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

"Yes." Ying bowed slightly to Yuan Zhisheng and Lu Mingfei respectively, and said to the latter, "I'm sorry, my question was abrupt."

"It's better to be cautious." Lu Mingfei shook his head.

"Chisheng, it seems that you are the only one among us who will have direct contact with Herzog, so you must be careful." Uesugi Yue looked at Minamoto Chisheng and said in a serious tone.

"I understand." Gen Chisheng also answered seriously, "I will not reveal anything about today to Herzog. I will also consciously treat Herzog as the former Tachibana Masamune, hide my murderous intentions, and try not to reveal any flaws in front of him."

"No, what I mean is, Zhisheng, you must pay attention to your own safety." Uesugi Yue said earnestly, "Although I have never seen that guy named Herzog, but from what you said, I can guess that Herzog must be a very scheming person. Such people are extremely suspicious and have deep and sharp minds. Zhisheng, you first cut off his ears, then bluntly exposed his secrets in front of the clan members and deposed him from power. Now you come to Kabuki-za without concealing your whereabouts. I'm afraid Herzog has become suspicious of you. I'm worried that Herzog might secretly attack you because you are out of his control and have become the biggest obstacle for him to control the Eight Snake Families."

Gen Chisheng was stunned, thinking seriously about Uesugi Yue's words in his mind. When he thought about the cause and effect clearly, Gen Chisheng realized the naivety of his idea and his current situation.

"I understand. It's true that I wasn't thorough enough." Gen Chisheng bowed sincerely to Uesugi Yue. "I will be careful about Herzog's actions. Thank you, father, for reminding me."

When Gen Chisheng said this, Sakura, who was sitting not far from Uesugi Yue, was stunned. Uesugi Yue himself was also stunned. However, they were not the two who reacted the most... Gen Chijo, who was next to Gen Chisheng, slowly raised her head and stared blankly at the old man who was separated from him by a long table.

"Father... He is my brother's... father..." Gen Chinu stared at Uesugi Yue in a daze, her eyes confused and incredulous, and murmured softly.

"At this point, Master Yue, there's no point in hiding it any longer." Lu Mingfei glanced at Uesugi Yue, then at Genjiro. "Kazama Ruri must have guessed it a long time ago. Even if she wasn't sure, she at least had some idea of ​​it. This is my third gift for you, following the news of Wang Jiang's true identity and that you're not a 'ghost.'"

"Let me introduce you..." Lu Mingfei looked at Yuan Zhinu, but pointed at the old man at the other end of the long table, "Your brother's father is also your father... Uesugi Yue."

"My brother's father... Uesugi Yue... my father..." Minamoto no Chijo murmured in a daze.

Gen Chijo subconsciously moved closer behind Gen Chisei, and subconsciously grabbed the corner of her brother's clothes. It seemed that he was a little afraid of Uesugi Yue, and completely turned into the timid and cowardly younger brother ten years ago, like a frightened little animal.

"Little girl..." Uesugi Yue looked at the little girl's subconscious reaction, and the old man's eyes were full of self-blame and heartache.

Lu Mingfei looked at Uesugi Yue and Minamoto Chikō, the father and son who met for the first time. He sighed slightly. Minamoto Chikō's current condition was completely within his expectations.

Genjiro is not someone like Genjiro who can accept reality calmly after knowing the truth. His first reaction when encountering things is to hide behind his brother, just like now.

But Lu Mingfei also knew that what Gen Chinu was afraid of in her heart was not Uesugi Yue, and what the boy feared was not the old man himself... but the title of "father".

An elder brother is like a father. Since childhood, Gen Zhisheng has always told Gen Zhinu to work hard. Because they have no parents, they have to work harder than others so as not to be looked down upon... So Gen Zhinu has always worked hard to follow her brother's back, because there is only her brother in her world. But then her brother left, and she was left alone because she has no parents... This is the deepest memory engraved in Gen Zhinu's mind.

"Yes, little girl, this is our father. We were born from his genetic blood sample. I just found out not long ago that we have a father. He is a very good man. You don't need to be afraid." Yuan Zhisheng looked at Yuan Zhinu's shivering appearance. He sighed slightly and patted the back of his brother's hand to comfort him.

"I'm sorry, he shouldn't be rejecting you. He has had this character since he was young. I have always instilled in him the idea that he has no parents when he was young. I have indulged him too much." Minamoto Chisei said this, but he slightly protected Minamoto Chisei behind him and apologized to Uesugi Yue.

"No, you don't need to apologize, kids. Neither of you is wrong." Uesugi Yue looked at the two brothers, and the old man's eyes moistened in an instant. "It's my fault. I'm sorry for you... I'm sorry for you!"

Chapter 433 The old father looks at his daughter-in-law—he likes her!

Lu Mingfei took a deep breath, and his hand under the table subconsciously clenched Eiry's hand.

"What's wrong?" Eiry asked Lu Mingfei in the small notebook.

"It's okay...it's okay." Lu Mingfei shook his head.

Actually, Lu Mingfei was conflicted. He looked at the three fathers and sons who had already recognized each other, and hesitated whether to tell the truth now that Eiry was the daughter of Uesugi Koshi and the sister of the Genji brothers, so that their family could be reunited here... Lu Mingfei turned his head to look at Genji Chihiro, who was frightened by the sudden appearance of her "father" and had not yet recovered, and then looked at Eiry with a confused face, and finally gave up the idea.

"Is Tachibana Masamune a bad person?" Eri asked Lu Mingfei in her notebook, "Sakura just said that Tachibana Masamune did something very excessive to his brother and his brother's younger brother."

Lu Mingfei was stunned for a moment, then nodded truthfully to Eri. "Yes, Tachibana Masamune is actually a bad person, a very bad person. Not only did he do something very bad to Eri's brother, he did something very bad to Eri as well. It's just that he hid it very deeply and hasn't shown it yet... He used to be very nice to Eri, right?"

"He bought me toys, a video game console, and souvenirs from Kagoshima and Hokkaido... He also bought me lots of other things." Eri hesitated for a moment before continuing, "But I don't think he's that good. He becomes different when I'm behind him, and he looks at me with strange eyes when I can't see him."

"A strange look?" Lu Mingfei frowned slightly. "What kind of strange look?"

"It's like..." Eri's pen twirled in her hand. Her vocabulary was limited, and it was obvious that she was trying hard to think of an appropriate metaphor.

Suddenly, Eri caught sight of the Daifukumochi on the table. As if a flash of inspiration struck her, she quickly wrote in her notebook, "It's like looking at something delicious."

The way Tachibana Masamune looked at Eri was as if he was looking at something delicious. This was Eri's own description...and the description was unexpectedly apt.

Lu Mingfei understood instantly. He secretly felt that Eiry was not completely ignorant. This girl was actually much smarter than she appeared to be. At the same time, Lu Mingfei sneered in his heart that Herzog, the calculating guy, had overlooked one thing...that is, Eiry not only had extraordinary hearing, but also had an extremely sharp sense.

Although Eri's ability to understand things is not even as good as that of most ordinary people, and her own emotions are also very weak compared to ordinary people, her perception of other people's emotions is particularly strong. This girl's heart is actually delicate and sensitive. A little bit of malice will be revealed in Eri's eyes. This is related to the environment she grew up in. It is also an innate instinctive advantage brought to her by her powerful bloodline, just like more advanced predators can tell whether the other party is hostile to themselves at the first time when they meet each other.

So over the years, no matter how kind and fatherly Masamune pretended to be in front of Eri, it was useless. His hypocritical face could not hide the ugly and sinister human heart.

"It's good that Eri knows, but if we run into Tachibana Masamune someday, Eri, don't let him see that you already know he's a bad guy." Lu Mingfei whispered in Eri's ear, "It's best to behave the same as before and let Tachibana Masamune think you know nothing."

"I know. I heard what Sakura and brother said just now. Sakura and brother both said he was a bad guy, so he is a bad guy. I hate him, but I can't show my hate, right?" Eri wrote in the small notebook.

"That's right." Lu Mingfei touched Eri's head, "Eri is very smart."

"It's shown in TV dramas that if you hate someone, you can't let them see it. It would be very dangerous if they knew," Eri wrote in her notebook. "Actually, there are many people in my family who hate others, but they never show it. Whenever we meet, we seem to be on good terms."

Although Eiry's language expression was a bit childish and a little funny, if you think about it carefully, the girl's words are actually quite straightforward and easy to understand... Eiry was talking about the internal situation of the Eight Snake Families. With just two sentences, she was able to vividly express the intrigues and hypocrisy between people in a large family, which made Lu Mingfei slightly surprised.

It turns out Eri isn't completely clueless about the ways of the world. Just from watching TV dramas and interacting with a small circle of people, she's been able to see through and learn these interpersonal skills. It's clear this girl is actually more thoughtful than most people... Lu Mingfei silently wondered, if someone had taught Eri the principles of social interaction since she was a child, what kind of personality would she have now? Probably a very smart, clever, and understanding girl.

While Lu Mingfei and Eri were whispering, Uesugi Yue on the other side had already calmed down, and extremely forcefully pushed Caesar and Chu Zihang apart and moved between Gen Chisheng and Sakura.

"It's Sakura Yabuki, Miss Sakura, right?" Uesugi Yue suddenly asked Sakura beside him.

"Yes, I'm Yabuki Sakura, nice to meet you, Mr. Uesugi." After a moment of hesitation, Yabuki Sakura quickly stood up and bowed to Uesugi Yue.

When facing Yuan Zhisheng's biological father whom she met for the first time, this female killer who is usually capable and serious actually looked a little nervous at this moment.

"You're too polite, Miss Sakura. Don't be so formal." Uesugi Yue waved at Sakura, then turned to look at Minamoto Chisheng and said in a slightly complaining tone, "Chisheng, that brat, brought such a beautiful girl here and didn't even bother introducing her to her father. Why did he keep leaving her aside?"

"I'm sorry, I didn't think it through." Gen Chisheng bowed slightly to Uesugi Yue.

"This is Sakura Yabuki. We all call her Sakura. She's my assistant and bodyguard." Gen Chisheng pointed at Sakura Yabuki and said to Uesugi Yue, "Sakura is very capable, has a good memory and strong execution. She completes everything I ask her to do quickly and neatly. She's the most trustworthy of my subordinates."

Since his father had suggested it, he would take this opportunity to formally introduce her. Gen Chisheng did not hesitate to praise Sakura and show his trust in her words.

"Thank you for the kindness, head of the family." Sakura showed courtesy to the younger generation, Uesugi Yuexing.

"This is my biological father, Uesugi Yue. My daughter and I were both bred using my father's genetic samples." Yuan Zhisheng introduced Uesugi Yue to Ying. "My father was the head of the Yuan family of the Snake Eight Clans sixty years ago. He was also the patriarch of the Snake Eight Clans sixty years ago. He left the family for some reason. My father is very powerful. He is the strongest super hybrid of the Snake Eight Clans in the past hundred years. This is not recorded in the family. I only recognized my father after Lu Mingfei reminded me and Tachibana Masamune accidentally revealed it."

"So that day you asked me and Yasha Crow to secretly search all over Tokyo for a ramen stall owned by a stall owner named 'Master Yue', just to find Mr. Uesugi Yue?" Yabuki Sakura suddenly realized.

"Yes, that was the night I found the ramen stand alone and reunited with my father." Gen Chisheng nodded. He leaned over to Sakura's ear and whispered, "Everything about my father and our itinerary today must be kept secret. Especially from Yasha and Crow. They're not careful with their words and tend to talk nonsense when they're drunk. The situation within the family is very complicated right now, so this news must not be spread within the family."

"I understand." Sakura nodded.

"Hey, Chisheng, you said Miss Ying was your assistant and bodyguard." Uesugi Yue suddenly interrupted the whisper between Gen Chisheng and Ying, looking at them with a doubtful look, and emphasized in a questioning tone, "Is she really just an assistant and bodyguard?"

Gen Chisheng was stunned for a moment, and replied to Uesugi Yue in a daze: "Yes, Sakura and I have been working together for many years. We have always maintained this kind of relationship and get along quite well... Do you think there is anything wrong?"

"Tsk tsk tsk, Zhisheng, you are not honest. You are so dishonest in front of your own father. Is it because you still treat your father as an outsider?" Uesugi Yue picked up the tea in front of him and drank it all, but his tone sounded like he was drunk.

Uesugi Yue looked at Minamoto no Chisei and Sakura with a teasing and mocking look, like a father who saw through everything and caught his child in a premature love affair.

"What exactly... do you mean? I don't quite understand." Listening to Uesugi Yue's vague words and looking at Uesugi Yue's ambiguous expression, Gen Chisheng became more and more confused.

"I really don't know if you're just pretending or if you haven't inherited any of my cleverness." Uesugi Yue sighed and shook his head in frustration. He simply said, "It's about you and Ying! Lu Mingfei told me everything!"

"Lu Mingfei?" Gen Chisheng glanced at Lu Mingfei, who was concentrating on chatting with Eri, and asked Uesugi Yue, "What did Lu Mingfei tell you about me and Sakura?"

"Sakura is right here. I have to give her some face. I can't say anything bluntly." Uesugi Yue folded his arms over his chest and looked at Minamoto Chisheng. "Chisheng, stop pretending to be stupid. I can tell you straight out that I met Sakura today. She's a good girl and I'm very satisfied with her. You're also at the age to get married, and it's time to put these things on the agenda. Daddy won't force you, but just remind you. But remember one thing, don't disappoint this good girl, and don't run away from your own feelings... Think about it carefully, Chisheng."

This was the first time that Uesugi Yue showed his fatherly authority in front of Minamoto no Chisei, and he fully demonstrated his eloquence when he was a ramen chef, helping men and women to resolve emotional issues late at night. His words left both Minamoto no Chisei and Sakura stunned.

Gen Chisheng and Sakura looked at each other subconsciously, and when their eyes met, they immediately looked away as if they were electrocuted.

Sakura was in a state of confusion. This was the first time that her feelings that she had hidden for so many years were revealed, and it was revealed in front of Gen Chisheng, and by Gen Chisheng's biological father. This made Sakura, who had always been able to remain calm in the face of anything, feel a little panicked for no reason. It was as if a deer was running around in her heart... This was probably the first time that the girl showed her girlish shyness.

Uesugi Yue said so much, and combined with Sakura's expression, even if Gen Chisheng was dull about matters of the heart, he finally understood it now... Gen Chisheng took a deep breath and looked at Lu Mingfei with sinister eyes, which were filled with anger and murderous intent.

That bastard Lu Mingfei… not only did he seduce his own sister, he also went so far as to fabricate rumors about him and Ying in front of his own father? If his father, brother, and sister weren't present, Yuan Zhisheng would have made that bastard feel the wrath of an "Emperor"… Even his two senior brothers couldn't stop him!

"Ms. Sakurai?" Uesugi Yue put on a kind, fatherly smile and looked at Sakurai Kogure, who was standing behind Genji, wearing a white suit and had a slender figure. "It's Miss Sakurai Kogure, right?"

"Yes, my name is Sakurai Kogure. Fortunately, Lord Uesugi knows me. Lord Uesugi can just call me Kogure." Even though she was wearing a tight suit instead of a traditional kimono, Sakurai Kogure still made a gesture of rolling up her sleeves and brushing her skirt, kneeling on the ground facing the direction of Uesugi Yue.

In Japan, this is already a very formal etiquette. Only when visiting a respected elder or a high-ranking figure will one perform such a grand ceremony on the first meeting.

Of course, there is another situation... In some traditional families, when a younger generation who is engaged or has confirmed their love visits the elders of their lover's family for the first time, they will perform this great gift out of respect and love.

"Okay, I'll call you Kogure. Don't call me Uesugi-sama or Uesugi-sama. It's too distant." Uesugi Yue waved his hand at Sakurai Kogure, "I left the family sixty years ago. I'm no longer an adult. I'm just a ramen chef now. You can call me Master Yue, or call me uncle according to your relationship with the girl. Just don't use such a formal title as 'adult'."

"Yes, Kogure has met uncle." Sakurai Kogure said in a gentle tone.

At this time, Sakurai Kogure has none of the heroic spirit of Ryoma, the third-in-command of the Oni Clan, nor does she have the superficial charm and the murderous aura she had when she was a female manager at Gokurakukan... Unlike the relationship between Yabuki Sakura and Gennochi, which has never been revealed, Sakurai Kogure has always regarded herself as Kazama Ruri's woman. She is Kazama Ruri's property, so when facing Uesugi Koshi, Sakurai Kogure behaves in a virtuous and respectful manner, because this old man is an elder whom she must respect even though she loves him deeply.

As an elder, Uesugi Yue naturally had a fondness for this clever and well-behaved girl. He found Sakurai Kogure very pleasing to the eye, so Uesugi Yue couldn't help but chat with Sakurai Kogure: "Kogure, your last name is Sakurai, right? Which branch of the Sakurai family is your father from?"

Sakurai Kogure was stunned for a moment, and after a brief moment of distraction, she replied to Uesugi Yue in a respectful tone: "My father's name is Sakurai Kozaburo, and he is from a branch of the Sakurai family."

Chapter 434 Freedom and Justice, Sin and Life

"Sakurai Kozaburo?" Uesugi Yue thought for a moment and shook his head truthfully, "I've never heard of it."

"But you're right. I left the family sixty years ago and haven't heard any news about them since then." Uesugi Yue said to Sakurai Kogure, "Sakurai Kozaburo probably wasn't even born sixty years ago. It would be even more unreasonable if I knew your father."

Sakurai Kogure just nodded slowly without saying much. It seemed that she didn't want to discuss the topic about her father in depth.

But Uesugi Yue was, after all, an old fox who had lived several decades longer than the girl. Even if Sakurai Kogure hid it well, Uesugi Yue could see at a glance the haze in the depths of Sakurai Kogure's eyes when the topic of his father was mentioned.

Uesugi Yue could probably guess why Sakurai Kogure subconsciously wanted to avoid this topic. He had succeeded the head of the Sheqi Eight Clan, although for a short time, but people in high positions would more or less be exposed to the dark side of the family... That was the darkness that had continued from his time, no, it was a disease and a stubborn illness that had existed in the Sheqi Eight Clan since its birth.

Meeting is fate. As an old man who is dissatisfied with his family's practices, although Uesugi Yue is unable to eliminate the contradictions within the family itself, he feels that he needs to help this younger member of the family whom he likes to resolve the knot that has been bothering her for a long time... What's more, this girl is very likely to become his daughter-in-law.

"Chisheng, who is the head of the Sakurai family now?" Uesugi Koto asked Minamoto Chisheng and secretly winked at him.

"It's Nanami Sakurai." Gennoshi received Uesugi Yue's gaze and gave a detailed introduction. "Nanami Sakurai is the only female head of the eight families besides Eri. She is smart and capable, and has a high reputation within the family... Oh, and the head of the Sakurai family is the younger sister of the aforementioned Sakurai Kozaburo."

Uesugi Yue nodded when he heard that the current head of the Sakurai family is Sakurai Kogure's aunt.

"So what does the Sakurai family think of the fierce demons?" Uesugi Yue changed the subject.

Yuan Zhisheng paused, his face showing some hesitation.

The Demon Clan has always been a taboo topic, not only in the Sakurai family, but also within the entire Sheqi Eight Families. Almost every family has members defecting to the Demon Clan every year. The Executive Bureau has always used different colors to indicate the potential threat level of clan members with bloodline risks. The most threatening level is the bright and eye-catching red. Once marked red, it means becoming an enemy of the family... and all members of the Demon Clan are the highest level red.

This means that once a family member defected to the ghost group, he would automatically become the enemy of the family and would be killed without mercy!

"Enemy, the Sakurai family considers the Oni Clan their enemy." Minamoto Chisei said silently, "It should be said that it's not just the Sakurai family, the entire Snake family considers the Oni Clan their mortal enemy. This is the family's unchanging position."

Uesugi Yue did not express any opinion on what Minamoto no Chisei said. He just remained silent and did not comment.

"But actually, among the eight clan heads, the Sakurai clan head's attitude towards the Oni Clan is relatively non-hostile. Last time I ran into the Sakurai clan head in the elevator, he mentioned the attack on Gokurakukan. When he learned that our operation had failed, I could see that the Sakurai clan head was secretly relieved. It was obvious that the Sakurai clan head still had feelings for Sakurai Kogure like an elder." Minamoto Chisei paused, "But Sakurai Kosaburo doesn't seem to think so..."

"Hmm? What did that guy named Sakurai Kozaburo say?" Uesugi Yue asked.

"Sakurai Kozaburo once told me that he felt...deeply ashamed for having a daughter who betrayed her family." Minamoto Chisei glanced at Sakurai Kogure implicitly.

Sakurai Kogure lowered his head and remained silent, with no joy or sadness on his face.

"Sakurai Kozaburo told me he wished he could kill his unfaithful and unfilial daughter himself, but he hated that he didn't have the power to carry out her execution. So he asked me to show no mercy to his daughter. There was no need to leave her body intact or collect it. It would be best if I burned her body completely after killing her." Minamoto Chisei didn't look at Sakurai Kogure's expression when he said this. "Sakurai Kozaburo's exact words were... 'With a daughter like this in the Sakurai family, I can't face my clan members, nor can I face my sister, who works so hard as the head of the family. I, Sakurai Kozaburo, will pretend I never had a daughter like this. I implore you, Young Master, to destroy the evil demon. Otherwise, if you allow it to run rampant, Sakurai Kozaburo will have no choice but to die as an apology.'"

After hearing this, Sakurai Kogure remained indifferent, as if the one trying to execute her was not her biological father at all, but an insignificant passerby... However, in fact, Sakurai Kogure had to pinch her wrists to stop the trembling of her hands, and a fleeting sadness flashed across the depths of her pupils, which meant that the girl's heart must have been severely hurt by the words that Gen Chisheng had just relayed from her father, but she endured it, not wanting to be noticed.

"Father?" Uesugi Yue shook his head. "According to what you said, Chisheng, that guy named Sakurai Kozaburo is nothing. How can such a person be called father? Please don't tarnish the sacred word 'father'."

The entire Japanese-style room fell into silence, and everyone was silent. No one could comment on what Sakurai Kosaburo or Uesugi Yue said, because no one present had a complete concept of the identity of "father".

There is no need to say much about Sakurai Kogure. Those extremely hurtful words came from the mouth of her biological father, Sakurai Kosaburo. Sakurai Kogure defected from the family at the age of fourteen and never saw her father again. The relationship between her and her father is not even as deep as that with her aunt Sakurai Nanami. The brothers Minamoto Chisei and Minamoto Chijo have just recognized their biological father. Lu Mingfei has not seen his father all year round. Chu Zihang has not had time to get to know his father before the man disappeared and has not been heard from since. Caesar's father... Caesar always felt that there was no difference between that bastard being alive and dead.

In other words, the childhood memories of everyone in this room combined cannot even make up a complete father.

"It might sound like I'm being too senior, but I've only been a father for a short time, and his father has been for over twenty years. He definitely has more experience than me," Uesugi Yue sighed. "But I just don't think a father should treat his children like this, and family members shouldn't behave like this... This family has been ill for a long time, and no matter how many generations have passed, the disease hasn't been cured because no head of the family has truly found the root of the problem."

"Chisei, let me ask you, if we had not met in front of me today, not in this Japanese-style room, but on the battlefield, would you have sentenced her to death as Kogure's father said?" Uesugi Yue asked Chisei Mukai.

Gen Chisheng glanced at Sakurai Kogure. After a moment of silence, he slowly nodded and answered truthfully, "Yes."

"Yes, this is in line with the family's style. 'Demons' should be killed. This is justice, and the family has always upheld this kind of justice." Sakurai Kogure, who had been silent until then, suddenly said softly, "It's truly a justice that will never stop bleeding."

"It seems Ryoma of the Oni Clan isn't the one to criticize the family's actions. Over the years, many people have died at the hands of the Oni Clan. I've investigated you, Sakurai Kogure, and you're responsible for at least ten deaths!" Gen Chisei said coldly to Sakurai Kogure. "While the family isn't completely righteous, at least it hasn't fallen to the level of being criticized by a traitorous organization like the Oni Clan that treats human life as worthless."

"Is there no blood debt on the family's hands? The family is always noble, and the 'ghosts' are always lowly. We are born with a lowly fate, and our dangerous bloodline is our original sin... This is what you think in your heart, Gennochi, right? In fact, it's no different from my father's thoughts." Sakurai Kogure looked at Gennochi calmly, "The fierce ghosts are the enemies of the family and were purged by the family. This is a matter of position. I can't refute how the head of the family decides to deal with them... But what crime has my brother committed?"

"Your brother?" Yuan Zhisheng frowned slightly.

"My younger brother's name is Sakurai Akira. You've probably never heard of him, because in the eyes of people like you, he's just a negligible figure," Sakurai Kogure said. "My younger brother is twenty-three years old. From a young age, he was diagnosed with a 'bloodline with the potential for uncontrollable disease.' Until he was fifteen, his color code was always yellow."

"So Akira Sakurai has lived deep in the mountains, in the family-built academy, surrounded by solid stone walls topped with electrified barbed wire. Akira Sakurai has no freedom and no friends. His world is always just a square sky." Sakurai Kogure said calmly, "Every year, the family sends law enforcement officers to test Akira Sakurai's bloodline. If it's yellow, he's on hold and safe. If it's orange, he'll be transferred to a more secure prison. If it's red, he'll be executed on the spot. And on Akira Sakurai's fifteenth birthday, he finally received his first green color tag."

"Green. Seeing this beautiful color, Sakurai Akira thought he had finally achieved freedom. But the next words from the law enforcer plunged him into an abyss," said Sakurai Kogure. "The law enforcer said Sakurai Akira had been performing well. If he kept getting the green label every year, he could expect to be free at 40."

"Forty years old is half a person's life. Sakurai Akira has never left the church in the mountains. At forty, he has no skills. Who would be willing to start a family with him? At forty, he has no relatives. He has aged before he even had the chance to grow up. How can he still keep up with this society?" Sakurai Kogure asked, "Telling him such things is the same as killing him."

"My younger brother was actually killed at birth and not buried until he was forty. The same goes for us 'ghosts'. Our freedom and our lives were killed by our family from birth. Now, only our resentment, our hatred, and our broken bodies remain... Incomplete 'people' like us have become a group of fierce ghosts who yearn for freedom. We are defined as mortal enemies by our family and are all 'ghosts' who deserve to be executed. Our relatives regard us as a disgrace, just like my father." Sakurai Kogure met Minamoto Chisei's evil eyes without hesitation. "May I ask, head of the family, what deprived us of our lives... was it our innate sinful bloodline, or was it the so-called righteous will of our family?"

Before Minamoto Chisei could reply, Sakurai Kogure suddenly stood up and bowed to him. "I have finished what I have to say. If the headmaster can see my father, please convey this message on my behalf... I am deeply sorry for disturbing the headmaster for so long."

Looking at Sakurai Kogure who sat down again, Gen Chisheng opened his mouth but couldn't say anything. Although Sakurai Kogure's voice was soft, every question he asked was like a powerful hammer, hitting Gen Chisheng's original sense of right and wrong... Gen Chisheng now felt a little blocked in his chest.

"The girl Fengjian Liuli is so cruel. This is the first time I see an elephant turtle looking so aggrieved." Caesar whispered in Chu Zihang's ear.