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

Chapter 70 From now on, the Liu and Lu families will be of one mind.
As evening fell and darkness descended, the prisoners and their officers each ate a large flatbread.

Because of the Marrow Cleansing Pill, Lu Xingyan felt a bit hot all day, but he could also clearly feel that some parts of his body were changing. He was weak and powerless two days ago, but today he felt like he had inexhaustible strength.

His changes were noticed by others.

A minor official, assigned by Du Hangwu to work around the Lu family, ran over to report to him, "Boss, I saw with my own eyes yesterday that Lu Qing gave his youngest son something to eat. He was sickly yesterday, but today he's like he's come back to life!"

The junior official said with certainty, "What Lu Qing gave his son must be a miracle drug!"

Since there are gods, there must be divine medicines given by the gods. Who knows, eating them might even make you live to be a hundred years old!
Du Hangwu's eyes flickered slightly, his gaze falling on the Lu family not far away. A miracle drug?
At this moment, Lu Qing personally took the pastries that his ancestors had given him during the day and gave them to Liu Xiangbai, who was leaning on a cane and being supported by Lu Xingyao.

At this moment, Liu Xiangbai was eating a flatbread in one hand and holding an eye mask in the other, feeling conflicted and hesitant about whether to wear it tonight.

It was just a dream, not about his wife and daughter. It would be inappropriate to dwell on it too much.

Lu Qing bent down slightly and stuffed the paper package in his hand into Liu Xiangbai's arms. "Nephew, here, take this."

It's been a month since I left the capital. Being able to eat a bite of my wife's cooking at this time of year, I'm sure I'll be so happy I won't be able to sleep tonight.

Lu Qing sighed, marveling at how kind-hearted his ancestors were.

Looking at the paper package, Liu Xiangbo was slightly taken aback. "Uncle Lu, what's this?"

Thinking of leaving some surprises for others to discover on their own, Lu Qing smiled and said, "You'll know once you open it."

Liu Xiangbai casually tucked the blindfold back into his clothes and placed it close to his body before biting into the flatbread. He then tore open the paper package and, by the dim light of the fire, saw several delicate pastries inside.

At this time, it would be good enough to have a simple flatbread to eat. Besides, he was afraid that if he lived too well, he would forget what he held dear.

He reached out to return the paper package to Lu Qing, saying, "Uncle Lu, I don't like sweets, please take it back."

Lu Qing was stunned. Lu Xingyao, who was next to him, did not stand on ceremony and reached out to take the paper package, but his grandfather slapped his hand and made him pull back.

Lu Qing's expression was somewhat strange. "Can't you tell who did this?"

Liu Xiangbai was also taken aback, "?"

Lu Qing hesitated for a moment. Perhaps he couldn't guess what it tasted like just by looking at it, and he would only know how it tasted after tasting it. He suggested in a deep voice, "Why don't you try a piece?"

Lu Xingyao felt it was unnecessary. If people didn't want to eat it, there were plenty of others who did, like himself. The pastries looked delicious, and Liu Xiangbai's wife's cooking skills seemed quite good!
Liu Xiangbai remained silent, but at Lu Qing's insistence, he took a piece and put it in his mouth. He took a bite and found it to be fragrant, not too sweet, and quite delicious.

So he handed the paper package back, saying, "Uncle Lu, I really don't like sweets. I appreciate your kind gesture, but please take it back."

He felt that the Lu family should keep such delicious food for themselves.

Lu Qing: "."

Even Lu Xingyao couldn't stand it anymore. "Seriously, you really couldn't tell who made this?"

That can't be right. After seven or eight years of marriage, shouldn't the relationship be pretty good? How come he can't even taste his wife's cooking?
Now, Liu Xiangbai was truly confused: should he be able to tell by tasting it?

Lu Xingyao's lips twitched as he pointed at the paper package. "Your wife made this! She was making offerings to my ancestors early this morning. My ancestors are kind-hearted, so they brought these things back to you."

At this point, he couldn't help but praise his ancestor in his heart, saying that he was a kind-hearted deity.

Thus, the image of his ancestor was once again reinforced in his mind: white hair and white beard, holding a whisk, exuding an ethereal aura!
Liu Xiangbo was stunned for a moment, his hand holding the paper package trembling. He looked down at the pastries in his hand. They were made by his wife?

His eyes stung, and hot tears welled up, splattering onto the paper package.

My wife used to burn her hands even when making tea, but now she can bake pastries. How much hardship she endured during that time, and I, as her husband, had no idea. No wonder she looked so haggard last night!

Could it be that the woman I saw last night was my real wife, and not just a dream?
"!!!"

Realizing this, Liu Xiangbai's tears flowed even more. He grabbed the paper package, suddenly knelt down in front of Lu Qing, and even kowtowed. He was filled with endless gratitude for this deity of the Lu family.

Lu Qing quickly had his grandson help the man up. "My ancestors said that your wife and daughter are all well. Your daughter is lively and active, and very lovable. You can rest assured."

Liu Xiangbai wiped away his tears with his sleeve, "Thank you, Uncle Lu. Please thank your gods for me. I will remember your kindness today. If you ever need me, I will go through fire and water for you."

He knew perfectly well that he had nothing at the moment, and all he could do besides express his gratitude was to make a promise for the future, that he would repay the Lu family for their kindness during this time once his situation improved.

Lu Qing smoothed his beautiful hair, which he had specially wiped with water that morning, and said, "Our two families suffered together, so from now on we'll be one family."

Liu Xiangbai was even more grateful. In fact, the Liu family's current situation was really bad. If it weren't for the Lu family's repeated assistance, providing them with warm clothes and food, they would probably have died on the road like the other prisoners.

The Lu family still considers them one of their own.

Liu Xiangbai actually knew why his father died for his remonstrance. In the eyes of others, his father died because of the Lu family, and the Liu family also suffered because of it. But in reality, his father did this not only to help the Lu family, but also to save himself.

When a tyrannical emperor was in power, Lu Qing, who was still a Grand Secretary, seemed to be a formidable rival to his father, but in reality, they protected each other.

As an imperial censor, my father considered himself a man of integrity and had offended many powerful figures. Without Lu Qing, he would be isolated and helpless in the court, and the fate of the entire Liu family would only be worse than it is now.

The death of a righteous censor who remonstrated with the emperor caused controversy for the incompetent ruler, forcing him to back down and giving the entire Lu family a chance to escape, as well as allowing the Liu family to save themselves.

If you don't lend a helping hand when someone is in trouble, who knows if you won't be next? My father took a gamble and saved more people with his own life.

Liu Xiangbai bowed respectfully to Lu Qing and said, "I understand."

From now on, the Liu and Lu families will be of one mind.

The atmosphere grew even more heated, but Lu Xingyao suddenly spoke up, "Since you don't want these pastries, then give them to me!"

As he spoke, he reached out to take it.

Liu Xiangbai carefully covered the paper-wrapped pastries and handed over his remaining half-cake, saying, "Young master, would you like to eat this?"

Lu Xingyao: "."

Liu Xiangbai had refused the pastries several times earlier, but now he couldn't bear to part with them. He waved his hand repeatedly, "You should keep them for yourself!"

He was just joking; he has food bestowed upon him by his ancestors and doesn't need someone else's half a pancake.

As darkness fell, when Gu Xingzhao came to deliver the table, the old man was wrapped in a down jacket and happily slurping instant noodles.

Because sometimes they couldn't find the time to deliver meals, the Lu family would eat instant noodles themselves.

She thought for a moment and realized that the Lu family must be tired of eating instant noodles for so long, so she should bring them some other food later.

As Gu Xingzhao was thinking, he discovered that Liu Xiangbai was also there. He not only wrote calligraphy for Lu Youtang to copy, but also taught Princess Shunyu to read.

She was somewhat surprised, "Why is he the one teaching?"

(Second update today) We've gained a strategist, Liu Xiangbai! Hooray!!!

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