Medicine Martial Prodigy
Chapter 477 Intriguing

Chapter 477: Chapter 477 Intriguing

The news of the Lu Family and Liu Family’s impending alliance quickly spread among the upper-class families of Yandu, surprising countless people.

Both the Lu Family and the Liu Family were prominent households within the Nine Gates of Yandu. Once allied through marriage, the two powerful families would undoubtedly increase their cooperation, which was not good news for the other Gates.

Of course, it was not unprecedented, as marriages among the Nine Gates of Yandu had happened in the past, and quite frequently.

While this news was still brewing in the upper echelons of Yandu society, Qin Chuan was sitting cross-legged on the rooftop of the Cloud Summit Heaven Villa.

The setting sun cast a dim yellow light on him, adding a mysterious aura to his figure.

"Whew~"

The moment the sun completely disappeared, Qin Chuan exhaled a turbid breath, and as he opened his eyes, two streaks of blue light flashed through them.

"Is this the manifestation of the Qingxuan Spirit Qi?"

He saw his right hand open, and a blue, flame-like Qi was floating above his palm.

Originally, he had obtained the Qingxuan Spirit Qi from a mysterious jade pendant. At first, he could only feel a small strand of Qi at his fingertips, and because the name Daoist Qingxuan appeared on the jade pendant, he named the qi obtained from the pendant as the Qingxuan Spirit Qi.

But now, what was initially a faint sensation had turned into a palm-sized mass.

During his recent cultivation, he was guiding the Qingxuan Spirit Qi to heal the internal injuries he suffered from a previous intense battle. By now, his internal injuries had completely healed.

"The Qingxuan Spirit Qi has grown several times stronger, and the recovery speed for injuries has also significantly increased."

Qin Chuan murmured, "If only the Qingxuan Spirit Qi could heal Xiao Yan’s injuries."

He had tried before; the Qingxuan Spirit Qi, which normally accelerated healing, met with resistance when used on Song Yan.

Possibly sensing Qin Chuan’s thoughts, the Qingxuan Spirit Qi that was merrily moving in his palm suddenly stilled.

Qin Chuan, surprised, said, "You little thing, can you actually understand what I’m saying?"

Indeed, the Qingxuan Spirit Qi began moving joyfully in Qin Chuan’s palm again.

Qin Chuan was astounded. He knew that the Qingxuan Spirit Qi was mysterious, but he never thought that such a mass of qi could understand his thoughts—it was truly astonishing.

Qin Chuan smiled and said, "Regardless, if it hadn’t been for you, my injuries would have hardly recovered so quickly. Thank you."

The Qingxuan Spirit Qi seemed very pleased, flying out from his palm and joyfully circling his body as if expressing its emotions.

"Big Brother Qin!"

Just then, Tang Yue’er’s voice came from the staircase, and the Qingxuan Spirit Qi hurriedly retreated back into Qin Chuan’s Dantian.

Qin Chuan looked over at Tang Yue’er, and asked, "Yue’er, what’s the matter?"

Tang Yue’er said, "Big Brother Qin, just now, both the Liu Family and the Lu Family announced that three days from now, they will hold an engagement banquet for Lu Yanwu and Liu Xu at the Lu Family."

Hearing this news, Qin Chuan frowned deeply. How could Lu Yanwu agree to marry Liu Xu?

Something was definitely wrong.

Qin Chuan asked, "The Lu Family released the news as well?"

Tang Yue’er nodded, "The Lu Family is taking the engagement banquet very seriously and has already begun preparations. It is also said to coincide with the 80th birthday of the Lu Family Master, Lu Yaosheng."

Qin Chuan’s frown deepened. He felt something was off. Knowing Lu Yanwu as he did, she would definitely not agree to marry Liu Xu.

Tang Yue’er suddenly added, "There are rumors that ever since Lu Yanwu was taken back to the Lu Family, she has been under house arrest."

A wave of nameless anger burst forth from Qin Chuan. He had been present when Lu Yanwu was taken back, and it was under the command of the Lu Family Master, Lu Yaosheng—evidently because he was worried about Liu Jun’s death implicating Lu Yanwu and by extension, the Lu Family.

Originally, out of respect for Lu Yaozong, Qin Chuan had not planned to quarrel with the Lu Family, but to his surprise, the Lu Family had actually placed Lu Yanwu under house arrest.

That explained why the Lu Family had released news of the engagement banquet.

Because Lu Yanwu had refused to marry Liu Xu, she had been placed under house arrest.

Qin Chuan asked, "Did Lu Yaozong agree to this marriage?"

Tang Yue’er shook her head. "I’m not sure."

The more Qin Chuan thought about it, the more he felt that something was off. Lu Yaozong doted on Yan Wu immensely; if Yan Wu had refused to marry Liu Xu, how could Lu Yaozong possibly agree?

With this thought, he hurriedly dialed Lu Yaozong’s number, only to hear a tone indicating that the area was out of service.

Then, he tried Yan Wu’s number, but it was also unreachable.

So, he dialed the Great Elder’s number.

The Great Elder answered quickly and immediately said, "Mr. Qin, what can I do for you?"

The current Great Elder felt heartfelt reverence for Qin Chuan.

Qin Chuan got straight to the point. "Great Elder, can you contact Elder Lu?"

The Great Elder asked, "Are you referring to Lu Yaozong?"

"Yes," Qin Chuan replied.

In a somber tone, the Great Elder said, "Just an hour ago, he suddenly took on an urgent mission from Guardian Hall and has already left Yandu. As for what mission it was and where he went, I have no idea."

"Guardian Hall?"

Qin Chuan’s pupils dilated. He had thought that Guardian Hall was just a force within the Ancient Martial World, only now learning that Guardian Hall could directly issue orders to the Battle Domain.

Seeing Qin Chuan’s confusion, the Great Elder explained, "Guardian Hall is the strongest Martial Path force in the Secular World, and the Battle Domain must also obey Guardian Hall."

"The purpose of establishing Guardian Hall was to protect the people of the Secular World from being oppressed by the Ancient Martial World."

Hearing the Great Elder’s words, Qin Chuan was even more shocked. Due to his associations with the Guardian of the Eight, he had already disliked Guardian Hall, never expecting it to protect the Secular World.

What surprised him even more was that the Battle Domain answered to Guardian Hall.

Although he was surprised, Qin Chuan quickly regained his composure, asking doubtfully, "Isn’t Elder Lu part of the Battle Domain? Even if the Battle Domain has to obey Guardian Hall, shouldn’t they still go through you to assign tasks to Elder Lu?"

The Great Elder gave a wry smile, shaking his head helplessly. "Yes, by the rules, that’s the way it should be. But the mission is arranged by Guardian Hall, and even I have no right to interfere. Even if it doesn’t comply with the rules, what can be done?"

"But I feel this situation is not quite right. Since I assumed my position, such a thing has never happened."

Qin Chuan’s frown deepened. Given that the Lu Family and Liu Family had suddenly announced their union, could there be a connection with Guardian Hall assigning an urgent mission to Lu Yaozong?

If there really was a connection, that would be quite intriguing.

The Liu Family? Or the Lu Family?

Or perhaps another family?

Which family could have leverage with Guardian Hall to assign tasks to Lu Yaozong?

It seems, the Nine Gates of Yandu were not as simple as they appeared on the surface.

Before Miao Dahai was killed by him, he had told Qin Chuan that after the Qin Family’s destruction, it became a taboo not to be mentioned in Yandu.

The one who made the Qin Family such a taboo was a highly influential figure known as "Guardian."

This person not only possessed great power and influence but also extraordinary strength; even if the Nine Gates of Yandu joined forces, they would be no match for this person.

Was this person known as "Guardian" one of the guardians in Guardian Hall?

Was the Qin Family’s annihilation related to this Guardian?

At this moment, Qin Chuan grew even more suspicious that the primary culprit behind the destruction of the Qin Family was related to one of the guardians of Guardian Hall.