Fan Qingchen laughed at himself and sat down.

Listening to Lu Yun talking about the negotiation between himself and the Fan family and the compensation of the Fan family, Fan Qingchen was silent. Lu Yun took out the letter of withdrawal from the Fan family and showed it to Fan Qingchen. This arrogant young man did not take him seriously and directly communicated with his father and only informed him after the matter was completed.

Fan Qingchen considered Lu Yun his opponent, but Lu Yun had been talking to Fan Qingchen's father, Fan Jun, from the beginning to the end. It was the case in Jianye back then, and it is still the case in Nanyang now. Lu Yun did not take Fan Qingchen seriously, and he got what he sowed and learned a lesson. At the same time, it also made Fan Qingchen even angrier.

After a few days, Lu Yun had calmed down. When he saw Fan Qingchen, he was not angry and lost his temper. Lu Yun said in a distant tone: "Mr. Fan has sent the letter of withdrawal of engagement. From now on, Lingyu has nothing to do with the Fan family. But just in case, I still need to take the marriage certificate from you to prevent someone from taking the opportunity to cause trouble. Your father said that you stole the marriage certificate. Is it with you now?"

Fan Qingchen was in a trance: "I can hand over the marriage certificate and cancel the engagement..."

He lowered his head and bowed his head. He didn't say anything for a long while, and Lu Yun quietly brewed tea. He was so casual, and the contempt in his bones was obvious. Fan Qingchen raised his head suddenly, his eyes were bright. He stared at Lu Sanlang, his eyes were full of bloodshot, and his expression was a bit crazy and weird: "...What do you want me to do? If you were me, what would you do? How am I worse than you? If it was the City God Temple at that time, if you were there, could you protect her? You are also a scholar! Not a military general! The opponent is the vanguard of the Northern Army! What can you do?!"

Lu Yun paused.

Yes, he was a civil official, not a military commander. His martial arts skills were not high, but at least he was able to assassinate an enemy and escape safely... Perhaps it was because Lu Saburo usually behaved like a scholar and had never fought with anyone in Nanyang, so people had this misunderstanding.

Facing the frantic Fan Qingchen, Lu Yun glanced at him and said, "Why should I tell you?"

Fan Qingchen trembled: "I want to know the answer! If it were you, what would you do... If you tell me, I will hand over the marriage certificate! From now on, I will disappear from Sister Luo's sight and never bother her again."

Lu Yun looked at him, trying to determine whether his words were true or not. After a long while, Lu Yun said, "If it were me, I would not have left when Ruyang City was captured. How could I have gone to the City God Temple?"

Fan Qingchen was stunned for a moment, then sarcastically said, "You are a loyal and righteous person."

Lu Sanlang curled his lips and continued to provoke him: "If it were me, I wouldn't have to take her away. When I was in Nanyang, I would have made her like me willingly."

Fan Qingchen's eyes darkened: This paradox... Who is more powerful, Lu Saburo or Lu Saburo himself? How can this be compared?

Fan Qingchen was angry: "I'm talking about that night at the City God Temple! Why do you always bring up the past? Could it be that the famous Lu Sanlang encountered the same situation as me that night and couldn't save Sister Luo?"

Lu Yun shook his head, seeming to think he was funny.

Under Fan Qingchen's cold eyes, Lu Sanlang said quietly, "If I were in the City God Temple...my subordinates wouldn't dare to attack me. If I want to save someone, they can only obey orders and not resist. Knowing that I love her, he still dared to attack me and take me away... Such subordinates should be killed."

Fan Qingchen was shocked, his shoulders stiffened, his breathing became rapid, and he realized something.

Lu Sanlang lowered his eyes and said calmly: "Your servants listen to your father and the Fan family. You are just an ordinary man of the Fan family. You are protected by the family and you cannot get out of the shadow of the family. I am different from you. I have always been the one who makes the decisions on my own."

He is the only male of the second branch of the Lu family. He has to set rules for all matters of the second branch since he was young. The head of the Lu family in Jianye is naturally Lu Xiang, not Lu Yun's father. After Lu Yun's father passed away, the direct line of the Lu family was afraid of gossip, and they did not lack the property of the second branch. They always kept their distance from the young Sanlang who came back to Jianye. Since the direct line was like this, the collateral line of the Lu family naturally avoided having anything to do with the second branch. He was trained since he was a child, and there was no one behind him but himself. The special growth environment made Lu Sanlang lonely and insecure by nature, and at the same time, it also made him accustomed to making decisions on his own.

Perhaps his parents' early death left him with some benefits.

Fan Qingchen's eyes darkened and he became completely silent. So, the difference was so huge. One was the Master, and the other was just an ordinary Master. One made all the decisions on his own, and the other was never able to do anything of his own accord... Fan Qingchen trembled, "I understand... So this is how I lost to you."

He closed his eyes.

There is no longer much resistance or prejudice.

His stubbornness prevented him from saving Sister Luo and instead killed her. He thought she would be alone until her death, but now that she was gone, he was heartbroken.

That night in the City God Temple, that night... when he was acupunctured and taken away by the servants, when he was stiff and staring, he watched the girl rush out of the temple in panic, nervously untied the reins and jumped onto the horse. He remembered that she couldn't ride a horse, and remembered that she was very bad at sports... She was forced into a desperate situation, and he watched helplessly as the soldiers rushed out and chased her.

The snow was falling heavily, and the world was in a panic. When she mounted her horse and fled, she had no idea where her destination was.

Fan Qingchen watched helplessly, feeling heartbroken and devastated.

I clenched my teeth, but the pressure overwhelmed me, my shoulders slumped, and I thought I had completely lost her.

Lu Yun: "Where's the marriage certificate?"

Fan Qingchen choked up and murmured, "...Can you leave so that I can see Sister Luo for the last time and give us some time?"

Lu Yun said casually: "No."

His tea was ready, the fire in the stove went out, and the stars shone on his blurry face behind the dark rain curtain. He heard him say calmly: "My woman, you are not allowed to covet her."

Fan Qingchen felt a pain in his heart.

He took a deep breath and said, "I don't have the marriage certificate with me. I'll go back and get it and give it to you before dawn."

Lu Yun raised his eyebrows and said "please go ahead". Fan Qingchen stood up and left the room. Lu Yun was arrogant and refused to see him off. The room was filled with the aroma of tea. Lu Yun poured himself a cup of tea with skillful technique and raised his head to the window: "Follow him, he is not evil, there is no need to bother him."