Cong Yi took Shen Ling and Celia, who had changed into human form, to his residence at the school.

It was late at night, and Shen Ling put Celia to sleep and walked into Cong Yi's office as agreed.

Cong Yi was checking student information at his desk, and as the principal of a basic school, he had a lot of trivial but important work to do every day.

Judging from the appearance, Cong Yi is handsome and graceful, and a pair of raised Danfeng eyes will inadvertently reveal a charming style. However, those who know Cong Yi know that he is a meticulous educator who has dedicated almost all of his life to the basic school of Planet D14.

Seeing Shen Ling come in, Cong Yi pointed to the sofa covered with sky-blue flannel in the room and said, "Please sit." ”

Shen Ling nodded and sat down, Cong Yi got up and brewed a cup of coffee for Shen Ling.

"Thank you." Shen Ling took the coffee, and he noticed that Cong Yi was wearing a green jade ring on his left ring finger, this ring was a little familiar, but Shen Ling couldn't remember when he had seen it.

He thanked him from the bottom of his heart: "If it wasn't for you ten years ago, I think I might have died, and for the past ten years, thanks to you and the White Ghost for taking care of Celia for me." ”

Ten years ago, Shen Ling fell asleep in a spaceship that was about to explode, and when he woke up and found himself placed in a glass tank filled with viscous liquid, he felt a sharp pain in his lower abdomen, as if something was struggling to crawl out of his body.

He screamed in pain, and high-frequency sound waves shattered the glass groove into a cloud of glass shavings, and the viscous blue liquid spilled all over the ground.

He was picked up and placed on a hand chair, and he was put on the operating table.

The bright white light awakened those painful memories in him, and he struggled desperately to get up, and Cong Yi standing in front of him soothed the uneasiness in his heart.

It was a very magical power, and from his words, eyes, and expressions, there was a reassuring energy, and that energy could extinguish the spark of irritability in people's hearts.

He fell silent, and soon after, with the cry of a baby, his daughter was born.

The doctor carried the child to Cong Yi, and Cong Yi held the child in front of his eyes.

"It's a girl, have you figured out what her name is?"

……

Retracting his memories, Shen Ling picked up the coffee cup and took a sip.

"Celia is a lovely child." Cong Yi smiled and said, "Every time I see her, I can think of my mentor, who is your mother. After a pause, he continued, "Ten years ago, I dreamed of a teacher who begged me to save her child, and a few days later the White Ghost sent you to me. I guess it's the teacher who is blessing you. ”

Shen Ling had already heard about Cong Yi's relationship with his mother from Celia, after the mecha competition that year, almost everyone in the new Galactic Empire knew that he was Elena's son, so he was not surprised that Cong Yi knew his identity, he just wondered, he was rescued again, could it be because of his mother who had never met?

Where the hell is his mother, and why has she been able to save him from crisis again and again?

He hesitated to say his question: "You...... Do you know where she is? ”

Cong Yi stared at Shen Ling and was silent for a long time.

He didn't answer Shen Ling's question directly, but talked about those past events. "Ronan and I were brought up on this planet by Teacher and Teacher Lin, and they are like my parents to me. The teacher taught me how to use soul power and led me to subdue my natal soul beast. Cong Yi looked down at his thighs, where a little cat and fox in the form of a snow-white soul appeared out of thin air, the cat and fox licked their front paws mischievously, then jumped up and turned around and "meowed" and rubbed twice on Cong Yi's stomach.

Cong Yi walked to the window with the kitten fox in his arms, he opened the heavy curtains, pushed open the window, and let the cool breeze in.

Outside the window, the two gray stone and brick buildings of the basic school look like two old men who have survived the wind and frost but are still holding on in the night.

"The founders of this school are teachers. The teacher found a lot of children with soul power talents in the letter D galaxy, but unfortunately these children don't have long lives, and they are often old people in their last years when their ability reaches the point where they can obtain natal soul beasts. At first, the teacher just wanted to protect these children, she chose the planet D14, which was a ghost star, but the environment was more suitable for human habitation, and brought a large number of her subordinates and medical personnel to open schools and hospitals here, and provide a place for the poor children in the letter D system to live longer. ”

"Later the place grew bigger and bigger, and gradually became a small town...... The teacher has spent too much effort in this place, and she has also successfully cultivated a large number of soul beast masters, and it can be said that she has brought new hope to the letter D galaxy. Speaking of his teacher, Cong Yi's eyes burst out with reverence and yearning.

"You know what? In fact, you were born on this planet, and on the day you were born, everyone in the town was looking forward to your arrival, because the banquet held by your birth lasted for a day and a night. But because of my mistakes, you were left out and orphaned. Cong Yi turned around and gave Shen Ling a guilty look.

Although Shen Ling was surprised by Cong Yi's words, he didn't blame him. He didn't want to know what happened back then, some things were in the past, and now he just wanted to find his parents.

"Teacher and Teacher Lin, I left this planet in search of you, and no one has seen them since. I searched for them for more than 30 years, and although I got some information about their whereabouts, I was never able to confirm them. ”

"What do you mean?"

"I know where they are, but I can't be sure if they're actually there, because it's not a place for everybody."

"Where are you talking about? Something to do with the merfolk? ”

"The place I'm talking about is the Merfolk Land. It is rumored that the merfolk have the ability to travel through time and space, if the merfolk really have such magical powers as rumored. In order to find you, the teacher who is a merfolk himself will definitely go there. Of course, I don't have more clues, but none of them matter. ”

"I will definitely go to the merfolk land, but I'm afraid I won't be able to enter it alone." Shen Ling looked at his hand and curled his fingers weakly.

When he woke up, he found that his body was empty, and he couldn't feel any soul power.

At first he was sad because he had lost his strength, but then he was relieved when he saw Celia.

If the price of surviving the catastrophe for himself and his daughter is his own strength, he will definitely not hesitate to exchange it.

It's just that Phoenix hasn't reacted all the time, which makes Shen Ling very worried. He asked Ash, and Ash didn't know about the situation of the Phoenix, but said that it thought that the Phoenix must be fine, because the Phoenix was Shen Ling's natal soul beast, if something happened to the Phoenix, then it was impossible for him not to react, and Shen Ling was a little relieved.

"I won't let you go alone, and I will go with the White Ghost. But before I do that, I must tell you an old legend about the merfolk tribe. Cong Yi sat back opposite Shen Ling, intentionally or unintentionally rubbing the jade ring on the ring finger of his left hand with his right hand. Legend has it that the merfolk came to this galaxy to find the true dragons and give birth to the son of the gods. ”

He smiled, "But legends are just legends, I'm just building yì you invite someone to go with you." ”

Shen Ling understood what Cong Yi meant.

Even if Cong Yi didn't say it, he would go to Ludwig, and since he woke up, he was looking forward to the moment he met Ludwig.

A few days later, Cong Yi prepared a few things for Shen Ling to leave.

Celia has never left planet D14, she has long been full of curiosity about other planets, but she is reluctant to be here, and she is reluctant to bring her up from a young age The principal and the white ghost.

After saying goodbye to the principal and classmates, Celia followed Shen Ling on the spaceship. As soon as she got on the ship, she moved a small stool and stood on the porthole to look out.

Uncle K, Sister S, and Natsu didn't come to see her off, and she didn't know if it was because she was leaving, so she made them angry.

She was very uneasy and sad in her heart, and her eyes were red all the time staring out of the porthole.

Suddenly, she saw three frisbees chasing behind their spaceship, she burst into tears and laughed, shouting at the frisbees, "Uncle K, Sister S, Xiao Xia-"

The frisbee flew cross, and the specially prepared jet tube drew an "X" in the air, which was the initials of her name.

Shen Ling didn't know when he stood by Celia's side, and he said to her, "You see they're saying goodbye to you. ”

"Will we ever come back?" Celia asked.

Shen Ling rubbed Celia's head and didn't answer her. He had already seen that this place was not an ordinary place, and although Cong Yi said that the town was founded by his mother, he knew that Cong Yi must be hiding something.

I'm afraid it will be easy for them to leave this place, and it will never be easy to come back again.

Three days later, Shen Ling took Celia to Kamilia.

The sapphire necklace he wore around his neck when he was captured by Nicholas's group ten years ago was taken away for a while, but for some reason, when he woke up ten years later, Cong Yi gave him the necklace and said that when the White Ghost brought him over, he was wearing a necklace around his neck.

The necklace contained all of Shen Ling's possessions, as well as the pendant necklace of the jade dragon that Ludwig had given him, and he put the necklace on Celia and hid it in her small clothes.

When he arrived in Kamilia, Shen Ling first took Celia to College Street to find Maria's mother-in-law. But the door of my mother-in-law's candy store was closed, and a layer of dust fell on the sign, as if no one had taken care of it for a long time. After asking the owners of the surrounding shops, Shen Ling learned that her mother-in-law had closed the shop ten years ago, and people didn't know where they went.

Shen Ling guessed that ten years ago should have been the time when he disappeared, and his mother-in-law might have been hit, so he closed the store.

The mother-in-law has already experienced the grief of losing her son and daughter-in-law, and the loss of her grandson again, such a blow can break her. Thinking of her mother-in-law's age, Shen Ling felt uncomfortable.

Shen Ling took Celia to Dragon Castle, but the guards drove them away when they saw them dressed shabby.

He had no choice but to go to the Electronic Business City to buy a new Zhi Brain, and by the way, he also bought one for Celia, the cheapest one he bought, but he did not hesitate to buy the most expensive Zhi Brain for Celia. The only contact number he could remember was Ludwig's, so he sent Ludwig a video message, but the words "This user does not save zài" popped up on the virtual screen of Zhi Brain.

Shen Ling thought that he would naturally be able to contact his mother-in-law and Ludwig when he arrived in Kamilia, but the truth disappointed him.

It was not early, so Shen Ling had to rent a small room in the city and live with Celia first.

The house is not big, very old, and smells of tide, and Celia's love for a day with her father is not high, but Shen Ling uses his small cake to make Celia's mood better.

After eating, Shen Ling used his brain to inquire about Ludwig's information.

The frequency of the word "Ludwig" in the entertainment version has decreased significantly in recent years, but the frequency of appearing in the military section has increased dramatically.

The author of the military section used the term "rampaging mad dragon" to describe Ludwig, and considered Ludwig's Pendragon family to be the most feared by the enemy after Arthur the Great.

"After the death of his most respected grandfather and fiancée, Ludwig was silent for five years, and when he reappeared five years later, he became a mad dragon on the battlefield...... In just five years, he climbed from an ordinary soldier to the position of colonel, although during the war, the rank was already quickly promoted, but Ludwig is definitely a legend, as if people see the heroic appearance of Arthur the Great...... As long as he appears on the battlefield, it must be a nightmare for the enemy...... Abysian rebelled, and Ludwig led his fleet to annihilate more than 50,000 enemies...... The interstellar pirates hijacked the business spaceship, and Ludwig followed the vine and finally eliminated the entire interstellar pirate den......"

Looking at Ludwig who he didn't know between the lines, Shen Ling's heart hurt as if someone had been stripped of a piece of flesh.

He couldn't have imagined that the gentle, smiling, perfect princely Ludwig would turn into a bloodthirsty and ruthless demon.

Shen Ling searched for some information about Ludwig in recent times, and probably knew that he was not in Kamilia now, but on a small agricultural planet 78,000 miles away from the main star of Kamilia.

He had no choice but to settle down with Celia first, and then find a way to find him when Ludwig returned—

Shen Ling's savings are not much, and Celia is still a student now, so she can't stay at home often, so Shen Ling had to go and help her arrange a school first.

Cong Yi had already put Celia's background into the household registration information of the Universe Network seamlessly, and the school would definitely not see any problems with Celia's information.

Shen Ling carefully selected a noble school with very expensive tuition for Celia, and Celia went to the school as a transfer student on the day of completing the formalities.

After settling Celia, Shen Ling also found a job as a pastry chef at a five-star hotel in the city center, the Imperial Crown Hotel.

The work is tiring and busy, but fortunately, Shen Ling is very good at making desserts, and in just one month, he has become the most popular pastry chef in the hotel, and many guests who have tasted his desserts want to meet him by name and thank him in person.

The outstanding newcomer naturally caused the dissatisfaction of the hotel masters.

Xia Li has worked at the Imperial Crown Hotel for five years, and she is a well-deserved leader in the dessert section.

Most of the guests at the Imperial Crown Hotel are dignitaries, and Xia Li is also quite famous among these dignitaries because of her outstanding craftsmanship. But today, another of her old customers wanted to thank Shen Ling by name because he tasted Shen Ling's dessert.

Xia Li originally disdained Shen Ling to steal her customer, but when she knew that today's customer was Mr. Sidney, she was so angry that her facial features were distorted.

Mr. Sidney is also quite famous in the city of Camilia, a city with many children of high-ranking officials and nobles, he is from a prominent background, handsome and elegant, but he is 37 years old this year, and his relationship is still in a window period, in other words, Mr. Sidney is a typical diamond king.

Mr. Sidney is basically not picky, and his only hobby is to eat food. He once said that he didn't ask much of his other half, he just wanted her to make delicious food so that he could enjoy infinite pleasure in taste every day.

Three years ago, Xia Li first received Sidney's acknowledgment, and was deeply fascinated by his mature manly demeanor. From then on, she worked tirelessly to make food that would satisfy Mr. Sidney, and for three years, Mr. Sidney would order her Zuò desserts almost every time he came to the Imperial Crown Hotel, and gradually they became friends.

At least Charlie thinks Sidney sees her as a friend.

But this time Sidney didn't order her dessert, but the new stinky boy.

Xia Li was so angry that she smashed the cake embryo that had been made into a ball of thin mud, and the assistant next to her felt her anger and whispered on the side, not daring to approach.

Coming out of the high-end box, Shen Ling breathed a sigh of relief.

He didn't understand why this kind of high-end hotel still had to engage in so many empty things, it was tiring enough to make snacks every day, and he had to be called by the guests to thank him. Compared to making zuò pastries, Shen Ling was more afraid of dealing with these so-called nobles, and they always spoke in a set way. After he entered the box, he was not good at words, and every time he opened his mouth, he could reap the embarrassing effect of being cold.

If it weren't for the money, he really didn't want to come to work in this kind of place. Compared to this, Shen Ling prefers a cozy little shop like Granny Maria's candy store.

But he is a single man, with a little daughter, living in such a big city, no matter where he needs money. The Imperial Crown Hotel job was tiring, but it was the highest-paying job he could find.

Back in the back kitchen, Shen Ling felt the oppressive low pressure. During this time of work, he got along with the people in the back kitchen lukewarmly.

Because he had to rush home every day to accompany Celia, and he didn't have the idea of doing it in this hotel, he never attended the kitchen party. He felt that as long as he did his job, he didn't bother with interpersonal communication.

He walked over to his place, glanced at the menu, and prepared to start making the next dessert.

Because of Shen Ling's good skills, the manager arranged two assistants for him. One of the assistants approached Shen Ling and told him to let him be careful, Xia Li, and quickly walked away to stir the egg whites.

Shen Ling glanced at Xia Li, just in time to meet Xia Li's resentful gaze.

Xia Li is a straight heart, simple-minded, who he hates and who he likes is written on his face.

Shen Ling knew Xia Li's character, but he didn't understand where he offended her.

Calculating that the day of Ludwig's return is getting closer and closer, Shen Ling plans to resign after a few more months to save some money, and he doesn't bother to care about other people's thoughts.

Over the next two months, Shen Ling noticed that a guest named Sidney seemed to like to call him over, and several times hinted that he wanted to meet Shen Ling alone outside the hotel.

Every time Shen Ling would decisively refuse his kindness, but this guest was tireless, as if he was about to stick to Shen Ling, seven days a week, he would come to the Imperial Crown Hotel for dinner six days a week, and every time he would call Shen Ling over, and even invite him to dine together.

Shen Ling was annoyed by the harassment, and originally planned to submit his resignation directly and leave. But at this time, Celia told him that he wanted to participate in the school's mecha training, and the mecha training required a lot of money, so Shen Ling turned around and tore up the resignation letter and threw it into the trash.

After returning to Kamilia, Shen Ling was very stingy in his food and clothing. But in dealing with his baby daughter Celia, he is much more generous.

Shen Ling himself is a hidden lolicon, and he has always been very guilty about Celia, so when he gets along with his daughter, unconsciously, he wants to give her all the best things.

The school must be the best, the clothes must be the most beautiful, and the food must be carefully prepared by him, anyway, as long as it is what Celia wants, Shen Ling will try his best to satisfy her.

It's just that Shen Ling didn't expect that he didn't plan to resign, but the hotel was ready to dismiss him.

The elderly manager euphemistically said that because Shen Ling had offended someone, he hoped that he would be able to leave the hotel on his own, but the hotel would give him three months' salary.

The three-month salary just solved Shen Ling's urgent need, he finished his last day of work, and simply took his salary and left.

However, not long after he left, a tall man in a black suit and a beautiful lady arrived at the hotel.

In the premium box, Ludwig gentlemanly cut a piece of thick chocolate cake and put it on a plate and handed it to Mia, who smiled and joked with him: "Your Highness likes to eat sweets." ”

The words were just a joke, but the love in Mia's eyes was real.

"Desserts can bring a good mood, and every time I eat sweets, I think of ......" Ludwig cut a piece of himself, and after only the first bite, his movements froze.

Tremblingly, he lowered his fork and instructed the guards who were with him to bring the pastry chef who made the zuò cake.

Soon after, the hotel manager came over to apologize to him.

"The pastry chef resigned today?"

"Yes, Your Highness, it's a coincidence, today is his last day of work."

Ludwig glanced at the cake on the table.

The person he loves has passed away, even if it tastes the same, it can't be made by the same person, what do you want to pursue? ――

Shen Ling didn't expect that after he resigned, Sidney still found him with all his might.

Shen Ling, who was going to take a two-week break and then look for a job, had been picking up Celia by himself for the past few days, but every time he arrived at the gate of the basic school, he could see Sidney's overdone Leichi A88 suspension car.

This is the most expensive hovercar developed by Leichi this year, and the interior configuration is all the top-notch, and most importantly, the shape of this car is also very eye-catching. With a pure white body and beautiful lines, this premium hovercar screams to everyone, "I'm expensive." "Three words.

Sidney got out of the hovercar and walked to Shen Ling's side with graceful steps.

"Xiao Ling, are you free today?" He deliberately lowered his tone so that his voice sounded gentle and magnetic.

Sidney's appearance attracted the attention of many passers-by, Shen Ling didn't like the feeling of being watched, he said to Sidney with a little headache: "Sir, you really make it difficult for me to do this." As I said, I already have a lover. ”

When it comes to feelings, Shen Ling has always been from the beginning.

is not the person he likes, he will definitely not drag the mud and water, and every time he rejects the other party very simply.

But Sidney didn't care, and finally found someone who could make a dish that made him happy, and the other party looked so young and handsome, he would definitely not give up lightly.

"But as far as I know, you're a single dad now." In fact, Sidney didn't believe that Celia was Shen Ling's child, because Shen Ling looked like a teenage student.

He thinks that Shen Ling has repeatedly used the reasons that he has a lover and a ten-year-old daughter to prevaricate himself, but he just wants to refuse and welcome.

After all, a single Wang Lao Wu, who is as good and rich as him, is the first thing that boys and girls are chasing, no matter where he is.

Fed up with the pursuit and praise over the years, Sidney didn't believe that he couldn't win the handsome teenager in front of him with his charm.

"I'm sorry, I really ......"

Celia interrupted Shen Ling with a crisp "Dad", and Shen Ling hurried up to meet her and took Celia's hand. When he walked to Sidney's side, Shen Ling said to him, "I'm going to leave with my daughter first, and we will appreciate your kindness." ”

"Wait." Sidney grabbed Shen Ling's arm as he was leaving, "I want to invite you and little Celia to have dinner with the newly opened Rafferia Restaurant, I don't know if you want to appreciate your face." He crouched down and tried to attack Celia first, "It is said that the children's meal in the restaurant also comes with a princess doll." ”

"I don't like princess dolls." Celia tilted her head and said, "It's too motherly." ”

Sidney was a little embarrassed, Shen Ling pushed Celia behind him and refused, "Don't bother, my daughter can't get used to eating things outside." ”

Shen Ling picked up Celia and turned around to leave, but Sidney stopped him again: "There will be a dance party in the palace in two days, if you want, can I invite you to join us?" ”

The palace ball was Sidney's big move, and he believed that absolutely no commoner could stand the temptation of the palace ball, let alone a young man like Shen Ling.

The court ball is full of infinite colors in the dreams of boys and girls.

Nobles in sumptuous evening dresses danced on the dance floor, and the elaborate aristocratic young ladies and ladies were as beautiful as a flock of butterflies, and the elegant gentlemen added a special touch to the ball.

Not to mention the legendary true dragon, His Highness Ludwig.

Sure enough, Shen Ling turned around and asked, "What ball?" ”

Sidney smiled. "Can I invite you to the ball where Empress Gohra chooses a concubine for His Royal Highness Ludwig?"

"Choosing a concubine?"

"Your Highness is nearly thirty years old, although for an orc, thirty years old is still only a teenager. But His Royal Highness is the biggest candidate for the next prince, and it's time to choose a concubine. ”

Sidney didn't notice Shen Ling's darkening complexion, but enthusiastically introduced him to Ludwig, who was a legend among his peers. "His Highness is a soulful man who has always loved his dead fiancée. But it's been ten years, and I really hope that there can be a gentle woman to heal the wounds in his heart. ”

Heal the wounds in your heart? A gentle woman?

Shen Ling clenched his fists in anger.

Okay, looking for a gentle woman to heal the wounds? Yes, as long as he still has that life!

Sidney said that he felt that he had spoken of Ludwig too perfectly, and in order to dispel Shen Ling's desire to get close to Ludwig, he mentioned by the way the concubine that Empress Gohra had chosen for Ludwig this time.

Needless to say, the daughters of those powerful ministers have been golden branches and jade leaves since they were children, and they are more delicate than flowers. There were also several aristocratic teenagers, one handsome and more extraordinary than the other, who was willing to become Ludwig's wife because of his admiration for Ludwig.

But these are not the point, the focus is on Mia, the daughter of a polar star general who has risen in recent years, she not only looks like Queen Gohra, who is known as the first beauty of the empire, but is also an excellent mecha mechanic, and Ludwig was born and died in battle for five years, the two have a deep relationship, and it is very likely that this ball is her and Ludwig's engagement dinner.

The volcano of anger and jealousy in Shen Ling's heart has fully erupted, and in order to suppress Shen Ling's anger, Ash has been persuading him, "Ludwig is not that kind of person, you have to believe him."

Shen Ling knew that he should believe Ludwig, but when he heard Sidney say that Ludwig and the beautiful mechanic were born and died five years later, the trust in his heart was shaken.

For a long time, the fact that Ludwig fell in love with himself because of his physique was the biggest pimple in Shen Ling's heart. Now Ludwig has a mechanic who has been with him for five years of life and death, if Ludwig has no feelings for her, Shen Ling can't believe it.

"I'll go." Shen Ling said to Sidney, "Thank you for inviting me, I will definitely attend." ”

He wanted to see who Ludwig was going to choose as his princess.