Chapter 19 - 19 Connections (1/2)
'Senior Lu's' real name was Lu Cheng and from the looks of things he probably had a close relationship with Lu Wen, or else Lu Wen wouldn't have called him uncle.
Lu Cheng walked into the hall and he patted Lu Wen's shoulder as he said
''Good kid, it's time for you to return home.''
Everyone around them was stunned, but the most stunned of them all were the 3 disciples that followed Lu Cheng. They didn't understand how Lu Cheng could have an acquaintance in such a backward place like the Sky Fortune Kingdom.
The 3 of them were all outer disciples of the 'floating cloud sect' and as they traded some stealthy glances between them, it was the young woman who respectfully walked up and cautiously asked
''Elder Lu, you happen to know this young man from the Sky Fortune Kingdom?''
Only now did the people in the hall understand that this 'Senior Lu' was actually an Elder in the 'floating cloud sect'. Usually, outer court disciples didn't have the qualifications to freely speak to Elders of the sect, especially like this when this woman directly asked Elder Lu about his relationship with this young man, but since they could all see that Elder Lu was feeling very happy after meeting Lu Wen, the 3 disciples couldn't help but ask.
Elder Lu then proudly puffed his chest as he said to them
''Haha, this is my, Lu Cheng's nephew, Lu Wen.''
Elder Lu's words were spoken proudly but the 3 disciples following behind him were even more shocked as this young man seemed to have a direct blood relation with Elder Lu.
They quickly walked forward while cupping their hands and slightly bowing as they said
''Greetings senior brother Lu.''
Lu Wen nodded his head at them and then said to Lu Cheng
''Uncle, this is a talented brother I am very fond of, his name is Shun Long''
As Lu Wen introduced Shun Long to Elder Lu, Lu Cheng couldn't help himself but take a few more glances at the young man beside his nephew.
He wasn't near the hall earlier so he hadn't observed Shun Long's fight with Xiao Shitou or he would have already started paying attention to him even without Lu Wen's mention.
Shun Long cupped his fist as he said
''Greetings Elder Lu''
Lu Cheng laughed as he patted Shun Long's shoulder and said
''Good kid. If you need anything when you enter the sect, you can directly come find me. Since Wen'er has a good relationship with you, you don't have to be so polite with me.''
The faces of 3 people instantly sported different expressions when Elder Lu finished speaking. Xiao Shitou and Lin Wu's faces instantly turned pale while the crown prince's face had slowly turned green.
The crown prince already knew that there was a talented alchemist named Lu Wen in Blue Forest-city but he never paid any attention to the matter. If he knew that this alchemist had a relationship with an Elder of the 'floating cloud sect' he would have definitely done everything he could to build a good relationship with him. But now it was already too late for that as Lu Wen was already leaving the Sky Fortune Kingdom.