Above the Galaxy

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"Insolence!"

"Blasphemy, drag them out and execute them!"

If this were on New Star, if this were in the Phoenix Empire, anyone daring to speak to her with such impudent, flippant, and disrespectful words about someone of higher status would have been dragged out and beheaded long ago...

The concept of hierarchy in the Phoenix Empire is extremely strict and strong.

Unfortunately, she was now on Old Land, atop the ruins.

Endure!

Living, there is nothing more important than remaining alive.

Phoenix feigned indignance and looked at the old man, saying, "I have no intention of interfering with your family affairs, I'm simply explaining the dangers of early marriage and early childbearing from a scientific perspective... I can show you authoritative reports on this, it's how things are done on New Star."

"Of course, this is just my personal suggestion. If you are unwilling to accept it, then forget I said anything..."

"Authoritative reports? Are the reports from your New Star experts authoritative, or is our real-life experience more legitimate?" The old man scorned Phoenix's words.

"Look... look up at the sky, take a look around you. How is any of this similar to your New Star? Life is not easy for anyone here, and many sturdy young men die in their thirties. We must hurry to leave descendants while still alive... or else won't our Tang family be without offspring? Will you take on that responsibility?"

"Old man, isn't your surname Lu? Why have you suddenly become one of our old Tang family?" Tang Fei spoke up to nitpick.

Actually, he wanted to deflect the conversation; he was reluctant for the old man and Phoenix to discuss this topic.

The feeling was subtle, like the old man was proposing to put a tail grass in a shining golden vase by asking if this could be placed in your vase.

This would make things awkward for others.

Insert it? It's beneath one's dignity.

Not insert it? Afraid of causing offense.

Tang Fei felt ashamed, with the pride of a young man stirring within him.

One was a refugee upon the ruins, the other, a pampered guest from New Star; how could the two of them possibly have a deep connection?

The most splendid tail grass is still just a bunch of tail grass after all. They are found everywhere, who would covet them?

The old man glared at Tang Fei, angrily saying, "I'm asking for your deceased parents, who entrusted you to me, can I not worry about it?"

"Phoenix, you say you don't want him to marry An Ning, so are you going to be his wife in the future?"

The old man, as if he didn't understand Tang Fei's point, stubbornly pressed Phoenix for an answer.

Phoenix knew she had to face the question directly. She glanced at Tang Fei, her long eyelashes twitching, then quickly shifted her gaze, seriously and earnestly looking at the old man, and said, "Uncle, Tang Fei is my life-saver, and someone whom I must repay in the future. I'm very grateful for everything he has done for me and for saving my life numerous times..."

"But, feelings are complex, we've only just met, especially in such circumstances... I don't know what kind of relationship we will have in the future, but, if you really want me to give an answer, I truly can't agree at this moment..."

She bit her lip and said firmly, "Can't agree to be his wife."

Cut the Gordian knot!

Love is love, the absence of love is just that; such matters can't be treated superficially, nor can one deceive, they must be handled decisively.

Besides, who gets married after only two days of acquaintance?

If her parents knew of this, they would be furious enough to behead them.

"Really unwilling?" The old man still harbored hopes.

"Unwilling." Phoenix was very determined.

"Can't you think of a way?"

"I think... I can't think of any way that I can accept this."

"Then forget it." The old man casually waved his hand, saying, "This kid really doesn't deserve you. I was just speaking off the cuff, you don't have to take it to heart."

"..." Phoenix.

"..." Little Fatty.

"&#^%$#@*&%$b" Tang Fei.

The old man didn't care about the attitudes of others at all, truly reconciling with himself; what he liked was the best way to live.

He looked at Phoenix with a smile and asked, "You just said you were very grateful to Tang Fei, thankful for him saving your life multiple times... Other than him carrying you back, when else did he save you?"

Phoenix's heart squeezed tightly; indeed, there was not a single easy person among these people.

Her eyes sought Tang Fei, hoping he would give her a hint, to make it clear whether that incident should be made known to the old man.

Tang Fei understood Phoenix's intent and signaled Little Fatty to close the courtyard door and stand guard at the entrance. Only then did he look at the old man and say, "We killed a group of Grey Robes."

"Grey Robe?" The old man's eyes slightly hardened, pausing for a moment, he said, "Murdered is murdered, the Flame Shrine is evil, not much different from those predators outside... You certainly had no choice but to kill."

"There was also a Black Robe," Tang Fei added.

"Hiss..."

The old man sucked in a breath of cold air, angrily saying, "You killed a Black Robe too? Do you know what the Black Robe represents? That's the upper echelon of the Flame Shrine, a leader of a region... The one you killed must be the Black Robe of the Henshan Gathering Area, right? Eventually, all the residents of Henshan Gathering Area will suffer for this..."

"Is everything taken care of cleanly? If they trace this back to our house, that would be troublesome... The Flame Shrine is powerful and acts arrogantly and despotic, there's no reasoning with them... Quick, tell me, what was the reason you ended up killing the Black Robe..."

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