"You're back."
When Lu Zhaoming saw Lu Yuan return, he handed him the documents in his hand.
“There’s a pet shop in Yandu that meets your requirements. I’ve already got all the paperwork, and you can take over the shop anytime.”
Lu Yuan reached out and took it, glanced at it briefly, and nodded.
"No problem, I'll set off tomorrow."
Lu Zhaoming frowned slightly. "Isn't this a bit too rushed? Let's stay a few more days."
Lu Yuan shook his head. "The longer I stay in the capital, the greater the danger. It's safer to leave as soon as possible."
Upon hearing this, Lu Zhaoming sighed deeply.
"In that case, you should set off as soon as possible, but before that..."
He waved behind him, and a man who looked to be around thirty years old walked up to Lu Yuan and bowed respectfully.
"Young Master."
"This is Lu Zeyu. Let him go to Yandu with you," Lu Zhaoming introduced.
Lu Yuan frowned and refused without hesitation, "No need."
Lu Zhaoming explained, "Now that Uncle Fu isn't by your side, you need someone to help you with everything. Lu Zeyu is a good kid; he can help you."
But Lu Yuan insisted, "I appreciate your kindness, but I really don't need this person."
Lu Zhaoming sighed after hearing this, "Then..."
Before he could finish speaking, Lu Zeyu, who had been standing respectfully to the side, suddenly bowed to Lu Yuan and pleaded.
"Young Master, the Patriarch means well. Let me accompany you to Yandu! I can do any kind of hard or tiring work for you, so you can focus on raising your beasts!"
Lu Yuan originally wanted to refuse, but after hearing his last words, he suddenly frowned and stared at him intently.
Lu Zeyu felt a cold sweat pour down his face under Lu Yuan's sharp gaze, and he couldn't help but lower his head guiltily, not daring to look him in the eye.
Upon seeing this.
Lu Yuan suddenly smiled.
"Fine, if you insist on coming along, then come along."
Lu Zeyu had just smiled happily after hearing this when he heard Lu Yuan say:
"But let me make this clear beforehand: if anything goes wrong, or even if you lose your life, I will not be responsible."
Lu Yuan spoke with a smile, as if he were teasing him.
However, Lu Zeyu couldn't help but swallow hard.
"I understand, young master, there's no need to worry. Since I've decided to follow you, I'm already prepared for it!"
"Great, that's exactly what I admire about you!"
Lu Yuan pondered for a moment, then said with a smile, "How about this, you set off now and go to Yandu to help me take care of the shop."
Lu Zeyu was stunned for a moment, "Young Master, this..."
Lu Yuan raised an eyebrow. "What? Didn't you say you were very capable? If you can't even handle this little thing, then you shouldn't follow me."
Upon hearing this, Lu Zeyu immediately became anxious.
"No, no, no, I'll pack my bags right away and leave immediately!"
Lu Yuan waved his hand impatiently, and Lu Zeyu hurriedly went home to pack his things.
After he left, Lu Zhaoming hesitated before speaking.
"Yuan'er, you think..."
"It's just a guess, don't make a fuss." Lu Yuan raised his hand to interrupt him, glanced at the time, and said, "I'm going back to pack my bags too."
Lu Zhaoming nodded and sighed softly as he watched Lu Yuan's departing figure.
...
The next morning.
Mu Ruxing personally drove to pick up Lu Yuan.
"Ha! My goodness, didn't we just arrive in the capital a couple of days ago? Why are we leaving already? I haven't had enough time to enjoy myself!"
Mu Ruxing let out an extremely exaggerated yawn and couldn't help but complain.
"The situation has changed; the capital is no longer safe."
Upon hearing this, Mu Ruxing immediately dropped her nonchalant demeanor and became serious.
"What happened?"
Lu Yuan picked and chose from what his ancestors had told him and recounted it to Mu Ruxing, without revealing any information about leaving home.
"Myriad Realms Heaven? This is the first time I've ever heard of this name."
Mu Ruxing frowned, her face grave.
The unknown always evokes a sense of fear, especially for someone at his level.
"We'll talk about the Myriad Realms Heaven later. Let's deal with the immediate situation first. I suspect Lu Zeyu is one of the Grand Elder's men."
After listening to Lu Yuan's analysis, Mu Ruxing was completely puzzled.
Why do you say that?
"Logically speaking, only those people in Yunlei City know that I can raise beast tamers. The Lu family shouldn't know, so apart from that..."
"The lineage of the Grand Elder!"
Mu Ruxing suddenly woke up with a start, "Should I get rid of him first?"
“No need.” Lu Yuan shook his head. “Since we know that the other party was sent by the Grand Elder, we just need to be on guard. The enemy is in the open, while we are in the dark. The situation is actually in our favor.”
The reason he brought Lu Zeyu along was to give the Grand Elder the illusion that he could be monitored, so as to prevent him from endlessly sending assassins to hunt him down.
If we kill Lu Zeyu now, wouldn't all his efforts be in vain?
Mu Ruxing thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.
"Then I'll keep a close eye on him, lest he do something bad."
"It's up to you."
...
It was evening.
Lu Yuan and Mu Ruxing finally arrived in Yandu.
Following the address given by Lu Zhaoming, the two arrived at the Wanshouge branch in Yandu.
Pushing open the door, I saw Lu Zeyu sleeping behind the counter.
"Hello!"
Mu Ruxing stepped forward and slapped the table, instantly waking Lu Zeyu up.
"Young Master, you've finally arrived!" He wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth and said with a fawning smile, "The entire shop has been cleaned inside and out. Would you like me to show you around and give you a brief introduction?"
"Where are the original manager and other staff members?" Lu Yuan didn't answer his question, but instead asked with a frown.
"Those people were lazy in their work attitude, and I was afraid they would delay your business, so I sent them all home!" Lu Zeyu replied nonchalantly.
"They've all been laid off?!" Mu Ruxing exclaimed in surprise. "We just arrived in Yandu, we're unfamiliar with the place and the people, we don't know anything about the business or the connections, we were counting on these veteran employees to help us out, and you've laid them all off?!"
Lu Zeyu was stunned for a moment, then looked at Lu Yuan with feigned innocence.
"Well... I didn't take those factors into account."
Mu Ruxing rolled her eyes in disdain. "Isn't this just making things worse? They said they were capable, but this is all they've got?"
Hearing Mu Ruxing's sarcastic words, Lu Zeyu blushed and clenched his fists.
He has other tasks to complete; he's not really here to be Lu Yuan's assistant. Why would he keep a long-time employee?!
"It's alright." Lu Yuan waved his hand casually. "I'm a little tired. I'll rest for today and we can talk about it tomorrow."
Seeing that Lu Yuan had spoken, Mu Ruxing pouted and said nothing more, but looked at Lu Zeyu with utter disdain.
Lu Zeyu completely ignored him and smiled as he moved closer to Lu Yuan.
"Young Master, there are two bedrooms in the backyard. Which one would you like to stay in? I'll help you move your luggage there."
"No need. We'll take care of our own rooms. You should go back and get some rest too."
Lu Zeyu was slightly taken aback when he sensed something was off in Lu Yuan's words.
"Go...go back where?"
Lu Yuan raised an eyebrow and said matter-of-factly, "Of course we're going back to where you live. You don't necessarily want to stay at the pet shop, do you?"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com