After hanging up, Lu Gu and Dongfang Liyin exchanged a glance. Neither of them could understand what their son was trying to do.
It was a little too shocking.
Who went to break off an engagement only to end up strengthening it instead?
"Congratulations. Your son's about to make a name for himself." After a long silence, Lu Gu finally spoke.
Dongfang Liyin rolled her eyes, then said,
"Same to you."
Lu Gu sighed.
"What do you think our son is thinking?"
Dongfang Liyin shook her head.
"I don't know what our son is thinking, but I know Mu Xue must be deeply moved."
In theory, she really would be. The entire Mu Family had already chosen to abandon her, yet in the end, Lu Shui—the one who was supposed to break off the engagement—had stood up for her.
That would surely leave an indelible impression on her.
"Whether she's moved or not can wait. This matter will have a major impact on the Lu Family. I need to go find the Third Elder," Lu Gu said.
Dongfang Liyin asked curiously,
"You don't seem all that upset with our son."
Lu Gu looked at Dongfang Liyin and thought for a moment before replying,
"Probably because I'm too shocked. It's beyond anything I imagined. I considered all sorts of possibilities, but I never dared imagine this one."
Pfft~
Dongfang Liyin nodded excitedly.
"Me too. I'd already pictured our son being too arrogant and getting thoroughly taught a lesson by them. But I never imagined that he'd act arrogantly and trample on the Mu Family's dignity, while the Mu Family not only didn't fly into a rage, but actually swallowed it.
That's incredible.
The only pity is that things turned out the opposite of what he intended."
Lu Shui felt he'd rested enough, so he got up and started walking. On the way, he asked,
"What did my father say?"
Zhen Wu didn't hide it.
"The clan leader said not to let young master run away."
Lu Shui: "..."
Running away was a bit much. No matter what happened when he returned, it wouldn't kill him.
If he ran off, that was another matter. Though with his current abilities, he could certainly avoid danger and seek good fortune, staying at the Lu Family was still more comfortable.
Besides, if he didn't stay at the Lu Family, how would he come to the Mu Family and break off the engagement again?
Did the Mu Family think that because his attempt to break it off had failed this time, he wouldn't come back a second time?
Naive.
Once he found a way to suppress Mu Xue, the first thing he'd do was come break off the engagement.
Some time later, Lu Shui boarded the train. The doors closed, and it pulled away from the platform.
As the last carriage left the platform, a person suddenly appeared on the otherwise empty platform.
She stood there, her long hair fluttering in the wind.
She watched the train disappear into the distance, a trace of reluctance in her eyes.
After waiting a while, she finally spoke.
"Three years. If I wait three more years, I'll be able to stand by your side openly and with good reason, then cling to you and act spoiled."
A breeze swept past, and the figure on the platform had vanished without a trace.
At that moment, Lu Shui looked toward the platform. Though he could no longer see it, he kept looking, then thought to himself,
"No rush. There's still a long road ahead. I'll come back again."
Floating Sky Island.
"Lu Shui? I think I've heard that name before," a middle-aged man said.
"Is that so? Could you tell me exactly who he is?" an elderly man asked, sounding a little excited.
Beside the old man were two children, a boy and a girl who didn't seem very bright.
The middle-aged man didn't understand, but still answered,
"There is indeed a young master named Lu Shui in the Lu Family, but I don't know what he looks like.
"Still, this Lu Shui doesn't have a good reputation.
"Rumor has it that Young Master Lu is a good-for-nothing.
"But other than that, there don't seem to be any other rumors. I haven't heard of him doing anything bad."
The old man's eyes lit up.
"Where is the Lu Family?"
"Qiuyun Town," the middle-aged man replied.
In the end, the old man left with the two children.
"Grandfather, where are we going?" the boy asked.
"To Qiuyun Town," the old man replied.
"What for?" the boy asked again.
"To repay a debt," the old man said.
"Hidden Heaven Sect Young Sect Master Liu Huo? Is there really such a person?"
"The whole Floating Sky Island is talking about him. I heard the commotion a couple of days ago was caused by this Young Sect Master."
"Right, right. I heard that Young Sect Master is incredibly domineering. Someone merely glanced at him, and in his fury, he took it out on the entire Floating Sky Island."
"I heard someone bumped into him while passing by, and he made the Floating Sky Island suffer enormous losses."
"Hidden Heaven Sect Liu Huo is truly vicious. From now on, we'll have to take the long way around."
"How can we do that? You don't even know what he looks like."
"Right, right. I heard everyone who's seen his true face is dead."
Listening to all this, Lu Shui, sitting in the Waiting Hall, didn't know what to say.
Where had these rumors even come from?
And how had they gotten so ridiculous?
Zhen Wu and Zhen Ling stood to one side without saying a word.
They were glad young master had used the Hidden Heaven Sect's name. If he'd used the name Lu Family Lu Shui instead,
they'd be beaten to death by the Third Elder as soon as they got back.
Still, it seemed they'd made some enemies for the Hidden Heaven Sect.
After all, they'd used the Young Sect Master's name.
The two of them exchanged a glance, both feeling utterly helpless.
Young master really was good at making trouble.
They hadn't been out for long, yet look at how much had happened. His reputation had spread who knew how far.
Neither Ming nor An had gone unnoticed.
By the time Lu Shui returned to Qiuyun Town, it was already the following afternoon.
But as soon as he walked out of the station, he saw that Qiuyun Town had been sealed off by a formation, which was continuously releasing Healing Spells.
Lu Shui looked at the formation and asked,
"What happened?"
Zhen Wu immediately replied,
"Zhen Ling has already gone to ask around."
Lu Shui nodded, then walked along the town's streets.
There weren't many people on the streets, and they all looked listless.
But Lu Family members were moving about everywhere.
Soon, Zhen Ling returned.
"Young master, it seems to be a strange illness. A lot of people suddenly fell sick, and their bodies started undergoing abnormal changes.
"But the situation's under control. It isn't serious. They just need treatment now."
Lu Shui frowned. He said nothing and headed straight toward the Lu Family.
That's right. It was this time. Mother was sick for a long time during this outbreak.
They'd never found the cause back then.
As for the matter he'd previously instructed Zhen Wu and Zhen Ling to handle, he didn't need to ask. They'd done it; otherwise, the Lu Family couldn't have gotten the situation under control so quickly.
The Lu Family didn't pay much attention to Qiuyun Town. Unless a large number of people there fell ill, they wouldn't bother intervening.
His parents hadn't reminded Zhen Wu yesterday, which meant nothing had happened yet yesterday afternoon—or it had only just started, and the Lu Family hadn't been informed.
Without thinking further, Lu Shui quickened his pace. His mother had eventually been fine, but if she could avoid suffering, all the better.
If she had really fallen ill, he'd have to use Heaven and Earth Power to solve the problem for her while it was still in its early stages.
But he was curious: with his mother's cultivation, how had she gotten sick at all?
It made no sense.
This Pollution shouldn't have much effect on cultivators.
Soon, Lu Shui left Qiuyun Town and headed up the mountain. But he hadn't gone far when he stopped.
Zhen Wu and Zhen Ling stopped behind Lu Shui too, because someone was walking toward them.
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