Chapter 754
No longer bothering with Shen Yu, Shen Ying took Lu Zheng by the hand and left Phoenix Sleep Slope.
Back in the carriage, Lu Zheng asked, "Anywhere else you want to go? Do you want to visit that cousin of yours in Yao Province?"
Shen Ying shook her head. "No need. Even if we met, there would be nothing to say."
"Then shall we go take a look at Phoenix Mountain?" Lu Zheng asked with a smile. "I heard phoenixes once lived there. Is that true?"
Shen Ying smiled. "Of course it's false. Give it a nice name, and the things from the mountain can sell for a better price!"
So she instructed Old Huang to drive toward the eastern entrance of Phoenix Mountain.
On the other side, Shen Yu staggered out of Phoenix Sleep Slope in a daze. Looking around, he suddenly shuddered, then ran toward Huangli County like a flying arrow.
He ran home so hard that he was gasping for breath, only to see a carriage parked outside the gate. It seemed they had visitors.
"Father! Father!"
Shen Yu felt as though both his legs had been filled with lead, but he still forced himself onward. Panting heavily, he rushed through the gates, braced himself against the screen wall at the entrance to the front courtyard, and shouted loudly.
"Father! Father! This is terrible! Wang Manzhu is actually..."
"A demon!"
A thunderous shout rang out. Shen Yu looked up to see a large, fat monk appear before him, gripping his wrist in one hand.
"Where is that Demon Creature?"
Light flashed in the fat monk's eyes as he looked Shen Yu up and down. "How did you learn she was a Demon Creature? After learning the truth, you still managed to escape? Could she