Chapter 85
Rong Yuan left the Imperial Capital Star early one morning.
When he left, he did not inform anyone, so no one saw him off. When the sun just pierced through the haze of the night and illuminated a small piece of the sky, a spaceship rushed out of the atmosphere and flew into the distant space.
At this time, Serinda was standing , looking up at the sky. Although the cold wind made her body cold, she was still reluctant to go back to the warm room.
At this time, Amirida covered the two children who were sleeping in a sprawling state with the quilt that they had kicked off, and sat sideways on the bed, looking at the children's cute faces. Her gentle eyes were relaxed, thinking about the times in the past that still make people's hearts beat fast, and thinking about the person who had gone away, with an expression that seemed both happy and sad.
At this time, most people were still sleeping. Some early risers passed by a flower shop that had recently become famous, only to find that all the decorations outside the shop had been removed, the signboard was taken down, the lights outside the shop that were on all night were turned off, and the glass had all been changed from transparent mode to invisible mode. The shop was completely dark, and no one knew where the people inside had gone.
At this time, outside the residences of the left and right prime ministers, there were many cars parked. In the night that had not yet completely dissipated, there were some faint blue lights flashing. Those were the people waiting in the cars, browsing the web or contacting someone with their wristbands. In a series of follow-up investigations after the explosion of the spaceship that the queen was riding, many powerful figures in the empire were dismissed. For some people, this meant a huge opportunity was waving before their eyes. In order not to be left behind in this great shock of blood transfusion in the empire, everyone was like the Eight Immortals crossing the sea, each showing their magical powers. Every day, there were a lot of cars and guests outside the residences of several high-ranking officials in the empire.
While many people were waiting outside the palace silently, the Left Prime Minister Tianchuan, who everyone imagined was sleeping soundly, had actually already gotten up and put on his coat. He held a thin piece of paper in his hand, with a line of short words written on it. It was just a few words, but the Left Prime Minister had been reading it for a full half an hour.
"Father?" Tian Ze asked softly.
The left prime minister sighed and said, "They have already discovered it."
Tian Ze was surprised: "Could it be that..."
The left prime minister nodded and said, "Ever since Your Majesty mastered the orchid, I knew this day would come sooner or later. But, it happened too soon..."
Tian Ze was silent for a while, then asked, "What is your majesty's decision?"
"Leopold has left, and he took the military fangs with him." said the left prime minister.
Tian Ze gasped. To many imperial people, the Jun Ya were a team that existed only in legends. They were not numerous, but each of them was an elite who could fight a hundred enemies at once. They were capable of anything, and each of them was equipped with a top-of-the-line mecha, a veritable killing weapon. Whether it was beheading the enemy chieftain on the front battlefield, or sneaking into an ambush to overcome difficulties, no matter how difficult the task was, as long as it was given to them, there was nothing they could not accomplish. However, the sacrifices made during the process were even more terrifying.
Tian Ze stopped talking. The wrinkled face of the left prime minister Tian Chuan looked even older and more tired under the dim light. "No matter what the reason is, it is difficult for the world to understand if a son kills his mother. The longer the time is, the more unbearable the speculation will be. What's more, that person has not given up yet. I wonder what trump cards she has in her hand... Your Majesty, you are still too young!"
At this time, in the hall at the bottom of the monument, the newly renovated intelligent computer Lancao made everyone busy. The maintenance personnel here were all replaced by the Queen's confidants, and every piece of information they came into contact with was thrilling. A square machine kept spitting out white paper with lines of names written on it. Whenever a small pile of white paper accumulated, someone would run over and take it away, and then hand it over to others to sort, classify, and summarize, and finally hand it over to Bingcheng for processing. Each name recorded on these papers either meant a crime that was once suppressed by the Maiqie organization, or meant a dereliction of duty within the empire. The number of names and the severity of the crimes were shocking.
Two hours before Rong Yuan's spaceship departed, another spaceship took off at night and merged into the endless darkness of space. On the spaceship, General Leopold stood by the porthole, looking at the icy planet that was gradually going away, his expression solemn and murderous.
No one dared to stand beside Leopold in this state. The huge room was empty except for him. Leopold suddenly said, "Lancao, repeat what you said before."
"Yes." A soft female voice sounded from the player hanging on the wall: "The person behind the scenes of the Maiqie organization is Princess Tanada, the biological mother of Her Majesty Serinda."
"Are you sure?"
"The probability is more than 99.9996 percent." Lancao said slowly, "According to my historical records, the person with the highest authority in the past was Princess Tanada. I served her directly, and more than 90 percent of the A-level orders I executed were issued by Princess Tanada herself."
Leopold's face twisted slightly. After a long silence, he cursed viciously: "Fuck!"
Seven light years away from the Imperial Capital Star, there is a blue planet. More than 80% of the planet is occupied by oceans, and the land area is mainly jungles and grasslands. A snow-capped peak stands alone on the side of the ocean, like a sword pointing straight to the sky.
Seen from space, this planet is as beautiful as a flawless sapphire. Its name "Phinubeva" means "beautiful sapphire" in Gulandia. But now, people usually call it "Princess Planet".
Princess Tanada was the seventh princess of the former Landia Emperor. Although she was born in a commoner family, she was beautiful, kind, gentle, amiable, and elegant. Even though she became the princess of the empire overnight, she was not spoiled or arrogant. On the contrary, she was more humble, hardworking, and sincere. She did her best to fight for the interests of some disadvantaged groups and the poor on remote planets. Almost all the beautiful words to describe women can be used to describe her. No one in the empire disliked her. Even the nobles and merchants who suffered losses due to Princess Tanada's behavior mostly admired her.
It was only shortly after her only daughter, Serinda, was born that Princess Tanada had to leave the harsh environment of the Imperial Star and go to this habitable planet with a mild climate to recuperate due to a serious illness. In order to give Princess Tanada the best protection and care, the previous emperor generously moved all the natives of the planet Finubeva to another planet. On this planet, there were only guards to protect the princess, attendants to take care of her, and a large number of transplanted exotic flowers and plants and cute animals.
The former emperor was so affectionate towards his wife that the people of the empire felt that "I believe in love again". In addition, Princess Tanada's reputation was always so good that it was almost like she was wearing a halo of holy light. This large-scale migration did not cause much public outrage and was completed smoothly in harmony.
Under the empire's propaganda with the theme of "deep love", the people did not realize that Tanada was imprisoned on this planet. Moreover, the forgetful people were soon diverted by other news and did not realize that the "deeply affectionate" emperor had never visited Princess Tanada once since then.
Now, more than a hundred years have passed, and people have almost forgotten how beautiful Princess Tanada was. Many people even thought she was dead. But apparently, she is not only alive, but also alive and well.
...before today.
At this moment, the sea, land, and sky of Princess Star were filled with explosions and loud noises. Countless mechas, fighters, and tanks were fighting, and fighters were falling from the sky with flames from time to time. The once picturesque Princess Star was now full of explosion debris and ruins, with charred scars all over the land. Animals hid in caves, shivering with their heads buried, or ran away wailing after losing their homes.
In the center of the battlefield was a magnificent white palace. Hundreds of mechas and cannons surrounded the palace and bombarded it. The palace's guards had better equipment and more advanced weapons, but they gradually fell behind under the fearless attack.
The fighting lasted from early morning to dusk, and from dusk to late night. In the darkest hour of the early morning, with a loud bang, the palace gate was finally blown open, and countless people with weapons and various clothes rushed in from outside the gate and fought with the guards in the palace. Bones and flesh exploded, blood splattered, the gorgeous carpets were like mud, the exquisite and expensive antique decorations fell to the ground and smashed into pieces, and the huge oil painting hanging on the wall fell down with a bang and hit a young corpse.
In the palace bell tower, clear bells rang twelve times. The last soldier who was resisting stubbornly was shot in the chest and fell down with dazed eyes. Among the corpses and blood all over the ground, only seven or eight people were still standing. One of them suddenly shook, fell headfirst, and stopped breathing.
The other people looked at him, with grief, sorrow, and expected calmness in their eyes. They were silent for a moment, and the man standing in the front stood up, wiped the blood from his forehead, and said, "Let's go."
Several people stepped forward and pushed open the stone door in front of them which was carved from a whole piece of white jade.
Behind the door, there was soft and soothing music. In the wide hall, three very beautiful girls with loose hair and bare feet, wearing garlands on their heads and white skirts, were kneeling on the side, playing the piano and singing. Even when these blood-stained men broke in, their singing was not disturbed at all.
The snow-white carpet was very thick, and when you stepped on it, your feet would sink completely into the soft white fluff, just like stepping on clouds. The aroma of food and wine made the stomachs of these people who had been fighting for two or three days rumble without hesitation. Walking into this place, it was as if they had accidentally entered a wonderful and peaceful world. The fighting, pain, sacrifice and despair outside seemed to not exist at all, and the blood and stench on their bodies were a blasphemy to such a world.
Even though each of these people who broke in was determined as iron, they were exhausted to the extreme after the continuous high-intensity fighting. Two of them immediately showed a dazed look, and a few others unconsciously moved back, as if they wanted to hide their blood-stained boots.
The leading man was not confused by these things at all. He growled, "Don't be stupid. Look at where this is!"
Everyone was shocked and woke up, holding their weapons tighter.
A low chuckle was heard from the top of the hall. The voice was soft and gentle, delicate and charming, as if it had the power to corrode steel.
There, sat a woman with silver hair like mercury, wearing only a simple white dress, with no other decorations except a pearl hairpin on the side of her temple. She was old, and even with the most advanced technology to maintain her skin, fine lines appeared at the corners of her eyes, and her skin became less delicate and smooth, but she was still breathtakingly beautiful, and the years had given her a unique charm that young girls did not have.
Beside her, there were several children aged three or four, all of them were cute and adorable, like little angels. They surrounded the woman like cats, some holding their fingers, some being held in the woman's arms, some sitting on the floor playing with toys, looking at everyone with innocent eyes, just like the most beautiful painting in the world.
Under the woman's seat, there was a man and a woman standing on each side, but they were of ordinary appearance and had a very low sense of presence, so no one paid attention to them.
Hearing the woman's laughter, everyone in the hall had different expressions. Some were sad and angry, some were confused, some were ferocious, and some were resentful. But without exception, there was a trace of pain that could not be ignored in their expressions.
Because not long ago, to everyone, the woman sitting on it was the savior who saved them from hell, the goddess they secretly loved in their hearts, and the master they swore to be loyal to for life.
Although these people were powerful and intelligent, they were all relatively simple-minded due to deliberate cultivation. At this time, whether it was the woman above who betrayed their loyalty and beliefs, or they themselves chose to betray the oath of loyalty they had once sworn, it made everyone suffer.
At this time, there were footsteps outside the door. People who had finished fighting in other places came over one after another and stood with them. After 20 to 30 people came in, the people behind them stood in the corridor, on the stairs, in the hall downstairs, and on the grass outside the palace. Most of them were covered with wounds, and their bodies were shaking just standing, but no one left, and no one sat down. They didn't even have the strength to bandage their wounds, but they stood silently, waiting for a result.
The leading man was Zeruo. He looked at the woman sitting at the top and said with difficulty: "...Your Highness." His voice paused for a moment, and he swallowed down questions like "Why do you treat us like this?" "What did we do wrong?" "Have you ever felt the slightest remorse to this day?" and so on. What had already happened could not be changed. At this moment, saying these words would be like a child who couldn't get the candy and threw a tantrum at an adult. It would do no good except make himself look like a joke.
So he said, "Your Highness, for the sake of our deceased companions, we are here to take your life."
