Fifteen years ago, when five-year-old Felix had just moved into the Vosloda Manor, she still called the man father.

Although she did not wear a gorgeous little dress as she had imagined, nor did she become the little princess of her dreams, but instead had her hair cut short and received the most rigorous aristocratic education, Felix quickly adapted to her new life. Too young to understand the sneer in the servants' eyes or the impatience in the teacher's tone, everything in the manor was so new and every day was so happy.

She ran around the manor like a wild child, climbing trees and playing in the lake, getting dirty every day. She also liked to sneak a peek at Di Mi's classes, including horse riding, swordplay, piano, painting... Except for eating, Felix never saw Di Mi rest. Once she climbed up a tree to play mahjong, and called Di Mi who was passing by to come up and play. Felix always felt that when Di Mi waved his hand to refuse, there was a flash of envy in his eyes.

But Dimi also had something Felix envied, because when her father came back, he would only check Dimi's homework. Felix hid outside the window of the study, watching her father pick out dozens of areas for improvement from Dimi's nearly perfect grades, without a single word of praise, only endless criticism. At that time, she felt pity and envy for this strange brother... because her father at least cared about Dimi.

You are something only when someone cares about you, otherwise you are nothing.

In order to attract her father's attention, Felix was particularly naughty during those days, drawing faces on statues, pulling out the most precious flowers in the garden, and climbing onto the roof to make the servants anxious. But no matter what she did, her father didn't even look at her... or even scold her.

Nothing but indifference can arouse a child's anger. The stubborn Felix didn't believe that her father really didn't care about her at all, so she seized the opportunity and sneaked into her father's study to see what interesting things were inside.

Drawing maps and playing with models, although Felix didn't know what secrets were hidden in a duke's study, it didn't stop her from having fun. When she accidentally knocked over a rune armor stand in the study, she didn't know what to do when she heard a cry from the door: "Why are you here?"

It wasn't his father, it was Di Mi. He heard a noise coming from the study and came in to see that his younger brother had messed up the study. His first reaction was to quickly pull his younger brother away.

Felix knew she had gotten into trouble and was a little afraid of being scolded, but when Di Mi insisted on pulling her away, she got angry and refused to leave. Di Mi was three years older than her and often practiced swordsmanship. An eight-year-old child was naturally stronger than a five-year-old child, but Felix was so stubborn that she used her hands and feet to hug the white jade sculpture next to her, and Di Mi couldn't pull her away no matter how hard he tried.

While playing, Felix turned the white jade sculpture, and a secret door appeared in the study room with a click. The two children were stunned. Felix immediately wanted to push the secret door open, but Di Mi held her back, "This is father's study room, we can't go in, right?"

However, Di Mi grabbed Felix's clothes, and he didn't use any strength. The hidden room in his father's study was quite attractive to an eight-year-old boy.

"Then don't go, I'll go in by myself!"

"Don't!" Di Mi immediately stopped her and took the initiative to step forward: "Let me go in first!"

"Hmph, little trumpet!" Felix naturally didn't know that the secret room might be dangerous. She just felt that Di Mi said one thing and did another, saying not to go in but he himself rushed in.

When the two children entered the secret room with great expectations, they were soon disappointed. There were no magic weapons, no barrier to seal monsters, and no little sister hidden inside, only... paintings.

The ever-bright "day star" illuminates this quaint and luxurious room. The brave children step on the soft carpet and look at the portraits displayed on the wall. There are men and women, old men and young men, but the people in the paintings all have golden hair without exception.

The largest of the portraits was hung in the center of the wall. The frame was carved with gold and silver, the paper was bright as new, and the painting was so exquisite that even a child could see it. But what shocked Dimi and Felix the most was the beauty of the person in the painting.

"What a nice view……"

"This sister is so pretty..."

Heroism and charm, tenderness and enthusiasm, femininity and coldness, the people in the paintings seem to embody all the beautiful qualities in this world, and even after countless years, they can still make children yearn for them.

They couldn't help but move closer, wanting to reach out and touch the eternal beauty frozen in the gap of time.

“It looks good, doesn’t it?”

Hearing the solemn and majestic voice coming from behind, the two children were startled instantly. They turned around with tingling scalps and saw the cold and serious Lord Zhuxing walking into the secret room. Even Felix, who wanted to attract her father's attention, was so scared that her legs were shaking. Even if her father didn't say anything, she was so panicked that she was about to cry. Although Di Mi was also very scared, he still took the initiative to stand in front and tried to explain: "Father, we are not--"

"When I first came in, I swore to marry the woman in the painting."

Lord Zhuxing said, "After I told your grandfather, he hung me up and beat me half to death. Because the person in the portrait is our ancestor of Vosloda."

Di Mi blinked his eyes. He seemed to see a hint of smile on his father's face just now, but when he looked closely, he was still so serious... Even if he told the ugly things he did in his youth in front of the children, Zhu Xinggong didn't seem to care much.

When the children heard their father's words clearly, they immediately turned their heads and stared at the painting, their hearts shaking with shock. Felix stammered, "First, the ancestor is a woman!?"

"No, it's a male."

Lord Zhuxing said: "He has no name, just Vosloda. This name is taken from the Poetry of Stars. 'Vos' means to dominate, and 'Loda' means to conquer. Vosloda means to dominate fate and conquer everything."

Di Mi immediately said: "I will definitely remember the glory of my ancestors!"

Felix, who realized it later, also said quickly: "Me too!"

Lord Zhuxing didn't care about the two kids' flattery. He waved his hand and said, "Get out."

Felix was no longer afraid when he found out his father didn't hold him responsible for the trouble. He looked up and asked expectantly, "Will I be as good-looking as my ancestors when I grow up?"

Di Mi couldn't help but ask, "Father, can you tell me the story of our ancestors?"

Zhuxing Gong was silent for a moment, staring at the portrait, wondering what he was thinking. Just when the children thought their father would not respond to their questions, the serious Zhuxing Gong sighed and said, "Being so good-looking may not be a good thing."

"A thousand years ago, civil strife broke out in the Kingdom of Stars, and nobles fought against each other. My ancestor, who rose from humble beginnings, followed the then Fourth Princess to fight against the rebels, overthrew the Azure Stars Dynasty, and established the Glittering Gold Stars Dynasty... When you look up at night and see the brightest golden star in the north, that is the flag of the Stars Royal Family."

"What does it mean to rise from humble beginnings?" Felix didn't understand. "Does it mean that your ancestors were not nobles?"

"It means that the ancestor's family environment was not good." The more educated Di Mi explained: "The ancestor was probably not a noble at the beginning, but an ordinary commoner."

"He's not even a commoner. Our ancestor..." Lord Zhuxing paused, "is someone who uses his beauty to bring pleasure to others."

"Wow!" Felix said in surprise, "Is the ancestor such a good person? It's just...just...right, is he doing charity?"

Di Mi was not as innocent as Felix. He vaguely guessed what his father was hinting at and could not help but look up at his feminine and beautiful ancestor, feeling an inexplicable pity in his heart.

"Why did the Noble War happen?" Di Mi asked, "Was it because the royal family at that time was not good?"

"It's because the system is bad." Lord Zhuxing said, "At that time, the Charter of Nobility did not exist. There was only a crude aristocratic system, which was completely unable to adapt to the growing number of magicians and the interests of the people. The upper class lived a life of drunkenness and debauchery, while the lower class fought against each other."

"The war of nobles was not just a violent confrontation. All parties put forward different political ideas. Even the church was split because of this, helping different lords to implement different star charters. In the end, the "Golden Rose Queen" won the most support from her subjects and had the most powerful army. Therefore, she established the Golden Star Dynasty, which has continued to this day. The "Noble Charter" she promoted also became the political foundation of the stars..."

Just when Zhuxing Gong and Di Mi wanted to deepen their conversation, Felix, who didn't understand, couldn't stand it anymore and asked loudly: "Why don't you look as beautiful as your ancestors?"

Lord Zhuxing glanced at her, thought for a moment, and closed the door of the secret room. Felix was startled, thinking that she was going to be spanked, as her mother often spanked her when she was naughty. Di Mi also thought that his father was angry, and stood in front of Felix, ready to untie his belt, thinking that if he was punished, he would be spanked together.

"Pretend you didn't hear what I'm going to say next, and don't tell anyone." Lord Zhuxing said sternly, "Did you hear me?!"

"I heard it!" the children replied quickly.

Lord Zhuxing walked to the front of the portrait, and the children looked at him from behind. Suddenly, they found that their father was indeed somewhat similar to their ancestor. Not only was his blond hair, his father's eyebrows and eyes were very similar to his ancestor's, as poetic as a bird flying across the sky. It was just that his father always had no expression on his face, so the children didn't notice it... But looking at the portrait of their ancestor, they vaguely felt that their father might have been very handsome when he was young.

"How many dukes are there in Stars?" he suddenly asked.

"There are five of them, including Vosiloda!" Di Mi replied, "They are collectively called the Five Star Pillars!"

"All five of the first Dukes of Fanxing were legendary magicians with outstanding achievements. They were either good at fighting legion commanders, or healing saints who could bring the dead back to life, or disaster messengers who could move mountains and seas." Duke Zhuxing said, "Except for the ancestors, the other Dukes were two men and two women, plus the fourth princess who ascended the throne and became the empress, a total of two men and three women..."

Here Zhu Xing Gong stopped talking. The children were very curious about why he talked about this, but since their father didn't continue, they didn't dare to ask.

After nearly a minute, Lord Zhuxing finally managed to squeeze out these words: "They all like our ancestors."