fictionpage Chapter 311 The Changes on New Year's Eve
Chapter 311 The Changes on New Year's Eve
Chapter 312 The Changes on New Year's Eve
Time slips away unnoticed.
February 13th, Lunar New Year's Eve. Before dawn, firecrackers of all sizes rang out at the Magic Martial Arts Academy. Amidst the dense sounds of firecrackers, the festive atmosphere grew stronger. At home, Lu Jingxuan had already returned. He had only come back last night and would only be here for Lunar New Year's Eve before leaving again. Early in the morning, Bai Qiuyao got up and started preparing ingredients for the Lunar New Year's Eve dinner in the kitchen. Lu Hao wanted to help, but he didn't know anything and was chased out of the kitchen by Bai Qiuyao.
Lu Hao went to the balcony and watched the fireworks rise outside, while simultaneously sending messages to his contacts on his phone.
A moment later, Lu Jingxuan also got up, walked to Lu Hao's side, and lay down on the recliner.
For a moment, silence fell between the two. This is the typical relationship between a Chinese father and son: they often care about each other, but on the surface, they are like two strangers, not good at expressing themselves.
"Dad, how's the situation in Nanshan?" Lu Hao broke the silence first.
"It's all good. It's been peaceful for many years now, unlike the turmoil of newly opened underground caves like Nanjiang. Besides, I'm not the only Grandmaster stationed there; it's you. Your reputation is huge now. I can even hear rumors about you in the Nanshan underground caves. The number one seventh-rank expert, you killed nearly ten seventh-rank experts in the battle of Nanjiang. Lu Jingxuan, I don't know what to say. Tell him to be careful? Lu Hao is so much stronger than him now, and he'll definitely be going to all sorts of dangerous places in the future. There's nothing he can do to help him—"
"Don't worry, I'm already at the peak of the seventh rank, and I'll be able to break through to the eighth rank soon. Besides, you know my combat strength, so there's no need to worry too much," said Lu Hao.
"Sigh, I'm only a seventh-rank cultivator right now. My vision isn't as far as yours, and my combat strength isn't as high."
"But I still want to say something: think about your mother when you do anything in the future. I've been stationed in the underground cave for so many years, and I can only come back to visit her for a few days each year. After that, I have to rush back to the underground cave. I really feel sorry for your mother, but the underground cave must be guarded and cannot be abandoned. So come back to see her more often when you have time," Lu Jingxuan said in a deep voice.
"Don't worry, Dad, I know. I'll come back to see Mother more often in the future. It's the New Year, let's not talk about these things, let's come and see this."
Lu Hao agreed, then took out the divine weapon he had left behind and handed it to Lu Jingxuan.
"Dad, this is for you. With the addition of a seventh-grade divine weapon, your combat strength will increase significantly, which will put my mother at ease."
"...You should keep it. I don't have any major conflicts in the Nanshan Caves, so the divine weapon won't be of much use to me. It's better for it to go with you to fight the enemy."
Lu Jingxuan accepted the divine weapon with delight, weighed it in his hand, and then handed it back.
"Dad, this is for you. I also have a divine weapon, which I forged myself and is even better than this."
"And now your son is very rich, a divine weapon is really nothing to me." Lu Hao did not take the divine weapon, but said, "A divine weapon is nothing to you, it seems you have quite a lot of experience." Lu Jingxuan stroked the blade and sighed.
"Dad, you know I have storage equipment. In Nanjiang, I robbed nearly ten tons of energy stones in one go."
I gave most of them to the Ministry of Education, and Minister Zhang distributed them to the frontline soldiers. I also got a few divine weapons from him. All magic and martial arts masters have divine weapons, so you don't need to refuse. Your strength makes me feel more at ease, doesn't it?" Lu Hao said.
"Alright, alright, I'll accept it. I never thought that at my age, I'd actually be hoping my son would become successful, and I'd get a divine weapon from you, kid," Lu Jingxuan said with a smile when he heard Lu Hao say that.
He temporarily merged his spiritual power with the divine weapon before him, taking the weapon into the Three Jiao Gate to nurture it.
Lu Hao saw his father's spiritual manifestation, which was also a sword, just like his own, but his sword looked very...
As for Lu Hao's divine blade... well, the murderous aura and baleful energy surrounding him would likely leave a psychological scar on even a low-level martial artist who only glanced at it.
Lu Hao said that he couldn't be blamed for this, it was clearly the kill points on the panel that misled him.
"By the way, take these life essences with you too. You might be able to use them in case of a crisis." Lu Hao took out 100 grams of life essence.
After all, his father was guarding the Nanshan Cave. Although there wouldn't usually be any high-level battles there, if a major battle did break out, these 100 grams of life essence might be enough to save his life.
"Life essence? I'll take the divine weapon, so I don't need these. Life essence will be useful to you too, since the battle you face will definitely be more intense than over there, and you'll need life essence more often over there," Lu Jingxuan said.
"Dad, please accept this. Since I can afford these, I have more. Otherwise, I'll always be worried about you and won't be able to concentrate on the battle." Lu Hao forced the jade bottle in his hand onto his father.
Seeing Lu Hao's simple attitude, Lu Jingxuan accepted it.
Next, the two discussed the layout of the underground cave and other things, and they also played a game of chess.
On the other side, in Nanjiang, Yangcheng, and Guanhuyuan.
A black sedan was parked on the street outside, and several people inside were staring at a house in Guanhuyuan.
A middle-aged man spoke to the man who was resting with his eyes closed in the back row, "Elder Protector, you didn't need to come here this time. Fang Ping is only a fifth-rank cultivator. I can definitely kill him if I take action."
"Just in case, Fang Ping is a bit cunning, and he has killed a sixth-rank official in the Nanjiang Cave. He also has a good relationship with the God of Slaughter Lu Hao and the sixth-rank official Wang Jinyang. It would be troublesome if he called for reinforcements," the guardian elder said.
"Lu Hao, the God of Slaughter? Lu Hao should be at Magic Martial Arts Academy right now. Our people heard that they saw him in the Northern District of Magic Martial Arts Academy. He should have gone home for the New Year. As for Wang Jinyang, no matter how powerful he is, he's just a sixth-grade early-stage martial artist. There's no need to pay so much attention to him. Once you make a move..."
"Then things will get really out of hand."
The middle-aged man said, "After all, even the Dharma Protector Elder has appeared this time to assassinate Fang Ping. The Dharma Protector Elder is a seventh-grade Grandmaster."
Once the Dharma Protector Elder makes a move, other Grandmasters will likely follow suit soon, since the commotion caused by Grandmasters taking action is too great.
"You make the first move. If you can kill him with one blow, I won't need to lift a finger. If not, I will kill Fang Ping with lightning speed."
After that, we'll retreat. As for Wang Jinyang, we should avoid killing him if possible. After all, he has a good relationship with the God of Slaughter, Lu Hao, and I don't want to be targeted by such a god of slaughter."
"Yes, I understand."
At this moment, Lu Hao was having his New Year's Eve dinner, unaware that the butterfly effect he had caused meant that not only were there six-rank peak martial artists, but also a seven-rank grandmaster who had come to assassinate Fang Ping.
Just after finishing his meal, Lu Hao received a distress message from Fang Ping.
Originally, Lu Hao thought Wang Jinyang could handle the situation and had no intention of going over, but the next moment, Wang Jinyang sent him a few words. Lu Hao quickly told his parents and, looking nervous, flew rapidly towards Nanjiang.