Kill You, Swear Not to Be Human

Entering through the back door of the castle, Dongbo Xueying moved like a phantom, returning to his own room in the main building. He set down the Flying Snow Divine Spear and quickly headed downstairs to the living room.

In the living room.

Zong Ling was currently hosting Lord Si An.

"It's only been a month, and there's already a Mage Tower on Snow Stone Mountain!" Lord Si An said, holding a cup of hot tea. "The most formidable knights and mages in our Yi Water City have all gathered here on Snow Stone Mountain."

"It's merely Yi Water City; compared to the truly powerful experts in the outside world, it's not worth mentioning," Zong Ling replied with a faint smile.

Whoosh.

With a gust of wind, a black-clad youth walked in.

Lord Si An turned his head, his eyes brightening. He immediately stood up and smiled, "Lord."

"Lord Si An," Dongbo Xueying said quickly, "please, no need for such formalities. Sit."

Once seated, Dongbo Xueying immediately asked, "Lord Si An, regarding the situation of my parents..."

"You must trust the intelligence capabilities of our Dragon Mountain Tower; they are the best in the world," Lord Si An said. "However, I must warn you: you need to stay calm."

"Calm?" Dongbo Xueying felt a knot in his stomach, and Zong Ling's expression shifted as well.

"Please, speak," Dongbo Xueying said, his face appearing calm.

Lord Si An understood that this young lord could not possibly be calm inside. He sighed inwardly and spoke directly: "Your mother's situation is relatively fine. She is a direct descendant of the Moyang Clan, and her brother, Mo Yangchen, is the youngest Silver Moon Rank Archmage in the family. Therefore, your mother is merely confined within a restricted area of the Moyang Clan called 'Thunder Tide Cliff.' Although it is lonely, she has plenty of food and drink and can focus on her magical research. I've heard that your mother has even broken through to become a Meteor Rank Archmage."

"A Yu's talent has always been excellent; it's no surprise she was the first among us to break through to the Meteor Rank," Zong Ling nodded slightly.

"Then what about my father?" Dongbo Xueying asked, filled with worry.

If his mother was fine, then the trouble must lie with his father.

"Your father..." Lord Si An hesitated. "Your mother fled the family back then because she refused to accept an arranged marriage. The Moyang Clan later selected another outstanding girl from the direct line to be married off. That girl's father is named 'Moyang Chenbai.' Moyang Chenbai couldn't protect his daughter back then and remained deeply resentful. Since his daughter was married off, he has cultivated bitterly for twenty years and has now reached the Silver Moon Knight rank. Furthermore, by utilizing the family's alchemy armor, he can exert Title-level strength. Our Dragon Mountain Tower even presented him with a Bronze Token!"

"Moyang Chenbai has held a grudge over the events of that year and deeply resents your mother, believing that it was her escape that forced his daughter to marry an old man," Lord Si An said.

"How can that be blamed on my mother? After she fled, wasn't it the heads of the Moyang Clan who decided to marry his daughter off?" Dongbo Xueying said angrily.

"He dared not challenge the authority of the Clan Head, so he could only vent his anger on your mother," Lord Si An said. "Your mother is protected by your uncle and is locked away in the restricted Thunder Tide Cliff, so he has no way to reach her! But your father is performing hard labor... so Moyang Chenbai has been venting his hatred on him."

Dongbo Xueying's face turned ashen, his fingers gripping the armrest so hard they began to sink into the wood.

"Your father was sentenced to a hundred years of hard labor, performing grueling tasks in the Moyang Clan's 'Dongxiang Lake' Alchemy Workshop. Moyang Chenbai frequently arranges for people to torture your father, and then specifically has the mages in the workshop heal him time and time again! He won't let your father die." Lord Si An said, "If it weren't for the mages healing him repeatedly, your father likely wouldn't have lasted three years in that alchemy workshop."

"Bang!"

The armrest gripped by Dongbo Xueying's fingers was finally crushed to pieces. His eyes were filled with Sha Qi: "Damn them, damn them all."

In his memories, his father was as towering as a mountain...

A father who would either train him strictly or dote on him...

"Moyang Chenbai! Moyang Clan!" Dongbo Xueying's blood surged throughout his body, and a fierce, murderous aura radiated from him.

Zong Ling was also furious, his expression grim.

Although Lord Si An's explanation was brief—

They could all hear the truth: hard labor was already a form of torture, yet they specifically sent people to torment him? Even with Dongbo Lie's Heaven-Rank Knight physique, he couldn't withstand it and required constant healing from mages?

A raging fire burned in Dongbo's chest, his anger churning.

Moyang Chenbai, if I do not kill you, I swear I am not a man! Dongbo Xueying's heart was filled with murderous intent, but with an outsider present, he would not shout these things aloud.

Shouting was useless.

He had to take action!

"What about the Moyang Clan? What about Mo Yangchen? Do they just watch him torture my father?" Dongbo Xueying asked.

"The Moyang Clan doesn't care about your father's life or death. As for Mo Yangchen, although he has entrusted others to look after your father, it's useless. For one, Mo Yangchen himself must focus on his magical research; for another, Moyang Chenbai has earned a Bronze Token, and his status within the family is in no way inferior to Mo Yangchen's! Besides, since he specifically sends people to torture him, Mo Yangchen cannot protect your father every single moment, can he?"

Lord Si An said, "Furthermore, Mo Yangchen has feelings for his sister, but he has no such feelings for your father."

Dongbo Xueying gritted his teeth as he listened.

He understood.

He understood all of it.

But he hated it; he truly could not accept it.

"How can I save my parents?" Dongbo Xueying asked immediately.

"According to the intelligence we've gathered, the Moyang Clan enforces their family laws with extreme strictness; no one can defy them! Moreover, your mother is locked in a restricted area, and your father is in the family's Dongxiang Lake Alchemy Workshop. Outsiders cannot get in, and there is no way to rescue your father," Lord Si An said. "There is no hope for any opportunistic methods."

"What about methods that aren't opportunistic?" Dongbo Xueying asked.

"The relatively simplest way is to obtain a 'Honorary Marquis' title for your father," Lord Si An said. "A Marquis title carries immense status; even the special privileges of a Transcendence cannot be used to arrest one! To directly imprison or kill a Marquis? Even that pseudo-Transcendence of the Moyang Clan cannot bear the consequences!"

Marquis.

It was a rather special title.

Because titles below Marquis, such as 'Count' or 'Baron,' could be easily purchased with money, but a Marquis title could not! In fact, Marquises were extremely rare.

Under normal circumstances, a title is only granted when a family produces a Transcendence! A Transcendence can designate one person within their family to receive the title of Marquis, and this title can be inherited for a thousand years! After a thousand years, it naturally degrades to a Count.

Therefore...

A typical Marquis represents the nominal head of a Transcendence clan. As for the Transcendence powerhouse themselves? They have no need for titles.

Thus, it is forbidden to imprison or kill a Marquis. Pseudo-Transcendents lack the qualifications to do so, and even if a true Transcendence were to commit such an act, they would have to pay a heavy price.

An Honorary Marquis title cannot be inherited! It is generally granted to those who have rendered great service to the empire. The power is similar to that of a hereditary Marquis, with the only difference being the inability to pass it down.

"Since your father is an Honorary Marquis, your mother is a Marchioness. The Moyang Clan must immediately cease all punishments; any confinement or hard labor must stop, and they cannot afford to offend her in the slightest," Lord Si An said.

"How can one obtain the title of Honorary Marquis?" Dongbo Xueying asked quickly.

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