It must be said, the Si family is indeed powerful and influential.

Just this one lunch, with the accompanying wine, is their total family income for a month.

According to the data, Si Xingye is a clean person, but he knows how to enjoy life.

He is indeed the young master of a powerful family.

Gu Jianlin waved his hand, gesturing for the butler to handle it.

"So, does that mean I'm benefiting from you?"

The Moon Princess sat across the table, her sleek black legs swaying under the dress.

She rested her chin on her hand, casually picked up a bottle of chilled orange juice, gently stirred it with a silver spoon, clearly accustomed to the ways of a powerful family and unfazed.

On the contrary, Gu Jianlin was a bit reserved, afraid of revealing his identity.

"None of this matters."

He suddenly said, "What's important is, you are a descendant of the Jiang family, right?"

He had wanted to mention this for a long time.

There just never seemed to be a suitable moment.

The Moon Princess's hand holding the spoon slightly stiffened, she lowered her head, saying nothing.

"This is why you've been keeping it from me, and why you're going to the Dark World. You and your sister's biological mother are direct descendants of the Jiang family, always surviving in the cracks."

Gu Jianlin brought up the topic, finally gaining the upper hand psychologically, fiddling with the table wine, speaking nonchalantly, "If I'm not mistaken, your biological mother often wants to visit you, right? Mom and Uncle Su have mentioned it, she'll even call you from time to time, but you have her number blocked."

The Moon Princess raised her head, pouting, "How did you know?"

"Remember the day school started after Tomb-Sweeping Festival, your biological mother called you?"

Gu Jianlin was silent for a moment, finally explaining, "Later when I went home, I checked your phone and found over a hundred blocked numbers."

The Moon Princess was stunned, "When did you check my phone?"

Gu Jianlin hesitated again, "When you fell asleep in my room during tutoring."

The Moon Princess stared at him, speaking softly, "So I fell asleep in your room, and instead of doing anything to me, you checked my phone? Am I so unappealing?"

Gu Jianlin glanced at her rounded shoulders and delicate collarbone, as well as the pair of beautiful legs under the dress.

It must be said, she was indeed alluring.

But alas, his heart was as solid as a rock, unmoving, "No, I also carried you to the bed."

The Moon Princess puffed her cheeks, muttering, "It's all Aunt Zijin's fault for talking too much."

"Now I've entered your world too."

Gu Jianlin gazed into her eyes, "Are you still planning to hide it from me?"

The Moon Princess snorted, "We're in such a romantic city now, yet you're not taking me sightseeing or shopping under the cherry blossoms, not taking me to Akihabara for photos and figurines, but rather checking my household registration?"

Gu Jianlin shook his head, saying, "Just like you know me so well, I want to know you too."

If this were in anime, it would generally mean a confession.

Unfortunately, the Moon Princess knew him too well; it was just his literal meaning.

Finally, she sighed, conceding.

"That woman is indeed a member of the Jiang family and a member of Dusk."

She said emotionlessly, "When I was very young, she divorced my father and returned to the Jiang family as their young lady, erasing my father's memory and spirituality in the process."

Gu Jianlin's right hand on the table jolted like being shocked, "Uncle Su is an Ascender too?"

"He was, a long time ago, but now he doesn't remember it himself, he's still working in the extradepartmental section of the Ether Association, engaging in research and investigation of ancient artifacts. The Jiang family erased his memory, and also destroyed his physical structure with drugs, turning him into a complete ordinary person."

The Moon Princess's gaze was icy, speaking lightly, "Back then, they wanted to do the same to us."

Gu Jianlin's heart sank slightly.

"My sister awakened early, infiltrated the Zong Family to escape disaster. Later, due to her actions, the main family started targeting me, wanting to snuff me out before I awakened."

The Moon Princess said softly, "But they didn't expect me to awaken myself."

Gu Jianlin mused, "Then you met my dad?"

"Yes, under the teacher's protection, the Jiang family didn't dare do anything to me."

The Moon Princess sipped her orange juice, saying, "Perhaps that woman is also trying to mediate, but ultimately couldn't defy the family. The faith and authority left by the Red King is unshakable, including her. The fact my sister and I survived might be the Jiang family's greatest grace to us."

Gu Jianlin nodded slightly, "I see, I met your sister yesterday."

The Moon Princess was surprised.

"In Yokohama, we almost clashed."

Gu Jianlin thought for a moment, saying, "You can explain my identity to her later, we don't need to exert so much effort fighting with the Si family anymore. I'll find a way to take root in the Dark World, expand quickly. I'm in the Si family, she's in the Zong Family, and you're backed by the Liu family. Sounds promising, right?"

The Moon Princess was stunned for a long while, blinking her beautiful eyes.

"I didn't expect you could replace the Si family's young master."

She complained, "What is all this?"

"There are many bizarre things, slowly get used to it."

Gu Jianlin said lightly.

Their conversation was already shrouded by the Lock of Nonexistence, no need to worry about eavesdropping.

Once the servants brought in the lunch, the siblings enjoyed a long-lost moment of solitude.

The Moon Princess suggested going to Akihabara for a stroll since she has an otaku attribute; at home, she often buys wigs, costumes, and props, snapping photos in the mirror like a real-life figurine.

Akihabara is considered paradise for an otaku like her.

Besides, some drugstores attracted her, as she needed new cosmetics.

Gu Jianlin wasn't interested in these things; he always hated crowded places. Compared to them, Hokkaido appealed to him more, or visiting some anime pilgrimage sites.

It can only be said that the same city holds different meanings for different people.

For some veterans, Tokyo might be most alluring for its singing and dancing clubs and strip clubs, as well as some shops selling teachers' great works on CDs.

Of course, eating and entertainment aren't the focus.

The most important thing is they want to check out that coordinate location.

Perhaps there's a major discovery there.

Yet just as they were preparing to go out, their phones vibrated simultaneously.

"A message from the Think Tank."

The Moon Princess took out her phone and glanced at it, speaking softly, "There's probably a mission."

Gu Jianlin didn't quite understand the rules for Twilight Candidates, somewhat puzzled as he took out his phone.

"Miyamoto Shosuke's body is missing?"

He was slightly stunned.

At that moment, it was as if another pair of enchanting vertical pupils opened in his eyes.

Memories surged back.

The dimly lit long street, the deadly Qianyu Sushi Restaurant, blood everywhere.

His breathing suddenly changed, casually unleashing a strike of All Heavens Divine Thunder.

The man in the kimono drew his blade, pale dragon horns sprouted on his head, a white bone mask spread over his face!

Pseudo Ancestor!

The night's memories surged back.

The last thing he remembered was the entire space-time of the sushi restaurant shattering, blood splattering.

Miyamoto Shosuke was buried in it too.

A Holy Land Level Pseudo Ancestor was instantly killed on the spot.

Of course, this wasn't something he could do.

Skylark was truly terrifying!

This Miyamoto Shosuke was probably a member of The Order of the Hidden.

Gu Jianlin's gaze was solemn, mumbling to himself, "It's true, The Order of the Hidden's influence isn't limited to human Ascender organisations, it even infiltrates various Ancient God Clans. There's something in Tai Zhuo's memory about an incident where an Ancient Ancestor around an old monster inexplicably betrayed, and note that it was the Candle Dragon Clan."

"Back then, the teacher also said, the Candle Dragon Venerable never considered humans her enemy, because there's something in this world she truly fears, so what is the so-called truth, actually?"

The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, as though plummeting into an abyss.

Soon, the Moon Princess's voice brought him back to reality.

"The Think Tank wants us to go to a meeting."

The Moon Princess said gravely, "Where the body went missing, there's something very terrifying."

Gu Jianlin also pulled up the information on his phone and took a look.

When he saw the photo attached to the message, his eyes shrunk violently.

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