Rabbit God

"Sister, my little mouse just fell into a tree hole, and this sister helped me get it out!"

This woman had the appearance of an immortal, but she seemed quite aloof. Even with a smile on her lips, she gave off a faint sense of detachment.

"Greetings, sister!" Liu Qingyan's body trembled slightly, and she quickly performed a courtesy.

"Lu Zheng of Tonglin, greetings, madam."

Lu Zheng had been here for almost a month and could tell from a woman's hairstyle whether she was married or not.

The woman returned the courtesy, "My maiden name is Shen, greetings to you both."

Liu Qingquan took her little mouse and went to play again. The woman looked at Liu Qingyan, "Younger sister, what a beautiful appearance. I've never seen you before. Did you recently move to Tonglin County?"

"Indeed, I'm originally from Wanfu County in Yao Province, and I just moved to Tonglin County a few days ago."

"That's great. You can come and chat with me often in the future. My home is in a manor house northeast of the forest. It's usually quiet and deserted, and I don't have many friends."

"Okay, if sister doesn't mind, Qingyan will come often," Liu Qingyan said softly.

Liu Qingyan and the woman exchanged names. Lu Zheng's ears were sharp, and he heard that the woman's maiden name was Shen Ying, and she was also from Tonglin County, but she didn't live in the city. Instead, she had built a manor house near Peach Blossom Glade.

This situation was very common among wealthy families in the Great Jing Dynasty.

The county seat was small and densely populated. Wealthy families certainly had property in the city, but they also often built manors outside the city, where the price was cheaper and the place was larger.

There were only a few families in the entire city who could afford to build a garden in the city.

Shen Ying and Liu Qingyan walked and talked, with Lu Zheng accompanying them.

It was clear that Shen Ying really didn't have many friends. She was very interested along the way, and the aloof feeling faded a lot. She even picked a peach blossom and inserted it into Liu Qingyan's temple, emitting a faint fragrance.

"I haven't seen Young Master Lu before either. Did you also move here recently?"

Perhaps feeling that she had neglected Lu Zheng, Shen Ying looked at Lu Zheng and asked.

Lu Zheng thought to himself that there were tens of thousands of people in the county seat. If not having met someone meant they had just moved here, then you would have to ask dozens of people every day.

But this time, Shen Ying was right.

"Indeed, I've only moved here for a little over a month, and this is my first time visiting Peach Blossom Glade."

Shen Ying nodded and said faintly, "I saw that you just signed up as Lu Zheng of Tonglin, and I thought you were originally from Tonglin County."

"Now that I've settled in Tonglin County, then naturally I'm a person of Tonglin County," Lu Zheng said with a smile.

"Squeak, squeak!"

Lu Zheng looked in the direction of the sound and saw more than a dozen monkeys jumping and playing on the peach trees.

"Little monkeys!"

Liu Qingquan jumped out from the side again, her eyes shining as she looked at the treetops, shaking the little mouse in her hand, "Let's play together!"

"Squeak, squeak!"

Most of the monkeys ignored Liu Qingquan's call.

However, a monkey with a scar on its face suddenly noticed Liu Qingquan. This monkey was tall and seemed to be the leader of the monkey group.

Seeing Liu Qingquan, its monkey eyes flashed, and then it raised its hand and broke off a branch, throwing it at Liu Qingquan.

"Ouch!"

Liu Qingquan couldn't help but be startled and quickly dodged, "If you don't want to play, then don't play, why are you hitting me!"

"Squeak, squeak!"

Seeing the monkey king take action, the other monkeys followed suit, throwing anything they could at Liu Qingquan.

Stones flew and branches fell.

Liu Qingquan fled with her head in her hands.

"What's going on?"

Lu Zheng was dumbfounded. How did a friendly encounter suddenly turn into a free-for-all?

"Didn't they say the monkeys of Peach Blossom Glade generally don't bother people?"

"Generally, they don't..." Shen Ying shook her head and stepped forward.

"Where did these wild monkeys come from, daring to attack people?"

A stern voice rang out, and a stone the size of half a fist flew into the treetops. Although it didn't hit the monkeys, it did cause a commotion among them.

Three young men suddenly appeared, picking up stones from the ground and throwing them at the treetops.

"Squeak, squeak!"

The monkeys were in disarray, and then a few more came out to fight the three men.

The three men seemed to be quite experienced, using the trees for cover, and they fought two or three times their number with some skill.

Liu Qingquan had already fled to her sister's side, looking aggrieved.

"Enough, stop fighting, go back!" A trace of anger flashed in Shen Ying's eyes as she shouted sternly at the monkeys.

"Squeak, squeak!"

The monkey king's eyes narrowed, and it also called out in grievance, then jumped back a few steps, beckoning the monkeys to leave together.

Lu Zheng was full of surprise, "They can understand what you're saying?"

Shen Ying said, "I live nearby and often come to the Peach Blossom Forest to play. I'm quite familiar with the monkeys, and I often give them food. They usually listen to me."

"Then why did they hit me?" Liu Qingquan asked weakly.

Seeing her aggrieved expression, a smile couldn't help but appear on Shen Ying's cool face, "Maybe the monkey king mistook you for someone else."

"Young ladies, are you alright?"

Just then, the three men walked over together, "Don't be afraid, the monkeys have been driven away by us!"

Hearing this, Lu Zheng raised his eyes to look. The three men were not standing straight, their expressions were frivolous, and their eyes were only fixed on Shen Ying and Liu Qingyan.

"To prevent those monkeys from returning, let's travel together."

"We come to Peach Blossom Glade often, and we know all the beautiful and fun places."

"Don't worry, with us around, you'll be safe."

"Boy, where are you from? If you don't know these three ladies, then leave quickly."

Just now, Shen Ying and Liu Qingyan were whispering to each other, and Lu Zheng was a little further away, but the three men mistakenly thought that they were not familiar with each other, and thought that Lu Zheng was also shamelessly clinging to them.

Liu Qingyan shook her head and took a step back.

Lu Zheng sighed and stepped forward, "Thank you, but we don't need anyone to accompany us. Please move along."

"The ladies haven't said anything, why are you sticking your head out?" The leading man snorted coldly and stepped forward to push Lu Zheng away.

It could be seen that the other party was using a lot of force, preparing to push Lu Zheng over.

Lu Zheng was helpless. He had just praised the security of the Great Jing Dynasty, and was instantly slapped in the face.

"Lu Lang!"

Liu Qingyan called out anxiously, and was about to step forward, but Shen Ying reached out and grabbed her.

Lu Zheng quickly reached out and interlocked his tiger's mouth with the other party's, grabbed the other party's thumb, and pressed down with his backhand.

"Ah, ah, ah!"

The man's expression changed drastically, and he was directly pressed to kneel on the ground.

"Let go!"

"Release our brother!"

The other two immediately reacted and stepped forward together.

Lu Zheng kicked one person over with a side kick, and then used the person in front of him as a shield between himself and the third person.

"Bang!"

The two collided, Lu Zheng casually pushed, and then they rolled into a pile.

"Get lost!"

"Still a martial artist?" The leading man stood up, rubbing his aching fingers, looking at Lu Zheng in disbelief.

"Humph, fair and clean, looks like a Rabbit God, probably just fancy moves."

"Clang!" The third man lifted his robe and directly drew a dagger.

"Boy, such a fair and clean face, aren't you afraid of being disfigured?"

Two more daggers appeared in the hands of the other two.

Lu Zheng's eyes narrowed, he stretched out his foot and picked up a tree branch more than a meter long from the ground, and then spent a wisp of luck, adding it to his saber technique.

He shook his head, the corner of his mouth lifted, and he moved his neck and wrists.

Lu Zheng put on a smile, "Rabbit God? I'll turn you into Rabbit Gods!"