My cultivation techniques can be infinitely fused.

The next morning, after getting up, Lu Zheng went straight to the Hundred Cavalry Commandery's headquarters. Besides checking in, he planned to buy some cultivation resources. There weren't many people in the Military Merit Tower. This time, Lu Zheng bought the Dragon Tiger Strengthening Tendon Pill, which was several times more effective than ordinary Tendon Refining Pills.

However, the price is really high, with one pill costing over a hundred taels of silver.

It is one of the finest pills for those cultivating in the Tendon Refining Realm, and is generally only taken by the sons of officials or powerful families.

However, Lu Zheng now had money, so he directly bought ten of them, spending a full thousand taels.

In addition to the pills he took internally, he also bought a jar of tendon-strengthening paste.

Only by combining internal and external approaches can the effect be truly good.

This cost more than two thousand taels of silver, but for Lu Zheng now, it was no burden at all.

There should be a large number of caravans leaving the pass today.

The money will only be more than yesterday, not less.

With money, he naturally wanted to invest in himself.

After buying the pills, I headed straight home. I still had to go to the city gate that evening, so it was perfect to go back and cultivate now.

Meanwhile, in an inn in Fufeng County.

Two figures sat together, their faces showing anxiety. One of them was a middle-aged man with very large joints and a dignified gaze. He spoke up and asked, "How did things go with the exit from seclusion?"

This time, our Tianluo Sect is preparing to rebuild in the outer realms, which is a very big deal.

The people being sent over are all carefully selected talents.

The leader said that all disciples must be present before the sect is formally established.

"Master, you know that the imperial court is cracking down hard on border security. They just arrested people from the Xuan Yin Sect a couple of days ago. And we were transporting living people, but I've already found out."

After the Xuan Yin Sect members were captured, some people in the Hundred Cavalry Division relaxed their vigilance and opened the door, allowing people to leave the pass directly as long as they were paid and the goods were in good condition.

"I heard a caravan is leaving the city tonight. Let's see. If there are no problems, I'll contact them tomorrow, give them some silver, and we can leave too." The man sitting opposite me had a shifty look on his face, his eyes darting around quickly as he analyzed the matter of leaving the city.

When the leader of the Tianluo Sect heard his subordinate say this, his tone finally softened and he said, "Alas, think about how glorious our Tianluo Sect was back then, with millions of followers, and we could even stand up to the imperial court."

Now, it's become like this; even crossing the border requires such furtive behavior.

"Hey, Master, don't be sad. Our Tianluo Sect is about to be re-established. Moreover, the imperial court is now weak, and the old emperor is about to die. Once he dies, no one in the world will be able to suppress the major sects."

"When war breaks out, that will be our day to rise up." The Tianluo Sect disciple softly reassured his leader.

  

The latter nodded: "No matter what, the person who is to emerge from seclusion this time is very important. This girl is exceptionally talented. If she is properly nurtured, the elders say she has the potential to become a Dharma King. We must send her out at all costs."

"Don't worry, I already have a plan. After feeding her the sleeping potion, I'll just stuff it into the cow's stomach. The border troops won't be checking that strictly," the Tianluo Sect disciple said softly.

The helmsman nodded, finally putting his mind at ease.

Then he waved his hand, signaling his subordinates to step down.

At the same time, Lu Xiong arrived outside the Zhao family's gate. When he knocked on the door, the guard came out, glanced at him, and frowned, asking, "What are you doing here?"

"I'm looking for your young mistress, Lu Wan. I'm her uncle," Lu Xiong said quickly.

Then he stuffed a silver ingot into the servant's hand.

The Zhao family had naturally heard about the troubled relationship between the two Lu brothers and their division of the family property.

After all, it's not exactly a secret.

In the past, he might not have cared too much, since in their eyes, Lu Kun and Lu Xiong were no different. But things are different now.

Lu Kun is someone even his own master has to curry favor with.

However, the person opposite him was Lu Wan's uncle, and he didn't know what his young mistress's attitude was, so he could only say, "Wait a moment, since your father-in-law is here too, I'll go and inform him right away."

After saying that, he walked inside.

When Lu Xiong heard that Lu Kun was also there, his expression turned sour, but thinking about the business, he decided to wait where he was. A moment later, the servant came out.

They led him inside.

After arriving at Lu Wan's courtyard.

Lu Xiong saw Lu Kun and his daughter drinking tea inside the house.

He pushed open the door, a look of embarrassment on his face.

Lu Kun looked at his elder brother, a complex expression on his face: "You've come here to leave seclusion, haven't you?"

Lu Xiong nodded impatiently.

Back then, when the two brothers divided their family property because of Lu Zheng, it was a very ugly affair. He relied on his brother-in-law, who was a county magistrate, to transfer most of the property to his own name.

They only left Lu Kun some scraps.

Therefore, over the years, the two brothers have barely spoken when they meet.

"If anyone else wants to leave the pass, I can definitely make that decision for them, as long as they pay. But I can't make that decision for you on my own..."

"In the end, you're just holding a grudge and trying to frame me!" Lu Xiong interrupted his brother before he could finish speaking, and his voice suddenly became louder.

This startled Lu Wan.

Lu Kun remained expressionless: "Think whatever you want, but what I'm saying is, it's not that I'm going to block you, but the person who has the authority to let you out of the city has some connection with you. I'll take you to meet him tomorrow and we'll talk things out. If he lets you out of the city, then there's no problem. From now on, you can leave and enter Fufeng County whenever you want."

"Who is it?" Lu Xiong frowned. He didn't remember knowing anyone else in Fufeng County, let alone such a big shot who could make a caravan leave the pass with just a word.

Lu Kun waved his hand and said, "You'll know when we meet tomorrow."

"Hmph, Lu Kun, don't be so smug. Yun'er is currently at Lingyuan Academy, and he has good talent and performs well. He can also serve in the army after he leaves. If you make things difficult for me now, you might need my help in the future."

"You know in your heart who got the spot at Lingyuan Academy. I haven't settled the score with you for this yet. If you hadn't given A-Zheng's spot to A-Yun, would he have had an accident on the way to the garrison?"

"You've come all the way to Fufeng, and you haven't even asked if A-Zheng is still alive. You've only been asking about business. Now you're even using A-Yun to threaten me. You really are a good father and a good older brother." Lu Kun finally couldn't help but say.

Lu Xiong was speechless after being talked to. He murmured a few times before turning around and preparing to leave.

Lu Kun then said to his retreating figure, "If you want to leave the city, come back here tomorrow at noon."

Lu Xiong paused for a moment before leaving.

Lu Wan asked worriedly, "Father, do we really want A-Zheng to meet with Uncle?"

"We need to make things clear. I'm just standing up for Ah Zheng. This time, let me, as his older brother, see Ah Zheng's abilities and let him know whether his choice was right or wrong," Lu Kun said slowly.

In fact, his decision to make this decision for Lu Zheng was tacitly approved by the latter.

Two days ago, Lu Kun asked what to do when Lu Xiong would come looking for him after he came out of seclusion. Lu Zheng simply said that he should come to him.

That's why Lu Kun said what he did today, and most importantly, he really wanted to take this opportunity to seek justice for his nephew.