"Huh?" Suddenly, a person passing by him exclaimed, "Master Lu?" The pedestrian shouted uncertainly.
"Uncle Wang!" Lu Chen also greeted with a smile. He had lived in this small city since he was a child, and he was very familiar with this place.
"It's really Master Lu, come on, Master Lu is back!" Uncle Wang roared, and the passers-by all stopped when they heard this.
"It's really Master Lu, look, it's really Master Lu!"
More and more pedestrians were coming, and Lu Chen saw that they were all residents of the isolated city.
"What's going on? When did I become so popular!" Lu Chen muttered, looking at more and more people, he knew that it might not be that easy to leave.
As soon as he finished muttering, the dense crowd of figures in front of him all stood on both sides of the street, respectfully saluting the approaching group, "City Lord!"
"Everyone, please disperse!" Lu Yunfeng waved his hand. Although the gathered pedestrians were unhappy, they still turned around and left the street step by step.
"Chen'er, you're back!"
"Father, when did you become the lord of the city? Why didn't I know?" Lu Chen looked surprised. He remembered clearly that when he left Gucheng, although the Lu family was the only one and the leader of the alliance, being the lord of the city and the leader of the clan were completely different. It's two different things.
"You kid, your father didn't ask for your blessing. The last time you went out for training, your Uncle Wen had a dissatisfaction when he met the mercenaries. Now, when I come back and tell you about it, I will also rectify the mercenary guild in Gucheng. Fan, I have done a lot of things for the people, so they let me do this hard job. You came back just in time, just enough to help dad share some of the burden." Kanshu La
After hearing Lu Yunfeng's words, Lu Chen still felt that something was wrong. He couldn't tell exactly what was wrong at the moment. The feeling was weird, but it kept lingering in his heart.
"Dad, you should let the child go. You know, you were in charge of the alliance back then, so forget about my level!"
"You kid!" Lu Yunfeng scolded with a smile and patted Lu Chen's shoulder, "Hey, hey, not bad, he has grown up. Let's go, father and son, to have a few drinks. Your mother heard that you are coming back and she has to come to see you. !」
When Lu Chen heard that his mother was back, he was overjoyed. He had not heard from his mother for a long time and he was afraid of an accident.
After entering the Lu family's mansion, everyone quickly dispersed and only Lu Yunfeng accompanied Lu Chen towards the back mountain.
Although Lu Yunfeng is the head of the Lu family, it may be because of Lu Wushuang's last appearance that the couple missed their time in the back mountain very much. They have been living in the back mountain since Lu Chen's mother returned.
"Chen'er!" Before he even approached the back mountain courtyard, Lu Chen heard a call. Such a calm call made this young man who had never frowned in the face of life and death tremble all over.
"Mother!"
Turning around the dense forest and looking at the figure standing outside the courtyard gate, Lu Chen could no longer control the tears in his eyes. He shouted, and the figure quickly ran towards the woman at the courtyard gate.
"Chen'er, you've lost weight. Look at the clothes you're wearing. They're torn and you're still wearing them!" The woman originally had a happy face, but when she saw Lu Chen's appearance, the happy look on her face was replaced by pity.
"Mom, it's okay!" Lu Chen was also choking. He hadn't seen the figure in front of him for a long time. Sometimes he even wondered if he would never see her again. For this, he was often scolded by Lu Yunfeng.
"Mom heard that you are back and is already cooking for you. We will have a good chat as a family of four later!"
The woman brushed Lu Chen's cheek lovingly.
"Mom, the meat is burnt!"
The woman had something else to say, but when she heard the sound coming from the kitchen, she immediately turned around and ran inside, "It's over, it's over, Chen'er has just come back, how can you let him eat burnt meat!"
Lu Chen looked at the figure hurriedly running into the kitchen, muttering, and the tears that had just disappeared blurred his eyes again.
He didn't speak, because he knew that even if he spoke, the figure wouldn't agree.
"By the way, sister!" Lu Chen suddenly remembered that his sister and mother left the lonely city at the same time and hadn't seen each other for a long time. He couldn't help but run into the kitchen. He knew that she was not his biological sister, but after all these years
Down here, no one in the Lu family really regarded her as an outsider.
"Brother, don't come in, there's smoke!" Lu Chen was pushed back out by the girl as soon as he entered the kitchen.
"Little guy, let us, father and son, go sit in the courtyard!" Lu Yunfeng looked at Lu Chen being pushed out of the kitchen and said with a smile. He seemed to have known that such a scene would happen.
The father and son were sitting in the courtyard on a very ordinary lounge chair. There was no luxury or dispute, but only the tranquility.
"My child, you have changed. I knew you had changed since the first time I saw you!"
"Dad, don't we all have to grow up? How can we not stay the same!"
Lu Yunfeng shook his head, "No, you know what it means to keep a low profile and bide your time!"
Lu Chen was silent. Indeed, sometimes he seemed to be arrogant when doing things, but he knew it very well and always kept in mind what Elder Ge told him.
"Teacher?" Thinking of Mr. Ge, Lu Chen suddenly thought of the teacher and couldn't help but lower his head and look at his fingers, but there was nothing there!
Uh-huh!
Seeing that there was nothing on his finger, Lu Chen's expression changed drastically and he stood up suddenly.
"Ring, where is the ring?" Lu Chen was shocked. He didn't know what would happen if he lost his ancestral ring. Maybe the Lu family would stop here, maybe he would perish, but these are not what he cares about most at the moment. What he cares about most at the moment is that Tao soul body, that soul body that has always helped me.
"Teacher, teacher, where are you?" He seemed a little flustered at this moment. He didn't know what would happen if he lost the ring!
"Chen'er, doesn't your mysterious master always see the beginning but not the end? What's wrong?" Seeing Lu Chen's panic, Lu Yunfeng stood up and reminded him.
"My mysterious master?" Lu Chen whispered, "Ah!" Suddenly, there was a huge pain in his mind. After just a moment, the pain disappeared, and Lu Chen looked around with a blank expression.
"Dad? Why are you here? By the way, isn't this the back mountain?"
When Lu Yunfeng heard what Lu Chen said, he quickly reached out and touched the latter's forehead, "Chen'er, are you okay?" He was very worried.
Lu Chen held his head hard with both hands, and a moment passed, "I remembered that my father took me to the back mountain to meet my mother just after I came back from the training. The training during this period really made my whole body tense."
Shaking his head, Lu Chen gave Lu Yunfeng an okay look, and then looked at the door of the small courtyard. There, two figures each held two trays in their hands. The trays were steaming with several dishes of side dishes.
"Come on, Chen'er, my mother made this for you herself!"
Looking at the food in his bowl, Lu Chen felt warm in his heart. No matter how he was outside, there were always people here who cared about him, even if he went out and turned into a waste.
Because this is my home, my destination!
"Why are you so dazed? Didn't you hear your mother talking to you?" Lu Yunfeng flicked Lu Chen's forehead with his middle finger.
"Lu Yunfeng, the child just came back!"
"Yes, yes, yes, I just came back. Come on, Chen'er, eat some food!" Lu Yunfeng was timid and quickly brought a lot of food to Lu Chen.
"Hehe, brother, my mother did this for you herself. I don't even get such treatment!" The girl muttered, but there was no trace of jealousy on her face, which was full of smiles.
"Xiao Nizi, what's the matter? You haven't eaten enough? Who cooks the usual meals?" As soon as Lu Chen's mother spoke, Lu Yunfeng and the girl quickly shut up and lowered their heads to eat. They knew that if they said one more word, I'm afraid they would have to He stared at the table.
Lu Chen chuckled and looked at the various dishes that had piled up like a hill in his bowl. For a moment, tears appeared in his eyes again.
"Lu Yunfeng, do you still want to eat?" The middle-aged woman pinched her waist with both hands, stood up and shouted while glaring at Lu Yunfeng who was still picking up food for Lu Chen.
"I, what's wrong with me?" Lu Yunfeng was speechless. Looking at his angry partner, he couldn't speak fluently.
When the girl saw this, she covered her mouth and chuckled, and winked at Lu Chen. She had no intention of trying to dissuade him. Looking at his eyes, she seemed to be eager for the two people in front of her to quarrel.
"It's better to be at home!" Lu Chen choked, seeing the scene in front of him, how could he see it outside.
What is available outside is only profit. If he does not have strength, he may have died the first time he goes out. Whether it is the mercenary captain, the eight city lords of Gangnan City, or the ruthless bandits outside Gangnan City, they can easily kill him.
"Child, if you are tired, come back!" After hearing Lu Chen's choking, the parents stopped arguing and Lu Yunfeng patted Lu Chen on the shoulder and said.
Lu Chen nodded, then shook his head, "No, children can't be so selfish!"
"Son, what are you talking about? Why are you so selfish!" The mother looked at Lu Chen reproachfully.
"Mother, father, why do you practice Taoism?" Looking at the three people in front of him, Lu Chen suddenly asked. The three people in front of him are the three most important people in his life. For them, he would give everything.
"Why practice Taoism?" The mother was speechless for a moment and looked back at Lu Yunfeng. She seemed to have never thought about why.
"Why do you practice Taoism? I, Lu Yunfeng, naturally want to bring the Lu family from the isolated city back to the clan!" Lu Yunfeng straightened his waist, and his timidity disappeared instantly.
"Huh?" The middle-aged woman snorted softly. Lu Yunfeng, who had looked determined just now, immediately looked timid again, which only made the girl giggle.
"Child, if you have anything to say, just say it. No matter what, your parents will always stand by your side!" The middle-aged woman looked doting on her face. She had never seen her child for so long, and Lu Chen was out for training. , extremely dangerous, one can imagine the worry.
"There are millions of reasons for me to practice Taoism, and it is all determined by fate. However, the reason for me, Lu Chen, is very simple. To be able to protect my family and my loved ones, that's all!"
Lu Chen spoke calmly, but with a firm tone. Even the former Lu Yunfeng seemed to be inferior to Lu Chen at this moment.
Lu Yunfeng's eyes narrowed slightly, the middle-aged woman was stunned, and the girl also opened her mouth. It seemed that none of them thought that this was the reason why Lu Chen practiced so hard. Everything seemed too simple and too mysterious.
"Chen'er, you have really grown up!" Lu Yunfeng sighed, patted Lu Chen on the shoulder and said.
