Chapter 8: Crisis for the Lu Family!

Wanren City.

The beggar's den near the city gate.

A group of people gathered here, pointing and whispering.

"Tsk tsk, so this is the eldest young lady of the Lu Family, who was once below one person but above ten thousand; to think she has fallen to this state!"

"She didn't know how to cherish her blessings, so who can she blame? If I were dead and my family only had a young daughter left, and she was lucky enough to be adopted by an Immortal, only to end up like this, I would be so angry I'd come back to life just to die again!"

Yu Ruowei was filled with grief and indignation, yet she could only powerlessly endure it.

She gripped her filthy skirt tightly with both hands, nearly vomiting from the sight of these people—who were, to her, mere lowlifes—watching her.

"What a pity... now I don't know how to approach Young Master Lu."

Someone in the crowd sighed with deep emotion, and amidst the noisy environment, Yu Ruowei caught this voice in an instant.

She suddenly drew in a breath, desperately calling for help: "Qiuqiu, is that you, Qiuqiu? Save me! Save me!"

The young girl in the crowd wearing a gorgeous dress heard these cries for help, raised her eyebrows high, walked over leisurely, and squatted down with disgust.

"Yo, so you can still hear?"

Her eccentric voice was full of malice.

"Yu Ruowei, tell me, how did you end up like this?"

"You couldn't even hold onto such heaven-sent blessings; it was a total waste of my time getting close to you and becoming your friend, how unlucky!"

Yu Ruowei's heart went cold almost immediately.

"Get, get close?"

Leng Hanqiu stood up impatiently, full of disdain and contempt.

"What else?"

"Did you think that with your stupidity and uselessness, you were worthy of having someone like me, a heaven-gifted prodigy, keep you company?"

"Wasn't it all because of the favor you had from the Lu Family? It's a pity you were stupid enough to throw away your own power! You really wasted my time!"

Leng Hanqiu was the eldest young lady of the Leng Family in Wanren City; she had excellent talent and acted in an arrogant and domineering manner, but she never provoked people she couldn't afford to offend.

She and Yu Ruowei were close friends, and their cultivation levels were about the same; however, Yu Ruowei was raised using the Lu Family's resources, while the Leng Family where Leng Hanqiu belonged was not so affectionate—all the resources she had were those she had torn away for herself.

She only wanted to climb higher, so naturally, she could not have any kind words for Yu Ruowei, who had become a useless person and was clearly abandoned.

Yu Ruowei's heart was chilled to the core; even when she was abandoned by Lu Ren, she had not felt this heartbroken.

Why? Why did it turn out like this?

For a moment, Yu Ruowei felt regret, but soon, she blamed all of this on the Lu Family members.

The onlookers came one after another, as if looking at some precious Spirit Treasure; Yu Ruowei could not move, gritting her teeth to endure the gazes lingering on her, wishing she could immediately recover her cultivation and kill them all! At this moment, a cold steamed bun suddenly smashed into her.

A harsh, vicious voice rang in her ears, and along with it, a large hand grabbed her hair and dragged her into the beggar's shack behind.

"Let go! Let go of me!!"

Yu Ruowei struggled desperately, but those two legs were like two logs, dragging along her body; she could only cry out in pain and scream as she was thrown deep into the shack.

The cold, sour-smelling bun was stuffed into her mouth; Yu Ruowei refused to yield even in death, but her throat was pinched, and she coughed in despair as the bun, soaked in cold water, was mashed into her throat, making her feel half-dead with disgust.

"Cough, cough... cough, cough, cough!"

That voice said with disgust: "Eldest Miss Yu, you'd better eat something, otherwise you'll just die; don't waste the favor I did by saving you."

A favor?

What kind of favor was this! If she were still able to move, and someone dared to treat her like this, Yu Ruowei would definitely have pulled the other person's head off! However, she keenly sensed one thing; ignoring the disgusting feeling in her throat, she grabbed the person who had fed her the mush and asked urgently: "Who is it? Who sent you? Is it my brother? Or the Family Head?"

The next second, she was shoved away, and all she got was a cold sneer.

"I advise you not to have any more delusions. The Family Head? How could the Lu Family Head keep a traitor like you in his heart?"

"Don't forget, your surname is Yu!" He kicked the half-dead Yu Ruowei away with disgust, brushed the dirt off his body, and walked out.

In the dilapidated shack, only Yu Ruowei remained.

She felt like she was going to vomit to death, clutching her arms tightly, her face covered in tears.

Midnight.

It was freezing in the shack; Yu Ruowei shivered, coughing in waves.

Suddenly, she heard footsteps, and just as she was panicking, she heard the person's voice and froze in place.

"Weiwei? You, how did you become like this! I came too late!"

Qin Yuan's remorseful voice made Yu Ruowei break down instantly.

She sobbed violently and lunged toward the direction of the voice.

"Qin Yuan! Why did you only come now!"

Qin Yuan's expression stiffened for a moment, but fortunately, Yu Ruowei could not see it.

Qin Yuan had not expected that in just over a month, Yu Ruowei would have fallen into such a state, with filth of unknown origin on her body and hair as dirty as a rag! He almost pushed her away! But thinking of his goal, Qin Yuan held back and said in a forced, gentle voice: "I'm here, don't be afraid; I will take you away today."

Upon hearing this, Yu Ruowei was naturally overjoyed, but she shrank her shoulders in fear, "But, Lu Ren..."

"Don't worry." A sharp glint flashed in Qin Yuan's eyes, "He is already unable to look after himself!"

The Lu Family.

When Lu Daoran sensed several powerful auras, his expression changed immediately, and he flew to the Lu Family's front hall.

The elders had long since sensed the arrival of powerful enemies and gathered here, their brows filled with anxiety.

"Why did they choose this time of all times."

"The visitors are not kind; they are enemies, not friends. Activate the Protective Clan Array!"

The moment the Protective Clan Array covered the entire Lu Family, several streams of light arrived in the sky, stopping outside the Lu Family's array, looking at the spirit-rich Lu Family with greed.

"Lu Ren, get out here! I have come to avenge the arrow wound from three years ago!"

A man with bulging muscles, like a dragon-elephant, roared while holding double battle-axes, striking the Lu Family's Protective Clan Array repeatedly with heavy blows.

The Lu Family elder's expression changed slightly.

"It is Zhang Kuang, the escort runner from the Longyuan Escort Agency."

"Three years ago, he was severely wounded by the Family Head and fled; I originally thought he had died in some corner, but I did not expect him to still be alive."

The woman in the red feathered robe, her eyes filled with killing intent, coldly scolded: "Call that hypocrite Lu Ren out! He dared to kill my sister, and today I will take his head to avenge her!"

Her aura leaked out, showing no restraint in her arrogance; she actually possessed the strength of the fifth level of the Saint Realm, no wonder she dared to come to the door to curse.

"This is the Sect Master of the Qingyue Sect, Yi Huanyue," Lu Daoran heard the elder say in a low voice in his ear, "The Secret Technique used by Qin Yuan that day was the signature skill of the previous Qingyue Sect Master, Yi Yaoyue."

"Thirty years ago, Yi Yaoyue fought the Family Head for the Green Lotus and was killed by the Family Head."

Streaks of light appeared on the horizon, all manifesting before the Protective Clan Array, all of them possessing Saint Realm strength; the lowest was at the fourth level of the Saint Realm, and the highest was an old man sitting on a Mud Platform with his eyes closed and silent, already at the peak of the Saint Realm.

Their attacks struck the Protective Clan Array, their attitude arrogant, seemingly not fearing Lu Ren at all.

"Someone knows the Family Head is injured..." The Lu Family elder's eyes darkened, and he immediately understood why these people who had been defeated by the Family Head were so arrogant, his heart filled with anxiety.

Lu Ren was in seclusion healing his wounds; if he rashly broke his seclusion, the situation might instead worsen! Just then, a disheveled figure was carried out from the night.

That face was full of malice, and as she leaned in Qin Yuan's arms, even though she could not see, she still raised her finger and pointed.

"The ninth of the Dipper Mansion, the second and sixth of the Heart Mansion, the third and ninth of the Granary Mansion..."

As she spoke word by word, Lu Daoran's expression changed abruptly, twisted and furious as if he wanted to eat someone.

Yu Ruowei! How dared she reveal the array points of the Lu Family's Protective Clan Array!!

(End of chapter)