Translator: ryuxenji Editor: H2dH2mr In Ling Lan's team, people like Zilong and the others knew about the relationship between General Ling Xiao and their boss. They also knew that this father-son pair was a little odd in their interactions, definitely lacking the intimacy of a typical father-son pair. Thus, they did not find it strange for their boss to respond coldly.
Meanwhile, Li Lanfeng and Li Shiyu did not know about the relationship between Ling Xiao and Ling Lan. Although they were a little surprised that Ling Lan could still maintain such calm in the face of General Ling Xiao, the idol of the military, when they recalled that Ling Lan's expression was always cold and indifferent, they did not take it to heart. They just assumed that it was a problem with Ling Lan's personality, and did not think too much of it.
Ling Lan's calm and emotionless reply caused a brief silence to fall over the scene. Ling Xiao suddenly did not know what kind of attitude he should use to treat his precious daughter. If he used a commanding tone, even if he could bear to, as long as his wife Lan Luofeng found out, he would definitely be in deep trouble... if he acted a little more cordial, he suspected that he would anger his daughter, because his daughter's behaviour indicated that she did not want to be associated with him and reveal her identity.
Ling Xiao once again deeply felt that it was truly difficult to be a father who could satisfy his daughter...
Right then, on the other side, Qiao Ting had already operated his mecha and rushed over with his team members. He stood beside Ling Lan and said excitedly, "General Ling Xiao, how are you? I am Qiao Ting, a fourth-year cadet of the First Men's Military Academy. I am very pleased to meet you." Although his words were more or less the same as Ling Lan's initial greeting, in contrast to Ling Lan's indifference, Qiao Ting's tone was clearly very excited and enthusiastic.
Ling Xiao turned to look at this uninvited ace trainee mecha and knew that this must be an outstanding cadet of the military academy. It should be known that it was extremely rare for a fourth-year cadet to advance to ace operator, definitely as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns. Thus, he operated his mecha to nod at Qiao Ting in response.
Ling Xiao's response was extremely normal. Even though Qiao Ting was an outstanding student of the military academy, Ling Xiao had seen too many geniuses like him. With Qiao Ting's current strength, Ling Xiao would not be able to impress Qiao Ting. As one of the 12 god-class operators of the Federation and one of the top ten generals of the military, Ling Xiao's standards were undoubtedly very high.
However, Qiao Ting, who now had a comparison, did not think so. Both of them were training mecha from the military academy, but Ling Xiao's attitude towards the other ace operator was clearly much warmer. This made Qiao Ting feel a tinge of embarrassment — he felt that he had been given the cold shoulder. In the military academy, the instructors had placed high hopes on him and the students revered him. Naturally, he believed that he had the right to receive the same treatment as the other ace operator...
Ling Xiao naturally did not know what Qiao Ting was thinking. Right now, all he had in his eyes was his daughter. If not for the fact that there were unfamiliar people around, Ling Xiao would have wanted nothing more than to rip open Ling Lan's mecha and see for himself whether his daughter was truly unharmed and safe. However, Ling Xiao was Ling Xiao after all. He knew that the current situation did not allow him to do so. In order to find out his daughter's true condition as soon as possible, Ling Xiao decided to end this battle as soon as possible.
Thus, he said, "After you all have rested and reorganised, hurry to the dormitory district!" His words had barely faded when Ling Xiao's massive mecha once again disappeared before everyone's eyes, vanishing without a trace. If it had not been for the blazing flames where the imperial mecha had fallen, everyone would have thought that General Ling Xiao's arrival was just a dream.
Seeing Ling Xiao leave, Ling Lan let out an internal sigh of relief. Right then, Little Four finally jumped out of the little black room and shouted angrily, "Boss, you're a coward! You don't even dare to call him daddy! I despise you! " It turned out that Ling Lan had been afraid that Little Four would be too excited to see Ling Xiao and affect her emotions. Thus, when Ling Xiao had approached her, she had thrown Little Four into the little black room and locked him up.
Ling Lan said helplessly, "This is a battlefield. It's not appropriate for me to call it that."
"I won't listen, I won't listen. You're just scared and scared. Could it be that the fact that Ling Xiao is daddy has embarrassed you?" Little Four covered his ears, indicating that he did not accept Ling Lan's explanation. Instead, he questioned her even more angrily.
"How could it be embarrassing? I'm very proud to be Ling Xiao's daughter! I'm just more afraid that I'll embarrass Ling Xiao, "Ling Lan answered Little Four bitterly, her expression somewhat lost.
The reason she could accept the Ling Xiao in the virtual world was because she knew that that Ling Xiao was fake. It was just a spiritual illusion left behind by Ling Xiao. She had let go of her feelings and called the other 'daddy', and the other's response had been as satisfied and happy as she had imagined. Then, it had ended, with no future.
However, it was different now. The current Ling Xiao was a real person. He had feelings and emotions. He could give you tolerance now, as well as selfless fatherly love. However, in the future, he could also be disappointed, angry, and hateful … Ling Lan was afraid that once she accepted Ling Xiao, she would become weak and ask for more.
It should be known that in the past 16 years, in order to shoulder the burden of the entire Ling family, Ling Lan had learned to be strong and independent. She was used to taking on everything by herself. Ling Xiao's return had caused a huge change in everything she was used to. This made Ling Lan a little flustered.
What made Ling Lan even more flustered was Ling Xiao's fatherly love. It was too obvious, and the degree of passion was different from that of her tired and weary father in her past life. This was also why Ling Lan had been avoiding it all this time, unable to face her own heart.
Yes, it was not that Ling Lan did not want to accept Ling Xiao. She was just afraid that one day in the future, Ling Xiao's fatherly eyes would be filled with the same weary and weary look as her father in her past life … Ling Lan did not want to be hurt like this again. Just as Little Four had said, the cowardly her had pushed away Ling Xiao's fatherly love time and time again, even though she knew that her response would hurt Ling Xiao.
"Like this, can I really be a daughter that Ling Xiao would be satisfied with?" Ling Lan asked Little Four with a wry smile. She had already been trained by the learning space to be a cold-blooded and merciless killer, so she could no longer be that delicate, soft, and adorable daughter in Ling Xiao's heart.
Ling Lan's question stunned Little Four for a moment, and then his entire face turned bitter. He found that his boss was right. He had already gotten used to his boss's cold, mighty, and domineering demeanor, so he really could not imagine her being that delicate and sweet little miss. Thus, with a face full of regret, he consoled her, "Boss, my condolences!"
Ling Lan helplessly flicked a finger at Little Four's forehead, ignoring Little Four's condemning gaze. She said somewhat dejectedly, "We can only take one step at a time, if …" She did not continue. If one day she broke through the barrier in her heart, perhaps she would personally call Ling Xiao 'daddy'.
Ling Lan quickly gathered her emotions. After understanding the situation of the other members of the team and finding out that no one was injured, she prepared to lead the team swiftly to the dormitory district. Ling Lan knew that her father was definitely already rushing there to finish up.
Right then, Qiao Ting, who had also finished resting, suddenly called out to her, "Please wait!"
"What's the matter?" Ling Lan stopped in her tracks and turned to ask. Qiao Ting had not chosen to make a move on his companions at this critical moment. This made Ling Lan's impression of Qiao Ting become very good.
"May I ask, which year and which specialization are you in?" Qiao Ting really wanted to know who this ace operator was, and who had successfully advanced to ace operator just like him.
Qiao Ting's question only made Ling Lan raise an eyebrow slightly, but she did not answer.
Ling Lan's silence made Qiao Ting even more annoyed. The sullen feeling of being treated coldly by Ling Xiao made his head heat up, and he blurted out, "Do you know General Ling Xiao?" Otherwise, why would General Ling Xiao be so warm towards you and so cold towards me? This was the only reason Qiao Ting could think of in this period of time.
Ling Lan could not help but laugh at his words. No matter how cold she was, Ling Xiao's behaviour still gave people some clues. For some reason, Ling Lan's mood became extremely good. She had not wanted to respond at first, but because of her good mood, she opened her mouth to ask, "Could it be that you don't know General Ling Xiao?"
Ling Lan's rhetorical question instantly rendered Qiao Ting speechless. It should be known that in the Federation, other than those newborns who did not know anything, any sane Huaxian would know who General Ling Xiao was. He had been dumbfounded by that question just now.
Qiao Ting was just about to change his question when he heard Ling Lan say calmly, "General Ling Xiao just ordered us to rush to the dormitory district immediately. I think, General Ling Xiao probably doesn't want us to delay for too long."
Ling Lan's words made Qiao Ting's heart skip a beat. He swallowed the questions he had been about to ask, and after taking a long look at this ace trainee mecha before him, he turned his head and ordered his team members to rush to the dormitory district.
Seeing the rapidly disappearing figures of Qiao Ting's group, Li Lanfeng, who had been silent all this while, asked, "Rabbit, are we just going to let it go?" Qiao Ting's overbearing and rude behaviour just now had made Li Lanfeng extremely annoyed. Of course, this was also because Li Lanfeng had always hated Qiao Ting, which was why he had magnified Qiao Ting's bad behaviour infinitely.
"They will meet again in the future. Leiting will not forget this year's grudge. In at most two years, they will send a letter of challenge." A cold smile appeared on Ling Lan's lips. Qiao Ting not attacking his companions had indeed improved Ling Lan's impression of him considerably, but the other's overbearing and forceful side had also deeply displeased Ling Lan.
It should be said that Ling Lan had also been nurtured by the learning space to have an overbearing aura about her. However, her overbearing aura was hidden deep within her bones, not revealed to the world. Thus, towards the similarly overbearing Qiao Ting, she had a natural aversion to him. Perhaps this was the reason why kings would not meet kings.
Ling Lan's words made Li Lanfeng recall the arena battle between the New Cadet Regiment and Leiting some time ago. He knew that Leiting would definitely make a move for revenge at an appropriate time, so he said, "During the mecha battle, count me in."
Ling Lan was surprised. "Aren't you a member of Wuji?"
Li Lanfeng smiled. "It's just a cooperative relationship. The people of Wuji will not be at ease with us external factions joining them." Just like Zhao Jun, he had also been excluded. Li Lanfeng rubbed his chin, and could not help but think, 'Perhaps next year, I'll kidnap Zhao Jun and bring him over as well...'
Zhao Jun, who had been hiding in the dormitory district, suddenly felt a chill run through his body. He nervously checked his surroundings, but other than the cadets, it was still cadets. He did not sense any danger at all. Puzzled, he scratched his head, unsure where this sense of danger was coming from...
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