Danzun War God

Chapter Thirty-Four: Reclaiming the Alchemy Pavilion

These pills were recently refined by Han Qi. The main ingredient was the Illusion Grass he obtained in the Fire Essence Stone Secret Realm. This pill is called the Bewitching Pill. Once anyone is affected by the Bewitching Pill, they will fall into an illusion designed by the alchemist and die from exhaustion in the illusion.

At this moment, in the Lu family courtyard, Lu Hongsheng stood with his hands behind his back, his brows furrowed, staring at the room where Lu Hongyuan was cultivating. He was conflicted. Although there was some unpleasantness between him and Lu Hongyuan, they were still bound by blood, and he felt reluctant to use someone else to eliminate him. However, he had been suffering greatly from the torment of the ghoul's primordial spirit in recent years, and now that he had finally found Han Qi, a person with a primordial spirit possessing the extreme yang fire, he had to seize this opportunity.

Several days later, the experts and reinforcements that Lu Hongyuan had invited, who were waiting outside the city, did not receive a signal from Lu Hongyuan for a long time, so they sent people into the city to check the situation. Lu Yong then realized that his father had not mentioned to him that he was going into seclusion this time, and it was unusual for him to go into seclusion for so long. He then went to the secret room and found that Lu Hongyuan had a ferocious expression and was completely silent.

Lu Yong hurriedly summoned Lu Hongtao and Lu Hongsheng. Lu Hongsheng solemnly examined Lu Hongyuan's body and said, "Second brother died from qi deviation and exhaustion. Prepare for his funeral."

Lu Hongtao looked at Lu Hongsheng and said, "Brother, to prevent the Lu family from being disrupted, we must immediately appoint a new head of the Lu family."

Lu Hongsheng glared at him and said, "My second brother's body is still warm, so burying him is the priority. As for the position of family head, you can discuss it with the other three elders. I won't interfere."

Lu Hongtao then revealed a slight smile. He had been coveting the position of family head for a long time, but he had never dared to show it due to Lu Hongyuan's cruel nature. Now that he saw that Lu Hongsheng had no intention of becoming the family head, he was immediately full of confidence, believing that the position of family head was rightfully his.

Hearing the conversation between the two, Lu Yong was furious. Logically, the position of head of the family should be taken over by his eldest son from the main branch. What was there to discuss? It was probably someone with ulterior motives. However, he did not show it on his face. After all, Lu Hongyuan was now dead and no one was backing him up. Besides, he usually treated his other brothers with contempt and often bullied them. He probably couldn't count on them this time either.

With Lu Hongyuan gone, no one mentioned the destruction of the Han family anymore. After all, the Han family's power was constantly expanding and they were at the height of their power. There were very few people who truly wanted to make enemies with the Han family.

Several days later, when the Lu family decided to appoint a new patriarch, Lu Hongyuan had already been given a grand funeral. Lu Hongtao had secretly bribed several other elders, and given the brutality of Lu Hongyuan and his son Lu Yong, the former patriarch, whom everyone had previously dared not speak out against, now did them a favor, and Lu Hongtao finally became the patriarch as he wished.

That night, Lu Hongtao was reviewing the Lu family's accounts in his study when there was a knock at the door. He immediately put away the account books and asked in a deep voice, "Who is it?"

"It's me, Third Brother." Lu Hongtao's voice came from outside the door.

Lu Hongtao quickly opened the door, and Lu Hongsheng stepped in. Two more people followed. Upon recognizing them, Lu Hongtao looked at Lu Hongsheng with suspicion. He recognized one of them as Han Qi, the eldest son of the Han family.

Han Qi bowed and said, "Patriarch Lu, I apologize for disturbing you so late at night."

Lu Hongsheng didn't even glance at Lu Hongtao, but directly gestured for the two to sit down, saying, "Young heroes, please have a seat."

After the two sat down, Lu Hongsheng turned around and looked at Lu Hongtao, saying, "Third brother, let me introduce you. This is Han Qi, the young hero. You must know him. This is Nangong Weichen."

Upon hearing this, Lu Hongtao was startled and immediately asked, "Could you be a descendant of the Nangong family?"

Lu Hongsheng nodded slightly and said, "That's right, and he's Nangong Yan's son." He then got up to look at a calligraphy and painting on the wall, seemingly indicating that he would only listen and remain silent while the others discussed the matter.

"I wonder what business Young Hero Nangong has with this old man?" Lu Hongtao said aloud. In his mind, he was still pondering Nangong Weichen's intentions. Lu Hongtao was very clear about the Lu family's annihilation of the Nangong family, and he also considered that Lu Hongyuan's death might be somewhat related to Nangong Weichen. Now, with Lu Hongsheng and Han Qi accompanying him, he guessed that Nangong Weichen's intentions were not good.

"I'm here to take what belongs to the Nangong family," Chen Wei said smugly.

Lu Hongtao glanced at Lu Hongsheng, who remained silent and studying the calligraphy and paintings on the wall. He then looked at Han Qi, who listened expressionlessly with no intention of interrupting. Lu Hongtao then said, "I wonder what Young Hero Nan has taken?"

"I don't want the alchemy pavilion that belongs to our Nangong family, and the rest," Chen Wei said firmly.

He glanced at Lu Hongsheng again, unsure of Lu Hongsheng's intentions. Since the group had all appeared together, it must have been planned. Not wanting to offend Lu Hongsheng, he decided to do him a favor. So he said, "Well... we've been speaking frankly for so many years. Our Lu family does owe your Nangong family. If you, Young Hero Nangong of the Alchemy Pavilion, want it back... you should rightfully return it. However, these were all purchased with funds from the former patriarch, and I also need to give an explanation to the entire Lu family. After all, our Lu family has been operating for so many years."

Han Qi then looked around at everyone and said, "Patriarch Lu, you are right. I wonder if Patriarch Lu has any plans?"

"Alright, tomorrow you and the other elders discuss how to explain things to the Lu family. Young Master Nangong will take over the Alchemy Pavilion three days from now." At this moment, Lu Hongsheng turned around and said calmly.

Lu Hongtao said with a sigh of relief, "Then let's do as you say, brother."

After Han Qi and Chen Wei left, Lu Hongtao asked in confusion, "Brother, why should we be afraid of the Han family and the Nangong family? We can just eliminate them completely."

Lu Hongsheng frowned slightly and said, "Third brother, haven't you noticed the changes in Han Qi? This person has a limitless future. We must not make enemies with him, otherwise it will not be the Han family that will be wiped out, but our Lu family."

Only after Lu Hongsheng mentioned it did Lu Hongtao realize that Han Qi's cultivation had reached the seventh level of the Tribulation Manifestation Realm. A year ago, when he fought Lu Yong, Han Qi's cultivation was only at the fifth level of Qi Refining. The change in just one year was indeed astonishing. He couldn't help but nod and say, "What you say is true, brother. But the relationship between Nangong Weichen and Han Qi must be unusual, so you agreed to let them take back the Alchemy Pavilion, right?"

A few days later, major news spread throughout Muyun City: the new patriarch of the Lu family, the most powerful clan in the city, sold four alchemy pavilions to a young man named Chen Wei, shocking the entire city. Chen Wei then entrusted these four pavilions to Han Qi's four apprentices—Han Wei, Han Kai, Han Yi, and Han Xing—who were now renowned third-grade alchemists in Muyun City.