A week later.
Jinmen City.
In a private room in a teahouse.
When Xu Si received the news, he immediately brought Xu San to the teahouse during lunchtime. As soon as they entered, they saw that the atmosphere between Zhang Chulan and the Lu siblings had eased a lot.
"Haha …"
When Xu Si saw this, he understood that Zhang Chulan must have told the Lu siblings everything that could be said. Therefore, he sat down at the table with Xu San and said with a smile,
"If the Lu family is willing to help, I believe that no matter who it is, we can get rid of them."
"I'm not asking for anything else …" Lu Linglong looked at the two who had just arrived and said with a serious expression,
"Third Elder Brother, Fourth Elder Brother, someone must have done something to Xiao Xiao."
"If you can find this person, I don't expect you to inform me and let me take revenge myself, but if you plan to deal with him, you must bring me along!"
"Okay, it's a deal. Didn't you guys agree? I support you!" Xu Si nodded in his seat and continued, "The company hasn't been working in the company these past few days.
"The company hasn't been idle for the past few days. Let me give you a heads up first."
Speaking of this, he looked at Lu Linglong and said,
"The company has naturally investigated the background of Xiao Xiao and the other two. Needless to say, Xiao Xiao's situation is also obvious. I believe that everyone here already has a certain understanding of it."
"But the strange thing is that the other two are the same as Xiao Xiao. Not to mention having a grudge against Zhang Chulan, other than Liu Zi, we can't find any other reason for them to have a conflict with the company."
"Moreover …"
"I don't think the three of them have anything to do with each other. Teacher Chai Yanchai is a famous figure in the circle. Xiao Xiao might have seen him on some occasions, but that's it. Liu Zi has nothing to do with them …"
"As for Liu Zi …"
"He has some connections with the company. His real name is Jiang Liu, and he is a natural-born eccentric. He awakened his ability when he was about 19 years old. The Qi in his body can produce high heat and pressure. The effect of his ability is also closely related to his emotions, which led to several accidents when he lost control during the awakening."
"When the company found him, he was already far away from his family. He had been wandering outside for some time. Later, the company arranged for him to enter the secret fortress. The information we have is also from the secret fortress."
"Moreover, according to the information, when he left the bunker two years ago, he was already able to control his ability through training."
"But about a year ago, we learned about a strange injury case. The victim was burned by her boyfriend, who happened to be Jiang Liu. After several investigations, the company couldn't find him …"
After he finished talking about the records of Jiang Liu, a Xiantian Realm Variant Cultivator.
Xu Si picked up the teacup on the table and took a few sips. He then looked at Lu Linglong with a questioning expression and said,
"Then there's Xiao Xiao. Miss Lu has known him for a long time. Perhaps she knows him better than we do …"
"Xiao Xiao …" Lu Linglong lowered her head and recalled with a gloomy expression.
"Actually, there's nothing much to say about him. He's such a good person … gentle, kind, and warm-hearted. Apart from being a little narcissistic, he doesn't have a rough experience like Liu Zi."
"However, if you want to talk about a setback in his life, I'm afraid it's the most recent one. He lost an arm when he was besieging Quan Xing on Mount Longhu …"
"In fact, he didn't care much about it at first. After all, there are many good doctors in the circle. But after those doctors saw his severed arm, they all said that they couldn't do anything about it."
"Because the wound was different from an ordinary cut by a sharp blade. Xi's Phantom Blade is a bladeless steel bar that slashes through vibration. The vibration will shatter the tissue on the cut side and cause aftershocks to spread to both sides. A large part of the tissue on the severed arm has already necrotized …"
"So, since then, Xiao Xiao locked himself in his room and refused to see anyone. Later, everyone was afraid that he would take things too hard, so they forced their way into his room, only to find that he was nowhere to be found …"
As she spoke, she recalled Xiao Xiao's tragic death, and the expression on Lu Linglong's face became even more sorrowful.
Seeing this..,
No one present said anything because they understood the relationship between Lu Linglong and Xiao Xiao, who had grown up together as members of the Lu family, and no one was willing to continue talking about Xiao Xiao at this time.
So..,
Everyone began to pick up their chopsticks and silently ate the food on the table, patiently waiting for Lu Linglong to adjust her emotions.
After a long time..,
Lu Lin put down the chopsticks in her hand. She first looked at her cousin sitting next to her, then looked up at Xu San and Xu Si opposite her.
"Third Brother, Fourth Brother, where's Teacher Chai?"
"Chai Yan's matter is not small. Even Director Zhao has personally taken action," Xu San saw that Xu Si had not finished chewing the food in his mouth, so he spoke on his behalf.
"After all, the person who came to claim Chai Yan's body this time is one of the Ten Great Bosses, Na Ruhu …"
"Director Zhao has asked Na Ruhu about Teacher Chai's situation." Xu Si noticed Xu San's unapproachable look, so he hurriedly swallowed the food in his mouth and said,
"However, this master seems to be very uncooperative. He also evaded Director Zhao's questions."
"However, of course, the company will not give up. Later on, from Chai Yan's other disciples, we finally understood some of the inside stories of that year."
"The reason why Na Ruhu is unwilling to talk about his teacher's matter is actually to save some face for his teacher. Even if he knows, he is unwilling to talk about those things of that year …"
At this point, Xu Si shook his head with a slightly helpless expression. While eating, he opened his mouth to explain.
"According to our understanding, Teacher Chai disbanded the Chai Sect's side training a year ago, and then completely disappeared from everyone's eyes. However, I heard that before that, he had challenged his disciple, Na Ruhu."
"What's interesting is that no one knows the details of that challenge, and no one cares about the details of that challenge …"
"Oh, those people don't even care about the duel between their teacher and the strongest disciple in their sect?" Zhang Chulan was surprised when he heard this.
"These Chai Sect's side training people are really careless."
"The reason is actually very simple." Xu Si looked at the surprised Zhang Chulan and said,
"Because it must have been an extremely boring duel. It was just that Na Ruhu faced a boring opponent …"
After saying this, Xu Si raised his eyes and looked at the three people who were divided into the younger generation and said,
"Don't forget that until today, there are still two heroes under one Peerless Master. There has never been a place for Teacher Chai."
"Now that you think about it, after losing to his own disciple, he was so devastated that he disbanded his sect; he couldn't control his strength and chose to escape from the crowd; he couldn't recover from the setback because his limbs were crippled …"
"These should be the only thing that these three unrelated people have in common at a glance. They are all disappointed people …"
Clatter.
Xu Si put down his chopsticks with a rare solemn expression. He swept his gaze across the young people present and said, "Do you know?
Because of the incident in Bi You Village, because of the mole in the company, and because of the recent news released by Quan Xing, the company's higher-ups are really anxious this time. They even planned to ask the Lu Family to use the Requiem Spell to directly search for information on the three corpses. "
"Especially for an expert like Teacher Chai, they think that there must be a few wisps of remnant soul left on the corpses …"
"If this was in the past, they definitely wouldn't have done this. After all, no matter how you look at it, it's a great disrespect to the dead …"
"Na Ruhu was also worried about this, but he still agreed because it could avenge his teacher. But who would have thought that this matter would be rejected by the Lu Family?"
"Not only that, I heard that the Lü Ci also called back all the Lu Family's Mutants outside …"
"Chairman Zhao said that this is not a good sign because in the past, this kind of situation can only mean one thing."
"The Lu Family is going to fight with someone, and the opponent … seems to be able to threaten the survival of the Lu Family."
"Have you found out the identity of the person who caused the chaos in Lui Village?" Zhang Chulan's eyes flashed with a hint of nervousness.
Didn't Brother Liu say that this matter was absolutely safe?!
"I haven't heard about that." Xu Si didn't notice Zhang Chulan's strange behavior, nor did he know what Liu Xiaojiang did to the Lu Family from Feng Bao Bao. So he just told him what he knew.
"Lui Village was broken into at night and Lu Zhong, who was most likely to be the next clan head, was disabled. Even though the Jianghu Inn and Wang Clan and Lui Clan jointly investigate this matter, we still haven't found any clues so far."
"But …"
"Chairman Zhao doesn't think it's important to know who the intruder is, but why the intruder broke into Lui Village and what the intruder learned."
"Lü Ci had such a big reaction before, and now she's so cautious. Maybe her secret has been dug out, and this secret … may be related to the Soul Cleansing Spell of the Lu Family."
"By the way …"
When Xu Si mentioned the Soul Cleansing Spell of the Lu Family, he thought of Zhang Chulan's vigilance against it and some conjectures of Liu Xiaojiang before he sat on the 'wide stool'. He couldn't help but ask with a puzzled expression,
"Where's Xiao Jiang? You said he had something to do, but it's been so many days. Why hasn't he come to have a chat with us? It's not like him …"
Perhaps it was because the siblings of the Lu Family were present, or perhaps it was because they didn't want others to think that they were close to Liu Xiaojiang, but these words sounded very familiar as if they were ordinary friends.
"… Er," Zhang Chulan was stunned by the question, then he scratched the back of his head and smiled,
"Third Elder Brother, Fourth Elder Brother, don't you know? Ever since the incident in Bi You Village ended, Brother Liu has always been so mysterious. How would I know?"
However,
At this moment,
"Liu Zhenren also seems a little strange. I feel that he's not the same as when he was on Mount Longhu," Lu Linglong suddenly said.
As soon as she said that, except for Feng Bao Bao who was still trying to eat, almost everyone present looked at Lu Linglong. Even Zhang Chulan looked doubtful.
"Linglong, do you really want to say it?" Lu Lin couldn't help but remind her.
"Yes." Lu Linglong looked up at her big cousin beside her, then looked at the others present and said,
"He seems to have known from the beginning that Xiao Xiao was tricked and that Zhang Chulan would be attacked. That's why before he left … he personally came over to 'remind' us."
The moment she said that, the atmosphere in the private room fell silent.
After a long time,
Xu Si said in disbelief, "Miss Lu, you mean that Xiao Jiang knew that Zhang Chulan would be attacked, and even knew the identity of the attacker, so he deliberately left the abandoned secret fortress and took the initiative to provide an opportunity for the three of them?"
"… No, that's not what I meant." Lu Linglong was slightly startled, then she immediately shook her head and said,
"What I meant was that Liu Zhenren probably knew that Zhang Chulan would be attacked, and that Xiao Xiao and the other two would be tricked. As for the rest … that's not what I meant."
"Fourth Brother, what nonsense are you thinking?" Zhang Chulan knew that Lu Linglong said that before Liu Xiaojiang left, he had personally given the two of them a relatively easy to understand 'reminder', which was why the Lu siblings had helped him in time. He didn't think that Liu Xiaojiang would harm him.
"Third Brother, Fourth Brother, don't forget how powerful Brother Liu is and what he learned from us. If he really wanted to kill me, there are simply too many ways to do it without leaving a trace. Why would he need to do something as superfluous as before?"
Hearing that,
Xu Si's expression instantly eased. "That's true. He really doesn't have a reason to do that."
"Hmph!" Xu San looked at Xu Si and Zhang Chulan, but in the end, he didn't say anything.
"However …" Zhang Chulan didn't care about Xu San's emotions. Instead, he habitually touched his chin with his hand and said, "What Lu Linglong said is correct.
"What Ling Long said is indeed true. Brother Liu must have known that I would be attacked, but he had no choice but to leave due to some matters. And judging from the time …"
Old Ma?
Why did Brother Liu suddenly show such a big reaction when he saw Old Ma?
Was he surprised by Old Ma's arrival?
It couldn't be, right?
But if there was something special about Old Ma …
Could it be the changes in his body size and appearance?!
At this time, without Old Ma's question restraining him, Zhang Chulan quickly noticed something that caused Liu Xiaojiang's reaction and quickly connected it to something that Liu Xiaojiang cared about the most.
Brother Liu was actually threatened?
And …
He actually knew who the person behind Old Ma was?
"Chu Lan?"
When Zhang Chulan heard Xu Si calling him, he immediately came out of his daze. Then, he smiled disapprovingly at everyone present and said,
"It seems that Brother Liu did come into contact with something that made him choose to leave. As for the specifics … we can ask after we meet."
"I believe that Brother Liu is not a bad person, and he has no reason to target us. It's just that what he's doing may be very important to him. That's why he left in such a hurry to do something after ensuring that I won't really have an accident and that he doesn't mind us suspecting him."
"Don't you find it strange?" Lu Linglong looked at Zhang Chulan with a puzzled face and said,
"If Liu Zhenren was there, he could have directly turned the situation around. You might not have been injured, and Xiao Xiao wouldn't have died tragically. How could you …"
"Will you hate Brother Liu because of Xiao Xiao?" Zhang Chulan suddenly asked.
"I …" Lu Linglong was stunned. After a full ten seconds, she shook her head and said, "No, I won't.
"No, I won't hold a grudge against Xiao Xiao. After all, he and Xiao Xiao have only met once. Previously, when he had urgent matters to attend to, he personally came over to remind us …"
"Xiao Xiao's death was due to someone's tricks. It was because I wasn't capable enough … It has nothing to do with Liu Zhenren."
"But …"
"I think that if it was Liu Zhenren who saved me on Mount Longhu, maybe … maybe he would have chosen to stay and help us turn the situation around. Xiao Xiao might not have died."
"I … I …"
"You're very concerned about the changes in Brother Liu's body?" Zhang Chulan asked on behalf of Lu Linglong.
"… Yes." Lu Linglong nodded.
"Liu Zhenren saved me, so …"
"Then we'll trust him." Zhang Chulan had the most contact with Liu Xiaojiang, so he understood Lu Linglong's thoughts very well. Therefore, he spoke his true thoughts, which was rare of him.
"Although I don't know what Brother Liu wants to do, I believe that he won't really go down the wrong path …"
"He knows very well what the path under his feet is, and he also knows how to complete the path he has chosen, so he won't be affected by anything else at all."
"This kind of person is very strong in every sense of the word. He's not a coward who needs to be cared for. As a friend who can talk to such a person and even confide in him, the only thing we can do … is to trust him and try not to cause trouble for him."
"After all, apart from trust, we can't give him any help. Instead, we're always asking for it …"
"He's also very tired."
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