madnovel Chapter 11: Was I manipulated by my older sister?
Chapter 11: Was I manipulated by my older sister?
The flames stretched across the night sky, illuminating the darkness that had once again fallen silent.
Fragments engulfed in flames fell to the earth like a meteor shower.
On the ground, Jiang Wanzhao watched this scene with a pale face, his legs, wrapped in silk trousers under his civil and military robes, trembling uncontrollably.
She knows her own body best.
"Chief, please take a rest."
Liu Ying, who rushed over, took Jiang Wanzhao's arm and helped her sit in the wheelchair that had been prepared in advance.
As her administrative and personal secretary for nearly twenty years, Liu Ying was shocked by the heavy losses suffered by the demon and orc armies, but she was the first to notice Jiang Wanzhao's discomfort.
The overall strength is very strong, yet also very weak.
The same applies to the current commanders: if the first strike fails, they must retreat in time.
"It's alright." Jiang Wanzhao took a deep breath and leaned back in her chair, staring intently at the 'little fireman' in the sky.
"Commander-in-Chief, who is he?" Tang Yao asked curiously, "Is he that strong? When did you recruit such an expert?"
Jiang Wanzhao remained silent, while Liu Ying glanced into the distance and whispered, "Li Xingzhou."
"Who?"
"Li Xingzhou?"
"he?"
"Is he Li Xingzhou?"
As key members of Jiang Wanzhao's inner circle, Tang Yao, Luo Sheng, and others had naturally heard about the chief's missing brother to some extent.
But all of this was to offer the Chief of Staff some comfort.
After all, he didn't actively seek out the accomplished Chief of Staff after the Cataclysm, so everyone assumed that the kid had died in the Cataclysm long ago.
What's more, this kid abandoned his chief of staff in his hospital bed back then...
In the part of the surveillance footage that was painstakingly restored in cooperation with the God of Wisdom, it was revealed that this kid had suddenly disappeared without even leaving behind his admission notice!
In the subsequent investigation, Li Xingzhou disappeared without a trace, neither alive nor dead.
So isn't this just a case of someone running away and dying in the cataclysm, leaving no trace?
This behavior is truly despicable.
Who doesn't know that he was raised from an orphanage by the commander-in-chief, who is ten years older than him?
In other words, the chief of staff remained foolishly convinced that he hadn't run away.
But now... this kid not only didn't die, but he's become so strong when he reappears a hundred years later?
Where did he go for the past century?
How did he become so strong?
Tang Yao, Luo Sheng, and the others were filled with doubts, but Liu Ying thought of the blood-red array from before.
The Chief of Staff wanted to see Li Xingzhou through the Dragon-Suppressing Lock, and... he actually did?
Is this Dragon-Suppressing Lock really that powerful?
But if it's really that powerful, why didn't the Chief Commander use this grand formation when his body wasn't so weak?
Seeing Li Xingzhou flying towards them, Liu Ying suppressed her thoughts and turned her head slightly to look at Jiang Wanzhao, who was sitting in a wheelchair.
Recalling the Chief of Staff's previously obsessive longing for Li Xingzhou, she felt that the Chief of Staff would stand up and pull Li Xingzhou into his arms...
Ok?
The Chief of Staff didn't move?
This doesn't make sense, does it?
The Chief of Staff clearly believed that he had not escaped and missed him terribly. Even if he was physically weak, he would still rush forward at this moment, right?
and……
Are you tired?
Looking at the Chief of Staff who smiled slightly and asked softly, Liu Ying suspected that the Chief of Staff she had seen in the basement was just a dream.
The Chief of Staff is being far too serious right now!
So serious it was as if all the longing he had felt over the years had been an act.
Liu Ying didn't reveal much. No matter how much she thought about Li Xingzhou, it was a family matter between the Chief of Staff and Li Xingzhou, and as a subordinate, she couldn't be oblivious.
Even an unfavored prince is still a prince, and to the Chief of Staff, Li Xingzhou is not an unfavored 'prince' at all.
"Sister, your body..."
Upon seeing Jiang Wanzhao in a wheelchair, Li Xingzhou rushed over without thinking of anything else.
"It's nothing serious," Jiang Wanzhao said, looking at Li Xingzhou. "It's just that it took a lot of energy."
Li Xingzhou didn't believe this, after all, a wheelchair wasn't something a normal person would sit in, and besides, he didn't believe that his hometown, which had undergone such a huge change, didn't have a miracle cure!
"Can……"
"Let me introduce you. This is Liu Ying, my secretary, and this is Tang Yao..."
Listening to Jiang Wanzhao's introduction, Li Xingzhou glanced at the group of people. The wariness and scrutiny in their eyes did not escape his notice.
But he didn't care.
Anyway, my sister trusts me.
"They've always suspected that you abandoned your sister and ran away back then..." Jiang Wanzhao chuckled, quite pleased with herself. "They wouldn't believe me if I said no."
Li Xingzhou noticed the uncomfortable reactions of these people, but his attention was more focused on Jiang Wanzhao's face.
Hearing his sister say this in this atmosphere gave Li Xingzhou a strange sense of déjà vu, like when she used to say, "Unlike your sister, she only cares about you."
Having gained considerable experience, Li Xingzhou subconsciously felt that he was being manipulated.
But then I thought, this is my older sister, not some bad woman from outside. How could she possibly have such thoughts?
I am so ashamed. How could I think of my sister like that?
Jiang Wanzhao would never be tempted by her own body!
Li Xingzhou quickly looked away, about to speak, when Jiang Wanzhao said, "Xingzhou, we'll talk about your matter when we get back. Luo Sheng, send out the mechanized battalion to wipe out the remaining enemy and establish a defensive line on Longxing Island!"
"Yes, sir!"
Luo Sheng immediately sprang into action, and Jiang Wanzhao breathed a slight sigh of relief.
What a blunder!
After many years apart, seeing Xingzhou again, I had already planned to take good care of him, but seeing him in person, I couldn't help but feel anxious.
Those words shouldn't have been said upon first meeting after a century, much less should they have been uttered so readily without any prior preparation, lest it make me appear like a wicked woman with ulterior motives...
Jiang Wanzhao felt somewhat helpless as she recalled Li Xingzhou's slightly suspicious look earlier.
My worst fears came true.
My younger brother... is no longer as easily fooled as he used to be.
Fortunately, it proved that this child was not easily fooled.
Better yet, I wasn't seduced, which means he still cares about me.
Hearing Jiang Wanzhao's voice, Li Xingzhou suppressed his words, but his interest was piqued by the mecha battalion his sister mentioned.
He walked behind the wheelchair and asked curiously, "Sister, what is the Mech Battalion...?"
Since we can't explain the situation right now, let's try to ease the tension and estrangement from not seeing each other for a long time by chatting first.
"Look at the sky."
Li Xingzhou looked up at the sky, and with a loud roar, he saw huge fighter jets, like lances, streaking across the sky, and then...
With a series of "kukukukikiki" sounds, the fighter jets transformed into mechs tens of meters tall, launching an attack on the remnants of the demon race.
Li Xingzhou's eyes widened. He had seen similar mechanical techniques before, but none were as astonishing as the mecha he was witnessing.
I never imagined that one day I would actually see movies and TV shows come to life.
Tang Yao proudly introduced, "This is the latest model of the Gripen-80 mech... In current terms, the sky belongs to the Gripen!"
Li Xingzhou felt his throat was a little dry.
I want to drive.
After all, mecha is a kind of romance for men.
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