Under One Person: In the Lü Family, Liver Becomes Supreme

Huizhou, Lü family.

The sky was clear and blue, and the sunlight shone brightly.

Inside a room in the rear courtyard.

Lu Xin, who had just returned from a long and arduous journey, had not yet had time to rest when he heard the news that Lu Ci had been arrested. He picked up a teacup, drank the tea in one gulp, took a few deep breaths, and looked at the young man sitting in front of him with a frown.

"No, Fifth Brother, what's going on? Seventh Brother has been arrested. Who has the guts to arrest someone from our Lü family?"

The Lü family, as one of the four major families in the world of supernatural beings, has many skilled supernatural beings within its ranks. Coupled with its power developed over hundreds of years, anyone who wants to provoke them should think twice.

Given that they were able to capture Lü Ci under these circumstances, and the Lü family didn't directly intervene to rescue him, there's no doubt that the other party is probably not simple either.

The fifth brother that Lü Xin mentioned was none other than Lü Qian, the fifth young master of the Lü family. He was dressed in a suit and had even studied abroad.

Upon hearing his sixth brother's question, Lü Qian's expression turned solemn. He reached for the teacup beside him and took a sip.

"The one who kidnapped Lao Qi was the son of a county magistrate in Xining County, Jiangsu Province. To be precise, Lao Qi wasn't kidnapped. It was because a clansman offended the county magistrate's son and was kidnapped. Lao Qi volunteered to exchange hostages to get that clansman released."

The magistrate's son?

These words immediately triggered Lü Xin's memory. Oh, I remember now, there was indeed such a scene in the comic. In order to save his captured clansmen, Lü Ci was captured and beaten for seven days by the magistrate's son.

That's not right. How could a county magistrate's son possibly have the resources to fight Lü Ci? He's really not afraid of death. Does he really think the Lü family is a bunch of pushovers?

With these thoughts in mind, Lü Xin frowned and voiced his doubts.

"Don't even mention it, damn it."

Lu Qian cursed, then began to explain.

"If it were just a simple county magistrate, Lao Qi might have taken care of it himself. The key is that the county magistrate's son has an uncle who is a warlord with nearly 20,000 soldiers under his command and also associates with some extraordinary people."

"Moreover, this warlord had no heir, so he naturally regarded this nephew very seriously, as if he were his own son. In this kind of world, you have to admit that these warlords are indeed quite powerful."

A warlord with 20,000 troops under his command—so that's his background. No wonder even the Lü family had to admit defeat in the comics of my previous life.

If things really escalate to a physical confrontation in this situation, the consequences would be unimaginable to anyone.

Seeing the heavy expression on Lü Qian's face, Lü Xin shook his head and chuckled, then teased, "Fifth Brother, you've studied abroad, how come you still speak so rudely?"

"Ha, studying abroad. I regret it as soon as I think about it. I was stupid back then. I always wanted to go abroad to see the world. I got beaten by my dad a lot for it."

Upon hearing his sixth brother's words, Lü Qian's heavy expression eased somewhat, and he smiled.

"I went abroad to study, but I didn't learn much knowledge. However, I did manage to date a few foreign girls."

He regretted it as soon as he finished speaking and quickly added something else.

"Sixth brother, don't tell my dad. He's very old-fashioned. If he finds out about this, he'll probably break my legs."

Lu Xin laughed and waved his hand: "Alright, Fifth Brother, don't worry, I definitely won't tell. Right now, the elders in the clan are all discussing that matter in the main hall, right? I need to go over there first to see how the family is preparing to deal with it."

To be honest, he was still a little worried.

According to the plot, the seventh brother, Lü Ci, will at most be beaten for seven days, but his life will not be in danger.

But with my own existence in this life, if a butterfly effect occurs, it will be too late to regret it.

Lu Qian nodded: "Yeah, it's alright for you to go. Sixth Brother, you're capable enough, and the elders will listen to your opinion."

As a family of extraordinary individuals with a history spanning hundreds of years, the Lü family values ​​strength above all else, in addition to seniority.

Currently, apart from Lü Qiushan, no one in the family, including the elders, is confident that they can completely defeat Lü Xin.

After leaving the room, Lü Xin didn't linger and was about to head towards the main hall of the Lü family.

Suddenly, a servant rushed over, sweating profusely: "Young master, two people have arrived outside. They say they have a past relationship with you and have urgent business to discuss with you."

If we have a relationship, why would they come looking for me at this time?

Lu Xin frowned, glanced at the time, thought for a moment, and finally ordered takeout.

"Okay, take me to meet these two people."

Led by a servant, they arrived at a room in the Lü family's guesthouse.

Inside the room, two people were sitting.

One was a handsome young man in a suit and gold-rimmed glasses, and the other was a kind-looking old Taoist priest in a Taoist robe.

Lu Xin immediately recognized the two men and walked over to sit down.

"Oh, so it's Brother Qingshan and Daoist Xiao. What brings you to the Lü family to see me today?"

Li Qingshan, the son of a warlord, was a business partner of mine when I was escorting medicine. Because of his enthusiasm, we kept in touch and had several collaborations with the Lü family business. Our relationship was quite good.

In recent years, his father's army has gradually grown and has become a considerable warlord.

They've come looking for us at this particular time, probably because of what happened with Lu Ci, the seventh brother. They probably want to use this incident to do something...

Li Qingshan stood up and replied with a smile, "I came here today to cooperate with the Lü family and resolve the current troubles. Rest assured, I can fully represent my father."

Lü Xin leaned back in his chair and chuckled softly, "Trouble? I'm sure you know what's been going on with our Lü family lately. We have some history, so let's cut to the chase and get straight to the point."

This is interesting. I didn't expect the warlord's son to show up at this time.

Seeing this, Li Qingshan nodded and, without any pretense, went straight to the point.

"Brother Lü should know that the Japanese pirates on the island are acting abnormally these days, and a major war is likely to break out soon. Many warlords have already reached an agreement in private, clarifying their attitude of fighting to the end. My father's faction is the same, but the attitude of this Commander Chen, who is in the same faction as us, is somewhat ambiguous. I believe the Lü family can find out this information."

"Oh, by the way, this Commander Chen is the uncle of that county magistrate's son."

Lu Xin raised an eyebrow, a hint of interest flashing in his eyes: "Oh, so this one's planning to become a traitor?"

Now that the island nation's intention to invade is obvious and war is about to break out, almost anyone who cares knows that if one's stance is unclear at this time, there is no doubt that there is a big problem.

"It's hard to say whether he's a traitor, but it's certain that his intentions are unclear. So my father's goal was very simple: to strike first and take over his troops."

Li Qingshan paused for a moment, then continued to add.

"We've just heard about the recent situation of the Lü family, so we'd like to cooperate. We'll first send troops to tie down all of Commander Chen's army, and then we'll ask the Lü family to get rid of Commander Chen. Once he's dead, his army will be completely swallowed up by us."

"I can assure you that although my father is not some great saint, his stance on matters of national righteousness is clear: when faced with invaders, it is to fight to the end. Furthermore..."

At this point, Li Qingshan took out a dagger and slammed it into the table, his expression resolute.

"I, Li Qingshan, swear that if I have even the slightest intention to harm the Lü family, may I be struck down by heaven and earth, and die a gruesome death!"