Shangguan Bingyan rushed out to find Yang Lanyan, embellishing the story of how the shameless freshman had seduced men. At the most hateful points, Shangguan Bingyan was almost grinding her teeth, filled with intense loathing.
Yang Lanyan, hearing Shangguan Bingyan’s account, felt something was amiss.
"Not Ling Kuang?"
Shangguan Bingyan shook her head.
Yang Lanyan found it peculiar.
However, the female beast opposite him spoke with such conviction. Moreover, as she paid little attention to military affairs, she failed to recognize Ji Feng as the newly appointed Nine-Star Grand Marshal. In her words, Ji Feng was an utterly shameless nobody who seduced students of the mecha academy.
When Yang Lanyan arrived, he saw Ji Feng reaching out, tenderly stroking Lin Muci’s forehead. His gesture was incredibly gentle, and as his palm slowly caressed Lin Muci, his gaze was filled with indulgence.
Yang Lanyan couldn't help but erupt in a furious roar.
"What are you doing?"
"How dare you..."
As he lunged forward, shouting, he heard Lin Muci's voice, tinged with mild confusion.
"What are you doing?"
"This is my daddy!"
Yang Lanyan swallowed the words he was about to utter. He stared blankly at the young girl before him, momentarily unable to process the meaning of her words.
What father...
Lin Muci, on the other hand, gave him a chiding look, finding his alarm rather strange.
"I can't have just popped out of a rock, can I?"
"This is my daddy!"
Yang Lanyan's mind reeled. However, being an intelligent person, his attitude underwent a complete 180-degree turn.
"Hello... hello there."
"I am Yang Lanyan, Chief Executive of the Central Star Council. I am currently serving as an honorary professor at the Mecha Academy."
As soon as Yang Lanyan finished speaking, Ji Feng looked up and scrutinized him, then let out a cold snort, showing no politeness.
"Chief Executive of the Central Star Council?"
"Honorary professor?"
"You don't need to use these titles to scare me; I, Ji Feng, wasn't raised to be scared."
"You're just like that red-haired brat. You annoy me just by looking at you. What, you've got your eyes on my daughter?"
"My precious one, I only want her to stay by my side. If you have designs on her, I will absolutely not let you off!"
Yang Lanyan hadn't expected that this stranger, yet handsome man before him, would speak with such arrogance. He was slightly taken aback but found the man’s self-introduction strangely familiar.
Ji Feng...
Wait, isn't this the new Nine-Star Grand Marshal of the Central Star?
A storm of shock immediately surged through him, and he couldn't help but let out a bitter laugh. This young girl’s father was actually… actually the Nine-Star Grand Marshal of the Central Star.
What was initially a helpless little female beast, he never expected that she would actually be able to produce such a powerful backing.
And this backing was very formidable.
Truly capable of protecting her.
Ji Feng glanced at the female beast beside Yang Lanyan and suddenly let out a scoff.
"Was this little female beast instigating trouble?"
"How dare she. I, Ji Feng, am here to see my daughter, what business is it of hers? Ignorant little female beast, stirring up gossip. I think it would be best to confine her at home and keep her out of sight."
With a single word from him, this girl could be placed under house arrest, forbidden from leaving her home ever again.
The little female beast's face turned pale, and she looked at Yang Lanyan with tear-filled eyes. She hadn't meant to, and how could she have known that the other party was this young girl's father!
Yang Lanyan remained silent for a moment, then said.
"You are that new Nine-Star Grand Marshal Ji Feng from the military?"
"You came to the Central Star to search for your daughter. I just didn't expect that the daughter you were looking for... would be her."
Meanwhile, Shangguan Bingyan's entire face had turned ashen.
How could this be... How could this be? The Nine-Star Grand Marshal of the military was her father?
One Nine-Star Grand Marshal was equivalent to their entire family. She just hadn't expected that someone so powerful could be her father.
She had initially thought that the little female beast with extremely high fertility, protected by the strong individuals of the entire planet, was untouchable. She wanted to vent her frustration on this little female beast but never expected to kick a colossal iron plate again!
Ji Feng turned his head to look at his daughter, and in an instant, his expression became much more amiable.
"What does my darling want to eat tonight?"
"Daddy will take you to the most expensive restaurant, let you enjoy the delicacies of the Central Star."
No one dared to say anything as Ji Feng prepared to take Lin Muci away.
When Altushius received the news and rushed over, he saw Yang Lanyan standing there like a stone statue, his expression even more grim. He managed to find out that Ji Feng had taken his little princess away, and couldn't help but let out a scoff.
"Don't tell me you're actually jealous of her father, are you?"
He forgot that he himself had almost made a huge blunder at the military!
Yang Lanyan shot Altushius a cold glare.
"Don't tell me you haven't run into a wall with that man!"
"I can tell that man is extremely determined, and he truly cares for that young girl. They are indeed father and daughter; he likely isn't lying."
Altushius nodded.
"He truly isn't lying. He agreed to the military's terms and came to the Central Star precisely because he found his daughter."
"However... with him protecting her, we probably shouldn't expect to get close to his little princess."
Altushius ran a hand through his striking red hair but then suddenly burst into laughter, the laughter even carrying a hint of schadenfreude!
"But... although we can't get close to his little princess, I don't think that bastard will have it easy either. After all, we're all on the same starting line. Even if we're under strict guard, I accept it!"
Altushius's words were spoken with great pride.
After all, it wasn't that easy to win over the little princess.
Yang Lanyan remained silent for a moment but offered a more pessimistic assessment.
"That may not be the case."
"That man... is not so easily stopped. However, since Little Ci is studying at the academy and her identity as a female beast hasn't been exposed, we can just protect her secretly from here."
Altushius had initially thought that little female beast was just playing around, but he hadn't expected that she would actually be able to tame Destiny and obtain the qualifications to become a top-tier mecha pilot.
Even though she was a female beast.
But Destiny seemed to truly recognize her as its master – if she could truly unleash the full power of this god-tier mecha, then in the mecha academy, no one else would truly be her match.
Thinking of this, his expression immediately turned serious, and he asked.
"Letting her play around is fine, but I don't think such complex and dangerous urgent missions are necessary for her to go on, right?"
"Those are life-risking missions. What can a little female beast do on our battlefield?"
Yang Lanyan hummed in agreement.
If she were to truly encounter danger, he would also not agree for the little female beast to go.
Furthermore, since the little female beast's father was a Nine-Star Grand Marshal, she should just stay peacefully on the Central Star.