"What?"
"You said you were ambushed last night?"
"Where is the assassin?"
The next morning at breakfast, when Zhou Xuan told Old Master Lu and Lu Linger about the assassination attempt he had suffered yesterday, their expressions immediately turned nervous.
Lu Linger even forgot to eat and rushed to Zhou Xuan, hugging him and examining him from head to toe, afraid he might have been hurt!
"Don't worry, I've already dealt with the person!"
"I'm telling you this to remind you to be careful lately!"
"Since the assassin knew I was at the Lu family, their master behind them must also be aware of the situation!"
"I'm worried that if they fail to kill me, they might threaten your safety!"
"However, there's no need to panic. Both Hei Hu and I will be extra vigilant recently!" "Even if those guys are still plotting, they shouldn't be able to bypass our detection and sneak into the Lu family!"
"You just need to be more mindful in your daily life!"
Looking at the worried Lu Linger, Zhou Xuan smiled, patted her head, and gently comforted her!
"My old bones are not afraid of them!"
"But Linger is still young, and I'm always worried about her."
"Zhou Xuan, how about this, why don't you move in with Linger?"
"Given your situation, you'll be married eventually anyway!"
"By living together, you can not only deepen your relationship!"
"Secondly, you can personally protect Linger's safety, which would put my mind at ease!"
"Pfft!"
Hearing Lu Mingyuan's sudden words, Zhou Xuan spat out the porridge he had just taken into his mouth.
He hadn't expected that by simply reminding Lu Mingyuan and his granddaughter to be careful, he would have inadvertently achieved something!
This assist from his future father-in-law was truly perfectly timed!
"Grandpa, what are you talking about?"
"Who wants to live with him!"
"Besides, what do you mean 'our situation means we'll get married eventually'? We're not even close to that point!"
Zhou Xuan wasn't the only one choked by Lu Mingyuan's words; Lu Linger's face also turned red with embarrassment.
This assist from Lu Mingyuan made her feel both annoyed and a little surprised.
Her conflicted feelings as a young girl were something she couldn't express to others!
"Come on, Grandpa knows you too well!"
"You call him 'Brother Xuan' every day!"
"You call him more affectionately than Grandpa does!"
"I'm not joking with you!"
"If you two can get married sooner, perhaps Grandpa can hold on long enough to hold his great-grandchild!"
"If that happens, Grandpa will truly have no regrets even if he dies!"
Seeing Lu Linger's shy and blushing face, Lu Mingyuan couldn't help but laugh heartily and continued to tease her.
"Hmph, you guys eat!"
"I'm not talking to you anymore. You're colluding against me!"
Hearing Lu Mingyuan's words, Lu Linger, too embarrassed to eat, ran out of the living room.
"This girl is just too shy!"
"Zhou Xuan, you can't be like her. You're a man, you need to be more proactive!"
"You're right, Old Lu!"
Looking at the smiling Lu Mingyuan, Zhou Xuan could only respond with a wry smile.
"Alright, dating is your young people's business. I, an old man, won't interfere too much."
"Actually, there's something I wanted to tell you today."
"Do you remember the Fang family from yesterday?"
"Of course I remember!"
"Old Lu, you mentioned them again, is there something important?"
Seeing Lu Mingyuan suddenly become serious again, Zhou Xuan felt he couldn't quite keep up with his future father-in-law's pace!
"Yes."
"Before I tell you, I want to ask you, how much do you know about the Fang family?"
"I don't know them at all. I can only guess from what little they revealed yesterday that their family should be a military family!"
"And it looks like they have considerable influence!"
Although he didn't understand why Lu Mingyuan was suddenly asking him this, Zhou Xuan answered truthfully!
"Good. Since you're not clear, I'll tell you about their family's situation."
"But before I talk about their family, I need to tell you about the power distribution in Shangjing City!"
"Shangjing City, as one of our country's most important cities, possesses the nation's highest technology and strongest economy!"
"This has led to countless large and small powers flourishing within this city!"
"These powers are complex and intertwined, making it difficult for me to explain too much in a short time!"
"You'll have to pay attention to this yourself when you have time to visit the city later!"
"Today, I will primarily discuss the five strongest powers among these complex forces!"
"They are the Fang family, the Qin family, the Lu family, the Sun family, and the Zhuge family!"
"These five powers in Shangjing City are like emperors, looking down upon the common people!"
"Of course, the reason these five powers are so transcendent is that they each have a unique strength to rely on."
"Military, Politics, Law, Business, Medicine!"
"These five paths represent the five major families!"
"The military powerhouse Fang family, the political family Qin family, the legal elite Lu family, the business tycoon Sun family, and the divine strategist Zhuge family!"
These five major families are the leaders in their respective fields and the objects of attachment for other powers in Shangjing City!
"And the Fang family, the military clan, is the force represented by Fang Wanhai and his group who came to us yesterday!"
"The Fang family not only has vast family influence but also holds military power, making them extremely influential!"
"Compared to them, our Lu family is as insignificant as a firefly by the roadside!"
"It can be said that as long as one can establish some connection with them, even a pig can see its net worth skyrocket on the spot!"
"And yesterday, you cured Fang Wanhai's illness, and your master is also an old acquaintance of his. With these two connections, you are undoubtedly a rising star in the future!"
"Yesterday, when I was having dinner with Fang Wanhai, we happened to discuss this matter."
"He immediately expressed that as long as you agree, he can support you to ascend immediately!"
"However, due to the suspected involvement of influential figures from Shangjing City in the Zhou family incident back then, I am concerned that your sudden rise might be too conspicuous and that you might encounter danger."
"Therefore, I explained to him that you should first build your own power, and then our Lu family and the Fang family will provide covert support."
"When you become stronger and more influential in the future, it won't be too late to promote you."
"Now, I want to hear your thoughts!"
"Do you want to build this power?"
After hearing Lu Mingyuan's words, Zhou Xuan fell into silence for a moment!