The news that the young master of the Lu family had committed suicide by jumping from the Mountain of Abyss spread like wildfire throughout the land.

When the manager of the Phoenix Pavilion, Lin Juan, learned of this, he became so enraged that he beheaded the guard hired to protect Lu An. He knew his good days were numbered because the Lu Family would undoubtedly demand answers from the Phoenix Pavilion. Fortunately, he had some ties to the continent’s Imperial Family; otherwise, the Lu family would definitely demand his head as compensation for the death of their Young Master. But he knew that his time at the Phoenix Pavilion had come to an end.

And, as expected, many people reacted differently when the news reached Floating Valley City.

When they heard the news, many people rejoiced, especially women. Some of them even burst crackers as if they were celebrating a festival.

Even though none of the women were harmed while Lu An was alive. His gossips were so well known that they dubbed him an infamous sex maniac who would kidnap and rape any girl he desired.

When she heard the news, the lady who had arranged for Lu An’s transportation sighed with remorse. Despite the rumors that circulated about Lu An, he was quite respectful of her. If she had stopped him that day, he might still be alive today.

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The Lu family’s usual morning meeting was taking place in the meeting hall, but instead of murmurs, the entire hall was deafeningly silent. Everyone had different expressions on their faces. Some were relieved, while others were solemn.

As the patriarch, Lu Yong, sat in the middle, surrounded by his family’s elders, his face was devoid of emotion, and in front of him stood a servant who had bowed his head in reverence.

“When did this happen?” As Lu Yong asked the servant, his voice echoed throughout the room.

“Master, I heard it had been two weeks since he jumped off the cliff,” the servant said, his head still bowed.

Lu Yong closed his eyes for a quick moment, but his expression remained unchanged as if it didn’t matter to him that his son had committed suicide by jumping off the forbidden Mountain of Abyss.

“Inform Chi Yan about this news,” he said, turning his gaze to the elders, who were observing him intently.

“Yes, Master,” the servant bowed as he exited the hall.

“How do you feel about this?” Lu Yong asked, his gaze fixed on the elders.

“We’re sorry to hear that, but I believe we should seek compensation from the Phoenix Pavillion since they failed to protect Lu An. Regardless of how infamous he was, he was still the son of our Lu Family. We should seek answers from them as to why they were unable to protect him. “As he stood up from his seat, one of the elders said.

Lu Yong's eyes wandered to the other elders, as his voice echoed, “Does everyone agree with this?”

Everyone nodded their heads as they looked at each other.

“Send a letter to Feng Hao if that’s what you want. I’d like to hear from him within the next week. Is there any new information about the sect’s gathering?” Lu Yong said as the meeting moved on to the regular topics.

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Two gorgeous women were sitting across from each other in a garden, while the children’s chuckles could be heard from time to time. Their gaze was fixed on the two children who were playing with each other.

While they were discussing something, one woman wore a red cheongsam, and the other wore a luxurious blue robe.

“Did you meet that girl from Shi Clan?” The woman in the blue robe asked.

But suddenly their gaze drew towards a maid, who was running towards them. The maid stopped in front of them and whispered something to the Woman in red.

Her eyes widened as soon as she heard the news. Her chest heaved, and she closed her eyes. She inhaled quickly as she opened her eyes, which were fixed on the maid.

As fear rose in her heart, the maid’s heart started to beat faster. Nobody knew, but she was well aware that Madam was fiercely protective of her children. One of her sons has now committed suicide. She cursed herself silently because she was the one who broke the news to Madam. What will her reaction be? As she waited for the instructions, she bowed her head.

“You can leave.” When the maid heard Madam’s voice, she quickly bowed her head and escaped, as if she had heard the amnesty.

“What happened?” the lady in blue asked. She had an odd feeling about something.

“Nothing,” But the woman in red shook her head, her gaze fixed on the child in front of her.

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In the courtyard of the Shi clan, a lovely young woman opened the door but was surprised to see her maid standing there. She noticed that the maid was in a rush to share some news.

“What happened?” she inquired, her brow furrowed.

The maid quickly whispered something to that girl, and her face changed for a quick moment when she heard the news, but it quickly returned to normal.

"That's a good thing; at least he realized his worth." She said, as her gaze was fixed on a maid for a split second as she walked away to finish her training.

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It had been two months since the news of the Young Master of the Lu clan jumping off the Mountain of Abyss spread throughout the Empires.

On a particular day in Flower City, a handsome, tall man in a white robe with tied-up black hair entered the Phoenix Pavilion with a sack on his back, as if he was carrying something.

People turned to look at him wherever he went as they were drawn to his deep black eyes. As he made his way towards a counter selling herbs, he had a solemn expression on his face.

But there was one person who was shocked when he saw that man. He was the same skinny man who had taken the money from Lu An for the assassination of Fang Yan.

“Is he still alive?” he mumbled, his gaze fixed on the man standing in line for his turn.

But then a look of determination spread across his face as if he had made an important decision.

“At the very least, I can fulfill Young Master Lu’s last wish.”

Yes, the young man in front of him was Fang Yan. When he turned up in the village, he had a man draw an image of Fang Yan. And the same young boy stood in front of him.

When the man left the Pavilion after some time, the skinny man silently followed him. When that man entered the dark alley, the skinny man blessed his good fortune as it would be easy for him to kill the man without even alerting anyone. He was certain that the man could not detect him since the man was a mortal.

But as soon as he stepped into the alley, he was gobsmacked. That man vanished into thin air.

But he became rooted on the spot as if struck by lightning, and he felt choked as if someone had gripped his throat. Suddenly, he realized that the young man grabbed his neck as he lifted him off the ground. When he saw those deep black eyes, his heart started pounding.

“Why are you following me?”

He felt as if the grim reaper was saying those five words when he heard them.

But it was as if his mind had betrayed him or the fear of death had pierced his heart. He blurted out.

“I... It was the Young Master Lu who... wished you were dead. But...when he went there to look for you, he fell off the cliff.”

The sound of bones cracking echoed in the silent alley as the young man released his grip on the skinny man’s neck. The man’s breathless body fell to the ground, and the young man mumbled, his gaze fixed on the dead body on the ground.

“Young Master Lu?”