"Creak."

No one knew how long it had been, but the sword energy and True Qi that once filled the room gradually disappeared without a trace, and the closed door of the room opened. Four elderly men with graying hair walked out, each with a terrifyingly pale complexion and sweat beading on their foreheads, giving an impression of excessive exhaustion.

"First Elder, Second Elder, Third Elder, Fourth Elder, you've come out. How is my grandfather's condition now?"

Seeing the four elders come out, Lu Haoyue could no longer hold back and stepped forward, his face showing an unmistakable urgency. Though the others remained silent, they also fixed their gazes on the four elders.

"Young Master, the Family Head's situation is dire."

One of the elders among the four took a deep breath and said, "The sword energy within the Family Head's body has never been removed. With the Family Head's strength, suppressing this sword energy was never difficult; it wouldn't erupt easily. However, the Family Head happened to engage with a Late Stage of Mythical fighter tonight, and his True Qi was overly depleted, making it impossible to suppress this sword energy. It erupted immediately. Although we, the old fellows, managed to temporarily suppress it again by joining forces, the owner of this sword energy is far more powerful than the four of us combined. We could only suppress it temporarily. If the sword energy erupts again, the Family Head might..."

He stopped speaking at this point, but the meaning was evident: if the sword energy erupts again, Old Sir Lu would surely perish.

"Third Elder, is there really no other way?" Lu Haoyue's eyes were red-rimmed as he clung to a final thread of hope, realizing now why Old Sir Lu had spoken so much to him on that day—it was likely because Old Sir Lu already knew he had little time left.

After hesitating for a moment, the elder replied, "Actually, there is another way."

Lu Haoyue's eyes brightened, asking eagerly, "Third Elder, what exactly is the way? Please speak quickly; I would exhaust the entire Lu Family's resources to find it."

"Sigh, Young Master, the reason the Family Head is in this state is entirely because of this sword energy in his body causing trouble. If we can find someone who can refine the sword energy within the Family Head, the Family Head would naturally be safe and sound. However, this path is virtually impossible; no one can confidently refine the sword energy without risking its sudden eruption. Apart from this method, two Late Stage of Mythical experts could join forces to suppress the sword energy, but this method only treats the symptoms, not the root cause, and we can't find such experts. Even if we did find them, how could we trust their true willingness to suppress the sword energy for the Family Head?"

Listening to the Third Elder's words, Lu Haoyue's expression darkened, his fists clenched tightly; because what the Third Elder said was right, who would truly be sincere? If there was any selfish intent, Old Sir Lu would undoubtedly perish.

The faces of the other members of the Lu Family also turned grim; to them, Old Sir Lu was like a pillar and a cornerstone. The existence of the Lu Family was wholly supported by Old Sir Lu. If anything were to happen to him, it would spell the collapse of the Lu Family.

"I understand, First Elder, Second Elder, Third Elder, Fourth Elder, thank you. I'll arrange for someone to escort you back for some rest." Lu Haoyue took a deep breath and said.

"Young Master, we'll take our leave then. Also, the Family Head is resting, and it would be best not to disturb him, so you should refrain from entering for now. Let the Family Head have a good rest."

After saying this, the four elders sighed and walked out, faces filled with gloom.

Everyone watched the four elders leave, with no one saying a word. Every face bore a heavy expression, perhaps due to Old Sir Lu's situation or their own uncertain futures.

"Alright, stop standing around. Go back to your residences immediately and summon everyone in the Lu Family back. Since the opponent deliberately ambushed Haoyue and lured Old Sir Lu to intervene, the news of Old Sir Lu's serious injury certainly can't be concealed. The opponent is sure to have another move planned and will certainly deal with our Lu Family. At this time, we must unite to face the imminent crisis. Also, remember, at this hour, there's no tolerance for any treachery, or as per the Lu Family's rules, it's death without mercy."

Just then, a weighty voice broke the silence.

Lu Bowen took a deep breath, looking at Lu Haoyue, and spoke again, "Haoyue, Old Sir Lu already told us that in a month's time, he would pass the position of Family Head to you. But today's events were too unexpected, so until Old Sir Lu regains consciousness, you will take charge of the Lu Family with the assistance of your uncle and me. Also, don't you have Tianxing's phone number? Contact Tianxing immediately, and have him come to Jiangnan quickly. I think grandfather may need Tianxing by his side now."

"Alright, I'll call Tianxing now."

Lu Haoyue nodded without hesitation, reaching into his pocket to retrieve his phone to dial Lu Tianxing's number.

"No, Haoyue, you cannot contact Lu Tianxing now, nor do I allow him to return to the Lu Family."

At that moment, Lu Gaoyang, who had been standing beside Lu Hongda, suddenly spoke up, "Everyone, perhaps you'll think I'm holding a grudge from that time Lu Tianxing hit me. But I tell you, it's not because of that. From my perspective, Lu Tianxing is a jinx. Think carefully, did anything like this happen in our Lu Family before he arrived? But since his arrival, look at what has befallen our Lu Family. Old Sir Lu is in this state, I surmise, all because of him. He attracted enemies to our Lu Family; he is a bad omen leading us to ruin. I absolutely won't allow Lu Tianxing to return to our Lu Family."

As soon as Lu Gaoyang finished speaking, Lu Hongda joined in, "Gaoyang is right, we cannot allow Lu Tianxing back into our Lu Family. Everyone knows what happened twenty years ago and what it was because of. If anything unfortunate befalls Old Sir Lu, the enemies our Lu Family once provoked certainly won't let it go. They'll come knocking."

"And all those enemies were attracted by Tianzhan. Lu Tianxing is Tianzhan's son. If they find out Lu Tianxing is still with our Lu Family, we'll be in danger. Can we hold off those people? No. Letting Lu Tianxing return to the Lu Family would mean us accompanying him to the grave. Therefore, we must not let Lu Tianxing return to the Lu Family; we even need to expel him from the family, capture him, and deliver him to those families once offended by Tianzhan, eliminating their hatred towards the Lu Family. This way, our Lu Family can overcome this crisis without facing annihilation."

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