Visitors from the Leng Family

The young policewoman spoke with a radiant smile at Li Qingyue.

Her smile was bright and warm, like a ray of sunlight falling across the cool light of the lounge.

But at her words, Li Qingyue froze slightly, his expression turning blank.

The words "Leng Family" surfaced in his mind, and his eyes flickered despite himself.

It couldn't be the Leng Family I'd heard about in my memories, could it?

If it was that family, things had just gotten interesting.

Still, Li Qingyue did not dwell on it.

He simply nodded, took Na'er's small hand, and followed the policewoman upstairs to a more exclusive lounge.

In truth, the officers present all looked at Li Qingyue with mixed feelings.

After all, his registration clearly listed him as male, and his voice was unmistakably that of a clear-voiced young boy.

Yet the boy before them was simply too beautiful.

It was not conventional handsomeness, but a beauty so exquisite it almost seemed unreal, beauty taken to its absolute limit.

Even these well-traveled officers had never seen such a beautiful child in all their years.

If those looks had belonged to a girl, she would surely have grown into a peerless beauty capable of toppling kingdoms and cities.

But they belonged to a boy, lending the whole thing an indescribably strange air.

Li Qingyue paid no mind to what the police were thinking.

He did not even watch them. He merely sat quietly, waiting for the people from the Leng Family to arrive.

Seconds and minutes slipped by. Before he knew it, a little over three hours had passed.

Only then did someone open the door to the exclusive lounge from outside.

It was the same young policewoman.

Behind her came a young woman Li Qingyue did not recognize.

She wore a well-tailored business skirt suit and black high heels, and carried herself with crisp efficiency and a chilly air.

Her calm, detached gaze fell on Li Qingyue, taking its time as it swept over him.

Then a trace of puzzlement gradually replaced the calm in her eyes.

She, too, seemed to wonder how such a beautiful girl could exist in this world.

When the woman spoke, her voice was soft, yet carried an unquestionable composure.

"Which of you two young girls is a blood descendant of my Leng Family?"

At her words, Li Qingyue silently raised his hand and replied with some helplessness:

"Hello, miss. I'm the Leng Family descendant you're talking about, but I'm a boy, not a girl."

"And because I was badly injured, I have no memories. I don't even know my own name. Li Qingyue is a name I gave myself."

Li Qingyue looked a little embarrassed as he said this.

The woman visibly paused at his words.

A strange look flashed through her eyes. Then she merely nodded in silence and said evenly:

"There's no problem with the name. Your name is Li Qingyue. Your father's surname is Li, and that was your name to begin with."

She said it casually, as if it were nothing.

But her words left Li Qingyue completely bewildered.

He stared at the woman in front of him, unable to make sense of it for a moment.

Hadn't she said she was my aunt?

And wasn't an aunt supposed to be my father's older sister, or something like that?

That made things rather strange.

But the woman had no intention of explaining herself to Li Qingyue.

She nodded calmly at him, then looked him over again and said in the same even tone:

"Come with me. I'll take you to meet an elder of yours. She'll tell you some things, though you may already know some of them yourself."

"As for whether you're coming of your own free will, I don't care."

Her voice was calm and cold, without a trace of unnecessary emotion.

At her words, Li Qingyue instinctively grabbed Na'er and blurted out:

"Can she come with us?"

"She's an orphan too. If I leave her behind now, she'll be sent to an orphanage."

"With looks like hers, she'd have a terrible time there. She'd never make it to adulthood."

As Li Qingyue spoke, his eyes were calm—almost unnaturally so—as though none of this mattered much to him.

Whether these people were from the Leng Family or some other extraordinary clan, they had little to do with him.

Compared with such things, Na'er was what mattered most.

After all, she was his Protector.

Once Gu Yuena grew up, no matter what entanglements arose between her and Tang Wulin, she would never strike him down.

And once the two of them had died together, he would be free to roam this world as he pleased.

Perhaps by then, he really could become the legendary Aeon of Abundance, enjoy eternal life, and bring compassion to all under heaven.

With such a future awaiting him, he naturally thought little of a mere Leng Family.

The woman frowned slightly at Li Qingyue's words.

Just when he thought she would refuse, she nodded calmly and said:

"You have a point. Since the two of you survived together, you must have some bond."

"Come along, both of you. I'll take you out of here first."

Even then, her voice remained perfectly even.

Only then did Li Qingyue lead Na'er over and follow beside the woman.

As for Na'er, who had no identification of any kind, the policewoman merely stood there smiling. From beginning to end, she did not ask a single question.

They were city police officers, and by rights they had a duty to send an orphan of unknown origin like her to an orphanage.

But who were they dealing with?

Someone from the Leng Family!

Those officers would never dare offend an illustrious clan with such a long legacy.

When Li Qingyue and Na'er followed the woman out of the police station, they saw a luxurious stretch limousine parked outside.

Two black SUVs were parked ahead of it, equally silent and imposing, giving off a cold, oppressive air.

As the woman opened the car door, Li Qingyue instinctively looked inside.

A stunningly beautiful woman immediately came into view.

She appeared to be in her thirties. She wore a vivid red qipao and matching red high heels.

On anyone else, such an intense red might have looked strange, even overwhelming.

But on this woman, paired with her long, flame-red hair, it only made her beauty all the more striking.

Her figure was particularly remarkable, with a full bust, rounded hips, and curves that seemed perfectly proportioned in every detail.

Her vast airfield was the most astonishing Li Qingyue had ever seen on any woman.

Even he, accustomed as he was to all manner of peerless beauties, froze for an instant when he saw her.

The woman paid no mind to his momentary daze.

She simply nodded calmly to Li Qingyue, then gestured for him to get in.