They won the Holy Grail War, but this turned out to be the Virtual Tree Universe.

Chapter 246 Ruan Mei's Big Hand, Black Tower vs. Flying Sky
Dan Lei was almost in tears. To the outside world, the fact that he and Huanlong had a child was practically confirmed.

Even with the official ban on discussing the matter issued by Luofu authorities, they couldn't silence the public's discontent.

Because the more you ban it, the more people will believe it's true.

Several middle-aged women from Jinren Lane who were acquainted with Danlei mustered up their courage to advise him, saying that the girl (Ruan Mei) was quite nice and that he shouldn't provoke Huanlong anymore.

Although Huanlong is utterly wicked, it's not a good thing to talk about someone who got pregnant and then beat them to death.

Even Yan Tingjun, whom Dan Lei knew well, called Yu Zhao using the Yellow Race System to ask if he had initially solved the problem of Chiming's fertility and was now able to have a child with Suiyang.

In short, Danlei went to great lengths to convince her friends and neighbors that she and Huanlong were truly innocent. As for the outside world, Danlei had given up trying.

Fortunately, the Interstellar Peace Network and the Earth Network of the 21st century are similar in many ways.

That is, trending topics disappear very quickly.

Even with such a big incident involving Dan Lei and Huan Long, it only stayed on the trending topics list for three days without anyone helping to buy rankings.

However, the next trending topic was still related to Dan Lei.

The top trending topic is: "Ms. Black Tower is searching for her husband in Luofu, seemingly seeking an explanation from Dragon Lord Yuyang."

The second trending topic is "Ms. Black Tower visits Louvre."

The first of these two trending topics can only be attributed to the efforts of fictional historians from StarCraft Peace Entertainment.

The close relationship between Black Tower and Danlei is no secret among the major cosmic powers.

So this time, Black Tower rushed to Luofu, but the story was completely altered to say that they heard Dan Lei was messing around in Luofu and were preparing to catch him in the act and demand an explanation.

The second article is relatively normal, but it contains a large section speculating on the purpose of Black Tower's trip to Luofu, and Dan Lei is naturally the first subject of the report.

However, these two trending topics no longer affect Dan Lei.

Because Danlei needs to focus his attention on more important things.

For example, welcoming the Black Tower.

Unlike Nguyen Mai, Heita quite enjoys being the center of attention.

Of course, this kind of adoration should be moderated; after a while, she'll get annoyed.

Therefore, when Heita came this time, Dan Lei went all out with a grand reception.

The port arranged for Black Tower was originally a military port. After all, a genius and strategist would not use the same port as ordinary tourists and merchants.

So Danlei filled the port with the flowers that Black Tower liked, along with some elegant and high-end incense, filling the entire port with fragrance.

Of course, a high-class red carpet and a welcoming band go without saying; they're basic stuff.

Then, Danlei waited with great anticipation for the arrival of the Black Tower.

Dan Lei is not worried about Heita being affected by external media and public opinion. After all, she has been criticized a lot along the way.

Black Tower's reputation for being short-tempered, arrogant, and capable of causing utter ruin for others is based on exaggerated accounts of her behavior.

Of course, Black Tower does have these shortcomings, but they are not as exaggerated as the outside world has made them out to be.

Therefore, regarding the Huanlong incident, Heita might only joke about it when he's in the mood, but he would never actually get angry.

Because Danlei could not possibly have any relationship with Huanlong.

Sure enough, when Heita arrived at the port, stepped out of the cabin, and saw the grand welcoming ceremony and Danlei walking at the front to greet him, he showed a satisfied smile. Anyone with eyes could see that Heita was in a very good mood.

Seeing this, Dan Lei naturally went to greet him, took Hei Ta's hand, and smiled.

"Black Tower, welcome to Luofu."

Dan Lei didn't give him a hug because he wasn't sure if Heita would be willing to act so intimately with him in public.

As a result, Heita rolled his eyes at Dan Lei and said directly.

"I've heard that you and Ruan Mei were hugging and cuddling in public, so why are you being so reserved with me?"

Upon hearing this, Dan Lei pulled Hei Ta in front of him, gave her a bear hug, and then had her hook her arm around him as they walked down the red carpet like a politician leading his wife on a visit.

This scene left the riders and staff on site speechless with disbelief.

Every man secretly gave Dan Lei a thumbs up. Lord Yu Yang was truly a role model for men. He not only dared to openly date several girlfriends, but they were all either geniuses or envoys.

However, Dan Lei and Black Tower hadn't gone far when they encountered a major crisis.

Because Luo Fu was welcoming Black Tower not only Dan Lei, but also Fei Xiao.

To be honest, the reason Feixiao is still in Luofu is because the Black Tower is coming.

Normally, with the crisis at Luofu resolved, Feixiao, as Yaoqing's general, should immediately return to his troops. He should either pursue the antimatter legion or return to Yaoqing.

However, the situation will be different if the Black Tower comes to Luofu.

Black Tower was not only a genius, but also an intellectual envoy.

Although Heita's reason for coming to Luofu this time was to visit her boyfriend (as explained in Chapter 224, reported by Jing Yuan), one should not be too careful. Luofu must ensure that it has the military force to suppress Heita, or at least be able to confront her directly.

It's impossible to expect Jingyuan, who is still recovering from his injuries, to return to the position of general after working day and night to fight against the Black Tower.

Therefore, the Marshal's Office ordered Feixiao to stay in Luofu until Black Tower left, and then return to Yaoqing after Black Tower departed.

Of course, when the Marshal's Office issued this order, they were unaware that Fei Xiao and Dan Lei also had romantic feelings for each other.

To be precise, they still don't know the relationship between Feixiao and Danlei.

However, Black Tower knew that the source of the intelligence was undoubtedly Nguyen Mai.

Therefore, when Black Tower met Fei Xiao and shook hands, his first words were...
"You must be Yao Qing's general, Fei Xiao."

"I heard you've got your eye on this one too?"

Black Tower's completely unvarnished question left Fei Xiao speechless.

Dan Lei quickly corrected himself and made amends.

"Black Tower, please don't..."

Dan Lei had barely finished speaking when Hei Ta glared at him with sharp eyes and said...

"Shut up first, you have a lot to explain to me later."

"Don't interfere in this matter."

Seeing Heita's reaction, Dan Lei felt a little uneasy and immediately shut up.

However, he was already thinking that if Black Tower and Flying Sky started fighting, he would have to rush to the middle and act as a meat shield for both sides.

As long as you don't kill yourself in one hit, it won't be a big problem. If you're seriously injured, the two of you won't be able to fight.

It should be noted that after Ruan Mei and Fei Xiao talked, Fei Xiao's subsequent interactions with her were no different from before.

Unlike Ling Sha, after Ruan Mei stayed at Dan Lei's place on Zhu Mingxianzhou, the frequency of her visits changed directly from daily to once a week, and later even to once every two weeks.

Therefore, Dan Lei was basically certain that Fei Xiao, like himself, was pretending to be stupid. However, now that Hei Ta had exposed him, and the pretense was broken, given Fei Xiao's personality, he would probably immediately try to "steal the food."

As expected, despite Black Tower's provocation, Fei Xiao didn't back down at all and said directly...

"Ms. Black Tower, Danlei is not yours. As far as I know, you have not admitted to being his girlfriend. Even if Danlei likes you, you still have no right to interfere in his love life."

Or is it that Ms. Black Tower has already accepted my younger brother, and is questioning me today as her girlfriend?

Upon hearing Fei Xiao's words, Dan Lei had only one thought in his mind: "Ruan Mei is awesome!!"

Dan Lei had never told Fei Xiao about his century-long pact with the Black Tower. Fei Xiao knew that it must have been Ruan Mei who told her.

The reason Nguyen Mai told her was to prepare to let the Black Tower shoot itself in the foot.

Given Black Tower's personality, once she learns about Fei Xiao's situation, she will definitely confront him head-on regardless of the time or place, because she believes she is in the right in this matter.

This leads to the conclusion that since it makes sense, why should I back down?
As a result, Nguyen Mai, who was familiar with the Black Tower's thinking, set a trap for her.

Even Dan Lei was unaware of this arrangement, because Ruan Mei and Fei Xiao kept their conversation that day a complete secret.

The current situation is that Heita is stuck in a rut, facing the choice of whether or not she is Danlei's girlfriend.

However, Black Tower can't even select "or" now.

Now, the optimal solution is to choose "yes". This way, the Black Tower will not suffer any losses, and it can occupy the moral high ground while throwing the problem back into the air.

For the remaining two options, choosing "No" is tantamount to publicly announcing that you have no relationship with Danlei.

This makes Black Tower's actions seem extremely foolish. After all, you have no connection with Dan Lei, so why should you care whether others like him or not?

Furthermore, she used the phrase "this one from my family" to describe Danlei.

Most importantly, Heita wasn't entirely without feelings for Danlei. To completely ruin his relationship with Danlei just for the sake of a quick retort was incredibly foolish.

The Black Tower would never allow itself to be a short-sighted fool, so the option of "no" never existed in the first place.

As for "or," that means Black Tower could immediately change the subject, or simply not answer the question and pull Dan Lei inside.

However, doing so would make Heita seem cowardly, implicitly agreeing with Feixiao's words and acknowledging that her liking for Danlei was not immoral.

Therefore, upon realizing he had fallen into a trap, Black Tower immediately stared intently at Dan Lei.

Dan Lei knew that Black Tower was looking at him with an expression that demanded an explanation, so he simply told the truth.
“I have never told anyone other than you and Nguyen Mai about our agreement. This is a family matter, and I would never tell anyone outside the family.”

Furthermore, I have no idea what Ruan Mei and Sister Feixiao talked about.

Dan Lei's words had two meanings.

First, he explained that he had not revealed the bet to Fei Xiao, and that he was unaware of it even when Ruan Mei and Fei Xiao told him.

Secondly, he made it clear that Feixiao is still an outsider and that he has not done anything with her.

Dan Lei spoke with a clear conscience, so Black Tower naturally couldn't see any problem with his words.

Black Tower is very reasonable with its own people. Since the problem lies with Nguyen Mai, they cannot blame Dan Lei.

So Black Tower looked at Fei Xiao again, wanting to see her reaction, to confirm for a second time that Dan Lei was not lying.

Feixiao was an unconventional, straightforward, and unrestrained person. Seeing Heita looking over, he said confidently.

“Ms. Black Tower, Dan Lei really doesn’t know about this. My communication with Ruan Mei was kept secret from him.”

Alright, now Black Tower has confirmed that Ruan Mei has screwed him over. The reason isn't hard to guess: Dan Lei must have won Ruan Mei over, and she's started thinking about things based on Dan Lei's interests.

So, Black Tower glared fiercely at the culprit, Dan Lei, again, then raised his head and said proudly.
"Who said I'm not his girlfriend?"
Do you think I'm the kind of promiscuous person who would hug a man I'm not intimate with?

Heita said this in public, and with her pride, it was tantamount to admitting that Danlei had won the century-long agreement.

Of course, Heita will also use her man's standards to push Danlei to become the perfect man in her heart.

Upon hearing this, Fei Xiao realized that things were indeed progressing in the direction Ruan Mei had deduced.

In fact, the day Ruan Mei and Fei Xiao communicated, they were simply making a deal.

Fei Xiao helps Ruan Mei plot the Black Tower, and Ruan Mei gives Fei Xiao a chance to enter her home.

So Fei Xiao directly used the prepared words that Ruan Mei had prepared, and said frankly...

"Since you put it that way, Ms. Black Tower, then I'll be frank with you."

Good men are in high demand. Even if you were married, I could still steal your man away.

Why should such a good man from Xianzhou be poached by your Genius Club?

When Feixiao said that, Danlei was stunned. He thought, "Wow, this is amazing! This is like jumping over the Black Tower!"

You have to understand, in this kind of conflict, I can only help Black Tower.

As expected, the Black Tower revealed a dangerous glint in its eyes and coldly said...

"General Feixiao, are you provoking me?"

Feixiao walked directly up to Heita, and taking advantage of being half a head taller than Heita (Heita was only slightly taller than Feixiao with his hat on), and also slightly better in stature, answered condescendingly.
"It's not a provocation, but a challenge. It has nothing to do with strength or status; it's a challenge of female power."

Appearance, interpersonal skills, how well one manages work and personal time, and the ability to care for others are all factors that need to be considered.

Ultimately, Danlei will make his own choice through his actions.

Heita was genuinely amused and exasperated. If it were any other time, and someone insisted on competing with her in terms of feminine strength, she would definitely admit defeat, because she didn't think any man was worthy of her displaying her feminine strength.

Moreover, this thing is meaningless and there's nothing to compare it to.

But now, feeling provoked, Black Tower's competitive spirit has been ignited.

Just like Silver Wolf provoking Black Tower with a cyberattack, Black Tower wouldn't actually go through the internet to beat her up (Dan Lei's actions do not represent Black Tower's opinion), but would rather find helpers to retaliate through a similar cyberattack.

Now, Heita feels that she has just publicly announced who her boyfriend is, and someone is already trying to steal him away. She has to make her completely convinced.

So Heita hooked his arm tightly around Danlei's arm and smiled.

"In that case, I'll be waiting for you."

However, General Feixiao, how about you first fulfill your duty of welcoming and guiding us?

Black Tower's move of retreating to advance was very clever.

Feixiao had just finished his provocation, but now he had to watch Heita and Danlei being all lovey-dovey, while he, like a defeated dog, could only lead the way.

Of course, Black Tower didn't really let Dan Lei off the hook either. Unable to vent its anger openly, it could only secretly take it out on Dan Lei.

Even though Dan Lei's arm, which was hooked by the Black Tower, has been recovering, it still has bruises all over it when he rolls up his sleeve.

As for the onlookers, their backs were already soaked with sweat.

This welcome party was so damn exciting! The two envoys openly competed for a man and almost came to blows on the spot.

Those present all said they could brag about this gossip for a lifetime.

(End of this chapter)