Otherworld Advance Team
Chapter 843 - 836: Untying the Knot

Chapter 843: Chapter 836: Untying the Knot

"This is not..." Mr. Yalunte withdrew his gaze, his expression becoming hesitant once more because the Otherworld they were now in was indeed not a good one, and Earth was instead more fortunate.

"Once Lipei’s Otherworld Gate opens, you and your son will have plenty of opportunities to meet. There’s no need to worry about being separated by worlds," Wang Xu consoled.

"You’re still considering his proposition, aren’t you? After all, the allegiance of Odelanqi has been hanging in the balance," Mr. Yalunte frowned and asked him.

"That’s only the worst-case scenario. Besides, wouldn’t you like your son to become the King of Odelanqi? Don’t forget how the child’s mother escaped from Odelanqi," Wang Xu asked.

"If he can become King, of course I would support it, but with the boy’s temperament, I’m just worried..." Mr. Yalunte said with concern.

"Don’t worry about him; after all, he has grown up and will make his own choices," Wang Xu said, shrugging his shoulders.

"What are you planning for me to do by keeping me here?" Mr. Yalunte asked.

"Nothing much, just continue your research on super mobility devices. Teach them how to use these devices once Murong and the others return," Wang Xu replied with a shrug.

"How can that be all? Why can’t I follow him?" Mr. Yalunte asked, frowning.

"I always feel that things get messy when you two are together. It’s better for you to be apart for the time being," Wang Xu sighed and said, "After all, once this mission is completed, the Advance Team can pretty much retire, and you’ll have plenty of opportunities to meet up."

Mr. Yalunte looked at Wang Xu, then turned to glance at the firmly closed door, opened his mouth, but ultimately didn’t say anything and silently closed his mouth.

As soon as Luo’er walked out of the meeting room, Tangmo clung to him like an octopus. This time it was his sister, and her entanglement with Luo’er was even more exacerbating, making him utterly annoyed.

"Momo, could you please stop this for now? I have something to do," Luo’er said, eager to catch up with Cheng Ziang, exhausted by Tangmo’s clinging.

"What else do you have to do?" Tangmo asked with a frown.

"I’ll tell you later; just let go of me and don’t follow," Luo’er said, looking in Cheng Ziang’s direction.

"Are you sick of me?" Tangmo asked, her brows furrowing.

"No, not at all. I really have urgent business, please don’t make things difficult now," Luo’er replied anxiously.

"Then why won’t you tell me what’s going on?" Tangmo asked, her voice filled with grievance.

"Can we talk about it later, please let go," Luo’er said, and forcefully freed himself from Tangmo’s grip, then hurriedly followed the others.

Watching Luo’er’s swiftly retreating back, Tangmo looked dissatisfied and then stood there muttering to herself, "Sister, there’s definitely something wrong with Luo’er and the others. You rest; I’ll go clear things up for you."

Having said that, she lifted her foot to follow Luo’er’s pace and see what he was hiding from her.

When Luo’er turned the corner, he caught up with Hu Daoke and Cheng Ziang, walking side by side towards the dormitory. He sighed with relief, then walked forward, slapped Hu Daoke on the shoulder, and said to Cheng Ziang, "Ziang, there are some things I’d like to discuss with you."

"Boss, what do you need to talk to Old Cheng about?" Hu Daoke asked in surprise.

"I’ll fill you in later, could you go back first? I need to speak with Ziang alone," Luo’er earnestly said.

"Oh, sure, I’ll head off then." Hu Daoke gave the two a glance, obediently nodded, and then turned to leave alone.

After watching Hu Daoke walk away, Luo’er turned back to Cheng Ziang and noticed he was eying him with a strange look. He coughed slightly and then said to Cheng Ziang, "Let’s go find a place to talk."

"Instructor sent you?" Cheng Ziang guessed Luo’er’s general intention right away.

"Mmhmm!" Luo’er also nodded without trying to hide it.

"Let’s go..." Cheng Ziang nodded and then followed in Luo’er’s footsteps.

The two walked along the corridor at an unhurried pace, eventually arriving at an empty room. Once inside, Luo’er locked the door behind them and turned to face Cheng Ziang.

"You and Mr. Yalunte have already..." Luo’er looked at Cheng Ziang, hesitantly asking.

"Recognized each other, he’s my father," Cheng Ziang nodded and said indifferently.

"The Instructor already knows about it," Luo’er said.

"I’d pretty much guessed as much," Cheng Ziang stated.

Taking a deep breath, Luo’er’s breath turned into a long sigh. He pursed his lips and, looking at Cheng Ziang, said, "Then you should be able to guess my intention."

Hearing Luo’er’s words, Cheng Ziang stared at him. After a long time, he finally spoke up, asking, "You, are you here to surveil me?"

"Sort of," Luo’er nodded.

"Heh," Cheng Ziang let out a scoff accompanied by a mocking smile and shook his head, "Once, we faced life and death together, but now we’ve ended up on opposite sides."

"I don’t want to be against you, and I’m not, " Luo’er said earnestly, "I just came to remind you to not act recklessly. Headquarters has its own plans."

"Plans, like sending me to Otland, to vie for my uncle’s throne?" Cheng Ziang gave a contemptuous look.

"Ziang," Luo’er raised his voice, "in this era, no one is in control of their own destiny. We may not have a choice of our birth, but we can choose our future. I don’t want to see you end up opposing us. The Instructor said that as long as you don’t act recklessly, he’ll pretend he knows nothing and won’t report this to Headquarters."

"So I should thank him, should I?" Cheng Ziang asked with a mocking laugh.

"You don’t need to say things out of spite. Think it over during this time, and communicate more with Mr. Yalunte. If he’s keeping it from you, he must have his reasons, he wouldn’t be doing it under any pressure to..."

"They’re not doing it under pressure? When have the people at Headquarters ever been short of such acts," Cheng Ziang interrupted him, his face showing disbelief as he asked Luo’er, "Luo’er, you yourself are a victim, how come you’re now speaking from the perspective of the perpetrators?"

"I’m not speaking from the perpetrators’ perspective. Indeed, many of Headquarters’ acts are inhumane, but you can’t deny they’ve also done many things with good intentions," Luo’er stated.

"Such as? Not letting sons recognize their fathers, keeping sons ignorant of their origins, is this their goodwill, fearing that I would rebel against them after finding out these things?" Cheng Ziang looked at Luo’er and said.

"Cheng Ziang!" Luo’er suddenly increased his volume then, frowning, he stared at Cheng Ziang and said emotionally, "Don’t forget, if not for those people at Headquarters, you wouldn’t even have a chance to be born. I know what you want to say, but have you ever thought, with or without Headquarters, the Princess wouldn’t have survived, your mother wouldn’t have survived, they spared no expense to save you, and this is how you evaluate them."

"Yes, Headquarters is very utilitarian in their actions; they indeed helped your family because of your identity, and I’ve seen their cruel methods. But you can’t deny that they gave you a relatively happy childhood. Do you really think, if Headquarters had handed you directly to Mr. Yalunte right after your birth, you would have had happiness? Mr. Yalunte is a fugitive, he can’t even save himself, let alone you, an infant in swaddling."

"Ask yourself, is it better to live on Earth or in the Otherworld? Then go ask Mr. Yalunte whether he would rather have you live on Earth or flee with him all over the Otherworld?"

"Everything has two sides, good and bad, why can you only see the bad side and not the good side? You’re not usually like this, why do you become irrational when it’s about yourself?"

Gesticulating, Luo’er poured out his views like spilling beans, leaving Cheng Ziang speechless for the moment, only able to silently close his mouth, saying nothing.

"Many things can be settled tacitly, without saying it out loud," Luo’er continued interrogating, "why do you want to bring it into the open? If you had exposed it during the meeting just now, did you consider how Mr. Yalunte would step down?"

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