<h4>Chapter 1684: Chapter 1677: Is the Heavenly God a Member of the Long Family?</h4>


    "Isn’t there any other way to solve this?"


    "No."


    Ji Xingyun shook his head. If there was a solution, he wouldn’t end up living his life in solitude. It’s not that he didn’t want to find a woman he loved to spend his life with, but using the secret technique to suppress this curse means that once he has the next generation, they won’t live long. Rather than watching his loved ones die, it’s better to choose to live alone. He was tired and didn’t want his descendants to bear such endless pain.


    Listening to Ji Xingyun’s words, Lu Tianxing frowned and asked again, "Old master, do you know which of the Four Great Families the Heavenly God belongs to?"


    "Heavenly God?"


    Hearing Lu Tianxing’s words, Ji Xingyun fell into silence. After a long while, he slowly spoke, "If you want to ask me which of the Four Great Families the Heavenly God belongs to, I’ll tell you, the Heavenly God was from the Long Family of the Four Great Families back then."


    "The Long Family?"


    Lu Tianxing was slightly taken aback, "Old master, are you sure?"


    "Of course."


    Ji Xingyun sighed faintly again, saying, "I believe you’ve met the First Killer Ji mie. She was the widow of the Chanyu Family of the Four Great Families back then, thest of the Chanyu Family, like me. She was also thest of the Chanyu Family. After her, there was no more Chanyu Family, and I am likewise thest of the Ji Family. As for the Ji Family, they vanished more than ten years ago. If there’s truly someone so obsessed with the Four Symbols Ring, wanting to obtain it, and is also from the Four Great Families, it would be none other than the Long Family. Only we of the Four Great Families know whether the Qi Refiner’s Grave is real or not. More importantly, after the extinction of the Four Great Families, there has been a rumor: as long as the Four Symbols Ring are reunited and the Qi Refiner’s Tomb is opened, the way to break the curse can be found."


    "Old master, are you so sure it’s the Long Family?"


    Lu Tianxing looked at Ji Xingyun, as if trying to discern something from his face.


    Ji Xingyun nced at Lu Tianxing and sighed, saying, "You don’t need to look at me like that. If I really wanted the Four Symbols Ring, I could have taken action myself. Do you think you could stop me? When you hadn’t returned to the Lu Family, I could have killed you without the need for using an assassin organization against you. More importantly, the Twelve Terrifying was a force of the Long Family back then. There’s no need for me to deceive you on this point, nor can I. If you don’t believe me, you can have your forces investigate or check the archives of the Han Family, Mu Family, and other Beijing family archives. I believe, though many may have forgotten the Four Great Families over the years, many traces still record these."


    Upon hearing Ji Xingyun’s words, Lu Tianxing shook his head with a bitter smile. Indeed, if Ji Xingyun really desired the Four Symbols Ring, there would be no need for such trouble. If Ji Xingyun took action, he had no way to resist, and Ji Xingyun could have destroyed him with just a flick of the finger. Why bother cing a bounty on him on the assassin’s web, and not to mention, Ji Xingyun was the previous leader of the Yanhuang Group, relying on that identity, he could have destroyed the Bai Family without anyone daring to speak against it. Why bother with the hassle?


    "Could it be that someone knows about these matters and is secretly impersonating members of the Long Family?" Lu Tianxing hesitated slightly and said.


    "Maybe!"


    Ji Xingyun shook his head, unable to give a definite answer, sighed and said, "After the failed attack on the Qi Refiner’s Tomb, our Four Great Families announced their disbandment and went into hiding. Due to the good rtions between our Ji Family and the Ji Family, we stayed together, but thest of the Ji Family died, and the Ji Family became history. The widow of the Chanyu Family remained by my side, naturally unspoken of. As for the Long Family, after the disbandment of the Four Great Families, they went overseas to Japan, disappearing from sight. So if someone is so persistent in wanting the Four Symbols Ring and can deploy the Twelve Terrifying, and ces a bounty on you on an assassin website, my answer is the Long Family. Because forced session results in a short-lived lineage, and the more martial arts one practices, the shorter the life span bes, so they rely on the assassin’s website to deal with you."


    At this point, Ji Xingyun seemed to recall something and continued, "If you want to know if it’s the Long Family, you must go to Japan and investigate. If you’re cursed like this and force a session, then every generation shouldn’t live past twenty-five, maybe even shorter. You can start your investigation from here. This is all I can help you with."


    Listening to Ji Xingyun, Lu Tianxing’s brow tightened. He originally thought that meeting Sima Lingyun’s teacher would solve the biggest puzzle in his heart, but now it seems this puzzle is still shrouded in mist. The Long Family went overseas—who knows if they have perished. It seems he needs to have Angel investigate this matter.


    Taking a deep breath, Lu Tianxing looked at Ji Xingyun, and once again spoke, "Old master, I have another question. I hope you can enlighten me. Is my father really dead?"


    "I don’t know."


    Ji Xingyun shook his head and said, "By the time I arrived, the battle there was over. I sent people to search for dozens of kilometers around but couldn’t find any trace or corpses of your mother or father, not even your whereabouts. So I can’t give you an answer; you have to find this for yourself."


    "I understand, thank you, old master. If there’s nothing else, I think I should be leaving now."


    Lu Tianxing stood up from his seat. Having obtained what he wanted, there was no reason to stay anymore.


    "Alright."


    Ji Xingyun nodded slightly, looking at Lu Tianxing said, "You’re Lu Tiankuang’s grandson, so considered my grandson as well. I don’t have much to teach you, just hope you remember one thing: steel that is too hard is easily broken. Sometimes taking a step back may reveal vast skies."


    "Thank you for the advice, old master. I will keep it in mind." Lu Tianxing replied respectfully to Ji Xingyun.


    "This is hardly advice, more like a casual chat with you."


    Ji Xingyun waved his hand, his gaze suddenly bing sharp as it fell on Lu Tianxing, "Tianxing, I know you have the Four Symbols Ring, but I hope you can protect it well. Even if you want to open the Qi Refiner’s Tomb in the future, you must never hand the Four Symbols Ring to anyone else. Even if you must destroy it, don’t let any ambitious person get it, do you understand?"


    "Rest assured, old master, I know what to do about this matter." Lu Tianxing nodded.


    "Furthermore, be cautious of the Yang Family. Never be careless; they’re not as simple as you think. Yang Fengxing is not easy to deal with either. Unless you’re absolutely sure you can survive your grandfather’s hand, never think of confronting the Yang Family, do you understand?"


    "Thank you for the reminder, old master. I know what to do."


    "That’s good."


    Ji Xingyun nodded, "In the future, if you have free time, you cane here to see me more often. Also, thank you for your contributions to the Yanhuang Group."


    "Old master, you’re joking. We just take what we need."


    Lu Tianxing smiled and said, "Old master, I will take my leave now."


    "Alright!"


    Ji Xingyun nodded.


    Lu Tianxing didn’t say anything more and turned to walk out.


    Watching Lu Tianxing’s departing figure, Ji Xingyun sighed deeply. Before meeting Lu Tianxing, he wanted to grind down Lu Tianxing’s sharpness with words since being too ostentatious isn’t always a good thing.


    But upon meeting Lu Tianxing, he found these teachings unsaid. He sensed a more pronounced aura of sharpness in Lu Tianxing than in Lu Tianzhan. However, Lu Tianxing had a difference. Lu Tianzhan’s sharpness emanated outward, the whole person full of prating aura, presenting as a sheathed sword, sparkling with a chilling gleam.


    In contrast, Lu Tianxing hid his sharpness entirely, with not a single leak. At first nce, he seemed like a carefree rascal, not connecting him with the word sharp. At first nce, Ji Xingyun even doubted if this was really Lu Tianxing.


    Though he hadn’t met Lu Tianxing before, he heard many rumors—certainly a decisive, sharp-edged figure. Yet now, he appeared carefree, seemingly no different from a little rascal, which would cause anyone to doubt.


    Actually, the way Lu Tianxing conducted himselfpared to his father, one extroverted, one introverted, was not without reason. Remember who Lu Tianzhan was—third son of the Lu Family, from a great family, a genius of his generation. Pride and confidence were natural since the Lu Family back then dominated Jiangnan and intimidated Beijing. As the third son and genius of this family, he had no need to hide his pride and sharpness.


    Conversely, Lu Tianxing was merely an orphan. Whether joining the military orter bing a mercenary, being sharp-edged wasn’t a wise choice—it could mean sudden death. Therefore, Lu Tianxing naturally chose to hide his sharpness, not revealing it to others. Had he not done so, Bai Zhiqing wouldn’t have assumed him to bezy, useless, and incapable.


    This reason made it understandable why Ji Xingyun didn’t immediately discern it.


    That’s why Ji Xingyun chose not to lecture Lu Tianxing but merely mention it in passing in the end.


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