Chapter Seven Entering the Lu Residence

  Lu Hong went to the county town this time, and it took him more than 20 days to come and go. When he returned to Fufeng City, Gao Yuan had almost recovered. The things Zhang Yi had asked for were also ready, a pair of stilts, one single stilt, installed in the backyard, the pillars were made of hard miscellaneous wood, while the three horizontal bars were made of mulberry wood, which was extremely tough and flexible. After installation, Gao Yuan eagerly climbed up to play with it several times. However, compared to his previous life's long-term high-intensity practice, this body's strength, balance, and skill are far inferior. It seems that it will take a long time to recover to its best state.

  But just like that, playing around for a bit, also made Zhang Yi and the siblings who came to watch the excitement, Ye Jing'er, stare in shock. Watching Gao Yuan play a few double arm circles on the horizontal bar, Ye Jing'er covered her mouth and let out a delicate cry, afraid that Gao Yuan would fall off from above. He had just recovered from his injury, if he fell again, it would be a big deal. Especially when the wooden bar bent into an arc with each of Gao Yuan's rotations, Ye Jing'er was so tense she was about to die. Finally, after Gao Yuan jumped down, Ye Jing'er was the first to rush over, staring at him and shaking her head repeatedly: "Gao Gege, you can't play like this anymore, if you fall it'll be troublesome."

  Watching Ye Jing'er getting scared and her face turning pale, Gao Yuan laughed and said: "It's nothing, but I promised you, for a while now, I won't play anymore. My body isn't fully recovered yet, and intense exercise still hurts a bit. After some more time passes, it'll be completely fine. Then you can come see me again and I'll show you some good moves."

  Ye Jing and her family of three have been eating at the Gao's for some time now, thanks to Gao Yuan's special instructions, the food at the Gao's has been exceptionally good, after several tens of days of nourishment, not only did Ye Feng obviously grow taller and stronger, but even Ye Jing also underwent a noticeable change, her complexion became rosier, and her figure finally had some feminine curves, compared to before, she looked much more beautiful.

  Just now Gaoyuan's movement also scared Zhang Yi a bit, taking advantage of Gaoyuan turning around to try the horizontal bar, he whispered to Ye Jing'er: "Jing'er girl, you must tell Young Master not to play this, Young Master will definitely listen to you."

  Zhang Yi's words instantly made Ye Jing'er blush, and she stomped her foot in annoyance, saying: "What are you talking about? Why would Gao Da Ge listen to me?" She turned her head to look at Gao Yuan, who had turned around to look at the two of them, and became even more embarrassed. She quickly ran away with small steps.

  Gao Yuan seemed to have seen nothing, patted the dust off his hands and walked over. "Zhang Yi, Uncle Lu is back today, I'm planning to go visit him tonight, what gift should I bring?"

  "Master, Lord Lu treats you like his own son or nephew. Bringing gifts would only make it seem like you're trying to curry favor. He wouldn't be pleased with that. Just go as you are, and he'll love seeing your energetic self."

  "Alright, let's go over there later, huh? Your matter, after today is over, I'll talk to Uncle Lu about it."

  "Thank you, young master!" Zhang was endlessly grateful.

  The Lu Mansion was located at the west end of Fufeng City, separated from the Gao Mansion by a distance, and it was several times larger than the Gao Mansion. Inside the high walls, there were several houses with red bricks and green tiles. At the entrance, two soldiers stood holding long spears, and when they saw Zhang Yi and Gao Yuan walking over, they nodded in greeting, clearly very familiar with each other.

  As I walked through the gate, there was no ordinary household's screen wall, but rather a space similar to that of a noble family's backyard, only several times larger. One side was lined with neatly arranged weapons. Passing through this area led to the main hall. A man wearing a green robe approached and bowed to Gao Yuan, saying: "Young Master Gao has arrived! The old master just mentioned you and is delighted to hear that you can now move around on your own!"

  Gao Yuan looked at the other person but didn't recognize him. Zhang Yi knew that after Gao Yuan got hurt, he had forgotten everything about people and things from before. He quickly introduced them on the side: "Young Master, this is the steward of the manor, Lu Bin, Steward Lu, who is one of Old Master's most trusted assistants."

  "Road administrator is good!" Gaoyuan nodded and said.

  Lu Bin smiled and said: "I heard from Zhang Yi earlier that after the young master was injured, he forgot all about his past. I didn't believe it, but now that I've seen him, it's really true. The young master doesn't even recognize me, and we used to be so close. Hurry up, Young Master Gao, don't keep Old Master waiting."

  "Thanks, Road Manager!" Gao Yuan nodded at him and strode towards the main hall.

  Lu Bin stared at Gao Yuan's back in surprise, "How did a trip to the underworld change your personality? You weren't so easy-going before!" He shook his head and went back to work, but as soon as Master returned, there were many more things to do.

  "Uncle is well, you've had a hard journey!" As he walked into the main hall, his eyes immediately landed on Lu Hong's tall figure. He was talking to a young man sitting beside him, who looked a few years older than Gao Yuan. Seeing Gao Yuan walk in, Lu Hong stood up excitedly and walked over to him, patting his shoulder forcefully. "Good kid, you've recovered incredibly quickly! I didn't believe you were fully healed earlier. Good, good job!"

  "Thank you for taking care of me, Uncle!" Gaoyuan bowed and asked, "Is your trip going smoothly, Uncle?"

  "Everything went smoothly, and I paid my respects to the governor. I also met many old friends, so I ended up staying for a few more days, which made you worry. Oh, right, you don't remember after getting injured - this is Lu Chao, my son, and your older brother."

  Gao Yuan had long noticed this young man, quietly sitting there, his slender figure forming a sharp contrast with Lu Hong's robust physique that was typical of a martial artist, and he hadn't expected that he would be Lu Hong's son.

  "Big brother, big brother forgive me, after little brother got hurt, he forgot many things, even big brother's face."

  Lu Chao shook his head, "It's nothing, I've been following Father to the county these days, didn't go see my brother, don't be angry, Brother!"

  "I don't dare, I don't dare."

  "Brother, why be so polite!" Lu Hong waved his hand, "This time our family has double happiness, first, your injury from the distant past is completely healed, and this time I went to the county town, I also got you an official position, as long as you inform County Magistrate, you will become the Military Officer of Fufeng County. Second, it's about Chao'er. This is my greatest gain from going to the county town this time, just now I was talking to Chao'er."

  "I don't know what good news it is, Uncle might as well tell me so I can also get excited." Gaoyuan said with a smile.

  Lu Hong burst out laughing and said: "We military men have always been looked down upon by those scholars, even our governor, who was humiliated in the capital city many years ago. From then on, I made a vow to let my son study hard from a young age. My son has worked hard and achieved great things. This time when I went to the county to celebrate the governor's birthday, I unexpectedly met someone. Do you know who it is?"

  Gao Yuan shook his head.

  "Li Ru, Li Ru, a great master indeed! He is respected by people from all countries. I never thought he would come to celebrate the birthday of the governor. Later, I asked the governor and found out that he had helped Li Ru when he was young. I knelt in front of the governor's gate for an hour before he agreed to introduce my son to Li Ru. However, he couldn't guarantee that Li Ru would accept my son as his disciple. You know, becoming a disciple of Master Li is a great honor! My son has made me proud, and now he is already a disciple of Master Li. This time when he comes back to pack up, he will follow Master Li on his travels. Haha, who says that our family of martial artists can't produce a scholar? Even the governor praised me for having a good son!" Lu Hong looked up at the sky and laughed loudly.

  "Congratulations, brother! Congratulations, brother!" Although he didn't know who Li Ru was, Gao Yuan still joined in the fun and repeatedly congratulated Lu Chao.

  "You're not allowed to leave today, it's a good day with double happiness and also the farewell dinner for your elder brother who is about to go abroad for further studies, you can only leave after having dinner here." Lu Hong said with a big laugh.

  "I must raise a glass to toast you, brother, wishing you great success in your studies and a bright future."

  "Good luck to you!" Compared with Lu Hong's extreme joy, Lu Chao seemed calm and collected, after all, he was a well-read person who didn't show his emotions on his face, unlike his father, whose mood could be easily guessed from his facial expression.