Chapter 160 An Expensive Divination
early morning.
Two piercing screams erupted simultaneously from the study.
Lu Jianhong rolled off the chair and onto the floor; his suit was already soaked with cold sweat.
He pressed his limbs tightly against his joints, as if he could still feel the excruciating pain of being torn apart by five horses in his dream.
Every joint felt like it was being ripped apart by iron clamps, causing him to curl up in pain.
He trembled as he unbuttoned his shirt, revealing five dark red bruises on his limbs and neck, shaped like marks from being strangled with a rope.
Xie Yutong slumped against the sofa, her ten fingers twitching unconsciously.
Her carefully maintained nails were now broken, and beads of blood seeping from her fingertips left mottled marks on the carpet.
What devastated her most was the persistent feeling of suffocation.
The foul air from the dry well in her dream seemed to be stuck in her trachea, and she couldn't get rid of it no matter how hard she breathed.
That was their experience in their previous life.
Lu Jianhong collapsed to the ground, feeling as if he had fallen into an ice cave.
At this moment, he no longer needed anyone to persuade him; those memories resurfaced in his dreams, those unforgettable pains, all proclaimed a terrifying truth:
They were Lu Xuan and his wife from a thousand years ago.
"She's back..." Xie Yutong's voice trembled, "That Nine Nether Soul-Locking Array... it couldn't even hold her..."
A thousand years later, Lu Yao awoke from the formation and escaped, reincarnating as their daughter to seek revenge.
Lu Jianhong shakily propped himself up, his legs still shaking uncontrollably.
On the screen, the live replay of the first day of internet access in the millennium is still playing on a loop.
He stared intently at the familiar face in the image, then suddenly froze on the spot as if struck by lightning.
I frantically clicked the progress bar, dragging the video to the last frame and playing it repeatedly.
On the thirteenth replay, he finally captured that fleeting moment.
The moment the streamer smiled and said goodbye, the camera flickered eerily.
He didn't know what kind of illusion she had used on the camera, but in that frame of less than 0.1 seconds, an eerie red light emanated from the corner of her eyes.
A tiny, bright red mole flashed by.
“I see…” Lu Jianhong’s voice was hoarse.
He finally understood why he felt palpitations every time he saw this streamer, and why everything had gone wrong for the Lu family since she appeared.
The wronged soul, who should have been condemned to eternal damnation, has returned.
She not only broke free from the array's constraints, but also, through the open and aboveboard application of modern technology, proclaimed their sins to the entire world.
A thousand years ago, they at least had Xiao Yuanxiu as a backer to conspire with, but now in modern times, they have nothing.
The Luo family...
A glimmer of hope suddenly flashed through Lu Jianhong's mind.
The Luo family wields immense power; if only they could simply blacklist Lu Yao...
He shakily propped himself up and stumbled towards Lu Kangning's room.
The only one who can save the Lu family now is Lu Kangning!
"As long as Ningning is soft-hearted..." he murmured to himself.
Even if Lu Kangning knew they weren't her biological parents, they still owed her fifteen years of upbringing. If she were willing to say a word for them...
"Ningning!" He pushed open the door abruptly, only to see the curtains fluttering in the wind.
On the dressing table, under Lu Kangning's favorite perfume bottle was a note: "I went to see the Millennium Master."
Lu Jianhong's legs went weak, and he knelt down in the empty room.
...
After getting his phone back, Lu Kangning contacted Fan Huaiyuan immediately.
"Has Mr. Chen finalized the project we discussed last time?"
Her voice was so calm that it didn't sound like someone who had just experienced a major upheaval in her life.
Fan Huaiyuan was visibly taken aback on the other end of the phone.
He thought she would be concerned about her background first, since in his opinion, with the family of a high-ranking official in the capital that the anchor mentioned, she could rise to the top in one step.
Her status was much higher than that of Miss Lu today.
"You...aren't you going to ask the streamer for the address first?"
“I’m more concerned with the businesses I own. The Luo family…” Lu Kangning chuckled, “is just a higher-class gilded cage.”
A mocking glint flashed in her eyes. "In the end, Luo Kangning's identity is nothing more than that of an illegitimate daughter who can't be brought into the light."
"Fan Huaiyuan, remember this: the only thing you can truly rely on in this world is the chips you hold in your own hands."
Fan Huaiyuan was dumbfounded.
She was only fifteen years old.
It's surprising that such a perception already exists.
After receiving the address from Qianniangang.com, Lu Kangning said casually, "You've worked hard this time."
Then he hung up the phone.
She left a note for Lu Jianhong and Xie Yutong in the early morning and then went out.
As Lu Kangning passed by the study, he saw that the door was open.
Inside, Lu Jianhong was slumped in a chair, Xie Yutong was slumped on the sofa, and the computer on the table was playing a live replay of the first time the internet had been connected in a thousand years.
The two had their eyes closed and looked pained, as if they were immersed in some kind of nightmare.
Lu Kangning arrived at the address given by the anchor.
No. 27 Wutong Lane.
Forget-Worries Teahouse.
The properties under Gu Jing's name were where Tan Qingying took refuge after escaping from her home.
Deep inside the teahouse, Lu Yao was brewing tea.
Seeing Lu Kangning enter, she lightly tapped the tea table with her fingertips: "Sit."
In the misty steam, the cinnabar mole at the corner of her eye was faintly visible.
Lu Kangning was startled.
"You are the Imperial Advisor, the eldest daughter of the Lu family who has returned to seek revenge!"
Lu Yao smiled slightly. "You're very smart."
This was a soul reincarnated from a thousand years ago, a powerful and almost immortal guardian deity. Lu Kangning dared not be disrespectful.
She sat up straight and said, "Thank you for your guidance, Grand Preceptor. How can I contact my biological parents?"
“Your biological father’s surname is Luo. He often appears on TV, and you should have seen him before. The host calls him Minister Luo.” Lu Yao took a sip of tea. “The old lady in apartment 405 of building 3 across from the Lu residence is the Luo family’s informant. You can just go directly to her.”
Lu Kangning secretly memorized the address.
She was very polite and deeply understood the principles of transactions. "...Thank you. What should I pay you for this divination?"
Lu Yao looked at her meaningfully, "This divination is very expensive."
Lu Kangning met her gaze: "Please, just say the word."
"I want you to go back to the Luo family and stop worrying about the Lu family. In the Luo family, the higher you climb, the better. I'll need your help a lot in the future."
The tea room fell silent. Lu Kangning slowly revealed a knowing smile: "Just what I wanted."
After Lu Kangning left, You Qing came out from next door.
"Your Excellency, this Miss Lu is indeed completely different from your sister as recorded in the Scripture Pavilion's historical records," You Qing sighed.
The ambition in Lu Kangning's eyes was almost overflowing.
Lu Yao nodded and sighed softly, "Shu'er is too naive and obedient."
Otherwise, she wouldn't have obeyed her parents' wishes and the matchmaker's words to marry Xiao Yuanxiu.
Even after a thousand years, the memory of sensing her sister's death within the magic array still sends shivers down her spine.
After all, he was the only relative who acknowledged and was close to her, this cursed lone star.
You Qing scratched her head. "Since Lu Kangning isn't Lu Shu, then where is your sister?"
Lu Yao patted You Qing's head, her eyes filled with tenderness from a perspective You Qing couldn't see.
“Fool, that’s not important. What’s important is that she’s still a kind child, but she’s also gained more thorns to protect herself than before.”
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