above the galaxy

Chapter 583 We surrender!

Sheng Xinhuai knew, of course, that this answer was inappropriate; it was tantamount to asking Old Sheng to take a knife and fight Shen Wuxiang.

Shen Wuxiang came from a military background, which would put a civil official like Lao Sheng at a great disadvantage.

Sheng Xinhuai squinted at Sheng Jing, deliberately teasing, "What? Tempted? You think a marriage alliance with the Shen family isn't a bad way to protect yourself? Or should I sacrifice myself for the family?"

“Okay.” Sheng Jing held a bowl of hangover soup and sipped it slowly, saying without looking up, “It’s more than just self-preservation. If you marry Shen Xinglan, I’m confident that I can use this relationship to elevate the family’s strength to another level.”

Sheng Xinhuai quickly changed his tune, saying, "Old Sheng, I was just joking with you."

"I was just kidding."

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"You two, father and daughter, are still laughing and joking?" Mei Yuyin, who was so anxious that she had blisters on her lips, said angrily, "Shen Wuxiang came to visit in such a grand manner and made such an outlandish request. Is this a joke? Whether it's acceptable or not, we need to give him an answer."

"So, do you think it's a good idea or not?" Sheng Jing asked.

"Of course not. I've met Shen Xinglan before. She's refined-looking and polite, but... she always seems a bit hypocritical."

"They're all pretty much the same as those rich kids in Phoenix City, all fake and pretentious, like they're mass-produced on an assembly line. They're not as genuine as Tang Fei."

"Isn't Tang Fei great? He likes what he likes and dislikes what he dislikes. Even when he lies, he has a genuine sincerity about him."

“.” A magnificent scene.

“.” Sheng Xinhuai.

They both knew that Lao Mei was like a mother-in-law looking at her son-in-law, growing to like him more and more the more she looked at him.

After spending some time together, everyone developed feelings for each other.

Mei Yuyin used to cook many delicious meals for Tang Fei, and she sent him countless nourishing soups.

Tang Fei has become the leader of a "bandit army," and you're still praising him.
If this gets to Shen Wuxiang's ears, the marriage will be off.

You've offended all the young talents in Phoenix with your mouth.

Seeing that neither the father nor the daughter spoke, Mei Yuyin said sternly, "Let me state my position first: I do not agree to this marriage."

“I don’t care whether you’re still the Minister of Finance or not, and I don’t care whether the Sheng family can rise to the next level. I only have one daughter. She can marry whoever she likes. I don’t want her to marry someone she doesn’t like for the sake of family honor.”

Old Mei's eyes reddened with emotion as she said, "You really are my mother."

"Isn't that nonsense? If I'm not your biological mother, then who else would I be but a fake mother?"

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Sheng Jing finished the hangover soup in one gulp, looked at the mother and daughter expressionlessly, and said, "Isn't this what I've been saying all along? Does that make me the only bad person in the family?"

"When did I ever insist on becoming the Minister of Finance? When did I ever want to sacrifice my own daughter to protect the Sheng family's wealth and status?"

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This time, it was Mei Yuyin's turn to feel uneasy.

She stepped forward and took Sheng Jing's hand, saying, "Old Sheng, you are a good husband and a good father. You have given us all your love, and everything you do is for the good of us, mother and daughter."

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Sheng Xinhuai felt both bittersweet and envious.

It's even more cringeworthy.

Love among middle-aged and elderly people is truly rustic and unsophisticated.

Sheng Jing patted Mei Yuyin's hand and looked at Sheng Xinhuai, saying, "Shen Wuxiang's visit this time is both to propose marriage and to force the emperor to abdicate."

"If I agree to this marriage, I can continue to hold this position as the Minister of Finance, and the Sheng family's wealth and prosperity will naturally continue as well."

"If I don't agree, I'll have to give up this position of Finance Minister. As for what happens next, it all depends on Shen Wuxiang's attitude."

At this point, Sheng Jing felt a sense of powerlessness.

A great man once said: Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.

As one of the three prime ministers, the Minister of Finance controlled the nation's treasury.

But without soldiers or guns, they can just take it away as they please.
If you resist even slightly, they'll smash your forehead with the butt of their rifle.

Thinking about it this way, I actually have some admiration for Tang Fei.

Perhaps, this kid has gone against the current and forged a path to heaven?

"What are your plans?" Sheng Xinhuai asked.

"Bring me a cup of tea to my study."

"You've been drinking and you still have to work?"

"Write your resignation."

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Jiulong Ridge.

'Warning! Warning! We've been locked down.'

An electronic mechanical voice suddenly rang out in the cabin, and the three of them immediately looked at the radar display screen with tense expressions.

The fighter jets were flying too fast; even if they looked out the portholes, they could only see a blurry blur of light and shadow.

Moreover, all the machine windows were closed for the sake of stealth.

"Has someone spotted us?" Little Fatty asked.

They were clearly invisible, how did they still get discovered?

"Who is it?"

Tang Fei got straight to the point.

Although they chose the most hidden and rugged route, Shen Wuxiang deployed a large force in the desolate land, targeting the mechanical race of the Lu clan, so naturally, all kinds of high-tech equipment were piled up without restraint.

Arriving safely was his greatest hope.

Being discovered was something he had expected.

"It's not clear yet."

Lu whispered a few instructions, and then the real-time scene outside the cabin appeared on the screen.

Dozens of black, bat-like fighter jets came into view, chasing after them at lightning speed.

They drew black lines across the barren mountains, looking like the Grim Reaper's scythe that was following them.

“Black Bat Squadron,” Lu said in a low voice.

"Black Bat Squadron?"

Tang Fei had no idea what this powerful thing was.

"The Mo family's flight formation is also Shen Wuxiang's ace team."

"Mm." Tang Fei nodded.

He knew about the Mohists; their mechanical arts were renowned throughout the world, making them a mechanical clan on par with the Lu clan.

The flight formations they organize are undoubtedly top-of-the-line in terms of both fighter jets and weaponry.

He knew Shen Wuxiang too.
It would be so much better if I didn't know.

"They're fast and close behind." Lu Siyu canceled the fighter jet's autopilot and began manual control. "Can we shake them off?"

"The Black Bat fighter jet uses the Mirage 3000, which is the latest development of the Mo family. Our micro fighter jets do not have such powerful functions."

Their main purpose in this trip was to evade the enemy's surveillance system and secretly and safely send the old man back to the desolate land.

Therefore, the chosen fighter jets are mainly small and stealthy, and their combat performance and speed cannot be compared with the more powerful Mirage 3000.

Tang Fei frowned, drew the Yin Shi sword from his waist, and said, "Prepare for battle."

Little Fatty carried his skull hammer the whole way, never putting it down.

"Wait a minute," Lu whispered, trying to dissuade him, "Just because the fighter jets aren't good doesn't mean I'm not good enough."

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Is there another hidden agenda behind this?

Lu Siyu gripped the steering wheel with both hands and began her personal performance.

Whoosh!
The plane shot off like a burning rocket.

Since the enemy had already discovered them, Lu Siyu simply removed the stealth function from the fighter jet.

This would consume a lot of energy and reduce efficiency, so it would be better to use all the power to race against enemy aircraft.

"The plane ahead of you has been locked onto. Stop immediately and await inspection."

"The plane ahead of you has been locked onto. Stop immediately and await inspection."
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Upon seeing Tang Fei's fighter jets suddenly appear, Zhao Jingzhi, the captain of the Black Bat squadron, knew that their tracking had been exposed, so he used the communication system to make a call.

Unfortunately, the other party completely ignored it.

They just kept charging forward with all their might.

Zhao Jingzhi was furious and shouted, "Listen up, everyone! Divide into three teams and form a circular encirclement. No matter what, you must force them to stop!"

"Captain, what if the other side refuses to surrender even at the cost of their lives?"

"Fire is permitted. If necessary, it may be shot down."

Thinking of the orders they had received, Zhao Jingzhi said fiercely, "No matter what, we cannot let them enter Songhai."

In front of Jiulong Ridge lies the Pine Forest, and beyond the Pine Forest lies the desolate land, which is the territory occupied by the Lu clan.

At that time, the Lu family could send people to meet them, making it difficult for them to come out.

"Yes, Captain."

The dozens of fighter pilots in the Black Bat formation agreed and immediately split into three squads. One squad continued to follow closely behind, while the other two squads spread out to the left and right, preparing to encircle the enemy from the front.

Lu Siyu's hands moved faster and faster; even seasoned veterans with decades of masturbation experience couldn't match her speed.

In her hands, that miniature fighter jet transformed into a shooting star, into lightning, into the symbol of 'fast'.

Tang Fei's hands could also move very quickly, because he was a cultivator.

Ordinary people can also be that fast
Oh, she's a programmer.

Programmers all over the world are incredibly fast.

Tang Fei gripped his longsword, while Little Fatty carried a skull hammer; both their eyes remained fixed on the map's trajectory on the screen.
“The Pine Forest is just ahead,” Lu whispered. “Once we cross the Pine Forest, we’ll be safe.”

No sooner had the words left his mouth than an energy blast hurtled toward them.

boom!
The energy blast exploded, sending their plane flying several times.

If it weren't for Lu Siyu's exceptional control skills, which allowed him to drag the fighter jet to the edge of the blast radius in time, the jet would likely have been torn to pieces.

"They've opened fire." The chubby boy's face turned pink as he gritted his teeth and said, "Let me out, I'll smash them to pieces."

“You can’t catch up,” Tang Fei said.

Little Fatty isn't a cultivator; he can only increase his speed through 'brute force'.

To ordinary people, this speed is already extremely fast, but to cultivators who have mastered the secrets of speed, it is simply not impressive.

Moreover, the Black Bat squadron uses the most advanced Mirage fighters, which can leave others in the dust with a single dash.

How do you smash it?
Little Fatty excels at close-range attacks.

The two sides fought to the death, and the battle could not end until one side was lying on the ground.

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Little Fatty's chubby face turned even redder.

My older brother always speaks so bluntly.

Tang Fei looked at the black bats that were hot on their heels and said, "They know who we are, and they know what we're going to do."

“Shen Wuxiang must have thought of this when he agreed to the replacement,” Lu Siyu said expressionlessly.

She stared intently at the radar screen, knowing she had to dodge immediately if a red dot lit up.

Because each red dot represents a shell.
Rumble.
Shell after shell landed around them, and if they weren't careful, they would be blown to pieces.

Didi didi.
"alarm!"

"alarm!"

"alarm."

Suddenly, the intelligent assistance system's warning sounds came one after another, and the intelligent robot's speed increased, as if it were about to be paralyzed.

At this moment, the radar screen is filled with flashing red dots.

shocking!

Clearly, the other party no longer wanted to 'intercept' and chose to 'silence' them directly.

"We surrender," Tang Fei said. "Tell them we surrender."

Since the other side knew their identities, their orders must have been to capture them alive.

After all, taking them down would be tantamount to taking down the "Achilles' heel" of the Qin and Lu families and the entire rebel army.

With Shen Wuxiang's political skills, he is capable of making countless moves.

With great power comes great responsibility.

The greater a person's responsibility, the more likely they are to be "worried" by others.

No wonder there's a saying: A wise man does not stand under a dangerous wall.

"elder brother"

Little Fatty got anxious.

How can we surrender?

If we surrender, they will take us hostage. What chance will we have of surviving?

Besides, what if we surrender to our godfather?
"Let me down, I'll fight them to the death."

Tang Fei patted the little fat man's hand and said, "They don't deserve it."

Lu hesitated for a moment, but still gave the signal of 'surrender'.

(End of this chapter)