Li Ze, standing outside the door, frowned. He clearly sensed two presences inside, so why didn't they open the door?
Asleep? Sleeping so soundly?
Li Ze's patience ran out. He looked down at the simple lock, reached out and grabbed it, squeezed it hard, deforming the lock. He then pulled, and the lock opened.
creak—
The door was pushed open.
Li Ze strolled inside.
They're in?
Chen Kaiyang and Wang Duan exchanged a glance, quickly got off the bed, and tacitly hid behind the door, one on each side.
"Make a move?" Wang Duan asked silently.
Chen Kaiyang quickly thought that taking action would be an open act of enmity with the space pirates, fighting them on their own territory, unless they had a death wish.
Chen Kaiyang shook his head. "No."
After entering the room, Li Ze went straight to the sofa, sat down leisurely, and looked around the room.
Cluttered, rudimentary, with hardly any furniture—
Tsk, three grown men living such a miserable life.
A hint of disdain flashed in Li Ze's eyes, and he simply ignored the two fluctuating breaths inside the room.
Let love come out whenever it wants.
He's not in a hurry.
Inside the room, Chen Kaiyang and Wang Duan saw the confusion in each other's eyes.
Wang Duan: Why is there no sound?
Chen Kaiyang: Gone?
The two were filled with doubt and uncertainty. They waited for another half minute, but there was still no movement outside.
Wang Duan and Chen Kaiyang grew bolder and emerged from behind the door, slowly peeking their heads out of the room.
Then they saw the figure on the sofa from behind, and they were startled and quickly pulled their heads back.
What's going on?
Who is that person? What are they doing here?
Chen Kaiyang and Wang Duan were extremely puzzled.
"Should we go out and take a look?" Chen Kaiyang whispered.
“Okay.” Wang Duan agreed. He didn’t sense any hostility from the other party, so they probably weren’t there to cause trouble. In that case, he would go out and ask.
Chen Kaiyang and Wang Duan came out of the room one after the other.
They deliberately quickened their pace, their four eyes fixed on the person on the sofa, their hearts pounding in their throats.
Li Ze sat on the sofa expressionless, leaning lazily against the backrest, his eyes gently closed. His body slowly absorbed the surrounding evil energy and refined it within his demonic core, converting it into demonic energy.
After spending more than twenty days in the Death Starfield, his cultivation improved again, and he was not far from 60% of the peak level of his previous life.
Still no response?
Chen Kaiyang, who was walking in front, was stunned. He couldn't hear such a loud voice. Was this person deaf?
Wang Duan coughed twice, directly reminding the "intruder" who broke in that there were other people in the room.
Li Ze ignored the two of them, not even blinking.
At this moment, Chen Kaiyang and Wang Duan were only one meter away from Li Ze.
Seeing that Li Ze didn't move, they simply took a few big steps and came to the opposite side of Li Ze.
Then, they were stunned.
Even though the people on the sofa were wearing loose clothes, masks, and hats, completely covering themselves up, they still recognized each other at a glance.
Having grown accustomed to seeing the other person asleep, who else could possess such exquisite forehead and eyebrow shape but that person?
But isn't he dead?
The entire empire was in an uproar. The eldest princess almost lost her life, and the imperial uncle Zhao Xi was imprisoned. Wasn't it all because of this person who perished in the Star Sea?
Are they seeing ghosts?
Chen Kaiyang suddenly pinched his firm thigh.
"Aww—"
Wang Duan jumped up in pain and yelled, "Why did you pinch me?"
"I just want to make sure I'm not dreaming," Chen Kaiyang murmured.
"Then you should pinch yourself!" Wang Duan was furious and was about to retaliate when Chen Kaiyang grabbed his hand as soon as he reached out.
"Wow, he's a real big shot?" Chen Kaiyang changed the subject.
“Of course. The person I’ve been thinking about day and night for over two months can’t be wrong,” Wang Duan said confidently.
Even if the big boss were reduced to ashes, he would still be able to find himself!
At this moment, Li Ze finally opened his eyes, glanced at them indifferently, and uttered two words from his petal-shaped lips beneath his mask: "Childish."
"ah--"
Chen Kaiyang and Wang Duan, who had been teased, hugged each other happily, finally feeling relieved.
That's right, that's the taste, that's the aura of dominating the world!
The big boss is really back!
Chen Kaiyang and Wang Duan were overjoyed and wept like two children.
They thought they would never go back and never see their loved ones again, but after they were in despair, this person reappeared.
They were the ones who wronged him in the first place, kidnapping him and subjecting him to a series of calamities. Yet this man didn't hold a grudge. Even though He Xingyang had abandoned them, he kept his promise and returned to this place that neither the Imperial nor the Federal armies dared to set foot in!
What merit or ability do they possess?
Chen Kaiyang and Wang Duan, two grown men, burst into tears, half from joy and half from emotion, and they couldn't stop crying.
"It's so noisy." Li Ze frowned, really not understanding what they had to cry about. The person was still here, perfectly fine. Even if they moved to a different place, as long as they were alive, everything could start over.
"Why are you crying?" Li Ze asked, voicing his confusion.
Chen Kaiyang and Wang Duan were speechless. At this moment, Li Ze seemed like an emotionless machine to them.
Perhaps, this is what it means to be a big shot!
Even if Mount Tai collapses, he will remain calm and composed!
They are not on the same level as those two mortals.
So the two quickly wiped away their tears and said in unison, "We are moved."
Li Ze remained noncommittal, removed his mask and hat, and said, "I will stay here for ten days, and then we will leave."
Chen Kaiyang and Wang Duan were overjoyed again, but they quickly suppressed their joy and asked cautiously, "Boss, how do we leave?"
"Of course, we'll leave the way we came." Li Ze gave them a look that seemed to say, "Are you idiots?"
Chen Kaiyang and Wang Duan's lips twitched, and they asked innocently, "Then how did you get here?"
"I came in a mech. Otherwise, would I have been captured by space pirates again?" Li Ze glanced at the two of them, showing signs that his patience was running out.
"One last question, and we'll stop after that." Chen Kaiyang held up one finger.
“Speak,” Li Ze said coldly.
"Didn't the StarNet say you fell into the sea of stars and died? How come you—" Chen Kaiyang stopped before he could finish his sentence.
Li Ze asked in surprise, "The StarNet says I'm dead? You know about my jumping into the Star Sea?"
"Mhm." Chen Kaiyang and Wang Duan nodded in unison.
"I reckon the whole empire knows about it; this has caused quite a stir. Commander He helped you get revenge by stabbing the eldest princess. Although she didn't die, she was seriously injured, leaving her with a lingering problem, and is now imprisoned in the palace. As for Zhao Xi, the one piloting the golden mecha, he's also in jail."
Li Ze remained silent.
Things took an unexpected turn; he never imagined that someone would help him take revenge, and that this person was his legal partner.
Li Ze's feelings were somewhat complicated.
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