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

Chapter 41: Surrender to Prince Su?
"You were loyal and devoted, yet he wanted to get rid of you as soon as possible. Not content with exiling your entire Lu family, he even sent people disguised as bandits to rob and kill you!"

“Master, such a ruler… why should I remain loyal to him!”

Yu Heng's words were like knives stabbing into Lu Qing's heart. Gu Xingzhao couldn't bear to listen. He had been loyal for half his life, only to be thrown into the imperial prison and barely survive. His entire clan was exiled and almost silenced. What a blow this must have been to the old man.

It would have been better if we hadn't mentioned it before, but now, thinking back on it feels like being tortured in a frying pan.

Looking at Lu Qing now, his expression grew increasingly grim.

Yu Heng continued, "The emperor is becoming increasingly incompetent, as you have all witnessed. He is taking in beauties from all over the land and forcing the people to build palaces. Many virtuous officials in the court have been dismissed or, like you, almost died in prison just for offering a few words of advice. Those who escaped were exiled with their entire families and were almost silenced..."

Gu Xingzhao shook his head repeatedly. This Yu guy is still using these words to provoke Lu Qing. He is definitely not a beloved disciple. What kind of beloved disciple would be afraid of angering his teacher to death?
Due to the atmosphere, she took out a bag of sunflower seeds from New Year's Eve from her pocket. Actually, her stomach was already growling with hunger, but she really couldn't leave, lest the old man faint from anger at Yu Heng and there would be no one to save him.

Fortunately, noticing that Lu Qing's expression was not good, Yu Heng did not continue to talk about the past. Instead, he lowered his voice and began a new round of persuasion.

“My dear teacher, the north is bitterly cold. How can your body endure this?”

Gu Xingzhao blinked. "Lu Qing, is he cursing you to die?"

Upon hearing his ancestor's words, Lu Qing's expression turned even more unpleasant.

Yu Heng: "Now that Prince Su is willing to win you over, why don't you take this opportunity to bring your whole family to Prince Su's side... With Prince Su around, if the great cause is accomplished in the future, His Highness Prince Su will surely protect your mentor as he did when the late Emperor was alive!"

Gu Xingzhao: "Does he mean that if you don't surrender to Prince Su, your whole family will die?"

Lu Qing suddenly stood up from the bedside, stomped his cane on the ground a few times, and said, "I am loyal to the imperial court, which aims to bring happiness to the people!"

Yu Heng: "Since it is for the benefit of all the people, and the emperor has already abandoned you, why don't you choose Prince Su..."

Lu Qing was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, "If the emperor is no good, then what kind of good person is Prince Su?!"

Gu Xingzhao smiled and added for Lu Qing: "They're all bastards."

Yu Heng hurriedly advised, "Master, don't upset yourself. These things can be discussed..."

Lu Qing spat and said, "Discuss what bullshit!"

"!" Gu Xingzhao got excited. The refined and elegant old man could actually swear. It seemed that today's trip was really worthwhile.

Seeing that Lu Qing held such a negative view of Prince Su, Yu Heng knew better than to continue trying to persuade him and quickly changed the subject, "Master, I wonder where the deity who protected you is? I wish to express my gratitude for being saved today, but I don't know how..."

Lu Qing initially wanted to refuse, but then he thought that since Yu Heng was a confidant of Prince Su, he must have plenty of money. The road to exile was long, and there would probably be many more places where he would need the help of his ancestors. But he was penniless... so why not borrow his help?

Gu Xingzhao's eyes lit up when he realized Lu Qing's thoughts!
Lu Qing asked with a stern face, "Are you really going to express your gratitude?"

"I hope my mentor can provide guidance."

Yu Heng nodded. One of the reasons he met with Lu Qing this time was to investigate the truth of the rumors about the gods.

To be honest, he didn't believe in divine intervention or miracles. He had been intimidated by the words of his two personal attendants, but now that he thought about it, he realized he couldn't believe a single word of it.

Although I don’t know when my mentor learned such superb medical skills, there must be something fishy about the gods, otherwise the Lu family would have fallen to the point of exile.

But they had other plans. Rumors already circulated that the Lu family had divine assistance. If they could gain Lu Qing's support, they would have divine support, making their future uprisings more legitimate. What they needed to do now was to go with the flow and spread the news of the Lu family's divine assistance to everyone, ideally making the people of the capital believe it without a doubt. The emperor would panic, and if he made another move, Lu Qing would have no choice but to surrender to Prince Su.

...

Gu Xingzhao had originally hoped to wait for Yu Heng's "tribute," but he was so hungry that his stomach was almost aching, so he had to go back to the modern world to eat something first.

Seeing the large box of cold takeout at the supermarket entrance, she slapped her forehead, only then remembering that she had ordered dozens of takeout meals to provide extra food for the Lu family.

They were so busy saving lives that they completely forgot about something so important.

Gu Xingzhao had no choice but to put the boxed meals delivered by the restaurant into the microwave to heat them up one by one. Seeing that it wasn't too late, he decided to deliver them to the Lu clan members.

At this moment, because Lu Qing and Lu Xingyao had not returned for a long time, the Lu family was filled with anxiety, and even the originally calm Lu Xingyan began to panic.

When Gu Xingzhao arrived with a large box of boxed lunches, he saw Song Shi wiping away tears of worry, and Lu Zhou and the others were arguing with the officials.

She frowned, worried that something bad might happen if things continued like this.

"System, can I speak directly with the Lu family now?"

[Returning to host, you can only communicate with Lu Qing, the person directly bound to you under your guardianship, and cannot communicate with other members of your clan.]

Gu Xingzhao thought for a moment, then went back to the supermarket to get paper and pen.

Lu Yangzi couldn't stand it any longer and suddenly stood up. "It's so late and Father still hasn't come back. Who knows what might have happened to him? Those officials don't care if we live or die. There are quite a few of us. Let's kick down the door and rush out to demand our father back!"

Lu Zhou remained silent, seemingly agreeing with his brother's words.

Lu Xingyan hesitated for a moment, but did not refute. His father and Xingyao had not returned for a long time, so something must have really happened. For now, this was the only option...

Seeing that his elder brother and younger brother both acquiesced, Lu Yang rolled up his sleeves and shouted to the other clansmen, "The old man has treated you all well in the past, but today I have a question for you!"

The clansmen looked at each other and echoed Lu Yang, "We are all members of the Lu family. Whatever Second Master says, we will do, as long as we can rescue the old man!"

The Liu family members over there also stood up, saying, "We'll go with you!"

In an instant, everyone was in high spirits, grabbing anything they could find to use as a weapon. Even Princess Shunyu in the corner grabbed a stick thinner than her little finger. Despite being terrified, she still gritted her teeth and went for it.

Lu Yang, being the tallest, stood at the front and took a running start, preparing to crash into the door!

The women gasped in fright and instinctively covered their eyes, unable to look.

With the atmosphere built up to this point, Madam Xu couldn't help but worry, fearing that Lu Yang might get into trouble.

Lu Youtang, standing to the side, tugged at her hand, her bright eyes innocent and pure, "Mother, are you worried that Father will break the door?"

"..." Xu's slight worry was completely shattered by her daughter's words. Indeed, with Lu Yang's muscular build, he was probably only good for smashing doors.

(End of this chapter)