"Are you afraid of involving her too?" Ning Jue broke the silence as they left the hovercar.

Lian Han answered with his eyes closed, "Yes."

"You've got pretty good control over the ice," Xing Yucheng said.

"You're right to remind me."

By treating herself as the source of ice, she gradually gained the ability to control the ice more flexibly.

"You've already figured out that teleportation feature, haven't you?" That safe was given to him a year or two ago.

"The location isn't precise enough," Lian Han replied.

"It's already quite an achievement to have come this far. Have you tried to make the cards look like this?"

Lian Han paused for a moment, "That's a very good suggestion. But we'll have to wait until the location is accurate before making any decisions. Also, I plan to advance in the near future."

Advancement? 3S?

Before Ning Jue could object, her elder brother said, "Before you advance, you need to have a physical examination."

"Okay." Lian Han readily agreed, but then asked, "What kind of physical examination can be done on Bing Yuan's body?"

That's a good question. Old Xing coughed dryly, "An examination is necessary."

“It can be checked, I didn’t say it couldn’t be done,” Lian Han said.

"Isn't it too hasty to advance to 3S now?" Ning Jue asked.

“No.” Xing Yucheng answered for Lian Han. “I haven’t told you yet. When Xiao Han was born, her mental strength was already quite strong, so we had to use a mental suppressant. But even the suppressant only suppressed her mental strength until she was 8 years old. After she met me, I sealed her extra mental strength with a sealing card, and it’s been there ever since. The mental strength of the sealing card has been gradually unsealed as she grows up, but it hasn’t been used up yet.”

"Born with 3S?"

“Yes, she was born that way.” Xing Yucheng glanced at Lian Han. “She should have unsealed her spiritual power long ago. As long as there are no physical problems, advancing in rank is no problem.”

"That's good."

"If I leave, will he come looking for me again?" Lian Han suddenly asked.

"It's unlikely. That guy's strength is unpredictable, but he's been restricted. Otherwise, we wouldn't be in this situation."

Lian Han nodded, leaned back in the seat, and remained silent.

The remaining three exchanged glances, all with some worry in their eyes. Although this girl had hardly ever spent any time with Shen Xinya, she was, after all, her mother…

Back on the capital planet, Xing Yucheng forced Lian Han to undergo a physical examination. But just as she had mentioned, after the Ice Source's modifications, her body was already extraordinary, and they couldn't detect anything. As Lian Han said, after the Ice Source's modifications, her physical data was already beyond that of ordinary people; it would be a miracle if they could detect anything.

So, that very day, she unsealed her spiritual power and began her advancement. She needed power, desperately needed it.

As for Xing Yucheng, Ning Jue, and others, the former was waiting next to Lian Han, while the latter was busy with other matters and had gone to the military headquarters.

So when Ning Jue returned the next day and saw the messy room, she had no idea what had happened.

Fortunately, to prevent any further accidents, Lian Han distributed the mother card of the mother-child tracking card to Xing Yucheng and the other two as soon as possible, while keeping the child card for herself, so that they could check her whereabouts at any time during these three months.

The tracking card wasn't pointing far, so Ning Jue went over while simultaneously dialing Xing Yucheng and the other man's numbers. With her brother there, they shouldn't be in trouble.

At that moment, the girl looked at the two who were chasing after her, and although she was surprised, she smiled and said, "They really won't give up."

"Junior sister! Wake up!" Jing Li was looking at Xing Yucheng, her face grim.

The girl, Lian Han, smiled and said, "I'm perfectly sober now."

"You've been controlled by Cangming, don't you feel something's wrong?"

Lian Han frowned, his tone displeased, "You're not allowed to talk about him. If you do, I'll—"

The girl seemed to hear something, paused, and said, "Well, I should go back now."

After she finished speaking, a black hole appeared behind her, and then she disappeared.

Ning Jue missed.

Seeing the two injured people, Ning Jue's face turned grim. He had only been gone for one night. "What happened?"

"It's Junior Sister. I should have expected it. That guy controlled me so easily back then, how could he not have tampered with Junior Sister?" Jing Li said with a grim face. 1 Who would have thought that Junior Sister could escape using the teleportation technique, yet still couldn't evade the other party's control?

"Did she fail to break through and then get controlled?" Ning Jue guessed.

"No. He has successfully broken through. Cangming—you have no idea about that person's abilities. If he wants to control someone, he has never lost control."

Xing Yucheng coughed lightly, "That's not quite right either. He's lost control before. Like you, like that one from the heavens."

"It's because he loosened his control. But, the heavens? Who are they?"

"An old fellow who's lived for over three hundred years. But with the upheavals in the heavens, he's probably in grave danger now." Xing Yucheng frowned after speaking. Shen Liang had given Xiao Han a small red flower, which they'd used before. Was that thing a disposable protective item, or—

"What's wrong?" Jingli asked, noticing his strange expression.

"Cough, it's nothing. Let's go back first. That girl really went all out."

Jing Li's expression darkened as he recalled the scene. He had rushed over only after noticing his teacher's sudden weakening, and just then witnessed his junior sister's dagger being pulled from his teacher's heart. Had it not accidentally deviated slightly from the heart, the teacher would have been killed. Perhaps his junior sister would regret this for the rest of her life—or perhaps she would be completely lost, forever becoming the other's puppet.

Ning Jue looked at her brother with concern, "How are you feeling?"

"The healing card has already been used; I'm just suffering from excessive blood loss now," Xing Yucheng tried to downplay the situation.

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