Si Yao didn't so much as bat an eyelid. He seemed utterly unconcerned by Lieyang's covert surveillance and merely replied in an exceedingly flat tone, "Oh."
His reaction was so cold that He Xi's next words caught in her throat. She couldn't help shooting him a glare. This guy could be unbelievably dull sometimes.
What He Xi didn't know was that Lieyang's involvement had been within Si Yao's expectations all along. It was even part of his plan.
The Lieyang visitor hidden beyond Earth's orbit was, if his guess was right, almost certainly Xuan Tian Ji—the arrogant man Pan Zhen treated like a pawn.
And Xuan Tian Ji was his target.
All he had to do was have Su Xiao Li draw just the right amount of Xuan Tian Ji's ire on the battlefield later. With that man's vengeful, conceited nature, he would definitely be unable to resist showing himself.
Then Si Yao could kill the pawn under the pretext of "protecting his own." Pan Zhen was so protective of his people that he would have no choice but to come down in person and "talk" to him.
Getting direct access to the highest authority over the "Light of the Sun" in Lieyang Civilization, acquiring the complete Stellar Drive Technology, and materializing the Golden Crow—that was one of the core goals of this trip.
But all of it hinged on him having enough strength to earn Pan Zhen's respect, or even make him wary.
Otherwise, it wouldn't be a "negotiation." It would be a crushing defeat.
That old fox, Pan Zhen, was nothing like Lena. He wasn't so easy to fool.
He was a true Guardian God, a veteran of ancient wars who wielded the highest military power of a high-level civilization. His strength and cunning were unfathomable.
Si Yao