"Oh? Tell me about it." Lin Zhengguo picked up the teacup in front of him and took a sip.
At this moment, Chen Feng also came over with the boiled water. After putting down the kettle, he tactfully walked outside the courtyard. Although he was a member of Longyuan and Lin Zhengguo's bodyguard, he knew that there were some topics that involved deeper levels and that he couldn't listen to.
"Liu Xiaoran agreed to my request and will take me to the Liu family to meet the head of the family," Han Feng said.
Lin Zhengguo seemed to have anticipated this situation. He simply handed Han Feng a cup and said, "You should also try this tea, it's authentic Da Hong Pao."
Han Feng knew that Lin Zhengguo had guessed this, so after taking the teacup Lin Zhengguo handed him, he continued, "There's also the news that Liu Xiaoran brought me, about gene warriors."
A glint of light flashed in Lin Zhengguo's eyes. "Continue."
"He said that the knight's genetic makeup was similar to some of the cultivation foundations of their hermit family. But he couldn't quite put his finger on what was wrong with it."
Lin Zhengguo put down his cup and said, "Back at the base, I noticed something was off about him when he saw this analysis report. He didn't say much to me, so I suppose he still had some concerns."
Han Feng nodded: "That should be true. He only told me this when I mentioned the ancient martial arts families to him."
"You've already seen the information on Longyuan, right? The more advanced parts."
"I've seen it, about these ancient martial arts families." After saying that, Han Feng recalled the information Ling had mentioned about this topic. Comparing it with the information he had seen, he was already fairly convinced of its validity.
“The higher-ups in China all know about these families. In fact, it’s the families themselves who told us, but to protect their importance, they’ve never made it public,” Lin Zhengguo said.
"Then why doesn't Liu Xiaoran know, and why does he seem to have some concerns?" Han Feng asked the question in his mind. He had this feeling when he faced Liu Xiaoran a couple of days ago. According to the information, the hidden families should have close ties with the high-level officials of China. Otherwise, they wouldn't have to take action in some matters when there was no other choice. However, Liu Xiaoran's behavior did not match the information.
Lin Zhengguo sighed and answered Han Feng's question: "It's because of the upheaval more than ten years ago. The Liu family fell into obscurity overnight and was removed from the ranks of reclusive families."
"What exactly happened?" Han Feng continued to press. He wanted to know what had happened so he could complete the system's task and obtain the reward of the Star Vein Map. Now that things had come to this, he had developed a strong interest in it.
Lin Zhengguo thought for a moment and said to Han Feng, "I also want to tell you, but I don't know much about it either. Anyway, you'll have to meet their leader, and they'll tell you then."
Seeing that Han Feng remained silent, Lin Zhengguo seemed to have thought of something and said, "I'll tell you what I know. After all, you've kidnapped someone's granddaughter, so it's not certain whether you'll be allowed into their home."
Han Feng's face darkened: "What are you talking about? How does this relate to kidnapping my granddaughter? Wait a minute, you mean..."
Lin Zhengguo nodded: "Liu Mengran is the granddaughter of the current head of the Liu family, which is also her grandfather."
"It seems I didn't kidnap her; we're just normal friends," Han Feng explained.
"You know perfectly well whether you're together or not. Anyone with eyes can see what kind of relationship you have." Lin Zhengguo had an expression that said, "I know."
"So what? Should we interfere with normal boyfriend-girlfriend relationships?" Han Feng retorted, somewhat unconvinced.
“If they were just boyfriend and girlfriend, ordinary people wouldn’t need to care, but that’s her background,” Lin Zhengguo said.
"Background? What about it?"
"What is a prestigious family, and why do they live in seclusion?" Lin Zhengguo posed a question to Han Feng.
Han Feng was no fool and quickly realized what Lin Zhengguo meant.
"You mean their secrecy?"
"As you probably know, every aristocratic family has its own cultivation methods, and these methods are never leaked."
Han Feng nodded: "I've heard Liu Xiaoran mention this before."
"Although the Liu family has declined and been kicked out of the ranks of aristocratic families, they are still an ancient martial arts family after all. There are some things that we cannot interfere with, such as their family's marriage alliances."
"So you mean that Liu Mengran might be used as a tool for a political marriage?" Han Feng seemed to understand what Liu Xiaoran meant when she said that the older generation in her family might prevent Liu Mengran from being with Han Feng.
"That's right, you can understand it that way."
"What era are we living in? They're still using this feudal system." Han Feng said indignantly.
"This is also why we have been unable to gain a deeper understanding of the core of these families. The scions of each family almost always marry into aristocratic families. Even with marriage alliances, each family's cultivation methods are not leaked. Therefore, the secular world naturally does not know that there is such a thing as families in our China," Lin Zhengguo said in a deep voice.
Han Feng didn't answer. He was pondering Lin Zhengguo's words. If that were true, then it wouldn't be so easy for him and Liu Mengran to be together. What could he do?
At that moment, Zero's voice rang out: "That's easy, just wipe them out." The voice was so abrupt, and so disdainful.
"Damn, when did you show up again? I called you before and you wouldn't answer." Han Feng thought to himself in surprise.
"I can't stand watching you get so fixated on this, so I'm just giving you a heads-up," Zero's voice continued.
"You think I'm a god who can wipe out these aristocratic families?" Han Feng said speechlessly. "You yourself said that these ancient martial arts families all have their own cultivation methods. I almost lost my life when I was just facing a failed product like Knight. How can I possibly wipe them out?"
"You don't know anything. These aristocratic families are nothing. Once you get the Star Vein Map, you'll have a good grasp on these little aristocratic families." Zero said to Han Feng with disdain.
"Wow... the Star Vein Map is that awesome?"
"Nonsense, how could anything I bring out be bad?"
"That's good, that's good." Han Feng's gloom instantly vanished, and he revealed a smile.
Lin Zhengguo was startled by Han Feng's sudden change, thinking: Could it be that this kid knows that his chances with Liu Mengran are slim and has gone crazy?
Han Feng wanted to ask Ling more questions, but the other party ignored him completely. At this moment, he saw Lin Zhengguo staring at him like he was a monster, and couldn't help but ask, "Old Lin, is there something on my face? Why are you staring at me like that?"
"Do you want to look at your own expression right now?" Lin Zhengguo's expression was strange.
"Uh, it's nothing, I just thought of some solutions."
Han Feng didn't continue, but he thought of what Zero had just said. After upgrading from Zero, it no longer referred to itself as the system, which seemed to indicate that there was an even bigger secret behind it.
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