bioinnovel Chapter 153 The Dugu family's genes are truly stable.
Chapter 153 The Dugu family's genes are truly stable.
This man possessed a refined and approachable demeanor. He was the Grand Preceptor of the Tianxing Empire, a member of the Tianxing Empire's royal family, and a Spirit Emperor realm expert in the Tianxing Empire.
Beside the Heavenly Star National Preceptor sat a beautiful woman dressed in magnificent attire. Her cultivation level was Spirit Emperor Realm, and she was Princess Mingyue of the Heavenly Star Empire.
Upon seeing the princess, Gu Yan immediately averted his gaze. He remembered being teleported to her bath; Princess Mingyue's eyes were piercing, and her face was as beautiful as a peach blossom. Gu Yan thought to himself: This is bad!
This princess might cause me trouble.
Even if they don't cause me trouble today, they will definitely cause me trouble in the future.
Gu Yan looked at Emperor Tianqiong. Emperor Tianqiong was incredibly tall and strong, even more so than Gu Yan's maternal grandfather, Jiang Qian. His powerful muscles were evident even in his loose robes. He had abundant vital energy, a loud and clear voice, a handsome and resolute face, and long, slightly curled, dark red hair that fell down his back.
Finally, Gu Yan looked at the retired emperor of the Tianyin Empire.
The throne of the Tianyin Empire has been vacant for over ten thousand years, and Dugu Yun's elder brother, Dugu Ye, has been dead for over ten thousand years. Dugu Ye died because he failed to break through to the Spirit Emperor realm, and after his death, the retired Emperor Dugu Yeli has been acting as regent.
Although nominally regent, Dugu Yeli was merely a figurehead, leaving all government affairs to the prime minister. With him, a late-stage Spirit Emperor, around, things wouldn't descend into chaos even without an emperor.
However, Dugu Yeli was also worried. The reason he hesitated to establish a new emperor was that he looked down on all his grandsons, great-grandsons, and great-great-grandsons.
Gu Yan was shocked when she saw Dugu Yeli's face clearly. He looked so much like Dugu Yun and Dugu Xun. Were the Tianyin royal family copies of each other? Dugu Xun looked exactly like his grandfather Dugu Yun, and he even had the same face as his great-grandfather Dugu Yeli.
Although Dugu Yue, Dugu Sheng, and Dugu Ao don't all look alike, they actually share a resemblance of over 70% with Dugu Yun and Dugu Xun.
Gu Yan's lips twitched. The genes of your Dugu family are a bit too stable.
"Fellow Daoist Jiang is truly blessed. Your son is accomplished, you have a house full of descendants, and you even have such a grandson whose talent and appearance are both stunning. It's enough to make anyone envious," Empress Dowager Tianji said with a smile. As she spoke, her eyes were on Gu Yan. Even though she had lived for over ten million years, she couldn't help but take a few more glances at such a handsome young man.
"Fellow Daoist Han is too kind. Although I have many children and grandchildren, they are quite a headache. Fortunately, Yan'er is easy to manage, unlike his cousins who are so troublesome," Jiang Qian laughed.
"Peerless King, truly unparalleled in the world. This title is very fitting for young friend Jiang Yan." The Heavenly Master smiled slightly.
Emperor Tianqiong stared at Gu Yan intently, liking her more and more. Then, thinking of his worthless children and grandchildren, he felt a mixture of affection and extreme envy and jealousy.
While they were talking, Gu Yan kept glancing at Dugu Yeli. How could Dugu Yeli not notice? Dugu Yeli smiled and asked, "Little one, is there something on my face?"
He touched his cheek as he spoke.
Gu Yan cupped his hands in apology: "Senior, please forgive me. I just think that you look too much like my sworn brother."
All eyes fell on Gu Yan. The Peerless King had a sworn brother? Suddenly, everyone became curious about Gu Yan's sworn brother.
"Oh?" Dugu Yeli looked at Gu Yan with interest, his beautiful purple eyes flashing. He liked this boy very much. If he weren't Jiang Qian's grandson, he would definitely have kidnapped him.
"My sworn brother also has the surname Dugu, and his grandfather was named Dugu Yun," Gu Yan said.
Dugu Yun?
A commotion arose in the main hall. Everyone knew that Dugu Yeli had only two sons: Dugu Ye and Dugu Yun. Both sons were quite talented, but the younger son was more outstanding.
Dugu Yeli passed the throne to his eldest son, which greatly displeased his second son. After that, Dugu Yun disappeared from the Jade Wave Continent; he has been gone for millions of years.
The smile vanished from Dugu Yeli's face, replaced by a surge of long-suppressed emotions in his eyes: "Dugu Yun? You know my wretched son?"
"Yes, I crossed the Endless Sea with Senior Dugu Yun and my sworn brother. There was a problem along the way, which is why I arrived at the Jade Wave Continent ahead of schedule. My sworn brother and Senior Dugu Yun are still on the Endless Sea. Please bring them back as soon as possible," Gu Yan said to Dugu Yeli.
"That wretched child! That wretched child!" Dugu Yeli slammed his hand on the table, causing cracks to appear. "He still has the nerve to come back? I only said a few words back then, and he actually dared to run away from home, and he's been gone for five million four hundred thousand years. If he dares to come back, I'll break his legs."
Dugu Yeli actually knew where Dugu Yun had gone, but the father and son were sulking. If you don't come to find me, then I won't come to find you either.
In fact, after Dugu Ye's death, Dugu Yeli wanted to find Dugu Yun several times to return and inherit the throne, but each time before setting off, he would think of what this wretched boy had said before, and he would get so angry that he would not go.
"Brother Dugu, so much time has passed, you should have calmed down by now," Emperor Tianqiong said with a smile.
"That brat deserves a beating. If he dares to come back, I'll kill him." Dugu Yeli was furious.
"What nonsense are you spouting? Young Master Yun already has a grandson. More than five million years have passed; he should be mature by now," said Empress Dowager Tianji.
Gu Yan thought to herself: Mature? That's impossible.
"The sea is fraught with danger, Dugu, you should bring your children and grandchildren back as soon as possible," Jiang Qian said.
"I'm not going. Let them drift," Dugu Yeli said coldly.
Gu Yan looked at Dugu Yeli's icy face: "Brother, you've already reached the early stage of the Spirit Venerable Realm."
When they heard this, no one reacted much until Gu Yan added, "He is 1,335 years old this year."
Dead!
The entire hall fell into a deathly silence!
A spirit venerable one thousand three hundred and thirty-five years old?
Although they had Gu Yan, a Spirit Venerable who was 1,230 years old, before them, it didn't mean they wouldn't be shocked to hear about a Spirit Venerable who was 1,335 years old.
After a moment of stunned silence, Dugu Yeli had already vanished from his seat.
He had already rushed headlong towards the endless sea.
My dear grandson, great-grandfather is here!
Everyone looked at Dugu Yeli's empty spot, and no one was surprised by his reaction. Anyone who knew that they had such a great-grandson with terrifying talent floating in such a dangerous place as the Endless Sea would have run there just like him.
After a moment of silence in the hall, all eyes turned back to Gu Yan.
"Your Highness, is everything you're saying true? Fellow Daoist Dugu's great-grandson is already at the Spirit Venerable Realm at the age of 1,335?" Emperor Tianqiong asked.
Gu Yan chuckled: "Yes, to be precise, my brother entered the Spirit Venerable Realm at the age of 1,326."
Everyone fell silent again.
Emperor Tianqiong cursed inwardly, "Bastard! How come Dugu Yeli is so lucky?!" He picked up a cup of wine and took a big gulp, but the wine suddenly turned sour.
Sour.
Is the feng shui of this Miro Continent really that good? Two spirit venerables over a thousand years old have appeared all at once.