Dragon Raja: I practiced Naruto ninjutsu next to Lu Mingfei.

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“You don’t understand. This is an aura and majesty. In the words of dragons, it’s power and authority,” Zhang Qiong said. “Dragons possess power and authority, and they will display their aura to let others know so as to prevent clowns from bothering them.”

Just as human society uses expensive clothes to distinguish between people of different social status, dragons also use their aura to distinguish between strong and weak. The simplest and most straightforward way to distinguish them is by their golden eyes. The bloodline of a dragon can be distinguished by the color of its pupils.

"By the way, Mom, do you know Joey?" Gu Ran suddenly remembered this.

“We met in Budapest and later had dinner together in Casablanca, so we could say we know each other,” Zhang Qiong said casually. “Why do you ask that?”

“That’s Giovanni’s son over there, and he’s also my classmate.” Gu Ran looked at Lu Mingfei.

"Oh," Zhang Qiong replied indifferently.

"Did you have a grudge?" Gu Ran asked, leaning close to his mother's ear.

“No.” Zhang Qiong took a sip of wine and said calmly, “I simply despise the doomsday faction of capitulationism and appeasement.”

Upon hearing this, Gu Ran's heart stirred, and he was about to gossip about the Doomsday Faction, but Zhang Qiong refused to say more, only saying that children shouldn't get involved in such matters.

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On the other side, Lu Mingfei looked around the restaurant and was surprised to find Gu Ran there, seemingly having dinner with her family.

I don't know if he deliberately wanted to see him and Erii, but it feels like he's just like the little devil Lu Mingze, who also really wants him and Erii to be a couple.

Lu Mingfei was very perceptive and quickly realized that the atmosphere at the dinner table was meant to bring Lu Mingze and Jiajia together.

Furthermore, the aunt kept calling the other party "Director Chen," which clearly indicated that the other party held a higher position than the uncle. However, since they were in private and not in the workplace, calling him "Director" seemed rather distant.

But Lu Mingfei understood that today's banquet was for his cousin Lu Mingze's lifelong happiness, because it was indeed difficult for a short and fat man who was 1.6 meters tall and weighed 160 pounds to find a wife.

Therefore, Lu Mingfei kept a low profile, even when eating, he would keep his head down to avoid giving the impression that he was superior.

In reality, he had been in school for two years, frequented the student council, and had eaten French cuisine with his senior classmates several times. He was no longer the naive kid who had never seen the world.

However, although Lu Mingfei wanted to keep a low profile, Mrs. Chen paid extra attention to him because she could tell at a glance that Lu Mingfei's suit was not simple. Compared with the oversized suit worn by Lu Mingze, it was like heaven and earth.

Then look at her female companion, who is like the hostess at the table, sitting up straight and eating caviar in small bites with a shell spoon. French cuisine is known for its many cutlery, and each ingredient has its own set of cutlery. Using the wrong cutlery will make you a laughing stock.

But Erii handled all those utensils with ease and without any panic.

Lu Mingfei still wanted to show off in front of Erii, to teach her how to use utensils, and to tell her that the best food in the world wasn't just Five Eyes Fried Rice...

But she seems to be born a princess. Eating the heavily flavored Five-Eyed Fried Rice is just a way for the princess to try commoner food, because she's tired of eating high-class food.

Lu Mingfei should have thought of this long ago. As a princess of the underworld, she might not see the outside world, but she wouldn't be shortchanged in terms of food. She would definitely eat the best food every day.

At this point, Mrs. Chen inquired about Lu Mingfei's situation and learned that he was also studying abroad, and that his parents were archaeologists who traveled all over the world.

"Wow, I didn't expect your whole family to be so elite!" Mrs. Chen exclaimed.

"Yes, very elite..." Auntie replied quietly, glancing at Lu Mingfei, who had always been timid in their family. This brat had completely stood up for himself by now, and the suit he was wearing looked very expensive. He must have done quite well over the years.

Looking at his female companion Erii, she was noble and beautiful. Compared to Jiajia, Jiajia looked like an ugly duckling.

However, her aunt also noticed that Erii seemed to be quiet.

Erii then took out a small notebook and wrote something for Lu Mingfei to see: "Is this what a typical family dinner is like?"

Lu Mingfei's pupils contracted, his head spinning, because from this angle, his aunt could also see the words on the notebook...

The appetizers haven't even been served yet. Lu Mingfei has no idea how long this meal will take. It's torture.

Meanwhile, Gu Ran finished eating at his table and said to everyone, "You guys go first. The Sheqi Bajia people will be here soon, and I'm afraid you won't be able to leave then."

As he spoke, Gu Ran explained that the Snake-Headed Eight Families were looking for Erii, who had run away from home.

"Will it be very troublesome?" Zhang Qiong asked.

"It's not troublesome, but I'm worried that other people might cause trouble," Gu Ran said. "And it might get a bit bloody if a fight breaks out later."

"Don't worry, your mother has seen the world." Zhang Qiong swirled the wine in her glass. "I'll take care of Xiaoqiang for you in a bit. You go do your thing and don't worry about us."

"Okay." Gu Ran wasn't worried at all. He looked at Tang Shishi and Zhou Xinqing, "Will you come help me later?"

"Okay," Tang Shishi said with a smile.

Zhou Xinqing nodded slightly.

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On the other side, Erii seemed to realize that her aunt didn't like her; in fact, she had always been a very sensitive girl.

She wrote in her notebook, asking Lu Mingfei, "Should we treat our guests well tonight?"

"Yes."

"Don't worry, I will be obedient."

Lu Mingfei glanced at Erii apologetically.

But Erii had already raised her cup and was actually toasting her uncle.

What an obedient and well-behaved girl. Lu Mingfei thought to himself.

Then, Lu Mingfei joined in praising Lu Mingze.

However, Lu Mingze, who had been constantly praised, did not react to this. He kept staring at Erii's long legs under the table, and occasionally glanced at Su Xiaoqiang not far away, comparing the two girls to see who was prettier.

The final conclusion was that they each had their own merits. Lu Mingze thought to himself, "I wish my girlfriend was just as exciting."

He glanced at Lu Mingfei with a mixture of envy, jealousy, and resentment. This cousin, who had always lived in his house, was always a coward and a blabbermouth, yet he had managed to find such a beautiful girlfriend. It was truly enviable.

He wasn't jealous of Gu Ran, because someone as handsome as him should have a beautiful girlfriend, but Lu Mingfei... he had spent so much time with him, and suddenly finding a beautiful girlfriend was a bit hard for Lu Mingze to accept.

Lu Mingfei's table hadn't received their main course yet. The manager came over apologetically and said that they had only prepared enough ingredients for two people, and there were too many people now. He asked if they could use a slightly lower-grade ingredient.

My aunt immediately objected. "What do you mean by 'second-class'? Do you think we can't afford high-end ingredients? Do you little Japanese devils look down on us Chinese?"

Faced with the aunt's increasingly aggressive attack, the manager had no choice but to suffer in silence. It wasn't their restaurant's fault that they hadn't prepared enough ingredients, but seeing the unreasonable look on the aunt's face, the manager knew that no matter what he said, it would be useless.

Just as her aunt was getting louder and louder, Erii handed a small notebook to the manager: "Call your general manager over."

The manager was taken aback and was about to refuse, since it wasn't a big deal. However, when he met Erii's rose-red eyes, it was as if someone had given him some kind of instruction in his mind, leaving him no choice but to obey.

So the manager gave a blank reply and left with Erii's notebook.

A little while later, the hotel's general manager arrived with the executive chef.

Everyone who was supposed to be at the hotel had arrived. The general manager, along with the manager, head chef, and waiters, lined up and bowed to Uesugi Erii, saying, "Miss Uesugi, your unexpected presence is an honor to our humble establishment..."

Then the general manager said a lot of flattering things. He spoke in Japanese, which the surrounding foreign tourists couldn't understand. The gist of it was that the manager's previous arrangements were too hasty and did not match your status, and he asked for your forgiveness.

The people in the restaurant were a little stunned by this sudden turn of events. They looked at Erii's noble appearance and wondered who she was.

"She can't be a member of the royal family. The Japanese emperor is so ugly and short, how could he possibly have given birth to such a beautiful and tall girl!" a tourist whispered.

The guests at Lu Mingfei's table were also taken aback, especially Mrs. Chen and her family. Auntie sighed inwardly, thinking that she had been outdone.

Erii continued writing in her notebook, asking the general manager to use the menu she usually ate from.

The general manager said that the ingredients were only of a second-rate quality, but they were definitely the best in the entire restaurant. He asked Ms. Uesugi if that was acceptable.

Miss Uesugi agreed, and even instructed the other party not to tell Genjiro.

The general manager agreed, but immediately called Genjiro. He knew who the boss was in the underworld. Although Uesugi was the head of one of the three inner families, Genjiro was the patriarch. Who would dare disobey the patriarch?

A few minutes later, someone came up and changed the table and tableware for Lu Mingfei's table. All the tableware had family crests on them, so it was probably the tableware they used when they came to eat.

The aunt held the heavy knife and fork, and she knew they were pure silver as soon as she touched them. She resisted the urge to hide them in her pocket, lest she be laughed at.

In the West, it's common for people to steal cutlery at banquets because the host likes to use pure silver cutlery to show off their wealth. After Japan became civilized, it fully adopted the West, even copying the practices of its aristocracy.

The former manager now acts like a competent butler, standing beside Erii, pouring her wine, laying out napkins, and cutting beef bones, just like a servant beside a princess.

Erii's face showed an unusual air of authority, and those around her felt the atmosphere was somewhat solemn, just like when ancient ministers and emperors were dining together.

Chapter 449 Sister-complex Genji

At this time, Genji received a report from his retainers that he had finally learned Erii's whereabouts, and that she was at the French restaurant where they often dined together.

It was Lu Mingfei who abducted Erii. According to the general manager, Erii listens to Lu Mingfei very much and doesn't even allow anyone to inform Genji.

Moreover, the people dining with him were actually Lu Mingfei's relatives. The general manager said that the head of the Uesugi family acted like a typical family meeting the parents during the dinner, frequently offering toasts. He said he had never seen the head of the Uesugi family like that before.

This made Yuan Zhisheng feel a little jealous.

He has always been the closest person to Erii. Crow and Yasha gossip about his relationship with Erii in private, but in reality, he only sees Erii as a younger sister.

Of course, he also has some sister complex traits, perhaps he projects the feelings of Genji onto Erii.

However, from the family's perspective, they probably wouldn't let Erii fall in love with anyone, because she has the blood of a violent ancient dragon flowing through her veins, and her offspring would most likely be monsters with wings and fangs.

As the strongest demon, Erii's descendants should all be executed; this is her destiny.

Now that Erii is having dinner with another man and is even going to meet his parents, Genji, who is obsessed with his sister, suddenly feels that his cute little sister, Ichimokudo, is no longer close to him.

Previously, Yuan Zhisheng couldn't understand why Gu Ran and the other three had infiltrated the Yuan family's heavy industry. If it was for money, their family didn't seem to be short of money. If it was for the White King's secret, it seemed that Gu Ran had known all along.

Now Genji finally understood. It turned out that the four of them infiltrated Genji Heavy Industries in order to use their good looks to seduce Erii. However, what puzzled Genji was that the person who carried out the good looks scheme was Lu Mingfei. Logically speaking, shouldn't the other three be more suitable?

At that moment, Sakura suddenly slammed on the brakes, bringing Genji back to his senses.

Sakura said the situation was terrible. Someone had also learned of Erii's whereabouts and gathered a bunch of people to go to that French restaurant because Genji had previously offered a 3 billion yen bounty, and these people were going there for the reward.

Even though the rush hour had passed, Tokyo's traffic was still completely congested because many yakuza members were heading there, exacerbating the traffic congestion.

Sakura is now driving a Ferrari, but she can't press the accelerator and can only crawl along the road at idle speed.

Yuan Zhisheng immediately realized that he had made a mistake, but he could not withdraw the bounty now, because doing so would not only damage the family's prestige, but also make the situation more chaotic and crazy.

Fortunately, Sakura used the power of the Snake Clan to mobilize traffic police officers from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Dozens of Panda cars were parked at various intersections to maintain order, and the area around the hotel was also sealed off to prevent these people from entering for the time being.

However, the situation could spiral out of control at any moment, because 3 billion yen is close to 200 million yuan. People will die for money, just as birds will die for food. The huge bounty could ignite violence at any time.

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Inside the French restaurant, Gu Ran glanced out the window. Although the restaurant had double-layered soundproof glass, preventing outside noise from getting in, the high-end sound system inside was playing a gentle Mendelssohn violin concerto, isolating the restaurant from the outside world.

Gu Ran was sitting right in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, where he could see the flashing police lights outside.

A large number of riot police officers have entered the area and blocked the intersection, but the thugs seem to be carrying weapons and have been confronting the officers, occasionally rubbing against them to provoke them.

Fortunately, the security guards were extremely restrained and no violent conflict occurred. Moreover, the Snake Clan was very powerful and soon provided the security guards on the front line with riot shields.

However, these thugs continued to push and shove in front, seemingly creating chaos so they could sneak in and collect the bounty.

Zhang Qiong glanced out the window: "It seems the situation is a bit bad. Aren't you going to notify your classmates?"