Chapter 122

The eldest master of the Lu family, Lu Lu Dongliang, went to the third floor of the Qianyue Restaurant alone.

Under the gaze of everyone, Lu Lu Dongliang took off his suit and hooked his finger at Qiu Qiu Zhiheng, signaling Qiu Qiu Zhiheng to come over and take it.

This matter actually didn't need Qiu Qiu Zhiheng to handle, but since Lu Lu Dongliang signaled, Qiu Qiu Zhiheng couldn't disobey and hurriedly took the suit.

To tell the truth, until now, Qiu Qiu Zhiheng hadn't recovered.

Everyone present hadn't recovered.

They didn't know where Lu Lu Dongliang had popped out from.

Lu Lu Dongliang's legal wife, Duan Duan Shaoxia, stood up, her eyes filled with tears: "Lu Dongliang, you're back, you're back..."

Lu Lu Dongliang pressed his palm down, signaling her not to speak.

Duan Duan Shaoxia saw that Lu Lu Dongliang was missing a tooth and had scars on his wrists, but she didn't ask much. In front of outsiders, she was very mindful of Lu Lu Dongliang's face.

Lu Lu Dongliang focused his gaze on He He Yuxiu's face.

He He Yuxiu looked at Lu Lu Dongliang and said: "You're still alive?"

Lu Lu Dongliang smiled: "You were hoping so much for my death? It's a pity your ability isn't enough."

He He Yuxiu raised her sword-like eyebrows: "Speak clearly, it's your brother's ability that isn't enough; he's the one who wants to kill you."

"Truly shameless," Lu Lu Dongliang spat. "If it weren't for Lu Dongjun being there, I would have died at your hands that night. He He Yuxiu, I really didn't expect you to be so vicious, actually colluding with Zhuo Zhuo Yuling to plot against me!"

Everyone present was extremely surprised; this was completely inconsistent with the news they had heard.

The He family's old grandfather, He He Cunshou, He He Yuxiu's fourth uncle, moved his body slightly.

He was a seventh-layer virtue cultivator; he used a technique.

Whoever lied in front of him would inevitably suffer heavy damage, even a ninth-layer Lu Lu Dongliang would have to be injured.

He He Yuxiu stood up and said: "Lu Lu Dongliang, speak clearly, who colluded with Zhuo Zhuo Yuling? Who plotted against you?"

"That night at my house, you and Zhuo Zhuo Yuling were the ones who made the first move, right?"

As the words fell, He He Cunshou didn't trigger the technique; Lu Lu Dongliang was speaking the truth.

He He Cunshou turned his eyes to look at He He Yuxiu.

He He Yuxiu nodded and said: "I did make a move on you, but I didn't want to kill you!"

This sentence was also not a lie.

Lu Lu Dongliang nodded and said: "You didn't want to kill anyone; the one who wanted to kill was Zhuo Zhuo Yuling!"

This sentence was also not a lie.

He He Yuxiu said angrily: "I don't know what kind of thoughts they had. I'm different from them; I didn't deal a fatal blow!"

The two argued back and forth, and He He Yuxiu repeatedly emphasized that she didn't want to kill anyone at the time.

Lu Lu Dongliang repeatedly emphasized that He He Yuxiu made the first move that night.

Both were speaking the truth. After arguing for a long time, He grandfather couldn't hold on anymore.

The old man was over seventy, and his seventh-layer technique had been open the whole time. Just listening to the two people shouting like this made the old man break out in a cold sweat.

"I say, you two stop for a moment and let me say a word," He He Cunshou first looked at He He Yuxiu. "Xiu, tell your fourth uncle the truth, was it you who made a move on Lu Dongliang that night?"

"It was me." He He Yuxiu admitted frankly.

He He Cunshou frowned and turned to ask Lu Lu Dongliang: "Lu Dongliang, our He Jiaqing was beaten and injured by your daughter. You promised to give our He family an explanation. Where is Lu Lu Xiaolan now?"

Lu Lu Dongliang replied: "I don't know where she is either."

Truth.

After asking the two key questions, He He Cunshou closed the technique, wiped his sweat, and said to He He Yuxiu: "Xiu, you went to someone's house and beat them up. This matter is your fault. You apologize to Lu Dongliang first."

He He Yuxiu said angrily: "It wasn't me who wanted to make a move; I was defending myself. This matter can't be blamed on me!"

"You child!" He He Cunshou frowned. "Lu Dongliang, He Yuxiu just has this temper. Don't be the same as her. But we have to make the matter of He Jiaqing clear. When can you give an explanation?"

Lu Lu Dongliang looked at He He Yuxiu and sneered: "That has to be asked of your family's eldest young lady."

He He Yuxiu said angrily: "Fart, why ask me? I have no dealings with Zhuo Zhuo Yuling and Lu Lu Xiaolan."

Seeing the two arguing again, He He Cunshou smiled bitterly: "I'm old and can't control these juniors. Brother Lu, what do you say?"

The Lu family also had an old grandfather, Lu Lu Dongliang's uncle, Lu Lu Maoxian.

Lu Lu Maoxian was over eighty, his eyes were almost unable to open, and he casually prevaricated: "Let the children decide, let the children decide."

Seeing this, He He Cunshou didn't speak anymore.

Lu Lu Dongliang looked around at everyone and said: "I will continue to pursue the whereabouts of Zhuo Zhuo Yuling and Lu Lu Xiaolan. This matter will eventually give your He family an explanation."

"During the days I'm not at home, family matters will be handled by Lu Dongjun."

"Whoever dares to make a move on Lu Dongjun again, don't blame me for being heartless!"

Lu Lu Dongliang snatched the clothes from Qiu Qiu Zhiheng's hand and turned to leave.

The legal wife, Duan Duan Shaoxia, stood up and chased after him: "Lu Dongliang, where are you going? I'll go with you!"

Lu Lu Dongliang turned suddenly and pushed Duan Duan Shaoxia away: "Don't follow me, don't any of you follow me. I can't trust anyone right now!"

Duan Duan Shaoxia was stunned; she couldn't imagine Lu Lu Dongliang would say such things to her.

Hatred sprouted in her heart, and a streak of blood appeared in Duan Duan Shaoxia's pupils.

Lu Lu Dongliang didn't notice it; he scanned everyone and turned to leave.

A room full of people was stunned on the spot, He He Yuxiu cursed continuously, and Duan Duan Shaoxia wept bitterly.

He He Cunshou felt something was wrong, but on this occasion, he couldn't ask more.

Several important figures of the Lu family also felt something was wrong, exchanged tentative glances, and didn't speak.

He He Yuxiu muttered to herself: "Is this really Lu Lu Dongliang?"

More than one person was suspicious, but no one said it.

The Lu family didn't say it because if they said it wrong, things would be very troublesome.

The He family didn't say it either; they just watched silently. Why be anxious watching a play?

"Lu Lu Dongliang" returned to Lu Lu Dongjun's mansion and entered his bedroom silently.

Facing the mirror, he peeled off the fake skin on his face.

He thought this play was seamless and showed a satisfied smile to himself.

He took the false teeth out of the lion's mouth and put them into his own mouth.

Before long, his cheeks began to twitch.

For the next three days, he would have a toothache.

This was the price of using the lion.

Yuezhou Third Hospital, in the ward.

He He Jiaqing couldn't laugh anymore.

A familiar voice came to his ears: "Lu Lu Dongliang went to the Qianyue Restaurant to attend the banquet and confront your Great Aunt."

Lu Lu Dongliang came back just like that as if nothing happened?

Lu Lu Dongliang really didn't die?

The person opposite asked: "Can you see it? How did Lu Lu Dongliang come back to life?"

He He Jiaqing shook his head: "Completely blurred, as if there is a very powerful force. Are you sure this person is Lu Lu Dongliang?"

"I'll go check." The person opposite responded.

"Don't go, you can't be exposed yet. If that person is really Lu Lu Dongliang, you must be careful."

"Don't let this matter be reported in the newspaper yet, wait for my news."

"Help me send a letter; I'll find someone to help me check."

The nursing assistant was sleeping. He He Jiaqing sat up, his body flashed on the hospital bed, and a pen, an envelope, and a piece of letter paper appeared in his hand.

These were all taken from the stationery store downstairs. The store owner didn't see anyone and didn't know what had happened.

He quickly wrote a letter, put it into the envelope, sealed the envelope with saliva, stuck on a stamp, and rubbed it in his hand for a moment.

A gust of wind blew, and the envelope disappeared.

The nursing assistant woke up suddenly and looked at He He Jiaqing.

He He Jiaqing was still lying on the bed, motionless.

Lu family mansion, Monkey Qiu sat in a small building in the front yard, not saying a word.

Although he was considered a figure in the Lu family, Qiu Qiu Zhiheng was a servant after all. For a servant to have a separate small building in a large mansion was unimaginable in other large families.

But Qiu Qiu Zhiheng had this treatment. He had followed Lu Lu Dongliang since he was ten, for twenty-eight years in a flash, which gave him a higher status than many Lu family members.

But this status seemed unable to be kept.

Taking clothes for Lu Lu Dongliang in front of everyone wasn't a big deal; this was what a steward should do.

But Lu Lu Dongliang didn't have a shred of trust in him. He hadn't given him any news for so many days, didn't inform him when he appeared today, and didn't allow him to follow when he left. This was something Monkey Qiu couldn't accept.

*Knock! Knock! Knock! *

A knock on the door sounded. Qiu Qiu Zhiheng responded, and the big branch Zuo Zuo Wugang walked in.

"Qiu Tou, I brought you a jar of wine, want to have a drink with you."

Qiu Qiu Zhiheng was startled, looking at Zuo Zuo Wugang's expression, and understood his intention: "You want to leave?"

Zuo Zuo Wugang nodded: "Whether I can leave or not depends on a word from you."

"Why do you want to leave? Afraid the master will blame you?"

Zuo Zuo Wugang put down the wine jar and sat opposite Qiu Qiu Zhiheng: "If you say I'm afraid, I was a little bit before. If the master had just died like that, I wouldn't have been able to escape the blame."

"But the master is back today. I received him at the door. Not to mention blaming me, he didn't even look at me. Because of this, I understood in my heart that the Lu family can no longer accommodate me."

"Qiu Tou, from the incident until now, I haven't complained. I'm only saying these words to you. This matter doesn't blame me; it didn't blame me from beginning to end!"

"This matter doesn't blame you either. I really can't understand what the master means."

"I'm going to leave. With our cultivation base, we can find a bowl of rice to eat anywhere. Qiu Tou, if you want to leave, let's go together."

Qiu Qiu Zhiheng was silent for a long time, shook his head and said: "I can't leave. My life was given by the Lu family. Take care of yourself."

Zuo Zuo Wugang didn't say anything more, got up to say goodbye, walked to the door, and found a letter in the door crack.

"Qiu Tou, there's a letter here."

Qiu Qiu Zhiheng was stunned: "You wrote me a letter?"

Zuo Zuo Wugang waved his hand: "I don't even recognize a few big characters, so what letter would I write? Besides, I'm still here, what can't I say to you?"

He handed the letter to Qiu Qiu Zhiheng and turned to leave.

Qiu Qiu Zhiheng opened the envelope and glanced at it, and was stunned on the spot.

The person who wrote the letter claimed to be Lu Lu Xiaolan, and it was indeed her handwriting.

The content of the letter was as follows:

The Lu Lu Dongliang you see is fake.

He used my necklace.

There are scars on his wrists.

Anyone who has used that necklace will have scars on their wrists.

Li Li Banfeng went to Xindi to get glue.

On the way, Li Li Banfeng asked about a matter: "Brother Ma, have you ever seen a second-layer traveling cultivator?"

Ma Wu nodded: "I have."

"What techniques does a second-layer traveling cultivator have?"

"This shouldn't be asked of me; aren't you a traveling cultivator?"

Li Li Banfeng said with a serious expression: "I am a first-layer traveling cultivator, so of course I don't know second-layer techniques."

Ma Wu said: "The technique of a second-layer traveling cultivator is called 'Step Without a Trace'."

Li Li Banfeng blinked and said: "Is this light-body technique?"

"It's not light-body technique. It's that a traveling cultivator can steal a step while moving. Both sides are fighting three steps away, and a traveling cultivator can very likely suddenly move one step closer or one step further away during the battle."

"This step almost doesn't consume time, and even the eyesight of a peek cultivator can't see the footwork of a traveling cultivator of the same level, which often catches the opponent off guard."

Li Li Banfeng thought of the second-layer traveling cultivator Huang Huang Guangshi who was killed.

Huang Huang Guangshi could move instantly and took full advantage when fighting Li Li Banfeng. Li Li Banfeng didn't know the opponent's cultivation base and thought the opponent used a very high-level technique.

This means is powerful, but how should this technique be used?

Ma Wu pondered for a long time and said: "I once heard a traveling cultivator say that the mechanisms of traveling cultivator techniques aren't difficult; the difficulty lies in controlling the scale."

"'Step Without a Trace' seems to be driving footsteps with intent. The caster must firmly believe that they can take this step, and very much want to take this step, for it to be effective."

Li Li Banfeng frowned and said: "In other words, this technique isn't something you can use just because you want to. If you lose your nerve at a critical moment, it might not necessarily be effective?"

Ma Wu nodded: "Just as Brother Li said, I once heard of a third-layer traveling cultivator who, at the moment of battle, originally wanted to take a step back, but in his impatience, it turned into a step forward, directly hitting the opponent's blade, and lost his life."

PS: Lu Lu Dongliang once used 'Step Without a Trace' during the battle with He He Yuxiu.

(End of chapter)