Chapter 166: Chapter 110: We Are Imperial Relatives, the Legitimate Imperial Grandson, Our Destiny is Resplendent, and We Are Protected by the Nation’s Fortune

Lu Yuan listened to the old butler but didn’t say a word.

This was to be expected.

Since the Liu Family could get the County Magistrate of Taiping City to ignore the Zhao Family...

...they naturally had the ability to make Dou Shi Temple do the same.

’However, if that’s the case...’

’...doesn’t that mean the Da Xingzi the Zhao Family encountered this time...’

’...was the Liu Family’s doing?’

He hadn’t been sure if the Liu Family was behind the Da Xingzi incident before.

He had been leaning toward it being a coincidence.

’After all, a high-ranking official like an Inspector General wouldn’t keep a Da Xingzi at home, right?’

But looking at it now, it seemed the Da Xingzi really was a dirty trick by the Liu Family.

’Thinking about it seriously, an official that high up must know quite a few Jianghu Sorcerers.’

’He wouldn’t even have to know them personally. Just sending his subordinates out to look would turn up a whole bunch.’

It was just like the last time Aunt Zhao was attacked.

Wasn’t that the work of people hired by another family in Taiping City back then?

’But, no need to panic.’

’It’s even better if it was someone hired by the Liu Family!’

Lu Yuan had been worrying about how to stir things up in the newspaper.

And now, they had delivered themselves right to his doorstep!

A Court-appointed official, and one with a post like Inspector General at that.

Yet he was secretly colluding with people from the Jianghu to harm others.

If this was confirmed...

And blown up...

The Liu Family would be in for a world of hurt!

Just on this point alone—a Court official using a Xingzi to harm people—

He could drag the Liu Family down so far they’d never get back up!

While Lu Yuan was pondering this, the old butler cupped his hands and spoke again.

"However, on their way back, our men ran into a disciple of Daoist Longchuan."

"This disciple said that Daoist Longchuan once gave his word that he would help with any of the Zhao Family’s affairs."

"The problem is, Daoist Longchuan is currently wandering somewhere, and no one knows where."

"The disciple only said he would help look for the Daoist, but as for when he might be found... that’s hard to say..."

Lu Yuan was a little surprised to hear the old butler’s words.

’This Daoist Longchuan is a really righteous man.’

Ever since their meeting at Liangshan, Lu Yuan had felt that Daoist Longchuan was a good person and had been very polite to him.

He hadn’t expected Daoist Longchuan to be like this.

’What a good person!’

’A truly great person!’

However, even with this promise, they couldn’t just wait for Daoist Longchuan.

If they waited for him, it would likely be too late.

The mining of the Spirit Stone Mine was no different from a factory.

Once production started, it couldn’t stop.

A single halt would mean losing a ton of money.

This was especially true since the Spirit Stone Mine could only be operated in the spring and summer.

Every day it was shut down now meant a loss of tens of thousands of silver.

If they were to wait for Daoist Longchuan, they had no idea where he was or when he’d arrive.

They really couldn’t afford to wait.

However, from the very beginning, Lu Yuan had prepared for the worst-case scenario: that the people from Dou Shi Temple wouldn’t help either.

So, he wasn’t panicking.

Lu Yuan then looked at the old butler and said:

"How are the guns and cannons coming along?"

The old butler immediately cupped his hands and replied:

"Three hundred guns and three hundred cannons. All that’s left is the ammunition. Give us one more day, and everything will be ready."

Hearing this, Lu Yuan nodded.

That was very fast.

It was mainly because Lu Yuan had never dismantled the production lines for the guns and cannons he’d built before.

Later, when he was making cannons for Song Chi, he had acquired a lot of materials, molds, and so on.

A good amount was left over, still piled up in the warehouse.

So, when Lu Yuan needed more this time, it was quick work; they were churned out in just four or five days.

Lu Yuan then nodded and said:

"This time, our family will handle it ourselves!"

"Also, don’t let those Travelers who have been staying in the city these past few days sit idle."

"Send them out to investigate. See if they can find anything out of place. When the time comes, we’ll go there directly."

The old butler immediately nodded in agreement.

Then, after the old butler had left, Lu Yuan was just about to say something more to Aunt Zhao.

But a shout came from outside:

"Brother Lu!!"

"Brother Lu!!"

Hearing this, a dark expression crossed Lu Yuan’s face.

’Damn it, he’s here again.’

Lu Yuan immediately got up and looked out the window to see Gu Gaoxu arriving with his two Attendants.

For the past three days, Gu Gaoxu had come every single day.

How to describe their relationship...

Although Lu Yuan really didn’t like the guy and truly wanted nothing to do with him...

...you couldn’t stop the kid from cheerfully showing up in front of you every day.

He was a smooth talker, too.

He kept calling him "big brother" over and over.

And with such sincerity!

With someone like that, how could Lu Yuan possibly shoo him away?

You don’t hit a smiling man, after all.

He couldn’t get rid of him in the slightest.

He could only take it one step at a time.

Lu Yuan stood at the main gate, looked at the grinning Gu Gaoxu, and raised an eyebrow.

"Go wait in the front courtyard. I’ll teach you a few moves today."

Lu Yuan figured that the reason this kid was always cheerfully pestering him...

...was none other than to learn the "True Martial" from him.

’If this keeps up, I might as well just teach him.’

’Teach him a little more and let him figure it out on his own.’

’It’ll save me the trouble of him following me around every day.’

When Gu Gaoxu heard this, he was so happy he almost jumped for joy.

He nodded repeatedly and hurried to the training grounds in the front courtyard, which was the large yard where the Zhao Family guards practiced their skills together.

After sending Gu Gaoxu over...

Lu Yuan went back inside, got dressed, and looked at Aunt Zhao, who was sitting in the room with a teacup in her hand.

"Aunt, I’m heading to the front courtyard to teach that guy a few moves."

"Liyan and Aunt Song should be at the newspaper office. They won’t be back for lunch, so you can just take a nap later."

"Don’t worry about the newspaper. I’ve already taken care of it. We’ll see the results the day after tomorrow."

Lu Yuan said this as he headed out the door.

However, just before leaving, he saw the beautiful Aunt Zhao.