Inside the living room of the Lu family mansion, many clan members had gathered. Seeing the Lu family's nameplate, which had been carried into the room, stained with a line of blood, everyone was shocked.
"What's going on? Speak!"
Lu Yuesheng, the head of the Lu family, glared at the two security guards who had woken up from being unconscious.
"Patriarch, the two of us were guarding the entrance when suddenly a man wearing a ghost mask walked up. We immediately tried to stop him, but we didn't expect this mysterious man to suddenly attack and knock us out. We don't know what happened after that..."
"Patriarch, you can check the surveillance video footage from the entrance."
The two guards quickly answered Lu Yuesheng's questions.
Lu Yuesheng had already watched the surveillance footage. Now, his eyes were fixed on the blood writing on the nameplate, his gaze filled with horror and killing intent. With a wave of his right hand, he said, "You can't even guard the main gate, what use are you two trash for? Take them down and execute them!"
"Patriarch, spare our lives, Patriarch spare us!"
"Patriarch, this can't be blamed on us, please give us another chance..."
The two guards were dragged away by other guards amidst their pleas for mercy.
At this moment, Lu Yong, Lu Yuesheng's eldest son, spoke, "Father, judging from the blood writing left on the nameplate, Chu Feng has returned for revenge."
"Ten years, I never thought this little bastard was actually still alive and dared to return to Dachang City to seek revenge. But what does this message he left mean?"
Lu Yuesheng stared at the blood writing on his Lu family's nameplate, utterly bewildered.
"Ten days later, blood debt will be paid with blood – Chu Feng!"
Lu Yong muttered the ten characters on the nameplate to himself.
"Father, whether it's really Chu Feng returning for revenge or someone else playing a trick, we must find this person and kill him as soon as possible. Because for a prominent family like ours, the nameplate represents the entire family's honor. Now, not only has our nameplate been taken down, but it has also been defaced with this line of blood writing as a provocation. If we cannot quickly find this person wearing the ghost mask and kill him, not only will our clansmen be in mortal danger at all times, but we will also be ridiculed by people from both the underworld and the legitimate world."
After a moment of thought, Lu Yong reminded his father, Lu Yuesheng.
Lu Yuesheng nodded, then said, "If it is indeed Chu Feng who is alive and has returned for revenge, leaving such a brazen challenge at our Lu family's doorstep, then it means he has learned the truth of his Chu family's annihilation from ten years ago... Go contact the Zhao, Qi, and Wei families and see what their situation is."
"Yes, I'll make the calls right away."
Lu Yong hurried to the side to make the phone call.
Lu Yuesheng looked at the surrounding Lu clan members and said in a deep voice, "Everyone, there's no need to panic. Regardless of whether it's Chu Feng, the sole survivor of the Chu family, returning for revenge, or someone else seeking justice for the Chu family we annihilated, there's no need to fear. With the strength of our Lu family today, it's as hard as reaching the heavens to bring us down. Moreover, we have the Qi, Zhao, and Wei families, and even the Jiang family from the capital. What is there to fear?"
"The Patriarch is right. Our Lu family is now the number one family in Dachang City. The four major families, Lu, Zhao, Qi, and Wei, can cover the sky with one hand in Dachang City's underworld and legitimate circles. Let alone one Chu Feng, even a thousand Chu Fengs returning for revenge would only meet a dead end."
"Even if there are other influential figures from the underworld or legitimate circles who want to seek justice for the Chu family, the combined strength of the four families is enough to resist them. Furthermore, with the Jiang family from the capital as our powerful backer, there are only a handful of forces in the entire Dragon Country that can suppress the Jiang family. So, we truly have no reason to be afraid."
"..."
After hearing Lu Yuesheng's words, the faces of these Lu clan members no longer showed the shock and panic from before.
At this moment, Lu Yong, who had finished calling the Qi, Zhao, and Wei families, returned to Lu Yuesheng's side and reported with a look of shock, "Father, the Qi family, Zhao family, and Wei family – these three families, like ours, had their nameplates taken down by that mysterious person wearing the ghost mask, who left the exact same blood writing. Furthermore, the heads of the Qi, Zhao, and Wei families have invited you to meet them tonight to urgently discuss how to handle this matter."
"It's just as I expected!" Lu Yuesheng nodded, then said with a tone of disbelief, "Who is this mysterious person wearing the ghost mask? Is it really Chu Feng, the sole survivor of the Chu family? If so, why is he wearing a ghost mask and not showing his true face? If not, the blood writing is signed with Chu Feng's name..."
"Yes, he has already taken down the nameplates of the four major families – Lu, Zhao, Qi, and Wei – overnight. Each nameplate has been stamped with a shoe print and defaced with a line of brazen, provocative blood writing. Such humiliation and defiance towards us four families is a clear declaration of war. But why is he still wearing a ghost mask? Is he afraid of being found by us, afraid of death? But if he were afraid of death, he wouldn't have done this..."
Lu Yong also frowned deeply, unable to comprehend it.
"Prepare the car for me. I will go and discuss this with the heads of the Qi, Zhao, and Wei families. In addition, strengthen the security of our Lu family mansion, increase the number of bodyguards, and ensure that every bodyguard is armed. Until this mysterious person wearing the ghost mask is killed, clan members should go out less. If they must go out, they should be accompanied by two elite bodyguards carrying firearms."
Lu Yuesheng, being the head of the four major families, was naturally not just a rash and arrogant brute. On the contrary, his mind was sharp and meticulous.
"Yes!"
Lu Yong nodded.
At this moment.
Chu Lingtian, amidst the ruins of the Chu family, had finished three bottles of high-proof white wine.
In fact, with his tolerance for alcohol, these three bottles were not enough to get him drunk.
But everyone knew that when one's mood is down and one is heartbroken, it's easiest to get drunk. This is the principle of "the wine doesn't intoxicate, the person intoxicates himself."
Standing up from the ruins, Chu Lingtian stumbled onto the street. The unbearable grief in his heart made him lean against a tree and bend over to vomit.
Suddenly, a woman's fair and tender slender hand held out a tissue to Chu Lingtian.
Chu Lingtian turned his head and saw that the woman standing beside him was beautiful, with a voluptuous figure, a large bust, and a round, perky posterior. Her face wore a sweet and kind smile.
"Are you alright?"
The kind beauty asked Chu Lingtian with a smile.
Chu Lingtian was stunned for a moment. He took the tissue offered by the kind beauty and replied, "I'm fine, thank you."
"That's good. Do you want me to take you home?"
The kind beauty asked again.
"We are strangers..."
Before Chu Lingtian could finish speaking, he was interrupted by the kind beauty.