Judging from Zeng Changlong's behavior, he probably would not suffer a backlash from the Demonic Seed anytime soon.
So Lu Zheng still had plenty of time.
The next day, Du YueYao also arrived in Pingtan County and happened to encounter Lu Zheng, who was flying through the air with Yuan Jing.
"brother Lu, why are you staying at Chicken Cry Temple?" Du YueYao asked in surprise.
Pingtan County was not far from Tonglin County. Though phones could not be used here, with Lu Zheng's cultivation, sending letters by paper crane was effortless.
Thus, Liu Qingyan and the other women had learned yesterday that Lu Zheng was staying at Chicken Cry Temple, and Liu Qingyan had told Du YueYao as well.
"So..." Du YueYao leaned a little closer to Lu Zheng and whispered, "Is there something wrong with that Zeng Changlong?"
Lu Zheng smiled. "How is your acting?"
Du YueYao thrust out her chest. "I've acted before in Peach Blossom Glade!"
Lu Zheng laughed heartily, then nodded. "There is indeed something wrong with him, but he himself does not know it."
Du YueYao's gaze flickered, and she immediately thought of someone. "Real Person Yu Ning?"
Lu Zheng shook his head, then nodded again. "Not exactly the same, but similar."
Du YueYao grew worried. "He won't go mad in the Yuan Sheng Sect, will he?"
"Probably not...?"
Zeng Changlong's mental state had seemed fine yesterday, and the spirit-devouring Demonic Seed had not truly appeared for long during the night, so Lu Zheng believed that the seed had not yet taken shape.
Only...
After all, he did not come from the same place as those Heavenly Devils from beyond the domain. Lu Zheng truly had no idea how far that Demonic Seed had progressed.
What if it was close to taking shape? "Still,