[Don't be impulsive! Don't be impulsive!] Old Man Xing saw the girl slowly place her hand on the little beast's neck and quickly tried to stop her.
[Xiaohan, calm down. The little one didn't do it on purpose! She slept for so long and finally broke through, she definitely wanted to share it with her closest person first!]
[Think about it again, she's the partner you chose!]
Lian Han remained unmoved, and with a gentle lift, he lifted the little fox up, slowly increasing the force in his hand.
The little guy, sensing the danger, flailed in the air, but his short legs and weak strength rendered his efforts futile.
[Think again! You recently spent an S-grade energy core on her!]
Yes, that's right. Xingyan previously barged into the Mecha Academy and swallowed an energy core, which led to her being extorted for a large sum of money.
[This wasteful thing. Shouldn't I cut my losses now?]
Old Xing: ...This girl is really furious.
[Um, well. The Federal New Year is coming soon.] Old Man Xing really went all out to save the little fox.
[We've arrived.]
Thinking that she hadn't celebrated her birthday or New Year's Eve this year, Old Man Xing explained: "[The capital city places great importance on the New Year. School will be on winter break for half a month soon.]"
[What do you want me to do?]
He didn't want to say anything more about the girl's keen observation. "[After spending the New Year with your family, I hope you can go to Planet Tri. There's something I want to confirm.]"
Upon hearing that it was important, Lian Han loosened his grip, allowing the little fox to escape. [Okay.]
[You didn't even ask what they were going to do?]
[Don't even mention Planet Tri, I'd go to the border even if you asked me to. You wouldn't harm me, old man.]
Unreserved trust—Old Xing suddenly felt that the past wasn't that important anymore; what truly gave him a sense of accomplishment was watching this girl grow up.
Think about those guys who were so subservient to me ten years ago. I finally managed to kill them, and now they're still being subservient to my disciples ten years later. I'll make them feel so humiliated that I'll write my name backwards!
Thinking this way, Old Man Xing felt refreshed and invigorated. "When I get back, I'll tell you about my past," he said.
Lian Han raised an eyebrow and said, "[Okay.]"
Despite her calm demeanor, she was incredibly curious about Old Man Xing's past years ago, and she still is. After all, since arriving in the capital, she'd noticed everyone held the old man in high esteem, yet he claimed he was murdered by high-ranking officials—a story she couldn't help but be curious about.
Seeing the little guy climb onto the still-open window, even Han didn't move. An invisible spiritual force directly pulled the little fox back. "Where do you want to go?"
The little fox trembled, looking pitifully at Lian Han.
"From now on, if you dare to press any buttons randomly when I'm online, you can skip meat and eat vegetarian food. Xiaoyan, you owe me an S-grade energy core, you'll have to pay me back later."
The little fox nodded eagerly; she was a carnivore and didn't want to be a vegetarian! As for the second half of Lian Han's sentence, she had already ignored it because of the threat of food.
Old Xing: ...Lian Han is even stingier than usual today.
Seeing her nod, Lian Han released the little guy, then walked to the Skynet connection pod, lingered there for a while, and finally withdrew his hand.
[I logged off when I was being confessed to. Won't they think I ran away because I was shy?] Lian Han asked.
[Very likely.]
Lian Han was devastated!
She could only think about logging off! Anyone knows that logging off doesn't solve anything!
Now that's great. She didn't refuse directly. Regardless of what Bai Ze will do tomorrow, An He and Zong Jingyuan, who love to stir up trouble, can tease her to death!
It's all Xiaoyan's fault! She broke through to the next level, but why did she have to jump onto the connecting pod and press buttons randomly? She's practically sabotaging her master!
Lian Han is very irritable right now!
A knock sounded at the door, but Lian Han was too lazy to move and simply ordered 003, "Open the door."
"Xiao Han, you suddenly logged off just now, are you alright?" Ye Ying asked worriedly.
Lian Han glared at the little fox, even more annoyed. "Domestic pets are too noisy. It ran onto the connecting pod and bumped into the emergency disconnect button."
"It's good that you're alright." Yozakura smiled. "But—I knew it, Xiaohan doesn't seem like the type to run away from things."
What happened next?
Speaking of this, Ye Ying looked at Lian Han with concern, "Because you went offline, everyone thought you were shy. Then Senior Bai said he was going to find Ling Ze to make peace and that he would treat everyone to dinner when he came back."
Lian Han covered her face; this was it.
What are you going to do tomorrow?
"Just leave it as is," Lian Hansheng said in a resigned tone.
Yozakura said timidly, "Actually—I have a suggestion."
"What?"
"Although universities don't prohibit dating, primary and secondary schools have regulations protecting children. I think if you're really in a difficult situation, you can apply for it. You're only 15 years old; you should be at the age where you've just graduated from primary school."
Lian Han: ? ? ?
[That's a good idea.] That was Old Xing's suppressed laughter.
"Hmm, let me turn around and see. What are Anhe and Jingyuan doing?"
Ye Ying couldn't help but smile. "They should contact Xiao Han after they've finished laughing."
Lian Han: ...
"If there's nothing else, I'll go first—" Suddenly seeing the little fox trying to make herself as inconspicuous as possible, Yozakura's heart softened. "I need to go out for a bit. Let Xiaoyan come with me."
Lian Han glanced at Xing Yan and nodded, "Go ahead. I don't want to see her today either."
The little fox's eyes lit up, and she immediately pounced into Ye Ying's arms. She had originally wanted to tell her master about the new abilities she had gained after advancing in rank, but her master had actually scolded her, so she didn't want to (dared not) talk to her master anymore.
Lian Han watched her leave with a cold eye, silently crossing out the little fox's lunch for tomorrow in his mind.
[You're such a kind and soft-hearted little student.]
[She'd be even cuter if she weren't holding the fox.] Lian Han said quietly.
Old Xing observed a three-second moment of silence for Xingyan.
[What is the Child Protection Ordinance?] Lian Han asked, lying on the bed.
[It's a regulation to protect young children. The Child Protection Regulations primarily aim to protect children under 18 years old, and mainly include three provisions: prohibiting fighting among young children, prohibiting early romantic relationships, and prohibiting staying out all night.]
[Young child?]
[A 25-year-old is considered an adult; those under 18 haven't even graduated from middle school—what else could they be but a child? Or you could call them a kid.]
Lian Han felt that the number of times she felt helpless was increasing without limit today.
"Master, there's news about Miss Anhe," 003 said.
"Read it."
"Xiaohan, come to the battle room. Senior Jiang and my brother just got back from a mission and want to check if you've slacked off in your combat skills these past few days. Room number."
Without mentioning the confession she had just received, Lian Han raised an eyebrow and finally logged back into the SkyNet. However, just to be on the safe side, she chose to log in from her birthplace so that she wouldn't end up back where she was offline.
Otherwise, it would be too awkward if people hadn't all left.
After entering the room number, Lian Han quickly appeared in the battle room, and then she regretted it.
She didn't know many scions of prominent families, yet this room was almost half full of them. Lian Han thought: ...Although she was just unlucky, why was she so guilty? Was it too late to leave now?
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