Eternal Life: Talent Grows with Age-Chapter 161 - 123: Changsheng’s Schemes

After so many battles, hidden injuries start piling up on the body.

When you’re young, you can suppress them, but once you’re old, your energy fades and all those injuries come out to torment you.

I’m afraid it won’t be much longer before the final moment arrives.

Sure enough, that very same night, Lu Chang’sheng received two pieces of bad news in a row.

His father was critically ill.

And so was Hong Yuan.

He sprang into action that night, heading first to where his father was recuperating.

"Chang’sheng, Dad, he—"

When Lu Haozi saw Lu Chang’sheng, his face was full of grief.

His mother sat at the bedside, holding his father’s hand, her tears falling silently. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

Lu Chang’an and Lu Ziyou had also come back.

They all stood in the room, faces clouded with sadness.

"Old Lu, you don’t have to worry. With Chang’sheng and all of us here, the Lu Family will only get better. It’s okay for you to let go now."

Old Wang stood beside them, speaking in a heavy tone.

He was still fairly sturdy for his age, so he made the trip here himself.

"If there’s anything left on your mind, just say it. Everyone’s here now—we’ll see to it, whatever it is."

Old Wang said.

Mr. Lu opened his mouth, glanced at everyone, and thought to himself: This really is the perfect chance. I’m about to leave, and if I’m gone, how will that child survive?

So, mustering his remaining strength, he said, "There’s something I need to ask all of you... It’s my fault. Over the years, I found a woman outside, had two children with her. It’s weighed on my conscience all this time, so I never told you."

Lu Chang’sheng had just walked in when he heard this bombshell—instantly speechless, thinking, should he even bother giving his Longevity Pill now?

Men just go rotten once they have money, don’t they?

He sighed quietly and walked over, saying, "Don’t rush to give any final words just yet. Your condition isn’t beyond hope."

As he spoke, he took out the Longevity Pill he’d prepared and had his father swallow it.

Thanks to his previous displays of medical technique, no one doubted him. They knew Mr. Lu should pull through for now.

But those words just now—yeah, things had gotten a little awkward.

"So what, we have more brothers now?" Lu Haozi muttered under his breath.

"I just gained two more uncles?" Lu Ziyou added.

Everyone turned to look at Mrs. Lu.

Since the family got richer, that former country woman now carried a certain air of dignity.

And with Mr. Lu being kind of useless, Mrs. Lu had gradually taken the reins—not like before, when he called all the shots and she just silently endured.

Her face didn’t look too good; she gave Mr. Lu a chilly glance.

She said, "How old is that woman? And how old are the kids?"

Mr. Lu hemmed and hawed, then said, "The woman is twenty-six, and the two kids—a boy and a girl—the older one is five, the younger is three."

Lu Chang’sheng’s face twitched.

Well damn, so Mr. Lu was over seventy when he hooked up with her?

He suddenly remembered how his dad had asked him for some ’body conditioning’ medicine back then. He’d only thought it was for general health—turns out, it was for baby-making.

Talk about—indescribable!

"Ha! At your age and still with the energy for this—I really underestimated you," Mrs. Lu said, slowly and forcefully.

The room suddenly felt a little colder.

But with Lu Haozi around, the serial baby-maker of the family, Mr. Lu’s little escapade was practically child’s play.

Lu Chang’sheng still told Mr. Lu—try not to do stuff like this again.

Having children really drains your life force. In Martial Dao, some cultivation techniques actually have strict rules about it.

Mr. Lu didn’t dare say much. Having had this near-death experience, he valued his life more than ever, and probably wouldn’t be doing that sort of thing again.

The next day, Mrs. Lu got the full story, then sent people to the villages around Lu Family Manor to bring them over.

The woman wasn’t that old, not exactly pretty, but her figure was insane—curves everywhere, ’heavy’ in all the right ways.

A woman like that would be popular in any village, after all—good for bearing children.

No wonder Mr. Lu couldn’t resist.

For the Lu Mansion, though, new additions to the family didn’t really change anything.

Mrs. Lu handled everything herself. Lu Chang’sheng didn’t get involved—after giving his father the Longevity Pill, that very night, he rushed straight to Black Mountain Prefecture.

Soon enough, he arrived at Hong Mansion.

Once they heard Lu Chang’sheng had arrived, Long Fan personally came out to welcome him in.

"Senior Brother Long, how’s teacher holding up?"

"He was fine yesterday, but this morning he couldn’t get up—teacher said his time’s up!"

Long Fan’s face was filled with sorrow.

He’d followed Hong Yuan for decades; their bond ran deep.

And among the dozens of people at Hong Mansion, Hong Yuan only kept Long Fan around as close kin—that tells you how much he valued Long Fan.

Lu Chang’sheng patted his shoulder, comforting him: "Teacher’s gonna pull through."

"Hope so." Long Fan replied.

He knew Lu Chang’sheng was an excellent doctor, but all the famous physicians in Black Mountain Prefecture had said there was nothing to be done. He figured Lu Chang’sheng would be stuck too.

And sure enough, when Lu Chang’sheng saw Hong Yuan, he realized the other doctors were right.

Hong Yuan’s body had hit a critical point—vital functions failing, no medicine could help him.

"Teacher woke up briefly this morning, but he’s been unconscious ever since. I really don’t know what to do!"

Long Fan was still highly respected in Hong Mansion.

That was thanks to Hong Yuan’s strict guidance over the years.

So, unlike what you might expect, there hadn’t been any family drama just because Hong Yuan was on his deathbed.

"By the way, did you notify Xu Mansion?"

"I did."