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Chapter 463

Chapter? ?463? ?-? ?Return? ?to? ?the? ?Empire? ?

Before? ?going? ?to? ?the? ?bug? ?planet,? ?Xiao? ?Lou? ?had? ?placed? ?the? ?entrance? ?of? ?the? ?Peach? ?Blossom? ?Spring? ?in? ?the? ?

cockpit? ?of? ?Spirit? ?Fox.? ?Now? ?everyone? ?walked? ?out? ?of? ?the? ?cockpit? ?and? ?the? ?familiar? ?console? ?was? ?in? ?sight.? ?

The? ?mecha? ?was? ?in? ?standby? ?mode? ?and? ?all? ?the? ?buttons? ?on? ?the? ?console? ?were? ?lit? ?up? ?with? ?a? ?soft? ?blue? ?light.? ?

Xiao? ?Lou? ?walked? ?to? ?the? ?console.? ?

from? ?the? ?window,? ?the? ?bug? ?planet? ?could? ?be? ?seen? ?under? ?his? ?feet.? ?The? ?area? ?where? ?the? ?laboratory? ?was? ?

established? ?suddenly? ?exploded.? ?

Crimson? ?flames? ?rose? ?to? ?the? ?sky? ?and? ?heat? ?waves? ?rolled? ?over.? ?The? ?rumbling? ?sound? ?was? ?deafening.? ?The? ?

surrounding? ?crystals? ?were? ?blown? ?away? ?by? ?the? ?shock? ?waves? ?of? ?the? ?explosion? ?and? ?scattered? ?

everywhere.? ?The? ?red? ?crystal? ?fragments? ?looked? ?like? ?the? ?most? ?brilliant? ?fireworks? ?in? ?the? ?sky.? ?

Lu? ?Jiuchuan’s? ?Vermilion? ?Bird? ?Skyfire? ?was? ?truly? ?terrible.? ?The? ?flames? ?released? ?completely? ?destroyed? ?the? ?

cloning? ?laboratory.? ?At? ?this? ?point,? ?the? ?entire? ?underground? ?cave? ?collapsed? ?and? ?the? ?bug? ?queen? ?who? ?just? ?

arrived? ?let? ?out? ?an? ?angry? ?roar.? ?The? ?bugs? ?who? ?had? ?evolved? ?to? ?grow? ?wings? ?heard? ?the? ?call? ?of? ?the? ?queen? ?

and? ?turned? ?their? ?heads.? ?Then? ?they? ?all? ?headed? ?toward? ?the? ?location? ?of? ?Spirit? ?Fox!? ?

The? ?bugs? ?gathered? ?around? ?the? ?queen? ?and? ?looked? ?like? ?a? ?large? ?black? ?cloud? ?moving? ?up.? ?

They? ?surrounded? ?Spirit? ?Fox? ?at? ?a? ?very? ?fast? ?speed.? ?Xiao? ?Lou? ?quickly? ?pressed? ?the? ?start? ?button.? ?“Spirit? ?Fox,? ?

retreat? ?quickly!”? ?

The? ?mecha? ?that? ?received? ?the? ?instruction? ?immediately? ?spread? ?out? ?its? ?wings? ?and? ?soared? ?into? ?the? ?sky.? ?It? ?

flew? ?over? ?the? ?top? ?of? ?the? ?bugs? ?and? ?broke? ?through? ?the? ?atmosphere? ?like? ?a? ?stray? ?arrow,? ?entering? ?the? ?vast? ?

universe? ?of? ?stars.? ?

The? ?bugs? ?desperately? ?chased? ?after? ?them? ?but? ?the? ?flying? ?speed? ?wasn’t? ?comparable? ?to? ?the? ?S-grade? ?

mecha.? ?After? ?only? ?10? ?seconds,? ?Spirit? ?Fox? ?broke? ?through? ?the? ?black? ?clouds? ?and? ?left? ?the? ?bug? ?planet.? ?It? ?left? ?

the? ?chasing? ?swarm? ?of? ?bugs? ?far? ?behind.? ?

Xiao? ?Lou? ?sighed? ?with ? ?relief? ?and? ?instructed? ?Spirit? ?Fox,? ?“Leave? ?the? ?Hilt? ?No? ?Man’s? ?Land? ?as? ?soon? ?as? ?

possible.”? ?

Spirit? ?Fox? ?replied,? ?“Yes,? ?Master.”? ?

Chu? ?Huaying? ?listened? ?to? ?the? ?strange? ?young? ?voice? ?and? ?couldn’t? ?help? ?wondering,? ?“What? ?is? ?this? ?mecha?”? ?

Xiao? ?Lou? ?explained,? ?“It? ?is? ?the? ?S-grade? ?mecha? ?that? ?the? ?emperor? ?left? ?to? ?me? ?and? ?Hanjiang.? ?Previously,? ?

the? ?Dark? ?Night? ?starship? ?was? ?destroyed? ?and? ?we? ?managed? ?to? ?survive? ?thanks? ?to? ?this? ?mecha.? ?

Xiao? ?Lou? ?only? ?slightly? ?mentioned? ?the? ?matter? ?of? ?the? ?Dark? ?Night? ?starship? ?but? ?Chu? ?Huaying? ?could? ?

imagine? ?the? ?danger? ?at? ?that? ?time.? ?She? ?looked? ?at? ?everyone? ?and? ?said? ?softly,? ?“Sorry.? ?I? ?didn’t? ?have? ?time? ?to? ?

contact? ?you? ?when? ?I? ?was? ?taken? ?away? ?by? ?Uncle? ?Qin.? ?Did? ?Uncle? ?Qin? ?use? ?the? ?clone? ?to? ?lead? ?you? ?to? ?the? ?

starship?? ?Then? ?he? ?secretly? ?destroyed? ?the? ?starship? ?in? ?order? ?to? ?bury? ?you? ?in? ?the? ?universe?”? ?

Xiao? ?Lou? ?answered,? ?“Yes,? ?Uncle? ?Qin? ?destroyed? ?the? ?balance? ?system? ?of? ?the? ?Dark? ?Night? ?starship? ?and? ?

drained? ?its? ?energy.? ?It? ?set? ?the? ?navigation? ?destination? ?to? ?the? ?clock? ?constellation? ?with? ?frequent? ?cosmic? ?

sandstorms.? ?Fortunately,? ?we? ?escaped? ?the? ?sandstorm? ?using? ?this? ?mecha.”? ?

Chu? ?Huaying? ?had? ?a? ?hint? ?of? ?guilt? ?on? ?her? ?face.? ?

Lu? ?Jiuchuan? ?came? ?over? ?and? ?patted? ?Chu? ?Huaying? ?on? ?the? ?shoulder.? ?“This? ?matter? ?can’t? ?be? ?blamed? ?on? ?

you.? ?We? ?weren’t? ?careful? ?enough? ?and? ?didn’t? ?check? ?if? ?Chu? ?Huaying? ?was? ?true? ?or? ?false.? ?We? ?directly? ?

teleported? ?to? ?the? ?Dark? ?Night? ?starship.? ?Moreover,? ?Uncle? ?Qin? ?is? ?a? ?hunter? ?and? ?has? ?been? ?lurking? ?around? ?

you.? ?He? ?wasn’t? ?right? ?when? ?we? ?interrogated? ?him? ?and? ?we? ?should’ve? ?found? ?it...”? ?

Xiao? ?Lou? ?told? ?her,? ?“It’s? ?all? ?over.? ?Don’t? ?blame? ?yourself.? ?This? ?time,? ?it? ?is? ?a? ?lesson.? ?We? ?will? ?have? ?to? ?be? ?more? ?

cautious? ?in? ?the? ?future.”? ?He? ?paused? ?and? ?looked? ?back? ?at? ?Yu? ?Hanjiang.? ?“Did? ?you? ?find? ?that? ?Uncle? ?Qin’s? ?

sentence? ?was? ?strange?”? ?

-?Death?? ?Do? ?you? ?think? ?there? ?are? ?hunters? ?who? ?are? ?afraid? ?of? ?death?? ?

Uncle? ?Qin’s? ?crazy? ?laughter? ?before? ?he? ?died? ?echoed? ?in? ?his? ?ears.? ?Yu? ?Hanjiang? ?touched? ?his? ?chin? ?and? ?

pondered? ?on? ?it? ?for? ?a? ?moment.? ?“You? ?mean,? ?the? ?reason? ?that? ?hunters? ?aren’t? ?afraid? ?perhaps? ?isn’t? ?what? ?

we? ?guessed?”? ?

Xiao? ?Lou? ?nodded.? ?“I? ?previously? ?speculated? ?that? ?hunters? ?aren’t? ?afraid? ?of? ?death? ?because? ?failing? ?the? ?task? ?

might? ?be? ?more? ?painful? ?than? ?death.? ?Death? ?is? ?a? ?relief? ?for? ?them? ?so? ?they? ?aren’t? ?afraid? ?of? ?death.”? ?

Ye? ?Qi? ?scratched? ?his? ?head? ?in? ?a? ?puzzled? ?manner.? ?“Isn’t? ?it? ?reasonable? ?to? ?speculate? ?like? ?this?? ?It? ?is? ?human? ?

instinct? ?to? ?want? ?to? ?live.? ?As? ?a? ?result,? ?they? ?would? ?rather? ?die? ?than? ?tell? ?any? ?of? ?the? ?organization’s? ?secrets.? ?It? ?

is? ?obvious? ?that? ?the? ?result? ?of? ?the? ?leak? ?will? ?be? ?worse? ?than? ?death.”? ?

“I? ?thought? ?so? ?as? ?well.? ?Yet? ?when? ?Uncle? ?Qin? ?died? ?just? ?now,? ?he? ?didn’t? ?show? ?despair.? ?He? ?laughed? ?wildly? ?

like? ?he? ?had? ?accomplished? ?some? ?mission? ?and? ?died? ?very? ?happily.”? ?Xiao? ?Lou? ?took? ?out? ?the? ?contract? ?book? ?

and? ?looked? ?at? ?the? ?Team? ?Resurrection? ?card? ?that? ?hadn’t? ?been? ?used.? ?“Can? ?the? ?hunters...? ?be? ?

resurrected?”? ?

The? ?group? ?heard? ?this? ?and? ?their? ?expressions? ?instantly? ?stiffened.? ?

Ye? ?Qi? ?couldn’t? ?believe? ?it? ?and? ?his? ?eyes? ?widened.? ?“No? ?way?? ?If? ?the? ?hunters? ?can? ?be? ?resurrected,? ?it? ?would? ?

be? ?too? ?unfair? ?to? ?us!? ?We? ?will? ?be? ?eliminated? ?if? ?we? ?fail? ?our? ?mission? ?while? ?they? ?can? ?come? ?back? ?if? ?they? ?fail? ?

their? ?mission?? ?Is? ?this? ?real?”? ?

Xiao? ?Lou? ?put? ?away? ?the? ?contract? ?book? ?and? ?looked? ?at? ?everyone.? ?“We? ?aren’t? ?eliminated? ?directly? ?if? ?we? ?

fail.? ?There? ?is? ?the? ?Nightmare? ?Room.”? ?

Ye? ?Qi? ?was? ?taken? ?aback.? ?He? ?had? ?experienced? ?the? ?3? ?of? ?Spades? ?Nightmare? ?Room.? ?He? ?had? ?struggled? ?to? ?

survive? ?by? ?eating? ?bark? ?and? ?weeds.? ?It? ?was? ?also? ?this? ?room? ?that? ?left? ?him? ?with? ?a? ?deep? ?fear? ?of? ?hunger? ?and? ?

made? ?him? ?want? ?to? ?fill? ?his? ?stomach? ?first? ?thing? ?every? ?time? ?he? ?woke? ?up.? ?

Lu? ?Jiuchuan,? ?Tang? ?Ci? ?and? ?Chu? ?Huaying? ?had? ?all? ?gone? ?through? ?the? ?J? ?of? ?Clubs? ?Nightmare? ?Room.? ?Brother? ?

Jiu? ?had? ?a? ?scar? ?left? ?on? ?his? ?face? ?while? ?Tang? ?Ci? ?lost? ?his? ?legs.? ?The? ?moment? ?the? ?words? ?‘Nightmare? ?Room’? ?

were? ?mentioned,? ?the? ?expressions? ?of? ?several? ?people? ?became? ?ugly.? ?

Xiao? ?Lou’s? ?voice? ?was? ?soft.? ?“If? ?challengers? ?fail? ?the? ?mission,? ?there? ?is? ?a? ?chance? ?to? ?escape? ?from? ?the? ?

Nightmare? ?Room.? ?After? ?a? ?hunter? ?dies,? ?they? ?might? ?have? ?another? ?chance.? ?The? ?difficulty? ?is? ?less? ?than? ?the? ?

Nightmare? ?Room? ?so? ?they? ?aren’t? ?afraid? ?to? ?die?? ?If? ?so,? ?doesn’t? ?this? ?make? ?sense?”? ?

Yu? ?Hanjiang? ?was? ?silent? ?for? ?a? ?moment.? ?“Where? ?exactly? ?do? ?the? ?hunters? ?come? ?from? ?and? ?what? ?will? ?be? ?the? ?

outcome? ?after? ?death?? ?We? ?can’t? ?confirm? ?this? ?information...? ?unless? ?we? ?also? ?become? ?hunters.”? ?

Lu? ?Jiuchuan? ?raised? ?an? ?eyebrow.? ?“Don’t? ?say? ?unless.? ?We? ?must? ?never? ?become? ?hunters.”? ?

There? ?was? ?sudden? ?silence? ?in? ?the? ?cockpit.? ?

Xiao? ?Lou? ?changed? ?the? ?subject? ?in? ?order? ?to? ?ease? ?the? ?atmosphere.? ?“Well,? ?let’s? ?think? ?about? ?what? ?to? ?do? ?

after? ?arriving? ?at? ?Capital? ?Star.? ?There? ?are? ?still? ?the? ?2nd? ?and? ?3rd? ?Xiao? ?Lou? ?at? ?the? ?palace.? ?The? ?Noah’s? ?Ark? ?

plan? ?was? ?initiated? ?by? ?the? ?emperor? ?while? ?General? ?Lin? ?and? ?Lin? ?Yan? ?are? ?determined? ?to? ?be? ?clones.? ?How? ?

do? ?we? ?take? ?care? ?of? ?these? ?people?”? ?

Chu? ?Huaying? ?wondered,? ?“We? ?can’t? ?kill? ?all? ?of? ?them,? ?right?”? ?

Lu? ?Jiuchuan? ?shook? ?his? ?head? ?and? ?rejected? ?the? ?idea.? ?“Several? ?of? ?them? ?have? ?lived? ?in? ?Capital? ?Star? ?for? ?20? ?

years? ?and? ?have? ?developed? ?self-awareness.? ?They? ?are? ?different? ?from? ?the? ?clones? ?in? ?the? ?laboratory.? ?If? ?we? ?

could? ?clear? ?the? ?instance? ?by? ?simply? ?killing? ?them,? ?this? ?secret? ?room? ?would? ?be? ?meaningless.? ?Huaying’s? ?

ability? ?means? ?it? ?would? ?be? ?easy? ?to? ?kill? ?a? ?few? ?people? ?when? ?using? ?the? ?invisibility? ?cloak? ?to? ?hide.”? ?

Chu? ?Huaying? ?shrugged.? ?“So? ?what? ?do? ?you? ?think?”? ?

Lu? ?Jiuchuan? ?also? ?didn’t? ?have? ?a? ?clear? ?idea.? ?He? ?just? ?thought? ?that? ?the? ?way? ?to? ?clear? ?the? ?instance? ?wasn’t? ?as? ?

simple? ?as? ?killing? ?the? ?clone.? ?He? ?had? ?to? ?look? ?at? ?Xiao? ?Lou,? ?asking? ?with? ?a? ?smile,? ?“Professor? ?Xiao,? ?what? ?do? ?

you? ?think?”? ?

Xiao? ?Lou? ?calmly? ?analyzed? ?it.? ?“The? ?theme? ?of? ?this? ?secret? ?room? ?is? ?the? ?Noah’s? ?Ark? ?cloning? ?project.? ?We? ?

have? ?investigated? ?it? ?until? ?now,? ?gained? ?all? ?the? ?relevant? ?information? ?of? ?the? ?plan,? ?identified? ?all? ?the? ?

participants? ?and? ?found? ?the? ?two? ?cloning? ?laboratories? ?among? ?the? ?merpeople? ?and? ?the? ?bugs.? ?

“On? ?the? ?merpeople’s? ?side,? ?we? ?destroyed? ?the? ?laboratory? ?and? ?let? ?the? ?mermaid? ?princess? ?Liu? ?Qiao? ?

succeed? ?the? ?throne.? ?On? ?the? ?side? ?of? ?the? ?empire,? ?what? ?we? ?have? ?to? ?do? ?is? ?destroy? ?all? ?the? ?data? ?related? ?to? ?

the? ?experiment? ?and? ?get? ?rid? ?of? ?the? ?influence? ?of? ?the? ?two? ?copied? ?crown? ?princes? ?and? ?the? ?clone? ?General? ?

Lin.? ?I? ?am? ?the? ?genuine? ?prince? ?and? ?should? ?inherit? ?the? ?throne.? ?Do? ?you? ?think? ?this? ?idea? ?is? ?correct?”? ?

Everyone? ?heard? ?this? ?and? ?nodded.? ?They? ?agreed? ?with? ?Xiao? ?Lou’s? ?viewpoint.? ?

Yu? ?Hanjiang? ?added,? ?“The? ?difficulty? ?is? ?that? ?the? ?2nd? ?Xiao? ?Lou? ?has? ?self-awareness? ?and? ?thinks? ?he? ?is? ?the? ?

real? ?crown? ?prince.? ?The? ?clone? ?General? ?Lin? ?has? ?been? ?active? ?for? ?20? ?years? ?and? ?has? ?long? ?been? ?able? ?to? ?

pretend? ?to? ?be? ?the? ?real? ?one.? ?He? ?is? ?highly? ?powerful? ?in? ?the? ?army? ?and? ?is? ?Brother? ?Jiu’s? ?direct? ?boss? ?and? ?the? ?

commander-in-chief? ?of? ?the? ?southern? ?military? ?region.? ?Few? ?people? ?will? ?probably? ?believe? ?us? ?if? ?the? ?

identities? ?of? ?these? ?people? ?are? ?exposed.”? ?

Xiao? ?Lou? ?nodded.? ?“That’s? ?right.? ?The? ?second? ?clone? ?in? ?the? ?palace? ?attended? ?the? ?engagement? ?and? ?25th? ?

birthday? ?party.? ?He? ?appeared? ?in? ?public? ?and? ?shook? ?hands? ?with? ?many? ?officials.? ?I? ?am? ?the? ?real? ?prince? ?but? ?I? ?

didn’t? ?attend? ?these? ?two? ?events.? ?If? ?the? ?emperor? ?wants? ?to? ?treat? ?the? ?2nd? ?clone? ?as? ?the? ?genuine? ?crown? ?

prince,? ?how? ?can? ?I? ?prove? ?myself?”? ?

The? ?clones? ?looked? ?exactly? ?the? ?same? ?as? ?him? ?and? ?it? ?was? ?difficult? ?for? ?others? ?to? ?distinguish? ?who? ?was? ?real? ?

and? ?who? ?was? ?false.? ?At? ?this? ?time,? ?the? ?emperor’s? ?words? ?could? ?determine? ?Xiao? ?Lou’s? ?life? ?or? ?death.? ?Who? ?

would? ?dare? ?to? ?refute? ?it? ?if? ?the? ?emperor? ?said? ?Xiao? ?Lou? ?was? ?a? ?fake?? ?

The? ?only? ?one? ?who? ?could? ?prove? ?that? ?Xiao? ?Lou? ?was? ?the? ?real? ?crown? ?prince? ?was? ?his? ?sister,? ?Princess? ?Xiao? ?

Rou.? ?

Yu? ?Hanjiang? ?said,? ?“I? ?remember? ?that? ?when? ?you? ?left? ?Azure? ?Planet,? ?Xiao? ?Rou? ?told? ?you? ?that? ?she? ?would? ?be? ?

willing? ?to? ?help? ?if? ?you? ?need? ?to? ?prove? ?you? ?are? ?the? ?real? ?prince? ?one? ?day.? ?Prince? ?Herman? ?might? ?be? ?

watching? ?her? ?but? ?she? ?is? ?very? ?clever? ?and? ?has? ?Dr? ?Edwin? ?helping? ?her.? ?Maybe? ?she? ?can? ?make? ?an? ?excuse? ?to? ?

leave? ?the? ?palace?”? ?

Xiao? ?Lou’s? ?eyes? ?brightened.? ?“If? ?I? ?remember? ?correctly,? ?the? ?crown? ?prince? ?and? ?Lin? ?Yan? ?are? ?engaged? ?right?? ?

Their? ?biological? ?age? ?is? ?currently? ?25? ?years? ?old.? ?If? ?the? ?crown? ?prince? ?wants? ?to? ?participate? ?in? ?politics,? ?it? ?is? ?a? ?

good? ?choice? ?to? ?get? ?married? ?first.”? ?

Yu? ?Hanjiang? ?was? ?startled.? ?“You? ?mean,? ?the? ?clone? ?of? ?the? ?crown? ?prince? ?and? ?the? ?clone? ?Lin? ?Yan? ?are? ?likely? ?to? ?

get? ?married? ?in? ?the? ?near? ?future?”? ?

Xiao? ?Lou? ?nodded.? ?“Judging? ?from? ?the? ?reactions? ?of? ?Qu? ?Wanyue? ?and? ?Long? ?Sen,? ?the? ?emperor? ?didn’t? ?send? ?

anyone? ?to? ?find? ?me? ?after? ?we? ?left? ?the? ?palace.? ?He? ?directly? ?let? ?the? ?second? ?clone? ?live? ?in? ?the? ?Twin? ?Palaces? ?

and? ?met? ?with? ?Lin? ?Yan? ?frequently? ?to? ?grow? ?their? ?feelings.? ?Obviously,? ?he? ?wants? ?to? ?arrange? ?for? ?the? ?second? ?

clone? ?to? ?replace? ?me.? ?Then? ?isn’t? ?it? ?logical? ?to? ?let? ?the? ?second? ?clone? ?marry? ?Lin? ?Yan?”? ?

Ye? ?Qi? ?couldn’t? ?help? ?saying,? ?“Once? ?they? ?get? ?married,? ?things? ?will? ?be? ?even? ?more? ?unclear!? ?The? ?crown? ?

prince? ?is? ?false? ?and? ?the? ?crown? ?princess? ?is? ?also? ?false.? ?Meanwhile,? ?the? ?Xiao? ?Lou? ?who? ?has? ?never? ?seen? ?the? ?

crown? ?princess? ?is? ?the? ?real? ?person?? ?No? ?one? ?would? ?believe? ?it.”? ?

Xiao? ?Lou? ?said,? ?“That’s? ?why? ?we? ?have? ?to? ?hurry? ?up.? ?Currently,? ?the? ?biggest? ?hope? ?is? ?the? ?still? ?alive? ?Zhang? ?

Shaohua.? ?She? ?has? ?been? ?pretending? ?to? ?be? ?crazy? ?for? ?so? ?many? ?years? ?and? ?must? ?have? ?her? ?own? ?ideas.? ?She? ?is? ?

an? ?insider? ?of? ?the? ?Noah’s? ?Ark? ?project? ?and? ?can? ?prove? ?that? ?her? ?husband,? ?General? ?Lin? ?and? ?her? ?daughter,? ?

Lin? ?Yan? ?are? ?both? ?clones.”? ?

Shao? ?Qingge? ?interjected.? ?“Qu? ?Wanyue? ?hasn’t? ?contacted? ?me? ?for? ?the? ?past? ?two? ?dyas.? ?Do? ?you? ?want? ?me? ?to? ?

contact? ?her? ?now? ?and? ?ask? ?about? ?the? ?situation? ?of? ?Professor? ?Zhang?”? ?

Xiao? ?Lou? ?nodded.? ?“Send? ?her? ?a? ?message.? ?Let? ?her? ?call? ?us? ?back? ?when? ?it? ?is? ?convenient? ?for? ?her.”? ?

Currently,? ?it? ?was? ?2? ?o’clock? ?in? ?the? ?morning.? ?Shao? ?Qingge? ?sent? ?a? ?message? ?to? ?Qu? ?Wanyue? ?with? ?Xiao? ?Lou’s? ?

words.? ?Unexpectedly,? ?Qu? ?Wanyue? ?wasn’t? ?asleep.? ?She? ?quickly? ?responded? ?to? ?the? ?message? ?and? ?

requested? ?a? ?call.? ?

Shao? ?Qingge? ?picked? ?up.? ?

In? ?the? ?video,? ?Qu? ?Wanyue? ?was? ?sitting? ?in? ?her? ?bedroom? ?at? ?home.? ?She? ?wasn’t? ?wearing? ?pajamas? ?but? ?

convenient? ?sportswear.? ?As? ?soon? ?as? ?she? ?saw? ?her? ?teammates,? ?she? ?anxiously? ?said,? ?“Professor? ?Xiao,? ?

where? ?are? ?all? ?of? ?you?? ?You? ?have? ?to? ?come? ?back? ?as? ?soon? ?as? ?possible!? ?The? ?emperor? ?is? ?going? ?to? ?hold? ?a? ?

secret? ?wedding? ?for? ?the? ?crown? ?prince? ?and? ?Miss? ?Lin? ?on? ?the? ?1st? ?of? ?the? ?next? ?month!”? ?

Everyone,? ?“......”? ?

Professor? ?Xiao? ?was? ?really? ?a? ?god’s? ?prophet.? ?He? ?actually? ?guessed? ?this.? ?

Xiao? ?Lou? ?told? ?her,? ?“We? ?are? ?on? ?the? ?way? ?back.? ?How? ?is? ?Zhang? ?Shaohua’s? ?side?”? ?

Qu? ?Wanyue? ?answered,? ?“She? ?is? ?still? ?the? ?same.? ?Her? ?eyes? ?are? ?dull? ?every? ?day? ?as? ?she? ?sits? ?on? ?the? ?wheelchair? ?

to? ?bask? ?in? ?the? ?sunlight.? ?I? ?also? ?found? ?out? ?from? ?Lin? ?Yan? ?that? ?she? ?is? ?going? ?to? ?be? ?officially? ?married? ?to? ?the? ?

crown? ?prince.? ?She? ?happily? ?shared? ?the? ?good? ?news? ?with? ?her? ?mother? ?when? ?she? ?came? ?home? ?today? ?but? ?

Zhang? ?Shaohua? ?didn’t? ?show? ?any? ?emotions? ?after? ?hearing? ?the? ?news.”? ?

Xiao? ?Lou? ?looked? ?at? ?Yu? ?Hanjiang.? ?“The? ?1st? ?of? ?next? ?month.? ?This? ?means? ?we? ?only? ?have? ?three? ?days.”? ?

Yu? ?Hanjiang’s? ?expression? ?was? ?heavy.? ?“Let? ?the? ?clone? ?Xiao? ?Lou? ?and? ?clone? ?Lin? ?Yan? ?get? ?married.? ?Then? ?

announce? ?that? ?the? ?crown? ?prince? ?is? ?married? ?and? ?take? ?the? ?crown? ?prince? ?to? ?attend? ?various? ?meetings.? ?

This? ?way,? ?the? ?clone? ?can? ?completely? ?replace? ?you.? ?His? ?wife? ?Lin? ?Yan? ?and? ?his? ?father-in-law,? ?Lin? ?Zecheng? ?are? ?

on? ?his? ?side.? ?You? ?will? ?have? ?no? ?chance? ?of? ?winning.”? ?

Xiao? ?Lou? ?smiled? ?bitterly.? ?“Is? ?the? ?emperor’s? ?intention? ?to? ?make? ?me? ?give? ?up? ?and? ?stop? ?appearing? ?in? ?front? ?

of? ?him?? ?The? ?best? ?successor? ?he? ?chose? ?from? ?the? ?Gu? ?raising? ?plan? ?is? ?number? ?2?”? ?

“There? ?is? ?also? ?the? ?always? ?submissive? ?number? ?3? ?whose? ?role? ?is? ?unknown...”? ?Yu? ?Hanjiang? ?looked? ?at? ?Xiao? ?

Lou.? ?“We? ?have? ?to? ?hurry? ?to? ?contact? ?your? ?sister? ?so? ?she? ?can? ?prove? ?your? ?identity.? ?We? ?also? ?need? ?to? ?have? ?

Zhang? ?Shaohua? ?come? ?forward? ?to? ?prove? ?this? ?crazy? ?plan.”? ?

He? ?paused? ?and? ?his? ?eyes? ?softened.? ?“You? ?are? ?the? ?only? ?crown? ?prince.? ?No? ?one? ?can? ?replace? ?you.”? ?

Xiao? ?Lou? ?nodded? ?at? ?him? ?and? ?turned? ?to? ?Qu? ?Wanyue.? ?“Teacher? ?Qu,? ?please? ?keep? ?an? ?eye? ?on? ?Zhang? ?

Shaohua.? ?We? ?will? ?soon? ?reach? ?Capital? ?Star.? ?Then? ?you? ?will? ?directly? ?pull? ?us? ?over? ?using? ?the? ?Peach? ?Blossom? ?

Spring.”? ?

Qu? ?Wanyue? ?simply? ?answered,? ?“Okay,? ?I’ll? ?be? ?waiting? ?for? ?your? ?news.”? ?

Xiao? ?Lou? ?cut? ?off? ?the? ?call? ?and? ?turned? ?to? ?the? ?console,? ?setting? ?the? ?destination? ?to? ?Azure? ?Planet.? ?“We? ?have? ?

to? ?go? ?back? ?and? ?bring? ?my? ?sister,? ?the? ?key? ?witness.”? ?

Spirit? ?Fox? ?turned? ?180? ?degrees? ?and? ?flew? ?toward? ?Azure? ?Planet.? ?

*** ? ?

An? ?hour? ?later,? ?the? ?mecha? ?arrived? ?near? ?Azure? ?Planet.? ?

Shao? ?Qingge? ?and? ?Ye? ?Qi? ?were? ?the? ?only? ?ones? ?who? ?could? ?pass? ?through? ?the? ?security? ?check? ?of? ?the? ?space? ?

station.? ?The? ?two? ?of? ?them? ?pretended? ?to? ?have? ?missed? ?the? ?last? ?passenger? ?spacecraft? ?and? ?returned? ?to? ?

Azure? ?Planet? ?from? ?the? ?space? ?station.? ?

Shao? ?Qingge? ?drove? ?the? ?suspension? ?car? ?directly? ?to? ?the? ?palace.? ?Once? ?he? ?was? ?within? ?10? ?kilometers? ?of? ?

the? ?palace,? ?he? ?pressed? ?on? ?the? ?voice? ?earpiece? ?and? ?spoke? ?softly? ?to? ?Xiao? ?Rou,? ?“Princess,? ?this? ?is? ?Shao? ?

Qingge,? ?Xiao? ?Lou’s? ?friend.”? ?

Xiao? ?Rou? ?was? ?slightly? ?taken? ?aback? ?when? ?she? ?heard? ?this? ?“Mr? ?Shao?? ?What? ?is? ?going? ?on?”? ?

Shao? ?Qingge? ?explained,? ?“The? ?emperor? ?is? ?going? ?to? ?have? ?the? ?clone? ?Xiao? ?Lou? ?and? ?Lin? ?Yan? ?get? ?married? ?to? ?

officially? ?replace? ?your? ?brother.? ?Currently,? ?you? ?are? ?the? ?only? ?one? ?who? ?can? ?prove? ?he? ?is? ?the? ?real? ?crown? ?

prince.? ?Therefore,? ?Xiao? ?Lou? ?asked? ?me? ?to? ?invite? ?you? ?to? ?the? ?empire? ?to? ?attend? ?this? ?wedding.”? ?

Xiao? ?Rou? ?seemed? ?a? ?bit? ?embarrassed.? ?“Attending? ?the? ?wedding,? ?this...”? ?

“Or? ?do? ?you? ?want? ?to? ?escape? ?from? ?the? ?palace? ?now? ?and? ?we’ll? ?take? ?you? ?away?”? ?

Xiao? ?Rou? ?was? ?silent? ?for? ?a? ?moment? ?before? ?pressing? ?on? ?the? ?earpiece.? ?“I? ?understand.? ?Don’t? ?worry,? ?I? ?will? ?

find? ?a? ?way? ?to? ?return? ?to? ?the? ?empire.? ?As? ?the? ?older? ?sister,? ?I? ?should? ?attend? ?my? ?brother’s? ?wedding.? ?Tell? ?Xiao? ?

Rou? ?that? ?he? ?must? ?protect? ?himself? ?and? ?wait? ?for? ?me? ?to? ?come? ?back.”? ?

Shao? ?Qingge? ?said,? ?“Thank? ?you,? ?Princess.”? ?

The? ?two? ?of? ?them? ?returned? ?to? ?the? ?cockpit? ?of? ?Spirit? ?Fox.? ?Xiao? ?Lou? ?was? ?waiting? ?anxiously? ?for? ?the? ?result? ?

and? ?sighed? ?with? ?relief? ?when? ?Shao? ?Qingge? ?returned.? ?“My? ?sister? ?said? ?those? ?words? ?so? ?she? ?must? ?have? ?a? ?

method.? ?Let’s? ?go? ?back? ?to? ?the? ?empire? ?to? ?talk? ?to? ?Zhang? ?Shaohua.”? ?

Ye? ?Qi? ?was? ?worried.? ?“What? ?if? ?Princess? ?Xiao? ?Rou? ?can’t? ?return?”? ?

Xiao? ?Lou? ?told? ?him,? ?“It? ?doesn’t? ?matter? ?who? ?is? ?real? ?or? ?false.? ?The? ?one? ?that? ?the? ?emperor? ?says? ?is? ?real? ?is? ?real.? ?

The? ?princess’? ?testimony? ?is? ?just? ?the? ?icing? ?on? ?the? ?cake? ?and? ?doesn’t? ?play? ?a? ?key? ?role.”? ?

Then? ?he? ?suddenly? ?asked? ?a? ?question,? ?“What? ?if? ?the? ?emperor? ?also? ?has? ?a? ?clone?”? ?

The? ?teammates? ?were? ?dumbfounded? ?when? ?they? ?heard? ?this.? ?

The? ?emperor?? ?

Xiao? ?Lou? ?said,? ?“The? ?emperor? ?was? ?worried? ?that? ?he? ?would? ?suffer? ?the? ?pain? ?of? ?losing? ?his? ?son? ?and? ?that? ?no? ?

one? ?would? ?inherit? ?the? ?throne.? ?He? ?cloned? ?hundreds? ?of? ?the? ?crown? ?prince? ?to? ?raise? ?a? ?Gu.? ?Would? ?he? ?be? ?so? ?

stupid? ?as? ?to? ?not? ?leave? ?himself? ?a? ?way? ?out?? ?He? ?must’ve? ?taken? ?his? ?own? ?cells? ?to? ?make? ?a? ?clone.? ?As? ?he? ?gets? ?

older,? ?he? ?can? ?replace? ?his? ?organs? ?at? ?any? ?time? ?if? ?they? ?aren’t? ?working? ?properly.? ?Isn’t? ?this? ?why? ?he? ?started? ?

the? ?Noah’s? ?Ark? ?project?”? ?

The? ?team? ?members,? ?“......”? ?

Xiao? ?Lou’s? ?words? ?made? ?sense.? ?The? ?emperor? ?was? ?worried? ?that? ?his? ?son? ?would? ?die.? ?Then? ?was? ?he? ?not? ?

worried? ?about? ?his? ?own? ?assassination?? ?He? ?helped? ?make? ?clones? ?for? ?his? ?son.? ?It? ?didn’t? ?make? ?sense? ?that? ?

he? ?wouldn’t? ?have? ?a? ?data? ?backup? ?of? ?himself.? ?

Ye? ?Qi’s? ?eyes? ?lit? ?up.? ?“In? ?other? ?words,? ?it? ?is? ?only? ?by? ?finding? ?the? ?emperor’s? ?clone? ?that? ?we? ?can? ?seize? ?his? ?

fate?? ?It? ?is? ?only? ?by? ?cutting? ?off? ?his? ?path? ?of? ?retreat? ?that? ?we? ?can? ?really? ?talk? ?about? ?ending? ?the? ?cloning? ?

project?”? ?

Xiao? ?Lou? ?nodded? ?solemnly.? ?“Yes.? ?There? ?were? ?cloning? ?laboratories? ?in? ?the? ?merpeople? ?kingdom? ?and? ?on? ?

the? ?bug? ?planet.? ?We? ?haven’t? ?found? ?the? ?cloning? ?laboratory? ?in? ?the? ?Locke? ?Empire,? ?the? ?beginning? ?of? ?the? ?

story.”? ?