Chapter 1091 I Trust You!

"Sometimes, I would think to myself what if you could just transfer a little bit of your power to me. Wouldn't that be great...," Li Lanfeng said mockingly as he smiled with a hint of despair in his eyes. He knew what he said was impossible because even if there was actually a way to transfer on's powers to someone else, Ling Lan would never be willing to do that. If Ling Lan was willing to do so, then Ling Lan wouldn't be the Ling Lan who he trusted dearly and someone who he would willingly die for.

"You can't be thinking like that, Li Lanfeng!" Ling Lan said seriously as she could feel Li Lanfeng's thoughts were turning towards a dangerous direction.

"Oh my god! Boss, is he becoming gay?!" Little Four shouted out loud in Ling Lan's mindscape.

"Shut up!" Ling Lan instantly smacked Little Four, who wanted to add fuel the fire, to the ground.

Sh*t, she was still trying to resolve Li Lanfeng's odd behavior. She didn't need Little Four to make the situation worse.

"I know... I know what I'm thinking is not right, but my heart aches when I see you hurt yourself for others, even for me!" Li Lanfeng clawed his chest as if he was trying to tear away that feeling in his heart. He thought of the time when Ling Lan force herself to restrain her pressure even if it would injure her own body again to help Han Xuya advance. His heart ached for her pain.

"Every single time you get injured, I would always think about why you must care for that many people. If you only cared for me, you would never be injured. Then, I wouldn't be sad and worried anymore..." Li Lanfeng's sobbing yet smiling expression made Ling Lan shudder.

"I desperately tried to become strong. I really did... Although it was to stand above the others, my main reason in doing so is to fight alongside you and protect the person I most want to protect..." Li Lanfeng finally revealed a pained smile on his face. "Ling Lan, you definitely will laugh at my overconfidence because the person I most want to protect is you. You! Ling Lan!"

Two streaks of tears slowly ran down his fleshy cheeks, making the current Li Lanfeng undoubted this generation's most beautiful person. Even when he was crying, his beauty was otherworldly, and it made those around him feel deeply sorry for him.

Ling Lan looked at Li Lanfeng silently. Right as Li Lanfeng thought Ling Lan was looking at him with disdain, Ling Lan suddenly spoke up, "I know that!"

Li Lanfeng raised his head stunned as Ling Lan reached out her right hand and softly caressed his face. She used her index finger to collect a single crystal-like teardrop from his beautiful face.

Ling Lan looked towards the crystal-like teardrop on her index finger and said slowly, "In the time that we've known each other, how can I not know about your personality? Although you seem to be warm and easy to get along with, you are actually very guarded against outsiders and someone who doesn't easily open up to people."

After Ling Lan said all this, she suddenly raised her head and looked directly Li Lanfeng's red eyes. "You are even guarded towards your little brother, Li Shiyu."

Li Lanfeng's expression instantly froze. He didn't think that secret he was hiding for his whole life was clearly seen through by Ling Lan.

"I don't need to mention about that idiot Li Yingjie who knows absolutely nothing, right? You treat him as if he doesn't exist," continued Ling Lan, "I knew about your personality long ago. Although I don't know why the first successor of the Li family is so stubborn, I am very aware about your feelings towards me."

After saying all that, Ling Lan turned her gaze towards her index finger again. She flicked her index finger softly and the teardrop vanished into the air.

Ling Lan smirked slightly and looked down towards Li Lanfeng with a hint of playfulness in her eyes. "That's because I know our friendship is real, and that is all I need."

Li Lanfeng's eyelashes quivered slightly, his eyes brimming with light. Countless emotions stacked were flowing in him, yet he couldn't force a word out of his mouth.

"Plus, I have to tell you that you're not the same as them to to me!" Ling Lan pointed towards her heart. She didn't want Li Lanfeng to keep thinking about these things which would cause him to inexplicably go down the wrong path.

Li Lanfeng raised one of his eyebrows in confusion.

"Qi Long, Luo Lang, Luo Chao, Han Xuya and the others all grew up with me. To me, they're brothers and sisters that need my loving care. But you, you are my friend, my confidant, I trust you!"

Those final words made Li Lanfeng's whole body tremble. When he finally stopped trembling, the biggest and brightest smile blossomed on his face.

"You also have to remember to take into account that you and I are both soldiers, becoming injured is inevitable in this line of work so don't make a fuss about such a small matter. The Li Lanfeng I know is a godly strategist who can turn losses into victories from thousands of miles away..." After saying this, Ling Lan slowly closed her eyes, "Now I need to ask you to do something for me. I'm about to break through. Protect me."

"Okay..." Right as Li Lanfeng answered, he felt a soft force pushing him towards the door of the secret room. Immediately after, a large pressure erupted within the room. Li Lanfeng immediately activated his domain to block off the immense pressure.

Li Lanfeng knew that Ling Lan was afraid that she might lose control and injure him. That was why she sent him to the position near the door so that he could immediately escape the room if things went awry.

It was this hidden care within Ling Lan's dominant personality that he wanted more of and wished to keep it all for himself.

Li Lanfeng stared blankly towards Ling Lan, who was breaking through to the imperial realm far away from him. Although Ling Lan's words made his heart no longer ache, it still felt empty. It was as though the words Ling Lan had said to him could not satisfy him...

He originally thought that before he could alter his fate from the course of the Phoenix Thrall Fate, his heart wouldn't be held up by anything else. He didn't think that...

The Phoenix Thrall Fate!

A lightning bolt suddenly struck in Li Lanfeng's mind and his body began to shake intensely. His expression was filled with fear as he mumbled, "Phoenix Thrall Fate, Phoenix Thrall Fate, it's actually the Phoenix Thrall Fate... The change of fate that I wished for my entire life. Could it be my own self-binding cocoon?"

Li Lanfeng was a genius. The reason he didn't think of it before was because he was blinded by what was in front of him. However, once he cleared himself from his willful dream, he knew who was the person that was the closest existence to being his king.

"Ugh!" A mouthful of blood suddenly shot out from Li Lanfeng's mouth. With different emotions constantly clashing against each other in his mind, Li Lanfeng lost control over his domain and was instantly injured by Ling Lan's force of presence.

Li Lanfeng looked towards Ling Lan and a savage look appeared on his face for a second. He reached out his right hand. If he were to attack Ling Lan at this important moment, Ling Lan would definitely be severely injured from the recoil of the uncompleted advancement of her domain concept. Now was without a doubt the best opportunity for him to get rid of Ling Lan and change his fate.

Phoenix Thrall Fate, Phoenix Thrall Fate, Phoenix Thrall Fate... As long as he got rid of his destined king, he would be able to change his fate!

The savageness within Li Lanfeng's eyes became thicker and thicker, and killing intent slowly appeared within them.

Wait, what if it wasn't him?

Li Lanfeng's savage gaze slowly began to turn into a more compassionate gaze but it suddenly turned back into the savage gaze again. This change in his gaze was constantly occurring for quite a while. He was struggling internally about his decision.

He remembered his and Ling Lan's past. How she taught him the meditation technique, helped him with mecha piloting, stood in front of him during a dangerous situation...

"I trust you!" Ling Lan's voice suddenly exploded beside Li Lanfeng's ears.

"Ugh!" Li Lanfeng spat out another mouthful of blood. This time however, it wasn't because of Ling Lan's force of presence, but rather Li Lanfeng injuring himself.

His eyes became clear once again. The devil in his heart almost made him do something he would regret for the rest of his life. Luckily, he found himself again.

Chapter 1092 Despicable!

After being injured consecutively, Li Lanfeng's face turned pale as he helplessly leaned against the wall and looked towards Ling Lan with a pained yet complicated expression on his face.

After returning to his rational self, Li Lanfeng used his intelligent mind to its fullest. Soon, he made the connection and predicted the truth behind the Phoenix Thrall Fate.

He had always thought that he was walking on the path that defied the heavens. However in the end, he was played by fate. He wanted to stay far away from his king, but the reality of it was that he was using his all to get close to his king.

Li Lanfeng knew well that if there was someone in this world who could sit upon the throne, other than Ling Lan, there was no one else. Furthermore, the Ling family's totem was a phoenix. The Phoenix Thrall Fate which predicted the arrival of a king was clearly pointing towards Ling Lan.

It was funny that he had not thought about the truth behind the Phoenix Thrall Fate when such obvious hints were right in front of him. In actuality, it wasn't that he didn't think about it, but rather he had denied it. It was because he trusted Ling Lan would not force him to what was foretold by the Phoenix Thrall Fate.

Now there was a problem... since Ling Lan wouldn't force him to do such a thing against his will then why was there a Phoenix Thrall Fate?

Li Lanfeng was sure that Ling Lan didn't have any weird thoughts about his beauty. He was very sure because Ling Lan didn't fancy men. Ling Lan was the straightest of all men. Li Lanfeng also didn't forget that Ling Lan still had two beautiful fiancées beside her, Luo Chao and Han Xuya.

Furthermore, Ling Lan clearly showed that she cared for them. She would rather let herself be injured than let his fiancees to be unsuccessful in advancing. Just her sincerity was enough to make even a bystander like him jealous and want to take that love and care for himself alone...

Take for himself?

Li Lanfeng's body suddenly trembled. His hands held his head as he curled up on the ground in a fetal position.

"Hahahaha..." Li Lanfeng laughed crazily. He retracted his domain and allowed Ling Lan's force of presence to ruthlessly beat on his body.

"Ugh!" The terrifying pressure from the presence pressed Li Lanfeng onto the ground instantly. A mouthful of blood shot out from Li Lanfeng's mouth again. Despite being in severe pain, Li Lanfeng still had an insane smile on his face. It was as though the pain in his body made him feel extremely happy.

"Li Mulan, Li Mulan. It turns out the Phoenix Thrall Fate was what you forced upon yourself. It was your own choice all along... It's hilarious that I tirelessly carried the burden of this fate and ruthlessly tormented myself for more than 20 years. In the end, the person who's crazy is me. Everything was all my own doing."

Li Lanfeng laughed as he kept spitting out blood out of his mouth. Ling Lan's imperial realm presence began to cut into his flesh after Li Lanfeng completely gave up on defending against it. Soon after, Li Lanfeng was completely covered in his own blood... However, the supposedly terrifying look actually had a hint of beauty from his extremely good looks and his insane smile.

Li Lanfeng now understood his own heart. He didn't when it started, but he had actually begun to feel attached to Ling Lan. This was why he wasn't satisfied and wanted to push everyone else away, to become an one-of-a-kind existence in Ling Lan's mind.

This one-of-a-kind existence was not being a so-called confidant, comrade or brother. Instead, it was to become the only piece in Ling Lan's mind that will never be erased.

"Li Mulan, you're disgusting." Li Lanfeng had two streaks of tears run down the sides of his face. How could he face Ling Lan when he had such disgusting thoughts? It that was the case, then he would rather die than to live in torment.

Li Lanfeng slowly closed his eyes and silently waited for his death to arrive. Perhaps, if he were to die like this, he would leave a permanent mark in Ling Lan's mind. After all, he would be dying by Ling Lan's hand.

In the end, he was still so despicable. He still didn't want Ling Lan to forget him and want Ling Lan to remember him even after he was dead.

Li Lanfeng remembered how he behaved in front of Ling Lan for all these years and smiled slightly. He was already this despicable and shameless from the very beginning.

Was he weak-hearted? No, if he was, he wouldn't be Li Lanfeng. His younger cousin brother Li Shiyu also wouldn't have walked down the path of becoming a military doctor like Li Lanfeng had hoped for... He only used his weakness on the outside to coerce the people from the Li family to unknowingly do what he wanted them to do.

The inner conflict, heartlessness, selfishness and the thirst for power were traits not inherited by Li Shiyu and Li Yingjie. However, these traits appeared in him. Even if he treated Li Shiyu with sincerity, he didn't make it any easier for Li Shiyu when he plotted against him. He would only regret such actions when he had nothing better to do.

Did he like to cry? No, he hated it. However, he knew that Ling Lan wouldn't do anything to him if he cried. Thus, he cried nonstop. Using this method, he achieved his goals one after another and increased his weight on Ling Lan's heart.

Was he a fake? It was very possible that he was. After disguising himself for so long, even he had forgotten whether his current personality was his real personality. He would only expose a weak part of himself to Ling Lan from time to time. It was because he understood that children who cried would get more attention.

Ling Lan had too many underlings under her. If he didn't do something to stand out in Ling .

s eyes, as time passed by, he would just become an insignificant bystander or just become one of her many underlings. He definitely wouldn't allow that to happen.

Now that he thought about it, everything he did while he was with Ling Lan had a goal. This included the time when he and Ling Lan were alone and he took off his mask to show his real face. This was also a means to increase his weight in Ling Lan's heart. It was to tell Ling Lan that he was a one-of-a-kind existence.

One-of-a-kind. It seemed he had unconsciously done these things so early on during their budding friendship. He was indeed despicable and shameless.

Luckily, he understood now and didn't let Ling Lan see through his actual thoughts and completely give up on him.

Li Lanfeng felt the tears he had cried out today were enough to flood a shoreline. It poured out continuously. It wasn't like the times when he purposefully cried. This time, he had no control over it.

Li Lanfeng could no longer feel the immense pain wrecking his entire body. He began to feel his soul starting to float upwards... Was this the feeling of death?

Forget it, if he was going to die then just let him cry his heart out one last time.

"Dumbass, what are you doing?" An angry shout echoed through his ears.

Immediately after, something was shoved into his mouth and a cool liquid quickly flowed down his throat.

'I'm not dead yet?'

This was Li Lanfeng's last thought.

Ling Lan saw the terrifying scene when she opened her eyes. Li Lanfeng was covered in blood and leaned weakly against the door. She immediately ran up to him and sat Li Lanfeng upright. She was instantly furious when she saw the continuously flow of tears and the lack of willpower to live in Li Lanfeng's actions. After angrily shouting, she quickly shove one vial of medicinal agent into Li Lanfeng's mouth and dragged the dying Li Lanfeng out of the clutches of hell.

Seeing Li Lanfeng gradually recovering, Ling Lan let out a sigh of relief. "He's such a troublesome guy."

Although Li Lanfeng was full of strategies and plans, he still would easily walk on a path of extremes because of his great intelligence. She didn't know what had happened during her advancement into the imperial realm that made this guy give up on running away and wait for his death instead.

Could it be that he misunderstood what she said when she said protect her? Was that why he put his life on the line and stood there? Ling Lan felt her head starting to ache. She seemed to have discovered that Li Lanfeng had problem of being stubborn.

'Why does this guy have so many problems? He has even more problems than my little brothers and sisters combined.'

Chapter 1093 Looking For Me?

"So, you're telling me that Zhang Chao couldn't even get inside and was defeated by a door guard just in a single move?"

When all the clans received the news that Zhang Chao had lost at the entrance of Lingtian's camping grounds, the regiment commanders of the clans instantly had hardened expressions on their face.

Although Zhang Chao was ranked near the bottom of the 36 Heavenly Warriors in the Piercing Arrow Clan, he was still considered an expert in physical skills. However, an expert like him was defeated in just a single one move, moreover it was a young major who had defeated him. That young major was probably a team leader in Lingtian Mecha Clan and his rank shouldn't be lower than Zhang Chao. Still, defeating an equal opponent in one hit was a magnificent feat, thus everyone was surprised.

"Useless!" In the camping grounds of Piercing Arrow, Regiment Commander Yu Wei heard the news and angrily slammed his hand on the table beside him.

"Regiment commander, Little Zhang is too weak. Let me take some people there to pressure them instead," The first rank of the 36 Heavenly Warriors, Jiang Yong, said with a smile.

"We can't do that. Zhang Chao going there can still be said to be his own actions. If you were to go, then it would be considered as deliberately provoking them." Yu Wei denied the request.

"Then, are we just allowing Lingtian to step on us and take the throne?" Wang Jianming, Piercing Arrow's second rank of the 36 Heavenly Warriors, said in dismay.

Yu Wei's expression became darkened as thought silently about his next plan of action. Suddenly, he stood up and ordered, "Gather all 36 Heavenly Warriors. Everyone will go visit Lingtian together. Since some new friends have come here, we will, of course, have to get to know them a bit."

"If Lingtian shows up with enough military strength, then it would be considered a friendly visit. If they were just putting up a strong facade, then heh..." Yu Wei smirked coldly.

"Regiment commander, Yu Wei took all 36 Heavenly Warriors and went towards Lingtian's camping grounds." Once Yu Wei made a move, every regiment commander in Base Nebula received this news.

"Finally couldn't help but go take a look for himself, eh?" Slaughter Mecha Clan's Regiment Commander Lin Yang smirked as he received this news.

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