Chapter 510: Feeling Happy
Chapter 510: Feeling Happy
Patriarch He smiled with a dagger hidden in his heart, "Since that's the case, why doesn't Patriarch Lu dispel the rumors as well? Let Young Master Lu show up so that we can all put our minds at ease. This is also a responsibility to the people, isn't it?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the people echoed them.
In their minds, showing up is not a difficult thing as it won't cost them anything.
Patriarch Lu sneered and swept a complex gaze across Patriarch He's face, trying to see something else, but Patriarch He still maintained his expression and there was no sign of anything.
The head of the Lu family said: "An'er is in seclusion..."
"Is he really in seclusion? Or is Master Lu making up stories to fool us?" Master He asked immediately.
Ruan Xihe curled his lips.
Sure enough, I took the bait.
She stepped forward and bowed, "Master He, it is not impossible for us to call the young master out from his retreat, but if we do so, the young master's practice will be disturbed."
"We prepared many precious spiritual plants and elixirs for the young master before he went into seclusion. We also spent a lot of spiritual stones to buy talismans and renovated the room so that the seclusion effect could be better. But if we come out now, all these will be ineffective. The loss..."
The head of the He family waved his hand and said, "No matter how much the loss is, my He family will bear it."
Ruan Xihe raised his eyebrows. This was exactly what he wanted to hear.
The higher the price she quoted, the more the He family would feel that Lu Jinan had not woken up, and that the Lu family was just pretending to be powerful.
"Really?" Yun Xi asked immediately.
"Of course it's true. I'm the head of a family, and there are so many people watching here, how can I lie?"
Jing Lian took a step forward, pulled out a piece of paper and shook it in front of Master He. Written on it were exactly what Master He had just said to Ruan Xihe.
"The young master's retreat has cost a lot, and we dare not easily call the young master, so for peace of mind, we also ask the head of the He family to put his handprint on it. If it is written in black and white, we can also feel more at ease."
In this way, Patriarch He felt that this was a trick the Lu family had prepared to scare him. "No problem!"
Seeing that he had taken the bait, Patriarch Lu quietly withdrew the strength in his hands.
The head of the He family was thrown back two steps by inertia before he could stand firm. He had no time to care about all these. He snatched the contract from Jing Lian's hand and was about to write his name on it.
But when he saw a long string of zeros following the spirit stone on the paper, he hesitated.
What if the news is not accurate, what if Lu Jinan really wakes up.
"Master He, the young master is in seclusion to challenge the Spiritual Emperor, so the conditions must be better prepared. If the He family does not have so much money, they can actually not sign. After all, when the young master comes out of seclusion, he will be able to meet everyone, and then the rumors will naturally be broken."
Ruan Xihe's tone sounded a little hollow.
Mr. He immediately felt that she was afraid of signing.
After all, the retreat period can be as short as a year and a half, or as long as several years or even decades.
By then, this matter will probably be forgotten!
Thinking of this, Mr. He wrote down his name without thinking and also pressed his fingerprints.
"Signed."
Jing Lian curled his lips and took the contract away silently.
He Fang rushed out, "My father has signed, where is Lu Jinan? Should we go to Lu's house to get him out?"
"No need."
Ruan Xihe curled his lips.
She took out something that looked like a communication stone, whispered something to it, then put the stone down and smiled.
"No need to go to the Lu family, the young master will be here soon."
The He family father and son looked at each other, and immediately signaled to the secret guard beside them, asking him to go to the Lu family first to find out the truth of the matter.
If Lu Jinan really woke up, then he would be halfway there...
Ruan Xihe naturally saw this scene, but she ignored it because they had already discussed the strategy with Lu Jinan.
Not long after, there was a commotion outside the crowd.
The crowd automatically made way.
Lu Jinan, dressed in white, appeared from outside the crowd, followed by several Lu family disciples.
These Lu family disciples were holding two secret guards.
People with sharp eyes immediately realized that these two secret guards were the ones who had just followed the head of the He family. Why were they being escorted by the Lu family now?
Lu Jinan walked through the crowd with a smile, came to the front of the Lu family master, and said to the He family master: "I heard that the He family master cares about me very much and is willing to spend a lot of money to meet me. I am really flattered."
"Lu Jinan? You, you're not dead?" He Fang was so scared that he stuttered, "No...that's not right, are you a human or a ghost? How could you wake up?"
Lu Jinan smiled and looked at him, "Master He, what do you mean? How can I possibly wake up? I have been in seclusion, how can I say the word 'death'?"
The head of the He family scolded He Fang, and He Fang shut up.
"We feel relieved to see that Young Master Lu is fine." Patriarch He said with gritted teeth.
But at this time, the eyes of the He family father and son were full of unwillingness and anger of being plotted against.
Lu Jinan smiled and nodded, "Thank you for your concern, but when I came here I heard that the Lu family won first place, so how come you still have the prize? Could it be that the He family regretted giving it away?"
The head of the He family was so angry that his teeth were itching.
But he had no choice but to hand over the dragon bone and send it to the head of the Lu family.
The head of the Lu family took the box containing the dragon bones and handed it to Ruan Xihe and the others. Ruan Xihe put the box away without making a sound.
In this competition, the He family lost everything.
Not only did the Lu family obtain the dragon bones, but the discussion and support for the Lu family among the people was even greater than before.
The game came to an end and Lu Jinan waved behind him.
The head of the He family thought something was wrong.
Sure enough, at Lu Jinan's signal, the disciples of the Lu family brought up the two secret guards.
Lu Jinan signaled his disciples to release their suppression of the secret guards, and then kicked the two unconscious secret guards to the feet of Patriarch He.
"I ran into them on the way here today. I thought they were here to pick me up, but I didn't expect them to draw their swords against me as soon as we met."
"But I think this is definitely not what Patriarch He meant. It must be these two treacherous people who want to frame Patriarch He and put him in an unjust position."
"That's right..." Patriarch He smiled wryly and quickly signaled with his eyes to the person coming to drag the two secret guards away.
Having said that, everyone knows it clearly in their hearts.
Everyone knows that the secret guards are death warriors. How could they betray their masters?
The head of the Lu family felt very relieved when he saw this scene.
He said happily, "We will calculate the cost of An'er's exit from the customs when we get back. The bill will be sent to your house later. Master He, remember to collect it then."
After that, the head of the Lu family turned to the people and said, "The Lu family will take out a portion of the compensation received at that time, so that everyone present can share in the joy."
As soon as these words came out, the whole audience cheered.
But only Patriarch He knew that Patriarch Lu was threatening him in disguise.
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