In the Luo Feng Estate located in the primeval region of Yuxiang Mountain within the Virtual Universe:
“Huh?” As soon as Luo Feng connected to the Virtual Universe and entered with his consciousness, he noticed a pile of messages.
“So many messages.”
Startled, Luo Feng gently tapped the air below him, causing a screen to appear. He opened it.
“Two messages from Master Chaos Citylord, nine messages from Master Zhenyan King, one message from Bolan, two messages from Ronjun, one message from Gaosheng…”
“Eighteen messages from Luoping, twenty-one from Luo Hai, three from Luo Hua, three from Father, eighty-three from Mother, and thirty-eight thousand one hundred ninety-two messages from Xu Xin.”
The dense list of messages left Luo Feng somewhat stunned.
Besides messages from teachers, friends, and family, there were also messages from friends he had met in Hong Alliance City. Some invited him to explore ‘cosmic secret realms’ together with the Blade River King, some asked if the Blade River King wanted to buy treasures, others sought help from the Blade River King when encountering danger…
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The message from Chaos Citylord was simple: “Come see me immediately!”
The message from Zhenyan King read: “If you can return alive, then there’s no rush. Take care of your family matters first, then come see me.”
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Messages from Bolan and other old friends from the past who had recently become Domain Lords.
As for Gaosheng, a friend Luo Feng had made on Qiulong Star, his message informed Luo Feng that after falling out with his family and wandering the cosmos for many years, he had finally made a real comeback. The message overflowed with joy and anticipation for Luo Feng’s reply, though this message, sent over two thousand years ago, had never received a response.
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As for family messages, they were filled with concern.
“Xu Xin.” Seeing the over thirty-eight thousand messages, Luo Feng felt stunned. These messages had started almost the day he accepted the life-and-death inheritance 6,000 years ago, with nearly one message daily, sometimes two, continuing for over a hundred years, totaling over thirty thousand messages.
Luo Feng quickly opened a few to read.
“Peak, the family’s covert plan is almost complete, and I feel relieved now. When you return, the Luo family will once again be strong…”
“Peak, I’m currently on a beautiful planet in the Beihua Star Region. The scenery is wonderful, but it feels too quiet…”
“Peak, I encountered some trouble today. I never thought she would dare to play such a trick on me, despite my trust in her. It’s just a reminder that even long-standing friendships can end overnight. Well, it’s also been several hundred years since I last visited this old subordinate…”
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Each message was like a diary, recording Xu Xin’s life, joys, sorrows, and pains over the past hundred years.
The words were filled with a subtle sadness, a deep sorrow. Even when describing happy things, Luo Feng felt no joy.
“This is a problem.”
“All these old messages are really troubling.” Luo Feng had a bitter expression on his face.
When Luo Feng accepted the life-and-death inheritance and sensed danger, he had left messages for his family, setting them to be sent after 6,000 years of inheritance. Before the final success of the inheritance, Luo Feng never expected… that the life-and-death inheritance would actually last over 6,000 years, which was truly absurd.
“They must be very worried and anxious after receiving the messages.” Luo Feng could already imagine his family’s reaction.
“Chaos Citylord and Zhenyan King, my two teachers, I should visit them a bit later.” Luo Feng thought to himself. “They probably won’t mind if I’m a little late.”
“I should go see my family first.”
Zoo!
Luo Feng immediately teleported to the Nine-Star Bay residential area on Heilong Mountain Island.
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In Nine-Star Bay, apart from the three core residences belonging to Luo Feng, Thunderclap, and Hong, all other residences belonged to the Luo family. All other residences had been renovated and transformed, with a completely unified style.
Luo Feng’s ancient villa, even after ten thousand years, remained unchanged.
It had a special status and significance. Ordinary family members were not even allowed near it. At this moment, in front of the villa on the grass, Luoping was sitting by a stone table. On the table were bottles of wine, already more than ten empty ones lying on their sides. He was holding a wine bottle, taking sips one after another, not fast but continuously. On his face was full of troubles and sadness.
“Huh?” Luo Feng, who had instantly appeared at the villa gate, saw this and his expression changed slightly.
“What happened to Luoping?”
He had never seen his eldest son so troubled and drinking to forget his sorrows. Among his two sons, Luoping was usually calm, managing many family affairs, and had already become the de facto head of the family.
“I said, everyone get out, scram, all of you scram!” Luoping, sensing someone behind him, immediately roared and waved his hand.
“Luoping.”
A voice rang out.
It was calm, like an endless sea, peaceful yet carrying an undercurrent of immense power. The way a strong person and a weak person speak feels different. Someone like Luo Feng, with an extremely powerful will and consciousness, naturally influenced others with his voice.
Luoping, who was about to scold, froze, his body trembled, and he slowly turned around.
Behind him…
stood a figure, of normal Earthling height, slightly shorter than Luoping. Yet this figure was the pillar of the entire Luo family! The pillar of all Earthlings!
“Dad!” Luoping’s eyes widened, the wine bottle in his hand slipped and fell onto the grass, rolling away as wine poured out.
“Dad, Dad.” Luoping was so excited he rushed forward and hugged Luo Feng.
“Haha…” Luo Feng laughed. “What’s going on, Luoping? You’ve actually turned to drinking to forget your sorrows.”
“It’s just too much pressure.” Luoping straightened up, wiping away his tears. He felt all his endless troubles instantly vanish. In the past years, he had never experienced such troubles, but with Luo Feng’s return, everything was like the clouds parting, and those troubles were no longer troubles.
“Where’s your mom?” Luo Feng asked. “Take me to see her.”
“Mom is currently negotiating with the Ross family of the Jinlan Universe Kingdom.” Luoping said.
“Negotiating?” Luo Feng frowned.
“Yeah.” Luoping said bitterly. “Dad, we were all terrified when you sent that email home.”
“We know you didn’t say you were dead. We saw that Di Fan and the others were alive, so we knew you were still alive. But the letter you wrote sounded so dangerous, as if you were facing a major calamity, saying you might be away for ten thousand years, or even millions or tens of millions of years. So the family started to worry. Only Grandpa and Grandma, Uncle, Mom, and younger brother knew. Very few others knew. We had to start taking control of the family… to strengthen family discipline and try to prevent the younger generation from causing trouble for our family.”
The Luo family had been around for ten thousand years, with a terrifyingly large population.
Many ordinary Luo family members no longer had privileges and lived like regular people, since the Luo family’s population was so vast… not even ten thousand life-bearing planets were enough for them to inhabit! This shows how rapidly the population had expanded! In fact, in the universe, some human super families had populations large enough to occupy entire star systems, or even hundreds of star systems, which was quite normal.
“Our family expanded too quickly. Before, with Dad supporting us, things were okay.”
“But we were afraid Dad…”
“So we tried to control the family discipline and started preparing many escape routes for the family. Our family trade has become prosperous, and our business has long expanded beyond the Qi Wu Universe Kingdom. However, decades ago, a conflict arose with the Ross family of the Jinlan Universe Kingdom. It started with a dispute between our younger generations, but the conflict escalated and became uncontrollable! The Ross family… is a super family in the Jinlan Universe Kingdom. Their family head is the immortal King Jian Ta, whose teacher is said to be a Cosmic Venerable!”
“After the incident escalated, it was said that King Jian Ta sent you an email wanting to settle it privately.”
“But Dad, your Virtual Universe network has been turned off all this time.”
“Mom said that rumors have gradually spread in Yuxiang Mountain saying that Dad has perished.” Luoping said. “The servants in your estate haven’t seen you in over 6,000 years. For a Domain Lord who has only lived for over ten thousand years, disappearing for 6,000 years is simply unimaginable.”
Luo Feng nodded slightly.
Indeed… there were rumors spreading that he had perished.
“Perhaps King Jian Ta, seeing this, did not stop his subordinates from acting. Maybe he also wanted to use this opportunity to slightly pressure our family, to see if Dad would show up.” Luoping said.
“Hmph.”
Luo Feng nodded coldly. “Whether I live or die, just this information alone is invaluable. Especially to the alien races in the cosmos… they’ve long wanted to confirm this point. And King Jian Ta, a disciple of a Cosmic Venerable, dares to act so recklessly. Come, take me to your mom.”
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At the Luo family headquarters in Nine-Star Bay, Xu Xin was personally receiving the envoy team from the Ross family.
“Madam Luo, our Ross family has always respected the great Luo Feng, so we have been enduring this, but endurance does not mean we are a family that can be bullied at will. This is our minimum bottom line… as long as your Luo family provides these compensations, everything can be settled.” The negotiator from the Ross family was a giant clad in golden armor, with a trunk-like nose similar to an elephant.
Xu Xin sat there.
Could she agree? If she really backed down under such bullying, it would only lead to more rumors and suspicions from other families about whether the Luo family’s backing, Luo Feng, had fallen. Once this started, future troubles would be endless.
“Madam Luo, this negotiation has been ongoing for seven days. This is the final day. If there’s still no resolution…”
“Bang!”
The door to the negotiation hall was suddenly pushed open, startling both sides in the important negotiation. Who would dare intrude at such a moment?
A figure clad in silver armor walked in directly.
An invisible pressure… purely from will and consciousness, spreading out…
Instantly causing the Ross family side to be greatly alarmed.
“Ross family? King Jian Ta?”
“Convey this to King Jian Ta for me!” The silver-armored youth glared coldly at the negotiation leader. “To dare bully the Luo family—his courage is truly audacious. Does he not realize… who granted him such audacity? Could it be that he has accepted bribes from those alien races? Tell him, if he fails to provide me with a satisfactory answer, I won’t hesitate… to ensure his downfall and the obliteration of the Ross family!”
The Ross family side was completely shocked into silence.
“Our family head…” The elephant-nosed giant stammered, trying to speak.
“A mere King-level immortal, humph.” Luo Feng said coldly. “Remember, I want a ‘perfect’ response. It must be perfect enough. If the response isn’t perfect enough, you know the consequences.”
The entire Ross family side was too frightened to speak.
“Get out.” Luo Feng coldly ordered.
The entire Ross family bowed respectfully in unison before hastily exiting the negotiation hall, only to quietly disappear one by one. They dared not log out directly in Luo Feng’s presence—clearly, their momentum and courage had been utterly crushed.
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Inside the negotiation hall.
Everyone from the Luo family had excited expressions, while Xu Xin stood up, her body trembling slightly from excitement as she looked at Luo Feng.
“You’ve worked hard.” Luo Feng turned around, looking at his wife, gently holding her hand.
All other Luo family members obediently left.
Only Luo Feng and Xu Xin remained in the negotiation hall.
“Welcome back.” Xu Xin looked at Luo Feng, her eyes brimming with tears.
“Everything will be fine now. I promise you, no one can bully the family of Luo Feng. No one.” Luo Feng gently caressed his wife’s face. As he recalled those over thirty thousand messages, he couldn’t help feeling a pang in his heart. Indeed, he owed his wife a lot.
“As long as you’re back, that’s enough.” Xu Xin softly said. “Just hold me for a moment.”
“Okay.” Luo Feng nodded.
Xu Xin hugged Luo Feng, resting her head gently on his chest, not speaking… just feeling his body temperature, his heartbeat, his breath…
For a long, long time…
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