Lu Mingfei, who had read Dragon Clan before slaying the dragon

The scenes of him and Eri spending time together flashed through Gen Chisheng's mind. Those fragments were like movie plots that were cut into fragments and flashed back in his memory.

Gen Chisheng once again recalled his first meeting with Eri. The girl lying on the hospital bed with a ventilator and covered in wounds looked so weak and lovable, but had eyes as clear as a red bird soaring in the sky. At that time, Mr. Masamune, whom he regarded as a father, told Gen Chisheng to love this girl like a sister. From then on, Gen Chisheng had a sister-like girl in his life... And now, Gen Chisheng's biological father, Master Yue, told Gen Chisheng that the girl was actually your sister, you have the same father, and you have the same blood.

Gen Chisei felt something in his heart silently cracking... It was the fear and timidity of Eri that he had never revealed, hidden in the deepest part of his heart.

Yuan Zhisheng finally realized that this girl was not the family's hidden weapon, nor was she a monster that needed to be firmly controlled, nor was she an extremely evil "ghost" that would be wiped out one day...

Eri is his sister.

Chapter 380 The Mysterious Lu Mingfei

"How did you know this? About Eri being your daughter?" Gennosuke looked at Uesugi Yue. "Did Lu Mingfei also tell you this?"

This was the only possibility that Gen Chisheng could think of, because Uesugi Yue and Eri must have been strangers to each other and had no idea of ​​their relationship, and Eri had been at Uesugi Yue's ramen stall for such a short time that even genetic testing could not be done. It was impossible that Uesugi Yue and Eri hit it off at first sight and felt that this was their destined daughter, and then the old man took the little girl to do a blood test to recognize her relationship on the spot.

"Yes, that young man named Lu Mingfei told me all this," Uesugi Yue nodded. "It's really incredible, because I didn't even know Lu Mingfei before, and I'd never heard of the name 'Lu Mingfei'. But he seemed to know everything about you, Eri, me, and even the entire Sheqi Eight Clan. I even felt like I was being seen through by him. You know, he looks like a young man in his twenties, but to me he feels as steady and mature as someone who has lived for hundreds of years."

"Could it be that old fellow Ange? He investigated all the truth in advance, and then secretly told his students, asking them to come to me with this information?" Uesugi Yue put forward this guess and then immediately denied it, because he remembered the purpose of Ange looking for him, "No, no, Ange came to me to inquire about the situation of 'God', and the old fellow wanted to find the person who tried to resurrect 'God', but Lu Mingfei said out of the blue that the mastermind behind the academy's resurrection of 'God' was Tachibana Masamune, and Ange obviously didn't know all this, so this kid Lu Mingfei actually knows more than that old fellow Ange?

"What kind of place is Kassel Academy? Not only is the principal a pervert, but how can any student who walks out of there be so mysterious?" Uesugi Yue sighed, "Am I really out of touch?"

"Lu Mingfei isn't just any random student from Kassel Academy. He's the only S-level student there. His information and resume are a mystery, with most of it sealed away in confidential files by Norma at Kassel Academy," Yuan Zhisheng explained to Uesugi Yue. "I admit I underestimated Lu Mingfei at first, because he was accompanied on the mission to Japan by two of his senior brothers, and I had more contact with them."

"One of Lu Mingfei's senior brothers is Caesar, the heir of the Gattuso family. They're also from the underworld and a European dragon-slaying family that once had disputes with our Snake Eight Clans. Caesar is the leader of a three-person team. Lu Mingfei's other senior brother is Chu Zihang, known as the ace commissioner of Kassel Academy. He possesses the high-ranking and dangerous Word Spirit 'Jun Yan'. Chu Zihang's swordsmanship is rigid but very superb." Yuan Zhisheng introduced Uesugi Yue, "Just now, a Deadpool crisis broke out in Genji Heavy Industries. Thanks to the assistance of Caesar and Chu Zihang, the family survived. After fighting side by side with the two of them, I have a general understanding of Caesar and Chu Zihang's strength. If they attack with all their strength, according to the strength classification of the Snake Eight Clans, it can be said that they both have the strength of a patriarch, probably second only to the 'Emperor'."

"So Kassel Academy really has hidden talents." Uesugi Yue's expression also became a little serious.

When he was a student, he possessed strength second only to the "Emperor", and there were more than one person like him. Even Uesugi Yue, who had pure imperial blood, had to face up to such power.

Although the gap between an "Emperor" and other hybrids is almost a world of difference, and no matter how much an ordinary hybrid cultivates, even if they spend their entire lives, it is difficult to reach the level of an "Emperor", but the "Emperor" is such a precious existence! In today's declining bloodline, it is rare for an entire family to have an "Emperor" in a generation. Those with the "Emperor" bloodline will definitely be regarded as the leader of the Eight Snake Clans.

But Yuan Zhisheng now told Uesugi Yue that Kassel Academy sent two students whose strength was second only to the "Emperor" at one time. How could Uesugi Yue not be surprised... Not to mention that Kassel Academy also has a perverted principal like Angers who can challenge the "Emperor" alone.

"What about Lu Mingfei?" Uesugi Yue couldn't help but ask Xiangyuan Zhisheng, "Zhisheng, do you know anything about Lu Mingfei?"

"Lu Mingfei..." Yuan Zhisheng answered subconsciously, "This guy is quite good at talking nonsense."

"Nonsense?" Uesugi Yue was instinctively stunned.

He suddenly remembered that not long ago, when he and Ange were arguing, Ange had touched his heart. He angrily said that Ange should not be called "the strongest dragon slayer in the world", but should be called "the strongest trash talk king in the world". Ange smiled and said that the strongest trash talk king in the world should be one of his students, and compared with that student, he was slightly less powerful.

Uesugi Yue recalled the private conversation with Lu Mingfei, where the boy said that he had Alzheimer's disease. The boy's nonsense was indeed more difficult to deal with than Ange's.

"So the old bastard Ange was talking about this kid Lu Mingfei at that time!" Uesugi Yue suddenly realized.

"What else?" Uesugi Yue continued to ask Minamoto Chisei, "Besides being good at talking nonsense, what other aspects does this kid have?"

"Compared to his two other senior brothers who are both incredibly impressive and outspoken, Lu Mingfei is definitely a low-key person." Yuan Zhisheng pondered for a moment. "The three specialists sent to Japan by Kassel Academy don't strike me as genius dragon slayers trained by the Dragon Slayer Academy. They seem more like psychos escaped from a concentration camp for the mentally ill, and Lu Mingfei is definitely the most psychotic of them all."

"Lu Mingfei seems the most harmless one, but that's just an appearance. I don't know if that's Lu Mingfei's true nature, or if he's just disguising himself behind a seemingly ordinary facade. In any case, compared to Caesar and Chu Zihang, Lu Mingfei is definitely the easier one to get along with." Yuan Zhisheng shook his head slowly. "But I have no idea of ​​his true personality, and I've never witnessed his true strength. There are so many suspicious points about this person. It's safe to say he's simply an extremely mysterious complex of contradictions."

Not only Uesugi Yue, but also Gen Chisheng felt early on that he could not see through Lu Mingfei at all. He could not understand how this Chinese who studied at Kassel Academy knew so many inside stories about Japan.

But Gen Chisheng no longer has the energy to think about all this. He also doesn't need to worry about Lu Mingfei's identity and how Lu Mingfei knew all this. He only needs to be sure that whether it is helping the family, revealing Tachibana Masamune's true face to himself, or bringing Eri to his father's ramen stall to tell his father all this... everything Lu Mingfei did was to help Gen Chisheng and the Sheqi Eight Families. Lu Mingfei has fully proved his position, and Gen Chisheng naturally will no longer doubt Lu Mingfei's words.

"No, no, no, it doesn't matter how strong he is, whether his personality is contradictory, or how good he is at talking nonsense." Uesugi Yue paused, "He himself... I mean, what do you think of Lu Mingfei?"

"Lu Mingfei..." Yuan Zhisheng was a little confused. "I'm sorry, I don't quite understand what you mean..."

"Oh, Zhisheng, why are you so slow to learn?" Uesugi Yue was a little anxious. "Isn't Eriyi always with that brat Lu Mingfei? What I mean is, from the perspective of Eriyi's brother, Zhisheng, what do you think of Lu Mingfei?"

"Eriya..." Gen Chisei suddenly fell silent at the mention of Eriya. After a moment's silence, he told Uesugi Yue truthfully, "You probably don't know that Eriya has been living under the protection of her family all these years. It's more accurate to say it's a form of surveillance than protection. Because Eriya's bloodline is very unstable, and her abilities are very important to the family, Tachibana Masamune has never allowed Eriya to have any contact with outsiders. This has led to Eriya's life being very secluded all these years. The only people she sees every day are me, Tachibana Masamune, and the medical team he specially set up for her."

"Eryi appears to be well-behaved and gentle on the surface, but that's only true with people she trusts. To strangers, Eryi's heart is like an iceberg. It's almost impossible for outsiders to gain Eryi's trust in a short period of time," Yuan Zhisheng said. "Except this time towards Lu Mingfei."

"It's undeniable that Lu Mingfei is indeed a mysterious person. There's an inexplicable attraction about him that makes people want to explore him, but it's just attraction. From what I know about Eri, she wouldn't follow him and leave Genji Heavy Industries, where she has lived for so many years, just because she's curious about him." Yuan Zhisheng looked a little distressed. "Today was the first time Eri and Lu Mingfei met. Why would she leave so easily with Lu Mingfei? I just can't understand it."

"First meeting? Eiry and Lu Mingfei just met today?" Uesugi Yue also looked extremely surprised.

"But when they came to my ramen stand just now, Eiry and that kid Lu Mingfei were clearly holding hands. Lu Mingfei would touch Eiry's hair from time to time. It looked like they had known each other for years." Uesugi Yue said, "And when they left, Eiry pulled Lu Mingfei's arm and wrote in her notebook that she wanted to leave with that guy. Lu Mingfei asked Eiry to wait for him for ten minutes, and Eiry obediently agreed and left with the other two girls. Eiry and that kid Lu Mingfei seem to have a very close relationship, like a couple in love."

"Holding hands...touching hair...pulling arms...being affectionate...a couple in love..."

Yuan Zhisheng's voice was somewhere between a whisper and a growl, and these words were squeezed out completely from between his teeth. With each word he repeated, Yuan Zhisheng's expression became gloomier, and the bones in his hands made a "cracking" sound, like a beast about to wake up.

Hearing about the sister he grew up with making such intimate gestures with the man he just met, every brother must have been in the same state as Yuan Zhisheng at the moment, turning into a ferocious beast, wishing to tear and bite the man who abducted his sister to pieces.

Seeing that Minamoto Chisheng's face looked as if it could squeeze out black water, Uesugi Yue patted his shoulder and gently advised: "Okay, Chisheng, don't get angry and hurt yourself. Your body is still seriously injured. Don't let the bandages you just re-fixed break again."

"Actually, you and I feel the same way," Uesugi Yue said earnestly. "You, Chisheng, are Eiry's closest person, and I'm the child's father, but neither of us can make the choice for Eiry. This is Eiry's own decision, and we can only respect it... I hope Lu Mingfei is a worldly-wise and responsible man, and doesn't bully Eiry, let alone let her down."

"otherwise……"

Uesugi Yue's words came to an abrupt halt. At this point, he suddenly looked at Minamoto no Chisei. The father and son each showed a fierce look in their eyes, and the meaning was self-evident.

"Speaking of this, I remembered that Lu Mingfei also mentioned to me that he wanted to borrow blood from me. He promised to completely solve Eri's bloodline problem." Uesugi Yue suddenly remembered this.

"What!" Yuan Zhisheng slapped the dining table and stood up suddenly. Both his movements and expressions were surprisingly similar to Uesugi Yue's when he heard Lu Mingfei say that he had a son.

"Lu Mingfei has a way to solve Eiry's bloodline problem? What method does he have?" Yuan Zhisheng couldn't help but ask.

It is no wonder that Gen Chisei was so surprised when he heard the news, because the issue of Eri's bloodline has always been a huge problem that has troubled the Sheqi Eight Clan. Even if the entire family puts all their efforts into it, they can only temporarily suppress the out-of-control of Eri's bloodline.

Whether it was the medical team specially set up by Masamune Tachibana or the bloodline experts in the field of Japanese mixed-race people, all those who had seen Eiry's bloodline test report gave the same answer: there was nothing that could be done. Without exception, Eiry's bloodline problem was like an incurable disease. Every injection of medicine was like chemotherapy, but it could only alleviate Eiry's pain and slow down the time when Eiry's bloodline went out of control.

If someone else said that there was a way to solve Eri's bloodline problem, Yuan Zhisheng would definitely think that the other person was a shameless liar, because the only way to completely solve Eri's bloodline problem would be to pray for a miracle, but it was Lu Mingfei who made this promise... Yuan Zhisheng's heart began to beat again.

So was this Lu Mingfei's reason for taking Eri away from Genji Heavy Industries? He had no prior contact with Eri, so how could he know there were hidden dangers in her bloodline? And why would he go to such great lengths to resolve the hidden dangers in Eri's bloodline, a complete stranger?

"I'm not sure. Lu Mingfei didn't explain it in detail, but he did mention that the solution to Eri's bloodline issue seems to be related to a plan by a man named Tachibana Masamune," Uesugi Yue said. "Lu Mingfei said he wanted to see Tachibana Masamune's plan through to the most critical stage, and then plunder all of his experimental results."

Chapter 381 The Last Emperor

"Is the solution to Eri's bloodline problem related to Tachibana Masamune's plan?" Gennosuke's expression looked quite incredulous. "Isn't Tachibana Masamune's plan to resurrect 'God'? Let Tachibana Masamune's plan reach the most critical stage, and then plunder all his experimental results... In other words, Eri's bloodline problem depends on resurrecting 'God' to solve it?"

Yuan Zhisheng gradually realized why Lu Mingfei asked Chu Zihang to tell him Tachibana Masamune's hidden identity and true purpose, and then asked Chu Zihang to tell him to control his emotions in front of Tachibana Masamune, pretend that he knew nothing, not to execute Tachibana Masamune on the spot or give him excessive punishment, and to make sure that Tachibana Masamune could carry out all his original plans as usual without being suspicious.

Because all of Tachibana Masamune's thoughts and actions were within Lu Mingfei's expectations, including Tachibana Masamune's ultimate goal of resurrecting "God". This means that in this world, besides Tachibana Masamune, there is another person who is looking forward to the resurrection of "God"... and that is Lu Mingfei.

It's just that Lu Mingfei and Tachibana Masamune want to achieve different results in resurrecting "God". Tachibana Masamune covets the supreme power of "God" and attempts to use this power to ascend the throne of the world, while Lu Mingfei does it for Eri. Lu Mingfei may want to use some method after Tachibana Masamune's plan to resurrect "God" is achieved... maybe steal the blood of "God", or maybe plunder the power of "God"... Gennochi could not guess what means Lu Mingfei would use, but Lu Mingfei's purpose should be to use the opportunity of "God's" resurrection to fill the bloodline defect of Eri.

Using the resurrected "God" to save a girl is simply an incredible feat. However, if you put it this way, many of Genjiro's previous doubts can be explained. If you want to make up for Eri's bloodline defect, only a miracle can solve it. And what is a greater miracle in this world than the resurrection of God?

Although Minamoto no Chisei believed in Lu Mingfei, and believed that Lu Mingfei's request to him not to interfere with Tachibana Masamune's plan was not for him to try to conquer the world by relying on "God" like Tachibana Masamune, the resurrection of "God" was a huge matter for both Minamoto no Chisei and the Snake Eight Families.

With the fate of his entire family, Japan, and even the world at stake, Gen Chisei hesitated to resurrect the "god." He worried about whether Lu Mingfei's plan would go as planned. Could that overly youthful man truly defeat a despicable and cunning scoundrel like Tachibana Masamune? What if something as daunting as the "god" were allowed to resurrect, and the situation spiraled out of control?

Yuan Zhisheng sighed from the bottom of his heart that Lu Mingfei was really a madman, a complete madman.

He thought he had seen through the tip of the iceberg of this man, but in the end he found that he had underestimated him. Even a crazy and meticulous scientist like Herzog could not compare to Lu Mingfei, a madman who regarded the power of the entire world as nothing.

"That old bastard Ange dreams of killing the 'God' and those who want to resurrect the 'God'. He's now running all over Japan, desperate to turn over every inch of the land in search of them." Uesugi Yue muttered, his expression gradually becoming mocking. "And his students know all this, but they haven't told their principal. They're even secretly protecting the guy who wants to resurrect the 'God', fueling his plan?"

"Brilliant! So fucking brilliant!" Uesugi Yue suddenly laughed and slapped his thigh. "Ange will eventually be kept in the dark one day! I'm so looking forward to it! I can't wait to see what kind of wonderful expression that old bastard Ange will make when he finds out about all this!"

The old man was smiling very brightly at this moment, as if he could not stop being happy just by imagining the scene of his old enemy Ange being humiliated. Whether the "God" would be resurrected, whether the Sheqi Eight Clan and Japan would fall into crisis, or whether the world would be destroyed, these major events had nothing to do with him. It was unknown whether he had full confidence in the young man named Lu Mingfei's ability to control all this, or whether he was too careless.

"Is this really appropriate?" Yuan Zhisheng looked at Uesugi Yue and asked in a low voice, "I mean, should we really not choose to cooperate with a powerful dragon slayer like the principal, and instead pin all our hopes on Lu Mingfei?"

"Chisheng, you don't understand Ange." Uesugi Yue shook his head gently. "Ange is a determined avenger. He kills dragons not to inherit the dragon clan's legacy, nor to plunder the dragons' power. He kills dragons only for revenge."

"Such a person is terrifying, because he will kill anyone he identifies as an enemy without hesitation. He has abandoned both emotion and reason," Uesugi Yue said seriously. "Today, Ange may recklessly kill the 'God' or anyone who attempts to resurrect the 'God' without regard for cost or gain. Tomorrow, he'll kill other dragons. The day after tomorrow, he might identify the Eight Snake Clan as criminals with the White King's dangerous bloodline and point his blade at us."

"Cooperating with Ange involves no favors, only profit. And the only profit that can move Ange isn't money, women, or power... it's dragon carcasses," Uesugi Yue said gravely. "The moment you can't help Ange slay the dragon, your cooperation will inevitably end. Perhaps the next moment, his dragon-slaying blade will turn against you and strike you."

"Compared to working with a cold dragon-slaying machine like Ange, I still prefer Lu Mingfei. After all, that guy is more humane." Uesugi Yue expressed his opinion.

"But we don't really understand Lu Mingfei. We don't know his specific plans, nor do we know his thoughts. We have no idea how feasible his plans are. If we choose to trust him, it would be like taking a gamble with no clear chance of winning, with everyone's lives at stake," Yuan Zhisheng said. "Yet we have the opportunity to stop everything, to prevent the revival of 'God', yet we have to watch helplessly as someone resurrects 'God'."

"A 'God' is something we simply cannot contend with. If a 'God' truly resurrects, we'll be completely passive. We can only pray that Lu Mingfei has a way to resolve such a difficult issue." Yuan Zhisheng continued, "And if Lu Mingfei fails to defeat Tachibana Masamune, or if Lu Mingfei makes a mistake in judgment and the power of the resurrected 'God' exceeds his expectations and control, once his plan fails, everyone in the family will be buried with him. All of Japan might fall in an instant, and it will inevitably develop into a catastrophe that no one can prevent."

The fact is indeed as Yuan Zhisheng said, and he couldn't help but worry. "God" is something that mortal power can never resist. Even the "Emperor" is just a descendant who inherited some of the power of "God", and the "Emperor" is still invincible in the field of mixed-race farming. If something like "God" really wakes up, the entire Sheqi Eight Families will risk their lives and do their best to stop it, but it will be tantamount to resisting stubbornly and trying to stop a chariot with a mantis arm. They will be destroyed in the blink of an eye.

Yuan Zhisheng is not afraid of death, but as the current head of the family, if he chooses to believe Lu Mingfei, he will be gambling with the lives of all his clan members. This is an extremely irresponsible behavior. Once he makes the wrong bet, everything will be over.

"Chisheng, I have also served as the head of a family, so I understand your inner struggle." Uesugi Yue put his palm on Minamoto Chisheng's shoulder.

"I can imagine your struggle. Lu Mingfei, such a smart guy, must have thought of it too. He knows you so well, and I believe he also knows that if he tells you the truth, you will inevitably fall into a difficult dilemma and may make a decision that will ruin his plan." Uesugi Yue asked Yuan Zhisheng. "Then Zhisheng, have you ever thought about this? If Lu Mingfei could foresee all this, why did he choose to tell you all this?"

Yuan Zhisheng was silent for a moment before he tentatively asked, "Is it because he's certain that I will ultimately choose to trust him?"

Uesugi Yue slowly shook his head and corrected himself, "It's because Lu Mingfei is also gambling. He's gambling that you will eventually choose to join his camp. And all the truths he told you are not only a move to protect you and the Sheqi Eight Clan, but also a bargaining chip to win you over."

Yuan Zhisheng was stunned.

"If Lu Mingfei hadn't told you all this, you and the entire Snake Family would have been quietly destroyed by Tachibana Masamune's scheme. He told you this because if he wanted to successfully implement his plan, he needed the support of you, Chisheng, and the Snake Family," Uesugi Yue said solemnly. "This is a two-way gamble. Only when both parties play the right game, and reach mutual trust and consensus, will the final outcome be what everyone wishes for."

There was deep surprise on Yuan Zhisheng's face. He raised his head, looked at the old man quietly, then lowered his head and lowered his eyes.

Yuan Zhisheng was silent for a very long time, not knowing whether he was digesting the meaning of the old man's words, thinking about the feasibility of Lu Mingfei's plan, or thinking about something else.

After a long pause, Yuan Zhisheng lowered his eyes and spoke slowly, "You're quite sensible. You're very thoughtful, at least better than I am. The force with which you pulled me from the trolley into the ramen stall just now left me unable to resist. This shows that your bloodline is exceptionally strong. After speaking with you, I don't think you're as incompetent as the rumors in my family say."

"In my opinion, you are clearly the most suitable candidate for the family head, far more suitable than me, the so-called Amaterasu. Under such a powerful leader as you, the family will surely prosper." At this point, Minamoto Chisei suddenly raised his head, staring intently at Uesugi Yue. "But you left the family. My main reason for coming to you today is to learn the truth. I want to know what happened over sixty years ago that made you abandon everything and flee the family recklessly, abandoning the position and responsibilities of head of the family. Before leaving, you burned down the family shrine and murdered your... wives."

Uesugi Yue was stunned, and this time it was his turn to fall silent. Gen Chisheng's words were like a spell to freeze the old man like a stone, making him stand still, unable to move or speak. Only the constantly changing expressions on Uesugi Yue's face revealed his mood that was fluctuating like the waves.

"I'm sorry, I was too abrupt." Yuan Zhisheng lowered his head again and bowed slightly, like a child who had done something wrong. "I was too curious, and my doubts blurted out unconsciously. I didn't consider your feelings. I'm really sorry."

Although he only spent a few dozen minutes with Uesugi Koshi, from Minamoto no Chisei's perspective, his father, whether in terms of attitude towards people or temperament, even if he could not be described as amiable and kind, was definitely approachable and easy to get along with. Forcing him to do such extreme acts as betraying his family and even killing people, there must have been an event that extremely hurt the old man's heart, and the event hid the truth that the old man did not want to mention.

After more than 60 years, bringing up these forgotten past events again is tantamount to reopening the deepest scar in the old man's heart, and exposing the most painful and reluctant blood of the old man to himself, his child, once again.

"Actually, there's nothing I can't tell you, Chisheng." Uesugi Yue finally spoke, and the old man let out a long sigh. "It's just that I've kept all of this deep in my heart for far too long, never telling anyone. I originally wanted to take these secrets to my grave, because this is my business, and has nothing to do with anyone else."

"Chisheng, I can tell you everything you want to know right now, but you have to promise me." Uesugi Yue looked into Minamoto Chisheng's eyes. "First, don't mention any of this to anyone. Second, don't do anything extreme after knowing everything. Whether you want to continue to serve as the head of the family and protect it, or leave like me, I respect you. These are all your freedoms, but you must never resent the family..."

"Because these are all my affairs, the grudges between me and my family history." Uesugi Yue whispered, "I left the family because I wanted all this to end with me, with me, the last 'Emperor'. I don't want to pass on the grudges and embarrassing history to the next generation."

"The grudge between you and your family history..." Yuan Zhisheng murmured.

He couldn't understand what Uesugi Yue meant, but he could vaguely feel that what happened more than 60 years ago was definitely not simple. Maybe it wasn't Uesugi Yue who was wrong... maybe it was the family that owed his father.

"Before I knew you were my children, when I heard your and Eri's names, I thought you were fake heads of the family, puppets from the lower five families that the elders in the family had propped up to protect the legacy of the eight families of Snake." Uesugi Yue pointed at himself, "Because when I succeeded the head of the family, I was the last descendant of the upper three families."

"I am the last emperor of the Sheqi Eight Clan."

Chapter 382 The Life of an Emperor

The last emperor.

Gen Chisheng nodded, and he agreed with the title of "Emperor" because Uesugi Yue did possess the oppressive power of an "Emperor". Even though Uesugi Yue did not deliberately target him, he still remembered the unresistable aura emanating from the old man when he pulled him back to the ramen stall not long ago. This aura made Gen Chisheng think that if there was such a thing as an "Emperor" in the world of mixed-bloods, it should be the old man in front of him.

Although Minamoto no Chisei himself also inherited the powerful bloodline of Uesugi Yue, he was artificially bred using in vitro fertilization technology, and was still inferior to Uesugi Yue's pure bloodline that only appears once in a hundred years. Although Minamoto no Chisei also has royal blood flowing in his body, his bloodline is stable but still has defects, and there is still a certain gap between him and a real mixed-blood emperor.

"Although the Snake Eight Houses have been composed of eight families since ancient times, namely the Upper Three Houses and the Lower Five Houses, and all the mixed-bloods within the eight houses are, without exception, descendants of the White King, the purest White King bloodline will always be passed down only within the Upper Three Houses," Uesugi Yue explained, "because the Upper Three Houses are descendants of the three great gods Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, and Susanoo. The most outstanding talents in each generation of the Upper Three Houses of the Snake Eight Houses are bestowed with the titles of 'Amaterasu-no-Mikoto', 'Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto', and 'Susanoo-no-Mikoto'."

"What was your title at that time? Was it also Amaterasu?" Gen Chisheng couldn't help but ask.

"No, I don't have a title." Uesugi Yue shook his head.

"No title number?" Yuan Zhisheng was stunned.

"Yes, because I overslept on the day of the coronation ceremony, I kicked out the old priest who came to urge me to come. After returning to the shrine, the old priest didn't want to embarrass himself in front of the young priests and family members, so he proudly announced in the main hall that this was the result of a discussion between him and me." Uesugi Yue scratched his forehead. "The old priest said that my bloodline was too excellent, and none of the three titles were worthy of me. The only title that could match me was 'Half-Blood Emperor'. This lie was unprecedented and was unanimously agreed by the priests and family heads. As a result, the coronation ceremony that day ended hastily without me."

Gennochi opened his mouth but couldn't say anything. It was not until this moment that he finally understood what Tachibana Masamune meant when he described Uesugi Koshi as "free and easy"... However, the word "free and easy" was no longer enough to describe Uesugi Koshi's behavior back then. It might be more appropriate to describe Uesugi Koshi back then as "unscrupulous" or "willful and reckless".

Yuan Zhisheng finally understood why his father was disliked by his family members and was hailed as the most bizarre patriarch in the history of the Eight Snake Families. If he were a priest serving such an unreasonable patriarch, he would also have a headache every day and wish he could find a piece of tofu to hit himself to death.

"You are really... willful." Gen Chisheng racked his brains but could only find this euphemism to describe Uesugi Yue back then.

"Is this just being willful? It should be fine." Uesugi Yue touched his nose. "That was when I first joined the family. I was still trying to leave a good impression on the clan members, so I didn't have time to do anything excessive."

"Yes, it's not... excessive. Please continue." Gen Chisheng agreed to Uesugi Yue on the surface, but in his heart he muttered that if this was not excessive, then what was excessive? Could it be that he wanted the family priests to build a palace for him?

"I remember that my bedroom was completed in the second year after I ascended the throne. It was modeled after the Palace of Versailles in France. From the French furniture to the large Roman-style bathtub, it perfectly embodies the European style." Uesugi Yue said with a look of nostalgia. "The bedroom was built in the far suburbs of Tokyo. It's a sparsely populated area, so I lived quite comfortably there."

"I still remember that after I left the family, the palace was auctioned off soon after. Perhaps the family felt it was a disgrace to keep the palace where I once lived. We were defeated in World War II at the time, and the family needed money for many things. A wealthy businessman from Kyoto happened to be interested in the European-style palace, so the family simply sold it to him." Uesugi Yue thought for a moment. "I happened to pass by it once twenty years ago. I remember it seemed to have been converted into an art gallery, but the entrance fee was too expensive, so I couldn't bear to spend the thousand yen to go in and see it."

"You... continue." Yuan Zhisheng took a deep breath.

Yuan Zhisheng never thought that his family actually built a palace for his father. He couldn't find any adjectives to describe his mood at the moment. His mind was only filled with a strong sense of... absurdity.

"Not only that, when I first joined the family, the family also found seven wives for me." Uesugi Yue said, "Rather than wives, they were more like daughters who were to inherit my bloodline."

Genno nodded. He had heard Tachibana Masamune mention this before.

"I can't remember what any of them looked like. I only remember that when we first met, each of them had thick white powder on their faces, their lips painted a deep red, like a she-cat that had just been beaten." Uesugi Yue's eyes were hazy. "Each of them had their hair in a bun as wide as a palm-leaf fan or as tall as a tower. They wore extremely solemn kimonos, white socks, and wooden clogs."

"When they met me, they lined up, their eyes filled with nervousness, fear... and hope." Uesugi Yue nodded. "Yes, hope, but not the kind of hope a wife has for her husband. More like a dog anticipating the food its owner is about to give it."

"Just like I never considered them my wives, they never considered me their husband. It's not that they rejected me, but they didn't dare," Uesugi Yue said. "Because I'm a high-ranking figure, I can get whatever I want, and they're just the lowest-ranking breeding girls in the family. If they can serve me well, they'll rise to prominence, but if they make me dissatisfied, their lives might be over."