In the palace, Lu Xiaohan knelt respectfully on the ground. The emperor walked away from his desk and gently placed his hand on Lu Xiaohan's head, saying, "My dear minister, you truly are my right-hand man. You have done an excellent job with this matter."

"Thank you for your praise, Your Majesty."

"Hmm, after this, let's see if those people dare to oppose me."

"Your Majesty is wise and enlightened."

"Alright, you may leave now."

"In that case, I shall take my leave."

Lu Xiaohan lowered his head and was about to leave, when suddenly the emperor stopped him, saying, "Hold on."

Lu Xiaohan came back and knelt down again: "Does Your Majesty have any further instructions for your humble servant?"

"Lu Aiqing, eleven years ago I secretly ordered you to kill your older brother. Do you still hold any resentment towards me for this matter?"

"Your Majesty, it was my eldest brother who first harbored disloyal intentions towards you. The way Your Majesty handled this matter was extremely appropriate, and I dare not blame you for it."

"That's good to hear. I heard that your elder brother's child is now with you, and you have also borrowed some manpower from the teaching staff…"

Before the Emperor could finish speaking, Lu Xiaohan hastily kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, please understand. He is not aware of the events from that year. As for the matter of the person, it was just a child's innocent mischief."

The emperor laughed and said, "Look at you, I just casually asked, no need to be so nervous. Since you have taken responsibility for protecting the child of your eldest brother, there must be a reason behind it. However, if…"

"Your Majesty, please rest assured that I will handle it properly."

"Alright, kneel down and surrender."

Stepping out of the palace, Lu Xiaohan only then realized that his inner garment had already been completely soaked. Without much thought, he quickly mounted his horse and swiftly rushed back to the Holy Light Sect.

Pushing open the bedroom door, he discovered that the bed was empty, looking around the room, there was no one. Lu Xiaohan's head "exploded" with a noise, feeling like something was swiftly passing through, his mind momentarily lost its ability to think, and he hastily tried to calm himself down.

He called out, "Someone's here," and the chief of the twelve spiritual lights, Kong Ying, leaped down.

Kneeling before Lu Xiaohan, he asked, "What instructions does the leader have?"

"Where is Lu Xuan?"

"Master Hui, Young Master Lu returned to the Lu Family Estate with his men this morning."

"Why did you suddenly go back?"

"I don't know. Right after you left, Mr. Lu suddenly rushed out with an unpleasant expression on his face, and then he left with some people."

"Oh, he doesn't have anything to say to me."

Kongying suddenly remembered something and stretched out his hand to hand a brocade pouch to Luxiaohan. "The young master said to give this to you. I asked him what it is, but he only said to pass it to you and you will understand."

Looking at the familiar brocade pouch, there was a sense of ominous foreboding in Lu Xiaohan's heart. However, he still held onto a glimmer of hope. Opening the pouch, he found a piece of paper inside. Unfolding it, he was shocked to see it was a secret letter from the Emperor given to him years ago. The last trace of hope vanished without a trace. He reached inside again and pulled out another piece of paper, with chaotic ink stains that clearly showed the anger and sadness of the person who wrote it: "Uncle, from this point on, our bond of kindness and the enmity of killing our father will be completely erased. We shall part ways and never see each other again in this lifetime." - Lu Xuan

Lu Xiaohan's hands continued to tremble as he recalled the words of the emperor just now and thought about Lu Xuan leaving him. He took a deep breath and instructed Kongying, "You personally go and quietly bring the young master back."

"What if the young master is unwilling?"

"Knock him out and bring him back directly."

"Yes."

"Remember not to disturb others."

A day later, chaos erupted in the Lu Family Manor. Lu Xuan also went missing. The steward hastily sent someone to inform Lu Xiaohan, who was extremely anxious. He immediately dispatched people to search for Lu Xuan and at the same time sent trusted individuals to temporarily act as the lord of the manor. In secret, he promoted former confidants of Lu Xuan to other important positions as a reward for their loyalty to him. In this way, the incident of the lord going missing was smoothly transitioned. Even though some people raised doubts, they soon met an untimely end...

At this point, this matter gradually began to be forgotten by people.