Uncle, It's Time to Be on Your Way

Lu Maoxian's residence in Green Water City.

Lu Maoxian flipped through the newspaper delivered from Black Stone Slope, then sat silently in his chair without saying a word.

He knew something had happened at Black Stone Slope, and he also expected that someone would cause trouble there because of the "Blood Spear Detective" incident.

But he didn't expect it to turn out this way.

Tang Peigong was seriously injured and almost became a cripple.

Wu Decheng has disappeared and there has been no news of him since.

The butler brought over a cup of tea, Lu Maoxian waved his hand, indicating that he should put it aside.

"Go buy a train ticket; I'm leaving for Black Stone Slope today."

"Sir, are you going alone?"

Lu Maoxian and said, "Otherwise, who else could I bring?"

"Sir, there are some things I don't know whether I should say or not."

"Speak." The butler had been with him for many years, Lu Maoxian had always been very kind to him.

"Sir, if you ask me, you shouldn't go to Black Stone Slope. What is your status? What is your reputation? Look at the state of Black Stone Slope! You can't drag yourself into this."

"So, if we don't get involved, everything will be fine?" Lu Maoxian a wry smile. "Everyone knows that Black Stone Slope is my territory. I can't avoid this even if I want to."

"You make money off the territory, but you don't necessarily have to worry about what happens on that territory."

Lu Maoxian shook his head and said, "There are some things we have to deal with, otherwise we will lose our identities."

The butler remained silent.

Lu Maoxian smiled and said, "I can't let anyone know that I'm going to Black Stone Slope. You're a reliable person, so I don't need to worry about it."

"Don't worry, sir."

Lu Yuanhai looked at the newspaper and laughed, "If you ask me, this Black Stone Slope newspaper is much more interesting than ours. Let's write this kind of thing from now on, and I guarantee we'll crush the Ling family!"

Lu Yuanshan shook his head and said, "Green Water City is different from Black Stone Slope. The people living in Black Stone Slope are all laborers, and nothing they make there is new."

"Green Water City is inhabited by civilized people. If they dared to do something like this, the Lu Family's reputation would be ruined. However, this matter presents an opportunity."

As he spoke, Lu Yuanshan looked at Monkey Qiu.

Monkey Qiu was carefully flipping through the Black Stone Slope newspapers; he had always liked the Black Stone Slope newspapers and magazines.

"Uncle Qiu, I just said this is an opportunity," Lu Yuanshan repeated.

Monkey Qiu nodded and said, "It is indeed an opportunity. You should publish a few articles in the newspaper, detailing the evil deeds of the Clear Water Society over the years."

Just like those things that happened at Black Stone Slope —beating an old lady, being splashed with excrement, losing a fight and refusing to admit it—write them all down.

Lu Yuanhai, "This kind of thing must be quite rare, right?"

"It's rare, we have to go find it, we have to ask. If there's a problem, we have to make sure it's seven or eight out of ten true, just like the writing style in this newspaper. We need to get the people at your newspaper to put in more effort. The most important thing is that this matter has to involve the old man."

Lu Yuanhai scratched his head and said, "This really requires some effort."

Lu Yuanshan frowned and said, "Uncle Qiu, do you mean we should scold him?"

Qiu Zhiheng was taken aback. "Is that not what you meant? What kind of good opportunity are you talking about?"

"Uncle Qiu, I think Grandpa will definitely go to Black Stone Slope, but he doesn't want too many people to know about it."

"So you want to?"

Lu Yuanshan, "If Uncle goes to Black Stone Slope alone, this will be a rare opportunity for us. We have to settle things sooner or later, so we might as well take this opportunity to settle things now."

Lu Yuanhai was taken aback by what he heard, and after the initial shock, he felt a surge of excitement.

He looked at Qiu Zhiheng.

Qiu Zhiheng was silent for a moment, then shook his head and said, "That's not appropriate."

Lu Yuanshan asked, puzzled, "Why is it inappropriate?"

Qiu Zhiheng put down the newspaper. "Acting secretly and being unprepared are two different things. The old master may not have gone to Black Stone Slope alone. He may have hidden his men in the shadows."

Lu Yuanshan, "Uncle Qiu, I think that possibility is extremely slim. Uncle cherishes his reputation so much. Black Stone Slope's reputation is so bad, how could Uncle let others know that he has ties with Black Stone Slope beyond business? Isn't he afraid of ending up in the newspapers with Black Stone Slope?"

Monkey Qiu shook his head and said, "Let's not think about this anymore. Some things are not worth gambling on, because we can't afford to lose."

After saying that, Qiu Zhiheng got up and left.

Lu Yuanshan sat on the sofa, his face gloomy.

Madam Duan Shaoxia came down the stairs. "What were you two talking about just now?"

Lu Yuanshan remained silent, while Lu Yuanhai, "Speaking of Uncle's matter, no, it's nothing serious."

Duan Shaoxia looked at her two sons and instructed them, "No matter what you say, you have to listen to your Uncle Qiu. Don't make decisions on your own, understand?"

Lu Yuanhai readily agreed, Lu Yuanshan got up and left.

Inside the outer residence, Lu Yuanshan was drinking alone in his bedroom when Lu Yuanhai pushed open the door and walked in.

"I thought you went somewhere. Is it really that big of a deal? It's just a small matter. Uncle Qiu has Uncle Qiu own plans. He's definitely doing it for our own good."

Lu Yuanshan poured Lu Yuanhai a glass of wine. "Xiao Hai, don't you think Uncle Qiu's way of doing things is very similar to someone else?"

"Who does he look like?"

"Like our dad."

"That's right!" Lu Yuanhai took a sip of his drink. "He climbed his way up from the bottom with our dad. Our dad once said that 30% of his empire was built by Uncle Qiu."

"They were certainly capable of conquering the country, but neither of them is fit to rule it!"

Lu Yuanhai waved his hand and said, "You can't say things like that carelessly!"

"You're not wrong. Just look at our dad. How many troublemakers have he kept around him all these years? First it was Second Uncle, then Zhuo Yuling, and now it's Uncle-in-law. Aren't they all ruthless?"

"Our dad knows all about these things and has been on guard against them all along."

"What's the point of just being on guard? Has he actually done anything?"

"It's not easy to do this to my own family..."

"The hardest thing to guard against is a thief within the family. You can guard against him for a while, but not forever. This is such a good opportunity, and Uncle Qiu doesn't want to make a move."

To tell you the truth, I've already found out. Lu Maoxian bought a train ticket for tomorrow night and is going to Black Stone Slope by himself. If he misses this opportunity, there won't be another one.

Lu Yuanhai looked at Lu Yuanshan, blinked, and asked, "What do you plan to do?"

"Didn't I already say we had to settle things sooner or later? Let's settle it now!"

"Just the two of us?"

"I've already found the right people; the Lu Family has plenty of capable men under its command."

And there's someone else willing to join us. Do you know who killed our second uncle?

"Second Uncle is dead?" Lu Yuanhai was taken aback. "Wasn't it said he was missing?"

"He's dead. He was killed by He Haiqin. I've already found out about this. He was the one who poisoned He Haiqin, and He Haiqin has already taken his revenge."

Lu Maoxian rumors about He Jiaqing, incurring He Haiqin's wrath. He Haiqin now intends to take Lu Maoxian as well.

Lu Yuanhai was dumbfounded. He had no idea that his own brother had done so many things in secret.

Lu Yuanshan sighed, "He Haiqin is a man who knows how to rule the country. He fell ill, and the He Family went downhill. But once he recovers, the He Family will rise to prominence again. With him in charge, this matter will be foolproof."

Lu Yuanhai hesitated for a moment. "Brother, it would be best if we discussed this with Uncle Qiu..."

"I discussed it with him, and you saw it yourself, but he doesn't dare to do it at all! If we keep going with him like this, what can we possibly accomplish?"

When Lu Maoxian targets us two brothers, what can he do? Won't he just end up like Zuo Wugang, helplessly wringing his hands and staring blankly?

Yuanhai, I won't make things difficult for you. I'll take action tomorrow night. You'll need to cover for me at home then.

Lu Yuanhai stood up and said, "Brother, you're wrong. This is between the two of us. How can I let you go alone? I'll go with you."

The following evening, Lu Maoxian took a rickshaw to the Train Station.

He was wearing a blue cloth long gown, a beige hat, and carrying a Willow Trunk. He looked like an old man with a little money, but no one would guess that he was the patriarch of the Lu Family.

Fearing that word would leak out, Lu Maoxian didn't dare use his own Carriage Driver. He hired the rickshaw on the side of the road. Halfway there, the Carriage Driver pulled the rickshaw into an alley.

Lu Maoxian frowned. "Where are you going?"

"Sir, let me show you a shortcut."

"Don't take the shortcut, go back to the main road."

"Grandpa, this road is really short. The earlier you arrive, the less of a journey I have to take. Isn't that a win-win situation?"

"I'll give you more money, but don't take any shortcuts. Where are you going?" Lu Maoxian was still arguing with the Carriage Driver, but his hands were already braced; he knew something was wrong.

"Where to?" the Carriage Driver chuckled. "To the underworld!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Carriage Driver flipped his wrist and suddenly overturned the rickshaw, trapping Lu Maoxian underneath.

Lu Maoxian was stunned.

He was ready for battle.

The Carriage Driver wasn't fast, nor was his technique sophisticated. If Lu Maoxian taken a small step before getting out of the carriage, he could have jumped out.

But Lu Maoxian didn't jump up; he didn't even stand up.

He only realized he couldn't move when he was pinned under the car.

How could it not move?

Suddenly, they heard the Carriage Driver talking outside the carriage.

"Grandpa, I've dragged you this far, isn't it fair to let you sit a little longer?"

Because they pulled me along the way, they restricted my movement?

Is this a Buddhist monk?

Lu Maoxian shocked and struggled to move his hands and feet.

It seems like it can move now.

Lu Maoxian pushed the rickshaw that was strapped to him. The rickshaw was extremely heavy, and even after several attempts, it barely moved.

"The flower path has never been swept for guests, but the humble gate is now opened for you!" Lu Maoxian recited a line of poetry, as if trying to open a gate on the carriage.

The car body did not respond at all.

This is a very high-level Spiritual Object!

Lu Maoxian took out a calligraphy brush from his pocket and wrote a single character on the canopy, "Open!"

The sixth level of literary cultivation A Word Worth a Thousand Gold!

This is an advanced technique, and the brush in Lu Maoxian's hand is also a high-level Spiritual Object.

A single word was written, emitting a red light. The canopy seemed to develop some cracks, but it still remained silent.

Lu Maoxian anxious, but he didn't realize that going out now would be even more dangerous.

He Haiqin, Lu Yuanshan, Lu Yuanhai are all standing outside the car.

The rickshaw Carriage Driver was Tan Fucheng, an old subordinate of Lu Dongliang.

He Haiqin exclaimed in admiration, "Xiao Shan, your Lu Family has quite a few capable people."

Lu Yuanshan smiled and said, "Uncle Qin, you flatter me. The matter has been taken care of. I'll leave the final touch to you, Uncle Qin."

He Haiqin shook his head and said, "I didn't do much; it was all thanks to this brother."

Besides, this old guy is part of your family, so it's more appropriate for you to take action.

Don't worry, as long as you don't tell anyone, what happened today definitely won't get out. After all, I got involved too, and I can't drag myself into it.

Lu Yuanshan looked at Lu Yuanhai.

Lu Yuanhai's face turned deathly pale, and he stammered, "I... I can't..."

He Haiqin frowned. "What are you afraid of? I'll watch from here. If this old guy dares to fight back, I'll take care of him!"

Lu Yuanhai remained silent.

He Haiqin sighed, "You two are still young. If Monkey Qiu were here, this old guy would be dead long ago."

Lu Yuanshan didn't like hearing this.

Even Monkey Qiu doesn't dare to come, so why mention him?

Lu Yuanshan, "Yuanhai, go over to the intersection and keep watch. You should be able to handle this, right?"

Lu Yuanhai lowered his head and hurried to the intersection.

The Carriage Driver opened a crack in the canopy.

Lu Yuanshan drew a long sword.

"Uncle, rest in peace!"

P. S.: This Carriage Driver is not the same person as the Carriage Driver in Medicine King Gully.