After faking her death in interstellar space, the powerful woman disguised herself as a man and went

Leng Ran and Zhao Yuheng then explored other parts of the underground base, confirming the locations of the cyborg and mecha warehouses. They quietly returned the way they came and went back into the dense forest, by which time it was already fully light.

"It's a pity we didn't have enough time today to explore the two warehouses." Zhao Yuheng said thoughtfully, "The Illuminati's power on Stormstar is indeed not to be underestimated. It's quite an achievement to build up such a force so quietly."

Leng Ran checked the time; there were less than two hours until the list of new students was announced, and it was time to head home.

Overall, this car-related discussion was quite fruitful.

These two red spider lilies may have been created by divine power. I wonder if the divine messenger knew about them, and how much he knew?

Leng Ran wanted to go home and had an urgent chat with Zhao Lesong: "It's getting late, I'll go first."

"See you in a bit," Zhao Yuheng said with a smile. "It's been a pleasure working with you, partner."

Leng Ran hopped on his motorcycle and sped home, chatting casually with Yangon.

"Yangon, do you have any information on Zhao Yuheng?"

Yangon Rabbit, who had been hiding in her collar, peeked out: "Zhao Yuheng, rumored to be the illegitimate son of Commander Zhao Lesong. A gifted commander, a special recruit at Storm Military Academy."

An illegitimate child? That makes sense. She'd never heard Zhao Fox mention Zhao Yuheng in all these years, let alone that they were partners. This person seemed to have appeared out of nowhere in her life; perhaps Zhao Fox had secretly raised him.

"Although he's well-hidden, his style of doing things certainly doesn't seem like something a soldier trained in the military would do." Leng Ran was still puzzled by his new partner. "Yangon, what do you think?"

Yangon: "Your Highness, don't you already have the answer in your heart?"

He sighed coldly, "Let's report some new intelligence to Zhao Fox first. Just give an objective account. Also, ask him if we can meet in half an hour."

Yangon: "The message has been forwarded. Zhao Fox replied that we can connect now."

Leng Ran: "Okay, connect."

After a few seconds of silence, Zhao Lesong's voice came through the headset: "Hey, tough guy, congratulations on coming back to life."

She retorted calmly and skillfully, "Thank you. I'm also glad that you're still alive, boss."

Zhao Lesong laughed heartily: "You're still as humorous as ever."

Leng Ran: "Boss, I'm pressed for time, let's get straight to the point. How about we talk about the partner issue first?"

Zhao Lesong continued teasingly, "Oh. You should have met Zhao Yuheng before. Judging from your tone... what, you don't want to?"

Leng Ran replied, "Boss, you're asking a question you already know the answer to. Your son is really quite a character."

“Coincidentally, I have a story here.” Zhao Lesong’s tone softened. “You’ll definitely find it interesting.”

"There are rumors that Zhao Yuheng is my illegitimate son. But in fact, he is not my biological son."

Leng Ran was indeed a little interested. Zhao Yuheng's silver hair meant that he was a member of the Zhao family. If he wasn't Zhao Lesong's child, he couldn't possibly be Zhao Lemei's.

She remained silent, waiting for Zhao Lesong to continue.

“If you really examine the blood relationship closely, he is my nephew, that is, my elder brother Zhao Lexuan’s child.”

Zhao Lexuan? She had never heard of this person before.

"Twenty years ago, Commander Zhao Lexuan, an eighth-level commander, defected with classified research data from the Federation and disappeared into the chaotic zone of anarchy. Marshal Zhao was furious and exterminated his entire clan, and ordered other people who knew about it to keep quiet."

"And the military's estimate of the Illuminati's founding date is also twenty years ago."

what?

Leng Ran asked in surprise, "You don't mean you suspect...?"

Zhao Lesong picked up on Leng Ran's words: "That's right. Many people in the military, including Marshal Zhao, suspect that the current leader of the Illuminati, the 'Divine Messenger,' is none other than Zhao Lexuan, who defected back then."

Leng Ran narrowed his eyes: "Suspicion aside, it's been so many years, and the boss is only bringing this up with me today. Could it be that there's solid evidence?"

“I told you before that I had sent members of the Lingyun Army to the Chaos Zone to investigate the Holy Water,” Zhao Lesong said in a heavy tone. “But in fact, their other mission was to find Zhao Lexuan’s whereabouts.”

“While you were unconscious, I received news that Zhao Lexuan left the Chaos Zone many years ago and most likely returned to the Federation.”

Leng Ran: "So, this Zhao Yuheng was found within the Federation's borders? And secretly sent back by Zhao Lexuan?"

Zhao Lesong: "On the contrary. I found him in the Chaos Zone, which is why I'm not entirely sure that my elder brother is the divine messenger."

"At the end of the story, guess where I found him?"

Leng Ran: "It can't be your elder brother's hometown."

Zhao Lesong said, enunciating each word clearly: "The black market auction house. That year, he was twelve years old."

This time, Leng Ran was taken aback, but little did she know that something even more shocking was yet to come.

"I received an invitation to a black market auction, and the signatory was my good older brother, Zhao Lexuan."

Leng Ran frowned: "You deliberately sent your son to raise? And then you adopted another son to be your holy son? Don't you think that's a bit contradictory?"

Zhao Lesong sighed: "So, the speculation about the identity of the divine messenger is still only at the stage of doubt."

Leng Ran suddenly realized another purpose for Zhao Yuheng's visit.

As expected of the cunning and shrewd Zhao the Fox.

"Sending Zhao Yuheng here is to use him as bait to lure Zhao Lexuan?" Leng Ran gritted his teeth. "If the divine envoy is really Zhao Lexuan, the more attention he pays to Zhao Yuheng, the higher the risk of my exposure will be, as I am highly bound to him."

"You really want me to die even faster, don't you?"

"Hmm. Opportunity and risk go hand in hand, tough guy." Zhao Lesong seemed to be in a good mood. "If you can really attract the divine messenger, your mission might be over sooner. If not, isn't this just gaining a partner?"

Leng Ran laughed coldly: "A partner, or a time bomb?"

"It's getting late, you should go to school. Good luck."

Zhao Lesong read the message but did not reply, and abruptly ended the communication.

Leng Ran took a deep breath to calm herself, and Yang Guang's voice rang out: "Your Highness, although the mission is dangerous, no matter what happens in the future, Yang Guang will be by your side to protect you."

Just like back then, I will fight to the death for her.