The young man actually looked remarkably like Yuri.
His name was You An.
The moment Eugene saw him, he was utterly stunned.
The marquis smiled. "Lord Eugene, I discovered back then that although your son had passed away, he had left descendants. His bloodline continued through the generations, and now we've found him."
Eugene's hands trembled. Yuri had liked frequenting brothels back then, so it was hardly surprising that he had left descendants.
After examining him, Eugene was absolutely certain that You An was his direct descendant.
I actually still have descendants.
Eugene was overwhelmed with excitement.
Now that I have a descendant, what do I need an adopted son for?
At that moment, Yuri stood some distance from the Flower of the Other Shore, gazing at it in fascination. It's so beautiful.
Over the past few days, he had also learned a little about the Flower of the Other Shore. Apparently, the flower possessed the power of time, and it needed an item held by the Fuerxi Empire to bloom.
Yuri didn't know what its exact effects were.
Then, out of nowhere, Yuri received terrible news: his adoptive father's direct descendant had come knocking.
What the fuck? Then what does that make me?
Eugene's attitude underwent a drastic change. He rapidly grew cold toward Yuri, the adopted son he had only just taken in.
You An went from a down-and-out nobody to someone with an entirely different status overnight. He immediately let it go to his head and became wildly arrogant.
In particular, comparing the life Yuri, this fake son, had enjoyed with his own former circumstances made You An deeply resentful.
That very night, You An took Yuri's two maids for himself.
You An pointed right at Yuri's nose. "Got a problem with that?"
Yuri forced an ingratiating