Lilandra’s Secret

At Alex’s words, Lilandra’s face went pale. She rose and tried to run outside, but quick-eyed Alex reached out and caught her. "Lilandra, back in the arena, was that you speaking to me telepathically?"

Lilandra looked up at Alex, wanting to explain something. But when she saw the depth in his eyes, her heart trembled. She pressed her lips together and said nothing more.

Seeing Lilandra’s strange reaction, Alex was initially puzzled. It was only telepathic communication; there was no need to be so nervous. But then he thought of something, and his face immediately turned ugly as anger unknowingly flared within him. "You read my memories?!"

Alex’s Psionic Power was incredibly strong, and he also possessed telepathy. Under normal circumstances, no one could search his mind. But Alex had been unconscious for more than half a month. Having lost consciousness, he naturally could not stop others from probing his mind!

"Alex, listen to my explanation!" Lilandra could feel the dangerous aura continuously rising from him. Her face filled with panic as she explained, "I was only curious, really! I didn’t mean any harm!"

Alex looked coldly at Lilandra, forcibly suppressing the rage that could erupt at any moment. His voice was pressed low in his throat as he growled, "What do you know?" Alex did not care much if she had read the memories of this life. What worried him was whether Lilandra had discovered his memories from his previous life. That would be troublesome.

"You may not believe anything I say. See for yourself!" Lilandra’s beautiful eyes reddened as she grabbed Alex’s hands and pressed them against her head. Even her voice carried a faint sob.

Alex froze slightly and stared into Lilandra’s eyes for a long while. The sincerity deep in her gaze was utterly undisguised.

Without hesitation, Alex used telepathy and began searching Lilandra’s memories.

Lilandra truly possessed telepathy. The memories Alex had searched before had all been altered by Lilandra. He simply had not considered that possibility at the time, so he had failed to notice the abnormalities within them. This time, Alex was far more cautious. He checked several times before confirming that Lilandra had not tampered with anything else and had truly opened her heart to him completely.

After looking through them, Alex found that Lilandra had indeed read his memories, but only those from this life. As for the memories of his previous life, they seemed to be obscured by some mysterious force. Lilandra had tried many times but could not delve any deeper; all she saw was a blank void.

At the same time, Alex learned more from Lilandra about the Shi’ar Empire, as well as secrets concerning the Kree Empire and Skrull Empire that Lilandra had not explained in detail. Beyond that, Alex unexpectedly discovered why Lilandra had been so good to him.

"Now you believe me, right?" When she saw Alex withdraw his hands, Lilandra suddenly smiled. Her tear-streaked appearance was pitiful and endearing.

Alex coughed lightly and gave an almost imperceptible nod. Then he immediately said, "Since you already know everything about me, you should also understand that I must return to Earth at once!"

"The Empress won’t agree!" Lilandra twisted her hands together and looked at Alex awkwardly. Seeing his expression about to change, Lilandra hurriedly reassured him, "But don’t worry. Once this war is resolved, the Empress will definitely let you go back!"

Alex looked at Lilandra skeptically. "Are you sure?" He had seen too many cases of people kicking away the ladder after crossing the river in his previous life. He did not have the slightest trust in the Shi’ar Empress. His instincts told him that the Shi’ar Empress called Danger Bird in Lilandra’s memories was truly dangerous—and unreliable.

Before Lilandra could answer, Alex asked another question. "Since you want to stop the war, why don’t you do it yourselves?" He paused slightly as Warlord’s valiant figure surfaced in his mind. With some emotion, he said, "With Warlord’s strength, he could completely accomplish your mission."

"The Shi’ar Empire is still too weak!" Lilandra hurriedly shook her head, her triangular feathered crest swaying wildly in an adorably frantic manner. "If we rashly intervene, we might be resented by both nations!"

For some reason, Alex once again could not resist reaching out to stroke Lilandra’s feathered crest. A look of enjoyment appeared on his face as he slowly said, "So you wanted to find a fourth party that belongs to neither nation and has no connection to the Shi’ar Empire." Alex did not notice Lilandra’s cheeks growing increasingly red as he continued, "That way, whether it succeeds or fails, it won’t threaten the Shi’ar Empire. Of course, success would be best!"

"Mmm!" Lilandra responded in a voice as soft as a mosquito’s buzz. She turned her head, wanting to escape Alex’s hands, but after hesitating for a while, she chose to silently endure it.

Alex played with Lilandra’s feathered crest as though it were a stuffed toy. Then, in the middle of it, he suddenly thought of something. He abruptly stood up and said with a puzzled expression, "No, that’s not right. Danger Bird didn’t originally intend for me to intervene in the war between the Kree Empire and Skrull Empire. She only got the idea after seeing my strength!"

According to Lilandra, Danger Bird should never have included him in the Imperial Guard from the start, because doing so would drag the Shi’ar Empire into the war as well! Yet now she suddenly wanted him to intervene in the war. It was all so hasty; aside from witnessing his strength, there had to be another reason!

"Hm? Ah!" Lilandra had been enjoying Alex’s "caress," but when he suddenly stood up, he yanked painfully at her head. She cried out softly and looked at Alex with resentment.

But Alex had no mind to care about Lilandra’s feelings. He grabbed her and shouted urgently, "Take me to see Danger Bird immediately!" Alex trusted Danger Bird less and less now, even with Lilandra vouching for her.

Lilandra hesitated for a moment, then nodded and pulled Alex out of the hall, running toward the palace where Danger Bird was. As they ran, Lilandra asked, "Alex, what exactly happened?"

"Lilandra, if I hadn’t appeared, how was the Shi’ar Empire planning to deal with the war between the Kree Empire and Skrull Empire?" Alex followed closely behind Lilandra, jogging in short steps as he answered her question with one of his own.

Lilandra stopped at his words, shook her head, and said helplessly, "The Empress never told me!"

So there really was another plan! Alex raised a brow, the corner of his lips curving into a smile as he said, "Believe me, we’ll find out very soon!"