Chapter 1315 Fatal Weakness.
General Yuan stepped onto the stage and spoke calmly to representatives seated before him, "The 23rd division is an official division of the Federation. It's not a small mecha clan with only a few thousand soldiers. It's not an independent army either. It's a standard division with the proper number of members. One single order from the general could affect the lives of millions of soldiers. In times of war, the general has to be responsible for the safety of all his soldiers. In the end, Major General Lan still doesn't have any experience in management or commanding. During peaceful times, the 23rd division could still function as a division with such a general. But, with the Federation's current troubled state, Major General Lan is not suitable to be the representative of the general. Caesar and its alliance nations are still eyeing us like vultures, and no one knows when the next war will occur. As an official division, once a war starts, it'll need to go to the battlefield. May I ask how Major General Lan is going to command the 23rd division during a war?"
"We shouldn't let our emotions take over our thoughts and ignore the lives of millions of soldiers in the 23rd division which are at stake here." General Yuan glanced at the representatives below sharply.
The people who were moved by Lan Luofeng's speech felt as though cold water was poured over their heads. They started wondering if they were being too emotional.
Lan Luofeng pursed her lips when she heard his dismissive attitude about her. But, what he said was truly her fatal weakness. Moreover, there was no way she could refute what he said as what he said was all true. If she wasn't Ling Xiao's widow, she might not even have the right to enter this conference room, much less prove her ability.
The host glanced at the First Marshal again. The First Marshal seemed to sense the gaze and opened his eyes. Then he turned his gaze to look at someone.
It was Zhang Ruolin, one of the ten great generals of the Federation. He was the commander-in-chief of the military zone of the North-east planetary sector.
Most of the time, a general would hold the position of commander-in-chief of a planetary sector. This was a different commanding system from being a general of a division. In theory, the commander-in-chief and the general of a division would garner equal power in the military. However, with commander-in-chiefs being mostly great generals, generals of division would usually have to bow their heads down before a great general as they were still of a higher rank than normal generals
This arrangement was to prevent conflict over the position of the commander-in-chief when a division worked together with a planetary sector during a war.
About this arrangement, Ling Xiao was an oddball. He was the general of a division while being one of the great generals. However, the military didn't find a problem with it because this had to do with the location of the 23rd division. It was stationed at the South Pole planetary sector. The South Pole planetary sector was a new planetary sector that the Federation was developing so there wasn't any official commander-in-chief placed there yet. There was no official appointment but the entire military recognised Ling Xiao as the commander-in-chief of the South Pole planetary sector.
Besides the support from the generals and regiment commanders from his faction, the First Marshal had the support of these powerful people too. That was how he could sit in his position stably. Zhang Ruolin was one of those people supporting him.
"General Yuan makes sense. We can't lose our rationality because of our emotions. However, we mustn't be too logical until we ignore our emotions." Zhang Ruolin suddenly broke the silence. "You must understand that our soldiers have emotions too. They're not war machines. It's understandable that they want to find mental support. It's alright to agree with them sometimes."
The representatives who were still wondering whether they were too emotional immediately felt understood when they heard General Zhang's words. They looked at him gratefully. If they could, they wanted to give in to their emotions to comfort General Ling Xiao's spirit. They hoped that he could see his 23rd division shining brightly under the lead of his son.
"General Zhang, what do you mean?" General Yuan narrowed his gaze. He didn't expect this great general to step forward and suppress the presence he made just now.
"Don't reprimand them. We should solve this problem while caring about their emotions." Zhang Ruolin looked at General Yuan with a sharp gaze. The invisible pressure caused General Yuan to frown. He couldn't think of a reply.
"How should we solve it? Please explain clearly." The general of the 11th division suddenly interrupted them. He belonged to the Third Marshal's faction. The situation was already against them so the Second Marshal and the Third Marshal's factions decided to work together.
"That will require the help of everyone here. There are so many people here. I'm sure that we can solve this insignificant problem." Zhang Ruolin immediately pushed the question back to everyone. As a sly old fox with many years of experience in the military, he wasn't stupid to become the center of attention now.
The people from the second and third faction felt frustrated when they saw Zhang Ruolin backing out naturally. They couldn't tackle the first faction because there were too many sly old foxes there. They wouldn't let anyone get hold of their tails no matter what they say or do.
After Zhang Ruolin spoke, the representatives below started discussing. They started thinking about how they would solve this problem if Ling Lan became the general of the 23rd division.
"Actually, Lieutenant General He Xuyang from the 23rd division is not too bad of an option. When General Ling Xiao wasn't present, he led the 23rd division and won the fight against two armies from the Twilight. He can be the commanding officer during a war." Someone suggested a workable option.
Many people agreed with him. There were many outstanding commanders in the 23rd division. They were just overshadowed by Ling Xiao in the past so no one noticed them.
"How can you make sure of that without the general suppressing them. Are you sure the people below won't become greedy?" Some coldly doubted, "Moreover, we don't know if the soldiers are willing to listen to He Xuyang." When General Ling Xiao was alive, the people below had nothing against He Xuyang commanding them. They cooperated with him fully. But, now, General Ling Xiao wasn't present to suppress these people. He Xuyang was just a chief of staff with the rank of lieutenant general. There were many soldiers with the same rank as him. Would these people be willing to listen to someone with the same rank?
Everyone turned dead silent. If He Xuyang wasn't an option, no one else would be able to take the position. No one was able to think of any solutions.
The people from the second and third faction watched them from the sidelines quietly. They weren't so kind as to solve this problem for Lan Luofeng and Ling Lan. As long as Lan Luofeng couldn't solve her fatal weakness, Ling Lan wouldn't be able to sit in that position. That meant that their candidates would be able to get the position.
At this moment, a cough broke the silence.
Everyone looked up. The commander of the Flying Dragon Special Forces, Ren Feiyu, was covering his lips and coughing.
He gave a helpless smile when he saw everyone looking at him. He seemed to be thinking that he coughed at a bad time.
Chapter 1316 Suggestion!
"General Ren, you seem to have poor health recently." The First Marshal opened his eyes and asked in concern.
"I think so," Ling Xiao smiled and replied. At the same time, he turned to everyone and said apologetically, "I'm sorry that I interrupted your thoughts. To make up for it, let me provide a suggestion."
Everyone's eyes lit up when they heard this.
Ling Xiao continued, "Actually, I feel that there's no need to be so complicated. Aren't there three candidates for the position of the general of the 23rd division? I remember that the 23rd division still doesn't have a deputy."
Ling Xiao looked at the host with uncertainty as if he was asking if his statement was true.
The host quickly nodded. "Yes, General Ren is right. From the founding of the 23rd division, there hasn't been a deputy."
Lieutenant General clapped his hands and smiled instantly. "That's great. The person with the highest number of votes will be the general while the other two will be the deputies. That way, even when Lieutenant General Ling becomes the general, the two deputy generals can command the division during war times."
The First Marshal immediately smiled. "General Ren's suggestion is not bad. It's worth considering."
The Second Marshal and the Third Marshal were enlightened. No matter what the result was, they managed to successfully put their men into the 23rd division. Moreover, the position wasn't finalized yet. Their men might become the general of the 23rd division.
"This is good too. Whatever the result is, everyone will be satisfied emotionally, even if Ling Lan is just a deputy general." The Second Marshal smiled. He chose his words carefully. He hinted to everyone that Ling Lan didn't need to be the general. The position of deputy general was enough for him.
"I agree." The Third Marshal smiled and nodded. This was a good solution for everyone. At the same time, he felt that his man might have a chance to become the general too.
Since the three great marshals had already agreed with General Ren, the people from their factions wouldn't disagree. The neutral parties didn't want to see one faction taking control of the 23rd division so they happily accepted this decision. Thus, very soon, this suggestion was accepted.
Lan Luofeng heaved a sigh of relief when she heard this solution. No matter what, Ling Lan would at least be a deputy general of the 23rd division. She believed that as long as Ling Lan had a position, she would be able to take complete control of the 23rd division using her own methods. She was extremely confident in her daughter.
Lan Luofeng looked at Ren Feiyu gratefully. His suggestion saved Ling Lan. Lan Luofeng knew that if her fatal weakness wasn't solved, it was almost impossible for Ling Lan to get the general's position. Yet, this suggestion pushed the focus away from her weakness while making sure that Ling Lan had a position in the 23rd division. This suggestion was beneficial to Ling Lan from all directions.
Ren Feiyu lowered his hands and placed them on the handrails after he finished speaking. He didn't care about what happened in the conference room anymore. It seemed like he only gave the suggestion because he disturbed everyone a minute ago.
Lan Luofeng retracted her gaze. She silently remembered this favour. The other person might have done it unconsciously but she wouldn't forget his help.
No one knew that Ren Feiyu was holding the handrail tightly with his other hand when Lan Luofeng looked over. Then he slowly released it. After that, he remained indifferent.
The results came quickly. Everyone had no worries anymore so they decided to go with their emotions. Thus, unsurprisingly, Ling Lan won the voting with a high amount of votes.
The result caused Lan Luofeng to cry in joy. The representatives from the 23rd division started clapping too. They had two more deputy generals now but at least their general was Ling Lan. They just needed to last until Ling Lan came back. Ling Xiao's confidants, which was led by He Xuyang, believed that Ling Lan would definitely be able to come back and control the 23rd division.
Ling Xiao smiled secretly after hearing the results. He won this match.
The Second Marshal and the Third Marshal weren't really satisfied with the results. However, on the positive side, Ling Lan was still missing. Their men were only deputy generals but in actual fact, their power was the same as the general. In order to control the 23rd division, there would definitely be a fight between the two deputy generals. No one knew who would be the winner.
The Second Marshal and the Third Marshal exchanged glances with each other. The atmosphere between them was tense. The fight between their factions was imminent.
Both of them completely forgot about Lan Luofeng.
The conference ended. On the third day after the conference ended, a celebration was held.
It was a carnival for the soldiers. The entire Planet General was locked up. Only soldiers and their family members could enter.
As the special guest for this celebration, Li Yinfei had reached Planet General a long time ago. She was rehearsing diligently for her performance.
Her performance was able to start. Li Yinfei changed into her performing attire and forcefully pushed down her excitement.
"Yinfei, if you perform well this time, you'll be able to enter the military. You'll get a rank and become an officer." The manager looked at the beautiful stage from the backstage with bright eyes. He couldn't hide his ambition.
The performance department of the military had told them that if Li Yinfei performed well in this event while gaining the approval of the powerful people in the military, she would be given a military rank. He probed the person from the performance department continuously before he finally managed to open his mouth. He was told that the lowest rank they would give Li Yinfei was a major rank. If she performed well, the rank would be even higher.
He was extremely excited when he heard this. It should be known that he was tied to Li Yinfei. As long as Li Yinfei entered the military, he would enter too. He would be able to get the military rank he had always dreamt of.
Many people felt that Li Yinfei had a glamorous life but that was only in the eyes of the normal citizens. If someone powerful really wanted to do something to her, Li Yinfei wouldn't be able to protect herself. The reason why she was able to stay safe in the entertainment industry for so long was because the Li family was protecting her.
However, there were still problematic matters that the Li family didn't care about so Li Yinfei had to deal with those small matters personally. She suffered many times so she really wanted to have the power to protect herself. Thus, this idea of entering the military came into her mind.
Once she gained the recognition of the military and obtained a military rank, she would be able to rise above everyone else. Although she would have no real power, she would still be protected by the military. It meant that she wasn't an ordinary singer anymore. She would be a soldier who everyone respected.
Li Yinfei lacked a powerful identity. Once she got the military rank, she would have an identity. She would finally have a say in the matters of the Li family too. She would also be able to obtain more resources from the Li family.
Chapter 1317 Success!
"Don't worry. I'll definitely succeed." Li Yinfei's ambition was as strong, or maybe even stronger than her manager. Major? She wasn't satisfied with this rank. She wanted to be a colonel or a senior colonel if she could. That was the only way she could leave the Li family and become the real Li Yinfei.
"That's good." The manager was elated at Li Yinfei's reply. He gambled his entire future on Li Yinfei. If Li Yinfei succeeded, he succeeded. If she failed, he would fail too. They were on the same boat.
"Okay. It's time for your performance." The manager prompted Li Yinfei when he saw the last performer coming down from the stage.
Li Yinfei took a deep breath to calm herself. She knew that there would be no problem with her performance but the number of participants for this ceremony was still nerve-wracking. She even heard that some of the most influential people in the military would appear in the audience too. Thus, it wasn't just about not making mistakes. It was about being perfect.
The automatic platform rose slowly. The stage was dark.
Li Yinfei's dreamlike voice echoed in the darkness. It was like a voice from heaven consoling the souls of everyone present.
"Tranquil Night." Once the familiar tune was heard, everyone watching the performance, whether they were watching it live or from the virtual world, knew who the performer was. This was the song that turned Li Yinfei into a nationwide star. It was a song to console the sorrow on the battlefield.
The first key made everyone quiet. They listened to the song silently. When it entered the intermezzo, the stage lit up, and Li Yinfei's beautiful face appeared in everyone's gaze. They almost forgot to breathe.
"Goddess Li, Goddess Li." All the soldiers started cheering crazily. They weren't strict and rule-abiding soldiers at this moment. They were just diehard fans of Li Yinfei. They wanted to use their cheers to portray their love for her.
Li Yinfei smiled lightly when she saw the people below going crazy because of her. Her smile was elegant, dignified, and a little distant, as though she was beyond their reach.
Soon, Li Yinfei ended her remarkable performance. She waved at the audience as the platform lowered her to the ground. She returned to the backstage.
"That performance was amazing, my princess." Her manager welcomed her back excitedly. He wanted to hug her to express his happiness.
Li Yinfei frowned and raised her right hand to stop her manager.
Her manager felt that he was being too excited so he stopped in his tracks and didn't dare to get close to her.
"What do you think?" Li Yinfei walked over and whispered.
"That was your most perfect performance. I believe that everyone is mesmerised by you," the manager replied exaggeratedly.
"That's good." Li Yinfei's smile got brighter. "We just need to wait for the notification from the performance department now." She had done everything she could. She hoped that the military would give her a satisfactory answer. Li Yinfei lowered her hands and clenched them tightly. This was her only change of breaking free from the Li family's control. She mustn't miss it.
"We have to wait for a few days. The military is currently busy with the rewards for the divisions." The military would only care about them once they finished dealing with their own people.
"Let's wait. I can afford to wait," Li Yinfei said coldly. She wouldn't leave Planet General until she got her military rank.
"But, you have a performance scheduled soon." The manager gave a bitter smile.
Li Yinfei turned her head immediately and stared coldly at the manager. "Didn't I ask you to cancel all my performances in this period of time?"
"I wasn't the one who accepted this performance." The manager looked helpless. He couldn't decide on Li Yinfei's activities solely as some activities were still arranged by the Li family.
"The Li family?!" Li Yinfei gritted her teeth. "I knew that those old fogeys won't let go of me that easily."
"Yes." The manager nodded. In reality, he was controlled by the Li family too.
"When is it? What event is it?" Li Yinfei was helpless. She just hoped that the event was at a later date so that she could stay on Planet General longer. She would be anxious if she didn't get her military rank. She felt that once she left Planet General, she would have a harder time getting her rank.
"Three days later, the opening ceremony of Shilin on Planet Huzhou." There wasn't much time left. Based on the flight time, they needed to leave by 10 pm tomorrow night. If not, they wouldn't be able to reach in time. Fortunately, they had their own starship. If they took normal passenger ships, they would need to leave now.
"Damn it." Li Yinfei cursed softly. She only had one day left. There was no way she would be able to receive her military rank within one day. She could only contact the performance department again after the performance and arrange for a time to take her rank.
Just as she was feeling frustrated, she thought of something. "Planet General has been on lockdown recently. Will they accept our application to leave?" If they rejected her application, she would have a valid reason for staying here. The Li family couldn't do much about it.
The manager's eyes brightened. He understood Li Yinfei's thoughts. "Okay, I'll go and apply first. If we can't leave, I'll contact the Li family and ask them to reject the performance invitation."
The manager quickly left to apply to leave Planet General. The reason was because Li Yinfei had other performances to attend to.
Li Yinfei wasn't the only one who applied to leave Planet General. Many representatives from the various divisions were preparing to leave within the next two days too.
The military had always been monitoring the spaceport with scrutiny. When they received all the endless applications, they started wondering if they should accept them.
Ling Lan would mostly make use of this opportunity to leave Planet General. The military wanted to prevent her from mingling into the crowd.
"Limit the number of starships leaving everyday. Take special notice of those that have a good relationship with the Ling family."
"But there are so many starships. If we limit them, we will need a month before everyone leaves. They are all important figures of the various divisions and independent armies. They can't leave their positions for too long."
"We can limit for the first few days. Only allow one to two suspicious starships to leave every day. We'll focus on monitoring the suspicious ones."
"Report. We just received a new application to leave Planet General. It's from Goddess Li Yinfei." Someone saw the new application and quickly reported to his senior officer.
"Why does she need to leave so early?" The senior officer was surprised.
"They have a performance scheduled three days later on Planet Huzhou."
"When was the performance arranged?"
"Three months ago," The staff member looked at the time stated on the schedule and replied.
"Troublesome," the senior officer replied in frustration.
"Do we accept it?"
"How many people are there?"
"Besides Li Yinfei and her manager, there are three staff members and eight bodyguards. 13 people in total."
"That's quite little. It'll be easy for us to check them. Let them leave." The senior officer felt that this wasn't a huge problem since they had very little people and everyone's identity was already recorded. There was almost no chance for them to sneak someone out.
"Yes. We succeeded." Li Lanfeng had been watching over these people for a long time. After getting what he wanted, he silently left the virtual world and returned to the real world.
Chapter 1318 Injured?
Li Yinfei was sitting on a sofa while holding a cup of coffee elegantly. She was patiently waiting for her assistant to check if her luggage was all ready.
"Miss, it's all here." Her assistant was sweating profusely as she pushed out various sizes of luggage bags out of the room.
"Okay." Li Yinfei continued sipping her coffee as she looked at the luggage getting piled up over the corner. After finishing her coffee, she slowly got up from the sofa and walked towards the door in her high heels.
Li Yinfei, who would usually have no problems walking in heels, suddenly had her heels caught on the carpet. She couldn't react in time so she fell to the floor with her knees receiving the full brunt of the fall.
Her assistant ran to her terrified as she tried to help her up. However, as she pulled on her arms, Li Yinfei began to cry out in agony even more.
"Don't touch me! You idiot!" Seeing her assistant getting so close to her, Li Yinfei angrily slapped her assistant in the face and shoved her away.
"Miss?!" The assistant held her face and fell to the floor. Her face had a mix of anger and shock.
Li Yinfei didn't pay her any mind. She was already being patient enough to not insult her assistant. She looked towards her other two terrified assistants angrily. "Why aren't you calling Elder Brother Kun to come here yet?"
Elder Brother Kun was the manager the Li family had set up for Li Yinfei.
The two assistants woke up from their stupor and ran to call for Elder Brother Kun immediately. With what happened just now, they didn't dare to get close to Li Yinfei. They were afraid they would get a slap in the face like their colleague.
Elder Brother Kun quickly rushed through the door. After seeing the red-faced Li Yinfei lying on the floor, he angrily yelled, "Are you people idiots? Why aren't you helping Miss Li up."
"No, M-Miss said to not help her up," explained the two assistants who were hiding behind the manager.
"What happened?" Elder Brother Kun walked up beside Li Yinfei and asked sympathetically.
Li Yinfei looked at the assistant who was sobbing on the floor and said coldly, "When we get back to Planet Huzhou, get rid of that idiot and find a replacement." When the assistant pulled on her arms, she made the injury on her knees worse rather than helping her.
"Did she hurt you?" Elder Brother Kun narrowed his eyes when he saw Li Yinfei's swollen knee. He sent his deadly glare to the crying assistant on the floor. If something happened to Li Yinfei's flawless body, he would definitely skin that assistant alive.
The gaze terrified the assistant to the core. She didn't know what she could do to salvage the situation and could only mindlessly shake her head. "I did nothing. It wasn't me…" Her fear caused her tears to uncontrollably flow out from her eyes.
"I'll deal with you later." Elder Brother Kun glared at her ruthlessly. At that moment, he didn't have the patience to listen to the assistant's explanation. He was more worried about whether Li Yinfei was injured or not and whether it would affect her plans.
He immediately contacted the military headquarters and told them about Li Yinfei's injury. He hoped that the military headquarters would send a military doctor to them.
Soon, the military sent over a military doctor. He examined her knee carefully and concluded that it was just a minor injury. She just strained her knee, and just needed a few days of rest.
After hearing the diagnosis, Li Yinfei and Elder Brother Kun were both relieved and disappointed. They were relieved because she was fine, but also disappointed because if there was nothing wrong, they wouldn't have an excuse to stay.
However, even if it was such a minor injury, Li Yinfei couldn't even walk due to the immense pain from her knee. The military doctor was helpless about her pain. He could only just spray some painkiller on her knee. He suggested that she should buy a hover wheelchair to help lessen the burden on her injured knee.
Li Yinfei would never cause herself to be in pain. So, soon after, Elder Brother Kun ordered the crying assistant to make up for herself by going out to buy one.
The assistant could only pitifully wipe away her tears and run out to buy a hover wheelchair.
Elder Brother Kun then realized it was almost time for the registration. He quickly went to the spaceport to register first and told Li Yinfei to bring her three assistants and eight bodyguards with her after.
After a few minutes, the assistant brought back a newly bought hover wheelchair.
The eight bodyguards had already gotten to the door and were waiting for Li Yinfei and the others to come out of the room.
The assistant nodded towards the bodyguards and then dragged the wheelchair into the room. She then closed the door subconsciously or maybe it was because she didn't want them to see Li Yinfei's disheveled appearance.
The eight bodyguards didn't think much of it. Usually, they wouldn't be able to see Li Yinfei in a private setting. Every time she came out of her room, she would have been dressed well with makeup, looking like a goddess.
"Hmph, what did you come back so late? I thought you took the money and ran." The other two assistants would always try to bully her whenever she made a mistake. Usually, she should retreat back and meekly accept any insults coming her way.
"I almost did." However, this time, she replied oddly with a cold tone in her voice.
"Hmm? You being disrespectful now." Not expecting that answer, the assistants got even more angry and glared at her.
The insulted assistant smirked lightly when she saw those angry glares, relishing in their anger.
After having her fill, she snapped her finger and two black-cloaked men appeared out of thin air behind her.
The unexpected scene almost made the two assistants scream out in terror.
The crisp clean snap stunned the two assistants to the floor. When they fell, it was as though they fell into a bed of clouds, muffling any sounds made.
Li Yinfei, who was sitting on the sofa, felt that the atmosphere in the room had turned odd so she turned her head to look behind her.
Seeing her two assistants getting taken out by two black-cloaked men, her eyes open wide in shock. She wanted to scream but her hand was faster as it pinched her thigh tightly. The rational thought given to her by immense pain made her swallow the scream that was about to come out.
"You are a smart one, huh," one of the black-cloaked men said after noticing what he did.
"Who are you? What do you want?" Li Yinfei steeled her expression and asked in a cold tone.
"Actually, you should be asking 'What do you need me to do?' " The reply was said in a joyful tone.
"Alright, what do you need me to do?" Li Yinfei had a faint smile on her face. The stiffness from her face instantly disappeared when she showed her smile.
She was able to get her way within the entertainment industry mostly because of her ability to go with the flow of things. She was now ridding of any hostility between her and the black-cloaked men in order to give herself a chance to live.
"What if I say you have to take us on your ship?" One of the black-cloaked men flashed a devious smile.
"Although I'm not sure who you are, but when you came in, you only knocked out my assistants while not hurting them. I can see that you're not bad people. I don't know why you want to borrow my cruise ship, but from what you have done just now, it's possible for me to take you onto my ship." Li Yinfei crossed her arms on her thighs gracefully with a huge smile on her face as if she was conversing with friends.
"Looks like there's a 'but'." The man sat down on the sofa in front of Li Yinfei. It seemed he was interested in continuing the conversation with Li Yinfei.
Chapter 1319 So, You Know Me
Li Yinfei instantly breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the man showing his willingness to have a conversation with her. When faced with kidnappers, as long as they could be discussed with, it meant that the situation hadn't gotten too bad. Moreover, she still had the possibility of turning the situation around. As long as she dragged on the time here, Elder Brother Kun would know something must have gone wrong when they didn't get to the spaceport in time and also the fact that he couldn't contact her through her communicator.
Li Yinfei believed that as long as Elder Brother Kun contacted the military headquarters, the military headquarters would definitely not let these two intruders get away. As for whether she could get away from the clutches of these two people… she wasn't worried. In the base camp of the military headquarters, there definitely was an imperial realm formidable warrior standing guard even if there wasn't a god realm individual there. As long as they sent one of them over here, saving her would be a piece of cake.
Li Yinfei calmed down even more and her smile became even more intoxicating, "Yes. It's because the information of my entourage boarding the ship has already been sent to the military headquarters. You… won't be able to get past customs." At that moment, Li Yinfei's tone had a hint of disappointment in it, as if she felt pity that she couldn't help them.
"Well, that was unexpected. I thought you would lead us there and then expose us at the customs." The black-cloaked man smiled. He seemed to admire Li Yinfei's honesty.
Li Yinfei replied in a mild-mannered tone, "Since you don't want to hurt me, then I don't want to hurt you as well."
Li Yinfei let the sincerity show in the face. It made it seem that she actually didn't want anyone to get hurt.
The black-cloaked man raised his hands and clapped slowly. "Miss Li, as expected of someone the Li family had put much effort in developing. Your words showed no flaws. If it wasn't for the fact that I know what the Li family has up their sleeves, I might have been fooled by your words."
Li Yinfei's eyes narrowed and her smile froze for a moment. She then said slowly, "I don't know what you're talking about."
The black-cloaked man took off his hood and showed a face that Li Yinfei couldn't be more familiar with.
Li Yinfei shouted out in surprise, "It's you!"
Li Lanfeng smiled and the entire room instantly lit up. Even Li Yinfei, whose looks were 80 to 90 percent similar, felt that the looks she was so proud of seemed less bright compared to Li Lanfeng's smile.
"So, you know me." Li Lanfeng smiled.
Li Yinfei quickly shook her head. "No, no, no, I don't know you."
She indeed didn't know who he was. It was just before she had become Li Yinfei, she had accidentally seen his image in a photograph.
"No matter whether you know me or not, I can only regrettably say that I will need to borrow your identity." The face that Li Yinfei dreamed of having, smiled towards her as he spoke those words.
Li Yinfei instantly understood what he meant. She immediately stood up, ignoring the burning pain in her knees. She immediately pounced towards the door while trying her best to let out screams of fear from her throat to alert the bodyguards outside of what was happening.
She knew what these people wanted to do. They wanted to use her identity and leave Planet General as Li Yinfei. At that moment, Li Yinfei was fully aware of the danger she was in. Her existence was a wrench in their plan, so they wouldn't leave her as she was. If she didn't escape, her only result would be death.
However, in the next second, she felt chains were shackling her body. Her voice was also blocked at the entrance of her throat. She couldn't make a sound no matter how hard she tried.
She mechanically turned her head around. She saw a face that was even more perfect than her own, slowly getting close to her with a smile.
"Don't worry. I just need you to sleep for a short while." That person's voice was so warm and caring that it could make anyone weep with joy. However, the more warm and caring it sounded, the more afraid Li Yinfei was. She could no longer stand being mentally on edge anymore and instantly feel unconscious.
Li Lanfeng smirked with a hint of disdain on his face as he saw Li Yinfei fall to the floor.
"I thought you were going to play with her a bit more." At that moment, the other black-cloaked man appeared out of thin air. It was Ling Lan. She had long been beside Li Yinfei. The fall that hurt Li Yinfei's knee was all Ling Lan's doing.
"Not fun. Kind of boring," Li Lanfeng said indifferently. He didn't like Li Yinfei. After all, Li Yinfei was using his looks in public to make a name for herself. However, after using her identity multiple times to get what he wanted, he disliked her existence less than before. If Li Yinfei was smarter with it, Li Lanfeng wouldn't mind her doing random things with his looks in public.
Li Lanfeng then turned around towards the assistant who cooperated with them at the beginning. He smiled and said, "So, you still have a choice. I can knock you out and after a few hours, someone will come to save you. Then, you can say that your life was threatened so you were forced to cooperate with us. That way you can put all of this on us."
The assistant gritted her teeth and then shook her head. "I'll go with you, but you have to promise that the Li family won't hurt me or my family for this matter. I hope you can promise me on this matter."
"Are you going to believe me or her?" Li Lanfeng pointed towards Li Yinfei, who was lying on the floor.
The assistant glanced at Li Lanfeng and nodded. "I understand. I will believe you."
If their two faces were seen separately, then perhaps no one would be able to see the difference. However, when put together, the difference between the real thing and a fake was easy to identify.
The Li family creating a fake in the public's eye was definitely to protect the real thing. After looking at her options, she knew which one was more important to the Li family even if she was just a small insignificant assistant.
"After leaving, you can keep working for her. If you don't want to do that, we can also arrange a new job for you," said Li Lanfeng indifferently. Even if he left the Federation with Ling Lan, it didn't mean he lost control of the Li family. Especially when Ling Lan was still alive, the Li family didn't dare to offend Li Lanfeng.
After thinking about all that, Li Lanfeng had a self-mocking smile on his face. He now had everything he wanted and would not part with Ling Lan anymore. With Ling Lan here, he got everything he wanted. If Ling Lan was no longer in this world someday… No, he definitely wouldn't let that possibility appear.
A hint of killing intent flashed between Li Lanfeng's eyes.
"I want to leave her. I'm disgusted just seeing her right now." The assistant looked at Li Yinfei in contempt. The slap Li Yinfei gave her made the assistant turn sides. Additionally, she now knew who the real treasure the Li family wanted to protect. That fake Li Yinfei had completely made her feel disgusted.
"After we're done, you can contact the Li family. You can say that it was me who told you to find them." Li Lanfeng waved his hand and gave this problem for the Li family to handle. If they wanted to use him to acquire merits and benefits, then they must also cooperate with him to get rid of any tracks he was going to leave behind.
Li Lanfeng trusted that with Li family's power, they definitely would be able to handle this situation.
"Now, we will see how you will perform." Li Lanfeng's black cloak slowly disappeared. He then put on one of the dress Li Yinfei liked and then sat on the hover wheelchair." If we can't get past the customs, then the promises I made with you will be nulled."
The assistant took out a blanket and softly placed it over Li Lanfeng's legs. After hearing those words, her hands that were holding the blanket instantly trembled. However, not long after, she calmed down.
"Yes, I understand."
Chapter 1320 Little White"s Appearance
On the other side of the room, Ling Lan and Luo Lang dragged the unconscious Li Yinfei and the other two assistants into the washroom. After that, they changed into assistant uniforms, turning into Li Yinfei's other two assistants.
Ling Lan walked over and gestured for the actual assistant to leave. She was going to man the wheelchair.
The assistant immediately let go and backed up a few steps. Luo Lang then obediently stood beside Ling Lan.
Li Lanfeng then nodded towards the assistant. The assistant took a deep breath and walked to the door. She turned her head and looked at the three people all with unique auras. The three different auras all drew people's attention. Even beside Li Lanfeng's otherworldly beauty, the other two people didn't seem much less breathtaking.
She quickly shook her head to get rid of that image in her head and not long after, the aura around Ling Lan and Luo Lang turned ordinary. She then realized he could no longer see what they looked like. It was as though the scene before her was covered by a layer of fog.
The assistant quickly slapped her cheeks to wake herself up. She then steeled herself and opened the door.
Hearing the door opening, the eight bodyguards turned their gaze towards them.
Ling Lan was pushing Li Lanfeng and walked out. The eight bodyguards were stunned the moment they saw Li Lanfeng's face. They felt that Miss Li's charm seemed to increase by quite a lot. Even though they were used to seeing her face, they still couldn't help but stare.
"What are you all looking at? Come here and help us load the luggage." The assistant saw that the eight bodyguards were all staring at Li Yinfei, so she instantly shouted out coldly with an annoyed look on her face.
"Oh, oh, oh, yes, yes, yes…" The eight bodyguards also didn't know what they were doing. After being yelled at by the assistant, they took the luggage as if they were drunk and walked down the stairs with wobbly steps.
As they left, the rotating surveillance camera finally returned to normal. It was just no one had discovered that had happened.
Li Lanfeng got out of the hotel. Right as they were about to get into the hover car, a white blur was seen flashing past their door. It was so fast that the bodyguards didn't even react to it.
Ling Lan, who was sitting beside Li Lanfeng, had a look of shock as she stared at Little White who became flattened because of how fast it was going.
She wasn't worried when Little White stayed with Lingtian. Moreover, it could also protect her friends. In Ling Lan's mind, by not taking Little White, she was killing two birds with one stone. Thus, she didn't want to take Little White with her.
She didn't think that after not seeing it for so long, Little White actually came to find her. It was looking at her with its sad big round eyes.
Little White knew this wasn't a safe place. Other than burying itself in Ling Lan's arms, it didn't make any sound.
Li Lanfeng looked at how Little White was rubbing against Ling Lan and felt his teeth itch. He was just about to grab Little White out of Ling Lan's arms.
However, he saw Ling Lan give him a look that told him "Just let it be."
Li Lanfeng could only helplessly take back his hand. He made up his mind. When they get to safety, he will ruthlessly beat some sense into that little white ball.
He also suspected Little White was female. Otherwise, why would it keep on clinging to Ling Lan?
"Little White, how you get past customs will depend on yourself." Ling Lan used spiritual power to communicate with Little White. The reason they borrowed the identity of Li Yinfei was because they predicted that the customs would definitely have those domain concept detectors. What was even worse was that there perhaps might be an imperial realm formidable warrior waiting for them to get caught.
Little White nodded to show that it understood. It didn't want to be left by its master again. As for a disguise, he wasn't afraid.
"Hmm, I could use a cushion for my back," Li Lanfeng suddenly gave a suggestion for Little White's disguise.
Little White grit its teeth towards Li Lanfeng to show that it was angry. It knew that jerk was definitely trying to get back at it for what it did.
"That is an interesting idea." Ling Lan smirked.
This was the first time Li Lanfeng saw Ling Lan smile without her disguise. He was dumbfounded by it.
Little White discovered Li Lanfeng's odd behavior and showed a ruthless expression towards Li Lanfeng. A small tentacle rose up as it gave him a standard middle finger.
Li Lanfeng smiled like spring had arrived. He put out his finger and began to rub Little White. As expected, just as before, Little White quickly surrendered to the finger and became cute and adorable in the next second.
This scene along with that smile that could instantly bring colors to the world, changed into warmth that slowly reached the depth of Ling Lan's heart. Ling Lan's mood became much better. It was no wonder that the kings of history liked to see beautiful women when they were in a bad mood. It was definitely a great way of changing one's mood.
After Elder Brother Kun finished registering their identities, he waited at the customs. Just as he was about to be somewhat impatient from waiting, he saw three hover cars flying over quickly.
He didn't need to guess to know that it was definitely his family's Goddess Li.
The staff members at the customs had already known that Li Yinfei would go past the customs today. Those who didn't have work on their hand were all crammed near this area. They were waiting to get a close-up of the goddess in their dreams, Goddess Li, Li Yinfei.
The eight bodyguards walked out of the cars first. Two of them went to the trunks to get the luggage. The other six spread out near the hover car at the very front and waited for Li Yinfei to come out.
The three assistants then got out of the cars. Ling Lan took out the hover wheelchair from the trunk and flattened Little White into a cushion, putting it on the back of the chair.
Little White used its little tentacles to fix itself onto the chair and waited for that despicable jerk Li Lanfeng to lean on it…
Every time Little White returned to its usual fierce self, it would be annoyed at the things Li Lanfeng did towards him. It hadn't been truly done in by that jerk's one finger. Li Lanfeng must have definitely used some despicable means to turn it meek. It was probably spiritual power interference. Little White knew about it because it was also adept at using spiritual power.
Ling Lan pushed the hover wheelchair to the car door. She then saw Li Lanfeng smile at her with his hand out of the door. That pose…
He wanted her to hold him in her arms?
A drop of cold sweat dropped from Ling Lan's forehead. Although she was pretending to be a man… No, she was now pretending to be a woman… Ling Lan felt confused for a moment. No matter if she was a man or woman, Li Lanfeng was actually a man. Although they were all pretending to be women, wouldn't Li Lanfeng feel uncomfortable in that kind of position? Was his acting too over the top?
Ling Lan could only think of this reason.
Thus, she helplessly brought out Li Lanfeng from the car in her arms. Her movements were very skilled. Li Lanfeng also cooperated with her and locked onto her neck as he buried himself in her arms.
Yes, Ling Lan remembered. It seemed it wasn't the first time she held him like a princess.
In the place no one could see, Li Lanfeng, who was buried in Ling Lan's arms, had a satisfied smirk on his face.
Chapter 1321 Customs
He could only think of many devious ways to have Ling Lan be used to being in physical contact with him. Li Lanfeng knew very well that Ling Lan didn't like coming into contact with people. Even if it was the friends he grew up with couldn't get past that restriction.
Li Lanfeng didn't hope to enter Ling Lan's heart in such a short amount of time. He just hoped that the body that Ling Lan was willing to have physical contact with was his body.
Ling Lan gently placed Li Lanfeng on the hover wheelchair and then slowly pushed him forward.
At the customs entrance, a crowd had already gathered around there.
Li Lanfeng showed off an elegant and standard smile that Li Yinfei would do. Many of the staff members shout out in joy uncontrollably when they saw that smile.
They felt that no matter how beautiful and perfect the person they see in the virtual screens was, it was still much less comparable to the real thing. In the videos, she was already more beautiful than humanly possible, but it was still within limits of humans. However, now, they actually felt that a goddess had descended down from the heavens, gracing them with her presence.
Elder Brother Kun walked up and was also stunned by Li Lanfeng's smile. He felt Li Yinfei's smile was much warmer and more intoxicating than usual.
'What has happened to her?' Elder Brother Kun felt Li Yinfei's charm was different from before. It was even stronger now. He believed that as long as Li Yinfei continued to have such charm, no one in the world would be immune to her. She would be able to have anything she wanted in the world with that amount of charm.
Elder Brother Kun looked at Li Yinfei with joy once again. Li Yinfei's expression and habitss were the same as before. However, it was only today that her level of charm had changed drastically.
Li Lanfeng didn't know about Elder Brother Kun's reactions. This time, in order to disguise as Li Yinfei, he had carefully studied some of Li Yinfei's expressions and habits. He had copied all of them perfectly. Even Elder Brother Kun, who had been with Li Yinfei all this time, didn't see any flaws.
"Goddess Li, can you sign an autograph for me?" A staff member finally couldn't hold it in and gave up on maintaining professionalism. He changed to an idol fan and ran up to Li Yinfei asking for an autograph.
Li Lanfeng nodded warmly. "Sure, but only this time. Next time, don't forget about doing your duties."
The staff member blushed and nodded furiously. He felt that the Goddess Li he admired was the kindest person in the world.
Li Lanfeng signed his autograph with elegance. Autographing was also a required skill for an idol. Li Lanfeng didn't forget to level up this skill to max.
The staff member satisfyingly held the autograph and returned to his post. Those who were slower than him, all looked at him with jealousy. However, they were already warned against by Li Yinfei, so they couldn't rush up and ask for an autograph too.
Li Lanfeng and his entourage arrived at the entrance to customs. Li Lanfeng then smiled at the surveillance camera.
At that moment, the surveillance room was busy comparing the names of members leaving on starships for the day.
The staff member responsible for Li Yinfei's area, saw Li Yinfei's warm smile. He felt as if his heart was struck by a great force. In the short while, he didn't know what he should be doing.
After a short while, Li Lanfeng discovered that there wasn't any response showing that they got past customs. Cold sweat formed in his palms. He then raised his eyebrows and said with saddened expression, "Is there something wrong?"
A staff member couldn't endure seeing Li Yinfei's sad expression, so he immediately contacted the surveillance room and woke up the staff member responsible for their area.
That staff member also saw Li Yinfei's sad expression. He was instantly angry at himself for losing focus and making Goddess Li sad. He immediately let her pass through customs.
'With a face like Goddess Li's, do I need to check it numerous times?' The staff member trusted that there definitely wasn't a second face that was as beautiful as Goddess Li in this world.
"Thank you. We're short on time and need to board as soon as possible. We might have to trouble you." Li Lanfeng had a bashful smile on his face.
"Goddess Li, the information of the members in your group is simple and clear. We won't waste too much of your time. Please don't worry," replied one of the staff members beside them.
Li Lanfeng nodded and gestured to Ling Lan to push him into the starship.
The surveillance room didn't dare to waste anymore Goddess Li's time and only hurriedly glanced past Ling Lan. He didn't see any issues and quickly let Ling Lan pass. The staff member didn't want to make Goddess Li wait for too long.
The assistant walked up. At that moment, she saw that the blanket in Luo Lang's hands was actually not covering Li Yinfei's legs. She instantly said anxiously, "Oh my, our young miss's knee was hurt. Why are you standing there and not covering it on our young miss' knees?"
Luo Lang then seemed to awaken from his dream and muttered 'oh' many times. Then he immediately walked up to the inspection entrance with a face full of anxiety as he watched the two people who had already passed the customs.
Luo Lang's anxious expression was too pronounced. Additionally, the staff member in the surveillance room was worried about Goddess Li's injuries, so he didn't compare Luo Lang with the data carefully. He only looked at it twice and then let him pass.
After hearing that he had passed customs, Luo Lang instantly breathed a sigh of relief. He immediately put his head down with the blanket in his hand and ran towards the other two.
The assistant's originally nervous expression also instantly loosened. She walked up to the inspection entrance and waited for the examination of her face.
Without the Goddess Li clouding his mind, the staff member immediately changed his mentality and carefully compared the data of the assistant. After seeing that everything was correct and met requirements, he let her pass.
Then it was Elder Brother Kun and the eight bodyguards. After comparing them many times over, they also passed through.
At that moment, the person-in-charge of the surveillance room came to check up on his work. The person-in-charge nodded in satisfaction when he saw his staff members carefully examining the last bodyguard's information along with the three dimensional image of that bodyguard's face.
He then asked the staff member, "These people don't seem to be soldiers."
"Yes, it's Li Yinfei, her staff members and bodyguards," replied the staff member immediately.
"Ah, it's Goddess Li. Did you carefully examine all of them?" Li Yinfei was considered to be the best known singer across the Federation. This person-in-charge was although not a crazy fan like those younger soldiers, he still knew about her.
"Yes, I've carefully examined them. There are no issues," replied the staff member. In order to not waste Li Yinfei's time, he didn't carefully compare the two assistants and let them through. However, those who could serve Goddess Li so closely definitely didn't have any issues.
The staff member comforted himself just like that. It was because no matter if it was Goddess Li, her assistants, Elder Brother Kun or the eight bodyguards, all of their information was correct without any mistakes. He was very sure there were no issues.
Plus, the higher-ups had told them to be on the lookout for three people trying to smuggle themselves onboard a starship. He only didn't carefully examine two people. Just the numbers he didn't carefully examine was different from what was told to them.
The staff member thought about it and believed he was right. He didn't think any problems could come from his work.
Seeing the staff member with a face full of certainty, the person-in-charge didn't suspect anything. He walked over to the next staff member and began examining that staff member's work.
Chapter 1322 Emergency Call.
Ling Lan slowly pushed Li Lanfeng onboard Li Yinfei's cruise ship.
"Let's go to the control room to take a look," While they were going through the corridors of the ship, Li Lanfeng suddenly broke the silence. Luckily, he was well-versed in imitating so he imitated Li Yinfei's voice to near perfection. If you didn't listen to it carefully, you might not be able to notice the difference.
Elder Brother Kun looked at Li Yinfei in surprise. In the past, Li Yinfei never liked to interact with the crew members of the ship. She felt that they were all savages, and secretly looked down on them because of so.
"They've been guarding the ship for many days. It must have been hard for them. I should express my thanks to them," Li Lanfeng flashed a sincere smile as she spoke gently.
It looked like Li Yinfei finally realised that she needed to maintain a good relationship with the crew members. Elder Brother Kun was elated by the fact that Li Yinfei seemed to have turned over a new leaf. It should be known that frequent travelers like them were most afraid of offending the crew members that defended the safety of cruise ships. In the past, Li Yinfei despised these rogues and always acted arrogantly in front of them, infuriating them to no end.
Li Yinfei was able to disguise her real self perfectly in front of outsiders, always appearing amiable and gentle to the public. However, she couldn't hide her deep-seated arrogance from the people who worked closely with her. This was her weakness. Some might say that she was just being her real self but if she acted arrogantly all the time, it was very easy to dislike her. As her manager, Elder Brother Kun took care of many conflicts for her. His conflict management was the only reason why the team was still able to work together.
Just like that, Elder Brother Kun led Li Lanfeng and her group into the control room.
The moment they entered, the lively atmosphere in the control room turned cold.
The captain of the ship noticed the change in atmosphere. He turned around and saw Elder Brother Kun. He also saw Li Yinfei and the other people behind Elder Brother Kun. He frowned instantly.
"Old Kun, why are you here?" He forced himself to smile as he got up and welcomed the group. While he was welcoming the group, he sent an inquisitive gaze at Elder Brother Kun. He seemed to be asking why he brought the mess of a person to the control room.
Elder Brother Kun laughed. "Old Lin, young miss heard that you're having a hard time so she came to visit you to express her gratitude."
Old Lin was instantly dumbfounded when he heard such an unbelievable statement. He looked at the lady who was smiling gently and weirdly enough, she didn't have the arrogant aura around her anymore.
Did the military teach this proud young miss how to be polite and grateful?
Li Lanfeng didn't seem to notice Old Lin's astonishment. He just continued maintaining his perfect and amiable smile.
He was used to wearing this smiling mask. No matter how close the person in front of him was, even if it was the family head of the Li family, his grandfather, his facade wouldn't disappear.
When he saw Li Yinfei continuing to smile even under his questioning gaze, the captain finally started to believe that Li Yinfei was here to thank them. She didn't come here because Old Kun persuaded her to come. She also didn't seem forced to smile at them. Her smile looked really genuine to him.
The captain's expression gradually softened. In reality, it was hard to hate someone with such a pretty face. However, Li Yinfei's personality was really bad to even have a good impression of her even under the guise of her beautiful appearance. Her horrendous personality slowly corroded the beautiful image they had of this goddess. In the end, they completely forgot about her beauty and only remembered her irritating personality.
The captain was used to seeing many beautiful ladies in the world but after Li Yinfei changed her personality, he started to feel that she wasn't so loathing anymore.
Ling Lan quickly glanced at Li Lanfeng and smiled secretly. This fellow actually activated his innate talent, Bewitch, to gain favor with the captain and the crew members.
"It must be hard on you recently." Li Lanfeng bowed to thank them while being seated in the wheelchair.
Whether it was his voice or his expression, they were all filled with sincerity. The sincerity was clearly delivered to everyone through their eyes, and ears, and eventually, to their hearts.
The crew members, who had a stiff expression on their face, finally smiled in a relaxed manner after hearing Li Yinfei's calming voice. Their gaze turned friendly as they looked at her.
Elder Brother Kun was satisfied with Li Yinfei's performance. He shouted loudly, "That's right. All of you had to stay on the ship while we were gone so you didn't have a chance to walk around the Planet General. It must have been hard on all of you. Thank you for your efforts."
Captain Old Lin laughed out loud when he heard him. He patted Elder Brother Kun's back and replied, "Why are you being so polite? We're all in this together. Don't worry. We'll be in charge of the safety of the flight."
Li Yinfei smiled and nodded gratefully at him. She looked curiously at the crew members who were preparing for flight. Then, she asked shyly, "Captain Lin, can I take a look at how you prepare for a flight?"
The captain no longer loathed Li Yinfei so he wouldn't reject such a small request. He waved his hand indifferently and said, "Sure. Miss Li, you are free to roam around. If there's anything you are curious about, just ask them."
Li Yinfei pushed herself to the pilot excitedly after the captain agreed to her request. A pilot's skill was very important in ensuring that the cruise ship was able to leave its secured dock quickly and take off perfectly.
Luo Lang's calm personality also took over the main body, and he walked towards the crew member who was controlling the engine.
As for Ling Lan, she continued to stand behind Elder Brother Kun which also meant that she was standing behind the captain.
If the take-off was smooth, the three of them wouldn't act. However, Ling Lan would never leave her life to luck. This was the reason why they found an opportunity to come to the control station. If any unexpected problems arised, they would snatch over the control of the starship and personally drive the starship out of Planet General.
"Report. Captain, the engine is ready. Ship Anmi is prepared to depart."
After waiting for three minutes, they finally received the report that the engine was ready. Li Lanfeng clenched his fist instinctively.
"Old Kun, are we leaving now or do we have to wait longer?" Old Lin asked Elder Brother Kun who was beside him. He didn't know if there was any other request for them.
"There's no need to wait. Let's take off now. I want to see the scene when the cruise ship takes off." Before Elder Brother Kun could reply, Li Yinfei answered the question for him excitedly. Her face was slightly red due to her excitement, making her seem even more mesmerizing. The crew members who were looking at her felt that their souls were being sucked away.
Old Lin coughed and regained his composure. He said, "In that case, let's prepare to leave."
"Muzi, contact the control tower and tell them that we're leaving. Ask them to arrange a lane for us and a time for take-off."
"Yes, captain." The crew member called Muzi quickly contacted the control tower of Planet General. Soon, the control tower gave them their schedule.
"Time in departure is in 15 seconds through Lane HKL93." Muzi immediately reported what he heard to his captain.
"Okay. All crew members! Be in your positions!" Old Lin's gaze turned serious.
Taking off seemed very simple but if it wasn't done correctly, problems could arise easily. If the error was serious, it might even cause the cruise ship to collide with the gates on the lanes which would result in a huge loss.
Suddenly, the control tower suddenly made an emergency call. They demanded the ship to stop their take off.
Captain Old Lin got a shock but before he could give an order to stop, he felt a sharp pain at the back of his neck. Then, he fainted.
Chapter 1323 Left Successfully
"What are you doing?" Elder Brother Kun exclaimed in shock and anger when he saw his subordinate knocking the captain unconscious.
Ling Lan sent a bone-chilling glare at him, and Elder Brother Kun immediately felt as if a large sledgehammer was slammed across his chest. He flew off his feet and landed heavily on the ground, denting it. He fainted due to the impact.
The pilot subconsciously wanted to stop the take-off but a beautiful fair hand suddenly touched his hand. It was so soft it felt as though there were no bones in the hand.
The pilot was stunned for a moment. However, he regained his senses immediately, and just as he wanted to stop the take-off, he realised that his hand couldn't move.
The beautiful hand was suddenly like a metal claw clutching his hand. It didn't feel like the soft hand from before.
"Who are you?" The pilot suddenly thought of an unlikely possibility. He looked at Li Yinfei in shock. This strength wasn't something their arrogant and weak young miss should have.
"You're very smart. Have a good rest." Li Lanfeng didn't have the patience to answer his doubts. He replied to the pilot in an indifferent tone before releasing his spiritual power, knocking the pilot and the other crew members around him unconscious.
In the blink of an eye, only Ling Lan and her two comrades were left awake. Oh, and the assistant who had pledged her allegiance a while ago.
When Li Lanfeng and Ling Lan acted, Luo Lang acted too. He took care of the remaining crew members.
Those people that were a hindrance were knocked unconscious by the three of them. After that, the three of them sat in their positions.
As someone who graduated from the military academy, they knew how to operate a military vessel. It was a subject they had to learn. Luckily, a cruise ship was less complicated than a military vessel so after glancing around at the controls, they managed to understand the basic operations of the ship.
They were also lucky that the basic operations were all done by the mainframe. They only needed to steer the ship and prepare for the take-off.
The cruise ship started speeding quickly on its lane. Once its speed reached a certain point, they would be able to take-off into space.
"Stop. Hurry up and stop! Did you hear me? I request you to stop your take-off." The yelling voice of a JMC from the control tower was heard from the channel.
Li Lanfeng answered the call and replied with a pouting face, "I'm sorry, I accidentally started the ship just now. It's too late to stop it now."
"Miss Li…" The angry expression on the JMC's face disappeared instantly when he saw Li Yinfei. He hurriedly advised her, "Quickly ask the pilot to use the emergency stop button."
Li Lanfeng asked curiously, "Why do we have to stop? We have already started taking off. Plus, I have already handed in my application to leave the port.
"We detected unknown energy on your cruise ship. We need to inspect your ship." Suddenly, a stern senior colonel appeared in the video feed. "If you don't stop now, we'll block the lane. Don't blame us for not reminding you if something unfortunate happens to you."
"How troublesome." Li Lanfeng pouted unhappily, revealing his princess temper. But, he seemed to not want to offend the military so she replied helplessly, "Forget it, I'll ask them to stop."
The senior colonel's expression softened when he heard this. However, in the next second, his face turned grave. He shouted to the person beside him. "Seal the lane."
Li Yinfei's cruise ship didn't stop. Instead, its speed turned up a notch. It was obvious that Li Yinfei didn't want to listen to them. She was just being perfunctory.
The spaceport quickly sealed the lane in front of the cruise ship.
Li Lanfeng looked somber as he stared at the sealed gate in front of the cruise ship. His face was slightly pale. He gripped the steering wheel so tightly that his hands trembled a little. But, he still decisively increased the speed of the ship.
The cruise ship moved at extreme speed towards the sealed gate. If it wasn't able to take-off before it reached the sealed gate, it would collide with it forcefully. They might not be injured or killed but they would never have another chance to leave Planet General again.
"Come on, fly up." Li Lanfeng pulled the lever until it almost snapped in half. The support that was connected to the lane was released.
The bow of the cruise ship lifted abruptly. It scrapped the sealed gate slightly and flew into space. It was a very close call.
"Do we attack it?" The sergeant in charge of the safety in the control tower asked his superior.
"Attack what?" The officer looked at the cruise ship in the sky and questioned the soldier calmly.
"They just left without permission, right?" The sergeant asked with uncertainty. If they didn't follow orders, he could attack the cruise ship without asking for approval.
"Are their documents not complete? Did the higher authorities stop them from leaving?" The senior officer shook his head. He was speechless at how dull his subordinate was.
"But those people ask them to stop for inspection, right?" The sergeant pointed at the soldier who was jumping on his feet angrily. That soldier didn't belong to the ground service team at the spaceport.
"He isn't our superior. Moreover, the documents he provided are not complete. Yet, he still asked us to cooperate with him." The senior officer scoffed. Those people always acted arrogantly in front of their ground service team just because they were from a special department in the military. They treated them very badly. Finally, he managed to catch them without the proper documents so of course, he had to make things difficult for them. So what if Li Yinfei smuggled those people out? These people illegally entered Planet General but the military didn't dare to openly search for them. Instead, they send the people from the special teams to search for them secretly. That meant that these people were the victims of the fight for political power.
As long as they were not traitors of the country, he didn't mind helping them once.
"Why didn't you attack them?" The senior officer didn't want to bother about the angry senior colonel but the other party wasn't planning to let him off. He ran over angrily and questioned the senior officer.
"Why must we attack them?" The senior officer raised his eyebrows and asked.
"I said that there's suspicious energy detected on the ship." The senior colonel gritted his teeth furiously as he looked at the spaceship flying further and further away. Now, he just wanted to vent his frustration. He almost managed to catch a big fish. He almost had the chance to gain huge merit.
"Do you have evidence?" The senior officer folded his arms in front of his chest and asked calmly.
"Of course." A chain dangled from his hand. There was a detector hanging on the chain. It was blinking with light. "It lit up so it means that the suspicious domain concept energy appeared here before."
In order to turn their face mediocre, Ling Lan and her comrades took the risk and used very little domain concept energy to alter their appearance. The amount of domain concept energy they used was very little so it could only be detected if the detector was very close to them.
Ling Lan and her comrades were lucky. The soldiers from the special team weren't at the scene just now. They were searching around the Planet General so Ling Lan and her comrades managed to pass the customs without being found out.
Actually, Ling Lan and her comrades were discovered because one of the soldiers searching for them loved Li Yinfei. Hence, when he saw someone with Li Yinfei's signature, he immediately went to find the person after his work to witness the real signature of his goddess. That was how he ended up at the place where Ling Lan and her comrades walked through. The lingering domain concept energy in the air was then detected by the detector.
That was why the senior colonel asked the cruise ship to stop. You could say that Ling Lan and her comrades were simultaneously lucky and unlucky. Fortunately, they still managed to leave Planet General successfully.
Chapter 1324 A New World
"Even with that, you still can't prove that the energy came from Li Yinfei's group. Miss Li had all the relevant documents required to leave the port. There was also no problem detected when she passed through the customs. I can't attack a ship just because you suspect it without any evidence. The owner of this ship is the dream lover of all soldiers, Miss Li Yinfei. I can't anyhow attack it," the senior officer of the ground service team replied indifferently.
"However, she refused to stop when we requested her to. There's obviously something amiss." The senior colonel was indignant.
"Maybe Miss Li lost control of the ship or she just wanted to have a thrill ride." The senior officer shrugged and continued, "We can't prove that she was in the wrong so we must consider all possibilities."
"You're making excuses for her." The senior colonel pointed at the senior officer furiously. He didn't expect the senior officer of the ground service team to speak up for Li Yinfei so openly.
"First, prove that your detector didn't make a mistake. Prove that the domain concept energy you detected really came from Miss Li's group. If not… I'll report your groundless accusations to the military." This senior officer of the ground service team was the person in charge of the safety of Planet General. As someone who managed to climb to this position, he wasn't a simple person. Thus, he didn't flinch due to the senior colonel's criticism.
The unyielding attitude of the other party woke the senior colonel up. He flicked his sleeve and said, "I'll report to the military too. You should think about how you will explain your actions."
"You don't have to worry about that. I followed the regulations perfectly. I have nothing to be afraid of." The senior officer sneered. The other party had connections but he had his own connections too. He wasn't afraid of them.
In the end, they ended on a sour note. The battle of justice between the two teams lasted for a long time. In the end, both parties were punished equally.
As for the Li family, they received the news Li Lanfeng sent to them from the virtual world so they hid Li Yinfei. They would think of a way to release Li Yinfei after everything calmed down or find a way to fetch 'Li Yinfei' back from Planet General.
In the main house of the Li family, the family head, Li Hongji, who was the grandfather of the three brothers from the Li family, waved his hand indifferently when he heard the report of what happened on Planet General. He allowed his men to carry on with their plans.
This was the main study room of the Li family household. It was filled with books of all subjects from all eras. The Li family could proudly say that, besides the national library, no other place had as many books as them. You could not see the end of the massive number of bookcases and books at one glance.
Only members of the main Li family were able to enter the main study room. This was because the genealogical tree of the Li family was hidden there. There were more than a million books on the genealogical tree of the Li family. Of course, ever since the mainframe was invented, everything was recorded in the mainframe. However, the Li family still left a written record of it. This habit lasted until today.
There was only one person in the huge study room so it was extremely quiet.
In actual fact, besides Li Hongji, none of the people from his generation or the younger generations liked this place. They felt that this place was lifeless.
Li Hongji sat on a sofa beside a bookcase silently for a few minutes. Suddenly, he laughed. It was a gut-wrenching laugh.
"Li Mulan, Li Mulan. As expected of the inheritor I have high hopes of. You schemed against the Li family outrightly so that I have to clean up the spilled milk for you." Li Hongji smiled lightly. "Unfortunately, you're still too young. Your schemes are too simple. There's no standard to them. I'm really disappointed. The Supreme Commander Fate… it looks like I expected too much."
Li Hongji closed his eyes and when he opened them after a while, his gaze turned sharp. "I'll give you one more chance. I hope that after you escape with Ling Lan, you'll grow smarter."
Suddenly, malicious intent appeared on his face. He gave a look of contempt. But, soon, the look disappeared. Li Hongji returned back into the calm and composed family head of the Li family.
After leaving Planet General, Ling Lan and her comrades passed through many abandoned wormholes (In the past, Little Four liked to find wormholes that had been abandoned for more than a thousand years. He would record all the wormholes on a map. It was a hobby of his in the past but now, it helped Ling Lan and her comrades to escape). They managed to evade the tracking from the Federation and left the planetary sector of the Federation at the least expected moment, entering the public planetary sector.
Then they went to the space station where the 7th Bugle Call was undergoing maintenance. The trip took around one month.
Tian Fang, who was waiting agitatedly for their return, heaved a sigh of relief when he saw the three of them safe and sound. Ling Lan and her comrades returned the cruise ship to Captain Old Lin and his crew.
After Ling Lan left Planet General, Elder Brother Kun, Old Lin, and the other people slowly regained their consciousness. Of course, there was nothing they could do too. The cruise ship was controlled by Ling Lan. They could only cooperate with her obediently.
When Ling Lan returned the cruise ship to them, Old Lin and his crew were stunned by the kind gesture. However, they felt that it was understandable too.
This was because they saw the 7th Bugle Call. The 7th Bugle Call had changed its looks completely. The characteristic of the Destruction Devil couldn't be seen but under the meticulous transformation by the commander of the space station, it looked extremely beautiful. A single glance was enough to know that this was a powerful starship.
There were numerous holes around its body. They were all covered up but at a close distance, the holes could still be seen faintly. When Elder Brother Kun and Old Lin thought about the cannons hidden within all these holes, they felt a chill down their spine. One round of firing was enough to turn their cruise ship into a ball of fireworks.
And that was just the side missiles. If the side missiles were already so powerful, the main cannons must be even stronger. Based on the size of the starship, there were at least 50 main cannons. The main cannons were hidden very well so they couldn't gauge the number.
The price of these weapons was enough to buy at least three of their cruise ships. The equipment inside and the number of crew must be ten times, or even more than a hundred times as numerous compared to them.
Someone with such an impressive starship wouldn't care about their shabby cruise ship.
Under Elder Brother Kun and Old Lin's reluctant gaze, the 7th Bugle Call took off. It flew towards a new world none of them had been to before.
It was a place filled with powerful people fighting for power. It was a messy place that had no peace. It was a place filled with dangers.
However, likewise, it was a place full of opportunities.
Lawless Lands, here we come.
Chapter 1325 Luoluo Is A Man!
Lawless Lands was the furthest and poorest area in the human universe. It consisted of around 1300 planets. Most of them were barren planets with powerful radiations, inhibiting any normal humans to survive there, so it left around a hundred habitable planets. Even in those habitable planets, they still required a protective shield to optimize the atmosphere for humans.
None of the prosperous nations in the central region wanted to develop this area due to the lack of resources, the lack of humans living on these planets, and its long-distance from them. The number of people living in the Lawless Lands was probably less than all their third-rate planets combined. If they wanted to control this area, they needed to supply soldiers and resources here continuously. Moreover, the fruits of their labour wouldn't appear instantly too.
Due to the bad environment, the locals here were all naturally very strong. It could be said that they were born fighters and mecha operators. An ordinary-looking youngster might be a Qi-Jin master or a special-class mecha operator. There were some nations that wanted to build a base here and groom these talented locals but after some time, they realised that it wasn't worth the effort.
Firstly, the locals here were very stubborn. They would rather die than bow down to someone else. If they continued to struggle for power with the locals, all they would get was a useless planet. Secondly, they kidnapped a powerful local back for research but the results were disappointing. The average life expectancy of the people was around 70 years due to the bad environment they were living in and the powerful radiation constantly phasing over them as they lived their normal life. What was worse was that 70 years was already an optimistic guess. A more accurate number might be 50 years old. Mind you, the life expectancy of the people in the centre of the human universe was 150 to 180 years. No matter how good the combat abilities of these people were, their lifespan restricted their progress. So what if they were able to advance to the domain realm or become an ace mecha master at a young age? They wouldn't have long to live after reaching that level or stage.
After finding out this fact, no nations had any interest in this area anymore. In actuality, they also didn't have the time, energy, or money to control this area so as time went by, this area became the haven of criminals who were exiled from their own nations. This was the only place they were able to have a chance to live a comfortable life. But, the arrival of these criminals made the chaotic planets even messier.
Soon, the area turned into an uncontrollable battlefield. In the end, the Intergalactic United Nations named this area, the Lawless Lands-a befitting title for an ungoverned zone.
However, if you have the strength, you would be able to live a pretty good life. But, there was one prerequisite. You mustn't offend the 13 Lords of the Lawless Lands.
There was only one wormhole leading to the Lawless Lands. Sadly, this tunnel was frequently unstable and dangerous.
Many criminals overcame numerous obstacles to reach the wormhole but due to their lack of luck, they met a star tidal wave and died in the wormhole.
Normally, ordinary merchant ships wouldn't enter the Lawless Lands. The journey was dangerous and their safety couldn't be ensured even after reaching their destination. They didn't know if the poor people would be crazy enough to lock them up. However, if enough profit could be made, there would always be brave merchants willing to take the risk. As long as enough profit was present, bold merchants would fly to the Lawless Lands to earn enough profit that could last them for a lifetime.
That day, one of the merchant ships entered the wormhole leading to the Lawless Lands while carrying the criminals exiled from their nations.
"Uncle, is the Lawless Lands really suitable for us?" A youngster blinked innocently as he looked at the stern middle-aged man in front of him.
Ever since he could remember, he had been following his uncle, living a life of hiding and fear. They would stay in one place and work there for a period of time before moving onto the next planet. They roamed around like this in the universe for ten years. At the end of those twn years, his uncle finally earned enough money to board this ship which was heading to the safest location his uncle felt, the Lawless Lands.
The middle-aged man turned to look at the youngster and sighed. "I don't know. But, I know that this is the only place they couldn't reach us. You'll be able to live more freely too."
The Lawless Lands was a dangerous place where only the fittest would survive, but anywhere else they stayed at were dangerous too. If that was the case, why not come here and escape from that person's control? Without him, they would be able to live quietly and, maybe, more smoothly and freely.
The middle-aged man didn't know if coming to the Lawless Lands was the right decision. However, he knew that there was no place for him or his nephew in any other parts of the universe. As long as they were alive, they would be caught by that person one day.
At first, he thought that the money he saved was only enough for him to sit on a shabby and damaged starship. Fortunately, a pirate spaceship, which was heading towards the Lawless Lands, passed by the area he was at. The people on the ship probably wanted to earn some extra cash so they allowed guests to come onboard the ship at a cheap price.
The middle-aged man couldn't help but complimented the room they were living in. It was small but not suffocating. They didn't need to squeeze with the other passenger. It was a six-person room but there were three bunk beds so it was still quite comfortable. On top of that, he still remembered his astonishment when he entered the ship. It looked old and dilapidated on the surface with many holes but its huge size proved that it was once a dominating presence.
This wasn't an ordinary pirate ship. The middle-aged man looked at the crew members that were patrolling outside the door. They had an imposing aura around them. They must be a brutal and frightening pirate crew.
The middle-aged man was frightened but for some reason, he felt a sense of safety. The journey that was said to be dangerous seemed like nothing to him.
"Bastard." A clear voice echoed in the corridor outside. The familiar voice woke the youngster up from his thoughts. Before the middle-aged man could stop him, the youngster had already dashed out with a pale face.
"Luoluo, are you alright?" The youngster saw a beautiful man puffing his cheeks angrily in the corridor. He was looking furiously at the pervert who blocked his path. The pervert was flashing an evil smile. The youngster hurriedly ran over and pulled the beautiful man behind him.
"Hey, do you think that a small little brat like you can save the beauty?" The pervert retracted his smile when he saw the youngster interfering with his affair. The sleazy aura around him disappeared and his expression turned sinister.
The youngster shrunk his body in fear but in order to protect his friend, he stood firm and forced a sentence out of his mouth. "Luoluo is a man."
Chapter 1326 Let Him Vent His Emotions
Requiring such an embarrassing statement to protect himself, the beautiful man felt his face heat up from embarrassment. He wanted to kick this nosy youngster away from him.
"So what if he's a man? If a man can look like that, it's even better for us." The sleazy man gave a devilish smile. In actual fact, he already knew that this beautiful person in front of him was a man. However, since they were going to the Lawless Lands, this pretty and weak little vixen would become someone's food sooner or later. In that case, why not let him take advantage of him first? After all, it would bring him some happiness in this otherwise boring journey.
He was focusing all his attention on the beautiful young man and the youngster so he didn't notice that when he started talking, the guards were already closing in on them. Once he did anything that they deemed dangerous to the safety of the journey, they would fill him with bullet holes.
"You should be more aware of your situation. If not, you won't know how you died." Five of the pervert's friends started mocking and blasting the youngster.
The middle-aged uncle of the youngster turned pale when he thought about the eventual outcome of this tussle if he didn't intervene in this. He hurriedly ran over and continuously bowed down as he apologised, "I'm sorry. I'm sorry. My nephew is still ignorant of the real world. I'll bring him back immediately." After he finished speaking, he pulled on his nephew's arm.
The youngster looked weak, but he was actually quite strong. He flung his arm, breaking free from his uncle's tight grip, and shouted, "I'm not leaving! Luoluo is my friend. I must protect him."
The uncle's eyes dilated as he fumed in anger. He forcefully slapped the youngster across his face. "Have I not taught you anything?! What the hell are you talking about protecting someone?"
The youngster looked at his uncle in disbelief. He couldn't believe that the uncle who always doted on him from birth would slap him.
When he saw the shocked face of his nephew, the uncle immediately felt immense regret in his heart. He truly regretted protecting and doting on his nephew so much until he turned into this ignorant and dumb self-idolized hero. He wouldn't be able to survive in the Lawless Lands with this kind of personality.
"Come back." His immense regret immediately turned into burning rage, as he forcefully grabbed the youngster's collar and dragged him towards him.
Compassion was unnecessary in this land where only the fittest survived. If you didn't have enough strength, this kind of act would only attract unnecessary problems. Even though he felt pain in his heart, he still had to teach his nephew this lesson.
"Luoluo! Luoluo!" The youngster furiously tried to struggle out of his uncle's grip. However, he was unable to break free from the tight grip again. He could only turn around and looked apologetically at Luoluo. Ever since he was young, he roamed about the different nations with his uncle. They constantly had to change their homes and identities so he never really had the chance to make any friends. But, everything changed when he met Luoluo in this starship, who was as lonely as him. When they first met, they were just exchanging small talk and after a few days of the same routine, he started to see himself as Luoluo's best friend.
The youngster was filled with deep regret. He was a totally useless best friend to Luoluo. If he was stronger, if he was just half as strong as his uncle, he might have been able to protect Luoluo personally.
The uncle forcefully dragged his struggling nephew across the floor back to their room. The pervert's friends wanted to stop him but their leader, a grim-looking man, signaled with his hand to urge them to stop. He allowed the uncle to drag the youngster away.
The uncle outwardly acted like a coward but he gave him a dangerous feeling. They were criminals who committed much evil and their hands were stained with the blood of many. To do so much crime without getting caught, they needed keen instincts and a sharp mind to trust in those instincts. Once something or someone pinged their instincts, we would want to stay as far away as possible.
After the uncle disappeared back into his room, the leader with the grim expression retracted his gaze and looked at the abandoned beautiful man.
"Are you going to follow us obediently to our rooms or do you want me to invite you personally?" The leader of the perverts asked coldly.
The commotion here had already attracted the attention of all the other passengers. However, these people felt that it was none of their business so they just continued looking at the good show.
An intriguing idea flashed passed Luoluo's head. After thinking about it for a while, he revealed a mesmerizing smile. At first, he looked pretty and elegant but now, seductiveness oozed out of his actions.
The pervert's eyes lit up. He couldn't help but dryly smack his lips. Initially, he just wanted to vent his restlessness on this young man because he was pretty, and from the looks of it, he got really lucky with his choice. This man was some top-class good. He must be a charming rare beauty in bed.
"You're so enthusiastic. I can't reject you." His enchanting eyes made the pervert feel warm all over. His friends were also swallowing their salivas too.
In the captain's room, the stern Tian Fang looked at the resting young man on the sofa. There was a look of contempt on his face. "Boss, do you want me to get him back?"
Since they were pirates now, they changed how they addressed each other. He was still the captain of the 7th Bugle Call but Ling Lan was still the Boss.
Ling Lan opened her eyes. She looked at the screen to see what Tian Feng was talking about. "Let him vent his emotions. It'll be good for him," she replied indifferently.
Xie Yi's death had a huge impact on Luo Lang. They were urgently trying to flee from the Federation before this so Luo Lang didn't have the time to dwell about Xie Yi's death. But, after they started their journey to the Lawless Lands, Luo Lang finally had the time to feel the loss of Xie Yi. As the journey continued, he started being more depressed, but he never revealed any signs of it on his face. Outwardly, he appeared totally normal.
Even so, Ling Lan knew that this wasn't a good sign. Sometimes, letting everything out and crying loudly was much better for one's mental health. However, Luo Lang didn't want to cry so he had to find other ways to vent his emotions. So, these perverts came at a great time.
Ling Lan didn't care about the lives of these trash of the universe. Most of the people that wanted to go to the Lawless Lands were generally bad people. All their hands were stained with blood. In that case, she was putting their lives to good use by letting Luo Lang vent his emotions on them.
Tian Fang looked at Ling Lan inquisitively.
"Do you think I'm too cold-blooded?" Ling Lan wasn't looking at Tian Fang but he couldn't hide his gaze from her.
"They are all criminals. I don't care if they die. We're just enforcing justice on behalf of Heaven." Tian Fang didn't think that there was anything wrong with Ling Lan's actions.
"Me too." Ling Lan smiled lightly.
"The war on Twilight has taught me many things. Maybe too many…"
"No matter what, you're always right," Tian Fang replied calmly.
He spent the past few days with Ling Lan so he personally saw Ling Lan losing her last ounce of innocence and hot-blooded nature. She finally turned into a qualified and cold-blooded leader. It was just that he felt a little pity at Ling Lan's loss of innocence, but Tian Fang had to admit that the current Ling Lan made him feel more assured. This was the kind of leader that could lead them to conquer the Lawless Lands.
While they were speaking, Luo Lang, who went into the room not long ago, walked out with a satisfied smile on his face.
He nodded slightly at the guard patrolling in the corridor before walking to the main hall. Then, he laid on the window and stared at the dark night sky.
After some time, the guard walked into the room with two of his colleagues to clean up the room. Unexpectedly, there was nothing for them to clean. He was confused. Suddenly, he thought of something and his face turned dreadfully pale. He quickly brought his colleagues out. When he passed by Luo Lang, he couldn't help but look at him with fear in his eyes.