<h4>Chapter 2367: Chapter 2367: The Stolen Treasure</h4>


    "Golden Cicada Shedding Its Shell, very impressive." Julius Reed chuckled lightly, feeling neither regret nor anger.


    There aren’t many who can escape right under his nose.


    This ’Golden Cicada’ is one of them.


    "Handle these bodies on the ground, I’m going out for a bit." With that said, he turned and left.


    "Where to? I’ll go with you," both Baron Grey and Trent Marsh said in unison.


    "The two of you together will be safer. I’m just handling a small matter; having so many people is unnecessary." As soon as Julius Reed finished speaking, he had already vanished from the parking lot.


    There’s no trace of the Golden Cicada, this person seemed to have vanished into thin air.


    Julius Reed knew the appearance of the Golden Cicada wasn’t just a fleeting meteor.


    It’s a norm.


    This indicates that the grand n rted to Silvio Reed has begun to operate.


    The Golden Cicada is just one person involved, so in the future, there will definitely be better opportunities to understand this n.


    It won’t take too long.


    He sprinted all the way to a tree inside Autumn Name Mountain.


    Half a minuteter, a knife-wielding man, dressed in a long robe, arrived there, panting heavily.


    Seeing Julius Reed, he did not make a move, clearly mistaking him for an ordinary tourist.


    But Julius Reed swiftly stepped forward, blocking the man’s path, making him realize the person in front was an enemy!


    "Courting death!"


    Swish!


    The long knife was unsheathed!


    Julius Reed flicked it away with a single hand, then smoothly grabbed the man’s neck with his right hand, lifting him up!


    ng!


    The long knife fell from the man’s hand, his face filled with panic.


    "Don’t kill me..."


    He immediately begged for mercy, showing none of the bravado he had when attacking the Golden Cicada earlier downstairs.


    But he knew how to read the situation.


    Julius Reed liked this kind of opponent; it could save a lot of time getting the information he wanted.


    "From now on, I’ll ask and you answer. I’ll only ask once; if I think you’re too slow in answering, I’ll kill you." Julius Reed smiled, but his smile made the man shiver!


    "Yes, yes, as long as I know, I’ll definitely answer!" the man raised his hand, his face reddening due to his throat being squeezed, "But if I don’t know, please don’t force me."


    "Alright, then answer me now, why were you chasing that person just now?" Julius Reed loosened his grip, and the man fell to the ground.


    There was no one around, the woods were very quiet.


    "Because he killed our Young Master!" The man didn’t lie, it was consistent with what he said earlier downstairs.


    "Why kill your Young Master? Who is he, and how is he rted to you? And who is your family? Think it through and tell me everything." Julius Reed crossed his arms and spoke coldly.


    Since he couldn’t find the Golden Cicada, asking the involved person could rify the issue just the same.


    As he questioned, Julius Reed was simultaneously listening to the man’s inner thoughts and observing his surroundings, preventing the Golden Cicada from suddenly appearing to silence him.


    Golden Cicada Shedding Its Shell is indeed impressive, but once it appears nearby, Julius Reed is confident he will detect it.


    "We are from the southeastern Lu family, a martial arts family, and thergest martial arts family in the southeast. You are a martial artist and very skilled; you should know the Lu family."


    The man thought for a moment before speaking: "Half a month ago, that old man suddenly came to our Lu family, saying he wanted to learn from the Lu family’s martial arts."


    "You know, martial arts families often face such challenges. The Family Head originally thought it was the same as usual and arranged for a coach to handle it, but who knew that coach was beaten to death."


    "Although the world is in chaos with various experts and demons, the Lu family still holds significant influence in the southeastern martial artsmunity. The coach being beaten to death meant a p to Lu family’s face, and this matter quickly spread, the entire southeastern martial arts world knew about it."


    "As the leader of martial arts, naturally, face couldn’t be lost, so three dayster, the Family Head sincerely invited martial artists across thend to a contest here. The one to act was the Family Head’s brother, Matthew Rose!"


    "Our Lu family has a deep foundation with a history of thousands of years, the Family Head was very confident in this. But who knew, in the presence of all, Matthew Rose was beaten to death! This time, the entire martial artsmunity exploded."


    "Just as the Family Head was about to step up, the old man made a request, saying that topensate the Lu family, he was willing to take the Family Head’s eldest son as a disciple and impart all his life’s skills."


    At this point, Julius Reed interrupted: "How is that possible! The Lu family is the king of the southeastern martial arts world; being killed twice consecutively, if epted, won’t they never hold their heads high again? Moreover, I have an impression of the Lu family, supposedly descended from the Ancient Martial Path, they’ve been low-key all these years, but howe they don’t even have a capable fighter?"


    Golden Cicada may be impressive, but being killed repeatedly also suggests the Lu family is only strong on the outside.


    A lineage from the Ancient Martial Path shouldn’t be so weak.


    "Yes, that’s what our Family Head thought too, but the old man gave an irresistible reason," the man continued, "The old man said he didn’t have much time left but was a martial arts expert. If the Lu family felt embarrassed, they could kill him now. Otherwise, he intended to pass all he learned to his disciple."


    "That really makes it hard to refuse," Julius Reed chuckled, who could refuse a request from a dying person?


    Moreover, such a skilled expert.


    The Lu family surely had a hidden motive, wanting to learn the old man’s secrets.


    And the old man saying this gave the Lu family all the face they needed.


    "And then?" Julius Reed asked again.


    "In the beginning, the old man did teach quite a few things, and our Family Head lowered his guard, offering respectful hospitality. But after a few days, the old man killed our Young Master and stole the Lu family’s..."


    At this point, the man hesitated.


    But seeing the murderous intent in Julius Reed’s eyes, he immediatelyplied.


    "Stole the Lu family’s Lotus Shadow..."


    "Lotus Shadow?" Julius Reed narrowed his eyes, asking coldly, "What is that?"


    "It’s the Lu family’s treasured artifact, said to be passed down for over five thousand years. It contains secrets of the Ancient Martial Path and the spirits of Lu family’s ancestors. Ordinary people who encounter it are inevitably killed. There was a servant who identally touched it while cleaning, and ended up dying a horrible death."


    "Some Great Grandmasters coveted it too, but they died very miserably as well."


    The man hung his head, speaking softly.


    "It’s actually a scam; the thing isn’t dangerous, otherwise, how could it be so easily stolen?" Julius Reed snorted, "Clearly, the Golden Cicada knew about this, wasn’t scared, and so he easily took it away."


    "In essence, it’s an empty fort strategy."


    "You’re right," the man nodded in agreement, "Afterward, we discovered it was an empty fort strategy. ced in the most conspicuous spot, with no one watching, for thousands of years, no one dared to touch it, yet that old man took it away, killing the Young Master before he left."


    "Lotus Shadow." Julius Reed seemed to vaguely recall hearing about it but it also felt very unfamiliar.


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