Lu Liang looked at the masked man from afar, and felt that long-forgotten memories resurfaced in his mind. He had difficulty breathing and his eyes were red.

Han Dongchen and Zhao Xingye both noticed that something was wrong with Lu Liang and supported him.

Lu Liang stared at the man closely, with tension, hatred and fear in his eyes.

Lu Fugui and Lu Youtian had not come to the store in the past few days. Seeing that the ring competition was about to end and hearing about the farce yesterday, the two were a little worried, so they came to Mingxianglou today.

As soon as the masked man appeared, Lu Youtian collapsed on the chair, and Lu Fugui also stared at the figure fiercely, his fists clenched and his face ferocious.

With tears in his eyes, Lu Youtian cried out in pain: "Dad, Uncle Qin..."

Han Qingyun was staring at the figure on the stage with other Jinshi at this time. Suddenly, he heard Lu Youtian's mournful voice, and he hurried to the next room.

In the room, Lu Youtian's face was pale and he almost fainted. Lu Fugui was holding him with an extremely ugly expression.

Lu Changping was pinching Lu Youtian's philtrum, his face full of anxiety.

Han Qingyun had never seen Lu Youtian like this before. He felt so distressed that he quickly squatted beside Lu Youtian and kept massaging his chest.

"Brother, what's going on? Why did Dad suddenly become like this?"

"Wu Youren, the masked man who fought Li Jixin, is the Wu Youren who nearly destroyed my Lu family!"

Lu Fugui squeezed out these words from between his teeth, tears already gushing out.

He was only eleven years old that year, and he couldn't remember at all what had happened to bring such disaster to the Lu family.

He only remembered that when he opened his eyes that year, he saw the man his father called "Wu Youren" stabbing Grandfather Qin in the back with a sword.

Wu Youren's sword was aimed at him, and it was Grandfather Qin who blocked the sword for him with his back.

After that, he was drowsy and sick all the way, and Wu Youren was like a fly, sticking to him.

For many years afterwards, Wu Youren was his nightmare.

The moment Wu Youren appeared just now, although he was wearing a mask and his martial arts skills were much higher than twenty years ago, he would never mistake his figure and those cold eyes.

Lu Changping looked out the window angrily. Neither the Lu family nor the Qin family had ever taught him hatred, but they had never concealed what happened in the past.

He knew from a very young age that the Lu family had a great enemy named Wu Youren.

His grandparents did not want him to learn martial arts, worried that he would hurt himself because of the things that happened to his ancestors. However, his grandfather was reluctant to let him waste his talent, so he taught him all the Qin family's kung fu.

Not only did he learn the Qin family's kung fu, his grandfather also found other martial arts masters for him.

Over the years, he has been practicing martial arts day and night, not only to protect the Lu and Qin families at critical moments, but also out of his obsession with finding Wu Youren and taking revenge.

Lu Changping looked out the window for a while and left the room.

Han Qingyun called out anxiously, "Changping!"

"Let him go. This is the inner demon of three generations of the Lu family." Lu Fugui said painfully.

"Will Changping be in danger?"

"Changping may not be able to beat him, but Changping will definitely not lose."

Although Lu Fugui said this, he was still a little worried in his heart. He regretted not bringing Dalin and his father-in-law back this time.

Han Qingyun was still worried and stared out the window, hoping that Li Jixin could seriously injure Wu Youren.

On the ring, Li Jixin was hit on the shoulder by Wu Youren, also known as Kong Haibo. Kong Haibo changed his palm into a claw, trying to remove Li Jixin's shoulder.

There were exclamations from the crowd.

Li Jiren could hardly control himself and was about to step forward. Even if he lost the ring match, he would never let his brother get hurt.

Li Jixin put on a cunning smile, turned over and grabbed Kong Haibo's wrist. It was too late for Kong Haibo to turn his hand.

With a snap, Kong Haibo's right wrist was broken. He felt pain and hatred, and reached out to grab Li Jixin's face with his other hand. Li Jixin jumped and kicked Kong Haibo off the stage.

However, Kong Haibo stopped at the edge of the ring at the critical moment. He was about to continue attacking Li Jixin when a masked figure in black rushed towards him, grabbed him and flew away.

Everyone was puzzled. Did this person lose? It seemed so.

But he hasn't fallen off the ring yet.

Wei Qing shouted, "Second Young Master, that person has been rescued."

Everyone suddenly realized that the masked man had brought helpers with him.

Prince Qing tried to hold back his laughter. They were all liars without blinking.

Even if he wasn't good at martial arts, he could tell that he was rescued. He was captured.

Li Jiren's eyes flickered slightly. The masked man in black had a thin figure and his bones had not yet grown. He was obviously still a teenager.

But that kind of lightness skill doesn't seem like something a young man can master. Luo City is indeed full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers.

Ge Wei also realized that Kong Haibo was kidnapped, but he did not point it out.

Anyway, Kong Haibo broke his right hand and almost fell off the stage, but Li Jixin still stood steadily on the stage.

Now that Kong Haibo lost to Li Jixin, the emperor can no longer just call him a waste. Of course, it would be best if Kong Haibo never comes back.

Although Lu Changping covered himself tightly, Lu Liang was too familiar with him and recognized him at a glance.

Lu Liang quickly chased after Lu Changping. Zhao Xingye wanted to stop Lu Liang, but was stopped by Han Dongchen.

Han Dongchen also recognized Lu Changping. Since Lu Changping had taken action, his second uncle must have acquiesced. He just had to follow his second uncle's decision.

Li Jixin had already prepared for defense, but when the masked man was suddenly captured, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he could defeat that person, if he wasted too much energy on him, if another master of the same skill came again, he might not be able to win.

Li Jiren looked at his brother with heartache, but in the end he said nothing. He just glanced coldly at the palace gate behind him.

Fortunately, the next people to come on stage were not masters like the masked man. Most of them were sent away by Wei Qing and others, and Li Jixin didn't have to spend too much effort on the remaining few.

Another day passed.

Emperor Zhaowen had been paying close attention to the competition while attending court. He was confident in Kong Haibo and believed that Li Jixin would lose today.

But when the chief guard told him that Kong Haibo was missing, he could hardly believe his ears. What was even more unbelievable was that Li Jixin had been standing steadily on the stage.

Emperor Zhaowen was furious. Usually only the first and second rank officials could witness this crazy scene, but today all the court officials saw it.

In the teahouse, the newly-minted scholars, led by Guan Xueqin, no longer hoped for Li Jixin's defeat as they had before. They were not yet officials and could not be said to be loyal to Emperor Zhaowen.

Over the past few days, they have witnessed everything Emperor Zhaowen has done and are extremely disappointed.

But if they were asked to go to Jiyang willingly, they would be very reluctant...

Han Qingyun and Lu Fugui supported Lu Youtian on both sides and returned to Lu's residence. Lu Yanyan arrived when he heard the news.

Wu Youren was locked in a secret room in Lu's house.

At this moment, he was chained, his body covered in blood, both hands and one foot were disabled, his face was hideous, and most of his face was burned, making him look even more terrifying.

Lu Fugui didn't want his sister and brother-in-law to see such a bloody scene, but the two insisted on coming in.

Lu Liang's hands were covered in blood. When he saw Han Qingyun and Lu Yanyan come in, he was the first to admit his mistake.

"Sir, Madam, I'm sorry. I tried everything to get him to speak, but I know who he is."

"Who is he?"

"Shadow Pavilion, Wu Dayou! But this shouldn't be his real name."

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