Chapter 35 On the anniversary of the old man's death, I actually want to dig up the ancestral grave?
early morning.
The Lu family private cemetery on Longshou Mountain in the northern suburbs of Beijing.
Here, the pines and cypresses are lush and green, and the clouds and mist swirl around, giving off a solemn atmosphere that inspires awe.
Every year on this day, the entire Lu family holds a clan-wide ancestral worship ceremony to commemorate the patriarch Lu who personally established the Lu family empire.
Today, Lu Qingwan changed into a plain black cheongsam, her long hair was tied up with a jade hairpin, and her expression was cold and solemn.
Second sister, third sister, fourth sister, fifth sister, and sixth sister stood neatly in front of the tombstone, dressed in white like snow.
Behind them stood a group of Lu family members with varying expressions.
"Where's Ah Xuan?"
Lu Qingwan tilted her head slightly, her voice sounding somewhat ethereal in the valley.
"Big sister, that kid said... he said this place has too much yin energy, and he wants to take a nap in the car."
Third Sister Lu Hongyi frowned, her tone somewhat dissatisfied, but her eyes held a hint of helplessness.
Just then.
A burst of extremely shrill rock music roared down from the winding mountain road halfway up the mountain.
Immediately afterwards, a bright pink Lamborghini made an extremely exaggerated drift and came to a stop in the no-parking zone at the main entrance of the cemetery.
Lu Shixuan pushed open the car door and stepped out with an air of indifference.
Today he was wearing an extremely inappropriate bright red suit and was carrying a huge radio that was playing "Good Days".
With a toothpick dangling from his mouth and sunglasses perched on his nose, he had an air of "I'm a bastard, who cares?"
System notification: Daily task - Disrupt the altar on the anniversary of the death of the Lu family patriarch, showing extreme disrespect to the ancestors.
Mission Rewards: God-level Civil Engineering Surveying Skill (Max Level), 12 million in cash.
Lu Shixuan was overjoyed.
It's safe!
This bright red suit paired with "A Good Day" is practically dancing disco on everyone's nerves in the Lu family!
The eldest sister values etiquette the most, the second sister respects Grandpa the most, and the third sister hates disloyalty and filial impiety the most.
If I were to throw a tantrum here today and overturn that incense burner, the coffin lids of the Lu family ancestors would probably be turning in their graves!
quick!
Insult me!
Kick me out of the family tree!
I want to go to the Maldives to feed the fish!
Lu Qingwan looked at the blindingly red-haired boy, her fingertips trembling slightly.
She heard it.
Ah Xuan thought to himself that he wanted to be a "disloyal and unfilial" bastard.
But...
Her gaze swept over the Lamborghini.
The chassis of the car appeared to be stained with some extremely rare purplish-red soil.
That is highly toxic corrosive soil that can only be found deep in Longshou Mountain, in certain geological fault fissures.
"Lu Shixuan! Have you gone mad?"
Lu Zhenhua was so angry that he was trembling all over. He pointed at the man in the red suit, and his voice was shaking.
"Today is your grandfather's death anniversary! And you're dressed like that, playing this kind of music?"
Lu Shixuan snorted coldly, walked directly to the tombstone, and kicked away the offerings that had been placed there.
"Grandpa has been dead for so many years. What's the point of doing all this fuss every year?"
"I'm in a good mood today, so I want to wear red. What, do you have a problem with that?"
He swaggered around to the back of the tombstone while cursing arrogantly.
The god-level crisis perception suddenly triggered a frantic warning.
The intense urge to urinate almost caused him to completely lose his composure on the spot.
Grass!
Grass!
Grass!
Has Ye Chen's heart become so black?
The foundation beneath this tombstone has been corroded with strong acid!
Moreover, hidden in the inner layer of this tombstone was a canister of high-pressure liquefied natural gas?
As long as the incense for the sacrifice is lit and the heat is conducted into the stone tablet, all the core members of the Lu family will have to be buried here with their grandfather today!
Damn it, this isn't a death anniversary, it's clearly a mass funeral for the Lu family!
Lu Shixuan's eyes instantly turned extremely ferocious.
He looked at Ye Chen, who was about to step forward to light incense.
Although Ye Chen is under house arrest today, he is, after all, a member of the Lu family by blood in name only. For the sake of the greater good, Lu Qingwan allowed him to come and pay his respects today.
At this moment, Ye Chen held three sticks of incense in his hand, his eyes filled with an almost frantic anticipation.
"Elder sister, as a descendant of the Lu family, it is my duty to offer the first incense stick to Grandpa."
Ye Chen's voice was gentle, yet it carried a slight, almost imperceptible tremor.
Lu Shixuan rushed over, snatched the incense stick from Ye Chen's hand, and stomped on it hard.
"Offer incense? You dare to challenge me?"
Like a madman, Lu Shixuan grabbed an entrenching tool from the side and frantically dug at the base of the old man's tombstone.
"This damn rock is awful! It's crooked! It's definitely crooked!"
"I'm going to tear it down and rebuild it today! Anyone who dares to stop me, I'll fight them to the death!"
The entire room fell silent.
The clansmen were completely dumbfounded.
Digging up ancestral graves?
What kind of wicked child has the Lu family produced!
"Lu Shixuan! Stop right there!"
Lu Zhenhua rushed forward to stop him, but Lu Qingwan grabbed him.
Lu Qingwan's face was as pale as paper as she stared intently at the soil that the shovel had turned over.
It was purplish-red.
It had a pungent, nauseating chemical smell.
That's... a strong acid.
"Get out of the way."
Lu Qingwan's voice was as cold as ice, but it wasn't directed at Lu Shixuan; it was directed at the clansmen who wanted to rush forward.
"Let Ah Xuan dig it."
As Lu Shixuan swung his shovel, he roared inwardly.
Hurry up!
safely!
What about your hacking skills?
Check the cemetery's security footage immediately to see who sneaked in last night!
And this pressure vessel, I need to get it out!
If this thing explodes, nothing will grow within a 50-meter radius!
Why the hell am I wearing red?
If it explodes now, you won't even be able to see the blood splattered on it!
system!
Turn 'God-level Civil Engineering Surveying' to its maximum setting!
I need to find the pressure relief vent!
Lu Anran stood at the back of the crowd, her fingers flying across the miniature keyboard hidden in her sleeve.
Her eyes were extremely cold.
"Found it."
She murmured softly.
The screen showed Ye Chen sneaking into the cemetery late at night.
He not only buried a pressure vessel, but also deliberately smeared a large amount of corrosive chemical reagents on the base of the tombstone.
He wanted the tombstone to collapse during the memorial service, killing his eldest sister and causing an explosion.
"Second brother..."
As Lu Anran watched the boy, covered in sweat and frantically digging in the dirt, tears welled up in her eyes.
To keep everyone away from danger, he pretended to be a madman and went to dig up his own grandfather's grave.
He knew this would cause him to completely lose his right to inherit the Lu family business and even be scorned by the entire society.
But he did it anyway.
"when!"
The entrenching tool struck a metal object.
Lu Shixuan's eyes narrowed, and he suddenly reached out, ignoring the burns from the strong acid on his skin, and pulled the silver metal can out of the soil.
"What kind of junk is this? Grandpa likes to collect this kind of scrap metal?"
He grabbed the metal can and, like throwing away trash, hurled it with all his might into a distant, desolate valley.
"boom--!!"
A deafening roar.
A fireball suddenly rose from the distant valley, and the huge shockwave blew the trees in the cemetery all over the place.
The entire room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
All the clansmen collapsed to the ground, staring blankly at the fireball.
if...
If that thing had exploded under the tombstone...
Ye Chen was completely dumbfounded. The lighter in his hand fell to the ground, and he looked as if his soul had been drained away.
"This...this is impossible..."
Lu Shixuan stood beside the deep pit, his left hand red and even emitting white smoke from the strong acid corrosion.
He seemed oblivious to the pain, casually tossing the shovel to the ground and arrogantly raising an eyebrow at Lu Qingwan.
"Sister, see? I told you there was trash under this rock."
"The feng shui of this place is bad. I suggest that we move Grandpa to that chemical plant in the western suburbs. There's plenty of space there, and the air... cough cough, the air is fresh."
He was spouting infuriating words while his heart was clenching with pain.
Ouch...that hurts!
It hurts!
It hurts!
This acid is really strong, Second Sister, do you have any painkillers in your first-aid kit?
Hurry up and get rid of me now!
With me playing rock music and digging up graves, my reputation is definitely ruined.
system!
Settlement!
quick!
Lu Zhirou rushed forward, disregarding her status, and tore open Lu Shixuan's sleeve.
Looking at the bloodied and mangled hand, this usually calm and almost ruthless doctor broke down in tears.
"Ah Xuan...don't say anything."
She trembled as she took out the best healing ointment and applied it little by little to his wound.
"My sister knows...my sister knows everything."
Lu Qingwan walked up to Ye Chen.
Her eyes were devoid of any warmth, filled only with the silence of looking at a dead person.
"Red clothes".
"exist."
Lu Hongyi had already pulled the safety on her pistol, pressing the muzzle firmly against Ye Chen's forehead.
"take away."
Lu Qingwan turned around and looked at the clansmen who had not yet come to their senses, her voice echoing throughout the hall.
"The sacrificial ceremony continues today."
"But the high priest has been changed."
She took Lu Shixuan's bandaged hand and gently placed it on top of the tombstone.
"Today, Lu Shixuan will be on behalf of Grandpa to inspect the Lu family."
Lu Shixuan was completely petrified.
ha?
On behalf of Grandpa, on inspection?
I'm a grave robber!
I am the unfilial son of the Lu family!
Have the brains of all of you been distorted by that explosion?
bite!
The host has been detected to have completed the "disrupting the anniversary of the death" mission.
Because the host successfully prevented the extermination assassination of the core members of the Lu family and cleared the ancestral graves of potential dangers through "violent demolition".
The system determines that the host is not only a bully, but also the "guardian beast" appointed by the ancestors of the Lu family.
Reward: 12 million RMB in cash.
Reward: God-level Geological Surveying Skill (The host can now see through any mineral deposits and potential hazards beneath any stratum at a glance).
Villain Value: -20000 (Host, your fear value in the eyes of the Lu family relatives has turned into worship value. Please be more respectful).
Lu Shixuan looked at the arm wrapped in bandages, feeling like crying but unable to shed a tear.
"I really... just wanted to dig up a grave!"
Meanwhile, in the shadows at the foot of the mountain.
An old man in a gray robe looked at the firelight on the mountaintop, a strange light flashing in his eyes.
"The Lu family has produced an extraordinary little fellow."
"It seems that the plan that has been dormant for twenty years can be launched ahead of schedule."
The old man turned and disappeared into the thick fog.
Little did Lu Shixuan know that even greater trouble was on its way.