Level Up in Martial World

Chapter 126: Ambush

"Young master, then I will take my leave," Ju Ji said, bowing to Lu Zhen before turning to depart.

Lu Zhen actually didn't want to release Elv's servant, realising that she could potentially play a crucial role for him. However, the blood contract they had formed included a clause stipulating that Lu Zhen had to return Ju Ji safely and securely to Elv. Thus, he had no choice but to let her go.

He looked at the old man, who was anxiously checking Xiao Yu for any injuries, tears welling up in his eyes.

"Sometimes, the power of family love surprises me quite a bit..." Lu Zhen's voice quivered, and a small tear trickled down his cheek as he recalled his family from his previous life. Even the adaptability skill couldn't quell the emotions that welled up within him.

[You have surpassed your emotion]

[Your adaptability skill has ascended from level 4 to level 5]

A profound transformation seemed to be occurring inside Lu Zhen, a change that he couldn't quite grasp. It was a peculiar feeling, but he was so deeply immersed in his own thoughts that he hadn't yet recognized it.

Lu Zhen's mind drifted, and he wondered about his mother. He wondered if she was living well, given that he had left a significant sum of money in her bank account from his savings and his life insurance.

His father and his elder sister had tragically perished in a car accident when he was just nine years old, leaving Lu Zhen and his mother to forge ahead alone. While their family may have been considered average, ensuring they had a roof over their heads and food on the table, Lu Zhen's heart still yearned for a deeper connection, for the warmth of family love.

As he left home to pursue his career, the decision to leave his mother alone weighed heavily on his heart. He had regretted it more than anything else. After honing his skills in coding languages like C#, Java, and others, creating games to earn a modest income, he made a swift return to his mother's side. The very first thing she did upon his return was to embrace him warmly.

This marked the second time in his life that he had truly shed tears. His life took a significant turn when he secured a job with a prestigious trillion-dollar company, obtaining a high-ranking position.

However, just when it seemed his life was on the right track, he unexpectedly transmigrated to this unfamiliar world. Despite the initial despair, he had managed to adapt to this new environment.

Even though he had left a substantial sum of money, a savings account, and insurance policies totaling at least $300,000 for his mother's financial well-being, he still carried a deep sense of concern for her.

With a sigh, Lu Zhen collected his thoughts and stood up from his spot, making his way to the carriage.

While Yu Bai held some curiosity about the bags Lu Zhen carried, he understood that it wasn't his place to question his young master. As long as Lu Zhen was safe, he was content.

After some prodding from the old man, the father and son finally entered the carriage, ending what felt like an eternity of nagging that left Xiao Yu's ears on the verge of ringing.

Lu Zhen handed a random martial art book from his pouch to Xiao Yu, causing the young man's eyes to instantly light up with excitement. He was ecstatic.

"This is your reward for risking your life," Lu Zhen declared.

"Thank you, young master."

In gratitude, Xiao Yu immediately bowed to Lu Zhen and expressed his heartfelt thanks.

An unbelievable excitement came from the bottom of his heart. Although the martial art Lu Zhen gave Xiao Yu was the martial art that his little maid Lily was previously practising, it was definitely worth more than gold for them since people of their status can never get their hands on a martial arts cultivation technique.

Although it could make one at most to the peak of an ordinary human, it couldn't even help to sense qi.

That means they couldn't even reach martial trainees, but it was a turning point for Xiao Yu. After all, with strength, wealth naturally comes.

Lu Zhen just nodded his head as he sat in a meditative position. He decided to cultivate only when he went home, feeling the need to fully utilise the potion for best effect to help him reach the second stage of the martial realm.

The carriage moved through the paved path of the forest as it made its way back to Phoenix City.

Meanwhile, the only route that one could pass and enter Phoenix City other routes were blocked by rivers and hills.

"This is a perfect place to ambush and hide. The reinforcements from the city will take at least an hour to arrive, unless it's a first-stage martial artist. The path forces anyone with a carriage to pass through here," the man, dressed in a full black and green cloak that nearly blended with the environment, said to his two fellow grand elders.

They were also clad in the same attire and hidden among the trees as effectively as possible.

"No matter what, we are second-stage martial artists, and we have to deal with a young brat who is at most a third-stage martial artist. Does the Patriarch consider us a joke?" Xia Ku grumbled in his aged voice, stretching his back.

"I'm only here to repay the Patriarch's favour. After this, I have nothing else to do with that bastard. What about you, Xia Jiang?"

After all, mobilising a second-stage martial artist wasn't easy, even for the Patriarch of the Xia family, who was also a second-stage martial artist.

"It's the same for me as well." Xia Jiang said in his aged voice the one who was measuring the distance also nodded his head.

"The Patriarch has indeed spoiled his daughter to the point of madness," Xia Ku said, his tone tinged with anger.

"I wonder what kind of storm will be unleashed in the city when we kill the young master of the Lu family. The war may be on the horizon," the person measuring the distance mentioned, uncertainty gleaming in their eyes.

"You've experienced the war among the major families before, haven't you?"