After staying at home for three days, Lu Fan suddenly received a call from Hua Shiwu of Huarong Mansion.
“Ruyan! I have to leave for a few days again,” Lu Fan said apologetically to Liu Ruyan.
“If you have something to do, go ahead and take care of it! Remember to come back soon!” Liu Ruyan knew Lu Fan’s identity and that he couldn’t spend every day with her at home.
Lu Fan drove away from Twelve Gully Village and headed straight for the capital.
Inside Huarong Mansion, Hua Laoda and five other people sat in a room, their expressions grim.
“This brat actually wiped out the Xue family! That’s too much! We can’t let this kid continue to act recklessly!” Hua Laosan said indignantly.
“It’s not a complete annihilation! The dozens of people who died were all retainers hired by the Xue family. Only three people from the Xue family died! Their younger generation is still alive. Besides, the Xue family has done no shortage of bad deeds over the years,” Hua Ershisan said calmly from the side.
“But we are Huarong Mansion, and Huarong Mansion cannot get involved in martial arts affairs. The moment this brat went out, he stirred up a massive storm in the martial world. It’s one thing to demand money everywhere, but he also killed so many people. Now, no one in the martial world is unaware of Huarong Mansion’s existence. Most importantly, he has damaged Huarong Mansion’s image!” Hua Laoer chimed in.
“I don’t see it that way. For so many years, some prominent families have relied on their martial arts influence to be arrogant and act recklessly. With this kid stirring things up in the martial world, it lets them know that Huarong Mansion is starting to interfere in martial affairs, and they might restrain themselves a bit. Huarong Mansion has indeed been too passive for many years,” Hua Ershisan said, shaking his head slightly.
“Twenty-three! What do you mean? Why are you defending this brat at every turn?” Hua Laosan immediately slammed the table and stood up.
“Alright, then consider me as if I said nothing,” Hua Ershisan shrugged.
“What we need to consider now is why the people above are specifically summoning this kid, Hua Sanshi! This has never happened before!” Hua Laoda suddenly said from the side.
The others immediately fell silent. No one knew why the higher-ups would suddenly want to see Lu Fan.
When Lu Fan returned to Huarong Mansion, his small courtyard was already filled with people. All the old men and women wanted to know some news about their families. Even though they had left their families for decades, who wouldn’t long for their family’s glory?
“Hua Sanshi! Did you receive the money from our families smoothly?”
“Hua Sanshi! Do you have any news from my family to pass on to me?”
Before Lu Fan could even enter his courtyard, voices began to question him.
“Everyone, rest assured, every one of your families is developing very well now! Due to time constraints, I couldn’t visit every family, but they contacted me proactively and gave me all the money.” Lu Fan waved his hand and continued, “However, there was a slight accident with the Silver Spear Xue family. The Xue family people refused to repay the money and even tried to kill me. Therefore, I killed three people from the Xue family, along with dozens of their retainers!”
Lu Fan’s casual remark silenced the crowd. Everyone was stunned. He had killed dozens of retainers and three members of the old Xue family! Was he a god of slaughter? And he spoke of it so lightly!
“Sanshi! You… you wiped out my Xue family?” An elder in the crowd faltered, his face flushing as he growled.
“It’s not a complete annihilation. The Xue family’s ancestor was only injured, and the family head and all the younger generations are still here. I only killed those who attacked me. Of course, if you want revenge, you can make your move anytime!” Lu Fan said, then took out several letters – these were letters from the Hong family, the Wang family, and other families to their respective elders.
The Xue family ancestor slumped to the ground. Revenge? How could he possibly be a match for Sanshi? It was those useless members of his family who didn’t take their own letters and IOUs seriously. Those were his personal letters! What a bunch of ignorant fools!
After distributing the letters, Lu Fan entered his small courtyard and returned to his room.
“Laoda! You… you can’t rest! Someone from above wants to see you!” Hua Shiwu entered, his voice strained with nervousness. This kid had killed dozens of people, and the higher-ups were pretending not to know. Did they truly not know?
Why on earth had he brought such a jinx back?! It was like the Heavenly Court bringing back a stable boy – a troublemaker!
Hua Shiwu deeply regretted his actions. Now that the people above wanted to see him, he wondered if it was a blessing or a curse! He could only hope it wouldn’t implicate him!
“Alright!” Lu Fan said indifferently, as if the words “the higher-ups” were just two ordinary words.
A short while later, Lu Fan was led to a special room. A middle-aged man stood at the door, while inside, an elderly man was reading documents and sipping tea.
As Lu Fan entered, the middle-aged man immediately closed the door and remained standing outside.
“Greetings, elder!” Lu Fan said immediately upon entering.
“Sanshi! Come, sit! Come and sit!” The elder beckoned to Lu Fan as he entered.
Lu Fan walked over and sat opposite him. The elder immediately poured him a cup of tea.
“How did the matters go?” the elder asked, putting down his documents.
“Except for a slight accident with the Xue family, everything else was handled properly,” Lu Fan replied quickly.
“I heard about the Xue family. I specifically had someone investigate. The Xue family has been bullying and acting recklessly for years, and I’ve already instructed someone to deal with it. However, I have another matter I’d like your help with,” the elder said, suddenly looking at Lu Fan.
“What is it?” Lu Fan was puzzled. Shouldn’t matters like this be reported to Hua Laoda first? Why was he being arranged to do something, bypassing Hua Laoda?
“Save someone! I heard your medical skills are excellent, and you can also refine pills. Therefore, I’d like to ask you to save someone. A very important person,” the elder said.
“Okay! I will do my best!” Lu Fan replied immediately.
“This person is very important and requires strict confidentiality! Even his parents and family believe he died thirty years ago. So…” the elder said suddenly.
“I understand! I can be blindfolded! As long as I can feel his pulse!” Lu Fan quickly said.
“There’s no need for that! I trust you! This person is the backbone of our country, the one who truly made our country stand tall! Therefore, I hope you can cure his illness!”
As the elder spoke, he suddenly clapped his hands. Swish… a wall beside them suddenly opened, revealing another room. Inside, there was a bed, and on it lay a gaunt old man, around seventy years old.
“This is our true weapon. Thirty years ago, Country M offered a million salary to keep him, but he resolutely returned. As a result, he was targeted by Country M for multiple assassination attempts! In the end, he had to fake his death to survive. The strength of our country today is all thanks to their contributions!
However, over the past thirty years, his body has been depleted due to overwork! But we still hope for a miracle! Do you understand what I mean?” the elder said as he got up and walked over.
“I understand! This elder must live!” Lu Fan nodded vigorously.