Return to the west.
Mr. Lu gasped and covered his chest, "How could it be..."
"Dad, are you okay?" Mrs. Lu stepped forward to support him, saying angrily, "She said the same thing just now, so I..."
She subconsciously wanted to complain, but was stopped by Mr. Lu before she could finish.
"Shut up!" The old man's chest rose and fell violently twice before he barely recovered. His lips trembled slightly as he said to Ye Lan earnestly, "Master Ye, please give me some advice and save my grandson's life."
As he spoke, his knees went weak and he was about to kneel down.
Ye Lan quickly supported the other person and said calmly, "No need to do that. Bring him down first."
Since she had just spoken, she would not just care about half of it.
Hearing this, Mr. Lu quickly pulled himself together and had the young master of the Lu family carried to the living room.
The group turned back, but this time Xiao Yunting was with them. When they entered the hall, the main seat naturally belonged to him.
The courtyard was filled with men in black, all of them with solemn expressions and an oppressive aura. Those arrogant Lu family servants became quails.
When the young master of the Lu family was carried down, blood was still oozing from his mouth. He looked painful and weak, as if he was trapped in a nightmare and couldn't extricate himself.
"Xiaobao, what's wrong with you?" Upon seeing this, Mr. Lu immediately stepped forward and held his grandson's hand with heartache, tears flowing from his turbid old eyes.
At this time, Ye Lan also came over and drew a talisman on Young Master Lu's head in the air. The other party's brows relaxed in the next second.
Seeing this miraculous effect, Elder Lu finally felt at ease and asked hurriedly, "Miss Ye, you said earlier that Xiaobao's illness was caused by something in our home, but I have always been the one who personally worshipped the shrine at home, and it is usually locked. Xiaobao couldn't have gotten the key."
Businessmen generally believe in gods and Buddhas in their homes, and shrines are very common.
However, it is quite rare for the Lu family to be so strict in guarding against the offering of tribute.
Everyone was puzzled, but no one interrupted.
Ye Lan's face was very calm, as if he had expected this. He said in a deep voice, "Just because you locked it doesn't mean others can't open it."
What?
Mr. Lu was stunned for a moment, then he thought of something. He turned his head sharply to look at Mrs. Lu and frowned, "Did you take Xiaobao to burn incense? Or did you give him the key?"
"Dad, I..." Mrs. Lu was most afraid of her majestic father-in-law. Feeling guilty at the moment, she couldn't resist and told the truth. "I also saw that the gods would bless our family with great wealth and honor, so I wanted Xiaobao, our only child, to receive the blessing sooner rather than later, so I took him to burn incense. Later, he said he had a good relationship with the gods and wanted to worship them every day. I thought sincerity was not a bad thing, so I gave him the key."
Even now, she doesn't think she did anything wrong.
But after hearing this, Elder Lu slapped his thigh and cried out in pain, "What a sin! A loving mother often spoils her child. I shouldn't have let you raise Xiaobao in the first place. What a sin!"
"Dad, why do you say that to me? You have also praised Xiaobao for his excellence. Now just because of a small matter of burning incense, you can't deny my years of raising him." Mrs. Lu was not convinced and felt wronged.
"A small matter? I don't think you even know you're about to face a disaster, you idiot!" Old Lu cursed angrily, then slumped down on his armchair as if all his strength had been drained. "Do you think I spent a huge amount of money to buy that Soul Locking Net to protect you from outsiders? No, I'm protecting you from the things inside the shrine."
"Dad, what are you talking about? The gods are here to bless our family with prosperity and wealth." Mrs. Lu was surprised and tried to make amends for herself for fear that the gods would hear.
But at this point, Mr. Lu didn't want to hide it anymore. He sighed and told the whole story.
"The Lu family rose to prominence three generations ago. Back then, the family was large but not wealthy. They were just small river workers along the Yellow River."
"One day, the old man went down to the Yellow River and stumbled upon a fox. The fox was snow-white, but its foot was injured. The old man had heard from migrant workers that in the north, worshipping foxes could bring wealth, so he brought the fox back and hid it."
"Later, the fox's leg was healed, but the old man refused to let it go. One day, the fox finally spoke in human language and promised to help the Lu family revitalize their home. However, in exchange, the Lu family had to provide it with offerings."
"At first, everything was just as the legend said. By worshipping the fox spirit, the family prospered. The Lu family became the first to prosper in the Yellow River, and grew increasingly wealthy. But in my generation, I was the only male born. No matter what the old man asked, the fox spirit would not respond."
"At that time, the old man had already noticed something was wrong and secretly found a Taoist priest to ask the fox spirit to leave. Unfortunately, the Taoist priest died the next day after arriving at the Lu family. When he died, his chest was scratched by claws, and the wounds were covered with snow-white fur."
"The Lu family knew that it was easier to invite a deity than to send it away. Ultimately, for the sake of the next generation, they came up with a plan: only the head of the family would be responsible for offering sacrifices to the fox spirit, and no one else was allowed to touch it. The Soul-Locking Net was also a precautionary measure, so the Lu family at least had a way to protect themselves."
After listening to the whole story, everyone in the living room fell into silence.
Many disasters in the world are often not caused by evil spirits, but by human greed, just like the old man of the Lu family imprisoned the snow fox for glory and wealth, which eventually brought disaster to his family.
"So, having learned from the previous experience, the Lu family established a family rule that prohibits bringing things from the river into the house." As an agent, Shi Feng immediately connected the dots.
"Yes, there is already a big Buddha at home that cannot be taken away, and I am really scared." Old Lu sighed, and it was obvious that he did not like the behavior of his ancestors and was ashamed of it.
"So what happened between the young master of the Lu family and the fox fairy? Master Ye and the monk said earlier that he had an affair with a demon. Could it be..." Shi Feng continued to speak following the clues, but he suddenly realized something in the middle of his speech and got stuck. Goose bumps on the back of his hand instantly exploded.
The others also reacted, and their expressions all showed a big "WTF"!
Mrs. Lu couldn't stand it any longer and jumped out to refute, "Impossible, Xiaobao has been a good boy since he was young and he never even held a girl's hand at school. How could he possibly be... hanging out with that kind of thing?!"
When it comes to her own son's innocence, the gods she mentioned become worthless in an instant.
Moreover, she was very firm in her attitude, and it was obvious that she was 100% convinced that her son was a virgin.
"Whether it's true or not, it's not up to us to decide." Ye Lan, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up: "You said it, Young Master Lu."
She was originally the focus of everyone's attention. As soon as she opened her mouth, everyone looked over, and when they heard the last sentence, they were all stunned.
The next moment, everyone turned their heads to look at the young master of the Lu family lying on the stretcher.
Seeing that he couldn't pretend any longer, Lu Baocheng slowly opened his eyes and pretended to have just woken up and called out, "Grandpa, Mom."
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