Chapter 1294
Young Master Lu Commits Suicide in Fear [3]
Chapter 1294 Young Master Lu Commits Suicide in Fear [3]
Old Qiong patiently and earnestly explained things to them, almost breaking it down into very simple terms.
Zheng Qianming scoffed... Ha, with shortcuts and powerful backers, why bother with all that trouble?
Why not just put in some effort to please your backer and have them help you for life?
"Thank you for your guidance, sir. I have benefited greatly from it." Wen Xiangnan immediately bowed to Elder Qiong to express his gratitude.
Old Xun thought that the child hadn't understood and was simply trying to flatter the poor kid.
Lu Fenxu understood and was very grateful, so he burst into tears.
After finally managing to control his tears, he struggled to his feet and bowed deeply to Master Qiong: "Student, thank you for your guidance... I would die without regrets to have met you and received your instruction."
"Pah, pah, pah! He's just a little kid, not even married or an adult yet, how can you talk about death like that?" Old Xun performed a ritual for him, apologizing to the passing deities.
Qiong Lao also said, "Lu Fenxu, don't make things difficult for yourself. Take this opportunity to clean up the mess, and then use this battle to make a name for yourself and solidify your foundation in the world. That's the right thing to do."
He then looked at the other students: "You are the same. Only by constantly strengthening your foundation in life can you live a better and better life and achieve greater and greater success."
Stop doing things that involve robbing others for profit, and work hard and honestly, understand?
Zheng Qianming said, "I understand, but we are from a wealthy family. We are born into wealth and have access to powerful backers. Why should we have to work hard on our own?"
If there are shortcuts but you don't take them, if you have powerful backers but you don't use them, and you just work hard like an ox, isn't that self-torture?
Hahaha, that's hilarious! They're completely on different wavelengths. Master Qiong is a complete idiot.
"Come on, Lu family kids, eat this egg custard, drink your medicine, and then get a good night's sleep... Tomorrow, your grandmaster will accompany you to the Juma Formation camp, so don't be afraid."
A secret message came back that General Liang would be back soon, and that Da Bao'er was alright. Old Xun was relieved and planned to go out of the city to have General Liang's poison wound treated. After that, he would go directly to the west of the city to deal with that damned plague.
"Oh, thank you, Grandmaster." Lu Fenxu had little appetite, but he accepted the kindness and ate all the steamed egg custard and herbal soup.
"Master, Grandmaster, I am much better now. It's late, you two should go back and rest, don't tire yourselves out for your student."
This?
Old Qiong was very worried, but Old Xun held him back.
Old Xun said, "Alright, we'll head back now. Wen family kid, Yuan family kid, please take good care of Lu family kid."
Everything that needed to be said has been said. The rest is to give Lu Fenxu time to think things through and take the first step.
However, Old Master Xun was also worried that Lu Fenxu might be in danger, so he left the two imperial guards behind: "The Wen family boy and the Yuan family boy are both young masters. There will always be times when we can't take care of them. Let the imperial guards stay and look after you, so that we two old men can sleep more peacefully."
"Alright, thank you, sir, thank you, grandmaster... thank you for your hard work, two imperial guards." Lu Fenxu still did not refuse and accepted the kindness.
Zheng Qianming was jealous. Humph, Lu Fenxu was just a collateral descendant of the Lu family, and the Lu family was far less powerful than his Zheng family. Yet Lu Fenxu was able to receive the emperor's imperial guards' protection!
"Let's go." Xun Laoqiong did not stay any longer and was escorted back to Wuyuan by the Wei army.
Instead of returning to the main building, they stayed in a small guest room in the front garden as a precaution against the plague.
Half an hour after the two elders left, Zheng Qianjia, Lu Qian, Yang Zeru and a group of people who had gone to cause trouble at the city gate rushed back overnight.
Upon arriving at his lodgings, Lu Qian overheard Zheng Qianming's whispered words and went even crazier, determined to see Lu Fenxu.
Upon seeing the imperial guards inside the house, he was startled awake.
Lu Fenxu thought for a moment and said to the imperial guards, "My lords, don't worry, Lu won't hurt me. Could you please wait at the door so I can have a word with Lu?"
The two imperial guards exchanged a glance, nodded in agreement, and left the house. One stood at the door, and the other at the window. Lu Qian stepped forward and glared fiercely at Lu Fenxu, but his voice was normal: "I heard that Master and Grandmaster came to see you? And they even gave you some words of instruction? If I had known, I wouldn't have gone to the city gate. It's such a pity that I missed Master and Grandmaster's instruction."
You weren't persuaded by those two old men, were you?
Zheng Qianming said that the two old men were trying to persuade Lu Fenxu, and Lu Fenxu was clearly wavering!
“It’s no pity, I’ll tell you.” Lu Fenxu smiled and told Lu Qian exactly what Qiong Lao had said.
"Although classmate Lu has made a mistake and seems to be abandoned by the teacher, he has not been abandoned yet. As long as classmate Lu can survive this battle, he will be a hero, and he will be able to make amends and regain the teacher's favor and future."
Lu Qian remained silent, only letting out a cold laugh. Ha, survive this battle? Easier said than done!
"When we returned, many people in the city were already packing their things, saying that as soon as the city gates opened tomorrow, they would take their families out of the city to find a way to make a living."
“The enemy was brutal, and Mianfushan became a slaughterhouse. Everyone was terrified and wanted to escape the city for the sake of their families.”
Are they still left to fight the enemy?
That's insane!
We should listen to the troublemakers and abandon the city and flee south before the enemy's main force arrives.
Yes, they fled south because they felt that with the ferocity and numbers of the enemy army, not only could the northeastern prefecture not be defended, but even the Taizhou Prefecture could not be defended.
The border of the Great Wei will definitely be moved far back. The only safe option is to cross the river and flee south to Jiangnan Prefecture, where we can rule from the enemy across the river.
After all, the roughnecks of the Eastern Desert are certainly not skilled in naval warfare.
Oh, you're really ignorant. The northern part of the Eastern Desert is near the sea, and seafood is the main food source there.
Not good at naval warfare?
The enemy troops in the northern part of the Eastern Desert will swim right over to you and slaughter you cowards, believe it or not?
“Yes, for the sake of family…” Lu Fenxu murmured, then said after a while, “But shouldn’t we fight the enemy even more for the sake of family? If we keep retreating, where will our family and descendants live in the future?”
Lu Qian frowned deeply, thinking, "Lu, are you running a high fever and your brain is all muddled?"
Wars always come to an end, and enemy troops always return to their hometowns. Can the enemy troops live in the Great Wei forever?
Moreover, that's not what he wanted to say.
Lu Qian said, "Yes, we all live for our families and future generations. So, classmate Lu, you should take good care of your injury and not let your family worry about you."
As he spoke, Lu Qian took a few steps forward, turned his back to the imperial guards outside the window, grabbed Lu Qian's hand, and glared at him with furious eyes.
Finally, she smiled at him, quickly released him, and then stepped back, away from Lu Fenxu's bed.
The imperial guards outside the window then refrained from firing their crossbow bolts.
"Classmate Lu, you should go back now. I'm going to sleep. I have to get up early tomorrow to go to the Juma Formation camp," Lu Fenxu said, seeing his guest off.
His gentle demeanor led Lu Qian to believe that he had taken the threats to heart and that Lu Fenxu wouldn't reveal any case clues or cause trouble for the powerful families.
Lu Qian felt relieved, uttered a couple of lies, and got up to leave.
With a creak, the door opened, revealing Zheng Qianjia's figure.
Zheng Qianjia stood at the bottom of the steps at the door and said to Lu Fenxu inside the house, "Brother Lu, take good care of your injuries. I will accompany you to the Juma Formation camp tomorrow."
Zheng Qianjia didn't enter the house, and what she said wasn't wrong at all, but Lu Fenxu was terrified.
Just because...
He, Zheng Qianjia, and Zheng Qianming are all people who have seen the true face of Young Master Ming!
The Ming family, though secretly powerful, had devised a plan to annihilate Kang Rong's younger brother's branch of the family, spanning five generations.
But his family background couldn't even compare to Kang Rong's family, and he had no achievements to speak of. He also had grandparents, parents, younger siblings, and a group of relatives from his maternal grandparents' family.