Chapter 1151: Chapter 402: Rectify the Family Discipline, Xuantian Spiritual Vine!_2

On his trip home, he inadvertently heard about instances of bullying and oppression within the family and immediately went to investigate.

With the backing of the Ruyi Marquis Mansion, it didn’t take long for him to find out what was happening and to become aware of the growing negative influence within the family.

This made him extremely angry.

The family had only been established for a few decades, but such situations had already arisen!

The Lu Family allows mediocrity and incompetence, but it absolutely does not allow anyone to rely on the family’s power to commit wrongdoing outside!

Many families fell into decline precisely because of a lack of discipline, with the descendants becoming arrogant and overbearing.

It’s true that behind Ruyi County’s Lu Family there is the support of the Blue Lake Mountain Lu Family.

But if these perverse and evil tendencies aren’t curbed in time, the entire family could be affected in the future, potentially even impacting Blue Lake Mountain.

“Big Brother, I dare not do it again, I will never dare again.”

A young man’s robe was torn from the whip’s lashes, his back a bloody mess, as he screamed in pain.

Not just him, there were others calling out to their uncle or grandfather, even some had fainted from the pain.

Yet the whipping continued unabated, with no mercy, causing the air to crackle with the sound, the flesh mangled.

After all, the young man who seemed to be the one doing the whipping was not only an Immortal, but also the eldest son of the Lu Family.

On such a large scale and with such severity, who would dare to ask for leniency?

“Big Brother.”

Lu Wuyu looked at this scene, his gaze shifting shamefully towards Lu Ping’an.

Although he had relinquished the position of Family Head, as the first Family Head he still held considerable power and authority within the family.

The current situation was partly his responsibility as well.

“In the future, the Lu Family Inspector will report to the Marquis’s Mansion yearly about Lu Residence matters. Our father is too busy to manage these, so as the eldest son, it is my responsibility to oversee these affairs.”

Lu Ping’an looked at his gray-haired younger brother and sighed slightly.

He understood that his younger brother Lu Wuyu was getting older.

The new Family Head, when dealing with some of the elders, especially those who came from Blue Lake Mountain, might find it challenging to be too strict.

And it was precisely due to this that some unfavorable tendencies had begun to appear within the family.

“Uncle Hong, if Ruyi Marquis Mansion encounters such incidents again, please send someone to Blue Lake Mountain to notify me.”

Lu Ping’an looked to the side at Hong Yi who was dressed in fine robes with gray hair.

Although he disliked dealing with family affairs, he absolutely didn’t want to watch his own family turn into what he loathed most when he was younger.

Therefore, in addition to the family’s own supervision, he also requested the monitoring by Ruyi Marquis Mansion.

“Don’t worry, Your Excellency. I will surely have my family pay close attention to this matter.”

Hong Yi looked at the young man standing tall and firm before him with a restrained and reverent tone.

He was well aware that this eldest son of the Lu Family was a famed Foundation Establishment Cultivator who had once repelled a veteran Foundation Establishment Mid-Stage Cultivator.

But seeing the current form of Lu Ping’an, he somewhat remembered how righteous the other party was in his youth.

Decades later, there had been no change.

“Uncle Hong, please feel free to visit Blue Lake Mountain when you’re free. Father often mentions you.”

Lu Ping’an said aloud.

“Certainly, certainly.”

Hong Yi nodded in response.

Naturally, he did not believe that Lu Changsheng talked much about him.

But the fact that such a distinguished Foundation Building Great Cultivator showed him such courtesy was still surprising.

After everyone had received their lashings, Lu Ping’an spoke gravely, “After these people wake up, confine them all within the family, grounded for ten years. If anyone dares to offend again, the consequences will be more than just confinement!”

In an instant, all the Lu Family Disciples fell silent, completely respectful in their response.

After carrying out the family discipline, Lu Ping’an also announced a few measures within the family.

In addition to punishments and rewards, he made some adjustments to certain family matters.

Although he was not interested in family affairs, it didn’t mean he was ignorant.

When he was young, his mother Lu Lanshu always intended to train him for the position of Lu Residence Family Head.

So by being immersed in it from a young age, he understood many principles.

Moreover, he wasn’t autocratic, adjusting things based on the situations brought forward by his brother Lu Wuyu, as well as Hong Yi and others from within the family.

After handling all matters, he left Ruyi County City with his sister Lu Linghe.

“With such a son overseeing and disciplining the family, the family traditions will be upright.”

Hong Yi watched Lu Ping’an depart, reflecting inwardly.

Even though under his stewardship, Ruyi Marquis Mansion had developed rapidly thanks to the relationships with Blue Lake Mountain and expanded into an Energy Refining Family.

The more it was so, the more worried he was, treading on thin ice.

He knew that once he passed away, if his children did not manage well, the family could plummet.

As a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, Lu Ping’an, who was now in his fifties or sixties, was in his prime.

With him overseeing, at least for the next hundred years, the Lu Family would not face such issues.

“If only Xuanji had a Middle Grade Spiritual Root…”

At this moment, Hong Yi thought of his son Hong Xuanji, sighing.

He had sent his son to Blue Lake Mountain early on, and he had married Lu Changsheng’s daughter Lu Caizhen.

Now his son held a steward position in the Lu Family, responsible for Marketplace business, and there was a hope that before the age of sixty, he might reach the Peak of Qi Refining and attempt Foundation Establishment.

But his son was only of Seventh Grade Spiritual Root.

Attempting Foundation Establishment was utterly impossible.

Even if he could ask Lu Changsheng for a Meridian Protecting Elixir and Foundation Establishment Spiritual Objects with decades of savings, his son could still not succeed in Foundation Establishment.

“Alas…”

Thinking this, Hong Yi felt a surge of envy towards Lu Changsheng.

Not only was he highly reputable, but his wife Lu Miaoge was also renowned, comparable to a False Core Immortal.

Among his children, there were also the two great Foundation Establishment Cultivators, Lu Ping’an and Lu Qingxuan.

Sixty years ago, who could have imagined that a country boy would come so far.

“However, with this relationship, at least for a hundred years after my death, the Hong Family will be without worry…”