It was the cloaked figure that had been following her that came forward.
They stood in the middle of the room for a few seconds before taking out a piece of paper that they spread across the table.
Lin Fan looked at them before turning to look at the piece of paper there.
After unfurling the piece of paper, what was revealed was a map of the space around the Blue Star Planet.
The cloaked figure pointed at one of the areas near the Blue Star Planet and said, "They will be coming in this direction. We have already placed several of our people there to stop them, but…"
His voice trailed off as he looked at Zi Ling, almost as if he was confirming something with her.
But before she said anything, Lin Fan said, "You want to use me as bait just in case the Beast Race is up to anything?"
The cloaked figure looked at Zi Ling still and seeing that she gave a nod, he nodded in agreement to this.
Lin Fan didn't find this strange at all since he had already guessed that this was the case. In fact, he preferred it to be this way because that would mean that it was safer for his family.
The cloaked figure then said with a sigh, "We know that this is dangerous, but there's no other way. If they escape again, who knows what they will plan next time. So we want to capture them all in one swift move."
Lin Fan didn't question this and instead asked, "How confident are you in doing that?"
Zi Ling was the one that answered this time, "We've fully prepared for this." Then in a smaller voice, she said almost to herself, "After all, if something were to happen to you or the young master, our Zi Stellar Kingdom wouldn't be able to bear the consequences."
Lin Fan couldn't help knitting his brows as he asked, "What did you say?"
Zi Ling revealed a bright smile and said, "Nothing at all."
Lin Fan raised a brow in doubt, but he didn't keep questioning her.
Since she wasn't willing to say it, he wouldn't be able to get it out of her no matter how he tried. It was better to wait for her to say it herself since he knew that she would eventually tell him.
Or rather, there would come a time where she would be forced to tell him.
He could tell that something had forced Zi Ling to move, that was why she was here in the first place. After all, if she wasn't forced to bring him along, there was no real need for her to put him in danger like this.
He was sure that she was more than capable of creating a dummy of him that could fool the Tai and Bai Stellar Kingdoms, as well as the Beast Race Experts that would be with them. But she chose to come to the Mu Stellar Kingdom and find him, so there must have been someone that told her to do so.
Since that was the case, Lin Fan would play along to see what this was all about.
He had always felt that there was someone much bigger behind Zi Ling, so he was curious just who it was.
Would they be friendly or did they have more sinister intentions for him?
Zi Ling could also see that he had seen through everything. After hesitating a bit, she said, "You'll understand everything soon." Then after a pause, she suddenly revealed a teasing smile and said, "When the time comes, try not to be too surprised."
After another pause, she suddenly said in a serious voice, "I'm only doing what is best for you."
Lin Fan was taken aback by these sudden words. He couldn't help looking at her with a strange and complicated look as he said, "You…"
But before he could say anything else, Zi Ling suddenly stood up and said, "Don't say anything else."
Without giving him a chance, she walked away.
Lin Fan just watched her leave with a complicated expression.
He could guess a few things, but the way that she walked away tugged at his heartstrings.
It was as if there were some feelings that he didn't want to face that were forming in his heart.
When she was gone, he gave a sigh and turned back to the cloaked figure that was still standing there. He had silently watched what happened between the two of them with a complicated look in his eyes.
He knew what Zi Ling had to face, so he hadn't said a thing…
But it was hard for him not to feel sad because he had watched her grow up.
There was a silence that lasted a long time before Lin Fan suddenly gave a sigh.
Then he turned back to the cloaked figure.
The cloaked figure was surprised to see Lin Fan looking at him like this, but he didn't say a thing as he waited for Lin Fan to speak. He could tell that Lin Fan had something that he wanted to say to him.
Lin Fan didn't do anything at first, but then he suddenly cupped his hands and bowed his head to the cloaked figure.
The cloaked figure was taken aback when he saw this and he couldn't help asking, "This is?"
Lin Fan said, "Senior, thank you for helping me back on the Galactic Humanity Alliance."
The cloaked figure was surprised to hear this since he never thought that Lin Fan would recognize him. He had made sure to hide his aura when he had been on the Galactic Humanity Alliance, so Lin Fan shouldn't have known that it was him.
He was even wearing a completely different outfit from before and he had never shown his face.
So how did Lin Fan recognize him?
What he didn't know was that Lin Fan was able to recognize him because of his laws. Even if he was trying to hide his cultivation, Lin Fan was already at the same level as him and he had much stronger spiritual senses.
It was easy for Lin Fan to see through him.
Since he had been seen through, he didn't deny it. He said with a wave of his hand, "It was nothing, the princess was the one who ordered it."
Lin Fan was surprised to hear this, but then he figured that this was the case.
After all, if it wasn't for her orders, why would this cloaked figure protect him for no reason?
It wasn't as if there was some kind of relationship between them that would justify this.
It was just that it hadn't been long since he found out that Zi Ling was the princess and he was still having a hard time processing this.
He had already figured that she would have some kind of mysterious background, but this was a bit too much for him.
The cloaked figure could see the complicated look on Lin Fan's face and said, "I've watched the young miss grow up and I can tell you…she doesn't do things without a reason. Whatever it is that your heart is telling you, I hope that you will face her with sincerity."
Lin Fan trembled when he heard this and he looked up at the cloaked figure.
Even though he couldn't see his eyes, he could tell that there was a serious look about him.
The cloaked figure saw the look on Lin Fan's face and patted him on the shoulder before saying, "This is a matter between the two of you, it isn't this old man's place to interject. All I can say is that I hope that neither of you leave any regrets in this matter."
Then without waiting for Lin Fan to say a thing, he turned around to leave as well, leaving behind Lin Fan deep in thought.
When the cloaked figure walked out of the cockpit, he found that Zi Ling had been standing there with pouted cheeks.
He raised his hands with a helpless smile when he saw this and said, "I was just trying to help." Then his face turned serious as he said, "I don't want to see you being hurt."
Zi Ling's lips were still pouting, but she gently hit him in the chest as she said, "Nosy."
Then without saying anything else, she turned to leave.
This cloaked figure had been following her since she was a child and there was a reason why she called him grandpa. He was the person that was closest to him after her own parents.
This was the personal spaceship of the Zi Stellar Kingdom's crown princess, so it was also one of the fastest and most powerful spaceships in the entire Zi Stellar Kingdom.
To go from the Mu Stellar Kingdom to the area where the Blue Star Planet was found, it only took them around three hours.
When they arrived, everyone was gathered in the cockpit once again.
Lin Fan and Zi Ling clearly looked a bit awkward when they saw each other again, but they quickly calmed down and sat down at the table.
But before her subordinates said anything, Lin Fan said, "I'll talk to you after this."
Zi Ling's eyes trembled when she heard this, but then she gave a nod.
Along with this nod, there was a complicated look in her eyes.
That was because she knew that once this was all over, perhaps she would be the one that wouldn't be able to match him…
After all, his real identity was…
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