Chapter 945 - Seven Stars of the North!
In an underground secret room under the central government building, the prime minister looked at the frightened Wang Qi and the trembling Liu Aihua then frowned. He looked at the 30-year-old young man sitting at the side and asked, "Mr. Yi, why do you need to do this?"
"You have been found out." Mr. Yi took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and took a stick out. He placed it in his mouth and flicked his fingers. A small flame appeared from the tip of his finger and he used the flame to light up the cigarette.
"Impossible. We have been watching over him for almost a year." They didn't notice anything amiss.
"You underestimate Luo Yi. He is just a logistician but he came from the best ace mecha clan. His anti-reconnaissance ability is as good as any professional." Mr. Yi took a puff of his cigarette. He flicked the cigarette above the ashtray and continued, "He must have noticed your men when they were watching over him. However, he knew that he didn't have the power to escape so he chose to bear with it and wait for a chance to strike back patiently."
"Are you saying that he found his chance?" The prime minister turned serious. The people watching over Luo Yi didn't tell him anything.
"Despair gives courage even to cowards." Mr. Yi gave a sinister smile. "That person is just a young traveler. I don't understand why he dares to take such a huge risk."
The prime minister heaved a sigh of relief. His men weren't the ones that were useless. His opponent just decided to take a risk.
"However, we haven't found out if the item is with them. If we act now, will it interfere with the organization's overall plan?" the prime minister asked worriedly. In order to bait a big fish, their organization didn't attack their target immediately when they found his position. Instead, they sent him to take over the position of the prime minister on Planet Muyang so that they could control their target entirely. What Mr. Yi did just expose them.
The prime minister was unhappy that Mr. Yi kidnapped these two people without informing him first. However, since Mr. Yi was sent by the organization, his status was higher than him. Hence, he could only suppress his anger.
"I don't want to do it too. But, there is another unknown faction on Planet Muyang…" Mr. Yi's expression turned stern. "Their target is Wang Qi too. They even kidnapped the son of the Liu family."
When they received news that Wang Qi was attacked on his way back from the casino, they rushed over immediately, only to realize that the other party had erased all traces. There were no clues left behind. They managed to find the headquarters of the other party after much effort but when they sent their special forces over, no one was there. There was nothing inside it too. It was as if no one had ever used the place.
Without a doubt, the other party had seen through all their plans. This was the only reason why they were able to retreat before they were exposed. It didn't feel good when your opponent was always ahead of you. When he knew that his opponent had kidnapped the son of the Liu family, he was afraid that they would kidnap Wang Qi too so he decided to act first.
The prime minister got a reality check of him not having full control of Planet Muyang. The underground gambling dens was a section he couldn't touch. He couldn't touch the new faction too. Mr. Yi had no choice when he made this decision to kidney the two children. It was better than letting the other faction take Wang Qi away. He wouldn't be able to answer to his organization if that had happened.
"Why didn't you bring Luo Yi too?" Leaving a person out would expose their plan, right? The prime minister was puzzled.
"If that item is in his hand, he will bring it here to exchange for the sole descendant of Wang Junan." Mr. Yi explained, "If he doesn't have it, it means that it's with this boy. If not… it is with her father." Mr. Yi looked at Liu Aihua.
Liu Aihua started trembling harder when she noticed Mr. Yi's gaze. Tears started falling down her face. Although Liu Aihua was much calmer than most children her age, she was still scared when she got abducted suddenly and brought to an enclosed space. She knew that crying out loud might irritate her kidnappers so she cried silently. The guards looking after her felt pity for her when they saw her expression.
"We still haven't found out her father's real identity yet. Are you sure that he is related to Luo Yi?" the prime minister asked curiously.
"The organization has always been tracking Luo Yi. At first, we thought he came to Planet Muyang because it's remote. However, there are many other planets that are remote and peaceful too. Why did he choose Planet Muyang? There must be some other reasons. There might be people he knew on this planet who could help him cover up his identity."
"Is that the reason why the organization started taking notice of the Liu family? No wonder the organization asked me to watch over the Liu family too." The prime minister felt enlightened.
"Of course. Luo Yi has seen many life-or-death situations on the battlefield. His blood is colder than a normal person. Would he be so kind and take care of a little girl for no reason?" Mr. Yi laughed coldly, "It must be because the Liu family is related to him. No matter what, the Liu family has something to do with him." Luo Yi didn't know that he dragged the Liu family into this just because he helped them out.
"We can't find the name 'Liu Zhongguo' in the military's mainframe. He must be a mercenary." The prime minister revealed his findings. "He comes back every five years. This fits the holiday of a mercenary."
"Five years? The last time he came back was five years ago, right?" Mr. Yi thought about something.
"Yes. It has been five years. Two more months and it'll be the sixth year." The prime minister checked the records on Planet Muyang for the past years and noticed that Liu Zhongguo came back every five years.
"He should be coming back soon. Before seeing Liu Zhongguo personally, I can't confirm if he is a mercenary Luo Yi befriended outside or is he this person." Mr. Yi moved his wrist and a photo flew out of his hand.
The photo pierced into the wall on the opposite side of the room. The prime minister looked over and saw a handsome young soldier around 30 years old. His gaze was intense. It was a photo of Liu Furong when he first became a major.
"Liu Furong from the Seven Stars of the North." The prime minister narrowed his eyes. "He is the only one remaining from the Seven Stars of the North."
"Didn't they say that he is crippled?" The prime minister had been on Planet Haijiao for the past year so he didn't know that Liu Furong was back on the battlefield.
Chapter 946 - Misunderstanding!
"Do you know the mecha clan that received huge merit from the war on Planet Haijiao? 250 Ace Mecha Clan?" Mr. Yi was very serious.
The prime minister nodded. The Federation promoted this clan's actions widely, so he knew about it even though he was far away from the center of the Federation.
"He is now the team leader of team 02 of 250 Ace Mecha Clan. After he returns to the Federation, he may even rise in rank again. He has a bright future ahead of himself," Mr. Yi finished his sentence coldly. He moved his wrist again and a silver needle shot through Liu Furong's forehead in the photo.
"Are you saying that Liu Furong was never crippled?" The prime minister turned serious too.
"Maybe, maybe not. 250 Ace Mecha Clan used to be made up of a bunch of useless and mentally disabled soldiers. However, after just one person appeared, they were all reborn from the ashes of their past self." Mr. Yi's voice was filled with admiration and jealousy.
The prime minister suddenly remembered the highly debated Ling Xiao issue. He said, "That is Ling Lan's, the son of Ling Xiao, team?" Ling Lan's reputation was already on par with General Ling Xiao. Almost everyone knew who he was. Pamphlets promoting his valiant actions could be found on Planet Muyang too.
"If Liu Furong became one of the Ling family's subordinates, the organisation will have a hard time touching him." The prime minister got worried. The organisation could do anything to a talented mecha operator who had no background. However, if the mecha operator had a powerful background… as long as the person backing him up didn't give up, the organisation needed to think thrice before attacking the mecha operator.
"That was why the organisation send me here. They wanted to know Liu Zhongguo's true identity. If he is really Liu Furong, we must kill him secretly without letting the Ling family know anything." Mr. Yi told the prime minister the newest order he had received from their organisation. "Your mission is to watch the port carefully. Once Liu Zhongguo enters planet Muyang, control him."
Beep! The prime minister's communicator started vibrating. He looked down and smiled. "Speak of the devil. Liu Zhongguo has arrived on Planet Muyang."
"Immediately bring Liu Zhongguo here. Don't let the unknown faction contact him." Mr. Yi stood up and gave his order.
The aim of the unknown faction was that item. The purpose of kidnapping Liu Zhongguo's son was probably to threaten Liu Zhongguo so that he would pass them the item. Mr. Yi must act before them.
"I understand. I'll go and make the arrangements." The prime minister left the room and asked his men to go stop Liu Zhongguo.
Liu Aihua stopped crying when she heard Liu Zhongguo's name. Her father was finally back. Her mother always said that her father was invincible. He was finally back.
Liu Aihua only remembered the face full of beard. She had no other memories left of her father. This was because she only met her father once. That time, her father had only stayed for less than a month before leaving. Hence, Little Aihua had no other memories of her father. She only knew that her father had a face full of beard and he loved her very much. He would always give her anything she wanted.
It couldn't be denied that in the eyes of children, their father was a superhero. Little Aihua was the same too. She believed that her father would save her, so she calmed down a lot.
On the other side, Little Aijun and Little White hugged each other in fright. They looked at the room full of men in black with wide puppy eyes.
"Elder Ying, why did we kidnap this little kid?" One of the men in black was puzzled.
"The government of Planet Muyang attacked us twice already. The second time, they destroyed our base so I must take revenge. At first, I wanted to kill everyone in that town but I realize that there are many secrets there. Hence, I will kidnap this child to warn them," Elder Ying said in frustration.
"What happened to the other team?" There were two teams from unknown factions that came to Planet Muyang. One of the team was led by the person-in-charge. They were situated at their base. The other team stayed hidden. They wouldn't come out unless there was a need to.
"I can feel that there is someone as powerful as me in that small town. When I was kidnapping the child, I almost got caught by him." Elder Ying shuddered when he thought about what had happened. If the explosion didn't occur, the other person might have found his position and he might not be able to come back alive.
No one knew what the outcome of a battle between domain realms masters would be.
"It looks like there is someone important in that small town. If not, the Federation won't send a domain realm master to this small place." One of the men in black voiced out his thoughts.
"No wonder something happened to our men. The government on planet Muyang might have felt that our actions had threatened the person they were supposed to protect so they sent their men to clear our base." At first, they couldn't understand why the government of Planet Muyang wanted to target them. Now, they found the reason. The men in black were all frustrated when they thought about it more. 'Was this considered an unexpected calamity?'
"No matter what the reason is, we need to find out who is the person they wanted to protect. We've never suffered such humiliation before." Elder Ying clenched the handle of his chair so tightly that the handle burst apart. "I must kill him and take my revenge."
"Yes, Elder Ying." The men in black stood up and started moving.
"As for you, stay here obediently and don't anger me." Elder Ying looked at Little Aijun furiously.
Little Aijun nodded fervently. Even if he didn't, the tentacles on his head would force him to move his head too. Little White knew that this person in front of it was dangerous. If it was alone, it would attempt to wound the man. However, it had a little burden with it. Forget it, it should be obedient. It didn't want to die from being squashed by its master.
Elder Ying was satisfied with Little Aijun's reaction. Of course, he didn't believe that a five years old child could escape under his sight. Thus, he didn't care much about him which allowed Little Aijun to move around freely in the secret room.
Well, Little Aijun was harmless but Little White was a huge monster in disguise. Is it fine to let him run around freely like this?
"Boss, Liu Zhongguo is on Planet Muyang." Little Four had been watching over the actions of the government so he got this information when they got it. "The government had already sent people to get him over to them."
Ling Lan smiled slightly. "That is fast…"
"Have you found Liu Aijun?" Since the government's target was Liu Furong, they wouldn't do anything to Little Aihua and Wang Qi. Ling Lan could stop worrying about them for the moment. She moved her attention to Little Aijun. Although he had Little White along with him, the earth element domain realm master still made Ling Lan worry.
Chapter 947 - Long Time No See!
"It's within this area. However, I'm still searching for the exact location." Little Four was a little disheartened. There was no surveillance camera in the area where Liu Aijun and Little White were at, so he could only rely on the satellite to find out where they were.
"There is no need to be in a rush. Take it slow." Ling Lan sighed softly. She could only rely on Little Four now, unless if the earth element domain realm master appeared again.
Liu Furong sat in the shuttle and entered Planet Muyang's port. When he walked out of the shuttle, he saw fully armed soldiers from the government at the platform.
Liu Furong's heart dropped when he saw this. 'Did they found me?'
This was his first thought. However, he didn't get agitated. He just continued to walk calmly towards the platform.
Liu Furong knew that if he was really exposed, there was no way of him escaping. In that case, it was better for him to face the problem calmly and look for an opportunity to escape.
Another reason why he moved forward was because he wanted to know if the people important to him were safe or not.
The person-in-charge of this mission listened to his man reporting to him and his eyes lit up. He walked towards the man in a beard and smiled. "Liu Zhongguo?"
"Yes," Liu Furong replied calmly. The situation was not too bad. He was still Liu Zhongguo to the other party.
"Our prime minister will like to meet you." The person-in-charge revealed their motive.
Liu Furong pretended to be puzzled. "I'm sorry, I'm just an explorer. I don't know your prime minister." Liu Furong didn't want to take a risk without knowing what the situation was.
The person-in-charge was prepared for the rejection so he passed Liu Furong a photo. He smiled and said, "Do you recognize these two people?"
Wang Qi and Liu Aihua were looking at the camera fearfully. Liu Furong took the photo and frowned slightly. "I'm sorry, I don't know who they are."
He passed the photo back to the soldier. However, beneath his sleeve, his fist was clenched tightly.
Even if he hadn't seen these two people for almost six years, he still knew who they were in a single glance. One of them should be Wang Qi while the other was his daughter, Liu Aihua.
"Tsk tsk tsk. Mr. Liu, you are such a forgetful person. After five years, you can't even recognize your own child." The person-in-charge shook his head and said regretfully.
Liu Furong immediately snatched the photo over and took a look at it again. "My daughter?"
He appeared enlightened. Then, he grabbed the person's collar and said angrily, "If you harmed my daughter in any way, I will never let you go."
Liu Furong acted perfectly as a rash man who had just realized that something had happened to his daughter.
"Mr. Liu, you misunderstood us." The person-in-charge replied calmly, "Your daughter was reported missing so we are looking for her now. Just now, we noticed that you have entered Planet Muyang through our system so we wanted to ask for your cooperation in this matter. We guessed that your daughter is kidnapped and it might have something to do with your enemy."
The ambiguous sentence made Liu Furong narrowed his eyes.
"Fine. I'll leave with you." Liu Furong answered decisively. For the sake of his daughter and his benefactor's son, he must walk into the tiger's den.
Liu Furong entered the prepared hover car. The car moved at high speed towards the central government building of Planet Muyang.
At this moment, Ling Lan was in a hover taxi along with Aunt Liu and Wang Baozhuang. They reached the central government building of Planet Muyang too.
The government of planet Muyang didn't notice their actions. Little Four had altered all the footage on the surveillance cameras along the way. Those people that were following the Liu family and the Wang family had been lured to the mecha maintenance shop. They didn't know that Ling Lan and the other two people had left the small town secretly.
"The government of Planet Muyang? Jiang Hui, why did you bring us here?" Wang Baozhuang asked in surprised.
"If we have a problem, shouldn't we look for the government?" Ling Lan gave an ambiguous smile.
Aunt Liu nodded furiously when she heard this. She was caught off her guard just now so she forgot to call the police when she had realized that Aijun and Aihua were kidnapped. She should have done it long ago.
Wang Baozhuang gave a forced smile when he heard this. 'Can I tell them that they are entering their enemy's lair?' When Wang Qi and Liu Aihua were kidnapped, the first person he suspected was his powerful enemy. The government on planet Muyang was already taken over by his enemy.
Ling Lan sighed. The only people who didn't know the truth was Aunt Liu and her two children. When she looked at Aunt Liu's clear gaze, Ling Lan felt her hands itching. If Liu Furong appeared before her, she would definitely beat him until he was half dead.
'How can he bear to lie to such a pure-hearted lady?'
"Boss, Leader Liu is here." Little Four detected Ling Lan's emotions so he quickly reported this news to her.
Well, he wouldn't admit that he wanted to see his Boss beating Leader Liu up. No, he didn't.
Ling Lan smiled as she thought. 'It looks like even God can't bear to see this heinous act.'
Ling Lan turned around and said to Aunt Liu and Wang Baozhuang, "Let's go in." A good show was about to start.
After she finished speaking, she led the way and walked up the steps leading to the central government building. Aunt Liu followed her without any hesitation.
Wang Baozhuang looked at the huge building in front of him. He stomped his feet frustratingly and followed behind them.
For the sake of Wang Qi, he was willing to take any risk.
After entering the main hall of the building, Ling Lan chose the lift furthest away from the entrance. Ling Lan appeared so confident and natural that the workers on duty only took a glance at her before letting her off.
Aunt Liu came from a small town but she extremely worried about her children. Ling Lan's reminder just now made her think that they were really here to ask the government for help so she walked in without any signs of fear too.
As for Wang Baozhuang, the moment he entered the main hall, all his anxiety and worries just disappeared. He turned back to the old logistician from the 9th Wings Regiment who was able to keep calm in the face of all dangers and never made any mistakes in the last ten years of his career.
None of the three people attracted the suspicion of the workers on duty. They walked smoothly to the lift.
However, this lift couldn't be taken by a normal person. The moment Ling Lan stepped in, the person who was supposed to guard this area frowned. He wanted to step forward and question Ling Lan but before he could reach her, the detector of the lift scanned Ling Lan and the lift door opened automatically.
The person on duty quickly stopped in his tracks and gave a forced smile. 'It must be another descendant of an elite family with a special pass.' He thought. He shook his head and return to his original position. He didn't dare to offend such powerful people, as nothing good would come out of it.
And thus, Ling Lan smoothly entered the lift with them. The buttons only showed the levels above them. However, this couldn't stop the all mighty Little Four.
Ling Lan scanned the detector in the lift and the number '1' on the lift screen turned into '0'.
"Where did Liu Furong go?" Ling Lan asked.
Liu Furong was a step faster than them. He had already entered the building.
"Basement level five." Little Four didn't need Ling Lan to tell him what to do. He directly send Ling Lan to the basement level five.
When the number '-1', '-2' appeared on the screen, Wang Baozhuang's expression was suddenly filled with fear. He looked at Ling Lan with fear and vigilance.
The lift door opened and Ling Lan walked out. Aunt Liu wanted to follow her but Wang Baozhuang suddenly grabbed her and pressed the button to close the lift door.
However, the lift had no reaction. Wang Baozhuang looked at Ling Lan with a pale face. "Who are you?"
Only a person familiar with this place was able to use these pieces of equipment so smoothly. Ling Lan's actions caused Wang Baozhuang to suspect that she was on the same side as his enemy.
"I'm just a passer-by." Ling Lan replied calmly, "I have nothing to do with your enemy. I just happen to be a hacker too."
Ling Lan explained how she was able to do all these things. Wang Baozhuang was still suspicious of her but he knew that he was unable to leave this place without her. Hence, he had no choice but to walk out of the lift. Only Aunt Liu was confused. She didn't know why Wang Baozhuang was so agitated.
Liu Furong was brought into a secret room by the person-in-charge. The second he entered the room, he saw the prime minister drinking tea with the man called Mr. Yi.
When Mr. Yi saw Liu Furong, he smiled and guided Liu Furong to his seat.
Liu Furong's narrowed his eyes when he saw Mr. Yi. He didn't expect to see this person in this place. However, the appearance of this person destroyed all his hope. The safe place they took so much effort to create was really exposed.
Liu Furong stopped pretending. Just like how he was familiar with this person, this person understood him well too. He could fool other people but he wasn't able to fool this man.
"Long time no see." Mr. Yi saw Liu Furong sitting down and he got up to pour a cup of tea for him. He greeted Liu Furong as though they were old friends.
"Long time no see." Liu Furong raised his cup and jeered, "You are still the same, pretending to be cultured."
"Well, better than you who likes to hide like a coward," Mr. Yi wasn't affected.
"I want to know how you managed to find this place?" Liu Furong went directly to the main topic.
"Even ace hackers can't be perfect in deleting all traces of evidence. If something was done, there would be clues left behind. It was hard for our ace hackers to trace the clues back but they managed to do it after a long time." Mr. Yi explained how they were able to discover Planet Muyang.
"When we found Luo Yi, we found Wang Qi too. However, I didn't know that you will use another identity to protect them. You even married a local who had never seen the world and had children with her." Mr. Yi sighed. "Last time, all the Seven Stars of the North were arrogant and proud. Many exceptional female soldiers wanted to marry you but none of you cared about them. If they knew that they lost to a person from a primitive planet, they might vomit blood in anger."
"Oh wait, I forgot that no one wanted to marry Leader Liu. No wonder, you married a naive idiot from Planet Muyang." Mr. Yi made exaggerated expressions as he said this. He hated the Seven Stars of the North with a passion. In the past, he was always hidden under the shadows of the Seven Stars of the North.
"I didn't expect you to betray your regiment commander and your comrades so that you can achieve a higher status." Liu Furong's expression turned cold. "For the sake of your personal gain, you rather become a dog."
The Magic Ace Mecha Clan was a mecha clan that had 50 mecha teams. Liu Furong was the leader of team 19. Yi Hao was the leader of team 47. Yi Hao entered the Magic Ace Mecha Clan a few years after Liu Furong. However, his exceptional mecha piloting skills and his outstanding commanding ability allowed the regiment commander to make an exception and promote him to become a team leader. He was the youngest among all the team leaders. All the other team leaders treated him as their younger brother. None of them expected their most trusted younger brother to harm them and cause the annihilation of their entire mecha clan.
"Haha, Regiment Commander Wang was clearly aware of the situation. Since we were in the 3rd Division, we needed to follow the command of the 3rd Division." Yi Hao gave a cold smile. "Anyone who didn't listen to command would be killed mercilessly. Regiment Commander Wang knew this perfectly. That's why he passed the item to you and sacrificed the entire mecha clan in order to send you out alive. I don't want to become an idiot like the rest of the people who died. Why can you remain alive while I have to die trying to save you?" Yi Hao shouted in agitation.
He chose to betray his mecha clan because he couldn't understand why their regiment commander placed all their hopes on Liu Furong. Why didn't he consider him? Wasn't he supposed to be the regiment commander's favourite junior? It was all fake! Their regiment commander only trusted Liu Furong who was from the same batch as him. He never believed in him. He was nothing to him.
"Since he chose you, I want him to know that his choice was a mistake. It's all wrong!" Yi Hao lost control of his emotions. The prime minister looked at Yi Hao in shock. He never knew that this powerful Mr. Yi was from the Magic Ace Mecha Clan just like Liu Furong. It looked like the people from the Magic Ace Mecha Clan were not all killed like what the military had reported.
"Stop lying to yourself. You are just afraid of death and afraid that everything you've achieved would be gone. No, these things wouldn't satisfy you. You just wanted a higher position and greater power. That's why you betrayed us. If it wasn't for you, none of the people from the Magic Ace Mecha Clan had to die." Liu Furong couldn't forget how they got surrounded when they got back that year. Their enemy was stronger than them in terms of numbers. Their weapons were all highly advanced. Only the top-tier titled ace mecha clans in the Federation could have such weapons.
How was a small independent planet able to have such weapons and facilities? At that time, they knew that there was a traitor among them.
"You can't blame me for this. The regiment commander wanted to swallow everything. I was unwilling to accept this. We all risk our lives to get that item so we all should get a part of it," Yi Hao refuted.
Liu Furong was in agony. That year, their regiment commander passed that item to him as a safeguard. If their mecha clan was united, they would all be able to return home safely. Once their regiment commander passed that item to the military, the Magic Ace Mecha Clan would gain merits as a whole. Yi Hao would get his share too. From the start, the regiment commander didn't have any intention of taking all the merits. However, but by showing his favour over for one over the other, he sparked jealousy and spite in the clan. Thus, Yi Hao felt that their regiment commander was being unfair to everyone
"We were wrong. You are indeed skillful in mecha piloting and commanding but you don't have a righteous heart." Liu Furong felt regretful. That year, he had vouched for Yi Hao to become a team leader. If Yi Hao didn't become a team leader, his comrades might be still alive now. The Magic Ace Mecha Clan might have become the best mecha clan in the 3rd Division just like what their regiment commander used to say.
Chapter 948 - Uninvited Guest!
Yi Hao sneered at Liu Furong's words. To him, he betrayed his mecha clan because Liu Furong and their regiment commander didn't trust him. They were the ones who forced him to find another family to be under.
"Enough of the bullshit. Liu Furong, is that item with you?" Yi Hao revealed his true motive.
Liu Furong replied calmly, "I've given away that item a long time ago."
"It looks like you will not give up until you face the grim reality." Yi Hao would never believe what he said. He narrowed his eyes and looked at the prime minister.
The prime minister raised his hands and clapped them lightly. Suddenly, the wall beside them cracked open and revealed Wang Qi and Liu Aihua being a room with two guns pointing at their temples.
Wang Qi saw a familiar uncle with a huge beard in front of him. He quickly searched through his memory to find who was the uncle in front of him. After some effort, he finally remembered that this familiar uncle came to his grandfather's shop five years ago, and his grandfather told to call him Uncle Liu.
Wang Qi felt as though he found his life savior. He shouted excitedly, "Uncle Liu, I'm Wang Qi from The Wang Shop. Please save us!"
Liu Aihua saw the familiar face and couldn't hold back her tears anymore. She tried her best to stop herself from crying in fright just now, but now her tears just continued to rain down from her eyes. Her mother would always take out the only photo of their father out and tell her brother and her that the person in the photo was their father. The person in front of her was clearly her powerful father who loved them dearly.
"I came here so that I can save you two," Liu Furong said firmly to comfort Wang Qi. He turned his head and looked at the little girl that was crying silently with great emotion in his eyes. Although this little girl was different from the five-year-old little girl in his memory, Liu Furong knew immediately that this little girl was his daughter whom he had missed dearly for the past five years.
"Father!" Liu Aihua shouted weakly. Liu Furong's heart ached when he heard his daughter calling out for his help. He really failed as a father. Most importantly, he implicated his daughter and caused her to be in danger.
"Liu Furong, where is the thing? If you tell me, I'll let Wang Qi and your daughter go," Yi Hao pointed at Liu Aihua and said.
Wang Qi finally regained his senses. This familiar uncle was actually Little Aihua's father.
Liu Furong looked at Wang Qi and Liu Aihua without replying to Yi Hao. Yi Hao smiled. He was confident that with Wang Qi and his daughter in his hands, Liu Furong would listen to him.
Liu Furong remained silent for a moment before saying, "I can tell you…"
Yi Hao's smile got deeper. As expected, for the sake of Wang Qi and Liu Furong, Liu Furong would bow down to him.
"In your dreams!" Liu Furong's tone of voice suddenly changed. He waved his hands and two silver rays shot past Yi Hao's eyes.
Yi Hao's expression changed. Liu Furong's actions had caught him off his guard so he didn't have the time to stop him.
"Ah!" The two people pointing their guns at Wang Qi and Liu Aihua screamed in pain. They leaned back and fell on their backs. There was a tranquilizer syringe in their foreheads. Everyone from 250 Ace Mecha Clan had more than 10 of these tranquilizer syringes on them at every time. Whether they were on holiday or they were in the army, they always carried an ample amount of these tranquilizer syringes.
To ensure the safety of their comrades, Ling Lan and the logisticians tried their best to ensure that everyone had enough tranquilizer syringes.
Liu Furong slammed the table and used the force gained from it to jump up into the air. Then, he shot multiple syringes at the prime minister and Yi Hao.
Yi Hao's force of presence exploded out, creating a counterforce that stopped the miniature syringes from coming anywhere near him. As for the prime minister, he just retreated back swiftly and dodged all the syringes that were shot at him.
Liu Furong didn't place much hope that the syringes would hit these two people. He just wanted to use the syringes to restrict their movements, so that he could save Wang Qi and his daughter.
Liu Furong came beside Wang Qi and Liu Aihua instantly. He used his hand like a knife and cut the ropes that were wrapped around them.
Yi Hao scoffed when he saw this. He clapped his hands and numerous men dropped down from the top of the room, surrounding the three people in the middle of them.
"Since you came to my place, you will never leave." Yi Hao was delighted. When he suspected that Liu Zhongguo was Liu Furong, he set up this trap in advance.
Liu Furong pushed Wang Qi and Liu Aihua behind him. He scanned his surroundings and wondered if he was able to defeat all of his opponents with his syringes.
Just as the atmosphere was about to reach its breaking point, the door of the room was suddenly busted open and two people staggered into the room.
Liu Furong's heart scrunched up when he saw the two people. With Liu Aihua and Wang Qi around him, he was already at his limits. Plus, he didn't even know if he would succeed in saving them. If these two people were caught too, he would really have no way out.
Yi Hao got a shock when someone suddenly entered the room without his consent. However, when he saw Aunt Liu and Wang Baozhuang, his astonishment turned into delight.
"Liu Furong, it looks like even God doesn't want you to have a good time. He gave me two more hostages." Yi Hao laughed loudly. "Prime minister Lu, thank you."
The prime minister was stunned when he saw the two people too. When he heard what Yi Hao said, he hurriedly replied, "I didn't ask my men to send them here."
Yi Hao's laughter was suddenly held back in his throat. 'If it isn't him, who brought these two people to the secret room that only we know? Did someone betray us? Or did the unknown faction do something?'
Yi Hao and the prime minister exchanged glances with each other. Then, they quickly took out their handgun at the same time and aimed it at the entrance.
"Who are you? Come out!" Yi Hao shouted furiously. He was at the edge of achieving his lifelong dream but the appearance of an unknown third party made everything ambiguous. Yi Hao felt frustrated that his plan was wrecked by someone.
Footsteps were heard from outside the door. The clear sound of boots stepping on the hard floor entered the secret room. Everyone's heart was at their throats. They were all waiting for the appearance of this person so that they could decide if the person was a friend or foe.
Wang Baozhuang and Aunt Liu were frightened when they got suddenly pushed into the room. Even Aunt Liu, who always trusted Jiang Hui, didn't know if he was a good person or a bad person anymore.
A young man in a black windbreaker and with a golden mask covering the top half of his face walked into the room calmly. He had a gentle smile on his face and his hands were inside the pockets of his windbreaker. It was as if he was taking a stroll in his garden.
The people from Yi Hao's side quickly aimed their beam guns at him.
"There are quite a few people." The young man didn't seem to notice the beam guns pointing at him. He simply walked passed Wang Baozhuang and Aunt Liu and came to the table where Yi Hao and Liu Furong were drinking tea just now. After that, he scanned the chair with his eyes and sat down naturally with a satisfied look.
Chapter 949 Too Late!
The young man raised his gloved hands. Bandages could be seen in the gap between his sleeve and his gloves. Then, he took an unused teacup and started pouring some tea for himself.
"What a thoughtful host. You know that your guest will be thirsty after walking for such a long distance so you prepared some tea." Ling Lan raised her cup at Yi Hao.
Yi Hao was astounded. This person knew that he was the one in charge of this place. He had good eyesight. Normally, people would think that the prime minister was the person-in-charge.
"Aunt Liu, Grandpa Wang, since the host is so thoughtful, come over and have a cup of tea." Ling Lan smiled as she spoke to Aunt Liu and Wang Baozhuang
Aunt Liu saw Liu Furong and Liu Aihua, who was behind Ling Lan. Her attention was all on them so the fear she had at the start had disappeared. She looked at Liu Furong curiously. When Jiang Hui called her, she walked over without thinking and sat down beside him.
Wang Baozhuang saw Liu Furong and Wang Qi too. He relaxed a little when he saw Liu Furong. He heard Jiang Hui calling them too. Aunt Liu walked over so Wang Baozhuang followed behind her hurriedly. He was suspicious of Jiang Hui so he couldn't let Aunt Liu be at risk.
Liu Furong was puzzled when he saw Ling Lan. At first, he thought that it was Li Lanfeng due to the gentle aura around the person. However, after looking at the person clearly, he dismissed this thought.
The lips and chin that could be seen outside the mask didn't look like Li Lanfeng's. Plus, Li Lanfeng appeared gentle and kind but it was all faked. Someone as powerful as Liu Furong was able to detect the viciousness Li Lanfeng was hiding deep inside him. On the contrary, the gentle aura from the person in front of him was natural. It was enough for people to put down their guard and want to get closer to him.
Liu Furong knew he had never met someone with this aura. However, he still felt a sense of familiarity with the person in front of him, but after thinking hard about it for some time, he still couldn't figure it out.
Yi Hao was furious when he saw this uninvited guest treating his place as though it was his house. He even started drinking his tea shamelessly. Such actions meant that this person looked down on him.
"Who are you?" Yi Hao forced himself to calm down as he said coldly.
"Huh? A passer-by." Ling Lan glanced at Yi Hao indifferently. "If you hadn't catch Wang Qi and Liu Aihua, I might be on the spacecraft that is leaving this planet right now. Unfortunately, you did all this and as a guest of the Liu family, I couldn't bear to leave."
Ling Lan stared at the teacup in her hand. She followed the rim of the cup slowly with her finger and smiled. "Additionally, you have to pay for my wasted ticket."
Yi Hao narrowed his eyes. He turned around and looked at Prime Minister Lu. Prime Minister Lu nodded. This person was indeed living with the Liu family for the past few days.
'What kind of luck does Liu Furong have? A random guest that stayed at his house is a powerful person.' Yi Hao was unhappy. He knew that this young man was not a simple person. He was able to enter their room with two people beside him without their knowledge. "Mister, this is an old affair between us and the Liu family. It has nothing to do with you. If you leave now, we'll forgive you for what you just did. We can even send you on a shuttle so you can leave this planet immediately." Yi Hao wanted to kill this person but he was currently in a mission. All his targets were here so he didn't want to ruin his mission just because of a dumb decision.
Ling Lan glanced at Yi Hao and said slowly, "It's too late."
Yi Hao understood what this young man was saying. He was going to interfere in their affair no matter what. He sneered. "In that case, don't blame us for being merciless."
He pointed at Ling Lan immediately and all his men pulled the trigger.
Everyone shot at Ling Lan. Yi Hao wasn't killing the other people in the room because the item he wanted was still in their hands.
Aunt Liu screamed in fright. Wang Baozhuang was flabbergasted. At this moment, four crystal-clear ice walls appeared around the table Ling Lan was sitting at, blocking all the beams that were coming towards
her.
A round of firing ended. The ice wall started melting from the beams. The water dripped down and in the end, the walls turned into puddles of water.
Liu Furong narrowed his eyes when he saw the ice walls. There was fear and happiness in his eyes when he looked at Ling Lan again. His face turned red in shame. If he had a choice, he wanted to dig a hole and bury himself in it. He had no regrets towards Wang Qi but he felt ashamed of himself for lying to his wife and children. Yet, his regiment commander knew about this. He felt embarrassed.
The appearance of the ice wall enlightened Liu Furong. He finally knew who the person in front of him was. Besides their regiment commander, who else was able to become an ice element domain realm master at such a young age?
He didn't expect his regiment commander to be so gentle after he restrained his cold aura. Even he was fooled by him.
What? Regiment Commander Ling was supposed to be gentle? His cold aura was his disguise? Are you having a fever? You need to visit Doctor Li and get some medicine.
Everyone in 250 Ace Mecha Clan believed firmly that their regiment commander was an ultimate devil that came from hell. Gentleness was not something that their Boss had. If their Boss decided to stop their training for one day, it was because he was in a good mood. There was no other reason.
Yi Hao's heart dropped when he saw the ice wall. The worse scenario had happened. He did wonder if this young person was a domain realm master since he appeared so confident. However, because of his age, he still had some hope that this wasn't the case. That was why he ordered the attack. If this person was not a domain realm master, he would perish from the attack.
No matter how powerful guns were, they could only kill someone that was below the domain realm. For domain realm masters, guns were useless.
Yi Hao regretted his actions. He had offended a domain realm master. It was troublesome.
Suddenly, he thought about something. He shouted in fear, "The regiment commander of 250 Ace Mecha Clan, Ling Lan!"
He remembered his superior showing him some information about the young and promising soldiers. One of them was about Ling Lan. It stated clearly that he was an ice element domain realm master as well as an imperial operator (But based on the latest news, he was heavily injured and his potential had dropped drastically).
Chapter 950 Explanation?
Ling Lan smiled as she looked at him. She didn't deny it nor admit it. This ambiguous expression made Yi Hao doubtful of his guess. He didn't know if his guess was right.
Just as Yi Hao was contemplating about the identity of Ling Lan, he felt an unprecedented sense of danger. He immediately leaped back. Prime Minister Lu did the same thing. The two of them then attacked the air in front of them simultaneously.
Bang! Due to their attack, the air in front of them exploded. Ice shards flew everywhere and scattered throughout the secret room.
"Ah!" Aunt Liu pointed to the people around her and screamed.
Wang Baozhuang quickly realized that those people who were pointing their guns at Ling Lan had become ice statues. No wonder they didn't continue shooting at them.
"Pretty good reaction time," Ling Lan stood up slowly.
This simple action caused Yi Hao and Prime Minister Lu to take a step back in fear. They prepared their stance to welcome a fight, but Ling Lan still put them under a lot of pressure.
Ling Lan flicked her fingers and the ice statues turned into dust after cracking apart. Yi Hao and Prime Minister Lu were in despair, as they faced the reality that they were going to die today.
Ling Lan turned her head to look at Liu Furong. His face was red. He looked awkward.
"Leader Liu, do I need to greet you personally?" Ling Lan asked calmly.
Liu Furong stood up straight instinctively when he heard this voice. He saluted and said, "Regiment commander."
Aunt Liu covered her mouth in astonishment. She didn't expect the young man who stayed at her house and whom she treated as her nephew to be the regiment commander that her husband admired.
Wang Baozhuang stared blankly at Ling Lan with a gaped mouth. He knew Liu Furong very well. Ever since Wang Junan died, Liu Furong never acknowledged any regiment commander even though he went into so many different mecha clans. But, based on his actions and expression just now, he was genuinely convinced by this young man in front of him.
Little Aihua looked at Ling Lan with stars in her eyes. In order for her invincible father to respect a person, he must be the most powerful person in the world.
Only Wang Qi was confused. His gaze jumped around as he looked at the people around him.
When Yi Hao heard Liu Furong's salutation, he knew his guess was right. He glanced at Prime Minister Lu. Their eyes met and they rushed towards the door simultaneously.
Bang! Bang! Two loud noises were heard. Yi Hao and Prime Minister Lu slammed back down to the ground.
This time however, Ling Lan didn't do anything. She just blocked the entrance with an ice wall silently when she entered the room. The two people trying to escape didn't even notice the transparent wall. By the time they saw it, it was already too late. They were knocked back into the room.
Ling Lan walked to Prime Minister Lu and placed her forefinger on his forehead. Prime Minister Lu started trembling in fear as he gave a look of despair. He thought that Ling Lan was about to kill him.
A cold aura was felt on his forehead. It was a frightening feeling. Prime Minister Lu closed his eyes and waited for his death. However, the ice cold finger suddenly left his forehead. "You should know what to do and what not to do." Ling Lan wasn't planning to kill a prime minister. The military would take notice if a prime minister from a planet suddenly disappeared or died. Ling Lan was able to clear the traces she left behind but she didn't want to cause too much trouble to the people of this planet.
Prime Minister Lu understood that his life was spared. He nodded his head furiously to express that he knew what to do. He didn't know why Ling Lan was bold enough to spare him but he wasn't stupid to ask for the reason why.
"As for you…" Ling Lan looked at Yi Hao who was feeling hopeful. She called, "Leader Liu."
"Yes, regiment commander!" Liu Furong maintained his position of attention. He didn't dare to move a single inch.
"Solve your own problem." Ling Lan didn't want to interfere with Liu Furong's personal affairs.
"Yes, regiment commander!" Liu Furong looked at her gratefully. It was time to end the grudges between him and Yi Hao.
"Is there another room?" Ling Lan asked Prime Minister Lu.
Prime Minister Lu nodded hurriedly. Ling Lan brought Aunt Liu, Wang Baozhuang, Wang Qi, and Liu Aihua to another room. She left this room for Liu Furong and Yi Hao.
After some time, Liu Furong walked out of the room with blood all over his body. A man who had a pale face and was shivering furiously stood outside the entrance.
"Prime Minister Lu?" Liu Furong raised his eyebrows in surprise.
Prime Minister Lu was drenched in sweat. He looked at Liu Furong and opened his mouth. He forced his words out of his throat. "What kind of person is Regiment Commander Ling?"
"Didn't you see it just now?" Liu Furong sneered. "Don't think about resisting against him. He'll let you understand what a living hell is like."
Prime Minister Lu gave a bitter smile. He did try to run away just now when he was waiting for Liu Furong based on Ling Lan's order. However, the moment this thought appeared in his head, his head started hurting tremendously. Something seemed to be swallowing his spiritual power. He finally understood where that sense of danger came from. No wonder Ling Lan wasn't afraid that he would betray them.
Even if Ling Lan didn't explain it to him explicitly, he knew that if he revealed anything about Ling Lan, that thing would swallow his entire mindscape.
How frightening!
Liu Furong followed Prime Minister Lu and came to another secret room. Inside the room, Little Aihua, Wang Qi, Aunt Liu, and Wang Baozhuang were sitting down and having some tea, only Ling Lan had her eyes closed on the side. She seemed to be resting.
When she heard footsteps, she opened her eyes. She looked at Prime Minister Lu knowingly. That intent gaze made Prime Minister Lu lower his head in shame.
Ling Lan shifted her gaze to Liu Furong. She asked calmly, "Have you resolved it?"
"Yes," Liu Furong replied in gratitude. "Thank you, regiment commander." Without him, he wouldn't have the chance to end his grudge with Yi Hao. He might not even be able to save the people he wanted to protect as well as his family.
"Well then, Leader Liu, how are you going to explain this?" Ling Lan looked at Aunt Liu. She just wanted to know how Leader Liu was able to chase Aunt Liu. She would never admit that she wanted to hear some gossips.
Liu Furong's heart pumped faster when he saw Ling Lan's stern face. He had violated the military rule. His regiment commander definitely wouldn't let him off.
Chapter 951 I'm sorry!
Liu Furong gave a bitter smile at Aunt Liu who still seemed confused. He told her the truth about him impersonating as Liu Zhongguo.
Ling Lan tapped the handle of her chair with her fingers. Liu Furong finished what he wanted to say and waited agitatedly for his final judgement.
Ling Lan turned and looked at Aunt Liu who seemed shocked by what Liu Furong said. She said gently, "Aunt Liu, what do you think?" The one who was fooled was Aunt Liu. She needed to listen to her opinion on the matter too.
Aunt Liu looked at Liu Furong with a complicated expression. She never expected him to be a fake Liu Zhongguo. The real Liu Zhongguo had died long ago. She thought back about the hardship she had suffered and didn't know what to do too.
Hence, when she heard Ling Lan's voice, she looked at her pleadingly. Ling Lan's gentle gaze calmed her heart.
'How could I just my hardships go to waste?' Aunt Liu cried and smiled at the same time. "Regiment commander, I'll listen to you."
She couldn't bear to hate this man but she didn't want to forgive him so easily too. Since she couldn't do anything to him, it's better for her to pass him to the young man who could control everything.
Ling Lan stood up when she heard this. She looked at Liu Furong coldly and slowly held her hands together. Her knuckles cracked. Liu Furong felt his heart pounding when he heard those sounds.
'Is he going to die?' He suddenly missed the other team leaders. If they were here, they would definitely plead for him and ask their regiment commander to punish him lightly.
Bang! Ling Lan pressed Liu Furong on the ground with her palm.
"Leader Liu, I hate lies. Yet, you lied to such a good lady…" Ling Lan's cold voice appeared beside Liu Furong's ears. It sounded like a voice from hell. Ling Lan was really angry.
"I'm sorry, regiment commander." Liu Furong bore with the pain from the huge pressure and forced the words out of his mouth.
Bang! Ling Lan used her force of presence to slam Liu Furong onto the ground again. "You shouldn't apologize to me."
"Cough!" Liu Furong coughed out a mouthful of blood. The force of presence of a domain realm master was not something a Qi-Jin master like him could bear with.
Liu Furong looked up into Aunt Liu's eyes and spoke with much effort. "I'm sorry, Ah Yun. I lied to you. Please forgive me."
Little Aihua cried when she saw her father being beaten by Brother Jiang Hui until he vomited blood. She wanted to ask her Brother Jiang Hui to let her father off, but before she could plead Ling Lan, Aunt Liu hugged her.
Aunt Liu had tears in her eyes. Her heart ached when she saw Liu Furong injured but she knew that Ling Lan punished him for her sake. How could she waste his effort because of her soft-heartedness? She was not an innocent girl who didn't know what was happening anymore.
Ling Lan looked at Aunt Liu in admiration. No wonder she was able to raise two good and righteous children all alone. This woman had her own opinions and morals. Her heart wouldn't waver just because of a few words. It was just like how she didn't interfere with her punishment after she decided to let Ling Lan handle it.
Ling Lan started to admire this lady even more. No wonder Little Aijun and Little Aihua were so obedient and thoughtful.
However, the greater her admiration for Aunt Liu, the greater her rage towards Liu Furong. The bandages on her wrist suddenly loosen apart and tied Liu Furong up.
"Aunt Liu, don't worry. I'll give you an answer." Ling Lan disappeared from the room along with Liu Furong
Wang Baozhuang turned to Aunt Liu and asked with a pale face, "Is this fine?" He was really scared by Ling Lan's dominating aura and vicious methods. He didn't dare to say anything in her presence. After she left, he felt the pressure on his body disappearing.
"What's wrong with it?" Aunt Liu replied calmly. That bastard would not bully them only if he knew how painful the consequences would be.
From Liu Furong's statement, Aunt Liu knew Liu Furong was not Liu Zhongguo. He was not someone who had nothing. He had the capabilities and the merits of a high achieving soldier. He was a perfect man in every aspect. If he didn't come to Planet Muyang to protect Wang Qi, she wouldn't have the chance to marry him.
When she was young, she dreamt about meeting her prince charming. However, now, Aunt Liu recognize the reality of her situation. Without a matching status and identity, she wouldn't be able to protect her marriage and her children. She needed to find someone whom the man was afraid of as her backing. Without a doubt, Ling Lan was the best option for that role.
After becoming a mother, Aunt Liu didn't have fantasies of a young girl anymore. Instead, she became more decisive and knew what was best for her and her children.
Wang Baozhuang suddenly understood what she meant. He gasped. In the past, Liu Furong chose to marry Aunt Liu because she was gentle, virtuous and obedient. Well, she was indeed gentle and virtuous but she wasn't an obedient lady anymore. When she was angry, she was even fiercer than all those dominating ladies out there.
Wang Baozhuang silently groaned for Liu Furong. He could almost see how Liu Furong would obey his wife in the future. Fortunately, he was smart in the past, so he didn't find a wife. Hence, he didn't need to suffer like him.
As Ling Lan stepped into the first secret room, the scent of blood wafted into her face. She walked inside and saw Yi Hao's corpse on the ground with blood splattered all over the ground.
She frowned in disdain. She flicked her finger and the entire room turned into ice. She flicked her finger again and all the ice turned into dust, making the room look as if nothing had happened in there.
"Leader Liu, you have only one chance. You decided on your own life or death." Ling Lan moved her arm and the bandages unwrapped itself from Liu Furong's body. Liu Furong was then thrown into the middle of the room.
Liu Furong landed on the ground firmly. He wiped the drip of blood on the corner of his mouth. He didn't understand what Ling Lan meant.
"Your enemy has complete control of the entire 3rd Division. Even if it's not the Third Marshal, it must be someone beside him who holds real power." Ling Lan raised her right hand and the bandage rolled back on her wrist. "You are currently not strong enough to resist against such a person. In front of him, you can only die. What happened today is an instance of that. If I didn't come here coincidentally, you would be dead."
Liu Furong nodded. His regiment commander was right.
"I don't want to watch you die…" Killing intent appeared in Ling Lan's eyes. "I don't allow my men to die in the hands of other people. If that has to happen, I rather kill you myself."
"You have been at the optimal peak of Qi-Jin for more than ten years now. If you can't find an opportunity to break through now, you'll die. I'll take care of Aunt Liu and your children for you if that happens." Ling Lan calmly told Liu Furong that she would take care of his family after he died.
After she finished speaking, an intense blood aura exuded out from Ling Lan's body. This blood aura was almost black in color. Ever since Ling Lan came back from the battlefield, her devil blood aura reached new heights.
This frightening devil blood aura caused Liu Furong to take three steps back. He could clearly feel that his regiment commander wanted to kill him. He wasn't lying.
Chapter 952 Dead?
If she had a choice, Ling Lan didn't want to use this method to help Liu Furong advance. That year, when she helped Qiao Ting to advance to the domain stage, she realized the pros and cons of using this method. The domain gained through this method was not as perfect as naturally gaining it. If the foundation of the said person was not strong enough, he would remain in the pseudo domain stage for a long time.
However, based on the current situation, Liu Furong couldn't remain at the optimal peak of Qi-Jin anymore. He needed to advance to the domain stage within the shortest possible time. That was the only way he could win against his opponents.
An overwhelming force of presence engulfed Liu Furong in his entirety. He was unable to breathe properly anymore. Liu Furong realized that compared to the force of presence he was experiencing now, the force of presence his regiment commander released during training was nothing. Once his regiment commander decided to be serious, Liu Furong felt as though there was a mountain pushing his body down. The fresh blood in his body felt as though they would seep out of his pores in the next moment.
After enduring for a few seconds, he was unable to handle the force of presence and vomited a mouthful of blood. He had tried to use all his Qi-Jin to resist the pressure but that didn't last long.
"So quickly?" Ling Lan's cold voice sounded beside him. "Not enough!"
A force of presence that was even greater than before pushed Liu Furong down. Liu Furong felt that his legs were unable to withstand the force anymore, The moment he kneeled down, the fighting spirit in his heart exploded.
"Ah!" Liu Furong shouted as he raised his head in pain. His shivering legs turned firm again as he stood up.
"Not bad!" Ling Lan was satisfied. This was the fighting spirit someone from the Seven Stars of the North should have. However, she didn't loosen her grip on him. She continued giving Liu Furong even more pressure.
The result of bearing with a pressure above the limit of your body was a heavy injury. Liu Furong started vomiting blood again. Blood flowed out from every orifice. After some time, his entire body was drenched with blood.
Now, Liu Furong had entered a life-or-death moment. If he couldn't break through now, he would collapse under the force of presence and die from the loss of blood. Only a breakthrough would save him.Read the next chapter on our vipnovel.com
'Should I do this?' A tinge of hesitation flashed passed Ling Lan's eyes. However, she became firm again. She knew that if Liu Furong couldn't advance to the domain stage, he wouldn't be able to escape the fate of death unless he stayed beside her all the time. But, based on Liu Furong's personality, he would not live as a coward. He would rather die spectacularly than to live under her wing like a baby bird.
'Since he will die anyway, why not take a gamble. One side is heaven while the other is hell. It all depends on what he chooses.'
Ling Lan's gaze turned cold. The pressure around Liu Furong increased again. Although Ling Lan was not a cold blooded and merciless person like what she portrayed to be, she was still a decisive person. Once she made a decision, she would do it heartlessly. Just like now, she knew that Liu Furong would die if she exerted more pressure but she still did it.
Liu Furong felt that he was about to die. He could see the blood spurting out of his body… his regiment commander retracted his force of presence. Without the huge pressure, his body, which was still bleeding, collapsed on the floor.
He looked at his regiment commander's eyes. There was disappointment in it. He was disappointed that he didn't achieve a breakthrough and choose to die instead.
If he had a choice, he didn't want to die. However, he really didn't know what his domain was. He couldn't find it. He had no hopes of succeeding.
Liu Furong knew that he had failed. However, he was not angry, He just felt pity that he wasn't able to find the person who caused the annihilation of the Magic Ace Mecha Clan. He wasn't able to wash the crimes and humiliation of his past mecha clan. He couldn't allow his dead comrades get the honor they should have gained.
Suddenly, he heard the chanting from the sky. He looked up and saw a golden light piercing in the sky above him. He saw many familiar faces in the golden light. His regiment commander, Wang Junan, the other team leaders, and the members of his team were looking down on him and smiling.
"Regiment commander, brothers-in-arms, members, are you all here to fetch me?" That year, when his brother-in-arms died one by one before him, he forced his tears back. Now, his tears flowed down his face freely. "I miss you all."
Liu Furong tried his best to fly up so that he could get nearer to them. However, no matter how hard he tried, he was unable to reach them.
Wang Junan shook his head when he saw Liu Furong doing futile work. "Furong, this is not where you should be."
"Why? Aren't I dead?" Liu Furong asked agitatedly. He couldn't stay with his brother-in-arms even when he was dead?
"No, you still have unfinished business to do. Just like what you thought, you still haven't found our enemy and cleared the name of our mecha clan yet. You haven't helped us regain our honor yet. How could you die so quickly when you haven't achieved any of these?" Wang Junan smiled. "Furong, live for our sake."
"But I failed. I died too." Liu Furong lost control of his emotions as he shouted. "Why do you all have to force me? Why must you throw everything to me and let me fight alone? I'm tired." This blood debt followed him for 15 years. He also had to hide the item that was powerful enough to shake the Federation. Liu Furong felt that he had enough of this life.
"Furong, I passed the mission to you at that time because you were the calmest among us and you had the best patience. Everyone trusted you." Wang Junan smiled. "You are never alone. We have always been beside you. You just have never realized it."
"Now, we are able to communicate with you with the help of your new regiment commander. Furong, feel the strength everyone is giving you. This is your strength too." Wang Junan reached out his hand. In the golden light, everyone from the Magic Ace Mecha Clan reached out their hands.
A glaring golden light shone down from the sky, enveloping Liu Furong in a golden sheen. Liu Furong could feel warmth everywhere. A vital spirit seemed to be rushing into his body and his transparent body started turning opaque.
"Furong, look at your heart." Wang Junan's voice sounded beside Liu Furong. He lowered his head and looked at the position where his heart was supposed to be. He saw an object that looked like an egg or a walnut.
Chapter 953 Seed!
"What is this?" Liu Furong was puzzled.
"It's the source of your energy. At the same time, it's a seed too," Wang Junan replied.
"Seed? What seed?" Liu Furong continued asking. This time, Wang Junan didn't reply to him. He just smiled.
"You can't say it?" Liu Furong seemed to understand.
"The emotions in your heart will become its soil and fertilizer. What kind of flower or fruit it will bloom into depends on your decision." Wang Junan couldn't bear to see Liu Furong being confused so he added on. "Feel your heart carefully and you'll know what your seed is. Once it sprouts, your domain will come to you naturally. Furong, all the best!"
"Leader Liu, all the best!"
"Leader, all the best!"
His brother-in-arms cheered him on. Their voices filled the entire sky. Liu Furong was touched once again. He cried.
Amidst the sound of the cheers, the golden light in the sky slowly disappeared. Wang Junan and his brother-in-arms faded away. Liu Furong wanted to hold them back but he couldn't do anything.
Even though the people from the Magic Ace Mecha Clan were gone, Liu Furong still felt the seed at his heart's position. It was sucking in nutrients from somewhere. His brother-in-arms didn't disappear. They were always beside him. He just couldn't see them.
"Thank you for giving me strength." Liu Furong raised his transparent right hand and placed it above the seed. He closed his eyes and felt the seed carefully.
His sorrow, anger, frustration, happiness, and longing for his brother-in-arms from the Magic Ace Mecha Clan were all inside the seed. He could see the memories when he was reborn in 250 Ace Mecha Clan too. The friendship with his brother-in-arms from the Magic Ace Mecha Clan and the strong bond between his comrades from 250 Ace Mecha Clan were all inside.
This was the brotherhood that he treasured.
When Liu Furong thought about brotherhood, the seed sprouted. Two soft but strong leaves appeared.
Ling Lan thought that Liu Furong had failed. He laid on the ground motionless and his breathing was getting fainter. The beating of his heart was slowing down too. It felt as though his heart would stop beating at any moment.
Ling Lan was in sorrow. In the end, she lost the gamble. She clenched her fist tightly. Her nails dug into the skin of her palm and blood flowed down her hand. It dripped on the ground.
She never regretted her decisions but that didn't mean that she had no emotions. It wasn't a good feeling to kill your own friend. Ling Lan didn't know if she would have the courage to do it again. She waited silently for the worst result. Suddenly, she raised her head with a dumbstruck expression. She was elated.
Liu Furong's heart started pounding energetically again. Ling Lan could even feel a strong life force coming from Liu Furong's body.
"Domain!" Only domain could bring a new life. This was why Liu Furong managed to stay alive. In the end, Liu Furong still won against himself and found his domain.
In the next second, multiple young shoots that represented a new life engulfed Liu Furong's body. The bloody person a moment ago turned into a green man in an instant.
These young seedlings didn't harm Liu Furong's body. Instead, they sucked the energy around him and used it to repair his injured body.
Liu Furong could finally feel his body. The excruciating pain almost caused him to cry in pain. He controlled his mouth in time but his body still trembled due to the tremendous pain.
"Congratulations, Leader Liu." He heard Ling Lan's voice. He couldn't detect any changes in Ling Lan's voice. He sounded as though there was nothing to be excited about when he came back alive.
'Regiment commander, I came back from the gates of hell. Shouldn't you at least show some concern?' Liu Furong complained secretly. He had almost died in his hand. Shouldn't he express some care towards him? Shouldn't he sound happy?
Liu Furong started to compare Ling Lan with his past regiment commander. He realized that this commander was not bad actually. He wouldn't die if he listened to his instructions.
Liu Furong was speechless. Am I a masochist? I almost died by his hands but I still think that he is not bad?!
Ling Lan didn't know what Liu Furong was thinking. She saw Liu Furong lying on the ground motionless and frowned. 'Did I hurt him so badly that the new life he received when he achieved domain was not enough to recuperate his body?'
"You can't stand up? Do you need me to help?" Ling Lan sounded out her concern for Liu Furoing, but with the help of her indifferent tone, it sounded like a threat to Liu Furong.
The vicious and heartless regiment commander said that he wanted to help you? Well, if you believe him, you're an idiot. This was definitely a threat. What he meant was, if you don't get up now, I'll torture you.
Liu Furong shuddered and quickly sprung up from the ground.
Ling Lan looked at the branches that helped Liu Furong to get up."Wood element?" She didn't expect Liu Furong to have the wood element.
"It should be a part of the wood element but it's different from the normal wood element." Liu Furong felt his domain. He couldn't turn the seedling turned into trees. "To be exact, it's more like grass." Liu Furong opened his right hand and a green plant suddenly popped out of his palm. He blew it, and the plant swayed in the wind. It wasn't as hard as the plants from the normal wood element domain. He plucked a piece of it. It came off easily. He tried breaking the plant from its stem. It broke easily too.
It was soft and brittle. Liu Furong gave a bitter smile. "It seems weak."
"There are only useless mecha operators. There are no useless mechas." Ling Lan replied calmly. "This sentence can be used for domains too. There is no domain that is useless. It is all depended on the person who is using it."
Liu Furong nodded. The disappointment he had before disappeared.
"Since you successfully advanced to the domain stage, let's go to another place." Ling Lan said nonchalantly, "You still need to do something."
"What?" Liu Furong was puzzled.
"I forgot to tell you that your five years old son is in the hands of someone else. He's waiting for you to save him." Ling Lan gave an evil smile. Just like what she expected, Liu Furong was in a daze after he heard this.
Until now, he didn't know that Aunt Liu gave birth to a son for him!
Chapter 954 Irritating!
When Ling Lan was torturing Liu Furong, Little Four continued to search for Liu Aijun and Little White. After much effort and perseverance, he finally found the hiding place of the people who abducted them. It was conveniently not far away from the central government building.
This unknown faction was quite powerful, as they were able to build a base under the eyes of the government.
At first, Ling Lan wanted to save Liu Aijun herself. However, since Liu Furong had advanced to the domain stage, he could save his own son now. Father saving his own son. There was nothing more heart-warming than this. Plus, Liu Furong needed to have battles with a domain realm masters, so that he could learn to control his domain as quickly as possible.
Soon, Ling Lan left with the agitated Liu Furong and others. They hurried towards the location where Little White and Liu Aijun was at.
As for Prime Minister Lu, Ling Lan didn't kill him. Liu Furong and Wang Baozhuang didn't understand why Ling Lan kept such a person who knew his secret alive. Liu Furong was used to following Ling Lan's order so he didn't question anything she was doing. Wang Baozhuang saw that Liu Furong had no queries so he swallowed his question too.
After Ling Lan left, Prime Minister Lu heaved a sigh of relief. He thought that he would die like Yi Hao. However, he didn't dare to relax entirely. Who knew if Ling Lan was hiding somewhere and observing him? If he did anything to betray them, he might come out and kill him.
To ensure his own safety and to make sure that his organization wouldn't punish him for Yi Hao's death, Prime Minister Lu started planning a scheme. He created a piece of fake news to say that Yi Hao left with a team and acted on his own.
At this moment, Little White and Liu Aijun were having a lot of fun in the base of the unknown faction. They were not in any danger like what Liu Furong and Ling Lan had thought.
Little White and Liu Aijun were abducted because the unknown faction was furious at the government of Planet Muyang for destroying their base. They wanted to annihilate the entire small town but gave up this thought after realizing that there were domain realm masters there. Hence, they only kidnapped Liu Aijun and Little White. They didn't have any grudges against these two kids at all so why would they treat them badly. Plus, Liu Aijun was just a five-year-old child who hadn't even started practicing the basic physical skills so he was harmless. He possessed no threat to a bunch of people who had at least reached the optimal peak of Qi-Jin.
Very soon, Little White and Liu Aijun were forgotten by these people. All of them had their attention on the central government building. When they knew that the government sent an important person over from the platform in a hover car, they got excited. Everyone thought that it was time for them to take revenge.
Maybe the unknown faction was just arrogant or they were just angered by the government of Planet Muyang, but whatever the reason, they decided to attack the central government building and kill the important person that the government fetched from the platform.
Of course, all these had nothing to do with Ling Lan and Liu Furong. It had nothing to do with Liu Aijun and Little White too.
Liu Aijun and Little White hugged each other in the secret room. (Little White rolled its eyes. Damn it, why am I hugging him? This little child is hugging me so tightly I can't push him away.) After some time, Little White felt its environment was turning oddly quiet. The people here seemed to have left.
No, the frightening aura was still present. Little White knew that the other people might have left but that domain realm master was still here.
If there was only the domain realm master left… Little White felt that it could protect Liu Aijun. Little White wasn't afraid anymore so it didn't have to patience to continue waiting in this little black room. In the past, it roamed around the bottom of the lake lazily. However, after experiencing the colorful world with its master, Little White started to hate little black rooms.
Fine, both the intelligent entity Little Four and Ling Lan's pet, Little White, hated little black rooms. Why did these two entirely different things that had no relationship with one another dislike the same thing?
Little White jumped onto Little Aijun's head. Two of the tentacles it had been hiding appeared suddenly and covered Little Aijun's ear. Then, a silent but powerful sonic wave came out of Little White's mouth.
Elder Ying held a pipe and laid in a relaxed manner on his bed. He half-closed his eyes as he puffed out smoke from his mouth. He was very much enjoying the tobacco in his pipe.
"The traditional tobaccos have much more flavour. The ones that are made nowadays taste like water compared to these fine gems." Elder Ying put down his pipe as he muttered to himself.
Unfortunately, these pipe tobaccos are hard to find. Even his organization only managed to find a little of this tobacco. As a heavy smoker, he agreed to come to this primitive planet just because the reward for this mission consisted of this tobacco.
Just as Elder Ying was about to continue smoking his pipe, a powerful sonic wave entered his ears. The blood in his chest started churning and his ears throbbed in pain.
Elder Ying reacted quickly. In the next second, a shell made from soil enclosed him.
After the sonic wave ended, the shell around Elder Ying turned into fine sand. Then, he disappeared from the room.
Boom! Elder Ying appeared in the room where Little Aijun and Little White were locked up in. There was no one there anymore. The high-tech door of this room was burst apart.
"The force just now almost hurt me. It must be from that domain realm master. Sigh, good things never come." Elder Ying gave a sinister look. He was furious that an unknown domain realm master had entered his territory and saved his hostages.
He suddenly bent down and touched the ground. He felt the information the ground was giving him. As long as the person was still standing on the ground, he would be able to find him.
His earth element domain spread through the ground with him as the center point.
Ling Lan had already come to the outskirts of the base. Suddenly, she raised one of her eyebrows. Her domain energy caught the earth element that was searching through the ground.
"It's him." Elder Ying was shocked and he stopped his search immediately. It was the domain realm master that guarded the little town.
"Leader Liu, eight o'clock direction, 600 meters away," Ling Lan shouted at Liu Furong.
"Yes." Having been Ling Lan's subordinate for over a year, Liu Furong instantly understood what to do. Their target must be there. Without any hesitation, he rushed towards the place.
When he arrived, he noticed that it was a huge manor. Liu Furong raised his fist angrily and destroyed the roof of the house in his fit of anger.
Chapter 955 Little White's secret!
Bang! A figure flew up from the ground. He took on Liu Furong's palm and the two of them flew back simultaneously. Liu Furong retreated for more than ten meters before landing on the ground. The huge force caused him to stagger on the ground. He took a few steps before he stabilized himself.
As for Elder Ying, he flew back more than ten meters too but he landed on the ground softly and stably. He appeared more relaxed than Liu Furong.
From this exchange of blows, one could tell that Liu Furong was weaker than Elder Ying.
Elder Ying calmed down a little after the exchange of blows. He knew how powerful his opponent was now. His opponent's understanding and energy of his domain were much weaker than him.
People like Elder Ying were no longer as hot-blooded and fearless as young people. They treasured their lives and would never take a risk if they didn't need to. If they realized that their opponents were more powerful than them. they would escape just like what Elder Ying did last time he faced Ling Lan. They wouldn't stay behind and fight with their opponent for the so-called 'pride'.
Ling Lan heaved a sigh of relief when she saw Liu Furong managing to stop the domain realm master. She started searching for Little White using her spiritual power.
When she realized that Little White was teaching Little Aijun 'bad things', she felt speechless.
Before Elder Ying came, Little White escaped from the little black room with Little Aijun. They didn't run out of the base like what Elder Ying had expected. Instead, they remained in the base. Little White brought Little Aijun to search for 'treasure'.
When Little White felt that Elder Ying was being stopped by another domain realm master, it got bolder. Somehow, they managed to walk into the safe room of the unknown faction. Little White furiously swallowed all the jewelry and precious stones in front of him. Even Little Aijun was digging through a box that Little White opened. He took many expensive accessories out.
"This looks like the pearl necklace that Aunt Min wears. Weird, Aunt Min's pearl is white. Why is this purple? Huh? There is a black one too. Wow, pearls have so many colors. These pearls are bigger than Aunt Min's pearl too." Little Aijun exclaimed, "Mummy doesn't have a pearl necklace. I'll give this mummy. She'll be very happy."
Little Aijun didn't know how precious these pearls were. As a young little boy, he didn't know that he shouldn't take things that didn't belong to him. Very soon, Little Aijun's head was filled with necklaces. There were pearl necklaces, a necklace made from precious stones, and many others. Little Aijun felt that he should get one of every color for his mother.
Little White knew that it would frighten Little Aijun if he saw it swallowing all the jewellery. Hence, he found a place where Little Aijun couldn't see it and eat happily.
"Little Four, do you think Little White is able to digest all these metals?" Although there was no surveillance in most of the base, there was one in the treasury. This allowed Ling Lan and Little Four to see Little White's actions clearly.
"I really don't know. Boss, Little White only ate digestible things in the past." Little Four was confused too. He always thought that Little White was just a pet… well, Little White was really just a pet.
When Little White swallowed more than 75% of the treasures, even the calm Ling Lan couldn't help but raise her eyebrows. She was afraid that Little White would die from an exploding belly.
"Do you think Little White's stomach is another space?" Although her mother, Lan Luofeng, always said that her stomach was another space, Ling Lan felt that compared to Little White's stomach, her stomach was extremely normal.
"It's possible. There used to be an interesting creature on Mandora called the Devour Beast. Their stomach is like an overlapped space. They could eat a mountain of food." Little Four suddenly turned depressed. "Unfortunately, the human race killed the Devour Beast mercilessly. It is extinct now."
"The human race always does cruel things for their own benefit," Ling Lan touched Little Four's head and comforted him.Read the next chapter on our vipnovel.com
"Yes. The Devour Beast's stomach could be used as a bag. Many wealthy people wanted to buy it so hunters went hunting these beasts. After some time, the people on Mandora wanted to invent a space button that can be used to store mechas. They needed many Devour Beast's stomachs for this experiment. No matter how many Devour Beast there is, how could they fight against the power of an entire planet?" Little Four didn't understand why the humans on Mandora were in such a rush. Actually, they didn't need to kill so many Devour Beasts. If they followed the normal research path, they would be able to create the space button without killing all of the Devour Beast.
"Does that mean that everyone on Mandora was able to bring their mecha along with them…" Ling Lan always thought that something like a space button would only appear in stories. She didn't expect the people on Mandora to be able to create this thing.
"That's right, Boss," Little Four replied.
"But the Mandora battlefield that the learning space brought me too didn't have something like the space button." Ling Lan thought back about her experience back in the learning space. All the mechas were transported using shuttles just like this world.
Little Four rolled his eyes. "That is not the most advanced era of Mandora. The space button had not been invented yet. I need to send you to a world that resembles the real world you are in. If not, you won't be able to get used to the real world after you left the learning space." Ling Lan nodded. It looked like Little Four and her instructors chose that era as it was the most compatible with the current world she was living in.
Little Four thought about something and his expression changed. He reminded Ling Lan hurriedly, "Boss, you cannot let anyone know that Little White has this ability. If not, it'll be in danger." Little Four didn't want Little White to be hunted like the Devour Beast.
Ling Lan turned serious. Little Four was right. The temptation of a space button was great. If someone really found out the secret of Little White's stomach, she wouldn't be able to protect it even though she was Ling Xiao's child.
"Little Four, clear all the surveillance footage later. Leave no traces behind," Ling Lan said calmly. She suddenly realized that the burden on her shoulders was getting heavier and heavier. Even a pet she took in casually had such a huge secret.
"I understand." Little Four nodded. When he saw Ling Lan frowning, he was afraid she would be stressed so he comforted her, "Boss, don't worry. If Little White is really discovered, I have the materials and blueprint for making a space button. I can pass it to them. They won't have to hurt Little White that
way."
"Thank you." Ling Lan bitterly smiled as she touched Little Four's head. Little Four didn't know that if she really handed over the materials and blueprint for the space button, she would be in even more danger. Even Little Four and her father, Ling Xiao, as well as the entire Ling family, might be affected.
However, she didn't plan to explain it to Little Four. She didn't hope that Little Four would be troubled by all these things that had nothing to do with him. Since Little White was her pet, she should be the one worrying about it.