1037: Chapter 997: Visiting the Master 1037: Chapter 997: Visiting the Master Lu Chuan boarded the wooden boat and headed toward the center of the lake.
Paddling continuously, Lu Chuan’s speed increased steadily.
Soon, he saw the small island in the center of the lake from afar.
There was indeed a wooden house on the island, very plain, without any extra decorations.
From a distance, the wooden house appeared desolately situated there.
Lu Chuan continued to speed up, determined to arrive on the island ahead of the Ming family.
Finally, Lu Chuan approached the island.
The island was flat, and behind the wooden house was a small forest; the entire island was small enough to see its edges at a glance.
Lu Chuan stopped at the shore, then disembarked and walked toward the wooden house.
Arriving in front of the house, Lu Chuan raised his right hand and gently knocked on the door.
“Hello, is anyone there?”
Lu Chuan asked.
However, no one answered.
Lu Chuan knocked on the door again, asking, “Is anyone there?”
“Could they have gone fishing?
Maybe wait for a while.”
Just as Lu Chuan was about to turn around and leave, a voice ca from inside the wooden house.
“Co in, just push the door to enter.”
Lu Chuan suddenly turned around, placed his hand on the wooden door, and pushed hard, indeed opening the door.
Imdiately, Lu Chuan looked forward and saw before him, surprisingly, a wooden puppet.
A puppet, just over a ter tall, controlled by soone, waved at Lu Chuan with very stiff limbs.
Its mouth opened and closed, emitting a deep voice.
“Are you looking for , is there sothing you need?”
Lu Chuan nodded slightly, “Yes, I need help and hope you can assist .”
“No problem, co on in.”
“Do not mind my appearance, I am not actually here.
To avoid persecution from villains, I usually stay hidden.”
The puppet explained to Lu Chuan as it walked into the courtyard.
“I understand.”
After Lu Chuan entered the courtyard, the puppet pulled out a chair for him to sit on.
“Now, tell , what is it that you need my help with?”
The puppet, wobbling as it sat, placed its hands on the table and stared straight at Lu Chuan.
Lu Chuan coughed lightly, then began to speak earnestly.
He explained the general situation in the city and his confrontation with the Ming family.
After hearing Lu Chuan’s words, the puppet pondered for a long ti.
“I think I understand you now.”
“You’re from out of town, and from a place far away.
You got here to suppress the Ming family and support your own influences.
I can understand all of that.
People outside are bustling around, many dreaming of gaining absolute power.”
“But I have long beco indifferent to all of that.”
“Of course, I am not asking you to help fight against the Ming family; instead, the Ming family has made plans for you to help them against , that’s the situation.”
Lu Chuan added to his explanation.
The puppet paused for a mont then continued, “Then you need not worry.
I always hate getting involved in the secular strife for fa and profit, so, I won’t agree to the Ming family’s request.
If they seek my help, I will refuse them firmly.”
“That’s wonderful.
However, the Ming family has made up their mind to deal with this ti, so they might resort to underhanded tactics to force you to help them.”
“Hehe, let them be.
I am not one to break my principles easily.”
The puppet looked up at Lu Chuan and asked, “You said you’re not from Cloud Sea City, so where are you from?”
“Actually, I’m not from the Kunlun Domain either; I co from the secular world.”
“The secular world…”
The puppet paused, “I’m completely cut off from people of the secular world here; you’re the first one I’ve t.”
“Is that so?
But that’s understandable, after all, the passage to the secular world is too far from here.”
The puppet nodded faintly, then continued, “You’ve traveled a long way to get here, what is it for?
You must have sothing you want to accomplish, otherwise, there would be no need to co.”
“rely to gain power here?”
Lu Chuan shook his head slightly, “No, not for power.
I just need power to achieve my goal.”
“My goal is to destroy the Lu family.
They hard my father and have continued to use various ans to deal with .”
“I just want to annihilate the Lu family.
As long as the Lu family is gone, as long as Lu Fusheng is killed, my goal will be accomplished.
Power and such are all fleeting.”
The puppet stared at Lu Chuan for a long ti, his eyes fixed on him.
“Really?
You want to destroy the Lu family?
Kill Lu Fusheng?
Such a goal isn’t sothing ordinary people can set.”
“It seems you are a confident young man with substantial strength; otherwise, you could not possibly have made it here, as you would have been taken care of by the Lu family along the way.”
“It looks like I have underestimated you.
If what you say is true, you are indeed no ordinary person.”
“If your goal is to destroy the Lu family, then I can certainly offer you so help.”
He said earnestly.
“Really?
You can help ?” Lu Chuan looked at him, sowhat surprised.
“Of course, I can help you.
I ca here to live in seclusion precisely because, many years ago, I suffered persecution from the Lu family.”
Lu Chuan furrowed his brow, “Persecution from the Lu family?
What exactly happened?”
“At that ti, the Lu family wanted to carry out a grand Array and needed several experts skilled in Formation Spells to set it up.”
“I was on their list, but when they ca to ask for my help, I refused them.”
“Afterward, they tried multiple tis to compel to co out of retirent, and I refused them each ti.”
“Because I could see that the Array they wanted to set up had impure motives, I refused their requests.”
“Subsequently, the Lu family, angered and feeling humiliated, began to take revenge on .”
“My wife and daughter both suffered at their hands.”
Lu Chuan lowered his head slightly, his expression solemn, “Is that so?
Then these scoundrels from the Lu family really deserve to die.”
“Look over there.”
The puppet raised its hand and pointed to a corner of the courtyard.
Lu Chuan turned his head to look and saw a petite figure approaching.
“That’s my daughter.
The n of the Lu family cut off one of her arms.
I’m no match for the Lu family and can’t take revenge, so I can only hide here.”
After looking over, Lu Chuan saw the approaching girl dressed in a thin linen robe, her cheeks rosy, and her eyes warily watching him.
“These people are inhuman; they will get their couppance soday!”
Lu Chuan clenched his fist and pounded the table.
“In that case, I will definitely refuse those people from the Ming family; you just rest assured.”
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