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"Zhenguo! Do you know you might be involved in something absolutely huge!"

General He's hoarse roar, filled with shock and fear, echoed in the living room for a long time.

Lu Zhenguo and Zhou Yayun were completely stunned by this shocking news.

They stared blankly at Lu Xiaoshi, who was innocently munching on an apple, feeling as if their brains had turned into mush.

Gu family...

That legendary family that was like a "pillar of stability" throughout the entire Chinese military!

Little Stone is actually... actually a descendant of that family?!

How...how is this possible?!

This is even more unbelievable than "starting third grade at age five"!

"Old He, you...you calm down, sit down, sit down and talk slowly." Lu Zhenguo forced himself to calm down and helped the emotionally distraught General He back to the sofa.

Then, he turned his head and winked at Zhou Yayun, who was also in shock.

Zhou Yayun understood immediately. She quickly stepped forward and said to the two children in a calm tone, "Nianci, Xiaoshi, go back to your room and do your homework. Dad and Uncle He have something important to discuss."

Lu Nianci knew that the following conversation was the key.

But she also knew that it was not appropriate for her to stay here now.

She nodded obediently and led her still somewhat confused younger brother back to her room.

However, she did not close the door.

Instead, she left the door slightly ajar, just enough for her to hear the conversation in the living room.

A long silence fell over the living room.

All that could be heard was General He's heavy, labored breathing, like a broken bellows.

It took him a long time to calm down his turbulent emotions.

"Zhenguo, you...you still haven't told me where you found this child?" General He's voice was still trembling slightly.

Lu Zhenguo sighed and recounted to General He the whole story of how he discovered Su Nianci and her brother, how he brought them back to the military region, how he avenged them, and how he adopted them.

Of course, he omitted Su Nianci's "godlike" performances.

They were simply described as two pitiful, homeless orphans of martyrs.

After listening to Lu Zhenguo's account, General He fell into a long silence once again.

His face was unpredictable, and his eyes became incredibly complex.

"Henan... dilapidated temple... human traffickers..." He murmured these keywords repeatedly, as if trying to connect these clues.

"Zhenguo, Zhenguo," he finally raised his head after a long while, looking at Lu Zhenguo with a gaze that was both sympathetic and helpless, "You are good in every way, except... you are too soft-hearted."

"You think you just saved two poor children."

"But little did you know what a hot potato you were rescuing!"

Lu Zhenguo frowned: "Old He, what do you mean by that? What exactly is going on with the Gu family?"

General He picked up the cup of hot tea that Zhou Yayun had poured for him again and took a sip to moisten his dry throat.

Then, in a tone filled with awe and a hint of fear, he slowly began to recount the story of that family that existed only in legends.

"The 'Gu family' we are referring to is Gu Wanjun, one of the founding fathers of the People's Republic of China, also known as Old Master Gu."

"Old Master Gu has spent his entire life in the military, achieving remarkable feats. Although he has now retired to the second line, his influence in the military remains unparalleled. It's no exaggeration to say that if he stomped his foot, the entire capital would tremble!"

"He is a towering figure in our Chinese military! A living legend!"

General He's tone was full of reverence.

Lu Nianci, who was behind the door, was also shocked by what she heard!

She never imagined that Little Stone's grandfather was such an incredibly powerful and influential figure!

"Old Master Gu had three sons," General He continued. "The eldest son went into politics. The second son went into business and earned a lot of valuable foreign exchange for the country overseas."

"And the one who most resembles Grandpa Gu is his third son, Gu Changkong."

"Gu Changkong!" General He's eyes were filled with regret and sorrow when he uttered this name.

"He was a once-in-a-century genius in our air force! At the age of twenty, he piloted the most advanced fighter jet of the time, shooting down seven enemy aircraft in the Korean War and earning the title of 'Sword of the Skies'!"

"He should have been the pride of his family and the hope for the future of our Air Force!"

"But..." General He's voice turned somber, "Three years ago, he and his wife encountered an accident during a secret flight mission from the south back to the capital."

"The plane suddenly disappeared from radar while flying over a deserted mountainous area."

"The military deployed tens of thousands of personnel for a six-month-long, exhaustive search, but in the end only found some aircraft wreckage."

"Gu Changkong and his wife, who also came from a scholarly family, disappeared without a trace, neither alive nor dead."

"And what's even more heartbreaking is..." General He's voice choked with emotion, "their only son, Gu Mochen, has also... disappeared."

"Gu Mochen..." Lu Nianci etched this name into her heart behind the door.

"Old Master Gu's hair turned white overnight. From then on, the Gu family was shrouded in a lingering dark cloud."

"The Gu family mobilized all their resources to search for Gu Mochen's whereabouts across the country and even the world. But... there was no trace of him."

Everyone thought that the child had... had perished in the plane crash, just like his parents.

"But...who could have imagined! Who could have imagined this!" General He slapped his thigh excitedly!

"He...he's still alive!"

"And you even brought him home by some twist of fate!"

The living room fell into a deathly silence once again.

Lu Zhenguo and Zhou Yayun were completely shocked by this tragic secret of the wealthy family.

They looked at Lu Xiaoshi playing carefree outside the door, their hearts filled with mixed feelings.

It turns out that this child, whom they thought was the orphan of a martyr, actually carried such a heavy and legendary background.

"Then... the character '宸' on the back of that jade pendant, is it... Gu Mochen's '宸'?" Lu Zhenguo asked with difficulty.

"That's right!" General He nodded emphatically. "That was personally carved by a master craftsman at the belated celebration of his grandson's one-month birthday! 'Chen' represents the North Star, the abode of emperors. It symbolizes the high hopes the old master placed on his eldest grandson!"

"But..." Zhou Ya Yun suddenly thought of a question. She asked, puzzled, "Old He, since the Gu family has been looking for this child, why don't we... just send the child back? This... this would be a fantastic thing!"

"Good news?" Upon hearing this, General He let out a cold laugh filled with bitterness and fear.

"Sister-in-law, you're oversimplifying things!"

His expression instantly turned extremely serious.

He lowered his voice, speaking in a volume only the three of them could hear, and said, word by word:

"Did you really think that plane crash three years ago was... just an accident?"

"I'm telling you! No!"

"That was a premeditated murder!"

"And after those people learn that the Gu family bloodline still exists in this world... guess what they will do?"

General He's gaze slowly swept over Lu Zhenguo and Zhou Yayun's faces, which had turned deathly pale with fear.

Finally, his sharp, hawk-like gaze seemed to pierce through the door and land on Lu Nianci, who was eavesdropping behind the door.

"They will stop at nothing!"

"Make this child and everyone who knows his identity disappear from this world completely!"