Chapter 382: Lu Yanran

Unlike the classical solemnity of the Gu Family.

As one of the Five Great Families, the Lu Family displayed another kind of extremity.

Technology! The future!

The cold yet brilliant aura of technological civilization almost filled the entire space.

At this moment, the location where Yang Fan stood was a massive sky island floating in the starry sky.

Looking around, countless massive metal city clusters floated above the sea of clouds.

Skyscrapers reaching ten thousand meters high pierced the clouds; their outer walls were crafted from unknown alloys, with complex data streams constantly flowing across their surfaces.

Countless intelligent aircraft shuttled between the cities, and a large number of intelligent robots worked in an orderly fashion.

Some were responsible for maintaining the urban environment, some for managing commercial areas, and there were also some Advanced Intelligent Life forms that looked almost identical to real humans, handling various affairs.

Even some buildings themselves were autonomously maintained and repaired by intelligent Mechanical systems.

The entire sky island was like a super-city that truly belonged to the future era.

There were no noisy human voices, no chaotic order; everything was precise to the extreme.

Yang Fan swept his Mental Energy across the area, unable to help but feel moved.

"As expected of the Lu Family…"

Just then, the figure of Lu Wan suddenly appeared beside Yang Fan.

She naturally took Yang Fan's hand and said with a smile:

"Husband, this is my mother's private island in the real world."

"Aside from intelligent robots, no other carbon-based life forms live here."

"Follow me."

After saying this, Lu Wan led Yang Fan toward the center of the sky island.

Soon, the two arrived in front of a massive villa.

The villa was not as luxurious as traditional buildings; instead, it was full of technological aesthetic, and the entire structure seemed to blend in with the surrounding environment.

Lu Wan pushed open the door, and inside, there were also a large number of intelligent robots working.

In the center of the courtyard, a woman was sitting quietly.

At the first sight of her, Yang Fan was slightly stunned.

She was a woman who looked extremely young.

She wore a simple long dress that could not hide her noble aura, with black hair cascading loosely behind her.

Her facial features were exquisite to the extreme, and there was an indescribable indifference and elegance between her brows.

She was clearly just sitting there quietly, yet she seemed to have merged with the heavens and earth.

That temperament was such that it made people subconsciously afraid to look directly at her.

This person was none other than Lu Wan's mother—Lu Yanran.

Lu Yanran immediately fixed her gaze on Yang Fan.

The next moment.

Boom!

Yang Fan only felt an extremely terrifying pressure instantly descend into the depths of his consciousness.

Even though he was only in the Virtual World at this moment, his spirit felt as if it had been suppressed by an invisible divine mountain.

Even his Divine Kingdom faintly felt a sense of stagnation.

Yang Fan's expression changed slightly, and his brows furrowed.

But after only a moment, that terrifying pressure vanished without a trace, as if it had never appeared.

"Not bad." Lu Yanran nodded with satisfaction.

Yang Fan let out a light breath.

In that instant just now, he had understood.

This mother-in-law before him was definitely a High-tier God with terrifying strength.

She was not even weaker than existences like Third Elder Gu Xuanting.

"Greetings, Mother-in-law." Yang Fan bowed respectfully.

After reaching the God Realm, one's true age could no longer be judged by appearance.

Although Lu Yanran was Lu Wan's mother, she looked as if she was not much older than Lu Wan.

If not for knowing their identities, anyone would likely think the two were more like sisters.

"Sit."

Lu Yanran said indifferently.

She then glanced at Lu Wan, a meaningful smile appearing at the corner of her mouth.

"If I hadn't brought it up myself, Wan'er probably wouldn't have been willing to bring you to see me."

Hearing this, Lu Wan felt a bit embarrassed.

"Mom, it hasn't been long since we got together."

"I prepared some gifts you like, which is why I dared to bring Husband over."

Lu Yanran rolled her eyes at her.

"I think you've gone crazy having fun."

"You used to contact me every week; how come now that you have a husband, you've forgotten your mother?"

Hearing this, a trace of embarrassment appeared on Lu Wan's face.

"Where is that true…"

Lu Yanran did not continue to tease her but extended her right hand.

"Where are the gifts?"

"In the past, you never came to the Virtual World empty-handed."

Lu Wan coughed lightly, then took out a card and handed it over.

"Mom, these are clothes I carefully selected at the Frontline commercial street."

"The brands and styles you usually like are too fixed; why not try these new ones?"

"I think they are very suitable for you."

Lu Yanran took the card and just glanced at it, her expression instantly becoming strange.

"For me?"

"And… isn't this size a bit off?"

The corner of Lu Yanran's mouth twitched slightly.

Seeing this, Yang Fan also released his Mental Energy to check the items inside the card.

The next second, his expression instantly became colorful.

"Damn…"

"Wan'er, you are truly 'filial'."

Yang Fan was speechless in his heart.

This was hardly carefully selected.

It was clearly several "ugliest" styles that Lu Wan had Yang Fan pick out at home according to his own aesthetics after dragging him shopping yesterday.

He didn't want to wear them.

And now… she was giving them to her mother?

Yang Fan didn't know what to say for a moment.

After all, these clothes sold on the Frontline commercial street, while called clothes, were actually more like a type of special defensive equipment.

Although the quality was okay, judging by Lu Yanran's attire, these things probably wouldn't catch her eye at all.

Yang Fan even suspected.

Was his wife… intentionally trying to prank her mother?

Yang Fan coughed lightly and stepped forward.

"Mother-in-law, this is the gift that Wan'er and I truly prepared."

After saying this, he handed over another card.

Lu Yanran took the card and just glanced at it casually, but a flash of surprise crossed her eyes.

However, she didn't say much more but waved her hand gently.

"Alright, don't just stand there."

"Try the new flavor of Immortal Brew I recently concocted."

As her voice fell.

An intelligent robot slowly walked over, holding three incredibly exquisite luminous cups in its hands.

The liquor in the cups swirled, emitting a faint fluctuation of Spiritual Qi.

"Xiao Fan, may I call you that?"

Lu Yanran picked up a wine glass and asked softly.

"Of course you can."

Yang Fan nodded quickly.

The person before him was no ordinary god.

The other party was highly likely an existence on the same level as Third Elder Gu Xuanting.

Looking at the entire Human Federation, she was a big figure with extremely high authority.

For a powerhouse of this level, even he had to maintain sufficient respect.

"Xiao Fan."

Lu Yanran took a light sip of the Immortal Brew, then said slowly:

"My Lu Family controls over eighty percent of the commercial resources of the entire Human Federation."

"Although the Yang Group you established has a good development momentum, its foundation is ultimately too shallow."

"I will help you arrange the connections, resources, and channels needed for the future."

"You can also use my name when acting outside."