Mu Chaoran

Mu Chaoran is the new generation leader of the Flying Dragon Special Forces´ Shadow Team. He is supposed to act as Tang Ningyu's shadow.

He participates in the cover mission at the Azure Scout Academy together with Tang Ningyu and Ling Lan. He is aware of Tang Ningyu's identity and is required to watch over him as his shadow. Both young men are convinced that Ling Lan's identity as the cadet Pei Shaoyun is real and develop brotherly feelings towards the shy and adorable Little Brother Shaoyun. They are deeply saddened at his "death" and blame themselves for it. At the end of the mission, they resolve to train harder and start working together as a team of two, breaking the convention of the Flying Dragon Special Forces.

The duo are also sent on a mission to Mai'er Fa, where they have to investigate the decimation of the Magic Ace Mecha Clan (Liu Furong's ex-macha clan). This assignment proves to be a trap after the Flying Dragon Special Forces fail to respond to their distress signal once they get caught by the Sword Monarch and his subordinates. They are forced to participate in the Mai'er Fa Mecha Tournament and serve as training for their enemy, Young Master Rong, before getting killed by him during the tournament. This is a plot to end further investigation into the Magic Ace Mecha Clan's destruction and to eventually usurp the top position at the Flying Dragon Special Forces. This is necessary after Young Master Rong's and his organisation's failure to deal with Tang Ningyu and Mu Chaoran on Azure. However, they are again saved by Ling Lan. It is unknown whether Ren Feiyu is aware of this conspiracy but is highly likely, as he has some ties with Young Master Rong's organisation and is also the Federation's secret god-class operator. He probably needed the secret mine that the Regiment Commander of the Magic Ace Mecha Clan found to build his god-class mecha.

Eventually, Mu Chaoran and Tang Ningyu realize that Ling Lan is their Little Brother Shaoyun. Both manage to move forward after their tragedy of losing a loved one gets resolved. Mu Chaoran tries to strike a friendship with Ling Lan but gets rejected.

The two young prodigies agree to perform an unofficial mission issued personally by their chief Ren Feiyu (who is already Ling Xiao). Thus, they start looking for Ling Lan (who is MIA after her father's death), with the objective of protecting her in her endeavours outside of the Huaxia Federation. They reach the Lawless Lands on Jialan Ship together with members of the Lingtian Independent Army, tasked with the transportation of supplies for the 12 Lords. They get accepted by Ling Lan, as subordinates to her new identity as Lord Gen.

## History

He was originally someone who didn’t care about anything. He felt that the world was unfair and his anger towards the world made him indifferent towards everything. In the past, he thought that this was how he would spend the rest of his life, but he didn’t expect for someone to enter his life and impact his life that much. Pei Shaoyun was a sincere and honest person. His eyes were pure and bright like the stars in a dark night. Every time Pei Shaoyun looked at him with those eyes, he would feel guilty at the fact that these pure eyes would eventually be stained by the filth of the world, so to prevent that from happening, he vowed in his heart to treat him well. It was only half a month but Pei Shaoyun had already entered the depths of his heart.

This was the first time he wanted to treat someone well. He wanted to become lifelong brothers with Pei Shaoyun. He wanted to protect him from the filth of the world. Yet, this person disappeared before him so easily and there was nothing he could do to stop it. This helplessness made his heart hurt. He was filled with grief and anger.