Path of the Lilies

102. Going to School for the First Time

"It's not like what you think. The one that has the chance to be the family head is Lu Zhi's husband."

Lu Zhi's husband?

The phrase seemed stranger in Ye Jiao's opinion because Lu Zhi was clearly only 12 years old or so. She knew that some girls married young, but she had never heard of them getting married at the age of 12 and still stayed in their parent's residence.

Lu Wan pondered for a moment. "What's your impression of Lu Zhi?"

"She's pretty." As long as she didn't open her mouth.

Ye Jiao only has a short time to observe Lu Zhi, so she still didn't know much regarding Lu Zhi's capabilities. What she had seen so far was only the girl's appearance and foul mouth that didn't reflect on the girl's pretty face.

"That's correct." Lu Wan shrugged. "When I'm in the Hell Island, it seemed that someone powerful took a fancy of her and proposed a marriage. In short, she's the fiancée of a high rank official in Chen Kingdom. Once she reached adulthood, she'll be married away and the position of Lu Family Head can be taken by her husband or my brother depending on who's more capable."

Ye Jiao was truly speechless at the words that Lu Wan uttered. She knew that Lu Zhi seemed to be so confident, but she didn't think that this would be the case.

"Is she also a genius in Eon Energy?"

"The opposite," Lu Wan replied. "She's worse than average people in the capital city, so she doesn't have much hope in this field."

"I see."

The two of them stayed silent for a short period of time. Ye Jiao was trying to digest everything she could into her brain while Lu Wan just tried to relax. From what he said, she could infer that Lu Zhi only has the potential to inherit the position because of her face.

Right, she had completely forgotten a woman's weapon.

"Now, you're going to help me with my experiment," Lu Wan suddenly changed the conversation. His face turned sour. "Starting tomorrow, I'll have to go to school, so you have to stay here today to accompany me creating new poison."

"School?"

"Like I said before, My Father wanted me to uphold the Lu Family name. First of all, I have to start attending school again," Lu Wan replied. The thought of attending school again aggrieved him. He longed for the freedom he could get after the training schedule was over, but now it was impossible.

"I understand. It seems that I need to learn more about etiquette first."

"Wait, you have to help me in my experiment."

"I don't have any knowledge in herbs. Besides, it'll be better if I train my acting skill lest that I make it hard to believe that I'm your servant."

The last time Ye Jiao acted in her mission, she was so awkward in her movements. It was all pure torture for her, which she hoped to forget for her entire life. Because of that, she had been trying to engrave the acting skill into her bone whenever it was possible. Of course, her level was still low.

The only persona she could act out was only an ordinary servant, which was intended for her to survive in this residence. It was still in training, but she had become better as the thought that Lu Wan was her senior brother made it easier for her to act.

"True enough," Lu Wan sighed. "We'll have a break from our training from now, so there's no need to bother me too much."

In training, knowing when to train hard and rest was important. As their body was still developing, it would be impossible for them to train all the time. They needed proper rest to let their body absorb the training they had.