Chapter 38: Find that person called Qin Yuan and kill him

Dragon-horses pull the carriage, golden luan birds clear the path, and the dual-carriage imperial procession travels side by side; such a display of pomp and circumstance whistles right over the heads of the people in Dongzhou.

The Lu Family crest is conspicuous and eye-catching, carving a flame-like arc through the air as it heads straight for the Lu Family.

Inside the imperial carriage, the words Lu Ren just spoke still echo in Feng Wuyou's ears.

"It is merely acting against the heavens."

She was startled for a brief moment at first, then the corners of her lips curled up, revealing a pride unique to her, her smile radiant.

"Brother's words are true; if we are to act against the heavens, I am willing to accompany Brother by his side, until death do us part."

As her voice fell, Lu Ren's eyes held a smile; the two looked at each other and smiled, everything understood without a word.

Never mind that it was just killing a Child of Luck, what if we wanted to turn the world upside down? We cultivators have always lived through life and death, moving against the current.

Fight with the heavens, fight with the earth, fight with men.

The joy is boundless.

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Lei Ze Mi Jing.

Lu Daocheng sits cross-legged on a broken stone platform at his leisure, his long sword placed by his side, a wine gourd clutched in his hand; clear wine pours out from it, moistening his throat.

Not far from where he sits, a beautiful young girl with hairpins and butterflies watches him with her chin in her hands, not blinking once; her peach-blossom cheeks and beautiful eyes are brimming with emotion. Only after he finishes drinking does she happily open her mouth to say: "Big Brother Lu, where are we going next?"

Lu Daoran's hand pauses slightly.

He feels a bit annoyed in his heart.

While he was constantly snatching away Qin Yuan's opportunities, this beautiful young girl was someone he had saved in the process.

As it turns out, he had not expected that the person he saved would be a piece of dog-skin plaster.

Her name is Qi Linglong, the daughter of the Sect Master of the Bell Sound Sect, skilled in using the long flute and the organ; Lu Daoran saving her was purely a coincidence. She had been knocked down during a struggle for Ling Grass, and in the next second, she was about to be caught in Qin Yuan's arms.

Lu Daoran's sixth sense was blaring at that time, and for this, he did not hesitate to expose himself, snatching her away and pulling Qi Linglong into his arms to save her before Qin Yuan could.

Little did he know... this was a piece of dog-skin plaster that stuck directly to Lu Daoran.

No matter what Lu Daoran says, she listens with a beaming smile; when he tells her to leave, she nods while remaining completely motionless.

Lu Daoran has ways to punish many people, but he does not know what to do with this kind of soft dumpling.

The existence of Qi Linglong truly makes it impossible for him to unfold his plans and continue his revenge against Qin Yuan.

Just as he is deliberating on how to speak to make this pampered young lady stay away from him, Qi Linglong suddenly says: "Big Brother Lu, I might not be able to travel with you anymore."

Her eye sockets are red, looking so aggrieved, and she softly urges: "Big Brother Lu, take care of yourself; once I am done with my business, I will come to find you."

Lu Daoran is almost overjoyed.

He hurriedly says: "No matter, you can take your time; since you have things to do, we shall part ways right here!"

Phew.

Finally managed to shake off this piece of dog-skin plaster.

Lu Daoran puts away his wine gourd, bids farewell to Qi Linglong, and leaves this place at a speed that is almost an escape.

He is terrified of losing track of Qin Yuan.

But he does not know that after he leaves, Qi Linglong sits where she is, motionless. After a long while, she slowly raises her hand, neurotically gnawing on her own fingers; even as her skin breaks and bleeds, she seems completely unable to feel the pain, her expression growing increasingly deranged.

"I was hated by Big Brother Lu..."

"No, anyone can hate me, but only Big Brother Lu cannot!"

She whispers, her eyes filled with insane obsession.

The shadow behind her writhes. After a long time, on the silent stone platform, Qi Linglong sheds her previous sweet smile and expressionlessly lowers her blood-dripping hand.

"Go, find that person called Qin Yuan and kill him."

She coldly commands. A piece of the shadow behind her goes missing for a split second, moving rapidly toward the distance.

Only Qi Linglong remains sitting, gazing foolishly at the spot where Lu Daoran had originally sat.

"Big Brother Lu, Big Brother Lu..." she murmurs incessantly, the precursors to a deviation in cultivation faintly visible.

If Lu Daoran knew what he had snatched, he would certainly not be so calm.

In the original plot, Qi Linglong was saved by Qin Yuan while competing for Ling Grass. Her nature was obsessive, yearning for pure love, and she fell in love at first sight with Qin Yuan, her savior. But it is hard to say whether she loved Qin Yuan or her savior.

In the various journeys Qin Yuan took later, Qi Linglong's hands were stained with countless blood. Most of those who offended Qin Yuan died at her hands; those who made Qin Yuan unhappy were also cruelly tortured to death by her; and many of the women who fell for Qin Yuan did not fare well at her hands either, some dying and some being injured.

As one of Qin Yuan's major enemies, Lu Daoran was also attacked and injured by Qi Linglong many times, and even nearly died at the hands of the Bell Sound Sect members.

In the end, Qin Yuan's path was smooth; he turned around and killed Qi Linglong, destroying the Bell Sound Sect, his expression compassionate: "I am doing this for heaven; Linglong was too obsessed, alas!"

He completely failed to mention how he had guided Qi Linglong and how he had benefited from it.

But this time, Qin Yuan failed to save Qi Linglong, and because he had spoken disrespectfully to Lu Daoran at the time, he provoked Qi Linglong's hostility.

Destiny is truly hard to fathom.

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【Child of Luck Qin Yuan's opportunity-related female supporting character has been snatched, Qi Luck Value -100,000】

【Warning! Child of Luck Qin Yuan's Qi Luck Value is fluctuating, Qi Luck Value increasing!】

【Child of Luck Qin Yuan's current Qi Luck Value: 4.9 million!】

Lu Family.

Lu Ren has just stepped down from the imperial carriage when the system in his mind emits a cold warning sound.

The first sound, he did not take to heart, still having the mood to think: Lu Daoran actually managed to snatch away even Qin Yuan's harem?

The second sound, the third sound, however, make Lu Ren's complexion nearly change.

If not for the fact that there were other people around, he would have been unable to control the shock in his heart.

"Second Brother, what is wrong?"

Feng Wuyou was sensitive to emotional perception; she tilted her head slightly and looked at Lu Ren with confusion.

Was it her own illusion? Feng Wuyou pondered in her heart, feeling that Lu Ren's heart was not very calm...

Lu Ren lowered his brows and said casually, "It is nothing, I just suddenly remembered some things."

"The Lu Family still keeps your villa, so I presume you do not need anyone else to lead the way?"

He shifted the topic casually, and Feng Wuyou indeed followed the topic, smiling and nodding.

She said lightly, "Naturally, the Second Brother and I are of the same family; Second Brother can rest assured and need not worry about me."

"However, I will have to trouble the family elders to arrange for the contractors I have newly taken in."

Behind Feng Wuyou, only three people walked out to follow by Feng Wuyou's side and live together in the Lu Family.

The others all had to live in the outer courtyard of the Lu Family.

There was no other reason, save for the fact that they had not walked the Questioning Path, or could not walk past the Questioning Path.

These contractors were loyal to Feng Wuyou, but not entirely loyal to the Lu Family.

For the Lu Family's Questioning Path, loyalty and a kind heart are both indispensable.

Anyone who harbors even a shred of malice toward the Lu Family cannot walk past the Questioning Path, and malice includes greed, lust, murderous intent, and various negative perceptions.

The others had no objections to this arrangement and followed along with lowered heads and submissive eyes.

Lu Ren handed over his gains from the Secret Realm to the Great Elder of the Lu Family.

Two rings fell into the Great Elder's hands.

The items inside the rings, while useful, were of no use to Lu Ren.

It was just that he was not a philanthropist and could not directly distribute them to the family disciples, so the remaining items would all go into his private treasury, to be arranged by the Great Elder.

Either they would be exchanged for resources useful to Lu Ren, or converted into other resources to be distributed to the disciples in the clan as cultivation resources.

As the head of the family, Lu Ren had never needed to worry about these trivial matters.

Only that wooden fish Dharma artifact was rare, and Lu Ren kept it securely.

After Lu Ren returned to his own cave dwelling, he closed the door and raised the formation, his expression immediately becoming serious.

"System, what is going on with Qin Yuan's Qi Luck Value?"

It was clearly almost plundered to the execution threshold, yet Qin Yuan's Qi Luck Value had strangely soared to five million!

What on earth happened! (End of chapter)