Having figured everything out, Lu Yuan summoned Lu Changming and Lu Changyue.
They had suffered only superficial injuries, which could be fully healed with a single pill. After all this time, their wounds had already recovered by seventy to eighty percent.
"Brother Yuan."
The siblings, Lu Changming and Lu Changyue, arrived and looked at Lu Yuan, waiting for his next instructions.
Lu Yuan looked at the two before him and asked, "Where are the rest of the clan members?"
"In a canyon. It's very well hidden, but there are only about ten thousand people there. I don't know where the rest of the clan members are now." Lu Changming shook his head.
"Didn't you use the clan's token to contact them?" Lu Yuan asked.
Lu Changming smiled bitterly. "With things as they are, who would dare contact them? If our communication were intercepted by a powerful expert, we'd all die."
"True." Lu Yuan sighed. The once-mighty Lu Clan had fallen to this state. It was truly lamentable.
Then Lu Yuan said, "I'm going to Qingling Star Travel to see if they can shelter our Lu Clan members. You and Changyue go back and tell the others that I've returned. Keep them calm. If you have time, try to find the other clan members scattered outside, then wait for my message."
Upon hearing this, Lu Changming's eyes dimmed slightly. Deep down, he did not want to live under someone else's roof. He wanted Lu Yuan to lead them instead, but he also knew that this was not realistic.
"Okay, I understand."
"Mm."
Lu Yuan gave a soft hum before standing up. "Let's go. I'll see you out."
Afterward, Lu Yuan left the small courtyard with Lu Changming, Lu Changyue, Su Qingyao, and Jiang Shengyi.
After safely escorting the siblings out of the city, Lu Yuan took Su Qingyao and Jiang Shengyi swiftly toward the city's teleportation array.
Lu Yuan had not told Lu Changming who had destroyed the Lu Clan, because there was no need. Knowing more of the truth was not necessarily a good thing. Rather than making them panic, it was better to maintain the current situation.
Soon, Lu Yuan and the others arrived at the teleportation array.
It was an incomparably vast Bluestone Square.
There were more than a dozen teleportation arrays on the square. At its center stood a super-large teleportation array capable of crossing domains.
Naturally, the price was also extremely expensive. Ordinary people simply could not afford it.
The currency used on the Dark Continent was not spirit stones, but a more precious type of crystal with a higher energy purity. It was called a Star Source Crystal, and it had no grades.
Normally, a single trip on a super-large teleportation array cost at least one thousand Star Source Crystals, and at most one million.
Even one thousand Star Source Crystals was not something an ordinary Emperor Realm expert could easily afford.
Even Lu Yuan had only fifty or sixty million Star Source Crystals on him at present.
That sounded like a lot, but once he started spending them, they would not last very long.
The Bluestone Square was packed with people, and the clamor shook the heavens.
Yet in front of the super-large teleportation array, there was hardly anyone. Not even one customer had appeared in half a day.
Standing at the edge of the square, Lu Yuan looked at the two women beside him and said, "Su Qingyao, Jiang Shengyi will be leaving with you. You two go first later."
"She's leaving with me?"
Su Qingyao asked in surprise.
Jiang Shengyi was also completely bewildered. Neither of them knew that anything had happened to the Lu Clan.
Lu Yuan glanced at the sky behind them, where groups of powerful experts were searching the entire city. In an unquestionable tone, he said, "Yes. Something happened, and she has to leave with you. Once you reach the academy, try to look after Jiang Shengyi."
As he spoke, Lu Yuan took out a white jade token and handed it to Jiang Shengyi. Without explaining its purpose, he merely said, "Once you reach the academy, give it a try as well and see if you can enroll."
"Ah... okay." Jiang Shengyi accepted the token, her face filled with confusion.
Su Qingyao, standing nearby, keenly sensed that something was wrong, but she did not ask.
Afterward, Lu Yuan led the two women to the front of the super-large teleportation array.
"To the Vast Domain. Two people."
Lu Yuan spoke to the staff member while taking out a Purple-Gold Card and swiping it across a groove beside the teleportation array.
The Purple-Gold Card was similar to a bank card and was called a Star Card.
Only those who had recharged it with at least fifty million Star Source Crystals could possess a Purple-Gold Star Card. Such people were high-level VIP customers of Qingling Star Travel, and the card also represented their identity and status.
Seeing this, the staff member said with utmost respect, "Of course. I'll activate the teleportation array for you immediately."
Soon, the teleportation array finished charging, and Su Qingyao and Jiang Shengyi stepped onto it.
At the same time, groups of City Guard soldiers rushed into the square. The commander at their head shouted, "Stop all teleportation arrays immediately! No one is allowed to leave. Anyone who disobeys will be killed without mercy!"
Hearing this, the staff member instinctively moved to shut down the teleportation array.
Seeing this, a cold glint flashed through Lu Yuan's eyes. A three-finger-wide Blood-Black Longsword appeared in his hand, and he placed it against the staff member's neck. In a frigid voice, he said, "If you don't want to die, teleport them immediately!"
Feeling the terrifying aura radiating from Lu Yuan, the staff member's face filled with terror. He did not dare resist and immediately teleported Su Qingyao and Jiang Shengyi away.
Lu Yuan immediately continued, "Keep going. To the Qingling Supreme Domain!"
At this moment, countless voices of dissatisfaction rose from the square.
"What are they doing? My younger sister is about to get married, and I'm in a hurry to attend the wedding!"
"What's your sister getting married got to do with it? My grandmother is about to give birth! She's about to go into labor, and if I don't hurry back, my dad will break my legs."
"Good heavens, your grandfather really is still going strong despite his age."
"..."
The crowd erupted into an uproar. After all, those who needed to use the teleportation arrays either had urgent matters or did not care about money. Now that all the teleportation arrays had suddenly been shut down, countless people were naturally furious.
Among the crowd, a blue-robed Young Master surrounded by four guards had an especially ugly expression. He looked at the City Guard Commander and said, "You'd better give me an explanation, or I'll tear down your Tianxiao City!"
Clearly, this was a young man with a powerful background.
The commander's expression changed when he saw the blue-robed youth. He recognized him. This youth was a figure from the Heavenly Pride Tower and an important member of a Heavenly Venerate Sect.
He was someone the commander absolutely could not afford to offend.
The commander could only explain, "Young Master Mo, please forgive us. An important fugitive may be trying to escape through the teleportation array. We had no choice."
"An important fugitive?"
Mo Qiannian narrowed his eyes slightly. "I'd like to hear what kind of important fugitive could delay me!"
He was a supreme prodigy ranked on the Heavenly Pride Tower. Although he was ranked below one thousand, his time was not something just anyone could afford to waste.
Seeing this, the commander took a deep breath and said, "Based on that person's appearance and bearing, we suspect that he may be Lu Yuan of the Lu Clan!"
"What, Lu Yuan?!"
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