deltrittennovels Chapter 60: Lü Liang's Whereabouts, and the Numb Lü Family
Chapter 60: Lü Liang's Whereabouts, and the Numb Lü Family
In a remote mountain forest in central China
This place is remote and uninhabited, with only a few medicinal herb fields and a herb hut hidden in the mountains.
A gentle breeze from the mountains carries mist and haze that flows through the medicinal herb fields, enveloping the area in a thin white fog that gives it an ethereal and elegant feel.
The medicinal herb field is planted with many different colored herbs and plants. They sway gently in the mountain breeze and mist, their gnarled branches and verdant leaves dancing with the wind.
This place is truly a pristine paradise where no one can disturb you, but the people living here at this moment do not seem to be living in peace and tranquility.
"Hey shorty, your name is Gong Qing, right? Quickly take off the magic pill on me, or I'll deal with you once the effects wear off."
A brown-haired, bespectacled young man was threatening a boy not far away, pretending to look fierce.
This young man was none other than Lü Liang, whom Lü Qian had been searching for for the past month, slaughtering his way through the entire Quanxing sect in Central China.
At this moment, he sat impatiently on the threshold of the medicine shop, leaning against the door and glaring fiercely at a young man practicing acupuncture inside.
"Oh, so you rely on your Soul-Clearing Technique?"
Gong Qing raised his head, revealing freckles covering his cheeks. He calmly retracted the silver needles from the bronze figure one by one, ignoring Lü Liang's shouts at the threshold.
"Give up. The 'immortal pill' on you was placed there by my master before he left. Its effects have been improved. One pill will last for seven days. Unless you can starve to death without the water and food I give you during those seven days, I don't think your cultivation level has reached the stage of abstaining from grains."
Gong Qing calmly uttered words that were utterly terrifying to Lü Liang.
Lü Liang was given a drug called "Severing Meridian Powder" by Gong Qing and his apprentice. This drug can block the flow of Qi in the body of extraordinary people, preventing them from circulating Qi throughout their bodies, thus making them like ordinary people.
Since Lü Liang was brought here, Gong Qing has given him a magic pill with every bite of food and every sip of water, so he can be considered to be acting cautiously.
With practiced ease, Gong Qing quickly retrieved all the silver needles from the bronze figure. As he rolled up the needle pouch, he asked with some curiosity.
"Speaking of which, Lü Liang, we're both from the Lü family, so why don't you feel more at ease?"
Lü Liang was aware of his current situation. A few days ago, he was drugged and brought here. When he woke up, he found that his Qi was imprisoned. There was only Gong Qing in front of him, and his mysterious master was nowhere to be seen.
Although the past few days had been peaceful, and Gong Qing had been quite patient with him, Lü Liang knew clearly that his life and fortune were now in the hands of this young man.
This usually carefree and irresponsible guy is now locked in his Qi, and he can't even beat an ordinary person, let alone Gong Qing, who is also an extraordinary person.
To be on the safe side, Lü Liang chose to prioritize his own life and answered all of Gong Qing's questions, but how much of it was true or false depended on how the other party perceived it.
"I can't learn it, and I don't want to learn it."
Impatiently, Lü Liang adjusted his glasses and turned to look at the medicinal herb field by the door.
"Be patient, we're doing this for your own good."
Gong Qing tied up the needle case and put it aside, then walked to Lü Liang's side and, mimicking him, gazed into the distance. "Your cousin has turned the Quanxing sect upside down these past few days."
"Now, the Quanxing sect calls that Lü Qian 'True Martial Demon Lord,' haha, a bunch of heinous villains actually calling a Taoist priest a demon lord, I don't know whether to laugh or be pathetic."
Gong Qing shook his head as he spoke, "Besides, they've already made it clear that if you don't show your face in front of them for even a day, they'll kill you if they see Quanxing. Now Quanxing is looking for you everywhere."
"Lu Liang, to have risen to this level, even the Quanxing Sect treats you like trash, you've really succeeded."
As he spoke, he glanced down at Lü Liang, who was standing silently at his feet, and made a few sarcastic remarks.
After all, in the eyes of the righteous path, Quanxing is just a dumping ground. Now even Quanxing, this dumping ground, is rejecting him, so his life is undeniably miserable.
Lü Liang listened to Gong Qing's words and remained silent with his head down.
When I was a child in Lüjia Village, Lü Qian was known as a madman.
As long as he hasn't reached his limit and the training hasn't damaged his foundation, he continues to train, seemingly unaware of fatigue or boredom.
When he meditates, he always enters a state of deep concentration as soon as he sits down, and he can sit there for the entire night.
During the day, he would train his muscles and bones to cultivate his strength; at night, he would circulate his energy through the body to refine his life force. He did this day after day, year after year, without ever stopping.
The entire Lü Family Village takes pride in being able to awaken the Bright Soul Technique. Although Lü Qian has not awakened it, he has defeated all his brothers and sisters of the same generation in the village with his superb Ruyi Jin skill, and even defeated many of his uncles and elders in the clan.
Most importantly, he actually dared to flirt with Lü Ci's tiger whiskers!
Lü Ci held an absolute position in the Lü family, a position built upon his ruthless and cold prestige. Even his children were terrified of him to the core.
No one in the entire Lü Family Village dared to approach Lü Ci, this tiger, but Lü Qian was different; he seemed unable to sense Lü Ci's cold-blooded nature.
After defeating all his brothers and sisters, Lü Qian blocked Lü Ci's path in front of the entire clan, declaring that he would have Lü Ci, the emperor of the Lü family, teach his Ruyi Jin a lesson.
He still remembers that day when Lü Ci sneered and stomped his foot, unleashing countless forces that surrounded Lü Qian, leaving him covered in blood and with several broken bones.
Just when the whole village thought that Lü Qian would become obedient after learning his lesson, they didn't expect that Lü Qian would be like a hedgehog with its quills standing on end, with more and harder quills each time.
After recovering from his injuries, he stood before Lü Ci again. After each serious injury, Lü Qian's life cultivation and Ruyi Force became more and more profound, and Lü Ci finally took Lü Qian seriously.
From then on, Lü Qian followed Lü Ci's example and had to go to the village clinic for two days every week to treat his broken bones.
This cycle of repeated defeats and renewed attempts suggests an almost obsessive fascination with spiritual practice.
At that time, everyone in the village thought that Lü Qian was going to be the next Lü Ci, a powerful figure who would speak with his fists.
But reality gave them another twist.
Twelve-year-old Lü Qian suddenly proposed that he wanted to leave the village to seek the Dao.
He said he didn't want to be the emperor of the Lü family; he wanted to be a seeker of the Dao, pursuing the path to heaven.
This puzzled the numb Lu family members, who had submitted to Lu Ci's rule and oppression, much like the oppressed and distorted lower classes of ancient times.
In their view, all they needed to do was obey Lü Ci and live a good life.
Seeking the Way?
They didn't know what it was, or how to do it.
Time passed, and Lü Qian stayed in Wudang Mountain and never returned to that numb Lü Family Village.
At first, Lü Liang was also puzzled, but what he saw and heard during his escape from Lüjia Village made him suddenly understand.
Lu Qian, this madman, was different from them from the very beginning; he set his own path from the start of his cultivation.
His fanatical cultivation in Lüjia Village was not only to lay a solid foundation, but also to gain the power to rebel against Lü Ci and gain the approval of his great-grandfather.
Lü Qian succeeded. He gained Lü Ci's approval with his Ruyi Jin and successfully embarked on his own path.
But what about yourself?
Lu Liang covered his face and pondered. Others had left the village openly and honestly, while he had escaped without any explanation.