Chapter 397
Lu Tianyang was actually Lu Sheng's brother from a different mother, though he was never too serious, and only enjoyed wine and pleasure, so he was never valued by the family .
After moving into the Autumn Moon County, he was overwhelmed by all kinds of flattery and gifts from all kinds of people, and as a result, let slip of some secrets that would prove very detrimental to himself .
But not only did they not blackmail him, he also received two restaurants as well as a casino, which was why he was visiting it .
"Young Master Xu, this is really not something I can accept…" Lu Tianyang wasn't dumb . Even though he was the son of a prestigious family, he had also encountered many embarrassing incidents in the North before . He knew very well these gifts weren't for nothing . They must have been investing in him to accomplish something after getting ahold of his secret .
He trembled at the thought of his terrifying elder brother Lu Sheng, and forgot about all the women, delicacies, and money he received . The only thing he wanted now was to go back home and sleep .
"Brother Tianyang is too kind . As his younger brother, what's out of your reach within the Autumn Moon County? Your older brother Xu was truly desperate, or I wouldn't have came up with such a lowly plan," the "Young Master Xu" said with a bitter expression on his face .
"Worry not, I will pretend nothing happened if Brother Tianyang could help…" Young Master Xu's voice lowered .
Lu Tianyang had some intention of complying as he heard him speak, but near the end, his face got paler and paler .
"No, no, no!! If something goes wrong, I wouldn't be spared! Your whole family will be executed! I know my eldest brother's temper, this will not work!" Lu Tianyang waved his hands with an ugly expression .
"Brother Tianyang, we don't have any ill intentions . But my daughter has been in love for a long time… She has been waiting in the Jintuo Temple for a long time, and if you could help us with this, we will pretend like that incident never happened . " Though Young Master Xu's voice was respectful, the threat was clearly conveyed .
"You!! You!!" Lu Tianyang was shocked and his face turned livid .
His brother and father would probably beat him to death if they got a wind of that .
"Brother Tianyang, we were forced into this as well . It would benefit us both if this succeeds, so why hesitate?"Young Master Xu shook his head, and tried to convince Tianyang .
"I… Let me think about this…" Lu Tianyang was still hesitant . But if he was telling the truth, his daughter simply wanted an opportunity to be acquainted with the Lu Family . That was reasonable .
Thinking he would be lucky, Lu Tianyang ultimately agreed after much hesitation .
Five days later, under the suggestion of his son Lu Tianyang, Lu Quanan went to pray for the safety of the Lu Family at the nearby Jintuo Temple .
Because of the intense cold wind within the temple, Lu Quanan caught a cold a day later . The Lu Family invited medicine men and doctors, but to no avail . Lu Quanan fainted after some time, which shook the entire Lu Family Mansion .
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It was noon, and the sun was burning outside . Inside the room, Lu Sheng kneeled in front of his father Lu Quanan . His eyes were slightly closed, and he had his hand on Lu Quanan's wrist to take his pulse .
The entire Lu Family waited outside . No one dared speak for fear of distracting Lu Sheng .
A moment later, Lu Sheng opened his eyes . A serious light shone in them .
"An ordinary cold, along with father's exhaustion and other old illnesses . Nothing major . Second Mother, you need not worry . " His voice wasn't loud, but his second mother Liu Cuiyu heard him clearly . She was holding her daughter Lu Qingqing, and had tear stains all over her face . No one knew how many times she cried .
Liu Cuiyu was still worried, and asked, "Sheng'er, is your father ok?"
"Don't worry . " Lu Sheng stood up and smiled . "Only a minor illness . He just needs some rest . I will take care of his responsibilities for now . "
He had taken the time to plant the Yin Crane Net within his father's body, then injected a sliver of pure Inner Qi into him to circulate automatically and ensure his longevity .
Unfortunately, Lu Quanan was only an ordinary person, and couldn't bear too much change to his body . Sometimes, less was more .
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"That's good… That's good . " Liu Cuiyu sighed .
"Also, I have some ideas for curing Sister Qingqing . She could even get better . No need for second mother to be sad," Lu Sheng comforted her .
Not only Liu Cuiyu, but even everyone else present was shocked .
Lu Qingqing's mind was damaged by Yin Qi, and she had completely gone dumb, but somehow, the young master still had the confidence to cure her .
"Alright . Second Mother, Sister, take care of yourselves . Father only caught a cold from exhaustion and just needs some rest . I have something I need to take care of . " Lu Sheng comforted them again .
"I know you are busy . Go . " Second Mother was so happy she shed a tear . Her authority within the Lu Family Mansion was in large part thanks to her relationship with Lu Sheng .
Lu Sheng strode out of the bedroom and into the scouring sun . Though he felt the heat, his heart was completely cold .
"How interesting… Seems my biggest fear might have come true . Even with all these precautions, someone managed to get through… Interesting…" Of course, it wasn't a common cold, but poison .
Lu Quanan was poisoned to the point where he would remain unconscious, and had to have various precious herbs applied to him to maintain his life .
It was as sinister as if maggots were clinging onto his bones, and very hard to remove . If Lu Sheng hadn't achieved a breakthrough and transformed his Yang Essence into other forms, it would have been a dangerous incident .
Lu Sheng made no progress after coming in contact with the living poison . He had to gain its trust by transforming the Yang Essence into a similar substance, then delve in deep to understand its workings to completely eliminate it .
But Lu Quanan still suffered from it .
How dared they touch his family! Lu Sheng felt a fire burning in his chest . If they decided to break a rule like that, there wasn't any need for him to follow it, either .
After two consecutive failures, Devil Emperor Vera must have had a backup plan in place . Lu Sheng would be lying if he said he wasn't afraid of a Devil Emperor's threat . He wasn't afraid of being hurt, but his family might be endangered .
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He could easily escape himself, but the countless ordinary people of the Lu Family would never survive the attack of a Devil Emperor .
Hence, he needed to improve his strength enough to block the attacks of a Devil Emperor .
The Xuan Mist gifted him a water-type Divine Weapon, whose mind was still in slumber, and which was basically picked up by Lu Sheng .
Even though it was an even weaker Golden Leaf grade, it was more than enough to push the Infinity Technique to its next phase .
Aside from that, he was also disappointed after experimenting with the various so-called "powerful" attacks of the Thousand Sun Sect, and had requested access to more advanced True Qi techniques already .
He refused to believe that the Thousand Sun Sect didn't have a single True Qi technique powerful enough for him with their years of accumulation .
After walking out of the bedroom, Lu Sheng warned the servants outside in a low voice . A plan had formed in his head .
When he was taking care of the poison, he also sensed a very faint sliver of Devil Qi .
It was clearly the work of the devils . Without the Yang Essence's ability to emulate all kinds of energy, his father's symptoms would have gotten worse instead of recovering so quickly .
Outside, a crowd of people went in to look over Lu Quanan . Lu Sheng stood outside and looked at Lu Qingqing, who squatted near the door with a foolish smile on her face . She scratched the ground with her finger while muttering something unintelligible under her breath .
"Brother…" She suddenly raised her head and laughed at Lu Sheng .
Lu Sheng rubbed her head, then walked back to his room .
The water-type Divine Weapon he captured thanks to Xuan Mist was called Han Tuo . It was an ordinary Divine Weapon in its power accumulation phase, and was currently in a sealed form . It wasn't eye-catching at all, and as long as no life-threatening incident happened, it wouldn't react to anything .
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After obtaining it, he wrapped it within his own Yang Essence and locked it with Holy Master level energy . He hadn't had the time to start consuming it properly yet .
Lu Sheng planned to eat it to quietly push the Infinity Technique to its next phase as soon as he got back . But, he didn't expect his father Lu Quanan to be poisoned . Since he finally cured his father, he thought it was time to consume Han Tuo .
Especially when the Devil World was closing in .
After the Devil Emperor lost two of its avatars, Lu Sheng knew that Vera would send someone very hard to deal with this time .
That was clear enough from the poison on his father .
After getting back to his room, he again checked the nine Yin Devils scattered around his room . Everything was normal .
He originally thought that with the nine Yin Devils, no devil's disguise would get past them . But now…
"No sign of Devil Qi…" Lu Sheng frowned .
"Devils don't need to do everything themselves . Other people could accomplish the same thing . " Suddenly, the elderly voice of the Wei River Sword rang in his head .
He hadn't talked since Lu Sheng captured Xuan Mist . He must have thought something through today to be talking .
"Other people?" Lu Sheng frowned, and had his suspicions already .
"There are plenty of people within the Devil World that specialize in manipulating people and assassinating powerful humans . They could very well use a special way to control someone within the Lu Family," the Wei River Sword whispered .
"Within my own family…" Lu Sheng's expression turned serious . That was what he was the most afraid of . He wasn't a nanny, after all, and couldn't guard his family 24/7 .
"Actually, there should be a way to solve this," Wei River Sword whispered .
"There are many ways to take care of this, I just don't have anyone I trust . " Lu Sheng shook his head . "The conspirator must be among this mansion, I just don't know who it is yet . "Please download our sponsor's game to support us!