I Have A Dual World Seal-Chapter 752: Exterminating Rats

Seeing Lu Zheng and Shen Ying appear, Wang Manzhu hurriedly changed direction.

"Immortal Master, spare me! Immortal Master, spare me!"

"This scholar has already promised to give me his heart, and the Little Demon has also given him her pure body to play with. It was mutual consent, a fair trade."

Wang Manzhu argued once, then added pitifully, "But the Little Demon doesn't want it anymore. I beg the Immortal Master for mercy, please let the Little Demon go!"

Lu Zheng couldn't help but laugh, "So it's us who are being unreasonable now?"

Shen Ying sneered, "You play word games quite well, but did he mean the same thing by giving you his heart as you did?"

Wang Manzhu trembled all over. This so-called contract of hers was just an excuse, used to chat with other demons, claiming she doesn't kill the innocent, thus raising her status.

But when it really came to matters at hand, this excuse was like a joke. Using it now to plead was simply insulting Lu Zheng and Shen Ying's intelligence.

Lu Zheng also shook his head with amusement, "You really went all out for this ritual feeling. If you had just dug out his heart and lungs without a care when you first met him, you wouldn't have run into us."

"Well, look what happened now. You insisted on being all sentimental, expressing gratitude before eating, taking oaths, and letting him offer his heart willingly, which in the end delayed things and caused trouble."

Wang Manzhu's face twisted with bitterness.

This was not the first time a demon had said this to her; only before, when things went well, she never thought about it, just felt she was elegant and ambitious.

Now that she met the Abnormal People during her actions, with her life in their hands, she finally regretted it.

Will there be a future?

Hearing this, Shen Ying couldn't help but cast a flirtatious glance at Lu Zheng, both amused and annoyed.

To kill by piercing one's heart is nothing more than this.

"Immortal Master, spare me!" Wang Manzhu only pleaded mournfully, "The Little Demon has just come down from the mountains and didn't know the mortals' rules. As soon as she came down, she met Yu Lang, and never harmed lives before."

"Now the Little Demon understands, I beg the two Immortal Masters to show mercy. Since Heaven has the virtue of cherishing life, spare the Little Demon this time. I promise to reform and never hurt anyone again."

These two in front are big shots, Wang Manzhu dared not use any spells, only pleading sincerely with tearful eyes.

"Your expression is on point, the tone is sincere, speaking as if it were true." Lu Zheng commented, "A good actor, totally eclipsing the modern 'flower girls'."

Actually, Lu Zheng was being somewhat unfair; this group of modern 'flower girls' mostly come from professional backgrounds. If every performance faced life-threatening danger, they might also give an outstanding performance.

Shen Ying thought Lu Zheng was referring to the Eighteen Peach Blossom Celestial Maidens, as some of them had played students, guests, villagers, palanquin bearers, etc. during the rehearsal of 'Liang and Zhu.'

So Shen Ying defended her subordinates, "It is because their roles did not allow them to shine; their acting is actually quite good."

Lu Zheng blinked upon hearing this and realized Shen Ying misunderstood, but he didn't explain, just nodded in agreement.

After all...

Back in the Five Beauties Manor's magical combat, when the old monk cast the illusion realm, the Eighteen Celestial Maidens' acting was indeed impressive...

Ahem! Off-topic! Bring it back!

Lu Zheng came back to his senses, looked at Wang Manzhu kneeling and pleading for mercy, and then at Shen Yu standing aside, both frightened and relieved. He shrugged and said nothing, leaving the matter to Shen Ying.

Shen Ying squeezed Lu Zheng's hand, then turned to Shen Yu, frowning and asked, "Tell us, how did you come to know Wang Manzhu?"

...

A very ordinary story.

After Shen Yu participated in the county exam, he went out to travel with his classmates and met Wang Manzhu at a certain town, falling for her at first sight.

Learning Wang Manzhu was alone in the town making a living after her parents died, he invited her to come to the county to live.

So Wang Manzhu came to the county with him, stayed with the Shen Family. Because she was good at tailoring and well-read, knowing poetry, she was quite liked by the Shen Family.

The Shen Family wasn't a big family, and Shen Yu wasn't the heir of the Shen Family, so just over half a month later, Shen Wei agreed to Shen Yu and Wang Manzhu's marriage.

Then... Wang Manzhu came with Shen Yu to pay respects to Madam Shen, and they met Shen Ying and Lu Zheng.

Shen Ying nodded, confirming that Wang Manzhu was a solo demon. Then, under Wang Manzhu's terrified gaze, she formed a hand seal.

The Peach Blossom Evil entered the heart vein directly, Wang Manzhu felt a darkness before her eyes, then her pupils dilated and she perished.

In the next moment, the three saw Wang Manzhu, who was lying on the ground, suddenly turn into a large rat three feet long, with its head and half its body exposed outside the skirt.

Shen Yu was terrified and subconsciously took several steps back.

Shen Ying glanced at Shen Yu, her tone rather disdainful, "Lust clouded your mind, no alertness, and upon encountering something unusual, you show no manliness."

Shen Yu hung his head and didn't dare to speak.

With a flip of her palm, the earth under the large rat suddenly cracked open, swallowing its corpse and then returning to its original state.

Shen Yu saw and was envious, but having just been reprimanded, he only stood silently by the side, not daring to speak.

"Is your father Shen Wei?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Shen Yu nodded repeatedly.

Shen Ying frowned slightly but still asked, "How is Shen Yi doing now?"

"Aunt?" Shen Yu looked up, puzzled, glanced at Shen Ying, saw her properly, and couldn't help but tense up.

"Aunt married to Yaozhou Prefecture, she lives fairly well but seldom comes back."

Surprised by Shen Ying's cold gaze, Shen Yu hurriedly bowed his head and spoke.

"Mm." Shen Ying nodded.

Lu Zheng looked at Shen Ying, who then sighed and said, "When I was married off back then, she was the only one who wept."

Shen Yu's heart skipped. He couldn't help but look at Shen Ying again, suddenly remembering the two graves that had been paid respects to just now.

"You... you are..."

Shen Ying smiled enigmatically, "What am I?"

Shen Yu's lips moved, but he couldn't speak; Shen Ying had gone through an event before his birth, he only knew of a Shen Ying but didn't know her name.

Moreover, after her marriage to the husband's family, there was no grave for Shen Ying here.

"Aunt... Aunt?" 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

"Hmph!"

With a cold snort, Shen Ying neither acknowledged nor denied it; she asked coldly, "How did your father tell you about me?"

Shen Yu hastily said, "He said you married into the Wu Family, then went with them to Yizhou on duty, where an accident happened on the way."

Obviously, the Shen Family had used euphemisms to gloss over their quick marriage of Shen Ying into the Wu Family and division of her family fortune at that time.

Upon hearing this, Shen Ying shook her head; the bit of feeling sparked earlier was extinguished. Disinterested in meeting them again, she merely advised Shen Yu, "Be careful in the future when dealing with people of unknown origin. Don't speak sweet nothings carelessly to avoid losing your life."

"Yes, yes, yes!" Shen Yu nodded repeatedly.

"You may go now."

"Aunt, won't you come back with me..."

As Shen Yu spoke and looked up, he found that Shen Ying and Lu Zheng had already disappeared.