0040: Farewell

The sunlight was just right, and the rear garden was overflowing with floral fragrance..

Liu Kui took a sip of tea, feeling rather pleased.

Suddenly, he noticed a faint sound of someone landing in the courtyard. A masked little giant had appeared beneath the courtyard wall.

Just from this person's build, Liu Kui could tell that his cultivation was at least above the Blood Tempering Fifth Level!

"Who are you?" Liu Kui shouted, warily drawing back.

"Uncle, it's been a while." Lu Changfeng removed his mask.

Liu Kui stared at Lu Changfeng for several moments before suddenly letting out a sigh of relief. "So it's Changfeng!"

Liu Kui recognized Lu Changfeng. He was his son's junior fellow disciple, a Martial Artist with extraordinarily good talent.

He turned and waved, sending away the servants who had been drawn over by his shout.

Then he stepped forward and grasped Lu Changfeng's arms. "Tsk, you've gotten even sturdier. You've reached the Blood Tempering Fifth Level, haven't you?"

"Ye'er said you left on your own. I even scolded him over it. You should have stayed. If you'd remained in the Liu Family, your uncle would definitely have treated you like his own son!"

Lu Changfeng drew a slight breath. He had no time for pleasantries. "Is Third Senior Brother at the residence?"

Liu Kui slapped his forehead. "Look at me. You haven't seen Ye'er yet, have you? Your senior brother went to the Outer City to purchase a batch of furs for me. He probably won't be back until later."

Lu Changfeng frowned. "I'll go find him."

After a pause, Lu Changfeng said, "Uncle, immediately find a way to disperse the members of your Lineage. The Wang Family has already decided to move against you. They'll make their move today."

As Liu Kui listened to Lu Changfeng, the smile on his face suddenly froze.

"Changfeng, where did you get this news? Are you joking?"

Lu Changfeng shook his head. "Uncle, I'm not joking. Hurry and take action. I've served as an Attendant in the Wang Family for the past two years. Today, I was assigned the task of annihilating your Liu Family. I refused the assignment and was driven out of the residence, so I could come warn you."

Liu Kui stood rooted to the spot.

Details of several family incidents from this period surfaced in his mind.

Even the matters that had been impossible to explain and had been blamed on the family's fortune now had an answer.

He had originally thought this was a sign that the family was on the rise.

Now it seemed that someone had set their sights on the Liu Family and was preparing for its destruction!

Was it because he had acted under Wang Shou's name, provoking the old master's displeasure?

Liu Kui's thoughts churned wildly.

Who would have thought that in the space of a moment, the Liu Family would fall from heaven into hell?

"Don't hesitate any longer. Act quickly, Uncle." Lu Changfeng reminded him.

Liu Kui's body swayed, and he came back to himself. "Right. I'll immediately arrange for us to flee Fengcheng."

Having once stayed in the Wang Family when he was young, Liu Kui knew better than anyone how terrifying the Wang Family was!

Not to mention that the Wang Family itself had a vast number of descendants bearing its bloodline—the Wang Family's Hall of Worship alone could destroy the Liu Family with ease!

"But what about Ye'er?"

"Don't worry. As for Third Senior Brother, I'll do everything in my power to preserve his life."

Lu Changfeng pulled his mask back on and spoke confidently.

With his current Blood Tempering Sixth Level cultivation, the second layer of the Heavenly Body Tempering Blade Technique, and Intermediate Sword Intent,

Lu Changfeng was extremely confident about dealing with the ordinary Muscle Tendon Realm expert the Wang Family had sent for this mission. He wasn't afraid even if they faced one another head-on.

After asking where Liu Ye was receiving the goods, Lu Changfeng vaulted away from the Liu Family.

Liu Kui, meanwhile, began acting swiftly.

He knew it was impossible to give every member of the Liu Family a chance to survive.

He arranged more than a dozen escape routes in one go, offering three Attendants sufficient benefits to protect three groups of direct descendants.

He himself stayed in the Liu Family's main hall with servants as bait, quietly awaiting the arrival of the Wang Family assassins.

Lu Changfeng activated the Blood Burst Steps and soon left the Outer City.

With Lu Changfeng's current Blood Tempering Sixth Level cultivation, the speed at which he used the Blood Burst Steps was astonishing.

Lu Changfeng soon arrived at a fur market in the Outer City.

The Liu Family had a base in this market.

Liu Ye was currently discussing the quality of the goods with a group of foreign merchants.

Lu Changfeng stepped forward and interrupted Liu Ye's negotiations.

"Senior Brother Liu, I need to speak with you."

"Junior Brother?" Joy appeared in Liu Ye's eyes.

He pulled Lu Changfeng to one side. "Where have you been all these years?"

"Listen to me first."

"The Wang Family is going to move against you."

After Lu Changfeng finished speaking, Liu Ye still found it somewhat impossible to believe.

"I have to return to the city and take a look."

"Don't go back. If you return, you won't be able to get out again." Lu Changfeng stopped Liu Ye.

Liu Ye was still filled with disbelief. His father had an old connection with the Wang Family—why would the Wang Family destroy the tiny Liu Family?

"Then my father..."

"I've already met with Uncle. He should have begun arranging for the dispersal of your family members."

"Just take care of yourself. I'll escort you out of Fengcheng first."

Liu Ye was still somewhat unwilling to believe it, until two Purple Robe Supplicants from the Wang Family appeared at the street corner.

"Go!"

Lu Changfeng pulled Liu Ye onto a horse, and the two of them rode out of the market.

Of the two Purple Robe Supplicants from the Wang Family who had come to the Outer City to kill Liu Ye, one was Lu Changfeng's old acquaintance, Liu An.

Liu An was somewhat puzzled. Why had Liu Ye run the moment he saw them?

Could he have received some kind of news?

Looking at the person beside Liu Ye, his back seemed somewhat familiar.

However, both Purple Robe Supplicants were at the Blood Tempering Fifth Level. How could they let a mere Blood Tempering Third Level Liu Ye escape so easily?

"Chase them!"

The two men seized two horses belonging to merchants in the market and pursued Lu Changfeng and Liu Ye.

The Outer City had no city walls.

Lu Changfeng took Liu Ye and raced toward Qingshan Prefecture.

They galloped wildly for half a day.

As the sun sank in the west, the horses were exhausted and foaming at the mouth. At last, the figures of the two Purple Robe Supplicants behind them disappeared.

"I..."

Liu Ye fell from his horse. In a single day, he had gone from being the heir to a flourishing family in Fengcheng to a wanderer drifting alone outside.

Although Lu Changfeng had warned the family in advance, the members of the family were all in the Inner City.

Liu Ye did not believe there was much chance that his family in the Inner City could escape the city.

He was probably the last person left in the Liu Family.

A bone-deep hatred gradually surfaced in Liu Ye's bewildered eyes.

At the same time, he also hated himself for not putting his mind to cultivation.

If his cultivation had been a little higher, if he had been in the Muscle Tendon Realm, perhaps the Wang Family would not have chosen to destroy the Liu Family.

"The Wang Family!" Liu Ye growled, his voice filled with a hatred carved into his bones.

Lu Changfeng sighed. For him, preserving Liu Ye's life was already the utmost he could do.

Liu Ye was his senior brother, and it could be said that Liu Ye had also brought him the Silkworm Meat.

At this point, Lu Changfeng had nearly repaid the favor he owed Liu Ye.

"Third Senior Brother, what are you planning to do next?" Lu Changfeng asked.

Third Senior Brother was ultimately a remarkable man. After calming his emotions, Liu Ye slowly rose to his feet. "Thank you for saving my life today, Junior Brother. If I have the opportunity in the future, I will repay you."

"I've heard that the Blood Fiend Sect of Qingshan Prefecture is renowned for its astonishingly rapid cultivation progress. It is one of the six great demonic sects."

"Now that I bear a blood feud as deep as the sea, I'll make a trip to the Blood Fiend Sect in Qingshan Prefecture and see whether there can still be other changes in my life."

Lu Changfeng answered with silence. The Blood Fiend Sect's cultivation methods did indeed advance at astonishing speed, but who knew how many people had died from cultivation deviation?

However, Lu Changfeng could not bring himself to dissuade Liu Ye.

If it had been him, he would probably have made the same decision.

Liu Ye gave the horses some water, then rode slowly toward Qingshan Prefecture.

Lu Changfeng watched him leave before turning back toward Fengcheng.