Chapter 1090: The Story of the Ancestors

15 years ago, when the five-year-old Felix just moved into the Vosloda Manor, she would still call that man her father.

Although she didn't wear a gorgeous little dress as she imagined, and didn't become the little princess of her dreams, but had her hair cut short and received the most rigorous aristocratic education, Felix quickly adapted to her new life. She was too young to understand the sneer in the servants' eyes and the impatience in the teacher's tone. Everything in the manor was so novel, and every day was so happy.

She ran around the manor like a wild child, climbed trees and went down to the lake, and played dirty every day. She also liked to sneak a peek at Di Mi's classes, horse riding, swordsmanship, piano, painting... Except for eating, Felix never saw Di Mi resting. Once she climbed up a tree to play mahjong, and called Di Mi who was passing by to come up and play. Felix always felt that when Di Mi waved his hand to refuse, there was a flash of envy in his eyes.

But Di Mi also made Felix envious, because his father would only check Di Mi's homework when he came back. Felix hid outside the window of the study, watching her father pick out dozens of areas for improvement from Di Mi's nearly perfect grades. There was no praise, only endless criticism. At that time, she felt pity and envy for this strange brother... because her father at least cared about Di Mi.

You are something only when someone cares about you, otherwise you are nothing.

In order to attract her father's attention, Felix was particularly naughty during those days, drawing faces on statues, pulling out the most precious flowers in the garden, and climbing onto the roof, making the servants impatient. But no matter what she did, her father didn't even look at her.\n.\n.\n.\n.\nHe didn't even scold her.

The lack of indifference can arouse the anger of children. The stubborn Felix didn't believe that her father really didn't care about her at all, so she saw the opportunity to sneak into her father's study to see what fun things were inside.

Drawing maps and playing with models, although Felix didn't understand what secrets were hidden in a duke's study, it didn't prevent her from having fun. When she accidentally knocked over a rune armor stand in the study, she didn't know what to do when a cry of surprise came from the door: "Why are you here?"

It wasn't her father, it was Di Mi. He heard the noise in the study and came in to see that his brother had messed up the study. His first reaction was to pull his brother away.

Felix knew that she had made trouble and was a little afraid of being scolded, but Di Mi insisted on pulling her away and she got angry and refused to leave. Di Mi was three years older than her and often practiced swordsmanship. An eight-year-old child was naturally stronger than a five-year-old child, but Felix was stubborn and hugged the white jade sculpture next to her with her hands and feet. Di Mi tried his best but couldn't pull her away.

While playing, Felix turned the white jade sculpture, and a secret door appeared in the study with a click. Both children were stunned. Felix immediately wanted to push the secret door open, but Di Mi held her back, "This is my father's study. Can't we go in?"

It was just that Di Mi was holding the corner of Felix's clothes, and he didn't use any strength. The hidden room in his father's study is quite attractive to an eight-year-old boy.

"Then don't go, I'll go in by myself!"

"Don't!" Di Mi stopped her immediately and took the initiative to step forward: "Let me go in first!"

"Hmph, little trumpet!" Felix naturally didn't know that the secret room might be dangerous. She just felt that Di Mi said one thing and did another, saying that he shouldn't go in, but she rushed to go in.

When the two children who were full of expectations entered the secret room, they were soon disappointed. There were neither magic weapons nor barriers to seal monsters, nor a little sister hidden inside, only... paintings.

The bright "day star" illuminated this simple and luxurious room. The brave children stepped on the soft carpet and looked at the portraits displayed on the wall. There were men and women, old men and heroic young men, but the people in the paintings all had golden hair without exception.

The largest portrait was hung in the center of the wall. The frame was carved with gold and silver, the paper was bright as new, and the painting was so exquisite that even children could see it. But what shocked Di Mi and Felix the most was the beauty of the person in the painting.

"So beautiful..."

"This sister is so pretty..."

Heroic and charming, tender and passionate, feminine and cold, the person in the painting seemed to embody all the beautiful qualities in the world, and even after countless years, it could make children yearn for it.

They couldn't help but move closer, wanting to reach out and touch the eternal beauty frozen in the gap of time.

"Very pretty, isn't it."

Hearing the majestic and solemn voice coming from behind, the two children were instantly startled, turned around with tingling scalps, and saw the cold and serious Lord Zhuxing walking into the secret room. Even Felix, who wanted to attract her father's attention, was so scared that her legs trembled at this time. Even if her father didn't say anything, she was so panicked that she was about to cry. Although Di Mi was also very scared, he still took the initiative to stand in front and tried to explain: "Father, we are not-"

"When I first came in, I swore to marry the woman in the painting."

Zhu Xinggong said: "After I told your grandfather, he hung me up and beat me half to death. Because the person in the portrait is our ancestor of Vosloda."

Dimi blinked his eyes. He seemed to see a hint of smile on his father's face just now, but he looked so serious when he looked closely... Even if he told the children about his ugly deeds in his youth, Zhuxing Gong didn't seem to care much.

When the children heard their father's words clearly, they immediately turned their heads and stared at the painting, their hearts were shaken. Felix stammered, "First, the ancestor is a woman!?"

"No, it's a man."

Star-casting Duke said, "He has no name, just Vosloda. This name is taken from the "Star Poetry Collection". "Vos" means to dominate, and "Loda" means to conquer. Vosloda means to dominate fate and conquer everything."

Dimi immediately said, "I will definitely remember the glory of my ancestors!"

Felix, who realized it later, also hurriedly said, "Me too!"

Star-casting Duke didn't care about the flattery of the two children, and waved his hand and said, "Go out."

Finding that his father didn't pursue his trouble, Felix was no longer afraid. He looked up and asked expectantly, "Will I be as good-looking as my ancestor when I grow up?"

Dimi couldn't help but say, "Father, can you tell me the story of my ancestors?"

Star-casting Duke was silent for a moment, staring at the portrait, wondering what he was thinking. Just when the children thought their father would not answer their questions, the serious Star Caster sighed: "Being so good-looking may not be a good thing."

"A thousand years ago, the Star Kingdom was in turmoil and the nobles fought against each other. Our ancestor, who rose from humble beginnings, followed the then fourth princess to fight against the rebels, destroyed the "Blue Star Dynasty" and established the "Golden Star Dynasty"... When you look up at night and see the brightest golden star in the north, that is the flag of the Star Royal Family. "

"What does 'starting from humble beginnings' mean?" Felix didn't understand, "Does it mean that the ancestor was not a noble?"

"It means that the ancestor's family environment was not good." The more educated Di Mi explained: "The ancestor was probably not a noble at the beginning, but an ordinary commoner."

"Not even a commoner, the ancestor..." Zhuxinggong paused, "is a person who uses beauty to bring pleasure to others."

"Wow!" Felix said in surprise: "Is the ancestor such a good person? It's just... it's... right, is he doing charity?"

Di Mi is not as innocent as Felix. He vaguely guessed his father's allusion and couldn't help looking up at his feminine and beautiful ancestor, with an inexplicable pity in his heart.

"Why did the Noble War happen?" Di Mi asked, "Is it because the royal family at that time was not good?"

"It's because the system is not good." Zhuxinggong said: "At that time, there was no "Noble Kingdom", only a crude aristocratic system, but it could not adapt to the growing number of magicians and the interests of the people. The upper class was drunk and dreaming, and the lower class was fighting each other."

"The Noble War is not just a violent confrontation. All forces have different political propositions. Even the church has split up because of this, helping different lords to promote different Star Kingdoms. In the end, the "Golden Rose Queen" won the most support from the subjects and had the most powerful army, so she established the Golden Star Dynasty, which has continued to this day. And the "Noble Kingdom" she promoted has also become the political foundation of the Stars..."

Just when Zhuxinggong and Di Mi wanted to develop the conversation in depth, Felix, who didn't understand, stopped and asked loudly: "Why don't you look as beautiful as your ancestors?"

Zhuxinggong glanced at her, thought about it, and closed the door of the secret room. Felix was startled and thought she was going to be spanked. Her mother often spanked her when she was naughty. Di Mi also thought his father was angry, so he stood in front of Felix, ready to untie his belt, thinking that if he was punished, they would be beaten together.

"You should pretend that you didn't hear what I'm going to say next, and you are not allowed to tell anyone." Zhuxinggong said sternly, "Did you hear me!?" "I heard you!" The children agreed quickly.

Zhuxinggong walked to the front of the portrait, and the children watched from behind, and suddenly found that their father was indeed somewhat similar to their ancestor. Not only was his blond hair, his father's eyebrows and eyes were very similar to his ancestor, as poetic as a bird flying across the sky, but his father always had a blank expression, so the children didn't think so... But looking at the portrait of their ancestor, they vaguely felt that their father might have been very handsome when he was young.

"How many dukes are there in Fanxing?" he suddenly asked.

"There are five of them, including Vosloda!" Di Mi answered immediately, "They are collectively called the Five Pillars of the Stars!"

"The five first-generation dukes of the Stars are all legendary magicians with outstanding achievements, either good legion commanders, healing saints who can bring the dead back to life, or disaster messengers who can move mountains and seas." Zhuxing Gong said, "Except for the ancestor, the other dukes are two men and two women, plus the fourth princess who ascended the throne and became the empress, a total of two men and three women..."

Zhuxing Gong stopped talking here. The children were very curious about why he said this, but they didn't dare to ask if their father didn't continue.

After almost a minute, Zhuxing Gong almost squeezed out these words from his mouth: "They all like the ancestor."