Chapter 2366 - 2339: Lu Family Movements

Hearing his grandfather’s words, Mu Qingchuan fell into silence. He understood what his grandfather meant; his second grandpa always wanted to marry Mu Qingxue into the Tang Family, to gain benefits from them. Today, Lu Tianxing would appear at the Mu Family to take Mu Qingxue away. If his second grandpa didn’t intervene, it would be fine. But if he did, given Lu Tianxing’s personality, he wouldn’t hesitate to use force, even if Mu Qingxue tried to stop him. His second grandpa might become a cripple for life, as Lu Tianxing wouldn’t want a ticking bomb by his side.

"Alright, Qing Chuan, you should head outside now. There are quite a few guests today, go and entertain them first. I’ll be there shortly." Mr. Mu said to Mu Qingchuan.

"Yes, Grandpa. I’ll head out first!"

Mu Qingchuan nodded silently, turned, and walked out.

Watching Mu Qingchuan leave, Mr. Mu sighed softly. In truth, he wasn’t certain if Lu Tianxing would win this time. The only thing he could do was try to ensure Lu Tianxing’s safety. That’s all he could do, but he couldn’t risk the entire Mu Family. Even though he loved Mu Qingxue and didn’t want to see her heartbroken, he couldn’t gamble the entire Mu Family. After all, Mu Qingxue was his granddaughter, while the members of the Mu Family were also his kin. Both were close to his heart, hard to choose between.

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Meanwhile, in the hall of the Jiangnan Lu Family Mansion.

Old Master Lu sat at the head position, eyes closed, seemingly asleep.

Next to Old Master Lu was Lu Haoyue, the current Family Head of the Lu Family; further down sat all second and third generations of the Lu Family. Today was the day of Lu Tianxing’s direct confrontation with Tang Qingyun, and they were all summoned back by Old Master Lu. They expected him to have words to say, but since their return, Old Master Lu hadn’t spoken a word, his eyes remained closed! The whole hall was tense and eerily quiet.

Within the Lu Family, Old Master Lu commanded unstoppable authority. Even though he wasn’t the current Family Head, if he didn’t speak, no one else dared to do so.

Lu Haoyue couldn’t hold back and said, "Grandfather, today is the day cousin steps into the Mu Family and confronts Tang Qingyun. Shouldn’t we do anything?"

Although somewhat jealous of Lu Tianxing, Lu Haoyue remembered he was his brother and kin. Now, Lu Tianxing faced life and death in Beijing; it would be false to claim he wasn’t worried.

As soon as Lu Haoyue finished speaking, Old Master Lu immediately opened his tightly closed eyes, a cold expression, with a hint of disdain at his lips.

"Do nothing, this matter is not for us to interfere."

"But cousin he...."

"He will walk out alive from Beijing, and he will emerge unscathed. If he can’t manage that, he isn’t qualified to be Tianzhan’s son."

Upon hearing "Tianzhan," everyone’s expression turned gloomy, followed by an intense look of anticipation.

Back in the day, Lu Tianzhan was a prodigy of the Lu Family. Had it not been for his accident, the Lu Family wouldn’t have been reduced to its current state but would have become China’s top family, leaving nothing for the Tang Family and Yang Family. Raising a hand was enough to crush them. However, due to Lu Tianzhan’s death, the Lu Family had to retreat to Jiangnan, struggling even to hold Jiangnan.

But over twenty years later, Lu Tianzhan’s son emerged, more brilliant and capable than his father. His strategies and style surpassed those of Lu Tianzhan, making it clear that once Old Master Lu passed, the true strength of the Lu Family would rely not on the Family Head, Lu Haoyue, but Lu Tianxing.

If this time Lu Tianxing wins, the Lu Family will rocket in advancement, unstoppable in its rise.

After hearing Old Master Lu’s words, Lu Haoyue was at a loss for words. He knew that Old Master Lu had held Lu Tianzhan in high regard, even regarding him as the future Family Head. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have stormed into Beijing, creating a scene of bloodshed.

Now aged, Old Master Lu valued Lu Tianxing as much as he did Lu Tianzhan. If anything happened to Lu Tianxing in Beijing, he wouldn’t know what to do, for he knew if Lu Tianxing faced any harm, his grandfather would go mad, avenging him at any cost; Lu Haoyue firmly believed it.

While Lu Haoyue stopped speaking, it didn’t mean everyone else remained silent.

"Father, are we really doing nothing this time?" Lu Bowen asked Old Master Lu.

"Why should we act?"

Old Master Lu replied lightly, "This is his matter, his own choice to go to Beijing. I tried to persuade him, sent people to assist, I did what I should have done. What else should I do? Risk everything of the Lu Family?"

Hearing Old Master Lu’s words, Lu Bowen was silenced, aware of how deeply Old Master Lu worried about and wanted to help Lu Tianxing. Yet, Lu Bowen understood that Old Master Lu was the pillar of the Lu Family, under no circumstances should he reveal any concern in front of outsiders. Otherwise, the morale of the Lu Family would crumble.

As the saying goes, if morale breaks, even a mighty army is useless.

"Enough, let’s end this matter here."

Old Master Lu scanned everyone with his gaze and said, "I gathered you here today to inform you all that you must stay in Jiangnan for the foreseeable period, not taking a step outside unless one wishes to die, then disregard my words. For today, everyone must be especially vigilant, monitoring Jiangnan closely, and not missing a single clue. Understand?"

Old Master Lu’s voice was firm, his eyes shining with determination.

"Yes."

Everyone nodded.

"Alright, if there’s nothing else, you may leave!"

Old Master Lu casually waved his hand, dismissing everyone, while he sat in the hall thoughtfully, his inner thoughts inscrutable.