The more they oppose, the more it shows that I am doing the right thing-Chapter 587 - 319: A Man’s Promise

Raindrops won't fall forever, but a headache surely will.

That was the sole truth An Su had realized.

His old man had just been spouting societal moral principles with fevered enthusiasm—something about "the meaning of the Chenxing family," something about "the Chenxing never falling." Yet immediately after, he commanded An Su to continue the family line right here and now, even claiming it was "the meaning of the Chenxing family."

Is the meaning of the Chenxing family just to screw around?

An Su had retorted to Count Karlo at the time.

—Nonsense, how could a family continue its legacy without screwing around!

Count Karlo argued fervently, his tone brooking no doubt, speaking of the world's ultimate truth.

What about that family saying "Chenxing never falls"?

An Su's face was streaked with lines of annoyance.

—That was changed later when we had some money to pay the teacher, the original saying had 'thrive' instead of 'star,' symbolizing thriving vitality and everything flourishing.

The Earl explained, his words carrying the weight of the family's past glories.

Some lowbrow family.

An Su felt that the cultural identity he had struggled to foster had shattered into pieces on the ground.

No wonder people curse us as nouveau riche!

I'd curse too!

"You must do it for me, or else come back with me to the border." Count Karlo huffed and glared, "Even if you get slaughtered here, at least the Chenxing family's lineage must not end."

What time is it now?

An Su didn't have time for such tomfoolery; with the situation so dire, he would skip dialogues during his gaming speed runs.

This lowbrow family's legacy should have died out with the first generation.

He glanced at Enya beside him and shot her a look, signaling for the maid to somehow bamboozle his old man.

Enya returned the look with knowing eyes.

"Count Karlo," Miss Enya said seriously, opting to kick him while he was down, betraying her master's wishes, "I completely agree with the Chenxing family's screw-around legacy. There's no time to waste; we should promote the traditional cultural spirit."

Her eyes showed a hint of grievance, "Even though Enya is reluctant and just a bit curious. But for the sake of continuing the family tradition and promoting the Chenxing spirit, let Enya take on this responsibility, only wishing for her master to be gentle."

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A lowbrow family paired with a lowbrow maid; what a divine bunch.

"Dad, you don't understand the current situation." An Su sneered coldly, showing no mercy for the traitor, "Miss Enya has already sworn to face life and death with me, so if anything happens to me, Miss Enya can't leave Farol either, and the family lineage would still end."

"Ah." Enya's eyes widened as she tilted her head, saying earnestly, "Actually, I think being a widow wouldn't be too bad; I could mourn with the children for a hundred years."

Her eyes showed a hint of grievance once more, "Even though Enya is reluctant. But for the sake of..."

You're not even a widow yet!

An Su sighed heavily, the corners of his mouth twitching fiercely; how could a lowbrow maid betray her master twice in one day.

"Hmm, this is indeed a problem."

It was Count Karlo who now hesitated, knowing full well Enya's character—what she said was in jest, but if something really did happen to An Su, the girl wouldn't live alone, and the Chenxing family's legacy would once again be cut short.

After some thought, he suddenly had a bright idea, "Don't we have Luojia?"

"Just perfect since Enya is unwilling," Count Karlo slapped his thigh.

Huh?

What the hell?

"Count Karlo."

Miss Enya got even more serious, decisively choosing to add fuel to the fire, loyal to her young master's will, "I think the family ethos of passing down the lineage through screwing around is too feudal. We should abolish those outdated and worthless thoughts."

What, should we pass it on through sheer will now?

Count Karlo's expression darkened, you were just praising my Chenxing concepts!

Seeing the argument persist, An Su sighed again, and looking at Count Karlo, he felt the man's anxiety, and shook his head, "I won't be in trouble, Dad. Now is not the time for that kind of thing."

"I will survive."

Silvery starlight traced the contours of the sky, and the young man turned to gaze toward the stars at the edge of sight, his dark blue eyes reflecting the entire sea of stars. He tentatively reached out toward the starlight,

"Even if all the stars fell from the sky, I would still survive. As the saying goes, a scourge lives for a thousand years."

"In the first Era of Chaos, within the 'City of Free Radiance,' Luojia deciphered the code of the Era of Chaos from a book of Revelations, and these days, it has drawn ever closer, within reach."

"We still have some time left, we can make ample preparations."

"As long as I gain full control over this world before it crashes into reality."

An Su said earnestly, "Then, I will return with the stars."

"This is a promise between men."

Count Karlo looked at his son, feeling An Su's sincerity. On closer inspection, An Su had grown taller than him, his eyes brimming with a youthful spirit that he did not possess, as if the entire world was in the hands of these young men. A cool breeze whistled by, and both their long grey hairs lifted in the air; only at this moment did Count Karlo truly comprehend that the young man had long since grown up.

An Su had promised to return safely; this was the most sacred promise between men.

He opened his mouth, his throat moved, but no sound came out at first. Count Karlo remained silent for a long time before finally looking at An Su with a serious expression,

"After you come back, will we screw around then?"