A is in StarCraft, just disembarked from the Zerg Prince spaceship.

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The rooftop helipad of the state guesthouse.

The morning breeze still carried a hint of chill.

Bishen's starship, after being reported, has been moved from the satellite area to the state guesthouse's helipad.

The streamlined hull gleamed with a golden metallic sheen in the morning sunlight.

This is just a small starship, not even as big as a large spacecraft, and it's not strictly controlled. The Crown Prince can just give a heads-up and it can be parked directly on the state guesthouse helipad.

Lan and Gao Tian escorted Bi Shen onto the starship.

They stood side by side not far from the bridge, waiting for their older brother to come out.

The Crown Prince's expression was unreadable, while Gao Tian looked embarrassed on the other side.

There's an awkward feeling, like you've messed up the red thread of fate. I'm impressed; being a matchmaker is really not something just anyone can do.

Bishen has arrived.

He changed into a crisp black general's uniform from the Ninth Army Corps: a black suit, a peaked cap, and a long overcoat. He looked incredibly handsome.

He casually carried a backpack in his hand.

With his long legs, he walked with a swagger, taking one step at a time to get here. It felt like he covered the long distance in just a few steps, his footsteps echoing across the empty tarmac.

When he reached the tarmac, Bishen stopped in his tracks.

He was a little surprised as he looked at the Crown Prince and the blond-haired man who had come to see him off.

The wind whipped his hair, which was pressed under his hat, into a frenzy. He took off the hat, combed it back, and put it back on, looking at Gao Tian and the Crown Prince again: "So formal?"

He seemed perfectly fine, showing no signs of anything amiss.

A brief silence.

Only the sound of the wind whistling through the gaps in the starship.

"Everything went smoothly." The Crown Prince nodded.

Gao Tian's lips moved, as if he wanted to say something.

But he ultimately swallowed his words and didn't say anything.

Forget about him, he's an unprofessional matchmaker; he's only making things worse.

The eldest brother will decide whether it's feasible or not.

Okay, that's enough. Big brother knows what he's doing. Saying any more will only annoy you.

Seeing that they had nothing more to say, Bi Shen said, "Shall I go then?"

"Let's go." The Crown Prince nodded.

Bishen turned and walked toward the starship.

The morning light outlined his silhouette.

Halfway up the boarding stairs, he didn't turn back, but simply waved to them with his back turned: "I'm leaving."

Without pausing, he continued upwards, walking up the boarding stairs into the starship's cabin.

Two words, crisp and clean, without any hesitation, as if it were just an ordinary farewell.

The heavy bridge doors closed, emitting a dull metallic clanging sound, isolating the inside from the outside.

Om-!

The starship's engines emitted a deep, powerful preheating roar, and the massive hull trembled slightly.

The jet wing disturbed the airflow on the tarmac.

Gao Tian and Lan waved to the starship.

Immediately afterwards, the thruster nozzles on the bottom and sides of the starship lit up with a ghostly blue light.

Plasma gas ejection.

The anti-gravity field was activated, and the massive ship smoothly and silently detached from the ground.

Lan and Gaotian stood still, their clothes and hair fluttering wildly in the powerful airflow from the engine.

They looked up as the starship rose higher and higher, lifted by the anti-gravity field.

The ship cast a huge shadow in the morning light.

When it rose to a sufficient height, the main engine at the rear suddenly burst into a blinding white light!

boom--!

With a deafening roar of a shockwave, the starship, like an arrow released from a bow, transformed into a streak of light with a long trail of flame, piercing the azure sky at an astonishing speed and soaring straight into the heavens!

Bishon's starship is too fast.

It was so fast that there was no room for hesitation.

In the blink of an eye, only a shrunken dot of light remained on the horizon, eventually disappearing into the vast depths of space.

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The dust that had been swirling up on the tarmac gradually dissipated.

After the engine roared, the place became very quiet.

Gao Tian gazed at the empty sky, a touch of melancholy in his eyes: "Why do I feel so guilty?"

Lan looked in the direction where the starship had disappeared and softly uttered, "Hmm?"

The wind, carrying the lingering heat from the engine, felt hot against my face.

As Gao Tian gazed at the vanished trail of flames in the sky, a strange heaviness settled in his heart.

It's strange, it feels like a good son ruining a good family's female insect.

I feel a little guilty.

Gao Tian scooped up the Crown Prince and tucked him under his armpits, hugging him tightly: "Is Big Brother really alright? He walked away as if nothing had happened..."

Hmm, given my brother's temperament, he would never react like this.

Lan's gaze remained fixed on the sky, where the tail flames were no longer visible; there was no particular emotion in his eyes.

He hummed in agreement, calmly: "It's alright. Bishen seems to have come to terms with it."

Actually, no. He knew Bi Shen's personality; if he didn't truly like Lu Jianan, he would never have shown it.

This wave must be quite difficult.

However, Bi Shen would never actually do anything like that. The talk of forcing someone to do something is just talk, a joke to make the best of a bad situation. They have good upbringing and are all decent people; they wouldn't do such a thing.

Gao Tian was still feeling very upset. He rubbed his face in the Crown Prince's hair and said, "Maybe I've been wrong all along. What I think is good, Lu Jianan may not think is good. What have I done? I almost forced him like everyone else."

Making Lu Jianan walk a path he doesn't want to take but thinks is good, in the name of doing what's best for him, is no different from those who drove Lu Jianan crazy in his previous life.

He used to think Jianan was just shy or clueless, but now that he thinks about it, Lu Jianan was so scared that day, and he hasn't heard from her at all these days. Maybe, just maybe, he really can't accept it.

Or rather, he did have some affection for Bi Shen, but that affection wasn't enough to support him taking that step, to break through the psychological barrier, and enter into a more intimate relationship.

Pushing Lu Jianan along in this matter is useless; Lu Jianan has to take that step herself.

Pushing him now might get him through, but it will only make him less able to face future difficulties.

Spending a lifetime with someone is very difficult; you'll encounter all sorts of problems. Only if they themselves want to leave will they have the courage to face the future.

Gao Tian scratched his head in frustration: "Sigh..."

I only thought that my older brother could be Lu Jianan's support, but I didn't think about whether Lu Jianan's personality could accept it.

Nobody's happy with things turning out like this.

Lu Jianan avoided contacting them, which distressed her older brother.

He should have explained Lu Jianan's personality and sexual orientation to his older brother from the beginning, made those things clear, and not interfered, letting them decide for themselves.

Interfering in other people's relationships is a sin against heaven.

"It's alright," Lan reassured him.

His next words carried the certainty of someone in a superior position, which was both frightening and realistic: "If Bi Shen really wanted to force him, Lu Jianan couldn't avoid it. The fact that Bi Shen left means he's come to his senses."

Seriously, this is no exaggeration. Given Bi Shen's status, position, and methods, if he wanted to force her, Lu Jianan could hide at the ends of the earth and still not escape his "visits."

He has a million ways to find him, to ask him questions, and even to use his usual assertiveness to win him over.

He had a million ways to first bring Lu Jianan to Liernia and then slowly tame him. He would use coercion, bribery, brainwashing, exploiting his fragile spirit, turning him into his pillar of support, and ultimately subjugating him.

He is the head of the Lyrnia Mantis Clan, and even the Insect King can't do anything to him.

To put it bluntly, even if the Human Federation wanted to protect Lu Jianan, it might not be able to.

But he didn't; he left.

That means you've come to terms with it.

They couldn't do that.

Then forget it.

Gao Tian rubbed his face again: "Sigh."

The older brother is really good, but there's nothing that can be done if Lu Jianan doesn't want to.

Only a few wisps of cloud, almost transparent in the sunlight, remained in the azure sky that had been torn apart and then healed by the starship.

Everything disappeared without a trace.

Like a dream, a bubble, a dew, or a flash of lightning, it melted away in the radiant light of the rising sun.

......

Inside the starship's main control room,

The engine hummed softly.

Bishon sat in the driver's seat, legs crossed, looking like a boss.

He wasn't wearing a seatbelt, but when he went through the tropospheric bump zone, his body remained completely still, as if welded to the driver's seat.

The long, stiff military-style overcoat hung down to the ground.

The black, angled collar of his military uniform accentuated the sharp lines of his profile, and his fluorescent green eyes beneath his black hair resembled a sharp sword.

The ship rose smoothly under the support of the anti-gravity field. Through the wide portholes, the blue arc of the earth slowly sank in the field of vision, eventually shrinking into an insignificant dot.

Once in space, the starship enters a stable flight state, with AI taking over automatic navigation, eliminating the need for manual piloting and monitoring.

The cabin's automatic lighting system was adjusted to a soft navigation light, and the roar of the main engine was reduced to a low, white noise background.

The order was perfect, with only the low beeping of instruments.

When Bishon leaned back in the driver's seat, his gaze was extremely natural and casual, as if he were merely surveying the cabin environment and glancing at the co-pilot's seat to his right.

The passenger seat was empty.

When Lu Jianan arrived, she was all talk and no action, but when she left, the starship was completely empty and eerily quiet.

Bishen's gaze lingered on the empty seat for less than a second before shifting back to the starry sky and navigation chart in front of him.

It was so fast it felt like an illusion.

His face was expressionless.

The fingers resting on the knee tapped almost imperceptibly.

Then he calmly watched the stars rushing past the porthole.

I couldn't hold it in.

He suddenly smiled.

He and Lu Jianan were like two star trails that briefly intersected, leaving a glimmer of light as they brushed past each other, before following their own gravity and heading towards different quadrants in the depths of the universe.

It was just a little short.

Very small.

However, there is gravity between any two planets.

In the fleeting moment when they pass each other, it's not impossible that they might veer off course from each other's original paths, right?

He didn't believe Lu Jianan wasn't in a hurry.

Bishen withdrew his gaze from the empty seat.

The point of light connecting the wormhole of the capital star of the Liernia Empire twinkled steadily on the star map, like a lighthouse, guiding the way between Earth and the planet in the heart of Liernia.

If all else fails, it's not like he's gone forever.

If Lu Jianan really holds back, she'll deal with him when he's done with his work and has some free time.

The starship's AI automatically navigated to the jump point and smoothly reported: "Entered the wormhole's preset jump trajectory, coordinates locked, will begin warp drive in thirty seconds."

Bishen confirmed the command: "Immediately jump."