"Lu Yao, Lu Yunxiong, why would you steal my bloodline?" Lu Ming roared as he bolted upright in bed, the wooden frame creaking loudly under the sudden movement.
He was drenched in cold sweat, his face deathly pale. At first, he had hoped it was just a nightmare, but the crushing weight of reality soon settled in—this was no dream; it was the truth. The events of a few days ago flooded back into his mind.
Lu Ming was the heir to the main branch of the Lu Clan in Fenghuo City, his father having been the Clan Head. Lu Yao was the daughter of the First Elder of the Lu Clan's primary branch. They had grown up together, childhood sweethearts who were rarely apart, even having sworn secret vows of eternal love to one another. Never in his wildest dreams did Lu Ming imagine that Lu Yao and the First Elder would turn on him to seize his bloodline.
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