Lu Lanruo was astonished.
"What are you doing?"
"Cousin, I know I haven't treated you well in the past, but we are still related by blood. Please, for my mother's sake, save me, please save me," Lu Ji said excitedly.
"Get up quickly, what's wrong?" Lu Lanruo pulled Lu Ji up.
Lu Ji then recounted everything about Lu Xuening. Lu Lanruo's eyes widened in shock. This Eighth Miss was insane! She... she had been draining the essence of so many people—how utterly depraved! No wonder her cultivation had increased so much over the past decade; it turned out she was draining yang essence to replenish yin!
"You bastard, telling me this has implicated me! Are you trying to kill me like you?" Lu Lanruo said coldly. She looked at Lu Ji and felt disgusted that he had been slept with by Lu Xuening.
Even though it wasn't voluntary, and I was tricked, I still felt he was dirty.
"If you weren't Miss Seven's bodyguard, I wouldn't dare tell you! Cousin, cousin, cousin, please save me!" Lu Ji pleaded.
Lu Lanruo knew perfectly well that Lu Ji wanted to ask the Seventh Miss herself to intervene so that he could be exonerated after the matter was exposed.
Although she didn't like Lu Ji, he was still her cousin, someone she had grown up with, and she couldn't just stand by and watch him die. She bit her lip and said, "Alright! I'll take you to see Miss Seven."
Ayao's clone left in the Lu family has always been at Purple Extreme Peak. In fact, she hasn't gone into seclusion; she just doesn't see anyone. Apart from her own trusted confidants, she doesn't see anyone else.
Over the years at Purple Peak, she herded golden cicadas, helped the main body of the Central Continent research restrictions, and also cultivated.
When Lu Lanruo brought Lu Ji to her and told her about Lu Xuening, A Yao was stunned for a moment.
Is Lu Xuening really that crazy?
It's true that A Yao dislikes Lu Xuening, but she's just too weak. A Yao doesn't even have the desire to attack her unless she insists on getting herself into Lu Xuening's hands.
"Seventh Miss, please, please save me!" Lu Ji knelt on the ground and begged.
Ayao stood in a cave, sunlight streaming in through a hole in the ceiling, surrounded by fluttering golden cicadas. The cicadas chirped incessantly, and one landed on her finger, fluttering its wings. Ayao glanced at Lu Ji kneeling on the ground, then at Lu Lanruo.
Lu Lanruo knelt down on one knee: "Miss, please save my cousin!"
Ayao moved her fingers, and the golden cicada that had been resting on her hand spread its wings and flew away. She said, "Alright, I'll help you this time for Xiaolan's sake."
She was also really looking forward to seeing what her second brother's expression would be, and what her mother would do, haha~
"Miss Xie Qi!"
Lu Ji was overjoyed.
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Lingxiu Palace is a place where the Lu family's senior members often hold meetings. In the main hall, the elders sit in their respective seats.
Besides the elders, the matriarch of the Lu family, Xu Lianxin, the third young master of the Lu family, Lu Yunshen, the second young master, Lu Yunchuan, the second young mistress, Lu Xuening, the fourth young master, Lu Yunxing, the fifth young master, Lu Yunqi, and the sixth young master, Lu Yunlin, all came. In addition to Lu Yunchuan and others, Lu Yunli, Lu Yunhan, Lu Xueya, and others from the second branch of the family also came.
It was Ayao who gathered everyone together.
Ayao sat in her seat, holding a cup of tea in her hand.
Lu Xuening looked at A Yao with displeasure. She hadn't seen A Yao for over ten years, and now that she saw her, a strong desire to compete arose within her. She believed that although she was currently inferior to Lu Xueyao, she would soon catch up with her and trample her underfoot.
Doesn't Lu Xiuwen like whoever seems valuable to him?
She'll definitely become the most valuable person in the Lu family. Then we'll see how he tries to curry favor with her. Hmph!
"Xiao Qi, what exactly do you want to do by gathering everyone here?" Xu Lianxin asked.
Ayao smiled and said, "Big brother hasn't arrived yet, no rush."
Lu Xiuwen is still in seclusion, so the only person missing now is Lu Yunli. Today's events are so interesting, Ayao is determined to have everyone attend; it'll be lively!
"After Seventh Sister became the young clan leader, did she even start to ignore Mother's words?" Lu Xuening suddenly asked, her intention to sow discord.
Xu Lianxin was indeed displeased upon hearing this.
Ayao didn't retort, but just smiled faintly. Her nonchalant demeanor made Lu Xuening feel bored, but for some reason, she also felt a little uneasy.
Lu Yunlin said coldly, "Hey, if you keep me in suspense, I'm leaving."
Ayao glanced at him and said with a smile, "You can leave. It won't matter if you're not here."
"you……"
Lu Yunlin was furious.
Lu Yunshen said, "Sixth brother, just say one less thing!"
Just then, Lu Yunli arrived.
Lu Yunli was dressed in a black robe. His hair had turned quite gray. A Yao hadn't seen him for many years. He looked like an ordinary middle-aged man. Although he was still quite handsome, he had long lost all his arrogance and spirit.
Lu Yunli glanced at everyone, but without bowing to Xu Lianxin and the elders, he silently walked to an empty seat and sat down.
Seeing her eldest son's haggard appearance, Xu Lianxin's hatred for A Yao deepened.
He even treated his own elder brother so cruelly.
She was eyeing the position of young clan leader from the very beginning, wasn't she? By crippling her elder brother, she would become the heir. She's as ruthless as her father.
Her husband loves her the most, probably because this little wretch is the one who looks most like him, isn't that right?
"Alright, everyone's here, let's begin!" Ayao said with a smile.
A figure walked in from outside the main hall. When Lu Xuening saw that it was her guard Lu Ji, her unease immediately intensified.
As soon as Lu Ji knelt down, he immediately got to the point: "This subordinate wants to accuse the second young mistress of having an affair!"
adultery?
Shock! Everyone was utterly shocked!
All eyes turned to Lu Xuening, whose expression was one of utter panic. Lu Jida actually... he actually dared to...
Does he have a death wish?
"You're talking nonsense!" Lu Yunchuan was the first to get angry, which was exactly what A Yao expected.
"Second brother, don't be in such a hurry! Let him finish speaking," A-Yao said with a smile.
"What's there to say? This person is definitely talking nonsense. Xiao Ba is pure and innocent, how could she possibly betray her second brother?" Lu Yunlin said loudly.
Lu Xuening's eyes immediately reddened, and she looked at A Yao with tears welling up in her eyes: "Seventh Sister, I know you hate me. No matter how much you hate me, you can't bribe the guards around me to frame me, can you? If you really want to force me to my death, why use such a pretext? Why not just kill me with a sword? Wouldn't that be more satisfying?"
As she spoke, tears began to fall in a steady stream.
Xu Lianxin glared at A Yao: "Seventh Sister, don't go too far. Eighth Sister has been well-behaved all these years, why are you being so aggressive? Do you really have to be so ruthless?"
Lu Yunli looked at A Yao, his hands clenched into fists.
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