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Chapter 392 The Reason Is... To Bury Them With Him

Chapter 392: Chapter 392 The Reason Is... To Bury Them With Him

The guests gradually dispersed.

The "Deep Sea Heart" was left on the stage, with patrols of security guards arranged nearby.

But anyone willing to try to unlock the device was not stopped; indeed, guests were encouraged to decode the secrets of the "Deep Sea Heart" with all their might.

When Lu Xining and Cheng Cang talked about this, her eyes met with Lott, who was leaving. He winked at her and left with his personal bodyguards.

Hearing her sigh in disbelief, Cheng Cang was stunned for a moment.

He didn’t understand her meaning right away.

Lu Xining got up, walked to his side, and said, "You boarded the ship with me. What’s the point of avoiding suspicion now? Do you think the surveillance on the ship is just for decoration?"

Passing by her earlier with such a secretive manner, did he think he was hiding well?

"..." Cheng Cang closed his mouth, unable to refute.

Lu Xining took him back to the suite, glancing at Ji Muye as she left, her eyes landing on his injured abdomen.

She said nothing more, but Ji Muye understood her intent and solemnly said, "For the sake of the child, I’ll take care of myself."

After she left, he turned to face Shang Lvxing, who hadn’t left yet. Both knew the other harbored additional secrets while boarding the ship, but they wisely showed nothing in front of Lu Xining.

As to whether Lu Xining had noticed, they weren’t quite sure themselves.

Shang Lvxing was the first to head towards the public deck area of the cruise, speaking to the winds, "The ship is speeding up."

Ji Muye had already sensed what he was talking about.

Since the Royal Cruise officially set sail, the speed has been constantly increasing, clearly aiming for a predetermined destination with urgency.

Shang Lvxing turned to look at the man who came up beside him, proposing, "Ji Muye, I can promise not to interfere with your future plans, but likewise, you should not get involved in mine, how about it?"

The two men, matched in looks and skill, exchanged glances beneath the night sky.

They both understood that whoever initiated the "non-interference" agreement would lose the upper hand first.

Yet Shang Lvxing spoke first.

Ji Muye’s penetrating gaze was deep; he didn’t immediately respond to Shang Lvxing’s proposal, instead looking towards the low-visibility sea, "Shang Lvxing, Xining’s mother has done you a kindness, you haven’t forgotten that, have you?"

"...Naturally," his voice, though deeply resonant, was scattered by the sea breeze.

Shang Lvxing knew that with Ji Muye’s capabilities, even if he had only learned a day early about Lu Xining boarding, he would have already made many secret arrangements. Clashing with this man was inevitable if he wanted success in his endeavors.

"I will not harm Ningning." This was his promise.

Ji Muye had long been investigating Shang Lvxing’s situation in the shadows, whether in relation to his closeness to Lu Xining or the Shang Family’s standing in Beicheng. If he wished to tread this path steadily, aside from his grandfather, with whom he had nothing but blood ties, he needed to master everything else himself.

And the Shang Family, especially Shang Lvxing, held a particularly significant position.

Compared to the undercurrents between the two men on the deck, Lu Xining in the suite upstairs was much more direct.

She asked Cheng Cang, "What did you go to do?"

The man indeed bore some wounds, wrapped haphazardly and not very skillfully.

From his shaking fingers, it was evident that his arm had suffered severe damage, causing uncontrollable tremors.

"I went..." Cheng Cang hesitated to speak.

Lu Xining’s gaze was sharp, "Cheng Cang, since I agreed to have you board the ship with me, we’re in this together. I don’t have the luxury of time to discern whether you’re telling the truth or lying."

The so-called Chu Family old guards no longer belong to the same generation as Chu Zhan.

Most are descendants of the old guards.

Unlike Zhao Yuanchen and those peripheral figures, Cheng Cang’s foster father was indeed an "insider" of the Chu Family.

In the past society, this would mean a family’s die-hard loyalist, whose loyalty couldn’t be matched by the likes of Zhao Yuanchen.

"Don’t forget, your foster father was of the Chu Family."

"Since you’ve chosen to take over everything he held, you should understand what betrayal means."

With the ship speeding as it is, in two days, they would see no city in sight, only vast and boundless ocean surrounding the Royal Cruise. She didn’t want her focus divided, having to test their loyalty while dealing with matters.

Her tone wasn’t harsh, and her voice was not loud, but every word carried a weight too heavy to be ignored.

The ventilated window allowed the sound of waves to seep through.

In the quiet suite living room, Cheng Cang solemnly spoke, "I’ve never met your grandfather, but I greatly admire my foster father. To him, the man, who seemed almost omnipotent, was his life’s belief."

"His whole life was about serving the Chu Family, protecting your mother, protecting you. But once, by chance, Shang Qing discovered his existence."

"To prevent your mother from being taken away, so she could be better controlled, he acted against my foster father, causing him to be injured and fall into a coma. It was also during that time your mother had an incident and my foster father couldn’t rush to her aid, leading to your mother..."

Lu Xining knew he was referring to her mother discovering what Shang Qing did to the Chu Family.

She listened in silence as his unfinished words provided her with more insight.

"Your mother later changed her identity and went missing for a while. Her marriage to the Lu Family was not out of genuine affection but because the Lu Family was a power given to your mother by your grandfather."

What Cheng Cang said truly fell outside Lu Xining’s previous understanding, and she was speechless, "Are you saying my mother and my father..."

"Perhaps later feelings developed over time, but the Lu Family certainly was a hidden strength of the Chu Family. Had they not lent a hand, my foster father might have woken to find your mother’s corpse."

Successfully safeguarding the heir of the main family was a crucial matter for the fiercely loyal old guards.

He looked up at the woman opposite him and continued, "Have you ever wondered why your grandfather, being so powerful, was easily overthrown by those allied noble families, forcing your mother into exile?"

Reality isn’t like a novel; even the most formidable person will have vulnerabilities.

Especially those who hold treasures, easily stirring hidden predators’ greed.

In a world where the strong devour the weak, success is dictated by those who survive at the end.

And what is the truth?

No one truly knows.

Meeting Lu Xining’s gaze, Cheng Cang laid out all the information he knew.

He spoke gravely, "Because... your grandfather wanted those people to accompany your grandmother in the grave."

Lu Xining’s thoughts were chaotic, as Cheng Cang’s words intertwined with things her mother had told her in the past.

Accompany her grandmother in the grave? But her grandmother wasn’t...