My spirit appeared on the road to exile, and I was treated as an ancestor.

Chapter 46 A Blessing for One's Ancestors
Lu Xingyao's question hit the nail on the head, and only then did Lu Qing realize what his eldest son had said.

Yes, why did our ancestors take down the second son?

The people inside looked at each other, and finally it was Mrs. Xu who spoke, recounting the events of the day in detail.

“Father, you have not returned for a long time today. My husband was worried that something had happened to you, so he wanted to take some people and rush out to save you. Just as he was about to break down the door, our ancestors arrived and my husband fainted.”

She didn't say how she fainted, but those who know, know.

Lu Xingyao sighed inwardly, thinking how busy their ancestor was today, having struck many people with lightning alone.

As the eldest brother, Lu Zhou was afraid that his father would blame his younger brother if he found out, so he took the initiative to say, "Father, I was rash in this matter. If you want to blame me, then blame me."

Lu Xingyan said, "My father told me before he passed away, 'Brother, I am the one who should take responsibility.'"

Knowing the old man's temper, and knowing that they had almost caused a major incident today, he would definitely be furious. So, Madam Song chimed in with a few kind words, "Father, my husband and brothers only resorted to this drastic measure because they were worried about you and Xingyao. Fortunately, nothing bad happened, and you're back now."

"Yes, it's good that nothing bad happened."

Everyone was more afraid of Lu Qing getting angry than the last, except for Lu Yang himself, who was the one who was struck by lightning. He was still holding his daughter with a happy expression and whispered to her, "Daddy was struck by our ancestors today, which is a great honor... Others may wish to have such an honor, but they don't have the fortune to do so!"

Lu Youtang's innocent big eyes were watery as she grinned and clapped her little hands: "Daddy is so amazing!"

Lu Qing's face went from white to red to black. His second son was all about physical growth and no brains, always acting rashly. His eldest son was indecisive and easily swayed by rumors. His youngest son was in poor health and no one believed him.

He could easily figure out how his second son had instigated the family's emotions, and he had no idea that his ancestors had worried so much about him today!
Lu Qing grew angrier the more he thought about it. He grabbed the broken crutch that was now only half intact and limped toward his son, startling everyone in the house who rushed over to stop him.

"You bastard, you wouldn't even wake up if you were struck by lightning, and you're still smug about how great you are!"

Lu Yang moved swiftly, grabbing his youngest daughter and hiding behind his younger brother. As the weakest member of the family, there was no way the old man's cane would fall on his head.

Lu Xingyan, who was already used to it: "..."

While stopping the people, Lu Zhou tried to calm them down, "Father, please don't be angry. My second brother is just anxious. Our ancestors have already taught him a lesson, and I'm sure he has reflected on his actions today..."

Lu Qing's face flushed red. "Reflect? Does your brother look like he's reflecting?"

Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look at Lu Yang, whose face practically screamed "pride." He was not ashamed; on the contrary, he was proud.

Lu Yang, however, did not think there was anything wrong with himself. He stood tall and proud, very confident. "Father, you are wrong. My ancestors knocked me unconscious with their own hands and even put the note on my head. I am the only one in the family with such good fortune."

The other clansmen looked at each other in silence, though they were a little envious. But only a little; they would never be as smug as the Second Master.

Lu Qing angrily threw the half of his cane, but missed and hit the wall behind him. "If you get struck by lightning, you'll think it's something to be proud of!"

Madam Xu had no choice but to offer a few words of advice, "Father, my husband has always been like this, why should you get angry... be careful not to upset yourself."

Lu Qing glared and bristled, "Why don't you pull You Tang away right now? Don't let him corrupt my granddaughter!"

Madam Xu: "..." Her daughter's personality was just like her father's; it's really too late to worry about this now.

The Liu family protected their young master, fearing he might be accidentally injured by the former Grand Secretary in a fit of rage. After all, when the late emperor was in power, this former Grand Secretary had once gotten into a fight with their master and had done things like pulling his beard and hair in the imperial court.

Looking at the chaotic scene before him, Liu Xiangbai felt a pang of envy. If his father hadn't had that accident... his family would have been just like this too.

Now that I'm here, I wonder how my wife and daughter are doing...

While things were in turmoil at the Lu family's place, Gu Xingzhao placed the "medical fees" she had plundered from the Yu family on the floor of the second-floor living room. She stood with her hands on her hips, quite satisfied, even though this pile of things had cost her more than 20,000 yuan in taxes.

She inspected each item one by one. Some of the porcelain ornaments had dents and cracks that needed repair. However, she didn't have enough offerings to repair them, and exchanging them directly with the system would be too wasteful. So she decided to keep them and wait.

Looking at the two knives she had taken, she smiled. Apart from the old marks caused by time, the blades were almost undamaged and would definitely fetch a good price. There were also two jade paperweights, which looked valuable!

Gu Xingzhao carefully picked up the ink dropper. It was made of purple clay and was so well preserved that it must be valuable. However, she did not intend to sell it and planned to give it to Uncle Lu, who loved to brew tea in purple clay teapots.

If I hadn't crammed on a lot of knowledge about teapots last year in order to give him a nice gift, I wouldn't have recognized that this ink dropper was made of top-quality Tianqing clay, and I would have definitely missed it.

Thinking about it, she sighed: "Using purple clay to make inkstone droppers, the ancients were truly extravagant."

That night, Gu Xingzhao lay in bed looking at his phone, thinking about what Du Hangwu had discovered earlier that day, and made a plan in his mind.

So many prisoners in the exile procession were trying to curry favor with the escorting officials, hoping to have a better journey, suffer less beatings, and receive more food.

She had always been thinking about how to help the Lu family build good relationships with those people, since the Lu family had both elderly and young members, and it wasn't easy for them.

Although I can take care of things myself, I can't always get there in time as before. If there are officials to look after the Lu family, it would ultimately be a good thing with no harm.

She observed for a long time and found that the escorting officials all listened to Du Hangwu. Therefore, as long as she could get rid of Du Hangwu, the Lu family would no longer be as restrained as before.

After thinking for a moment, Gu Xingzhao immediately placed an order for ten tents on the online next-day delivery platform. They would be useful if he had to stay overnight in a deserted place, especially since it was snowing heavily in the ancient world.

I'll deliver those down jackets from the warehouse to Lu Qing and the others later. If it snows again tonight, it will be even colder, and those thermal underwear probably won't be enough.

I'll also give Du Hangwu a copy later; it'll be a way of showing goodwill.

If he were a smart man, he should know to turn a blind eye to the Lu family's affairs.

After some planning, Gu Xingzhao got up and ran to the warehouse on the first floor. He dragged out a large box of down jackets, counted them, and then teleported to ancient times with the items.

A gust of cold wind hit her face, making her zip up her big coat tightly.

Before their eyes, the exiles had already left Laiyuan Town under the cover of night, their steps heavy as they braved the cold wind to continue their journey.

The prisoners were filled with complaints.

The officials were too cold to even look at themselves, and had no interest in whipping anyone. They all pulled their thick cotton coats tighter around themselves, muttering complaints under their breath, "I really don't know what the boss was thinking, making us travel in this cold at night..."

"It's freezing!"

"Those members of the Lu family are strange; the old, weak, sick, and disabled are the ones who die the fastest?"

"Could it be that there really is a god protecting them?"

Today's update is here!

(Bear Two, hands on hips, smugly): Where are my tickets?

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