The Luo State Ruling House had always lived simply. Even the residence of Luo Xiu, its Lord of the State, could hardly be called lavish.
Over the years, Lü Xiao Bai's prestige had continued to rise. With Guan Zhong beside him devising plans, he no longer needed Luo Xiu's constant guidance.
As time passed, silver gradually appeared in Luo Xiu's hair. Luo Xi stayed beside her father. "Xi, have you finished reading the bamboo slips I gave you last month?"
Luo Xi froze on the spot. Thinking of the bamboo slips her father had given her, and their contents, cold sweat instantly streamed down her forehead. She lowered her head. "Father, I have already destroyed those bamboo slips."
As though he had expected this, Luo Xiu gave his daughter a glance with a half-smile and said calmly, "Why did you destroy them? Were they poorly written?"
Luo Xi remained silent. Even the air in the room seemed to congeal. Luo Xiu was in no hurry either. His eyes narrowed slightly as he waited for his daughter's answer.
Only after a long while did Luo Xi finally speak. "Father, your wisdom is second only to the Sage King's. Naturally, the bamboo slips you wrote contained the ultimate truths of heaven and earth.
"But those bamboo slips were ill-suited to the times. If people learned that they came from the Luo Clan, never mind four hundred years of prestige-even forty thousand years would be destroyed in an instant."
Hearing such terrifying words from Luo Xi, Luo Xiu actually laughed aloud. His thoughts reached into his Sumeru ring, and a set of bamboo slips instantly appeared in his hand. He passed it to Luo Xi. "Read this one."
Luo Xi thought it was another of those world-shaking statements that acknowledged no sovereign. Her