Chapter 242: Friendship is the Most Fragile Thing

The forces she had painstakingly cultivated had actually all turned against her.

After turning, they all surrendered to Pan Zhen's command.

This left Di Leina dumbfounded on the spot.

No, the forces she had painstakingly invested so many resources into cultivating had actually all become Pan Zhen's?!

This damn... damn...

Di Leina was so angry that she couldn't find a single appropriate word for a long time.

In the end, she was placed under house arrest by Pan Zhen for the crime of disrupting the imperial court, told to reflect on herself for a period of time before discussing other matters.

Hearing this, Ye Cang couldn't help but laugh out loud.

To tell the truth, Ye Cang possessed absolute rationality; he would discard superfluous emotions, and under normal circumstances, he would absolutely not laugh.

Unless he really couldn't help it.

And his laughter instantly made Di Leina bristle with rage.

"You bastard Ye Cang!"

"Shut up and stop laughing, who told you to laugh!"

"Stop it right now!"

Looking at Di Leina's current state, Ye Cang gave her face and stopped.

"I've stopped laughing," Ye Cang said.

"You may continue."

Seeing that Ye Cang had stopped laughing, Di Leina continued her story.

After being placed under house arrest by Pan Zhen, Di Leina was naturally unconvinced.

Clearly, before cultivating her own forces, she had investigated that those people were not Pan Zhen's men; why would they turn at a critical moment?

Thus, a very unconvinced Di Leina actually climbed over the wall to escape and came to the common people.

She began organizing her own forces among the common people again, wanting to grow slowly and eventually take back Lieyang from Pan Zhen's hands!

But imagination is beautiful, while reality is cruel.

When the forces she organized among the common people grew to a certain stage, Pan Zhen and the remaining Three Great Heavenly Guardians would descend from the sky.

They would directly destroy the forces Di Leina had worked so hard to organize.

Di Leina tried this kind of thing a full seven times.

The situation of each of these seven times was not much different from the first time.

In the end, Di Leina was so angry she was nearly driven mad; in a state of extreme fury, she actually unlocked the Giant Solar Flare encryption, and then, bearing the Giant Solar Flare, she charged straight into the imperial palace.

She wanted to fight Pan Zhen to the death.

The result... she was beaten by Pan Zhen until she couldn't find north.

And it was only at this moment that Di Leina understood the gap between herself and Pan Zhen, and also understood that the entire Lieyang seemed to already bear the surname Pan.

So, she stole a spacecraft, quietly passed through a Wormhole, and returned to Earth.

But halfway back to Earth, she encountered the Taotie Legion.

After experiencing thousands of hardships while being hunted by the Taotie Legion, she finally returned to Huaxia.

And the reason she was in such a sorry state was all to avoid the Taotie, which was why she ended up like that.

Di Leina skipped the specific details and did not explain them in depth.

This made Ye Cang suspect, had Di Leina really hidden in a trash heap?

Before Ye Cang could think too much, Di Leina, having finished telling the whole story, let out a long sigh.

"Sigh, Ye Cang, it's really too hard for me!" Di Leina said while sitting in the vehicle. "But to be fair, I now understand what you said before."

But after hearing Di Leina's words, Ye Cang did not respond to her, just sitting there quietly.

He was thinking about a question.

Is Di Leina truly stupid or just pretending to be?

He had previously tricked Di Leina, saying that Pan Zhen was going to rebel.

But after Di Leina returned to Lieyang and experienced so many things, did she not notice that Pan Zhen held back at every turn and had no intention of using his real strength?

If Pan Zhen had used his real strength, Di Leina would likely be dead by now, rather than sitting in front of him.

No, strictly speaking, Di Leina is not stupid; she must have fallen into that state.

The bystander sees clearly, while the person involved is confused.

But this is also fine; it is advantageous for him.

And Di Leina, looking at the silent Ye Cang, couldn't help but call out twice.

"Ye Cang? Ye Cang?"

"Why are you spacing out?"

Hearing Di Leina's call, Ye Cang stopped thinking.

"I wasn't spacing out," Ye Cang said. "What I said before you left, none of that is important."

"What's important is, what is your purpose for fleeing back to Earth this time?" Ye Cang's question went straight to the core.

Di Leina did not expect Ye Cang to be so direct, so she was stunned for a brief moment.

"Ah, just, just to hide from Pan Zhen," Di Leina said somewhat uncertainly.

"I suppose... hehe..."

After a silly laugh, Di Leina wanted to skip this topic.

"Ah, that, Ye Cang."

"I've been away from Earth for so long, how is the Xiongbing Lian now? Where are they?"

"I want to go see them; I will come back and continue chatting with you after I have finished seeing them."

As she said this, Di Leina stood up from her seat and wanted to leave.

But a single sentence from Ye Cang interrupted her.

"Di Leina, in my view, you are not just simply avoiding Pan Zhen."

"So, you can speak plainly about what your goal is."

"Continuing to be evasive in this situation is not a good choice."

Ye Cang's words made Di Leina stop in her tracks.

But she did not turn around; she just stood there quietly.

A full three or four minutes passed.

Only then did Di Leina turn around and sit back down in the chair.

"Ye Cang, it seems nothing can be hidden from you," Di Leina said. "According to my original plan, I intended to tell you after a while."

"But I didn't expect that you wouldn't even give me that chance."

As she spoke, Di Leina's expression became serious.

"Ye Cang, in the name of the Lieyang Main God, I request your assistance!"

"I hope Earth and Lieyang can form an alliance and a united front, and at that time, help me reclaim the entire Lieyang! My Lieyang is willing to be on good terms with Earth forever."

"From this point on, Earth and Lieyang will be the best of friends!"

As she said this, Di Leina reached out her hand toward Ye Cang.

But after hearing this, Ye Cang let out a scoff.

"Heh."

"Di Leina, it seems you have improved quite a bit after returning to Lieyang."

"You've even learned how to get something for nothing now; not bad."

While saying this, Ye Cang did not even look directly at Di Leina.

"Best of friends." After repeating this sentence, Ye Cang stood up from his seat.

"Di Leina, I believe you must have heard this saying: there are no permanent friends, and no permanent enemies, only permanent interests."

As he spoke, Ye Cang walked in front of Di Leina.

"Friends, friendship, is always the most fragile thing; no one knows when friendship might shatter."

"Di Leina, if you want an alliance, if you want to obtain Earth's help, then show me the sincerity you ought to have!"

"Do you understand!"

"I understand..." Di Leina responded in a low voice, then immediately raised her head and looked straight into Ye Cang's eyes.

"Ye Cang, you are right; things like friendship are indeed too fragile."