Chapter 147 – Hey Friend, Have You Heard of ‘Siscon’? (47)
“It’s likely you’ve already received the news; the Alliance’s starship is lost, and the Yan father and son are missing.”
Yan Luo listened as he repeated the news she had received not long ago, slightly biting her lip. Her voice turned cold. “So, what is the Second Prince doing? Trying to incite conflict between the two major star systems?”
“You’re sharp and smart, but you’re the weakness of such a powerful individual, and you’re not capable of protecting yourself,” Di Tian said with a smirk. “That’s why I had to take action against you.”
“A weakness? What do you want to do to my Elder Brother? What does your Empire want to do?” Yan Luo’s body slightly straightened, her expression sharp.
“One mountain cannot contain two tigers, understand? Even if it’s not now, there will inevitably be a conflict between the Alliance and the Empire sooner or later. You just happened to come across it. Moreover, as smart as you are, and being Yan Qi’s daughter, don’t you see any issues with your Elder Brother?” Di Tian raised an eyebrow.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.” Although she said so, Yan Luo’s usually bright eyes trembled slightly, shimmering with a hint of tears.
Seeing Yan Luo like this, Di Tian chuckled softly once again. “What’s this? Are you deceiving yourself?”
As Yan Luo turned away, her fair and delicate profile carried a resilience that he had never seen in her before, unexpectedly attractive.
A highly pure-blooded Adjuster was indeed rare, but she was the daughter of the Military Commander of the Alliance, which meant she couldn’t be kept. Even though she could help him enhance his abilities, she also had the leverage to make deals with others. No matter how good his defenses are, he couldn’t risk keeping such a dangerous person around.
But perhaps the Alliance didn’t anticipate that the conflict between the two major star systems would escalate to this extent, did they?
They unwittingly played into his hands.
Di Tian narrowed his eyes slightly, a hint of pleasure crossing his gaze. He lifted Yan Luo’s chin with his hand and clicked his tongue twice. “To reveal such an expression, you must not be completely clueless.”
“Your Elder Brother never intended to play the role of a brother with you from the beginning. For him, everything he’s done with the Yan family has always been about mutual interests. But is it fair to say it’s driven by a desire for revenge? A person with average mental potential unexpectedly possessed such strong power.”
Di Tian stroked his chin, watching as Yan Luo pursed her lips. Then, he smiled again.
“The Yan family adopted him, provided him with a foundation, and he risked his life for the Alliance on numerous occasions. However, it seems he hasn’t lessened his resentment towards our Empire’s General Jiang Chou. Don’t be surprised as to why I know this; in fact, we only discovered it recently after the incident.
“The first thing he did when he ascended to the position of Major General, do you know what it was?”
“What?” Yan Luo tightly bit her lip, her doubts unraveling one by one.
“To investigate everything about you, interact with high-ranking Alliance officials, and so on.”
“Me? Why?” Yan Luo looked up in astonishment, her fair face tainted with dust, yet still retaining its beauty, her eyes filled with confusion.
“He wanted to see if the Alliance wanted to take advantage of you, to see what he could gain from it.” Di Tian’s voice carried a smirk, landing on Yan Luo’s heart.
He continued, “It seems he doesn’t even trust you.”