boyutpedia Chapter 6 The Younger Generations
Chapter 6 The Younger Generations
Under the corridor between the inner hall and the outer courtyard, the figures of Lü Xiao and Lü Qian, one tall and one short, stood beneath the carved beams.
Both of them stood with their hands behind their backs, looking out the bay window at the noisy younger generation in the courtyard.
The carved phoenix and dragon wooden beam cast a corner of shadow, in which the grandfather and grandson of the Lü family stood, their faces obscured by the dark shadows.
Lu Xiao glanced at Lu Qian, who looked exactly like him, and smiled.
"Xiao Qian, you rarely get to come out, why don't you hang out with the younger generation?"
"My dear second grandfather, please don't joke with me. How could I dare to go out with a face like that?"
Lu Qian sensed the gloating in Lu Xiao's words and couldn't help but roll his eyes.
Hearing the noisy voices, he took a few steps back, completely hiding himself in the shadows.
"I'm afraid I'll become famous the moment I go out looking like this."
As he spoke, he pointed to the bruises on his face, but his fingertip accidentally touched the wound, causing him to gasp in shock.
"Grandpa really went all out. I suspect he's retaliating, retaliating for my rebellion."
"Ahem!"
Lü Xiao chuckled twice, as if agreeing with Lü Qian's seemingly treasonous words.
"Your great-grandfather isn't so easy to talk to. It's only because of the two of us that he takes a liking to us. Otherwise, based on what you said, he would have dealt with you long ago."
As he spoke, Lü Xiao sighed.
"You're quite bold, kid. You're the only one in the whole village who dares to get close to your great-grandfather. Xiao Gong, Xiao Liang, Xiao Wen, and Xiao Huan are all avoiding him like the plague."
"I know Grandpa wasn't a kind person. In his heart, the Lü family came first. If it weren't for getting the best guidance, who would want to be beaten like a punching bag every day, ouch—"
Lu Qian slowly rubbed the bruises on his face, the pain, sometimes light and sometimes heavy, making his handsome face grimace.
"You're really tough on yourself!"
Lü Xiao nodded in approval of Lü Qian's performance.
He also has two grandsons and a granddaughter, but unfortunately, the grandsons are all opportunistic and have no extraordinary talent whatsoever.
Although her granddaughter Lü Huan is able to see, she is, after all, a woman.
The fourth son, Lü Yi, is truly blessed to have such a wonderful grandson.
Although he did not awaken the Bright Soul Technique, it was as if he had received divine compensation. His talent for refining Qi was said to be one in a thousand years, and he had even mastered the Ruyi Jin technique in various ways.
Once one enters a meditative state, one can feel the Qi within just half a day.
In his cultivation, he remained humble and steady, spending a hundred days honing his meridians and strengthening his bones, without ever uttering a word of complaint about being tired.
This kid is like a machine born for cultivation; he's terrifyingly monstrous.
Now that he's twelve, he's beaten up countless times by his peers in the village.
Even some of his uncles and elders were defeated by him using his Ruyi Jin technique.
With such talent, it's no wonder that even his notoriously cold-blooded and cruel father, Lü Ci, was willing to play the role of grandfather and grandson with this child.
"Heh heh, if you want others to respect you, you have to be ruthless to yourself. The reason why the old master was both respected and feared wasn't just because he was ruthless to others, but because he was even more ruthless to himself and the Lü family, wasn't he?"
Lu Qian grinned, his eyes flashing with a crazed light.
He turned to look at the noisy figures in the outer courtyard, where the younger generations of each family, dressed in festive attire, were gathered together laughing and playing.
"That's wonderful, but it's not for me. My path doesn't lie here."
"You brat, give me back my way. First, deal with today's birthday banquet properly."
Looking at Lü Qian, who was sighing like an adult, Lü Xiao smiled and reached back to pat his head.
"Uncle Lü, you're here."
Lu Linglong, with her pink hair, jogged over to the two of them carrying a jar of wound medicine.
"Young man from the Lü family, here you go. This is my family's medicine for wounds. Apply it to your wound and it will heal quickly."
Lu Linglong ran up to the two of them and handed the medicine bottle in her hand to Lü Qian.
"Thank you. My name is Lü Qian. You can just call me by my name."
Lu Qian stepped out of the shadows, took the ointment offered to him, and applied it directly to his face.
"hiss--"
The black ointment covered the bluish-purple face, concealing the marks, and emitted a unique fragrance that was refreshing and pleasant.
"You younger generation can chat first, I'll go find some old acquaintances to have a good chat with."
Lü Xiao strode towards the outer room, leaving the space under the corridor to the two younger members of the family.
"I'm fine, I can be by myself for a while, you go ahead and do your work."
Lu Qian gently applied the ointment to his face. He glanced at Lu Linglong, who was standing beside him, and inwardly marveled at the Lu family's excellent family traditions.
Lu Linglong came on behalf of the Lu family to visit him, an injured person, and to accompany him as a gesture of care.
I never expected that even I, a junior, would be taken into consideration. They even specially found Lu Linglong, who is also a junior, to come over. Is this the style of a prestigious family like the Lu family?
Compared to the simple and brutal Lü family, they are much more humane.
"The birthday banquet has been in preparation for a long time, so there's not much to do."
Lu Linglong waved her hand, and the ahoge on her head swayed slightly.
She looked at Lü Qian, hesitating as if to say something, "Um, Lü Qian, if you have any unspeakable difficulties, you can tell me."
She pointed to the bruises covering Lü Qian's face.
"It's nothing, I got beaten up while practicing martial arts with my great-grandfather, thanks for your concern."
Covering all the wounds on his face, Lü Qian let out a long breath, feeling the cool sensation on the wounds, and smiled at Lu Linglong in a very good mood.
He sealed the unused ointment and handed it back to Lu Linglong.
"That's good. I thought you had encountered some kind of accident on the way."
Lu Linglong put away the ointment, turned around, and led Lü Qian towards the corridor.
"Come on, let me introduce you to some new friends."
The girl skipped and hopped along the sunlit corridor, her pink hair shining even brighter in the sunlight.
The shadows on the ground bounced and hopped along with the people in front of them, brimming with lively vitality.
The two passed through the carved corridors and several moon gates, arriving at a secluded courtyard.
"Linglong is here!"
Lu Qian followed Lu Linglong as they walked along the stone-paved path. Just as they rounded the hidden rocky hill and entered the side courtyard, an even more enthusiastic sound suddenly rang out from inside.
"Hello everyone, this is Lü Qian from Lüjia Village."
Like a king of children arriving in the group of children under his command, the eleven or twelve-year-old girl pulled Lü Qian into the side courtyard and introduced him.
"Lu Qian, this is my cousin, Lu Lin."
Lu Linglong led Lü Qian to a black-haired boy wearing a bright red mandarin jacket.
"Hello there."
Lu Lin extended her hand to Lü Qian with a kind smile.
"Hello!"
Lu Qian smiled and grasped the hand that looked fair and without any marks.
Is the person my grandfather told me to slap until I cry the one he was talking about?
Lu Qian carefully examined the man in front of him, who appeared to be a gentleman and treated people with warmth, and felt a little uneasy.
This is probably because the Lü family, who came from a background in the martial arts world, has never appreciated the kind and gentle people of the Lu family.
With a warm smile, Lü Qian politely responded to Lu Linglong's introduction and the greetings from those around him.