Chapter Thirty-Two: Bribery?

  That night, the Lu family's house was brightly lit.

  In the study, the main members of the Lu family gathered together. Lu Haoran smiled as he watched Lu Fan devouring his food, saying: "Lu Fan, eat slowly, there's plenty of food."

  Lu Fan nodded while continuing to "fight" with Xiao Hei. One person and one beast faced a full table of food, eating with relish. For half a year in the mountains, they had been eating roasted meat and wild fruits every day. Even if their cooking skills were good, they would soon get tired of it. Now that they were back, they naturally wanted to eat more of the chef's delicious dishes.

  Xiao Hei was so eager that he wanted to use all four legs at once, he had never eaten anything so delicious before, and it was indeed the right decision to follow his master.

  Lu Hao Ran shook his head, it seemed that this period of cultivation had spoiled Lu Fan.

  Turning his head, Lu Haoran said to Lu Ming: "Lu Ming, you tell Lu Fan the specific situation again."

  Lu Ming looked at Lu Fan's eating with a hint of disdain, and upon hearing Lu Haoran's words, slowly recounted the situation once again.

  Lu Fan had just about finished eating when he was done speaking.

  A table of dishes was swept away like scattered clouds, and Xiao Hei patted his round belly with a satisfied expression.

  Lu Fan wiped his mouth and said: "The Mo family actually used such a despicable trick. How strong is that Nalan Ruo?"

  Lu Ming thought for a moment and said, "The inner vortex peak, generally speaking, the mentors who go out to handle affairs are probably all in the inner vortex realm."

  Lu Fan nodded and said, "As long as it's not outside the boundary, it's easy to say. I'm afraid he'll do something, but I'd like to see how he can stop me."

  Lu Hao Ran furrowed his brow and said, "Lu Fan, don't be careless. Your current strength is at the peak of the 9th level of Body Refining, right? Is your body injured?"

  Lu Fan nodded slightly and replied vaguely: "Refine the body nine times? It must be, there is no trauma to the body."

  Upon hearing this, Lu Hao Ran and others let out a sigh of relief. What they feared most was that Lu Fan's cultivation during this period would result in him suffering internal injuries.

  As long as Lu Fan himself is fine, everything else can be mediated.

  Lu Hao Ran said, "This makes things easier. Tomorrow I'll go find Nalan Ruo and give him some gifts to talk to him and see if there's any room for compromise. What the Mo family can offer him is nothing but money and treasures. Although our Lu family may not be as wealthy as the Mo family, we also have these things. Lu Fan, you just returned from your cultivation retreat, take a rest for a day first. If my negotiations don't succeed, then you can go all out to fight for it later. If Nalan Ruo is truly shameless, our Lu family won't sit idly by and do nothing, we will definitely help you get justice."

  Lu Fan opened his mouth wanting to say something, but was stopped.

  Patted Lu Fan's shoulder and said: "Take a good rest for a day, don't worry about anything else."

  Lu Haoran and others got up and left, seemingly heading in the direction of the backyard of the Lu family.

  Lu Ming didn't leave, he just coldly stared at Lu Fan.

  When Lu Haoran and the other two had completely disappeared from view, Lu Ming said: "Lu Fan, do you know where Grandpa and them are going now?"

  Lu Fan shook his head slightly and said, "I don't know. It seems to be in the direction of the backyard."

  Lu Ming continued, "That's right, it's the backyard. But they're not going to the backyard to chat, but to retrieve something from the family treasure house in the backyard. You should know that because of your affair, the family might have to spend a huge sum of money, possibly even several years or even ten years' worth of savings."

  Lu Fan was taken aback, and at this moment Lu Ming stood up, staring at Lu Fan with a stern expression: "No one knows whether the money spent on you is worth it or not. Lu Fan, tell me the truth, did you achieve your current cultivation through heretical means?"

  As he spoke, Lu Ming suddenly pulled out a long sword from his sleeve, the tip of which pointed directly at Lu Fan's neck.

  Lu Fan calmly said: "My cultivation is entirely due to my own hard work and bitter practice. What nonsense about evil sects and heretical paths?"

  Lu Mingdao said: "In just a few months, you've gone from the lower levels of Body Refining to the higher levels, without taking any evil or crooked paths. How did you manage it?"

  "Strive to the death, nothing more."

  Lu Mingdao said: "I don't believe it."

  "At first, I didn't believe it either."

  The two locked eyes, Lu Fan's gaze was firm, but Lu Ming's eyes began to flicker.

  In a moment, Lu Ming put down his sword and sighed, saying: "Lu Fan, I hope the family's money spent on you is worth it. The family may have to sacrifice a lot for you this time, don't disappoint the family."

  Lu Ming finished speaking and put away his sword, preparing to leave.

  Lu Fan said in a low voice: "Lu Ming, why are you helping me?"

  Lu Ming turned his head and said, "I'm not helping you, I'm helping the family. You are now the face of the family, if you lose face, it's the entire Lu family losing face. What I hate most is someone losing face for the family."

  Lu Fan suddenly smiled and said, "So this was the reason you bullied me back then. I can understand you a bit now. Don't worry, I don't need my family to sacrifice anything for me, nor will I bring shame to our family."

  Lu Ming looked at Lu Fan and shook his head with a smile: "Naive, you won't think of not going to the Martial Arts Academy, will you?"

  Lu Fan said calmly: "Wudao Academy, I will definitely go there, and it will be with my own strength."

  Lu Ming looked at Lu Fan's calm and composed appearance, and unexpectedly felt a few points of trust in his heart.

  "Slowly, Lu Mingdao said: 'I hope you can do it. Lu Fan, by the way, I still dislike you.'"

  Lu Fan nodded and said: "As it happens, I still dislike you very much."

  The two of them exchanged a smile, and Lu Ming walked away with big strides.

  Lu Fan put Xiao Hei on the table and said to him: "You tell me, tomorrow, will Nalan Ruo stop me?"

  Xiao Hei looked bewildered, and Lu Fan rubbed his chin, saying: "Why? I was actually looking forward to it a bit."

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  The next morning, the sun shone brightly, and the streets were melting with ice and snow, a rare good weather.

  Early on, Lu Hao Ran and ** directed the young men of the Lu family to bring two large trunks into the tea house and move them up to their private room.

  These two boxes of things are the accumulated wealth and treasures of the Lu family over the years. As Lu Ming said, in order for Lu Fan to enter the Martial Arts Academy, Lu Haoran was willing to pay any price.

  The things had just been moved to the entrance of the tea house, when the side door of the Mo family's house suddenly opened, and a smiling face appeared in front of him - it was Old Ghost Mo, Mo Tian. His eyes fell on the two large trunks, and Mo Tian smiled and said: "Old Ghost Lu, what are you doing? Are you bribing someone? When did the Lu family become so humble?"

  Lu Haoran said coldly: "Old Mo, you know it in your heart, why ask again."

  Mo Tian Dao said: "I naturally understand. However, these things of yours are probably not enough, pitifully few! Master Nalan's appetite is huge, really huge!"

  Mo Tian burst out laughing and directly shut the door after saying "very big" twice.

  Lu Haoran's face looked unpleasant, and he turned his sleeve to enter the door. Someone beside him asked in a low voice: "What does 'Mo Lao Gui' mean?"

  Lu Hao Ran said: "What else can it mean, it's just ridiculing us that we basically can't buy off Na Lan Ruo. If I'm not wrong, they must have given Na Lan Ruo some benefits that we can't provide."

  After a moment of contemplation, Lu Hao Ran continued: "If I'm not mistaken, it's probably the Dan medicine."

  Upon hearing the two words "Dan Medicine", **'s face changed instantly. Indeed, it was impossible for the Lu family to produce Dan Medicine.

  "Mo family actually managed to bring out dan medicine to give to others, could it be that their family has produced a Qi Refining Master?"

  Lu Hao Ran shook his head and said, "This is unknown for the time being, let's investigate later. Lu Feng, you still go and contact that Nalan Ruo, leak some of the good things we want to give him. As long as he shows a bit of interest, immediately bring him up to talk, as long as it can make Lu Fan enter the Martial Arts Academy, even if we have to pay a little more price, it's nothing."

  Lu Feng nodded and said: "Understood."

  Lu Ming had been listening in on the side, and couldn't help but grit his teeth secretly.

  With jealousy and anger in his heart, various emotions filled him. Lu Fan, didn't you say that the Lu family wouldn't sacrifice anything? Where are you now?

  On the other hand, Mo Tian Xiao was delighted.

  "Haha, Lu Lao Gui still thinks he can buy off Nalan Ruo. How foolish! As a prestigious instructor of the Martial Arts Academy, would he be short of your little wealth? Even if he took out the Lu family's Li Huo Jin Shen Jue, I'm afraid Nalan Ruo wouldn't give it more than a few glances."

  Next to him, Mo Lin followed with a smile: "Why don't we just let Master Nalan take away all the property of the Lu family? Anyway, he won't give it to us if he doesn't want to. He's willing to give it away, so be it. Can't the Lu family go to the Martial Arts Academy to settle accounts with Nalan You?"

  Mo Tian smiled and said, "This is actually a good idea. You can go and inform Nalan Master about it. By the way, how has Zhao Xu's cultivation been going these past two days? This time, we really have to thank him."

  "I was sleeping at home."

  Mo Tian said: "Let Mo Yunfei accompany him well, since he is willing to help us, we can't be slow either."

  Mo Lin said: "He and Mo Yunfei are now calling each other brothers, their relationship is not shallow. Last night they even went to the Bai Feng Building together, the two of them were having a great time."

  Mo Tian smiled and said, "That's great. This Zhao Xu has a boundless future ahead of him. With his help, Yun Fei's realm can also be raised faster. We must get along well. Since he came to the Mo family, why not let him help us refine another furnace of medicine and also help other young masters in the Mo family improve their strength?"

  Mo Lin nodded and said: "I'll go back and tell Yunfei about it. He'll come forward, and I think Zhao Xu will help out."

  Mo Tian smiled all over his face and became friends with a Qi Refiner, it was that simple.

  Below, the ordinary people of Jiang Licheng were still enthusiastically trying, and from time to time, the inkstone would shine with light, revealing their cultivation level.

  Nalan looked on quietly beside him, her eyes slightly narrowed, a bit distracted.

  In his arms was a medicine bottle given by Mo's family, and he felt a sense of pride in his heart. Going out to do something and still getting a bottle of Dan medicine, it was worth it.

  Isn't it just blocking a young man named Lu Fan from entering the college? This is simply effortless.

  He hopes that Lu Fan will come over earlier and get things done sooner, so he can take his medicine more steadily.

  At this moment, the originally noisy crowd suddenly quieted down, and everyone's eyes involuntarily looked back.

  "Lu Fan has arrived, Lu Fan has arrived."

  A shout rose from the crowd, and suddenly all sorts of cheers erupted from the crowd.

  All eyes suddenly fell on Lu Fan who was walking slowly.

  On the teahouse floor, Lu Hao Ran was shocked and immediately stood up,

  Lu Fan, how did he come here!