Once I enter the pass, great Confucian scholars will surely debate the classics for me.

Lu Sifu reached out and pried the burning charcoal out of Agou's mouth, but it was too late. The scorching charcoal had already burned Agou's vocal cords and tongue to death the moment it entered his mouth.

Upon hearing their questions, Lu Sifu suddenly realized that he had been too concerned and quickly resumed his indifferent expression: "He swallowed charcoal, how can he speak? I was just anxious for a moment."

Feng Manlou said with a hint of sarcasm, "What's the big deal? He's just mute. We can just find any doctor who knows medical techniques to treat him. It'll just take a little more time."

Lu Sifu took a deep breath, blaming himself for being too concerned and making a fuss.

Yunfan added fuel to the fire from the side: "Forget it, this kid is obviously a tough nut to crack. He won't talk even if you force him to, so we might as well kill him."

"Anyway, he's just a nobody. Killing him won't have any impact. We can just make up some excuse and get away with it. Don't you think so, Lu Sifu?" Yun Fan's expression turned extremely vicious as he finished speaking.

That's right, Yunfan not only wants revenge, but also wants to make the Lu Si family feel the pain of losing a loved one, and he also wants to kill them and destroy their spirit.

"kill him?"

"No need."

“He’s just a nobody, and now he’s mute. Just send him to a remote village and never let him come back.”

Lu Sifu appeared expressionless, but his hands, hidden in his sleeves, were trembling. He felt Ah Gou kneeling in his arms, whimpering softly in pain, and his heart was bleeding, but he dared not show it in front of Feng Yun and the other man.

How could I possibly kill Ah Gou? He was my brother's only remaining bloodline.

Back then, in the struggle for the position of Director, the Lu family made countless enemies and brought trouble upon themselves, causing their elder brother to be cruelly murdered by a powerful enemy. Later, they unexpectedly learned that a geisha was pregnant with their brother's posthumous child.

This delighted the Lu Si family, who immediately found the geisha and demanded that she give birth to the child. However, the prostitute was heartless and refused without hesitation.

In order to ensure the successful birth of the child, the Lu Si family secretly blinded the geisha, rendering her unable to take care of herself and leaving her only able to survive by relying on the Lu Si family for support.

After ten months of pregnancy, the elder brother's only child was born. Without hesitation, Lu Sifu strangled Ah Gou's biological mother and prepared to raise him as his own son.

However, his brother's death cast a huge shadow on the Lu family, making him afraid to marry and have children, fearing that one day the enemy would kill his family again. So he simply decided to never marry or have children for the rest of his life.

Fearing that it would implicate her brother's only bloodline, she was also sent to a kind family with no sons for adoption.

For many years, the Lu family has lived in constant fear. The blood on their hands can never be washed away, the number of people they have killed is countless, and they have no idea how many enemies they have. They believe that if their crimes are ever exposed, their entire family will be wiped out.

This made the Lu family dare not have anything to do with Ah Gou at all. They could only watch coldly and observe silently, protecting the only bloodline of the Lu family in their own unique way.

To this day, the Lu Si family believes their cover-up is flawless, and no one knows about his relationship with Ah Gou.

Yun Fan sneered repeatedly, his words sarcastic: "Send him to farm outside the city? The commander-in-chief certainly has a compassionate heart."

Feng Manlou stepped forward and grabbed Ah Gou by the back of his collar: "Since the commander is so merciful, then I, Feng, will do it in his place."

"Enough!" Lu Sifu suddenly raised his head and shouted angrily. Tens of thousands of paper figures flew out from his robes in an instant. Their eyes flashed with blue light and their faces were ferocious, like demons being born. With a single angry shout, Feng Manlou was forced to take several steps back.

Feng Manlou looked at the countless paper figures, a hint of apprehension flashing in his eyes. He chuckled and said, "Why should the commander get angry over an unknown nobody? If you say you won't kill him, then you won't. I will obey."

Yunfan stepped in to smooth things over: "Commander, he's just a minor character. You can decide how to handle him."

Upon hearing this, Lu Sifu's ferocious face slowly returned to calm. He made a hand seal, and countless paper figures flew back into his robes. Then, he gently patted Ah Gou's head, tilted his head back, closed his eyes, and said coldly, "Ah Gou, I'll give you half an hour to leave Sword Tower City immediately and go to the granary outside the city to farm. You are never allowed to return to the city for the rest of your life."

"Otherwise, if you die, your mother will die too!"

Upon hearing this, Ah Gou covered his mouth and slowly got up. He glanced at the Lu Si Mansion, then turned and rushed out the door. He didn't care about anything else; he only knew to escape quickly, to take his mother with him, and escape from this man-eating den of demons, otherwise his whole family would die.

Upon seeing this, Yunfan and Fengmanlou cupped their hands and said, "Commander, farewell."

Having personally driven his nephew out of the city, Lu Sifu was now in a state of utter confusion and unease. His entire demeanor had become chaotic, and he no longer wanted to feign politeness. He simply waved his sleeve, signaling Feng Yun and the other man to get lost.

Yunfan and Fengmanlou exchanged a glance, then turned and quickly left.

This matter is not over until the person is dead!

Ah Gou didn't dare waste a moment. He scrambled home, grabbed his elderly mother, and ran off. His mother was still asking Ah Gou what was going on, but Ah Gou had no time to explain. He could only quickly gather his money and valuables.

Then he carried his elderly mother onto the donkey cart, picked up a whip, and lashed the donkey's rump to drive it out of the city.

"Child, why are we in such a hurry? Where are we going?" Ah Gou's mother asked anxiously.

Ah Gou opened his mouth, indicating that he was unable to speak.

Ah Gou's mother asked in alarm, "Have we caused some terrible disaster?"

Ah Gou nodded resolutely, then frantically cracked his whip, urging the donkey cart forward.

Finally, within half an hour, Ah Gou led his mother out of Sword Tower City. There was a grain farm ten miles away where they could settle down and farm with his mother, never to return to Sword Tower City.

After this incident, Ah Gou understood that the world is treacherous, people are ruthless, and many things cannot be done as one wishes. Sometimes, one can be unintentionally turned into mincemeat.

He no longer wanted to pursue any future or the path of cultivation; he just wanted to live a peaceful life and support his mother.

The donkey cart came to a lush bamboo forest. Suddenly, a strong wind rose up, as if an invisible wind blade had cut the bamboo in half and brought it right in front of them in the blink of an eye.

Ah Gou had indeed cultivated magical powers, and his physical reflexes were very strong. Sensing the danger, he desperately grabbed his mother and jumped down from the donkey cart, instantly cutting off the donkey's upper body.

Because they were a step too slow, their mother was also cut in half.

"Ah~~~" Ah Gou rolled to his feet, hugging his mother whose lower body had been cut off, letting out a shrill and ear-piercing "Ah ah ah" sound, unable to utter a single complete word.

"Cough cough cough..." Ah Gou's mother coughed up blood incessantly, reached out and touched Ah Gou's face, her eyes quickly became unfocused, her hand slowly fell to her sides, and she lost her breath.

A blue whirlwind and a blue cloud of mist quickly drifted down in front of Ah Gou, transforming into Feng Yun and another person.

Ah Gou held his mother's body, tears streaming down his face. He looked up at them, his eyes filled with pain, confusion, and hatred. He had already escaped and vowed never to return to the city, so why would they still not let him and his mother go?

Feng Manlou stepped forward and grabbed Ah Gou by the neck, sneering, "You're wondering why I want to kill you?"

"What a pity, you're still in the dark. Don't you know you're Lu Nanping's nephew?"

"That's right, Lu Nanping went to great lengths to protect you."

“My dear young master Lu, your uncle killed my brother-in-law and Yunfan’s father, causing us unbearable pain and heartbreak. We want him to taste the pain too, so please die.”