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The two quickly disappeared into the distant horizon. Soon after, dozens of figures appeared nearby, led by Liu Rushi and Ran Yiyi.

"Huh? They should be around here. Where are they?" Ran Yiyi asked suspiciously.

Liu Rushi looked around, her figure flashing as she appeared at the spot where Zhu Jian and Luo Yaping had just fought. After examining it, she pointed to several large craters and said, "Indeed! Someone fought here. These must have been caused by Thunder Explosion Bombs!"

Ran Yiyi examined the area carefully and nodded. "The traces are fresh; it definitely just happened. But where are the people?"

Liu Rushi didn't speak, but used her spiritual sense to perceive the area. She pointed in a direction and said, "They should have gone this way!"

"This way? Then let's give chase. Maybe we can help catch them!" Ran Yiyi said.

Liu Rushi shook her head. "They're already far away! The person fighting those two women must also have a combat power of a Martial Commander or higher. Since he dared to pursue them, he must be confident! There were several Martial Commanders hidden under the spectator stands just now, which was truly unexpected! It seems I still underestimated the people of this world..."

"Sister Liu is right! So what should we do now? Should we chase those two Shadow Moon Hall Martial Commanders, or go find Long Yuan to protect him?"

"To find Long Yuan, of course! Don't forget your mission!" Liu Rushi snorted.

"Right! Maybe Shadow Moon Hall has other tricks up their sleeve. Let's hurry to the backstage to find Long Yuan!" Ran Yiyi realized.

"Let's go!!!"

The two of them led the people from the Divine Machine Camp and rushed back to the Yan Yu Stage... However, when they reached the backstage, they didn't see Long Yuan. Only Li Gui, Xu Ruoying, and the Music Dao experts from the Southern Division of the Music Bureau were there, tidying up instruments and other items... Seeing Xu Ruoying, Liu Rushi felt a surge of irritation, but she suppressed it and snorted, "Where is Long Yuan?"

Xu Ruoying didn't say a word upon seeing Liu Rushi. Instead, Li Gui looked up, stroked his beard, and said, "May I ask how to address this young lady? What business do you have with Long Yuan?"

Ran Yiyi quickly showed her golden token and briefly explained the situation. Finally, she said, "Director Li, this is our mission. At the very least, you must let us know where Long Yuan is so we can carry out our duty to protect him!"

"I see! But Long Yuan said he was going to catch those Shadow Moon Hall Evil Cultists and left a long time ago!" Li Gui said slowly.

"What?!!!" Ran Yiyi cried out in surprise, exchanging a look with Liu Rushi. Both of their faces showed looks of regret. Had they known, they would have chased after those two female cultists earlier. Now it was too late!

But once Ran Yiyi recovered, she said anxiously, "This is bad! How could Long Yuan alone be a match for those two female cultists? Why didn't you stop him?!"

Xu Ruoying sneered, "Company Commander Ran needn't worry! If he wants to seek his own death, we can't stop him. Besides, we were still immersed in the atmosphere of his song 'lone brave' just now and didn't react at all!"

"'lone brave'? Oh my god, he wouldn't actually try to be a lone brave, would he? We have to go help him!!!" Ran Yiyi couldn't stay any longer and turned to leave... Liu Rushi gave Xu Ruoying a sharp glare, said nothing, and followed... Seeing this, Li Gui looked at Xu Ruoying with some suspicion and asked, "Princess, it seems Liu Rushi has some ill will toward you?"

"Hehe, Director Li, you're absolutely right! She has a huge problem with me. But even though she's a Martial Commander, I'm not afraid of her!" Xu Ruoying laughed triumphantly.

"What?! She's a Martial Commander?!!!" Li Gui was so shocked he almost pulled out a clump of his beard.

"She indeed is a Martial Commander! She's the Genius of the Liu family! As for why she has a problem with me... actually, with your experience, you should be able to see some of the reasons, right?" Xu Ruoying giggled.

"Could it be... she... you... and Long Yuan?!" As Li Gui spoke, a gossiping smile appeared on his face... "Hehe, Director Li, don't drag me into it. It's just what she thinks! Long Yuan and I only have a business relationship!" Xu Ruoying said with a beaming smile.

"Haha, really just a business relationship? Why does this old man increasingly feel like this is a love triangle?"

"Oh, Director Li, don't be so quick to judge. Let's finish packing. Oh, right, we still need to discuss future cooperation with the Butler and the others!"

"Hehe, fine, fine! But Princess, you can't let someone else snatch away the cooked duck. Liu Rushi is no pushover; she is brilliant and a Peerless Grade beauty. If you don't put in some effort, it'll be too late for regrets later!"

"Director Li, if you keep this up, I'm leaving..."

"Hehe, alright, this old man won't say it, won't say it..."

The two of them chatted and laughed while packing. Not long after, they were led by the Butler to meet Justin to discuss the next steps of their cooperation... In a corner of the underground space of Long Yuan's Villa, two figures quietly appeared in the shadows... They were Long Yuan and Zhu Jian. Both were focused on a room nearby with warm lighting. Through the window, a figure could be seen sitting cross-legged on a prayer mat, slowly regulating their breathing... This person looked about fourteen or fifteen years old, and their face was mostly similar to Long Yuan's. They had a peaceful expression, looking completely detached from the world... Zhu Jian stared at the youth, his eyes nearly popping out. He was so incredibly shocked that he almost cried out!

Fortunately, he remembered Long Yuan's instructions and managed to restrain himself. After watching for a while, he gestured to Long Yuan, and the two of them quietly left the underground space... Back in the house above, Zhu Jian finally let out a long breath and said, "Indeed! The Bloodline of the Imperial Father is undoubtedly within him. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would definitely think he was the Imperial Father in his youth!!! But how on earth was this achieved?!!!"

Long Yuan smiled and said, "Uncle An's senses are truly sharp! In fact, he was created using Imperial Grandfather's Genes. In a sense, he is Imperial Grandfather himself. In the future, we just need to download the consciousness Imperial Grandfather uploaded into his mind, and Imperial Grandfather can achieve Rebirth!!!"

"This... this, this, this... what exactly are Genes?" Zhu Jian asked in disbelief.

Long Yuan sighed inwardly. Explaining this to Zhu Jian would be no easy task, but it was impossible not to make it clear to him. After all, Zhu Jian was an unavoidable figure for his development in the Great Ming and a key point in this matter. It seemed he would have to spend quite some effort explaining.

"Uncle An, please look!" Long Yuan casually projected a light screen, and some images appeared on it as he began to explain eloquently...

A day later, Long Yuan had talked until his throat was dry, while Zhu Jian grew more energetic as he listened. His eyes grew brighter and brighter, and he was simply unable to stop, wishing he could keep listening forever!

Long Yuan finally stopped his explanation and said with a smile, "Can Uncle An digest what I've said on your own for a bit? I'm a bit thirsty now, and, well, I need to go feed Imperial Grandfather's Clone..."