166: The Liu Family's Past

The Lu Family, also a major Family in City 10, sought to form a marriage alliance with the Liu Family.

The Lu Family's overall strength was similar to the Liu Family's, and given their consistently good relationship, Liu Qing's father agreed at that time.

Liu Qing had met Miss Lu at a banquet once and had already secretly developed feelings for her.

Naturally, Liu Qing was overjoyed by this engagement.

However, Liu Qing did not agree directly, but first sought Miss Lu's opinion.

In his view, while parental commands and matchmakers' words were important, a relationship between two people still required mutual consent.

He was initially very apprehensive, thinking that Miss Lu might oppose an arranged marriage.

But after the two met!

Liu Qing discovered that Miss Lu also harbored secret feelings for him.

Liu Qing was overjoyed, and the engagement was naturally set smoothly.

But after the marriage!

Miss Lu used physical discomfort as an excuse and did not share a room with Liu Qing for a full month.

Liu Qing had no suspicions about this; instead, he treated Miss Lu even better, hoping she would recover.

But just as Liu Qing was looking forward to the future...

That day!

Miss Lu suddenly rushed to the City Lord's Mansion.

She was covered in injuries, crying and shouting that Liu Qing had abused her.

The Lu Family was furious and pressured the City Lord to severely punish the Liu Family.

The City Lord and Liu Qing's father were similar in strength, but the City Lord of City 10 had always acted without regard for rules.

For this reason, the Liu Family had clashed with the City Lord multiple times.

However, the City Lord could not overpower the Liu Family, so he retreated multiple times.

This time!

The City Lord seized an opportunity and directly joined forces with the Lu Family, storming the Liu Family's residence without a trial and slaughtering all five hundred and thirteen members of the Liu Family!

The Liu Family members had no idea why any of this was happening.

It wasn't until the City Lord's son emerged, embracing Miss Lu, that the full truth was revealed!

It turned out that the marriage alliance between the Lu Family and the Liu Family was a conspiracy!

It turned out that Miss Lu had always been the City Lord's son's woman.

She pretended to marry Liu Qing to frame him for domestic violence, thereby giving the City Lord and the Lu Family an opportunity to join forces and destroy the Liu Family!

And because they had a 'justifiable' cause.

Even many Families who were on good terms with the Liu Family found it difficult to intervene.

Liu Qing was heartbroken with grief.

He had wanted to fight the Lu Family to the death.

But his parents stopped him.

His father told him before he died:

"You are the Liu Family's only Bloodline; you are the hope for the Liu Family's revenge!"

"If you die, the Liu Family will be completely finished!"

Bearing the heavy responsibility of revenge, Liu Qing, heartbroken with grief, escaped from City 10, severely wounded, under the cover of his parents.

However, the City Lord and the Lu Family still refused to let him go.

So they continuously sent people to hunt him down, right up until now.

Liu Qing looked towards the brightly lit City 39 in the distance, his eyes, shedding blood tears, a terrifying red!

"I must participate in the Dao Transmission Conference; I want to become stronger. I don't seek to dominate the world, only... revenge!"

During his escape, Liu Qing had heard about City 39.

Although he couldn't confirm its authenticity.

This was his last hope!

He had no choice!

...

Sixth City.

Although the thirty-nine cities of Great Xia were all slaves of Hongyuan Planet.

Each city, due to its different location and culture, also had some differences in its development.

For example, Sixth City is located in the central coastal region, where the Confucian Dao is prevalent.

Sixth City Martial Arts Academy.

This is an academy built in a completely antique style.

Within the academy, not only were there sounds of martial arts practice, but also the melodious sound of reading, pleasant to the ear.

At the academy entrance, elegant scholars came and went frequently.

The people of Sixth City admired Martial Arts, but they admired the Confucian Dao even more!

They firmly believed that Martial Arts and the Confucian Dao were products of the same origin, and that the Spiritual Qi required for Martial Arts and the vast True Qi of the Confucian Dao had a complementary effect.

Therefore, in Sixth City Martial Arts Academy.

In addition to everyone cultivating the Confucian Dao, there was also a dedicated Confucian Academy, which was very prosperous.

However, in recent years, the Confucian Academy had somewhat declined.

Creak.

The solid wooden door was pushed open.

A white-haired old man, past sixty, slowly walked out, leaning on a cane. He had no cultivation fluctuations on him; at this age, he was already in his twilight years.

However, his body was filled with a strong, vast True Qi, giving people a feeling of ethereal transcendence.

He had dedicated his entire life to the Martial Arts Academy.

But now, he had no choice but to leave.

A pickup truck was parked at the entrance, with a girl with pigtails in the driver's seat.

The girl was wearing jeans and a pink short-sleeved shirt, exuding the aura of a Third-Rank Martial Artist, but more so, the aura of youth.

Seeing the old man come out, the girl quickly got out of the car to support him, and playfully said, "Grandpa!"

The old man smiled and nodded, about to get into the car.

At this moment!

A group of people suddenly rushed out of the academy.

These people, dressed in the luxurious attire of the Confucian Academy, surrounded the car, led by a man in his fifties.

The leader was none other than the current Dean of the Confucian Academy, Wang Tai. Although he didn't have much vast True Qi, he was dressed lavishly and opulently.

His cultivation as a Sixth-Rank Martial Artist was neither high nor low.

Wang Tai came before the old man, revealing a professional fake smile.

"Senior Brother, you are already this old; why not just rest well in the Confucian Academy? Why must you travel thousands of miles to that City 39?"

Wang Tai's words sounded like concern, but in reality, they had a hidden meaning.

He was clearly saying, "You're already this old, just honestly live out your remaining years in the academy, what's the point of all this pointless fuss?"

However, the old man remained as calm as an ancient well, as if he hadn't heard him, and directly got into the back seat of the car.

Seeing that the old man wouldn't give him Face.

Wang Tai also became angry.

He said, without any pretense, "Zong Mao! You are also a scholar, how can you have no ability to distinguish right from wrong at all?"

"You simply have no talent for cultivating martial arts; you knew this when you were eighteen. You've worked hard all these years, but have you achieved any results?"

"The matters of City 39 are completely fabricated lies, purely supernatural nonsense. How can a scholar like you believe such things? My Confucian Academy's Face will be completely lost because of you!"

The reason Zong Mao was so insistent on stopping Wang Tai was entirely because of the reputation of the Confucian Academy.

Although Wang Tai was not a Cultivator, he was still a great Confucian.

If he went to City 39, what would others think?

That a dignified great Confucian of the Confucian Academy was actually a fool?

This was not his personal disgrace, but the disgrace of the Confucian Academy!

However!

Zong Mao still remained expressionless, waving his hand and saying, "I resigned from the position of Dean years ago, so today I will resign from my position in the Confucian Academy again."

"From now on, I will have no relation to the Confucian Academy, or even the Martial Arts Academy."

"Whatever I do, I will not bring shame upon you all, rest assured."

However!

These words, when they fell, made Wang Tai even more anxious.

"What kind of nonsense are you talking about!?"

Wang Tai angrily said, "You are this old and still have no cultivation. If you resign from your position, won't people curse my Confucian Academy for burning bridges after crossing them!?"