Chapter 84 I Have a Good Idea

But now, Shi Lianhan was facing a difficult choice.

Inside the main hall of the Lu Residence, important figures were gathered together.

"Lianhan, this concerns the Family. This is the collective decision of the clan elders. I hope you can understand!"

The head of the Lu Family, Lu Zhongxuan, was already sixty years old, yet his face did not show much aging. With three strands of long whiskers under his chin, he had an elegant and easygoing appearance; it was clear he must have been a handsome man in his youth.

He was also the father of Shi Lianhan's late husband.

"Now that the Bai Family is pressing us aggressively, the life and death of our Lu Family rests on your single thought. In the entire Longhua Prefecture, the only one who can deal with Bai Haochuan is Yan Chu!"

"That Yan Chu loves married women is known throughout the Jianghu!"

"If you can win his favor, even if Kang'er has a spirit in the underworld, he would be gratified by the sacrifice you made for our Lu Family."

During this period, the Jianghu of Longhua Prefecture was in turmoil because of Yan Chu.

The Mingtong Trading Company did not participate in these major events; they were busy with internal strife.

A few days ago, another Fifth Realm Master of the Lu Family was severely injured by a mysterious person and was currently on the verge of death.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that it must have been the Bai Family's doing.

Ever since the Bai Family Old Ancestor made a Breakthrough to the Sixth Realm, he had been marginalizing the Lu Family in various ways, but generally speaking, his methods were relatively mild. No one knew why he had suddenly become so aggressive recently.

Shi Lianhan stood in the center of the hall.

At the very top was the Clan Chief Lu Zhongxuan, and on both sides were the clan elders.

She wore a goose-yellow ruqun, her figure slender yet curvaceous, exuding a myriad of charms.

Behind her was the empty main gate of the Lu Residence, and the sky was terrifyingly gloomy.

Shi Lianhan's expression was cold, and her heart was even colder.

She hadn't expected that the Family elders, who were usually pleasant to her, would be so shameless as to make such a decision today!

What had she, Shi Lianhan, done wrong?

Two years after marrying into the Lu Family, her husband Lu Yukang was accidentally killed while traveling a merchant route. Afterward, she not only did not remarry but instead stayed in the Lu Family, supporting the nearly declining Lu Family.

Later, she even broke through to the Fifth Realm, so that even the Bai Family Old Ancestor did not dare to underestimate her.

For so many years, she had strictly observed a woman's virtues and kept herself pure, with not a single word of gossip ever spreading.

Even the government respected her greatly, saying they wanted to erect a Chastity Archway for her.

But she never expected that today she would be pushed to a dead end by the Lu Family, whom she regarded as kin, forcing her to sell her body to please Yan Chu, hoping to use Yan Chu's hand to deal with the Bai Family.

Even her father-in-law, Lu Zhongxuan, was the same.

Is this really something a human can do?

Never mind that Yan Chu was the sweetheart of her niece Su Zhirou; even if he weren't, she could never do such a thing.

It was laughable that before this, she was afraid the matter between Zhi Rou and Yan Chu would spread and attract revenge from Yan Chu's enemies, so she had kept the news strictly hidden and never let it out.

Zhi Rou was also restricted by her to that villa for protection.

To think that now she was being forced to offer herself to his bed!

How absurd!

Shi Lianhan's beautiful eyes were filled with killing intent as she said coldly:

"Father, elders, forgive me, but Lianhan cannot do it!"

"You don't need to use my husband to pressure me. If he were still alive, even if he broke ties with you, he would never force me to do such a thing!"

Slap!

An elder slammed the table and stood up, pointing at Shi Lianhan and shouting angrily:

"This is a decision made by the Family. You dare to defy orders?!"

"Do you want to betray the Family and set up your own household?!"

"So what if I betray you?!"

Shi Lianhan gave a clear shout, and white light erupted from her body.

Majestic True Qi surged toward the other party like a tide, causing the elder's face to change drastically as he slumped into his chair, cold sweat sliding down his forehead.

He had almost forgotten that the Junior before him was a genuine Fifth Realm Master.

It was just that she usually acted with propriety and treated every elder with the respect of a Junior, never overstepping.

This had made him truly treat her as an ordinary Junior.

Of course, there was another reason.

Shi Lianhan was an outsider who had married in, yet she controlled too much power in the Lu Family, which had long ago aroused the dissatisfaction of many.

Only today did they collectively launch their attack!

Shi Lianhan's expression was indignant.

Her porcelain-like skin was flushed with a thin red from agitation, like fine rouge spreading, making her look all the more pitiable.

The Aura of her Meridian Connecting Realm erupted, and even the entire hall shook, making cracking sounds as if it might collapse the next second.

The faces of the elders all turned pale.

"Presumptuous!!"

At that moment, Lu Zhongxuan gave a loud shout.

An Aura far more terrifying than Shi Lianhan's erupted, instantly forcing all her True Qi back into her body, suppressing her heavily like a mountain.

She had only just entered the Fifth Realm.

But Lu Zhongxuan had been immersed in the Meridian Connecting Realm for many years and was now at the Late Stage of the Meridian Connecting Realm; how could she be his match?

Lu Zhongxuan's figure flashed, leaving behind trails of afterimages.

His fingers repeatedly tapped Shi Lianhan's fragrant shoulders, and she was restrained without any power to fight back.

Lu Zhongxuan shook his head sternly and said:

"Lianhan, today Father will teach you once more: having cultivation without the corresponding strength makes you not much stronger than the Fourth Realm!"

"Don't blame Father; Father is also doing this for the sake of the Family!"

"Moreover, following Yan Chu isn't mistreating yourself. This is good for everyone. I believe you will appreciate my painstaking efforts in the future!"

Shi Lianhan gritted her silver teeth and said nothing.

Her slender neck trembled slightly because of her anger.

The way she looked at Lu Zhongxuan was as if she were meeting him for the first time.

Truly worthy of being the head of a Family—selling his own daughter-in-law like a piece of merchandise and saying it was for her own good; his skin was truly thicker than a city wall.

Lu Zhongxuan avoided Shi Lianhan's gaze and instructed the maids outside:

"Take the Young Mistress down and keep a close watch on her!"

"Yes!"

Two maids stepped forward and, supporting Shi Lianhan whose cultivation was sealed, left the hall.

Seeing Shi Lianhan leave, an elder said worriedly:

"Treating Lianhan like this, won't she whisper in Yan Chu's ear and take revenge on us later?"

"That would be like trying to steal a chicken only to lose the rice!"

"She wouldn't dare!?"

The elder who had just been pressed into his seat by Shi Lianhan's Aura, Lu Yankun, said sharply:

"In my opinion, why not plant a secret poison in her? Once we've used Yan Chu's hand to deal with the Bai Family, we can dispose of her. Wouldn't that avoid the problem?"

"Absolutely not!"

"No matter what, Lianhan has performed great service for our Lu Family. If word of this gets out, how will others look at us?"

"Then what do you say we do? The deed is already done. Is it possible to regret it now?"

"Sigh! If it weren't for the Bai Family pressing us too hard, we wouldn't have to do such a thing! It just invites ridicule for nothing!"

Hearing this, Lu Yankun sneered:

"Enough, Second Brother. Even the leader of the Dauntless Gang could do something like sending his wife and daughter to Yan Chu. What does our Lu Family sending an outsider widow count for?"

Hearing this, Lu Zhongxuan couldn't help but frown slightly.

At this time, another clan elder suddenly remembered something and suggested:

"I have a good idea. I heard that Lianhan seems to have a niece called Su Zhirou, who is her only relative. She is currently staying in one of our Lu Family's villas."

"Let's seize her and use her to threaten Lianhan. We won't have to worry about her not complying!"

"Eh? This idea is not bad!"

The other elders' eyes lit up one after another, and they looked toward Lu Zhongxuan.