You are all bad women! Don't come over!

General Yan said in a deep voice, "We will continue to investigate Shen Mochen's background. But for now, he is under Yupi's wing, under Buque's wing, that's beyond doubt. In the coming days, you must continue to protect him in secret, even if you get discovered, it's fine."

Ran Linlin nodded, "Okay. But I have one more question, does the Shen Family know about his lineage..."

"No more than three people in the Shen Family are clearly aware of this matter. But families care more about benefits, what's the harm in acknowledging a fake Shen Family Young Master? As long as he can have a child with Shen Family bloodline with a Shen Family woman, then it counts as returning to the Shen Family. Anyway, he's quite the philanderer, having a few more women with the surname Shen doesn't matter. Look at Shen Xinyue today, perhaps she's already being prepared as his bride?"

"They just want a son-in-law to rely on, they seem pretty open about it."

"Profit is paramount, and Shen Mochen holds that value."

"But, if he truly aligns with the Shen Family..."

"Don't worry, Cai Yuncui, Xia Qingrou, Han Muxue, and even Yin Caiyu are our people. Do you think a few sycophantic offerings could win Shen Mochen over?"

"How much does he know about Shen Mochen?"

"Your curiosity today is a bit much," General Yan gave her a strange look.

Ran Linlin suddenly felt a stern vibe and quickly waved her hand, "I'm just asking! No other intentions! It's just that he's so legendary! I really mean it!"

General Yan then smiled slightly, "I don't have any other intentions either, it's just that Shen Mochen is quite unique. It's not just the families we need to guard against, but 'them' as well."

"The split group, the rebels?"

"Split away? No, a large part of them still lurk within us. Your mission is very important. We cannot let them know about him, much less have them get him."

"I understand!" Ran Linlin nodded vigorously, making a throat-cutting gesture, "When necessary, I will..."

General Yan glared at her fiercely, "Don't you dare! Even if Shen Mochen really falls into their hands, not a hair on him is to be touched! Our true life-and-death enemies are the monsters!"

Ran Linlin, who misunderstood, nodded dejectedly, "Oh... I understand, I'll protect the prince with my life!"

"...Could you be one of them?"

General Yan suddenly asked.

"Could you please wait ten minutes before asking me?" Ran Linlin leaned back, glancing at General Yan's ruby-like pupils, spoke timidly, "You're making me a little scared by doing that."

Even though General Yan had withdrawn from the frontline for almost two decades, Ran Linlin had still heard of her legends—once famed as the Iron Hand Merciless and the Extinction Master, who single-handedly fought three Class A Super External beasts. Class A is equivalent to SSS grade, even among "Super External" beasts, it's the top tier. Not only did she kill two of them, but she also severely injured the last one.

Since then, a formidable reputation was left among the Transcendents in Buque and even worldwide!

But even such a once-powerful Superman, now appeared weak, almost no different from ordinary people.

However, with Shen Mochen's "blessing," it was not impossible for her to briefly return to her peak state.

"Hahaha." Seeing this, General Yan laughed and patted Ran Linlin's arm, "Just kidding, if I suspected you, why would I let you know so many secrets?"

"Hahaha..."

Ran Linlin laughed along, but cold sweat dripped down her back, thinking to herself, can't you refrain from joking at this moment! Try again when the buff on you disappears!

General Yan spoke in a dull tone, "Alright, go, protect Shen Mochen well; your merits will be acknowledged, and becoming a commanding officer is just around the corner!"

"Okay, bye..." Ran Linlin said and was about to leave when she suddenly heard General Yan say, "Hey, wait a minute."

Ran Linlin turned back to see General Yan, usually steady, displaying an inexplicable awkwardness.

"I think, I still look pretty young... I don't seem to show my age, do I..."

"Ah... yes, indeed."

"Actually, to be honest, I think I look okay, right? And when I walk down the street, there are still quite a few young men who try to strike up a conversation..." General Yan's eyes blinked, she spoke blurrily, "So, I look like I'm in my twenties, right?"

Ran Linlin was stunned for a moment, blinked a few times, slapped her own collagen-rich face, "If you look like you're in your twenties, how old do I look?"

Don't be too excessive, old auntie! Don't think just because your power is back, I'm going to tell fibs with my eyes open! I do have a bottom line!

General Yan's face flushed instantly, "Haha... I was just joking... haha, of course, I know... hahaha, oh, don't take it so seriously... really haha... actually, I don't care at all... hurry and go protect Shen Mochen!"

General Yan kicked Ran Linlin, sending her flying hundreds of meters high into the air.

Why did she get so worked up while talking? In the middle of "free flight," Ran Linlin fell into deep thought.

"Whew... intrigue and deceit!"

General Yan composed herself, let out a long sigh. Each of them had their own little thoughts, perhaps this kind of brainwork really wasn't her thing.

"Hey, don't I really look like I'm in my twenties..."

General Yan pulled out her phone's front camera, not looking like she's twenty, maybe around twenty-five or twenty-six? Hmm, it should be about right.

...

"You're here." Shen Xinyue hooked her arm around Shen Mochen's as they boarded the private plane.

She took off her coat, revealing a form-fitting white sweater, outlining her excellent figure. Probably somewhere between Liu Chaoyan and Xia Qingrou... if there were no padding. Liu Chaoyan was an E, Xia Qingrou was a D. Shen Mochen thought, she smelled quite nice.

However, Shen Xinyue didn't show any excessive ingratiation, merely ushering Li Zhuangsheng onto the private plane, then letting go of his arm.

"Second Grandpa." Shen Mochen greeted Shen Motian softly.

"Come, let's go!"

Shen Motian warmly invited Shen Mochen to sit beside him, while one flight attendant closed the cabin door and another served drinks to the group.

"Feel free to take whatever you want to drink, it's our family plane," Shen Xinyue said with a smile.

"Okay, please give me a cola," Shen Mochen said.

The flight attendant poured Shen Mochen a glass of cola, which Shen Xinyue took with a smile and handed to Shen Mochen.

"Thank you," Shen Mochen said.

Shen Xinyue, beaming, tucked her hair behind her ear, "Don't be so formal. How about I call you Mochen from now on?"

"Anything is fine, you can call me however you like," Shen Mochen smiled.

"Then you can call me Sister Xinyue from now on, or..." Shen Xinyue's eyes, like those kissed by the Creator, blinked softly, "just Xinyue is fine."

"Okay, Sister Xinyue," Shen Mochen nodded with a smile.

"Good brother!" Shen Xinyue beamed and gave him a hug.