It took Li Yao half an hour to find Li Jialing on the ninth satellite of the fifth planet of the Martial Meritocrats Sector.
Li Jialing was hiding in the folds at the deepest part of a crater and sending out feeble signals through the Crystal Suit.
The special signals could only be received by approaching the satellite and adjusting the communication channel to the specified frequency.
Naturally, it was the communication method that Li Yao and Li Jialing had discussed earlier.
Seeing that Li Jialing, the little monster that was full of mysteries and deeply related to himself, was safe and sound, Li Yao took a long breath in relief. Grabbing Li Jialing's arm, he connected the communication channel between the two of them. "Let's go to my starship first!"
Inside "Jingle Bell", Li Yao stored the Crystal Suit and Little Black into his Cosmos Ring. Wearing only the mustard-seed combat suit, he warmed up his slightly tired body and was finally more or less reassured.
There was only the last step to escape.
His hands turned into two clusters of gray mist as he operated on the control panel of Jingle Bell quickly.
Li Jialing, however, looked at him in a daze from behind and observed Jingle Bell suspiciously, as if his heart were on tenterhooks.
"What's wrong?"
Without looking back, Li Yao said, "I feel that you are cringing. Are you scared of me?"
"Of course I'm scared of you, because you are an out-and-out monster."
Li Jialing swallowed hard and summoned his courage. "I knew that you were strong, but I didn't know that you were so strong. Even 'Manjusaka, the City in the Sky' was blown up by you, and so many Immortal Cultivators were killed by you right in front of the stream platforms. I — I've never seen anyone as terrifying as you!"
"Monster?"
Li Yao grinned. "I feel rather flattered to be called a 'monster' by a little monster like you. Didn't I tell you a long time ago that, despite my extraordinary methods, unparalleled combat ability, and immeasurable level, I am actually very low-key and easy-going? So, you don't need to regard me as an omnipotent expert who can destroy the world. Just consider me a regular 'brother'."
"Uh, very low-key and easy-going?"
Li Jialing found it hard to believe. "If I hadn't seen your brutality and brutality on the live stream platform in person, I would've believed it."
Li Yao smiled again and did not intend to dwell on the issue. Instead, he tossed a Cosmos Ring to Li Jialing and said, "Take it. This is the storage chip of the mainframe crystal processor from Wuying Lan's most confidential laboratory. I believe that the data of his most cutting-edge modulation projects must be stored inside. For example, all the modifications targeted at you.
"With this, it should be of great help in unraveling the secrets of your body!"
Li Jialing grabbed the Cosmos Ring and breathed heavily. Thinking for a moment, he asked again, "How is Wuying Lan?"
Li Yao said, "Even 'Manjusaka, the City in the Sky' has been blown up. Naturally, Wuying Lan was killed by me. But speaking of which, his strengthening and mutation at the last moment were truly remarkable. I once practiced a technique named 'apocalyptic body'. His mutation was like a strengthened version of the 'apocalyptic body'. Had he not underestimated his enemy, it would've been rather tricky for him to deal with!
"Right, when I eavesdropped on Li Lingfeng, Wuying Lan, and you, they mentioned that the strengthening modifications that Wuying Lan performed on himself were of the same type as the strengthening modifications that he performed on you. Also, the modifications that he performed on you seemed to be more advanced. So, you can be like Wuying Lan when you are bursting out your limits, right?"
Li Jialing hesitated for a moment and nodded dutifully. "Yes. Of course, my combat ability right now is not as tough as his, but we walk on the same path."
"Therefore —"
Li Yao grew excited. "You can turn into the magnificent and hideous appearance of a primeval beast like Wuying Lan, too? Come on, show Brother Yao one! "
Li Jialing: "… Don't!"
Li Yao: "Look at your reluctant face. I'm not doing this for fun. I'm only trying to determine your ultimate combat ability, tailor a few tactics for you, and figure out a joint attack between the two of us. You must know that there's still a long way to go, and there are a lot of battles that we have to face. 'Lawless, unrestrained freedom'? How can it be so easy to get such a precious thing? "
Biting his lips softly, Li Jialing was more or less confused and panicked.
Ever since his self-awareness was awakened, the young man who had a unique background and experience had always considered resisting Li Lingfeng and escaping from the cage as his only goal. It seemed that his life existed solely for that goal.
When he was still in the cage, every second of his life had passed in the most substantial and clear way, as if he would be one step closer to his goal after every second.
But right now, when he was really about to get rid of Li Lingfeng's control, the road ahead seemed to be hazy.
"Brother Yao" was right. The universe was a vast place, but how could he pursue real freedom?
After a brief silence, Li Jialing asked, "Where are you taking me, Brother Yao?"
"Let's perform a space jump and escape from the Martial Meritocrats Sector first. Let's find a world thousands of miles away from here!"
Li Yao performed the final debugging at ease and confessed to Li Jialing frankly, "When I was fighting Li Lingfeng, I learned some very interesting intelligence. Our previous speculation was correct. There is indeed a very mysterious relationship between you, Li Linghai, and Queen Li Linghai. After we get out of danger, I'll explain it to you in detail. But you have to be clear about one thing first. Until the problem between you, Li Lingfeng, and Li Linghai is completely resolved, you will never find real freedom. Do you agree?"
Li Yao did not intend to lie to Li Jialing.
On one hand, he hoped to find Queen Li Linghai through Li Jialing and observe how the pivot of the Imperium functioned at the closest distance. Li Jialing's cooperation was indispensable. Honesty was the foundation of their cooperation.
More importantly, it was ninety-nine percent certain that Li Jialing was indeed his foster father's child, if not his only son.
Li Yao was deeply in love with his foster father. Naturally, he did not want to be on a different side from his foster father's own flesh and blood and have a life-and-death battle when they met.
At the very least, judging from Li Yao's contact with his foster father in the Tian Yuan Realm, his foster father was more inclined to the ideology of the Cultivators. He was a kind, righteous, and gentle man.
Li Yao did not think that his foster father would want his own flesh and blood to turn into a selfish, heartless, and inhumane Immortal Cultivator or an iron cockroach that was armed to the teeth!
Li Jialing stared at Li Yao carefully for a while and nodded his head softly. "Agreed. But compared to Li Lingfeng and Li Linghai, I'm more curious about what role 'Brother Yao' played in the incident. Was our encounter really a coincidence?"
Li Yao said, "It was indeed a coincidence. You don't need to think about it."
Li Jialing frowned hard and said, "I'm still not convinced. I feel that there is something wrong with the existence of 'Brother Yao'. Then, I'll ask you in a different way. Before we met, were you and I really not related in any way?"
Li Yao was slightly dazed.
Li Jialing, the little monster that Wuying Lan and Li Lingfeng created together, was indeed surprisingly smart.
He couldn't help but scratch his chin and say, "Let's get out of here first. I'll explain it to you later!"
"So, you mean that we are related?"
Li Jialing whistled gloatingly and put on the innocent and brilliant smile of a young man.
Taking a long breath in relief, he sat down comfortably against Li Yao's hibernation cabin, no longer scared of Li Yao at all.
Tilting his head and looking at Li Yao's back, he said softly, "Did you know, Brother Yao, I've never trusted anyone in my entire life, including Li Lingfeng, Wuying Lan, or anyone else in the Li family? I've never believed anything that they said."
The young man paused for a moment. His Adam's apple bobbed up and down as he said softly, "But right now, I've decided to take a chance. For the first time, I've chosen to trust someone without any reservation. I hope that my choice is right!"
Jingle Bell shivered softly. The shell that was as smooth as jade was covered in a dark red halo, blowing away the rocks and dust that covered it as it flew toward space!
"Trust me. It's not wrong!"
Li Yao laughed in the middle of the starship's violent shivers. "Look. Aren't we escaping from —" BOOM!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Before he finished his words, more than ten furious fireballs exploded near "Jingle Bell". Countless rocks splashed out and hit the shell of the starship in clinking noises.
The tiny, stealthy exploration starship was shaking unsteadily like a lone boat in a surging ocean. Li Jialing was blown away and hit the ceiling. Dumbfounded, he rubbed his head hard.
Perhaps it was because the shocking performance of rushing and slaughtering earlier had drained all of Li Yao's luck. Their almost perfect escape plan finally had … a minor error at the last moment.
Li Lingfeng discovered Jingle Bell in time and lunged at it aggressively with almost ten starships of the Immortal Cultivators!
The two parties were too far away to lock onto the tiny Jingle Bell, but it was not a problem for them to aim at the enormous ninth satellite of the fifth planet. The mystic ray cannons, crystal cannons, and all kinds of torpedoes bombarded the ninth satellite like a storm. The ninth satellite was collapsing, and the sand and pebbles were flying everywhere, as if the entire satellite was about to explode.
"You can't be so disrespectful, can you?"
Li Yao shrieked. "The space around is so unstable. How are we going to perform a space jump?"
"What do we do now?"
Li Jialing clenched his fists hard. His face was pale, but there was brutality beaming out of his eyes. "I would rather die than be captured by Li Lingfeng and studied as a bastard and a monster. If that's the case, I might as well try my best!"
"Try your best, but not with Li Lingfeng but with your luck!"
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