Everyone was utterly baffled.
Weren't they supposed to chop him to death? Why were they dragging him back now!?
Lu Chengwen knew it in his heart!
Cue the soundtrack: Detective Conan's deduction theme! Fill it in yourselves!
Lu Chengwen looked at Old Woman Xiao Li:
This old lady dressed plainly, which showed she was not someone who coveted vanity or pursued luxury. Therefore, her spiritual pursuits had to be above those of ordinary people!
From the tea she drank, the tea set she used, the cane she carried, and the bracelet on her wrist, it was clear that she was an extremely particular person with refined taste in life;
And from the way she spoke and acted—how she had just maneuvered among all the factions, used personal ties to suppress Old Man Wu, then publicly scolded Jiang Xiaohu while still giving Old Man Wu plenty of face—it was obvious this old lady was anything but muddleheaded!
She was exceptionally clear-headed, thoroughly accustomed to powerful figures and grand power struggles, and knew exactly how to handle things.
Martial Uncle had just come out and called her "little sister-in-law." Not only had she not gotten angry, there had even been a trace of fondness for Ming Disha in her eyes!
That meant she was my master's old flame. And back then, she might have favored Martial Uncle the way Chen Mengyun favored my younger brother Lu Chengwu—loving the dog because she loved its owner!
She hated the Heavenly Tribulation! She kept insisting that the Heavenly Tribulation was unimportant, so it had to be because Master had once again hurt a girl who liked her because of the Heavenly Tribulation... this old lady!
In conclusion!
As a qualified bootlicker, I couldn't just go up and start licking boots!
Too fake!
I had to