Hundreds of people from the Divine Calculation Sect were annihilated, a feat Hua Laoda could not even imagine. However, what surprised him was that the higher-ups did not pursue the matter. Instead, he received news from the family that Hua Rong Mansion had undergone earth-shattering changes.
Inside a large room in Hua Rong Mansion, Hua Laoda and several others stared at each other.
"Does anyone have anything to say?" Hua Laoda asked the others.
"Say what? Recently, many people in Hua Rong Mansion have gone out on missions, all directly dispatched by the higher-ups. Even we didn't know what kind of missions they were. We only found out that they had eliminated several members of the Shadow Organization after those who went on the missions returned. Now, the rest of us are just decorations!" Hua Lao Wu said indignantly.
"Hmph! Those are trivial matters. The important thing is that Hua Rong Mansion suddenly has a Mansion Lord, and even the ancestors of the six great families willingly follow Hua Sanshi! Now, Hua Rong Mansion is establishing the Second Hua Rong Mansion to train new recruits and young disciples, clearly indicating that they think we old fellows are useless," Hua Lao San pouted.
"Alas! What's the use of you talking about these things? The ancestors have spoken, and the family head dare not say anything. What else can we do?" Hua Lao Er sighed.
"What can we do? Of course, we need to find something to do! If we don't do anything, we'll really have to go back to that poor mountain village of our family and eat chaff and vegetables!" Hua Ershisan rolled his eyes.
"It's easy for you to say. Now, no one takes us seriously, and we don't need to inquire about anything. We've been completely sidelined. Where can we find something to do?" Hua Laoda exclaimed angrily.
"Where? Of course, we should find the Mansion Lord! Besides the Mansion Lord, who else can help us?" Hua Ershisan said and turned to leave.
"Hey... Hua Ershisan! You have a good relationship with the Mansion Lord. Help us put in a good word later!" Hua Laoda and the others immediately followed.
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In Hua Rong Mansion, in Lu Fan's small courtyard, Lu Fan sat leisurely on a bamboo chair, drinking tea.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh... Hua Ershisan and Hua Laoda, along with five others, rushed into the small courtyard.
"Hua Laoda..."
"Hua Lao Er..."
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"Hua Ershisan..."
"Greetings, Mansion Lord!"
As soon as they entered, they all shouted in unison.
"No need to be so formal! Come and have some tea!" Lu Fan said casually. As he spoke, he took out several cups, preparing to pour tea for everyone.
"Mansion Lord! How can you do such work yourself? Let me, let me..." Hua Ershisan hurried over and took the teapot from Lu Fan's hand.
"Wow! Mansion Lord! The vegetable patch in your courtyard has grown weeds. How can this be!" Hua Laoda suddenly turned around and saw a small weed in the adjacent vegetable garden. He immediately seized the opportunity and pulled out the weed.
"Mansion Lord! You haven't returned to this courtyard in a long time! The rooms must be covered in dust. Let me tidy them up for you!"
"Right, right... We'll help you tidy up. Tidy up..."
Several people immediately got busy.
"Hey! No way? You called me back just to help me clean the room?" Lu Fan pouted. Hua Shiwu and Hua Shiliu cleaned his small courtyard every day, so where would the dust come from? This was too fake!
"Hehe! Mansion Lord! If you have any tasks, just give the order. We're idle anyway, so we can help you do it!" Hua Laoda said with a grin as he approached.
"Stop doing these useless things. Just tell us what you need!" Lu Fan glanced at them, his expression suggesting he had seen through them long ago.
"Mansion Lord... well, you see, everyone in Hua Rong Mansion has tasks to do, but only the few of us have nothing. This... why don't you find some work for us? It would make us feel more at ease!" Hua Ershisan stepped forward, his face filled with awkwardness.
"Is that all?" Lu Fan glanced at them, knowing that these fellows were probably afraid that he would send them back to the manor to live a hard life.
"Eliminating some members of the Shadow Organization previously was a very dangerous task. Therefore, apart from those carrying out the mission, no one else would know the information. This is not a lack of trust, but for absolute secrecy. After all, we don't have many people in Hua Rong Mansion, and we can't afford to lose any.
However, the Second Hua Rong Mansion is already being prepared. Once new disciples are recruited, you will all be very busy. If you are willing, you can all become instructors, teaching the new disciples martial arts and instilling patriotic ideology, helping them to become pillars of society as soon as possible!" Lu Fan said with a slight smile.
"Really! That would be wonderful! We can finally relax!" Hua Laoda and the others were relieved after hearing Lu Fan's words.
"Mansion Lord!" At this moment, a voice came, and Hua Liu appeared at the entrance of the small courtyard.
"Senior! Do you need something!" Lu Fan quickly got up to greet him.
Hua Laoda and the others immediately blushed. Thinking of their previous arrogant demeanor and the Mansion Lord's current humility and approachability, they seemed quite different. He was indeed a young man of great promise!
"Mansion Lord! This old woman thanks the Mansion Lord for the grace of teaching the Qi family martial arts!" Hua Liu bowed deeply to Lu Fan, saying with great gratitude.
Lu Fan immediately understood. Hua Liu had received news from the Qi family, knowing that he had helped the Qi family revise their cultivation methods and guided their practice. Therefore, she had come specifically to express her gratitude.
"Senior! You are too kind. Among the recruits for the Second Hua Rong Mansion this time are the young talents of your Qi family. You can personally guide them then." Lu Fan immediately said with a smile.
"That would be wonderful! Thank you, Mansion Lord!" Hua Liu repeatedly expressed her thanks. It was wonderful to see descendants of her clan in her lifetime. She had been in Hua Rong Mansion for decades, let alone seeing her descendants, she was not even allowed to transmit messages. She thought her life would end like this.
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Several days later, the Second Hua Rong Mansion was completed. However, the Second Hua Rong Mansion was even more secretive than the First Hua Rong Mansion. All the people of Hua Rong Mansion and the twenty members of the training team were blindfolded and driven for an hour to the location. After getting out of the car, everyone walked through a tunnel for a full half an hour, finally emerging in a large mountain.
Everyone removed their masks and saw a large courtyard gate in front of them, with several houses inside. The houses were in the woods, and the woods were within the courtyard. There were towering trees tens of meters high. From the outside, it was impossible to discover that there was such a hidden world within.
In the center of the courtyard, over a hundred youths were practicing martial arts. These youths had been carefully selected, were outstanding, and were chosen from various great families for their cultivation talent.
"Alright! Esteemed seniors, I will give you one day to get acquainted with the descendants of your families! No training today, and we can have a big meal later! To celebrate!" Lu Fan said loudly.
Instantly, the ancestors were so moved that tears streamed down their faces.