"What?
You want to join the Guest Clan?
Become a Foreign Elder? "
Lady Yi had just brought Lu Li and his sister back to the Liu Family Compound. Before they even had time to sit down, Lady Yi received a piece of shocking news.
Lu Li said with certainty, "Yes, I want to join the Guest Clan. As long as the Liu Family agrees, I will risk my life for anything the Liu Family needs!"
Lu Ling had made it very clear to him that he could join any family as long as he was a Guest Warrior. He could not join the External Clan.
Of course, it was impossible to join the Inner Hall. Usually, only the disciples of the main clan could join the Inner Hall.
Lu Li had rarely disobeyed his sister since he was a kid. Now that he heard about what happened to his sister, he felt even more sorry for her. How could he disobey her?
"Wait!"
Lady Yi took a sip of tea and seriously said, "Lu Li, you may not know much about Big Families. You don't know about the External Clan and the Guest Clan. If …"
"I understand!"
Lu Li interrupted Lady Yi and said apologetically, "I know that if I join the Guest Clan, my status in the Family will be very low, and I will have very few resources and power. But I have my difficulties.
I can only promise that as long as the Liu Clan accepts me into the Guest Clan, I will die ten thousand times if anything happens to the Liu Clan … "
"Don't say anymore. It's meaningless."
Seeing that Lu Li was asking for all kinds of guarantees, Lady Yi shook her head and said, "Rules are rules. I don't have the final say in the family. Not even my father has the right to give Guest Warriors the treatment of the External Clan, let alone me.
Moreover … you have offended Di Ba. Now, Di Ba is the Zhao Clan's External Clan Elder. It's fine if you stay in the city, but if you leave the city, the clan will not be able to protect you! "
"I know!" Lu Li nodded again. "But I insist!"
After Lu Li finished his words, he could clearly feel that Lady Yi's expression turned gloomy. The escorts inside and outside the hall also looked unhappy. There was some mockery in their eyes, as if … they were blaming Lu Li for not knowing what was good for him in silence.
Lu Ling stood next to Lu Li. She said nothing from beginning to end. Her face was covered with a veil and her eyes were lowered. No one could tell what was on her mind.
"Alright!"
Young Lady Yi couldn't be bothered to persuade him any further. She stood up and said, "Joining the Guest Clan requires you to complete a mission. You might have to leave the city, so you better be careful.
As long as you complete the task, you will be a guest of the Liu Family. I hope you will cultivate well.
If … you want to change your mind, you can look for me at any time. Liu Yu, bring them to the guest hall and tell the guest hall elders about my intentions. "
Lady Yi got up and left with her people, leaving behind the escort, Liu Yu, who said to Lu Li and his sister with a straight face, "Come with me."
Lu Li and Lu Ling could understand the drastic change in Liu Yu's attitude. Guest Warriors were not welcomed in any family.
Unless Lu Li was very powerful, no family would want to raise a person for nothing. That person might even join a hostile family …
…
The Liu Family was very large. Inside, there were layers of buildings, pavilions, terraces, and waterside pavilions. Candles were lit everywhere. It was luxurious yet elegant. It was the first time that the sister and brother had seen such a novel view. They felt dizzy.
"The Liu Family is not like your tribe. There are many rules here. You can't wander around. You can only walk in the Guest Hall.
If you want to leave Liu Castle, you have to go through the west gate, and your sister can't come and go as she pleases.
Later, the Guest Hall's Elder will give you a detailed catalog and tell you all the rules. "
While walking, Liu Yu explained to Lu Li. Lu Li nodded slightly, and Lu Ling lowered her head and stopped looking around.
After the time it took for several incense sticks to burn, Liu Yu brought them to a yard. There were more than a dozen individual yards. Many of the yards were lit with candles. It seemed that there were some Guest Warriors of the Liu Family.
"Patriarch Cheng, this is the new Guest Warrior. His name is Lu Li. Lady Yi asked you to make arrangements."
When they arrived at a yard, Liu Yu left the sister and brother to the white-bearded old man and left directly. He never looked at Lu Li and his sister again.
The white-bearded old man, on the other hand, had a kind smile on his face. He pointed to a yard in the corner and said, "I am Cheng Qu, a Patriarch of the Guest Clan.
You go and stay there. Let's talk tomorrow. "
The white-bearded old man threw a wooden slip to Lu Li and said, "These are the rules of the Guest Clan. Take a look first. If you don't understand, ask me tomorrow."
Lu Li and his sister left with their fists cupped in front of their chest. They walked into the yard in the corner. This yard was bigger than the one they lived in in the tribe. It had four rooms.
The decorations inside were average, but much better than the yard they lived in in the Di Long Tribe.
Lu Ling put down the bundle and walked around in the yard. She nodded and said, "Not bad. It is quiet and safe here. It is suitable for cultivation. If everything goes well, we will stay here for one or two years."
Lu Li was reading the catalog given to him by Cheng Qu to understand the rules of the Guest Clan of the Liu Family. He looked up and asked, "Sis, one or two years?
Where are we going? "
"The south!"
Lu Ling pointed to the south and said, "The small Wu Ling County is not suitable for you. You have more important things to do. In three years, you must go to the Heaven Martial City, the Heaven Frigid City or the Heaven Cold City. You must join one of the three largest Fifth-rank Royal Families of the Northern Desert and become the Guest Warrior of one of them!"
"Heaven Martial City, Heaven Frigid City, Heaven Cold City?
Royal Family? "
Lu Li was shocked by Lu Ling again. The three cities were the three Royal Cities of the Northern Desert. They were the capital cities of the Heaven Martial Kingdom, the Heaven Frigid Kingdom and the Heaven Cold Kingdom.
Lu Ling wanted him to go to the three Royal Cities and join one of the three Royal Families?
Who was he?
He was just a civilian of a small tribe. It was lucky enough that he could join a County Overlord like the Liu Family.
Royal Family?
That was the Super Overlord that stood at the peak of the Northern Desert. The Family Patriarch of the Liu Family might not even want to be a gatekeeper for the Royal Family.
How could he become a Guest Warrior of a Royal Family?
"Lu Li, don't underestimate yourself. I told you that your identity is extraordinary and your future is limitless. As long as you work hard, one day, you will stand at the peak of the Northern Desert. The entire Northern Desert will tremble under your feet. You have the blood of the Lu Family in your veins. You are destined to be extraordinary."
Lu Ling said seriously. After a pause, she added, "Joining a Fifth-rank Royal Family is your first goal. You still have a long way to go.
Now … don't think about anything else. Work hard on your cultivation and we can talk about it after your Bloodline Awakening. "
Lu Li was speechless again. Lu Ling was so secretive about many things, which made him confused. It just so happened that she was stubborn. If she didn't say anything, Lu Li would not get any answers no matter how hard he asked.
He had to go back to his room with the catalog. From now on, Lu Ling would live in the yard all the time, so she didn't need the catalog. But Lu Li must carefully study the rules of the Guest Clan of the Liu Family in case he was evicted.
Lu Li gained some understanding of the rules of the Guest Clan after reading the catalog for several times. The Liu Family had few restrictions on Guest Warriors. As long as they didn't act recklessly in the name of the Liu Family or in the Liu Family, they would be fine.
The Liu Family would distribute salaries and resources every month. Usually, the Liu Family would not mobilize Guest Warriors unless the Family was in danger of being exterminated.
This was equivalent to … feeding a bunch of idlers for nothing.
That being said, every Guest Warrior must go through an assessment before they could join the Guest Clan to prove their abilities or potential. The Liu Family would not feed a bunch of useless people for nothing.
"Assessment?"