Lu Changsheng was not in a hurry to head to Jiuxiao Immortal City, so he prepared to stock up on more talismans to carry with him.
Moreover, this trip to Jiuxiao Immortal City would be a long journey, and the round trip would take quite some time.
He estimated that it would cost him half a year, or even a year.
Therefore, he also needed to make proper arrangements for the matters afterward.
He prepared in advance all the talismans supplied by his family’s Spiritual Talisman Shop and those provided to the Lu Family.
Just like that, three months passed in a blink of an eye.
"Boom!”
That day, Lu Changsheng felt a surge of qi flow into his body.
He knew that his son, Lu Quanzhen, had made a breakthrough to the middle stage of Qi Refinement.
Lu Changsheng returned to Qingzhu Mountain and made arrangements for Lu Quanzhen.
This son was competitive in nature and wanted to venture out on his own.
Therefore, Lu Changsheng did not arrange for him to experience life in the marketplace.
Instead, he sent him to the secular world to mix with Hong Yi.
Now, Hong Yi had become the crown prince of Marquis of Ruyi.
He was in charge of all the large and small affairs of Ruyi Prefecture.
Not only did he have to deal with the martial world and Jianghu, but also the disturbances of parasitic cultivators in the secular world.
So, sending his son to the secular world not only allowed him to experience the martial world and Jianghu, secular cultivation, and broaden his horizons but also ensured he wouldn’t encounter too much danger.
"Brother Lu, rest assured, I will take good care of Quanzhen, your esteemed nephew,” Hong Yi said to Lu Changsheng as he readily agreed to take the son with him for experience.
Then he turned to a twelve or thirteen-year-old boy dressed in an embroidered robe and with an extraordinary bearing next to him and said, “Xuanji, get along well with your brother Quanzhen in the future, treat each other like brothers and support each other.”
This young boy was named Hong Xuanji, the sixth son of Hong Yi, with a Seventh Grade Spiritual Root, and was deeply adored by Hong Yi.
"Yes, Father!”
Hong Xuanji nodded in response to his father’s words.
He knew that his father’s current position had a lot to do with Uncle Lu.
Moreover, the present Lu Quanzhen, who was only three years older than him but had already reached the middle stage of Qi Refinement, would be a valuable association for the future.
"Quanzhen, you must listen to your Uncle Hong in the future. If anything happens, just write a letter back home,”
"On ordinary days, remember to write to your mother, and when you have time, come home to visit, and also go to see your sister…”
On the side, Qu Zhenzhen’s eyes were red, and she said to her son with a face full of reluctance.
Even though her son was grown up, he was still a child in her eyes, and she was very worried about him going to the secular world to make his way.
"Mother, don’t worry, I understand,” Lu Quanzhen said, looking at his mother’s expression with a hint of helplessness on his face.
He then spoke to reassure her that he would definitely be careful, write home when he had time, bring his sister to visit, and asked his mother to be at ease.
Lu Changsheng watched this scene, the corner of his mouth twitching slightly.
He wondered how Lu Quanzhen’s character had been formed.
Although he had taught his son, most of the time it was Qu Zhenzhen who did the teaching.
Yet Qu Zhenzhen, when it came to children, though not indulgent, could hardly bear to scold or reprimand them.
Sometimes, even lecturing the children would make herself feel aggrieved, feeling that it was her fault for not teaching well.
So seeing that his son Lu Quanzhen had a mature and decisive character, Lu Changsheng also did not know how it came to be.
It could only be said that some children’s temperaments might be influenced innate to some extent.
"Zhenzhen, as long as you want, we can come and see Quanzhen often,” Lu Changsheng said to his wife.
After settling down Lu Quanzhen, Lu Changsheng also took Qu Zhenzhen to stay at the Lu Residence for a while.
His eldest son, Lu Ping’an, had experienced a year with the Crimson Whale Gang before really going out on his own to wander the Jianghu, and he had not yet returned.
His second son, Lu Wuyu, had gone to a county in Nanyu Prefecture to become a county magistrate, arranged by Hong Yi.
His daughter, Lu Wuyou, also clamored every day about becoming a female hero and venturing into the Jianghu, but her mother Lu Zi’er wouldn’t allow it.
And Lu Changsheng, fearing his daughter would be at a disadvantage, acted as if he didn’t know about it and did not agree to his daughter going out to venture.
Now that Lu Changsheng and Qu Zhenzhen had come to the Lu Residence, his wife Lu Lanshu, Lu Qing’er, Lu Zi’er, and other concubines also talked with Lu Changsheng about their children’s marriage affairs.
Like Lu Wuyou, Lu Wuyu, and Lu Xile, these children were all seventeen or eighteen years old, the age for marriage, and it was time to consider matchmaking.
Regarding this matter, Lu Changsheng also felt quite emotional.
He still vividly remembered the birth of these children.
Unknowingly, they had grown up and were about to get married.
In this regard, he let Lu Lanshu, Lu Qing’er, Lu Zi’er, and others handle the arrangements.
But the marriage should be agreed upon by his children.
After all, given his current situation, there was no need to consider weighing benefits in his children’s marriages.
The main thing was to let the children be happy and like it, and choose for themselves.