My spirit appeared on the road to exile, and I was treated as an ancestor.

Chapter 100 Tonight, We'll Have an Extra Meat Dinner
The clansmen felt regretful, but looking at the bottle in their hands, they were still excited.

Although they didn't know how to appreciate treasures, this bottle was perfectly round and as clear as water. They had never seen anything like it before. It was clearly a rare item that only gods could possess. They had to keep it safe and treasure it as a family heirloom!
Lu Xingyao looked bewildered when he saw that each of them had a small bottle in their hand, and asked, "Where did these bottles come from?"

The men immediately tucked the items into their pockets, saying, "Naturally, it was a gift from our ancestors, used to hold the medicine."

The one next to him looked at Lu Xingyao smugly, "What, you don't have any?"

Lu Xingyao suddenly looked at his grandfather. "Where's my bottle?!"

Lu Qing completely ignored the look in his grandson's eyes, casually tucked the bottle into his pocket, and smoothed his sparse, beautiful hair with his fingers. Such a good thing, he had to keep it safe.

After decades of hard work and worry as a grandfather, now that he's in his twilight years, all he wants is a bottle, so what? So what!
Are we really going to forgo it?!

Lu Xingyao felt as if his heart was being torn apart; this should clearly be his. The old man was too cunning.

I knew it! How could he suddenly be so kind and even feed me medicine? He must have had ulterior motives!
Lu Xingyao was devastated: The water was too hot for me to drink, and people's hearts were too cold for me to touch.

Lu Qing coughed twice. "You're all injured, so get some rest tonight. Leave a few people here to take care of you, I'll go outside."

He had just noticed that Du Hangwu had tied up several people alive, and he should go and ask them about it, since this time it was clearly aimed at the Lu family.

Curious, Gu Xingzhao followed Lu Qing out of the tent and saw Princess Shunyu holding Lu Youtang's hand, waiting outside with a worried expression.

"Old Lu, how are they?"

Lu Qing smiled and said, "It's nothing, just some superficial wounds. I've already applied medicine, so Your Highness doesn't need to worry about it."

Shunyu breathed a sigh of relief, bit her lip, and tentatively asked, "Tonight... is it still him?"

Although no names were mentioned, everyone knew that it referred to the person in the capital.

Lu Qing was slightly taken aback, then slowly nodded, "However, this time they should be targeting the Lu family."

Not wanting the princess to falter again after her recent recovery, he voiced his suspicions.

Shunyu gave a bleak smile, "I understand even if you don't say it."

The one in the capital initially wanted the life of his own younger sister, but now that the news of the Lu family's divine intervention has likely spread, he now wants the lives of everyone in the exile group who witnessed the miracle, including himself and Grand Secretary Lu.

Seeing that Shunyu had thought things through, Lu Qing said nothing more. After all, it was no longer the time to stay in the capital. If this prince continued to be trapped in everything in the capital, his days would only become more and more difficult.

She now understands everything, which will allow her to survive the difficult days to come.

Lu Qing: "Lord Du has captured several prisoners and will likely interrogate them. Would Your Highness like to join him and listen in?"

Shunyu hesitated for a moment, then nodded slightly and followed Lu Qing.

At this moment, Du Hangwu had just finished treating his injuries. Seeing Lu Qing walking towards him, he immediately stood up to greet him, "Elder Lu, are you here to ask questions too?"

Lu Qing responded, his gaze falling on the few remaining survivors. "Lord Du, please ask your questions. We will listen from the sidelines."

Du Hangwu originally wanted Lu Qing to ask the questions himself, since he had accepted their kindness before, and now it was just a matter of letting the Lu family ask questions, nothing serious.

But since Lu Qing had already said so, he didn't refuse. He ripped the cloth out of the assassin's mouth, his voice calm yet carrying an undeniable chill: "Speak! Who sent you to intercept and kill the exiled prisoners being escorted by the imperial court!" "Confess honestly, and I might spare your life!"

Those who came to do this hard work were all tough nuts to crack; how could they possibly be easily questioned and obediently confess?

This man even spat at Du Hangwu, saying, "Pah! Kill me or torture me, it's all up to you!"

I'm not the kind of person who would betray their master!

Du Hangwu sneered, "Men, use knives to scrape off the flesh of these people. We'll have meat as an extra meal tonight, and we'll make meat soup for the injured to help them recover!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Xingzhao got goosebumps. He stared at Du Hangwu for a long time, never expecting that this little Du would have such a heavy taste. Huh!
Just thinking about it made her feel nauseous.

The subordinate beside him obeyed the order, drew a knife, and actually began to cut flesh from the man's body.

Seeing this scene, Gu Xingzhao felt a chill run down his spine. What a sin! What a sin!

But that man was indeed a tough nut to crack. Despite the excruciating pain of his flesh being ripped away, his throat uttered a hoarse sound, yet he remained silent and resolutely faced death.

As Du Hangwu's men were about to cut off the flesh of others, Gu Xingzhao's temples twitched. This method of torture was far too inappropriate for children.

The little princess beside him was staring intently at the pieces of meat that had been cut off.

Gu Xingzhao couldn't bear to look anymore. There was a child who wasn't even an adult standing next to him. What if the child went astray?
She twitched her fingertips, and several streams of electricity snaked along the ground to the assassins.

A sharp pain struck them instantly, their muscles tensing as if countless needles were piercing their bodies. Their teeth chattered, their breathing became rapid, a whimper escaped their throats, and their bodies convulsed uncontrollably. It was as if they were being gripped tightly by an invisible hand, their bodies stiffening.

However, he gritted his teeth and remained silent!
Lu Qing was surprised; his ancestor was still alive and had even followed him.
Du Hangwu immediately realized that it was the deity from the Lu family who was making the move, and immediately stopped his men from cutting off the flesh, saying, "Whoever speaks first, I will spare their life, only the first person to speak."

Interrogating one person may be difficult, but interrogating a group of people is much easier. After all, human nature is selfish, and no one wants to give up a chance to live.

Gu Xingzhao immediately increased the current, working with Du Hangwu to destroy the will of these people. Each electric shock intensified their pain, their arms fell limply to their sides, their eyes began to glaze over, and even when the current stopped, their bodies continued to convulse uncontrollably.

Finally, someone couldn't resist any longer and pleaded for his life, his voice broken and accompanied by painful gasps: "It's...it's Commander Luo!"

The person next to him stared wide-eyed, bloodshot eyes, "Fifth Brother, you—!"

Having already guessed this, Lu Qing remained completely calm on the surface.

Without hesitation, Du Hangwu knocked out the others and coldly stared at the man who was confessing, saying, "Tell me everything clearly."

Gu Xingzhao had already stopped, and the electric current gradually dissipated.

The man dared not hide anything and told everything he knew.

“We were all following Commander Luo’s orders to ambush and kill the prisoner escort team that left the city more than a month ago. The orders from above were not to leave a single survivor. As for why Commander Luo did this, I really don’t know!”

"Please, please spare me! I have a wife and daughters at home."

Upon hearing this, Du Hangwu frowned. Luo You was serving in the Emperor's court and was a favorite of the Emperor. Did they intend to kill them?
His face turned deathly pale. The one who would kill them was—His Majesty!?

This is the second update. Goodnight everyone!
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