“We still have military duties to attend to. Since Your Highness Qianya is free, I will have someone escort you back.”
"Doesn't the general ask about the fate of those space pirates?" Qianya asked.
"No need to ask any more questions. Anyone who disregards the Federation, even if they are currently lucky, will soon be wiped out."
"Then we'll wait and see."
"We will certainly not disappoint Your Highness. Please, both of you, proceed to the guest rooms."
After Ning Jue finished speaking, his adjutant Yu immediately stepped forward and said, "Please come in, both of you."
Qianya raised an eyebrow, glancing around, still somewhat eager to try. But this enthusiasm subsided slightly after meeting Ruila's disapproving gaze.
"Let's go, let's get to the capital sooner so you can leave sooner."
Rella sighed, "Even if Rella leaves, Your Highness can't do whatever you want in the capital. Why are you still acting like a child?"
Watching the two depart, Ning Jue pondered, "Once they arrive at the Imperial Capital, who will be responsible for their safety?"
Someone nearby replied, "This matter is being handled by Marshal Ruan."
They came here because they happened to be nearby and received Rella's distress call; they couldn't just stand by and watch her die.
Ning Jue nodded. "When will the starship that's picking us up arrive?"
"Tomorrow at the latest."
"Send him away as soon as possible." This Prince Qianya is no pushover.
"yes."
"Sister Elf, you scared me to death just now," Pei Sumei said. If the smuggling warship were discovered, and she were killed by energy guns, what an unjust death that would be.
"Relax." Lian Han finally gave up on carrying the girl in his arms. "Don't wander off."
"How far are we from the Demon Abyss?" Lian Han asked.
"[Good luck, you don't need to change ships. This warship's destination should be the Demon Abyss.]" Old Xing chuckled. Although the S-5xx series warships were all responsible for matters concerning the Demon Abyss, Xiao Han didn't know that, so he didn't say anything.
They're going to the Demon Abyss? Lian Han was surprised, but soon she started to worry about what to do with Pei Sumei.
"Why don't you go back and dump them on some random planet? If you're fast enough, you might be able to catch up with this warship again," Old Xing suggested.
Lian Han hesitated for a moment, "Little sister, how did you get here?"
Pei Sumei blinked, finally realizing something was wrong, and frowned, "Some bad guys are trying to steal my things, I need to find my sister. That Xiao Ya is really unreliable, she teleported me to the wrong place again!"
"What kind of bad guy could make the system carry you around?" Lian Han's heart skipped a beat.
"A really bad guy," Pei Sumei pouted. "If my sister were here, she would definitely kill him!"
What is he trying to take from you?
“That’s right—” Pei Sumei grabbed Lian Han’s arm, “Sister, please don’t hurt Xiao Ya, okay? He saved me this time too.”
[External systems must be destroyed.]
Lian Han asked: [What would happen if it weren't destroyed?]
[Elimination.]
So ruthless? Even Han and Old Man Xing frowned.
The system further added, "[Once the card system is bound, it can only be released upon the death of the host. Freed from the constraints of the host's body, the system can automatically eliminate any external systems and then find a new host.]"
Therefore, the foreign system must be destroyed no matter what. Lian Han's slightly furrowed brows relaxed, a hint of helplessness in his eyes. [Could you give me some more time? I want to deal with the Demon Abyss matter first.]
[Then are you sure she won't run away?]
[Mother-Child Tracking Card. Before I left the Imperial Capital Star, I left a child card on her. Running away won't help.] Lian Han's feelings were complicated. The card was originally just to confirm the girl's safety, but he didn't expect it to become her reliance.
[Can. ]
Then Lian Han noticed that the task in his sea of consciousness had changed:
[A system task has been triggered to eliminate the intruding system. Time limit: one year.]
It seems the system won't let her stall for too long. Lian Han thought.
"Don't think too much about it. He brought you here, but can he really send you away?"
The elf was trying to persuade her to leave? Pei Sumei blinked, asked Xiaoya again, and finally said helplessly, "His original energy has been exhausted after two spatial teleportations. Unless we find an energy mine."
"energy?"
Ignoring Xiao Ya's warning, Pei Sumei revealed everything he had told her: "This is an energy system. I provide it with energy, and it can help me with corresponding tasks. It's an equal exchange."
[Equivalent exchange? Ha!]
This was the first time the system's voice carried such a clear sense of sarcasm.
Lian Han knew that Pei Sumei's claim of equivalence might not actually be true equivalence. Deceiving a little girl wasn't difficult.
"There's no energy now?"
"Yes," Pei Sumei replied, though inwardly she was struggling. She actually still had Demon Soul Crystals, but they were more effective for her sister than for converting energy. She wanted to keep them.
Lian Han frowned. The Demon Abyss was so dangerous that even so many character cards had never returned from it, so she couldn't possibly take Xiao Mei with her.
But staying on the warship—smuggling herself in was already inappropriate, especially since this was a warship heading to the Demon Abyss. She still didn't know what the Demon Abyss was, and the public was even more unaware of its existence; it was clearly being deliberately concealed. If she were discovered under these circumstances, this girl could easily be charged with the capital offense of spying on federal secrets.
Lian Han had a headache and cursed the person who had ill intentions towards the girl in his heart, but he had no choice but to decide to pick up a planet and leave the person there first.
"Little sister, I'll take you home. Don't run around like that again, okay?"
This is why she had to maintain the innocent image of the Butterfly Shadow Card. If it were the usual Lian Han facing Pei Sumei, she would have scolded her long ago.
"We're not going to pursue Xiaoya's matter anymore?" Pei Sumei was overjoyed. "Thank you, sister."
"Come on." Lian Han extended his hand to her, and blue-purple butterfly wings sprouted from his back, delicate and beautiful.
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