Chapter 127: Ten Years of Vengeance

The sky was cloudless and clear.A flying boat slowly descended from the sky and landed outside Ruyi Region City. Lu Changsheng took out a transmission talisman and sent a message to Hong Yi and Li Feiyu. About an hour later, Hong Yi and Li Feiyu rushed out of the city. “Brother Hong, Brother Feiyu,” Lu Changsheng greeted the two. He then introduced Hong Yi to Qu Zhenzhen and the children. After a brief introduction, Lu Changsheng had Qu Zhenzhen take the children to sit in the horse-drawn carriage and enter the city. “Changseng, I heard from Brother Hong that the Chen Family was destroyed in Hongye Valley?” Li Feiyu asked, looking at Lu Changsheng. He had been paying attention to the situation in Qingzhu Mountain and Hongye Valley. It had been a long time, and he had finally received news about the Lu Family and the Chen Family. He was shocked to learn that the Lu Family had destroyed the Chen Family in Hongye Valley and didn’t know what to make of it. “That’s right,” Lu Changsheng nodded, not hiding anything. He briefly told Li Feiyu about the situation between the Lu Family and the Chen Family. At the same time, he asked Li Feiyu about his future plans. Was he going to continue living in the mortal world or return to Qingzhu Mountain? Lu Changsheng could see that Li Feiyu’s cultivation was still at the Qi Refining Fourth Stage. In the mortal world, even with the small Spirit Gathering Array he had set up, cultivation was extremely difficult. It was far inferior to cultivating in a Spirit Vain like Qingzhu Mountain. “No, my children are growing up, and my parents are taking care of them. I plan to spend the rest of the year with them and then head to the Immortal world to seek opportunities,” Li Feiyu said. He had never given up on his dream of cultivating immortality. He knew that if he didn’t take a chance now, he would have no hope of reaching the Qi Refining later stages in this lifetime. “Hongye Valley was destroyed, and the Lu Family, Bai Family, Yu Family, and Zheng Family will establish a market city there.” “Once the market city is established, all sorts of businesses will flourish, and it will be a decent place to go.” Lu Changsheng spoke up. According to his understanding, the Hongye Market City would be completed within a year or two. After its completion, to attract Rouge Cultivators, merchants would move in, and the four major families would offer various benefits and policies. At this stage, it would be a good opportunity for Rouge Cultivators. If Li Feiyu went to Hongye Market City, he could also take care of himself. After all, traveling to explore mysterious realms and secret territories was too dangerous in his opinion. It was a path that led to certain death. But he also knew that for an ordinary Rouge Cultivator like Li Feiyu, this was the only way to achieve immortality. “Okay, I’ll consider it,” Li Feiyu said, nodding his head. “Hongye Valley is going to be established as a market city?” Hong Yi asked, surprised, seeing an opportunity. “That’s right, Brother Hong. If you’re interested, you can take a look when the time comes.” “If you want to buy a shop, I can also help facilitate the process,” Lu Changsheng said to Hong Yi. Now that he had settled his wife, concubines, and children in the mortal world, with the care of Marquis Ru Yi’s estate, he was naturally willing to return the favor. After Hongye Market City was established, the several major families would put up some shops and residences for sale at a low price. S~ᴇaʀᴄh the NovᴇlFɪre .ɴᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of nøvels early and in the highest quality. If Hong Yi was interested, he could get a quota from the Lu Family. “Thank you, Brother Lu. I’ll discuss this with my father when I get back.” Hong Yi’s face lit up when he heard this. He knew that the shops and residences in the newly established market city were not easy to buy. One needed qualifications. He didn’t expect Lu Changsheng to offer to help him get a quota. This made him inwardly marvel at Lu Changsheng’s current status in the Lu Family. He didn’t expect that in just ten years, the former farm boy who was once looked down upon would grow to this extent. He was also grateful that he had changed his attitude towards Lu Changsheng and established a good relationship with him. “Brother Lu, you previously asked me to investigate the mastermind behind the murder of my sister-in-law’s family. He is currently imprisoned in the marquis’s dungeon.” Hong Yi spoke up. “Alright, I’ll take care of it, Brother Hong.” Lu Changsheng glanced at Qu Zhenzhen in the horse-drawn carriage and nodded. Through Hong Yi’s previous letter, Lu Changsheng already knew the specific details of the situation. As he had guessed, the cultivator was a demonic cultivator. He had cultivated a technique to absorb and refine, and he was worshipped in a small family. He relied on absorbing the cultivation of women and had people in the mortal world search for women with Spirit Roots. That’s why Qu Zhenzhen’s incident had happened. Lu Changsheng had brought Qu Zhenzhen here to handle this matter. “Alright, Brother Lu, you can come to me when the time comes, and I’ll send a message.” “My father has also been wanting to meet you.” Hong Yi nodded and said. Then, the three of them continued to chat, discussing recent events and matters in the cultivation world. “By the way, Brother Lu, do you have contact with Daoist Xiao, Daoist Zhao, and Daoist Han?” Hong Yi asked. “I’ve exchanged a few letters with Han Lin, but I don’t have much contact with Daoist Xiao and Daoist Zhao,” Lu Changsheng shook his head. After the three-year agreement, they had made a ten-year agreement. But this ten-year period was too long. The friendship from back then might not be able to be maintained. And Lu Changsheng wasn’t the type of person who liked to socialize with others. So, over the years, he had only exchanged a few letters with Han Lin. He knew that the other party had become an artifact refining master. And he had learned that Xiao Xiyue had been taken as a disciple by a Core Formation true person. Later, Lu Changsheng wrote a congratulatory letter to Xiao Xiyue, and the other party had simply replied, and that was the end of it. “I, on the other hand, have been exchanging letters with the three of them frequently,” Hong Yi said. His personality was different from Lu Changsheng’s. After returning to the mortal world, he had continued to socialize with others. And he had always made an effort to maintain these relationships. Then, he told them about the recent situations of the three people. Xiao Xiyue had been taken as a disciple by a Core Formation true person and had already broken through to the late stages of Qi Refining, with hopes of achieving Foundation Establishment in the future. Zhao Qingqing had a six-grade Spirit Root and had become a pharmacist. But not long ago, she had exchanged letters with Han Lin and learned that Zhao Qingqing had awakened a hidden spiritual body, a plant-type spiritual body. This spiritual body didn’t have any benefits for cultivation, but was good at cultivating spiritual medicine and treating illnesses. So, Zhao Qingqing had been taken as a disciple by the outer sect elder in charge of the medicine garden. “Brother Han has become an artifact refining master, and now Brother Lu is a high-grade Talisman master. It’s just me and Brother Li who are still struggling in the mortal world,” Hong Yi sighed. He thought back to the past, when he was the one with the best family background among the six of them. Although he was doing okay now, when compared to Lu Changsheng and the others, the gap was still significant. He was only slightly better than Li Feiyu. “Sigh.” Li Feiyu let out a soft sigh, not saying a word. Back when they made the three-year agreement, he was the one who was struggling the most among the six of them. Now, seven years had passed, and he was still the one who was struggling the most. The gap between him and the others was only growing wider. This was also the reason he wanted to go to the Immortal world and try his luck. “Brother Feiyu,” Lu Changsheng patted Li Feiyu’s shoulder, seeing his brother’s frustration. “I’m fine, it’s just that seeing all of you like this makes me a bit sentimental,” Li Feiyu forced a smile. “We only have two and a half years left until our ten-year agreement,” Hong Yi continued. “I’ll write to Daoist Xiao and the others to see if we can gather together.” “I’m in,” Lu Changsheng nodded. He thought that as long as they could maintain their relationships, they should. But he didn’t force the issue, choosing to go with the flow. After all, with the system by his side, he didn’t need Hong Yi’s help. Li Feiyu also nodded slightly. Although he didn’t rely on others for help, he knew that maintaining these relationships would be beneficial to him. Just like now, his good relationships with Lu Changsheng and Hong Yi had brought him many conveniences in terms of cultivation resources and information. As the three of them chatted, the horse-drawn carriage arrived at the Lu Family’s gate. Lu Lanshu, Lu Ziyue, Lu Qing’er, Xia Ziyue, and others were standing at the gate with a group of children. It was clear that they knew Lu Changsheng was coming and were waiting for him. “Brother Lu, I still have things to attend to, so I won’t disturb your reunion,” Hong Yi said, getting up to leave. “Okay, see you tomorrow,” Lu Changsheng nodded, then looked at his wives and children. “Husband, Daddy, Sister Zhenzhen, Aunt Qu!” The wives and children rushed to Lu Changsheng, revealing their joy at being reunited after a long time. Lu Wuyou and Lu Xile even ran over to hug Lu Changsheng. “Haha, did you miss your father?” Seeing this, Lu Changsheng hugged the children, rubbed their heads, and smiled. “Yes!” It had been over a year since they last saw each other, and the children had all grown up a lot. From their physique and movements, it was clear that they had a certain foundation in martial arts. This small improvement in their martial arts skills also had a slight effect on Lu Changsheng. However, this effect was too small. For Lu Changsheng, who was cultivating the Hundred Treasure Refinement Body Tempering Technique, it was almost negligible. “Lanshu, it’s been hard on you all these days,” Lu Changsheng said, looking at his wives. “It wasn’t hard, husband,” The wives shook their heads, their eyes filled with gentle emotions. “Let’s go, let’s go inside,” Lu Changsheng said, not wanting to chat at the gate. He patted his eldest son Lu Ping’an, who was almost as tall as him, and entered the estate with his wives and children. The Lu Family estate had undergone significant changes compared to a year and a half ago. There were many more guards, martial artists, servants, and maids in the estate. Lu Lanshu had instructed them beforehand, and they all bowed to Lu Changsheng, calling him “Patriarch”. “Heh heh.” Lu Changsheng couldn’t help but chuckle. He wasn’t used to being called “Patriarch” yet. However, in the mortal world, after establishing a family and path, being called “Patriarch” was normal. And at the age of 28, he wasn’t young anymore. After settling the children, Lu Changsheng accompanied his wives and children to a lively and noisy family dinner. That night… “Lanshu, Ziyue, Qing’er, do you want to go back to Qingzhu Mountain?” Lu Changsheng asked his wives, embracing them. Initially, he had sent his wives to the mortal world to take care of the children and prepare for his escape route. Now that the Lu Family’s situation had stabilized, if the three women wanted to return to Qingzhu Mountain, he could take them back to live in Qingzhu Mountain. “We’re fine here with the children, husband,” the wives replied. The three women all shook their heads. They didn’t want to go back to Qingzhu Mountain, but they also understood that Lu Changsheng was busy with his affairs and it was better for them to stay in the mortal world. Moreover, they knew that Lu Changsheng wouldn’t bring the children back, and they couldn’t bear to part with them. “Alright, I’ll come back often,” Lu Changsheng said warmly. He still had a lot of feelings for his first three wives. As he spoke, he showed his emotions through his actions. The next day… “Zhenzhen, you can stay at home, I’ll go,” Lu Changsheng said, looking at Qu Zhenzhen. Although this trip was to avenge Qu Zhenzhen, she didn’t dare to kill anyone herself. Moreover, Lu Changsheng could see that over the years, Qu Zhenzhen had been trying to forget her hatred and resentment. If she saw her enemy, it might bring back painful memories. “Husband,” Qu Zhenzhen looked at Lu Changsheng, biting her lip, her eyes determined, clearly wanting to go. “Then let’s go,” Lu Changsheng said, taking her hand, not saying much more. He brought Qu Zhenzhen to the Ruyi Marquis estate. The gatekeeper knew that Lu Changsheng had arrived and immediately went to report. Not only did Hong Yi come to greet them, but his father, Marquis Ru Yi, also came to welcome them personally. Marquis Ru Yi looked to be in his fifties, but Lu Changsheng knew through Hong Yi that he was actually over seventy years old and had over forty children. “Qi Refining Seventh Stage,” Lu Changsheng immediately saw Marquis Ru Yi’s cultivation level. This level of cultivation was considered high in the mortal world. “A small Spirit Gathering Array, a miniature Spirit Vain?” After entering the estate’s inner courtyard, Lu Changsheng immediately sensed that there was a Spirit Vain beneath the estate. Similar to Niutou Mountain, it was an unranked Spirit Vain. But in the mortal world, having such an unranked Spirit Vain was already quite good. After briefly chatting with Marquis Ru Yi, Lu Changsheng followed Hong Yi to a underground palace. “Lord Yi,” The two Innate Masters guarding the palace gate bowed to Hong Yi. “Open the door.” Hong Yi directly ordered. As they entered the underground palace, they walked through a tunnel and saw that it was a prison. The air was damp and musty, and many people were imprisoned. “Whenever a martial arts expert or cultivator causes trouble in Ruyi Region, Marquis Ru Yi’s estate sends people to handle it and imprison them here.” “Gongsun Hong is imprisoned deep inside.” Hong Yi explained to Lu Changsheng. Gongsun Hong was the cultivator who had killed Qu Zhenzhen’s entire family. Lu Changsheng nodded slightly, holding Qu Zhenzhen’s hand, and followed Hong Yi deeper into the prison. Many of the prison cells were empty, but some held prisoners. They were all heavily restrained, with iron chains and locks on their wrists and ankles. Anyone who could be imprisoned here must have considerable strength. They were either cultivators or at least Innate Masters. As they walked, the prisoners looked up, their eyes red with anger and hatred. Seeing Hong Yi, they seemed to see their arch-nemesis, and their eyes turned red with rage. Qu Zhenzhen saw this scene and felt a sense of fear, tightly holding onto Lu Changsheng’s arm. Although she was a Qi Refining third-stage cultivator, her gentle nature hadn’t changed much. “It’s okay,” Lu Changsheng comforted her, holding her hand. Not just Qu Zhenzhen, but even Lu Changsheng himself felt uncomfortable in this situation. After all, he had seen the most brutal scenes, including the massacre in Hongye Valley. But this scene was even more disturbing. “Brother Lu, sister-in-law, this is Gongsun Hong,” Hong Yi stopped and pointed to a cell. Inside the cell was a old man in his sixties, with gray hair, a pale face, and purple lips. He was heavily restrained, with iron chains and locks on his wrists and ankles, and looked like he was on the verge of death. “Gongsun Hong,” Qu Zhenzhen knew that this was the true culprit who had killed her entire family. Her heart was filled with hatred and anger. But at the same time, she thought of her parents who had died because of her, and her heart was filled with sadness. “Zhenzhen, let me handle it,” Lu Changsheng saw his wife’s expression and sighed. He understood Qu Zhenzhen’s personality. He had expected that even if the killer was in front of her, Qu Zhenzhen would only feel sadness and helplessness. It’s hard to have the kind of anger, hatred, and satisfaction of revenge towards an enemy. One is a matter of character. Moreover, after so many years, the hatred has been suppressed for too long. Qu Zhenzhen’s eyes turned red as she nodded slightly. She felt uneasy and even nauseous as she entered the dungeon. At this moment, letting her take revenge by killing someone would be difficult. “Whoosh!” Lu Changsheng snapped his fingers. A white light sword aura burst out, directly ending Gong Sunhong’s life and beheading him. When he saved Qu Zhenzhen earlier, he was worried that the mysterious cultivator behind the scenes would find them. But now, after more than seven years, killing the opponent was as easy as killing a chicken. “Wuuu, husband.” Qu Zhenzhen saw Gong Sunhong die, her whole body trembling, tears welling up in her eyes as she tightly hugged Lu Changsheng. Although she felt a sense of satisfaction from taking revenge, she was more filled with emptiness and sorrow. She knew that her parents and family would never come back. “Alas.” Lu Changsheng hugged his wife, gently stroking her hair, comforting Qu Zhenzhen. If it weren’t for giving his wife a sense of closure, and if the other party hadn’t insisted on coming, he wouldn’t have brought Qu Zhenzhen to this place. After taking revenge, Lu Changsheng didn’t linger. He put away Gongsun Hong’s head and said goodbye to Hong Yi and left. He left with Qu Zhenzhen, riding on a steel-feathered eagle, they headed towards the East Yang Region, Zhoushan Prefecture. A day later. The two arrived at Zhoushan Prefecture. “Father, mother, wuuu—” Looking at the desolate and overgrown courtyard, Qu Zhenzhen finally couldn’t hold back her tears. Seeing this scene, Lu Changsheng let out a soft sigh. He comforted his wife and set up a grave for her deceased parents. Later, he asked someone to repair the dilapidated mansion and have someone guard it long-term. So that in the future, when Qu Zhenzhen came to pay her respects, she wouldn’t feel so sad and heartbroken. At the same time, he was also thinking that in the future, when his brother-in-law, who had walked the demonic path, returned, he would know that his sister was still alive, and she was taken care of by a good person.