Chapter 1173: The Reason For His Disappearance
“No matter what, the Lu family is the result of Qingyun’s hard work. I can’t bear to see the Lu family destroyed just like that. Lu Bai is a good-for-nothing, and Lu Xiang is even more useless. Now that the Lu family is in a precarious situation, are you willing to take over the Lu family?”
Old Master Lu’s attitude was sincere, and his eyes were filled with pleading. His voice trembled slightly, but in the end, he still received a disappointing answer.
“No,” Gu Zheng refused without hesitation.
Old Master Lu lowered his head and said regretfully, “But this is Qingyun—”
“Old Master.” Gu Zheng interrupted him and said casually, “The Lu family has already been destroyed in my hands.”
Old Master Lu was stunned for a few seconds before he understood. The Lu family was no longer in Qingyun’s hands. There was no longer a need for the Lu family to exist after Lu Yan and Lu Xiang tainted it. Moreover, Gu Zheng had no feelings for the Lu family to begin with. He was naturally unwilling to take over the Lu family.
He thought that there was room for discussion, but when he saw Gu Zheng’s gaze, Old Master Lu knew that Gu Zheng looked down on the Lu family. He could not be the heir of the Lu family.
Wang Liang wanted to persuade him, but the old master waved his hand. “Ah Zheng, then I’ll let you decide everything!”
“Old Master!” Wang Liang exclaimed, his eyes filled with shock. The Lu family was the blood, sweat, and tears of the Old Master and Eldest Miss. Were they going to give up just like that?
“The Lu family is already filthy and meaningless. Back then, the Lu family was developed in the hands of Qingyun. It’s good for you to end all of this yourself now, lest the Lu family is ruined further by Lu Bai.”
At this point, Old Master Lu suddenly raised his voice. “Ah Zheng, I support you.”
Gu Zheng looked up slightly and nodded at the old master.
“Um…” The old master hesitated for a moment and asked, “Is Xi Xi your wife? When did you get married?”
Gu Zheng’s eyes darkened. “Old Master, can you tell me how she woke you up?”
The old master was stunned for a moment and could not help but smile. “The descendant of the divine physician does have a treatment method that requires the blood of a physician to treat patients. But don’t worry, she didn’t hurt herself when she saved me.”
Now, the old master finally understood why Gu Zheng had a cold face and a trace of gloominess between his brows. Even when he saw Lu Yan being expelled from the Lu family, he did not change in the slightest. It seemed that he was worried that Qiao Xi had hurt her body.
Gu Zheng looked at Old Master Lu’s expression and knew that he was not lying. His expression softened as he smiled lightly. “Xi Xi is my wife, so I’m naturally more concerned about her. Please don’t take offense.”
Old Master Lu sized up Gu Zheng. Although he had never met him before, he felt inexplicably close to him. Perhaps it was because this child was a little similar to Qingyun. They were both so strong and outstanding.
“Ever since I fell unconscious, I haven’t been able to feel anything. It was only when Xi Xi came to treat me that I realized that someone was by my side. Xi Xi is a good child. After all, she’s Ah Xiao’s disciple. She’s naturally as kind as him.” A loving smile appeared on the old master’s face, then it was covered in a layer of gloom.
“You should know about the disappearance of Xi Xi’s grandpa as well. She doesn’t seem to care on the surface, but before this, she has searched for him in many places. It was only after Ah Xiao sent Xi Xi some news that Xi Xi gave up on searching for him.
“Actually, I can roughly guess why Ah Xiao went missing. Do you still remember the time when your mother was poisoned back then?” The old master looked up at Gu Zheng.
Gu Zheng nodded.
The old master fell into his memories. “Years ago, I got to know Ah Xiao and became friends with him. After Qingyun was poisoned, he desperately wanted to detoxify the poison in Qingyun’s body. Unfortunately, even after he worked hard for a long time, Qingyun still passed away. Not long after, Ah Xiao went missing. At that time, he had six apprentices. Xi Xi was the youngest and hadn’t reached adulthood. Ah Xiao wouldn’t have suddenly disappeared without regard for his apprentice, so I think that in order to save Qingyun, his body was seriously injured and there were some irreversible consequences.”
Gu Zheng’s expression suddenly changed. The divine physician had used his blood to detoxify the poison and his body was seriously injured. What would the consequences be for Qiao Xi?
Sure enough, the thing he was most worried about had still happened. Using blood to detoxify poison was equivalent to using Qiao Xi’s life in exchange for his. Now that he was no longer using Qiao Xi’s blood, would there still be adverse consequences?
Old Master Lu realized that he was nervous and smiled comfortingly. “Ah Zheng, this is just my guess. Even if it’s really as I guessed, it might not happen to you and Xi Xi.”