Under One Person: Please Call Me Golden Flash

Chapter 311 Lü Ci's Two Great Regrets

The courtyard was deathly silent, like a graveyard.

The groans from among the broken rocks of the artificial hill were so faint they were almost inaudible. The heavy smell of blood mingled with the aroma of medicine, creating a nauseating and eerie atmosphere.

Lu Ci's pupils contracted sharply due to shock and fear, and cold sweat instantly soaked through his clothes on his back.

He looked at the two junior members of his clan whose bones had been shattered by Zhao Zhen's casual strike, leaving them like puddles of mud. Then he looked at the imposing figure in the center of the courtyard, whose calm demeanor was terrifying. A chill ran from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.

"These two people should both be juniors of your Lü family, right..."

Zhao Zhen's voice was flat and emotionless, without any fluctuation, as if he were stating something that had nothing to do with him.

But this calm is precisely the most suffocating harbinger before the storm arrives.

Lu Ci forcibly suppressed his surging blood and fear, his throat bobbed, his voice was dry and tight, with a slight, almost imperceptible tremor.

"Chairman Zhao?! You... how did you get here?"

His mind raced, and he instantly understood many of the key points.

Jishetang has always been secretly protected by people from Nadutong, so Zhao Zhen's appearance at this moment is by no means accidental!
Duanmu Ying's whereabouts... were probably deliberately leaked to them as bait!
This is a trap!
And the Lü family, in their foolishness, took the bait and handed over the biggest incriminating evidence to Zhao Zhen!
Zhao Zhen did not answer his obvious question. His gaze, like a cold searchlight, finally settled on Lü Ci's forced composure.

"The Duanmu family of Jishetang has been practicing medicine for generations. They are known for their benevolence and skill. During times of national crisis, which family in the industry has not benefited from the Duanmu family's kindness?"
Even when your father, Mr. Lü, suffered a qi deviation and his meridians were disordered, it was Mr. Duanmu who applied acupuncture day and night, exhausting his vital energy, and managed to snatch his life back from the clutches of the King of Hell.

But now, not only have you forcibly taken Duanmu Ying away in front of her parents, but you're even planning to kill her to cover it up afterwards!

Zhao Zhen's tone suddenly turned stern, each word like a heavy hammer blow to Lü Ci's heart.

"It's only been a few years since the war of resistance ended? They've gotten tired of peaceful days and think the Wang family's tricks of plundering and seizing are working?"

Even kidnapping and silencing are such despicable acts that your Lü family is so adept at them!
What a distinguished family with a thousand-year history! What a man like Lü Ci, who "never changed his name or surname"! He has truly broadened my horizons!

"Chairman Zhao! It's a misunderstanding! It's absolutely a misunderstanding!"

Lu Ci's expression changed, and he broke out in a cold sweat. He knew how heavy the weight of Zhao Zhen's words that struck at the heart of the matter!

Once this gets out, the reputation of the Lü family in the world of supernatural beings will plummet, becoming even more disgraceful than that of the Wang family!
Thinking of this, Lü Ci gritted his teeth and said with a livid face, "I never intended to kill anyone from Jishetang, otherwise I wouldn't have introduced myself just now!"

My Lü family has failed in its parenting, producing two such beasts. Lü Ci, I apologize to Chairman Zhao.

"Apologize?"

Zhao Zhen interrupted with a cold laugh, slightly raising his chin and pointing to the two unconscious members of the Lü family on the ground and Duanmu Ying's parents, whose skin had been cut by a dagger and who were still in shock.

"Is this matter something that can be resolved simply by paying compensation? Lü Ci, I'll ask you one question: Did you personally give the order to kill him to silence him, or did your good nephew act on his own initiative?"

His gaze shifted to the unconscious Lü Yi, a flash of cold killing intent passing through his eyes.

Lu Ci was speechless, his cheek muscles twitching. All his explanations seemed pale and powerless in the face of this naked truth.

In fact, he knew very well that without the authorization of these elders, where would Lü Qin and Lü Yi have gotten the audacity to commit murder to silence someone?
Even though Lü Ci was fully aware of this, he couldn't offer any explanation, because to do so would be tantamount to betraying his second brother.

"okay."

Zhao Zhen's voice softened slightly, but the undeniable pressure remained. "Lu Ci, you and I have known each other for many years. Although outsiders call you 'Little Mad Dog,' I still believe that you would never stoop to murder to silence someone."

After hearing Zhao Zhen's words, a complex look flashed across Lü Ci's eyes.

Looking at the man before him, whose stature was as imposing as a mountain, a sense of regret flashed through his mind.

If he had met him earlier, even if he had to kneel, Lü Ci would have begged Zhao Zhen to join the Lü family before Zhao Zhen grew up!
Even if he had to serve tea and water to Lü Ci every day for the rest of his life, he would never have a single complaint!

The only two regrets in Lü Ci's life were why Zhang Zhiwei and Zhao Zhen didn't have the surname Lü!
"Thank you..."

Lu Ci took a deep breath, clasped his hands in a fist salute to Zhao Zhen, and then went to check on Lu Qin and Lu Yi, who were seriously injured and unconscious.

But at that moment, Zhao Zhen spoke again: "Wait, you can leave, but these two people have to stay."

Upon hearing this, Lü Ci froze on the spot once again.

"Chairman Zhao, what do you mean by this?"

Zhao Zhen spoke slowly and expressionlessly: "Isn't my meaning clear enough?"

I will not interfere with your arrest of the Thirty-Six Thieves, no matter how much commotion you cause. But what does Duanmu Ying's sworn brotherhood with Wugensheng have to do with her parents?
"Don't let your family suffer the consequences. If everyone were as ruthless as your two nephews, wouldn't there be no order or discipline left in this world of supernatural beings?"

"I wonder what Chairman Zhao intends to do with my two nephews?"

"That depends on what Jishetang, as the victim, thinks."

"But what if I insist on taking my two nephews with me today?"

"Then you're welcome to try..."

After saying that, Zhao Zhen narrowed his eyes, a dangerous glint flashing in them.

“Lu Ci, for the sake of our past acquaintance, I’ll give you this chance. Beat me, and you can take these two people with you.”

"A word is settled!"

Lu Ci's eyes were bloodshot. Zhao Zhen's casual words, "Beat me," were like a hot iron, burning his pride and igniting the ferocity in his bones.

He knew full well that the gap between him and Zhao Zhen was like an insurmountable chasm, but in order to take away the Lu family members and to save face for the Lu family, he had no choice but to continue going crazy!
"It's a word."

"That's offending!"

Before he finished speaking, Lü Ci made a move.

Instead of lunging at Zhao Zhen directly, he stomped his foot!

hum!
An immense force, almost imperceptible to the naked eye, spread rapidly from the center of Lü Ci's foot along the bluestone ground beneath his feet, like invisible ripples stirred up by a boulder thrown into a calm lake.
Wherever the ripples passed, the pebbles and tiles on the ground trembled slightly.

This is the mystery of the Lü family's Ruyi Jin – nothing is beyond the transmission of its power!
The earth became his extended limb, the perfect medium for transmitting power.

And the target is precisely where Zhao Zhen has a foothold!

(End of this chapter)