Chapter 32: Going Home, The Journey Back!

Lu Changsheng stayed with the Crimson Whale Gang for two days before leaving for his hometown.

Li Feiyu and two others accompanied him.

Since Lu Changsheng wanted to settle down with his family, he went straight to the Ruyi region and then back to Qingzhu Mountain.

Of course, Li Feiyu went with him.

Bringing two people would make it easier to settle Lu Changsheng’s family when the time came.

“I wonder how my parents have been these three years.”

As Lu Changsheng made his way back home, he couldn’t help but feel a mixture of melancholy and nervousness, a homesickness for his hometown.

After all, this was the hometown he had lived in for eighteen years.

Even though he had awakened memories of his past life, those first eighteen years were still a part of his life.

Six days later.

A carriage rattled along the bumpy dirt road and arrived at a small village.

At the entrance of the village was a stone pillar with the words “Crouching Bull Village” written on it.

Lu Changsheng looked at the familiar scene from his memories, ordered the carriage to stop outside the village, and walked briskly into the village by himself.

There were no people at the village entrance, but cheerful music could be heard in the distance. 

Lu Changsheng guessed that someone was celebrating in a household, and the villagers had all gathered to enjoy the festivities.

He made his way to his own home.

As the music became clearer, his heart quickened and he quickened his steps.

Soon he saw a pair of courtyard houses surrounded by fences.

The houses were adorned with large “Wedding” sign, and tables were set up inside and outside the yards, with many villagers standing, squatting, or sitting around chatting.

Some were playing drums and blowing trumpets, and there were many children playing and frolicking with joy.

“Could this be… my younger brother’s wedding?”

Looking at the courtyard in front of him, Lu Changsheng felt an overwhelming sense of familiarity. It was the place where he had lived for eighteen years, and he felt a slight sense of disorientation.

He was the third child in the family, with an older sister and brother above him and a younger sister and brother below him.

His younger brother was five years younger. Now he’s also sixteen, almost reaching the age of marriage.

“Excuse me, young man, who are you looking for?”

At that moment, a woman with slightly rough and dark skin saw Lu Changsheng approaching, looked over, and came over with a child in her arms to inquire.

Looking at the woman in front of him, Lu Changsheng felt a surge of emotion in his heart. 

After a moment of silence, he said in a hoarse voice: “Sister, I am Changsheng.” 

The woman in front of him was none other than Lu Changsheng’s elder sister.

“Changsheng?” 

Upon hearing this, the woman looked at the young man in front of her, who resembled a noble young master, with disbelief written all over her face.

Then, as she carefully examined this face, which was similar to the face of her brother who had been missing for three years with no news, her eyes became moist and her voice suddenly choked up, “Changsheng, it’s really you!”

“Where have you been, Changsheng? You’ve been gone for three years without a word. Do you know how worried our parents were?”

“It’s good that you’re back. It’s good that you’re back. Silly child, this is your uncle, your second uncle.”

The woman wiped her wet eyes with her sleeve, muttered to herself, and spoke happily to the child in her arms, who was only two or three years old.

Then she reached out his hand to pull Lu Changsheng into the house, but then she seemed to be afraid of dirtying Lu Changsheng’s clothes, so she withdrew her hand just as it was extended.

She said to Lu Changsheng, “Today happens to be a happy day for Changqing. I’ll go tell mom and dad.”

With that, holding the child in her arms, she walked briskly into the courtyard and shouted loudly, “Father, Mother, Changsheng is back!”

“Changsheng? Who’s that?”

“That’s Old Man Lu’s third son, the one who suddenly disappeared three years ago.”

“I’ve always found that boy strange since he was little. How come he disappeared for three years and now he’s back?”

“He doesn’t look the same as before.”

“Yes, he’s got soft skin and tender flesh, he looks even more noble than the young masters in the city.”

Other villagers who heard the commotion also looked at Lu Changsheng at the door and whispered.

Soon, a woman led two elderly people with gray hair, weathered faces, and neatly dressed clothes out of the house and looked at Lu Changsheng in the courtyard.

Lu Changsheng also looked at the two elderly people.

In three years, his parents had aged far beyond his imagination.

He opened his mouth slightly, his lips trembling as he shouted, “Dad, Mom!”

That day, a sensational event occurred in the entire Crouching Bull Village.

The third son of the Lu family, who had been missing for three years, had returned home.

In the past, other villagers didn’t care much about such things, and they would just talk about it over tea or food.

But after the third son of the Lu family returned home, he arranged a banquet with hundreds of tables for his younger brother’s wedding.

It lasted for more than half a month, and he also built large houses for the entire Lu family and bought land for them.

He directly turned the original Old Man Lu into a wealthy landlord.

Even the villagers of Crouching Bull Village received a considerable amount of money from him.

This incident was enough to make Crouching Bull Village talk about it for decades.

And Lu Changsheng, who was the talk of the town, left Crouching Bull Village with Li Feiyu after only one day and went back to Ruyi County.

“Why are you leaving so quickly? Why don’t you stay longer?” 

On the official road, Li Feiyu looked at Lu Changsheng beside him and spoke up.

“There is nothing left to stay for. They are all well and safe for the future. I can rest now,” 

Lu Changsheng shook his head and looked at the azure sky.

He had been separated for three years, and his path had been very different from that of ordinary people. Now that he had returned home, the looks of his parents and relatives were filled with a sense of unfamiliarity and awe.

Therefore, after reassuring his parents and relatives, and without much burden on his mind, he decided to leave directly.

Nine days later.

In the city of Ruyi County.

Outside the city gates.

“Brother Hong, there is no need for you to accompany us. The road ahead is long, we’ll meet again someday.”

 Lu Changsheng and Li Feiyu said goodbye to Hong Yi as they led Spirit Horse to the side.

“Until we meet again.” 

Hong Yi replied with a clenched fist.

He seemed more spirited than before.

A few days ago, he showed his father, Marquis Ru Yi, the thirteen talismans that Lu Changsheng had given him, expressing that his good friend had become a talisman master, and they could henceforth have stable transactions with the Marquis’ mansion for talismans.

His father, who had not received any spirit stones for the talismans, believed his words. He praised Hong Yi highly, encouraged him to maintain a good relationship with Lu Changsheng, and entrusted him with some of the affairs of the mansion.

This made Hong Yi very happy, and he seemed more confident than ever.

Lu Changsheng and Li Feiyu returned the gesture with a bow before mounting Spirit Horse and leaving.

After a while on the road, Li Feiyu said, “It seems that Hong Yi has become warmer to you again.”

“Hong Yi may have been born in the Marquis’ mansion, but he’s just an illegitimate son, his days are not so good,” Lu Changsheng replied. “If befriending a talisman master like me can help him improve his status in the palace, then it’s beneficial for him.”

Of course, Lu Changsheng knew the reason.

When he returned to retrieve the spirit horse, Hong Yi sent fifteen spirit stones along with the money for the talismans he had purchased earlier.

He also mentioned that he received praise from his father, Marquis Ru Yi, because of this incident.

He hoped that if Lu Changsheng wanted to sell talismans to the outside world in the future, he would consider him first.

Lu Changsheng naturally nodded his head in agreement.

In his heart, he also thought that he could consider selling some talismans through Hong Yi’s channel.

Otherwise, with so many talismans on him, it would be troublesome to sell them without any power.

“Indeed, making money and cultivating immortality in the secular world is too difficult.”

Li Feiyu also sighed.

After chatting for a while, the two of them walked out onto the official road and hurried along with all their strength.