'It should be about what Chen Quansong said last time,' Lu Sheng guessed.
He packed his things, changed into a new set of clothes, bade farewell to his master, and quickly left the Prime Devil Sect for White Bell City.
Without stopping, he arrived at White Bell City in about half an hour.
Following the same route, Lu Sheng quickly arrived at the restaurant from last time.
"Cypress Cold Restaurant."
That was the name of the restaurant. There were already several yellow-robed girls standing guard at the entrance. They looked like ordinary people, but upon closer inspection, they all had something strange about them.
Some had extremely pale skin, some had whirlpools in their eyes, and some had bandages wrapped around their arms.
Seeing him on the road, a girl came forward to greet him.
"Master Lu Sheng, Master is waiting for you on the second floor."
"Mm, thank you." Lu Sheng nodded, and couldn't help but look at the girl a few more times.
The other party had Ghost Qi, the power of the black membrane, and traces of a strange, unknown aura.
"We are the Moon Ghost Guards under Master Jiuli's command. There are five of us. You won't mind if you see more of us." The girl introduced herself gracefully. "Also, I'm the Guard Captain, Bian Ning."
"So it's Miss Ning." Lu Sheng followed her upstairs. When they reached the second floor, the entire floor was reserved by the Shangyang Family.
In the middle of the empty floor, there was only a banquet table. Shangyang Jiuli sat absent-mindedly on one side of the table, playing with a white jade cup in her hand. No one knew what she was thinking.
"Master Jiuli." Lu Sheng came forward to greet her.
"Lu Sheng, you're here. Long time no see. "Shangyang Jiuli snapped out of her daze and stood up, motioning for Lu Sheng to sit down.
"I've been busy studying recently. May I know why you called me here, Master?" Lu Sheng sat down slowly.
Shangyang Jiuli smiled. She was much gentler than when she was in the Northern Lands, but there was a hint of tiredness in her expression.
"At first, I didn't want you to come back because you were doing well in the Prime Devil Sect. But now, there's a chance — a chance to rise to the top in a single step — right in front of me. But the most suitable person under my command is you. So, after thinking about it, I think it's more appropriate to ask you to come. "
"Oh?" Lu Sheng narrowed his eyes. "A chance to reach the heavens in a single bound?"
"I see." Shangyang Jiuli smiled. "Shangyang Ruo, one of my cousins is of marriageable age. This girl's looks and talent are both top-notch, and her grandfather is one of the three elders of the Shangyang Family. I've submitted your information to them, and they've filtered it out. They feel that you're the most suitable, and now they're planning to let the two of you meet in person. "
Lu Sheng froze. He never expected that Shangyang Jiuli would call him over for this.
"This … this …" He didn't know how to react. But to be honest, Shangyang Jiuli treated him pretty well. In the Northern Lands, she had always used the name of the Shangyang Family to protect her subordinates. But this matter …
"Don't be afraid. This is an opportunity. If you can successfully marry Shangyang Ruo, one of the three elders will become your in-laws. Shangyang Ruo is his most beloved granddaughter. His son and daughter are both dead, and he only has this granddaughter as his only family. If you marry Shangyang Ruo, you'll definitely become the closest person to that elder. I'm sure you understand the benefits of this, "Shangyang Jiuli explained.
"I …" Lu Sheng actually didn't care about the elders at all, and he didn't like these kinds of marriages that were based on benefits. He wanted to reject them. But …
"I've already arranged it for you. This is an opportunity that comes once in a blue moon. Normal people can't even wait for it. You must seize it," Shangyang Jiuli continued. "I know you have a secondary wife in the Northern Lands. Just bring her over. Shangyang Ruo isn't someone who can't tolerate others. They know about this situation. "
Lu Sheng thought for a moment. It wasn't good to reject her directly. Shangyang Jiuli must have put in a lot of effort into this. It would be best if she didn't like him directly.
But if she really did like him, he couldn't reject her either. Right now, he and the Lu Family couldn't live without Shangyang Jiuli.
"Alright, I'm just going to try," he said in a low voice.
"Alright, the location is Dust Sealing House, a teahouse on the Northern Street. Someone will take you there in a bit," Shangyang Jiuli said quickly.
"In a bit?" Lu Sheng was stunned again.
"Mm, we'll meet in the afternoon. Dust Sealing House." Shangyang Jiuli was still her old self, and she wouldn't take no for an answer.
"Alright …"
Lu Sheng was helpless. His desire to leave the Shangyang Family and become independent grew stronger. But once he became independent, many things would fall apart. Crimson Whale Sect and the Lu Family in the Northern Lands wouldn't have any protection.
In the end, he wasn't strong enough.
After the meal, Shangyang Jiuli began to pour out her grievances to Lu Sheng.
Recently, she had been asked by Shangyang Fei to deal with Huang Family's Huang Shuling. She was also the Huang Family's signature genius. Although she wasn't as good as Lin Beikai and Shangyang Fei, she was not to be underestimated.
She had fought with Huang Shuling several times and lost more often than she won. In addition, she was in charge of searching for the hidden person of the Jade of Secrets. She was swamped.
"All my subordinates combined haven't even touched the shadow of the Jade of Secrets for two months." Shangyang Jiuli was furious.
"After you get married, you'll get Shangyang Ruo's help. Her grandfather controls the entire Shangyang Family's intelligence network and can completely fill in this gap. Then, everything will be much better. Now … "Shangyang Jiuli began to talk about this again.
Lu Sheng chatted with her for a while. After the meal, they took a car to the Dust Sealing House on the Northern Street.
…
The Northern Street was bustling with people.
Between the rows of antique shops was a small bronze shop. On the signboard were three large words: Dust Sealing House.
The entrance of the shop was cold and cheerless. Not many people came in or out. A signboard with all kinds of discounts was slanted in front of the door.
Lu Sheng sat in a corner of the room. The table beside him was labeled: B32. This was the seat they had agreed on. It happened to be the innermost corner of the entire Dust Sealing House.
After Shangyang Jiuli had sent him here, she had hurriedly left because she had other matters to attend to. He waited here alone for the other party to arrive.
There weren't many people in the Dust Sealing House, and the other party didn't seem to have any intention of reserving the whole place. It seemed like they wanted to blend in with the masses and have an ordinary meeting.
"Clack."
Not far away, the water clock on the artificial mountain in the room rang out again.
This water clock used the stream water at a fixed flow rate and a bamboo tube to make a seesaw-like device to keep time.
The rate of flow in this shop was one hour.
Lu Sheng looked at the sky outside. Two hours had passed since the agreed time, and the other party still hadn't arrived.
His expression didn't change. He picked up the teacup unhurriedly and took a sip.
"Sir, do … do you still want more tea?" The girl in the shop beside him asked softly with sweat on her forehead.
This customer had already finished three large tea jars. Each tea jar was more than a meter tall and two meters in diameter.
The owner of the shop begged him to leave quickly, but this person refused to budge. He sat where he was for more than two hours.
Lu Sheng exhaled and looked at the sky. It was getting late. Any later and it would be dark again.
Only then did he stand up.
"No, I'll pay the bill."
"It's a total of ten, ten centimeters!" The girl was overjoyed and quickly stammered out a reply.
"Here." Lu Sheng took out ten centimeters from his waist pouch and gave it to her.
Because the tea in the Dust Sealing House could be refilled continuously after buying a pot, of course it was limited to one person. So no matter how much he drank, it wasn't expensive.
This was also the main reason why the owner was about to cry backstage.
"You're welcome to …" Before the girl could finish, the owner rushed out from behind and glared at her until she couldn't speak.
"Don't worry, I won't come again." Lu Sheng also realized that he might have drunk a little too much without noticing. He rubbed the girl's head. Smiling, he walked out of the Dust Sealing House.
Outside, the sun was setting. Most of the street was dyed dark red.
"Today's sunset is very red …" Lu Sheng sighed.
It looked like it was smeared with blood.
He tilted his head slightly and glanced at a spot, then turned and walked away quickly.
Obviously, he was stood up.
…
Sky Heart Pavilion.
It was also a place to drink tea in White Bell City. Sky Heart Pavilion was an extremely high-class teahouse opposite Dust Sealing House. Whether in price, service, or decoration, it was far superior.
Shangyang Ruo sat by the window on the fifth floor of Sky Heart Pavilion, quietly looking at the setting sun.
"In that case, this Lu Sheng waited there for more than two hours, and only left when he saw that the sky was getting dark?" she asked the servant girl casually.
"Yes. That Young Master Lu didn't leave until the sun was setting. From start to finish, he didn't look impatient at all, "the servant girl replied in a low voice.
Shangyang Ruo's pretty face froze.
"Anyone would feel impatient after waiting for so long, but he didn't show it. This means that he still has some self-awareness. He knows that it's not easy to enter my Shangyang Xi's family. "A trace of mockery appeared in her eyes.
"Did cousin and grandfather ask for my opinion on the marriage?" Shangyang Ruo's face was cold. "Where is Young Master Kunyun now?" At the mention of this name, her attitude quickly softened.
Young Master Kunyun was called Shangyang Kunyun. He was a noble son of a branch family. He was extremely gentle and tolerant of her. Although he didn't have much ambition and wasn't very talented, his father was the Judge of Iron Brush of Shangyang Family.
There were only eight Judges of Iron Brush, and one of them was his father. As the highest military organization in Shangyang Family, the eight Judges of Iron Brush had almost the same power as the family head.
"Miss, about Young Master Lu …" the servant girl asked carefully.
"Whoever decided the marriage, let her marry him!" Shangyang Ruo said impatiently. She didn't understand why grandfather opposed her relationship with Shangyang Kunyun.
In terms of family background, Shangyang Kunyun's father was the Judge of Iron Brush, which was much better than this first seat of the Prime Devil Sect.
In terms of talent, Young Master Kunyun's looks and talents were first class. As for this Lu Sheng, did he know about the Nine Drakes? Did he know about the command of words? Did he know how to play the three-stringed zither?
He didn't know anything about the bloodline of a fallen family from a small place.
Except for potential.
"Potential, potential, all you think about is potential!!" Shangyang Ruo was irritated. Both grandfather and cousin only cared about potential.
Born with divine strength, Six-Vein strength, and young age, with a high chance of entering the Snake Realm in the future. This was Lu Sheng's potential.
This was also what grandfather and the others valued.
"Miss, Young Master Kunyun sent fresh loquats again." Suddenly, a servant girl came in with a message.
Shangyang Ruo's eyes widened, then she smiled.
"He still remembers …" She quickly stood up and went out to welcome him.
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