"Su family's nameless, he admitted himself that his name is Jiang Wuming, the son of Jiang Zhan and Ye Jinmei!"
That evening, such news once again circulated in certain special circles in Dragon Country, completely confirming Jiang Wuming's identity and shocking many.
How did Jiang Wuming dare to personally acknowledge his origins?
Did he not know that the turmoil caused by Jiang Zhan back then had made him almost an enemy of the world?
Or was he young and fearless, unafraid of the forces that his father Jiang Zhan had provoked to attack him?
...
In Yanjing, a certain area not far from the Forbidden City was exceptionally quiet.
There were no skyscrapers in this area; it was entirely composed of siheyuan (traditional courtyard houses). Courtyard after courtyard formed a special zone.
In fact, this area could indeed be described as special in Yanjing and even Dragon Country.
The courtyard houses in this area were priceless – no matter how much money you had, you couldn't buy them!
This was because their owners were the most powerful individuals in Dragon Country; the ancestral homes of families like the Long, Ye, and Gu families were all located here.
At nine o'clock at night, this area composed of courtyard houses was silent. Numerous highly skilled imperial guards were hidden in the darkness, responsible for security and preventing unauthorized personnel from approaching.
Under the night sky, a car with a police department license plate drove out of the alley of the courtyard houses and disappeared into the darkness.
Gu Lu and his son Gu Tianlong sat in the back seat of the car, silent.
They had just met with the Gu family's patriarch, Gu Zhengze.
As the head of the Gu family, Gu Zhengze was one of Dragon Country's elders and a member of the Elder Council, wielding immense power!
Due to his exceptionally prominent status, few people in Dragon Country could meet Gu Zhengze.
Even within the Gu family, only a handful of individuals were qualified.
Gu Tianlong was the only young descendant who possessed this qualification.
On one hand, he was the eldest grandson of the Gu family.
On the other hand, he possessed exceptional martial arts talent from a young age. Furthermore, genetic testing revealed that he could undergo gene editing, re-combinations, and successfully implement them, making him the most suitable genetic body for martial arts cultivation at that time!
From then on, he was regarded as a strong contender for the title of the world's number one martial arts prodigy!
After that, Gu Tianlong continuously took gene-enhancing drugs, and his cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds. At the age of twenty-seven, he became a One-star War God and the contemporary Young Master of the Dragon Gate!
In the past, every time Gu Tianlong emerged from seclusion from the Dragon Gate sect's location, he would return to the capital to visit his grandfather Gu Zhengze with his father, reporting on his martial arts cultivation progress during that period.
This time, he also visited Gu Zhengze, but it was primarily regarding the Yuan family case.
Gu Tianlong was displeased that the Gu family did not go to great lengths to protect the Yuan family.
That dissatisfaction was not because he cared about the lives of the Yuan family members, but because the Yuan family had acted against Su Shirong at his instigation.
His mother was from the Zhao family and died on the night that shook Dragon Country and the entire world – Jiang Zhan massacred the Zhao family!
The enmity for his mother's death was irreconcilable!
When the news of Jiang Zhan's death spread, Gu Tianlong directly commissioned some forces, including the Yuan family, to act against retired Dragon Fang members who had fought alongside Jiang Zhan and Ye Jinmei.
Now, due to the life-and-death battle between the Hall Master of the War Dragon Hall and Liu Xin, the Ministry of War and the Military declared their involvement in reinvestigating these cases. The Gu family abandoned the Yuan family, making Gu Tianlong feel that Gu Zhengze and the entire Gu family did not value him enough.
Half an hour later, the car drove into the residential area of the police department and stopped in front of a villa.
As the helmsman of the police department, Gu Lu enjoyed privileges in various aspects, including housing. His residence exceeded 200 square meters and was equipped with a driver, secretary, and guards.
The car stopped, and Gu Lu and Gu Tianlong entered the villa.
"Tianlong, I know you're not happy, but the Military and the Ministry of War have jointly stated that they want to thoroughly investigate the Su Shirong case. We can only sacrifice a pawn to save the king, giving them a way down and the public an explanation."
Upon entering, Gu Lu sat on the sofa in the living room and spoke first. "This was a necessary evil. In other words, none of us, including your grandfather and myself, want this to happen!"
"Dad, I understand, but we are so humiliated for the sake of some Hall Master of the War Dragon Hall. I'm not happy about it."
Gu Tianlong's expression was grim. He recalled the scene where the Hall Master of the War Dragon Hall reprimanded him, and the disdain shown by the Hall Master of the War Dragon Hall after he had scheduled a life-and-death challenge with him, treating him, the number one martial arts prodigy in Dragon Country, like an ant!
"I understand, but you have already scheduled a life-and-death challenge with the Hall Master of the War Dragon Hall. You can turn your anger into motivation and vent your anger by killing him in the future!" Gu Lu said.
"Alright, let's not talk about this for now. Why did Grandpa not allow me to kill that bastard left behind by Jiang Zhan and Ye Jinmei?"
Gu Tianlong thought of the news he heard at the Gu family ancestral home. When he mentioned Jiang Zhan's name, his face was filled with hatred, and even his facial muscles were somewhat contorted.
"Because you are porcelain, and that Jiang Wuming is a tile – why should porcelain collide head-on with tile?"
Gu Lu responded to Gu Tianlong with a metaphor and added, "Besides, given everything Jiang Zhan did back then, the forces he provoked, do you think the offspring he left behind could survive?
Impossible!
If it weren't for Jiang Wuming keeping a low profile, barely surviving for the past twenty years, he would have died long ago and wouldn't be alive today!"
"Dad, I know all this, but I still want to personally crush the seed left by Jiang Zhan and avenge Mom!"
As Gu Tianlong spoke, a chilling killing intent emanated from him, as if he wanted to dismember Jiang Wuming immediately.
"Tianlong, true revenge is not about killing that Jiang Wuming, but about surpassing Jiang Zhan in martial arts achievements!"
Gu Tianlong shook his head gently and said, "Back then, for the things Jiang Zhan did, both Qi Wufu's Ministry of War and the martial arts community of Dragon Country supported him openly and covertly. Otherwise, how could he have lived for so long?
What you need to do is use your strength to tell the Ministry of War and the martial arts community of Dragon Country that Jiang Zhan is not worthy of being compared to you – they were all wrong back then!"
Hmm?
Gu Tianlong's heart stirred, and he fell into deep thought.
"In this way, whether you lead the Dragon Gate or manage the Ministry of War in the future, you will be universally acclaimed!
And according to the trend of social development, the war that will occur in the future is inevitable. Martial artists will eventually become the hope of this planet, and the ministries of war and War God Halls of various countries will eventually become the spokesmen for power!"
Gu Lu continued, "This is why I said you are porcelain, and Jiang Zhan's son is tile – right now, he's not even worthy of carrying your shoes. In the future, he will only be able to look up at your demeanor from hell!"
"Dad, I understand. From now on, I will no longer pay attention to worldly affairs and will stay in seclusion in the Dragon Gate sect for an extended period, focusing on cultivation!"
Gu Tianlong nodded, the gloom on his face completely swept away, replaced by anticipation.
At this moment, he seemed to see himself leading the Dragon Gate and the Ministry of War, commanding universal respect in Dragon Country and even the global martial arts world!
...
At the same time, in a villa in Donghai.
Li Shanglai, the helmsman of Longteng Pharmaceutical, met Li Lianyi in the villa again.
"Lianyi, have you heard? That Su family's nameless is the son of Jiang Zhan and Ye Jinmei, and he even personally admitted his identity!"
Li Shanglai said with a strange expression.
"Uncle Shanglai, I've already heard about this."
Li Lianyi, as usual, had a calm expression, as if she didn't care about the matter at all.
"Lianyi, aren't you being too calm about this?"
Li Shanglai looked at Li Lianyi with suspicion.
As a member of the Li family, Li Shanglai naturally knew about Li Lianyi's engagement from years ago.
Li Lianyi's mother and Ye Jinmei were best friends with excellent rapport. They had agreed that if their children were of opposite sexes, they would arrange a childhood betrothal.
When the Li family visited the Ye family that year, the Ye family patriarch mentioned this engagement in front of Li Guyi and both families.
Ultimately, the elders and seniors of both families finalized this engagement.
At that time, this engagement had shocked the upper society of Dragon Country! Dafeng Novel Network.
Later, Jiang Wuming and Li Lianyi were born one after another, a boy and a girl. This engagement became effective, and it was hailed as one of the strongest alliances in Dragon Country at the time!
However—
After Ye Jinmei was killed and Jiang Zhan massacred the Zhao family, the Ye family did not support Jiang Zhan. Everyone thought that this engagement would be difficult to continue.
Later, external rumors spread that the son of Jiang Zhan and Ye Jinmei had died young, and this engagement became nothing but a bubble, merely serving as conversation fodder for some people.
As time passed, many people had forgotten about the engagement from years ago. It wasn't until one suitor after another proposed to the Li family that Li Lianyi refused, citing the engagement, that the old engagement was remembered.
But it was only remembered – almost everyone believed that Li Lianyi was not satisfied with the suitors and was using the engagement from years ago as an excuse!
Now, the protagonist of that past engagement, the young man rumored to have died young, has reappeared, even having had some interaction with Li Lianyi, and they even have an agreement!
Under such circumstances, Li Lianyi's calm demeanor naturally shocked Li Shanglai!
"Uncle Shanglai, what kind of reaction do you think I should have?" Li Lianyi asked back.
"—"
Li Shanglai was momentarily speechless, then, remembering Li Lianyi's usual demeanor, he felt somewhat relieved but still curious. "Lianyi, what are you planning to do? Are you going to cancel this engagement?"
"Why should I cancel it?" Li Lianyi asked back.
"Uh..."
Li Shanglai was again speechless, then looked at Li Lianyi as if he had seen a ghost. "Although that Jiang Wuming is not bad, he is only an Eight-star martial artist. In the eyes of ordinary people, he is a top genius, but in the highest circles, he is just average.
Moreover, judging from this incident, the Ye family has no intention of acknowledging him. This means he will lose the halo of the Ye family and be powerless.
Besides, his father Jiang Zhan has done many earth-shattering deeds and offended many forces – if you truly go through with the engagement, it will not be good for you or the entire Li family!"
"Uncle Shanglai, you may not understand me well enough yet," Li Lianyi said.
"What do you mean?"
"When I decide on something, even Grandpa cannot object, nor can anyone else in the Li family!"
Li Lianyi's expression remained calm, but her aura suddenly changed, and her tone was beyond doubt. "If I am willing to go through with the engagement, it doesn't matter if he is a genius or mediocre, whether he has power or wealth, etc.
If I am not willing, whether he is the number one person in global martial arts or the most powerful person in the world, what does it have to do with me?!"
"You... you are acknowledging him and want to go through with the engagement??"
Li Shanglai could sense the undeniable conviction in Li Lianyi's tone and was shocked by it.
"Uncle Shanglai, what do you think?" Li Lianyi asked back.
"I think this is unreasonable," Li Shanglai said.
"Since you already think it's unreasonable, why ask such a redundant question?"
Li Lianyi asked back again, and before Li Shanglai could reply, she spoke again.
"I will not actively cancel the engagement, but I will not marry a man simply because of a marriage contract!"