"There are currently no military casualties among the Zhu Yanxing soldiers." Li Yingmo finished checking the files.

Qianya said, "To be precise, it refers to soldiers who died without being recorded in the records."

Upon hearing this, Lian Han quickly realized what was going on and immediately said unhappily, "You doubt that I made a mistake?"

"It's not impossible, after all, you're not a soldier. What if it's a disguise, deliberately misleading you?"

"I'm certain that no more than two people know about my abilities. They don't know I can see the past, so how could they mislead me?"

"Then, Your Highness Qianya..."

This sentence completely stumped Lian Han; she was curious too.

Qianya explained from the side, "The Ice Clan has some connection with Miss, but among the people who came to the Federation this time, only Luo Feng and I know about this."

Li Shaojiang reluctantly agreed with this statement. Luo Feng was the elder of Bingmo's lineage that Qianya had mentioned earlier, and Bingmo could be said to listen to him without question. However, because of the Luo surname, he was only barely on equal footing with Qianya.

As for why an outsider could serve as the First Ice Palace Master and have considerable prestige within the Ice Clan—Li Yingmo once suspected that the Ice Clan had collectively lost their minds.

So now we're back to where we started, Li Yingmo guessed, "Perhaps they were just pretending?"

To call it misleading is too far-fetched, but it's not impossible for it to be disguised. After all, even Lian Han's current understanding of soldiers is limited to judging their ranks from their shoulder insignia.

"Then what is the purpose of the disguise?" Qianya asked.

Lian Han rolled her eyes, about to say that nobody would know.

The two of them spoke in unison: "To frame someone!"

Lian Han: ?

The girl took a deep breath. "So what exactly is our mission?"

The two young men exchanged a glance, and finally Li Yingmo spoke: "The purpose has been stated before: to obtain evidence."

"Of course I know." Lian Han smiled, feeling it was a miracle that he could still speak calmly with these two. "But what exactly is the operation? I've gone through my memories several times. Shui Yiyue is just a low-level information transmitter. What kind of evidence could she possibly find?" Damn it, other people prepare in advance before the operation, but here they are, the operation has already started, and they still don't know what to do?

"So our goal is to have Shui Yiyue promote Fan Tu and gradually get closer to the core," Qianya said.

[After all that, it turns out he was just a stepping stone.] Hearing this, Xing Yucheng mocked him without any restraint.

After learning this, Lian Han gradually calmed down, which made sense. She wasn't from the military and was still a minor, so the most important aspect wasn't her responsibility.

The girl's expression softened. But knowing she was just a supporting character, this reaction was completely inappropriate. Lian Han didn't seem like someone who feared death. Qianya, somewhat surprised by the girl's lack of anger, continued, "Actually, if it's just a supporting role, the military has many suitable candidates. However, I hope this mission won't implicate any innocent people, which is why I recommended Miss Lian Han."

"Because of my abilities?"

"Yes. The couple's relationship has been very good so far. Even if Fan Tu rises in rank, he will not abandon you. You can be of great help to him if necessary."

"So you want to use me completely?" Lian Han said with a half-smile.

"Ahem." Qianya coughed lightly. "I sincerely believe that as a couple, you two should rein in your personalities for a while. If you really want to fight, you can fight however you want after the mission is over."

“He’s the one who’s arrogant,” Lian Han snorted.

"Stop fooling around." Li Yingmo glanced at her, then turned to Qianya. "We'll handle our issues."

The tone was clearly that of someone trying to coax a child. Lian Han's face darkened, and he got up, wanting to show this person what a child could do, but Qian Ya pressed him back down.

"Let me say something fair. Major General Li Yingmo, you didn't have your family's help, yet you rose to the rank of Major General at such a young age. Although it's partly due to the promotion by a General, being noticed by a high-ranking and powerful General speaks volumes about your extraordinary qualities. To put it bluntly, Miss, please don't take offense, but a Major General who has fought on the battlefield for years and stained his hands with blood would look down on the privileged scions of noble families who enjoy a life of ease in the capital. That's perfectly reasonable."

"Oh," Lian Han replied indifferently.

"But Major General, you're not entirely without fault either. Have you really looked into this young lady?"

Li Yingmo replied, "The Ling family's little princess, who only officially appeared last year, is a goddess-level genius armor maker at the Diluo Armor Academy. She is an S-rank at the age of 16 and is highly regarded by the general."

"Doesn't that explain everything? General Ning has a discerning eye; he wouldn't mistake a fish eye for a pearl. There must be a reason why he's promoting Miss Lian Han. Can't you take a closer look at this young lady's strengths? You might not know, but a large part of the reason Miss Lian Han didn't appear until she was 15 is that the Ling family lost her before and only found her when she turned 15."

"How could this be? How could she..."

"Why wouldn't I? Why would I lie to you about something like this? You should know better than me how children without parents or money live before they reach adulthood in the Federation."

Li Yingmo remained silent. He was well aware, of course, that the Federation's laws regarding minors were quite comprehensive, one of which prohibited the employment of child labor. In other words, if they couldn't find work, although they received subsidies, the Federation's subsidies were barely enough to make ends meet, and in chaotic areas, receiving subsidies and actually being able to survive were two different things. If they lived on a backward planet, it was even worse; they wouldn't even receive subsidies…

Lian Han was unaware that someone was already imagining how miserable her childhood must have been. At this moment, she only had one question.

The girl gently placed her hand on Qianya's shoulder, her fair and slender wrist looking as if it could break with the slightest touch. "How did you know about my past? It seems the Ling family has kept this a secret quite well."

So this wasn't common knowledge in high society? Then he was the quickest to act—Qianya felt a chill run down his spine, and chuckled awkwardly, "I already said that the Ice Clan and you have a deep connection, so of course we'd be more interested in your affairs."

"I don't believe you for a second." Lian Han looked Qian Ya up and down, pondering again what connection she had with the Ice Clan. There was no doubt that she could not have had any contact with the Ice Clan in the past.

However, other reasons cannot be ruled out. The Ice Clan seems very interested in the Past Night. The Past Night has been passed down through generations of the Shen family. The previous holders were her mother and Aunt Shen, but her mother—has disappeared?

Lian Han blinked, as if she had pieced together something incredible? Although this matter didn't seem to reasonably explain why Qianya knew about her past.

Qianya saw that Lian Han didn't ask any more questions and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, completely unaware that the little girl had almost figured out what he had worked so hard to hide.

Qianya had put a lot of thought into this operation, saying, "So the two of you can try to get to know each other better. I believe you'll create many wonderful memories."

"I'll try my best." Knowing that what he said made sense, Li Yingmo nodded.