"Father, I don't believe what he said," Bai Qi said. "We know what the Lu family was like. They would never allow a Redback to live. Even if Lu Xiao Xuan were a Redback, the Lu family would have eliminated him without hesitation. Why would they leave Lu the Madman alive?"
Bai Wangyuan didn't believe it either. They had exiled the Lu family because they wanted to replace them, not because they disapproved of how the Lu family did things.
The Lu family had ruled the Fifth Continent through more than just invincible strength.
Lu Gong bowed deeply to Bai Wangyuan. "If Ancestor Bai doesn't believe me, you can imprison me again. Once you've confirmed that Lu the Madman is a Redback, you can fulfill the conditions we agreed on."
"Why are you telling me this now?" Bai Wangyuan asked, puzzled.
Lu Gong gave a helpless smile. "The Lu family is gone. They can't come back. I want to carry on the Lu name—not the Lu family that once ruled the Fifth Continent, just the Lu branch from Sishui, a Lu family loyal to the Cold Immortal Sect."
Bai Wangyuan's heart stirred. A Lu family loyal to the Cold Immortal Sect? The idea was tempting. If not for Lu Xiao Xuan, he would certainly have accepted. But for now, he couldn't let Lu Gong make contact with the outside world.
"I need to verify what you've told me. You'll remain imprisoned for now. Once I've confirmed everything, I'll fulfill the conditions," Bai Wangyuan said. Then he had Bai Qi take Lu Gong away and lock him up again.
Before long, Bai Qi returned. "Father, do you really believe what that man just said?"
Bai Wangyuan frowned. "Lu the Madman is indeed strange. We couldn't uncover his background even when we