Starting with Xingyi Quan, it swept across the chaotic world.

Chapter 62 That Heavy Rain Ruined My Dream of Studying Martial Arts

As soon as he finished speaking, Old Master Lu frowned.

Old Xiao's expression also changed, and he nudged the stutterer again:

"You little stutterer, how come you even mispronounced Scholar Wu's name?"

"This time, it should be Grandpa Lu Heng who's in high school!"

Upon hearing this, the stutterer shook his head repeatedly.

"No...no, it was Li-ge'er from high school."

Is Lu Li from high school?

As soon as the words were spoken, the expressions of the neighbors present all changed.

The Lu residence, which had been bustling with laughter just moments before, instantly fell into a deathly silence.

You could hear a pin drop.

They've been congratulating each other for so long, and even given out congratulatory money, but in the end it turned out to be false news?

"Little stutterer, are you serious?" Old Xiao asked incredulously, his face showing a hint of embarrassment.

"Yes," the little stutterer nodded.

After receiving the answer, Lao Xiao said in a deep voice:

"Then why didn't you say earlier that Lu Li was the one who passed the exam!"

The stutterer looked puzzled.

He never said that Lu Heng was the one who passed the exam.

The stutterer asked, puzzled:

"Isn't Master Lu Li... also Master Lu's grandson?"

As soon as the words were spoken, the expressions of everyone present changed.

Among them, Old Master Lu is the most obvious.

The flush on his cheeks, which had just appeared due to excitement, became even more pronounced at this moment, almost as if it were dripping blood.

This is not due to abundant qi and blood, but rather extreme shame and indignation!

This statement is incredibly hurtful. Both of them are his own grandsons, but because of his numerous instances of favoritism, the younger grandson no longer recognizes him as his grandfather.

In the past, he would have just been angry.

But now, the grandson who separated from the family has passed the martial arts exam and brought glory to the family; while the eldest grandson, whom they favored, failed the exam and hasn't dared to go home for days!

My second aunt's complexion was also not very good.

Because she had just been boasting about her precious son with great certainty, and even said, as if it were a favor, that she would have Xiao Heng help Lu Li in the future.

Now, those words, and those "wise words of advice" he gave to the neighborhood women, have all become jokes, like boomerangs slapping her face again and again.

Now that the truth has come out, the attitudes of the neighbors have changed again.

When they looked at Grandpa Lu and his second aunt, there was no longer any admiration or flattery as before, but rather sarcasm and surprise.

They knew more or less about what had happened to the Lu family.

This old man was so biased that he even sold all the jewelry that the eldest son's wife had left for Xiao Li to use when he got married.

Later, Lu Li and the third branch of the family parted ways with the old man.

This whole affair could have just stayed at home, but Old Master Lu insisted on spreading it around and turning the tables, saying he'd raised a bunch of ungrateful wretches.

If Lu Zhiyuan hadn't made several trips, the truth would probably have remained hidden from everyone for a long time.

Now that Grandpa Lu Li is in Martial Arts High School, they all feel that this story is too ironic.

"Ahem... Um, I have something to do at Ping An Fang, so I'll be going now."

One of the neighbors spoke awkwardly, and then disappeared in a flash.

It seemed like he wanted to escape this place of trouble, but everyone knew that the person was moving so quickly because he was probably going to Ping'anfang to tell Lu Li the good news.

At this moment, many people realized what was happening, and many hurriedly left.

Some of the people who had given the money were in a dilemma, wanting to get it back but also worried that they were wasting time and would miss Grandpa Lu's happy occasion.

"Um... Grandpa, I need to take this old hen back with me... My child needs some nourishment..."

Finally, a woman spoke first.

Afterwards, more people began to ask for their money back.

"Old Master Lu, please have mercy and give me back my bracelet and ring... I need to give them to Uncle Lu Li..."

"Grandpa, look at my memory! This pig's head and the big chunks of fatty meat were already reserved! Sigh!"

"Old man, you still have to pay back the money you borrowed. We're just a small business..."

The once noisy and crowded Lu family home quickly became empty again.

Seeing the tall building rise and then collapse in an instant, Old Master Lu felt as if his spine had been ripped out. He slumped helplessly in his chair, too lazy to even lift his eyelids.

Lu Zhili and his second aunt looked at each other, their faces ashen, unable to utter a single word.

Just then, Lu Heng walked in from outside, entered the main room, looked at the ashen-faced people, and asked in confusion:

"Grandpa, what's going on? I just saw some people coming out of our house."

Lu Zhili and his third aunt shook their heads. Even though they loved their precious son very much, they had no mood for it at the moment.

When Old Master Lu heard the voice, he didn't even lift his eyelids.

He simply spoke:

"They came over and helped move some things..."

"Oh..." Lu Heng responded with an "oh," still somewhat puzzled, but didn't press further. Instead, he said:

"Grandpa, um... I've run out of the blood-nourishing powder I use for martial arts, and you haven't given me any money this month..."

Old Master Lu sneered inwardly:

"Blood-nourishing powder? Is that enough? Would you like some more blood-replenishing pills?"

Lu Heng's eyes lit up upon hearing this:

"Really? Thank you, Grandpa! I will definitely practice martial arts diligently!"

If I had some money, I could go to the casino and gamble a couple of times!

Who knows, if I make some money, I might even go to Zuichunlou and play a few rounds with Miss Xiaoyue!

"Thank you, Grandpa! Thank you, Grandpa!" Lu Heng kept smiling.

At that moment, Old Master Lu suddenly changed the subject and asked:

"Xiao Heng, how did you do on the martial arts exam this time?"

Lu Heng's heart skipped a beat, a bad premonition rising within him, but he still stubbornly insisted on saying:

"Man proposes, God disposes. I've put in so much effort, I should succeed!"

"Should it work?" Old Master Lu sneered, slamming his hand on the table and shouting angrily, "Those people just now came to tell me about the martial arts examination results!"

"You're still lying to me, aren't you!"

Lu Heng panicked immediately.

The results for the martial arts exam have already been posted so quickly?

No wonder so many people came just now!

I should have known better than to come back today!

Lu Heng was covered in sweat and didn't know how to explain. He had just returned from the casino, where he had gambled until he was completely exhausted and had accumulated a debt of several taels of silver. He had come back to pay off that debt.

Given the current situation, he didn't know how to ask for the money.

"Grandpa...I..."

Lu Heng's eyes darted around, and he forced out two tears:

"Grandpa...you don't know! It rained heavily the day before the martial arts competition...all the equipment for the technical and bravery events got soaked, and I couldn't hold on at all..."

"That torrential rain ruined my dream of studying martial arts!"

"You've ruined me and my Lu family!"

"You wouldn't believe it, so many of my senior brothers failed because of this. You can go to the martial arts school and ask... Many people thought I failed because of this rain... In previous years, even some martial arts scholars who came to take the exam failed..." Lu Heng said, then added, "But Grandpa, please support me for another year, just one more year, and I will definitely pass!"

After saying that, Lu Heng looked at Old Master Lu with hope.

At this moment, Old Master Lu laughed in anger:

"It's raining heavily, isn't it?"

"Um!"

"So, my senior brother failed the exam too!"

"Uh-huh!"

"I'll support you for another year, right?"

"Mmm-hmm!"

Old Master Lu was furious, his face flushed red. He picked up the pipe that had fallen to the ground and smashed it hard against Lu Heng.

"How did Lu Li manage to get into university?!"