, only raised his glass: "Then I wish Brother Gu Yue great success in his ambitions."

Dongfang Guyue clinked glasses with him and asked, "What about you? Where are you going?"

"Tushan." Li Chungang looked out the window with a distant gaze, "I saw... an old friend."

Come to think of it, we haven't even met each other since then.

……

Tianyong City is located on the bank of the Yangtze River.

As the sun sets, the river water ripples with golden red light.

This is the legendary wishing place. Today, due to the end of the Taoist Alliance competition, it is crowded with tourists.

Li Chungang and Dongfang Guyue stood side by side, looking at the surging river.

"Just send it here." Li Chungang bowed, "See you later."

Dongfang Guyue clasped his fists and said, "Take care!"

As he turned around, Li Chungang suddenly became interested and raised his hand with the wooden horse and ox in his hand.

"rise!"

The long sword at his waist was unsheathed, turning into a beam of green light pointing straight to the center of the river!

"boom--!"

The river seemed to be split by an invisible force, huge waves rolled up, and actually condensed into a water bridge in mid-air, spanning the two banks!

Li Chungang, his green robe fluttering, walked on the waves, his back looking as graceful as an immortal.

Everyone on the shore was stunned, and someone exclaimed in shock: "What kind of magical power is this?!"

For a moment, Dongfang Gu Yue had to admit that he was indeed envious.

At that moment, there were ten times more romantic people in the world.

He, Li Chungang, monopolizes the eight buckets!

The river has closed up and the human figure has disappeared.

Only a long chant came with the wind——

"I don't know how many years have passed since I left, when will my old friends know me?"

Chapter 47 Red Clothes

A few months later, at Tushan border.

An ancient stone tablet stands in the woods with the words "Tushan" written on it.

Li Chungang squatted in front of the stele, his fingertips gently stroking the inscriptions, muttering, "Breaking in isn't appropriate, and sneaking in is embarrassing... How do I get in?"

While I was thinking, a soft voice suddenly came from behind me:

"What are you looking at?"

Li Chungang replied subconsciously: "I'm thinking about how to walk in without being..."

As soon as he said that, he turned back suddenly.

A green-clad fox demon stood behind him with a smile on his face, a sly glint in his narrowed eyes.

"Want to get in? Easy, I'll help you~"

Without waiting for Li Chungang to react, she suddenly slapped out with her palm!

"Moon-Watching Palm!"

"boom!"

Li Chungang was caught off guard and was pushed back by the palm strike, his feet empty.

"Oops!"

He looked down and found himself standing in Tushan!

Tushan Rongrong covered her mouth and chuckled: "Now, you can stay here openly~"

Li Chungang: "...are you all in Tushan so unethical?"

"When a goose passes by, its feathers are plucked; when a beast leaves, its skin is left behind—"

A cold female voice suddenly rang out!

Li Chungang's hair stood on end and he instinctively dodged to the side.

"boom!"

The ground where he was standing was smashed into a deep pit by a punch. In the smoke and dust, a red shadow slowly raised its head, its golden pupils as cold as ice.

"Anyone who trespasses into Tushan must leave money for passage." She flicked her wrist.

Li Chungang took a deep breath and slowly pulled out the wooden horse and ox: "The Lord of Tushan is indeed worthy of his reputation."

The sword tip trembled slightly, and he suddenly smiled: "But...it's not that easy to stop me!"

"Green snake with two sleeves!"

The sword energy was like a dragon, forcing Tushan Honghong to retreat several steps.

There was a hint of surprise in her eyes, obviously she didn't expect the other party to be so strong.

Just as the desire to fight was rekindled, Tushan Rongrong suddenly appeared between the two men and said with a smile, "This young man is extremely powerful. Why don't you come to Tushan and be his guest? We in Tushan are the most hospitable."

Li Chungang put away his sword and said with a half-smile: "It would have been better if we had done this earlier."

Seeing this, Tushan Honghong did not take any more action.

The mountain breeze blew across the Tushan city wall, and Tushan Rongrong's long green hair was blown slightly up.

She squinted her eyes and looked at the green figure walking away in the distance.

"Sister, how is it?" Tushan Rongrong walked to Tushan Honghong, who was still staring in that direction, and lowered her voice very low.

Tushan's red, golden eyes flashed with a strange color, and her red sleeves fluttered in the wind: "This person's strength is as high as mine."

At the foot of the mountain, Li Chungang's back had turned into a small black dot.

He walked slowly, but with a peculiar rhythm, as if every step was in step with the rhythm of the breathing of heaven and earth.

Tushan Rongrong whispered, "He's truly remarkable. No wonder that Taoist master Zhang Fuyao called him someone whose swordsmanship talent is second only to that of Lü Zu..."

Tushan Honghong did not respond.

She had sensed the other party's presence as early as when the other party stepped into Tushan territory.

That kind of sword energy is so special - it seems peaceful and restrained, but in fact it is sharp and hidden, like a dormant volcano.

After she found Tushan Rongrong, the two of them decided to test each other.

But what neither of them expected was that Li Chungang's strength had become so terrifying.

"The words Zhang Sanfeng said before he died..." Tushan Rongrong suddenly spoke.

"The pinnacle of the era." Tushan Honghong took over the conversation, with a rare hint of fluctuation in her voice.

"For five hundred years, we and Wudang have searched the world..."

The two looked at each other and saw the same guess in each other's eyes.

Tushan Honghong remembers how she swooped down from the treetops.

She used 70% of her strength in that attack, which was enough to defeat any great demon king.

But the man in green just raised his hand, and a sword energy accurately blocked her attack.

What shocked her even more was the familiar feeling she felt the moment they fought—

It should be said that it is a feeling that is both familiar and unfamiliar.

"He has grown to this point in just six years," Tushan Rongrong's muttering interrupted her recollection.

"I'm afraid he's the person Zhang Sanfeng is looking for."

The mountain wind suddenly became rapid, blowing the petals of the giant bitter tree towards Tushan City.

Tushan Honghong reached out to catch a petal and watched it transform into fluorescent dots in her palm.

"Let him stay," she said finally, her red skirt arcing as she turned.

"Keep an eye on it."

............

Three months passed in the blink of an eye.

"Mr. Li, what do you think of Tushan?" Tushan smiled and poured him tea.

This is Tushan’s specialty bitter flower tea. It tastes bitter at first, but has a sweet and long aftertaste.

"Better than the human world." Li Chungang took a sip, his eyes narrowed slightly, "This tea..."

"Does it feel like waiting?" Tushan Rongrong said meaningfully.

"It's bitter before it's sweet."