This is because the Lu family was not only supported by Lu Dehai, but also her husband Lu Ziping performed very extraordinary at that time. His cultivation reached the seventh level of a spiritual master at the age of eighteen.
This is considered to be the highest level of cultivation among local people of the same age, but what outsiders don't know is that most of this is due to Lu Dehai spending a lot of cultivation resources to accumulate.
They had their son Lu Xiuwen in the second year after their marriage. Lu Dehai stayed with them at home for several years. Feeling that he had completed his mission of passing on the family lineage, he went out again to experience, but he didn't expect that he would be gone for more than ten years.
After Lu Ziping lost the training resources sent by his father, his training also slowed down. Now that he has entered middle age, he only has the cultivation level of a seventh-level great spiritual master, which is far inferior to his father at the same time.
Although the Lu family has remained prosperous on the surface for so many years, secretly it has been in turmoil. Just because Lu Dehai has not been home for too long, a lot of bad news has been quietly circulating.
Some said that he was trapped in a secret realm and could not escape, some said that he was eaten by monsters in the mountains, and some said that he offended a certain force and was killed.
Lu Xiuwen looked at his mother, still looking a little embarrassed, "Mom, the child is a little nervous. What if they deliberately make things difficult?"
According to local customs, the groom needs to go to the bride in person on the day of the wedding. During the wedding, the elders of the other party will also conduct some assessment items. Only the groom can successfully take the bride away after passing the assessment.
The woman is from the famous Zhong family in Linquan Town, dozens of miles away. Their marriage was decided ten years ago. At that time, the Zhong family was in trouble and was oppressed by many forces, and they were unable to escape before marrying the Lu family.
At that time, Lu Dehai had just left home for a few years, and his power was still there. No one within a hundred miles dared to offend the Lu family. In the end, with the Lu family's intervention and full help, those forces gave in, and the Zhong family gradually got out of trouble.
The Zhong family is also grateful for this, and the two families have become more and more frequent and closer.
One day, the elders of the Zhong family saw that the young Lu Xiuwen was very smart, so they intentionally betrothed Zhong Ling, the pearl of the Zhong family, to him. The elders of the latter two families discussed together and made a marriage contract for them.
The bride, Zhong Ling, joined the Ice and Fire Sect a few years ago and became an inner disciple. Now her cultivation level has reached the ninth level of a spiritual master. This has made the Zhong family's reputation skyrocket, and many forces have come to join the family.
The Ice and Fire Sect is one of the only major forces in the northern part of the Zhao Kingdom. There are strong men at the peak of the Ling Sect. Although there are not many disciples in the sect, they are all outstanding, because the skills they practice are quite special.
They only recruit disciples with extremely yin or yang physiques. It is said that only this type of physique can unleash the power of their unique skills to the greatest extent.
In addition, it is said that this religion was introduced from the Wind and Snow Kingdom, and the main religion was established in that extremely cold place in the far north, which is difficult for ordinary people to reach.
As Lu Dehai has not returned home for more than ten years, and various rumors have spread in private, the Zhong family has rarely taken the initiative to interact with them in recent years, and their kindness ten years ago has long been forgotten by them.
Although the Zhong family did not take the initiative to terminate the engagement because of their prestige, the Lu family had already seen something from it, so Lu Xiuwen was worried that they would deliberately make some tests that were impossible to complete to make him quit in the face of difficulties.
Ding Lingyan was also worried in his heart, but he still encouraged his son with a smile, "Don't be afraid, your father and several uncles will accompany you. Although your grandfather has not returned for many years, he must still be alive. In addition, After all, we are kind to them, so the Zhong family does not dare to go too far."
Lu Xiuwen nodded, took a deep breath to adjust his nervousness, and then mustered up the courage to walk out of the room.
There were already a dozen people waiting outside the door. A middle-aged man stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder, and said boldly: "Wen'er, my father was also at this age when he was married. Your grandfather was brave at that time. Sanguan helped me marry your mother back, now it’s time to take action for the father, whatever assessment the Zhong family has, leave it to us, you just have to boldly snatch Zhong Ling back.”
I saw that he was about thirty-eight or nineteen years old, with good facial features, a thin figure, and piercing eyes. From time to time, he would show off his energy. It was obvious that he had good health skills.
This man is none other than Lu Xiuwen’s father, Lu Ziping.
Several middle-aged men also came forward and said kindly: "Wen'er, don't put any pressure on me. Your uncles will also help you. Since you are the daughter-in-law of our Lu family, no one can stop you..."
After a few simple exchanges, a group of more than ten people got on the dozens of carriages that had been prepared. These carriages had been decorated very festively, with big red words of "Happy" plastered on three sides of the car, and even the curtains were carefully sewn. A huge happy word.
Except for one of the very luxurious two-horse carriages, which was specially used as the main carriage for marrying the bride, the other carriages also had guards and servants, and the group set off to Linquan, dozens of miles away. town.
The biting cold wind was howling, but it couldn't stop the enthusiastic mood of everyone in the car. Fortunately, it was not the season of heavy snow yet, and although the road was a little bumpy, it was still easy to walk.
The distance of tens of miles can be reached by carriage in more than half an hour by normal driving. Two quarters of an hour later, the group entered Linquan Town.
"Hey!!! Butler..." The first carriage suddenly stopped, and the driver shouted hurriedly.
"What's wrong?" A man who looked like a butler poked his head out of the front car, looked forward and his expression changed.
I saw that the straight road had been dug up and was several feet deep and more than ten feet long.
The housekeeper hurriedly got out of the car and ran behind him, "Master, the road ahead has been dug up..."
The guards hurriedly got out of the carriage and started to defend themselves. Lu Ziping got off the carriage and hurriedly walked forward, followed by a dozen people who got off their carriages and walked forward one after another.
Lu Ziping looked at the dug-out road in front of him, his eyes slightly narrowed, "It seems like this is giving us a warning..."
Lu Xiuwen's face was a little unsightly. He clenched his fists and saw all this in his eyes. He said secretly: "Is this the cruelty of reality? Only absolute strength can prevent oneself from being bullied. I finally understand that grandpa Why did you do everything possible back then..."
Although he had not experienced strong winds and waves, he began to withstand the hardships of life, and a seed in his heart began to sprout.
Others also spoke after seeing the gap, "The Zhong family is really going too far. They keep silent on the surface, but they do these tricks behind the scenes..."
"Hmph, that's so hypocritical. You think one thing on the outside but another behind the scenes. I shouldn't have saved them back then..."
"More than just hypocrisy, this act of digging a road is simply immoral. I'm not afraid that the Zhong family will have no descendants..."
"It will take a lot of effort to restore such a long gap. We must seize the time now, but we missed the auspicious time..."
"The remaining journey is not far, but if I rush there I am afraid of being made trouble..."
Lu Ziping frowned, thought for a moment, and said: "Unload the carriage, lead the horse over first, and then lift the car over. In addition, leave some hands to backfill the road."
The rest of the people also nodded, with some worry at the same time, "That's all we can do now, but I'm afraid there will be bigger obstacles ahead..."
The steward had already given the order at this time, and the grooms took off the horse's harness one after another, and then led the horse through the pit.
The remaining dozen or so sedans were carried one by one by everyone's spiritual power, and the horses were hitched again before continuing to move forward.
One of the dozen people stayed behind. He took several guards and several servants and began to backfill the road. Before the return trip, he needed to build a road large enough for carriages to pass safely.
After driving for several miles, a dozen carriages entered a small hill. There was a sharp turn on the hill, and there were low shrubs and weeds as tall as a man on both sides.
Everyone became cautious when they arrived here. If the Zhong family wanted to block it secretly, this would be the perfect place.
Lu Ziping stuck his head out of the car and shouted loudly: "Everyone must be on guard, and every car should follow closely!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the temperature at the scene suddenly dropped, and everyone shivered unconsciously, as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.
The already cold and windy weather seemed to have suddenly turned into winter, and the hot breath exhaled from everyone's mouths was quickly frozen into ice slag.
A man's rough and arrogant voice suddenly sounded, "Haha... Master, she is really clever. Your Lu family really won't give up so easily."
Then there was another woman's sharp voice, "You are really overestimating your abilities. I heard that the boy from the Lu family is only at the fifth level of a spiritual master. With such talent, he dares to marry my junior sister..."
The leading car just turned around the sharp bend at this time, but suddenly lost control and rushed down the mountain because there were two figures of a man and a woman standing in the middle of the road. The woman's whole body was exuding an icy cold air, and the ground had been frozen with icicle walls diagonally facing forward.
The position they were standing in was very tricky. The leader was frightened by the sudden appearance of these icicle walls. If he had not chosen to rush down the mountain, he would have hit the icicles and been pierced through his body to death.
"There's an ambush!"
A member of the Lu clan in the first car exclaimed and rushed out of the car. Then the housekeeper and several guards rushed out and surrounded the man and woman.
"Huh..." The groom also tightened the reins in time and jumped on the horse's back to calm the out-of-control horse.
Lu Ziping jumped up from the second carriage and slashed out with the long sword in his hand. The long sword was sparkling with light. There were faint runes on it, and there were traces of fire under the runes. This was impressive. A top-grade spiritual sword at the level of a third-level great spiritual master.
"boom……"
With crisp sounds, the spirit sword swept across the icicles and was cut off one by one and shattered, revealing the appearance of the two people behind them.
The woman is about 25 or 26 years old. She has a very good appearance and a curvy figure, but her face is cold, like an otherworldly robot.
A tube top-like piece of clothing made of monster skin tightly wrapped around her chest, revealing her flawless white collarbones and soft, boneless waist.
She wears a short fur skirt on her lower body. Under the fur skirt is a pair of long snow-white legs and a pair of leather boots. The overall outfit is extremely hot.
The man's face is full of beard, and his exact age cannot be seen, but he should be no more than thirty years old. Under a pair of conspicuous sword eyebrows is a pair of big lantern-like eyes, which are shining with a unique aura. Sharp.
A leather vest was put on the body, revealing the high bulge of tight muscles, and the faintly red skin was covered with blood vessels like a horned dragon. The whole effect looked very rough.
Lu Ziping glanced at the two of them, his eyes full of anger, he raised his sword and shouted loudly: "Why do you want to block our way?"
The hot woman's lips raised slightly, showing a hint of sneer, and said: "My junior sister is no longer on the same level as you, you should just leave, so as not to humiliate yourself."
As she spoke, she revealed her eighth-level cultivation as a great spiritual master. An extremely cold air spread quickly, forming an ice wall in front of her. There were protruding spikes on the ice wall.
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