Lu Sheng put down his bowl and pondered for a moment.
He had a feeling that Old Dad Lu Quanan seemed to be worried about something. That was why he wanted to send him somewhere far away. That way, it would be safer.
However, if Duanmu Wan really didn't appear, Nine Links City would indeed have no place for him to grow. A trip to Mountain-Edge City, which was far more prosperous than Nine Links City, might not be a bad idea.
"That's fine. I'll go and return quickly. If I can really learn something from a famous person, I'll send someone to send a letter back."
Lu Sheng thought for a moment and agreed.
Mountain-Edge City was very, very far from Nine Links City, even further than two Zi Hua Cities.
It would take two days and one night even on horseback, not to mention a horse carriage.
Lu Sheng agreed.
For the next few days, he lurked at home to practice martial arts, conserving his energy.
Lu Qingqing went out as usual every day. Often, he would hear that she had caught someone.
Lu Sheng couldn't control her, and no one in the Manor could. Second Mother lectured her to no avail, and could only let her be.
After resting for a few days, Lu Sheng prepared to upgrade the few martial arts he had acquired.
With Black Tiger Saber Technique and Jade Crane Skill as a foundation, he easily mastered Heart-Shattering Palm using the Modifier and modified it to the peak of Level Three.
He didn't touch the other martial arts for now. He planned to modify them after his Qi and blood had fully recovered.
There was also the Eighty-Four Swallows Pursuing the Wind Saber Technique. He planned to practice it slowly and compare.
Just as he was about to set off, something strange happened in the city.
A few families of hunters living near the outskirts of the city mysteriously disappeared on the day of the All-You-Can-Eat Festival.
A few days ago, they were seen bringing fox fur and other wild animals into the city to sell.
Then, they disappeared.
They all disappeared within Nine Links City. It was only when their families reported it to the authorities that the matter became a big deal.
More importantly, one of the hunters had a cousin who was a constable working in the yamen. That was why the case wasn't casually pressed.
But once they did, they immediately discovered something fishy.
From the beginning to the end, the hunters had only taken one path. In the end, they disappeared on the street near the Goldfish Restaurant.
People had seen them along the way.
Thus, the bailiffs ran to the street near the Goldfish Restaurant to investigate.
But that place had just caught fire and was deserted. Why would these hunters go to that place to sell wild animals?
Just as Lu Sheng was feeling puzzled, Little Qiao ran over hurriedly and told him that Lu Qingqing had gone to the street near Goldfish Restaurant alone in the middle of the night.
By the time the day came, no one had returned.
Lu Sheng's heart skipped a beat. He knew that something had happened.
"When did Qingqing go there?" He hurriedly asked.
"I'm not sure, but … but it should be at midnight. Usually, the Second Miss would come back before dawn, but this time, she didn't. Her maid, Xiao Hong, told me that the Second Miss had asked her to wait in the room to prepare hot water for her to bathe. In the end, she waited for a long time but Miss didn't return, so she got anxious! "Little Qiao quickly answered.
Lu Sheng was taking a stroll in the garden to relax before practicing his saber.
He didn't expect such a thing to suddenly appear.
"Go inform Uncle Zhao and the Family Head immediately. I'll go take a look!"
"Little Eight has already brought some men to check on the situation. He was the one who sent the news of the Second Miss' disappearance!"
Little Qiao hurriedly said.
"Little Eight …" Lu Sheng's eyes narrowed. He remembered that it was that Manor guard. "Got it."
He quickly put on a coat and brought his family's standard long saber. He led a horse from the stable and hurried in the direction of the Goldfish Restaurant.
The entire Lu Manor was alarmed. Lu Quanan immediately ordered Uncle Zhao to bring some men and rush to the Goldfish Restaurant. He also sent some men to report to the magistrate's yamen.
A large number of manpower and connections were quickly deployed.
First, they had to confirm whether Lu Qingqing had really disappeared, and not just temporarily.
"Hyah!"
Lu Sheng rode on the horse and sped along the deserted streets. It was still early in the morning and there weren't many people on the streets, which made it convenient for him to travel quickly.
If it were any other day, even he would be reprimanded for galloping on a horse in a busy city.
But now was an unusual time.
Little Eight's message saying that Lu Qingqing had gone missing was just a prelude to make Lu Sheng nervous. What really made him anxious was the strange incident he had encountered on the street near the Goldfish Restaurant.
The yellow buckskin horse quickly arrived at the main entrance of the Goldfish Restaurant.
The restaurant's doors were tightly locked. The sky had just begun to brighten, and the sky had yet to brighten. The street beside the restaurant was a mess of scorched black.
Due to the fire, the wooden houses had not been completely demolished. Only half of them had been demolished, and the remaining half was piled up with the construction waste on the ground, looking exceptionally desolate.
Lu Sheng dismounted from his horse and walked into the black street.
"Kacha …"
His leather boots stepped on the ground, and he didn't know what kind of debris he had stepped on, but it made a crisp sound.
Lu Sheng reached out and gripped the hilt of his saber. Having experienced two battles, his heart was much more at ease.
His eyes shone brightly as he scanned his surroundings.
Very quickly, he found a clue.
In the middle of this charred black street, there was a deep sword mark on the wooden pillar of a house's entrance.
There were also messy footsteps on the ground, and fresh black soil could be seen in the footprints.
Lu Sheng reached out and touched the sword mark on the pillar. The outside of the pillar was charred black, but the inside of the pillar was still a pale yellow, and it had not been completely burnt.
This sword mark had just cut out the pale yellow wood inside.
"It should be around here."
He slowly pulled out his saber, and walked into the wooden house in front of him while holding it upside down.
The roof of the wooden house had already been burnt through. Walking through the main door, he saw that the inside was a mess. There were charred furniture, burnt cloth strips, and some melted objects of unknown origin.
After taking a few steps into the house, Lu Sheng found a second mark.
The charred wooden table had fallen to the ground, and there were two deep sword marks on the edge, as well as some fine steel shards.
"Such great strength."
Lu Sheng picked up the shards, and guessed that this should be the fine steel sword that his second sister, Lu Qingqing, carried.
He looked down at the footprints on the ground, and quickened his pace, walking towards the backyard of the house.
He passed through the small house and entered the backyard of the house.
In a gap in the fence of the backyard, a one-eyed brawny man in brown leather armor with messy hair was holding a broadsword and cursing, sticking something on the wall.
"Who is it!?"
As soon as Lu Sheng entered the backyard, the man immediately sensed him, and stared at Lu Sheng with a fierce gaze.
"Who are you? I should be the one asking who you are. "
Lu Sheng slightly sized up the man.
The man was 1.89 meters tall, which was about eight feet tall.
The muscles all over his body bulged like a little mouse, and he held a silver broadsword in his hand that still had traces of blood on it. His body faintly exuded the ferocity of a wild beast.
"Me?" The man chuckled. He threw the paper in his hand away.
"Looks like you are a family member of that little girl's family? That girl actually dared to kill two of my disciples. My big brother and I caught her, but you were one step too late. That girl has already been sent back to the mountain stronghold by my big brother to slowly enjoy. "
"Girl?"
Lu Sheng's eyes gradually darkened.
"Judging from your aura, you shouldn't be a nobody, right? In this Nine Links City, I'm sure you've heard of my Lu Family's reputation. Why don't you name a number, and we can discuss it. "
"Discuss my ass! You're the only child from the Lu Family who came? "
The man laughed coldly as he stared at Lu Sheng.
"Everyone else is behind," Lu Sheng had nothing to hide. The other party was a wily old fox, and lying would probably be useless.
He might as well tell the truth.
"You actually dared to chase after us alone. You've got guts!"
The man chuckled.
"Number Two, Number Three, take him down. When we get back, we'll have the Lu Family pay for his life!"
Just as he finished speaking, another two men jumped in from another gap in the backyard. Both were brawny men dressed in brown leather armor. One of them held a long-handled axe, and the other held an Eyebrow Staff.
"It's just a little child, I can handle him alone. Godfather, why did you call both of us out together?" One of them complained.
"Whoever catches him first gets the credit!"
The man laughed heartily.
Both of them laughed upon hearing that, and stared at Lu Sheng maliciously.
"Heh heh heh, what a handsome little brother. He'll be just nice to be with that girl after we catch him. Every night, we'll have a different kind of enjoyment. Not bad."
Number Two stared lecherously at Lu Sheng's lower body.
"Enjoyment my ass, let Godfather do it first!"
Number Three spat viciously on his palm.
"Break his legs. Don't make too much blood, or it'll look bad and affect the fun of sex. Last time, you chopped off his right hand with an axe. Blood sprayed everywhere, and his whole body loosened up when we fucked him! "
"What does that have to do with me! Didn't you also whack that person's back with a staff? By the time it was our turn, he was almost out of breath! "
Number Two argued.
These two were twin brothers, born with robust physiques. Later, they accidentally became disciples of the Nine Links City's Black Wind Ridge's Ghost Head Blade and Decapitation Blade Lin Brothers.
Decapitation Blade Lin Hongshui was the man carrying the thick-backed machete.
Ghost Head Blade Lin Shuanghuo and Decapitation Blade Lin Hongshui were wanted murderers in Nine Links City more than ten years ago. Back then, they slaughtered two caravans in one night, snatched a lot of silver and jewels, and fled.
Both of their unique skills were two shockingly heavy machetes, and two sets of ferocious Splashing Wind Machete Techniques.
The eldest, Ghost Head Blade Lin Shuanghuo, had once set a freakish record of splitting a living person in half with a single slash while being chased by constables.
This was Lu Sheng's first time fighting someone head-on, and it was against three people at once.
He raised his long saber and slowly looked at Number Two and Number Three, who were walking towards him.
"Let's try one slash first. There's quite a lot of people. If it doesn't work, I'll retreat first. "
He felt a little apprehensive. After all, he was unsure of his current level of strength, and had no basis for comparison.
With this thought in mind …
Lu Sheng did not use the Black Tiger Machete Technique, nor did he use the Heart-Shattering Palm.
Instead, he used the Eighty-Four Swallows Pursuing the Wind Blade that he usually practiced. He could not afford to be seen through right from the start.
He grasped the hilt of his saber half-tightly and half-loosely, looking at Number Two.
"Come on!" Number Two grinned, waving his large axe. He pointed at his own head.
"Little kid, you're still quite decent. Chop here! Here! "
"Your grandfather, I, will stand here without moving, and let you …"
"Whoosh!!"
In an instant, a silver bolt of lightning flashed past.
The long saber in Lu Sheng's hand turned into a nimble swallow, suddenly crossing the distance of several meters and cutting across Number Two's body.
"Pu!"
A human head suddenly flew into the air.
Blood splattered all over the ground.
The entire courtyard was silent.
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