Chapter 1563 - 531: Son Sets the Bait, White Deer Ning Family, Traveling with Beauties! (Part 4)
Chapter 1563: Chapter 531: Son Sets the Bait, White Deer Ning Family, Traveling with Beauties! (Part 4)
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After seeing off Chu Qingyi, Lu Changsheng returned to Bi Lake Mountain.
Lu Qingyan was preparing to attempt Foundation Establishment.
Upon seeing Lu Changsheng, Lu Qingyan hesitated but ultimately shared the situation of Lu Chensha in the Purple Shadow Secret Realm, expressing her concerns.
"Demon Path..."
Lu Changsheng had long recognized the nature of his son, Lu Chensha.
He seemed quiet and reserved, but was inherently ruthless.
It was likely that he held both admiration and fear towards his father.
This was why Lu Changsheng decided on his son Lu Qingxuan as the next Family Head.
As the family’s children grew, cohesion would naturally decrease.
Without time to personally manage it, a competent Family Head was necessary to unite the siblings and gain the trust of others.
"Alright, I’ll talk to Chensha later."
"Furthermore, in the Secret Realm, things can be urgent, and sometimes decisiveness is needed."
Lu Changsheng did not judge who was right or wrong, and gently assured his daughter to focus on her Foundation Establishment.
Afterward, Lu Changsheng handed the Foundation Establishment Elixir obtained earlier through a lottery to Lu Miaoge.
Indicating that during his time away, she and Hong Lian should oversee the family’s Foundation Establishment arrangements.
"Let’s go!"
After spending a few more days with his wives and children at home, Lu Changsheng took Lu Miaoyun, Lu Miaohuan, and Qu Zhenzhen for a trip to Jiuxiao Immortal City.
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"Chirp!"
Lu Changsheng brought the three women to the Ninth Heavenly Gang Wind Layer, releasing the Golden-Winged Heavenly Peng, which caused the women to exclaim in surprise.
To broaden their knowledge and horizons, Bi Lake Mountain had amassed many books, travelogues, and notes.
Qu Zhenzhen and Lu Miaoyun also participated in organizing and writing them.
Compiling the cultivation history of Jiang Country, the Four Great Immortal Sects, side doors and loose cultivators, heavenly and earthly treasures, and ancient secrets into volumes.
Therefore, the women had read a lot but had not actually seen much.
Now leaving Bi Lake Mountain, out of sight, Lu Changsheng also demonstrated Nascent Soul-level divine skills to his wives.
With a mere gesture, he could tear through the Gang Wind, shaking mountains and lands.
This trip was for entertainment, so Lu Changsheng didn’t rush the entire journey.
Whenever the time was right, he would put away the Golden-Winged Heavenly Peng and take a slow journey with the women on the Spirit Boat, enjoying the scenery or visiting marketplaces and cities along the way.
Afterward, Lu Changsheng and the three women arrived at Heming Mountain to visit Ling Zixiao and the children.
With Ling Zixiao overseeing, Heming Mountain was now flourishing, with its basic infrastructure nearly complete.
Seeing Lu Miaoyun, Lu Miaohuan, and Qu Zhenzhen, Ling Zixiao was a bit surprised.
However, she knew about the Tianyuan Lotus, and immediately guessed the situation, congratulating the three women.
Later, Ling Zixiao informed Lu Changsheng that Lu Wangshu and Lu Lingxiao had recently encountered an attack.
The attacker was at the Foundation Establishment Peak.
If not for the Jin Family’s protective talisman, both Lu Lingxiao and Lu Wangshu could have been in danger.
"Were you able to determine which faction was responsible?"
Lu Changsheng narrowed his eyes slightly and asked coldly.
"Based on the corpse, it was likely a hired loose cultivator or assassin, possibly from the Sima Family, the Jin Family, or another family."
Ling Zixiao shook her head gently.
Lu Wangshu and Lu Lingxiao expanded through the Spirit Tiger Association, and with the reputation and influence of Lu Ping’an from not long ago, they had also taken over a faction.
Besides the marketplace assets, they now had three small-scale mines under their name, already creating a direct conflict of interest with the Sima Family.
But in family rivalries, aside from the Sima Family, other forces could also take advantage of the chaos.
Lu Changsheng nodded.
Once on the path of the Cultivation World, be it individuals or forces, conflicts and battles were inevitable.
However, for his daughter Lu Wangshu and son Lu Lingxiao, he was still at ease.
As long as a Nascent Soul Cultivator didn’t intervene, there would be no major problems.
In the case of an intervention, Ling Zixiao had the Thousand Faces Puppet Fox.
Furthermore, in Jiang Country’s environment, excluding the Four Great Immortal Sects, the number of Core Formation cultivators was limited.
There were seldom instances where a Core Formation cultivator would launch an attack on juniors.
Lu Changsheng stayed at Heming Mountain with the three women to accompany Ling Zixiao.
"Father! Aunt!"
Lu Linghe, riding a black and white panda, excitedly greeted Lu Changsheng and the three as she saw them.
Her face was always filled with a happy smile, contagious to others.
"Little He."
Lu Changsheng’s eyes were full of doting affection.
Lu Miaoyun and Qu Zhenzhen were also very fond of this daughter.
Lu Linghe saw Lu Changsheng and expressed that it wasn’t fun here and she wanted to go home to her elder brother.
She had a good relationship with her elder brother, Lu Ping’an.
Having heard of her brother’s great reputation recently, she missed him a lot.
If it weren’t for Ling Zixiao’s inability to leave, she would have wanted to go home long ago.
Lu Changsheng always doted on this daughter.
Seeing she was indeed bored, he thought for a moment and then asked if she wanted to go to Immortal City with him for fun.
After all, with the Tianyuan Lotus that could turn into a portable Cave Heaven, bringing Lu Linghe wouldn’t be an issue.
"Immortal City! Dad, I want to go! I want to go!"
Lu Linghe was delighted when she heard about going to Immortal City.
Ling Zixiao saw that Lu Miaoyun and the others had no objections and all doted on their daughter, so she smiled lightly and said, "Alright, then I’ll have to trouble you, my lord."
"Little He, you must behave well on the way, understand?"
Not only Lu Lingxiao, but Lu Wangshu was always busy outside.
She was in charge of Heming Mountain and had many things to handle, leaving no time to accompany her daughter on outings.
"Dad, mom, don’t worry, I will definitely behave!"
Lu Linghe nodded forcefully, very pleased.
"Hehe, with Little He, the journey won’t be boring, but we should prepare more snacks."
Qu Zhenzhen chuckled as she ruffled Lu Linghe’s bun hairstyle, adoring this ever-childish daughter.
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Dragon Head Mountain.
Beast Taming Xu Family.
"Lu Ping’an appeared at Qingyun Market, boarding the Qingyun Spirit Ship headed to Jiuxiao Immortal City!?"
The Xu Family had been closely monitoring the situation at Bi Lake Mountain, with spies in various marketplaces.
Seeing Lu Ping’an appear at Qingyun Market, they immediately sent a message back to the clan.
The Xu Family head also paid great attention to this news.
"Even though Lu Changsheng and Lu Miaoge are still presiding over Bi Lake Mountain, Lu Ping’an is currently in the spotlight, so why would he leave so casually?"
"Could he have some urgent business heading to Jiuxiao Immortal City?"
"The Lu Family gained considerable harvests in the Purple Shadow Secret Realm; they might be going to Jiuxiao Immortal City for an auction or to collect heavenly treasures."
"Recently, Bai Shuang, a True Man of the Qingyun Sect and a disciple of the Qingyun Sect Leader, visited Bi Lake Mountain and White Tiger Mountain. Such a move surely has deeper implications."
"Could it be that Lu Ping’an went out deliberately, trying to lure people into action?"
"We can’t rule out this possibility. Previously in the Purple Shadow Secret Realm, Wang Munian was close to Lu Ping’an and afterward sent people to interact with Bi Lake Mountain."
The Xu Family’s higher-ups were discussing and speculating about Lu Ping’an’s purpose for this trip.
They felt something was off about Lu Ping’an’s departure at this particular time.
As a Core Formation Noble Family with thousands of years of heritage, they were very cautious.
They immediately sent a urgent message to Jiuxiao Immortal City to observe Lu Ping’an’s intentions.
Then they revealed this news to other families to see if they had any thoughts or if anyone would take the initiative to probe.
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Lu Changsheng stayed at Heming Mountain for half a month, taking the opportunity to visit his son Lu Lingxiao and daughter Lu Wangshu.
After over a year of tempering, Lu Lingxiao showed obvious growth and change.
His aura was becoming increasingly strong, majestic as if he could grasp the sun and moon and bear mighty mountains, exuding an indescribable dignity and majesty.
Lu Wangshu, on the other hand, had hardly changed, remaining much the same as before.
In a pink and white dress, with features as painted, like an autumn moon, radiant and charming.
However, she presented different faces to different people.
In front of outsiders, she was noble and aloof.
Towards more reserved aunties like Ling Zixiao and Lu Miaohuan, she was knowledgeable and bright and cheerful.
In front of Lu Changsheng, Lu Miaoyun, and Qu Zhenzhen, she was more playful and lively.
As for her brothers and sisters like Lu Lingxiao and Lu Linghe, she completely let loose, acting like a big sister leading the way, with no ladylike restraint.
Facing this daughter, Lu Changsheng didn’t mention anything about going to Immortal City, preferring to say that he was taking Lu Miaoyun and others on a trip and stopping by to see them.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t know how many people he would have to bring along if things continued this way.
After checking in on his children’s situation, Lu Changsheng quietly left with the three women and his daughter Lu Linghe to continue their journey of sight-seeing, heading towards Jiuxiao Immortal City.