Chapter 20

"Rebel, what are you going to do?" At this critical moment, a voice, old but still authoritative, suddenly rang out. Before the person even arrived, a fierce and dazzling blue battle aura had already swept over, forming a large blue hand that tightly bound Lu Xingyao’s right fist, stopping his punch from landing on Lu Tianyu’s forehead.

"Whoosh" The air around Lu Xingyao distorted, and Lu Bingwei, with his eyes wide open in anger, suddenly appeared.

"Father, you must let me go. This little beast killed my son, I want to kill him!" Lu Xingyao immediately screamed in a heart-wrenching rage.

"Slap" Upon hearing this, Lu Bingwei immediately raised his right hand and slapped him hard across the face.

"You rebel, everything must be investigated thoroughly. The servants have already told me what happened today. It was all because your good-for-nothing son provoked first, wanting to kill Yu. Only then did Yu act and kill him. Although Yu is also at fault, the main fault lies with your son. His death is his own doing, and you cannot blame others!" Lu Bingwei’s face turned ashen as he glared at Lu Xingyao and shouted.

"Father, Tianci is also your grandson. Could it be that you are so biased that you must protect that little beast, Lu Tianyu?" Lu Xingyao could not help but roar in anger.

"Rebel, you shut up. If Yu had been at fault first, I would not have protected him." Lu Bingwei, hearing this, was instantly so angry that he trembled, and he shouted in a rage.

"Lu Bingwei, you old scoundrel, if it weren’t for your deliberate protection of that little beast, I would have killed him last time. Today, my son’s death is also your fault. I will make all of you in the Lu family pay with your lives." Wang Cui'e, giving up on fighting Lu Xingkong, stared at Lu Bingwei with infinite hatred and roared fiercely. Her laughter was more painful than crying.

"Whoosh" Seeing this, Lu Bingwei immediately moved, rushing to Wang Cui'e. With a wave of his right hand, a thread of blue battle aura shot out, quickly sealing all her major acupoints.

Wang Cui'e’s body swayed and she fell to the ground. Lu Xingyao, seeing this, was immediately shocked and quickly reached out to support his wife.

"Father, what are you going to do?" Lu Xingyao stared at his father in horror, fearing that he would harm his wife. Although Wang Cui'e was usually too devious and cruel, she was still his wife, and after living together for decades, they had developed some affection. How could he let anyone harm her?

"Your father does not intend to kill her, but no one can leak any information about today’s events in the Lu family. Therefore, I must first restrain her to prevent her from spreading lies and bringing a great disaster to our family." Lu Bingwei said sternly.

"Kong, send people to guard your third sister-in-law. From now on, the Lu family will be strictly sealed off. No one can leave easily. Pass the order that no one can leak any information about today’s events. Those who do will be executed without mercy!" After a moment’s thought, Lu Bingwei nodded to Lu Xingkong and issued the order.

Lu Tianci’s death could be a big or small matter. If this news reaches the Wang family, and they make a big deal out of it, the Lu family will face a great disaster. Therefore, Lu Bingwei had to be cautious.

"Yes, Father!" Lu Xingkong nodded and immediately ordered several maids and guards to take Wang Cui'e away and lock her in a secret room for close supervision.

Although Lu Xingyao was unwilling, he had no choice but to let go of his wife and let them take her away.

"Father, my son died tragically today. I hope you can handle this fairly and give me an explanation." Lu Xingyao stared at his father, his eyes bloodshot with hate.

"What more do you want? Your father has already said that today’s incident was an accident. Tianci is also my grandson, and his death has deeply saddened me. But now that it has happened, your father can only severely reprimand Yu. He will kneel and kowtow nine times before Tianci’s spirit and apologize solemnly. Do you think this is a fair resolution?" Lu Bingwei said slowly.

"Once a person is dead, what use is an apology? Ha, I understand, I understand everything!" Lu Xingyao, hearing this, could not help but laugh sadly, his eyes red as he suddenly turned and rushed out in a frenzy.

"Rebel, where are you going?" Lu Bingwei, seeing this, could not help but be greatly angered and shouted in a stern voice.

"Since you only care about your precious grandson, Lu Tianyu, why do you even bother with me? Can’t I just go and be alone?" Lu Xingyao did not look back, his sad voice echoing in the air above the Lu family.

"Father, should I send someone to watch over Third Brother?" Lu Xingkong, worried, watched Lu Xingyao’s departing back and said solemnly.

"No need. Let him have some peace." Lu Bingwei shook his head, his face turning ashen, and he seemed to have aged ten years in an instant.

At this moment, Lu Tianyu, who had been standing nearby with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood. His body swayed and he fell to the ground, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, slowly staining the ground red.

"Father, Yu is in grave danger. Please act quickly and save him." Lu Xingkong, seeing this, could not help but cry out in alarm.

"Whoosh" Lu Bingwei also noticed Lu Tianyu’s condition. He moved quickly, rushing to the fallen and unconscious Lu Tianyu, lifting him from the ground, and placing his hands on his back, beginning to continuously transmit battle aura to help him recover.

Lu Xingkong immediately ordered someone to sound the emergency drum of the Lu family, gathering all the servants, maids, and guards to one place and issuing a strict order that no one could leak any information about today’s events. Those who did would be executed without mercy.

Moreover, from today on, the Lu family would be strictly sealed off. No one could leave easily, nor could they pass any information to the outside world in any form. Those who did would be executed without mercy.

The entire Lu family was plunged into an unprecedented tense atmosphere, a situation that had only occurred before when defending against bandits.

Half an hour passed, and under the full treatment of the old master, Lu Tianyu’s severe internal injuries finally recovered by thirty percent, and he slowly opened his eyes.

"Yu, you’re awake." Li Xianghui, who had been waiting by his side, could not help but call out with tears in her eyes.

"Brother Tianyu." Lu Yi also watched closely, afraid that anything might happen to Lu Tianyu.

"Phew" Lu Bingwei slowly exhaled, his old face, pale from excessive use of battle aura, but he could not help but show a hint of joy upon seeing Lu Tianyu escape the brink of death.

"Grandfather, thank you." Lu Tianyu, turning his head, immediately expressed his gratitude.

"Yu, as long as you’re fine, your grandfather is relieved." Lu Bingwei laughed and then stood up, saying, "Yu, your internal injuries are not fully recovered yet. You need to rest more. Your grandfather has some matters to attend to, so I’ll leave now."

After giving his instructions, Lu Bingwei immediately left, as he also needed to quickly recover his strength. If not, he would suffer serious aftereffects, which would be detrimental to his future cultivation.

"Brother Tianyu, let me help you back to your room." Lu Yi immediately stepped forward and helped Lu Tianyu up from the ground.

"Mother, didn’t Uncle Three push you earlier? How are you now?" Although Lu Tianyu was severely injured, he still had a bit of consciousness and knew what had happened. He was naturally concerned about his mother and asked anxiously.

"A guard has already treated me, Mother is fine. You don’t need to worry. Yu, Mother has made some delicious food for you. I’ll bring it to you to eat and then rest." Li Xianghui smiled and explained, then quickly ran to the kitchen to get food for Lu Tianyu.

Seeing that his mother was fine, Lu Tianyu also felt relieved. He let Lu Yi support him and entered the room, lying on the bed to rest quietly.

After eating the pastries made by his mother, Lu Tianyu immediately found an excuse, saying he needed to cultivate and asked Lu Yi and his mother to leave first.

Alone in the room, Lu Tianyu quietly reflected on what had happened today. Although he felt uneasy about killing Lu Tianci, if given another chance, he would still do it without hesitation.

Lu Tianci had repeatedly tried to kill him. If not for his luck, he might have already become a corpse in the cold pond.

Today, Lu Tianci had taken out the powerful "Tiger Roar Pill" to try to blow him up. If not for his good fortune and the cultivation of the "Pangu Heavenly Book," which strengthened his body, anyone else would have been killed.

Therefore, for this extremely malicious and determined cousin, Lu Tianci, he had no need to show mercy. If you don’t kill him, he will kill you.

In the end, it was all because of power. Wang Cui'e had been plotting against him since childhood, and Lu Tianci’s desire to kill him was all for the position of the future head of the Lu family. Thinking of this, Lu Tianyu could not help but sigh deeply. Honestly, he would rather have been born into an ordinary family than face the intrigue and coldness of this family.

But one’s birth is not a choice. Since he was born into such a family, he had to strive and fight. First, he needed to have enough strength to protect himself and not be killed.

With this thought, Lu Tianyu’s desire for strength became even stronger.

Now that Lu Tianci was dead, the conflict between him and Wang Cui'e had reached an irreconcilable point. The road ahead would be fraught with danger. If he was not strong enough, he would only have one path to death.