Over the years, Chen Yu has had many "girlfriends," but he has never had a child.
It wasn't that he was physically weak, but rather that he was unwilling to bind the continuation of his life to the traditional family structure.
He also dreamed of "immortality".
However, despite the passage of so many years, the "telomerase regulation" technology researched by Yang Yue and others has still not fully realized Chen Yu's dream of immortality.
Although they saw a glimmer of hope in Lin Hong's case in earlier years, subsequent research hit a bottleneck and could no longer make substantial progress.
Now, Lin Hong has long since turned into a mound of yellow earth, resting in a peaceful place in the Tianyu Empire.
Even Qiao Meng and the others' parents have passed away one after another, and the relentless passage of time has left deep marks on everyone.
Those old men who once fought alongside Chen Yu have either passed away or entered their twilight years. Their figures have gradually faded in the long history of the Tianyu Empire, but their spirit and contributions are forever engraved on the foundation of the empire.
The empire's key officials today are no longer the same people as before; the new generation of young people have their own ideas and ambitions.
They cannot accept being ruled by this ancient imperial system in such a new era.
The new generation of young people yearns for a more open and equal social structure. They hope that the future of the empire can be decided by all Tianyu people, rather than by a few nobles or hereditary leaders.
Two years ago, Chen Yu discovered this hidden force of discontent and change within the empire.
If it were according to his usual character, he would definitely have suppressed these people immediately and nipped this "wrong idea" in the bud.
However, he did not do so.
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