Chapter 572 - 279: The Three Star Thief Overlords (Part 2)
Gu Ningyi didn’t even hesitate; his expression just softened a bit, and he said in a calm tone, "Everyone has their own path. I just chose a slightly more winding one. But the goal is the same. Who says that being a son of the Gu Family means wasting one’s life in the Military Department, living like father did all his life? He has the majesty and fame of an Admiral, but he’s also tightly bound by these reputations and responsibilities."
"To guard what I want to protect doesn’t necessarily mean following the military path. Father is an Admiral, but his life is also confined within the Human Alliance, even leaving the stationed planet to see other places is a mere fantasy." Gu Ningyi rarely spoke so candidly, "Second brother wants to traverse the galaxy, how could I not want to see the broader landscapes of the universe?"
Luo Xin sighed and closed her eyes. She had long known of Gu Ningyi’s choice but still wanted to probe and confirm it. After a long pause, she said, "With your personality, you truly aren’t suited to wade into these troubled waters. Yearning for freedom in your heart, yet unable to let go of responsibility..."
Or perhaps, the responsibility of defending the Alliance is deeply imprinted in the marrow of the Gu Family’s children from birth?
After a while, Luo Xin spoke to the screen, "I heard you’ve started consolidating your forces recently, are you planning something big?"
Gu Ningyi frowned slightly; he hadn’t deliberately kept this matter a secret, so it was normal for it to reach Luo Xin’s ears. He was doing this because of a vague premonition... a bad feeling given to him by a novel written by Su Jiameng.
Besides, he had also probed his second brother afterward, and after several efforts, finally learned about the "Mother Tree" incident from his mouth.
Anyone who has read that novel should know that the "Mother Tree" is a type of Insect Race—cruel, ferocious, and evolving at an unbelievably rapid speed. Gu Ningyi originally didn’t believe it, but a video secretly given to him by Gu Ningzhi made his spine chill... Could Insect Race really exist in this world?
Su Jiameng is the reborn Miss Su, as for where she really came from, Gu Ningyi couldn’t guess. But when all clues were put together, he had a vague guess... This guess almost pushed Gu Ningyi to the brink of an emotional breakdown!
With conservative thinking in mind, Gu Ningyi began consciously accumulating strength and consolidating forces. However, when Luo Xin mentioned this matter now, he still had no way of revealing the truth, considering too much, he didn’t even dare hint it to his own old man.
"Nothing, it’s just that... recently I’ve had some sort of ominous premonition, as if a storm is coming... so oppressive that it’s hard to breathe, I have to do something to dispel this feeling." Gu Ningyi said half-truthfully, "By the way, if that Miss Su makes any new moves, could you please let me know? I’m quite interested in her."
Luo Xin’s eyes flashed as she asked with a smile, "I’ve heard your brother quite likes that little girl... As an older brother, isn’t what you’re doing a bit unkind? But then again... beauties, the capable ones win them. Although your brother has potential, he’s still too inexperienced at the moment, how could he compete with an old fox like you?"
"You’re overthinking..." Gu Ningyi, knowing what she misunderstood, immediately fell silent in speechlessness.
Another day, Luo Xin sent a message to Gu Ningyi, "I’m starting to believe it now, haha, my new ally really has some tricks... I have no idea where she got such accurate information from, but the Alliance high command has issued an order for Major General Yun Cuixi to lead the Fifth Expeditionary Corps to exterminate the Green Wolf Star Thief Alliance! However, there’s something you surely can’t imagine..."
"What?" Gu Ningyi’s eyebrows involuntarily jumped when he saw the message. Has the Expedition Army made a big move?
If the Fifth Legion takes down the Green Wolf Star Thief Alliance, only he and Luo Xin’s forces would remain among the three major Star Thief factions, and there’s no guarantee the next target wouldn’t be one of them... Indeed, it’s a bit tricky. But, looking at Luo Xin’s words, she doesn’t seem too worried?
"You’d never guess... it turns out that woman not only wants to take down the Green Wolf Star Thief Alliance guy but also wants to kill Alliance Major General Yun Cuixi! As a Guardian of the Alliance, wouldn’t you advise me to cooperate with Miss Su? Isn’t killing a major general a capital offense?" Luo Xin’s mood seemed very good when she said this, bright as the sun.
"Yun Cuixi?" Gu Ningyi frowned tightly, "Is there something wrong with this person?"
Luo Xin was puzzled by that response, "It seems you truly trust that woman; you’re focusing on the wrong point, aren’t you?"
Oh, Gu Ningyi didn’t scold Su Jiameng for trying to harm an Alliance Major General, but instead questioned if the Major General himself was problematic?
Gu Ningyi replied, "I will get to the bottom of this matter, you just try your best to cooperate with her actions."
When the two major Star Thief leaders were troubled by this situation, Su Jiameng, on the other hand, was living quite comfortably. She pulled out a casual women’s dress she bought a few days ago from the wardrobe early in the morning, did a bit of dressing up, and went out to attend her son’s parent-teacher meeting.
In her memory, only parents came to her parent-teacher meetings, it was her first time attending one for someone else.
"Changxi, Su Mo, you both take care of the house; I’ll be back soon..." Su Jiameng tried to make her makeup look mature, but since she was only in her early twenties, she still didn’t look like a mom of two sons at all.
Meanwhile, at the Xilena First Affiliated School Primary Department, Huaifeng anxiously tugged on his brother’s hand, looking around eagerly, "Brother, brother, brother, do you think mom forgot the time..."
"No... mom is always punctual." Huaixi calmly said with a cold little face, showing no sign of worry. (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to vote for it on Qidian.com, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read at m.qidian.com.)