In the evening.
After Liu Xiaojiang arranged for Shen Chong to stay by Zhao Fangxu's side, he immediately planned to take a plane back to the company's northeast region. He wanted to take a closer look at the physical condition of the two girls before he left.
After all, he hadn't been back for a while. His understanding of the physical condition of the two girls was limited to what Er Zhuang told him when she contacted him. Therefore, there was no way to confirm whether Er Zhuang was exaggerating in order not to worry him.
The complicated Western Mutants on Nathan Island, the Onmyoji and ninja on Mount Hiei in Kyoto …
These guys that the higher-ups had expressed that they needed to be taken care of. Even if they couldn't pose any threat to Liu Xiaojiang, they still weren't problems that could be easily solved …
Not to mention, there were also some other foreign Mutants that needed to be dealt with as' appropriate 'as possible …
If it weren't for the fact that he felt that he would need at least some time to deal with these troubles before he left this time.
Liu Xiaojiang didn't need to 'calculate' Zhao Fangxu before he left. He didn't need this big boss of the company to help him contain the people who might cause trouble for him. He didn't want any unexpected accidents to happen while he was away from the country.
Now, especially the two little girls, Er Zhuang and Chen Duo …
Liu Xiaojiang had always understood what his' weakness' was, and he couldn't accept that they would become a bargaining chip used by his enemies to threaten him in the future. Therefore, when he couldn't deal with the situation that happened to them in time, he had to arrange everything as best as possible in advance.
Besides …
"Fourth Brother, remember what I told you before. Don't let Yanyan go out on missions for the time being. Oh, right … I remember that she had a bad relationship with her family before. But since she's already a position in the company, if you have time, you can ask Third Brother for help."
"Tch, there's been a lot of trouble recently. Who would pay attention to a careless little girl in the company? But if you want to say it like that, it's fine. Anyway, she's been working for me for a while now. She's always been in a bad relationship with her family … Speaking of which, it's really quite outrageous."
"Well, you guys help me look after Yanyan …"
"Speaking of which, what exactly did you two talk about the last time you met? Why is this lass getting weirder and weirder? She seemed rather excited at first, but recently, she has apparently become awkward again. Tsk tsk, just like a resentful wife."
"… It's nothing special. It's just that our relationship has gotten closer."
"That's right. We're close, but we can't see each other. Xiao Jiang, ah … Women are creatures. You have to be more careful. Don't abandon the old after getting the new one …"
"… Hanging up!"
"Hey, don't! I haven't thanked you properly yet! About Xiaofei … she actually agreed to have dinner with me! "
"… Oh, is that so? That's good. Fourth Brother, good luck to you …"
"Heh, when Fourth Brother takes action, it'll be as easy as pie. What woman in this world can escape from your Fourth Brother's grasp?"
"Heh …"
"By the way, Xiao Jiang, the higher-ups want to see you all of a sudden. Could it be because of the Wang Family? You are indeed that …"
Beep … Beep … Beep …
As soon as Liu Xiaojiang walked out of the company's headquarters, he sensed a familiar aura that seemed to be waiting for him.
Thus, he casually hung up the call with Xu Si and took the initiative to search for the source of the aura with some suspicion …
…
A moment later …
Near the company headquarters …
At the corner of a certain street …
Liu Xiaojiang appeared at the entrance of the street with a calm expression. When he saw the fashionable old man standing at the corner with a solemn expression, he couldn't help but take the initiative to greet the other party:
"Old Master Lu, long time no see. Are you … waiting for me?"
Hearing that …
Lu Jin looked up at Liu Xiaojiang and walked out from the corner. He pointed to the teahouse that was still open and said:
"Xiao Jiang, I have something to confirm with you. Come and have a seat with this old man …"
With that, regardless of whether Liu Xiaojiang agreed or not, the old man directly walked past Liu Xiaojiang and walked to the small teahouse not far away, leaving only a tall and straight back view in a suit.
"…"
Liu Xiaojiang looked at Lu Jin's chic back view. Although he wanted to turn around and leave without giving face, he finally shook his head and followed him helplessly, considering the Tongtian Talisman that he had obtained from the other party.
— — —
In the private room of the teahouse …
Liu Xiaojiang looked at Lu Jin, who was sitting on the opposite side without saying a word. Lu Jin had been drinking tea with a dignified expression and was staring at him.
He said, "Old Master Lu, if you have something to say, just say it. Xiao Jiang still has something to do, and in terms of time … he doesn't have much time."
"Hmph …" Lu Jin immediately put down the teacup in his hand and looked at Liu Xiaojiang with an extremely serious expression. He said, "Xiao Jiang, have you been hanging out with Quan Sheng recently?"
Hearing that …
Liu Xiaojiang shook his head without changing his expression. "Old Master Lu, what are you talking about? I'm an employee of the company. How could I be with a Quan Sheng demon?"
"Then … what happened in the Qinling Mountains before?" Lu Jin frowned and said.
"Oh, is this what Zhang Chulan told Linglong …" Liu Xiaojiang was still unmoved.
"We were investigating the culprit behind the incident in Bi You Village. When we came into contact with Mei Jinfeng, a veteran of Quan Sheng, we accidentally learned about the collection of the Rootless Life. So … we went to the Qinling Mountains to take a look."
"About the Rootless Life, did you and Zhang Chulan find anything?!" When Lu Jin heard the words' Rootless Life ', he couldn't help but subconsciously clench the teacup on the table.
Liu Xiaojiang immediately shook his head and said, "No."
"Other than the special valley in the Qinling Mountains and those unscrupulous foreigners, the collection of the Rootless Life had long been taken by someone else, and those so-called treasures … were all plundered clean."
"However, speaking of gains, I don't know about Zhang Chulan. Anyway, to me, the original owner of that special valley told me the answer to 'What is a human' and also let me understand the conflict between social development and the inhumans …"
After saying that, he calmly picked up the teacup and drank a few mouthfuls of the fragrant hot tea under Lu Jin's suspicious gaze.
Tsk, it's bitter. It's not as good as industrial drinks. It doesn't even have the slightest bit of sugar …
"The magical valley in the Qinling Mountains is the place where the Rootless Life and the 35 people became sworn brothers …" Lu Jin obviously knew a lot from Lu Linglong, even the past that Xu Xin had told him personally.
When he heard Liu Xiaojiang mention the valley in the Qinling Mountains again, he couldn't help but frown and lower his head to think. It was obvious that he was considering whether he should go and take a look.
Seeing this,
Liu Xiaojiang guessed Lu Jin's thoughts, so he slowly reminded him, "Old Master Lu, I heard part of the hatred between you and the Rootless Life from Linglong. I also know that your master is Zuo Ruotong, the Great Ying Immortal, and the left gate master of the Trinity Sect was angered to death by him."
"To be honest …"
"No matter what the exact situation is, my Master was angered to death. It's not that I can't understand your thoughts. I also feel that if I were to encounter the same situation as you, I would probably hate the culprit behind this even more than you do …."
"It wouldn't be too much even if I destroyed all of them …"
"However, you're different from me. It's not like you don't have to worry about the whole family. At this time, with your identity as one of the ten leaders in the circle, it's impossible for you to make the same choice as me. You can't bear a grudge against everyone related to the Rootless Life and even destroy this seemingly unreasonable organization."
"You can't do it, and you won't do it …"
"After all, even the old man of the Lu family only showed the appearance of a 'mad dog' on the surface. Moreover, if there were no other unspeakable reasons, why would he create such an external image of a vengeful person …"
"You only want to find the Rootless Life to avenge your master. I don't dare to have any objections. However, if you want to go to the Qinling Mountains to take a look, you can find clues about the Rootless Life …"
At this point, he slowly put down the teacup in his hand and shook his head.
"Old Master Lu, I think it's better to give up on the Qinling Mountains. The atmosphere there is very special and it has even created a so-called 'land of death'. If you don't follow the correct route, I think even if you are an old man … you will only end up dead."
"Besides, we followed Mei Jinfeng and went to the valley according to the correct route. If there are really any important clues about the Rootless Life and the rebellion of the Jia Shen, even if you don't believe in my ability, don't you believe in Zhang Chulan, that smart guy?"
"The truth is that all of us came up empty-handed at the Qinling Mountains …"
"… You really know a lot." Lu Jin's thoughts were guessed. He immediately looked at Liu Xiaojiang angrily and said,
"Don't tell me you got all this from my Exquisite? I heard that back at the company's abandoned secret fortress, you personally taught the two of them a lesson. In the end … you clearly won, but you still chose to let them go!"
"Now that the Tang Sect incident is over, not only Quan Xing and Zhang Chulan, but even my Lu family … will be suspected of knowing a lot of secrets from Xu Xin!"
"Since you wanted to dissuade Exquisite and the others from participating in the Rootless Life incident, then you must know that investigating the Rootless Life will cause a chain reaction. You can't even avoid the chaos back then. Kid … why did you suddenly choose to let them go?"
"My Lu family … When have I, Lu Jin, ever mistreated you, kid?"
"Well …" Liu Xiaojiang couldn't possibly say that he was looking for helpers for Zhang Chulan and Feng Bao Bao, so he thought about it and smiled apologetically.
"Old Master Lu, you've misunderstood me. Although I wanted to stop them, you should be aware of her personality, right? Even if I had stopped them and forced them to choose a path that they weren't willing to accept, would she … give up?" Old Master Lu said with a frown.
"…" Lu Jin.
"Hey, if you had a way to stop Exquisite, you wouldn't have brought this up with me today," Liu Xiaojiang said as he scratched his head with a smile.
"However, if this matter really comes down to it, I do have some responsibility on my side. You can say that I've let your Old Master Lu down this time, so … even if Exquisite called or sent me a message to ask me to go to the Lu family to save her, I would still pretend that I didn't see anything."
"Hmm? It turned out that when that lass was locked up! She even sent you a text message asking for help, didn't she? "Lu Jin gritted his teeth with hatred when he heard that.
"Fine! It must be Little Lin! When I get back, I'll lock her up too! Don't even think about letting those two kids out for the time being! "
"Hmph …" Liu Xiaojiang didn't care about what happened to the Lu siblings. Anyway, Lu Jin in front of him wasn't the Lü Ci of the Lu family. No matter what, it was impossible for him to be ruthless to the two juniors. Apart from the enmity between the Trinity Sect and the Rootless Birth, the Lu family had no secrets to speak of.
"It's your freedom to do whatever you want. As an outsider, I naturally can't interfere. But since you've treated me well, I'll give you a reminder. If it's just confinement, you can either lock up Exquisite and the others for the rest of their lives, or … it won't help."
"… What else can I do?" Lu Jin said with a complicated expression.
"I'll let them out and let them continue to investigate the Rootless Birth. Let the two juniors get involved in the hatred of the older generation?"
"If anything happens, how am I going to explain it to the ancestors of the Lu family? How am I going to explain it to their parents? How can this old man's knot and retribution … affect the future of the Lu family?"
"The future of the Lu family …" Liu Xiaojiang's eyes flashed with a strange look, but he concealed it very well and didn't notice it. Then, he looked at Lu Jin with a normal expression and said,
"Even if the Lu family only maintains the status quo, it's still much better than the Wang family in the past and the Lu family in the future. At least there won't be any so-called retribution because of some things back then …"
"After all, to put it bluntly, Old Master Lu … the knot in your heart right now might be retribution for what you did back then. It's just that your so-called vile behavior back then was far less detestable than others."
Hearing this,
Lu Jin, who had already suspected that Liu Xiaojiang was colluding with Quan Xing, immediately narrowed his eyes and looked at Liu Xiaojiang across the tea table. "Boy, are you saying that the Lu family will face the same fate as the Wang family in the future?"
"Now that I think about it, your recent whereabouts have been a mystery. That person just happened to appear after you were inactive, could it be …"
"Are you talking about that Yinggou?" Liu Xiaojiang drank his hot tea calmly and said something that stunned Lu Jin.
"Ah, your guess is right. I'm the current Sect Leader of Quan Xing — Yinggou."
"Aren't you …" Lu Jin stood up from his seat in disbelief.
"Not many people know about this, but Martial Uncle knows very well what I'm doing. As for why I haven't been cleaned up yet, you can slowly go back and think about it yourself. If you really can't figure it out, you can go to Mount Longhu and ask my Martial Uncle for confirmation …"
Liu Xiaojiang didn't care about Lu Jin's gaze. He put down his teacup and got up from his seat, politely saying goodbye.
"Old Master Lu, I don't have anything against the Lu family. No one has anything against the Lu family. Next … please be a bystander. If there's any discovery about the rootless growth, even if it's only for the sake of the Tongtian Scroll, I'll give you and the Trinity Sect a reasonable explanation."
"Today, I really have to leave. When we meet again, I hope that I'll still be friends with the Lu family …"
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