Chapter 141: How could Yun Wanshang be him?
Hongye Valley Market.
The streets were still sparsely populated with pedestrians, not bustling.
Lu Changsheng held his daughter, Lu Qingzhu, and walked through the market with his wife, Lu Miaoge.
“Xiao Zhu’er, do you like this?”
Lu Miaoge, with her hair neatly pinned up and a beautiful, gentle Face, held a small toy and asked her daughter.
“Oh.”
Lu Qingzhu looked at it for a few moments, then replied.
“It seems she doesn’t like it.”
Lu Changsheng smiled, looking at his daughter’s expression.
His daughter was already two years old.
She was carved from pink jade, very adorable.
It was just that her personality was a bit simple-minded.
She didn’t cry or fuss, she was quiet and well-behaved.
Even when Lu Changsheng occasionally pinched her, she would just look at her father with a wronged, bewildered expression.
She was completely different from the mischievous and active Lu Qingshan.
“Isn’t this Young Miss Lu Miaoge? Your child is already so big.”
“No wonder Mr. Lu is so loyal to the Lu Family. It seems your Lu Family invested a lot.”
At this moment, several men and women walked over from not far away.
One of the blue-robed youths saw Lu Changsheng and Lu Miaoge, a smile on his lips, and jokingly remarked.
“Young Master Yu, are we very familiar with you?”
Lu Changsheng turned his head, expressionless, and said indifferently.
This blue-robed youth was Third Young Master Yu Ningyuan, who had once tried to recruit him in Nine Dragon Market.
He had no good impression of this Third Young Master Yu.
Or rather, he had no good impression of the entire Yu Family.
After all, according to his speculation, the ambush Lu Miaoge encountered and the ambush he himself encountered on his way back were most likely carried out by the Yu Family.
At that time, when this Third Young Master Yu came to Nine Dragon Market to recruit him, it was possible that the matter was related to him.
He kept all these things in mind.
Once his strength was sufficient, he would settle all accounts.
“Hmph.”
Yu Ningyuan’s Face darkened when he saw Lu Changsheng giving him no Face at all.
But he only snorted coldly.
After all, Hongye Valley Market was considered his own market.
It was still in its initial stages.
He wouldn’t cause trouble with people within the market to avoid affecting its reputation.
Otherwise, given how Lu Changsheng made him lose Face and feel displeased, he wouldn’t have let it go so easily.
“Lu Changsheng.”
After Yu Ningyuan left, he turned back and glanced at Lu Changsheng again.
He knew that Lu Changsheng was not simple.
He had saved Lu Miaoge before, and he was unharmed after the ambush he had sent people to carry out.
He had also played a significant role in the battle when the Lu Family and Bai Family annihilated Hongye Valley.
He knew that the latter was not so easy to control.
“Changsheng, you still need to be careful with the Yu Family.”
Lu Miaoge said softly to Lu Changsheng.
Although the Lu Family, Bai Family, Zheng Family, and Yu Family, the Four Great Families, collaborated to establish this Hongye Valley Market.
The relationship between the four families had not improved much.
After all, the incident in Hongye Valley at that time had caused a great deal of unpleasantness.
“Miaoge, I know.”
Lu Changsheng nodded.
He was now considered a core member of the Lu Family and knew some of the ins and outs.
The two continued to stroll for a while, then took their daughter back to the Lu Lingfu Shop.
As for Lu Changsheng’s own ‘Peace Talisman Hall,’ he would only go there once a month to check the accounts and replenish Talismans.
If he was busy, he would ask Lu Miaoge to help him oversee it.
The main reason was that the traffic in Hongye Valley Market was still average.
His monthly income mainly relied on a few of his top-grade Talismans, so there wasn’t much to see.
“Xiao Zhu’er, why aren’t you asleep yet?”
Returning to the third floor of the Lingfu Shop, Lu Changsheng looked at his daughter quietly lying in his arms, thinking she had fallen asleep.
But when he looked down, a pair of bright, big eyes were looking at him.
“Daddy, I’m not sleepy.”
Lu Qingzhu said in a childish voice.
Her small head rubbed gently against Lu Changsheng’s chest, her tender white Face nuzzling him.
“Then are you hungry?”
Looking at his daughter’s adorable appearance, Lu Changsheng felt very content and loving, and he gave her milky-scented little Face a kiss.
“Oh.”
The little girl thought for a moment, then pouted and nodded.
“You’re hungry and you don’t even know how to say it, you silly goose.”
Lu Changsheng couldn’t help but smile when he heard this.
He immediately took out a baby bottle and several jade bottles from his Storage Pouch.
They contained Spiritual Dew, Spiritual Honey, and Spirit Beast milk, respectively.
As the father of over a hundred children, he had long had a Storage Pouch specifically for storing children’s food.
After preparing the beast milk, Lu Changsheng skillfully fed the child.
However, a child of this age could already hold the bottle themselves.
Lu Miaoge watched Lu Changsheng feeding the child, her expression gentle for a while, then she went to the Talisman room to make Talismans.
She had also successfully drawn top-grade Talismans last year.
But her success rate was still not high.
Drawing top-grade Talismans was still in the red.
Lu Changsheng naturally also gave her guidance on Talismans.
But the effect of such teaching was limited; she still had to rely on herself.
This also made Lu Changsheng feel that teaching his children Talismans and Puppets in the future would be somewhat difficult.
In the early stages, one could spend more money and force it out.
But without the talent in that area, it would be difficult to Cultivate.
Watching his daughter quietly drink her milk, Lu Changsheng suddenly sensed something.
He took out a Talisman from his Storage Pouch.
A faint spiritual light flowed on the Talisman.
“Xiao Xiyue has arrived at Hongye Valley Market.”
This was a communication Talisman.
As long as the corresponding communication Talisman was activated, the communication Talisman would react.
However, this was only a first-tier communication Talisman, with a limited sensing range.
So Lu Changsheng immediately knew that Xiao Xiyue had arrived at Hongye Valley Market.
Immediately, he went to the Talisman room, told Lu Miaoge, who was making Talismans, that he was going out for a bit.
Then he carried his daughter and walked towards the entrance of Hongye Valley Market.
A quarter of an hour later.
Lu Changsheng arrived at the market exit.
He immediately saw Xiao Xiyue not far away, dressed in a white dress, with a tall and graceful figure, and a cold and aloof temperament.
“Xiao Xiyue.”
Lu Changsheng stepped forward and called out to Xiao Xiyue.
When they had parted earlier, Xiao Xiyue had suggested addressing each other as Fellow Daoist, which seemed a bit distant.
So, their way of addressing each other had naturally changed.
“Changsheng.”
Xiao Xiyue, with her cold and aloof Face, saw Lu Changsheng, and her calm, indifferent beautiful eyes immediately showed a gentle expression, and the corners of her mouth also curved.
“Is this your daughter too?”
Xiao Xiyue saw Lu Qingzhu, who was holding a baby bottle in Lu Changsheng’s arms, and asked.
She knew that Lu Changsheng had many wives, concubines, and children.
But she hadn’t expected that Lu Changsheng would even carry a child when he came to the market.
It made her truly at a loss for words.
She could only say that Lu Changsheng truly loved children.
“Yes, this is my daughter, Lu Qingzhu.”
“Xiao Zhu’er, this is your Aunt Xiao Xiyue.”
Lu Changsheng introduced them to each other with a composed expression.
“Aunt Xixi.”
The little girl, holding her baby bottle, paused, then said in a childish voice.
In Qingzhu Mountain, there were so many aunts, so she would call them a little.
But her pronunciation was not yet clear enough.
“Oh, so cute.”
Xiao Xiyue looked at the little girl drinking milk, a faint smile on her Face.
One reason was that the child was indeed cute.
The other was loving the house and the crow.
Then the two walked into Hongye Valley Market, chatting and laughing.
However, just as the two were chatting.
“It’s him!?”
A figure hidden in the Void Realm, upon seeing Lu Changsheng, revealed expressions of shock, surprise, shame, anger, disbelief, and more in her dreamlike, beautiful eyes.
It was like when Duan Yu learned that the person he loved was actually his half-sister.
But it turned out he wasn’t born of his own biological father, but of his mother’s affair.
“How could Xiao Xiyue’s Inner Demon Tribulation person be him!?”
Yun Wanchang, in a colorful dress, stood quietly in the air.
Looking at the young man who was chatting and laughing with her Disciple, her expression was incredibly shocked and complicated.
Her heart felt as if a five-flavored bottle had been overturned, a mix of emotions.
After Xiao Xiyue left, she was still a bit worried about Xiao Xiyue.
She also wanted to see what kind of Inner Demon Tribulation object her Disciple had chosen.
After all, this Inner Demon Tribulation would affect her Disciple’s future.
As her Master, she naturally had to care deeply.
So she followed Xiao Xiyue the whole way, preparing to observe and check.
But she never expected that her Disciple’s Inner Demon Tribulation object would be the Qi Refining Cultivator she had once spent a night with.
This made her mind a complete mess, stunned in place, under the surge of shock, surprise, shame, anger, killing intent, and other emotions.
A moment later.
“Fate truly plays tricks on people.”
Yun Wanchang looked at the disappearing backs of the two, smiling bitterly and sighing deeply.
Under the surge of emotions just now, she even had the thought of slaying Lu Changsheng with a sword.
But thinking back to what happened then, it wasn’t Lu Changsheng’s fault.
The cause lay with herself.
Moreover, she couldn’t possibly do such a thing.
Lu Changsheng was only with Xiao Xiyue, so what reason did she have to kill him?
Furthermore, from Xiao Xiyue’s demeanor and attitude towards Lu Changsheng, it was clear she had already fallen in love.
Love arises without knowing why.
Now that the Inner Demon Tribulation of love had begun, Xiao Xiyue could only overcome it herself.
Under these circumstances, if she were to angrily kill Lu Changsheng, it would be equivalent to severing her Disciple’s future.
“Alas,” Yun Wanchang sighed deeply again.
Her emotions were too complex to describe.
She had originally thought that if Lu Changsheng was promising enough to reach Foundation Establishment within twenty or thirty years, she could give him an Opportunity.
She would bring him to Qingyun Sect to Cultivate.
Forming a True Core was naturally very difficult, with no hope.
But with her help and nurturing, there was still some hope of forming a False Core.
In that case, he would also be qualified to become her Dao Companion.
In the future, relying on the Spiritual Energy she left within Lu Changsheng’s body, the two of them Dual Cultivating might even allow them to advance further.
But now, seeing Lu Changsheng become the person of Xiao Xiyue’s Inner Demon Tribulation, her idea and plan could only be abandoned.
Even if Xiao Xiyue cultivated the Supreme Emotion Severing Art and forgot this relationship after passing her Inner Demon Tribulation, she, as her Master, could no longer do such a thing.
Otherwise, a Master and Disciple sharing one husband, what kind of propriety would that be!
Did she, Yun Wanchang, a dignified Core Formation True Person, not care about her Face?
“But just now I saw he already had a child, did he give up Cultivation?”
Yun Wanchang frowned slightly, thinking of Lu Changsheng holding a child earlier.
If a Cultivator could maintain their primal yin and primal yang unbroken, it would be somewhat helpful for early-stage Cultivation.
This was why most Cultivators rarely considered marriage when they were young.
“He only has an 8th Grade Spiritual Root, even if he obtained an Opportunity and I broke through in Cultivation, his chances of Foundation Establishment are still very slim.”
“Moreover, Xiao Xiyue went to Qingzhu Mountain before, and I remember Qingzhu Mountain is a Foundation Establishment Cultivator Family.
If this child is a Family Disciple, with poor talent, he can indeed only marry and have children, living out his life in peace.”
Yun Wanchang murmured to herself.
Seeing that Lu Changsheng had already married and had children, she felt a sense of loss and displeasure for some reason.
“Hmph, he’s already married and has children, yet he’s still like this with Xiao Xiyue!”
Yun Wanchang’s Face showed a hint of coldness again.
“No, Xiao Xiyue said before that she was able to escape from the Foundation Establishment Robber Cultivators thanks to him.”
“And Xiao Xiyue asked me to refine the Golden Crow Pill, which was to prepare for his Foundation Establishment, which means… his Cultivation has reached Qi Refining Perfection.”
The next moment, Yun Wanchang suddenly looked up, realizing another anomaly.
Because Lu Changsheng had the Harmonious Light and Dust Jade she gave him.
So, just now, she herself didn’t notice Lu Changsheng’s Cultivation status.
Also, various emotions filled her mind and impacted her brain, making her forget about it for a moment.
Now, thinking of this, her heart was filled with surprise and doubt again.
Looking at the two who were almost gone, she quickly followed.
Then she looked at Lu Changsheng, her eyes sparkling like flowing starlight, filled with shimmering light.
“Qi Refining Ninth Layer!”
“And his entire body’s Spiritual Energy aura is grand and upright, faintly carrying a sharp and domineering intent.”
“His Physical Body’s vital Qi and blood are also very vigorous, like a Yao Beast.”
“This…”
Yun Wanchang cast a spell and immediately saw Lu Changsheng’s Cultivation status.
Her heart was filled with shock.
“It’s only been eight years, right?”
“An 8th Grade Spiritual Root, in eight years, broke through from Qi Refining Sixth Layer Peak to Qi Refining Ninth Layer.”
“This speed is barely acceptable, but his entire Cultivation status, not only is his Spiritual Energy profound, but he also clearly practices both magical and physical cultivation.”
Yun Wanchang’s eyes were full of surprise and disbelief.
This situation would be normal for a Genius Disciple of Qingyun Sect.
But on Lu Changsheng, it made her feel somewhat incredible.
“Hoo!”
Yun Wanchang looked at Lu Changsheng, confirmed she wasn’t mistaken, and exhaled a long breath.
As a Core Formation True Person, she usually remained calm even when Mount Tai collapsed.
Even upon learning about Xiao Xiyue’s matter, she only frowned slightly and showed coldness.
But today, upon seeing Lu Changsheng, her expression changed drastically twice in a short period, stirring up a thousand waves in her heart.
While Yun Wanchang was observing Lu Changsheng’s situation.
Lu Changsheng also faintly felt a prickling sensation on his back.
He suddenly turned his head and looked around.
But there were only scattered pedestrians around.
There was nothing unusual.
However, Lu Changsheng completely trusted his intuition.
He knew that this faint, prickling sensation on his back must mean someone was observing him.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t feel this way for no reason.
“Could it be Yu Family Old Ancestor?”
Because of the previous incident with Third Young Master Yu, Lu Changsheng couldn’t help but suspect the Yu Family.
He remembered that Yu Family Old Ancestor was currently stationed in the Market.
But he felt it was unlikely.
Why would the other party observe him for no reason?
Moreover, he had been in Hongye Valley Market for so long; if that Yu Family Old Ancestor really wanted to observe him, he would have done so long ago.
It was impossible to wait until now.
He looked at Xiao Xiyue again.
Suspecting if someone had targeted Xiao Xiyue again.
“Changsheng, what’s wrong?”
Xiao Xiyue also saw that Lu Changsheng was acting a bit strangely and asked.
“I just faintly felt someone observing me in secret?”
“Xiao Xiyue, did you encounter anything on your way here?”
Lu Changsheng stopped looking around, remained calm, and transmitted his voice.
“Changsheng, are you saying someone is following me?”
“I haven’t encountered anything unusual on my way here.”
Xiao Xiyue immediately understood Lu Changsheng’s meaning upon hearing this, and she also became vigilant, sensing her surroundings.
“Is that so.”
Lu Changsheng took a deep breath.
He knew that Xiao Xiyue cultivated the Supreme Emotion Severing Art.
In terms of spiritual perception, she was a bit more sensitive than him.
Since Xiao Xiyue hadn’t noticed anything unusual.
It meant this person had nothing to do with Xiao Xiyue.
Or perhaps the other party’s Cultivation was extremely profound, which was why Xiao Xiyue hadn’t noticed anything at all along the way.
“Changsheng, let’s meet again later.”
At this moment, Xiao Xiyue’s expression paused, as if she thought of something, and she pursed her lips, saying.
Then she walked towards the direction of leaving the Market.
“Hmm?”
Lu Changsheng saw Xiao Xiyue suddenly leave and didn’t know what she meant.
But he immediately guessed that Xiao Xiyue must have realized something.
“Okay, I’ll also send the child back.”
Lu Changsheng nodded and said.
He planned to send his daughter back first and have Lu Miaoge watch her.
Otherwise, if they truly encountered any accident, holding a child would be inconvenient.
“Quite perceptive and vigilant.”
“It seems that Xiao Xiyue, that girl, also guessed it was me.”
On the side of the street, Yun Wanchang, who was concealing her figure, watched the two separate, her expression returning to calm.
She knew her actions had made Lu Changsheng vigilant.
Which in turn made Xiao Xiyue guess that the person observing in secret was her.
“Xiao Xiyue, it’s Master.”
To prevent her Disciple from being alarmed, Yun Wanchang didn’t hide it and directly transmitted her voice to her Disciple.
“Master, why are you here?”
Xiao Xiyue heard her Master’s voice and also breathed a sigh of relief, speaking softly.
As if talking to herself.
But Yun Wanchang could clearly hear the voice.
She spoke frankly: “You encountered danger during your training before, and the matter of the Inner Demon Tribulation is of great importance, so Master was worried about you and came to check.”
“Thank you, Master.”
Xiao Xiyue nodded lightly, understanding her Master’s painstaking efforts.
“Find a place, Master has something to ask you.”
Yun Wanchang continued to transmit her voice.
“Yes, Master.”
Immediately, Xiao Xiyue saw a restaurant nearby.
She immediately went in and opened a room.
Yun Wanchang also followed Xiao Xiyue into the room, becoming visible, while remaining unseen by others.
“Master.”
Xiao Xiyue saw Yun Wanchang and immediately bowed respectfully.
“That man just now, he is the person of your Inner Demon Tribulation, isn’t he?”
Yun Wanchang’s expression was calm as she asked.
“Yes, Master.”
Xiao Xiyue nodded.
“Tell Master in detail about your situation with him.”
Yun Wanchang said.
The power went out, typing on the phone is terrible.