Chapter 117: Thank You for Your Kindness

Chapter 117: Thank You for Your Kindness

Xu Zhiheng raised his head and saw the young man looking at him expressionlessly.

Was it his illusion, Xu Zhiheng thought, his eyes really looked like his lily of the valley.

Even the contemptuous look fascinated him, making him want to kneel in front of him and ask him, "Will you be my lily of the valley?"

But he soon came to his senses.

No, no one can replace her.

Xu Zhiheng managed to stand up with difficulty, his fingers were bitten and bleeding profusely. He never expected that such a small strange creature could have such a strong bite force. The sharp pain kept drilling into his heart. He took a breath and found that his wrists were tied tightly and he could not move.

The half-asleep and half-awake thoughts faded away, and all rationality gradually returned.

After a brief moment of being at a loss, he finally felt an uncontrollable anger and frustration in his heart.

The other party had seen through it a long time ago, but still pretended to know nothing and cooperated with him. Xu Zhiheng remembered that when he just learned that Proton Star's genes had revived, Qi Jiamu was sent by He Yunting to "protect" his safety.

He was trying to read the other person's mind at that time. He felt pity for his brother because he was genuinely worried about him, and was glad that the admiral knew nothing about it. He felt sorry for the brother and was willing to speak up for him in this situation.

Unexpectedly, unexpectedly...

Xu Zhiheng struggled for a moment, trying to suppress his anger: "Where are you going now?"

Lin Han glanced at him and said, "Professor Xu is so smart, there's no need to ask questions when you already know the answer."

He couldn't explain why. Even though they had known for a long time that Xu Zhiheng was not who he seemed to be, when they really tore off the disguise and faced each other, he still felt a hatred in his heart that was hard to dispel.

If so many people had not died, life would have been more peaceful now.

The berth is the last link. As long as the jump point left over from the war is destroyed, Xu Zhiheng will only be raising some unformed larvae. Even if those omegas have extraordinary reaction speed and regeneration speed when facing mechas, they cannot withstand the attack of powerful explosives.

After hearing this answer, Xu Zhiheng was determined: "Go directly to the mooring port. Does the general really not care about the safety of that unit at all?"

Although he said this with confidence, he couldn't help but hiss due to the piercing pain in his fingers.

Originally, Xu Zhiheng thought that the other party would at least respond to his threat, but he only heard the young man laugh.

"Professor Xu."

"You don't really think there's still a chance for you to cooperate with us?"

"What's the meaning?"

Lu Huai only brought a small group of people, Xu Zhiheng deliberately approached them by using his identity, and Wen Yu himself was low-key. As an idle sub-star, he had no military deployment. To sum up, he was able to subdue them with the help of his "children".

Now he started to panic when he heard this.

Wen Yu and Lu Huai should still be within the control range of those bugs. He is heading to the jump point with them. So, if he wants to win back a battle here, he can still...

"Mind reading is not that useful." Lin Han didn't know what Xu Zhiheng was thinking, so he interrupted him.

He was too lazy to explain what he had just said. He stood up and raised his hand. The little ball understood and let go of his fingers, shook his fur to avoid getting any blood on it, and then jumped onto his shoulder again.

Seeing that Lin Han was about to turn around and was unwilling to even give him an eye contact, Xu Zhiheng suddenly felt a strong emotion in his heart - he was like his lily of the valley, who looked so gentle and peaceful at ordinary times, but was so cold when facing him.

The unspeakable anger came up again. He didn't like Linglan being like this. She was obviously his good student before. Xu Zhiheng suddenly released a burst of suppressing pheromones - yes, alphas are born to suppress omegas. Only in this way would Lily of the Valley kneel on the ground trembling all over, obedient and quiet, no longer having the ability to resist.

He saw Lin Han paused, and the little pleasure that had just risen had not yet rushed to his brain. A stronger oppressive pheromone covered him directly, and Xu Zhiheng only felt a tearing pain in his brain -

The young man did not fall to the ground as he expected. Instead, he was held tightly in the arms of the man who rushed over. One hand gently supported the back of his neck to comfort him, and he said, "It's okay."

He really missed Lily of the Valley so much that he forgot there was another alpha on the scene.

But my own pheromones were no match for him.

Lin Han was not affected by Xu Zhiheng's pheromones. Alphas were always able to keenly perceive the actions of their own kind, and the moment the other party wanted to release pheromones, he would overwhelm him with a stronger level of pheromones.

He hugged Lin Han tightly. The two of them were already very compatible and had a high level of mental strength. They had marked each other before in the border area. Therefore, Lin Han was not repulsed by his pheromones. She only felt the thick and warm ebony scent enveloping her.

But Xu Zhiheng didn't feel so good.

He didn't know whether it was because his opponent's level was much higher than his, or if there were other genes in his body causing trouble, but he was overwhelmed and his brain went blank. He began to tremble and retch uncontrollably, and his eyes turned red. It was as if he was being tortured.

He trembled and wanted to resist, but the nature of his species prevented him from even standing up, and he was forced to submit to the pheromones of another alpha.

When his clothes were soaked with sweat, his throat was dry and he couldn't breathe, and he could hardly speak complete sentences, the other party withdrew the extremely oppressive pheromones and gave him a contemptuous look, as if mocking his arrogance.

Xu Zhiheng suddenly felt irritable. This kind of irritability was even worse than when he heard Xiao Meng lying to him.

He had never thought about this before coming here. He knew that the energy of the starship was not enough to get here, so only He Yunting could come. He also considered that He Yunting might not agree to him, but he had the ability to read minds and those children in his hands, so he would always have the upper hand.

He could never have imagined that things would come to this.

He could only feel the high-speed moving mecha passing through the air current. The aftereffects of being suppressed just now still lingered, making him want to vomit.

Xu Zhiheng stopped talking to the two of them. He leaned back quietly on the floor, closed his eyes, gritted his teeth, and didn't know what he was doing.

Lin Han leaned close to He Yunting's ear and the two exchanged a few brief words.

m2742 traveled through layers of clouds and mist. Time was limited, so it did not stop at the berth, but directly found a secret landing point and sank straight down into a space that was different from all the previous ones.

This is the transition point of the sub-star.

Compared with other jump points in the M galaxy, this place is a little old, and it can be seen that no mecha or warship has been used for a long time.

The huge jumping point in the middle was glowing with a faint blue light, and there were several old-looking mechas standing there. Judging from their size, they were not even one-third the size of the M2742. Since the energy at the jump point is automatically supplied, these old small mechas do not seem to be scrapped.

This jump point can only jump to two places. One is the boundless universe that is farther away from the empire and more desolate. The other end leads directly to the central park with the most densely populated area in the core area.

Although the end point of the jump cannot be seen through the translucent starting point, the core area at this moment seems like a thin neck exposed under sharp claws. It will be completely fragile and break if it is squeezed hard.

Xu Zhiheng calmed down, and a strange light rekindled in his eyes.

"Admiral, do you want to blow up this place?" He finally recovered from the oppression of pheromones.

He looked up and said, "You brought me here instead of killing me directly. I knew you must have some hesitation in your heart."

"So, I sincerely invite you to think about this matter carefully for the last time." Xu Zhiheng's tone was filled with some excitement of being determined to win. "Lu Huai and Wen Yu... I guess they have been eaten by my children. Now there are only three of us here."

"The people of the Empire are too arrogant and too noisy, and they will never tell the truth." Xu Zhiheng always has an obvious confusion when talking about this matter, "but it only takes a small change."

He began to smile at He Yunting: "Isn't it good that everyone listens to you and won't lie to you?"

He Yunting didn't even frown, and suddenly felt that the other person was a little pitiful.

Xu Zhiheng saw his expression and finally gave up, saying, "That's nothing we can do."

He closed his eyes, as if he was pondering something, and a frequency that was difficult for humans to capture spread out - this was the signal for him to communicate with the "children".

The next second, there was a violent earthquake above the originally quiet jump point, and the roar of the Zerg came from far away.

"Admiral, you only have one mecha. I still outnumber you by a long way." Xu Zhiheng said, suddenly raising his hand and making a strange gesture above the jump point, "Children, let's go together..."

His voice suddenly stopped.

Xu Zhiheng looked up in disbelief.

There were Zergs, but they were not as densely packed and swarmed as Xu Zhiheng had predicted. On the contrary, the louder sound was the roar of the mecha engines.

He originally thought that Lu Huai would be trapped tightly, but now he was leading his own formation. Although some mechas showed traces of fierce battles, they still appeared in front of him in an orderly manner. Only a few larvae fled towards him, and it seemed that they were no match for these mechas.

Not to mention the burning blood that was raised with great effort, which was probably destroyed in the flames at this moment.

"Admiral, I have fulfilled my mission." Lu Huai operated the mecha to salute the M2742 in front of him and spoke into the communicator.

Xu Zhiheng naturally heard it as well and turned his head away in disbelief.

"The base has special training, and there are secret codes in case of emergency during communications." He Yunting said lightly.

Therefore, when the communication was restored and they were connected to Lu Huai again, the two of them basically guessed what was going on from the tiny sounds made by the other party's slight rubbing movements.

Especially for generals of the level of Lu Huai and He Yunting, some orders did not even require repeated reminders. The other party quickly understood what he meant from He Yunting's responses, which did not sound strange.

If necessary, the firepower originally used to blow up the jump point can be used to directly deal with the Zerg.

With He Yunting's permission, Lu Huai naturally gave it a try. No matter how hard the Zerg's shell was, it was difficult to resist the energy of weapons that were enough to destroy a jump point. Moreover, although the combat power had been improved, due to the reckless advance of the queen Zerg, Xu Zhiheng had to come to the sub-star in person. These Zergs essentially did not have the capabilities of adult Zerg. Originally, they could suppress the opponent through numbers, but now they did not even have this bargaining chip.

He Yunting responded to Lu Huai briefly, then opened his own arsenal and mercilessly shot the remaining few larvae that had responded to Xu Zhiheng's summons into pieces right in front of Xu Zhiheng, even though he screamed "no" behind him.

Xu Zhiheng watched his "children" perish one by one in the flames. He wanted to rush forward and tear them to pieces, but the difference in pheromones and physical constitution meant that he didn't even have the strength to free his own hands.

When all the scattered larvae at the jump point turned into cosmic garbage on the sub-star, He Yunting began to check the battle damage with Lu Huai.

The firepower that was originally enough to blow up the jump point was almost exhausted when Lu Huai attacked Xu Zhiheng's Zerg formation - after all, if he didn't use this, they might still be circling at the farthest part of the sub-star.

Xu Zhiheng, who was already exhausted, suddenly spoke again.

"I have no control over whether the jump point should exist or not, but it can lead directly to the core area," Xu Zhiheng's tone no longer had the original anger, but a sense of satisfaction in wanting to die together. "I originally thought that the experiment was unsuccessful, but it doesn't matter now. The things that infected the proton star should also pass through this place, so that the main star can also try it."

Anyway, he had lost his last "child", so he had nothing to lose.

He just wanted to see the main star fall into panic and anxiety, and then lose its life in panic - it had nothing to do with him.

In fact, Xu Zhiheng had already been exhausted. His whole body was covered with sweat and mud. He had long lost his former bookish and elegant air and looked extremely disheveled.

He laughed even more wildly, and on his originally weak face, the smile became more ferocious: "Does the Admiral have no energy left? Those weapons were used to deal with my child, right?" Xu Zhiheng motioned for him to look at the light blue jumping point.

A huge black device hangs on the translucent jump point.

At that time, he was confident that He Yunting would definitely be on the same front with him, and because this jump point could lead directly to the core area, Xu Zhiheng arbitrarily used the sub-star as his new base and embedded this device near the jump point to facilitate future deployment.

To destroy it, one must destroy the jump point as well.

Seeing He Yunting's silence, Xu Zhiheng finally felt a sense of revenge, and this sense of revenge made him excited: "It doesn't matter if there is no energy to blow it up. Anyway - its self-destruct device has been activated."

If the device was not destroyed by the high-temperature flames, but dismantled by itself, the genes inside would still leak out. Although it would not threaten the core area at that time, the sub-planet where they are now would be the next hell.

Xu Zhiheng no longer had any scruples. As he spoke, he began to laugh with despair and excitement.

Without energy, even though his long-cherished wish could never be fulfilled, Xu Zhiheng felt that seeing He Yunting in despair was even more vivid and pleasurable.

So what if he's a general? So what if he's smart?

In the end, both sides will suffer losses.

"Major General Lu." He Yunting suddenly turned on the communicator, "Lend me a mecha from the formation."

Lu Huai didn't understand why and agreed immediately.

"And..." He Yunting looked at the person beside him coldly. As he spoke, he released the oppression pheromone again. Seeing Xu Zhiheng's expression gradually becoming distorted, he said, "Take Xu Zhiheng back to the empire."

Xu Zhiheng was about to say something, but the strong feeling of suffocation made it impossible for him to open his mouth. This time He Yunting showed no mercy. His throat began to make a harsh "ho ho" sound, and his consciousness gradually faded.

"Kill... Kill me..." This pain that was worse than death made him almost faint, and Xu Zhiheng gritted his teeth and said these words.

"Professor Xu, why do you think I should have kept you alive until now?" The pheromones belonging to the top alpha seemed to destroy him. Xu Zhiheng felt as if his eardrums were torn and bleeding.

"Because if you do that, you will die too easily. You will be judged."

A second before he passed out, he heard the man's cold voice.

"You'll never succeed."

-

He Yunting threw the unconscious man onto the mecha of one of Lu Huai's soldiers.

"He can't be allowed to stay awake all the time, nor can he be allowed to commit suicide." There was no emotion in He Yunting's voice.

He took the key of a sergeant's mecha and continued, "Major General Lu, now you take everyone you brought with you back to the empire."

Lu Huai looked up at the black genetic device on top that was counting down.

Isn't the energy insufficient?

The most crucial thing is that without large-scale means of transportation such as starships, it would be too late even if the people on the sub-star were to evacuate now.

Time passed by, and Lu Huai didn't dare to waste a moment: "Okay. But..."

"Who said there's not enough energy?" A young man walked out of the cockpit of the M2742 and took the key to the small mecha handed over by He Yunting. "Isn't the energy right in front of us?"

Lu Huai suddenly understood: "This is——"

They wanted to use m2742 as explosives, and completely blow up the jump point together with the mecha!

Lu Huai took a breath. He knew how important this mecha was to He Yunting, but in this scenario, he couldn't think of a better solution than this.

Mecha is undoubtedly the most important thing for the soldiers in the base, not to mention that this is the mecha of the Imperial Admiral. From all aspects, its significance is self-evident.

What kind of decision made He Yunting willing to give up the mecha that had been with him for many years as soon as he learned about the situation?

Even Lu Huai himself was not sure whether he could be so decisive if he encountered the same situation. He saluted the two men deeply, then quickly left with his team.

-

He Yunting sat in the first cockpit of m2742 and opened the communication with Lin Han.

The other party was driving a small mecha, and when standing next to He Yunting's, it looked a little tiny.

"It's been dark for a long time." Lin Han suddenly said in the communicator.

"Are you nervous?" He Yunting asked, thinking that he was afraid of the dark.

The two of them operated their respective mechas. He Yunting needed to open all the weapons depots and slowly press the mecha against the huge device, forcing the fuselage to overheat. When it reached a level that even the m2742 could not bear, the emergency cabin would be ejected at the moment before the explosion and then caught by Lin Han.

The operations sound very difficult, let alone putting them into practice.

"I'm not nervous." Lin Han said with a smile, "I was just wondering if I could see the stars on the way back if the sky gets light."

"The brightest one in the polar night," he said.

All the engines of m2742 began to run at high speed, not only the lightsaber, but also the entire arsenal was opened, and the laser cannon and railgun began to charge, but the target was not the enemy, but itself.

"Artificial induction has been activated."

"Vortex Railgun fully charged."

"The long-range particle cannon is fully charged."

"Warning! The target is detected to be wrong. Do you want to correct it?"

"Warning! All weapon targets have been retrieved. It is not recommended to continue charging."

"Warning! The fuselage is overheated. Pilot, please be sure to check the information inside the cabin."

"warn--"

Lin Han heard continuous alarm sounds coming from the other party's communicator, but the person sitting inside remained calm and composed. He saw the m2742 begin to vibrate and glow, and all the weapons were flashing strong light.

"Lin Han," He Yunting's voice was particularly clear amid the sirens, "It's Morning Star, right?"

It is the star that pierces the darkness before dawn.

Lin Han smiled into the communicator.

"Warning! The emergency chamber is about to detach--"

"Yes, my Morning Star." Lin Han controlled the joystick and suddenly pulled it to the highest point after hearing this sentence!

He aimed at the cabin that was ejected from the m2742 at this moment, and the entire mecha took off into the air, reducing the speed of the two to the same, and then extended the mecha arm.

He said, "I'll catch you well."

The overly powerful impact caused the mecha to retreat repeatedly. Lin Han did not hesitate for a moment, gritted his teeth and increased his speed to the highest level, and escaped before the explosion came.

"boom--!"

The night was completely illuminated, and the huge mecha released its last energy, using itself as fuel and heading towards this light blue jump point.

The high heat after the violent explosion mixed with the destroyed jump point and the completely shattered equipment, exploded in the universe, and the energy waves dispersed in layers, like the last flap of a star's wings when it died, staying forever in the Milky Way, always alive, like a nebula that never fades, a unique and magnificent spectacle.

-

The national hero has become the most terrible conspirator, which is undoubtedly the most shocking reversal of the empire in this century.

The real hero returned to the Empire three days later.

It was not until this moment that the people of the empire suddenly realized how many times they had narrowly escaped danger from the fortress to the sub-star, and how much effort the soldiers had put in to avert all danger.

Wen Zhao used the highest etiquette to receive all the triumphant soldiers, and personally welcomed the last arriving commander. As soon as the small mecha arrived at the core area, His Majesty took it to the palace.

Unexpectedly, when they arrived, they found that there were only two people in the hall.

One is Wen Zhao and the other is Xu Zhiheng.

The other party lost weight rapidly during these few days - because he finally found out that Aze had no connection with him at all.

Wen Zhao still held the chess piece in his hand, but his expression turned cold after listening to He Yunting's report.

At this point, some things no longer need to be hidden, but other things must have an answer.

Lin Han walked towards Xu Zhiheng step by step.

He looked down at him and spoke word by word: "Professor Xu, do you know... In fact, I also have the ability to read minds."

As soon as he finished speaking, he shook the other person's hand, ignoring the other person's suddenly widened eyes of fear.

At the same time, the chess piece in Wen Zhao's hand fell to the ground after hearing these words.

-

"Lin Han. Lin Han..." Wen Zhao whispered his name twice, then gave a self-deprecating smile.

"I am really old. I forgot this."

Many years ago, a person left without saying goodbye.

Wen Zhao didn't know why she suddenly disappeared. He had given her a lot of things. Girls liked playing chess, so he gave her a precious chess set.

The girl would lean over and whisper in his ear, "I can read his mind, you can't lie to me."

She said that the night is too dark, but you can always find light.

The meaning of word "Han" is exactly "the sky is about to brighten".

"Lin Han." Wen Zhao called the other person's name with a trembling voice, "What's your mother's name? Can you tell me?"

Lin Han turned his head in astonishment and subconsciously said a name.

A name that sounds gentle and has infinite beauty.

Wen Zhao's usually nonchalant expression finally changed.

He stood up and approached the man on the ground step by step.

Xu Zhiheng didn't seem to be feeling well either. When the two mind-reading systems collided, all the suspense would be revealed.

It turned out that he didn't have any children, and it turned out that the lily of the valley he loved so much was forced to commit suicide by him.

Wen Zhao looked at Xu Zhiheng indifferently.

He reached out and grasped the other's chin.

"Professor Xu. Can't you read minds?"

"Then listen to my voice, listen carefully..."

"I want you to die this way."

-

What happened next was a natural progression.

Lin Han's mother was once Xu Zhiheng's student. When she was about to get married with Wen Zhao, an accident happened.

Fortunately, she left behind a child who was as gentle as she was.

Although the emperor of the day was not a man who paid excessive attention to formalities, to express his guilt, he still held a canonization ceremony for his long-lost child.

Many cumbersome etiquette left over from history were glossed over. Wen Zhao did not even ask the other party to change his surname. He just persisted in making up for the young man whom he had not seen for many years.

He wanted to tell him that the people of the empire would accept him, love him and support him, and at the same time he did not need to be trapped by this heavy shackle, he could still do what he wanted, just like before.

Despite this, all eyes will only be focused here at this moment.

Lin Han later thought that this was just an ordinary day among the many bright moments in the rest of his life.

He saw the magnificent dome of the palace, the walls painted with oil, heard the beautiful hymns, and smelled the rich fragrance coming from the wind.

Lin Han was dressed in gorgeous clothes, with delicate tailoring outlining his waist and a floor-length cape draped over his shoulders. An intricate lace lapel protruded from the meticulous neckline, bounded by an emerald green gem brooch, and the hanging ribbon was inlaid with emblems of the imperial family and glory.

He saw someone walking towards him.

The stairs were long and endless. He Yunting walked up one step at a time, and everyone's eyes were focused on him.

His general stood at the starting point of everything, walking towards him step by step, walking through the long time after the smoke of gunpowder had cleared, and walking through the deep affection that had been forgotten but could not be erased.

Lin Han curved his eyes and extended his hand to He Yunting.

His knight approached, loyally performed the most standard imperial salute to him, then knelt on one knee, closed his eyes and kissed the back of his hand devoutly.

When he raised his head again, Lin Han saw the azure blue romantic nebula in the other's eyes, which had traveled across billions of light years to appear before him.

He Yunting stared at him and smiled in his reflection.

There is the heat after the stars burn out, and there is also the tenderness after the smoke and dust reincarnate.

He heard him say—

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness."

(End of text)

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