Dragon Clan: I am Lu Mingfei, the Intelligence Strategist, the God of Concepts!

Chapter 76 The Little Devil is Online, the Second Pool of Words of Power!

Night falls, deep within the palace.

The old general left the main hall where Nuwa resided, carrying a lantern as he turned into a secluded path along the bluestone steps.

There was no light around, except for the faint glow emanating from the paper lantern in my hand.

The path wound its way down into the increasingly dark underground. After walking for several hundred meters, the view suddenly opened up before our eyes.

This is a luxurious underground palace complex, with dragons, phoenixes, lions, tigers, lotus flowers, and scrolls adorning the carved beams and painted rafters. Its exquisite and magnificent appearance is in no way inferior to the outside world. Countless luminous pearls and ever-burning candles illuminate everything around it.

There is a hidden world underground here.

"Xiao Jiu is here."

An aged voice rang out from inside the hall, and in an instant, countless golden vertical pupils lit up from all directions, followed by rustling and friction sounds, and the fleeting footsteps of ghosts.

One by one, aged faces emerged from the candlelight, the years leaving deep marks on them, turning their skin into cracked ancient trees or weathered rocks. Some had the lower bodies of a serpent like Nuwa, while others had human feet. Some held newspapers in their hands, while others held tablets.

Without exception, they were all dressed in brocade robes adorned with patterns of mountains, rivers, clouds, and thunder, much like the high-ranking officials of an ancient court. These people represented the true essence of the Zhou family.

"Xiao Jiu greets all the elders."

The old general bowed respectfully.

"Has the background of that young man been investigated?"

The person at the head of the table spoke first, his pupils dim and cold like a flickering candle.

The old general readily agreed, saying, "This man's name is Lu Mingfei. He is of upright character, kind and gentle, and possesses a vigorous spirit. He and Nuwa get along quite well..."

"Stop talking nonsense! Family background, what about your family background!" another person interrupted.

The others nodded slightly.
Their eyes were fixed on the old general; clearly, this was the key question.

"All I know is that his father is named Lu Lincheng and his mother is named Qiao Weini. In recent years, he has been living with relatives. He is just an insignificant ordinary person," the old general reported truthfully.

During Lu Mingfei's sleep, the Zhou family had already thoroughly investigated his situation.

To be honest, the old general was also puzzled after receiving that intelligence, but the difference between the previous and subsequent statements could still be explained by the awakening of bloodline.

The strangest thing is Lu Mingfei's parents. It seems that these two only exist in other people's memories. No one has ever actually seen or contacted them. Even with the help of foreign intelligence networks, they were unable to find out any real situation of the two at any time.

Not even a tiny bit!

"Is that all the information you have?" someone asked, frowning.

"They are suspected to be related to the Western Secret Society. The traces of these two seem to have been deliberately buried. According to Xiao Jiu's guess, Lu Lincheng and Qiao Weini should both be S-class hybrids," the old general said.

"S-rank... Hah."

Someone scoffed, "Don't bring up those laughable Western secret society standards. By their standards, who among you isn't S-rank? But have you ever seen anyone gain the approval of the Dragon Slaying Platform simply because of their bloodline?"

“The surname is Lu… I do have some recollection of him.” Someone in the corner suddenly spoke up, “Back in the late Qing Dynasty, there was a young man named Lu Shanyan who was quite talented. I heard that he later joined the Secret Party.”

"Could it be a descendant of this person?"

"Hmph, a nobody! Without any lineage, you are ultimately a person of lowly blood, unworthy of entering the gates of my Zhou family!"

"Rules are rigid, but people are flexible. Lao Gan, don't be too stubborn."

"Do you wish to change the laws of our ancestors and indulge your own selfish desires?"

"Put down your iPad before you talk nonsense to me!"

The atmosphere inside the underground palace suddenly became tense.

More than ten elders split into two groups, verbally attacking each other. One radical group felt that it was a new era and the old rules could no longer be used as a pretext, while the other conservative group said that the ancestral laws could not be changed. The former group also said that since bloodline was paramount anyway, it didn't count as violating ancestral precepts. The latter group claimed that their family had marginal young women who were not direct descendants, and that this was what it meant to not violate ancestral precepts...

"Quiet!"

The argument grew louder and louder until suddenly, an even more violent growl swallowed up all the other voices, its coldness revealing utter impatience and ferocity.

Everyone quieted down and turned their attention to the old man at the head of the table.

"Let Nuwa decide this matter herself," the old man said coldly.

"Absolutely not! Marriage is a serious matter and should not be taken lightly!" some radicals immediately exclaimed.

They know what kind of situation Nuwa is. Judging from her attitude, she seems to want to spend her whole life with the game. If they leave the decision to her, then there's absolutely no hope for this matter!

"Then go and talk to her?" The old man cast a cold glance at her.

The person who spoke instantly became listless, and the wrinkles on their face became more unnatural.

Putting aside Nuwa's noble status... even the only member of the Nuwa clan to pass the Dragon-Slaying Platform test in three hundred years... she still couldn't defeat her!
Neither soft nor hard tactics work; if they pluck a few hairs from your beard, you'll have no recourse!
"Even if Nuwa ultimately refuses, my Zhou family still has plenty of young women of marriageable age to raise properly, so it won't be considered a mistreatment of him," the old man said calmly.

"Ugh……"

A chorus of sighs and lamentations erupted within the underground palace; the conservatives were ultimately a minority.

They naturally understood this principle. But having finally decided to break with tradition, they still wanted to create a powerful alliance and see if they could produce the most outstanding offspring.

However, Nuwa had never had any desire for matters between men and women since childhood.

Forcing a match might only backfire.

At this time.

The old general smiled and said, "My dear elders, please do not be anxious. I have already made arrangements for this."

……

now,

The parties involved were completely unaware of this.
Lu Mingfei had just returned to the inn with Su Xiaoqiang.

After dinner in the evening.

Lu Mingfei and Su Xiaoqiang first engaged in a fierce battle of StarCraft in the room... with each side winning and losing.

It has to be said that Su Xiaoqiang has made remarkable progress.

From a complete newbie who couldn't even recognize races, unit types, or map resources when I first started playing last week, to now being able to barely execute the 12D technique, I've truly put in a lot of effort.

To encourage him, Lu Mingfei used 99% of his skill and finally pretended to lose a few rounds, pointing out areas for improvement.

Su Xiaoqiang was in a great mood and accepted the offer with a smile.

Little did they know that they had achieved something that even the amazing 'Sister Nuwa' could not accomplish despite her best efforts.

Seeing that it was still early, the two decided to ask if they could go out for a stroll. After all, it was a film studio, and there must be plenty of places to go at night.

The Zhou family hesitated for a moment... but did not stop them.

So the two of them went to the East Market stage to watch the Rainbow Feather Dance, went to the West Market night market to sample local snacks, enjoyed the light show on the city gate, and went to the nearby Xiangshui Street to watch the live performance "Washing Silk on the Han River".

I thoroughly enjoyed the scenery of Han lands.

It was already late at night when we returned to the inn.

After washing up, the two simply said goodnight to each other and went back to their respective rooms to sleep.

As the eyelids close

I fell asleep peacefully.

Lu Mingfei suddenly opened his eyes again.

Looking at the moonlight spilling into the empty and desolate room, he quickly realized that something was wrong.

I'm dreaming again, a lucid dream.

but……

"Damn it, why is it you who appeared in my dream?!"

Lu Mingfei slowly sat up, staring expressionlessly at the boy in front of the desk who was pretending to be engrossed in reading.

It hardened... its fist hardened!
Lu Mingze couldn't help but show his indignation, and threw away the simply bound, exquisitely printed book in his hand.

It was a copy of the Book of Songs, and I happened to be turned to the page with the poem "Han Guang".

"Can't you be reasonable?! I worked so hard to get this food and deliver it to you, is that wrong?"

"What goods? What meal?"

Lu Mingfei's lips twitched; he was already used to this little devil's incoherent ramblings.

"Are there still a few blank spaces on your panel?"

Lu Mingze said, glancing sideways.

"Hiss—" Lu Mingfei's eyes lit up immediately.

"You mean the power of words?"

"Yes, it's a new gacha banner, and this time it's a multi-pull!"

"Holy crap!" Lu Mingfei gasped immediately, then asked suspiciously, "Won't there be a price to pay? Will they take my soul again?"

"Don't think of me so badly!"

Lu Mingze rolled his eyes: "Our deal didn't go through. It was just your own persistence and effort. I'm just a delivery NPC!"

"Then hurry up and present it to me!"

(End of this chapter)