98: Chapter 98 Daughters of Noble Families Do Not Marry Out

In the car, Shen Qianxun could no longer hold it back.

She sat in the back seat, clutching her knees with both hands, and burst into tears.

It had taken so much courage and determination for her to say those words.

The smart vehicle detected the passenger's emotions.

It played an old song.

"There are so many people in this world, a door opens in the crowd, in my hazy eyes you remain, the blue morning when I first met you..."

"A few frames of the past flash in the evening breeze... spinning in the rush, they are already gone..."

"There is such a person in this world, living in my vibrant youth..."

Listening to the song,

she remembered that summer, and Xiao Liuzi, who still had snot hanging from his nose.

With his hands on his hips, he said to Mo Xiaoyu:

"From today on... you are mine."

Seeing Mo Xiaoyu crying, and being someone who loved to champion the weak since childhood,

she naturally couldn't stand it.

She walked up and slapped him.

He refused to accept it and started fighting her.

As it turned out, he couldn't beat her.

Yet he still stood with his hands on his hips and shouted,

"Leave your name... I, Lu Qingfeng, will definitely get my revenge."

From that moment on, she knew his name was Lu Qingfeng.

But back then, she must have really disliked him.

He was secretly malicious, always liking to bully others.

"Listen well... My name is Shen Qianxun. If you bully her again, I'll beat you up!"

From that day on, that Lu Qingfeng who loved to put his hands on his hips

and cause trouble everywhere often came to fight her.

And every time, he ended up getting beaten up by her.

It seemed she got used to beating him up.

Even after he stopped bullying Mo Xiaoyu, she would still beat him up.

Later, for some reason, the teacher even assigned them to sit together.

She didn't know when it started, but she had grown accustomed to his presence.

After graduating from junior high, she got into the First High School.

No matter how much she begged her parents, they firmly moved away, moving to a place far from Qingzhou.

Later...

...

Just as Lu Qingfeng arrived at the entrance of the residential complex, his wristband beeped.

He looked and saw a message from Mo Xiaoyu.

"I don't know what's wrong with Chihiro, she's crying. See if you have time to go find her and ask!"

Lu Qingfeng sighed.

"I'll deal with it later!"

He ran straight up the stairs.

As soon as he got home, he saw Old Lu hugging Mother Lu.

He felt a bit awkward.

"Ahem..."

Mother Lu pushed Old Lu away, looking a bit embarrassed.

Old Lu glared at him, as if saying, 'You brat, you could have come back later.'

Lu Qingfeng pretended not to see it and went up to hug Mother Lu.

Mother Lu said with some heartache:

"Xiao Feng has grown up..."

After a while,

the family sat on the sofa.

"Mom... Is the Alliance that efficient? They let you come back so quickly. Does this mean you don't have to go out again?"

Mother Lu shook her head.

Old Lu was also silent.

Lu Qingfeng's heart sank.

Mother Lu stroked his head and said with a smile,

"Xiao Feng... Concealing a divine object of longevity, causing it to be lost, is considered a monstrous sin in the eyes of those people, unforgivable."

"You are still young... You don't understand. It's good enough that Mom could come back safely this time, but..."

At this moment, Old Lu interrupted her.

"Yaner... Xiao Feng is no longer a child. He has grown up. Tell him."

Lu Qingfeng also looked at Mother Lu expectantly; in fact, he had some guesses.

Mother Lu glared at Old Lu.

"You're the only one who can..."

After a moment of silence,

she sighed and said to Lu Qingfeng:

"Xiao Feng... This world is much more complex than you imagine."

"The power of the Noble Families is not something you can imagine. With thousands of years of accumulation, their influence has already reached every industry."

"They manipulate people's hearts and control the lifeblood of the entire world, including items for longevity."

"Items for longevity are very hard to obtain. Hundreds of years ago, merit points could still be exchanged for them, but now..."

"Can they not be exchanged anymore?"

Lu Qingfeng asked.

Mother Lu shook her head.

"It's not that they can't be exchanged... but that ordinary people can no longer exchange for them. These things are precious and scarce. The longer people live, the more they fear death."

"As their lifespans begin to decrease, they start hoarding these things and do not allow ordinary people to get involved."

"By now... these resources are even harder for ordinary people to obtain."

"So... do you know how important the fire rock essence is? Even if they lost the entire Chaos Galaxy, I estimate that if they had enough fire rock essence, they could accept it."

Hearing this, Lu Qingfeng found it incredible.

"Isn't this betraying humanity? If the Chaos Galaxy is lost, where is humanity's future?"

Mother Lu shook her head again.

"Xiao Feng... That's why I said you don't understand. The interests of the Noble Families are paramount. As long as they can achieve immortality, what does it matter if some people are sacrificed?"

"It's just that it hasn't reached that point yet. Right now, they still need all of humanity to contribute, to open up planets for them, and to search for longevity and life-extending items."

"When you enter the military, you will discover that the first regulation is that you must not conceal any items you acquire."

"Especially items for longevity. They will give you a large amount of merit rewards, but they will not give you the longevity items themselves."

"And the crime of concealing longevity items is almost a death sentence for ordinary people. This is something everyone in the military knows."

"Then... Mom, you!"

Lu Qingfeng was a bit nervous.

Mother Lu smiled and said with rare gentleness:

"I have a good son... Although I won't die, I definitely won't avoid long-term imprisonment."

"But for now... I still need to go to Proxima Centauri to guard against the Abyss Zerg for five years."

"Can you not go?"

"No... This is the best outcome. The matter of concealing the fire rock essence is too big."

"This is digging at the Foundation of the Noble Families. If everyone did this, over time, the Noble Families would collapse."

"Xiao Feng... Do you know what the Noble Families use to control those strong individuals?"

"Items for longevity?"

Mother Lu nodded.

"Strong individuals have long lifespans... They fear death even more, so they join the Noble Families, pledge loyalty to them, and obtain items for longevity."

"Of course... they will recruit talented young people very early on."

"Including you, Xiao Feng. I believe you have already caught the eyes of the Noble Families. Soon, you will know how they treat talent."

"How do they treat talent?"

He was a bit curious!

Mother Lu looked at him with a smile.

"Women... For men, they use women to bind them, and for women, they use outstanding men, or other things."

"Women?"

"Yes... Daughters of the Noble Families are the most pathetic."

Saying this, Mother Lu glanced at Old Lu.

"Back then, your father and I... we went through so many hardships. If I hadn't gone to see your grandfather while heavily pregnant, you wouldn't be here."

Old Lu also chimed in:

"Back then, your grandfather wanted to kill me. If it weren't for your mother protecting me with her life,"

"and then quitting the Yu Family, no longer enjoying anything from the Yu Family,"

"if we had the resources of the Noble Families, your mother would have already reached Level 8."

"You don't know how amazing your mother was back then. Never mind not getting into Yan University."

"Because the Yu Family only attends Jiangnan University."

"Your mother was once even rated as a figure comparable to Emperor Tianhuo."

"Also... most importantly, you brat, last time I told you not to pursue the girl from the Shen Family, do you know why?"

Lu Qingfeng was a bit puzzled.

Mother Lu continued:

"Because daughters of the Noble Families do not marry out..."

"And..." Mother Lu looked at Old Lu again, sighed, and continued:

"There are some things I haven't told your father. Back then, your grandfather bore all the pressure for me; otherwise, your father and I would have had no way to survive."

"Daughters of the Noble Families not marrying out is not just because of genetics, but also because of the most important Body Refining of the Noble Families."

"Although Body Refining can only be passed down through Legacy and cannot be spoken aloud, who knows if someone might figure out a way to articulate it?"

"Therefore, the rule established by the major Noble Families is that daughters of the Noble Families do not marry out."

"Back then, because of my situation, your grandfather was forced to sign a guarantee agreement."

"Promising not to leak the Body Refining, and he paid a considerable price. That's why I told you not to blame your grandfather."

Lu Qingfeng was okay with that.

Hearing this, Old Lu opened his mouth but didn't know what to say.

He suddenly wondered if it would have been much better if he had married into the family back then.

He hated himself a little for letting his wife suffer so much grievance for the sake of so-called dignity.

And Mother Lu continued:

"There have been tests. People from the Noble Families, because they Cultivate Body Refining, have very excellent genes. By combining with excellent people, their offspring will also be excellent."

"So Xiao Feng, you need to think carefully—whether to find an ordinary girl, or that little Shen. Actually, I quite like that child, Chihiro."