Ning Jue knew exactly what he should do, but looking at the person sleeping so unguarded, he couldn't bring himself to take a step. For over a month, Die had also slept in his bed so unguarded. They spent a month together, although—at that time, Die thought he was a woman.
General Ning had considered it carefully beforehand, and he accepted that Die was a different race.
But now the butterfly has become Lian Han. She is her brother's disciple and also the daughter of a colleague, who had previously asked him to look after her. This girl truly treats him as an elder.
And he was a minor.
But he—if he were to actually do it, putting aside what others would think, Ning Jue himself would despise himself…
When Lian Han woke up, she was still a little confused. How did she just fall asleep?
[This kid's spiritual power attribute is the power of words; what he says usually becomes reality. Your spiritual power was already weaker than his, and you haven't recovered from your previous exhaustion, so naturally you can't resist.]
As expected of General Ning. Lian Han stood up, looking around the bedroom. The furnishings were quite cozy. [But why is he making me sleep here? Where is he?]
[The stimulation was probably too much, and then he lost his mind.] The stimulation was indeed a bit too much; Xing Xiting stood by the bedside for a long time before leaving.
Based on Xing Yucheng's understanding of him, he probably wanted to give up. It's unbelievable that after more than a decade, this kid hasn't improved at all.
He waited to see how things developed—as for his previous attempts to sabotage things, Xing Yucheng decided to abandon that idea. If he really ended up alone, his girl would drive him crazy.
Lian Han, unaware of his thoughts and unable to understand Ning Jue's intentions, stopped thinking about it and activated her smart device. If the older man dared to let her skip class a second time, he'd have to deal with it later.
Then Lian Han was a little confused. Had she sent a message to An He to ask for leave for her?
"003, did you take leave?"
"Yes, Master." Under threat to her life, 003 confessed against her conscience, if she had any.
"Well done. Even though you just got back from leave and then took leave again, it's better than skipping class." Lian Han scrolled through the messages An He sent later. "Okay, I'm logging off. Just disappearing for half a day like that, I'll have to explain later. I hope Uncle won't suddenly have a brain fart next time."
Ning, the brain-dead Jue, watching the people on the screen disappear in her birthplace and hearing these words: ...
After explaining to Tong An and the others about their elder and being reprimanded for a long time, Lian Han returned to his bedroom and immediately contacted the system: "[How's that energy system doing now?]"
"[Still alive.]" came the soft, childish voice that answered her, though it sounded weak and feeble.
Lian Han raised an eyebrow, "[You're the Xiaoya that Xiao Mei mentioned?]"
Yes, Sister Xiaomei.
[What are its uses?]
Xiao Ya remained silent for a long while, then said in a resentful tone, "[All my functions have been stripped away; all that's left is the ability to detect and collect energy.]"
[So you can help me collect energy?] Lian Han raised an eyebrow.
[Still just chatting. But it's quite lively here, Sister Mei. How many years has this remnant soul existed?]
Lian Han's lips curled into a smile. "[It's lively. There's even more excitement to come, do you want to see? Xiao Ye, wake up.]"
She focused her mental energy on the Xingye card in her sea of consciousness. The blue card trembled, and a small beast appeared in her sea of consciousness. Beast cards and character cards could appear in her sea of consciousness if they had a contract with Lian Han. This was what she had relied on to threaten Old Man Xing with Xiao Ye earlier.
The little guy's gaze swept past the already familiar Xing Yucheng, settling on the unfamiliar aura, and he approached step by step, looking very interested.
The icy blue beast was undeniably adorable, but Xiao Ya sensed danger. The energy system's built-in detector scanned the creature, and then he began to howl, ["Sister! You're my sister! I was wrong! I was really wrong! I promise I won't say anything like that again!"]
He just complained a few times, and his personal safety was threatened. Xiao Mei is definitely the best.
[Okay, Xiaoye. Say hello to your new neighbor.]
Since his sister had said so, Xingye, though very interested, stopped and grinned at him.
However, Xiaoya perceived that smile as a threat, so she quickly promised, "[I'll be honest! I absolutely won't do anything bad!]"
[Don't be afraid, I'm just letting you know. I have quite a few residents here, and you'll see two more people later, so don't be scared.]
[There's more!?] He was already terrified, okay?
[Yes. There are two more Beast cards and one more Character card, but he probably won't appear for now. You'll have a chance to see him eventually.]
Xiaoya: ...But what if he doesn't want to see me at all?
Seeing that Xiao Ya had behaved himself, Lian Han stopped paying attention to him, enveloped Xing Ye with his spiritual power, and brought the little guy out of his spiritual sea in the next moment.
The system suddenly spoke up: [The energy system has a large amount of residual energy; it is recommended that the host use it on the Butterfly Shadow Card.]
Lian Han raised an eyebrow. [Xiao Ya?]
Xiaoya felt a pang of bitterness in her heart. "Here, take it all," she said.
Lian Han nodded, moving the Butterfly Shadow Card in front of Xiao Ya. [Then let's help her recharge. Don't keep it to yourself.]
How could I dare?
"[Then charge it. Good girl.]" Lian Han said, opening the smart device and starting to search for information about Cui Zhi.
Tomorrow morning is his mecha design class, and Anhe hasn't replied to her assignment that she handed in today. Lian Han thinks he's probably going to torture her tomorrow.
However, as soon as she opened the search interface of the smart device, she received a message from Ling Ze.
"This person hasn't contacted her in a long time," Lian Han thought in surprise, and clicked on the link.
Cui Zhi, 38 years old, from the planet Lai'an, is the Federation's only 3S-class mecha designer and an honorary professor at the Diluo Armor Academy. His representative works include the 3S-class mechas Yuting, Anxin, and Jiyuan.
Afterwards, Cui Zhi's experiences over the years were explained in detail. When Lian Han saw that he had "served as a mecha pilot in the Northern Army of the Federation for three years," he understood. It turned out that this mecha pilot was not bad either. No wonder they were all defeated.
After glancing at the master's photo again, Lian Han frowned as he was about to close the file. He looked at the end of the file, where there was a line of inconspicuous small print: "Someone knows that Han Jin is Lian Han and wants to get rid of you. Be careful in everything you do."
How did he know? Lian Han wanted to ask, but then remembered that they were still in a cold war, so he had to give up.
But someone knows her? How did they know? Han Jin is, after all, the second account, besides the Ling family, Ning Jue, and Jing Li—Jing Li?
[Old man, it seems my senior brother is causing trouble?]
Xing Yucheng, within his spiritual sea of consciousness, also frowned. [He is indeed the most likely candidate. But the year isn't up yet, why would he want to eliminate you?]
That makes sense. Jing Li must be blind to care about that unknown 3S-level expert. So there's no reason for him to attack her before he's certain she's helpless!
[But speaking of the one-year deadline—old man, are you sure you have a way to save the person Jingli is asking for help with?]
[80%]
[But you just won't tell me?]
[yes. ]
Lian Han, unwilling to give up, asked: "Aren't you afraid I'll let Xiao Ye bite you? He's been eyeing you for a long time."
[Stop it. You just like to scare this old man.]
Lian Han: ...
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