Chapter 13: The Land of Glory

Of course, in the end, Fu Jiao still didn’t hold Deng Baoying’s hand.

The warmth of his fingertips was fleeting, and the light golden pupils of the Lion Griffin dimmed slightly, but he didn’t say anything, but just naturally withdrew his hand.

The snow-white leather gloves were smooth, and they seemed to brush against the back of the Supreme God’s hand, almost with a bit of unspeakable, ambiguous hint.

It’s a pity that Fu Jiao didn’t think about it at all.

Most of the people Deng Baoying brought with him this time were his confidants.

The confidants had been with him for a long time, so they were naturally the most discerning. They all walked forward without any prior agreement, leaving Deng Baoying and Fu Jiao behind, separating them from a private distance suitable for chatting. The Lion Griffin carried a gloomy, indifferent aura like wind and snow, as if he was a blade with iron rust, completely different from his childishness in the past.

But this time, it was Deng Baoying who led Fu Jiao.

"How did you know I was here?" Fu Jiao had short legs and had to jog to keep up with him. Seeing this, the griffin deliberately slowed down his pace to match her speed.

Hearing her question, Deng Baoying curled his lips and seemed to smile softly.

"When the meteor shower came, I knew it was you who came back," he pressed his fingertips on the blood-red divine pattern on his pale neck, and said in a low voice, "I went to the planet where the meteor shower broke out first, and then came to the M31 star field to find you, which delayed me for a while."

As he spoke, he paused for a few seconds, as calm as ever, and did not seem to be extremely excited and ecstatic because of the reunion: "Are you okay here?"

"Pretty well, at least the people I meet are very nice," Fu Jiao told the truth, raising her sleeves to show him the clothes that the Inspectorate had just changed her into, "Especially the female captain with furry rabbit ears, she's a very nice person. Don't make things difficult for them."

"No," Deng Baoying said lightly, "I only make things difficult for those who deserve to be embarrassed."

"..."

She nodded, and then took the initiative to stretch out her hand and squeezed Deng Baoying's palm.

Without paying much attention, Fu Jiao had already seen that his hands had been trembling slightly since the first time they met again.

The slight tremor that could not be covered by the snow-white leather gloves was a completely different emotional reaction from that calm face.

The moment he was grabbed, the tall and straight man stiffened slightly.

"What are you afraid of? I'm here," Fu Jiao crooked his eyes and joked as if he didn't care. "Has it been thousands of years? How come you are still the same as when you were a child? I'm here, Baoying. I'm really back."

"......I know."

The man lowered his long platinum eyelashes to cover the red bloodshot eyes, and murmured: "I know." There

were too many outsiders around, and the two of them didn't hold hands for long. When they arrived at the door of the Inspectorate, Fu Jiao naturally let go of his hand.

There was a huge crowd outside the glass door. Reporters and media of all kinds gathered outside the Inspection Bureau with their guns and cannons. Overhead, fully automatic camera drones and intelligent agents flew around, circling like some kind of insects, making a lot of noise.

The sky, which should have been dark at night, was as bright as day.

It was quite a terrifying battle.

Although Fu Jiao's awakening also attracted a lot of media attention, it was still too small compared to the social influence of Deng Baoying.

Seeing someone coming behind the glass door, the reporters, media broadcasters and even Internet celebrities in the front rushed forward, shouting something. The security guards and members of the surrounding inspection bureau blocked all the entrances outside the bureau, and the yellow and black cordon was shaken by the crowd.

"Ah."

Fu Jiao stood in front of the glass door, looking at the noisy and crowded scene outside the gate, and couldn't help but sighed as if he had just entered the city: "This place is really different from before."

Deng Baoying knew what she was talking about, and her sharp light golden eyes fell on the chaos outside, and the corners of her mouth twitched again, but there was no smile.

"Yeah, that's right," he replied slowly, "It's changed a lot."

"Isn't this great? It's hot and bustling, with a lot of people," Fu Jiao didn't mind at all. He looked up at the drone with an electromagnetic spiral net flying past, and pulled his sleeve with interest, "Hey, look, so many flying machines... How far have you progressed in your technology tree? Is this also controlled by that intelligent computer..."

"Let's talk about it when we get back," Deng Baoying didn't care about his sleeve being pulled. He just looked straight ahead, watching the adjutant outside the door open the empty passage, and then said, "Let's go."

"Let's go? There are so many media outside... Your identity is quite special now, so it's not good to be photographed, right? How about I..."

She raised her finger and before she could finish her suggestion, she was covered by a large snow-white military jacket with a cold fragrance.

Deng Baoying took off his clothes neatly to cover her face, and the tall and long-legged adult carnivorous subspecies easily lifted her up. He was used to being a superior, so he spoke briefly and didn't say much: "Let's go."

Fu Jiao: "???!"

The military jacket covered her head tightly and was not transparent, so she couldn't see the road ahead at all. Deng Baoying took the opportunity to pick up her hand again, holding a few of her fingers with his broad pale palm, and led her forward like a loyal dog, reminding her to step down the stairs from time to time. The

cool night breeze blew across her exposed skin, and Fu Jiao heard the sound of the door opening.

Then, countless excited voices, through the snow-white heavy military uniforms, rushed into her ears.

——"Commander! May I ask why you came to the M31 galaxy this time!"

"Is it because of the lost baby incident that was trending a few days ago?"

"May I ask what is your relationship with this baby! Do you want to adopt her?"

"Is the lost baby incident related to the pirate eradication plan more than ten years ago! Commander! Commander Deng!"

Questions and questions came from all directions. Deng Baoying did not look around, but calmly let his confidants lead the way in front. He tightened his grip on Fu Jiao's fingertips, as if he was afraid that she would fall behind.

Seeing Fu Jiao deliberately lifting her coat to look outside, he quickly reached out and held her head.

"Don't lift it, we're almost there." He comforted her in a gentle voice.

The tall, snow-white figure led her forward against the crowd, and in front of them was a large, even majestic, brightly lit starship.

The huge, jet-black, streamlined object slowly opened the door and elevator in its metal belly, like a Kunpeng arrogantly hovering in front of everyone.

Dozens of searchlights were cast down suddenly, illuminating half of the night sky.

The buzzing sound of drones gliding and circling could be heard clearly through the military uniforms, all of which indicated an irreversible truth.

This place was no longer the miserable, abandoned, and gray post-war civilization that Fu Jiao was familiar with.

This was a glorious place created by her successors with unprecedentedly advanced technology.

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Green actually didn't know what the commander wanted to do.

Their president...normally would never appear in front of the media in such a high-profile manner, let alone do something with such a large force.

Or, the Inspectorate's consistent style is to act in a low profile, both to ensure the confidentiality of missions and orders and to maintain the authority of the top leaders.

As for today, Green thought about it again and again, and could only come up with one reason.

Deng Baoying was doing this for others to see.

He just wanted others to know that this cub was taken under his wing and no one else was allowed to spy.

The extremely aggressive carnivorous subspecies has a bad instinct and nature, just like a courting beast will deliberately leave strong pheromones on its partner to warn the surrounding beasts. However, considering Deng Baoying's power and status, this kind of protection is undoubtedly the most convenient, fastest and most effective way at present.

However, he couldn't figure it out.

Why is this happening?

——Deng Baoying personally brought Fu Jiao into the starship. Under the bright incandescent light, the cabin door slowly closed, isolating the noisy crowd outside.

The dedicated starship of the Inspectorate headquarters sailed smoothly. The interior was even more luxurious than the Inspectorate of the M31 galaxy. Each area was well-organized, and neatly dressed military personnel could be seen coming and going everywhere.

The news that the president brought a cub back to the starship spread very quickly. When not working, the atmosphere inside the Inspectorate was still very relaxed.

Fu Jiao could feel the gazes from all directions, which were not malicious but purely curious.

The members of the Inspection Court who were busy working at their posts seemed to be unable to help but raise their heads to look at her, but were frightened by the pressure from Deng Baoying beside her and quickly lowered their heads.

However, Deng Baoying, who was emitting low pressure, obviously didn't care about this.

He took Fu Jiao directly to the elevator leading to the top office area of ​​the starship. Under the translucent glass, the structure and layout of the entire starship lobby could be clearly seen.

Sensing his superior's intention, Green, who was following behind him, looked down at the time and whispered to Deng Baoying, "Superior, it's already late at night. Are you sure you want to take this...Miss Fu Jiao with you to handle the relevant procedures? The cubs need to rest longer than the adult subspecies. You see..."

Deng Baoying paused slightly, as if he just realized the problem.

The man lowered his head and looked at Fu Jiao, who was still clinging to the glass to watch the scenery of the starship, with some contradiction. The latter moved his ears and turned to look at him, and was frightened by Deng Baoying's resentful eyes.

Obviously, the current great lion griffon has not yet passed the stress stage of meeting his master, and the absence of Fu Jiao in his field of vision will definitely make him extremely anxious.

What's more, he still has something to say to Fu Jiao.

A lot of things.

"......" When she looked into the eyes of the great lion eagle, Fu Jiao felt as if an antenna above her head had received some signal.

She took a deep breath, showing the weak and helpless look of a poor cub, blinking her eyes and looking at the upright little green snake adjutant: "Please, big brother, I'm really scared... Can I stay with this adult for a while..."

As she said this, the Supreme God, who was eager to perform, pressed his arms tightly against Deng Baoying's arms, as if a drowning person was hugging a solid tree.

Green hesitated and frowned slightly in disapproval: "But..."

The elevator made a "ding" sound, announcing that the top-floor office area had arrived.

The office area is not close to the rest area, and it is too late to go back now. The adjutant looked up at the floor sign, paused, and then exhaled and nodded: "Okay, then I'll wait for you outside the office. After I'm done, I'll take Miss Fu Jiao to the bedroom that's been tidied up in the rest area?"

Deng Baoying nodded slightly as a tacit agreement, walked out of the elevator with long legs, and said lightly: "Tell the technical department to pay attention to the Star Network public opinion tonight, and stop immediately if there is any disturbance."

"Okay, sir."

Green temporarily suppressed the strange doubts in his heart and bowed his head in response.