Word is that Fan Shou and the Thunder Cauldron have been in talks—this news left those who still held out, like Duan Ming and Huo Zun, feeling utterly disheartened.
Someone watched Duan Ming head straight to Fan Shou's courtyard that night, but when he came out, his face didn't look any better.
Clearly, the persuasion failed.
Duan Ming once again sought out Lu Chang'sheng, but the latter was still lost in his alchemical work, instructing those below not to disturb him.
Duan Ming had to go find Lu Ziyou.
"Father doesn't seclude himself easily or for long—if he truly has gone into seclusion, he must have urgent business," Lu Ziyou said.
He vaguely understood Lu Chang'sheng's intentions, but didn't plan to tell Duan Ming.
In his view, the White Cloud Pavilion wasn't all that helpful to the Lu Mansion these days. As someone who understood the essence of Gou Dao thoroughly, he didn't think the dissolution of the Pavilion was necessarily a bad thing.
So, his heart was quite calm.
