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Lu Family"s Method
"Ning Er really became grew up to become even more beautiful. I wonder how many youths have been fascinated to death." Shao Qian smiled. "Even when I saw you, I was dazed for a moment."
"Elder brother Bai has also began to make fun of Ning Er." Lu Ning Er spoke, pointing a finger at Lu Ao as she placed her other arm onto her hip.
"Not even the slightest bit of a woman"s modesty." Lady Lu stared coldly at Lu Ning Ed before she held Shao Qian"s hand and led him forward. "Come with me, Qing Xuan. I"ll take you to rest."
"Many thanks, Auntie." Shao Qian instantly tossed Lu Ao, who was standing behind him with a bewildered expression, aside and followed Lady Lu into the compound.
Seeing that the relationship between his partner and his mother was extremely good, Lu Ao was somewhat confused. He pointed towards the backs of those two, somewhat at a loss as he spoke, "My mother…"
"You foolish boy!" Lord Lu wished that iron could turn straight into steel. [1] He pointed at Lu Ao. "At that time, your mother had took great pains in order to make Qing Xuan be a little more soft towards you. Who would"ve known that you actually thought it was for real? These past two years, instead of you, it was Qing Xuan who had sent letters to our residence to inform us of your location every two months.
All of a sudden, Lu Ao saw the light. He always thought that the letters Qing Xuan sent were always for the Bai family. He never expected that the Lu family also received them. Thinking till this point, Lu Ao felt really moved. He had kept thinking that his mother"s anger hadn"t subsided yet, and thus he didn"t dare to send a letter home. He never thought that Qing Xuan had already helped him with this matter in secret.
"Let"s go in and talk." Lu Xing Tian clapped his son"s shoulder and brought him in too.
When they entered the compound, Shao Qian and Lady Lu were already sitted in the main lobby and having a cup of tea. Seeing Lu Ao walk over, Shao Qian pa.s.ses him a cup. "Just nice. It"s ready to drink."
Young Master Lu didn"t know about something called "carefully savouring." He picked up the teacup and finished the fragrant tea within it in two mouthfuls. He frowned and spoke regretfully, "If it had been a large bowl, it would be more satisfying to drink."
"Some other day, I"ll give you a jar of it." If those tea lovers were to see this kind of "cow chewing on peony" [2] behaviour, they would probably seethe with anger, to the extent where smoke would billow out of their seven apertures.
Lord Lu and Lady Lu watched their interaction, feeling very relieved within their hearts. However, there was also some sorrow. After all, what kind of parents wouldn"t want theirson to take a wife like normal and have a child. But… Their family might as well forget it. Regarding throwing a young lady, who others had taken great pains to integrate into the family, out of the compound. Furthermore, the young lady still sent them letters in order to mend their relationship. To tell the other family that the young lady appeared to be unsuitable…
This would cause that family to lose all face. It was to the extent that if the Lu family didn"t gave such a huge reputation, it was likely that their door would be bashed down by someone. After all, destroying a woman"s reputation was not a small matter.
"Lu Ao. Just now, it seemed like your inner force has improved by a large extent yet again?" Lu Xing Tian"s face was coloured with anxiety as he said these words. "You understand the consequences of the Lie Yang (烈阳) method, if you…"
"Father, don"t worry." Lu Ao interupted Lu Xing Tian. "This time, your son has also returned to have a talk with father. Our Lie Yang method has been modified by Qing Xuan. And now, there is no need to worry about the previous consequences."
"Modified?" Lu Xing Tian and Lady Lu glanced at each other blankly. Many people from their Lu family had wanted to slightly improve this cultivation method, but not one had ever succeeded. How could the consequences be removed by an outsider?
Shao Qian placed down the tea cup in his hand, speaking softly, "The Lie Yang cultivation method"s true condition is 练气." (Sleepy: Idek. Just. Idk.)
What"s weird was that the Lu family"s Lie Yang method is actually from the Cultivation World. Although this method couldn"t be said to be extremely good, but it was honestly better than the martial art world"s methods of tempering one"s body. However, in the end, the people in this small world didn"t know how to wield it, and therefore didn"t know that after reaching the seventh level, there was a threshold. At this point, one couldn"t continue cultivating according to the past methods, otherwise their bodies would explode and result in death.
"This…" Lu Xing Tian and Lady Lu naturally didn"t know what 练气 was. Lady Lu spoke earnestly, "Looking towards Qing Xuan to explain clearly."
Shao Qian pondered over it in his mind, and after a good while, he shook his head. "I can"t explain the specifics, but Uncle and Auntie can rest a.s.sured, in the future when the Lu family"s younger generation cultivate the Lie Yang method, the matter of dying due to their bodies exploding will not happen."
"Why aren"t you able to say?" Lady Lu fierce eyes stared at Shao Qian. "Could it be that there is still some negative circ.u.mstances to hide?"
"Auntie, knowing too much makes one liable for a fatal disaster." Sha Qian shook his head. "I"m only oblidged to say that the Lu family"s Lie Yang method is certainly fortuitous, however, I"m unable to say anything about the secrets this method actually has."
The Lu family had a written account to some extent. Originally, their forefathers had been chased by a.s.sa.s.sins and fell down a cliff. Nursing their wounds in a cave, they found a rare martial arts book. Their forefathers had been overjoyed, cultivating the method considerably before leaving the bottom of the cliff, beheading all the a.s.sa.s.sins that had chased them before.
Lady Lu still wanted to inquire, however before she hadn"t even opened her mouth before Lu Xing Tian clasped down on her arm. "Since that"s the case, then we won"t ask anymore. However, in the end we still have to thank Qing Xuan for resolving our Lu family"s problem."
"Uncle is too polite." Shao Qian smiled. "Whatever concerns Lu Ao, concerns me as well."
"Father. Mother. In the course of time, have the two of you become tired?" Lu Ao immediately pulled Shao Qian up. "Qing Xuan and I are already tired. We require rest."
"Ning Er, bring your elder brother to rest." Lu Xing Tian also stood up and sent the two of them off.
Lu Ning Er understood that her parents wanted to discuss some things. Therefore, she didn"t say anything unnecessary and left with Shao Qian and the other.
"Qing Xuan." After leaving the room, Lu Ao looked at Shao Qian with an aggrieved expression on his face. "Ever since you met my parents, you haven"t talked to me as much."
"Being together with you on a daily basis has gotten somewhat tiring." Shao Qian said on purpose. "As it happens, there will definitely be some handsome youths and delicate beauties in this martial arts convention. At that time, I can"t say for certain that I will still……"
"Y-Y-You! I"m already your Di wife! How can you still look at others?" Saying this, Lu Ao immediately grabbed Shao Qian and covered his mouth. His pair of eyes looked furious to the extent where they were pratically bursting into flames.
Lu Ning Er, who was stood in front as she watched them, was speechless. Did they forget that there was still a unmarried lady in front of them?
"Cough, cough." Lu Ning Er coughed two times to remind her elder brother who was becoming increasingly excessive. "Elder brother, isn"t there some things that should be done behind closed doors?"
"Woman [3], what does it have to do with you." Lu Ao flew into a rage from shame. "I thought you had already left. Who knew you would still be here?"
This is ignoring her as an irksome presence? Lu Ning Er resisted the urge to roll her eyes. "Since it"s like that, then go by yourself."
Lu Ao immediately brought Shao Qian and walked forward. This compound was relatively big, he should he able to casually find a lodging.
Lu Ning Er looked towards the main lobby, but in the end, she still didn"t go over. Since her father and mother had sent her away, they definitely had some matters to discuss. Therefore, she would find another way to pa.s.s the time.
"Xing Tian, what background do you think Qing Xuan has?" If one didn"t have an abundant experience, they would naturally not dare to mess with other people"s methods. However, according to Lu Ao"s meaning, he was actually able to completely modify their Lu family"s method?
"So long as he doesn"t harm our Lu family, it doesn"t matter what kind of background he has." Lu Xing Tian spoke solemnly. "In the evening, call for that foolish boy and thoroughly question him about how exactly it happened. Moreover, he needs to tell me the modified method."
"That"s for sure." Lady Lu nodded head, before heaving yet another sigh. "Several generations of our Lu family found it hard to die naturally. Although the name the Lu family had made for itself isn"t small, in the end, it"s still unsatisfactory to both parties.
The power of the Lu family"s method was extremely strong. This also directly resulted in many people desiring to s.n.a.t.c.h the method away and use it for themselves. However, those people, who contained dishonour in their hearts, were all killed by the Lu family"s forefather. It was just that all of their ancestors had only managed to cultivate to the seventh level before being unable to continue. And if they did break through, then they would only meet the bad end of their bodies exploding, thus resulting in death.
If this method had truly been modified for the better, then it was really a large and joyous matter. However, in the end, the two of them were still worried of the words "fatal disaster" that had came from Bai Qing Xuan"s mouth. In the end, what kind of secret would be able to attract such a grave consequence?
Late at night, after they had dinner, Shao Qian used his eyes to stop Lu Ao, who had wanted to follow him, before leaving first. He knew that the Lu family"s husband and wife had much to ask Lu Ao. And he also understood that they didn"t want him to hear about it.
After he left, Lu Ning Er also took the initiative to leave. After all, she was a female of the family. Although she also researched the methods within the family, in the end she would still be married off. A lady who had been married off was something that could not be retrieved. After she was married, she couldn"t be completely counted as a person from the Lu family.
"Father. Mother. If you have anything to say, just say it." Although Lu Ao was still sat in place, his eyes were involuntarily glancig towards the outside.
The veins on Lady Lu"s forehead throbbed. At this moment, she finally understood the kind of situation where others would say, "After getting a wife, will forget about the mother". Wasn"t it the situation her son was in right now?
"In the end, what kind of secret is able to attract a fatal disaster to our Lu family?" Towards his son, Lu Xing Tian understood that he couldn"t talk in a roundabout way. He also didn"t know who exactly this foolish boy took after? Why didn"t he have even a bit of intelligence?
Hearing what was said, Lu Ao frowned severely. He placed down the teacup, which he had been playing with, onto the table. After that, he dipped a finger into the tea and wrote on the table: Lie Yang method is a Cultivation method.
Reading these few words, Lord Lu and Lady Lu showed great alarm. Lu Xing Tian hastily wiped away the stain on the table. "Truly?"
"Of course it"s true." Lu Ao nodded his head, before speaking again, "Qing Xuan says to not worry. It isn"t anymore now."
After hearing this, Lord and Lady Lu let out sighs of relief before looking at each other with a wry smile. If they took what Bai Qing Xuan said for real and the method within the family was a Cultivation method, even if they merely learnt the rudiments of the method, they would still attract the entire world"s prying eyes.
[1] Wished that iron could turn straight into steel [恨铁不成钢] – To feel resentful towards sb for failing to meet expectations and impatient to see improvement.
[2] Cow chewing on peony [牛嚼牡丹] – When a cow chews on peony, it does not know whether it is flower or gra.s.s, not knowing what the taste is. This literal meaning has been extended to “unappreciative of sth worthwhile”.
[3] Woman [你个姑娘家家] – Something like a rhyme. Playful way of calling. How does one translate it to English? I don"t know.
Sleepy: I hate, abhor, detest — did I mention hate? — translating Wuxia terms. I don"t even know if it"s right. BS-ing my way through～ (-_-;)
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