Lu Ziqian turned and left. Since his father was willing to suffer indignities, he would let him suffer a little longer.
The man returned to the small courtyard in the east of the city: "Jiaojiao, can you do me a favor?"
"What?"
"Give me two of those vests you prepared for Jin Mudan last time."
What do you need that for?
"I'm going to put on a show for my dad."
Tell me about it.
After hearing Lu Ziqian's plan, Su Yujiao readily agreed: "Okay, I'll take care of the props."
As the two were talking, Lu Jingming arrived and went straight to see Zhou Shi without even eating.
I guess they're so angry over there they're practically bursting with rage.
"Go and make the arrangements; leave the drugging to me."
"Um."
In the evening, Lu Ziqian returned: "Dad, put this on."
What is this for?
"A scout reports that a Jin spy has infiltrated the capital, and he's probably after me."
"I've already made all the arrangements, just waiting for them to come and wipe them all out."
"You come back with me tonight, and let Mom and Jiaojiao stay here. It's safer that way."
Lu Jingming's expression immediately turned serious: "Send more people to protect this place."
"Don't worry, I've borrowed people from the Crown Prince, so I guarantee this place will be perfectly safe."
“Even the families of my two sisters-in-law were protected.”
"Now only the General's Mansion remains. We can't deploy too many people there, lest the enemy become suspicious. So you have to come back with me, otherwise Grandmother and the others might be in danger."
Lu Jingming smiled with satisfaction: "You rascal, why are you suddenly concerned about your grandmother?"
Lu Ziqian awkwardly explained, "Even if family members argue fiercely, they are still family. This is a matter of life and death; how can we treat it lightly?"
"Good lad, loyal and righteous, just like me!"
"What's the purpose of this mandarin jacket?"
"Invulnerable to swords and spears, why don't you try?"
Lu Jingming didn't believe it. This thin layer could be easily pierced with a light poke. We might be invulnerable to swords and spears.
As it turned out, it really couldn't be scratched or pierced, which was quite amazing.
What kind of fabric is this?
Where did it come from?
"Please don't ask anymore, it's just this one piece, it's a treasure."
When Lu Jingming heard that there was only one piece, he refused to wear it and insisted that Lu Ziqian wear it.
Lu Ziqian was also a stubborn fellow, and he insisted on having a contest with his father to see who had better martial arts skills, who had better stamina, and who needed to wear more clothes.
In the end, it was Lu Jingming who put it on. He knew he was getting old, his physical strength was failing, and he needed protection even more.
The two returned to the Lu family home together. Lu Jingming wanted to go to the second branch of the family to give some instructions, but Lu Ziqian stopped him.
"The second wife is such a scoundrel; if she finds out, she'll definitely alert the enemy."
"I've made all the arrangements. They won't be in danger. Let's try to wipe out the thieves tonight."
Lu Jingming nodded. He knew that if they couldn't capture those golden figures tonight, it would be difficult to capture them again in the future.
The key point is that we can still take precautions tonight, but what if we can't in the future? Wouldn't our family be in danger?
They can't keep guarding against everything every single day, can they? When will that ever end?
"OK."
"I'm going to get some sleep first, so I can be fully rested and give it my all tonight."
Lu Jingming yawned repeatedly, sighing that he was really getting old. He hadn't slept all night, and he was already so sleepy that he could barely keep his eyelids open.
Little did he know, it was Su Yujiao who had given him sleeping pills.
As night fell, Lu Jingming heard the sounds of fighting outside and struggled to open his eyes. When he came to his senses, he sat up with a start.
How can he sleep so soundly?
Bang! The door was kicked open, and Lu Ziqian rushed in, covered in blood: "Dad, run! We've fallen into a trap!"
"I don't know what went wrong. The people deployed outside haven't responded. Perhaps they've already met with misfortune."
Lu Jingming's first reaction was: "How are your mother and the others?"
"It's alright. I left a signal flare for Jiaojiao. The signal flare didn't go off, so they're safe for now. The Crown Prince's bodyguards are no pushovers."
"ah……"
Just then, a scream came from the second room.
"Father, you must go and save Grandmother."
Be careful.
"Um."
When Lu Jingming went out, the courtyard was in complete chaos, with corpses lying haphazardly on the ground.
Lu Jingming's expression grew increasingly grave, and he quickly ran towards the second house.
Whether it was his imagination or he was really getting old and useless, he felt weak all over and was panting after only a few steps.
Lu Jingming ran to the second house, panting heavily. Several men in black had already captured Old Zhu and the people from the second house.
Just as he was about to step forward, someone suddenly attacked him from behind. He turned around and was kicked away by someone, who then kicked him so hard that he fell heavily to the ground.
"Tie him up," the other party said in the language of the Jin people.
In the blink of an eye, everyone in the Lu family was subdued. Even Lu Ziqian was dragged to the second courtyard with many wounds. The rest were either dead, injured, tied up, or kneeling.
But the courtyard was very quiet; no one dared to scream loudly, for whoever did would die.
After everyone was subdued, one of the men, who seemed to be the leader, said in broken Chinese: "Don't be afraid, we never kill innocent people indiscriminately."
"As long as you cooperate obediently, nothing will happen."
"Those who died were uncooperative people."
“Lu Ziqian killed our Crown Prince, so today we will only kill members of the Lu family.”
"As long as you step forward and identify the Lu family members, you will be safe."
“I will count to three. Those who are willing to identify the suspects will step forward, and those who are not willing to identify the suspects will die with the Lu family.”
"one two three……"
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