Let Me Revitalize the Kong Family Bloodline?

Xiao Hongchen had felt that something was off with his little sister lately.

It was one thing for her to run to Kong Ming'an's cold, lifeless Laboratory every single day without fail,

After all, he had to admit that training with Ming did bring real improvements to one's cultivation and physique, even if the medicine tasted murderous and the "Body Forging Method" occasionally got updated, forcing him to learn it all over again,

But the problem was that every time she returned from the Laboratory, he would see Meng Hongchen holding a thick stack of books or notes, reading with such intense focus that she often could not even hear her own brother calling her,

He could endure that. What truly made Xiao Hongchen uneasy were the books Meng Hongchen had been reading...

He had secretly glanced at their covers and contents a few times. They were all things like Detailed Explanation of Human Meridians and Acupoints, On the Circulation of Muscles, Bones, and Vitality, Preliminary Exploration of the Source of Life... There was even an Atlas of Human Physiological Structure!

What was even worse was during meals,

His little sister had always been a picky eater who loved sweets, but she had always had a decent appetite,

Yet recently... several times now, the sight of the dishes on the table had made her face scrunch up. She would cover her mouth, looking as though she were desperately suppressing nausea...

Reading books about the human body... wanting to vomit at the sight of meat... running to Kong Ming'an every day...

Those keywords flashed through Xiao Hongchen's genius mind, and in the end, a terrifying conclusion emerged!

Unable to hold it in any longer, after lunch one day, Xiao Hongchen pulled Ming aside,

"Kong Ming'an, tell me honestly! What did you do to my sister?"

Kong Ming'an: "...?"

Hearing the unprecedented seriousness in Xiao Hongchen's voice, along with the faint grief and indignation in his words, Kong Ming'an slowly produced a "¿".

What had he done...

Hadn't he merely compiled a set of teaching materials for her to study, asked her to help record experimental data, occasionally explained some basic energy theories, and let her begin handling experiments? What else could he have done?

"Stop playing dumb!"

Seeing his "innocent" expression, Xiao Hongchen grew even more furious. "Meng has been hugging those books on human meridians every day! She wants to throw up whenever she sees food! And she keeps coming here every day! You..."

Xiao Hongchen paused, his tone turning solemn:

"...You have to take responsibility for her!"

"...Huh?"

Kong Ming'an's thoughts stalled for a rare moment,

Turning his head, Kong Ming'an unconsciously looked toward the nearby dining table, where he saw Miss Meng frowning as she pushed away the freshly served plate of Spicy Rabbit Head,

His gaze swept back and forth several times between Miss Meng's uncomfortable expression and that plate of Spicy Rabbit Head. Combined with Xiao Hongchen's words about "hugging books on human physiological structure"...

An absurd yet perfectly fitting chain of misunderstandings took shape in his mind.

"..."

For a moment, Kong Ming'an did not know how to respond. He lightly pressed a hand to his forehead, feeling nothing but a baffling headache,

Miss Meng was indeed cute, but he was not some pervert. Having thoughts about the current Miss Meng would get him shot, all right!

Was this the usual precocious maturity of Douluo? He had truly seen it now,

With a sigh, he explained, "You're overthinking it. I really didn't do anything. As for why she wants to vomit when she sees food...

"It's probably because she's been having extra meals every day lately?"

Ever since the Soul Ring experiments began, the Laboratory had two-digit numbers of Soft Bone Rabbits dying every day,

It would be a waste to throw them away, so a hundred ways to cook rabbit had been born... The preparations were novel and tasted good, so Miss Meng had become rather addicted to them these past few days,

After having too many extra meals, naturally she had no appetite when she saw regular meals,

"Extra meals?"

Xiao Hongchen frowned, his expression still unconvinced,

You expect me to believe this is what happens from having extra meals?! This guy really doesn't want to take responsibility, does he!

He was just about to press the matter further when Miss Meng poked her head out from nearby,

She glanced at the helpless-looking Kong Ming'an, then at her own brother, whose face was filled with anger and who looked positively aggressive. In no time at all, she came to a conclusion,

"Brother, what are you trying to do again?!"

Xiao Hongchen: "???"

No, Sister? It was not about what he was trying to do—it was about what this guy beside her was trying to do!

Xiao Hongchen tried to speak, but seeing his expression, Meng Hongchen seemed to understand something. She directly wrapped her arms around Kong Ming'an's arm and pulled him back a little,

"Ming'an treats me very well. Brother, just focus on cultivating properly. You don't need to worry about me."

With that, Meng Hongchen directly pulled Kong Ming'an away,

Xiao Hongchen watched the two of them leave, his expression stiffening slightly, but he ultimately did not stop them,

It was not that he was dissatisfied with Ming. He simply felt that his little sister had given herself away too quickly and might easily suffer for it...

Still misunderstanding the situation somewhat, Xiao Hongchen hesitated for a while before finally deciding to tell Grandfather about it,

And then...

Only a few hours later, Kong Deming arrived at the Laboratory with Jing Hongchen in tow...

Once everything had been explained, the misunderstanding was naturally cleared up quickly,

After understanding the situation, Jing Hongchen, who had not known whether to feel sorrow or joy, instead let out a sigh of relief. He then took Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen away first,

For a time, only the grandfather and grandson remained in the Laboratory.

"...I really didn't expect you to make a special trip here over something like this, Grandfather."

Looking at the imposing old man before him, Kong Ming'an sighed softly,

"It concerns you, after all. Besides... this is no small matter." Kong Deming spoke calmly.

"Uh..."

Kong Ming'an inexplicably developed a bad feeling,

As the Kong Family's only remaining descendant, he knew much about its circumstances. Long ago, because the Kong Family had some blood ties to the Sun Moon Royal Family, they had naturally been nobles, and their bloodline had flourished,

But because the Kong Family head at the time had backed the wrong side, the Kong Family was directly purged. Only his own Grandfather had survived, due to his close friendship with the Former Emperor,

From then on, Grandfather had been the Kong Family's sole remaining bloodline. After that, Kong Ming'an's father was born, grew up normally, and had him with his mother,

Yet not long after he was born, his parents both died in an accident during a Soul Tool experiment... Well, it truly had been an accident, not a case of someone murdering them,

Because of that incident, he became the Kong Family's sole descendant in the truest sense. Grandfather had also cherished him like a precious treasure, terrified that something might happen to him,

Grandfather had raised and cared for him all the way until now.

But...

With some hesitation, Kong Ming'an cautiously asked:

"Grandfather, you aren't going to say you want me to revitalize the Kong Family bloodline, are you?"

Kong Deming gave Kong Ming'an a strange look, then shook his head. "Not that..."

Kong Ming'an immediately sighed in relief. "That's good..."

As he spoke, he unconsciously picked up the nearby cup and took a sip of water to moisten his throat.

"...It's merely that His Majesty intends to betroth a Princess to you."

"Pfft—"

Kong Ming'an lost his composure for once. He turned his head, pointed at himself, and stared at Grandfather in disbelief,

"No... huh?"