Qiao Weiwei stomped out of the sleeping quarters, swinging her arms angrily.
Xiao Jin Quan quickly followed, apologizing in a gentle tone, "Weiwei, don't be angry. I was only thinking of Father."
"At worst, we'll get through this. After Father passes, we can annul the engagement!"
"Whatever you want, I'll give it to you then!"
Qiao Weiwei immediately stopped, glaring at Xiao Jin Quan with fury, too enraged to speak.
After a long moment, she managed to choke out one word: "Scumbag!" She then turned and walked away quickly.
Xiao Jin Quan stood in place, scratching the back of his head, unsure how to placate Qiao Weiwei.
Li Fang walked over slowly from behind, looking up at Qiao Weiwei's retreating back and sighing, "Ah, a woman's heart is like a needle in the ocean. Especially for a young girl like Weiwei with such a complex background."
"How should I apologize to her? Sigh, it's all my fault for being so selfish, I didn't consider Weiwei at all," Xiao Jin Quan sighed with some regret.
"Apologize?" Li Fang retorted, "What's a grown man apologizing for? A word spoken is like a chariot with horses that cannot be recalled! Either don't do it, or if you do, bravely take responsibility!"
"With your capabilities, and your outrageously inhumane wealth, you should be able to capture Weiwei's heart."
"However, it all depends on whether you're willing. If you're determined to be a scumbag, then forget I said anything."
Xiao Jin Quan watched Qiao Weiwei's receding figure and nodded.
Suddenly, he chuckled, "Brother Li Fang, you can actually speak some truth. I'm impressed."
Li Fang immediately adopted a roguish demeanor, grinning and saying, "Helping you is helping myself! If I didn't use Weiwei as a shield, your father might pester my Nana relentlessly!"
"So that's your scheme! Brother Li Fang, you're a bit devious!" Xiao Jin Quan laughed heartily.
"Heh!" Li Fang chuckled, patting Xiao Jin Quan on the shoulder, and walked towards their residence.
Upon returning to their place,
Tao Na was already busy in the kitchen.
Li Fang quickly put on an apron, gently took the cleaver from Tao Na's hand, and said, "A little princess should just sit and wait to be served."
"You're so cheap! Always joking!" Tao Na turned to wash the vegetables.
"I really should have agreed to Father Jin Quan. Then I could truly play around all day and do nothing."
Li Fang chuckled, saying indifferently, "My Nana wouldn't do such a thing."
Tao Na smiled slightly, her heart filled with sweetness.
Although Li Fang's words could be rough at times, he was a good person.
During their relationship, he had practically handled all the household chores.
When he made a mistake or was scolded, he would just endure it silently and work to correct it.
After losing the battle against Liu Feng, he was beaten soundly at home, but then he went out to train again.
After training, he didn't forget to bring back a bouquet of flowers to appease Tao Na.
This big guy always warmed Tao Na in his own unique way.
"Hey, Nana, after... you know, after we win, where do you want to go?" Li Fang asked casually.
Tao Na responded sporadically, "Back to Xian Xia. There will be plenty of free time when there's no war. I want to visit all 24 cities of Xian Xia."
"Oh..." Li Fang nodded, thoughtfully saying, "Uh... I was thinking, what should I bring for my mother-in-law..."
"Who's your mother-in-law?" Tao Na asked casually.
As soon as the words left her mouth, she immediately understood Li Fang's meaning, and her hands paused mid-wash.
Li Fang naturally took the vegetables from Tao Na's hands, not saying a word, and began to wash them.
Tao Na looked sideways at Li Fang. Li Fang was washing vegetables with a serious expression.
"You... you wouldn't..." Tao Na had barely asked, when Li Fang burst out laughing!
Tao Na also started laughing heartily, "Hahaha!"
Li Fang, still laughing, nodded and said, "Yes, it's exactly what you're thinking."
"I've seen clearly today. I don't like it when others have even the slightest impure intentions towards you."
"I think this isn't just simple liking, but love."
"So... I think... it's time..."
"Nana..." Li Fang turned, looking down at Tao Na, and said softly, "When we win, will you marry me?"
Tao Na lowered her head, avoiding Li Fang's intense gaze. She smiled and, after a long pause, said, "Well, that depends on your performance."
Li Fang wrapped his arms around Tao Na's waist, lifting her up entirely, and said with a smile, "I'll show you my performance now!"
With that, he carried Tao Na towards the bedroom.
"Hey, we haven't eaten yet!" Tao Na laughed, lightly hitting Li Fang's back with her fist.
Li Fang endured the sweet blows, not slowing his pace at all.
The bedroom door closed, and soon, the sounds of their intimate lovemaking could be heard from within.
About half an hour later,
An urgent communication interrupted their intimacy.
Li Fang, dripping with sweat, grabbed his wristband and impatiently shouted, "Who is it!"
Qiao Weiwei looked slightly flustered. Seeing them both shirtless, her face instantly flushed with embarrassment.
Tao Na snatched the wristband, saying, "This is my wristband, Weiwei, you speak!"
Qiao Weiwei cleared her throat and said, "Gu Ya's intelligence was very accurate! But the Jin Quan Kingdom did not respond quickly or effectively, and the Black Star Army has attacked!"
"Xiao Jin Quan and I are already on our way to provide support!"
Upon hearing this, Tao Na, disregarding her state of undress, got up quickly to put on clothes and said, "Li Fang and I will go immediately!"
After hanging up the communication, the two hastily put on their clothes and rushed out the door.
On the flight deck, a mechanic tossed them new pilot suits and returned their mech activation units.
Li Fang and Tao Na quickly boarded, activating their mechs.
The Green Duke and Tao Xi mechs flew out of the hangar in single file, soaring towards the blue sky.
The Black Star Army had employed their classic blitzkrieg with surgical strikes.
A force consisting of three heavy defense mechs and two light fighter mechs, escorting a single heavy firepower output mech, had directly penetrated the Jin Quan Kingdom's territory.
In addition, a large number of Black Star Army troops were providing escort for this assault mech brigade.
All available forces from the Jin Quan Kingdom were deployed in an attempt to block the enemy invasion.
However, their mech technology was still inferior to that of the Black Star allied forces.
Currently, this small assault force was heading towards the capital of the Jin Quan Kingdom!
"Weiwei! Report the situation!!" Tao Na said calmly.
Qiao Weiwei's image appeared on the screen. Her view was shaking violently, indicating she had encountered the enemy and was in fierce combat.
"Sister Tao Na, Xiao Jin Quan and I have encountered Black Star's elite combat mechs! We are engaging!"
"The Jin Quan Kingdom's elite combat forces have been blocked on the periphery!"
"We need to find a way to eliminate that assault mech brigade, otherwise... damn it, die, you Black Star vermin!!" Qiao Weiwei cursed,
"Otherwise, all the firepower output mechs of the Black Star will unleash their ammunition, causing massive damage to the Jin Quan Kingdom's capital!!" 138 Reading Net
Tao Na immediately responded calmly, "Understood! Li Fang and I will intercept! You two break through as quickly as possible!"
As soon as her words fell, Tao Xi and Green Duke had already arrived hundreds of kilometers outside the capital.
In the sky, the Black Star allied forces had formed a long, snake-like barrel formation.
In the sky, it resembled a large barrel formed by their mechs.
Within the center of the barrel, a mech brigade, not engaging in protracted battles or firing, was rapidly flying towards the capital!
All the Black Star mechs were protecting this brigade on the outside,
while the Jin Quan Kingdom's mechs were engaging the outer enemy forces with full firepower.
"Li Fang, I'll assist you! Our target is that heavy firepower output mech!!" Tao Na calmly issued the command.
Li Fang responded, "Understood!"
The two mechs quickly charged forward.
Li Fang's controls were fluid and seamless. He was already at the level of a quasi-War God, considered an elite combat force in the Jin Quan Kingdom.
The Green Duke swung its great halberd, instantly switching its green energy ripple to red, and unleashed its maximum power against the outer enemy mechs.
The Jin Quan Kingdom mechs surrounding them, seeing the arrival of support, also joined the assault.
Led by the Green Duke, they were like a sharp sword, quickly piercing the Black Star's barrel formation and flying head-on towards the heavy firepower mech.
At this moment,
a uniquely shaped Black Star enemy mech broke through from the perimeter of the barrel formation.
Its speed was comparable to a meteor!
The Green Duke reacted swiftly, swinging its halberd over its back, and slashing upwards from below!
"Clang!!!"
The enemy mech's dual combat blades struck the halberd's hilt with immense force!
The Green Duke quickly rotated its hilt, deflecting the enemy's momentum.
Green energy erupted from the mech's shoulders, as if draped in a green cape, and it surged upwards at full speed,
engaging the enemy mech in combat.
"Li Fang, finish it quickly!" Tao Na called out calmly.
Li Fang also wanted to defeat the enemy swiftly, but the opponent's strength was on par with his, making a quick breakthrough impossible.
At this moment, more enemy mechs suddenly emerged from behind the Black Star formation.
A dense swarm of thousands, like a gathering dark cloud!
The Black Star's formation also rapidly shifted from an assault barrel formation to a full-scale engagement lineup!
The thousands of mechs from the Jin Quan Kingdom and the thousands of mechs from the Black Star quickly became entangled, fighting fiercely!
Jin Quan Ao Tian's Devouring Golden Armor constantly guarded Qiao Weiwei's Wind House mech,
helping her repel the Black Star elite mechs that were swarming her.
The Wind House mech, in turn, activated all its firepower units, unleashing a continuous barrage like a repeating crossbow.
The enemy's heavy mechs quickly surrounded them, using their own bodies to block missiles and lasers, protecting the enemy mechs behind them.
"The Black Star has deployed elite forces!" Xiao Jin Quan shouted.
Indeed, as he had expected, ordinary Black Star mech brigades could not withstand their few rounds of attacks.
However, the invading Black Star army had an overall higher quality of mechs and pilot skills, several tiers above ordinary Black Star troops!
Their defense, offense, tactical execution, and coordination were all top-notch!
These few Black Star elite combat mechs were actually able to fight evenly with Jin Quan Ao Tian.
It seemed the enemy was determined to subjugate the Jin Quan Kingdom!
More and more Jin Quan Kingdom mechs poured onto the battlefield,
but compared to this elite Black Star force, they were like a drop in the ocean.
The scales of war were slowly tipping towards the Black Star.