"I am your elder, and consider yourself half a mother. You cannot kill me, you cannot!"
"You never gave birth to me, nor have you shown me any kindness. In the Lu family, you oppress my mother and me at every turn. My mother suffers humiliation, forced to cry alone in a corner. What kind of half-mother are you?"
Lu Li found it amusing. Half a mother? To Lu Li, Lu Tianxiong had no relation to him, let alone this elder.
"All those filthy deeds you've done, don't think I am unaware. Today, you still dare to plead for mercy! The people of the Zhang family are all dead, and now only you are missing!"
Lu Li stepped forward, lifting Zhang Yinyun with his hand, the Red Sleeve Blade held against her neck.
"Lu Li, spare me, spare me! I'm willing to exchange all my wealth for my life. I have plenty of gold and silver, and many elixirs. Don't kill me!"
Lu Li swung down the Red Sleeve Blade; its crimson blade cut into Zhang Yinyun's well-maintained skin, hot blood flowing onto the blade and dripping onto the ground.
Meanwhile, Lu Yan struggled on the ground, and suddenly a head was thrown towards him.
"Mother!"
A heart-wrenching roar.
"She didn't even think of you in her final moments, didn't even say a word to spare me from hitting you. Yet, you're calling out for her so earnestly. Then, I'll send you to accompany her!"
A flash of crimson blade light, and the head rolled.
The Lady of the Lu family, Zhang Yinyun, and the young master, Lu Yan, became two headless corpses separated on the official road.
"Congratulations to the host for killing the young master of the Lu family. Ferocity +9!"
"Congratulations to the host for killing a martial artist of the Eighth Meridian realm beyond one's own level. Ferocity +4!"
A pure and powerful energy passed through the Red Sleeve Blade to Lu Li. Seventh Meridian realm, Lu Li finally entered the Seventh Meridian realm after killing Lu Yan. Originally at the peak of the Sixth Meridian realm, killing Lu Yan directly pushed him to the Seventh.
Lu Li sheathed the Red Sleeve Blade and stored all the wealth and silver of the caravan into the system space.
Finally resolving a lingering worry, Lu Li felt an unprecedented ease.
By killing the Lady and Lu Yan, Lu Li gained a total of fourteen points of ferocity.
Ferocity was not the important part; it was that lingering obsession. Since crossing over, Lu Li had always been able to sense the remnants of an obsession in this body. It was the lingering obsession from the past tragic death of the previous Lu Li.
The unextinguished obsession had always been a concern for Lu Li. Now, with the deaths of the Lady and Lu Yan, that lingering obsession dissipated.
When Lu Li returned to Donglin City, it was already dawn. After a night, the people who could escape in the city had already fled. At this moment, more than half of the houses and courtyards in Donglin City were empty.
The news of the imminent massacre by the Tianmang Twelve Strongholds made the remaining people panic, and some continued to leave the city.
The City Lord's Mansion didn't obstruct the people from leaving the city. There was no resistance; they even opened the gates widely. Otherwise, how could Donglin City empty out in the middle of the night?
A storm was coming, and the wind filled the tower. A heavy atmosphere pressed down on Donglin City, dark clouds pressing on the city, ready to crush it.
Lu Li also felt the oppressive atmosphere, but he had no intention of leaving and didn't even consider it.
The Tianmang Twelve Strongholds planning to massacre the city; it couldn't be that simple. The City Lord must have some calculations. Staying behind, probing in muddy waters, perhaps there would be some tremendous benefits.
When Lu Li returned to the courtyard, Luo Xiao Zhao and Xiao Qing had also returned. Last night, they temporarily took refuge in the City Lord's Mansion. With the mountain bandits gone, they naturally returned.
"Young Master, I heard from Miss Axiu that you went to chase the Lady's caravan!"
Luo Xiao Zhao asked.
"In this world, there is no Lady or Lu Yan anymore!"
"Young Master killed them all!"
"The bodies are lying in the weeds by the road!"
After a night of hard work, now that he had resolved the lingering issue, Lu Li felt a bit tired.
When he woke up, Luo Xiao Zhao had prepared some food, sitting beside Lu Li and watching him.
"How long have I been sitting here?"
"Not long, Young Master. I just came!"
"Young Master, there's something I don't know how to say."
"Between us, is there anything you can't say?"
Lu Li said, teasing Luo Xiao Zhao by gently flicking her nose with his finger.
"Young Master, recently, while practicing, I always feel strange on my body. The higher my cultivation, the more peculiar it becomes!"
Hearing Luo Xiao Zhao say this, Lu Li also became a bit nervous. Could it be that Luo Xiao Zhao had made some mistakes in her cultivation? No, Luo Xiao Zhao had only practiced the techniques and didn't learn any martial skills. The technique she learned was exactly the same as his, and Lu Li had never made a mistake in his cultivation. In theory, Luo Xiao Zhao should not have made any mistakes.
"Tell me in detail!"
"I can't explain it clearly. Forget it, I'd better let Young Master see!"
As Luo Xiao Zhao said this, her cheeks suddenly turned red, as if she had applied the finest rouge.
Luo Xiao Zhao stood up, surprisingly closed the door to the room, and even closed the window next to it.
"What is this girl doing!"
"Young Master, don't peek later!"
Lu Li was truly puzzled, watching Luo Xiao Zhao. This girl told him not to peek, but what was there for him to peek at?
Suddenly, Luo Xiao Zhao turned her back to Lu Li, and her upper body's clothes slipped down.
"Young Master, do you see the 'Luo' character on my back?"
At this moment, Lu Li became focused. Luo Xiao Zhao had a 'Luo' character on her back; he knew that because his mother had told him about it before.
It was also because of this that Luo Xiao Zhao, among the maids of the Lu Mansion, was one of the few who had a surname. Generally, the maids bought by the Lu Mansion did not have a surname. The names were casually assigned, and the names were usually like Xiaohong and Xiaoflower. Few had surnames.
For example, Xiao Qing did not have a surname.
Luo Xiao Zhao, however, had a surname because there was a 'Luo' character on her back, making her known as Luo Xiao Zhao.
Lu Li knew about it, but this was the first time he had seen the 'Luo' character.
For some reason, when Lu Li saw the 'Luo' character, he felt like it was a deep vortex that attracted his gaze.
Luo Xiao Zhao had excellent skin, a beautiful figure, and enough charm to attract Lu Li. He also had a
different kind of affection for Luo Xiao Zhao.
However, when Lu Li saw this 'Luo' character, it seemed as if his soul had been purified, and at this moment, his eyes were fixed on this 'Luo' character.
"Not good! Who wrote this character, and it's so powerful!"
Lu Li bit his tongue, waking up from the trance. At this moment, he closed his eyes, afraid to look at the 'Luo' character.
Terrible! How could someone who possessed such profound cultivation write such a powerful character with just one stroke?
Luo Xiao Zhao, why did she have such a powerful 'Luo' character on her body? Could there be some earth-shattering secret on Luo Xiao Zhao's body?
Lu Li dared not open his eyes. The person who wrote this character was too terrifying. With just one character, it had such power to captivate the heart and soul.
"Young Master, did you see it?"
"I saw it, how did this 'Luo' character appear on your body?"