From Secret Clan to the Divine Dynasty

The sky outside the window darkened more and more, and the cloud layer thickened, as if a downpour was imminent at any moment.

The sky maintained the oppressive grey for a long time, and the clouds became increasingly thick and low. Suddenly, a dazzling lightning bolt streaked across the sky, followed closely by a deafening peal of thunder, as if the earth itself was trembling.

The large raindrops then started to fall densely, hitting the rooftops, windows, and ground, producing a rapid and intense noise.

The rainwater quickly gathered into streams, rushing down along the edges of the rooftops and streets, forming curtains of white water. The air was filled with the fresh scent of mud and rainwater, giving a moist sensation.

Fein City.

In the grand hall of the "Lion" Leone family gathering, the lights were bright, but the relaxed smiles of yesteryears were missing from everyone's faces. Family members sat around the long table with furrowed brows, their keen gazes flickering in the candlelight, pondering the destiny that lay ahead.

Patriarch Leone remained silent for a while and then nodded, "Let's eat, praise the great Lord of Salvation, for the lions can once again enjoy a feast."

Although the dishes on the table were sumptuous, everyone present was merely moving their chopsticks mechanically, as if the food existed solely for the sake of sustaining life.

A faint silence permeated the air, only occasionally broken by the sound of utensils clinking and subdued conversations.

"I have a letter from the Fischer family!"

Just then, a family member, soaked from head to toe by the rain, pushed open the door, holding a black envelope in his hand.

A chorus of utensils being set down rang out as everyone turned their heads, staring at the family member holding the letter.

The atmosphere was at its most solemn.

Patriarch Leone took a deep breath, stood up, and said, "Has it finally come? Come over."

The family member nodded slightly, stepped forward, and handed the letter over to the current head of the Leone family.

Patriarch Leone opened the letter and said calmly,

"The Fischer family has issued an order, requesting that I go to Nasir City. They expect me to respond as actively as possible and join the 'King's United Army' soon to be formed in alliance with the Fischer and Romann families..."

Immediately someone asked, "The King's United Army? Aren't they going to attack the Royal Capital and oppose the King of Cyart directly? And yet they call it the King's United Army?"

Patriarch Leone shook his head, "Though the intent is to attack the Royal Capital, it's not to oppose the King but to save His Majesty Noah and the Cyart Kingdom."

"There are villains by the King's side."

"That's what the Fischer family said."

Everyone seemed to take this claim with vague uncertainty, feeling deep down that perhaps His Majesty wasn't wrong, and the Fischer and Romann families were the real usurpers.

But what of it?

The Lion clan has never been one to take sides for such reasons; the only thing that could persuade them is interest itself.

Patriarch Leone said calmly, "In fact, we don't have much of a choice, as the marriage between Andre Leone and Christine Fischer has been finalized, and we must now ride into battle in the same chariot with the Fischer family!"

"Andre is destined to be the next head of the Leone family, and the Leone family is bound to be the Fischer family's sword."

The family members fell silent, though some still voiced objections.

"Even with a marriage contract, it can be dissolved, right? However, we might not be able to withstand the Fischer's wrath."

"It cannot be dissolved, absolutely not..."

Patriarch Leone shook his head and muttered to himself, holding back words that were always on the verge of escaping his innermost thoughts.

Last month, Andre returned to Fein City and confided in him that Christine was already pregnant…

And that child would definitely be born, so no matter what, the Leone family had been forced to make a choice.

Their stance was unavoidable!

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Within Christine's private estate.

She sat in the wheelchair, pushed along the corridor by Andre.

"Christine," Andre suddenly spoke up.

"Hmm?" Christine tilted her head slightly and looked at him, asking, "What is it?"

Andre said gently, "How are you feeling now, has the work become a bit easier?"

Christine nodded seriously, "Yes, after setting up the 'Enforcer' team, I indeed have become much more relaxed."

"Perhaps, that was the most correct decision of all that I've been involved in."

As the Fischer family continued to grow, Christine, who had taken over the entirety of the Fischer's daily affairs from Byrne, quickly became overwhelmed with work to the point of near death.

Consequently, Andre, who was always by her side, suggested that rather than managing everything by herself, she could learn from other major families and build a team to help her.

Christine's Destiny's Trajectory was the "Peeking Eye," which allowed her to see directly through other people's qualifications and talents, and even their character.

Over time, she had made quite a few optimizations to the personnel composition of the Fischer family, and Andre's suggestion had actually been a concept in the depths of Christine's heart for some time.

So she personally selected ten fully qualified and able members from the Blood Receivers to assist her as aides, helping her handle all sorts of matters for both the Fischer family and the Dawn Church every day.

They were known as "Enforcers," holding no power of their own, their authority coming solely from Christine's delegation.

And Christine's power, in turn, was granted by Byrne's permission.

Christine herself observed changes in their character through the "Peeking Eye" and would immediately kick anyone out of the team for becoming too greedy or disloyal, replacing them.

She quickly became much more relaxed and even had the time to get pregnant.

In fact, Christine had wanted to be pregnant for a long time, and delaying it due to age was never a good thing. She had planned the matter of giving birth very thoroughly and was also grateful that despite her disability, she still retained the capability to bear children.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Christine and Karno had entirely opposite philosophies. Full of a sense of responsibility, she felt that it was utterly intolerable for members of an extraordinary family to not have children when they had the ability to do so.

Andre leaned in gently next to his most beloved princess and said softly, "Christine, actually I have a very important request."

Christine smiled gently, "Tell me, Andre, you have rarely asked anything of me over the years, I will satisfy you as long as the request isn't excessive."

This soft and gentle expression of hers was almost never seen by others.

However, if Andre's request were to conflict with the interest of the Fischer family, Christine would not hesitate to choose her own family.

Andre's tone was filled with seriousness, the words that followed were a deep-seated wish of his.

"I know the child will bear the surname Fischer and not Leone, but I very much hope to name our first child myself, may I?"

After pondering, Christine nodded gently:

"Alright, I promise you, this time we won't let Uncle Byrne name the child. Who knows, this child might turn out to be quite unique; most people in the Fischer family are named by Uncle Byrne after all."

However, Andre shook his head, expressing from his heart:

"I don't wish for this child to be anything special; rather, I think it would be good if he or she could live a normal life."

"The path of the Extraordinary Exponents is the road of desire, often leading to destruction."

Over the years, he had seen far too many tragic endings for extraordinary beings, like his own grandfather... Bast.

Christine smiled and said, "It won't be as you wish, it's destined to be this way, we are extraordinary beings, and not just ordinary extraordinary beings."

"We are also His favored clan."

Mentioning Him, Andre's gaze trembled slightly.

Christine continued with an indifferent voice as if speaking of a sacred truth of the world that was never to be swayed,

"Perhaps from the moment of its birth, the Fischer family was destined to be a unique existence in this world, as a great and sharp sword, it will definitely leave many scars upon this world."