After the commendation meeting, Yu Ran, her aunt, and her grandfather went to the Nanshan Cemetery in the capital star with flowers.
He restored Xie Ran's identity and could finally come to the Martyrs' Cemetery to pay tribute to his parents openly.
This was also the first time he stood in front of his parents' tombstones after their death.
Looking at the portraits of Qin Luo and Xie Xi on the tombstone, Yu Ran felt a pang of grief in his heart. He placed the flowers in front of the tombstone, bowed deeply to the two of them, and said with a sob: "Dad, Mom, I have avenged you... Please rest in peace."
He had waited for these words for so many years.
Xie Chen looked at him with great distress. She whispered to the tombstone, "Sister, brother-in-law, Ranran has suffered a lot over the years, but fortunately all the problems have been solved now. He has regained his identity as Xie Ran, won the first-class merit, and became a lieutenant general... Your son is really outstanding. Please rest assured that I will take good care of him in the future."
Qin Xiao had tears in his eyes. He patted Yu Ran's shoulder gently and said, "Your parents must be very pleased in heaven."
Yu Ran stood in front of his parents' tombstone for a long time before turning around and leaving.
The Dark Night Organization has been eradicated, and he believes that his parents' spirits in heaven will rest in peace.
***
On August 25, the Federal Congress once again convened a plenary session. President Harrison made a proposal in Congress, suggesting the abolition of the interstellar expansion policy that the Federation had pursued for two hundred years and the establishment of a special diplomatic corps led by guides to visit various star regions and conduct spiritual dialogues with alien creatures.
The proposal was opposed by a large number of conservatives, but also supported by many people.
Not long ago, a terrifying tentacle monster almost occupied the capital planet and made humans puppets. Humans have also killed many alien creatures over the years, and if this continues, they will eventually be retaliated. Moreover, humans currently occupy enough resource planets, so there is no need to expand barbarically.
After a full day of debate, President Harrison's proposal was finally passed with 70% support.
The Federation’s first diplomatic corps was officially established.
This legion was named the Spirit Fox Legion, and its first commander was Lieutenant General Xie Ran, whose spiritual body was a nine-tailed fox and a white fox.
Xie Ran took the badge of the Spirit Fox Corps from the Marshal and saluted him with a standard military salute.
In the 500th year of the Star Calendar, the Federation established the fifth special guide corps, the Spirit Fox Corps. Xie Ran also became the first interstellar diplomatic ambassador in human history.
***
On the night of August 26, the Presidential Palace suddenly welcomed two guests, General Xie Ran, the commander of the Fox Corps, and General Lu Zexuan, the current commander of the Falcon Corps. When President Harrison heard about the two's visit, he immediately sent someone to receive them.
In the secret meeting room of the Presidential Palace, Harrison asked the two men to sit down and had tea poured. Then he asked, "Generals, why are you visiting me so late at night? Is there anything important?"
Xie Ran said seriously: "Mr. President, our visit to you this time is not for official business, but for a personal matter we would like to ask for your help."
Harrison was stunned: "Private matter?"
Lu Zexuan said, "Yes. I have an elder brother who was persecuted by the Dark Night Organization. He suddenly went berserk during the battle and was eventually transformed into a half-human, half-eagle form. He was locked up in the experimental base by Mo Wei for six years. Last time, when Ranran and I went to the B73 base, we rescued him and hid him on the Red Spider Star. Moer is taking care of him temporarily."
Xie Ran added: "I checked his mental picture, it has completely collapsed. I can't do anything alone, but I thought, if the two S healing guides join forces, will there be a glimmer of hope to save him?"
Harrison quickly understood: "You are talking about Major General Lu Chengan, right?"
The two nodded. Lu Zexuan said in a deep voice: "I know that the President has been very busy recently, so we have not dared to disturb you. This time we are asking you for help out of selfish motives, hoping that you can help save my brother's life."
There are only three S-level spiritual guides left in the Federation. Qin Xiao is an offensive guide, Xie Ran is good at both offensive and healing, and President Harrison is a healer. After discussing with Xie Ran, Lu Zexuan decided to ask the president for help.
They had no idea whether the president would lend a helping hand, but there was always a glimmer of hope and they couldn't give up.
After listening to this, Harrison said without hesitation: "Okay, I'll go with you."
The two looked at each other in surprise.
Harrison said, "Major General Lu Cheng'an is also an excellent federal soldier. Although there has never been a precedent for the treatment of a deformed S-class Sentinel, the Federation has never had a precedent for two S-class healing guides working together... Since you think there is hope, then go and give it a try."
Lu Zexuan excitedly stood up and bowed to the president: "Thank you!"
Harrison smiled and said, "Without you two, I would not be able to return to the capital planet alive. It is reasonable for me to do my best to help you. You decide the time. Let me know in advance so that I can arrange my trip."
***
At the end of August, Xie Ran, Lu Zexuan and President Harrison took a few days off to secretly go to Red Spider Star. Zhu Tianyi, who had been promoted to the director of the National Security Bureau, went with them to protect the president's safety.
The Red Spider Star remained the same as they remembered. As soon as they landed, the little spiders started buzzing non-stop.
[Another person fell down! ]
[This time it seems to be Ranran?]
[Ran Ran, we miss you so much, go tell mom! ]
Xie Ran smiled and looked into the depths of the red fog. He extended his thought tentacles and said to the queen, "Queen, long time no see."
The queen's gentle voice came: "Of course, you look very happy. Have you resolved everything?"
Xie Ran said: "It's all solved, thanks to your help."
Zhu Tianyi's black spider took the initiative to run into the depths of the red fog to play with the queen. Ever since the queen praised it for being "cute" last time, the black spider has become a loyal fan of the queen.
Xie Ran did not bother the queen. He said, "Let's save someone."
The Spider Queen said, "The one hiding in the cave? Your guide has been taking care of him."
Xie Ran and his party followed the queen's instructions and came to the cave, where they found that Moore was delivering food to the deformed Lu Cheng'an.
Wearing glasses, Mor looked gentle, and said softly as if coaxing a child: "Take a bite? This fruit is delicious. Although you are not a human now, won't you feel hungry if you don't eat?"
The monster with a human head and a carved body looked at Mor expressionlessly.
Mor tried to peel the fruit, put it to its lips and feed it with his own hands. It stared at the fruit for a long time, and actually... ate it.
Several people looked at this miraculous scene, looking at each other in bewilderment. The mutant... could it still have a trace of consciousness
Sensing the footsteps behind him, Moore turned around. After seeing Xie Ran and Lu Zexuan, he excitedly stepped forward and said, "Mr. President, Chief Zhu, Ranran, Zexuan... Why are you here? Is there still hope for Cheng An?"
President Harrison glanced at the mutant in the cave and said in a hoarse voice, "Perhaps, he can still be saved."
Moore's heart trembled, and he quickly made way: "Thank you! Try it quickly, I also think he can be saved!"
Xie Ran and Harrison looked at each other and extended their thought tentacles at the same time.
Both of them happened to have forest healing abilities. Xie Ran's green vines spread across the arid grassland, and President Harrison was responsible for repairing the shattered sky. The two S healing guides joined forces, and the originally collapsed spiritual picture was quickly repaired inch by inch.
The cracked ground became smooth and moist, and the broken sky was pieced together, revealing white clouds.
Lu Zexuan was connected to Xie Ran spiritually, and realized that his brother had a chance to regain consciousness. He hurriedly asked Bai Ying to come to the familiar wasteland and called softly, "Brother, wake up quickly. There are many people who care about you and are waiting for you to wake up."
Moore was unable to help and was sweating profusely in anxiety.
Zhu Tianyi glanced at him and whispered, "I have interrogated some sentries in the investigation department before. They may have something hidden in their subconscious that is a secret that others cannot touch. How about... you try it too?"
Moore took a deep breath and used his white thought tentacles to connect to Lu Chengan's brain.
A cute little deer appeared on the wasteland.
Moore called out in a trembling voice: "Lu Cheng'an, I'm Moore, do you still remember me?"
Deep in the wilderness, something seemed to suddenly surge. Xie Ran and Harrison caught this slight fluctuation and immediately let the vines penetrate deep into the land. As expected, they found a sealed memory bubble deep underground.
That was a secret buried deep in Lu Chengan's heart.
It was a secret that he didn't have time to tell before he became deformed.
As this secret was uncovered, countless memory bubbles re-emerged in Lu Chengan's spiritual world. A green sprout suddenly grew in the center of the originally dry wasteland. The sprouts of those grasses quickly spread, and the entire wasteland suddenly regained its vitality.
Moore looked at this scene and his eyes widened in disbelief.
Lu Chengan, there is really still hope!
Xie Ran and Harrison's joint treatment lasted for three days and three nights, and Lu Cheng'an's huge mental picture was finally repaired. On the endless grassland, the grass had just sprouted, and the vast sky was filled with golden sunlight.
A golden eagle reappeared over the grassland. It looked a little weak and its size had shrunk a lot. However, watching it fly hard in the sky, Lu Zexuan and Moore couldn't help but burst into tears.
The spirit body returned to the prairie, and Lu Chengan's consciousness returned!
time flies.
A month later, Lu Chengan's body finally returned to its original state and his spirits were much better.
He picked a sunny day and brought Lu Zexuan to the cemetery of the capital planet. Looking at his own tombstone, he said, "Zexuan, have you always felt guilty for all these years because I sacrificed myself to save you?"
Lu Zexuan lowered his head and whispered, "Yes, I have been dreaming that you were drowned by monsters in order to save me, and then I was awakened by the nightmare."
Lu Chengan smiled and patted his shoulder: "I am your brother. If my brother is in danger, I will save you. This is a normal choice. If I were in danger, you would definitely save me regardless of your own life. So, between us brothers, there is no need to be polite. Let's forget about the past."
Lu Zexuan turned around and hugged his brother tightly: "Okay."
After a moment, Lu Cheng'an suddenly glanced at the tombstone and complained, "The portrait you chose is quite ordinary. Change it to a more handsome photo later. When I really die in the future, I will continue to be buried here." He pointed to the empty space next to him: "Do you want to be buried next to me? It's not bad to choose the location of the tombstone in advance, hahaha."
Lu Zexuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "..."
His carefree elder brother really hasn't changed!
***
After Xie Ran became the first commander of the Linghu Legion, he was very busy.
Humankind has taken the first step in "interstellar diplomacy". As the first guide and leader of an interstellar diplomatic team, he has to explore and formulate new rules, decide the order of visiting planets, and also assign tasks.
Knowing that he was the first double S-level guide and had killed the alien leader's consciousness in the war, many guide students on the capital star became Yu Ran's fans. There were countless guides who applied to join the Spirit Fox Corps, and Xie Ran could hardly keep up with all the information he had.
His aunt took him back to live with the Xie family. Lu Zexuan could not see him every day like before, and he felt unhappy: "I suddenly miss the time when I was an undercover agent with you. I was your puppet, and we were inseparable every day."
Listening to his complaints, Xie Ran felt a little soft-hearted and said in his mind: "Although we can't meet, we haven't released our spiritual bond. In the spiritual world, you can sense me at any time."
Lu Zexuan said, "The spiritual world doesn't count as meeting. How about this, you take a day off on Saturday and we go out for dinner, okay?"
Xie Ran thought for a moment and said apologetically, "I have an appointment with a few guides on Saturday."
Lu Zexuan asked: "What time does it end?"
Xie Ran said: "It should be finished before dinner."
Lu Zexuan said: "Okay, then I'll pick you up."
On Saturday, Lu Zexuan wore a neat military uniform and drove to pick up Xie Ran at work. Xie Ran thought the meeting would be over before dinner, but unexpectedly, everyone expressed their opinions when discussing the issue, and the meeting lasted until eight o'clock in the evening.
When Xie Ran hurried to the hall, he saw Lu Zexuan sitting there waiting for him patiently.
He walked up quickly and said, "Have you been waiting for a long time? Sorry, I'm late. It's my treat today."
Lu Zexuan smiled slightly, took his hand and said, "It's okay, I'm willing to wait for you as long as you want. Let's go, I've arranged a place to eat."
The two got on the hover car, Lu Zexuan set up the navigation, and the car finally stopped at the aerial parking lot of the Hogelt Hotel.
This is the most luxurious hotel in the Federation, and its shape is like a huge tree rising into the sky. The most famous thing about this hotel is that the Capital Star Graduate Exchange Ball is held here every year.
Xie Ran looked at the bubble-like box floating in the air and couldn't help asking, "Why are you here again?"
Lu Zexuan looked at him: "This is where we had our first date."
Xie Ran chuckled and said, "That doesn't count as a date, does it? At the beginning, you suspected my origins and brought me here on purpose to test me."
Lu Zexuan coughed lightly, took his hand, and walked towards the suspended restaurant on the top floor of the hotel.
—This place was actually decorated like the Capital Star Graduate Exchange Ball. The dining tables were removed, leaving a huge dance floor in the middle, surrounded by flowers and delicious food. It was very similar to the memory of the ball scene six years ago.
They had passed each other at the dance that year.
Now, returning here again, Xie Ran feels as if he is in another world.
Nothing in the surroundings has changed, but the two of them are no longer the teenagers they once were.
Lu Zexuan led Xie Ran to the middle of the dance floor. He leaned forward like a gentleman, stretched out his right hand, and made a polite invitation: "Xie Ran, can I ask you to dance with me?"
This scene seems to be a dream back to the student days.
At the annual graduation dance on the Capital Planet, if sentinels and guides meet someone they like, they can take the initiative to ask the other person to dance, pursue the other person, and develop a romantic relationship.
That year, Lu Zexuan missed 19-year-old Xie Ran at the graduation dance.
Now Lu Zexuan will never miss his destined guide again.
The man looked deeply and tenderly into Xie Ran's eyes, waiting for his reply. Xie Ran's heart trembled, he gently stretched out his hand, put it into Lu Zexuan's broad palm, and said, "I'm honored."
Lu Zexuan held his hand and danced on the dance floor, just like the sentinels and guides who loved each other at the graduation party that year.
They finally made up for this dance that was years late.
The difference is that this time, there was no disturbance from outsiders on the dance floor. This romantic aerial dance scene belonged only to the two of them.
When Xie Ran met Lu Zexuan's eyes, his heartbeat quickened.
If Lu Zexuan had asked him to dance at the university graduation dance, he would definitely not agree. So, it was not a missed opportunity between them, but after many years, the two of them had grown up and matured, and reunited at another time, which gave their relationship a new definition.
They had experienced so many ups and downs together, and their trust and dependence on each other became even deeper. Even though the mission had been completed, neither of them mentioned the matter of "spiritual unbinding" - the spiritual connection had become something they could not let go of.
The white eagle was used to flying freely in the forest, and the two foxes were also used to the company of the bird.
If we separate, I will be reluctant to do so.
Soft music played around them as the two of them enjoyed a rare warm moment together.
After the dance, Lu Zexuan suddenly knelt on one knee in front of Xie Ran and took out a ring from his pocket.
Xie Ran stood there in a daze.
Lu Zexuan looked up at him, his eyes full of sincerity: "Ranran, I love you. Will you marry me?"
Xie Ran: “…”
He actually proposed to me here? This guy must have secretly set up the scene while I was asleep.
Xie Ran came back to his senses, his ears reddened with embarrassment: "I am already connected to you spiritually, do you still need to ask what I think?"
Lu Zexuan said: "I want to hear it from your own mouth."
Xie Ran simply took the ring, put it on his hand, and said, "I do."
Looking at his decisive and handsome movements, Lu Zexuan couldn't help but stand up, hugged him in his arms, and kissed him deeply.
Today, Xie Ran is wearing a brand new uniform of the Spirit Fox Army, and he is so handsome that people can't take their eyes off him.
Lu Zexuan's kiss was full of possessiveness. Xie Ran felt his body go limp from the kiss, but he refused to admit defeat and took the initiative to kiss him back.
In the sky dance floor on the top floor of the hotel, two young generals kissed each other. Time has left many scars on their bodies, but it has also made them wiser and more stable.
There is no misunderstanding or betrayal in their relationship, only trust and support as they fight side by side and stick together through life and death.
-Leave your life to me.
—Leave your spiritual world to me.
The sentinel and the guide are an inseparable pair. They are already spiritually connected, and from now on, they will face all difficulties together and share all joys together.
Meeting each other is the best gift God has given them.
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