"I believe," Lanling said.
Of course he believed. Although Star Magic teorites were extrely rare, there was absolutely no way that Lanling’s family was the only one who owned them.
For example, Prince You Ming had once taken the dark energy decomposed from a Star Magic teorite and given it to ng Tuoluo, enabling her to fra Lanling.
"Sign it," Princess Na Xue said.
Lanling signed his na on the "Star Magic Prohibition Pact" and even stamped it with his own energy seal.
Princess Na Xue glanced at it, then took the agreent and tucked it back in front of her chest.
"I’m leaving..." She then mounted her Undead Phoenix and flew towards Dichacha King City.
Clearly, she was going to et Princess Di Nie and have her sign the "Star Magic Prohibition Pact" as well.
While flying in the air, Lanling suddenly said, "Na Xue, Master Chonglou once captured Suo Mo, then carved the flesh off his body piece by piece to roast and eat."
Na Xue quivered slightly in the sky, but gave no response.
...
Na Xue left!
The final negotiation had collapsed. She didn’t issue any final ultimatum, nor did she make any threats.
Because it was unnecessary, she was already powerful enough not to need any verbal threats.
But Lanling could be sure that soon, the Fla Demon Empire would face an unprecedentedly devastating blow.
This force would surpass the combined sum of any forr enemy forces.
Yes, the sum!
The combined forces of the Demon Monarch, Blood Demon Lord, Blue Demon Lord, Crown Prince Tiancha, and all other hostile forces added together would be multiplied tenfold, perhaps even more.
This was truly a devastating strike.
Princess Na Xue would certainly use overwhelming force to completely destroy Lanling’s Fla Demon Empire, as the only way to express her absolute will.
Therefore, Lanling’s Pseudo-Hell Condensing Demonic Array had to be constructed imdiately.
He hoped that this pseudo-nuclear umbrella could withstand Princess Na Xue’s sky-shaking blow.
...
After seeing off Na Xue, Lanling’s feelings remained unsettled for a long ti.
He stayed in his office for a while, played with his son for a bit, and then chose to head towards Suo Mo’s office.
To get to Suo Mo’s office, he first needed to pass by Yin Ji’s office.
Since Yin Ji had been saved from her suicide, she had not t with Lanling or spoken to him, although she had not attempted suicide again and was still working diligently every day.
Previously, she greatly enjoyed a luxurious life, but now seed to have lost interest in it all.
Even when Lanling was still hundreds of ters away from her office, she could sense his presence. Her heartbeat began to race; the closer Lanling got, the faster her heart beat, until she was almost suffocating.
This ti she hadn’t t with Lanling or spoken to him, not because she was throwing a tantrum, but because she genuinely hadn’t figured out how to face him.
She couldn’t forgive him, nor could she bring herself to commit suicide or leave ho.
There were absolutely no choices left, and she truly blad herself. If only she was pregnant, the child inside would be weight enough to make a decision.
Because the weight of a child should be equal to that of the parents.
Yin Ji could use the child as a reason to forgive Lanling but couldn’t use so-called love to forgive him.
For Lanling had killed her parents, and such hatred could not be bridged with love.
So when Lanling was only a few ters from her door, Yin Ji found herself unable to breathe, imdiately standing to hide and avoid seeing Lanling.
However... she overthought it.
Lanling walked past her door without any pause, directly moving on without looking back or glancing inside.
Yin Ji could tell at a glance that Lanling wasn’t doing this on purpose; he genuinely didn’t think to peer inside, and he had even forgotten that this was Yin Ji’s new office.
Instanly, Yin Ji sat at her desk, her heart twisted with grief, unable to breathe from the pain.
Unable to bear it any longer, she collapsed onto the table, sobbing uncontrollably.
...
Lanling not turning back as he passed Yin Ji’s office was truly because he had forgotten it was hers, having never paid attention.
He entered Suo Mo’s office and sat down.
Suo Mo was very surprised by Lanling’s arrival; he was, of course, aware of the eting between Princess Na Xue and Lanling.
But no one could have been present for the eting, not even Tang Ren; it was just Lanling and Na Xue.
Afterwards, nobody asked Lanling what he and Na Xue discussed, because Lanling would ntion whatever he could say himself.
After sitting down, Lanling hesitated for a mont and asked, "Uncle, what kind of girl was your daughter Dina? Oh, I an your six-year-old daughter, not the adopted girl."
Hearing Lanling ask this, Suo Mo’s face suddenly twitched, and he halted his breath.
Suo Mo was fair-minded, even a bit pedantic but absolutely very intelligent.
The fact that Lanling asked about his daughter right after eting Na Xue was itself loaded with information.
"What did Na Xue tell you?" Suo Mo asked, trembling.
Lanling said, "She said she is your daughter."
Suo Mo’s mind went dizzy, and he fell back into his chair, unable to make any sound for a long ti.
Lanling had had suspicions about Na Xue’s identity before, so naturally, Suo Mo also had his fantasies. The fact that Prince Dichacha adopted an adopted daughter with the character Na in her na added to this.
However, Suo Mo never dared to say his fantasy out loud, fearing it would beco untrue the mont it was spoken.
After a long while, Suo Mo’s eyes finally regained the ability to see, and he gazed quietly at Lanling, filled with mixed emotions but unable to utter a word.
He wanted to ask if she was okay, what she looked like, if she was happy?
Suo Mo didn’t say any of these things because he wasn’t that superficial.
He didn’t even know if he should feel ecstatic or disappointed.
His daughter was still alive, which should bring wild joy, but she had beco his greatest enemy, which brought imnse sadness.
After a lengthy silence, Suo Mo asked, "Should I go see her? Talk to her?"
"There’s no need," Lanling replied. "She doesn’t value this father-daughter relationship at all. To her, the so-called father is nothing more than an insignificant na. So don’t hold any expectations for this relationship."
Suo Mo nodded and said, "I understand."
After yet another pause, Suo Mo said, "Ling, do you know about cats?"
Lanling instantly realized what Suo Mo was going to say, but he didn’t reveal it; he simply shook his head.
Suo Mo said, "There was a child who one day found a lonely, grieving kitten with no one to care for it. No matter what, he insisted on raising this cat. His parents told him it was futile; once it grew up, it would run off and beco a wild cat. The child couldn’t articulate his thoughts, but his intention was that at least he wanted the cat to have the ability to beco wild. Before it beca a wild cat, he wanted to raise it. As long as it attained the ability to sustain itself, he didn’t mind if it ran off eventually."
Indeed, it was this story.
It wasn’t a famous story, nor a parable, but before Suo Mo even spoke, Lanling knew this was what he was going to say; Suo Mo was just that kind of mind-reader-bent brilliant individual.
Suo Mo went on to say, "We as parents feel the sa way about our children. Ultimately, our children will grow to be what they want to be, sothing beyond our control. If they want to run away, if they want to stray, we can’t stop them. What we most hope for is that they safely grow into adulthood and have their own paths to walk."
Suo Mo never expected to gain sothing from this father-daughter relationship with Na Xue; it was enough for him to know she was alive.
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