Under One Person: The Seeker of the Dao in the Lü Family

Chapter 56 Senior Brother, I want to make a big bet!

"Snapped!"

"What did you say, you brat?"

Ignoring his wet clothes and the broken porcelain teacup at his feet, Lü Ci grabbed Lü Xiao by the collar and dragged him close, asking him with his face close to Lü Xiao's.

At this moment, Lü Ci exuded a chill, and the scar on his serious face looked even more terrifying.

"Xiao Zhan said... said..."

Facing Lü Ci's imposing aura, Lü Xiao bent over, disregarding the fact that Lü Ci was still holding his collar, and stammered out his words.

"What did you say?!"

"Last night in the heart of East China, three elders of the Quanxing Sect—[Demon Lady] Zhao Ji, [Man-Eating Owl] Sun Rong, and [Paper Demon] Li Ying—joined forces to ambush...ambush Xiao Qian..."

"Bang!"

Upon hearing this, Lü Ci immediately let go, allowing Lü Xiao's body to bend backward.

He immediately stood up, and the chair behind him was pulled backward by the force of his movement.

"Prepare the plane tickets, buy the nearest airport and the nearest flight, I'm leaving right now."

With that, Lü Ci rushed outside, not caring that he had to go out again as soon as he arrived at the company.

"They're dead, those old devils are dead, Father!"

Lu Xiao quickly turned around, knelt on the ground, and hurriedly finished the second half of his sentence.

"Bang!"

Lu Ci's aged hand pressed against the door, and with a force he ripped the door panel off.

He took a step and was about to leave when he heard this. He put his hand on the door frame and turned to look at Lü Xiao, half surprised and half annoyed.

Lu Xiao dared not look at Lu Ci's expression at this moment. He lowered his head and continued in a deep voice, "Last night, Xiao Qian fought three old ghosts of Quanxing all by himself and reduced them to ashes."

"Ha ha ha ha......"

Upon hearing this, Lü Ci leaned against the wall, gripping the door frame with one hand and shielding his eyes with the other.

A slightly manic laugh escaped his mouth. Lü Xiao looked up and saw that Lü Ci's mouth was stretched to his ears, and some glistening water droplets were flowing from the gaps in his father's hand.

"Hey, what's wrong?"

Wang Ai, carrying his cane, quickly darted to the passageway in front of the door. He looked with suspicion at Lü Ci, who was blocking the doorway and laughing loudly, and then at Lü Xiao, who was kneeling on the ground inside the room.

Lu Ci had arranged to meet him at the company today. He had just staggered out of the elevator when he heard a loud banging as the door was broken down, followed by Lu Ci's maniacal laughter.

Startled, he rushed over with his cane, only to be met with a scene that baffled him.

He winked at Lü Xiao, as if to ask if Lü Ci was alright.

Lu Xiao got up from the ground and shook his head at Wang Ai, "Father, Uncle Wang is here."

As he spoke, he righted the chair that had fallen over and invited Wang Ai into the room.

"Hahaha......"

Lu Ci's laughter did not stop. He lowered his hand that was covering his eyes, revealing his slightly red and moist eyes.

He grabbed Wang Ai as she walked past him, and with his arm around her neck, led her to the tea table.

"You hedgehog, have you gone mad?"

Wang Ai felt the trembling hand on his neck, the old, thin skin rubbing against the back of his neck, making his whole body numb and also making him a little scared.

"Pinch me, pinch me, pinch me right here."

As he spoke, Lü Ci grinned and presented his slightly comical and grotesque face to Wang Ai.

Wang Ai's small eyes flashed with confusion. "No, what if you, like a hedgehog, turn your back on me later?"

"No, no, just pinch me when I tell you to. No wonder Guan Shihua doesn't like you because you're so fussy."

Lu Ci pulled Wang Ai's hand to his face, impatiently gesturing for him to hurry up and do it.

"Hey! I really pinched it?"

It is said that you shouldn't hit someone in the face or insult someone by revealing their shortcomings.

But today, this Hedgehog Lu himself put his face out and even revealed the secret he had kept hidden all his life, which made Wang Ai unhappy.

He pinched Lü Ci's face hard with his chubby hand, and the jade thumb ring pressed tightly against Lü Ci's skin.

"Yes, yes, I feel it! I feel it! I'm not dreaming!"

After feeling the pain, Lü Ci directly slapped Wang Ai's fat hand away.

"Snapped!"

His smile deepened as he helped Wang Ai's plump body to a seat, then took two steps and collapsed into his own seat.

"What's wrong with you today? You're acting crazy again, and you keep asking me to pinch you. What's wrong? Are you having a delusional nightmare?"

Wang Ai covered his chubby hand, ignoring the pain of being hit, and tentatively let out a shout.

"I wasn't dreaming! I wasn't dreaming!"

Lu Ci waved his hand, "I was just too happy, I couldn't help it, I couldn't help it."

Once he realized he was in reality, Lü Ci suppressed his smile, picked up the teapot on the table, opened the lid, and poured the tea directly into his mouth.

"Hey! You invited me for tea, and then you drank it all yourself? What's that all about?"

"It's alright, Xiao. Go get the top-quality Wuyi Da Hong Pao tea I have here, and brew it for your father, me, and your Uncle Wang."

Lu Ci put down the teapot and called out to Lu Xiao.

"You old hedgehog, you've struck it rich?"

"No, it just means they've made a fortune after they die; they have enough for their coffin!"

Lu Ci answered Wang Ai's question without any context, and then continued, "I came to you today to ask for your help. I don't drink this Da Hong Pao tea for free."

Seeing that Lü Ci seemed somewhat normal, Wang Ai breathed a sigh of relief. "You've done me a great favor by treating me to Da Hong Pao tea, haven't you?"

"It's nothing, it's nothing, I just wanted to ask you to support me."

Wang Ai was about to breathe a sigh of relief after hearing Lü Ci's sincere words, but Lü Ci's words rang out immediately afterward.

"It's about cleaning up the territory of the Quanxing members."

"Damn it! Hedgehog Lu, you're trying to get me killed."

Upon hearing this, Wang Ai's two small eyes, hidden under his eyebrows, widened in shock as he stared at the nonchalant Lü Ci opposite him.

"How much should we clean?"

"Well...we'll see...it should be at least 50%!"

"Goodbye!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Ai picked up her cane and was about to get up, but after decades of getting along, how could Lü Ci not know the fat man's character? He stood up and pressed Wang Ai back into her seat with his large hand.

"Why are you running? It's not like I'm going to eat you."

"Hey, you're even more impressive than if you'd eaten me. Hedgehog, tell me honestly, what percentage are you?"

Having known each other for decades, Wang Ai knew Lü Ci's character and knew he was definitely not telling the truth. Feeling the strong hand on his shoulder, he leaned on his cane and exchanged a glance with Lü Ci.

"Sixty percent?"

"roll!"

"Seventy percent!"

"Hedgehog, you're trying to get me killed!"

Wang Ai looked at Lü Ci, swatting away the hand on her shoulder with her chubby hand. "You don't know how much either, do you?"

He looked at Lü Ci with some disbelief.

"Well, well, it depends on how many we encounter, but all the members of the Quanxing sect have legs, so they should be able to run away!"

Lu Ci sat back down, stroked his chin, and pondered for a while as if he were really thinking. "After killing a few cities, the rest should flee at the mere sight of us."

"A few cities? Do you think the Quanxing Sect is some kind of free lunch, to be harvested at will?"

Wang Ai rolled his eyes and sat back down, tapping the cane in his hand.

He was afraid that Lü Ci wouldn't tell him the truth, but now that he had, he felt more confident.

"Alright, we can handle the Quanxing gang in a few cities. In the past two years, Quanxing's power has grown increasingly large, and the company doesn't allow us to get involved in cleaning them up, which is quite a sign that they've become too big to handle."

"A few rounds of profit-taking now wouldn't be a big deal."

"That felt great!"

"I'll bring Xiaozhan along later; they're counting on this to settle their accounts."

Lu Ci slapped his thigh and exclaimed in admiration to Wang Ai.

……

Meanwhile, inside the cave in the back mountain of Wudang.

"Xiao Wang, you should take a nap first."

"Thump!"

The sound of a fist striking a head rang out, followed by silence.

"Senior brother, how is that kid from the Lü family doing?" Hong Yin asked Zhou Meng.

Zhou Meng, carrying a kerosene lamp, looked at Wang Ye, who was sleeping soundly at his feet, kicked him aside, and began to talk about the news that Lü Qian had sent back that morning.

After listening to Zhou Meng's report, Hong Yin pondered for a moment with his dark eyes, then looked up and spoke into the light of the kerosene lamp.

"Senior brother, I want to take a big gamble!"