"Father, I don't believe him," Bai Qi said. "We know what the Lu family is like. They would never allow a Red Back to live. Even if Lu Xiaoxuan was a Red Back, the Lu family would eliminate him without hesitation. Why would they leave a Madman Lu alive?"
Bai Wangyuan didn't believe it either. They exiled the Lu family because they wanted to replace them, but that didn't mean they didn't approve of the Lu family's way of doing things.
The Lu family didn't just control the Fifth Mainland because they were invincible.
Lu Gong bowed deeply to Bai Wangyuan. "Ancestor Bai, if you don't believe me, you can lock me up again. We'll fulfill our conditions after we confirm that Madman Lu is a Red Back."
"Why are you telling me this now?"
Bai Wangyuan was confused.
Lu Gong was helpless. "The Lu family has already disappeared, and they can't return. I want to pass down the Lu surname, not the Lu that controlled the Fifth Mainland, but the Lu of the Si River branch, a Lu loyal to the Frigid Immortal Sect."
Bai Wangyuan's heart skipped a beat. A Lu loyal to the Frigid Immortal Sect?
These words were very tempting. If Lu Xiaoxuan wasn't here, he would definitely accept them, but he couldn't let Lu Gong come into contact with the outside world.
"I have to verify your words. You'll still be locked up for the time being, but I'll fulfill my conditions after that," Bai Wangyuan said. He then asked Bai Qi to lock Lu Gong up.
Bai Qi returned soon after. "Father, do you really believe what that person said?"
Bai Wangyuan frowned. "Madman Lu is indeed very strange. We couldn't find anything about him in the Lu family. Lu Tianyi is very wary of him, and his hatred for the Lu family is the reason why he cooperated with us. That's what we thought all along.
If that's the case, he cooperated with us because he's a Red Back. That's troublesome. "
"But Madman Lu has been guarding the Unlucky Star all these years. He hasn't cooperated with the Eternals."
Bai Wangyuan was also confused. "Either it's fake and he just wants to destroy the Lu family, or …" His expression turned serious. "He's planning too much."
He then left the Frigid Immortal Sect to discuss this with Wang Fan and the others. This was a serious matter. If Madman Lu was planning too much, they had to be on their guard.
When Wang Fan and company heard that Madman Lu was a Red Back, their first reaction was disbelief. They could cite many examples to prove that Madman Lu was not a Red Back, but if Madman Lu was really a Red Back, could they bear the consequences?
"I didn't expect Madman Lu to really be Red Back," Wang Fan said.
Bai Wangyuan looked at him in astonishment. "You already knew?"
Wang Fan replied, "More than ten days ago, the Humble School was interrogating someone from Unbounded. The Emissary that Lu Yin had brought out from Unbounded's headquarters in the Mortal Realm said three words: 'Madman Lu.' He said that he had heard those three words when he was cleaning up the mess, but it was only those three words."
"Qing Chen was the one who interrogated the emissary. Qing Chen immediately told Mu Xie. Now, some people in the Humble School are guessing that Madman Lu might be Hong Bei."
Dragon Ancestor was curious. "Did someone from your Wang Clan find out about this?"
"Someone from the Wang Clan found out through Qingchen's disciple, Cai Shu," said Wang Fan.
Xia Shenji was puzzled. "How can you deduce that it's Redback based on the name 'Madman Lu'?"
Wang Fan replied, "I don't know either. Maybe there's something we haven't noticed."
Bai Wangyuan was troubled. He could choose not to believe what Lu Gong had said, but if even the Humble School was guessing, then the probability of Madman Lu being Hong Bei would increase.
After thinking for a while, Bai Chi said, "Find Mu Xie.
This matter must be investigated thoroughly. If Madman Lu really is Hong Bei, then he must be plotting something big. Five of the Seven Skygods appeared before, but he didn't make a move. Logically speaking, it's impossible for him to be Hong Bei. However, it's better to be safe than sorry. "
The Four Way Scales had exiled the Lu Family to control the Fifth Mainland, not to be destroyed by the Eternals. They wanted to eliminate Hong Bei more than anyone else, which was why the Humble School had so much power.
If Madman Lu really was Hong Bei, then he could be considered the number one Hong Bei in the Starry Sky Tree. This was as serious as Wang Xiaoyu, who had caused Progenitor Chen to go to war with the Sixth Mainland.
Mu Xie was quickly found. He didn't look too good when he found out that Wang Fan had found out about the Humble School, but now wasn't the time to pursue this matter. "I suspect Madman Lu because of my junior."
"Lu Xiaoxuan?"
Bai Wangyuan frowned.
Mu Xie explained, "My junior used the Progenitor's Sword to travel through spacetime and saw Madman Lu meeting with the Ancient Gods. He told me about this long ago, so when the Undying God was trapped and the Seven Skygods attacked, I kept an eye on Madman Lu. Senior Fog Ancestor did the same. If you don't believe me, you can ask her."
Even the Fog Ancestor had been implicated, and it had happened three years ago. This dispelled Bai Wangyuan's suspicions, which meant that Lu Yin had long since confirmed that Madman Lu was a Hong Bei.
"It seems that Madman Lu's chances of being a Hong Bei have increased, but we can't be sure that he's a Hong Bei. Mu Xie, do you have any evidence?"
Xia Shenji asked.
Mu Xie shook his head. "If we did, we would have already acted against Madman Lu. Right, how did you guys know that he's a Hong Bei?"
Bai Wangyuan didn't say anything. This matter involved Lu Gong, and according to their agreement with Lu Yin, the remaining members of the Lu family should have been released. Lu Gong hadn't been released, so they were in the wrong.
Mu Xie asked again, but no one answered.
"I don't care how you guys found out. I need to find Madman Lu to confront that Envoy and my junior."
Bai Wangyuan and the others exchanged glances, as this was something they should do. No matter what, they had to investigate whether or not Madman Lu was a Hong Bei. This matter was too serious, as this was Madman Lu, a Progenitor of the Lu family. He was definitely not an ordinary person, and his threat was no less than one of the Seven Skygods.
Wang Fan was put in a difficult spot. "Madman Lu is difficult to communicate with. It'll be difficult to confront him."
The Dragon Ancestor said, "I believe that he'll be willing to confront Lu Xiaoxuan."
Bai Wangyuan looked at Wang Fan. "That's right. Tell him that he'll be confronting Lu Xiaoxuan."
Mu Xie agreed. "I'll talk to my junior."
…
On the Nightmare Star, the apocalypse cycled, and those who entered could not leave. This place was considered a land of death by the Astral Tree Domain.
There was no astral source here, only nightmares that constantly strengthened one's body. The entire planet was red, and it looked like hell.
Wang Fan descended on the Nightmare Star and arrived at the Nightmare Shrine.
In front of the shrine, Jiu Hao was gulping down wine from her gourd. Wang Fan's arrival gave her a fright, as this was the first time she had seen an outsider after so many years. "Are you from the outside?"
Wang Fan glanced at her before vanishing.
Jiu Hao's eyes went wide. She did not know what realm this person was in, but he was definitely an expert. It seemed like he was here to find her master.
There was a dilapidated courtyard behind the Nightmare Shrine, as well as a dust-covered platform. At the center of the courtyard were two deep marks of someone kneeling.
If Lu Yin was here, he would definitely recognize this place as the same one that he had seen when he had ascended Stargazing Deck and activated Fate. At that time, the person kneeling here had been Lu Zheng.
Wang Fan had arrived.
Lu Yin entered the courtyard.
The dust-covered platform suddenly crashed towards him.
Wang Fan took a step back and left the courtyard. The platform crashed to the ground, blocking the entrance to the courtyard.
"Madman, you dare to attack me?"
Wang Fan barked.
A low voice came from within the courtyard. "So?"
Wang Fan's gaze was cold. "We're partners."
"Hehe, our partnership was limited to the Lu family. Now that the Lu family is gone, what partnership is there?"
Wang Fan replied, "Lu Xiaoxuan is still here."
"I'll kill that brat. I don't need you to remind me again and again. Why? Is he too much of a threat? Are you here to beg me?"
Wang Fan did not want to talk to this person, but he had to come. "I'm not the one looking for you. Lu Xiaoxuan is. He said that you're Redback and that you've interacted with an Ancient God. He wants to confront you."
There was a moment of silence, and then laughter rang out from within the courtyard. "The Lu family prides themselves on being upright, but that brat is trying to frame me. Interesting, interesting. Hahaha, as expected of Lu Qi's brat. Fine, since he wants to confront me, I'll confront him. I'm just afraid that he won't dare to come."
Wang Fan turned around and left. He did not want to stay in this madman's place for even a moment longer.
Now that the Eternals had temporarily retreated, the threat had disappeared. They had planned to take complete control of the Cosmic Tree Domain. Whether it was the Liu family, the Nong family, Gui Yuan, or this Madman Lu, they had all been part of their plan. Unfortunately, Lu Xiaoxuan had foiled their plans three years ago.
This madman had almost succeeded twice in the past.
"Confrontation? Hahaha, brat, we're finally going to meet." The courtyard shook and dust filled the air.
Ten days later, under Mu Xie's lead, Lu Yin, Bai Wangyuan, and the others stepped onto the Nightmare Star.
Before this, every time Lu Yin saw a Nightmare Star, he had been met with killing intent. This was the first time he had stepped onto one.
In fact, he was not unfamiliar with Nightmare Stars. In fact, he was very familiar with them. Six Enhance had been rolled more than once, and he had fused with a Nightmare Star cultivator's body.
The first was Ma Sen, the Enforcer of Nightmare Shrine. In the past three years, he had frequently rolled the die and fused with another Nightmare Star cultivator. This person had a very high status, and it was through this person that Lu Yin had obtained the wireless gu to contact the Nightmare Star and had successfully contacted Drunkard.
"When you see Madman Lu later, you must follow closely behind me. Don't care what he says. You're from the Lu family, so you should know better than me how terrifying the Lu family's cultivators are when they become Ancestors," Mu Xie reminded him.
Lu Yin grunted, and the group landed on the Nightmare Star. The huge Nightmare Shrine was right in front of them.
"What kind of bad taste is this, building a shrine in a place like this?" The Mist Ancestor had also come. She was one of the witnesses, but she was not accusing Madman Lu of being Redback. Instead, she was testifying that Lu Yin had indeed told them about Madman Lu colluding with the Ancient Gods three years ago.
The Dragon Ancestor interjected, "A madman has a madman's way of thinking."
"Madman Lu is inside," Wang Fan said.
Lu Yin's expression froze, as they were finally about to meet. Madman Lu … No one knew what this person's real name was. Lu Yin had asked Wan Zhiyi, Nong Yi, Master Shan, and the others, but no one knew what Madman Lu's real name was. Madman Lu had existed for as long as they could remember.
He had also asked Lu Buzheng, but Lu Buzheng did not know either.
Lu Xun had said that there was no record of Madman Lu in the Lu family's genealogy. Either his name had never been exposed, or he had been removed from the Lu family's genealogy long ago.