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Chapter 1016 The Game Is Starting!

In a six-star hotel, two people were chatting in a room.

"Yiqiu, we're busy with the preparations for the assessment of the Flying Dragon Special Forces. Why are we wasting our time here?" A warm and gentle voice asked with a hint of curiosity.

"Su Pei, although we want to enter the Flying Dragon Special Forces, we can't let them govern our lives forever," a lazy voice was heard from the handsome young man on a sofa. The fingers on his right hand were dancing in the air. A silver light flickered faintly on his fingers. "Don't be too nervous. It might affect your performance. It's better to play hard and work hard."

These two people were Ling Lan's schoolmates during her mission on Planet Azure more than a year ago. They were Su Pei and Xiao Yiqiu.

Su Pei scoffed in response. "No matter how much you need to relax, you shouldn't have come to the casino, right?" He was fooled into coming here by Xiao Yiqiu. When they were deliberating on what to do for their holiday, he was told by Xiao Yiqiu that they were going to a faraway planet to have a short break from the military.

Xiao Yiqiu laughed. "What is a better place to relieve your stress?"

'That is kinda true.' Su Pei thought and his anger of being fooled slowly died down. Plus, he knew Xiao Yiqiu wouldn't harm him so there must be a reason why he wanted them to come to a well-known gambling hub.

"Did you bring me here to watch the mecha tournament?" Su Pei asked.

Although their mecha piloting had improved significantly, battling in the virtual world and battling in the real world was vastly different, and they had both reached a bottleneck in the former. They now needed more experiences in real battle or gain experiences from monitoring other people's battles to improve their skills. If not, they wouldn't be able to achieve a breakthrough for a very long time. This was what caused Su Pei to feel agitated about their lack of preparedness for the assessment.

Xiao Yiqiu clenched his right fist in happiness and smiled brightly, "Su Pei, you finally noticed it."

"However, that's not all." Xiao Yiqiu changed his tone. "We're participating in it too."

Su Pei frowned. "Yiqiu, what do you mean?" The Su family forbade their descendants from gambling

Xiao Yiqiu knew the rules of the Su family very clearly so he understood why Su Pei was acting up. He smiled and explained, "I won't make you break rules. Here, take a look at this."

He flicked his fingers and a small black plate flew towards Su Pei.

Su Pei grabbed the black plate easily. He opened his hand and saw that it was a miniature chip. Without needing Xiao Yiqiu to say a word, Su Pei gently inserted the chip into his communicator and an image of an invitation slowly appeared in front of him.

The words on the invitation stunned Su Pei so he took a while to react. His entire body started trembling in anger. He was planning to hold his anger in but he could no longer control his anger anymore. He turned around and shouted angrily, "Xiao Yiqiu!"

A leather whip materialized in his hands and it slashed towards Xiao Yiqiu who was lying lazily on the sofa.

The whip slashed the sofa forcefully. A deep scar formed on the sofa. But, Xiao Yiqiu was not there.

"Su Pei, don't be angry. I'm participating too. Take it as if you're accompanying me." Xiao Yiqiu quickly slammed his door shut after he finished saying his piece.

Su Pei looked at the closed door helplessly. The mainframes in Mailer Fa were very advanced. Even in the same suite, if the door was closed by the person inside the room, the people outside the room would never be able to open it. There were only two ways to open a closed door either opening it by force or by hacking into the mainframe. However, doing any of these two actions would be seen as a provocation towards Mai'er Fa. They would be punished accordingly.

Su Pei couldn't vent his frustrations at Xiao Yiqiu anymore. He looked at the electronic invitation again and smiled bitterly. He didn't expect Xiao Yiqiu to be so bold. He actually went to participate in the mecha tournament and while doing so, his good friend also helped him to register.

That's right, this invitation was for the mecha tournament on Mai'er Fa. Su Pei and Xiao Yiqiu wouldn't be spectators this time. They were participants.

After Xiao Yiqiu hid inside his room, he retracted his smile before it turned into a cold sneer.

"The game is starting!"

The next day, the two young miss didn't stay in the casino. They came to the biggest trading center in Mai'er Fa for shopping. Ling Lan followed beside them quietly. She was the human shopping bag holder for Miss Seven.

"This, this and this. Pack them up for me." An arrogant voice resounded through the entire shop. Miss Seven looked over curiously.

It was a handsome young man. Of course, in this era, no one looked bad. The young man noticed people frowning at him, and he, in turn, glared at them. When he saw Miss Seven and her group, the arrogance on his face disappeared and instead was replaced with an expression of surprise.

The young man rushed towards Li Yinfei and said in an excited but deep voice, "Miss Li."

It wasn't a question. It was a statement. Although Li Yinfei had put on a disguise, she was unable to fool people with sharp eyes.

There were two men hovering behind the young man. When they saw Li Yinfei and Miss Seven, they held their foreheads in their palm helplessly and muttered, "Trouble."

Ling Lan looked at the two people behind the young men. Her innocent smile froze too. In her heart, a word popped out: Trouble.

Li Yinfei seemed used to such a situation. She smiled and nodded as a reply.

The young man seemed rash but he was very thoughtful. He knew that exposing his idol now would cause trouble for her so he didn't make any other sound. He just stayed beside Li Yinfei excitedly. It seemed like no one would be able to pull him away.

"Cough, Young Master Lin, Chief Lin is waiting for you." Mu Chaoran coughed to remind his stubborn young master who was enchanted by beauty.

When Tang Ningyu saw Miss Seven, he immediately hid among the crowd. If his identity got exposed by his cousin, his plan would go down the drain.

Since Tang Ningyu wasn't here, Mu Chaoran had to persuade the young master himself. They were Chief Lin's assistants so only the two of them were able to hold this stubborn young master back.

"It's still early. There's no need to go back so soon." Young Master Lin replied impassively. He turned around and looked at Li Yinfei. His attitude turned a 180. "It's my pleasure to meet Miss Li here. This must be fate. How about this? You can get whatever you want Take it as my gift to you."

Li Yinfei frowned when she saw Young Master Lin's attitude. He acted like someone who suddenly became rich overnight.

Chapter 1017 Prevent!

However, as someone who had befriended many elite families and powerful people, Li Yinfei was a professional at interacting with such people. She didn't like this young man but she didn't outwardly show it. She just smiled gently and said, "Thanks for your kind thoughts. We still have things to do, so we can't stay for long. Why don't I find you again when I'm free?"

Young Master Lin looked disappointed. But, he didn't want to cause trouble for his idol so he replied, "In that case, let's meet again soon. This is my name card. Please remember to contact me again." He took out a gold and shiny name card from his pocket and passed it to Li Yinfei respectfully.

'Unsurprising for a new come up!' Li Yinfei hid the disdain and contempt in her eyes. She smiled and took the name card. Then, she nodded at Young Master Lin before leaving with Miss Seven and their group.

Ling Lan walked passed Mu Chaoran. Once again, she crossed paths with Mu Chaoran and Tang Ningyu. They just didn't know it.

Mu Chaoran watched as Li Yinfei disappeared from his eyes. Tang Ningyu quickly appeared beside him.

"What do you think?" Tang Ningyu asked in a low voice.

Mu Chaoran said calmly, "If you have a chance to contact your cousin, ask her to leave Li Yinfei."

Others might not have seen the contempt and disdain in Li Yinfei's eyes, but he saw it. Although Young Master Lin didn't have a good character, the way she jeered at someone who acted respectfully towards her showed how heartless she was.

Tang Ningyu had the same thoughts too. He nodded. He was worried. As the direct descendant of an elite family, it was hard to have a close friend. He didn't want his cousin to befriend the wrong people.

After Ling Lan left Tang Ningyu and Mu Chaoran, she came to a name-brand clothing shop in the trading center with Miss Seven. As she was waiting patiently in the shop, she saw a familiar person walking over.

Ling Lan felt speechless. If meeting Mu Chaoran and Tang Ningyu was fate, then this person might have purposely followed her. No wonder he listened to her obediently when she asked them to leave on Planet Shanghai. He was waiting for her here.

The person who came was wearing a plain metal mask that covered half of his face. Although Ling Lan's face was filled with scars, it was unable to fool her comrades who grew up with her. What's more, this person was a shrewd person to begin with.

The masked person walked over elegantly. He walked passed Ling Lan and chose an expensive diamond collar bar. Then, he asked the attendant to pack it for him.

From the moment he entered the shop to the time he walked out, he only spent three minutes. Besides the smile he gave Ling Lan when he entered the shop, he never looked at Ling Lan again.

However, Ling Lan knew why he appeared in front of her. He was just informing her that he was here. He didn't need to disturb her any more than that. She would be able to find him if she wanted to with hacking skills.

"Li Lanfeng!" Ling Lan gritted her teeth. As expected, she shouldn't have let down her guard on Planet Shanghai.

When they came back from the Chaotic Lands, Ling Lan noticed that her comrades seemed restless. However, the rules of the military couldn't be broken easily. Li Lanfeng cared about it so he still had to go back. She just didn't know what method he used to get out of the military again.

"That person must be from an elite family too." One of Miss Seven's maids looked at Li Lanfeng's back intently.

"What elite family?" Miss Seven and Li Yinfei had finished trying out clothes, so they heard what the maid said and got curious.

The maid quickly told her young miss what had happened. Miss Seven knocked her maid's forehead and teased her, "What an idiot. Anyone who comes to Mailer Fa is not always rich or powerful."

"But, most people looked like that Young Master Lin," the maid answered weakly.

"That's because you met too few people in your life." Miss Seven covered her mouth and laughed. She remembered the funny Young Master Lin too. Anyone who had eyes could see the mythical beast on her maid's clothes. If they knew about the elite families of the Federation, they would know what this symbol meant.

Li Yinfei smiled too. But, in her heart, she took notice of the young man the maid was referring to. In order to mesmerize the maid of a first-rank elite family, the young man was not someone simple.

In the middle of the night, Li Lanfeng, who had been waiting for Ling Lan to contact him, finally received a call from her.

Li Lanfeng let out a deep exhale through his mouth before he calmly picked up the call. A cold and familiar face appeared on the screen. It was filled with scars but he still recognized Ling Lan.

"Why are you here?" Ling Lan went directly into the main topic.

"A four-star mission." Li Lanfeng smiled. Although the military made a decision for Ling Lan, they still had to reward her men. As the leaders of the ten small teams, Li Lanfeng, Qi Long, Zhao Jun, and a few other people jumped ranks and became colonels due to their outstanding performance on Planet Haijiao. Even people who performed normally, like Li Yingjie and Xie Yi, got promoted to a lieutenant colonel.

Yang Mingzhi became a major general of the Federation. He was the only general-rank officer in 250 Ace Mecha Clan. Liu Furong got suppressed by his hidden enemies so he didn't get promoted. He maintained his rank as a senior colonel. Since their regiment commander's merit wasn't ascertained yet, the ultimate rank of her comrades was still uncertain.

"Four-star mission? That's dangerous." Ling Lan frowned. It looked like Li Lanfeng snatched any mission that allowed him to get into Mai'er Fa without bothering about the difficulty of the mission.

���You're here, right?" Li Lanfeng smiled. He had already decided to follow Ling Lan from the start and ask her to help him with his mission.

"What mission?" Ling Lan was unhappy but she couldn't leave her comrade in danger.

"To investigate the truth behind the destruction of Magic Ace Mecha Clan." Li Lanfeng smiled. This mission was difficult but it wasn't a total waste of time. This was something they wanted to know too as it was Liu Furong's hope.

Ling Lan's teeth went sore when she heard this.

"Haha, Boss, Li Lanfeng snatched the Flying Dragon Special Forces' mission too." Little Four suddenly realized what happened and started laughing.

"You don't have to tell me. I know." When she heard that Li Lanfeng's mission was the same as the mission of the two people from the Flying Dragon Special Forces, she knew what had happened.

In order to find a reason to come to Mai'er Fa, Li Lanfeng immediately snatched the mission without looking at the detail. Just like last time, the Federation had to give out the mission again so that the people from the Flying Dragon Special Forces could take it up.

This mission was specially created for the Flying Dragon Special Forces but after the team leaders of 250 Ace Mecha Clan received their merits from the battle on Planet Haijiao, their status was the same as the two people from the Flying Dragon Special Forces. Hence, it was normal that Li Lanfeng was able to snatch the mission.

Chapter 1018 Not Lose Again!

In the middle of the night, even in the busy casinos in the city of the night, didn't have many people left inside. Only those people who were addicted to gambling and were unwilling to leave were left behind.

In a blind spot of a safe passage in the office district of a casino, a figure stood there silently like a statue

A red light flashed passed him. Someone appeared beside him suddenly.

"The interference device is on. We only have 60 seconds," the figure said softly.

The statute-like man turned alive when he heard this. He nodded. A purple light blinked and disappeared.

The person that came later flew into the central control of the casino followed by the flash of red light.

In the control center, a middle-aged man stared intently at the multiple images on the screen. He was afraid that he would miss something on the surveillance cameras.

"T2-G9, everything is normal. Based on similar data, everything is normal." The staff member beside him reported his findings.

"Watch them carefully. The higher authorities told us that someone will sneak in these next few days." The middle-aged man didn't relax after hearing what his staff member said. He just reminded his workers to be more careful.

"Yes!" All the staff members shouted in unison. They started attending to their jobs with even more care. If they made a mistake after they got reminded, they would be dead.

The two figures that sneaked into the office district dashed all the way. They didn't stop at all. They seemed to know where their destination was.

There was a metal door at the end of the passage.

The two people shifted to the two sides of the door. They entered the blind spot of the surveillance cameras again.

This was their final destination. Their most difficult task was to open this door without alerting the guards. The other people who took this mission before them all got caught here.

The man with a cold aura saw a surveillance camera looking at the door shifting away. The surveillance camera on the other side started shifting to the door. In an instant, he flicked his fingers and a transparent paper flew out of his hand before landing on the metal door.

Since they dared to come, they had made ample preparations.

The tiny transparent paper blinked. The numbers 'o' and '1' started shining. They disappeared in a second and the paper turned transparent again. The people watching the surveillance cameras could see the paper.

When the two surveillance cameras changed their positions again, the sound of the door opening was heard. A small crack formed on the door. Without any reminder, the two of them turned into two flashes of light and entered the crack.

They were so focused on sneaking in that they didn't notice that when they entered the door, a black and a blue aura floated in after them.

"Head, there's something weird with the door." The staff member watching the surveillance cameras noticed something wrong with the door and shouted hurriedly.

"Are they here?" The middle-aged man got excited. Waiting was the worst kind of torment. Since they were there, things would be easier.

"Activate all the defensive systems in the central district. Let's see how they would pass through all that," the middle-aged man ordered his staff. He didn't understand why Young Master Rong ordered him to do this. If it was him, he would send all the powerful people in the organization to kill these intruders. However, Young Master Rong was his superior. The higher authorities also ordered him to listen to Young Master Rong. Thus, although he had qualms about the decision, he still followed Young Master Rong's orders.

He then reminded Young Master Rong that the people he had been waiting for were here.

Xiao Yiqiu, who was lying on his bed, felt his communicator vibrating. He opened it and smiled.

"I lost the other time. This time, I won't lose

again."

"Knock knock…"

Someone knocked on his door.

Xiao Yiqiu was shocked. The only person who could knock on his door was Su Pei. Why was he looking for him in the middle of the night?

He opened the door. It was indeed Su Pei. He was looking nervously at him.

"What's wrong?" Xiao Yiqiu asked helplessly.

"The mecha tournament will start tomorrow. We will be participating too. I'm too nervous to sleep. I want to chat with you." Su Pei seemed nervous about the competition tomorrow.

"Su Pei, if you get so nervous now, how are you supposed to handle the Flying Dragon Special Forces' assessment?" Xiao Yiqiu's smile disappeared. He turned serious.

Su Pei was stunned. This was the first time Xiao Yiqiu showed him another expression besides smiling. It was the first time he saw such a serious expression on Xiao Yiqiu's face.

Ever since Xiao Yiqiu got saved by the people from the Flying Dragon Special Forces, he turned more oppressive and controlling, even Su Pei started listening to him.

Su Pei felt that it was because he had matured after undergoing so many obstacles. During the time Xiao Yiqiu got abducted by the mysterious organization, he must have experienced much torment. Hence, he matured instantly overnight. Su Pei never asked Xiao Yiqiu what he went through at that time. He was waiting for Xiao Yiqiu to tell him voluntarily after he put everything behind him.

As his best friend, this was the only thing he could do. Before his friend's wounds were healed, he didn't want to uncover the wounds and injure him again.

Su Pei decided to wait patiently but he felt helpless too. If he was stronger, he might be able to help Xiao Yiqiu with his internal conflict. This sense of helplessness pushed Su Pei to become stronger. He knew that Xiao Yiqiu's dream was to enter the Flying Dragon Special Forces. He couldn't help Xiao Yiqiu with anything so he decided to accompany him as he moved towards his dream. He would become his most trustworthy comrade.

Many thoughts went through Su Pei's mind in that instant. Yes, if he couldn't control his nervousness now, how could he continue to accompany Xiao Yiqiu? The assessment of the Federation was the hardest assessment in the Federation. The mecha tournament was nothing compared to it.

Many young and promising young man was filled with courage and ambition when they took on the assessment. In the end, they still failed. Su Pei had looked at the results of the assessment in the past few years. Only one in ten thousand participants passed the assessment every year. In some years, there was no one that succeeded.

If they really wanted to enter the Flying Dragon Special Forces, they needed to take every chance to improve themselves. If not, everything was just empty thoughts.

The nervousness on Su Pei's face slowly disappeared. He regained his calmness and gentleness again. He smiled at Xiao Yiqiu. "I understand. Yiqiu, thank you." He turned around and went back to his own room.

Xiao Yiqiu smiled at Su Pei's back before slowly closing his door.

Chapter 1019 Passing Through Obstacles!

The moment the door closed, Xiao Yiqiu's smile disappeared. He grabbed his hair forcefully. He used so much strength that he actually pulled out a bunch of his hair. The pain caused his expression to turn hideous.

"Damn it. Su Pei, you can actually affect me. Is this my emotions or Xiao Yiqiu's emotions?" Xiao Yiqiu was like a caged wild beast. His gaze turned vicious.

"I must think of a way to get rid of this threat." Xiao Yiqiu finally managed to control his emotions. His face turned calm again and the viciousness in his eyes disappeared before turning cold again.

After the purple and red light entered the door, they were stunned by what they saw. There were no guards on duty patrolling behind the door. There was just a passage behind the door. A surveillance camera was placed every ten steps from each other.

The two people were in a daze. The people that came to investigate this place told them that there were guards behind the door. Why couldn't they see any?

They waited patiently for one minute and nothing changed. They thought that the people inside made different arrangements and they just coincidentally came at the time when they changed their shifts.

The situation wasn't certain but they couldn't stop their plan. The red light figure took a step forward first.

Suddenly, he felt a sense of danger. He flew back instantly. The walls beside him opened, revealing numerous muzzles.

"Oh no, we got found out." The red light figure exclaimed in surprise.

The two people wanted to get out of the door but the door behind them was shut tightly.

The transparent paper that was stuck on the door had been found by a staff member. It was peeled off successfully.

"Enjoy the last moments of your lives." The staff member outside could imagine the sad ending of the intruders.

When the door closed, the two people knew that they were trapped. They had fallen into their opponent's trap. Mailer Fa had already discovered what they were trying to investigate.

The purple light figure took a deep breath. He said calmly, "Our actions might have been discovered by them long ago."

"Now…" The red light figure understood this too.

"Let's get past this mess."

They made the decision simultaneously. There was no path of retreat so they could only move forward. That was their only chance of survival.

They were in their domain elemental form but they stopped using it now. Their body was revealed. During such dangerous moments, it was useless to waste too much energy on their domain territory. It was a suicidal act.

Two black gowned men appeared in the passage. The two of them hid under many layers of clothes. Nothing that could give their identity away could be seen. They were wearing animal masks on their faces too.

These cheap animal masks could be found in many stores on Mai'er Fa. It was hard to find out their identities from their masks.

"Interesting." The middle-aged man looked at the two intruders who didn't appear flustered when they were found. They didn't try to break open the door forcefully but instead, chose to pass through the obstacles in front of them for a chance of survival.

"The first obstacle, Ultimate Blockade, is enough for you two to handle." The middle-aged man was confident about his defensive system.

The two black gowned men exchanged glances with each other. They acted simultaneously. Two lightning bolts and two fire dragons shot out of their hands. One side of the wall was engulfed in flames while the other was electrocuted by lightning bolts.

The calm middle-aged man was shocked when he saw this scene.

Screams of agony could be heard amidst the heat from the flames and the crackling sound of lightning. The two of them stepped on the ground and shot towards their side of the wall when they heard the screams.

There were still people behind the walls that were still able to fight but these people weren't enough to stop two domain realm masters. In a blink of an eye, the two black gowned men reached the end of the passage.

There were two doors on each side of the passage. One of the men in black gown shouted, "Left!"

The two of them broke the door and entered.

���Lightning and fire element?" The middle-aged man's expression started turning serious. He didn't expect the intruders to be domain realm masters with the lightning and fire element.

He pressed the alarm. Instantly, the alarm within the core district rang. The people walking inside rushed into the room closest to them and shut the door.

Almost immediately, no one was walking in the core district. When the alarm stopped ringing, the entire place turned quiet.

The two men saw multiple passages after they entered the door. However, all the rooms within the passages were shut tightly. One of them found a room and tried to open it. Lightning struck the door but the door was not damaged at all.

"It's made from the same material as the first metal door. It's not afraid of heat or lightning." The man informed his comrade in a low voice.

This was why they walked further in when they found out they couldn't escape through the first door. When they used their powers on the walls, they tried to open the door at the same time. However, even after the walls got damaged, the door remained intact.

They could use their energy to destroy the entire building to break apart the defensive mechanism on the door. But, if they did that, the actual powerful person guarding Mailer Fa would be alerted. This person was not just a half step imperial realm formidable warrior. He was a real imperial realm formidable warrior, one of the nine imperial realm formidable warriors in the human race, Sword Monarch.

This person wasn't someone they could provoke. They remembered what their leader reminded them before they left.

"Continue moving." Since they couldn't go out, they had to move towards the darkness inside. They didn't believe that they couldn't break through one of the many doors.

The two of them passed through many dangerous obstacles. They walked through the maze-like area using their intuition and their efforts finally paid off. They finally managed to destroy a wall.

They were elated but stunned too. They stopped in their tracks and glanced at each other before walking in.

They knew that it was a trap but they still had to go in. After passing through so many obstacles, they knew that their opponent didn't want to kill them. They were just teasing them. They didn't want to become their toys. Hence, they decided to meet their opponent directly and understand what their intention was. That was the only way they had a chance of escaping this place.

It was a suite. They saw a living room and a person was sitting on a luxurious sofa while drinking tea. He was around 60 years old. He didn't look surprised at their appearance. He put down his teacup and said calmly, "You are finally here. Have a seat."

Chapter 1020 Discovered!

The two black gowned men exchanged glances with each other. Then, they walked calmly to the sofa and sat down opposite to the old man.

The middle-aged man suddenly appeared beside the old man. He looked intently at the two black gowned men. The two black gowned men felt their hearts drop.

The force of presence this middle-aged man was exuding was as strong as them. The most frightening thing was that they couldn't feel the strength of this old man. It was clear that these two people in front of them were enough to give them a hard time. Plus, this was their opponent's headquarters so there would most definitely be even more powerful people around.

Cold sweat started pouring down the faces of these two black gowned men. They knew that it was almost impossible to escape this time.

The moment their emotions went out of control, the two black gowned men bit their lips and the pain caused them to calm down.

They were on their guards. This old man's domain concept must be related to one's mind. That was why he was able to affect their emotions and almost cause them to lose control of himself.

The old man turned serious when he noticed that the two people recovered from his mental attack. As expected, the people sent by the other party were not easy to deal with.

The living room remained silent for a few seconds. The old man opened his mouth first. "You came here to investigate what happened to the Magic Ace Mecha Clan 15 years ago?"

The two black gowned men were shocked. They didn't expect their opponents to know their motives and even asked them about it directly.

The old man smiled when he received no answer from the other party. "I know that you came from the Flying Dragon Special Forces too."

The two people felt their hearts dropped. Was there a traitor among them? How did they know their identity?

The old man didn't give them the answer they wanted. He skipped the topic and went on to the next one. "Actually, I can tell you what happened to the Magic Ace Mecha Clan. However, our young master wants to play a game with you. If you win, we'll tell you what you want to know. If not, you'll be dead. You won't need to know anything."

The old man sounded calm as though he was having a casual conversation. However, his words were filled with killing intent.

"What game?" One of the black gowned men asked coldly. Their lives were in the hands of their opponents now so they had to listen to them.

"Bam! Bam!"

The old man didn't reply. He just clapped his hands twice. Then, the damaged door suddenly closed and the entire living room shook. The living room started falling down.

This living room was actually a lift.

The lift started moving the people down. Soon, a giant hole could be seen in the room.

Two figures suddenly appeared near the hole.

"What do we do now?" One of them looked at the deep hole and turned to look at his comrade.

"Since they attracted the attention of Mailer Fa, let's go to the control room," the other person coldly replied.

The two of them disappeared from the spot. In a blink of an eye, they arrived at the control room.

The people in the control room were all staring at the surveillance images so they didn't know that there were two intruders behind them.

"Weird, why is it so cold? Did the temperature system malfunction?" One of the workers tucked his neck as he wondered to himself in puzzlement. He was always very sensitive towards the temperature around him so he felt uncomfortable at the sudden drop in temperature. He turned to look at his colleagues to see if they felt the same. But, they didn't seem to have noticed anything. He frowned and murmured to himself, "Am I too sensitive?"

Just as he was considering whether he should check the thermostat, an invisible puff of steam entered the mainframe.

"Boss, we succeeded," Little Four shouted happily as he had finally entered the mainframe of Mai'er Fa.

This was the first time he went up against such a powerful mainframe. The real mainframe of Mai'er Fa was situated in the control room. The other optical supercomputer outside the control room had its own individual mainframe. However, he couldn't access the Mai'er Fa mainframe through them.

This was why Li Lanfeng and Ling Lan decided to take the risk to enter the core control system. Little Four had experimented many times and found out that they could only get the information they wanted if they enter the real mainframe.

"Copy all the information about the Magic Ace Mecha Clan." Ling Lan ordered.

"Yes, Boss." Little Four started collating all the information about Magic Ace Mecha Clan and downloaded them quickly.

Huh? After downloading everything, Little Four looked through the other information in the mainframe and noticed that there were many things inside he didn't have.

Little Four was a fanatic of data. When he saw something he didn't have, he got excited and wanted to collect them. He felt that since he already hacked into the mainframe, it was alright to take some other data away.

Little Four, who never met any difficulties in terms of hacking, thought so naturally. He started downloading the secret data.

Suddenly, the alarm rang in the control room.

A middle-aged man who was asleep in a place that looked at a warehouse opened his eyes suddenly. "There's a hacker who is as powerful as me. Interesting.."

An old man in a meditation room opened his eyes too. Two invisible sword aura shot towards the wall opposite him, forming two deep scars.

The staff in the control room jumped up when they heard the alarm. Someone shouted, "Someone is hacking into our mainframe. Find him!"

"Retreat!"

Ling Lan knew that Little Four had touched something heavily guarded by Mai'er Fa when she heard the alarm. She sensed an unprecedented sense of danger so she decided to retreat immediately.

On the other side, the lift had stopped. Just as the old man was about the lead the two black gowned men into the arena, his expression changed. He shouted furiously, "We're fooled!"

The two black gowned men didn't know what was happening but they knew that this was a good time for them to escape.

Almost simultaneously, they turned and attacked the old man and the middle-aged man.

A sea of flame and an occasional crackle of lightning could be seen.

The old man and the middle-aged man saw this powerful attack and activated their domain. They wanted to stop this frightening attack.

Finally, the two forces collided. However, the energy from their opponents was very oddly weak.

"You want to escape? Not that easily!"

The old man was the most powerful among the four of them. He instantly detected the real intention of the black gowned men. They were trying to use this attack as a cover-up so that they could escape.

Chapter 1021 Break Through It!

As air crackled, a shapeless spiritual power went towards the red and purple light.

"Ugh!" A mouthful of blood was vomited out in the air and fell to the ground. After falling to the ground, the blood turned into snakes of purple lightning which instantly flooded the ground with electricity, causing it to be burned to a crisp.

The elder and middle-aged man saw the red and purple light flash in front of their eyes and then disappeared in front of their eyes.

"Sh*t, chase them down!" Seeing two younger individuals actually got away from them, the elder shouted angrily and went to chase them down with the middle-aged man.

On the other side, Ling Lan grabbed Li Lanfeng and was running away quickly.

Suddenly, an intimidating shout rang in her ears, "Impudent brat!"

A terrifying sword shadow came down from thin air and ruthless slashed towards Ling Lan and Li Lanfeng.

Ling Lan turned around abruptly. In her eyes, she saw the sword shadow's path and power hidden behind it.

Imperial realm formidable warrior, a real imperial realm formidable warrior! That sword shadow was definitely not something a domain realm master like Li Lanfeng could go against. Even if Ling Lan was to use all her strength, she still wouldn't be able to get away without a scratch.

If she were to stop even for one second, her opponent would be able to catch up to them. Then, she and Li Lanfeng would probably be trapped in this dangerous situation. Ling Lan was not naive enough to think that Mailer Fa would only have one imperial realm formidable warrior. They definitely had countless domain realm masters and even some people who were half way into becoming imperial stage domain experts just like herself.

In such a crisis, Ling Lan turned her body and leaned against Li Lanfeng. She then decisively pointed her finger towards the sword shadow that could kill gods and demons. At the same time, she activated her Disintegrate domain.

Encapsulated inside the Disintegrate domain, Ling Lan could feel the weak point of the sword. However, she didn't have time to determine whether what she discovered was true or whether it was a trap set by her opponent.

On the verge of life-or-death, Ling Lan had to take the risk. She snorted coldly, "Break!"

A large spectral finger hit the large sword shadow.

The two terrifying energies struck each other fiercely. The sword shadow that was congregated and the large spectral finger, both suddenly dissipated after going against each for a few seconds.

The entire corridor was being destroyed by the uncontrollable overspill of leftover sword energies and spectral finger energies. In the end, the entire corridor collapsed in on itself.

"Ugh!"

Ling Lan, who broke through the sword shadow, didn't feel well, as a mouthful of blood instantly came out of her mouth. However, before the blood could fall to the ground, it turned into water vapor before dispersing into the air.

In the enemy's headquarters, Ling Lan wasn't going to leave any solid evidence for them to find her.

Li Lanfeng, who was grabbing onto Ling Lan as they ran as fast as possible, felt his back becoming heavier. He knew that Ling Lan had definitely gotten heavily injured. At that moment, he had already reached the entrance. The door that Mu Chaoran and Tang Ningyu couldn't break open together had appeared before his eyes.

If the two of them wanted to escape, he must destroy this door.

Li Lanfeng's eyes quickly turned pitch-black and a scythe appeared in his right hand. With determination and resolve, he ruthlessly sliced towards the door.

At that moment, Tang Ningyu and Mu Chaoran who managed to escape with their lives, also appeared in the corridor. They just barely managed to get a glimpse of the terrifying sword and the ghostly finger.

"Sword Monarch!" That sword definitely belonged to the Sword Monarch. Then, whose finger was that? The person must also be an imperial stage domain expert if they could go against the Sword Monarch on equal footing.

This scene caused the two of them to be shaken to their core. This was after all the first time they saw imperial stage experts battling each other. They didn't think that it would be so thrilling.

However, although shaken, the two of them still woke up from their trance and knew that escaping was still the most important at hand. They also saw the person in front of them trying to break down the door, but they weren't sure which faction he belonged to. However, the two of them knew that at that moment they were allies.

The two of them decisively activated their domains and shouted, "Together!"

This was to prompt the other person that they weren't enemies who were trying to ambush him.

At the same time, the two of them used their strongest attacks. A fire dragon and lightning dragon, went around the other person's body and attacked the door.

Now, helping the other person break down the door would also save themselves from the situation.

Originally, they thought the other person would be slightly on guard against them, but they didn't expect the person to not be vigilant at all and just left his back opened to them. He was just fully concentrating on attacking the door with all of his might.

The scythe was the first to hit the door. Then, the fire dragon and lightning dragon arrived. A loud bang echoed in the air and the large door cracked open. They were not sure if it was because of the lightning and fire dragon or the power of the scythe.

Li Lanfeng didn't even look behind him and just took Ling Lan's body that had already turned into black fog before vanishing without a trace.

Despite Tang Ningyu and Mu Chaoran wanting to know who those people were, those who were chasing them were already on their heels so they didn't have the chance to go ask. Thus, the two of them quickly retreated from this place through their original planned route.

The elder and middle-aged man arrived just a moment too late. When they arrived at the entrance, they saw the indestructible door had already been cracked open and the infiltrators nowhere in sight. If they were to continue their chase, they would just alert the people near the casino. There were many powerful elite families and nobles in this years Mecha Battle Tournament, and these people definitely had countless experts beside them. If they were to cause trouble for them, it might bring about some bad tidings for Mailer Fa. If things got too far out of hand, it'll be difficult for them to clean up the mess.

"Sword Monarch, what should we do now?" the elder asked with his head raised.

"It's no matter. I already memorized that person's presence. As long as the enemy makes a move again, I can find him easily." In the air, a cold voice echoed.

"Then, Young Master Rong's issue?" The elder remembered that he didn't complete the arrangements for Young Master Rong and asked in dismay.

"Mai'er Fa has Mai'er Fa's rules. Everything must be done based on the rules. If Young Master Rong has a problem with it then tell him to come and find me," Sword Monarch said calmly.

"Yes, Sword Monarch!" The elder smiled slightly. With the Sword Monarch's words, it would be much easier for him to explain to Young Master Rong.

The middle-aged man in the virtual pod opened his eyes once again and had an expression of dismay, "I actually can't find any traces of the enemy… Could his hacking abilities be stronger than mine? That's not possible." The middle-aged man's eyes reddened with rage. He was willing to accept a lost to someone in anything else but hacking!

"I will definitely find you!" The middle-aged shouted vengefully.

Ling Lan, who had escaped with her life, finally had the time to ask what Little Four had actually done.

Little Four put his head down, twirled his fingers and said with a saddened expression on his face, "Boss, I just wanted to see Mailer Fa's mainframe's data. There's so much that I don't have. That's why I wanted to get more for my database." He shouldn't be blamed though. Every intelligent entity were crazy about data that they didn't have. It was his instincts that could not be controlled.

"You have always get past surveillance in the past. How come you were discovered this time?" Ling Lan only cared about this issue.

Little Four thought for a moment then threw out a guess, "Maybe there is a powerful hacker?"

"A god-class hacker!" This was the only reason that could explain why Little Four's actions were discovered.

Ling Lan had once heard Little Four unintentionally say that when hackers develop to the very end, they would be able to advance into god-class. Once they enter god-class, they would be able to discover bits and pieces of actions done by intelligent entities.

Chapter 1022 Give Up!

Little Four was shocked by what Ling Lan said. "No way there's a god-class hacker in your world."

The technology in this world was so low-level. How could there be such a powerful hacker? Little Four was in disbelief. Even in the highly advanced Mandora galaxy, there were not many god-class hackers. However, his Boss was right on one thing. God-class hackers were intelligent entities' natural enemies.

"There are god-level mecha masters and god-realm masters in this world. It's not hard to believe that there is a god-class hacker here too." Ling Lan didn't think that the presence of god-level hackers had anything to do with the level of technology in the galaxy.

Ling Lan saw Little Four keeping his head down. His body was shivering slightly. She thought that he was frightened by the presence of a god-class hacker so she consoled him gently, "Don't worry. No matter how powerful he is, I believe that my Little Four is not afraid of him."

Little Four looked up with a face red from excitement and said, "Of course! I'll definitely defeat him." Little Four placed his hands on his hips and laughed as he looked up in the air. "Hahaha, what is a god-class hacker to me? In front of the virtual god, he is nothing!"

Seeing Little Four's arrogant behavior, Ling Lan knew she had misunderstood him. Little Four was not afraid of the god-class hacker. He was just excited that he finally met an opponent who was on par with him.

Well… in the virtual world, Little Four had been too lonely at the peak.

Ling Lan felt at ease when she noticed that Little Four was not the least affected by the god-class hacker. After checking on him, she asked Little Four if he had downloaded all the information about the Magic Ace Mecha Clan.

Little Four turned dejected immediately. Due to the lack of time, he was only able to download 87% of the data. Unfortunately, the 13% that he didn't download consisted of essential information regarding the annihilation of the Magic Ace Mecha Clan.

Ling Lan couldn't do anything about this too. It was impossible for her to enter the control room again. She had exchanged a blow with the imperial realm formidable warrior guarding Mailer Fa so they definitely remembered each other's presence. Hence, if she used her domain technique within the other person's territory, he would be able to instantly sense her.

"We have to think of another method then." Ling Lan thought that investigating the annihilation of the Magic Ace Mecha Clan was a simple thing. Now, she felt that it was hidden behind a dense fog.

Li Lanfeng carried Ling Lan to his room. He gently placed Ling Lan on his bed and then started rummaging through his belongings.

Ling Lan asked in surprise, "Lanfeng, what are you doing?"

"I'm looking for the special recovery agent Shiyu gave me." Because of his relationship with Li Shiyu, the amount of good stuff Li Lanfeng had was the same as Ling Lan.

Ling Lan was speechless. The agents he had might be more than the average amount in the team but she still had more than him. Li Shiyu would only give Li Lanfeng the Nuwa agent after seeking Ling Lan's approval. In this aspect, Li Shiyu was a responsible person. He never used his power for personal matters.

"I've already drunk one along the way." After getting injured on Planet Haijiao, Ling Lan started taking special care of her body. She was afraid that her injuries would get worse and destroy her foundation, so she would always carry a special recovery agent with her wherever she went. She still wanted to go back to the military so she needed to take extra care of her body.

Li Lanfeng was calmed down by Ling Lan's words. He knew that the Ling Lan would have more agents than him so he let out a sigh of relief. He was too worried about Ling Lan just now so he forgot about this and lost his cool.

Ling Lan leaned against the wall when she saw that Li Lanfeng had calmed down. She started thinking about their gains and losses in this mission.

"Lanfeng, give up your four-star mission."

An imperial realm formidable warrior was not someone he could offend. Ling Lan looked as if she was on par with the imperial realm formidable warrior but she knew that if her Disintegrate domain didn't allow her to see the weakness in that sword shadow, she might have died under the attack.

"I understand." Li Lanfeng had already decided to give up his mission when Ling Lan got seriously injured.

Merits were important to Li Lanfeng but it was not as important as Ling Lan's life.

"Also, take care of the two people from the Flying Dragon Special Forces." She frowned slightly when she mentioned the two people from the Flying Dragon Special Forces.

Li Lanfeng narrowed his eyes. "What do you

mean?"

Were those two people so important that Rabbit was worried about them?

People like Qi Long grew up with Ling Lan so he knew he couldn't be compared to them. However, she only met those two people once. Why was Rabbit so concerned about them? Li Lanfeng felt jealous.

"Their identity might be exposed." She recalled how they entered the control room. This was obviously a trap set by their opponent.

Ling Lan remembered what her father told her. The mission for the Magic Ace Mecha Clan might be a trap from the start. If that was the case, could it be that this mission was a trap too?

"Do I need to remind them?" Li Lanfeng controlled his unhappiness.

"No. When shepherds quarrel, the wolf has a winning game. We'll be the wolf. Let's see who set all these traps." Ling Lan shook her head.

Li Lanfeng took this mission because he wanted to look for her. Hence, their opponent's target wasn't Li Lanfeng or her. It must be the two people from the Flying Dragon Special Forces. If it was Li Lanfeng, their opponent must see through his intention of looking for her. They also needed to understand Li Lanfeng's virtualization ability.

But, this probability was low. There were too many variables. Plus, Li Lanfeng's thoughts were hard to predict. Even she couldn't understand him sometimes. For instance, she didn't understand why he came to look for her on Mai'er Fa. She felt that he was acting without sound reason.

Rather than walking around aimlessly with her, it was better for him to stay at 250 Ace Mecha Clan and help her to protect her mecha clan.

However, since he was already here, she had to accept him.

Li Lanfeng's mood improved significantly after Ling Lan's words. Ling Lan wasn't worried about the two people. She just felt that she could find the mastermind through them.

"I understand. Don't worry. I'll watch them carefully." Li Lanfeng nodded.

Ling Lan started analyzing what happened to the Magic Ace Mecha Clan with Li Lanfeng. They wondered if it was a plan by Mai'er Fa. Unfortunately, Little Four didn't copy all the information so they couldn't confirm their guess.

Chapter 1023 Tease!

Right as the time ticked to midnight, Ling Lan stood up with the intention to leave.

Li Lanfeng, however, didn't agree with her actions. "Rabbit, your injuries are serious. Why don't you rest here and let the person you disguise as disappear."

"If I don't go back, I'm telling Mailer Fa that there's something wrong with me." Ling Lan replied calmly, "Plus, staying beside you is more dangerous than staying beside Miss Seven."

"Miss Seven is a pretty lady," Li Lanfeng said softly, "Rabbit, are you interested in her?" Li Lanfeng suddenly realized that there were many women around Rabbit. A seed of jealousy sprouted in his heart.

Ling Lan felt speechless. She wasn't gay. Why would she be interested in a lady? Plus, she already had two 'fiancées'. They were already enough trouble for her. She wouldn't want more trouble.

Ling Lan glared at Li Lanfeng and said indifferently, "Miss Seven is pretty but Li Yinfei is beautiful."

Li Lanfeng's face darkened when he heard Li Yinfei's name.

Ling Lan reached out her right hand and pinched Li Lanfeng's chin slightly with her fingers. She slowly leaned towards Li Lanfeng and teased him, "Don't worry, no matter how beautiful Li Yinfei is, she is nothing compared to the original. I already have the perfect face beside me. Why will I be attracted by those average-looking ladies?".

Ling Lan's sudden change in attitude stunned Li Lanfeng. He looked at the scars that were increasing Ling Lan's ruggedness. His heart started to pound furiously.

'Rabbit is flirting with me? Really?'

Ling Lan retracted her finger and flicked Li Lanfeng's forehead.

The pain woke Li Lanfeng up.

"Idiot!" Ling Lan disappeared from the room. Only her voice was echoing in the room.

Li Lanfeng touched his forehead with a dazed expression. Then, he smiled slightly. "Yes, I'm an idiot."

Anyone could be attracted by his looks but Rabbit wouldn't.

Li Lanfeng confirmed this again. When Rabbit was teasing him just now, his eyes were pure and clear. There were no hidden and dirty intentions in them.

Early the next morning, the entire Mai'er Fa started getting busy. The tourists who were lucky enough to buy a ticket to the opening ceremony of the mecha tournament gathered around the venue of the ceremony.

They were excited not only because this was the opening ceremony of the mecha tournament, it was also because the soul singer of the Huaxia Federation, Li Yinfei, was present for the opening ceremony.

After many years of being in the entertainment industry, Li Yinfei was finally recognized as one of the soul singers in the world. She gained many loyal fans throughout her career. This time, many tourists who came for the opening ceremony were her fans.

Miss Seven didn't have a ticket for the opening ceremony but she managed to enter backstage because of her relationship with Li Yinfei.

She brought four people with her. Two of them were the domain realm masters sent to protect her. One was Elder Sister Nuo while the other was Ling Lan.

Ling Lan knew that she was able to come because of Elder Sister Nuo and Miss Seven's kindness. However, she didn't need their goodwill.

Although she had drunk the ultra-effective medical agent, her body's self-recovery system was damaged so she couldn't recover quickly. The effect of the ultra-effective medical agent was minimal on her. After resting for a few hours, her injuries didn't heal much. If she could, she wished that she could lie on the bed for the whole day.

As someone's subordinate, she had no freedom! Ling Lan once again felt that she needed to become her own master if she wanted to live a comfortable life.

"Ah, Miss Li, fate allows us to meet again!" The moment she finished her rehearsal, Li Yinfei heard a familiar voice.

"Young Master Lin, what a coincidence." Li Yinfei gave a forced smile. In these few days, Young Master Lin had been meeting her through such coincidences.

Ling Lan lowered her head and acted like a servant.

Actually, she was just trying to evade the gaze of the person behind Young Master Lin.

The person she was avoiding was Mu Chaoran, her classmate during her mission on Planet Azure and the person who got his mission snatched two times.

Ling Lan was flustered. 'Why do I have to meet him all the time?'

"Miss Li, you should have time for a date after your concert, right?" A golden-haired blue-eyed young man suddenly appeared on the other side and spoke to Li Yinfei threateningly.

Li Yinfei was still able to smile at Young Master Lin but in front of this person, she didn't even have the heart to pretend to smile. Her face turned cold as she said indifferently, "Duke Edward, I'm sorry. I need to return to my country right after the performance. I'm afraid I can't go on a date with you."

Edward's face darkened. He said coldly, "Miss Li, I'm being nice here. Don't make me force

you."

Li Yinfei's expression got darker. Before she could say anything, Young Master Lin jumped out and said, "Hey, Miss Li already said she's busy. Why are you still pestering her? Force her? Who the hell are you to say that to her? How dare you disrespect Miss Li. Are you looking for death?"

Mu Chaoran's lips twitched. 'Does my young master know what he is doing? From the badge on the person's chest, the young man is a Duke from Caesar. His status is the same as the four elite families of the Federation.'

Huh? You don't see how powerful the four elite families are? Well, based on the military rank, they are like the senior colonels. How can a young master from a small merchant association offend such a person?

Mu Chaoran felt frustrated. However, he couldn't do anything. If not, he would expose himself. Only half a night had passed since that incident. The people on Mailer Fa was still looking for them.

Unfortunately, he couldn't stop Young Master Lin. He was just the assistant of the president of the merchant association. This young master wouldn't listen to him. He only hoped that the Duke wouldn't do anything to the young master on the grounds that they were on Mailer Fa. If not, the results would be terrible.

Edward's face turned green with anger. He clenched his hands tightly and wanted to beat this irritating person up. His servant quickly came forward and whispered something to him. Edward seemed to have visibly calmed down after his servant whisper to her. He glared at Young Master Lin and sneered. Then, he turned and left.

Young Master Lin thought Edward left because of his intimidating presence so he raised his chin and said to Li Yinfei proudly, "Miss Li, don't worry. I'll protect you from this fellow."

Chapter 1024 Another Battle!

Ling Lan and Mu Chaoran sighed simultaneously. They heard everything the servant said to Edward. As soon as Young Master Lin left Mailer Fa and entered the public regions, they would send people to destroy their spacecraft and turned them into corpses floating around in space. The royal family of Caesar had a very strong personal army. Young Master Lin was looking for death for butting into their business like that.

Li Yinfei seemed to know this too. She looked at Young Master Lin and wanted to say something. In the end, she just sighed and said, "Young Master Lin, thanks for your help. I need to prepare for my performance later. Please allow me to leave."

After Li Yinfei left, the bodyguards behind her looked at Young Master Lin with pity. Miss Seven nodded at Young Master Lin and caught up with Li Yinfei. Ling Lan and the other three people left with Miss Seven.

"That back… looks familiar. Am I hallucinating?" Mu Chaoran looked at Ling Lan's back and muttered to himself.

"Little Du, don't you think I'm so cool just now?" Young Master Lin thought that he had performed well in front of his idol so he was proud of himself.

"Yes, you were really cool." Mu Chaoran smiled bitterly. 'You are seeking for your own death, how could you not be cool?'

Young Master Lin was satisfied with Mu Chaoran's reply. He asked hopefully, "Little Du, do you think Miss Li will have a good impression of me because of my outstanding performance and agree to go on a date with

me?"

"Definitely possible," Mu Chaoran replied. He finally saw what a man looked like when he got enchanted by a lady.

Young Master Lin smiled at the reply and left happily.

Mu Chaoran looked at Young Master Lin's proud back. He decided to find an opportunity to throw this brat into the military to train him. This was his way of repaying his father who had always supported the Flying Dragon Special Forces. He couldn't let his father bury his son, right?

Young Master Lin didn't know that his comfortable life was coming to an end.

The opening ceremony of the mecha tournament officially started. Everyone was immersed in Li Yinfei's dreamy voice.

In a room below the stage, Xiao Yiqiu looked at Su Pei who was enchanted by Li Yinfei's voice. He said softly, "I'm going to the washroom."

Su Pei didn't look at him. He just waved his hand to show that he heard him.

Xiao Yiqiu left the room. It took them much effort to get this small room.

After Xiao Yiqiu left, he didn't go to the washroom. Instead, he came to a lift. The lift door opened. He walked in.

A tourist who just came out of the washroom saw Xiao Yiqiu walking towards the lift. He was surprised that the lift could actually open. He walked over curiously to take a look, but he found out there was no button to call for the lift. He didn't know how the man just now called for the lift door.

"He is maybe a staff member of Mai'er Fa. They probably have some special way of calling for the lift." He looked at the mirror on one side of the wall and muttered to himself.

The person satisfied his curiosity and left the lift. He returned to his VIP room and forgot about what had happened.

The lift went up to the highest level. When it opened, someone was already waiting for him.

Xiao Yiqiu walked out. The person quickly told him what happened when he entered the lift.

"Did you find out who that person is?" Xiao Yiqiu frowned. This was too much of a coincidence. Xiao Yiqiu thought that his identity was exposed.

"He is just a wealthy person. We traced his background. He should be clean. It might really be a coincidence." They noticed something amiss with his actions so they immediately looked up the person without any orders from Xiao Yiqiu.

"Before we leave Mai'er Fa, watch him closely. We cannot make any mistakes." Xiao Yiqiu ordered in a cold voice.

"Yes, Young Master Rong!" The people shouted.

"Where's Sword Monarch?" Xiao Yiqiu suddenly turned respectful. Even if his position was high, he still needed to remain respectful in front of the imperial realm formidable warrior, Sword Monarch.

"He is waiting for you," someone replied.

Xiao Yiqiu nodded and followed the person to Sword Monarch's room.

When the door opened, he saw Sword Monarch sitting on the sofa with his eyes closed. This was the most luxurious VIP room in this venue. Half of the walls were made of transparent glass. The room was directly facing the center of the stage. He could see Li Yinfei, who was singing passionately, clearly.

Besides Sword Monarch, there was no one else in the room. Sword Monarch seemed to be listening to Li Yinfei's voice intently.

He noticed that someone had entered the room so he opened his eyes slightly. He looked like a normal old man when he didn't leak his presence at all.

"Mister, long time no see." Xiao Yiqiu hurriedly bowed and greeted him when he saw Sword Monarch looking over.

Sword Monarch sized up Xiao Yiqiu. "You changed your shell." It was a statement, not a question.

Xiao Yiqiu sighed. "If it wasn't for the accident, I didn't want to change my shell too. My original body was still the most comfortable. Now, I feel weird all the time."

Xiao Yiqiu clenched his fists as he spoke. However, he quickly threw away his frustrated emotions. He smiled and said, "But there are gains too. Besides my own innate talent, I manage to gain the innate talent of this body. It's a plus."

Sword Monarch didn't reply to him. He just looked down and continued listening to the singing

Xiao Yiqiu didn't feel awkward at all. He just smiled and walked towards Sword Monarch. He sat down on a one-man sofa. He closed his eyes and listened to Li Yinfei's voice too.

The person who brought Xiao Yiqiu over saw them listening to the concert so he closed the door quietly. He was afraid of disturbing them.

When he noticed that no one was around, Xiao Yiqiu opened his eyes and said asked in a low voice, "Mister, did you notice those people who came yesterday?"

Sword Monarch shook his head. "Our opponents are able to control their aura very well. I can't sense them." Frankly, he didn't expect to find them too. People like him were able to hide their presence whenever and wherever they wanted. If he wanted to hide, people as powerful as he wouldn't be able to find him too.

"Not even the lightning and fire element domain realm masters?" Xiao Yiqiu frowned.

He was shocked by the appearance of a highly likely imperial realm formidable warrior but he didn't care much. He couldn't offend such a powerful person anyway. Even if the person appeared again, Sword Monarch would be the one taking care of him.

He came to find Sword Monarch because he wanted to know where Mu Chaoran and Tang Ningyu were. That year, he lost to them and had to change his body. However, he didn't want to admit defeat. This time, he must have another battle with them.

Chapter 1025 Watch From Afar!

"Yes." Sword Monarch didn't find the person he wanted to find but he detected the people Young Master Rong wanted.

Xiao Yiqiu was surprised. "Where are they?"

"Around there." Sword Monarch pointed in a certain direction. As for how Xiao Yiqiu was going to find those two people, it was none of his business.

"Thank you." Xiao Yiqiu got up and thanked Sword Monarch after he got the information he wanted. He was supposed to go to the washroom so he couldn't stay for long. If not, Su Pei would get suspicious. He might even wonder if he had constipation.

Sword Monarch didn't open his eyes. He didn't make a sound too. He just sat there like a piece of wood. Xiao Yiqiu didn't mind being ignored at all. He opened the door and left.

Xiao Yiqiu went back to his room successfully. Compared to the most luxurious VIP room, his room was much smaller.

Su Pei saw Xiao Yiqiu coming back and looked at him with pity. "You came too late. Li Yinfei's performance had just ended."

Xiao Yigiu didn't mind. "It's fine. I just came to accompany you. I'm not interested in such things."

Su Pei glared at Xiao Yiqiu when he dissed his idol. He snorted and turned his face away. He wouldn't share his hobby with this idiot anymore.

Xiao Yiqiu ignored Su Pei's anger. He sat beside Su Pei and leaned back in his chair while closing his eyes. He seemed to be resting but in actual fact, he was waiting in agitation for his men to find the two people he was looking for.

After some time, his communicator vibrated. Xiao Yiqiu opened his eyes immediately and looked at his communicator. He was elated.

'Tang Ningyu, Mu Chaoran, I finally found you.' Xiao Yiqiu smiled. 'This will make the game more fun.'

When Li Yinfei ended her performance, Young Master Lin dashed out of his VIP room. He wanted to look at Li Yinfei before she left.

Mu Chaoran followed him helplessly. He threw a glance at Tang Ningyu.

Tang Ningyu was afraid of getting recognized by his cousin so he always hid among the other bodyguards.

When he saw the look from Mu Chaoran, he knew that it was time to carry out their plan. They managed to find out Li Yinfei's schedule. They knew that during the first mecha match, she would be invited to take a look at the central office of Mailer Fa to view the live broadcast of the match.

That was the place where they almost got trapped in. They escaped after much effort but they didn't get any useful information. However, Li Yinfei was able to enter easily to take a tour around the place. Of course, this was a special privilege Mai'er Fa gave Li Yinfei after inviting her as a guest for their opening ceremony. Tang Ningyu and Mu Chaoran were green with envy. However, this could be their chance too.

When Li Yinfei ended her performance, the representatives from Mailer Fa were already waiting at the backstage. They smiled and welcomed Li Yinfei to their office area when they saw her coming.

Li Yinfei looked at Miss Seven. She asked the representative hesitantly, "Am I able to bring my friend in?"

The representative from Mailer Fa gave an apologetic smile. "I'm sorry, Miss Li. Our important secrets are all in the central office region. You can only bring one person along."

Li Yinfei looked at her manager, maid, bodyguards, and then at Miss Seven. She was in a dilemma. In the end, she gritted her teeth and said, "Maybe Sister Yingying can come with me."

The gaze of Li Yinfei's maid turned cold. She thought that her young miss would bring her in. However, she abandoned her in the end and decided to bring Miss Seven instead.

'No matter how well I treated her, it is useless. She said that she'll treat me like a sister but in important times, she always abandoned me.'

The maid lowered her head so no one noticed anything amiss about her. Of course, no one would notice a small little maid too, except for Ling Lan.

Tang Yingying was surprised when she heard this. She thought that Li Yinfei wouldn't bring her in. She was grateful that Li Yinfei thought about her.

She wanted to accept the offer but one of the two domain realm masters beside her said, "Young miss, old master doesn't allow us to leave you."

They were stupid if they allowed their young miss to follow a lady whom they didn't know and wasn't familiar with into the core area of an unknown faction.

The excitement in Tang Yingying's face died down. She appeared dejected as she shook her head. "I'm sorry, Sister Li. My father doesn't allow me to go to an unfamiliar place alone. I can only thank you for your offer."

"Sister Yingying, your father is right. In that case, Little Min, you can come with me." Li Yinfei turned and spoke to her maid.

She thought that her maid would agree excitedly but Little Min looked up and scoffed, "Miss, you always think about me after other people rejected you. You said that you'll treat me sincerely like a real sister but that's not true."

Li Yinfei was stunned that her personal maid said such things in front of so many people. She exclaimed, "Little Min, what are you saying?"

"Am I wrong? I have my pride too. Since other people don't want it, I don't want it too." Little Min felt relaxed after she finally said everything she had kept in her heart. She felt as though she should have said these long ago.

Li Yinfei's face turned pale. She didn't expect her maid to embarrass her at such a crucial time in front of so many important people. This was why Sister Yingying always reminded her to be clear about her status, right? A master is a master. A maid is a maid. The line between them had to be clear. If not, she would be hurt.

Li Yinfei had been in the entertainment industry for a long time so she managed to appear calm even though she was internally burning with anger. She didn't scold her maid but turned to the representative from Mailer Fa and said, "I'm sorry. May I go to the washroom to wash up?��

After she finished speaking, she immediately walked into the washroom at the backstage.

There was no one in the washroom. Li Yinfei walked to the sink and splashed cold water on her face to calm herself down.

After Li Yinfei left, the people from Miss Seven's side looked at Little Min with contempt. At first, they just felt that Little Min didn't perform her duty as a maid well but now, she was someone who didn't know her position.

Little Min suddenly regained her senses. She was frustrated. She didn't know why she said those things just now. She must have been possessed.

At that moment, Li Yinfei walked out of the washroom coldly. For some reason, the haggard Li Yinfei appeared even more beautiful. She felt like someone whom people could only watch from afar and not get close to.