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Chapter 318: A Father and Son's Contest
Chapter 318: A Father and Son's Contest
After a quarter of an hour, Lu Yuan found himself tightly bound, his hands and feet restrained.
Gritting his teeth, Lu Yuan asked, "Was all this necessary?"
Celestial Dragon swiftly tightened the hemp rope binding Lu Yuan's wrists, "First, I don't know Luo San, and even if I did, I wouldn't know he's the Chancellor's own son, so..."
He tightened the rope again, causing Lu Yuan to gasp in pain.
With a straight face, Celestial Dragon declared, "It's perfectly reasonable for me to tie you up!"
Bai Yuwei was left speechless.
Are you really going to treat Lu Yuan like this? Aren't you afraid my grandfather will burst in and kill you?
Tan Er exaggeratedly cried, "The Grand Commander is so pitiful! Fight! Fight!"
Meng Qianqian gave an awkward smile and stepped in to stop Celestial Dragon when he was about to tighten the rope again, "That's enough... Luo San is a master of disguise, and his martial arts skills aren't as profound as yours. If you pull any harder, you'll expose him."
Celestial Dragon replied indifferently, "Alright, we'll leave it at that for now."
Lu Yuan gritted his teeth, "What do you mean, leave it at that? Celestial Dragon, you wait, I, the Grand Commander, will settle this score with you sooner or later!"
Celestial Dragon scoffed.
Lu Yuan endured the humiliation of being placed in a sack, maintaining an icy demeanor, "Xiaojiu Meng, don't you dare look!"
"You're the one who won't stop talking!"
Celestial Dragon swiftly placed the sack over Lu Yuan's head.
In front of his wife, Lu Yuan was subjected to the humiliation of being bound and bagged, "Celestial Dragon, I'm not done with you..."
Celestial Dragon swung the sack and left the Duke's Manor with a refreshed expression.
Bai Yuwei stared in disbelief, "He just left like that... Are you really okay with this?"
Tan Er nodded and stamped her feet, "Yes, yes, we didn't even get to fight!"
Celestial Dragon carried Lu Yuan, leaping across rooftops and colliding with people and carts along the way, until they reached the Chancellor's Mansion.
"Adoptive Father, I've brought the person."
Celestial Dragon tossed the sack onto the study room floor.
Chancellor Xun sat in his grand chair, with Xun Qi, Ling Shangguan, and a shadow guard in his thirties standing by his side.
The moment the sack was opened, Lu Yuan retched towards Celestial Dragon.
Celestial Dragon took a few quick steps back, retreating behind Ling Shangguan.
Ling Shangguan: "???"
Who knew what Lu Yuan had endured inside the sack, but despite having Lu Yuan's face, not a single person recognized him.
Xun Qi lifted an oil lamp and shone it on Lu Yuan's face, then brushed aside Lu Yuan's long hair from his forehead, and was finally shocked, "Lu Yuan?"
"What?" Ling Shangguan hurriedly leaned in for a closer look, his massive body shaking, "It's really the Grand Commander! What's going on? Is he a zombie? No, wait—if he's Lu Yuan, then whose body is in the coffin?"
Chancellor Xun's gaze fell on Lu Yuan's face, making it hard to guess his thoughts.
Lu Yuan smirked and looked at him, "Adoptive Father, we meet again. I'm not dead, are you disappointed? Celestial Dragon is a top-tier expert among the Twelve Imperial Guards. I wonder why his sword missed by an inch. Was it your idea to spare me?"
"You go outside."
Chancellor Xun spoke to Celestial Dragon.
Without turning back, Celestial Dragon left the room.
Xun Qi wasn't surprised by Celestial Dragon's attitude; he understood that Celestial Dragon's relationship with the other adoptive sons was different, as he didn't truly submit to the Adoptive Father. It was only because the Adoptive Father had something on him.
But it was definitely a hold that would keep Celestial Dragon from ever betraying him.
Chancellor Xun signaled to the shadow guard.
The guard proceeded to tear Lu Yuan's clothing.
Lu Yuan pushed the guard away with a palm strike.
Unexpectedly, despite appearing powerful, the strike was easily suppressed by the guard, who effortlessly pinned Lu Yuan's hands behind his back and tore off his upper garment, revealing blood-stained gauze.
The guard then drew a dagger, and with a swift motion, sliced through the gauze, revealing a bloody wound to everyone present.
The guard said, "The wound isn't deep, not enough to be fatal."
Lu Yuan gave a cold laugh, "Seems like Celestial Dragon isn't that loyal to the Adoptive Father either.
Xun Qi frowned, perplexed.
What was going on?
Xiangguo signaled the Shadow Guard again.
Understanding his intent, the Shadow Guard reached for Lu Yuan's cheek and forcefully tore off another human skin mask.
Xun Qi and Ling Shangguan were both startled.
Xun Qi stared intently at the slightly inferior face, his brows furrowed as he asked, "Luo San?"
Ling Shangguan asked curiously, "Is he really Luo San?"
Ling Shangguan had only recently heard of Luo San. Luo San was like a celestial dragon, appearing and disappearing without a trace, and the two had never met before.
Xun Qi was both amused and annoyed, "So it was you! No wonder you looked so similar, even your voice was exactly the same, and even I couldn't recognize you."
As he spoke, he turned to Xiangguo, "As expected, you can't hide anything from Adoptive Father!"
Lu Yuan had worn two human skin masks. The outer one was his own, and the one underneath belonged to Luo San. If Xiangguo had someone remove another layer, he would truly be out of options.
The second human skin mask was different from ordinary masks. Outsiders wouldn't understand its intricacies, and it couldn't be easily removed. However, the Chancellor's Mansion was filled with experts, and if Xiangguo truly suspected, there were ways to uncover his mask.
He was taking a gamble.
If he won, he would infiltrate the inner workings of the Chancellor's Mansion.
If he lost—
No, he couldn't afford to lose.
Xiangguo stared intently at Lu Yuan.
At this moment, Lu Yuan wasn't himself; he was Luo San.
He was Luo San, the Luo San who had longed countless times to call him 'Father.' He was also the Luo San who, in countless midnight dreams, resented him for abandoning him and his mother. Moreover, he was the Luo San who, at his mother's deathbed, promised her that he wouldn't hate his father in this lifetime.
He had used every means to prove that he was a better son than Xun Yu.
However, after meeting the King of the Miao, he realized that true family wasn't something he needed to strive for or prove himself to the point of risking his life.
Whether good or bad, family was the most cherished kin in one's heart.
Xun Qi smiled, "Since they caught you, I should've guessed it was you. Come on, get up."
Xun Qi reached out to support Lu Yuan.
Lu Yuan evaded his hand and said sarcastically, "You guessed I was caught, but not a single person came to save me."
Xun Qi chuckled, "Isn't this because Celestial Dragon brought you back? With Adoptive Father's intelligence, he must have guessed it was you, which is why he did this!"
Lu Yuan turned to look at Xiangguo once more, "Is that so? Does he truly have me in his heart?"
Xun Qi's expression darkened, "Luo San, how dare you speak to Lord like that?"
Lu Yuan laughed coldly, "Lord? You treat him as an adoptive father and lord, but he has never considered you as his own. Lu Yuan is right, and I, Lu Yuan, am also just a shadow of Xun Yu, like all of you adoptive sons!"
"What does this have to do with the Heir?" Xun Qi was baffled, "Luo San, have you taken the wrong medicine?"
Xun Qi thought this way because he was only an adoptive son, and he had never dared to compete with Xun Yu.
However, from Luo San's perspective, he was Xiangguo's biological son.
He was jealous of Xun Yu, so jealous it drove him mad! Lu Yuan also deeply understood how to manipulate people's hearts, and with just a few words, he had successfully driven a wedge between Xiangguo and his son, a reasonable and logical outcome.
Indeed, it was like this!
Lu Yuan closed his eyes, his heart filled with boundless jealousy, "I won't sell my life for you anymore. Whether you want to kill or flay me, it's up to you!"
Xun Qi exclaimed, "Luo San, you've gone mad!"
Betraying the adoptive father would only lead to a terrible end!
The Shadow Guard drew his longsword and coldly pressed it against Luo San's neck.
With just one command from Xiangguo, Luo San's head would roll.
Xiangguo twirled the jade toggle in his left hand, his gaze profound.
Lu Yuan secretly clenched his fingers.
The gamble would be decided at this moment!
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