1297 Sorry, Mum!
"It's because the things you and your father left behind are too good. They don't want to spit out any of them," Mu Shui-qing said calmly. In reality, if Ling Xiao wasn't here, he would have left the Federation long ago. Having lived to Mu Shui-qing's age, he had seen through everything. Although it was said to be for the country and the people, in reality, wasn't it all just a fight for power? Thankfully, after these people had gained power, they had indeed done some beneficial things for the people of the Federation... Mu Shui-qing had let them be. Because Mu Shui-qing was not sure if changing to another batch of people, would they have done worse than these people?
"The things that belong to us father and daughter are not something they can take away just because they want it." Ling Lan said coldly. She had already prepared a backup plan. She didn't believe that her father, who was a hundred times more cunning than her, didn't have any backup plans.
"You know your father very well..." Mu Shui-qing looked at Ling Lan in surprise. He knew Ling Xiao well because he had taught Ling Xiao for many years. That was how he could see some of Ling Xiao's deeply hidden true nature. Although Ling Xiao had been back for seven or eight years, the time he had spent with Ling Lan was only about three months. Most of the time, the father and daughter were busy with their own things. In such a short time, Ling Lan had actually seen through Ling Xiao's true nature. This really surprised Mu Shui-qing.
"No one knows their children better than their parents. This saying can also be reversed," Ling Lan said calmly. Most importantly, her father had never thought of hiding anything from her and her mother. Her mother didn't care at all. In her eyes, her father was always the best. As for her, she didn't want to care at all. It was just that her innate gift of Profound Insight refused to go on strike, always reminding her diligently. She couldn't ignore it even if she wanted to.
"Since you know your parents, why did you come back?" Mu Shui-qing's face was full of disapproval. When he saw Ling Lan appear here, he knew why Ling Lan had come.
"Although I understand my mother, I can't stop worrying until I see her well with my own eyes." Losing Ling Xiao had caused Ling Lan to lose a pillar of stability in her heart. If something were to happen to Lan Luofeng, Ling Lan was afraid that she would go crazy. Ling Lan had become stronger step by step throughout her life. In the end, she just wanted to protect the people she wanted to protect. And the person she wanted to protect from the start was her mother.
"If you want her to be well, you just have to make sure that you're okay." Mu Shui said calmly, "You are her pillar of support now. As long as you are alive, she will work hard to live on and protect what belongs to you."
Ling Lan's pupils constricted. "The 23rd division."
"You do know your mother well." Mu Shui-qing sighed. "Although it's difficult, no one will be able to stop your mother from doing what she wants to do. I don't know what will happen in the end, but I'm sure that your father's 23rd division won't be taken over by others so quickly. If you want to take over the 23rd division, you have to become stronger as soon as possible. Become so strong that even the three great marshals can't stop you."
"I understand. I'll have to trouble you for the next few years." With her master in the general's mansion, no one would dare to do anything to her mother. This was why she and her father, Ling Xiao, dared to let Lan Luofeng stay on Planet General. Compared to the other wives of generals who stayed on Planet General as hostages, Lan Luofeng had Mu Shui-qing to protect her so they didn't have to worry about her safety. If a god-realm wanted to protect someone, they would have to destroy the entire planet. If not, they wouldn't die.
"It's okay. I'm alone. It's not bad to be able to retire here," Mu Shui-qing said nonchalantly. He only had one disciple, Ling Xiao. Oh, there was also Ling Lan. However, Ling Lan was Ling Xiao's daughter. In short, he had to take care of this family for the rest of his life. He had to take care of them even if he wanted to.
Ling Lan wanted to say something but her expression suddenly changed. She slowly turned her head and looked at the door.
She saw a beautiful woman with a surprised expression on her face. Her eyes were filled with tears as she slowly walked in.
"I asked your mother to come over just now. It's safe to meet her here." Mu Shui-qing's words entered her ears. This explained why Lan Luofeng was here.
"Yes, my Lan 'er. My Lan' er, right?" Lan Luofeng darted forward and cupped Ling Lan's face in her hands. Even though Ling Lan was wearing a female soldier's uniform and lacked the determination and fierceness of a man's uniform, Lan Luofeng could still tell at a glance that this was her precious daughter, Ling Lan, whom she had missed dearly.
"I'm sorry, mummy." Ling Lan knelt down and hugged Lan Luofeng's waist tightly. If only she had been stronger, she wouldn't have caused her father to disappear from the Twilight battlefield in order to save her.
Ling Lan didn't want to use the word 'sacrifice'. She didn't believe that powerful man would die. She only accepted that he had gone missing, just like how he had gone missing all those years ago. When the time was right, he would rise from the ashes and return.
"Don't say sorry to me. If Ling Xiao hadn't gone to save you, if you had gone missing instead of him, I would have hated him for the rest of my life. Luckily, he went to save you. I'm very happy. I didn't marry the wrong person. I'm proud of him." Lan Luofeng hugged Ling Lan tightly, smiling as she spoke. Tears flowed uncontrollably from her eyes.
"Ling Lan, don't blame mummy for being selfish. When he went missing all those years ago, if it weren't for you, I would have gone with him. But your existence made me strong as a mother. For 16 years, my focus was on you. In my heart, you are the most important. But your father's blunder made my hopes go up in smoke. To be honest, I hated your father. I hated him for messing up our plans the moment he came back. The only reason I forgave him was because I saw that you liked this kind of life. You didn't need to be spoiled. You could be strong enough to look down on everything. This is the freedom you need … "
"So, if I could only choose one of the two of you, I would only choose you. It would only be you." Lan Luofeng hugged her daughter tightly. The warm body in her arms made her feel that her daughter was really alive, alive and standing in front of her eyes.
Ling Xiao's disappearance did make her heart ache, but it was only heartache. But when she thought that the one who disappeared was her daughter, Ling Lan, she felt as if her heart had been dug out alive. That kind of pain would suffocate her. She wouldn't be able to live. No wonder it was said that once a woman had a child, no matter how much she loved her husband, she would have a change of heart.
"Mummy!" Ling Lan buried her head in Lan Luofeng's arms. Her tears fell silently. She said that she would never cry again, but Lan Luofeng's words still made her unable to control her emotions. The more Lan Luofeng valued her, the more Ling Lan felt sorry for her mother. She caused her mother to lose the husband who loved her the most.
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