Xie Jiang said, "Of course not."
Old Master Lu nodded. "Then what is it for?"
Xie Jiang curved her lips into a smile. "Naturally, to eliminate evil for the people."
Old Master Lu did not take these words to heart. No matter how highly this person was praised in Lan Yong, now that he was alone in the capital of Da Yu, he had no idea where he got the confidence to do whatever he pleased.
"How do you intend to eliminate evil for the people? Report to the officials?"
"Yes, report to the officials."
Hearing this, Old Master Lu couldn't help but wonder if he was truly too old and had finally misjudged someone.
Otherwise, how could a person who made him feel dangerous at first glance utter such naive and foolish words?
"Has our Nanxiong Marquis Manor offended you?"
Logically, this person had only recently arrived in the capital and had no dealings with their Nanxiong Marquis Manor. The only connection was the Wu family mother and daughter, but they were insignificant people. There was no reason to fall out with their Nanxiong Marquis Manor.
Old Master Lu racked his brain but couldn't understand, so he patiently probed for the truth.
"Your Lu family produced a beast, no, that's not right. We shouldn't insult beasts like that; even beasts would be unwilling. It should be said that your Lu family produced a devil disguised in human skin. I encountered him and felt disgusted. Does that count as offending you?"
Xie Jiang said whatever came to her mind, not caring about the other person's feelings.
The old butler's expression was very unpleasant. In comparison, Old Master Lu was much calmer, his face unchanged. "The family retainers said that Young Master Xie has extraordinary skills. Has Young Master Xie never killed anyone?"
"I have, quite a few," Xie Jiang admitted frankly.
Old Master Lu smiled. "They are all killings, what's the difference?"
"If they provoke me, they deserve to die. I am never merciful. Naturally, you don't need to be compassionate either. If you think Wu Hongyun deserved to die, and if you think all those girls before Wu Hongyun deserved to die, then you don't need to show any mercy. But did Lu Baofang take the lives of these girls because they deserved to die?"
Whether one's hands were stained with human blood or not did not explain anything; at least, it was not a standard for measuring good and evil. However, treating living people like pigs and sheep to be eaten was definitely evil.
Although she decided to eliminate Lu Baofang and the Nanxiong Marquis Manor because of her brother Song Ze, with Lu Baofang being so heinous, who could say she wasn't acting on behalf of the people?
Old Master Lu said matter-of-factly, "When they need to die, it is naturally when they deserve to die."
Xie Jiang felt that his words were very reasonable. Her worldview had long since collapsed, leaving only her facial features still on her face. However, she was meant to eliminate violence and promote peace, so she had to maintain her persona.
"What happened after they died?"
Old Master Lu said, "They are dead, they are dead. What else is there?"
Xie Jiang nodded. "Then when you die, Old Master Lu, I'll chop you up and throw you into the cesspool to fertilize it."
The old butler, who was as rotten and old as Old Master Lu, roared angrily, "What did you say?!"
Xie Jiang expressed surprise. "The cesspool wouldn't even be unhappy, so why are you unhappy? The cesspool doesn't even find you, Old Master, smelly. The cesspool is also innocent, alright?"
If Old Master Lu hadn't stopped him, the old butler would have wanted to call people to apprehend this presumptuous brat, break his backbone, and see if he dared to speak so arrogantly in front of their Old Master!
He was just a young whippersnapper showing off his verbal skills, and it wasn't enough to make Old Master Lu angry, but Old Master Lu's expression also darkened.
The surname Xie was determined to cling to this matter, but since he was willing to sit down and talk with him, it meant he didn't really intend to become an enemy of the Nanxiong Marquis Manor.
It was just that the young man was too arrogant and, for some reason, felt emboldened, wanting to ask for an exorbitant price.
Old Master Lu no longer wanted to waste more words and said directly, "What will it take for you to let this go?"
For their Nanxiong Marquis Manor, it was not difficult to have a member of the Lan Yong royal family die silently in the capital. However, if there was a better way to resolve this matter, they could consider taking a step back.
But if this brat surnamed Xie thought that the Nanxiong Marquis Manor could be manipulated by him, he would make him regret being born into this world.
Xie Jiang said lightly, "Hand over Lu Baofang."
Old Master Lu stared at Xie Jiang with his dark eyes, then he laughed.
Hand over the heir of their Nanxiong Marquis Manor, the heir of the Lu family, for mere women.
It was, of course, ridiculous.
Although Xie Jiang was sitting in the lower seat, when she looked at Old Master Lu in the main seat, she always had the demeanor of looking down on an ant.
No matter how Old Master Lu's expression changed, it did not affect her in the slightest. "Old Master, why are you looking at me like that? Wu Hongyun and the lives of those girls are indeed worthless, but Lu Baofang's dog life is even less valuable. Your Lu family considers yourselves precious, but I just want to make you clear-headed and not live in self-deceptive illusions."
"Are you determined to be an enemy of my Nanxiong Marquis Manor?"
Old Master Lu finally understood. He had misjudged from the beginning. This brat was not here to negotiate with him at all.
There really were people in this world who dared to charge headfirst against a rock for a ridiculously foolish reason.
Xie Jiang looked at Old Master Lu. His face was buried in the earth, yet he was still so arrogant. Did he think he was worthy of being her enemy?
"I said I only want you to hand over Lu Baofang." But how could that be possible? Lu Baofang represented the future of the Nanxiong Marquis Manor.
So her target was the entire Nanxiong Marquis Manor.
Once the Nanxiong Marquis Manor was destroyed, it naturally could not protect Lu Baofang.
"A young man's passion is not a bad thing, but you may have forgotten that this is the capital of Da Yu, not Lan Yong."
Old Master Lu had lost the interest to continue talking. If he didn't appreciate the offer, then he couldn't blame him for being impolite.
"The outcome is already decided. Lu Baofang will pay for all the victims. Everyone in the Nanxiong Marquis Manor is an accomplice and will be annihilated along with this den of iniquity."
Xie Jiang swaggered away.
The old butler's cloudy eyes were filled with murderous intent. "Old Master, should we..."
"There's no need to rush. After all, he is a member of the Lan Yong royal family, and it seems he carries considerable weight. There's no need to stir up unnecessary trouble."
The young brat surnamed Xie made a special trip but didn't state any conditions. Perhaps he was waiting for them to detain him?
Old Master Lu's expression was terrifyingly gloomy. "Although his actions are very foolish and ridiculous, this brat gives me the feeling that he is not impulsive and brainless. I'm afraid it's..."
Xie Jiang had left, but Old Master Lu's unease grew stronger.
He did not believe that Xie Jiang asked them to hand over Baofang just for some so-called acting on behalf of heaven.
Xie Jiang would not have been unaware that they would definitely not hand him over.
Therefore, this condition was not valid at all.
If no conditions were proposed, the objective would only be greater.
The old butler's expression became serious, clearly having thought of a possibility. "You suspect someone is behind him?"
The old butler, having lived for so many years, had seen countless people. He also did not believe that Xie Jiang was the type to bluff, even though his words sounded so ridiculous.
Old Master Lu was no longer suspecting; he was certain that someone was behind Xie Jiang. "We have never had any dealings with Lan Yong. This brat has just arrived in the capital with no foundation, and he has fallen out with us over a woman. How can this not be suspicious? We just don't know which side the person behind this brat belongs to."
The old butler thought for a moment. "After this person entered the capital, he spent most of his time at the Duke of Wei's manor, and then at Yi Yan Geng's residence..."
If it were the Duke of Wei's manor and Yi Yan Geng, or the Prince of Yu behind Yi Yan Geng, then their Nanxiong Marquis Manor would be in big trouble.
The old butler was secretly alarmed.
Old Master Lu frowned, his wrinkles deep. "Summon Baofang back."