Chapter 56

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Protagonist:

Xuan Ge

Having confirmed General Shen Wei's attitude, Ying Xing's suspended heart finally settled completely.

She bowed slightly, her posture respectful and proper, not uttering another word of nonsense; her fingertips brushed lightly, and the projection instantly dissipated into the air.

The Interstellar Peace Corporation will absolutely not meddle in Ying Xing's affairs again.

Even thinking of the division's losses made her heart ache so sharply she gasped, yet she absolutely would not intervene.

Of course, this statement applies only to the Strategic Investment Department she belongs to.

As for the company's other departments, whether they are willing or able to intervene is not something she can decide.

Inside the Shen Wei Grand Hall, Xuan Ge's gaze fell upon Ling Sha.

Ling Sha was gentle as water, sitting quietly beside the desk, head lowered organizing documents; her profile was soft, her brown pupils full of seriousness.

Xuan Ge's golden eyes narrowed slightly as he looked her up and down.

His gaze swept slowly over her hair ends, her shoulders, finally settling on her eyes, lingering for a long while, yet still detecting not the slightest anomaly.

But the doubt in his heart had not diminished in the least.

The way Ling Sha had interrupted Yu Fei just now clearly carried a hint of deliberation; it was by no means accidental.

Ling Sha felt his scorching gaze pinning her.

Her fingertips lightly clutched the hem of her cheongsam, her legs pressed together imperceptibly; she raised her eyes to look at him, her voice soft enough to squeeze water from:

"General~ why are you staring at this concubine like this?"

Xuan Ge did not move his gaze away; his tone carried a careful, tentative quality as he asked:

"Ling Sha.... are you.... alright? Just now, did something weigh on your mind?"

Ling Sha let out a light laugh, her brows and eyes curving, gentle amusement rippling in her eyes.

She rose, took two steps to the General's Chair, and without waiting for Xuan Ge to react, sat down lightly, sharing the seat with him, shoulder pressed tightly against shoulder.

The distance between them was extremely close, close enough to clearly smell each other's scent.

The green plum fragrance on Xuan Ge, crisp and reassuring;

The elegant medicine fragrance in Ling Sha's hair, gentle and lingering, intertwined together, exceptionally intimate.

Ling Sha tilted her head slightly, looking into Xuan Ge's eyes, smiling as she asked: "General~ do I look like someone with a problem?"

Xuan Ge wailed inwardly: 'Yes! Too much so! But I just can't tell where the problem lies!'

On the surface, however, he could only shake his head slightly, his tone carrying concern:

"Good that there's nothing wrong. If you feel tired, then rest more.

Those trivial matters of the Dan Ding Division, leave them to Dan Shu and Yu Fei to handle; no need to personally attend to everything."

The smile in Ling Sha's eyes deepened a little; she nodded gently.

She reached out, her fingertips lightly smoothing the crease on Xuan Ge's lapel, the motion gentle and natural; her fingertips brushed his shoulder unintentionally, bringing a trace of cool sensation.

Having done all this, she slowly rose, returned to her own desk, and continued lowering her head to process documents, as if the intimacy just now had never happened.

Xuan Ge stared at her back for a good while longer; seeing her expression still composed, not the slightest abnormality, only then did he set his heart slightly at ease.

"Ying Xing, oh Ying Xing~" Xuan Ge murmured to himself with a smile, a flash of blue-gold light flickering in his pupils, gone in an instant.

"My Zhe Dian still doesn't have an exclusive skin; you, this Hundred Forging Master, shouldn't you restock me?"

He knew perfectly well in his heart that Ying Xing wasn't afraid of the corporation's warrant at all.

But he was different; he had put forth real, tangible conditions to secure Ying Xing a legal identity.

The organization Ying Xing joined has now invisibly been labeled with the Shen Wu Xian Zhou tag.

Xuan Ge has never been one to take a loss; he absolutely must make Ying Xing "cough up gold coins" for him big time!

Thinking this, the smile at the corner of his mouth grew even richer.

Presumably, Ying Xing will "happily" agree.

Far away at the other end of the Huan Yu, inside a strangely shaped flying ship.

Whether Ying Xing is happy or not, no one knows.

Anyway, right now he stared at the dense cat claw scratches covering his room door, his heart left with only helplessness.

He knew, Ai Li Ou, was very unhappy.

"I'll go talk to Xuan Ge...."

Ren shifted his gaze away from the door panel, deliberately ignoring the sharp hissing sounds of a cat coming from the cabin depths, and spoke in a calm tone.

"He definitely already knows what we did."

Kafka sat elegantly on the sofa, fingertips gently swirling a glass of red wine; hearing Ren's words, her motion paused slightly, and she fell into silent contemplation.

"Shen Wei, is it very impressive?"

A synthesized mechanical male voice suddenly rang out, breaking the cabin's quiet.

Ren and Kafka turned their heads simultaneously, only to see a humanoid mecha walking over slowly.

The mecha was slightly taller than a normal person, entirely silver-bright, lines sleek and cool; it was precisely their member, codename Sam.

This mecha was Grammar's Firefly Type IV, but inside it was not empty.

Inside the mecha's cockpit sat a young girl.

White hair falling to her waist, tips tinged with a fluorescent green gradient, pupils a gradient of cyan-blue and pale pink, appearance delicate and pretty.

She is called Liu Ying.

Liu Ying stays inside her mecha year-round because she suffers from a rare disease — Entropy Loss Syndrome.

The patient's physical structure slowly and irreversibly dissociates, accompanied by complex sensory and cognitive abnormalities.

The most obvious manifestation is that movements and reactions are "a tiny bit slower than everyone else's," and as the condition worsens, they become slower and slower.

In the late stages, patients also gradually lose the ability to distinguish dreams from reality, because in their perception both become equally fragmented and blurred, impossible to tell apart.

And this Sam Mecha is Liu Ying's mobile treatment pod.

Kafka looked at Sam, a gentle smile hanging on her face, and spoke in a soft tone:

"Liu Ying, this has nothing to do with you, you don't need to think about it."

"Okay~ just asking~"

A soft, glutinous female voice, mixed with a cold synthetic mechanical sound, rang out together, the tone carrying a hint of grievance yet also obedient and compliant.

Liu Ying controlled Sam, slowly sitting down, the mecha's joints turning with a faint "click" sound.

"Rest well...." Ren crossed his arms, his gaze falling on the Sam Mecha, his tone carrying a hint of instruction.

"Xuan Ge's matter.... don't get involved, and don't get close to him."

He mused silently: Xuan Ge has always favored cool, flashy objects; his Divine Might Armor and long spear are both like that.

If Xuan Ge were to see Liu Ying's silver, cool Firefly Type IV Mecha, he'd probably make himself build one for him, then play with it for a bit and discard it....

Liu Ying obediently nodded, controlled Sam to lightly shake its head, said no more, and stayed quietly to the side.

The mecha's indicator lights slowly blinked with a soft glow.

Kafka's face still held a smile full of charm, but in her heart a trace of indescribable bitterness rose.

This Xuan Ge..... they truly have no other way out.

Recalling Ai Li Ou's madness, she felt a wave of helplessness......

In the middle of the night, Ai Li Ou suddenly went crazy, scratching at Ying Xing's door with his claws to vent his anger.

Only because Ying Xing and Xuan Ge are sworn brothers, the so-called "when trouble comes, Ying Xing bears it," Ai Li Ou couldn't find Xuan Ge and didn't dare go looking for him.

So he could only take all his fire out on Ying Xing.

Finally, not until the door panel was almost gouged with a hole did that frantic scratching sound abruptly stop.

Immediately after, a voice heavy with resentment, its tone full of unwillingness and helplessness:

"They've already been targeted by the Hunt's causality...."

Finishing those words, Ai Li Ou swished his tail and dejectedly returned to his own room.

Closed the door, and on his own inside wrote and drew, attempting to modify the Script, to escape the Hunt causality's entanglement.

Kafka knew clearly in her heart the meaning of Ai Li Ou's words — their Stellaron Hunters' actions had already been noticed by Xuan Ge.

They, cannot escape.

Kafka slowly stood up, walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, raised her eyes to look out at the boundless star sea, starlight falling on her face, reflecting a complex expression.

After a moment, she seemed to have made some resolve, slowly turned around, her expression slightly serious as she looked at Ren, and asked in a firm tone:

"A-Ren, that thing you wanted to say but stopped last time, what exactly was it?"

Ren heard those words, his cold, lofty face showing not the slightest expression, his indifferent gaze meeting Kafka's for a second.....

Then, Ren's ear tips flushed faintly red, rarely revealing a few degrees of discomfort, his eyes subconsciously dodging away.

"Speak~" Kafka looked at his appearance, a trace of realization flashing in her eyes, her tone softening a bit.

"As long as it lets our operation continue, even if there's sacrifice, it's unavoidable."

Ren took a deep breath, gripped his fists tight, as if making a tremendous resolve.

'Xuan Ge... sorry!'

Ren lowered his eyes and said in a low voice: "Xuan Ge he..... um..... likes big ones...."

As the words fell, Ren instantly averted his gaze inward, crossed his arms, the red at his ear roots becoming even more obvious.

Right now, he didn't dare look at Kafka's expression, even less dare imagine what Kafka's reaction would be.

"Big ones...."

Kafka froze, subconsciously lowering her head.

She glanced at her own chest, a flash of shock in her eyes, then a trace of realization rose, the corner of her mouth couldn't help twitching.

Yes, completely meets the "big ones" standard.

So big that, when she lowers her head, she can almost not see her own toes.....