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

Chapter 19 A Spirit of Immortality, Disliking Worldly Matters

Gu Xingzhao thought about it carefully. If Liu Xiangbai was really the kind of person who would divorce his wife and abandon his daughter for the sake of having a son, then his wife and daughter wouldn't have come to see him off on the day of his exile.

She remembered that the other party had tried to give silver to the officials that day. Moreover, Liu Xiangbai had a red rope tied around his wrist that was exactly the same as the one on his wife and daughter's wrists.

Even though her clothes were filthy, the red string was still clean, as if she was afraid of losing it, and it was tightly tied around her wrist, leaving a noticeable bruise.

Judging from all indications, Liu Xiangbai must have been a man who loved his wife and daughters dearly, so he must have guessed that something bad would happen before his father entered the palace.

When it's impossible to prevent what happens next, divorcing one's wife is the best way to protect one's wife and daughters.

Having figured this out, Gu Xingzhao was shocked by Imperial Censor Liu's choice.

Because Liu Xiangbai couldn't possibly have failed to dissuade his father from entering the palace to offer his advice, Imperial Censor Liu already knew he wouldn't leave alive before entering the palace that day. Yet, he still went in without hesitation and insisted on doing what he believed was right...

They are all people worthy of respect, just like the old man.

At this moment, an older member of the Liu family even knelt before Du Hangwu, pleading, "I beg you, sir, to have a doctor examine my young master again. Our Liu family will surely repay this kindness in the future..."

Du Hangwu found the incessant chatter in his ears extremely annoying. He flung away the person kneeling before him who was even reaching out to him, his tone impatient and tinged with a hint of sneer, "You're just a prisoner, yet you dare to talk about the future?"

The man was pushed to the ground, and the others rushed to help him up, their eyes filled with resentment and their hearts brimming with anger, but they dared not speak out, fearing that the large knife in Du Hangwu's hand would be swung at them.

Du Hangwu was extremely annoyed and got up to go outside for some fresh air.

Lu Qing sighed inwardly. If that stubborn old man knew what his son looked like now…

Gu Xingzhao: "That guy surnamed Du is keeping a close watch on me, so I can't intervene. If you have any medicine left over from before, you can give it to him to try. His symptoms are somewhat similar to yours before."

She remembered that there was some fever reducer left over from the medicine she had given Lu Qing before, so she could use it for now.

Lu Qing was stunned for a moment: Did the ancestors mean they wanted to save him?
Gu Xingzhao simply said, "If he dies, his wife and daughters, who are far away in the capital, will be pitiful."

Thinking of her parents, she felt a little self-deprecating. It is said that parents who love their children plan far ahead for them, but unfortunately, Gu Xingzhao did not have such a blessing.

Lu Qing summoned Lu Xingyao, took out a pill, and instructed him to deliver it to the Liu family while Du Hangwu was out getting some fresh air and hadn't returned yet. "Tell him it's a fever reducer, and don't mention anything else."

You absolutely must not say things like "divine punishment with lightning last night" again.

When Lu Qing gave instructions to Lu Xingyao, the three brothers Lu Zhou, Lu Yang, and Lu Xingyan were right next to him and heard everything clearly.

Lu Xingyao was a little embarrassed. He had just gotten excited last night. It was as if his ancestors had appeared to him, as if the gods had appeared. There was thunder and lightning. Who wouldn't be excited?
He nodded in agreement, "Grandfather, don't worry, I know how to say it."

Lu Zhou stared at the pill, which he had never seen before. At this moment, he could no longer dismiss the old man's claim that the ancestor had miraculously bestowed the medicine as hysteria.

He carefully looked around. Could the ancestor his father had mentioned, who had appeared to help him, be here right now?
Thinking about this, he couldn't help but feel nervous... What are immortals like?

Unlike Lu Zhou's caution and nervousness, Lu Yang's eyes were shining with excitement as he frantically winked at his elder brother: "Big brother, look! There really are immortals!"

Seeing that his elder brother ignored him, he turned to talk to his younger brother, his face full of excitement, "Little brother, do you see? We have the gods protecting us. When we have money in the future, your second brother will set up an altar for you and ask the gods to bless you with a long and healthy life!"

Lu Xingyan: "..."

Gu Xingzhao laughed out loud, "Then you'd better display plenty of gold and silver jewelry, otherwise I won't bless you."

Upon hearing this, Lu Qing was surprised: Did our ancestors love gold and silver jewelry?

He had assumed that immortals were all otherworldly and averse to worldly affairs. Realizing his slip of the tongue and the damage to his image, Gu Xingzhao coughed awkwardly, "Even in the immortal realm, one cannot escape worldly desires."

Lu Xingyan, who had been listening the whole time, secretly made a mental note of it: immortals love gold and silver jewelry.

Lu Qing was filled with curiosity, wondering what the Immortal Realm was like... and whether he would ever have the chance to see it in the future.

Gu Xingzhao laughed, "There's nothing special about our place, it's just that it's much more convenient to travel long distances. For example, the distance you're going to in the North, in our place, it would only take a little over an hour to get there by plane."

Lu Qing was shocked: More than an hour?! They've been traveling for months!

Lu Xingyan: An airplane?

I understand, it must be what is referred to in operas as riding the clouds and mist.

Gu Xingzhao: "It's quite difficult for you to start a fire to cook rice, but where I'm from, we can usually start a fire just by moving our hands."

Lu Qing: !!!
Lu Xingyan: Fire Control Immortal Technique.

Gu Xingzhao: "The houses in our area can automatically cool and heat, so even in the dead of winter and heavy snow, the houses are very warm, and in the sweltering summer, they are as cool as autumn."

Lu Qing was dumbfounded: What kind of fairyland is this...?

Gu Xingzhao: "We can still keep in touch anytime, even if we are thousands of miles apart, we can still talk and see each other."

Lu Xingyan was astonished. Could it be clairvoyance? Or clairaudience?
While Gu Xingzhao was explaining the conveniences of modern life to Lu Qing, Lu Xingyao had already delivered the medicine to the Liu family.

“My grandfather sent me to deliver medicine to you, saying it can cure Young Master Liu’s fever.”

The eldest member of the Liu family was a long-time servant who had always served Imperial Censor Liu. He had a white beard, and his eyes were red when he received the medicine. He knelt down before the Lu family, and Lu Xingyao didn't even have time to stop him.

"On behalf of the young master, I thank Grand Secretary Lu!"

As soon as he knelt down, the other members of the Liu family followed suit, tears streaming down their faces before they could even speak.

The road to exile is fraught with injuries and illnesses, and all medicines, no matter what kind, are extremely precious. Moreover, even members of the Lu family were injured, yet they still sent hot soup and medicine...
Grand Secretary Lu and his master were both kind-hearted people.

The Lu family was quite shocked when the Liu family knelt down. It was just two bowls of hot soup, why did they have to kneel down?

Lu Xingyao quickly helped the older man up, saying, "Get up quickly. My grandfather is no longer an official, so please don't call him that anymore."

The Liu family members then realized they had called out the wrong name and were about to kneel down again.

"Everyone, please get up quickly. Now that our two families have met, it is only right that we help each other out if we encounter difficulties on the road."

Lu Qing felt guilty. Although he never intended to harm Liu Chengye, Liu Chengye died because of him, which implicated the Liu family.

The Liu family wiped away their tears and forced the two pills, mixed with water, to be fed to the unconscious Liu Xiangbai.

Gu Xingzhao watched from the side. In fact, the best thing for Liu Xiangbai was to receive an IV drip, but with so many people around, it would be really difficult to do it secretly.

Lu Qing suddenly asked: "Sir, is Liu Xiangbai in danger?"

Ordinary people are frantically pleading: Yes, yes, I love gold and silver jewelry, give it to me now!
Gu Xingzhao, with his otherworldly air: Even though it's the realm of immortals, we can't escape worldly concerns.

(End of this chapter)