abnabooks Chapter 5 Lü Ci's Plan
Chapter 5 Lü Ci's Plan
The courtyard was bustling with noise, as all sorts of extraordinary people from all over the country gathered there to offer their birthday wishes.
At this moment, the older generation was gathered in the main hall to accompany Lu Jin, the birthday celebrant.
The people in the courtyard were the younger generation who had accompanied them, as well as younger people like Lü Qian.
"Hello, Mr. Lü!"
As Lü Ci led the two through the courtyard, the strange people they encountered along the way all bowed to Lü Ci.
"Um!"
Lu Ci looked straight ahead and nodded indifferently in response.
Regardless of the Lu family's status as one of the four major families in the world of supernatural beings, Lu Ci is the oldest and most senior among them. In addition, he usually presents a cold face to the outside world, so it is already quite lenient that he can nod in response at this time.
Stepping into the inner courtyard, the Lu family compound appears even more exquisite and spacious.
"You two can stay in the outer courtyard for now. I'll go in first and say hello to them."
Lü Ci turned around and gave Lü Xiao and Lü Qian a few instructions, leaving them in the outer courtyard before heading straight into the inner hall.
"Old Master Lü has arrived!"
The master of ceremonies standing at the entrance of the main hall watched Lü Ci's majestic stride and loudly proclaimed.
"Lu Jin, your courtyard is much nicer than my little mountain village!"
Stepping to the threshold of the main hall, Lü Ci's face suddenly lit up with a smile as he looked at Lu Jin sitting in the main hall and exclaimed in admiration.
"You're too kind, you hedgehog. Why are you being so easy to talk to today? Your face has become much more amiable too."
Lu Jin, dressed in a bright red brocade gown, sat in the main seat of the main hall.
He was talking to Fang Dongtian, the leader of the Quanzhen Dragon Gate, when he heard Lü Ci's happy voice and turned around in surprise. When he saw the warm smile on Lü Ci's face, he couldn't help but shiver.
He looked at Lü Ci, who was approaching from a distance, with a puzzled expression, and tentatively made a couple of teasing remarks.
"My face may be a bit old, and I'm not as good-looking as you, old bastard, but today is your special day, so I can't show you my usual attitude."
When Lü Ci saw Lu Jin, he was overjoyed, as if he had seen a brother who shared the same underwear with him, and he grinned.
After all, he brought people here to cause trouble today. If he doesn't give him a good look now, Lu Jin, that stubborn guy, will probably cause trouble every time he sees him in the future.
Recalling Lu Jin's pitiful look after being slapped by Zhang Zhiwei, Lü Ci's smile became even more genuine.
"you......"
Looking at the chilling smile on Lü Ci's face, Lu Jin couldn't help but get goosebumps. He had a feeling that this old hedgehog probably wasn't up to anything good today.
Just as he was about to ask, the master of ceremonies at the door suddenly announced loudly.
"The Celestial Master has arrived!"
Before the words were even finished, everyone present immediately composed themselves. As if planned, they almost simultaneously stood up and took two steps toward the door.
"Old Lu, I wasn't late this time, was I?"
Zhang Zhiwei, dressed in a dark blue Taoist robe, strode into the main hall, accompanied by a handsome young Taoist boy in a white robe with a dot of cinnabar between his eyebrows.
As soon as the old Celestial Master entered, Lu Jin went to greet him, and the guests who were standing followed him to greet the old Celestial Master.
"Who are you insulting, you old Taoist priest?"
Lu Jin took the old master's hand and walked into the hall. As if meeting an old friend of many years, a sincere smile appeared on his face.
"Old Celestial Master".
"Greetings, Master."
The people who had gathered in the hall smiled and bowed to the old Celestial Master.
"Okay, okay, everything is fine."
The old master, like an inspecting leader, smiled warmly and waved his free hand at the crowd.
"Wow, that's quite a grand affair."
Hidden behind the crowd, Wang Ai wore a blue robe with auspicious patterns and leaned on a cane. His narrow eyes were slightly narrowed, and his originally kind expression turned slightly sinister.
"Fatty!"
Looking at Wang Ai, whose smile was as sinister and cunning as a fox, Lü Ci quickly walked to his side and called out.
"hedgehog!"
Wang Ai immediately opened her squinted eyes, turned her head to look at Lü Ci who was walking towards her, and revealed a slightly sincere smile.
"What's wrong? Are you envious?"
Lu Ci, standing beside Wang Ai, suddenly spoke up as they watched Zhang Zhiwei surrounded in the crowd.
"Aren't you envious? That's the absolute best."
Wang Ai glanced sideways at the tall Lü Ci beside her, and gave a thumbs-up with her right hand, which was resting on her cane.
"Hey, how can I not be envious? It's a pity his surname isn't Lü."
Lu Ci looked at Wang Ai's thumbs-up, then turned to look at Zhang Zhiwei and Lu Jin sitting next to the main seat, chatting and laughing, and said calmly.
"What brings you here?"
Wang Ai tapped her cane and turned to walk towards a secluded spot.
"I have something to say. Want to see what's going on?"
Lü Ci followed behind Wang Ai, and the two stood in the corner. Lü Ci asked without hesitation.
"What's all the commotion about?"
"Do you remember the slap Lu Jin received at Old Master Lu's birthday banquet? After the banquet, I'll ask the younger generation to practice on him, and you can just give me a shout-out."
"Alright, this is easy to discuss. Oh dear, how could I forget what happened back then? Old Lu is really shameless. Zhang Zhiwei beat him up like that, and now he's still following him around like a puppy."
A deep glint flashed in Wang Ai's narrow eyes as she looked at Lu Jin, who sat on the high platform, grinning from ear to ear.
Wang Ai stroked his withered hand with his cane, pondering what to say next.
"I've got it! I just remember that a junior member of the Lu family practiced the 'Triple Rebirth' a few years ago. Hey, Lu Jin is really shameless; he even managed to get a copy of the Xuanmen inheritance for his family."
"To live a life without flaws is just fooling yourself."
"Whatever, there's plenty of time, let's just wait and see."
"Grandma Guan from Northeast China has arrived!"
"Grandpa Lu, your courtyard gets more and more spacious every year. My place can't compare to yours at all!"
A cheerful voice rang out immediately after the master of ceremonies, drowning out the noisy chatter in the hall.
Wang Ai was about to start a casual conversation with Lü Ci when she heard this voice. She immediately dropped her wicked expression and put on a kind and amiable one.
He squinted his two narrow eyes, the glint of light in them hidden, his small eyes filled with genuine joy.
"Let's talk later!"
After uttering those few words, Wang Ai left Lü Ci behind and rushed towards the door with his cane, his swift movements belying his elderly, obese physique.
"Stone flowers!"
"Hmph! Useless."
Lu Ci watched Wang Ai's cheerful figure with a hint of speechlessness. He hadn't expected that even with their own large families, they would still be thinking about Guan Shihua.
As early as when Wang Ai was a child, after his father took him to see Guan Shihua, the chubby boy was attracted by Guan Shihua's generous and magnanimous demeanor.
Back when Lü Ci went to Northeast China, he even asked him to deliver love letters to someone.
Unfortunately, the straightforward Guan Shihua looked down on the Wang family's petty and despicable ways, and naturally also looked down on Wang Ai, who was born into the Wang family, and always ignored him.