Chapter 1144: 1144

Lu Shu was silent on the way back . The rest did not say much . Chen Zuan and the rest did not know about the past affairs involving the Puppet Masters . Thus, they simply thought that the thread to finding Lu Shu’s parents had been severed .

Even Lu Shu did not know that the lady, who had been chased and killed on the street, was Tear Tricker, a Puppet Master . When Li Xianyi found out about this, he had been fighting with Dream Chooser . Then, Lu Shu had gone to the Luniverse .

But Lu Shu was very clear about his own history . He also realized why Cloud Yi had come to Luo City for no reason . Perhaps she had known about his identity then .

As for how she knew, Lu Shu felt that it was not surprising . The techniques of the celestial map were very unique . Lu Xiaoyu’s techniques were also unique . There was no one in the world who had the same abilities as them .

Suddenly, Cheng Qiuqiao said, “Why don’t we find clues about that woman?”

“How?” Chen Zuan asked curiously .

Lu Shu spoke . “Find Zhong Yutang . He should be able to obtain information . ”

It was not that Zhong Yutang knew where Tear Tricker had gone . The Heavenly Network had definitely exchanged information with the Golden Foundation . It was no secret that Tear Tricker was dead . The Golden Foundation would definitely not keep this from the Heavenly Network .

Li Dian, who was sitting between Chen Zuan and Cheng Qiuqiao, carefully asked, “Heavenly King Lu, can my sentence be shortened?”

“Of course . ” Lu Shu nodded and said, “According to our agreement, 40% of your sentence will be lifted . You will spend some time in prison before being moved to the Longmen Fortress to work . You will complete the rest of your sentence with limited freedom . ”

Li Dian heaved a sigh of relief . Limited freedom was not bad .

Lu Shu said, “Li Dian, we are old acquaintances . I hope you will understand that there is nothing in this world that can be done without a price . Turn over a new leaf . You can do many things in this era . Why do you have to cheat others?”

Li Dian sighed . “I was forced…”

“Stop . ” Lu Shu expressionlessly interrupted Li Dian . “I want to say that your tragic encounters have only allowed us to understand the motivations behind your crimes, but you have not earned our sympathy . If you want us to think highly of you, lead a decent life first . ”

A large majority of offenders in this world had experiences that were worth the sympathy of others . But did this mean that they could commit crimes? The world did not work this way .

Civilization and humankind had advanced to its present state . One would only be able to respect civilization by respecting the law .

After they returned to the Longmen Fortress, someone came to take in Li Dian . When the handcuffs were put on Li Dian, he suddenly felt that this world was very strange . He had stolen the blanket and toy of a master 18 years ago?!

To Li Dian, the gourd was probably Lu Shu’s toy… this world was very frightening .

Li Dian believed in fortunes . If not, how could he conduct fortune-telling sessions for others? He was not simply a swindler . This skill had been passed down in his family .

Li Dian felt that he would cheat people less in the future . He might cheat someone who would become powerful in the future . His luck was not very good…

When they returned to the Longmen Fortress, Lu Shu was walking to Zhong Yutang’s office when he bumped into Li Yixiao and Nalan Que . They were chatting along the corridor .

Nalan Que was upset . “When are we getting married?!”

Li Yixiao was slightly nervous . “Will we be able to be happy once we are married? My friend has married two times . There’s no need to!”

Nalan Que said, “If the marriage doesn’t turn out well, will others marry again?”

Lu Shu did not expect to see Nalan Que forcing marriage on Li Yixiao . Chen Zuan and Cheng Qiuqiao almost burst out laughing . The entire Heavenly Network knew that Li Yixiao was controlled by Nalan Que . His daily pocket money was only 20 dollars at most .

No one quite wanted to marry her…

When Li Yixiao saw Lu Shu, it was as if he had seen his saving grace . He ran over to Lu Shu . “Lu Shu, I have something to discuss with you . ”

Then, Li Yixiao pulled Lu Shu along and ran . As they ran, he softly said, “She is getting crazier recently . Brother, show me the way . Can you bring me along the next time you go to the Luniverse?”

Lu Shu laughed . “You have escaped marriage before . Do you think that Nalan Que will let you go?”

“If I don’t run, I will not be able to bear it . ” Li Yixiao was about to cry . He recalled how he had been a formidable man who traveled around the country . Now, the only hotpot he was able to eat was a 19 dollar self-service hotpot . It was tragic…

“Don’t . ” Lu Shu pushed away Li Yixiao’s hand . “I can’t help you with this . ”

Lu Shu said goodbye to Chen Zuan and the rest . Then, he brought Lu Xiaoyu to the wall of the Longmen Fortress . They sat on the edge and looked into the distance . Their field of vision was vast .

“Xiaoyu,” said Lu Shu softly .

“Hm?” Lu Xiaoyu tilted her head and looked at Lu Shu .

“Why don’t you want to learn swordplay?” This was the first time Lu Shu had asked Lu Xiaoyu this question .

In the past, Li Xianyi had wanted to take Lu Xiaoyu as his disciple, but had constantly been rejected by Lu Xiaoyu . At first, it was because Lu Xiaoyu did not trust Li Xianyi . She did not want to interact with Li Xianyi .

But they were on good terms now . Li Xianyi treated Lu Xiaoyu like his own granddaughter and spoiled her .

But back then, Li Xianyi asked Lu Xiaoyu to inherit his swordplay skills, but was rejected by Lu Xiaoyu once again .

Lu Shu had never asked this question, but for some reason, he suddenly felt like asking her .

Lu Xiaoyu thought about it and said, “Probably because it’s not fun . ”

“Not fun?” Lu Shu asked curiously .

“Yes . It’s not as relaxing as controlling a few spirits,” said Lu Xiaoyu with a smile .

“Are there any other reasons?” Lu Shu asked .

Lu Xiaoyu was silent for very long . Then, she suddenly said, “Subconsciously, I think that it’s boring . ”

Only the two of them would be able to understand this reason . As the puzzle of truth was slowly being completed, everyone gradually understood that their history was not as simple as they had thought .

Lu Xiaoyu smiled and said, “At first, when I saw all of you train swordplay, I felt disappointed . I could remember everything the old man taught after seeing it only once, but did not train . It was as if I had already reached the peak and looked down on basics like this . ”

As Lu Xiaoyu spoke, she snapped her fingers . Transparent sword energy shot out from the tip of her finger, distorting the space around it . Then, Lu Xiaoyu produced more sword energy, breaking the previous sword energy .

Before this, Lu Xiaoyu had never trained in swordplay . She had never even held a sword .

Lu Shu smiled . “You never said that you could produce sword energy at will . ”

Lu Xiaoyu stretched . “All I have to do is create swords for you . It is more relaxing . You will protect me too . ”