Proud Goddess Falls in Love with Me-Chapter 575 - 535 Lu Family Army_1

Lu Chuan accepted the City Lord’s dinner invitation and then left the City Lord’s Mansion.

On the way back, Gu Xiaosang couldn’t help but gaze curiously at the bronze sword on Lu Chuan’s back.

"The power of this precious sword is too formidable. It’s the first time I’ve seen it easily force an evil spirit out of a human body and even slay it."

"When will you let me play with it?"

Gu Xiaosang came up beside Lu Chuan and nudged him with her elbow.

"This is no toy; how could I possibly let you play with it at will? What if you lose it?"

Gu Xiaosang immediately put her hands on her hips, defiantly retorting, "I’m not a kid anymore. How could I lose something so big?"

She asserted righteously.

"This is a rare treasure. I don’t want anyone else to get their hands on it, otherwise, wouldn’t I disappoint the Carefree Taoist Priest?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Xiaorou quickly looked at Gu Xiaosang and advised, "Go back and practice your own swordsmanship instead of always coveting other people’s things."

Gu Xiaosang, somewhat unconvinced, approached Lu Chuan and pleaded, "If you could lend me the bronze sword to play with, I would do anything you ask..."

Lu Chuan frowned slightly and asked, "Do anything?"

Gu Xiaosang nodded vigorously. "Yes, anything. I’ll follow your command."

As she spoke, she bashfully lowered her head a bit.

Seeing her behave strangely, Lu Chuan directly said, "Then I order you not to think about this bronze sword again."

"What? You haven’t even lent me the bronze sword yet. How can you just command me? You’re cheating!"

She exclaimed indignantly.

The three of them walked on, bickering all the way to the Gu Family Manor.

Suddenly, a group of people came towards them, clearing the street of passersby.

Seeing this, Lu Chuan stopped arguing with Gu Xiaosang and turned his attention to the approaching group.

Dressed in gleaming silver-white armor, they were fully armed, with sharp weapons hung at their waists and on their backs.

Their march was extremely disciplined, their movements indicated they had undergone strict training, suggesting they were regular troops, not just a guard squad from some family within the city.

Upon seeing this, Gu Xiaorou’s expression grew grave. She had never seen such soldiers in Carefree City before, and now there were so many of them, at least a hundred.

"These people look like they’re from outside, but I wonder which army they belong to."

Gu Xiaorou said.

Lu Chuan, hearing this, also scrutinized the group intently.

"They all seem hostile, I wonder what they’re here for."

Lu Chuan stood aside, making way for the company.

"Their equipment is very sophisticated, not ordinary. I wonder what they are doing in Carefree City? Perhaps they are here to rest and recover on their way to fight some power."

Gu Xiaorou finished speaking and continued to walk forward, "Let’s not bother with them; we should head home first."

The three of them continued forward, and many bystanders also looked curiously at the troop.

By the time Lu Chuan and his companions arrived at the Gu family’s residence,

At the entrance of the City Lord’s Mansion, a carriage stopped, and the accompanying soldiers knelt on one knee.

Someone quickly ran into the City Lord’s Mansion to notify City Lord Yuan Gangquan to come out and greet them.

Yuan Gangquan hustled out of the City Lord’s Mansion upon hearing the news, not caring that his weak body had just recovered, as he ran as fast as possible.

When he reached the front gate, he saw a figure slowly descending.

A middle-aged man in light armor stepped down.

He looked ordinary, with an indifferent expression, and a hint of disdain flashed across his face as he surveyed his surroundings.

Emblazoned in the center of his breastplate was a large character— Lu!

Yuan Gangquan froze on the spot, watching the military display in front of him, and suddenly felt dumbfounded.

This... this is the Lu Family Army! Why have they come to Carefree Town?

The Lu family is ranked among the top tyrant-type families in the entire Kunlun Domain, rooted in the core area of the Domain, generally not involving themselves with external affairs.

What kind of wind blew today to bring the Lu family’s troops all the way here?

"You... you there, I am the City Lord of Carefree City, Yuan Gangquan. You honor us with your visit, what brings you here?"

The man took out his token, which bore a pure gold character ’Lu’.

"I am the deputy to Lu Tianming, leading the rapid advance troops to arrive in Carefree City ahead of time, to make preparations for Lu Tianming’s arrival."

Yuan Gangquan swallowed nervously, "Lu Tianming... isn’t he a martial general of the Lu family? Why would he come here? What does he intend to do? Is there going to be a war in the surrounding area?"

"Of course not, our arrival in Carefree City is to carry out an investigation into certain matters upon orders."

"Let’s go inside and talk."

After speaking, the deputy strode into the City Lord’s Mansion, not waiting for the City Lord’s consent.

Yuan Gangquan stood there, his mind blank, somewhat unclear about the situation.

The Lu family actually sent a martial general to the remote Carefree City, just to conduct an investigation.

"What sort of matter could have disturbed the Lu family..."

After a moment of contemplation, Yuan Gangquan came to a startling conclusion. freёnovelkiss.com

It must be Lu Jue!

Lu Jue! He was a member of the Lu family, reportedly a core member at that. The news of his death in Carefree City, had it really spread so quickly?

Yuan Gangquan paced back and forth where he stood.

If they had come for Lu Jue, wouldn’t the result of the investigation point straight to Lu Chuan?

Lu Chuan also carries the surname Lu. Could there be any relationship between them?

It’s probably just a coincidence.

Yuan Gangquan scratched his head with a look of difficulty, ultimately walking inside resignedly.

In the courtyard, the deputy was sitting in the pavilion, waiting for Yuan Gangquan to take his seat.

Yuan Gangquan walked over and sat beside him.

"My name is Jyang Mengsheng. I am a deputy to Lu Tianming, having followed him for a long time and fought in over a hundred battles, big and small."

"The number of families and powers we have destroyed, are too many to count on both hands."

He gave a faint smile, seemingly placing an invisible pressure on Yuan Gangquan.

Hearing this, Yuan Gangquan hastily replied, "The strength of the Lu family is well known to us in Carefree City, we have absolutely no doubts about your power."

"City Lord Yuan, the matter I am here to investigate is straightforward. Do you know Lu Jue?"

"I’ve heard of him..." Yuan Gangquan answered somewhat nervously.

"Lu Jue died here. Are you aware of that?"

"This... I’m not quite sure, I was sick recently and had been bedridden the whole time."

"Is that so? It doesn’t matter. I need your cooperation to find the murderer, and once caught, hold them until General Lu arrives to take them away."

Jyang Mengsheng continued, "If you perform well, you will receive a nice reward, substantial enough to assure that you and your descendants maintain your foundation in Carefree City."

At those words, Yuan Gangquan felt a stir of excitement; from what the other party had said, this reward seemed quite extraordinary.

No matter what, he dared not refuse Jyang Mengsheng, "No problem, I will definitely cooperate with you to thoroughly investigate this matter!"

Right now, he did not want to directly mention Lu Chuan’s name; he believed that Lu Chuan was not an ordinary person, and whether these people could capture Lu Chuan was still uncertain.