Chapter 117: Seventh Sister, Lu Changsheng is Dead!

Qingzhu Mountain.

Inside a grand hall.

“What, you’re saying that you encountered an ambush on your way back, and Second Elder was intercepted, while Changseng tried to lure the enemy away and was pursued by three Qi Refining late-stage cultivators, and his whereabouts are unknown!”

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

“Yes, Father. At the time, three Qi Refining late-stage cultivators were chasing us, and Uncle Yuanhua wanted to lure them away, but Changseng took the initiative to get off the flying boat, wanting to lure one of them away.”

“But in the end, all three cultivators went after Lu Changsheng.”

Lu Miaohuan’s eyes were red, and her voice was choked with sobs as she spoke.

During this time, she couldn’t help but think of Lu Changsheng, who had gotten off the flying boat to lure the enemy away, standing alone on the magical wheel.

She was filled with regret and self-blame, wondering why she hadn’t stopped Lu Changsheng back then.

After all, being pursued by three Qi Refining late-stage cultivators was a certain death sentence.

“Patriarch, this is all my fault. I didn’t protect Changseng well, and I’m willing to accept punishment.”

Lu Yuanhua also looked self-reproachful as he spoke.

Lu Changsheng’s importance to the Lu Family was obvious.

As long as he continued to grow, he would become the core and pillar of the Lu Family in the future.

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

This made him feel guilty and self-reproachful as well.

“Alas.”

Lu Yuanding let out a deep sigh, his emotions heavy with sorrow.

He never thought that such an unexpected event would occur.

If Lu Changsheng really did meet his end, it would be a huge loss for the Lu Family.

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

“The Ancestor once said that Lu Changsheng was a person with great luck. I hope that he can turn danger into safety this time!”

Lu Yuanding could only hope so in his heart.

But thinking about the three Qi Refining late-stage cultivators pursuing Lu Changsheng, his emotions became even heavier.

It seemed that the possibility of Lu Changsheng turning danger into safety was extremely low.

“Let’s put the matter of punishment aside for now. Our top priority is to rescue the Second Elder and find Lu Changsheng!”

Looking at his daughter, who was crying with red eyes and a sorrowful expression, Lu Yuanding let out a gentle sigh and turned to Lu Yuanhua.

He then let his daughter and the other Lu Family juniors rest, instructing them not to spread the news.

He and Lu Yuanhua quickly exited the grand hall.

Lu Miaohuan’s eyes were red, her face sorrowful and listless, as she walked back to her home in the backyard, her spirit broken.

She sat down beside the stone table in the courtyard, staring blankly into space.

Her mind involuntarily flashed back to Lu Changsheng’s image.

The two of them had argued, laughed, and shared countless moments together.

Although they hadn’t spent much time together, these memories were now constantly revolving in her mind.

Her inner sorrow, self-blame, and nostalgia were brewing, making Lu Changsheng’s image in her heart more vivid than ever.

“Lu Changsheng.”

Lu Miaohuan murmured softly.

She felt a hollow emptiness in her heart.

She finally understood what it meant to lose something and only then appreciate its value.

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

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

Seeing her sister’s sorrowful and listless expression in the courtyard, she immediately went over to comfort and ask.

“Sister, Lu Changsheng is dead… waaahhh.”

Lu Miaohuan, who was still lost in her memories, saw her sister appear.

Her emotions surged, and the feelings she had accumulated burst forth at this moment.

She threw her arms around her sister and sobbed bitterly.

Her voice was choked with tears, and she cried out loud.

“What!?”

Lu Miaoge was shocked upon hearing her sister’s words, as if she had been struck by a thunderbolt on a sunny day.

Her slender body trembled, and she froze in place.

Her beautiful face turned deathly pale, and she stared at her sister in disbelief.

“Miaohuan, what are you saying? You’re saying Changseng is dead?”

“He sacrificed himself to protect us… waaahhh.”

Lu Miaohuan wailed loudly.

She had already accepted that Lu Changsheng was certainly dead.

Lu Miaoge heard these words and saw her sister’s sorrowful expression, and her heart was also filled with grief and sorrow.

“Miaohuan, don’t cry. What happened?”

“Tell your sister, how could Changseng die?”

Lu Miaoge comforted her sister, biting her lip tightly, her voice trembling as she asked.

She didn’t dare to believe that this was true.

How could Lu Changsheng, who was doing so well, just die like that?

Her mind also flashed back to the moments she shared with Lu Changsheng.

Because of her testing his Talisman techniques, she had gotten to know Lu Changsheng as a person.

She had then heard about his progress in the Talisman path and remembered him.

The two of them had learned Talisman techniques from Fourth Elder and worked together at Julong Market.

She had witnessed Lu Changsheng’s progress and growth every step of the way.

Until recently, their relationship had taken a further step forward, and they had become husband and wife in all but name.

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

Lu Miaoge couldn’t believe it, couldn’t accept this terrible news.

“When we were on our way back…”

Lu Miaohuan’s voice was choked with sobs as she recounted what had happened on their way back.

“Four masked cultivators ambushed us, Changseng went to lure them away, and ended up being pursued by three of them.”

Lu Miaoge’s heart, which had been stuck in her throat, dropped down a notch upon hearing that Lu Changsheng wasn’t dead.

But her heart was still heavy with worry.

She knew that these four cultivators, who dared to ambush Second Elder’s flying boat, were no ordinary people.

It was even possible that these four people were the same ones who had ambushed her previously.

In that case, Lu Changsheng’s chances of escaping from the three cultivators were slim.

“Miaohuan, don’t cry, Changseng is a lucky person, he’ll be fine.”

Lu Miaoge bit her lip, comforting her sister.

At the same time, she was also comforting herself.

Because she knew that Lu Changsheng had some secrets.

He wasn’t as simple as he seemed on the surface.

Especially after Lu Changsheng had saved her, and they had duel cultivated together, she knew that Lu Changsheng’s strength wasn’t just at the Qi Refining sixth stage.

He had probably broken through to the Qi Refining seventh stage.

But even at the Qi Refining seventh stage, facing three cultivators was still a dangerous situation.

She remembered when she had encountered those four cultivators, and if it weren’t for her protective magical weapons and Talisman, as well as being near Julong Market, she wouldn’t have been able to escape.

And if it weren’t for Lu Changsheng’s rescue, she would have been dead for sure.

Thinking about these things, her heart was filled with sorrow and grief again.

“Even if Lu Changsheng had only broken through to the Qi Refining sixth stage, he had never fought with anyone before, and he still gave us half of his Talisman to protect ourselves… waaahhh.”

Lu Miaohuan thought about how Lu Changsheng had given her half of his Talisman when he got off the flying boat, and her heart was even more sorrowful.

She looked at the Talismans, which were mostly medium-grade, but there were also several high-grade ones.

She knew that these Talismans were definitely Lu Changsheng’s own protective Talismans.

But in that dangerous moment, not only did he lure the enemy away, but he also gave them half of his protective Talismans.

“If I hadn’t returned to Qingzhu Mountain, and let Changseng take charge of the Spirit Talisman shop, Changseng wouldn’t have encountered danger.”

Hearing her sister’s tearful words, Lu Miaoge was also infected with sadness.

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 this wouldn’t have happened.

“Changseng, you must come back alive.”

Lu Miaoge silently prayed in her heart, unwilling to believe that Lu Changsheng was dead.

Looking at her sister’s sorrowful and heartbroken expression, Lu Miaoge let out a deep sigh.

She had always known that her sister had a few feelings for Lu Changsheng.

But she didn’t expect that her sister’s feelings for Lu Changsheng had reached this level.

“If it were before, Miaohuan’s feelings for Changseng were just liking and admiration.”

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

“Now that we’ve experienced this, Miaohuan’s feelings of liking, admiration, and sorrow will only continue to ferment and never forget Changseng.”

Lu Miaoge was very familiar with her sister’s personality.

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

Thinking about her own karma with Lu Changsheng, and now her sister was like this, she couldn’t help but sigh.

But thinking about Lu Changsheng’s uncertain fate, Lu Miaoge didn’t dwell on it.

She just hoped that Lu Changsheng could return safely.

“It’s okay, Changseng will definitely come back, definitely.”

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

She had a feeling that Lu Changsheng wouldn’t die so easily.

As long as she hadn’t seen Lu Changsheng’s corpse, she wouldn’t believe that he was dead.

At the same time, at Fourth Elder’s residence.

“Changseng went to lure the enemy away, and the three Qi Refining late-stage cultivators went after him.”

Fourth Elder’s expression 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 wasn’t as simple as he seemed on the surface.

He had some unknown secrets and mysteries.

The Lu Family Ancestor had also said that Lu Changsheng was a person with great luck.

So she knew that Lu Changsheng had confidence in himself when he lured the enemy away, and he was certain that he could escape from the Qi Refining late-stage cultivator’s pursuit.

But now that Lu Yuanhua said that the three cultivators directly chased after Lu Changsheng, her heart was heavy with worry.

“The top priority now is to send people to rescue the Second Elder.”

“I’ll go see the Ancestor, and see if there’s a way to find Changseng’s trail.”

Fourth Elder, having experienced many storms, didn’t waste time on emotions and quickly calmed down, speaking out to discuss how to respond and solve the situation.

“Alas, Changseng, if you’ve met with an unfortunate end, how can I face Miaoyun?”

After Lu Yuanding and Lu Yuanhua left, Fourth Elder also let out a deep sigh.

She temporarily decided not to tell her granddaughter about this news, to avoid worrying her.

She then went to the depths of Qingzhu Valley to seek out the Lu Family Ancestor.

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

Two days later.

“What, Changseng lured the enemy away and is now missing?”

“How could you let Changseng do something so dangerous?”

Second Elder and the Lu Family members gathered, and upon hearing about Lu Changsheng’s situation, their faces turned angry, and they glared at Lu Yuanhua.

Before this, he hadn’t fully recognized Lu Changsheng.

He felt that he needed more time to observe Lu Changsheng’s situation, to see if he could fully integrate into the Lu Family.

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

Now that the Lu Family was facing a crisis, and he had firmly stated that he would stand together with the Lu Family, he had already fully recognized Lu Changsheng as one of their own.

But now, Lu Yuanhua was saying that Lu Changsheng had lured the enemy away and was now missing, which made him furious.

“Second Elder.”

Lu Yuanhua bowed his head in shame.

“Have you found any leads on Changseng’s whereabouts?”

The Second Elder asked in a deep voice.

“No, we’ve searched the area where Changseng lured the enemy away, but there’s no sign of battle.”

“There are only two possibilities.”

Lu Yuanhua spoke out.

The lack of battle signs meant that the two sides hadn’t engaged in fierce combat, and the fight had ended quickly.

So there were only two possibilities.

Either Lu Changsheng had directly escaped.

Or Lu Changsheng had been easily captured and killed by the three Qi Refining late-stage cultivators.

Facing three Qi Refining late-stage cultivators, they all couldn’t help but assume that the latter possibility was more likely.

“Can we report to the Ancestors now?”

The Second Elder thought about the Ancestor’s previous praise for Lu Changsheng and asked.

“Fourth Elder has gone to seek out the Ancestor, but Changseng didn’t leave any tokens or soul-guiding objects, so the Ancestor can’t sense his situation either.”

Lu Yuanhua said bitterly.

Families like the Lu Family, who cultivated immortality, didn’t have soul lamps or identity jade cards to determine a person’s life or death.

Only a few core disciples would be given soul-guiding objects or tokens by the family’s Ancestor, to avoid unexpected events.

“Search, continue searching, expand the search range!”

“Send a message immediately!”

The Second Elder fell silent for a moment before speaking directly.

Meanwhile,

In a mountain cave,

“It’s about time to return. If I don’t go back, Miaoyun and the others will see the Second Elder and the others returning, but if I don’t go back, they’ll definitely worry.”

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

He then added some fake battle scars to himself.

Then, he walked out of the cave, releasing the steel-feathered eagle from his storage bag, and flew towards Qingzhu Mountain.

A day later,

Lu Changsheng rode the steel-feathered eagle and landed outside Qingzhu Mountain.

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

At the mountain gate, a Lu Family elder saw Lu Changsheng and immediately exclaimed with a shocked expression.

After sizing up Lu Changsheng’s condition and seeing that he wasn’t severely injured, the elder couldn’t help but let out a sigh of relief.

“Yeah, I’m fine. I escaped the pursuit and hid outside for two days, so I only returned now.”

Lu Changsheng replied.

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

“The family has sent people to search for you. I’ll send a message to call them back now.”

The Lu Family elder nodded and said.

Lu Yuanding had previously instructed him to send a message immediately upon seeing Lu Changsheng return.

“I’ve worried the family, and I should go back and report my safety.”

Lu Changsheng said, knowing that his actions this time would definitely worry the Lu Family.

Moreover, his wives and children would definitely worry when they found out that others had returned from Juilong Market but he hadn’t.

Thinking about his year-long absence from home, he couldn’t help but miss his wives and children.

“Good, good, you go.”

The Lu Family elder saw that Lu Changsheng had only suffered minor injuries and didn’t say much more.

Lu Changsheng nodded and entered Qingzhu Mountain, immediately heading straight home.

Along the way, he subtly noticed that the Lu Family was currently in a state of high alert, with many more patrolling disciples.

He exchanged greetings with several Lu Family disciples on the road, and Lu Changsheng knew that only a few people knew about his encounter with danger.

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

“Husband~”

“Husband is back!”

“Dad, Dad!”

“Look, Dad is back!”

As soon as Lu Changsheng entered the door, the several wives who were playing with the children in the courtyard saw him and immediately rushed over with joyful expressions.

“Husband, what’s wrong with you? Why is your Daoist robe damaged?”

One of the wives immediately noticed the damage to Lu Changsheng’s Daoist robe and asked with concern.

Seeing the wives’ reactions, Lu Changsheng immediately knew that the Lu Family had not told them about his encounter with danger on the way back.

So, his wives didn’t know about being pursued and attacked by the cultivators.

“I just had a small accident on the way back, it’s nothing serious,” Lu Changsheng said with a wave of his hand, downplaying the incident.

He didn’t want to worry his wives.

He quickly changed into a new set of clothes and accompanied his wives and children to the backyard.

There, he saw the other wives and children.

“Husband, you’re back!”

The wives in the backyard, including Lu Miaoyun and Qu Zhenzhen, also exclaimed with joy when they saw Lu Changsheng.

They put down the children and rushed over to hug Lu Changsheng with happy expressions.

“Hehe, did you miss me?”

Lu Changsheng hugged the two small wives tightly.

“I did!” Lu Miaoyun said with a gentle and charming tone.

Qu Zhenzhen, who was no longer as shy as before, tightly hugged Lu Changsheng and said in a sweet voice.

“I missed you too, wives.”

Lu Changsheng replied warmly.

After hugging the two women for a while, he didn’t show favoritism and instead showed concern for all his wives and concubines.

Then, he looked at the children, but there were so many of them now that he was a bit bewildered.

He couldn’t even tell who was who, especially since he had been away from home for a year.

All the wives had given birth to their children, and there were eleven new children he hadn’t seen or held before.

Later, Lu Changsheng looked at the children and gave names to the eleven new ones.

He began to chat with his wives, telling them about his experiences at Juilong Market, and listening to their stories about the family.

Just then, a pleasant and joyful voice sounded.

“Lu Changsheng!”

A beautiful woman, around 18 or 19 years old, with delicate features, a stunning face, and a slender figure, wearing a black and gold Daoist robe, looked at Lu Changsheng.

She then rushed over to Lu Changsheng with a joyful expression.

Lu Changsheng looked at the Second Miss who was rushing towards him with a joyful expression, and he was slightly taken aback.

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

But he still instinctively opened his arms.

Suddenly, a fragrance wafted into his nose, and he was enveloped in softness.

“What’s going on?”

Lu Miaoyun, Qu Zhenzhen, and the other women who were chatting with Lu Changsheng were shocked by this scene.

They were bewildered and didn’t understand why Lu Miaohuan had suddenly appeared in their home.

And why she was so excitedly rushing into their husband’s arms.

Looking at Lu Miaohuan’s joyful face, tightly hugging their husband, Lu Miaoyun, Qu Zhenzhen, and the others exchanged glances, unsure of what to say.

Meanwhile, Lu Miaoge, who had come with Lu Miaohuan, looked on with a helpless expression.

She didn’t expect her sister to do something like this in front of Lu Changsheng’s wives.

But she could also understand her sister’s feelings.

These past few days, Lu Miaohuan had been in a daze, unable to eat or sleep.

As soon as she heard that Lu Changsheng was back, she was overjoyed and exclaimed that she wanted to come over.

Lu Miaoge looked at Lu Changsheng, who was being hugged by Lu Miaohuan, and lightly pursed her lips, her eyes filled with gentle joy.

But her inner emotions were complex, with a mix of feelings.