Chapter 253: Fighting for the Son
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“This isn’t working, and that isn’t either. So, what do you suggest?”
“Xing Hui has lost his mind while collecting lost souls and has become an evil spirit. Ha! The once mighty God of War of the heavens, now turned into a demon!” Xuan Yu punched the ground but held back his strength, afraid of waking the sleeping girl.
Drip, drip. Blood dripped from his fist.
Chong Yue took a deep breath, his lips tightly pressed together.
“I have a plan.”
“First, let’s summon Xian Ting and Gan Tang back.”
Chong Yue looked up at the sky, a hint of madness in his eyes.
“What are you planning? I won’t let you do anything reckless! You are heavenly gods now, worshipped by thousands and blessed with endless life. You can’t act rashly!” Lu Chao Chao, furious, clenched her tiny fists and tried to jump up and hit Chong Yue.
“Chong Yue, you rascal, always scheming.”
“Stop coming up with bad ideas.”
A rooster’s crow echoed through the thick clouds, and Lu Chao Chao felt her body rapidly dissipating.
“No!” Lu Chao Chao woke up in a sweat, sitting up abruptly.
“What’s wrong, miss?” Yuhua lit a lamp and hurried in, lifting the curtain.
“Is it too hot from the charcoal? Why are you sweating so much?” Yuhua touched her forehead, found it drenched in sweat, and quickly called for clean clothes.
After washing and changing into new clothes, Yuhua felt relieved seeing her color return to normal.
“Chao Chao had a bad dweam.” Lu Chao Chao sat cross-legged on the bed.
Ever since her rebirth, she had felt an inexplicable unease.
She had sacrificed herself for the world, so how could she be reincarnated?
What had her disciple done to bring her back to life?
Yuhua was about to comfort her when noise erupted outside the door.
Yuhua frowned, “What’s going on? Making a racket in the middle of the night? Be careful not to disturb the masters.”
“Quick, quick, hurry to the guest room!”
“The guest room collapsed suddenly, and Young Master Li is still inside.”
Servants gathered and rushed to the outer courtyard.
Lu Chao Chao jumped out of bed immediately. Yuhua followed with a coat, “Be careful of catching a chill. Put on a jacket.”
When Lu Chao Chao arrived, the Lu family had already lit up the area.
Madam Xu, wrapped in a cloak, looked pale. “Dig, dig quickly! What are we going to do?”
The collapse was right on top of Li Zi Xi’s room, and Madam Xu’s legs were trembling in fear.
“Has a physician been called?” Madam Xu’s voice was trembling.
“Madam, someone has already been sent to fetch a physician. Please don’t worry, Young Master Li must have a guardian angel.” Deng Zhi supported Madam Xu to sit down. Madam Xu had drunk some fruit wine earlier and was already feeling unsteady. Now, the fear had sobered her up completely.
“Mom, he’s really a walking disaster.” Lu Yuan Xiao stared in disbelief.
Even Lu Yan Shu couldn’t help but blink repeatedly.
After half an hour of digging, they finally dragged out the unconscious Li Zi Xi.
“Young Master Li? Young Master Li, are you alright?” Madam Xu’s voice was shaky.
Li Zi Xi slowly opened his sleepy eyes, “Is it morning already? I just closed my eyes. What are you all doing in my room?”
A gust of cold wind made Li Zi Xi shiver.
“Where’s my bed?”
“Wait, where’s my woom?” Li Zi Xi stood up straight.
The sight of the rubble left him dumbfounded.
Before Madam Xu could speak, he quickly apologized, “I’m sowwy, Madam Xu. I bwing twouble to your house. I’ll weave now…” Li Zi Xi was used to this. Everywhere he went, disaster followed.
He had been kicked out of his home countless times.
Even relatives wouldn’t let him in.
Behind his back, they called him a jinx.
Li Zi Xi was terrified of causing trouble for others. On his way to the capital, he never stayed at an inn.
He was afraid of harming innocent people.
He stayed at the Lu family because he hit it off with Lu Yan Shu.
“Where are you going? Our family isn’t afraid. There’s no taboo here…”
“Qing Feng, find another guest room for Young Master Li.”
“Tomorrow, we’ll repair the house. Our house was already old.” Madam Xu didn’t mind at all.
“It’s no trouble. Stay here, tomorrow we’ll celebrate together.”
“Stay. Mother doesn’t mind these things.” Lu Yan Shu also stopped him.
Li Zi Xi turned to look at the Lu family, his eyes slightly lowered to hide the redness, and he muttered, “Okay.”
Family had never treated him so kindly.
Everyone avoided him like the plague.
Lu Chao Chao tilted her head, looking at him in confusion. That aggrieved expression seemed very familiar.
But his appearance held no familiarity.
The next day.
Lu Chao Chao had just woken up when the doorkeeper reported that Lu Yuan Ze had come.
The little one hurriedly finished breakfast, worried about his mother.
“Shi Yun, your child is truly talented. The Pei family can’t compare to you. Lu Jing Huai is a plagiarist. I was deceived by their mother and son!” Lu Yuan Ze sighed deeply.
He was wearing clothes that Madam Xu had once made for him.
Back then, he didn’t care.
Now, wearing them neatly, Madam Xu found it laughable.
“We’ve been married for eighteen years, yet we became estranged because of that wench.”
“Shi Yun, it must have been hard raising the children alone. All these years, I’ve been wrong. I failed you. I was bewitched by that wench and abandoned you…” Lu Yuan Ze looked at Madam Xu with pity.
“Chao Chao is just over two years old. She can’t be without her father… Let’s reconcile. If you mind Madam Pei, I can divorce her!”
“Madam Pei is nothing compared to you.”
“You are my wife, who took a knife for me, saving my life!” Lu Yuan Ze’s voice was full of emotion.
Madam Xu looked at him deeply.
“Ugh…”
Shi Yun suddenly retched.
“Shi Yun, what’s wrong?” Lu Yuan Ze tried to approach, but Madam Xu stepped back abruptly.
“Please… step back. You’re making me nauseous.”
“Ugh…”
Madam Xu’s look of disgust made the self-assured Lu Yuan Ze freeze.
She, she actually felt sick looking at him!
Lu Yuan Ze was thunderstruck.
“You really make me sick!” Madam Xu stepped back three steps, her brows tightly furrowed.
“Years ago, you had my carriage ambushed and took a knife for me. I worked like a slave for eighteen years, and now you still want to deceive me?” Madam Xu’s eyes flashed with intense hatred.
It was all a scheme.
From the moment she met Lu Yuan Ze, she had fallen into the trap he set!
Lu Yuan Ze was shocked, his pupils constricted. How could this be?
How could she know?
He had disposed of all witnesses, leaving no one alive. How could Madam Xu know the truth?
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Lu Yuan Ze forced himself to say, “Shi Yun, where did you hear such slander? It must be someone else’s lies!”
Madam Xu sneered, “You killed and dumped bodies, throwing them into the moat. Is that false?”
Lu Yuan Ze’s face darkened immediately.
“Get out! Yuan Shu’s achievements have nothing to do with you!” Madam Xu knew his intentions.
He simply saw Yuan Shu’s success and regretted it!
He wanted to take back his son.
“You can choose not to return! But Yuan Shu is the eldest grandson of the Lu family. He must recognize his ancestors!” Lu Yuan Ze, seeing his plan fail, shouted in anger.
“A woman leaving with her children is already improper!”
“Since ancient times, no woman has ever taken her eldest son and left!”