You are all bad women! Don't come over!

"Second Grandpa." Inside the Shen family's private plane, Shen Xinyue smiled, "He..."

"He is the legitimate son of the Shen family, without any doubt." Shen Motian interrupted Shen Xinyue's words calmly yet firmly.

Shen Xinyue's heart tightened. No one understood the weight of those words better than she did.

On the surface, the Shen family doesn't emphasize legitimacy because the concept is somewhat ambiguous; they generally only refer to internal and external family. As long as one is within the family circle in the Capital City, they are internal, while those stationed elsewhere are considered external. Even if Shen Mochen is the descendant of Third Grandpa Shen Moran, he would be internal, not a legitimate son.

Shen Xinyue is the daughter of Shen Wanhua, the second son of the current Family Head, Shen Muchong. However, even she wouldn't normally claim to be the Shen family's legitimate daughter—she just doesn't correct outsiders when they introduce her that way.

But now, Shen Motian unequivocally referred to him as the legitimate son. Typically, such certainty is only used for her eldest uncle's lineage.

She understood the rules: if she wasn't meant to know, she shouldn't ask, and asking would be in vain.

But Shen Xinyue was immensely curious—who exactly was Shen Mochen? Despite the family having searched for Shen Moran's lineage over the years, they hadn't been very diligent.

Is Shen Mochen really from Shen Moran's line? What has he done to warrant such attention and regard from the family?

Because he is a Completer? Because of his fame?

This would certainly be a joke. Male Superpower Users are very rare, but that wouldn't merit such importance from the Shen family, nor would mere fame; the Shen family doesn't need a celebrity.

The only reason that could possibly lead the Shen family to break such norms is his intrinsic value, perhaps related to his unique superpower, though Shen Xinyue didn't know what Shen Mochen's ability was.

In a few days, she might ask Xia Xuexu; perhaps she knows something. Isn't Shen Mochen her brother-in-law? Shen Xinyue thought.

Recently, out of curiosity, Shen Xinyue had asked Xia Xuexu to observe him. At that time, it was purely out of curiosity, especially after casually hearing that Li Zhuangsheng had some connection with her sister during a chat with Xia Xuexu.

"Xinyue, listen carefully." Shen Motian suddenly spoke again, "Your blood relations extend beyond three generations."

Shen Xinyue was taken aback; while they nominally said so, sharing the same great-grandfather wasn't especially close. But why did Second Grandpa bring this up now?

"Though the family emphasizes not marrying within the same surname, the family does have precedents." Shen Motian stated leisurely, "He is of the Shen family, and must remain so; his descendants should belong to the Shen family too!"

"Second Grandpa..."

"Haha, those women in the Completer group think they're so good at hiding… After so many years, we've finally got the chance to infiltrate the Completers." Shen Motian chuckled, "This world is on the brink of a major upheaval, Xinyue, and they remain oblivious!"

...

"Major Shen, you must remember what I'm about to tell you, but don't reveal even a word." General Yan was extremely serious.

Shen Mochen shrank back a bit: "If it's confidential, perhaps I don't need to know..."

"It's about the origins of the monsters." General Yan calmly stated, "Those heads of the top families probably know something. Monsters weren't always around, but one day, they suddenly appeared. Alongside them came the Superpower Users."

"The Completers don't know?"

"They don't know; the Completers are actually an independent entity, not friendly with any family. Similarly, no family has been able to penetrate the core of the Completers."

"Because of superpowers?"

"Yes, the awakening of superpowers is like the world's most equal lottery. It doesn't pass with bloodlines; no matter how illustrious a family's lineage, they must accept the rare fate, haha! The Shen family has always wanted to reach into the Completers, but they've been ungracious, never having anyone with awakened abilities! Of course, even if they had one or two, we wouldn't let them into the core!"

Shen Mochen pointed at himself: "Then I..."

General Yan put an arm around Shen Mochen's shoulders: "You're different from those leeches; you and they only share blood ties. We are your true family. We are your real family!"

"That sounds like you've married me off." Shen Mochen joked, mentally processing what General Yan meant.

"I'm telling you this as a warning." General Yan said calmly, "Those families are not clean. They're definitely plotting something sinister that we currently don't know about."

"Rest assured, if I discover anything, I'll notify you immediately!"

"Haha..." General Yan chuckled mysteriously, "They won't let you know easily, including that little princess from the Alexandrov family; she's likely also unaware of certain things."

Shen Mochen joked: "Ah, such pressure; I feel like a spy."

"As I said, the families definitely know the secret of the monsters; in fact, recent node outbreaks might be related to them. They think we're clueless... Ridiculous."

"What did you say?" Shen Mochen was startled.

"You should also feel that monster incidents are happening more frequently. This phenomenon has been ongoing for years, and those families are definitely behind it. It's likely they pushed it. They're just a bunch of leeches." General Yan said bitterly.

Shen Mochen was slightly apprehensive: "They initiated the monster outbreaks?"

General Yan nodded calmly: "This matter is for you to be aware of but remember, do not expose it. Wait for the right moment. We are also further exploring the truth behind it."

General Yan escorted Shen Mochen to the airport, watching as Shen Mochen was greeted by Shen Xinyue and boarded the Shen family's private plane.

"Are you really sending Shen Mochen to the Shen family?" Ran Linlin's figure appeared beside General Yan.

"What are you worried about? That he'll be corrupted by the family?"

"The higher-ups contacted the Shen family to 'corrupt' him, didn't they?"

"Yin Huailian died from a monster attack, and Yin Caiyu is now half-dead because of a monster. He won't align with the families since the two people he cared for the most were ruined by monsters. Haha, the Shen family thinks they've gained, what a joke!"

"I have a question you may choose not to answer, but don't lie to me. Is Shen Mochen really Shen family?"

"No, Shen Mochen has no blood relation with the Shen family. Shen Moran died somewhere, we don't know where, but Shen Mochen isn't a Shen. Also, he has no relation with Wu Wenyue."

"What? Wu Wenyue isn't his mother?"

"It's been investigated. Shen Mochen was adopted by Wu Wenyue and her ex-husband. We've tested, and there's no blood relation. Also... according to our genetic comparison, we haven't found anyone related to Shen Mochen by blood. It's like he appeared out of nowhere."

Ran Linlin murmured: "No wonder... no wonder Wu Wenyue left without a word."