12dz Chapter 827 Mr. Chen, it's been a long time!
Chapter 827 Mr. Chen, it's been a long time!
Seeing that Qianli'er seemed somewhat surprised, Zhu the Butcher continued, "General Tian defended the Great Wall, preventing the barbarians from setting foot in the Nine Provinces. He is a hero of our Xia people! How could I, Zhu the Butcher, sit idly by and watch such a hero be plotted against by a villain?"
Martial artists are different from ordinary people. Ordinary people are isolated from the world and have limited knowledge. Therefore, when they hear the name Tian Yu, they often only subconsciously feel that the name is somewhat familiar and that he is a great general who leads troops. Beyond that, they do not know much more.
Martial artists, however, are different; they have broader knowledge and more diverse sources of information.
Therefore, the vast majority of martial artists knew about Tian Yu's achievements.
To put it simply, in the hearts of many martial artists, Tian Yu is the hero of all the Xia people!
If it weren't for Tian Yu's defense of the Great Wall, given the court's neglect of it over the years, the Great Wall would probably have been breached long ago, and then the barbarians would have invaded Kyushu, causing immense suffering and death.
Many martial artists in Kyushu may never have met Tian Yu, but they regard him as their spiritual idol!
This is not only because of Tian Yu's martial arts realm, which is at the peak of the first rank, but also because of Tian Yu's achievements in resisting foreign tribes over the years!
Zhu the Butcher happens to be one of the martial artists who regards Tian Yu as their spiritual idol!
When he was young, Butcher Zhu had heard about Tian Yu's deeds and admired him greatly. He often took Tian Yu as his role model and spurred himself to practice martial arts diligently!
This admiration has not diminished in the slightest with the passage of time. Even now, as a third-rank martial artist, Butcher Zhu still holds Tian Yu in high esteem!
How could Zhu Tufu, who so admired Tian Yu and regarded him as a national hero, possibly sit idly by and watch such villains as the Lu family harm Tian Yu?
In fact, the moment Zhu the Butcher heard that the Lu family was going to ambush and kill Tian Yu, he had already decided to tell Tian Yu about the Lu family's plot. However, because the Lu family was powerful, Tian Yu did not reveal his intentions.
"Since Brother Zhu has made his decision, I have no choice but to accompany him even at the cost of my life!"
After pondering for a moment, Qianli'er finally decided to stand with Tian Yu.
Similar conversations to those between the two also occurred in many of the Lu family's guest rooms.
Although martial artists of the highest rank can live freely in the world and are not bound by worldly laws and rules, this does not mean that they have no conscience!
For the sake of the Dragon Beard Grass and their own path of martial arts, they could do things for the Lu family, but these things absolutely did not include attacking Tian Yu!
They were all too aware of Tian Yu's importance. It's no exaggeration to say that Tian Yu's existence was crucial to the fact that the barbarians had been unable to set foot in Kyushu for so many years!
Even though the imperial court did not pay attention to him and the supplies allocated to the Great Wall Army were decreasing day by day, Tian Yu still held the Great Wall and led a group of soldiers who were starving to resist the barbarians north of the Great Wall, preventing the barbarians from advancing an inch and allowing the people of Kyushu to live peacefully on this land.
Such a heroic figure, anyone with even a shred of conscience would probably not have made the decision to kill him.
Therefore, after careful consideration, many of the invited martial artists ultimately resisted the temptation of the dragon's beard grass and decided to leave the Lu family.
Of course, such martial artists were only a small minority; the majority of the invited martial artists still made the decision to accept the Lu family's invitation.
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The next day.
Chen Dao and his group, along with Zhu Tu Fu and other martial artists who had decided to leave, did not linger and set off from the Lu family as soon as dawn broke.
Unexpectedly, as soon as they arrived at the gate of the Lu family, they saw the butler Lu Changjiang, who seemed to have been waiting there for a long time!
"Are you all planning to leave immediately?"
Lu Changjiang asked the question knowing the answer already.
"Not bad!"
Butcher Zhu replied, "Tian Yu is a first-rank martial artist with formidable strength. I regret that I cannot grant the Lu family's request!"
Lu Changjiang seemed unsurprised by Tian Yu's answer, but he gave everyone a deep look and warned, "Since you are all unwilling to take action against Tian Yu, my Lu family will not force you! However..."
Lu Changjiang paused, then said in a slightly stern tone, "You all need to keep quiet about what happened yesterday, otherwise... my Lu family will definitely not let this go!"
Upon hearing this, Butcher Zhu and Qianli'er were alarmed. Given the Lu family's immense power, this threat carried considerable weight.
Chen Dao and his three companions, however, were unconvinced. No matter how powerful the Lu family was, their influence couldn't reach Liangzhou and Qingzhou, so they had no reason to fear any threat from the Lu family.
After warning everyone, Lu Changjiang cleared the way for the group to leave. The group didn't linger and strode away.
After walking several hundred meters and confirming that they were out of Lu Changjiang's sight, Qianli'er said with some surprise, "The Lu family let us go so easily?"
Qianli'er had thought that the Lu family would stop them from leaving, since their departure would expose the Lu family's conspiracy.
However, the Lu family only gave them a warning and then let them go, which surprised Qianli'er greatly.
"Isn't the Lu family worried that we will expose their conspiracy to the public?"
A lone martial artist named Cui Han also looked puzzled.
"Of course I'm not afraid!"
Yang Zheng sneered, "The Lu family is used to having the final say in Youzhou! In the eyes of the Lu family, we martial artists simply don't have the courage to offend them."
Yang Zheng knew these powerful families all too well. These people were used to being high and mighty and didn't think that people like him would dare to betray or offend them.
It was precisely because of this arrogant thinking that the Lu family was able to so easily let go of these martial artists who had refused to join them.
"In any case, it's a good thing that we were able to leave safely!"
Butcher Zhu smiled with a relaxed expression.
The moment he made the decision to refuse the Lu family, he was already mentally prepared to be harassed by the Lu family, even to fight his way out of the Lu family, or even to die in the Lu family. He did not expect things to go so smoothly. The Lu family did not make things difficult for him, but only gave him a warning.
Zhu the butcher didn't take the Lu family's warning too seriously!
The Lu family may be powerful, but their influence is ultimately limited to Youzhou, while Butcher Zhu's hometown is in Qiongzhou!
Qiongzhou is thousands of miles away from Youzhou in a straight line. No matter how far the Lu family's influence extends, it cannot reach Qiongzhou!
Therefore, Zhu the Butcher was not too afraid of the Lu family's threat. On the contrary, he became more determined to go to the Great Wall to tell Tian Yu about the Lu family's conspiracy.
Of course, Butcher Zhu didn't voice this thought. Instead, he looked at Chen Dao and said, "Mr. Chen, it's been a long time!"
Even now, the scene he experienced in front of the Qingwang Mansion still lingers in Zhu Tufu's mind, and Chen Dao's appearance is also deeply imprinted in Zhu Tufu's mind, making him feel a little respect whenever he thinks of Chen Dao!