Chapter 42: Lu Takes The Blame
Hit by Lu Yun’s finger at the glabella, the Big Guy grunted, his facial expression twisted, throat making gurgling sounds, eyes a mess of chaos!
At this time, Lu Yun’s voice seemed to come from the nine serenities, entering the Big Guy’s mind directly without passing through his ears. “You are my servant!”
“I…” The Big Guy’s eyes struggled for a moment, but soon they went blank as he said: “I am your servant.”
“Now, tell me everything you know.” Lu Yun said softly. “Who sent you?”
“Yes, I’ll tell everything.” The Big Guy’s demeanor grew even more dazed, his voice flat without any inflection: “It was Young Master Lu Feng.”
“Lu Feng?” Lu Yun raised an eyebrow and continued asking: “How did he instruct you?”
“He told us to find human traffickers as cover, kidnap Lu Ying and Lu Yun, and demand ten thousand strings of cash from Lu Xin.” The Big Guy answered every question: “After getting the money, the brother and sister would be ours to dispose of…”
“Why did he do this?” Lu Yun’s eyes filled with twice the chill, and the Big Guy’s gaze became chaotic again.
Lu Yun quickly recited the heart sutra silently, making his own eyes calm like an ancient well without ripples again. The Big Guy also returned to being docile and answered: “Manager He complained that Lu Yun and Lu Ying caused Yuqing Room to lose ten thousand strings of cash. So he told us to kidnap the two and extort the money back.”
‘Sure enough, it’s still this matter…’ Lu Yun couldn’t help but wonder inwardly: “Yuqing Room’s money is from the public funds, why is Lu Feng so desperate?”
The Big Guy’s eyes were blank, as if searching his memory for a long time. Just as he was about to speak, his eyeballs suddenly bulged, his face went completely slack, saliva drooled from his mouth, and he could no longer speak.
Seeing that he had become an idiot, Lu Yun sighed, gently palming the Big Guy’s forehead. The Big Guy died with a face full of righteous qi, just like the Shorty.
Lu Yun turned to the other Black Rank expert, who had been scared silly by him and trembled as he said: “Lu Clan doesn’t have such demonic cultivation method. You are from Taiping Dao!” The cultivation method he referred to was naturally not Lu Yun’s Righteous Qi that killed the Big Guy, but the technique that seized the mind and finally turned the person into an idiot.
“You recognize this move?” Lu Yun was slightly fatigued. This was the first time he had used the ‘Soul Seizing Finger’ from《 Imperial Extreme Profound Cave Skill》, not only turning the person into an idiot halfway, but also making himself dizzy, eyes blurry, ears buzzing.
Lu Yun knew he couldn’t use this Soul Seizing Finger again for a while, but the other didn’t know.
Fearing he would also be turned into an idiot, that Black Rank expert answered every question honestly: “Legend has it that《 Taiping Sutra》 contains Soul Seizing Great Method, which can seize minds and control hearts. But this cultivation method is said to be lost, even Sun Yuanlang doesn’t know it…”
‘Soul Seizing Great Method… Soul Seizing Finger…’ Lu Yun silently recited these two names in his heart; they seemed to have quite a connection. But the other only knew some rivers and lakes rumors. When Lu Yun tried to probe deeper, he knew nothing.
Lu Yun had no choice but to shift the topic back to Lu Feng. That person sighed: “We are just dogs raised by him and his father; how could we know the concrete matters? I only vaguely feel that Lu Feng seems to have poked a big hole and urgently needs money to fill it.”
Lu Yun pressed: “What did he do?”
“I don’t know.” That person shook his head, looking at Lu Yun hopefully: “But I can investigate for Young Master! As long as Young Master spares me, I swear loyalty to Young Master and will uncover all of Lu Feng’s matters!”
“That’s a good idea.” Lu Yun nodded lightly, but his words made that person’s heart die: “But my secret cannot be known by outsiders, so you must die.”
“I absolutely won’t leak a bit!” That person begged with tears and snot streaming down.
“Even dead people leak secrets, let alone living ones?” Lu Yun sighed and gently palmed toward that person. That person desperately tried to dodge, but how could he? Palmed on the forehead, he died with a solemn expression, no different from the previous two…
Lu Yun stood up, his snow-white robe still spotless, matching his face pure like spring moonlight, easily reminding people of all beautiful things in the world.
But under his feet were corpses everywhere, like paradise turning into asura hell, heart-wrenchingly painful…
Lu Yun sighed lightly, walked to the carriage, didn’t untie Lu Ying right away, but picked up the horsewhip and drove the horse slowly away.
Until the thatched hut was out of sight, Lu Yun untied Lu Ying. She threw herself into his arms and burst out crying. “Sorry, sorry…”
“Elder Sister never needs to say these three words. It was I who failed to protect you.” Lu Yun gently patted Lu Ying’s back, soothing his shocked and ashamed sister.
Once Lu Ying had calmed a bit, Lu Yun showed no intention of leaving. He sat on the carriage shaft, watching the mountain road.
After the time for a cup of tea, a figure came dashing over. Unlike Lu Yun’s eerie and ethereal movement technique, that person’s movement technique was steady and dignified, yet his speed was no less than his.
In a few breaths, that person arrived before the brother and sister.
“Father.” The brother and sister called out.
The arrival was Lu Xin. He held a precious sword, face full of anger. Seeing the brother and sister safe and sound, his expression eased slightly. He carefully looked at his pair of children: “Are you alright?”
“We’re fine. Younger Brother came very quickly.” Lu Ying said softly: “Sorry to worry Father.”
“Damn them!” Lu Xin was angry again: “Where are they?!” He had sworn to protect his children from harm, yet in the blink of an eye his daughter was kidnapped. Now his face showed no usual kindness and steadiness, only sky-high anger and killing intent!
Lu Yun glanced at the thatched hut behind: “All dead.”
“Hmph! They got off easy!” Lu Xin snorted angrily: “Who sent them?!” After hearing the guard’s report, he naturally wouldn’t think they just encountered ordinary human traffickers.
“Lu Feng.” Lu Yun said lightly: “Lu Jian’s son.”
“Him?!” Lu Xin was shocked. Same clan and branch, how could he be so insane?
Lu Yun simply told Lu Xin about the events of the past few days, and also recounted what just happened.
“Haha!” Lu Xin laughed upon hearing this, heavily palming and snapping a bowl-mouth-thick pine tree by the road in half. Furious yet laughing: “Lu Jian raised a fine son. Today I will eliminate this scourge for Lu Clan!”
“Father, calm your anger.” Lu Yun disagreed: “This matter is better handled without fanfare.”
Lu Xin had been angered out of his mind, but immediately understood upon hearing this. He nodded grudgingly: “Yes, Ying’er’s reputation is key.” Rumors are fearsome; if Lu Ying’s kidnapping spread, who knows what ugly stories would be made up. “But we absolutely cannot let him go!”
“Of course. I will make him die disgraced and infamous!” Lu Yun said coldly: “And his father will pay a heavy price too!”
“Think it through carefully; don’t be too impulsive.” As a father, Lu Xin was still worried about Lu Yun. “Lu Jian is ranked third among the Eight Great Stewards, has Earth Rank cultivation, and is deeply scheming with great authority in the clan!” He truly feared Lu Yun striking a stone with an egg and burning himself.
“That’s even better.” Lu Yun smiled instead: “It can kill two birds with one stone!”
Lu Xin wanted to press, but Lu Yun stopped him and invited Father to get on the carriage to talk.
“You two go back first.” Lu Xin shook his head, gaze toward the thatched hut direction.
“Is Father worried about those corpses…” Lu Yun asked softly.
“Yes, those small fry are fine, but with Black Rank experts dead on the scene…” Lu Xin frowned tightly: “It will make people suspect you!” Although it’s not that only Earth Rank and above can kill Black Ranks, but two Black Rank experts killed without resistance would make people seriously suspect Earth Rank involvement!
Though Great Xuan hasn’t had an Earth Rank under twenty yet, many saw Lu Yun dash out of the city, so it’s easy to link to him. And when Xiahou Lei was assassinated, Lu Yun was in Hangzhou; Xiahou Clan surely has eyes on Lu Yun!
“Sigh…” After a brief thought, Lu Xin realized the severity and sighed: “Father should have handled it!”
“Yes, so I had someone invite Father over.” Lu Yun lowered his eyes obediently: “How could I handle so many experts? It was Father who displayed his might and took them out.”
“Uh…” Lu Xin nearly choked on saliva, pointing at Lu Yun with a mix of laughter and tears: “So you called Father here to take the blame!”
“Without Father this Earth Rank Grandmaster backing me, how would I dare act rashly.” Lu Yun looked like a good boy.
“I’d be a fool to believe you!” Lu Xin glared at him and laughed scoldingly: “But no one in the clan knows Father has advanced to Earth Rank yet.”
“Then let them know.” Lu Yun glanced at Lu Ying and smiled: “See who dares bully us siblings in the future.”
“Just go on badmouthing Father!” Lu Ying pinched Lu Yun, finally jumping out of her negative mood thanks to his joke.
This was exactly Lu Yun’s purpose.
