71: Chapter 72 The Pei Family's Revenge

The Pei Family was a very influential business Family even before the Great Cataclysm.

After the Great Cataclysm,

Pei Renxun's early Awakening

made him one of humanity's earliest warriors.

Unfortunately, his talent was insufficient.

Seventy years have passed,

and he has only reached B-rank Level 2.

Although their martial strength wasn't particularly powerful,

they had money and had recruited many warriors.

Thus, the entire Pei Family was incredibly massive.

Just like those cultivation families in xianxia novels.

At the Family meeting,

Pei Renxun was like a maddened beast.

Even if his son was worthless,

he was still his own flesh and blood.

A Clan Elder stood up tremblingly.

His face was pale as he said,

"Patriarch..."

"Enough!"

Pei Renxun shouted.

"An ant from a trash fortress dares to offend my Pei Family and mistreat my son?"

"And yet you tell me not to act rashly, simply because he might be a Genius favored by the Alliance?"

"When did our Pei Family become so cowardly and afraid of trouble?"

The Clan Elder's expression shifted.

His voice trembled.

"Patriarch, this Lu Chen... we truly should handle this carefully. The Alliance..."

"I don't give a damn about the Alliance!"

Pei Renxun slammed his palm hard onto the table.

The alloy tabletop, weighing two thousand kilograms, split right down the middle like rotten wood.

"Assemble the Special Operations Team! I want the entire Fortress D-6 to be buried alongside that little beast!"

The members of the Pei Family in the entire hall all changed color.

They all knelt down.

Looking at him with earnest expressions.

Then,

a low voice rang out from behind the dark passage.

"You must not."

Everyone's gaze turned toward it.

An old man wearing a white robe stepped out from the shadows.

—It was none other than the pillar of the Pei Family, Pei Yuanzhao.

He was the only B-rank in the entire Pei Family.

His aura was as vast as the sea, yet perfectly restrained.

Pei Renxun's chest heaved as he said,

"Father...!"

Pei Yuanzhao pointed at a figure sitting in the head seat.

"You. Go investigate this Lu Chen. Family, background, sponsors—bring back every piece of information."

The figure bowed.

And immediately rushed out of the hall.

Pei Renxun grit his teeth,

so hard that his teeth creaked.

Seconds and minutes passed.

The entire hall was deathly silent.

Time seemed to have frozen,

stretching on endlessly.

No one dared to speak.

Thirty minutes later,

the figure returned.

His face was as pale as if he had lost his soul.

"Speak!"

Pei Yuanzhao commanded.

The figure swallowed hard.

His voice trembled as he said,

"We... we've found his origin. That Lu Chen is no nobody."

"Instead, he is a direct descendant of the Lu Family, a super Family from A-1 Base City."

A series of gasps immediately erupted throughout the hall.

A-1 Base City.

The Lu Family.

This was a taboo in the human world.

Their Patriarch was a B-rank Level 9 Warrior, almost comparable to a myth.

And his two sons were also B-ranks.

Although the Pei Family was deep-rooted and powerful,

it still paled in comparison to this pillar of humanity.

Any random second-generation branch of theirs was stronger than their entire Family.

Even if the entire Guobang Group were added together,

they couldn't do anything to that Family.

Pei Renxun's fingers dug deep into the shattered alloy table.

The veins on his forehead bulged.

He was hell-bent on killing the culprit who had crippled his son,

and thoroughly tormenting his Family.

But this person was someone his entire Pei Family could not afford to offend.

He looked at the old man.

And said in a low voice,

"Father... if you can't do anything, I will immediately resign from my position as Patriarch and kill that little beast myself."

Pei Renxun's eyes were crazed.

He would seek revenge at any cost.

Pei Yuanzhao said calmly,

"Jin'er is my grandson, after all. Having suffered such humiliation, how could I do nothing?"

"But we need to plan before we act. Bring Jin'er here first and see if we can heal him."

Immediately after,

the entire Pei Family swung into action.

They began to formulate a revenge plan.

...

Meanwhile,

Lu Chen and Luo Nianwei went to another shop to buy jewelry.

Then cosmetics.

As for the possible consequences triggered by Pei Jin,

Lu Chen wasn't worried in the slightest.

If the Pei Family waited two more days to come for him,

he would already be able to handle any situation below B-rank.

Furthermore,

he still had the Lu Family.

If necessary,

he could ask his Great-Grandfather for help.

After shopping for three hours,

the two of them had dinner together.

Afterward, they decided to go to the cinema to watch a movie.

Lu Chen and Luo Nianwei left the shopping center.

The Valet attentively drove the car up to Lu Chen.

Lu Chen nodded to him.

And gave him ten thousand as a tip.

The Valet was stunned by such a large sum of money.

His monthly salary was only about four thousand.

He hurriedly bowed to Lu Chen in respect.

As if Lu Chen were his own father.

He was extremely excited.

This time, Luo Nianwei didn't roll her eyes like before.

She already knew Lu Chen was a Filthy Rich Guy.

Afterward,

they went straight to the cinema.

...

At 8 PM,

the movie ended.

Lu Chen and Luo Nianwei came to a park together.

He parked the car,

and then the two of them walked side by side.

Neither of them spoke.

Suddenly, Lu Chen broke the silence.

"Nianwei, come with me to A-1 Base City. Bring your mother and Nian Yin. I'm a bit uneasy leaving you here."

Although he would leave a Clone here,

that Clone only had 5% of his power.

It wouldn't be able to handle critical situations.

Luo Nianwei was deeply moved upon hearing this.

However, she said calmly,

"A-1 Base City has strict residency requirements; only special people can settle there."

"Before passing the exam and entering Star Dou Academy, it's impossible for someone of my status to enter A-1 Base City."

"Let alone moving in with my Family."

Lu Chen said directly,

"Then let's get married and move in as relatives."

Luo Nianwei suddenly froze.

Her heart beat wildly like a pacemaker.

Today felt incredibly dreamlike to her.

This man was too good to her.

She really couldn't control her emotions.

Lu Chen walked ahead on his own.

Looking back,

he found that Luo Nianwei hadn't followed.

He stopped and looked back.

Luo Nianwei stood there,

her face as red as a ripe apple.

Seeing this, Lu Chen really wanted to give it a pinch.

But he still controlled the devilish thoughts in his heart.

He asked,

"What's wrong? Are you tired? Shall we go home?"

Luo Nianwei didn't answer.

She didn't want to go home.

—But being with him was too stimulating.

So she nodded.

Seeing this, Lu Chen was a bit disappointed.

He was still thinking about doing some...

Cough, cough...

No.

He wasn't thinking anything.

...

They came to the car

and got in.

Lu Chen said while driving,

"You don't need to worry about moving to A-1 Base City."

"Even if we don't get married, I can still bring you all to settle there."

He already had a plan in mind.