<h4>Chapter 2368: Chapter 2368: The Great Lord’s Reward</h4>


    "Who are you?"


    Julius Reed looked very alertly at the man in front of him.


    Something’s not right!


    If he’s just a regr person from the Lu family, there’s no way he could know this much.


    The two just talked about the Lu family’s core secrets.


    "This..." The man took a deep breath, looking a bit troubled.


    "You better be smart. If I find out you’re lying, I’ll kill you immediately," Julius Reed said coldly. "To me, killing someone irrelevant in the woods is quite normal."


    He pointed to his face and asked, "Do I look like a good person?"


    "Good or bad, you don’t even seem like a person. You’re like a beast, so terrifying." The fear showed in the man’s eyes.


    "So, can you tell the truth now?" Julius Reed smiled; he found the analogy amusing.


    Indeed, the difference between a beast and a person is significant.


    "I’ll tell you everything, but please don’t kill me." The man cleared his throat and didn’t wait for Julius Reed’s response before speaking: "My name is Jayceon Rose. I’m the Head of the Lu family."


    After he spoke, Julius Reed had a peculiar look in his eyes.


    But he didn’t hear any inner thoughts from the man.


    Thus, it proved that this guy named Jayceon Rose wasn’t lying.


    "Don’t look at me like that. I know I’m a bit useless, but I really am the current Head of the Lu family, Jayceon Rose." Jayceon Rose’s face was full of embarrassment.


    He felt a bit ashamed.


    "You? The Head?" Julius Reed looked him up and down, asking perplexed: "How did you be the head? Has the Lu family fallen this much?"


    "You’re not just useless. In this ancient martial arts family, you’re not even fit to be a servant." Julius Reed seemed to realize that he might hurt Jayceon Rose’s pride, so heforted him: "Of course, you carry the Lu family’s aura. Even an ordinary Martial Artist would be amazing."


    "Ah, fine, I know it clearly." Jayceon Rose sighed, saying: "The Lu family has had a system for thousands of years called the dual leadership system. The family head is the backbone of the entire Lu family. If anything happens to the head, the family will fall into crisis."


    Jayceon Rose had a very good mentality. He was only sad for a few seconds before starting to talk about what he knew.


    "About over three thousand years ago, our Lu family experienced a disaster. The sudden death of the family head left the Lu family in turmoil, almost getting scattered in the chaos. Therefore, our ancestors established this rule. There is an apparent head who handles all externalmunication and some internal family matters."


    "The other head is taken by the strongest in martial arts. They focus entirely on martial arts, and anything involving martial arts is under their authority. The purpose is twofold: one, to let the family’s martial experts concentrate on martial arts without being distracted by trivial matters; two, to avoid a situation where an incident with the head leaves the Lu family leaderless."


    Jayceon Rose spread his hands and said helplessly, "I’ve told you everything."


    "So, the one who died was the martial arts head’s son, not yours?" Julius Reed seemed to understand why Jayceon Rose had brought people to hunt the Golden Cicada.


    And he didn’t seem that sorrowful.


    The one who died was someone else’s son.


    "I don’t have a son, haha." Jayceon Roseughed loudly, seeming slightly inappropriate, then mentioned sadly: "Even if a servant from the Lu family died, I wouldn’t spare the murderer."


    "Let me guess." Julius Reed propped his chin, opened a mouth, and said: "The other head is in secluded training, and you took matters into your own hands by having his son apprentice the Golden Cicada. As a result, the Golden Cicada stole the Yellow Lotus Shadow, killed that head’s son, and now, to save face, you’ll try to kill the Golden Cicada to present to the other head when hees out of seclusion, right?"


    After Julius Reed finished, Jayceon Rose’s eyes held surprise.


    "That’s incredible! You’repletely right. The Yellow Lotus Shadow theft makes me a sinner. As for the deceased, doesn’t everyone face death? Now it seems, I can’t return to the Lu family. If I do, I’ll probably get beaten to death."


    Jayceon Rose sighed mournfully, his voice full of sorrow.


    "Since you are the family head, can you tell me what the Yellow Lotus Shadow is?" Julius Reed carefully observed the surroundings, worried that the Golden Cicada might suddenly appear.


    The presence of the Golden Cicada made Julius Reed uneasy.


    He must figure it out, even’s got to meet Silvio Reed.


    Otherwise, with such a strong presence hiding in the shadows, anyone would feel uneasy.


    Julius Reed wasn’t afraid of Silvio Reed; he just wanted to know what Silvio Reed was plotting.


    "The Yellow Lotus Shadow?" Jayceon Rose frowned and said: "Although I am the head, capable of essing some core elements, I’m just outward-facing and have no internal rights. The internal authority is entirely with Lucentian Lu. He’s the martial arts head, knowing all the family’s secrets."


    "But you should know something, shouldn’t you?" Julius Reed stared into his eyes.


    "The Yellow Lotus Shadow is a yellow lotus. But it’s quite unique and hasn’t withered for thousands of years. Instead, it grows brighter. From a distance, it seems like a ball of golden light. Only when you get close can you see it’s a lotus inside the golden glow."


    "I don’t know much about the Yellow Lotus Shadow, but I’ve heard a bit. Apparently, it contains martial arts secrets, and every martial arts head kneels in the grand hall for three days and nights before bing the head, publicly iming to be worshipping ancestors. But in reality, it’s giving him a personal chance to interact with the Yellow Lotus Shadow."


    "All I know is each martial arts head, after kneeling for three days, retreats. Six monthster, when they reappear, their abilities have skyrocketed."


    "I suspect that the seclusion is a cover to justify their enhanced abilities. Of course, it might indeed take time toprehend."


    At this point, Jayceon Rose asked with a pleading tone: "I truly only know this much. Even if you ask more, I know nothing else."


    "Do you know where this thing came from?" Julius Reed felt that the Yellow Lotus Shadow must be peculiar, otherwise why would the Golden Cicada steal it?


    For thousands of years, the Golden Cicada has existed.


    Yet, it chose to act now?


    "I don’t know, just that it was passed down by the ancestors. Oh, I remember, there was a tray under the Yellow Lotus Shadow. I was a mischievous child and identally saw it once. It had strange writing on it."


    Jayceon Rose recalled, saying: "On it... seemed to say something like ’Great Sage’s Favor’? And a name, something with Four?"


    "Silvio Reed?" Julius Reed asked aloud.


    "Yes! ’Great Sage’s Favor’, and it seemed like Silvio Reed’s name was on it." Jayceon Rose nodded: "The tray had lots of dense text, but unfortunately, I couldn’t read it."


    "Is the tray still there?" Julius Reed asked again.


    "It’s there. The old man only stole the Yellow Lotus Shadow." Jayceon Rose nodded.