Lu Liding was about to say something, but at this moment, a burst of laughter rang out, "You two are too mean-spirited. Although I am not a gentleman, I still have clear grudges. Why do you two feel like facing a powerful enemy?"
ah?"
Lu Li Ding and Lu Erniang were startled. Lu Erniang instinctively stepped forward to block her husband, looking around with a pair of phoenix eyes. Naturally, they could tell that it was Murong Fu who spoke, but the voice came from all directions, and it seemed as if it was right inside them.
The conversation next to him was normal and extremely strange.
"There's no need to look for it. I'm right outside the door. I wonder if Master Lu would like to invite me into the house." Murong Fu's voice sounded again.
Lu Li Dingqiang composed himself and said in a loud voice, "Master Murong, please come in."
With a creak, the door opened and Murong Fu Shi Shiran walked in.
The couple looked at him warily, with their hearts agitated. Judging from Murong Fu's appearance, he had already fully heard what he just said, and they didn't know if it would anger him.
Lu Erniang thought about it and said, "Mr. Murong is broad-minded and upright, but I and my wife treat a gentleman with a villain's heart. I hope you will be honest."
Lu Liding seemed to realize that it was inappropriate for his wife to protect him behind him. He took a step forward without leaving any trace, turned to block Lu Erniang behind him, and bowed with his hands raised, "I have met Mr. Murong."
At this moment, he couldn't figure out Murong Fu's thoughts, so he simply put down his arrogance and performed the courtesy of a junior.
In fact, Murong Fu accepted this gift with peace of mind. According to seniority, Lu Wushuang was his disciple, and Lu Liding was naturally his junior. However, because of their age, the two usually talked about being friends as equals.
Murong Fu waved his hands, pulled up a chair and sat down, without saying a word.
Lu Liding's heart moved slightly, and he vaguely understood something. He immediately said to Lu Erniang, "Go and see Shuang'er. It's rare for her to come home. I don't know how long she can stay. You should try to spend as much time with her as possible."
Lu Erniang naturally understood what her husband meant, and a trace of embarrassment flashed across her face. However, seeing her husband's intransigent expression, she had no choice but to bow her sleeves and leave the study.
"Young Master has something to say, but it's okay to say it." Lu Liding said, and the expression on his face was even more humble at this moment.
Murong Fu pondered for a while, "Counting the time, your life and death talisman should be about to take effect."
Back on Xiake Island, he used the Talisman of Life and Death to control the martial arts heroes in the Central Plains. Under normal circumstances, the Talisman of Life and Death would occur once every six months, but these people were in a special situation and were distributed all over the country. At that time, he thought it was troublesome, so he gave them a hard taste.
After feeling the taste of the life and death talisman, I suppressed it for them. It only happened once a year. Counting the time, it was only a few months. People with weak internal strength would have died of pain in some corner.
Lu Liding's heart trembled when he heard this, and his face suddenly turned pale and bloodless. The feeling of life being worse than death was really deep in his memory. It was buried deep in his heart like a nightmare. He would wake up from his sleep many nights. In fact, when Lu Erniang was here before,
He also didn't tell the truth. What he was most worried about was not Murong Fu's desire to take revenge on Lujiazhuang, but the life and death talisman lurking in his body.
He immediately said, "Mr. Murong, if you have any orders, Lu... I will go through fire and water without hesitation."
Murong Fu smiled and said, "You are very aware of current affairs."
Although Lu Liding is not an upright man, he can be considered a man of some integrity. But after experiencing the power of the life and death talisman, his bones have become completely soft. Before, he could still maintain his majesty in front of his wife and daughter, but now
How could he have a tough temper with Murong Fu?
Lu Liding smiled coquettishly, "******, the young master is hiding in the abyss and will soar into the sky sooner or later. I am willing to ride on horseback and serve the young master with my life."
"Okay," Murong Fu waved his hand. He was really disgusted by such unskilled flattery, and hurriedly stopped him from talking. He changed the subject and said, "I will suppress the Talisman of Life and Death for you. Other than that,
, I have one more thing I want you to do, can I trust you?"
Lu Liding was overjoyed when he heard this and said hurriedly, "This young man's life has long been your son's. He is loyal and has no second thoughts."
Murong Fu was silent for a moment, and then said something that was beyond his expectation, "I am going to contact the martial arts people who were planted with life and death talismans on Knight Island to form an alliance. Lujiazhuang will serve as the headquarters of this alliance from now on."
"Establish an alliance?" Lu Liding stood there blankly and did not come back to his senses for a long time.
Murong Fu nodded, "Yes, this alliance has nothing to do for the time being. I will give you a list. You can follow the list and secretly gather them to Lujiazhuang. I will send people to suppress the life and death talisman for them. This will be the case in the future.
, if you don’t want to die, just come to Lujiazhuang by yourself.”
Murong Fu naturally had a purpose for doing this. When he brought the power of the Heavenly Sword, he swept across the entire Xiake Island. Among the Central Plains martial arts people who survived to the end, except for some with special identities and unwilling to surrender, he imprisoned them on the island. The rest were basically
He planted talismans of life and death on everything.
Most of these people come from small sects in the world, and they have no status in their respective sects. However, they all have one thing in common, that is, they serve as the heads of various sects. If they can successfully return to their own sects, if they do not
If he died, he would definitely have taken over the power of the sect. After Murong Fu controlled them, he would control dozens of Jianghu sects. If they were united together, they would be considered a powerful force. Naturally, he would not let them go.
After hearing this, Lu Liding instantly understood Murong Fu's thoughts, and excitement gradually rose in his heart. These were dozens of martial arts sects. He had lived a mediocre life, but he had never expected that he would become the leader of dozens of gangs. Although in front of him,
He is still suppressing Murong Fu, but he can still be regarded as the overlord of one party, isn't it? Isn't this what people in the martial arts dream of?
Thinking this way, he felt much better, and immediately said, "I follow the young master's instructions. I will send someone to contact these people immediately."
"This matter needs to be carried out in a low-key manner. It's best...it's best to have some excuse to cover it up." Murong Fu thought for a while and then said something uneasy. With dozens of gangs gathered together, it would be difficult not to cause arousal.
Attention, those who are interested, Lujiazhuang is not far from Lin'an Mansion, so of course you have to be careful when doing it.
"Don't worry, young master, the younger one will do it." Lu Liding assured him, patting his chest.
Murong Fu nodded, and the matter was settled. All that was left was to give the list to Lu Liding, and then send someone who could suppress the life and death talisman to Lujiazhuang.
"By the way," Murong Fu thought about it for a while and asked, "I heard that there is a thousand-year-old jade bed in Lujiazhuang. Is it true?"
"A thousand-year cold jade bed?" As soon as he said this, Lu Liding's expression changed slightly, but he quickly covered it up and said in astonishment, "This is impossible. How could there be such a legendary thing as a thousand-year cold jade bed in Lujiazhuang? What's more,
Besides, the young master should know that the cold jade bed can improve the progress of internal strength cultivation. If Lujiazhuang had such a treasure, how could it be like this?"
What he said did not mean that he was reduced to being controlled by Murong Fu, but that Lujiazhuang was barely considered a second-rate family in the martial arts world.
Murong Fu looked at him with a half-smile, "No, forget it, I just asked casually."
After he finished speaking, he suddenly stretched out his hand and tapped Lu Liding's chest several times.
Lu Liding was shocked and said that Murong Fu didn't believe him and so he attacked violently. Unfortunately, the opponent was too fast. His brain could react but his hands and feet couldn't keep up.
But soon he breathed a sigh of relief. The life-and-death talisman that had been lurking in his body recently was completely eliminated. He looked happy and hurriedly saluted, "Thank you, sir."
Murong Fu waved his hand, "You're welcome, I'll leave first. You can take care of the alliance yourself. If it goes well, I can guarantee that within three years, Lujiazhuang will become one of the best martial arts families in the world."
After he finished speaking, his figure flickered and disappeared from the spot.
Lu Liding was naturally overjoyed. Suddenly he remembered something and asked hurriedly, "May I ask, Master, the name of that alliance..."
"Just decide on the name. It doesn't sound too unpleasant." A vague voice came from the air, echoing in the room.
Lu Liding's expression was uncertain, sometimes fiery, sometimes frightened, and finally gloomy.
"Hey, this is really good news. There is actually a Millennium Cold Jade Bed in Lujiazhuang." At this time, Murong Fu left the study and walked slowly with a faint smile on his face.
He just gave it a try, but he didn't expect to actually try something. Now it is certain that Lujiazhuang does have a thousand-year-old jade bed, but what makes him a little confused is that since Lujiazhuang has this treasure, why did Lu Liding and his wife?
Even the dead Lu Zhanyuan's martial arts was not very strong, at least it didn't look like he had practiced on a cold jade bed for thousands of years.
Murong Fu thought for a long time and couldn't figure out the reason. In fact, the news about the cold jade bed for thousands of years was just a rumor. I heard Lu Wushuang mentioned it a long time ago. When she was still very young, she slipped and fell into the water.
, she choked on the water and fainted, and saw an ice bed in a daze.
After Murong Fu heard about this incident, he associated the Ice Bed with the Millennium Cold Jade Bed and secretly remembered it in his heart. After so many years, he had almost forgotten about it. In the morning, he was invited by Lu Wushuang.
He suddenly remembered this matter when he was a guest in Lujiazhuang.
"Falled into the water..." An idea flashed in Murong Fu's mind, he murmured, and then he wandered around the village.
The environment of Lujiazhuang is quiet and unique. It is a typical Jiangnan garden style. You can tell at a glance that it was made by a famous artist. Murong Fu walked around for more than an hour and searched almost every place. But to his disappointment,
There was no water anywhere.
Then he stopped a few maids and maids and asked if there were any lake-centre pavilions or garden pools in the mansion. Their answers were similar. There was no such place in the entire Lu Mansion. The only ones related to water were outside the village.
There is a large lake a few miles away.
"Lu Wushuang found the Millennium Cold Jade Bed after falling into the water, which means it must be hidden in the water. But there is no pool in this village. It's really strange." Murong Fu thought in his mind and looked up at the sky.