Chapter 118: Sister, Lu Changsheng is dead!

Qingzhu Mountain.

Inside a large hall.

“What, you said you encountered an ambush on your way back, the Second Elder was intercepted, and Changsheng, in order to divert the enemies, was chased by three rogue Cultivators and is now missing!”

Lu Yuanding’s face immediately sank upon hearing his daughter Lu Miaohuan’s words.

“Yes, Father, at that time, three Late Stage Qi Refining rogue Cultivators chased us. Uncle Yuanhua wanted to lure them away, but Changsheng, in order to let us escape safely, voluntarily got off the Flying Boat, wanting to lure one away.”

“But as a result, all three rogue Cultivators went after Lu Changsheng.”

Lu Miaohuan said with red eyes and a choked voice.

During this time, her mind kept replaying the image of Lu Changsheng getting off the Flying Boat, standing on the round Magical Artifact, and luring the rogue Cultivators away.

She regretted and blamed herself for not holding onto Lu Changsheng at that time.

After all, being chased by three rogue Cultivators clearly meant certain death.

“Family Head, this is all my fault. I failed to protect Changsheng. I am willing to accept punishment.”

Lu Yuanhua also said with a look of self-reproach.

The importance of Lu Changsheng to the Lu Family was now self-evident.

As long as he continued to grow, he would be a core member and one of the pillars of the Lu Family in the future.

But now, such a future pillar had sacrificed himself because of them.

This filled him with immense guilt and self-blame.

“Alas.”

Lu Yuanding sighed deeply, his mood also incredibly heavy.

He truly didn’t expect such an unexpected incident to occur.

If Lu Changsheng truly had an accident, it would not only be a great loss for the Lu Family.

He also didn’t know how to explain it to the Fourth Elder.

“The Old Ancestor once said that Lu Changsheng is a person of great Luck. I hope he can turn misfortune into good fortune this time!”

Lu Yuanding could only hope for this in his heart.

But thinking about three rogue Cultivators chasing Lu Changsheng together, his mood became even heavier.

He felt that in such a situation, the possibility of Lu Changsheng turning misfortune into good fortune and escaping death was simply too small.

“The matter of punishment will be set aside for now. The urgent task now is to go and rescue the Second Elder and search for Lu Changsheng!”

Looking at his daughter, whose eyes were red and face filled with sadness, Lu Yuanding sighed slightly again and said to Lu Yuanhua.

He then told his daughter and the other Lu Family disciples to rest, and not to spread this news.

He and Lu Yuanhua quickly walked out of the hall.

Lu Miaohuan’s eyes were red, and she returned to the Lu backyard looking despondent and distraught.

She sat down by the stone table in the courtyard, staring blankly.

Lu Changsheng’s image and figure involuntarily appeared in her mind.

Their past bickering, joy, and every little detail.

Their time together wasn’t long.

But recalling it now, it kept replaying in her mind.

This caused the sadness, self-blame, and nostalgia in her heart to begin to ferment.

Making Lu Changsheng’s image and appearance become more and more vivid in her heart.

“Lu Changsheng.”

Lu Miaohuan whispered.

She only felt an emptiness in her heart.

She understood what it meant to only appreciate something after losing it.

“Miaohuan, you’re back! What’s wrong with you?”

At this moment, Lu Miaoge returned from the Fourth Elder’s place.

Seeing her younger sister in the courtyard, looking distraught and sad, she immediately went forward to ask with concern.

“Sister, Lu Changsheng is dead, woo woo woo…”

Lu Miaohuan, who was immersed in her memories, saw her Elder sister appear.

The emotions swirling and accumulating in her heart burst forth at this moment.

She hugged her Elder sister tightly and said aggrievedly.

Her voice was choked with sobs, and she directly burst into tears.

“What!?”

Lu Miaoge’s entire body trembled violently as if struck by a bolt from the blue upon hearing her younger sister’s words, and she froze in place.

Then her beautiful face turned pale, and she looked at her younger sister with disbelief, saying, “Miaohuan, what did you say? You said Changsheng is dead?”

“Woo woo woo, he sacrificed himself to protect us.”

Lu Miaohuan cried loudly.

She had already concluded that Lu Changsheng was certainly dead.

Lu Miaoge heard this, and looking at her younger sister’s sorrowful appearance, a wave of sadness also welled up in her heart, feeling as if her heart was being twisted.

“Miaohuan, don’t cry. What happened?”

“Tell your sister, how could Changsheng… Changsheng die?”

Lu Miaoge comforted her sister, biting her lips tightly, and asked with a slightly trembling voice.

She dared not believe that this was true.

Lu Changsheng, who was fine, had died just like that.

In her mind, bits and pieces of her time with Lu Changsheng also involuntarily surfaced.

She met Lu Changsheng because of the Talismans technique test.

Then she constantly heard about his progress in the Dao of Talismans, and remembered him.

Later, they both studied Talismans under the Fourth Elder and worked together in Nine Dragon Market.

She had witnessed Lu Changsheng’s progress and growth all along the way.

Not long ago, their relationship had even progressed further, and they had become Husband and wife in reality.

But now, her younger sister was telling her that Lu Changsheng was dead.

Lu Miaoge simply couldn’t believe or accept this terrible news.

“When we were returning…”

Then, Lu Miaohuan recounted the events of their journey back, her voice choked with sobs.

“Four masked rogue Cultivators, Changsheng went to lure the rogue Cultivators away, and as a result, he was chased by three rogue Cultivators…”

Lu Miaoge’s heart, which had been in her throat, relaxed considerably upon hearing that Lu Changsheng was not dead.

But her heart still sank to the bottom.

She knew that these four rogue Cultivators, who dared to intercept the Second Elder’s Flying Boat, were certainly not simple.

It was even very likely that these four were the same four rogue Cultivators who had intercepted her before.

In such a situation, it would be too difficult for Lu Changsheng to escape from the three rogue Cultivators.

“Miaohuan, don’t cry. Changsheng, he is blessed with good fortune, he will be fine.”

Lu Miaoge bit her lips, comforting her younger sister.

At the same time, she was also comforting herself.

Because she knew that Lu Changsheng had some secrets.

He was not as simple as he appeared on the surface.

Especially when Lu Changsheng saved her earlier, and they Dual Cultivated, she knew that Lu Changsheng’s strength was not just the Qi Refining Sixth Layer as Lu Miaohuan said.

He had most likely broken through to the Qi Refining Seventh Layer.

But even at the Qi Refining Seventh Layer, facing three rogue Cultivators was still more bad than good.

When she encountered those four rogue Cultivators, if it weren’t for her protective Magical Artifact and Talismans, and being close to Nine Dragon Market, she would not have been able to escape at all.

Moreover, if it wasn’t for Lu Changsheng’s rescue at that time, she would have ultimately faced a dead end.

Thinking of these things, the sadness and distress in her heart welled up again.

“Even if Lu Changsheng broke through to the Qi Refining Sixth Layer, he never fought with anyone normally, and he even gave us half of his Talismans for self-defense, woo woo woo.”

Lu Miaohuan felt even more distressed thinking that Lu Changsheng had given her half of his Talismans when he got off the Flying Boat.

She checked, and although most of those Talismans were Medium Grade Talismans.

There were also several High-Grade Talismans.

She knew that these Talismans were definitely for Lu Changsheng’s own protection and life-saving.

But at such a dangerous moment, he not only diverted the enemies but also gave them half of his life-saving Talismans.

“If I hadn’t returned to Qingzhu Mountain and let Changsheng stay at the Spirit Talisman shop, Changsheng wouldn’t have encountered danger.”

Hearing her younger sister’s choked words, Lu Miaoge was also affected.

A sense of self-blame arose in her heart.

She felt that if it weren’t for her, Lu Changsheng would have returned to Qingzhu Mountain last time.

Then he wouldn’t have encountered this ambush, and such a thing wouldn’t have happened.

“Changsheng, you must come back alive…”

Lu Miaoge silently prayed in her heart, unwilling to believe the news of Lu Changsheng’s death.

Looking at her younger sister’s heartbroken and grief-stricken appearance, Lu Miaoge sighed deeply again in her heart.

She had always known that her younger sister had some good feelings for Lu Changsheng.

But she didn’t expect that her younger sister’s good feelings, her liking for Lu Changsheng, had reached this point.

“If before, Miaohuan’s feelings for Changsheng were just liking and good feelings.”

“But many times, memories can beautify a person.”

“Now, having experienced such an event, the liking, good feelings, sadness, and nostalgia in Miaohuan’s heart have continued to ferment, and she probably won’t be able to forget Changsheng ever again.”

Lu Miaoge understood her younger sister’s nature very well.

She also knew that after this incident, her younger sister would never forget Lu Changsheng.

Thinking of her own karmic relationship with Lu Changsheng, and now her younger sister was like this, she couldn’t help but sigh.

But thinking that Lu Changsheng’s life or death was currently unknown, Lu Miaoge didn’t think too much.

She only hoped that Lu Changsheng could return safely.

“It’s alright, Changsheng will definitely be able to come back, definitely.”

Lu Miaoge gently comforted her sister, her voice slightly trembling, but with a hint of determination.

She always felt that Lu Changsheng wouldn’t die so easily.

As long as she didn’t see Lu Changsheng’s body, she wouldn’t believe that Lu Changsheng was dead.

At the same time.

At the Fourth Elder’s residence.

“Changsheng went to lure the rogue Cultivators away, causing three Late Stage Qi Refining rogue Cultivators to chase him.”

The Fourth Elder’s face also changed greatly upon hearing Lu Yuanding and Lu Yuanhua’s words.

Having interacted with Lu Changsheng so much, she naturally knew that her grandson-in-law was not as simple as he appeared on the surface.

He had some unknown Opportunities and secrets.

The Lu Family Old Ancestor also said that Lu Changsheng was a person of great Luck.

So she knew that when Lu Changsheng dared to do that and lure away a Cultivator, he must have been confident.

Confident that he could escape from a Late Stage Qi Refining Cultivator.

But now Lu Yuanhua said that three Cultivators directly chased after Lu Changsheng, which made her feel heavy-hearted and worried.

“The most urgent task now is to send people to meet Fourth Elder.”

“I will go to see Old Ancestor and ask if there is any way to find Changsheng’s whereabouts.”

Fourth Elder was, after all, someone who had experienced major storms.

Without overthinking or wasting emotions, she quickly calmed down and spoke, discussing how to deal with the situation.

“Alas, Changsheng, if anything happens to you, how can this old woman explain it to Miao Yun?”

After Lu Yuanding and Lu Yuanhua left, Fourth Elder also sighed deeply.

She also temporarily decided not to tell her granddaughter this news, lest her granddaughter worry.

Then, she went to the depths of Qingzhu Valley to pay respects to Lu Family Old Ancestor.

To see if there was any way to ascertain Lu Changsheng’s situation.

Two days later.

“What? Changsheng lured away the Cultivators and is missing!”

“How could you let Changsheng do such a dangerous thing!”

Second Elder met with the Lu Family members and, upon hearing about Lu Changsheng’s matter, immediately showed anger, glaring at Lu Yuanhua.

Before this, he had not fully acknowledged Lu Changsheng.

He felt that more time was needed to observe Lu Changsheng’s situation and whether he could fully integrate into the Lu Family.

But after Lu Changsheng rejected the Yu Family’s invitation and saved Lu Miaoge’s life.

Now, with the Lu Family facing a crisis, he firmly expressed his willingness to advance and retreat with the Lu Family. His heart had already completely acknowledged Lu Changsheng, treating him as one of their own.

But now, Lu Yuanhua said that Lu Changsheng had led away the Cultivators and was missing. How could he not be angry?

“Second Elder.”

Lu Yuanhua bowed his head apologetically with cupped hands.

“Have you found any clues about Changsheng?”

Second Elder asked in a deep voice.

“No, we have searched the area where Changsheng led away the Cultivators, but there are no traces of battle.”

“So there are only two possibilities…”

Lu Yuanhua said.

No traces of battle indicate that there was no fierce confrontation between the two sides, and the battle ended very quickly.

Then there are only two possibilities.

Either Lu Changsheng escaped directly.

Or Lu Changsheng was easily killed or captured by the three.

Facing three Cultivators in the Late Stage of Qi Refining, they all tacitly assumed the latter possibility was greater.

“Has this matter been reported to Old Ancestor?”

Second Elder thought of Old Ancestor’s previous favor towards Lu Changsheng and asked.

“Fourth Elder went to see Old Ancestor, but Changsheng does not have a keepsake or any Soul Lantern or other means planted on him, so Old Ancestor cannot sense Changsheng’s situation.”

Lu Yuanhua said bitterly.

A Cultivation Family like the Lu Family does not have Soul Lanterns or identity jade tokens to determine life and death.

Only a portion of core disciples would have a Soul Lantern or keepsake left by the Family Old Ancestor to prevent accidents.

“Search, continue to search, expand the search area!”

“Send a message immediately if there is any news!”

After a moment of silence, Second Elder directly said.

And at the same time.

In a cave.

“It’s almost time to go back, otherwise, if Miao Yun and the others see Second Elder and the others return but I don’t, they will surely worry.”

After hiding for two days, Lu Changsheng looked at the sky outside and felt it was about time.

Then he added some battle damage marks to himself.

Afterward, he walked out of the cave, released the Iron Feather Eagle from his Storage Pouch, and flew towards Qingzhu Mountain.

One day later.

Lu Changsheng rode the Iron Feather Eagle and landed outside Qingzhu Mountain.

“Lu Changsheng, you’re back! Are you alright?”

At the mountain gate, a Lu Family Elder saw Lu Changsheng and immediately said with surprise.

He scrutinized Lu Changsheng’s condition, and seeing that he was not seriously injured, he couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

“Yes, I’m fine. After escaping the pursuit, I hid outside for two days, so I’m only just returning now.”

Lu Changsheng said.

“Good, good, good, it’s good that you’re back, it’s good that you’re back.”

“The Family even sent people out to look for you. I’ll send a message now to tell them to come back.”

This Lu Family Elder nodded and said.

Lu Yuanding had previously instructed that if Lu Changsheng returned, they should immediately send a message.

“I made the Family worry. I’ll also go home to report my safety.”

Upon hearing this, Lu Changsheng immediately said.

He knew that his actions this time would surely make the Lu Family worry.

Furthermore, if his wives and concubines learned that others from Nine Dragon Market had returned but he hadn’t, they would also surely worry.

Thinking about his year-long absence from home, he also missed his wives, concubines, and children very much.

“Good, good, good, go ahead.”

This Lu Family Elder saw that Lu Changsheng only had minor injuries, nothing serious, and didn’t say much else.

Lu Changsheng nodded, and after entering Qingzhu Mountain, he immediately headed straight for his home.

Along the way, he vaguely saw that the Lu Family was currently on alert, and there were many more patrolling disciples.

Greeting a few Lu Family disciples on the way, Lu Changsheng learned that the news of his peril was known only to a small number of people.

Before long, Lu Changsheng entered Qingzhu Valley and arrived at his manor.

“Husband~”

“Husband is back!”

“Daddy, Daddy!”

“Look, Daddy’s back!”

As soon as Lu Changsheng entered the door, his wives and concubines, who were in the courtyard with their children, saw him and immediately rushed over with joyful surprise.

“Husband, what happened to you? Why is your Magical Artifact damaged?”

One of his wives immediately noticed the damage on Lu Changsheng’s Magical Artifact and asked with concern.

Seeing his wives and concubines in this state, Lu Changsheng immediately knew.

The Lu Family had not told his wives and concubines about what happened on his way back.

So his wives and concubines did not know about him being chased by Cultivators.

“I encountered a small accident on the way, nothing serious.”

Lu Changsheng immediately waved his hand and said lightly.

He also didn’t want his wives and concubines to worry.

He then quickly walked to the side hall, changed his clothes, and accompanied his wives and children to the backyard.

To visit his other wives, concubines, and children.

“Husband, you’re back!”

Lu Miaoyun and Qu Zhenzhen and the other women in the backyard were also pleasantly surprised to see Lu Changsheng.

They put down their children and rushed to embrace Lu Changsheng with joy.

“Hehe, did you miss your Husband?”

Lu Changsheng embraced his two young wives.

“Yes!”

Lu Miaoyun said with tenderness and charm in her eyes.

Qu Zhenzhen’s personality was no longer as easily shy as it once was. She hugged Lu Changsheng tightly, her voice soft and sweet.

“Your Husband missed you too.”

Lu Changsheng said warmly.

After a good embrace with the two women, he didn’t show favoritism.

He cared for all his wives and concubines, then looked at the children.

But with so many children now, he truly felt a bit blind.

He couldn’t tell which one was which at once.

Especially since he had been away from home for a year.

All the children in his wives’ bellies had been born.

There were eleven more children he had never seen or held.

Subsequently, Lu Changsheng looked at these children and gave these eleven children names.

He began to reminisce and chat with his wives and concubines, talking about his experiences in Nine Dragon Market, and listening to his wives talk about daily life.

And just then, a pleasant and moving voice of surprise came.

“Lu Changsheng!”

Only to see a woman who looked eighteen or nineteen, with delicate features, a beautiful face, graceful posture, and wearing a black and gold slim-fitting dress, looking at Lu Changsheng.

Then she rushed towards Lu Changsheng with a look of pleasant surprise.

Lu Changsheng looked at the Second Miss who was rushing towards him with a face full of surprise, and was slightly stunned.

He didn’t know what was wrong with this Second Miss today, why she was so excited.

But he still instinctively opened his arms.

Immediately, a fragrant breeze filled his nose, and soft jade filled his embrace.

“What’s going on?”

Lu Miaoyun, Qu Zhenzhen, and the other women who were chatting with Lu Changsheng nearby, were stunned when they saw this scene.

They were a bit bewildered.

They didn’t understand why Lu Miaohuan suddenly came to their home.

And why she was so pleasantly surprised and excitedly rushed into her Husband’s embrace.

Looking at Lu Miaohuan, who was happily and tightly hugging their Husband, Lu Miaoyun, Qu Zhenzhen and the others exchanged glances, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Not far away, Lu Miaoge, who came with Lu Miaohuan, showed a helpless expression when she saw this scene.

She didn’t expect her sister to do such a thing in broad daylight, in front of Lu Changsheng’s wives and concubines.

However, she could also understand her sister’s feelings.

These past few days, her sister had been restless, unable to eat or sleep.

Just now, after hearing that Lu Changsheng had returned, she was overjoyed and insisted on coming over.

Lu Miaoge looked at Lu Changsheng, who was embraced by Lu Miaohuan, and gently pursed her lips, her eyes filled with tenderness and joy.

But her inner emotions were somewhat complex.

PS: There is a second chapter, but it will be very late, so everyone doesn’t have to wait