This was the prompt from the [Subdue Demons and Eliminate Evil] system.
It was also the foundation of Lu Yuan's confidence in making a name for himself in Fengtian City in just one short year.
The most useful aspect of this system wasn't revealing the weaknesses of evil spirits, allowing one to prepare in advance.
Rather, it was the bright red "Danger Level" at the bottom.
This was Lu Yuan's talisman for survival.
When he took on a job, Lu Yuan would first go to the employer's location to take a look.
If the danger level was high, Lu Yuan would bring more True Dragon Temple disciples.
If the danger level was low, Lu Yuan would bring fewer.
Relying on this unique intelligence, he could always remain undefeated.
After a year of exploration, Lu Yuan had long understood the meaning of these star levels.
☆ represented one star, ★ represented two stars.
Five stars, that is the ★★☆ level, meant its strength could already rival a human Celestial Master.
At this moment, Lu Yuan stood on the mountain peak, looking into the distance.
He carefully counted once more.
Around the firelight on the opposite mountain peak, there were a full seven evil spirits of this level!
What made his scalp tingle even more was that he also saw a hanged ghost marked as [★★★]!
Six stars!
Hiss...
No way...
What were they doing over there?!!
This... had the fighting already started?
But the scene he saw was peaceful, with everyone sitting around the bonfire, completely calm and quiet.
Those evil spirits also lay dormant, as if waiting for some opportunity, just like Old Master Xu on his side waiting to rise from the coffin.
The difference was that Old Master Xu had a fixed time but the things on the opposite side were already vicious creatures that could move freely!
This?!
After his daze, Lu Yuan walked quickly toward the opposite mountain peak.
Never mind that, just talking about those dozen or so people from Wuqing Temple, how many Celestial Masters were among them?
Just from what he saw at noon today...
Lu Yuan felt that among Wuqing Temple's group, not a single one was a Celestial Master...
The strongest should be the leader, the one who was cursed at by Xu Erxiao and Wang Cheng'an today but this person's strength...
At most he was just a senior Daoist priest, still far from the threshold of Celestial Master or perhaps this was just the advance team, and the truly capable people were coming later?
This situation was quite common.
After all, setting up on site and such work belonged to the category of dirty and tiring labor.
Celestial Masters naturally disdained to do it. They usually arrived right on time before the event, and left once it was done.
...
"Finished eating?"
"Was it good? This is a chef I specially brought from Fengtian City."
Inside a spacious tent, the supreme beautiful mature woman looked at Lu Yuan walking in with a smile, her eyes flowing with charm, her allure natural.
She wasn't the only one in the tent.
Steward Wang Fu stood attendant nearby, and the Wuqing Temple Daoist Master who had been cursed at earlier and that sharp little junior sister were also present.
"It was good, really good. Thank you, Madam."
Lu Yuan put down the two large food boxes, grinning to reveal a mouthful of white teeth.
As soon as he set foot on this mountain peak, Lu Yuan discovered that all those evil spirits he had seen earlier were hidden in the surrounding woods, their auras sinister.
They were obviously attracted by something.
Initially, Lu Yuan wondered what had drawn this group of evil spirits, but after entering the large tent, Lu Yuan understood.
This place was filled with an entire tent full of spirit meat!
What was spirit meat...
Simply put, in this world, it was something both humans and ghosts wanted.
Evil spirits and creatures eating spirit meat could increase their cultivation years.
Humans eating spirit meat could prolong life and cure diseases.
For cultivators like Lu Yuan, eating spirit meat could enhance the power of their techniques and increase cultivation speed.
These things were frighteningly expensive.
A piece of the most common white spirit meat, one jin in size, cost ten yuan.
You must know that workers in Fengtian City, working themselves to death for a month, only earned seven or eight yuan and this whole room had at least several hundred jin.
Moreover, there was also high-grade green spirit meat, and he even saw three pieces of blue spirit meat in the middle.
Those three pieces of blue spirit meat were worth at least three thousand yuan.
With so much spirit meat piled here, it would naturally attract evil spirits from miles around.
"Tsk~"
"Still calling me Madam~"
The supreme beautiful mature woman suddenly raised her jade hand lightly, covering her red lips, reproaching Lu Yuan with a coquettish glance.
Dear mother!
Such an alluring beauty displaying such a young maiden's attitude, what man could withstand it?
Lu Yuan really couldn't quite withstand it.
That Wuqing Temple senior brother's eyes went straight on the spot, his soul nearly hooked away.
This angered the little junior sister beside him, who secretly stamped her feet, her eyes like knives cutting toward her senior brother.
Lu Yuan quickly came to his senses, scratched his head, and laughed honestly, "It's just that... I still don't know what elder sister's name is..."
Lu Yuan was reliable in his work, and his smooth talking never fell behind.
Making the employer happy meant getting more reward money!
These words indeed made the supreme beautiful mature woman's branches tremble with laughter, unable to stop her delicate giggling.
"Oh my~"
"My dear nephew~"
"You call me elder sister and call your Auntie Meiqin auntie, won't the generational hierarchy be all mixed up~"
But Lu Yuan's expression was clear, his manner honest and serious as he explained, "Elder sister is really too young. I forgot for a moment and it slipped out."
These words were half flattery, half truth.
The woman before him was indeed extremely well-maintained. Standing together with Song Meiqin, no one would doubt if they were called sisters.
Calling her elder sister or auntie would both be appropriate but since she was of the same generation as Auntie Qin, naturally calling her "elder sister" was more clever.
Having received her kindness, being sweet-mouthed wasn't embarrassing.
The supreme beautiful mature woman was delighted by him, waving her hand, "Alright, alright, still call me auntie. Otherwise, auntie would be a whole generation younger than your Auntie Meiqin for no reason~"
"Auntie is called Zhao Qiao'er. Have you heard of me?"
Zhao Qiao'er!
When these three characters entered his ears, Lu Yuan's heart shook.
He should have guessed earlier.
The name Zhao Qiao'er was well-known throughout all of Fengtian City, known to all.
The president of the number one commerce association beyond the pass, the White Deer Commerce Association.
Rumor had it that the floor tiles in her home were made of gold.
Of course, what made her name spread far and wide was her peerless beauty comparable to Chang'e in the moon.
Seeing her today, the rumors were not false, and even exceeded them.
Lu Yuan suddenly understood, sincerely praising, "So you're that President Zhao comparable to Chang'e descending to earth~"
Zhao Qiao'er was praised until she bloomed with joy, smiling with pursed lips, "Only your little mouth is sweet~"
"Is the mutton soup enough to drink? We have plenty more here. Don't be polite with auntie~"
Toward Lu Yuan, Zhao Qiao'er liked him more and more.
Perhaps it was love me, love my dog. Song Meiqin always talked in her ear about how good this nephew was.
Zhao Qiao'er hadn't fully believed it, but she knew Song Meiqin's character well. She had never heard her praise a man like this before.
Seeing the real person today, not to mention anything else, just Lu Yuan's handsome appearance with a touch of honesty made her feel affection.
Lu Yuan quickly waved his hands. He couldn't drink any more mutton soup.
Pleasantries said, it was time to handle proper business.
He restrained his smile, his expression becoming serious as he got straight to the point, "Auntie Qiao'er, your formation here is really quite significant. When I came over just now, I discovered that quite a few powerful dirty things have already gathered in the surroundings."
Lu Yuan couldn't directly ask what they were doing.
Nor could he directly say what evil spirits were around, whether these people could handle it, whether they knew there were many evil spirits around.
After all, the people from Wuqing Temple were right here.
Asking such things was really impolite. Saying this would seem like doubting their abilities.
That sharp-tongued little junior sister was here, they'd probably start arguing again.
Lu Yuan was mainly a bit worried about Zhao Qiao'er's safety.
Never mind Zhao Qiao'er's relationship with Auntie Qin. Even without that, just based on eating her mutton soup and wearing her sheepskin coat.
He couldn't pretend he saw nothing.
So he could only hint indirectly, asking from the side.
This question would reveal the truth.
First, regarding evil spirits, if one didn't have Lu Yuan's [Subdue Demons and Eliminate Evil] system, then for proper cultivators to discover evil spirits.
It all depended on one's own cultivation, techniques, and magical tools.
Simply put, if these Wuqing Temple people could discover these powerful evil spirits in the surroundings, it meant these people had cultivation.
Since they knew there were powerful evil spirits around, they would naturally be prepared then he didn't need to worry at all!
But if this group didn't know that so many powerful evil spirits had already gathered around.
That meant this group's cultivation wasn't enough, and they'd suffer greatly later!
As his words fell, Lu Yuan's gaze immediately swept toward the Wuqing Temple senior brother and sister pair.
Their reaction put his mind slightly at ease.
There wasn't the slightest surprise or confusion on their faces.
This indicated they were aware of the surrounding situation.
Since that was the case...
Then only one final question remained.
At this time, Zhao Qiao'er looked at Lu Yuan and nodded her head lightly, "Indeed, my matter... is quite troublesome, so... I specially invited Daoist Masters from Wuqing Temple to break the illusion."
Zhao Qiao'er didn't mind telling Lu Yuan about her matter. However, as the saying goes, one servant doesn't serve two masters, one pot doesn't serve two teas.
Since she had already found people from Wuqing Temple to solve this matter, it wasn't good to say more to outsiders, lest people feel she didn't trust them.
So Zhao Qiao'er just briefly mentioned it.
After Lu Yuan heard this, he immediately asked again, "From the current situation, it's truly somewhat troublesome. Will there still be Daoist Masters from Wuqing Temple coming to assist later?"
"When I came just now and observed the evil spirits around, they've reached a terrifying degree. If later there are no Daoist Masters from Wuqing Temple coming..."
Before Lu Yuan could finish speaking, this Wuqing Temple senior brother immediately said with displeasure in a loud voice, "Naturally there are!"
"In no time, a master uncle from Wuqing Temple will arrive!"
"Junior Brother Lu, if you have no other business, please leave and don't disturb our Wuqing Temple's ritual."
Having said this, the Wuqing Temple senior brother turned to look at Zhao Qiao'er and cupped his hands, "Madam, rest assured. With me, Huang Guanmin here, I guarantee your safety!"
Hey!!
Lu Yuan glanced at the Wuqing Temple senior brother who was clearly about to lose his temper.
Speaking of which, he hadn't really done anything, had he?
Just asked a few questions, how did he suddenly get angry!
But when Lu Yuan looked at Huang Guanmin's expression of adoration toward Zhao Qiao'er, his red face and thick neck eager to show off, he understood.
Tsk~
Quite protective of his food~
Since that was the case, Lu Yuan said no more. He cupped his hands toward Zhao Qiao'er, whose face showed a trace of difficulty, "Since that's the case, Auntie Qiao'er, I'll leave first."
"During New Year's, if I have time, I'll come to your residence to pay my respects."
Having said this, Lu Yuan turned and left, crisp and efficient, to avoid being disliked.
Anyway, from the current situation, they knew everything, had prepared early, and Wuqing Temple's Daoist Masters would also come soon.
He really had no need to be an eyesore here.
As Lu Yuan left, Huang Guanmin looked at Zhao Qiao'er sitting in the middle and vowed earnestly again, "Madam, with our Wuqing Temple here, set your heart at ease! Don't believe those inferior small sects!"
"Around here are just a few small ghosts with shallow cultivation, look how scared he is!"
"Rest assured, the one coming later is my Master Uncle Hengmin. At only twenty-seven years old, he's already touched the threshold of Celestial Master! With him here, there will be no mishaps!"
Zhao Qiao'er's soul-stealing beautiful eyes quietly watched this young Daoist priest before her whose blood had rushed to his head, his eyes full of adoration for her.
The corners of her mouth curved slightly upward, instantly transforming into a weak and helpless appearance, her voice so delicate it could drip water, "With Young Daoist Master here, this humble one feels at ease~"
At this moment, Huang Guanmin was so excited he could barely contain himself, frantically patting his chest, as if he'd be willing to die for Zhao Qiao'er the next second.
This infuriated the sharp little junior sister beside him quite thoroughly.
In her heart, she cursed ten thousand times...
Slutty fox!! Slutty fox!! Slutty fox!! Slutty fox!! Slutty fox!!