Chapter 47 The Roar of Bones

Chapter 47 The Roar of Bones

Shang Nan could already see many things in Lu Ji's eyes that he couldn't even hide, but Lu Ji's movements were restrained.Not only does he ask others to abide by the rules, but he also abides by the rules himself, regardless of his deeds. So he waits for Shannan to grow up, but it does not mean that he is very patient. On the contrary, the longer he waits, the more accumulated desires he will have.The deeper it becomes.

Mrs. Xiang ordered several more large-brimmed hats. The brims were so big that she had to turn sideways to enter and exit the room.

White, dark green, bright yellow... extremely exaggerated.

Shang Nan could tell that she was in a good mood.

"How should I put it?" Mrs. Xiang was wearing a yellow suspender dress with a skirt that reached her knees. She put a yellow hat on her head in front of the mirror and adjusted her position while saying, "I feel so happy when I think that Lu Xiao is going to die.Incredible."

Shang Nan lay on the armrest of the sofa, "It can't be that simple, right?"

"What do you think, brother? Lu Ji? Lu Shen?" Shannan called out all three names, but Lu Ji didn't look away from the book.

Mrs. Xiang turned around seductively, holding on to the brim of her hat, her expression full of mockery, "So what, he can't kill us."

Lu Shen just didn't care about them. He was no longer a human being, and he didn't insist on living. He just let nature take its course.

The dog in the yard suddenly barked several times, and Shannan was startled. He ran over and opened the door, and saw Lu Li standing outside the yard and not daring to come in.

"Is something wrong?" Shang Nan walked onto the stone road and scolded the driver a few times. The driver whined and lay down on the lawn. He opened the fence door and said, "It's okay. Come in."

Lu Li followed Shang Nan into the house.

She looked at Mrs. Xiang and then at Lu Ji. She strode towards Lu Ji and said, "Brother, did you quarrel with your father?"

Lu Ji raised his eyes and found that the little girl's eyes were red, but before he could speak, a tissue was handed over from the side. It was Shannan who handed it to Lu Li. Lu Ji's eyes darkened.

Lu Li didn't notice anything. She looked at the tissue handed to her and burst into tears. "I'm very happy that my father is back. I know he came to see you first. After he went to the main house, I wanted to be with him."Hug, but he pushed me away and gave me a slap..."

Until now, she was frightened when she thought of Lu Xiao's gloomy expression. She had never seen such an expression on her gentle and gentle father's face. It was even more unacceptable than him hitting herself.

Lu Xiao is Lu Li's idol. Whether it is his elegance or his conduct, Lu Li admires him.

It was hard for her to accept it for a while. It was hard to accept that her father had such a brutal and rude expression on his face, like a rampaging beast.She was not afraid of snakes, lizards, spiders, or the giant claws of the beasts raised in Miwu Mountain, but when she saw her father looking so ferocious, she felt fear for the first time.

Lu Ji took the tissue away from her hand and gently wiped the tears from her face. "Father is in a bad mood. He probably didn't mean it."

Lu Li pushed Lu Ji's hand away and wiped away the tears on her face with the back of her hand. "Can you attack me for no reason when you are in a bad mood? This only shows that he is an incompetent and cowardly person."

Lu Ji laughed softly.

They fell out too quickly. Shannan almost failed to keep up with Lu Li's changes in thinking. But after thinking about it, it was normal. The Lu family's education model for future generations was too indifferent to family ties, and Lu Xiao built himself into aClose to the image of a god, he suddenly showed violence and brutality that a god would not have, and Lu Li's filter on him immediately shattered.

Without filters and family support, it would be impossible for Lu Li to admire an ordinary person.

Mrs. Xiang poured a glass of water and put it on the table, "Mr. Lu is probably not in a good mood these days. Miss Third needs to keep a distance from Mr. Lu. Do you need me to bring you an ice pack to reduce the swelling?"

Lu Li sniffed and said, "Yes, thank you to the beautiful Mrs. Xiang."

Mrs. Xiang took out an ice pack from the kitchen and wrapped it in a towel. Letting the ice pack directly contact the skin might do more harm than good to the red and swollen area.

After she handed the ice pack to Lu Li, Lu Li went to sit in a corner of the living room and stared outside blankly.

"What do you want for dinner? Xiaonan, you like tempura, how about I make you one?" Mrs. Xiang didn't care about the happiness, anger, sorrow, and joy of the Lu family at all.

Shan Nan made a scissor hand gesture, "One portion is good."

Lu Ji didn't raise his eyes, "Half portion."

Mrs. Xiang didn't look at Lu Ji, "OK, just one."

Lu Ji's eyes slowly moved from the book to Shang Nan's face. Before the latter could put down his scissor hands, after being caught, Shang Nan gave Lu Ji a fake smile.

"You had two acnes last week, and you swore to eat a light diet." Lu Ji said slowly.

"That was the oath I swore last week, and it doesn't apply this week." Shannan replied calmly. He got angry too much last week, but he didn't get angry this week, and the acne didn't even leave any marks.

Lu Ji: "..."

It is really difficult to discipline children when they grow up. No matter what you say, they will always have something to say back to you.

After a while, Lu Ji said helplessly: "Then don't dip the tempura in chili powder like last time."

Shang Nan said: "okk."

Lu Li watched this scene not far away and felt that she felt out of place here. She knew what kind of person her brother was. He seemed gentle and a good man, but before Shang Nan came, Lu Ji treated everyoneThey are all exactly the same, equally considerate and considerate. They all feel that there will be no better big brother in the world than Lu Ji.

It wasn't until Shang Nan appeared that they realized that compared with Shang Nan, they were on the same earth and sky. After comparison, they later realized that Lu Ji actually always kept a close distance from everyone.

Because he doesn't take anyone into consideration, he can be fair to everyone.

Not only the food and accommodation, but also the clothes, a pair of gloves, and a pair of boots were all selected and matched by Lu Ji and Mrs. Xiang personally. Needless to say, Mrs. Xiang's taste, but they never knew that Lu Ji's aesthetics was higher than Mrs. Xiang's..

But Lu Ji would only ask them to wear more clothes, and would never tighten their coats with his own hands. He would not draw designs and send them to designers by email every season, so that the designers could make clothes for Shannan according to the drawings..

At this moment, Lu Li was sitting in the corner, feeling that the contrast was even clearer. Lu Ji was not worried that she would be sad after being slapped by her father, but she was looking sad because Shang Nan was eating and drinking willfully.

It was just two pimples, but her face was swollen!

In the next few days, Lu Xiao did not appear again. Shannan went to and from get out of class according to the schedule as usual. Occasionally, he would meet him in the main room, either reading or on the phone. He looked at him as if he was preparing to go to school in his old school. Stay in the house for a long time.

It’s hot at night, and the heat accumulated during the day is not completely dissipated at night.

Mrs. Xiang asked someone to make a round fan with a handle made of sapphire. She enjoyed the cool air in the yard at night and shook the fan. "These days are getting better. Are you right, Xiao Nan?"

Shan Nan squatted in front of a cluster of lush dahlias and nodded, "It's not bad."

Mrs. Xiang continued to shake her fan, "When you grow up, you and the young master can get married. I will definitely buy you a generous wedding gift by then."

Shan Nan's ears felt hot, so he moved his position and picked off the withered leaves at the bottom, "Grandma Xiang, eighteen is too young. The legal age is twenty."

Mrs. Xiang made a sound and looked up at the dark night sky. There was only half of the moon, and the remaining half was so transparent that it was hard to see. After looking at it for a while, Mrs. Xiang said, "What day is today?"

Shannan thought for a while, Lu Ji's birthday was only three days away, today was not a special day, today was an ordinary July 16th.

However, Mrs. Xiang seemed to be talking to herself. After she asked, she answered herself, "July 16, today is Wooden Day."

Shannan couldn't understand.

Mrs. Xiang put her fan on her chest for a few seconds, then started to fan slowly, "I remember wrongly, the young master is not a wood."

The two chatted in the yard until early in the morning. The lights in the main house were always on. When Shan Nan lay down to sleep, the light there was even brighter than before, lighting up half of the sky..

Shan Nanjue Qian, when sleeping, would wake up immediately at the slightest movement.

He had not fallen asleep and was in a daze. He always felt that his body was falling, and the back of his head felt like it had been hit with a heavy hammer. It hurt so much that he wanted to vomit.

But he couldn't wake up.

[14: Nan Nan, there is someone outside.]

Thanks to 14's wake-up call, Shannan took a deep breath. He stared at the dark room with wide eyes. He felt extremely hot for no reason. He wanted to lift the quilt, but found that his hands and feet were weak.

"14?"

Shang Nan looked out the window. It was a dark night, the curtains were slightly swinging, and there was nothing outside the window.

But he was already sweating profusely at this moment.

[14: Nannan, get up, hurry up!There's someone downstairs!]

14 As soon as he finished speaking, the sky outside the window suddenly brightened - Shannan had never seen such a big fireball before. The fireball fell directly into his house, causing a deep depression in the floor. The fireball was burning with tongues of fire.Quickly biting the curtains, sofas, clothes, and anything that could catch fire, the temperature in the room suddenly increased, and the flames shot straight to the ceiling.

[14: Get up!]

When Shang Nan woke up, he had been trying hard to sit up from the bed. He had been trying for a long time, but he seemed to be pinned down on the bed by countless big hands. He was sweating profusely, and half of his body was alreadyHe was sore from being roasted, and when he heard 14's urging, he said angrily: "I can't move."

14 began to cast an information search network around, extracting information from the mouths of the people downstairs.

[14: Damn it, Lu Xiao’s sacrifice this time is not Lu Ji’s, but you!]

[14: No wonder Lu Xiang said in the evening that today is wood, and wood makes fire. The Lu family’s attribute happens to be fire, Lu Shen is wood, and your attribute is also wood!Their algorithm is very complicated. It is not simply using horoscopes. If Lu Shen and the Lu family are 90% compatible, your compatibility is 100%. Because you are not a Lu family member, if you are sacrificed, the Lu family will not be killed.Killing your son will backfire. Also, you are an orphan in this world. Your social connections are almost zero and you will not get into trouble.]

Shang Nan looked at the floor that was gradually becoming warped. He felt cold in his heart, but his whole body was hot. He and Lu Xiang had been guarding against Lu Xiao from hurting Lu Ji, but they had never thought about whether Lu Xiao might hurt Lu Ji.Will you change the target?

But who would have thought that such an unfortunate thing could happen to him?It feels like the odds of winning the lottery are even lower.

[14: Lu Ji and Lu Xiao are at odds. Lu Xiao accidentally calculated a few days ago that you are more suitable for sacrifice than Lu Shen, so he has been so content recently because he does not have to sacrifice Lu Ji.No.Now he has obviously found a way to have the best of both worlds, which can not only continue to offer sacrifices, but also allow the Lu family to have an excellent heir.]

Shang Nan was choked by the thick smoke that blew over. He couldn't stop coughing, and tears flowed from the corners of his eyes into his hair. "I can be considered as indirectly saving Lu Shen, right?"

[14: Don’t think about it. If there is no love value, it might not be possible, but if you are burned to death, the blackening value will probably explode my meter.]

Shang Nan was hit by the thick smoke and his brain was in a daze. He couldn't breathe. Often before he could finish his breath, the heat wave with temperature would hit his throat. The oxygen in the air became very thin. Everything around him was...Burned hot.Shan Nan even smelled the smell of his own hair being burned.

The temperature of the air continued to rise, a heat wave took shape, and flames squeezed out of the window. From the outside, the room was completely occupied by billowing flames.

Shang Nan's consciousness became a little blurry, and tongues of fire climbed along the floor and onto the corners of the quilt. Shang Nan felt that he was about to be roasted dry, but he hoped to give himself a good time.

He felt like he saw Lu Shen. Lu Shen was able to move. When he watched him being surrounded by fire, he didn't know if he was as scared as he was.

Before he closed his eyes completely, the door of the room was suddenly knocked open from the outside. With the exit, the heat wave immediately rushed towards the corridor, and the wind blowing in from the window carried the flames towards the corridor.

Shonan felt like he was being picked up from the bed. The arms of the person holding him were hard and cold, making his back hurt.

He tried to open his eyes and raised his hand with all his strength, but before he could touch the person's face, he collapsed. His arm dropped and his fingers rested on the other person's collarbone.

There was no warmth, no soft skin or flesh, and his fingers passed directly under the collarbone.

"elder brother?"

The skeleton wrapped Shannan with a cotton coat dipped in cold water. It felt no pain, and the flames could pass through the gaps in its bones. However, it really didn't expect that the child Xiaonan was so compatible with the Lu family.high.

A small piece of skin was burned off on the back of Shang Nan's hand, exposing a layer of bright red flesh inside. It must have been too painful, as his hanging hand was shaking involuntarily.

This was its negligence. A trace of water stain appeared along the eye socket of the skull, and finally along the white bones of the face, it fell to the lower jaw.

Mrs. Xiang was wearing pajamas. When she saw Lu Ji coming down with Shan Nan in his arms, she hurriedly wrapped Shan Nan in a new wet coat. "I'll do it." She gritted her teeth.

She was following Lu Shensheng. They could hurt Lu Ji, but they couldn't hurt Lu Shen who was no longer human.

Before going to bed, Mrs. Xiang checked everywhere in the house and made sure there was nothing abnormal before going to bed.

It doesn't matter, people, life, how can everything go as planned?Lu Xiang hugged the unconscious Shan Nan and comforted herself in her heart. She and the young master were not gods, and they did not expect that an orphan would be a more valuable nourishment for the Lu family than Lu Shen.

Lu Xiang slowly turned back and looked at Shang Nan's room. The fire was controlled just right and did not affect other rooms. No matter the temperature or the smell of burnt furniture in the room, it was not allowed to spread.

If Lu Shen hadn't woken up in the middle of the night and saw the light of the fire, if he had waited until tomorrow morning, Xiao Nan might have been burned like... Just like Lu Shen back then, Lu Xiang reached out and touched Shang Nan's hand in disbelief.Face, she went to check for his breathing again. She breathed a sigh of relief and brushed the messy hair behind her ears. Everything was over, and everything was fine immediately...

Lu Xiang couldn't comfort herself anymore. She grabbed her hair and screamed. It was so sharp that the few people in the main room who were sleeping were awakened instantly. The artificially controlled fire did not wake up the dogs in the yard, but the woman's screamThe sound made some of them prick up their ears, and they ran out of the kennel and barked.

When they woke up, naturally all methods were useless. They looked up and saw the fire above their heads, and saw Lu Xiao standing in front of the yard. He grinned, exposed his fangs, and screamed at Lu Xiao with spittle flying everywhere.

Lu Xiao's breath froze when he heard the screams. Several muscular hounds were lying on the fence and barking, as if they were about to jump out in the next second. The lights in the main house also turned on.

Did he fail?

Failed?

But our ancestors never failed. Why did he fail when he came here?

No, it should be the end of the sacrifice, he should have succeeded, he must have succeeded.

The Lu family has a profound heritage, and the descendants of the Lu family are blessed by God.

Lu Xiao adjusted his collar and went around from the front yard to the backyard. The backyard was very quiet. The fire upstairs was a little smaller, and black debris kept falling from the burned window and landing on the lawn.

Lu Xiao pushed open the back door, and before he had time to explore the room, he was slapped in the face. He turned sideways and hit the bookcase, and several books fell to the ground with clatter.

At the same time, the lights were turned on.

He held his waist that was hurt by the impact from the corner of the cabinet, raised his head, and saw Mrs. Xiang. Mrs. Xiang had her hair loose, but her eyebrows were a little different from her usual appearance. They were not as gorgeous, but more delicate.

Looks familiar, really looks familiar.

At this time, Lu Xiao even forgot that he had just been slapped by this woman.

Lu Xiang tilted her head and stretched out her hand. In her hand was a red rope, "Hello, my name is Lu Xiang, and I am the housekeeper of the Lu family."

Lu Xiang?

Lu Xiang?

Since the establishment of the Lu family's genealogy, many people who dedicated their lives to the Lu family have been fortunate enough to be recorded in the genealogy, and their personal biographies have been written by descendants.Every head of the family is also required to know and remember these people who are of great significance to the Lu family, so Lu Xiao slowly connected the people in front of him with the resolute Lu Xiang.

The great butler around Lu Shen had his own portrait and tombstone. It can be said that many subsequent butlers referred to Lu Xiang's management strategies when managing affairs. In addition, Lu Xiang's loyalty to Lu Shen was alsoOne of the best, because the anniversary of Lu Shen's death is also her death anniversary.

Lu Xiao forced a smile, "What are you talking about? What Lu Xiang?"

Mrs. Xiang shrugged and walked aside. The doorbell rang. She was going to open the door for the doctor in the infirmary. Xiao Nan was not awake yet.

Lu Xiao watched her walk away and breathed a sigh of relief. However, less than half of the time, his collar was suddenly grabbed by a hand, and he was dragged away by a strong force. He looked at the person who was holding him leisurely.Strolling in the courtyard without any effort, Lu Xiao was furious, "Lu Ji, you are so presumptuous, I am your father!"

"You are already the heir of the Lu family, what else do you want?"

In the corridor with no lights on, Lu Ji slowly turned around.

After Lu Xiao saw the other party's face clearly, his knees softened. Lu Ji let go, and Lu Xiao immediately fell to the ground.

The corridor was so quiet that you could hear the noise in the yard. People from the main house were here. The security team was putting out the fire. Butler Meng calmly arranged the fire-fighting process. Mrs. Xiang asked Dr. Wang to take Shannan to the infirmary first.The air nearby is too turbid.

Everyone was busy putting out the fire, busy caring about Mrs. Xiang, and busy caring about Shang Nan. Mrs. Xiang told them that Lu Ji and Mr. Lu had very important things to talk about in the study.

Therefore, no one would pay attention to Lu Ji and Lu Xiao in the corner.

Lu Xiao carefully reached out his hand from the sleeves of his suit. He grabbed Lu Shen's trousers with trembling fingers, "Sir, sir, are you sir?"

Lu Shen squatted down. He still had Lu Ji's eyebrows. He just showed the same expression as Lu Shen in the painting. At least on the gentle Lu Ji's face, it was impossible to appear as a patriarch like Lu Shen.or expression.

"Lu Xiao?" Lu Shen called his name softly.

"Here." Lu Xiao got up and knelt in front of the young man.

Lu Shen raised his hand and touched Lu Xiao's head, "Good boy, I am actually quite satisfied with you. Your grandfather was too pedantic and unfeeling towards his first wife, and your father was too stupid. As for you, you are not tooObvious shortcomings, but I just discovered today that you are as pedantic as your grandfather. If you want the Lu family to prosper forever, why must you use human sacrifices?"

Lu Xiao was trembling all over. He thought that he could resist, he could push Lu Shen down and run out, he could call the police and say there was a ghost here, but under the pressure given by Lu Shen, he was unable to resist. This is what the Lu family respects the most.Lu Shen is the one who founded the Lu family. This is his ancestor. How could he, how could he be disrespectful to his ancestors.

"I'm so disappointed in you." Lu Shen sighed helplessly and was silent for a long time, "Okay, let's go back."

Lu Xiao raised his head in disbelief, "You..."

Lu Shen obviously didn't want to continue communicating with him. Soon, he was left alone in the corridor. Lu Xiao got up and walked out of the back door in a daze. What was he going to do?Why is Lu Shen still alive?

The yard was filled with the smell of burnt furniture. The fire had been extinguished, but the crackling sound of wood being burned could still be heard.

The roses in the Luji Rose Garden are in full bloom again. The wind blows the huge white roses swaying together. In addition to the burnt smell, there is also the faint fragrance of white roses in the air.

"Woof!"

A dog barked from behind. Lu Xiao, who was already distracted, was frightened and staggered forward a few steps. Something tripped his feet. He was unsteady on his feet and fell headlong into the rose garden.

In the last second before losing consciousness, what he felt was not the sting of a rose thorn on his face, but the dizziness and nausea caused by the spinning world. However, this feeling lasted very short. Soon, the wind did not stop,The rose stopped shaking.

Lu Shen stood at the back door. His eyebrows were light and his eyes were dark. The broken hair on his forehead was blown by the wind. He looked at the small pieces of roses that stretched from the rose garden to the backyard. They swayed neatly from side to side.

When Shannan wakes up, you can start cutting the first batch of white roses this year.

Lu Shen's expectations were dashed. The first batch of white roses in full bloom began to shed their petals, and Shannan had not yet woken up.

"The main reason is that he was trapped in the fire scene for too long. The oxygen concentration there can be imagined to be very low. He was deprived of oxygen for so long and was not directly brain-dead. It is a blessing among misfortunes," Dr. Wang said almost everyI repeat these words every week, "We can only wait."

"Moreover, you must be mentally prepared. Even if Xiaonan wakes up, her intelligence or memory may be damaged." Dr. Wang also expressed his heartache and regret for this. After all, Shannan is such a smart child..

Lu Xiao died of cardiac arrest on the night of the fire. The head of the family died so suddenly, and the Lu family who were waiting to choose the heir were dumbfounded.

This group of people took advantage of the situation and shouted that the heir should be chosen fairly and equitably, but they were silenced by the documents that Mrs. Xiang laid out - everything about Lu Xiao had already been transferred to Lu Ji.

Forget it...forget it, it's okay if it's Lu Ji.

Mrs. Xiang returned to her role as the housekeeper. She was so busy that she didn't even bother to clean herself up. However, despite this, she did not forget about Shang Nan.

She made a lot of beautiful clothes for Shang Nan, but every month, the clothes she made before would become half a size larger.

Besides Shang Nan, she was most worried about Lu Ji.

Although Lu Ji looked the same as before, the time he spent in a daze was getting longer and longer, and the smile on his face became less and less.

He handed over all the plans that needed to be overthrown and reconstructed to Lu Xiang to implement. He would only show up unless it was a meeting where his presence was required.

The outside world knew that Lu Xiao passed away unexpectedly, and his eldest son inherited the Lu family and became the new head of the family. However, this young new head of the family rarely appeared outside. Although he rarely appeared, his drastic measures to regulate the Lu family caused a huge stir in the entire industry.Lang, this is Lu Corporation, a century-old enterprise!Several of Lu Ji's actions directly shook the foundation of the Lu family!

The young man is too arrogant, and there is no telling that Lu's business may be destroyed in his hands.

The group of Lu family members in the old house and the friends who came to the Lu family with Shang Nan were all sent out to study by Mrs. Xiang. They could choose from any university based on their grades.

Lu Li was the last to leave. The sun was shining brightly. Lu Li hugged Lu Ji and said, "Brother, Xiaonan will be fine."

Lu Ji patted her shoulder and said, "Be careful on the road."

The car carrying Lu Li also disappeared around the corner, and the wind brought up a large piece of fallen leaves on the road, and then slowly fell down.

Lu Xiang went to the Lu's headquarters in Meize City for a meeting a few days ago and may not be able to come back until next week.

There are not many people left in the old house.

Lu Ji took off his gloves slowly. He folded the two gloves together and put them in his coat pocket with his eyes downcast. Looking at the flowers and lawns in the yard that had become much bleaker than in summer, Lu Ji couldn't help but cough.

He has lost a lot of weight. He is gentle but fierce, but lifeless. This gentleness is not like a lake in spring, but more like stagnant water in midwinter, calm but lifeless.

Lu Ji's previous coughs were all fake, but this time it was real. Standing at the gate of the magnificent and elegant mansion, the young man coughed so much that he couldn't straighten up.

The future he fantasizes about is all related to admiring the south.Without Shangnan, there would be no future, and he didn't really want to live.