29: Chapter 29 Your daughter is almost in love.

Lu Yang, Shen Qingci, and Rebecca chatted until nearly eleven o'clock. Eventually, because the three of them had just finished clearing the novice dungeon and were somewhat exhausted, they said goodnight and went off to sleep separately.

Early the next morning.

Sunlight filtered through the gaps in the curtains, shooting into the room and leaving a golden trace on the off-white walls.

Outside the window, the low whistling sound of flying cars gliding across the sky could be faintly heard, along with the electronically synthesized sounds of projection advertisements from the exterior walls of distant tall buildings. Blending together, they became the fixed morning background sound of Linglan City.

Lu Yang slowly opened his eyes, sat up from the bed all at once, and rubbed his still drowsy eyes.

After washing up, he pushed open the door and left the room.

The living room was empty. The curtains had already been drawn, and the morning light illuminated the entire living room brightly.

The tea set on the coffee table had already been cleared away, and only the home smart robot Xiaoqi was tidying up the bowls and chopsticks on the table.

Lu Yang was a bit surprised, asking as he walked: "Xiaoqi, where are my parents?"

Xiaoqi's electronic eyes flashed, and its round head turned over: "The master and mistress have already eaten breakfast and gone to work."

Hearing Xiaoqi's reply, Lu Yang was even more surprised.

Usually, his parents would dawdle until they were almost late before stepping out right on the dot.

Why are they so early today?

But soon Lu Yang thought of something, and subconsciously glanced at Shangguan Yunshu's room.

Could it be that they were a bit afraid of Shangguan Yunshu, so they went to the company early to hide?

That was understandable. After all, Shangguan Yunshu's aura was so strong, and his parents were both ordinary lifestyle professionals, so naturally they would feel a bit nervous facing her.

Lu Yang came to the door of Shangguan Yunshu's room, raised his hand, and gently knocked on the door: "Sister Shangguan, are you eating breakfast?"

Soon, the room door opened, and Shangguan Yunshu walked out from inside.

Today, Shangguan Yunshu was wearing a slim-fitting black short-sleeve shirt, paired with a pair of straight-cut, stiff-fitting black cargo pants.

Her snow-white skin and black clothing formed a sharp and strong contrast, further setting off the fairness and delicacy of Shangguan Yunshu's skin.

That innate translucent feeling seemed capable of reflecting light even under illumination.

Moreover, the slim-fitting short-sleeve shirt and the waist-cinching design of the cargo pants made Shangguan Yunshu's waist look slender and graspable, while her chest upwards was quite magnificent.

A D-rank powerhouse indeed.

Lu Yang was stunned for a moment looking at her, then silently looked away.

He didn't dare look too much, for fear of making a fool of himself.

Facing ordinary people would be one thing, but he clearly remembered what Shangguan Yunshu said yesterday: a Tier 5 professional's perception is extremely acute!

He was afraid that his mind full of lewd thoughts would be discovered on the spot by this Sister Shangguan.

That truly would be the ultimate embarrassment.

Shangguan Yunshu glanced at Lu Yang, her expression as cold and aloof as usual, and said in a calm tone: "I won't eat breakfast. You go eat. Once you're done, we'll set off for the dungeon."

She could feel that Lu Yang's heartbeat and blood flow speed had both accelerated.

However, she didn't say much.

To her, these were thoughts that didn't need to be cared about and were completely meaningless.

Lu Yang came back to his senses and hurriedly nodded: "Alright, Sister Shangguan!"

He turned around and walked quickly to the dining table to sit down.

On the table was the breakfast Xiaoqi had just heated up: a bowl of millet porridge, a few golden-fried youtiao, and a small dish of pickles.

Lu Yang picked up the porridge bowl and gulped down a few mouthfuls, grabbed two youtiao, and quickly stuffed them into his mouth.

In a mere two minutes, he wiped out his breakfast, grabbed a tissue to wipe his mouth, quickly stood up, and came before Shangguan Yunshu.

Shangguan Yunshu had only just sat down on the sofa not long ago.

She glanced at Lu Yang and softly asked: "Are you done eating?"

Lu Yang nodded repeatedly: "Done eating."

Shangguan Yunshu stood up, the neat lines of her slim-fitting short-sleeve shirt and cargo pants making her look both cool and frosty: "Let's go."

As she spoke, Lu Yang felt his vision blur.

The bright and clean living room, the green radish plants in the corner, Xiaoqi washing dishes in the kitchen... all of them vanished.

The next moment, a familiar sight appeared before his eyes.

The familiar black wood gates, flanked by white high walls topped with neatly arranged green tiles, radiating a warm, dim light under the morning sun...

Isn't this Shen Qingci's home?

Lu Yang was taken aback.

Then he saw a few people standing at the entrance.

Shen Qingci stood at the very front, beside her was the square-faced, unsmiling Shen Yang seen yesterday, followed by several men and women from the Shen Family.

Shen Qingci wore a white dress, with her ponytail tied high, revealing her fair and slender neck, making her look pure and sweet overall.

The smile on Shen Yang's face was even more enthusiastic than yesterday.

He looked at Shangguan Yunshu, then at Lu Yang, smiling all over his face with a loud and sincere voice: "Lady Shangguan, thank you so much for giving Qingci this opportunity! Allowing her to also join the pioneer exploration plan for the new dungeon!"

Shangguan Yunshu's expression was calm, and her tone was as aloof as ever: "Shen Qingci's Soul Talent is pretty good, and her performance yesterday was also commendable; she is worth cultivating."

Hearing this, Lu Yang instantly understood why they appeared here.

Yesterday he remembered Shangguan Yunshu saying she would take him to a new novice nightmare dungeon, and also group him with a few people to get the clear rewards together.

Clearly, Shen Qingci was one of the people Shangguan Yunshu wanted to group with.

Regarding this, Lu Yang had no objections.

After all, the first-clear reward for a dungeon only happens once, and for a nightmare-difficulty dungeon, the first-clear reward is extremely bountiful.

And everyone in the pioneer exploration team could receive this reward!

If he solo-cleared it by himself, that would somewhat waste the opportunity for the first-clear reward.

The situation with maximum benefit was naturally to fill the pioneer exploration team to maximum capacity, allowing everyone to partake in this first-clear reward.

Presumably, this Sister Shangguan must have planned it this way.

Naturally, Lu Yang didn't think there was any problem with that.

Since the Alliance intended to give him various resources to nurture him, he naturally had to give back to the Alliance and cultivate more geniuses for it.

What's more, for his safety, even top geniuses like Shangguan Yunshu were sent over to act as his Dao guardian.

If Lu Yang weren't even willing to do such a small thing, it would be too unreasonable.

While Lu Yang was pondering, Shen Qingci secretly glanced at Lu Yang.

His clearly outlined facial features and sunny, bright, clean smile made Shen Qingci couldn't help taking a few extra looks.

She couldn't help thinking of their pleasant chat yesterday.

It was her first time chatting with a boy for so long, talking for several hours in one breath.

Especially when she thought about what Lu Yang said—that she was his white moonlight.

Shen Qingci's heartbeat couldn't help speeding up slightly.

Today she would also fight shoulder to shoulder with him to pioneer explore the dungeon.

That's wonderful...

Shen Qingci pursed her cherry lips, a pure and brilliant smile blooming on her face.

Right at this moment, Shangguan Yunshu's calm voice sounded: "Shen Qingci, come over."

Only then did Shen Qingci snap back to her senses, discovering that everyone was looking at her.

Especially her parents; the look in their eyes when looking at her was a bit strange.

Shen Qingci panicked inside, feeling as if her secret had been caught on the spot, and the tips of her ears grew slightly hot.

Lowering her head slightly, she trotted quickly to Shangguan Yunshu's side.

The space around Shangguan Yunshu distorted, and silver-gray ripples spread silently, swallowing the three of them.

Shen Qingci's father, Shen Ruoyu, looked at the direction where the three disappeared, frowned slightly, and turned to say to his wife with some confusion: "Why does it feel like Qingci was somewhat absent-minded? She was zoning out just now."

Shen Qingci's mother, Yi Yuhua, couldn't help rolling her eyes.

Your daughter is almost falling in love, and you as a father don't even know it?

However, Yi Yuhua didn't say much more.

This guy was an unadulterated daughter-con. Yesterday, seeing that young man Lu Yang, he felt a bit depressed inside.

If he were to find out that their daughter might have already fallen for him, it would be over.

This guy would probably cry his eyes out.

Moreover, things between the two of them haven't even taken shape yet.

We can talk about it later if they really end up together.

...

Just as Lu Yang had guessed, since Shen Qingci was invited, as her dungeon-running partner yesterday, Rebecca naturally was invited as well.

Their next stop came to Rebecca's front door.

That silver-gray modern manor shimmered with a low-key yet Advanced luster in the morning light. On the open space in front of the large metal gates, the Parker Family had already been neatly waiting there.

Seeing the three emerge from the distorted space, Rebecca's eyes lit up, and she ran over quickly with a full smile.

Today she wore a simple white tight short-sleeve shirt and light blue jeans.

Her slender waist was almost about the same as Shangguan Yunshu's, and her chest was even a size larger than Shangguan Yunshu's.

It swayed slightly as she ran.

Her long golden hair naturally draped down, her pretty face bright and vivid, carrying a trace of aggressiveness.

She opened her arms and happily gave Shen Qingci a big hug, making Shen Qingci a bit embarrassed, with two patches of light pink rising on her fair cheeks.

Watching from the side, Lu Yang found it rather pleasing to the eyes. After all, two great beauties hugging each other made for a truly pleasing picture.

The Parker Family members were likewise incomparably enthusiastic.

Alina walked forward wearing an elegant dark purple long dress, solemnly bowing to Shangguan Yunshu to thank her for giving Rebecca the opportunity to pioneer explore the new dungeon.

Especially doing pioneer exploration together with Lu Yang.

As combat professional families of Yunmeng Star, whether it was Shen Yang or Alina, both were top Tier 4 planetary-level powerhouses, and their network of connections on Yunmeng Star was naturally quite deep.

They knew at the very first moment that Lu Yang had solo-cleared the nightmare-grade novice welfare dungeon, and naturally knew that Lu Yang's talent was extremely high.

With Lu Yang leading the team, the possibility of clearing the dungeon would instantly become much higher, and it would also be much safer.

After all, normal dungeons were different from welfare dungeons; if you died inside them, you really died.

When pioneering a dungeon, you didn't even know the skills of the dungeon boss; the danger was higher than normal dungeon runs!

Of course, once the first clear was completed, you could obtain the first-clear reward, and the harvest would be quite bountiful, which was very beneficial for future growth.

Therefore, whether it was the Parker Family or the Shen Family, they were genuinely and sincerely grateful to Shangguan Yunshu and Lu Yang.