The black serpent slowly lowered its head.
Although it had not said anything, Yu Weiwei could clearly sense its uneasiness.
"Don't worry. Xiao Bai will be fine."
The black serpent flicked its tongue again, as if responding to Yu Weiwei.
Yu Weiwei smiled faintly.
He knew the black serpent was worried.
After all, it had spent almost twenty years guarding Xiao Bai. Even though Xiao Bai had only recently been reborn as a three year old child, to the black serpent, protecting him had already become an instinct.
The only reason they had been able to kidnap Xiao Bai was because they needed to know where the laboratory was.
"Xiao Baobao, how long until we can determine their location?"
"Give me some time."
Xiao Baobao's voice came through the communicator.
"They're moving very carefully. They seem to be deliberately changing their route."
Yu Weiwei wasn't surprised.
"Ryan is tracking their movements."
Yu Weiwei ended the call.
He turned around and looked at the farm.
The workers were still shaken by what had happened.
Some were looking in the direction where the attackers had disappeared, while others were quietly discussing what had happened.
Yu Weiwei walked toward them looking a little disordered. After all the spies are still around.
"Everyone, don't worry. The situation has been handled."
The workers looked at him.
"But, Planetary Lord, your cousin…"
"He's fine. He'll be back. I've already contacted the police."
His smile looked a little ugly as if he was trying to stay calm.
After reassuring them, Yu Weiwei made preparations for the farm. He didn't know how long it would take before the illegal research laboratory was found.
"Oouu!"
Yu Weiwei finally realized that he had trapped Xiao Zi inside the space barrier, and the little guy had been crying miserably.
Feeling guilty, he released him.
Immediately after being released, Xiao Zi sniffed the air before seemingly following the trace left by the intruders.
Yu Weiwei stopped him, looking a little dumbfounded.
"Tsk, I've never heard of a dragon sniffing like a dog."
Yu Weiwei clicked his tongue in amusement, but Xiao Zi wasn't having it. He couldn't understand why his master had allowed Xiao Bai to be kidnapped, so he started howling.
No matter how much Yu Weiwei explained to him, he wouldn't budge.
The black serpent couldn't handle the noise anymore and used its tail to hit Xiao Zi, finally forcing him to quiet down.
But Xiao Zi refused to have any contact with Yu Weiwei, clearly expressing his anger.
Yu Weiwei looked at him with amusement.
A week ago, Xiao Zi and Xiao Bai could be seen fighting every day. Who would have thought this little cub would grow so attached to his son?
An incoming call interrupted Yu Weiwei's thoughts.
"Hello, Weiwei. They're about to land on a D-level planet," Ryan called to inform Yu Weiwei.
Hearing this, Yu Weiwei planned to join them. He looked at the communicator and asked about Xiao Bai.
"And don't worry. Lin Zhile is doing great,"
Louise answered, although she added inwardly, In fact, that little guy has almost destroyed the enemy's spaceship.
Lin Zhile was the name Yu Weiwei had given Xiao Bai. It meant "to understand happiness." Yu Weiwei had given him this name because three year old Xiao Bai always looked like a little grandpa who had no attachment to life.
Xiao Bai had taken the Lin surname because of his current identity.
Meanwhile, Xiao Zi was named Yu Ziyou because of his curious nature.
Yu Weiwei prepared his spaceship. Seeing that Xiao Zi was still sulking, he pulled him along.
Inside the spaceship, Xiao Bai sat quietly.
His small legs dangled from the chair because they couldn't reach the floor.
The people surrounding him watched him carefully, afraid that he would escape.
At this moment, they had already started to regret kidnapping this little guy named Lin Zhile.
At first, they had thought he was a gentle and quiet child, but their judgment had been completely overturned over the past few hours.
Xiao Bai was like a slippery little creature. He had explored every room in the spaceship, damaging things along the way. If he weren't a three year old child, they would have thought they had somehow invited an S-rank powerhouse onto their ship.
The most baffling thing of all was that he wasn't using any power. He was simply as agile as a monkey.
If Xiao Bai could hear their thoughts, he would have told them that he was cultivating a power called spiritual qi, something they couldn't sense.
Lin Zhile was surrounded and could no longer go and play, so he sighed like a little adult, wondering when his father would come and save him.
He could feel that his connection to the planet was weaker than before.
Being away from his planet had indeed reduced his power.
But he could still sense it.
"How much longer?"
The man sitting at the front of the spaceship asked.
"Approximately forty minutes."
"Good."
He glanced toward Xiao Bai on the surveillance screen.
"This little guy is a little devil. I would have smacked some sense into him if he weren't so precious."
"Don't even try that unless you're courting death," the other guy warned.
"Hey, do you think he possesses S-rank power, or even higher, since he's related to Lin Zhe?"
"I suppose so."
"Alright, enough talk. Don't let him out of your sight. Make sure he doesn't break anything," the leader commanded.
He didn't know why, but he felt a little uneasy. They had kidnapped this cub far too easily, and they were afraid he might be bugged or something. But even after repeated checks, nothing could be found.
He had always trusted his gut. Besides, if kidnapping this boy was so easy, at the very least, the empire should have left a guard protecting Test Subject 002 and the people closest to him.
Leaning against his chair, he tapped his fingers against the armrest before giving another command.
"Be on alert. Make sure we don't have any rats following us."
"Yes, sir!"
Meanwhile, Xiao Baobao, who was currently hiding among their equipment, looked like he wanted to explode.
"Rats?! Rats! Did he just call us rats?!"
"Calm down. Just think of us as travelers on their ship. The people following behind are the rats," Louise commented as she found herself a comfortable spot.
"Hmm, that makes sense."
Like a pufferfish that had suddenly deflated, Xiao Baobao relaxed upon hearing this.
"You know I can hear you guys, right?" Ryan interrupted coldly.
He was currently on a starship behind the pirates, but it was concealed.
Yu Weiwei had thought that since these illegal laboratories had managed to stay afloat for all these years, their technology must be top-notch. So instead of concealing the ship in a normal way, he used an invisibility talisman.
Hearing their conversation, Yu Weiwei snorted. He had met up with Ryan and some imperial guards halfway through the pursuit.
These two AIs dare to deflect the insult onto me?
It seemed they had no intention of eating natural food for the rest of the year.
As for the person who had made the insult, Yu Weiwei narrowed his eyes, a dangerous smile slowly playing across his lips.
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Soon, they landed on a planet near the border, and Yu Weiwei couldn't help clicking his tongue.
"It's true as they say. The most dangerous place is the safest place."
"To think they would be hiding near the Supreme General's army. They're bold."
Xiao Baobao snorted before saying,
"It seems your idol, Evander, isn't that great after all."
Hearing this, Yu Weiwei didn't comment at all, but he silently thought that he should add three more years to Xiao Baobao's ban on natural food.
Xiao Baobao, having no idea what Yu Weiwei was thinking, continued to look smug.
"Alright, you guys, be careful from here on. Ryan, you're at risk of being exposed. At least we won't be, since we're hiding among their equipment," Louise warned as the starship docked on the E-ranked planet.
"Okay."
"Here, take this." Yu Weiwei handed Ryan an invisibility talisman.
"I don't need this since I won't be going in with my physical body," Ryan rejected. He would just be a pile of data, so why bother?
Yu Weiwei thought about it and realized he was right. But what if?
Thinking of this, he tried using the talisman on the data instead of the physical body.
It worked.
However, Yu Weiwei felt an itch in his soul, as if he had just used his soul power.
He was a little confused by this. His mental power and spiritual power were currently full, so why had using the talisman consumed his soul power?
Soon, Yu Weiwei realized the reason.
The only way to harm a soul was by using one's own soul power. It seemed the Heavenly Dao here had deemed the three AIs as beings belonging to this world. Therefore, this pile of data was considered a soul.