Though the girl's looks and figure were not enough to make fish sink and geese fall, or the moon hide and flowers blush, she was still quite striking, considerably prettier than most beautiful women. Yet even so, Zhang Yuan could not suppress a chill of revulsion, and his scalp prickled.
It was not only because she had a woman's body and a man's mind, but also because the Hengyang Lu Clan's ways went far beyond anything a normal person like him could imagine.
Seeing Zhang Yuan remain silent, Lu Zhiyu smiled and said, "Do you perhaps dislike her, fellow Daoist? That is no matter. Come visit our Hengyang Lu Clan sometime, and you can choose a guise of flesh you like then. If you have reservations about a male soul in a female body..."
"Our True Lord Rainbow-Haloed Rosy Clouds once said that human life and death turn endlessly through reincarnation. In a past or future life, one might be an immortal, a man, a woman, a pig or dog, or a maggot. Why concern yourself with the guise of flesh?"
Seeing him invoke a True Lord, Zhang Yuan suppressed his emotions and tugged at the corners of his mouth. "The True Lord's words are like bitter medicine that heals. I have been enlightened."
Lu Zhiyu smiled and waved his hand, then took out a jade pendant. "This pendant is already linked to Zhiming's soul. With it in your possession, you can control her life and death with a single thought, making it difficult for her to harbor any desire to rebel. Be sure to keep it safe, fellow Daoist."
"Fellow Daoist, there are other important matters in the clan, so I must return promptly. Lu Zhiming... oh, no, Lu Zhiming is no longer a member of our Hengyang Lu