Peerless Taoist

On Longjing Vermilion Bird Street, a carriage sped past.    

This carriage was six feet wide and eight feet tall. It was made of iron and was invulnerable to weapons.    

The two horses pulling the carriage were flaming horses unique to the Northern Lands. When they ran, they were surrounded by raging flames and could travel thousands of miles per day.    

This carriage was exclusively owned by Marquis Yongping Mansion. Blazing Horses were only produced in the north, and this carriage was personally forged by the craftsmen of the Ministry of Works.    

As Lu Yu sat in this carriage, his memories flooded into his mind like a tidal wave.    

In his previous life, he was the Daolord of the Netherworld, in charge of the 18 realms of the Netherworld.    

With a saber in hand, he swept across all the worlds in the universe, and no one could match him. He could be said to be the strongest Daolord!    

However, when he challenged the Hegemon of Heavenly Emperor Taiqian, he was ambushed by his Dao Companion, Shen Linglong, and hundreds of Daolord. He died together with Heavenly Emperor Taiqian, and his soul fell into the lower realm!    

"Shen Linglong, your Taishang Apathy is truly at the peak of perfection!"    

"Your meridians were broken and your dantian was destroyed. It was me who used up all the spirit stone in my body to obtain a Vitality Pill and help you cultivate again!"    

"Your spirit root is inferior, and your talent is lacking. It was I who ran to the Kunlun God Mountain and offended countless supreme beings that snatched the Kun Tian Wood to form my Spirit Root, causing you to become a heaven warping genius! "    

" Your tribulation is in danger, and it is a matter of life and death. The world only knows that you, Shen Linglong, broke the heavenly thunder with a single finger, but they didn't know that I was the one who took all the heavenly thunder! "    

"How can there be a heartless person like you in this world? You coveted my Immortal Weapon, and you actually took advantage of the moment when I challenged the Heavenly Emperor to launch a sneak attack on me and put me to death! You deserve to die! You deserve to be killed!"    

In Lu Yu's heart, it was as if a long dragon was roaring.    

At the tip of his finger, a sharp force pierced through the solid metal plate, and wisps of green smoke emerged.    

As if responding to the fury in Lu Yu's heart, a sudden clap of thunder sounded in the clear sky.    

"Neigh! Neigh!"    

The driver's urgent call came from outside the carriage. The carriage shook for a moment before coming to a stop.    

"Young master, this little one deserves to die. I don't know why, but this horse suddenly went crazy today!" The carriage driver whispered through the carriage.    

Lu Yu said in a low voice, "It's fine, keep going!"    

The carriage continued to move forward, and Lu Yu's heart gradually calmed down.    

After being ambushed by Shen Linglong, Lu Yu's soul did not dissipate. Instead, he followed Heavenly Emperor Tai Qian's soul and fell into the lower realm!    

The killing formation that Shen Linglong and the thirty experts of Daolord had set up almost shook the heaven and earth. The space was torn apart and all life was lost.    

However, both of them were peerless experts. How could they survive in such a killing formation?    

Coincidentally, both of them fell into the lower realm and landed in the same body.    

A child who had just been born and died prematurely suddenly surged into the body of two peerless experts!    

From the moment he was born until now, Lu Yu had closed his mind and fought with Heavenly Emperor Taiqian with his life on the line. In the end, he swallowed the Heavenly Emperor residual soul and regained his physical body.    

"Heavenly Emperor Taiqian is indeed worthy of being the ruler of the human race!"    

Lu Yu sighed when he thought of his old opponent.    

Lu Yu had already seen the various memories of Taiqian from the residual soul of Taiqian.    

In an endless universe, countless stars lay across it.    

Every moment, there were countless living creatures on the stars. Mortals, warriors, wild beasts, and demons lived in each star.    

And the ruler of this universe was a dynasty called 'Great Yu'.    

Taiqian, on the other hand, was the master of Great Yu's Heavenly Dynasty, and was honored with the title of Heavenly Emperor!    

In the scattered memories, Lu Yu could see countless powerful Daolord bowing to Tai Qian!    

If he did not meet Lu Yu, he would still be the ruler of the entire human race, worshiped and worshiped by countless people.    

"It's a pity that you met me."    

Lu Yu's expression was cold. He stretched out his finger, and a faint golden flame appeared on his fingertip.    

Compared to the golden light emitted by the geniuses in front of War God's altar, the golden light emitted by the flame was much dimmer.    

However, the two of them could not be mentioned in the same breath.    

This was the true flame of the origin of the Heavenly Emperor. It still existed in a breath's time, and the soul did not dissipate.    

However, the soul of the Heavenly Emperor had been devoured by Lu Yu. All of the abilities of the Heavenly Emperor had been taken away by Lu Yu.    

"This is a good thing. With this origin fire, even if I encounter Shen Linglong's killing formation again, I can still kill my way out!"    

Lu Yu kept the Origin True Fire at the tip of his finger. The place where the Origin True Fire came into contact with had now dissolved into a gap. Strands of green smoke floated up.    

...    

The Marquis Yongping Mansion was located on the west side of the 12th street of the Longjing.    

The courtyard covered an extremely large area. It was more than a thousand acres, and the exquisite garden was hidden within. As the Marquis of the Great Liang, the Marquis Yongping Mansion also had a 500 man guard army, and they were all elites selected from the northern side of the army.    

The Longjing was too large. Lu Yu's carriage walked for about an hour before returning to the Marquis Yongping Mansion.    

Most of the people living on the 12th Street were aristocratic families, so this place was usually very lively.    

"I haven't been able to accompany my family in this life."    

In Lu Yu's memories, he had only used a little bit of his soul to maintain his normal life because he had isolated his mind. Therefore, in the eyes of outsiders, he was a foolish person.    

Lu Yu was naturally dull and did not like to talk.    

He was five years old and could read. It took him a full month to write his name.    

When he was seven years old, he practiced martial arts. It took him three years to learn the basics of an ordinary long fist.    

Even when he communicated with others, Lu Yu stuttered when he spoke. He was unable to fluently finish a sentence.    

"During these seventeen years, because I was entangled with the Great Qian residual soul, I was unable to release too much soul and intelligence. I was actually treated like a fool by others!"    

"Father's first life divine might was mocked for having a useless son. According to his achievements, he would be promoted to a duke, and he would be conferred the title of the wealthy land of the Central Plains. He lived a peaceful life. However, for my wealth and glory, my father guarded the border for many years and did not return home! "    

" Mother has a gentle personality. Every time the Longjing meets, those upper-class women will use me to talk about things and mock mother. Mother has never mentioned it at home. All these years, she has suffered too many grievances!"    

"In order to inherit the family business, elder sister wore armor at the age of fifteen and went into battle. She didn't even get married at all!"    

Her family had really given up too much for him.    

The only legitimate son in the family actually wanted his entire family to protect him!    

Recalling all these years of experience, Lu Yu's fists gradually tightened.    

In his previous life, Lu Yu did not have any relatives. He had been killing since he was born, stepping over countless corpses before he became a powerful Daolord.    

In this life, even though he didn't truly control his body, he had experienced the care and warmth of his family.    

If he didn't have his family to take care of him, even if he devoured the soul of Taiqian, this body would have starved to death long ago! He would have frozen to death!    

...    

Marquis Yongping Mansion, gate.    

Lu Yu got off the carriage and saw several carriages parked in front of the Marquis Yongping Mansion.    

These carriages were filled with exquisite boxes, and beside them was the Coiling Dragon Flag. The person who was looking at the carriage was also dressed in brocade clothes and a knife. It seemed like he had a powerful background.    

"Young master, you're back." The old butler stood at the door, his tone somewhat anxious.    

Lu Yu sensed that something was wrong and asked, "Zhong Bo, whose carriage is at the door?"    

The old butler hurriedly said in a low voice, "Young master, quickly go to the backyard. Don't go to the main hall."    

Lu Yu frowned and asked in a deep voice, "What's going on?"    

The old butler was stunned. This was never the reaction of his young master.    

"Speak!" Lu Yu shouted.    

The old butler's forehead was full of sweat and his voice was trembling as he said, "It's someone from the Palace. He said that the Emperor gave Eldest Miss a marriage."    

Lu Yu frowned. There was actually such a thing.    

Glancing at those embroidered clothed guards, it seemed that these were all people from the Palace.    

Lu Yu said coldly, "Who does the Emperor want to marry my sister to?"    

The old butler said in a trembling voice, "It's King Wei!"    

Lu Yu's face turned cold and he rushed into the prefecture.    

The old housekeeper's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly followed behind. "Young master, don't be rash!"    

...    

Marquis Yongping Mansion, main hall!    

The first class lady, Lu Yu's mother, Madame Yurou, knelt on the ground and raised her head. Her eyes revealed an expression of disbelief.    

In front of Madame Yurou stood a few eunuchs. The leader, Red Eunuch, held an imperial edict in his hand and looked at Madame Yurou arrogantly.    

"Madam, accept the edict!" The eunuch said with a sharp voice.    

Madame Yurou hesitated for a moment but still held up the Imperial Decree with both hands. She then stood up and anxiously asked, "Gonggong, isn't the Emperor out on an expedition? Why would he suddenly bestow a marriage?"    

The few eunuchs looked at each other and waved the horsetail whisk in their hands. They just looked at Madame Yurou without saying anything.    

Madame Yurou's willowy eyebrows slightly knitted and hurriedly called the maidservants beside her to give each eunuch a gold ingot.    

After the eunuchs received the money, their expressions eased up a little.    

Red Eunuch put on a fake smile and said, "This year, during the hunting in the outskirts of the capital, Yuan Lu Lengshuang had the most prey and won the first place. His Highness King Wei admired her to the extreme. On the same day, he wrote a letter and sent it to His Majesty, who had traveled thousands of miles. Today, the imperial edict from His Majesty had just arrived at the Longjing. After marrying into the royal family, this Marquis Yongping Mansion would become a relative of the royal family in the future. Madam, congratulations!"    

Madame Yurou's face was pale. She did not think that there would be such a thing.    

Lu Lengshuang was already 24 years old this year and was at the age of discussing marriage. Madame Yurou was naturally also very attentive but she never would have thought that it was actually the Emperor who bestowed the marriage.    

She also did not expect that the person the Emperor bestowed the marriage to would be King Wei of the current dynasty!    

If it was an outsider, it would be fine but King Wei absolutely could not let him marry his own daughter!    

If this King Wei was an animal, then it would all be for his own benefit!    

The Fourth Prince, Yang Yishan, was given the title of King Wei when he was three years old, and he left the palace to build a prefecture!    

At the age of ten, he tortured and killed the maidservant who took care of him, turned his bones into ashes, and sprinkled them on the previous person!    

At the age of twelve, he snatched a commoner's daughter from the streets, tied a rope around her neck, and used the carriage to drag her all the way until blood flowed like a river. The person was beyond recognition, and only then did he stop!    

At the age of fifteen, he built a wine pond and meat forest in his own Imperial Residence. He forcefully robbed a good family and spent all his time in the Imperial Residence looking for joy!    

All the women who were robbed basically had no chance of coming out alive. Even if they were alive, the outcome would be too horrible to bear.    

Madame Yurou's entire body trembled. She would never allow her daughter to marry such a bastard!    

"Eunuch, Shuang-er was born in the military. She is far from being as considerate and caring as an ordinary woman. If she were to marry His Highness King Wei, she would probably lose her sense of propriety. Moreover, she is also the general of the Longwu Army, so I'm afraid she won't be able to escape. " Madame Yurou hesitated for a moment and still said.    

Red Eunuch smiled coldly, as if he had already seen through Madame Yurou's intentions. He said in a sharp voice, "The Longwu Army is the Imperial Guards. Letting her leave is just a matter of a decree. Lu Lengshuang marrying His Highness King Wei is her good fortune. In the future, when she becomes a princess, she will have endless wealth and glory."    

Madame Yurou insisted, "My wife needs my daughter to come back and discuss with me!"    

Red Eunuch waved his hand. "No need. Ling Yuan has already been invited by His Highness King Wei to the prince's mansion. My wife is just waiting to carry her grandson!"    

Madame Yurou's expression changed and she actually shouted, "What did you do to Shuang-er?!"    

It seemed that Madame Yurou's tone suddenly became tough, making these eunuchs very dissatisfied.    

Red Eunuch shouted with a sharp voice, "King Wei took a fancy to your daughter. That was the blessing of your family's ancestors. Don't give him face and be shameless!"    

Madame Yurou's eyes were full of anxiety, "I am the first-grade Madam of the Imperial Court. How dare you speak to me like that! What did you do to Shuang-er? "    

Red Eunuch laughed wildly. "Not to mention you are a First Rank Madam, I have even beaten a First Rank official! B * tch, I think you want to be whipped! "    

After Red Eunuch finished speaking, he actually took out a horse whip from his sleeve and was about to swing it at Madame Yurou!