The Prodigal Son

After parting ways with Lü Si, Luo Qingyuan felt somewhat at ease and quickly returned home.

At this moment, Luo Yushu was pacing anxiously at home.

Upon seeing Luo Qingyuan return, he immediately demanded angrily, "With such a huge incident at home, where the hell have you been?"

"Who are you yelling at?"

Luo Qingyuan looked at her older brother with displeasure, "Do I need to report to you where I go and what I do?"

Does he think he's the head of the household?

If it weren't for me, would the Luo family have achieved its current glory?

What gives him the right to yell at me?

"you……"

Luo Yushu was furious and raised her hand to strike.

"Try touching me!"

Luo Qingyuan's eyes flashed with a strong warning, "When you encounter trouble, instead of trying to solve it, all you do is throw a tantrum! That's all you're good for!"

Luo Yushu's face stiffened, and she roared angrily, "Yes, I'm useless! You're so capable! If you're so capable, go and kill Qin Yu, so our family won't keep owing him money!"

"In the end, isn't it just about debts?"

Luo Qingyuan sneered, "Alright, stop going crazy here! I've already found out that Qin Yu did something stupid again the night before last. He won't live more than a few days!"

As she spoke, Luo Qingyuan told Luo Yushu the information she had obtained from Lü Si.

Hearing her sister's words, Luo Yushu was almost driven mad with anger, roaring, "You've been fooled by that bastard Lü Si!"

"impossible!"

Luo Qingyuan scoffed, "Why would Lü Si lie to me?"

"Why would I lie to you?"

Luo Yushu, panting heavily with rage, roared with bloodshot eyes, "His Majesty wants to kill Qin Yu, yet he reinstates Qin Fumeng to his original position?"

"Will they also appoint Qin Fumeng as the Grand Marshal of the Upper Army, in charge of military affairs in the seven northern provinces?"

"What, Your Majesty, are you afraid that Qin Fumeng will rebel because he lacks troops, so you're sending him some soldiers?"

What?

Luo Qingyuan's expression changed drastically, and she visibly panicked. "You...who told you that?"

Marshal of the Upper Army?

In charge of military affairs in the seven northern provinces?

How is that possible?

"Who else told you that?"

Luo Yushu gritted her teeth and pointed towards the door, "Go to the Ministry of War and ask anyone there, see if what I said is true!"

Hearing Luo Yushu's words, Luo Qingyuan felt even more flustered.

If His Majesty truly allows Qin Fumeng to take charge of the military affairs of the seven provinces, he certainly won't kill Qin Yu!

But if Qin Yu doesn't die, they'll owe him money every day!

Moreover, it's increasing every day!

Luo Qingyuan grew increasingly panicked, and cried out in grief and indignation, "I'm going to find Lü Si!"

cheated!

He had been deceived by Lü Si!

Lü Si is avoiding me!

It was Lü Si who ruined them!

We must get Lü Si to settle this matter!

"What good will it do you to find Lü Si!"

Luo Yushu gritted her teeth and shouted, "Lu Si has already fooled you like a fool, do you really think he'll help us?"

"Then... what should we do?"

Luo Qingyuan stamped her feet in distress, tears welling up in her eyes.

"How would I know what to do?"

Luo Yushu roared angrily, sweat pouring from his forehead.

Luo Qingyuan was also panicked and at a loss, constantly thinking about what to do.

Suddenly, a crazy idea flashed through Luo Qingyuan's mind. She gritted her teeth and said, "Money makes the world go round! We can spend a fortune to hire someone to kill Qin Yu! I'd rather give the money to those assassins than let Qin Yu get away with it!"

As long as Qin Yu is dead!

They no longer owed Qin Yu any money!

"You think those assassins in the martial arts world are as stupid as you?"

Luo Yushu almost laughed in anger. "Qin Fumeng is a Duke, the number one person below the Grandmaster level, and he also controls the military power of the seven northern states! Do they even have the life to take the money and the life to spend it?"

Assassinate Qin Yu?

It's not that simple!

Qi Dachui alone is enough to shatter the dreams of countless assassins in the martial arts world!

There are indeed masters in the martial arts world, but they are extremely rare!

True top masters either serve the imperial court or have intricate connections with it!

True top experts wouldn't risk offending Qin Fumeng, who commands hundreds of thousands of troops, for the sake of money!

A grandmaster is powerful enough, right?

Even the most powerful grandmaster will face certain death when surrounded by tens of thousands of people!

Even if they could actually hire someone that capable, it would still take them a lot of time to find such a person!

By the time they found such a person, the amount of money they owed Qin Yu was so much that they could never repay it in ten lifetimes!

Luo Qingyuan swayed, then gritted her teeth and growled, "Then we'll give the silver to the Empress Dowager or the court! In any case, we can't let Qin Yu benefit from it!"

Luo Yushu roared, her eyes blazing with fury, "Do you think His Majesty and the Empress Dowager are fools, unaware of...?"

Before Luo Yushu could finish speaking, a sudden commotion arose outside.

Luo Yushu stopped speaking abruptly and frowned as she looked outside.

He was just about to go out to check the situation when a gatekeeper rushed in in a panic, shouting, "Young Master, something terrible has happened! A large number of court officials have stormed in..."

No sooner had the gatekeeper finished speaking than a large group of ministers in official robes stormed in menacingly.

Looking up, all I could see were purple and scarlet official robes!

Any official you pick out at random is at least on the same level as his father!

Luo Yushu was taken aback for a moment, then quickly greeted them with a beaming smile, "My lords, what brings you here...?"

"Stop talking nonsense, give me my money back!"

An official, his face dark with anger, roared, "Qin Yu owes us money, and you owe Qin Yu money! Qin Yu has already transferred the debts owed to him by the Luo family to us; this is the debt transfer agreement we signed with Qin Yu!"

As he spoke, the official took out the debt transfer agreement.

"Give me my money back!"

"If you dare not pay back the money, don't blame us for being impolite!"

"Pay back the money now!"

"Pay back the money..."

A group of officials aggressively surrounded the Luo siblings in the middle of the crowd.

The brother and sister felt like sheep among wolves, their heads buzzing and their faces filled with panic.

brute!

That beast Qin Yu actually transferred the debt to these ministers?

It's not Qin Yu coming to collect debts now!

Instead, it was a group of high-ranking government officials who came to collect debts!

If they don't give them money, these high-ranking officials can easily wipe out the Luo family!

In her panic, Luo Qingyuan's gaze fell on Lü Chunqiu.

Luo Qingyuan looked at Lü Chunqiu with teary eyes, as if she had seen a savior, and pleaded, "Lord Lü, please put in a good word for us!"

intercede?

Tell your grandmother about your situation!

If he dares to plead for him, the ministers' spittle could drown him!

"This is a foolish thing you did yourselves, I can't help you!"

Lu Chunqiu responded coldly, then said in a deep voice, "By the way, you still owe me 88,000 taels of silver! Pay up now!"

Eighty thousand taels is the principal!

There's still eight thousand taels of interest left!

"How is this our business?"

Luo Qingyuan cried out in grief and indignation, "It was Lü Si who tricked and coaxed my father into writing that ridiculous debt agreement for Qin Yu!"

"yes!"

Luo Yushu looked at Lü Chunqiu with a pleading expression, "We were also harmed by Lü Si! Lord Lü, you can't abandon us!"

Upon hearing the brother and sister's words, the ministers' gazes suddenly fell on Lü Chunqiu.

Is this matter related to Lü Si?

Did Lü Si coax and trick the Luo family into writing that thing for Qin Yu?

Lü Chunqiu is impressive!

His son pushed the Luo family into a fire, and he still has the nerve to come and collect debts.

Under the gaze of the crowd, Lü Chunqiu's face twitched violently, and he immediately retorted angrily, "Nonsense! Everyone in the capital knows that Lü Si and Qin Yu are at odds. How could he possibly help Qin Yu do such a thing?"

"It was him all along!"

Luo Qingyuan cried out in grief and indignation, and then publicly recounted the words that Lü Si had used to deceive them.

They were harmed by Lü Si!

Does the Lü family intend to ignore them?

No way!