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Chapter 926 Handsome!

Ling Lan finally arrived at the Ling family's house. Ling Qin was already waiting for her anxiously at the porch. When he saw the hover car appeared on the horizon, he felt relieved.

The moment the hover car stopped in front of the porch, Ling Qin rushed forward and opened the door, revealing Ling Lan who was covered in bandages. He had already seen her once but he still couldn't hold in his tears. "Young master, you're finally back. Mistress is waiting for you." Their young miss should have lived a life without any worry. However, a single thought caused her to suffer so much. Ling Qin felt regretful as he thought about this.

Ling Lan nodded. Soon, she was carried into the house on a stretcher that was prepared beforehand. She was sent to the treatment room hurriedly while Li Lanfeng and Luo Lang were invited to the main hall to have some rest. Li Lanfeng left Ling Lan without much hesitation because Ling Lan had already preempted him at the start.

If the Ling family's house was not safe, nowhere would be safe.

Ling Lan entered the treatment room and saw her mother waiting for her inside. When Lan Luofeng saw Ling Lan entering with bandages all over her, her eyes turned red. Ling Lan thought that she was going to cry but instead, Lan Luofeng smiled and forced her tears back.

"My Lan'er, you're the best. Mother is proud of you!" Lan Luofeng smiled gently as she kissed Ling Lan on her forehead. Ling Lan was stunned. This Lan Luofeng was different from the one in her memory.

Ling Lan was slowly placed on a bed. Accidentally, Ling Lan saw her mother turning her back to her and wiping her tears away. She quickly understood why her mother was acting like this. Lan Luofeng was worried that she would interfere with her rest when she cried in front of her.

Just like how Ling Lan understood Lan Luofeng, Lan Luofeng understood her too. Hence, she didn't want Ling Lan to worry. That was why she controlled her emotions and gave Ling Lan a smile to comfort her.

This was her mother. She looked like a weak flower that needed the protection of everyone but in actuality, she was stronger than everyone. She never gave up easily. This was why Lan Luofeng was able to protect Ling Xiao's merits from her greedy relatives after he 'died' a few years ago and raised Ling Lan up safely.

"Mummy, I'm fine!" Ling Lan felt touched by the love of her mother. She didn't want her mother to worry.

Lan Luofeng turned immediately. She smiled as she looked at Ling Lan. Everything seemed perfect except for the tears on the corner of her eyes.

It was a tiring journey so Ling Lan didn't chat much with Lan Luofeng. She quickly went to sleep.

When Ling Lan was sleeping, Lan Luofeng and Ling Nanyi asked everyone else to leave. They closed the door and started unwrapping the bandages around Ling Lan.

Lan Luofeng saw the injured skin under the bandages. Every single part of the skin was either bruised or cracked. The wounds hadn't healed. Lan Luofeng couldn't control her emotions anymore. She rushed to the side and started crying. She was afraid that she would wake Ling Lan up so she covered her mouth and forced herself to cry silently.

Tears ran down Ling Nanyi's face too. Ling Qin told her that their young miss was heavily injured but she didn't expect the injuries to be so bad. How painful was it at that time? How did their young miss endure it? Ling Nanyi felt as if her heart was stabbed by a knife.

As a strong mother, Lan Luofeng came back beside Ling Lan after a while and started treating Ling Lan's wounds. Then, she used new bandages to wrap her wounds. Her actions were light and gentle. However, Ling Lan continued frowning in her sleep.

At night, Ling Xiao finally came back. The moment he entered the house, Ling Qin nodded at him and Ling Xiao heaved a sigh of relief. He was fighting a verbal war with the people from the military so he wasn't able to get first-hand news of Ling Lan.

He came to the main hall and saw Lan Luofeng talking with Li Lanfeng and Luo Lang. They were talking about what Ling Lan did on Planet Haijiao. Lan Luofeng's expression was filled with pride as she heard about Ling Lan achievements.

When they saw Ling Xiao, Li Lanfeng and Luo Lang stood up hurriedly. "General!"

"You're both Lan'er's friend. There's no need to be polite," Ling Xiao smiled as he said. He turned and looked at Lan Luofeng. "What are you talking about?"

"You came when we were talking about the battle on Planet Haijiao." Lan Luofeng smiled gently.

"I see. I've something to ask too. Come to my study." Ling Xiao acted quickly. He brought Li Lanfeng and Luo Lang to his study directly.

Only people who Ling Xiao trusted could enter his study. Ling Lan told Ling Xiao that Li Lanfeng and Luo Lang could be trusted. She was the one who suggested bringing them into the study too.

The moment they entered the study, they saw Ling Lan sitting behind a desk. She had bandages all over her and was flipping through a book.

"Boss, you are fine?" Luo Lang shouted in surprise.

Li Lanfeng tried to appear calm but his eyes betrayed his emotions.

"I'm much better. I'm sorry to make you worry," Ling Lan said apologetically. To prevent other people from suspecting, she lied to her friends too.

"No, this is good. If not, we won't be able to act so sincerely." Li Lanfeng agreed with Ling Lan's decision. The more people knew about this, the greater the chance of a loophole appearing in their acting. It was better to have fewer people with knowledge of this.

Luo Lang was confused. 'What are they talking about?'

"Have a seat." Ling Xiao smiled when he saw the difference in expression between the two people whom his daughter trusted. Li Lanfeng was a sensitive person while Luo Lang was a straightforward person unexpectedly. It didn't seem to suit his looks.

Li Lanfeng and Luo Lang sat on the two chairs at the side. They didn't expect Ling Xiao to sit down on the seat next to them. They thought that their Boss would give up his seat to General Ling Xiao.

"Father, what's the situation in the military? Don't try to fool me. I've asked Ling Yu and Grandfather Ling Qin." Ling Lan stared at her father with cold eyes.

Ling Xiao held his forehead in his heads. 'When did the identity of me and my daughter changed? Is this how my daughter should be speaking to me?'

Li Lanfeng's eyes lit up. He didn't expect Ling Lan to appear so oppressive in front of General Ling Xiao too. 'When will I be able to be like him?"

As for Luo Lang, he just stared at Ling Lan with admiration in his beautiful eyes. 'Ah! My boss is so handsome!'

Chapter 927 Purpose!

"It's nothing really…" Ling Xiao wasn't used to telling his daughter about the problems he was facing. However, under Ling Lan's cold and unrelenting stare, Ling Xiao could only bitterly tell her the truth, "Currently, the law enforcement unit is indeed pressuring me a lot about how I passed on my god-class mecha to you. However, I can still endure it."

'My own daughter is severely injured and she still wants to wait to talk to me in person. Doesn't this mean that she is worried about me?' Ling Xiao's heart felt warm. He also gave up the pride of being a father and finally told Ling Lan everything.

Hearing this, Ling Lan seemingly began to think deeply. In reality, she was in her mindscape looking through all the rules and regulations Little Four had found regarding god-class mechas to try to find a loophole.

Li Lanfeng also began to think deeply about the situation. If he wanted Ling Lan to be safe, then General Ling Xiao must also be safe as well.

Ling Xiao was also thinking of how to perfectly resolve this issue. He didn't want to continue to waste his efforts and time on such trivial things, as he had more important things to do.

The room instantly became silent. Only Luo Lang was looking at the other three people in the room with a confused expression, but didn't dare to make a sound and disturb them.

The Federation had indeed written rules about how a god-class mecha must only be used by its owner. The operator and mecha were forbidden to be separated unless there was an external factor stopping them. This also clearly proved that god-class mechas were the strongest weapons of the nation and was forbidden to be used for self-interest. Ling Xiao had broken both of these rules, so his impeachment was expected.

However, this didn't mean that Ling Xiao would actually be impeached. If the First Marshal wanted to protect Ling Xiao, he still had his methods around it.

Ling Lan frowned as he looked at the rule that can only be invoked by the three marshals.

Desperate times called for desperate measures! If the First Marshal was willing to invoke this rule, then Ling Xiao would not have problems facing the law enforcement unit anymore.

"Dad, where does the First Marshal stand currently?" Ling Lan suddenly broke the silence and asked.

"He is not taking any sides." Ling Xiao was still frowning. The entire military had chosen to not speak about his issue. The Second Marshal's faction also chose to stay silent. After all, the Second Marshal owed him a favor. Ling Xiao originally thought the Third Marshal's faction would take this chance and make a move, but instead they were also silent. This was something he didn't expect would happen.

With the other two marshals being silent and the First Marshal's personality of planning first and executing later, they wouldn't reach a consensus that easily.

"Could they possibly have given up?" Ling Lan asked hesitantly. However, Ling Xiao understood what Ling Lan wanted to ask.

"Currently, that's not possible." Ling Xiao thought for a moment and gave this answer. Ling Xiao can still feel the care and protection form the First Marshal. Even if this care was slowly disappearing as he grew stronger, it still had not reached a point where the First Marshal would give up on him.

Ling Xiao was someone who knew to appreciate what others did for him. He cherished how the First Marshal cared for him in the past. This was why when he returned, he publicly stood under the First Marshal's faction.

Although he knew that this relationship with the First Marshal had some changes and couldn't return to when they completely trusted each other during their younger years, he still chose to continue to follow the First Marshal. He would follow the First Marshal until the he didn't need him anymore.

"But, they won't help either, right?" Ling Lan hit the nail on the coffin. Otherwise, as a general, Ling Xiao wouldn't become so disheveled from dealing with the law enforcement unit.

"Perhaps everyone's waiting to see who is willing to help me." Ling Xiao thoughts were even more intricate than Ling Lan.

"Understood" Ling Lan now understood why Ling Xiao was so passive recently. The reason the marshals didn't make any moves was to see just how much power Ling Xiao had control of. However, Ling Xiao would rather let himself become disheveled than exposing those working for him.

"However, if the situation continues like this, it wouldn't be beneficial for you father." The three marshals could endure it, but Ling Xiao couldn't. Once it entered the legal system, Ling Xiao must stop everything that he was doing. If the duration of this debacle was to reach three months, his job position would no longer be guaranteed. The 23rd Division that he worked so hard on would then be handed over to someone else.

"I understand. That's why I'm currently looking for a way to resolve this situation without getting into bigger problems." Ling Lan knew of this point and Ling Xiao knew of it even more. If it were to reach that point, then he would have to expose a portion of those working under him.

Li Lanfeng, who had been listening to Ling Lan and Ling Xiao's conversation, suddenly interjected, "Actually, it's not like General Ling Xiao doesn't have any chances to resolve this situation."

"How?" Ling Lan asked. Li Lanfeng always had many strategies in mind. Perhaps he managed to think of something that the two of them hadn't thought of.

"General Ling Xiao has a huge advantage that can be exploited," replied Li Lanfeng.

"Oh? I have an advantage?" Ling Xiao raised his eyebrows in astonishment. His confidants had determined that he was at a disadvantage in every aspect. He didn't think that a young Li Lanfeng would be able to say that he had an advantage somewhere. This made Ling Xiao became very curious of what Li Lanfeng would say..

"Yeah. General, did you forget? You are the Federation's idol." Li Lanfeng told Ling Xiao about what common soldier and citizens thought about him.

Ling Lan's eyes glimmered. "Apply for a public hearing."

"Public hearing? That is a big issue, let me think about it carefully." Ling Lan and Li Lanfeng's words provided Ling Xiao a new train of thought. He began to think about the benefits and disadvantages, and whether it was possible to conduct a public hearing.

"General, you definitely broke the rules. However, in the face of family values and outcomes of the battle, that would mean nothing," Li Lanfeng said proudly.

Ling Lan's eyes shined bright, while Ling Xiao frowned again when they heard that.

If he didn't apply for a public hearing, Ling Xiao would only be able to have an internal hearing. If the law enforcement unit insisted that he committed a crime, nothing he says would matter. However, a public hearing would make the law enforcement unit unable to control the situation that easily. As the idol of the citizens, Ling Xiao would receive a great number of supporters. If they also used these two points to fight against the convictions, it would be impossible for them to lose.

This way, Ling Xiao also didn't need to expose those who worked for him. Just himself would be enough.

In actuality, Ling Xiao didn't like to have his own private matters known to the public. This was why he didn't think of applying for a public hearing in the first place.

"However, if we do this, then you'll really be the person everyone will be talking about, Lan'er." Once the news that Ling Lan was his son becomes public knowledge, the chance of Ling Lan returning to being a female would be even lower. This plan didn't align with Ling Xiao's plans for Ling Lan and was also another reason why he was hesitant to publicly announce it.

"It may become more dangerous for our regiment commander, but it would also be an opportunity." As long as Ling Xiao was fine, no would dare to lay their hands on 250 Ace Mecha Clan.

In the end, Li Lanfeng still didn't give up on the hope that Ling Lan could remain in the military. Li Lanfeng wanted to use the power of the people to make everyone know of Ling Lan's sacrifices and identity. This would make the higher-ups in the military not dare to make any moves on Ling Lan. Once that happens, even if Ling Lan wouldn't be able to pilot a mecha because of his injuries, he would still be 250 Ace Mecha Clan's one and only regiment commander.

Everything that Li Lanfeng was doing now was for this reason.

Chapter 928 Running Away From Home!

Ling Xiao's request for a public hearing shocked the entire military. Some people wanted to stop him but it was Ling Xiao's right to do it. Most people remained silent in this matter but that didn't mean that they supported the people who reprimanded Ling Xiao. Thus, under such circumstances, Ling Xiao's request was approved quickly. An exciting conference was going to occur in the Federation soon.

Just like what Li Lanfeng had expected, most of the citizens of the Federation had good feelings towards Ling Xiao. Besides those people that were jealous of him, most citizens couldn't accept the fact that the law enforcement unit reprimanded Ling Xiao.

The conference was held as planned. The entire Federation was watching the conference. Anyone that was free would enter the virtual world and witness the conference for themselves.

During the conference, the law enforcement department started reprimanding Ling Xiao righteously for his illegal behaviour. Then, they told the public that the mecha operator Ling Lan, whom they admired and respected, was actually the son of Ling Xiao. They used this point to prove that Ling Xiao had secretly sent his god-class mecha out to protect his son. Basically accusing him that everything he had done was for his personal gain.

He Xuyang was in charge of refuting the claims. He led his group of advisers and used the result approach to refute their claims. No matter what they claim, they should look at the results first. Did General Ling Xiao cause any anger or losses to the Federation due to his illegal actions?

The procurators were speechless when all the results were laid out before them. If it wasn't for the god-class mecha, the bases on Planet Haijiao would all be annihilated. The reinforcements would be in a dire position and the result would be the loss of close to 700 million soldiers. Of course, Ling Xiao's illegal act harmed one person, and that was his son, Lieutenant Colonel Ling Lan.

Very soon, Ling Lan's diagnosis was thrown out. His spiritual power was exhausted and his potential was at the negatives now. His body was injured badly and his physical condition was now at the lowest grade, G. These results meant that even if Ling Lan managed to recover, he wouldn't be able to go back to being an imperial operator anymore. He could at most become an advanced mecha warrior.

This diagnosis came from the hands of many experts and military doctors from the military hospital. The most advanced medical equipment was also used to scan Ling Lan's body to make sure that the results were true. (Little Four couldn't do anything to humans but he could easily handle the lowly medical equipment.)

Ling Xiao's actions saved 600 million soldiers but harmed his only son. It also caused the Federation to lose a potential god-class operator and also caused the idol of the Federation to lose his only heir. Could this be said as personal gain?

He Xuyang's questions caused the citizens' hearts to waver. That's right, if Ling Xiao did it for his personal gains, he could have asked Ling Lan to leave with the god-class mecha. Based on how powerful a god-class mecha was, Ling Lan could definitely escape from Planet Haijiao by himself. After that, Ling Lan would still have a bright future ahead of himself and Ling Xiao wouldn't have to be called to account for those crimes too.

However, Ling Lan used his own strength to defend the base during the battle on Planet Haijiao. He jumped and fought with the enemy for 20 minutes using a god-class mecha. He defended the base until reinforcements arrived, but one foot of his was in the grave now.

The citizens of the Federation thought about the news they had heard on Ling Lan's dire conditions (This was Li Lanfeng's doing. Little Four helped him a little too). This was enough to prove that Ling Lan was prepared to live or die with the base. If the reinforcements didn't come, Ling Lan would have died in battle.

The citizens were touched by Ling Lan's selfless actions. They couldn't control their emotions anymore, and they made their final decisions. They proclaimed Ling Xiao as innocent. The votes flooded the mainframe of the military, so much so it almost crashed the mainframe.

The support for Ling Xiao climbed higher and higher. More than 80% of the citizens supported Ling Xiao. The law enforcement department knew that they had failed. In the end, they lost to public opinion. Just like what Li Lanfeng had said, battles always emphasize on results. If the result was better than normal, the public would support and accept the decision. In addition to that, Ling Xiao had a good reputation among the public. With the help of Ling Lan's selfless act, Ling Xiao would never lose this public hearing

Ling Xiao wasn't beaten in this crisis. Instead, his position in the hearts of the public rose greatly. This caused many higher authorities of the military to be on their guard against him.

However, Ling Lan didn't care about what happened after that. She was recovering well. But, she was unable to handle the care and concern from her mother anymore.

After Ling Lan got better, her mother changed her attention from her health to her love life. She was very interested in the two daughter-in-laws Ling Qin had told her about. She kept pestering Ling Lan and asked her to let her meet her daughters-in-law. Ling Lan was speechless. 'Was I too successful in disguising as a man? Did my mother forget that I'm a lady too?'

Lan Luofeng didn't forget about this. While Ling Xiao had his bottom line regarding the Twenty-Four Filial Exemplars, Lan Luofeng had no baseline. She would support any decision made by her daughter. Hence, even if her daughter was gay, she would support her too. If Ling Xiao didn't agree, Ling Lan didn't even need to persuade him. Lan Luofeng would do it for her.

Ling Lan told Lan Luofeng that she had no choice but to 'marry' the two ladies at that time. It wasn't real and she would solve this matter in the future. Lan Luofeng was disappointed so she started asking Ling Lan if she took a fancy on any men. Sometimes, she would even analyze the young officers in 250 Ace Mecha Clan along with Ling Nanyi and pick the one that was most suitable for her daughter. Ling Lan felt stressed by all these conversations. She was afraid that her mother would suddenly gift her a few men wrapped like presents in her bedroom one day.

'Let's hide from her!' In the face of the constant stress from Lan Luofeng, Ling Lan decided to pack her bags and run away from home.

"Ling Xiao, sob, our daughter sent us a message to say that she ran away from home." Lan Luofeng came to find Ling Xiao the moment she received the

message.

Actually, Ling Lan had already told Ling Xiao that she wanted to run away from home. Ling Xiao was against the decision for any men to be matched with Ling Lan too. However, he didn't dare to reject his wife directly. Thus, he was happy when Ling Lan wanted to leave the house. He was afraid that one day, when he comes back from work, his daughter wouldn't be his anymore.

Thus, without reminding Lan Luofeng, Ling Lan sneaked out of the house with the help from Ling Xiao.

Chapter 929 It Has A Hard Time

Planet Muyang was a small planet on the edge of the Federation. It was a third-rate planet but among all the third-rate planets, it was the worst in terms of economy, and status.

What hindered its development was its position away from the center of the Federation. It was also very small. Its size was one-tenth of a normal third-rate planet. There were less than 5 million residents on it. So, compared to the third-rate planets that had a billion residence, it was inconspicuous.

A third-rate planet was already lacking in resources. If those huge organizations in the Federation wanted to spend money to develop such a planet, they needed to see value in it. But, the small Planet Muyang didn't have any value at all. This was why it was not developed much.

However, this allowed Planet Muyang to maintain its natural appearance. It felt like a natural paradise. Many people were attracted by its natural sceneries. They would get sick of the modern city and come over the Planet Muyang to have a holiday for a few days. But, Planet Muyang couldn't be compared with the tourist destinations on other planets. Thus, there were not many real tourists on this planet in comparison.

Since there weren't many tourists, the residents of Planet Muyang had a hard time going out too. The port of Planet Muyang was small and old, so it could only handle small-sized starships. Of course, no big-sized starships would come to this broken-down place.

Therefore, there would only be one starship coming to Planet Muyang each week. It would come from the second-rate planet, Planet Moya, which was nearest to it.

One day, a small spacecraft came to the planet during the agreed time.

It was a small spacecraft that could carry a thousand people. Around 60 people walked down the spacecraft. One of them carried a simple bag and had a metal mask on her face. Her aura was gentle. She joined the tourists and walked out of the spaceport.

The spaceport was linked to the planet by an old shuttle. It got activated once a week just like the spacecraft. When the tourists got on this old shuttle, they would be frightened by the antiqueness of the thing. They were afraid that the old thing would break down in the middle of a flight.

However, the facilities and vehicles on Planet Muyang's port were well maintained even though they were old. The shuttle transported the tourists safely to Planet Muyang.

When the tourists walked out of the platform, they felt a cool breeze. Their surroundings were filled with rice fields. They could see low-rise buildings and wooden huts with a red roofs among the golden rice paddy. It was a rare sight.

They didn't expect the platform to be situated in the suburbs instead of the city. This unexpected arrangement made the tourist excited. They took out their cameras and started taking photos of this scenery.

A young person smiled when she saw this. She carried his bag and casually chose a path. Then, she walked there alone.

After walking for a while, the young person heard a timid voice, "Big brother, do you need a room?"

The young person was stunned. She looked back and saw a small little girl around 10 years old looking at her timidly. Her clothes were slightly old and there was a small boy around 5 years old beside her. The boy had an old and broken mecha model in his hands. He was looking at her curiously with big curious eyes.

"Isn't it time for school now?" The young person looked at the midday sun in the sky.

"Our family is poor so we can't pay for school fees. However, we will be able to afford my brother's school fees next year." The little girl noticed that the young person was amiable and gentle so she was less timid now. She smiled brightly at the young person.

"Isn't scout academy free?" The young person was puzzled.

"It's free but the lodging, clothes, and food needs money too. Poor families like us couldn't afford it." The little girl seemed used to the young man's puzzlement. Many tourists before this person were puzzled too. However, after she explained to them, they wouldn't have any more queries.

"Ah, sister, white, white…" The little boy shouted excitedly as he pointed to the young person.

A white circular creature suddenly popped up from the backpack of the young person. The round object had a pair of wide eyes that took up half of its body. It blinked and looked really cute.

"Little Yong, don't be impolite." The little girl hurriedly stopped her brother. She looked at the young person worriedly. She was afraid the person would get angry because of her brother's rash actions.

"You mean this?" The young person wasn't angry. Instead, she smiled and took the white circular creature down from the bag. She passed the white circular creature to the little boy. "Its name is Little White. It's my pet. You can say hi to it."

The little boy asked timidly, "Can I hug it?" In his many past experiences, tourists would appear nice at the start but they would suddenly turn angry and kick him. He got scared after a few times. He wondered if the young brother in front of him was willing to let him touch this cute and precious-looking pet.

"Of course. Little White, come and say hi." The young person beckoned at Little White.

Little White waved it tentacles cutely and the little boy hugged it excitedly. He stuffed his face into Little White's round body. He used so much force that Little White almost suffocated in the little boy's arms.

'Rawr! Can you throw away your broken mecha model? It's poking me!' Little White screamed in pain.

Little White wanted to cry. It was at the top of the food chain on Planet Juhao. Now, it became a cute pet used to coax little children. What a hard time it has!

The little girl saw Little White's pitiful and cute expression when her brother squeezed it. Little White didn't retaliate but its eyes were filled with tears, so she felt sad for Little White. She hurriedly stopped her brother and saved Little White from suffocation. She carried it in her arms and consoled it for a while, comforting its broken heart slightly.

"Ah, I'm sorry. Brother, if you need a room, my family can provide one for you. It's cleaner than the hotels here and it's cheap too." While the little girl was comforting Little White, she suddenly remembered her motive. She hurriedly passed Little White back to the young person. "Brother, stay at our house. My mother can cook tasty food." The little boy thought about the good food he was going to eat when he went back and swallowed his saliva.

The young person tilted her head and thought for a moment. "How much for one night?" If the price was not bad, she would try it.

"900 Mu credits for one night. That is 100 Federation credits," the little girl smiled as she replied. She felt that she might be successful this time.

"Not bad. Let's take a look at your house then. If I don't like the environment, I'll not be staying." The young person smiled.

"Don't worry. You'll definitely be satisfied with my house." The little girl patted her chest confidently.

Chapter 930 Small Injury!

This young person was Ling Lan. In the Ling family's house, a loyalist with a similar body structure and voice was used to disguise as Ling Lan. The loyalist pretended to be her and laid in the healing pod. Little Four also left a replica of him at the house to oversee the security of the house. Even if someone from the military headquarters came, they wouldn't be able to see past the disguise.

This time, Ling Lan just travelled based on luck. She would point to a location on the map casually and visit that place. She didn't expect herself to come to Planet Muyang. She didn't even know about this planet in the first place.

The little girl's house was in a small town. It was a little far from the platform so the little girl brought Ling Lan onto a hover bus. The bus travelled for an hour before reaching the little girl's house.

Just like what the little girl said, her house was small and the exterior was old but it was very clean. Many ornaments in the house were handmade. They were exquisite and pretty. Some were very cute too. Compared to the cold hotel rooms, this place felt much more homely.

Ling Lan was satisfied with what she saw. She gave the little girl 200 Federation credits. The rest of the money would be used to pay for her food.

Ling Lan didn't lack money. She could have given more to the poor family but she didn't want to break this fair deal between them. Treating them fairly was a form of respect too.

She tidied her luggage in her room. When she finished, she noticed that it was still early. She wanted to go to the town to take a walk. Suddenly, a little head popped out from the door. The little boy was looking at Little White longingly.

Along the way, Ling Lan found out what the names of the two children were. The little girl was called Liu Aihua while the little boy was called Liu Aijun. It was obvious that this family loved their country and the military. ('Hua' refers to Huaxia while 'Jun��� refers to the army and Ai means love)

"Aijun, come in," Ling Lan smiled as she said.

Ling Lan's gentle and friendly manner won over Liu Aijun's trust. He hurriedly stepped inside Ling Lan's room.

"Brother Jiang Hui," Liu Aijun called Ling Lan. Ling Lan was using the name 'Jiang Hui' now. Little Four went to look up the Federation's database and found those people that liked to travel, would always disappear for one to two years, and had the same age as Ling Lan. Ling Lan was able to use any of their names.

Ling Lan looked at the broken mecha model in Liu Aijun's hands. She asked curiously, "You like mecha models?"

Liu Aijun nodded. "Yes, my father bought this for me. My father is a powerful mecha operator. I want to become a mecha operator in the future too." He took out the mecha model and started playing with

Ling Lan felt her heart pounding, as she hadn't seen the man of the family anywhere. "Where is your father?"

"He is protecting the country in a faraway place. He is a hero." Liu Aijun looked up with a proud face.

Ling Lan didn't expect herself to stay with the wife of a soldier. It was hard for a woman to bring up two children when the man was not at home. No wonder they needed to come out and look for ways to earn more money.

'No, the treatment of soldiers in the Federation is very good. The descendants of soldiers would be sent to schools and all their expenses would be deducted. These expenses include their living and food expenses.' Ling Lan remembered Liu Aihua saying that she was not able to go to school because their family couldn't afford the miscellaneous fees. They were currently working hard to earn the fees for Liu Aijun to enter school next year.

This meant that either Liu Aijun's father was not a soldier and his mother lied to him or the government on Planet Muyang took all the funds given to the soldiers' family. Ling Lan remembered the gentle but strong-willed woman she saw just now. She immediately denied the option that Liu Aijun's mother lied to her son.

'I didn't expect to meet such an interesting event on a random planet I came to.' Ling Lan's eyes turned cold. After experiencing the cruelness of the battlefield, Ling Lan couldn't bear to watch anyone treating a soldier unfairly. Undeniably, the actions of the government of Planet Muyang had angered Ling Lan.

However, Ling Lan wasn't going to solve this issue personally. She asked Little Four, who had similar thoughts as her, to collect all the evidence of corruption by the government of Planet Muyang. She planned to send this information to Li Lanfeng after she leaves Planet Muyang and let them handle this issue. This was a test she created for her friends.

Ling Lan made her decision and left Little White behind to play with Liu Aijun. She went to walk around the small town alone.

'Sob, my master abandoned me again' Little White laid on the table and cried. If it didn't agilely sneak into its master's backpack, its master would have left it behind at the Ling family's house. 'Why is it so difficult to be a pet?'

The town was small but it had everything she needed. However, the price was much higher than the other planets. Some of the necessary utilities were even twice as expensive. Ling Lan frowned again.

Planet Muyang was a primitive planet. However, there was a mecha maintenance shop here. Ling Lan walked into the shop curiously.

A young man was arranging some mecha components When he saw Ling Lan entering the shop, he stopped what he was doing and asked, "What would you like?"

"I'm just taking a look around," Ling Lan smiled.

The young man smiled and continued what he was doing.

"Brother Jiang Hui, what are you doing here?" Ling Lan suddenly heard a familiar voice. She looked up and saw Liu Aihua. She had changed into an old working attire and was waving to her from the entrance of the shop.

��Aihua, what are you doing here?" Ling Lan was surprised.

The young man heard Aihua talking to Ling Hua and turned vigilant. "Aihua, who is he?"

"He is staying at my house recently. His name is Brother Jiang Hui." Liu Aihua quickly introduced Ling Lan. "This is Brother Wang Qi. He is the son of the owner of this shop."

Ling Lan nodded at Wang Qi friendly. When she heard his name, she had guessed his identity. The name of this shop was called The Wang Shop.

Wang Qi let down his guard after hearing Liu Aihua's explanation and gave Ling Lan a smile.

Liu Aihua explained to Ling Lan, "I'm helping out with the maintenance of mecha components at this shop. Grandfather and Brother Wang Qi are good people. He allowed me to earn some money here."

Ling Lan nodded. 'It seems like the owner of this shop wanted to help Liu Aihua. If not, how can an 11-year-old little girl be able to find a job?'

"Little Aihua, who are you talking to?" A muscular middle-aged man walked out and patted Liu Aihua's head.

"I'm talking to my tenant. Also, Grandpa Wang, stop touching my hair," Liu Aihua said with frustration. She had just tied her hair up but it was in a mess now.

The middle-aged man looked at Ling Lan. His eyes shone brightly. "Young man, why did you come out and play when you're injured?" His eyes were sharp so he saw the bandages hidden under Ling Lan's clothes.

"Ah, Brother Jiang Hui, you're injured?" Aihua was dumbfounded as she asked in concern.

Ling Lan raised her hand and revealed the bandages beneath her leather gloves and clothes. She smiled. "It's just a small injury. It doesn't hurt anymore."

Chapter 931 Underground Casino!

Ling Lan pointed to the mecha components and asked curiously, "There are people playing with mechas here too?"

Military mechas could only be maintained by the military in order to keep the technology a secret. As for the mechas of the elite families, the maintenance would be done by the mecha company that made them. Even if the company outsourced its maintenance services, they wouldn't look for a small shop like The Wang Shop. Hence, the customers of The Wang Shop could only be ordinary people who used normal mechas that had no weapons on them.

Grandpa Wang smiled but didn't reply to her. On the other hand, Wang Qi replied without any hesitation, "There is an underground casino where people will fight using mechas. Those people like to send their mechas to us to modify them."

Grandpa Wang shook his head slightly and sighed when he saw his grandson replying to the customer truthfully.

"There is an underground mecha arena?" Ling Lan raised one of her eyebrows. She didn't expect this calm and peaceful-looking planet to have such an advanced mecha casino. Normally, this kind of casino only existed in prosperous planets.

"Of course. If you can become the champion on Planet Muyang, you'll be able to go to the mecha arena on Mai'er Fa." Wang Qi had a yearning look when he talked about Mailer Fa. It seemed like he wanted to visit the most famous gambling planet of the human race.

Mailer Fa was an independent planet at the edge of human society. It was a prosperous planet that only runs gambling businesses. The most famous casino there was the mecha arena. There were all kinds of mecha operators there, from the lowest level to the highest level of imperial operators. These mecha operators were exiled. They didn't belong to any countries and no countries welcomed them. Hence, they could only go to these no man's lands.

Hundreds of millions of gamblers would come to Mailer Fa every day. This was the holy ground for all gamblers. As long as they managed to get onto Mailer Fa, their lives would be much better. The commission for a match was enough for them to live comfortably for two to three years. Even if they died accidentally in the arena, the pension was enough for their families to have a good life.

The natural pressure of life caused a certain portion of poor citizens to choose this dangerous path. Some people also took the risk to become mercenaries there. They all wanted to give their families a better life. In order to achieve this, they were willing to risk their lives.

"What are you talking about? Do your work." Grandpa Wang's expression changed when he heard his grandson talking about Mailer Fa.

Ling Lan seemed to understand something from the reaction of two people in front of her. She didn't stay at the shop any longer. She promptly arranged a time with Liu Aihua to go back together and continued walking around the old streets.

When the sun was about to set, Ling Lan returned to the mecha shop and went home with Liu Aihua. The moment she entered the house, a round white ball pounced on her.

Ling Lan caught it. Little White had tears in his eyes as he looked at her petulantly.

"Master, how can you throw me here like this? You're so heartless," Little White complained.

"Didn't I find a toy for you," Ling Lan replied irresponsibly.

"Rawr…" Little White shouted angrily. 'Aren't I the little boy's toy instead? I almost got ruined after he played with me.'

"Fine, fine. I'll bring you out next time. I know that you're very obedient," Ling Lan comforted Little White.

"Rawr!" Little White hugged its face with its tentacles shyly. 'My master praised me for being obedient. I'm so happy.' If it could shake its butt or if it did have a butt, Little White would definitely shake it to display his happiness.

Thus, the stupid Little White got consoled by Ling Lan's insincere words. It didn't mind that it became the toy of a little child.

"Sister, you're back. Brother Jiang Hui, my mother cooked a lot of good food. We're waiting for you to eat together." Liu Aijun swallowed his saliva. No wonder he was waiting at the entrance. He was too hungry so he was waiting for Ling Lan to come back quickly so that they could eat dinner.

"Let's go and have dinner then. I'm hungry after walking around for the entire afternoon." Ling Lan wouldn't disappoint this little boy.

After they walked into the small dining room, they saw a sumptuous dinner laid out on the small dining table. The mother of the siblings wanted to bring Ling Lan's food into her room but Ling Lan rejected her offer. She told Mother Liu that she wanted to enjoy home-cooked food together with everyone as she had been away from home for a long time and wanted to experience the feeling of eating as a family.

The manners of the Liu family was good. Before Ling Lan sat down, Liu Aijun and Liu Aihua stood at the side and waited for her. They only sat down excitedly after Ling Lan called them over.

Liu Aijun was still young so he didn't know how to hide his desire. He looked at Ling Lan with clear anticipation in his eyes. The moment she started eating, he would be able to eat too.

Mother Liu saw this and scolded him. "Aijun, don't be rude."

Liu Aijun was sad. He lowered his head in sadness. If he didn't take Ling Lan as his real family, he wouldn't have displayed such emotions. It had to be said that the aura on Ling Lan was too gentle and calm, so Liu Aijun and Liu Aihua had lowered their guards around her.

"Aunt Liu, if you still think of me as a guest, I'll not stay here anymore." Ling Lan pretended to be unhappy. She took a piece of meat and placed it in Liu Aijun's bowl. "Aijun, let's eat together. Let's not care about your mother." She winked at Liu Aijun as though they were friendly relatives. Liu Aijun instantly smiled brightly.

"You too, Aihua." Ling Lan didn't forget the little girl. This little girl went out to work at a very young age in order to lessen her family's burden, so Ling Lan felt pity for her.

"Thank you, Brother Jiang Hui." Liu Aihua still thanked Ling Lan. This showed how deep their teachings were. Their manners were not just for display. It had already become their habit. Ling Lan lowered her head when she was eating and hid the puzzlement in her gaze.

Mother Liu smiled when she saw the three people becoming more harmonious, and the gloominess in her eye slowly dissipated.

For the next few days, Ling Lan traveled further around Planet Muyang with the hover buses. However, she would always come back before dusk. Grandpa Wang wasn't as vigilant towards Ling Lan now. He was willing to tell her some interesting things on Planet Muyang. It attracted Wang Qi and Liu Aihua's interest too so they would always carry their chairs and listen at the side.

Chapter 932 Traces!

One day, Ling Lan came to The Wang Shop again. The door of the shop was pulled down, leaving only a gap of 50cm.

Ling Lan bent down and walked in. There was no one in the shop. Ling Lan immediately walked towards the back of the shop without any hesitation.

There was a huge warehouse behind the shop. This was the workspace for The Wang Shop. Different from the usual casual atmosphere of the shop, there were many strangers in the workspace, making the scene quite bustling.

Grandpa Wang and Wang Qi squatted beside a mecha that was laid on the ground and seemed very busy. Little Aihua sat on one corner and focused on lubricating the new mecha components in front of her. She didn't realize that Ling Lan was here. During the past few days, Aihua would be waiting in the shop or sitting beside Grandpa Wang while listening to his stories.

The strangers heard some noises and turned around. When they saw Ling Lan, they were immediately on their guard. Grandpa Wang looked up and saw Ling Lan too. He smiled. "Jiang Hui, you're here. We're busy at the moment. You might have to wait a while for Little Aihua."

The strangers relaxed a little when they heard Grandpa Wang greeting Ling Lan.

Ling Lan nodded and sat beside Little Aihua. She watched as Little Aihua wiped the components skillfully.

Ling Lan was familiar with the maintenance of mechas. She realized that Little Aihua's technique was the standard technique used in the military. It wasn't some random technique learned from outside. This meant that the person who taught Little Aihua had been in the military before.

Ling Lan knew that Grandpa Wang was the one who taught Wang Qi and Little Aihua about mecha maintenance. Thus, Grandpa Wang had to be an outstanding logistician in the military once. With such skills, he would at least be a team leader even if he didn't have a high position in the military. His benefits from the military must be good. He would have a better life in the military if he didn't come to Planet Muyang and open a small mecha shop.

'Why was Grandpa Wang willing to give up the good life in the military and come to a primitive planet like Planet Muyang after he retired?' Without even asking, Ling Lan knew that Grandpa Wang was a man filled with stories and secrets. However, she was not interested in it.

Unfortunately, Little Four was interested. Hence, when he was searching for evidence of the corruption of the government on Planet Muyang, he did some research on Grandpa Wang too. He told himself that he was helping Boss to clear any potential dangers around him.

The name Grandpa Wang used on Planet Muyang was called Wang Baozhuang. He came to Planet Muyang 15 years ago. He was not a native.

Little Four was unable to find where Wang Baozhuang and Wang Qi came from. This made him even more curious about them. Someone was obviously trying to clean up Wang Baozhuang's past history.

But, no matter how powerful a hacker was, Little Four would be able to find traces of his doings. Very soon, Little Four found the information that was deleted. He realized that Wang Baozhuang's real name was Luo Yi. Luo Yi stayed in the 3rd Division from when he was 20 years old to 60 years old. 15 years ago, he suddenly applied to leave the army and then disappeared after that.

Luo Yi never got married. He had no descendants. That meant that Wang Qi was not his grandson. As for the person who cleared his traces, Little Four only managed to know that it was a high-ranking officer who was currently in the 3rd division. There was a lack of information so he wasn't able to find out who he was at this moment.

Little Four followed the clue of this high-ranking officer and realized that traces of Liu Aijun and Liu Aihua's father was cleared too. Little Four traced the information all the way back to the 3rd division and realized that their father was said to have died on the battlefield. However, there was something amiss. Why did they need to clear the details of someone who had died?

Ling Lan agreed with Little Four's analysis. Normally, people would only clear the traces of someone who was alive so that he wouldn't be found by anyone.

However, this could explain why Liu Aijun and Liu Aihua were not taken care of by the government. Their father's name was not in the military record so they weren't able to enjoy the benefits of being the family of a soldier.

Even if Mother Liu went to the government to ask for it, the government wouldn't believe her. They might think that Father Liu became a mercenary and fooled his family by saying that he went to the military.

Of course, Ling Lan had a wild thought that Liu Aijun and Liu Aihua were the children of her team leader, Liu Furong. Based on their age, it was highly likely. However, Liu Aihua told her that her father was called Liu Aiguo. So, this guess was just her being too paranoid.

After working for an hour, Wang Baozhuang finally finished his work. A man around 30 years old, who had been waiting at the side all these while, quickly enter the cockpit. The mecha sat up and performed some simple actions.

"Uncle Wang, this is exactly what I wanted. Thank you." The person's voice came from the mecha. It was filled with excitement.

"It's not finished yet. The components had to be taken down and inspected again. If there are flaws, we need to change it. If not, we'll need to lubricate it too." Wang Baozhuang took a piece of cloth and wiped himself.

"I'll pass the rest to you. When can I take this mecha back?"

"You can take it the day after tomorrow. It won't affect your mecha competition," Wang Baozhuang knew that these people earned money through this so he immediately replied to them.

"Fine. Thank you, Uncle Wang," the young man said politely.

"Yes, Uncles Wang. I heard that there is an advanced mecha warrior who came from some planet. He has already defeated many strong mecha operators from Planet Muyang. Brother Min is under huge pressure now," a younger man beside the young man said with a dark face.

"Since you decided to take part in the gamble, you'll have to face this day sooner or later. Also, if you want to go Mailer Fa, you must defeat the mecha operators from other planets. If not, Mai'er Fa won't give you any chances." Uncle Wang sighed. He looked at the young man who came down from the cockpit. "Little Min, why can't you find a stable job? You're not young anymore."

"Uncle Liu said that if a man can't go to the military, he should become a mercenary and widen his perspective of the world. This is the only way one won't waste his life. If I didn't need to take care of my mother, I would have become a mercenary." The young man smiled gently. His eyes were filled with confidence. "Now it's okay if I can't become a mercenary. I can take part in underground gambles to take care of my mother. One day, I'll bring my mother to Mai'er Fa and let her live a good life."

Uncle Wang looked at Little Min's hopeful eyes and shook his head slightly. He couldn't bear to tell him that an advanced mecha warrior wasn't able to survive in Mai'er Fa. That year… forget it. Everyone has the right to choose their own future. He had no right to reprimand him.

Very soon, everyone left the shop. Little Aihua finished her work and left with Ling Lan after bidding farewell to Grandpa Wang and Wang Qi.

hapter 933 Underground Casino!

After five busy days, The Wang Shop resumed its peacefulness again. During this time, Ling Lan had just finished traveling around Planet Muyang.

Ling Lan felt refreshed after being here for a while, so she felt that it was time to leave. She bought the tickets for the spacecraft that would be departing three days later.

Liu Aihua and Liu Aijun were sad to know that their Brother Jiang Hui was about to leave. Even Wang Qi, who didn't like Ling Lan at the start, felt dejected when he heard this piece of news.

Ling Lan had constantly given him much of the latest news of the outside world. (With Little Four around, Ling Lan could get any information she wanted.) This was something Wang Qi couldn't easily get on Planet Muyang. In doing so, Wang Qi had unconsciously started respecting Ling Lan. He also started to acknowledge her as his brother.

"Brother Hui, you haven't seen our underground arena before, right?" One day, when Ling Lan came to fetch Liu Aihua again, Wang Qi suddenly stopped

her.

"Yes." Ling Lan nodded. To go to the underground arena, one would need someone inside to bring you to the underground arena. Thus, normal people wouldn't be able to find it. Even if they did find it, they would be chased away using various methods.

"Actually, the tournament has just started two days ago. If you are interested, I can bring you over at night." Wang Qi carefully glanced at his grandfather who was busy working. He spoke in a soft voice as he was afraid that his grandfather would hear him, as his grandfather had violently objected to him going to the underground casinos.

Ling Lan had nothing on at night so she agreed. It was good to go to the underground arena and pass some time.

Wang Qi smiled excitedly when Ling Lan agreed. He didn't notice the helpless sigh from his grandfather at the side. He thought that he managed to fool his grandfather but in actual fact, none of his sneaky actions escaped his grandfather's eyes.

After dinner, Ling Lan put on a black trenchcoat and prepared to leave the house to meet Wang Qi. After she walked a few steps, she saw Liu Aihua squatting below a flickering road lamp. She was drawing something on the ground with a tree branch.

"Hey, what are you doing here so late at night?" Ling Lan raised one of her eyebrows and asked. When she was talking to Wang Qi in the shop just now, she saw Liu Aihua's hands paused for a moment when they talked about the mecha arena. She was obviously distracted. She must have heard the conversation between Wang Qi and her.

Ling Lan knew that Liu Aihua would do something. It looked like she was planning to wait for her here.

"I heard your conversation between Brother Wang Qi." Liu Aihua looked up. She then threw away the tree branch and ran over. Her eyes were glistening as she said, "You are going to the underground arena, right? Bring me along, pretty please." She had touched mechas before but she had never seen an actual mecha battle. She wanted to know how her father operated a mecha in a fight.

Ling Lan looked at Liu Aihua seriously. The intent gaze made Liu Aihua feel nervous.

"Come, Little Aihua, close your eyes. Let's play a game." Ling Lan suddenly smiled.

"What game?" Liu Aihua asked curiously.

"It won't be fun if I tell you now. Close your eyes." Ling Lan's smile was like the big bad wolf trying to fool the little red riding hood… I mean, her smile was amiable.

During these few days, Ling Lan had gained the trust of Liu Aihua. Hence, she didn't probe further and closed her eyes obediently.

Ling Lan lifted her forefinger and placed it on Liu Aihua's forehead. A small amount of Qi-Jin slowly entered Liu Aihua's forehead.

Liu Aihua felt something cool on her forehead. She felt refreshed as though she ate some expensive tonic. It was comfortable.

"As expected!" Ling Lan retracted her Qi-Jin. Liu Aihua had awakened her innate talent. Normally, innate talents were awakened at 12 years old, but Liu Aihua was only 10 years old. She was very talented in this area.

'It isn't just her hearing. Her other senses are heightened too. Liu Aihua's innate talent should be related to her spiritual power, not an element.' Ling Lan analyzed Little Aihua's situation and came up with her judgment.

She smiled when she saw Liu Aihua still closing her eyes obediently. "It has ended. You can open your eyes now."

Liu Aihua opened her eyes. She looked excited. "That cool and comfortable thing just now, was it the game you mentioned?"

"Is it fun?" Ling Lan nodded.

"Yes. Can I play it again in the future?" The comfortable feeling was tempting. She felt invigorated. It was as if she wouldn��t feel tired at all.

"You can't." Ling Hua suddenly turned serious. "Little Aihua, this game can only be played once. The second time, you'll not feel comfortable. It will be painful instead. Hence, if anyone wants to play this game with you in the future, you must reject him." Her action just now was the same as passing her life to other people's hands. Ling Lan didn't want Liu Aihua to be hurt just because of this experience.

Little Aihua got a shock when she saw how serious Brother Jiang Hui was. She nodded furiously to express that she understood.

Ling Lan nodded in satisfaction when she saw that Liu Aihua would remember what she said. "Since you're so obedient, I'll bring you along." She was just going there to gain new experiences. It was probably alright to bring a little burden along.

Hence, Ling Lan and Liu Aihua came to find Wang Qi at the gathering location. Wang Qi held his forehead helplessly when he saw the cute little burden holding Ling Lan���s hands. However, there was nothing he could do too. He could only bring her along.

The underground casino was a few kilometers away from the town. Wang Qi brought them to a place first and then led them on a hover bus which windows were covered up with black sheets of metal, so they couldn't see anything outside. When they got on the bus, there were already many people in it. After a while, the bus was packed with people. After the conductor checked that everyone was behaving properly, he signalled to the driver and the engine was immediately started up.

The bus drove for an hour before stopping.

However, no one was able to fool Ling Lan who had the ultimate radar, Little Four. From the start, Ling Lan knew that the bus was going around in circles. The location they were at was only one to two minutes away from the town.

It was an underground arena that was really underground. An ordinary-looking building was seen on the ground. There was an inconspicuous lift in the building. Once you enter the lift, it would only bring you to one floor. Ling Lan estimated that the lift had traveled for at least a hundred kilometers.

After they stepped out of the lift, they reached the casino. The scene Ling Lan saw was different from what she usually saw on Planet Muyang. The decorations on the walls of the casino were exquisite and magnificent. It was packed filled with beautiful and young bunny girls and excited gamblers who were already immersed in gambling, making it extremely noisy.

Chapter 934 Discovery!

The three of them were, however, not interested in the gambling that were occurring here. Instead, their aim was the mecha arena.

Wang Qi seemed familiar with the area. He led them to an inconspicuous door and then walked along a passage for a long time before they finally saw another door in front of them. Before they could get close to it, they could already hear the loud cheers and shouts coming from behind the door. The screams were wilder and crazier than what they had heard outside. Everyone seemed to have lost their mind in there because of the bloody battle going on in the arena.

Excitement could be seen on Wang Qi's face as he opened the door hurriedly. A round arena appeared in front of them. Numerous audience were already seated around the arena. They were cheering for the mecha they had placed their bets on and booing the opposing mechas. In the middle of the arena, two mechas were fighting. They used all their efforts to try and defeat their opponents so that they could win.

"Brother Hui, this way." Wang Qi signalled for them to follow him. There were many passageways leading below the arena. Every ten meters, there was a mainframe. It was to allow the gamblers to place their bets easily.

Wang Qi chose the next round and casually clicked on one of the mecha operators. He placed three bets. Very soon, three receipts came out from the hole below the optical supercomputer. There was a different number on each receipt. It was their seat numbers.

"Brother Hui, let's sit down and watch the match. As long as you place a bet, you can watch the match." Wang Qi seemed to have done this many times. If not, he wouldn't be so clear about the rules.

Ling Lan nodded. She brought Little Aihua to the seat which had their number on it. It had to be said that the management of the casino was very thoughtful. The people that placed their bets together would get seated next to each other. This would allow friends to sit with one another. Plus, the idea of allowing people who made bets to watch the mecha match for free would attract people who didn't like to gamble but like to watch mecha fights. Wang Qi was one of them. No wonder there were so many people watching the underground arena match.

The facilities in the arena were quite advanced. It was as good as the professional casinos in the other planets. Besides watching the fight personally, there was a virtual screen in front of every seat. The person could watch the match from any angle he or she liked. Of course, it had another purpose. It allowed the viewers to place their bets at any time. The casino was always enticing its customers to gamble more.

The moment they sat down, the match that was ongoing had just ended. Both mecha operators were exhausted. The mecha operator that won forced himself to last a few seconds longer than his opponent.

When the sound of groans were heard, Ling Lan knew that most of the people had lost. This was normal, as the winner would always be the house.

Soon, the workers cleaned the arena and the next match started.

When one of the mechas entered the arena, the crowd started cheering loudly. Wang Qi patiently explained to Ling Lan, "Dark Destroyer is not a native and has won 89 matches consecutively. Many famous mecha operators from my planet have lost to him. Many gamblers support him now, as they hoped that he can win 100 matches consecutively for them to earn more."

"I remember that a mecha operator with the surname Min came to the shop a few days ago. Is his opponent him? Did he lose too?" Ling Lan asked in a low voice.

"Yes. However, Brother Min has not fought with him, as Brother Min is one of the top ten mecha operators in Planet Muyang. When Dark Destroyer wins 90 matches consecutively, Brother Min will then fight with him. This is because anyone who won 100 matches will be able to go to Mai'er Fa. The native mecha operators couldn't allow someone who is not one of their people to get the ticket that belongs to them," Wang Qi explained.

Ling Lan nodded. It looked like Dark Destroyer was very strong. If not, the mecha operator with the surname Min wouldn't have to prepare ahead.

As expected, Dark Destroyer was more powerful than his opponent. After thirty rounds, Dark Destroyer managed to use his opponent's mistake and struck his opponent in the cockpit. He defeated his opponent easily. He had now won continuously for 90 matches

Ling Lan frowned slightly. The techniques Dark Destroyer displayed were not that of an advanced mecha warrior. The strength of his last attack and the spot he struck at meant that his opponent might be seriously injured or dead. With his capabilities, he was able to win the match without harming his opponent. Yet, Dark Destroyer chose the most brutal method to win.

A special-class mecha operator, or an ace mecha master, purposely hiding his skills to come to Planet Muyang. If his purpose was to solely get a ticket to Mailer Fa, no one would believe it.

Planet Muyang had a lower grade, so there were not many ace operators here. Hence, there weren't any ace operators at the underground arena too. This allowed the Dark Destroyer to fool everyone. However, Mai'er Fa was different. There were many ace operators there and even some imperial operators. Once the Dark Destroyer enters Mailer Fa, he wouldn't be able to hide his true skills anymore. Plus, the casinos at Mai'er Fa forbid cheating. If he was discovered, he would be ruthlessly 'taken' away.

Dark Destroyer must have an ulterior motive for coming to Planet Muyang. Ling Lan just didn't know if he was acting alone or was he from an organisation.

Ling Lan clicked her tongue. She ordered Little Four, "Little Four, follow Dark Destroyer. You must find out what is the motive of Dark Destroyer or the organisation behind him." If it had nothing to do with the Liu family and the Wang family, Ling Lan wouldn't care about it. However, if it really had anything to do with them…

Ling Lan rubbed her forehead lightly. She was frustrated. She came here to have a break. She didn't want to cause any trouble but why must she always discover these things? She hoped that she was just thinking too much and the truth was not what she had thought.

While Ling Lan was frustrated by what she had discovered, Wang Qi was still looking at the information on his communicator excitedly. He didn't notice anything wrong.

For the match just now, he had placed his bets on Dark Destroyer. Dark Destroyer was a hot favourite so he didn't win much but he was happy to win some. After all, he was just here to watch the mecha fight. Not only was he able to watch it for free now, but he also managed to earn some pocket money. This had already exceeded his expectations.

Dark Destroyer won this match but he didn't leave. He communicated with the workers and soon, the big screens around the arena and the small screens on the front of the seats displayed a notice about the change in the scheduled matches. Dark Destroyer was going to fight for another round.

The entire arena shouted in excitement. The gamblers didn't care whether you were a native or not. As long as they could win money, they welcomed you.

The matches after them were all pushed back. Three minutes later, a new notification appeared on the big screen.

Dark Destroyer VS The Bravest!

Chapter 935 Looking for Trouble!

Wang Qi saw the name of The Bravest', instantly said enthusiastically, "That's Elder Brother Min. Elder Brother Min will definitely defeat Dark Destroyer." After saying that, he placed a bet on The Bravest.

Although Ling Lan knew that Wang Qi's bet was going to be a bust, she didn't say anything to stop him. Wang Qi wasn't only just gambling, the more important part was that he was supporting his friend.

"Little Four, speed up the process of hacking into the Dark Destroyer's optical supercomputer." Ling Lan was also worried that Wang Qi's Elder Brother Min would die under the Dark Destroyer's sword.

"Don't worry. If it is the optical supercomputer of an ace mecha, then it will perhaps be somewhat troublesome. However, this type of advanced mecha is not difficult at all for someone like me," Little Four said proudly. 'How could a literal god of the virtual world like me not be able to get past such a low level optical supercomputer?'

Although Little Four was arrogant, he still did his work diligently. Soon, he told Ling Lan that he had hacked into the mecha. If he was to discover that the Dark Destroyer was to try to go for the kill, he would interfere with his mecha and save Wang Qi's Elder Brother Min.

The Dark Destroyer was surprisingly somewhat sportsman-like. He wasn't like the previous rounds where he went for the kill only after a few hits (even though he had the capability to do so). After going at each other for hundreds of hits, Elder Brother Min, who felt they were on the same level, suddenly showed a small flaw. Normal advanced mecha operators wouldn't be able to discover the flaw, but in the eyes of an ace operator, it was as clear as day.

The Dark Destroyer took the chance and ruthless attacked with his large sword. Seeing this, Elder Brother Min panicked knowing that his opponent actually saw through his weak point. He immediately used his large sword to block. However, that was the actual mistake. Dark Destroyer suddenly switched up his attack and ruthlessly sliced towards the cockpit. Elder Brother Min's action to block had left his cockpit wide open and gave his opponent a great opportunity.

"Not good!" Elder Brother Min knew that he had no time to change his move, and even if he did, he didn't have the capability to do so. The finger speed required to block the incoming attack was only achievable by ace operators. He could only throttle his engine and quickly back up to try to evade the fatal attack.

However, even though Dark Destroyer's speed seemed to be slow, he was still faster than Elder Brother Min's dodging speed. Right as the large sword was about hit the cockpit, his Dark Destroyer's large sword suddenly stopped. Then, it slightly changed its direction and skimmed past the cockpit.

Elder Brother Min who just seen his life flashed before his eyes, had cold sweats from the terror of the attack. He immediately moved his mecha back a few meters and left the attack range of Dark Destroyer.

"Sh*t, what just happened?" Dark Destroyer found it weird that his sure-kill attack actually didn't work. He instantly began to swear and cuss in his cockpit. Angered, he began to attack Elder Brother Min crazily. Elder Brother Min was like a boat stuck in a storm which seemed like it was going to flip over at any second. However, during every dangerous moment, Dark Destroyer's attack would miraculously always go past him. This allowed Elder Brother Min to constant be able to get away from death.

This situation made the bettors rowdy. They all believed the match was rigged to not let Dark Destroyer win. However, in reality, the management of the casino was also confused. In reality, they would earn money no matter who won. The amount of money they would receive from sending a mecha operator, who won one hundred matches to Mai'er Fa would make the money they lost in the casino seemed like chump change. So, they weren't interested in meddling with something like this.

Elder Brother Min wasn't an impulsive person. Multiple crises reminded him that his opponent was definitely not someone he could defeat. After evading a fatal attack, he decisively put up his mecha's hand to show that he was surrendering.

Although his winning streak wasn't stopped, he was still crazy depressed even after seeing his opponent give up. To Dark Destroyer, not being able to kill his opponent, made him feel like he had lost.

In reality, Dark Destroyer's advancement to his current position was acquired by stepping on countless bodies. This was why Elder Brother Min and others hate Dark Destroyer very much. Not only because he was an outsider, at the same time, he was also ruthless and killed many native mecha operators. Other than the few who luckily got away with their lives, the others all died in the arena.

"Wow, Dark Destroyer is amazing!" Wang Qi's eyes glimmered and his face full of admiration. Dreaming about becoming a mecha operator everyday, Wang Qi greatly admired those strong and capable mecha operators.

"Yeah, he's amazing!" Little Aihua also had a face full of admiration and was convinced by Dark Destroyer's impressive operating abilities.

"Bam! Bam!"

"Ouch." "Ouch."

Wang Qi and Little Aihua held their forehead as they raised their heads pitifully. They had tears in their eyes as they asked, "Elder Brother Hui (Elder Brother Jiang Hui) why did you hit us?"

"Stop admiring him. Dark Destroyer isn't suitable for you to admire." Ling Lan didn't want the two of them to become ruthless and heartless executioners like Dark Destroyer.

"Why?" Wang Qi asked in disagreement.

"His methods of operating are considered to be barbaric. Learning it would be useless with your body shapes and you would fall to the floor after a few hits." Although Ling Lan's words were rough to the ears, it was still true. Wang Qi and Liu Aihua weren't complete newbies who didn't know anything. After hearing the explanation, they instantly became deflated and slumped into their seats without any desire to speak.

It turns out, one of the reasons Wang Qi wanted to watch an underground arena match was to find a mecha operator instructor who could give him some pointers. Although Elder Brother Min had a good relationship with him, Elder Brother Min was still trying to make a living and didn't have time to teach him. This made him have no choice but to put his hope onto someone else.

As for Little Aihua, she was probably thinking of finding a strong master for her younger brother.

Afterwards, the three of them watched a few more mecha matches. When she saw Little Aihua beginning to yawn, Ling Lan led Wang Qi, who still wanted to watch, and Little Aihua, who was still trying her best to keep her eyes open, away from the arena.

The place they left from wasn't far from the place they entered from. Wang Qi led them to the lift. When they went up the lift, they saw a closed off parking lot. The hover bus of the casino was there waiting to leave after the seats were filled.

When Ling Lan and others hopped on the bus, they saw a familiar face.

"Oh, Elder Brother Min, you're taking the bus back?" Wang Qi saw Elder Brother Min and immediately shouted out in excitement. Back then, Elder Brother Min always went back using his mecha.

"Yeah, I'm too tired today." Elder Brother Min's complexion wasn't great and was even somewhat pale. The battle with Dark Destroyer's mecha almost depleted all of his mental and physical energy. There was even a slight hint of terror in his face when he thought of his recent dance with death.

Wang Qi wanted to ask a few more questions, but Ling Lan pulled on his sleeve slightly, gesturing him to find a spot to sit first.

'This dull child, did not even see that his Elder Brother Min didn't have any desire to speak to him.'

When Wang Qi saw Little Aihua yawning continuously, he quickly helped Little Aihua to find a seat, and quickly forgot to continue his conversation with Elder Brother Min.

Ling Lan's group of three found their seats and sat down. There were many people that came out of the casino at the same time. Soon, the bus was filled with people and drove out of the parking lot.

It was probably because they were all too excited and felt sleepy. Most of the people on the bus all closed their eyes and went to sleep, including Little Aihua.

Ling Lan, who also closed her eyes to rest, suddenly opened them. Just a moment ago, Little Four told him that Dark Destroyer had caught up to them and was intending to kill Elder Brother Min.

Not being able to take out his opponent made Dark Destroyer feel uncomfortable. Thus, he just wanted to kill this opponent that had escaped from his clutches with his own hands.

Ling Lan helplessly frowned and muttered under her breath, "So troublesome! Does this count as looking for trouble?"