Under One Person: The Seeker of the Dao in the Lü Family

Chapter 322 Planning the Trip to Northeast China

After discussing the future of Lüjia Village, Lü Ci looked once again at the century-old village in the valley that belonged to the Lü family, which was also the prison he had built with his own hands.

In the not-so-distant past, Lü Ci used this dark cage to lock away the Lü family's unbearable past, and also to lock away all members of the Lü family, including himself.

He transformed his strict family rules and unfair treatment into the strongest fence of this prison, like raising a venomous insect, forcing the Lü family to move in a direction he believed in.

Although that direction was stained with blood and shrouded in darkness and mud, he could no longer turn back. The Lu family, this pack of wolves, had also been led by him into an unknown and dark future.

However, just when even the leader, Lü Ci, began to feel lost and numb, a child stood up that year.

A wolf cub, still possessing its own fighting spirit, emerged from a group of Lu family members who had been tamed into sheep.

At the age of three or four, before he had attained Qi, while other children of his clan were eager to awaken and become extraordinary, that child was able to calm down and endure his childish impetuous nature, and painstakingly built his foundation for three years using the most basic and tiring methods.

Three years have passed in the blink of an eye, but for a child who is only three or four years old, this period of time is twice as long as their life.

He began his formal education at the age of six, and the child truly made a name for himself. After three years of solid foundation building and three years of rigorous training, the child could enter a meditative state simply by sitting still.

In the instant he entered meditation, he actually already had a sense of Qi.

It's hard to tell whether this prodigy was born with extraordinary abilities or possessed a strong foundation that allowed him to cross that threshold in an instant.

Although it is unknown why the boy meditated for half a day after obtaining Qi before waking up, it now seems that the child is indeed a prodigy. At such a young age, he has already understood the principle that divine things should conceal themselves and divine skills should remain hidden.

Those eight extraordinary skills that could save both life and health, that seed buried in the Lü family for decades, actually began to take root and sprout at that moment.

At that time, Lü Ci was completely unaware of this, just like that night decades ago. He was simply delighted that Lü Family Village had finally produced a promising talent, a successor who could take over from him and guard this dark prison.

Little did he expect that the child would later become someone he could never reach—an immortal.

He used to wonder why Zhang Zhiwei from Longhu Mountain didn't have the surname "Lü".

But now, he has witnessed true "peerless elegance" and knows what it's like to have a real person with the surname "Lü" in the family.

I have to say, this feeling and sensation is even more exhilarating than when I personally chopped off the heads of those Japanese pirates back then!

happy!

Inside the pavilion, Lu Ci couldn't help but reminisce about the past once more. When that pleasurable feeling rose from his heart and spread to his mouth, he simply felt that the taste was extremely refreshing!

The centenarian squinted, hummed a few lines of a tune absentmindedly, and then laughed and scolded Lü Qian on the other end of the phone.

"As for you, my unfilial great-grandson, you shall stay on Mount Wudang from now on."

"That place needs you, Great Master, even more than the Lü family!"

"After understanding the matter of the Sanyi Gate, let the Lü family start to divide up. Anyway, it's convenient to travel now. Without you bunch of troublesome burdens, I can go out and take a stroll."

Lu Ci took the phone from Lu Xiao, pressed the hang-up button, and then stood in the pavilion, gazing at Lu Family Village below.

He watched as the dimly lit cage he had built himself gradually became bright and clear under the sunlight, and the chains he had forged gradually dissolved in the light.

The scenery was exactly the same as it had been a hundred years ago, but Lü Ci seemed to be admiring a masterpiece, carefully examining the cluster of eaves and arched corners, and seeing a different kind of beauty in it.

"It's so beautiful! It's just missing a piece of rusty iron to stand on, and a knife!"

Lu Ci crossed his arms and tapped his fingers on his arms as if he couldn't wait to make a move. He said with some eagerness, "Torrent Cave, hey, even an old man like me has to go out and settle old scores."

"Okay, Xiao, prepare the itinerary. First, we'll go to the former site of the Sanyi Gate, then to the Northeast."

"Yes, Father!"

Lu Xiao nodded, then added hesitantly, "Should my elder brother and I bring the Lu family along? After all, the Northeast isn't our territory, and Uncle Wang can only offer so much help."

"Hmph, no need."

Lu Ci waved his hand, not annoyed at being interrupted, but instead looked into the distance with a smile and said cheerfully, "This time we don't even need to bother Fatty Wang."

"You can focus on preparing for the division of the family in the next few days. The process can be slow, but the division cannot be delayed. Now that the Lü family is dividing, it is no longer just a matter for our one family and one surname."

"As for the trip to the Northeast, I will only be taking one person with me this time."

"After I finish helping the Sanyi Sect, I will drag that brat Lü Qian along with me. I believe that little rascal will be happy to help the Lü family settle this old score."

Upon hearing that Lü Ci had made his plans and that even Lü Qian would accompany him, the four siblings, Zhong, Xiao, Ping, and Yi, no longer insisted.

Although there are only two people, this arrangement is already in place. If something were to happen to the old man in Northeast China, it would be no ordinary "accident".

They put down what they were carrying, bowed to Lü Ci, and quietly left the pavilion, heading down to Lü Family Village to begin arranging the division of the family property.

After Zhongxiao Pingyi left, only Lü Ci remained in the pavilion. He turned his head and looked at the hill in another direction with his hands behind his back. That was the ancestral cemetery of the Lü family, where his father, brothers, and relatives were buried.

"Father, elder brother, I have never regretted it, and I never will."

"Once I get that damned demon sword back, I'll be back, and I'll never go out again. I'll stay here with you all."

"I will never be able to swallow this anger until I get my hands on that demonic sword."

Lu Ci patted his chest, his deep voice like a thunderclap about to erupt. His demeanor was no longer that of a centenarian; instead, he looked exactly like a madman.

"Let me vent my anger, avenge you and those brothers who died at the hands of the Japanese, that will be truly satisfying!"

"That kid Lü Qian has grown up for so many years, and I've been holding a grudge against him for so long, but I go over it every day."

"And the Lü family isn't afraid now!"

"Don't be afraid!"

His voice, filled with gritted teeth, echoed through the empty mountains, a mixture of resentment towards his enemies and the exhilaration of finally avenging them.

"Hehehe..."

A slightly eerie smile, accompanied by a somber and heavy atmosphere, spread from the mountainside. Zhong Xiaopingyi, who had just reached the foot of the mountain, turned back to look at the pavilion on the mountainside. After exchanging a glance, they continued walking into the village.

"They're gone, they're gone. The old man has been thinking about it his whole life, and now the matter from back then has finally been settled."