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1401 Unexpected Even

"It turns out that I'm still afraid." Ling Lan remained silent for a few seconds before mocking herself.

The battle of Twilight caused her to almost lose her father and her brother, Xie Yi. This event had truly scarred Ling Lan's heart, and with that scar, there was now a weak point in her heart. But, the situation and the circumstances around her didn't allow her to be weak. She had no choice but to force herself to be calmer and stronger than everyone around her.

After entering the Lawless Lands, Ling Lan knew that a series of bloodbaths were waiting for her. She knew that the number of deaths on her side would only increase, and she was truthfully prepared for it. However, when reality hit, Ling Lan realized that she was still afraid of losing any more than what she already had lost. It was especially apparent when she heard Zhao Jun decided to launch a frontal attack, her heart scrunched up tightly.

Fortunately, the more she cared about something, the more indifferent she would appear on the surface, which meant that no one knew what she was afraid of when they were looking at her.

"I really am not a qualified king." Ling Lan's gaze darkened slightly. Her entire body became dull and gloomy. However, the next second, she opened her eyes wide and a powerful force of presence was released. Although it only lasted for an instant, everyone in the rainbow palace was instantaneously plastered to the floor.

Luckily, the force of presence was gone almost instantly, so it didn't hurt anyone in the rainbow palace. But, the people here still felt frightened. They didn't know if their Lord Gen suddenly lost control of his anger or was it because another imperial realm formidable warrior passed by and decided to perform another show.

"If I can't do it, I won't. I'll just do what I want." The Dao that Ling Lan chose, although she named it the Dominance Dao, it wasn't what it meant literally. It didn't mean that she would be vicious and selfish. What she meant was a Dao of a free heart.

The former meaning was being selfish and the latter was proving her heart. They seemed similar but there was actually a huge difference in them.

Based on what Number One said, Ling Lan's Freedom Dao was a few tiers higher than the normal Dominance Dao and Killing Dao, and with that, the difficulty of cultivating such Dao skyrocketed. Other Daos were considered the minor way while Ling Lan's Dao was a Dao to the main origin. The minor way might be weaker but because it was small, it was hard to go wrong, as such the rate of success of cultivating such Dao was higher too. However, Ling Lan's Dao on the other hand crossovered with too many other paths, which made it difficult to make every step right on this path. Plus, since this was a unique path she chose herself, she didn't have any prior experiences she could take as reference. Ling Lan had to rely on herself. This made the difficulty of this path even harder to measure.

At this moment, her Profound Insight, which had been limiting her enlightenment all these while, suddenly crossed its bottleneck and a new series of enlightenments appeared in Ling Lan's mind.

Ling Lan was pleasantly surprised. She hurriedly closed her eyes and carefully felt this new series of enlightenments. It was a few hours later that she opened her eyes again. She let out a deep sigh. "So that is the case. I almost made a grave mistake."

The Dominance Dao was never truly her. When she forced herself to change to fit her Dao, she was twisting her true nature. Fortunately, she realized this early enough. If she really walked on the Dominance Dao, she believed that she would definitely regret it at the end.

Ling Lan smiled. Her heavy heart lightened up instantly and she felt more relaxed.

In the learning space, a few of the instructors stopped what they were doing in unplanned unison and looked up at the virtual sky.

A rare smile appeared on Number Nine's cold and stern face. It was a very faint smile but it was beautiful.

Number Five was stunned. He gave an sly smile and said, "This is exciting. Is this luck or is it something else? This is worth analysing."

Number Four gave a relieved smile. Suddenly, she realized something. "Ah… does this mean that I have to wait longer? This is infuriating." She was only able to appear if Ling Lan met some obstacles or had a hole in her soul. Number Four felt frustrated. The relieved feeling she had when Ling Lan walked back on the right path disappeared in an instant. She wished that time would move backward to the moment when Ling Lan achieved the enlightenment. If she had the power to, she would definitely mess up Ling Lan's enlightened state.

Number Three proudly raised his head towards the sky and laughed loudly as he sat in his own space. "Hahaha… As expected of my beloved disciple."

Number Two slowly came out of the darkness and looked at the dark skies. He said softly, "This is good." Then, he went back into the darkness.

Number One opened his eyes slightly and looked into the empty space. After a while, he closed his eyes again. In that slight time window when he opened and closed his eyes, there seemed to be a faint, almost unnoticeable smile on his face.

Before Ling Lan was able to finish feeling happy for the fact that she managed to correct her mistake in time, a sudden realization almost made her expressionless face turn hideous…

In the past, she never took note of this matter because Little Four had always reminded her about it. Her mother, Lan Luofeng, would also contact her to remind her when the time came. Thus, no such problem happened in the past 20 years. However, now, Little Four was in a coma and she was far away in the Lawless Lands, causing her mother, Lan Luofeng, to not be able to contact her. This small matter that she had disregarded for one year now came to find her for trouble.

Was this extreme joy turning into sadness? Ling Lan stared at the patch of water mark on her seat. She didn't need to see it to know that it would be red in colour.

This had never came for 20 years so Ling Lan almost forgot that her body still had this ability. But now, her old friend came to have a heart to heart talk with her. She felt like cursing biology…

"Ask Luo Chao and Han Xuya if they know whether there are any hormone suppressors among the goods." Ling Lan could only seek help from Luo Chao and Han Xuya now.

When Luo Chao and Han Xuya knew this, they were dumbfounded. They went into a daze.

Fine, they knew that Boss was a lady but Ling Lan's powerful and dominant image was ingrained too deeply in their minds. Sometimes, they would forget that Ling Lan was a lady unconsciously and treat her as a man.

They took a while to clean up for Ling Lan. After doing so, they quickly went to check on the cargo. However, there was no good news as Luo Chao and Han Xuya was told that they didn't have the hormone suppressor that Boss needed. They were still in shock when they heard the reason why. The people in the cargo they asked told them that Li Shiyu felt that forcefully changing a person's natural body hormones might seem harmless on the surface but deep down, it might not be the case. He hadn't researched the implications but it was better to not mess with anything that they weren't sure about.

Plus, there were more men than women in the Lingtian Independent Army, especially among their comrades. They only had two younger sisters, Luo Chao and Han Xuya. They just wanted to dote on them, so how could they bear to let them fight on the frontline? Thus, their younger sisters wouldn't need to use this kind of thing. This was the reason why Luo Chao and Han Xuya didn't need to undergo any hormone suppressor treatment like most of the female soldiers did before entering the battlefield. They had the luxury to bring along the monthly necessity that they needed to use.

1402 Probe!

"I wonder if Li Shiyu brought any hormone suppressors with him." Ling Lan didn't think that the possibility was high but to make things easier, it was better to ask Li Shiyu about it.

"Xuya and I can go and ask him." Luo Chao knew that Ling Lan didn't want to expose her real gender so she volunteered to probe Li Shiyu about it to see if they could get anything out of him.

After some time, the two of them came back with a helpless expression. It looked like they didn��t get anything.

"What happened?" asked Ling Lan.

"When Brother Shiyu heard that we wanted hormone suppressors, he scolded us before we can finish our sentence." Han Xuya wiped the cold sweat off her forehead. This was the first time she realised how scary a good-tempered person could be when they got angry.

"Brother Shiyu thought that we wanted it for ourselves. He's worried that we want to use it." Luo Chao spoke up for Li Shiyu in a soft voice. "Boss, if you don't have to use that thing, don't use it."

Luo Chao was worried about Ling Lan's body. She had been using hormone suppressors to control her natural bodily function for more than 20 years. She was scared that it could maybe permanently harm Ling Lan's body. She seemed alright now, but what Li Shiyu said made sense too. There had to be a price to pay when you defied nature. Luo Chao was frightened that the price Ling Lan had to pay in the future would be too big for her to handle.

Ling Lan had been Luo Chao's male idol ever since she was young. Even though she was a lady now, she was still her male idol. She really hoped that Ling Lan would have a good life, a life filled with no regrets.

"We will be going through a lot of tough battles soon. Once this thing comes, my ability will drop. So, we need to think of a way to solve this." Ling Lan could already feel her body was showing her signs of getting weaker. If this happened during a battle, it wouldn't be good.

Luo Chao knew that Ling Lan was right. They weren't at a safe place. This was the Lawless Lands where danger was found everywhere. No one knew what would happen tomorrow. Boss had the ambition of unifying the Lawless Lands. If every month there would be a time window when she would be weak, it would be quite frustrating.

"But, where can we get hormone suppressors if Brother Shiyu doesn't want to help us?" Han Xuya scratched her head. She couldn't think of another way out. Ah!

The three people in the room all wore a helpless expression on their faces as they stared at each other. They didn't know what to do.

Luo Chao and Han Xuya laughed when they saw their cold and indifferent Boss showing the same helpless expression as them… They felt that their relationship with Ling Lan seemed to have gotten closer than before.

"I'll look for Li Shiyu personally." Ling Lan gritted her teeth. She prepared to use her status as Boss to suppress him if need be. Of course, that was if Li Shiyu did have hormone suppressors.

Li Shiyu was in his laboratory, analysing and researching on all the plants he had gathered from the Lawless Lands. He wanted to use these plants to make useful agents.

When he knew that they had to stay at the rainbow palace for a long time, the first thing Li Shiyu did was to move his research equipment and devices to the rainbow palace. Then, he put in 100% of his enthusiasm to start his agent factory.

Li Shiyu knew that just based on transporting goods, even if the Jialan Ship went back and forth non-stop, it would be unable to satisfy the huge amount of agents Boss required. The only way to get a large amount of agents in reserves was to use the local resources to create agents.

To hasten the speed of production, Li Shiyu started with the agents that had already existed on the Lawless Lands and was proven to be effective. Within a short time, he was able to analyze the various ingredients needed to make these agents.

However, the agent-making procedures on the Lawless Lands were very outdated. The original recipe had many flaws too so the agent it created wasn't the best. It couldn't meet Li Shiyu's expectations. Now, he was combing through all the permutations and combinations of ingredients and concentration that could make the best treatment agent. Once he succeeded, they would be able to be self-sufficient in creating these treatment agents, which had the highest demand. That way, the Jialan Ship would be able to take back more raw ingredients for the Nuwa agent and he would be able to make more of this life-saving agent to prepare for their future battles.

Just as he was focused on his research, he suddenly felt an intense glare shooting daggers at his back. He hurriedly turned his head and saw Ling Lan standing at one side and looking at him silently.

"Boss, why do you have the time to come here?" Li Shiyu was surprised. Ling Lan was the Boss but he respected all his comrades like peers. Once they started working, he would rarely disturb them. For instance, once Li Shiyu entered the laboratory, Ling Lan wouldn't disturb him even if something huge happened.

"Did something bad happen?" This was Li Shiyu's first reaction. His expression changed as he quickly asked Ling Lan this question before she could reply to his last.

"Erm…" Ling Lan answered in a hesitant tone. "The problem is not big. Are you free?"

Li Shiyu knew that Ling Lan was asking if he had the time to chat. If he wasn't free, Ling Lan would leave and wait for him to be free.

"I can do my research later. Boss, what is the matter?" Li Shiyu decisively put down his research. Although Boss said that it wasn't an important affair, it still must be something big for him to come here personally.

Unexpectedly, Ling Lan didn't reply instantly. Instead, she remained silent for a moment as if she was having difficulty saying it. She placed her fist in front of her mouth and coughed lightly.

"Erm, just now… Luo Chao and Xuya came to find you." Ling Lan felt that this thing was a little hard to talk about.

Li Shiyu was surprised. She didn't know why Boss mentioned Luo Chao and Han Xuya. After all, they came for hormone suppressors. When Luo Chao asked him about it, she was extremely shy too. Did she go and look for Ling Lan out of unhappiness because she didn't get it from him?

Li Shiyu shook his head. He felt that based on how embarrassed Luo Chao was when she came, she wouldn't dare to talk about such private matters in front of Boss. If he thought carefully about it, Han Xuya had more hope of doing this.

"Boss, did Han Xuya tell you everything?" Li Shiyu probed Ling Lan carefully. He realized that it was really awkward when two men were talking about the private matters of a woman. Not only that, he had to probe Boss to make sure that he got the correct intention.

"They told me some things. That thing is very important to them. If you can, help them with it." Ling Lan didn't explain further.

Did this mean that they said or they didn't say it? Li Shiyu started pondering in his heart. Did Luo Chao and Han Xuya find an alternative to the hormone suppressor or did they really tell Boss that they needed the hormone suppressor?

Li Shiyu decided that he should just wait and see first. If they didn't tell Boss about the hormone suppressor directly, he would make Boss feel awkward if he mentioned it first. At the same time, Luo Chao and Han Xuya would feel awkward in front of Boss too.

"That thing will do nothing good for their body. I think it's better for them to not use it." Since Boss didn't say what it was, he wouldn't either. This was the safest way.

"But, after some time, when I start my plan, there will be countless battles. Without that thing, it will be dangerous for them to enter the battlefield," Ling Lan didn't say what she needed explicitly.

1403 I"m Not Stupid!

"If we needed the two of them to enter the battlefield to fight, we're really lousy." Li Shiyu didn't agree with this point. When he saw Ling Lan furrowing her brows furiously, he knew that Boss was still worried. Thus, he added, "Don't worry, if there's really a need for it, I'll prepare it for them. However, I won't give it to them now."

Ling Lan's eyes lit up. "You have it?" That's good news.

However, Li Shiyu's reply crashed all of Ling Lan's hope. "Not now."

"Didn't you say that you'll prepare it for them if they need it?" Ling Lan asked him back.

"I need time to analyse how it's made. Or maybe the Jialan Ship can bring some of it along when it comes back with the next batch of goods." Ling Lan was very disappointed by Li Shiyu's words. No matter how fast the Jialan Ship was, it would take at least two months to make a trip back. Including the time needed to load and unload the goods, it would take at least three months. That meant that she had to endure three months of her menses.

"No matter what, we should prepare all kinds of agents just to be careful," Ling Lan said helplessly.

"I was in a rush when I came so I only had the time to bring the agents that we needed the most. I ignored those that aren't necessary," Li Shiyu spoke righteously. Ling Lan was crying in her heart. Was she able to tell him that hormone suppressors were what she needed the most?

"Also, Boss, the thing that Luo Chao and Xuya want might do harm to their bodies. You should persuade them against using it." Li Shiyu's expression was filled with worry. He sincerely hoped that his two younger sisters wouldn't use hormone suppressors.

"If they don't need to use it, I also hope that they won't use it either. However, no one knows what will happen in the future, so it's better to prepare while we can. It might be harmful but it's better than dying," Ling Lan said calmly.

Li Shiyu trembled a little when he heard Ling Lan's words. He started self-reflecting. Was he too extreme when he rejected his younger sisters? After all, life was the most important thing. If you were dead, everything else would be useless.

Also, if there were really any harmful implications from using the hormone suppressor, they still had him, right?

Li Shiyu managed to convince himself. He nodded his head heavily and said, "I understand. Boss, after I finish making the healing agents, I will start researching on the medication Luo Chao and Xuya need."

Since they needed to use it, he would rather make it himself. He had more confidence in his own medication… He didn't like hormone suppressors, but as a top-class military doctor standing at the peak of the medical world, he knew all the formula of all the medication in the Federation, including hormone suppressors.

Now, he just needed to take out the portion that he felt would cause harm to the body or use other medications to suppress the harmful effects. That way, he might be able to create a hormone suppressor that he felt was safe.

"I'll rely on you then," Ling Lan replied in a composed tone. The result wasn't as satisfying as what she expected but at least Li Shiyu didn't despise the thought of making hormone suppressors. This was extremely good news for her. She would be able to get the agent she needed from Li Shiyu and she didn't have to resort to think of other ways of finding it.

After that, Ling Lan disappeared from the laboratory. Li Shiyu shook his head with a bitter smile when he saw that he was alone again.

Boss personally came for such a small matter. It looked like Boss really placed much importance in his two fiancées.

By right, Li Shiyu should feel relieved. However, for some reason, he had a bitter feeling in his heart. It felt as if the younger sisters he doted so lovingly was being snatched away. Although it was by his well-respected Boss, he wasn't able to chase away the sense of grief at the bottom of his heart.

This was probably the feeling of being an older brother. This was the first time he experienced this feeling. Li Shiyu was inexperienced in this area so naturally, he used this to explain his emotions.

As the battle royale at Kamoda got more chaotic, the mecha clans from both sides started engaging in violent fights. At the start, the result was evenly split but as time went by, Lord Zhen and Lord Gen's side started winning.

How did this happen? That was because after every huge fight, Lord Demon and Lord Li's mecha armies would be ambushed by a mysterious mecha clan.

There weren't many people in this mecha clan, but that was the exact reason why they were able to move around quickly and mysteriously. However, they would only appear after a mecha army had won a tough fight, taking them out instantly when they were fatigued from the earlier fight. On the other hand, if there were still a huge number of mecha operators left, this mysterious mecha clan would swiftly retreat after creating the first round of casualties. They really came and went like the wind. People were caught off their guards.

Lord Demon and Lord Li's army suffered heavy losses. Thus, they started collecting information on this mysterious mecha clan. But, there was too little information on them. They were unable to conclude within a short time if this mecha clan actually belonged to Lord Zhen and Lord Gen.

No one knew who they belonged to but the remaining mecha clans and mecha army of Lord Demon and Lord Li started keeping their guards up…

However, it was not very useful. After they fought a tiring battle with Lord Zhen and Lord Gen's army, when they were already tired and drained of energy, they would always meet the ambush of this mysterious mecha clan.

"Haha, Lanfeng, your strategy is really amazing." After Zhao Jun once again easily annihilated a mecha clan that belonged to Lord Demon, he patted Li Lanfeng's shoulder and laughed excitedly.

"Don't be happy so early." Li Lanfeng glanced at him. He didn't hide the look of pity in his eyes.

Zhao Jun's laughter was stuck in his throat. He remembered the first sentence Li Lanfeng said to him when they met. "You're dead."

"What's wrong?" Zhao Jun asked in confusion. They just won a huge fight.

"Haha, fighting ten thousand people with 2000 men. You're really awesome!" Li Lanfeng mocked.

"I didn't have a choice then." Zhao Jun touched his nose cheekily. After he calmed down, he realised that his decision at that time was indeed a little impulsive.

Fortunately, they had Military Doctor Li's Nuwa agent to help them. That was why they took the victory with only three casualties. If not, they might have to sacrifice close to a thousand mecha operators in order to win over their opponent. However, to Boss, this wasn't a victory at all. Only idiots would do something like this. This was a huge failure in his book.

"You need to explain to Boss after you go back." Li Lanfeng scoffed. "However, I don't think you will have a chance."

"Lanfeng!" Zhao Jun grabbed Li Lanfeng's shoulder and looked at him lovingly. "We are best friends, right?"

"No!" Li Lanfeng replied decisively.

"Lanfeng, you can't be so heartless," Zhao Jun said with a pitiful expression.

"I'm not stupid." Li Lanfeng wanted to break free from Zhao Jun's large hand. He didn't want to interfere in this affair.

Li Lanfeng was always someone who never allowed himself to get into a passive or disadvantageous position. Based on the mistake that Zhao Jun made at the start, Ling Lan would definitely punish him. It would definitely be a torturous punishment too. He wouldn't be stupid to help Zhao Jun.

"No, you must help me." Zhao Jun held Li Lanfeng's shoulder tightly. He wasn't willing to let him go.

Li Lanfeng didn't say much, but he understood that Boss was unhappy. If Boss was unhappy, he was dead, and the only person who could solve his problem was Li Lanfeng.

Everyone in Lingtian knew that Boss never changed his decision easily. If there was anyone that could make Boss change his mind, it was this sly fox Li Lanfeng.

1404 Enchanted!

"Must?" Li Lanfeng turned to him as he flashed an eerie smile. "Why must I help you?"

Li Lanfeng didn't understand why Zhao Jun was so confident. History had shown, any problem that was concerned with Ling Lan, he would always side with her.

"You won't help me?" Zhao Jun returned the gesture with a similar eerie smile. "Then, don't blame me if I tell Boss that you don't like Han Xuya and Luo Chao after I go back."

Li Lanfeng squinted his eyes as a dangerous gleam flashed by them. "What part of me doesn't like them?"

In that instant, the thought of destroying Zhao Jun went through Li Lanfeng's mind.

"If you like them, why are you trying so hard to push them away? Hehe," Zhao Jun sniggered as he said. He wasn't the least afraid of the dangerous aura Li Lanfeng was exuding.

"Zhao Jun, did I ever tell you that you must always act with caution if you want to live longer?" The smile on Li Lanfeng's face got progressively more devilish.

Zhao Jun immediately wiped away the smug smile on his face. "Fine, fine. Don't smile like that. It is creepy. Just take it that I didn't say anything."

It couldn't be helped, he was just too familiar with that smile. That was the smile when Li Lanfeng was scheming someone's death. He had seen and experienced the aftereffects of the smile, so the smile now would just give him the chills. In fact, he wouldn't mind it too much if the smile was not directed at him, but when Li Lanfeng smiled like that at him, Zhao Jun could feel his blood turning into ice.

Li Lanfeng retracted his devilish smile slowly. He remained silent for a few seconds before opening his mouth and asking in a composed tone, "Was I too obvious?"

"Not really." Zhao Jun touched his nose and continued awkwardly, "It's just that I understand you too well to fall into your trap. You are quite impatient towards people you don't like."

"Really? I thought I was quite patient," Li Lanfeng muttered to himself softly.

"Huh?" Zhao Jun acted as if he didn't hear what Li Lanfeng said. No one knew if it was because Li Lanfeng's voice was too soft or was Zhao Jun pretending to not hear it.

Either way, Li Lanfeng wasn't interested in continuing with this topic. From Zhao Jun's words, he knew that the effect of his outer facade was fading away.

Yes, when he saw Luo Chao and Han Xuya staying beside Ling Lan every day, he felt as though his heart was being stabbed by a thousand knife cuts. He had really tried his best to endure until now. If he hadn't controlled himself, the exploding amounts of jealousy within him could have manipulated him to lay his hands on Luo Chao and Han Xuya. But, luckily, in the end, his rational side still suppressed his emotional side.

"Actually, you don't have to worry. From what I see, Boss will not lose his edge nor ambition because of his romantic relationships." Without asking Li Lanfeng directly, Zhao Jun could only guess why Li Lanfeng didn't like Luo Chao and Han Xuya. In his mind, Li Lanfeng was an ambitious person. So, as an ambitious person, he would do everything in his power to propel himself forward, but unexpectedly, Li Lanfeng seemed to have tied his ambition with Boss. In that case, it was natural for him to discriminate against any 'unfavorable' elements that would affect Boss's grand ambition.

"Yes, I'm not worried about that. If I was worried about that, I wouldn't have allowed them to stay beside Boss," Li Lanfeng said. "On another note, about your problem, do you think Boss will lighten your punishment just because I say so? If you really do want a lighter punishment, you should perform better so your achievements would offset your initial failure. And to do that, you will have to complete the task Boss gave you with minimal casualties. This is the only way I think you will have a chance to survive."

"Okay! Help me to think of a plan please." Zhao Jun would pester Li Lanfeng until the very end. Thinking about the hours of work he would have to do to get this pest away from him, Li Lanfeng could already feel the back of his head itching.

"Remember that you owe me a life." Li Lanfeng helplessly agreed, a part of the reason was because he wanted to get rid of the pesky bug, but the main reason why he wanted to get away was because he wanted to go back to Ling Lan's side. Without him looking after Ling Lan, he was afraid that Ling Lan would cheat on him, wait, no. He meant he was afraid someone would snatch Ling Lan away.

He used one night to summarise all the information on the enemy he had on his hands. Then, Li Lanfeng came up with a few protocols for Zhao Jun to follow in different situations. There were protocols if they wanted to ambush, spy, or even infiltrate. All in all, Zhao Jun would have to rely on himself during the battle to decide what he decided to go. Li Lanfeng couldn't help him with this. After all, Zhao Jun was the regiment commander of his own mecha clan. This was the difference between a strategist and a commander. Strategists would only come up with the framework of the plan, while the commander would execute the plans. But, plans were plans in the end. There would always be an unstable element when applied to reality. Thus, it was up to the commander to make the necessary adjustments.

Li Lanfeng came hurriedly and left hurriedly. Three days later, he returned to the rainbow palace.

"Huh? Why are you back so early?" Even Ling Lan was surprised by Li Lanfeng's speed.

"Why did you say it like that? Do you not want to see me?" Since they were alone, Li Lanfeng took off his silver mask. His face, which could mesmerise people in a second, had a tinge of mock anger and resentment on it, adding flavour to his already cute puffed up cheeks. Ling Lan almost couldn't handle it.

"Can you speak properly?" Ling Lan held onto her forehead as she sighed.

Didn't this man know that his face could bend a straight man? Why was he still giving this expression? If she was really a man, Ling Lan didn't know if she could remain straight.

"I am hurt by your words." Li Lanfeng gave a beautiful mourning expression as he leaned on Ling Lan's chest. His entire face showed that he was looking for consolation.

Suddenly, his doey expression turned grave. He straightened his body and grabbed Ling Lan's chest forcefully. His entire aura turned cold. "You're hurt."

"Huh?" A moment ago, he was still looking for comfort like a petite young lady. Why did he change the topic so abruptly? Ling Lan was stunned.

"Why hadn't Li Shiyu treated you? Why is the smell of blood on you so strong?" Li Lanfeng was extremely nervous. "Where did you get hurt? Are you still bleeding? Is it because Shiyu's agent doesn't work? What happened? How did you get hurt when I just left for three days?"

Why was he so helpless every time Ling Lan was hurt? Every time Ling Lan was hurt, she wasn't the only one in pain. He was hurting too. The difference was, Ling Lan's body hurt while his heart hurt.

Upon hearing Li Lanfeng's rapid series of questions, no matter how calm Ling Lan was, she still couldn't control the flow of her blood. It shot right up to her head. She was embarrassed!

"Ah, why is your face so red? Is it because…" Lanfeng's face was pale. There was a stark contrast with Ling Lan's red face and her normal cold face. Just when he was about to turn his head and call for Li Shiyu's help.

Suddenly, his world started spinning. Boom! He got pressed down by Ling Lan. At the same time, Ling Lan used her right hand to press his mouth firmly to stop him from shouting.

"Shut up," Ling Lan said with frustration and anger.

Just based on the swift and precise action Ling Lan did just now, suppressing him with a single move, it was enough to prove that there was nothing wrong with Ling Lan's body.

Li Lanfeng was a smart person. He got agitated just now because he was too concerned about Ling Lan. So, when he noticed that Ling Lan was alright, his rationale took over and he nodded his head obediently to show that he wouldn���t say anything.

After Ling Lan noticed him nodding, she put down the hand that was covering his mouth, revealing the extremely beautiful face. The corners of his eyes and the corner of his lips were both filled with smiles. The bright smile told Ling Lan that Li Lanfeng was very happy that nothing happened to her. He was really worried about her…

Although Li Lanfeng's series of questions made Ling Lan very awkward and even embarrassed, when she saw the smile, her heart started getting warm and restless. She was grateful for the concern Li Lanfeng had for her.

Yes, she would never admit that she got enchanted by his smile.

1405 Teach Me Then.

"I had a breakthrough recently. I lost control a little during the process so some problems arised. I'll be fine after some time," Ling Lan carefully explained. She was a little surprised by her fluency to come up with an excuse. But, what she said was the truth. She just took away an important point because she didn't want the people who cared about her to worry, and of course know her true gender .

"As long as you're fine," Li Lanfeng smiled gently as he said.

"But still, your nose is really sensitive… You can actually smell it." Ling Lan was a little speechless.

Li Lanfeng smiled and remained silent. He wouldn't tell Ling Lan that his entire mind was on him. He would notice it even if there was just a slight change about him.

Ling Lan felt that she had explained everything she should, passing this crisis smoothly. Hence, she pushed her right hand on the ground and jumped up.

She looked down to see Li Lanfeng still lying on the ground with a faint smile. She stretched her hand out naturally and prepared to pull him up.

Li Lanfeng's smile got brighter when he saw the outstretched hand. He reached his hand out and felt force coming from the hand to pull him out. With the help of that firm hand, he stood up from the ground.

Li Lanfeng didn't control the sudden force. He just allowed it to pull him into the other person's arms.

Ling Lan was flabbergasted as she hugged the beauty that voluntarily fell into her arms… What was going on? She didn't use that much force, right?

"I was too worried just now. When you suddenly attacked me, I instinctively wanted to resist, but I stopped my domain forcefully when I realised that it was you. I got injured by the backlash." Ling Lan felt the warm breaths by her ear. It was a little itchy. Li Lanfeng was explaining why he was so weak.

Was he saying that it was her fault?

Forget it, they were just hugging each other for a while, right? It wasn't the first time they hugged. They had done it many times in the past, so once more wouldn't mean anything. Moreover, Li Lanfeng was a beauty. She wouldn't lose anything by hugging him.

Li Lanfeng gave an evil smile when he noticed that Ling Lan had stopped resisting. His plan succeeded. He leaned closer to Ling Lan and furiously breathed in the cold aura on Ling Lan's body. He hoped to get more of it so that he could be able to satiate his desire for a longer period of time.

Love that penetrated through the bone. This was definitely an emotion that could turn someone crazy. Sometimes, Li Lanfeng felt that he had already gone berserk.

"Are you feeling better?" Ling Lan asked in concern. If he still wasn't feeling well, maybe he needed to be fed with agents.

Li Lanfeng could feel that Ling Lan was about to release him. He wasn't willing to let Ling Lan go so he turned his body and grabbed Ling Lan's waist tightly. He leaned his head on Ling Lan's shoulder and said with a hint of desperation as if he was using all his might to bear with the pain, "Ling Lan, in the past, I told you that I like someone, right? I really really like that person."

Ling Lan wanted to push Li Lanfeng away, but when she heard the sorrow in Li Lanfeng's heart, she continued hugging him. "What's the matter? Tell me about it."

She had never been in a relationship but she had read multiple romance novels before. Thus, she might still be able to help her friends with some advice.

"But, that person doesn't like me. That person doesn't like me at all," Li Lanfeng choked as he said that. Even if Ling Lan couldn't see Li Lanfeng's expression, she could feel his despair.

Ling Lan knew that Li Lanfeng was chasing the person he liked, but she always thought that it was not an issue to him. He was a sly person and had many tricks up his sleeves. After scheming against the person a few times, no woman would be able to resist him. But, surprisingly, the strategist that she thought was omnipotent would meet such a huge rejection.

"How did you chase after her?" Ling Lan decided to find the problem from his methods.

"I hint my love to that person many times but that person didn't seem to get it. So, it must be because that person doesn't like me but didn't want our relationship to become awkward so that person pretended to be oblivious, "Li Lanfeng replied.

"Not everyone is so quick on the uptake. If you don't outright say it, how will the other party know?" Ling Lan felt helpless. In the novels, many people missed their love of their lives because they didn't confess. She once thought that the people in this world were more straightforward but from the looks of it now, they were no different from the people in the world of her past life. They still had romantic problems like one-sided love.

"Really?" Li Lanfeng seemed uncertain.

"Of course," Ling Lan said firmly.

"But, what if that person rejects me if I confess? Ling Lan, I'll really become crazy if that person rejects me. I really love that person. I love that person so much," Li Lanfeng said as he clutched his chest. He was afraid of the answer. If Ling Lan rejected him, he wouldn't know what he would do. He really didn't know if he would resort to hurting Ling Lan at that time. This was the reason why he didn't dare to take the crucial step.

Ling Lan didn't know what to say. She didn't expect Li Lanfeng to be so crazy in love. This fact angered Ling Lan quite a bit. Who on earth was that person who mesmerised her strategist to this point? If she really rejects Li Lanfeng, her strategist would be destroyed.

To prevent one of her important men from getting destroyed, Ling Lan had no choice but to rack her brains to come up with a solution to help Li Lanfeng get the lady he liked.

"If she doesn't agree, we can knock her unconscious so you can sleep with her first?" Ling Lan knew that this idea wasn't morally right, especially to the lady, but for the sake of Li Lanfeng and herself, she had to resort to more devious means. Of course, based on how much Li Lanfeng loved this lady, he wouldn't do anything bad to her. He would definitely be a good husband and father.

After thinking about this, the guilt in Ling Lan's heart lessened a little.

"Knock her unconscious?" Li Lanfeng raised his head and looked at Ling Lan oddly. "I can't do it."

"Why not?" Ling Lan was surprised. Li Lanfeng was a titled domain realm formidable warrior while she was an imperial realm formidable warrior. How could they not be able to do this?

"That person… holds a high position. There are many powerful people around that person, including imperial realm formidable warriors…" Li Lanfeng chose a few points to reply to Ling Lan. He spoke cleverly. It was up to the listener how she wanted to interpret his answer.

In actual fact, Li Lanfeng was crying in his heart. If he could do it, he would have done it a long time ago. Of course, in order to make the other party be responsible for him, he had already prepared himself mentally to be the one at the bottom.

"You fell in love with such a powerful person? She even has imperial realm formidable warriors protecting her? There's only four families in the Federation that have this ability. Which one is she from?" Ling Lan knew that the Li and Ye families were pushed out by the government of the Federation to suppress the four elite families. Solely based on their foundation, the Li and Ye families weren't strong enough. However, with the help of the government and the fact that the Li and the Ye families each owned half the business world, the reputation of these two families was higher than the four elite families. It was understandable that they became the top two elite families.

As expected, this dense man never understood his obvious hints. Li Lanfeng sighed in his heart deeply again. He didn't have the interest to reply to Ling Lan anymore.

But, when Ling Lan heard Li Lanfeng sighing, she thought that she made the right guess. She thought that Li Lanfeng felt too hopeless so he didn't want to say who that person was…

Ling Lan contemplated for a moment before saying, "Why don't you seduce that person?" Since they couldn't use brute force, they could only use the soft approach. Ling Lan didn't believe that any women would be able to reject Li Lanfeng if he seduced the lady with this mesmerizing face of his.

"Seduce?" Li Lanfeng's eyes lit up. Would this work?

"That's right, seduction." Ling Lan gritted her teeth.

"But I don't know how." Li Lanfeng's gaze turned dull.

"You don't know? Learn then." Ling Lan was agitated. Why were her men all so troublesome? Not only did she have to guide them to become stronger, she even needed to help them think of ways to get their wives now. Why was it so difficult to be a Boss?

"Teach me then," Li Lanfeng smiled and said.

He was waiting to say this sentence all along.

1406 At Night When No One Is Around?

"Teach you?" Ling Lan was stunned. They went through all that and in the end, she was supposed to teach Li Lanfeng how to seduce a woman? The most important thing was, she didn't know how to seduce a man… not to say a woman.

"Ling Lan, don't forget that you have two wives. You should be very experienced in this aspect." Li Lanfeng smiled as he reminded Ling Lan beside her ears. The impression he gave Ling Lan was of a fox demon.

"Huh? You think I would need to resort to seducing them to get them to be my wives?" Ling Lan turned her head in disdain. She would never allow Li Lanfeng to realise that she was inexperienced in this aspect.

"Of course you won't need it. But, didn't your wives use such methods before?" It seemed that Li Lanfeng had fixed his mind on pestering Ling Lan. He must make her teach him something.

"Do you think Luo Chao and Xuya are those kinds of ladies? Do you think that I will be seduced by them? What kind of nonsense is that?" Ling Lan flicked her sleeves in mock anger.

If she really knew how to do it, she didn't mind giving him some tips. But, she didn't know anything… She couldn't be polite to Li Lanfeng anymore.

"If you can't even teach me, who can I learn it from?" Li Lanfeng said dejectedly. He looked like a puppy that was abandoned. Ling Lan really couldn't bear to see him like this.

Sob, she couldn't resist cute little animals at all. Every time Li Lanfeng gave her this kind of look, she would want to help him to solve any of his difficulties.

How good would it be if Little Four was around? Once again, Ling Lan felt how inconvenient it was without Little Four. If Little Four was here, he would be able to find some information related to seduction in his database. Then, she would be able to give this information to Li Lanfeng directly and ask him to look through it himself.

"How about this? You can go into the virtual world and look for videos to learn from." Ling Lan walked to her desk and held the armrest of her chair. She sat down.

"It's useless. They're all videos of ladies seducing men," Li Lanfeng shook his head and sighed.

So he had this thought before. Ling Lan realized that Li Lanfeng knew what to do. He just didn't dare to act because he hadn't perfected the technique.

"Since you know it, why are you still looking for me?" Ling Lan was speechless. Was she an omnipotent treasure chest to her comrades? Why did they always look for her when they needed solutions for their problems?

"You're the only one that knows this. If I don't find you, I'll go crazy." Li Lanfeng laid on the table weakly. His dejected and pitiful expression caused Ling Lan to reach her hand out unconsciously and touched his pitch-black and silky hair in an effort to console him.

His hair was nice to touch. It was even more comfortable than touching Little White's fur… Ling Lan touched his hair again.

Li Lanfeng smiled happily when he felt the warmth on his head. He even cooperated with Ling Lan and rubbed his head against Ling Lan's palm. He felt as if he was really being caressed by this man.

How could he bear to let someone else get this person? Li Lanfeng's desire to hold onto Ling Lan got larger…

Li Lanfeng's cooperation caused Ling Lan to touch his hair a few more times…

Erm, she seemed to have touched him for too long!

Ling Lan didn't know how to end this. Would Li Lanfeng think that she had some weird fetish? Although Li Lanfeng was beautiful, she really didn't have any evil intentions towards him.

"Erm… You can still grasp the essence of the videos. Whether it's a woman seducing a man or a man seducing a woman, the essence of seduction is still the same." Ling Lan retracted her hand naturally. She forced herself to say something to shift their attention away from the awkwardness of touching his head for too long.

Li Lanfeng looked up and raised his eyebrows. "Are you saying that I should duplicate what they did?"

"I think you can try." Ling Lan felt that the essence of seduction was the same. There should still be some results if he used the seduction methods of a woman.

"Don't you find it disgusting or too feminine?" Li Lanfeng seemed anxious.

Li Lanfeng's words caused the image of a rough man doing such actions to appear in Ling Lan's mind. Her body shuddered violently. She felt that it was quite frightening.

Then, her gaze landed on Li Lanfeng's beautiful and angelic face. Her thoughts suddenly changed. She felt that it wasn't so strange after all.

"Why don't you try it?" Ling Lan suggested weakly. She really didn't have any confidence regarding such matters. She could only hope that the lady Li Lanfeng liked took a fancy to his face. If not… the results were unpredictable.

"To you?" Li Lanfeng frowned slightly. He seemed to have misunderstood what Ling Lan said. He thought that Ling Lan was asking him to perform in front of her.

"Huh?" Did she say that just now? Thinking back, Ling Lan felt that her words might really cause misunderstandings.

Just as Ling Lan was about to explain that she didn't have this intention, Li Lanfeng seemed to have made a decision. He bit his lips and said, "Okay. I'll try. If it's really unsightly, don't laugh at me."

From Ling Lan's point of view, Li Lanfeng's gaze was hesitant but firm. He had decided that he would do anything to gain the heart of the lady he loved. Ling Lan didn't know what to say suddenly. Was she supposed to explain that he misunderstood her words or was she supposed to give him encouragement?

"I'll come and find you at night when no one is around." Li Lanfeng threw this sentence at her and disappeared from his spot before Ling Lan could decide what to say.

"At night when no one is around?" Ling Lan's mind went blank for a few seconds. Then, she suddenly understood what was happening. She exclaimed with her hands against her cheeks while panicking inwardly, "At night when no one is around!"

Oh my god! Did Li Lanfeng mean that he was coming to seduce her at night when no one is around?

Blood almost came out of Ling Lan's nose when she understood what was happening. What the hell was going on? Why did she become his target of seduction? Although this was just a practice, the entire business had nothing to do with her. Nothing at all! Who on earth did she offend for this to happen to her?

But, this matter didn't bother Ling Lan too much, as she was soon engrossed by her work. The Kamoda district battle and the reorganisation of power in the rainbow palace didn't give Ling Lan much time to waste.

After a busy day, Ling Lan felt a little tired. She finished washing up and laid on her bed. While she was half-asleep, she suddenly reached her hand out and grabbed a fair and smooth hand.

"It's good that you're not asleep." Familiar voice whispered beside her ear.

Ling Lan felt the veins on her temples throbbing. She slowly opened her eyes and said through her gritted teeth, "Li, Lan, feng, you're really doing this?"

Her gaze landed on an exceptional beauty standing at the side of her bed. He was only wearing a thin shaw gown. His fair chest could be seen faintly. There was a faint smile on his face as he looked at her with love in his eyes…

Is he starting already? Ling Lan didn't know what to do. She didn't expect Li Lanfeng to start instantly the moment he arrived. She was caught off guard.

1407 Fun!

"Wasn't you the one who asked me to try it out?" Li Lanfeng smiled ambiguously. "Since you suggested it, I came to test it out on you. I can't just look for that person directly without testing it first, right? If the person is disgusted by me, I will die."

"I will not fight a war that I'm not confident in. This is what you taught me." Li Lanfeng sat down on the bed and bent down slightly.

"But I'm a man…" Ling Lan looked at the beautiful face inching closer to her. Although it was enchanting and captivating, her expression still remained calm and composed.

Hmph, although I'm a lady, I've seen many beautiful men in my past life as well as this lifetime (even if most of them were photographs and videos). I'm very experienced in beauties. How can I lose?

However, she was a man now. If Li Lanfeng seduced her, he was seducing a man. Wasn't there something wrong with this?

Ling Lan raised her hand and rubbed the center of her forehead. She sounded a little helpless as she said, "Lanfeng, did you get your target wrong? Shouldn't you find a lady?"

"Who do I look for? Luo Chao? Han Xuya? I bet that before I could start, they would raise their fist at me and scold me for being a pervert." Li Lanfeng slowly laid down on his side as he spoke. He was facing Ling Lan on her bed.

There was a hint of resignation on his face. He seemed to be telling Ling Lan that he came to look for her because he had no other choices.

"There's many maids in the rainbow palace too," Ling Lan suggested decisively.

"Them? They didn't need to be seduced. With my current status, there will be many people who are willing to sleep with me." Li Lanfeng shook his head dejectedly. It was obvious that besides Ling Lan, there was no one else he could find.

"Zhao Jun…" Ling Lan tried to struggle.

"He's still in Kamoda. Plus, he doesn't know that I like someone. I don't want him to laugh at me." Li Lanfeng rejected Ling Lan's suggestion without a second thought.

"Then you don't mind me laughing at you?" Ling Lan wanted to roll her eyes.

"You have already laughed at me. I don't mind if you laugh at me again," Li Lanfeng said with a smile. By hook or by crook, he had already decided that he would ask Ling Lan for help.

"Are you not even willing to help me with this?" When Li Lanfeng saw Ling Lan's cold face, his smiling face collapsed. He looked at Ling Lan pitifully like a puppy that had been abandoned by its owner.

Ling Lan felt her heart turning soft. She actually relented to his pestering and told him to do what he wanted.

When Li Lanfeng heard this, his eyes lit up, even his beautiful face turned radiant. Ling Lan, who was scolding herself secretly, couldn't reject him when she saw his face.

Li Lanfeng quickly sat up and stretched his hands out. His hands, which were normally very stable, were trembling slightly. There seemed to be excitement in his eyes as well as a hint of nervousness.

His hands slowly got close to Ling Lan's sleeping gown. Finally, he touched a button on the gown.

With shaking hands, Li Lanfeng managed to unbutton one button. Just as he was about to move down to the second button, Ling Lan grabbed his hands and asked coldly, "What are you trying to do?"

Li Lanfeng raised his head with a confused expression. He didn't seem to understand why Ling Lan had stopped him.

Ling Lan felt the veins on her forehead throbbing again. She forced herself to squeeze her words out of her mouth. "Shouldn't you seduce the other party so that they will take off their clothes themselves?"

Did Li Lanfeng get the wrong script? She wasn't the one who was supposed to seduce him. Why was he taking off her clothes?

"Me?" Li Lanfeng was enlightened. His face turned red immediately, all the way to his ears.

"You don't dare to take off your clothes? How are you supposed to seduce the person you like then?" Ling Lan looked at him with disdain. Where was his dedication? Why was he so hesitant?

Li Lanfeng raised his head. His face was still red but his gaze was filled with endless love. He seemed to have immersed himself in his character. Ling Lan felt that he was looking at her as though she was his lover.

Li Lanfeng tied his thin shaw gown casually at the waist. Ling Lan saw him reaching his hand out and pulling the bowknot apart. The thin shaw gown spread opened and slid down slowly from his shoulders.

Li Lanfeng looked scrawny but he was someone who looked skinny when he wore clothes but muscular when he took them off. He had well-defined muscles. With the help of his glowing white skin and the mesmerizing face, Ling Lan actually felt her throat turning dry.

Li Lanfeng slowly leaned towards Ling Lan. At the same time, he raised Ling Lan's hand and placed it on his face.

"I really like you." Li Lanfeng looked at Ling Lan intently. His gaze was a little sorrowful. He wanted to love but couldn't. He wanted to get that person but he couldn't. His grief started spreading uncontrollably.

Ling Lan frowned. How good must that person be for Li Lanfeng to like her so much? He liked her until he felt inferior. Ling Lan took pity on Li Lanfeng.

Li Lanfeng was always someone who knew what he was doing. Every time he did something, he would make the necessary arrangements beforehand so that he could control the overall situation. He wouldn't stop until he reached his goal. Besides her, everyone in Lingtian had been schemed by him before. Actually, if her safety wasn't compromised, Li Lanfeng would scheme against her too. However, Ling Lan didn't think that it was a bad thing so she just let him be.

For instance, this time, Ling Lan knew that Li Lanfeng was using her words against her.

But, she was willing to get schemed by him.

Li Lanfeng understood this point too. This was their way of communication. To him and to her, it was fun for them.

Ling Lan couldn't help but sigh. She raised her hand and rubbed Li Lanfeng's head. She wanted to give some consolation to the man who was breaking down because of love.

Li Lanfeng leaned against Ling Lan's chest. The two of them hugged each other. The atmosphere gradually turned calm. A few seconds later, Ling Lan suddenly pressed her chest and shouted coldly, "Li Lanfeng, what are you doing?"

Li Lanfeng smiled lightly. "I'm seducing you? If not, why am I here?"

"I think that your seducing skills are already good enough." Ling Lan pulled away Li Lanfeng's hands that were trying to take off her clothes.

She almost lost her innocence.

"That's not enough. You didn't have any reaction." Li Lanfeng didn't seem to want to stop.

"What reaction should I have? The person you should seduce isn't me." Ling Lan was speechless. If she really had a reaction, things would go out of hand.

"But you had no reaction to my seduction attempt at all. Doesn't that mean that my seducing skill isn't good enough?" Li Lanfeng said unwillingly.

"What do you want me to do then?" Ling Lan was frustrated.

"You should at least give some reaction so that I know whether I'm doing the right thing." Li Lanfeng felt that Ling Lan wasn't cooperative enough.

"Reaction? What reaction do you want?" Ling Lan was getting impatient.

���What would happen if my temptation worked? Maybe your heart will be moved?" Li Lanfeng thought for a moment before replying with some uncertainty.

"You will go as long as I'm moved?" Ling Lan smiled coldly. "Let me give it to you then."

Ling Lan turned her body and pressed Li Lanfeng below her.

Li Lanfeng looked at Ling Lan in astonishment. He didn't expect Ling Lan to react this way.

Ling Lan raised her hand and slid her finger down Li Lanfeng's eyes, along the side of his face, and to his lips. She slowly caressed his lips with her fingers.

When Li Lanfeng felt Ling Lan's cold finger touching his lips, his body started trembling. He closed his eyes slightly and his mouth opened uncontrollably. His tongue slid out and licked Ling Lan's finger.

Li Lanfeng's expression, as well as the numbness on the tip of her finger, caused Ling Lan to lose her cool in an instant.

She lowered her head and roughly blocked Li Lanfeng's naughty lips.

1408 Responsible?

Li Lanfeng was shocked, but that didn't last for long as the feeling of exhilaration took over his body. He immediately reciprocated the bold act and started kissing Ling Lan back passionately.

After some time, Ling Lan regained her senses only to realize a panting Li Lanfeng was underneath her looking at her with glazed out-of-focus eyes. She panted heavily before finally opening her mouth and said, "Congratulations, you succeeded."

Her words fell into deaf's ears as Li Lanfeng's lustful eyes showed no response. Li Lanfeng ignored everything in the world as he slowly inched his fingers towards Ling Lan clothes. He really looked like a vixen that would destroy a country.

However, as his fingers got closer to Ling Lan, a chilling gaze befell him, the chilling gaze was like a bucket of cold water being poured over his head, he said instinctively, "Huh?"

Ling Lan replied to him by flicking him off her bed with a wave of her sleeve.

"Based on your performance just now, you can go and seduce that person you like." Ling Lan had already laid down on the bed with her back towards him. She expressed that since the practice had ended, Li Lanfeng could now leave.

Li Lanfeng stretched his hand out and touched his lips with a reminiscing expression. During the kiss a moment ago, both of them were equally as passionate. His lips were a little numb and painful but this feeling was what he yearned for so long. He really wanted to do it again.

"Ling Lan, you kissed me!" Li Lanfeng started whining shamelessly.

Ling Lan almost blew a fuse when she heard this. The kiss was a humiliation to her. She actually lost to beauty.

"Didn't you want the answer to a successful seduction?" However, on the surface, Ling Lan still appeared calm. She gave a general answer. "You have succeeded. This is the result you should receive."

"But I didn't ask you to really kiss me." Li Lanfeng was shameless. He climbed onto the bed again and leaned against Ling Lan.

Ling Lan turned around and raised her hand. She pressed Li Lanfeng down beside her, preventing him from touching her body.

Li Lanfeng struggled but he couldn't break free from her grip. Thus, he laid helplessly beside Ling Lan. He tilted his head slightly and smiled as he looked at her. "Ling Lan, how does it feel to kiss me? Was it disgusting? I'm a man after all."

Disgusting? Of course not. He was a beauty and he did not taste bad. Ling Lan thought about it carefully. If she went back to being a lady and needed to choose her future partner, she probably wouldn't reject a man like Li Lanfeng.

As expected, she liked anything that was beautiful! Ling Lan touched her face as she contemplated. She suddenly realized that all her comrades she groomed tirelessly were handsome fellows with unique styles. This was enough to prove her love for beauty.

Among all of them, Li Lanfeng was the most beautiful. Hence, she had more patience and tolerance for him… If she was an emperor, she would definitely be a bad emperor that indulged in beauties.

"I'm taking it as though I was completing a mission. On the battlefield, among comrades, that is nothing to worry about," Ling Lan replied indifferently.

"So, you don't hate it, right?" Li Lanfeng squinted. He looked like a little fox.

"Yes, you're my comrade," Ling Lan replied firmly.

"That's good." Li Lanfeng was satisfied. He laid down obediently and closed his eyes to sleep.

Ling Lan was stunned by Li Lanfeng's shamelessness again. "Aren't you going back?" This was her bed.

Li Lanfeng opened his eyes and smiled as he replied, "I'm very tired so I'll rest here."

"No!" Ling Lan replied instantly. If her parents knew that she slept on the same bed with a man…

Either her father would chop Li Lanfeng up or her mother would happily arrange their wedding for them, and she didn't want either of those outcomes.

That's right. Although Ling Lan appreciated Li Lanfeng's beauty, she didn't have any evil intention towards Li Lanfeng. It wasn't Li Lanfeng's problem, she just couldn't see herself be entangled in a relationship for the rest of her life. After pretending to be a man for more than 20 years, Ling Lan was used to it. She liked it even. Adding on, her new goal was to become the king of the Lawless Lands, fighting her way back to the Federation with the title of king to return justice to her father. Before she completed her goal, Ling Lan wouldn't think of anything else, including her future.

"You kissed me," Li Lanfeng whined pitifully. He gave the look of a puppy that got abandoned again.

"I said that was just practice, a mission," Even Ling Lan felt a little guilty when she refuted.

"But you still kissed me. My first kiss is gone." Li Lanfeng had already left any sense of shame behind him. He decided that he would stay on Ling Lan's bed and not leave no matter what.

You sound as if you're the only one who has their first kiss stolen! Ling Lan complained in her heart. But, she had to admit that she was the one who took the initiative. It looked like she needed to take responsibility.

"What do you want then?" Ling Lan asked weakly.

"You need to be responsible," Li Lanfeng pushed his limits.

"Responsible?" Ling Lan was flabbergasted. She didn't know what Li Lanfeng meant.

"Yes. It's so cold outside and you are still asking me to leave? You're so heartless." Li Lanfeng shifted his body towards Ling Lan to show that he was really cold. He needed Ling Lan to give him some warmth.

'As someone in the titled domain stage, he was afraid of the cold? Li Lanfeng, can you be even more shameless?' Ling Lan was totally speechless. However, she knew she couldn't force Li Lanfeng to leave tonight.

"Are you testing my patience?" Ling Lan said coldly.

Everyone in Lingtian knew that Boss never slept with anyone on the same bed. Even her fiancées, Luo Chao and Han Xuya, had never slept with her.

There were some people that tried to challenge this rule. Qi Long, Luo Lang, and their comrades once betted with one another to see who would succeed. But, they got immediately frightened by Ling Lan's cold gaze and backed off. Since then, no one dared to suggest this overboard idea, not even Li Lanfeng.

Yet, now, Li Lanfeng was bold enough to face the possibility of death right in the face.

"You kissed me," Li Lanfeng said pitifully.

F**k, he's using this again.

Ling Lan touched her forehead while internally bashing herself for giving in to the temptations. "So, to be responsible for you, I have to let you sleep here?"

"That's right. You understand me the most," Li Lanfeng smiled as he replied.

"Do what you want," Ling Lan answered helplessly. "However, don't let anyone misunderstand our relationship. Leave secretly tomorrow morning."

"Okay!" Li Lanfeng nodded his head happily.

Finally, he got a little closer to Ling Lan.

Li Lanfeng closed his eyes in satisfaction. He didn't let Ling Lan notice his tear of happiness that was about to fall out of his eye.

Hearing Li Lanfeng's serene and calm breathing, Ling Lan sighed. Fortunately, Li Lanfeng still thought that she was a man so he wouldn't do anything weird to her. Well, actually, Ling Lan felt that this situation had already gone in a strange direction.

To hell with her instinct! Ling Lan didn't know what the strange direction meant but the hint that her Profound Insight gave her made her anxious and frustrated.

'Forget it. Everything will work out in the end. I will just take care of the matter when it comes.' Ling Lan couldn't find an answer so she threw her wandering thoughts to the back of her head.

At first, Ling Lan thought that she wouldn't be able to sleep with someone beside her. But, as time went by, she slowly got used to Li Lanfeng's presence and naturally fell asleep.

1409 Misunderstanding?

Luo Chao came bright and early in the morning with a piece of good news from the frontline. She casually entered Ling Lan's room without wondering whether she was there or not.

"Boss!" Luo Chao had always entered Ling Lan's room freely so she just went in without knocking.

There was a thin layer of shaw covering the huge bed, and she saw a figure of someone lying on the bed.

Luo Chao didn't notice anything strange so she casually lifted the shaw with a bright smile on her face, but her smile cracked when she saw a familiar yet unfamiliar face under the thin blanket Boss always used. She stood there stunned for a couple of seconds, because the person on the bed was someone that should have zero chance being here

"Li Yinfei?" Luo Chao exclaimed in surprise.

Her voice startled the sleeping beauty on the bed. The eyelids of the said beauty trembled. The brows of the beauty furrowed, clearing attempting to not wake up from the beautiful dream he was having. However, that was not possible as he slowly opened his eyes to see Luo Chao looking at him with astonishment. He smiled cheekily.

However, no matter how beautiful or enchanting the face was, it couldn't dissipate the suspicion and astonishment Luo Chao was feeling. Luo Chao shouted furiously, "Who are you? Why are you on Boss's bed?"

If Boss was a real man, she might suspect that Boss decided to snatch Li Yinfei over to be his wife due to her beauty. But, her boss was clearly a lady. How could she fall in love with another lady?

Well, unless Boss was confused about her gender because she pretended to be a man for too long. But, as someone who had always been with Ling Lan, Luo Chao felt that there wasn't any possibility of this happening.

Hence, this person shouldn't be Li Yinfei. She shouldn't be sleeping so blatantly on Boss's bed too.

"Ah, it's you, Luo Chao." The beauty's voice was surprisingly low. It sounded very familiar to her too.

The cogs in Luo Chao's mind turned as she remembered who this voice belonged to. "Regiment Commander Li?"

"Ah…" The beauty seemed to have remembered something. He touched his face lightly, realising that his mask wasn't on his face, he immediately gave an apologetic smile. "I forgot to wear my mask. I'm sorry, Luo Chao. I didn't mean to lie to all of you."

"Ah… What on earth happened?" Luo Chao couldn't care less whether Li Lanfeng lied to them or not. She could usually stay calm regardless of the situation, but the impact of the scene in front of her was too great. "Regiment Commander Li, why are you on Boss's bed? Did you sleep with him yesterday?"

Boss slept with a man and this man was still an ethereal beauty. Most importantly, Boss was a woman… Luo Chao's mind was filled with these thoughts. She felt that her world was collapsing. She almost turned crazy.

"Boss allowed me to stay yesterday night." Li Lanfeng couldn't help but smile when he heard the question. His smile was full of emotions. There seemed to be many meanings hidden in it. There were hints of happiness and even embarrassment. Luo Chao almost got blinded by the smile.

"You… you…" Li Lanfeng's smile impacted Luo Chao greatly. She didn't know what to do for some time.

Li Lanfeng smiled and asked calmly, "Oh right, Luo Chao, what are you doing here?"

Li Lanfeng proclaimed his position as the owner of this place when he said this. He really liked to stimulate his 'love rival' at any time.

Luo Chao's face turned red to green. She moved her lips but she didn't know what to say or ask. In the end, she felt tired and just said, "Where is Boss? I have something important to report to him."

Li Lanfeng slowly sat up when he heard the question. The blanket slid down his body slowly, revealing his fair and glowing chest. He wasn't wearing clothes. Li Lanfeng lifted his hand to his chest to prevent him from getting exposed. He said with regret, "I'm sorry. I was really tired yesterday so I don't know when Boss left."

Tired? What could make him so tired? Ah, Li Lanfeng wasn't wearing any clothes… What happened yesterday night? Was Boss unable to resist the beauty so she laid her hands on Regiment Commander Li?

Li Lanfeng told herself that she mustn't overreact before confirming with Boss, but the scene Li Lanfeng showed her and his words steered her to think in that direction.

"Erm, I will look for him myself!" When Luo Chao left, she stumbled a little. Her expression revealed how shocked she was.

After seeing Luo Chao running away in a flurry, the corners of Li Lanfeng's lips lifted up. There was a hint of coldness in it.

Since he acted, he never thought of giving Luo Chao and Han Xuya a chance to stay beside Ling Lan.

Luo Chao rushed out of the bedroom. The cold wind outside allowed her to regain her senses a little. She finally had the ability to think of where Ling Lan could be.

Ling Lan had the habit of practicing in the morning. Most of the time, she would be at the highest point of the rainbow palace, the Purple Cloud Platform.

Thinking about this, Luo Chao hurriedly went to look for Ling Lan. Indeed, she saw Ling Lan there. Ling Lan in a red gown, looking at the clouds floating in front of her with her hands behind her back. She was getting inspiration from these movements, seeking for her next opportunity for a breakthrough.

She felt movements behind her so she turned and saw Luo Chao. She raised her eyebrows slightly and asked in surprise, "Luo Chao, why are you looking for me?"

"Erm…" Luo Chao wanted to ask Ling Lan directly about Li Lanfeng but when she saw Ling Lan's indifferent expression, she couldn't say it. She held her breath. In the end, she just talked about business matters. "Just now, the frontline sent back a report. They had a minor victory against an ace mecha clan. They won against their domain realm masters too. As for the Kamoda battlefield, they suffered two losses and obtained four wins. Regarding the two battles that they lost, it was reported that the two enemy teams that won made no contact with their base thereafter."

Luo Chao smiled when she said this. "I think that Regiment Commander Zhao must have found a chance to attack them."

"That's right. It looks like Zhao Jun understood what his tactic should be. This is very good." Ling Lan turned and continued observing the changes in the sky.

"Erm, erm… Just now, I saw Regiment Commander Li in your bedroom." Luo Chao hesitated for a while before finally asking about Li Lanfeng.

"He's not up yet?" Ling Lan frowned. Li Lanfeng was getting lazier.

Boom! Luo Chao felt as if a hammer was knocked on her head heavily. So, Regiment Commander Li was saying the truth. Boss really slept with him.

"Boss, you and Regiment Commander Li… is it alright for you to do this?" Luo Chao tried her best to squeeze this sentence out. She never expected that Boss would be tainted by someone… Luo Chao's mind was in a mess. This came too suddenly for her to process. She couldn't maintain her composure.

"What's wrong with it?" Ling Lan was confused. All she did was lend half of her bed to Li Lanfeng for him to sleep on. What was wrong with that?" At this moment, Ling Lan hadn't remembered that she was a lady and that she wasn't on the battlefield. There was no life-or-death situation forcing her to do this so she couldn't understand why Luo Chao was dumbstruck.

Did she confirm it? Did Boss admit it? Luo Chao was in a daze. She couldn't even remember how she bid farewell to Ling Lan and left the Purple Cloud Platform.

Ling Lan stayed on the Purple Cloud Platform and stared at the clouds for a long time. Suddenly, she exclaimed loudly.

"Did Luo Chao misunderstand just now?" Ling Lan just remembered that Luo Chao knew she was a woman.

1410 Slept Together?

Luo Chao's mind was blank. She unconsciously came to Li Shiyu's territory, the medical department.

Maybe in her heart, besides Ling Lan, she trusted Li Shiyu the most. Hence, she came to find Li Shiyu instinctively.

Li Shiyu was practicing the physical skills of the Li family to strengthen his body. When he saw Luo Chao walking in as if her soul left her body, he stopped what he was doing and checked up on her.

"Luo Chao, what happened?" Li Shiyu asked in concern. It was uncommon to see Luo Chao like this. As a military doctor, he needed to care for her.

"Brother Shiyu, I need to calm down first," Luo Chao said blankly.

"Sure. Come here and have a seat first." Li Shiyu brought Luo Chao into the living room and let her rest on the sofa. Then, he went to the back and poured a cup of calming tea for her. This tea was able to soothe a person's emotions. It was used to treat people like the current Luo Chao.

He passed the teacup to Luo Chao, but Luo Chao didn't even look at it. She just raised her head directly and gulped everything down.

Soon, the tea took effect. Luo Chao's mind became clearer and her eyes weren't as dull as before. They started becoming brighter and clearer.

"Tell me, what happened?" Li Shiyu sat opposite Luo Chao and asked sternly.

It was obvious that Luo Chao received too large of a stimulus just now. She might have even lost her soul. This was very dangerous. Luckily, Luo Chao subconsciously knew that she had to find him. If she had gone anywhere else and missed the best time for treatment, the consequences were unimaginable (Brother Shiyu, you're thinking too much. Sister Luo Chao is just dumbstruck. Even if you don't treat her, she will calm down after some time naturally. The situation you worry about will not happen. You must have made the wrong diagnosis because you were too worried).

Luo Chao clasped her hands together as she squirmed in her seat. Then, she raised her head and looked at Li Shiyu carefully. She was struggling to decide if she should tell him what she saw.

"Is it about the hormone suppressors?" Li Shiyu noticed the hesitation and dilemma on her face. He couldn't help but think whether it was because he had refused to give her the hormone suppressor so she met some problems that she was too embarrassed to speak about.

After all, in Li Shiyu's mind, that was the only thing that Luo Chao would have a hard time speaking about.

"Erm, it is and it isn't…" Luo Chao thought of something when she heard Li Shiyu's reply. She didn't deny it. Luo Chao knew how important the hormone suppressor was to Boss so if Li Shiyu was willing to do something about it, she would definitely grab this opportunity.

"Besides this, what's the other problem?" Li Shiyu detected that Luo Chao had something else to say.

"Yesterday night, Regiment Commander Li stayed at Boss's place." Luo Chao thought for a moment and still decided to tell Li Shiyu about this.

If this was true, she wouldn't be able to hide it from anyone. Luo Chao's relationship with Li Shiyu was always very good so she wanted to give him a reminder in case he lost his composure like her because of his astonishment.

"Oh," Li Shiyu answered calmly. He didn't find it shocking.

"Oh?" Luo Chao got agitated when Li Shiyu appeared so calm. She wanted to shake Li Shiyu awake. "Brother Shiyu, why are you so calm? Boss is sleeping with Regiment Commander Li on the same bed. On the same bed!"

"So what?" Li Shiyu replied calmly.

He even saw his elder brother lying in Boss's arms. What was so surprising about them sleeping together? Also, there was nothing wrong with two men sleeping together, right? Although Boss rarely slept with other people, it was just rare. His elder brother was an exception.

"Boss is…" Luo Chao almost revealed the truth. Fortunately, she realised her mistake in time and changed her sentence, "Boss never slept with anyone. Isn't it weird that Regiment Commander Li is sleeping with Boss now?"

"Not really. I saw them sleeping together before." Li Shiyu decided to explain himself when he saw how agitated Luo Chao was.

"What? Luo Chao was flabbergasted. "When was that?"

Li Shiyu recalled, "Should be three years ago…"

It had already been so long! Luo Chao didn't expect that Li Lanfeng and Ling Lan's secret relationship had started three years ago. She only knew about it now! Did Boss hide her relationship too well or were they too careless?

Li Shiyu frowned when he saw Luo Chao's look of disbelief. He asked, "Why are you so shocked? They're just sleeping together, right? Isn't that very normal?"

Luo Chao forcefully suppressed her astonishment, Li Shiyu's words made her remember that everyone thought Boss was a man. Hence, they felt that it was alright for two men to sleep together. However, she knew that Boss was a woman. If a woman slept with a man on the same bed, and she did it more than once, it was definitely abnormal.

"Have you realised that Regiment Commander Li has a different feeling towards Boss?" Luo Chao thought that this must have happened because Li Lanfeng shamelessly decided to act. If not, based on Boss's calm and indifferent personality, she would never do something like this.

"Different feeling?" Li Shiyu was confused at the start but the next second, she understood what Luo Chao was saying. He exclaimed, "How is that possible?"

How could his immortal-like cousin brother have evil intentions towards Boss? Li Shiyu couldn't accept what Luo Chao was saying.

"Why not? They're sleeping together," Luo Chao said firmly.

She understood Boss's character. If they didn't have such a relationship, she would never allow Li Lanfeng to climb on her bed.

"Wait, I need to calm down." Li Shiyu signaled Luo Chao to stop talking to let him calm his emotions first.

"Okay." Li Shiyu's haggard performance was just like how she reacted when she found out about the truth. Luo Chao knew what he was going through so she sat at the side and waited for Li Shiyu to recover.

Li Shiyu turned around and went to the shelf behind him to make himself a cup of calming tea. He gulped it furiously. He felt that he wasn't able to calm down with his own ability due to the severity of what Luo Chao was saying. He needed the help of external medication.

Still, it took him some effort to calm down. Li Shiyu went back to the living room and sat opposite of Luo Chao. He said seriously, "Okay, now, you can tell me everything you know."

Luo Chao didn't hide anything.

"You think that Regiment Commander Li has that kind of feeling towards Boss?" Li Shiyu still couldn't accept this.

Luo Chao nodded resolutely. "I'm very sure. Also, Boss admitted it."

"Boss, admitted it?" Li Shiyu felt as though he was struck by lightning again. This sentence was even more impactful than everything Luo Chao had said so far. It was enough to kill someone in a split second.

"Yes. But Regiment Commander Li was the one who took the initiative." Luo Chao directly pushed the blame to Li Lanfeng.

"My… brother… initiative…" Li Shiyu's voice was so soft Luo Chao almost couldn't hear him. He didn't expect the cousin he respected so much to become someone that might be denounced by others.