Chapter 214: Generational Grudge, Yunxiao's Resolve

Yunxiao nervously watched the object rapidly approaching in the sky, her small hand clenched tightly, her inner tension reaching its peak.

118 glanced at the nervous Yunxiao, the mecha's body silently shifted slightly to her front-left, shielding her behind it.

"Miss, don't worry, I'm here."

Don't judge by 118 being pitch-black all over now, appearing to have lost combat ability; compared to the time Yun Sheng repeatedly courted death, its strength is still too low.

"But... but, brother, is your body really okay?"

"Don't worry, miss."

"Believe me."

This is the most words Yunxiao has ever heard.

A simple "believe me" seemed to give Yunxiao new courage, letting her dare to face the current crisis.

Soon, this dense crowd of things arrived before her eyes, and the true appearance of the leader at the front gradually became visible.

118 looked at the leader's face, recognized his identity; although still wary of them, 118's Logic Core analysis of risk had decreased considerably.

That leading old man was a senior who had several times helped Yun Sheng rise, and finally he was the one who warned Yun Sheng to stay away from the military; not mentioning 118, at least Yun Sheng held a good impression of this senior.

Nowadays, this senior is not in the New Federation but leads humanity in struggling to survive in the land of heavenly disaster, which makes 118 greatly admire him.

But admiration does not mean letting down vigilance.

Behind her, Yunxiao remained on alert; the dense floating cannons at her rear had already locked onto the opponent.

The leading old man, seeing this formation, was not tense; instead, he gestured behind him, left the main force alone, and approached the person and mecha on a mechanical levitator.

"Don't be tense, we mean no harm."

The old man raised his arms toward the two, indicating he carried no weapons, then continued to approach them.

At this moment, the old man came to a point not far in front of the two, glanced at 118, then at Yunxiao, his face showing a puzzled expression.

"This girl... looks so familiar..."

"She looks a bit like... Yun Sheng?"

He looked toward Yunxiao and spoke tentatively.

"Little girl, what's your name?"

Yunxiao stared, lifted her head to look at 118; seeing that it didn't speak, she then answered.

"I am Yunxiao."

Hearing this answer, the old man's brows relaxed, as if confirming something, he looked at Yunxiao with eyes full of astonishment.

"A 16-year-old fourth-rank mecha engineer, a genius among geniuses, truly worthy of being that brat's daughter."

However, although all the traits matched, the old man still asked again.

"Little girl, is your father's name Yun Sheng?"

This time it was Yunxiao who was surprised; the other party suddenly mentioned her father's name, possibly meaning they had a clue about him.

Seeing Yunxiao instinctively nod, the old man beamed with joy, but then was overcome with endless sorrow and remembrance.

"Do you know my father?"

"Of course, I raised your father myself; I have high hopes for him."

"Let's talk about that later, Xiaoyunxiao; could you tell me why your mecha wasn't affected by the frenzied intelligent machinery?"

At this moment, Yunxiao once again lifted her head to look at 118; 118 had taught her not to overly trust humans, and she had kept this lesson in mind.

But, in this situation, whether it's scheming or pleasant cooperation, Yunxiao, with her limited experience, cannot possibly judge.

118's Logic Core pondered for a moment; based on its analysis of the environment and human nature, it thought it was still best to speak clearly.

To avoid people always coveting his body.

"Old Yuan, hello, I am 118; you can also call me by my former callsign, Chi Hong."

The old man widened his eyes, looking at the pitch-black mecha before him, then at the red mecha nearby whose cockpit had been smashed.

He understood, he fully understood.

"So that's how it is..."

"Yun Sheng, you little brat."

Old Yuan shook his head with a smile, then looked at the two.

"Since it's like that, old man I won't waste words."

"I hope to obtain your information not controlled by intelligent machinery; in exchange, we will shelter you until Yunxiao grows up."

"How about that?"

It sounded wonderful, but 118 knew humans, as a species, love to talk in circles.

"Reply: exchanging information is fine, but I don't want you to overly interfere in Yunxiao's life."

"Especially, control."

Old Yuan stared for a moment, then nodded slightly, thus agreeing.

"The reason I originally made this suggestion is because I feel guilty toward Yun Sheng."

"Back then, it was due to my inadequacy that I failed to protect Yun Sheng this brat; I merely wanted to make up for it a little on his daughter."

"However, since you've said all that, I can't force you; this proposal is fine."

"After having friendly exchanges with Old Yuan, he helped transport your original body back and told Yunxiao what her father had actually experienced."

"The reason is simple: Yun Sheng offended someone, a person of high status and power, who even now holds great influence in the New Federation."

"At that time, Yun Sheng was young and rash; although he didn't intentionally offend anyone, being held a grudge was inevitable, and plus Yun Sheng being a sentimental person, extremely protective of his shortcomings and grateful, this was also a major trigger."

"He could not tolerate others blaming all his gains on himself, so he repeatedly said that everything he possessed was entirely your achievement, because he had a good mecha and a good iron guard."

"As the saying goes, 'a tall tree attracts wind, a petty man hides jade'; moreover, Yun Sheng's status as the orphan of a martyr soon caused the scoundrel who once killed his father to set his sights on him again."

"The matter is simple: the person who displeases them turns out to be the orphan of an enemy; unfortunately, the other side's previous attempt to eradicate the roots failed, and this time it's the same—Yun Sheng's whereabouts are unknown, but Yunxiao is still alive."

Yunxiao, who had learned everything, remained silent for a long time; that is to say, her originally happy and fulfilled family should have had loving grandparents and parents, but all of this was destroyed by the same family.

"Brother, I really, really, very much want to become strong..." Yunxiao said to you, her eyes filled with determination.

"I will help you, Miss, please believe me." This is your answer.