Above the Galaxy
Chapter 365 - 234: Who is that Grandson, After All?

Chapter 365: Chapter 234: Who is that Grandson, After All?

Drinking too much green tea, one could hardly switch back to other tastes immediately.

Tang Fei habitually applied eye drops for Xing Lan in front of Xuanyuan Mingjing, so when he faced "Grandpa," he again habitually spoke ill of Lu Yu.

He was a bad man who never changed.

After being comforted by Lu Siyu for quite some time, Lu Qingshan’s emotions finally stabilized. Looking at Tang Fei, he said, "Good child, you are a good child... Now that you’re back home, you’ll never have to suffer like that again."

"Don’t worry about food or clothes, and no need for hunting... Our family may not have everything, but anything you can think of, I can find a way to provide for you..."

"If Lu Yu dares again to take you away to do those dangerous tasks, I’ll make sure someone breaks his damn legs..."

"..." Lu Yu.

"That’s not necessary," Tang Fei quickly spoke up for the old man, "He has treated me quite well."

"Taking you to places like that, and you call that good?"

"Toughening up the spirit, strengthening the body."

"There are plenty of ways children of the Lu Family can cultivate and break through... there’s no need to go that far. What if something happened to you..."

"But here I am, alive and well," Tang Fei chuckled, "Look, in one piece, not missing any arms or legs."

"It’s good you’re back," Lu Qingshan nodded repeatedly, "It’s good... I can die in peace now that I’ve seen you and your father one last time."

"Grandpa, you look quite healthy, and you’re in good spirits too. Besides, with medical advances these days, what can’t we solve? Don’t worry, looking at you, you could live another hundred years..."

"Hahaha, you really have a way with words..." Lu Qingshan laughed joyously.

He glanced at Lu Yu and said, "I told him before the New Year that he must arrange a meeting with you for the Spring Festival. It seems he still has some conscience, arranging this before my death."

"..."

"Also, I told him that it’s not easy for you being out there alone, and if you need help, just let us know... You’re learning mechanics, right? The Lu Family’s technology and weapons archives are entirely open to you..."

"I’ll have Si Yu take you on a tour later, see if there’s anything useful for you... It’s all family stuff, no need to be polite..."

"Thank you, Grandpa," Tang Fei said excitedly.

Lu Ban Mountain, known as the greatest treasure mountain of New Star.

The Lu Family’s technology and weapon archives were coveted by royal families of every nation.

Every country tried to connect with or sabotage the Lu Family’s relations with the Phoenix Empire; that way, the Lu Family would have to migrate.

No matter which country they moved to, they could advance that nation’s mechanical standards by a century.

Yet, the Lu Family’s technology and weapons archives were also the most challenging to penetrate.

One Lu Ban Mountain was worth a hundred thousand troops; without royals taking action personally, ordinary forces stood no chance.

Moreover, even if you could bomb the entire mountain into oblivion, it wouldn’t guarantee the elimination of the Lu Family.

With thousands of years of development, who knew how much advanced technology and weaponry they had hidden?

Tang Fei now understood why Lu Yu wanted to acknowledge a Grandpa for him; this was his real Grandpa...

"Well, because of your unreliable father, your current identity is still sensitive, so we can’t openly bring you back just yet..."

Lu Qingshan looked apologetically at Tang Fei, as if he felt he owed this child too much.

"But don’t get any ideas; you are one of ours, a seed of the Lu Family. What other children get, you get too..."

"As long as you perform well, the entire Lu Family will heed your command, working for you..."

"Thank you, Grandpa," Tang Fei bowed respectfully, his expression solemn and serious, "I will do my utmost."

I don’t care if you’re serious or not, I’ve already taken it to heart.

With the unwavering support and allegiance of the Lu Family, what they needed to accomplish would become much easier.

Technology was the ultimate weapon.

"Alright, you all go on with your business, I’m tired..." Xie Qingshan said.

"Grandpa, goodbye." Tang Fei said.

"Goodbye." Lu Qingshan smiled warmly as he looked at Tang Fei and said, "Visit home more often when you have time."

"Yes, I will come to visit Grandpa whenever I can." Tang Fei promised.

He felt an unexpected warmth surge within him; the word "home" made him feel both unfamiliar and incredibly close.

"Go on, go on." Lu Qingshan waved his hand and said, "I’m going to lie here and rest for a while."

"Let’s go," Lu Yu said.

He turned and walked towards the doorway; Tang Fei and Lu Siyu followed closely behind.

Once everyone had left, the nutrient tank on the wheelchair started to make bubbling sounds again.

Then came Lu Qingshan’s long sigh:

"Sigh..."

Lu Yu was still staying in Lu Zhiyong’s yard; Tang Fei and Lu Siyu entered the house with him, and Lu Yu glanced at Tang Fei and said, "Come with me."

Under Lu Siyu’s curious gaze, the two of them once again entered the secret room where they had talked last time.

Lu Yu sat down on the sofa and said, "Ask whatever you want to know."

He knew Tang Fei must have numerous questions, so he gave him an opportunity to release them completely.

Without beating around the bush, Tang Fei asked, "Why did you say I am your son?"

"You should already know the answer," Lu Yu said. "If it weren’t for that relationship, why would they agree to let you enter the Lu Family’s technology and weapons vaults? How could they possibly give you the full support of the Lu Family? Do you know what the support of the Lu Family means?"

"Of course, I know. Being one of the nine major families, although not as prominent as the Shen Family and not ranked among the very top... the Lu Family is a power that cannot be overlooked," Tang Fei said gravely. "Because it controls the most advanced mechanical technology and the foremost weapon manufacturing in the world."

"Mechanical hidden weapons, weapon machinery; the Lu Family is unmatched in these areas," Lu Yu said proudly. "This is a power that no family or even any nation can ignore."

"Otherwise, given the things I’ve done... the Lu Family would have been annihilated long ago. Why has the Lu Family still been able to stand firm until now? The Royal Family, in order to ease relations with the Lu Family, even promoted Lu Xianji to be the director of the Mechanical Engineering Department..."

"Who is Lu Xianji?" Tang Fei asked.

"Your second grandfather."

"..."

Tang Fei looked thoughtfully at Lu Yu and asked, "I understand why you made me recognize Grandpa... What I don’t understand is, why, by making me recognize Grandpa, they believed I am that grandson?"

"He accepted me as his grandson, proving that he indeed had a grandson before..."

"And besides, that child was your child... He said you took that child to that place... that proves you must have taken a child to the Old Land..."

Tang Fei was a clever man; he could glean copious amounts of information from the implications in others’ words.

Moreover, this matter was truly beyond belief, so with a little thought, he could unravel the truth thread by thread.

"But I am not that grandson, nor is Little Fatty..."

"Why isn’t Little Fatty?"

"If Little Fatty were that grandson, you could have directly brought him back to recognize his ancestry. There would be no need for me to replace him... Why go through the extra trouble?"

"So who exactly is that grandson?"

Lu Yu remained silent.

For a long time.

A long time.

He looked at Tang Fei and said gravely, "That child who was burnt to death... that was the grandson."

"..."