Chapter 242: Surprise "Baby, why are you so much shorter??!...

What surprised Shen Qingzhu himself was that he was surprisingly calm when he heard the news.

"Can I know what happened?" he heard himself asking Ji Wushuang.

Although his voice remained steady, Ji Wushuang saw his face suddenly turn pale through the light screen.

Knowing that Shen Qingzhu and Ji Mingxue have a good relationship, Ji Wushuang must be very worried about Ji Mingxue at this time. Ji Wushuang immediately said, "The situation is different. We are planning to hold an emergency meeting in the holographic world. Xiaozhu, you should come with us."

Shen Qingzhu: "Okay."

Ten minutes later, Shen Qingzhu logged into the holographic star network on time and accepted Ji Wushuang's invitation to enter the secret meeting room of the military.

There were not many people in the conference room. Apart from Shen Qingzhu, there were only Ji Wushuang, Ji Ronghuan, Ji Rongyu and Ji Mingfeng.

After seeing Shen Qingzhu, Ji Ronghuan immediately nodded to Ji Rongyu. Ji Rongyu immediately popped up the projection screen and said to everyone, "Three and a half hours ago, the Third Army carried out the final encirclement and suppression of the rebels on Star D-04."

"At that time, Mingxue led a team of mecha warriors to chase the fleeing enemy commander."

As he explained, a gorgeous and solemn platinum-colored mecha immediately appeared on the light screen - it was Ji Mingxue's mecha Mingfeng.

I saw the menacing mecha taking the lead, chasing several blue-black mechas like a meteor and falling into the lead-gray planet.

Ji Rongyu's voice came from the screen, [Mingxue, don't chase the desperate enemy. ]

Then came Ji Mingxue's voice, [No, if we let them escape today, there will be endless trouble in the future.]

After saying this, Ji Mingxue seemed to be worried that Ji Rongyu would issue a military order for him to return to the voyage, so she immediately said, "Don't worry, little uncle. I will be fine."

Ji Rongyu was obviously aware of this matter. Hearing this, he did not reprimand Ji Mingxue as a marshal, but only gently reminded him, "Be careful."

Ji Mingxue chuckled, [Yes, sir.]

However, not long after, a huge series of explosions occurred on the D-04 planet.

When everyone present saw the overwhelming blue and purple electric light on the projection screen, their faces turned ugly.

But Shen Qingzhu remained calm and said, "From the situation in the picture, this should be an explosion caused by an electromagnetic pulsar thunder. Mingxue has a protective shield that can withstand the attack of the light energy particle cannon. The level of the electromagnetic pulsar thunder is far lower than that of the light energy particle cannon. Logically, it should not hurt Mingxue."

Ji Rongyu looked at him in surprise, and quickly switched to another picture, "You are right."

"This is the picture sent back by the mecha warriors under Ming Xue's command."

"Because of the interference of the electromagnetic pulsar mine, all the systems on the soldiers' mechas have gone out of control to varying degrees, so the picture is not complete."

"But even so, we can see that Ming Xue discovered the enemy's intention long before the enemy self-destructed, and immediately ordered all mecha warriors to move closer to her, and decisively opened the protective shield on her body."

"It is precisely because of his decisiveness that the mecha warriors who followed him were unharmed."

"But what's strange is that after the explosion, Mingxue disappeared."

Shen Qingzhu frowned immediately, staring intently at the mecha Mingfeng on the light screen that was dyed purple and gold by lightning.

Due to interference from electromagnetic explosions, the images on the projection screen were intermittent.

It seemed like in the blink of an eye, the mecha that was protecting all the mechas behind it suddenly disappeared.

Shen Qingzhu suddenly clenched his palms and looked at Ji Rongyu like everyone else.

Ji Rongyu also frowned and stared at the projection screen. "After discovering Mingxue was missing, I immediately sent troops to conduct a carpet search of D-04. At the same time, I ordered all the mecha warriors under Mingxue to return immediately and seize all the mechas in the name of inspection to prevent the explosion scene from leaking out."

"But the strange thing is that until now, no one has found Ming Xue's trace."

"Could it be that Mingfeng was hit by the electromagnetic explosion, causing system disorder and Mingxue to jump to other places? Have you searched the star fields and planets near D-04?" Ji Wushuang pondered.

Ji Rongyu: "I can't rule out this possibility, so next I will sweep all the star fields near D-04 in the name of suppressing bandits."

"This way, even if all of Mingxue's electronic equipment fails, as long as he can contact the people of the Third Legion, he can still return safely."

Hearing this, Duke Xingyao Ji Ronghuan, who had been listening in silence, finally spoke up, "That is to say, Mingxue is most likely safe."

Ji Rongyu nodded. "Based on the analysis of the existing data, the possibility of Mingxue being injured is small, but not impossible. Also, I can't guarantee when I can find him, and I can't rule out the worst possibility, so we have to prepare in advance."

Hearing this, Shen Qingzhu's heart suddenly jumped, and he subconsciously asked, "What's the worst possible scenario?"

Upon hearing this, everyone present looked at him at the same time.

Because everyone knew that Shen Qingzhu and Ji Mingxue had a deep relationship, they all understood that Shen Qingzhu must be as worried and anxious as they were.

Shen Qingzhu is the youngest, but he has been able to remain calm until now, which has made several Ji family leaders look at him with admiration.

Finally, Ji Mingfeng, who was of the same generation as Ji Mingxue, spoke to comfort her, "Don't worry, the worst case scenario that my uncle mentioned should mean that when the army retreats, they still haven't found any trace of Nineteen."

Ji Rongyu nodded. "It's not just the Third Army that's sending troops this time. There are also five other armies. They are also aware of the progress of the bandit suppression. Therefore, the Third Army's search for Ming Xue's whereabouts in the name of bandit suppression can't last too long. It will have to return in two months at most."

"That is to say, regardless of whether Ming Xue is found in two months, the Third Legion must evacuate the fringe planetary belt, and then we can only search for Ming Xue in secret."

"Of course, this is the worst case scenario. It is also possible that Mingxue will come back by herself in the next two days." Ji Rongyu said casually.

Ji Wushuang suddenly said, "But if there is still no news about Mingxue within two months, once the outside world finds out that Mingxue is missing, the situation will become very bad."

Although Ji Wushuang said this, no one at the scene thought that his words were too rational and cold.

Because everyone knows that Ji Wushuang truly regards Ji Mingxue as his life.

But precisely because of this, Ji Wushuang must not panic at this moment.

He had to keep everything that Ji Mingxue deserved.

Losing control and collapsing doesn't make any sense at this point.

However, having said that, everyone, including Shen Qingzhu, currently has no time to think about what will happen two months later.

Because just like Ji Rongyu said, what if Ji Mingxue comes back in the next few days?

Perhaps because he was worried that Shen Qingzhu was too young and would reveal his mistake because of his concern for Ji Mingxue, at the end of the meeting, Ji Mingfeng had a private chat with Shen Qingzhu for a while, asking him to try his best to pretend that nothing had happened during this period and not to let anyone notice anything.

Shen Qingzhu had no objection to this, because he was also well aware of the seriousness of Ji Mingxue's disappearance.

However, although everyone hoped that Ji Mingxue could return as soon as possible, after a week, a month, or even two months, the Third Legion still could not find any trace of Ji Mingxue.

Ji Mingxue was already the center of everyone's attention. Even if the Third Legion did a good job of keeping secrets, the fact that he had not appeared in public for two consecutive months still made many people and forces smell something unusual. Even ordinary netizens had recently been asking on Starnet why the prince had not appeared for so long.

At the same time, the other five major legions participating in the suppression of the rebellion also urged the Third Legion to prepare to return.

Things had obviously reached the worst situation that Ji Rongyu had mentioned before.

It was at this time that Shen Qingzhu once again received an invitation from Ji Wushuang to a secret meeting, and once again met with several leaders of the Ji family to discuss the next steps for all parties.

In the secret meeting room, although Ji Wushuang adjusted his holographic skin, the growing worry in his eyes still made him look extremely tired.

The same is true for Ji Rongyu and Ji Mingfeng.

It's not as flawless as what we saw in the news recently.

Only the Duke of Xingyao, Ji Ronghuan, remains as profound and majestic as ever, making it impossible to tell his depth.

After seeing Shen Qingzhu, Ji Ronghuan looked at him several times for the first time and told Shen Qingzhu, "Remember to rest."

Shen Qingzhu was startled when he heard this, and then he heard Ji Mingfeng whisper to him, "There are bloodshot eyes."

Shen Qingzhu closed his eyes. He had indeed suffered from severe insomnia recently because he had too many things to do.

However, Shen Qingzhu still nodded silently to Ji Ronghuan and Ji Mingfeng, indicating that he was fine.

After the little episode, Ji Ronghuan quickly got to the point.

"Mingxue's disappearance has aroused suspicion from many forces. Recently, a composite video of Mingxue being seriously injured while fighting bandits has been circulated on the Star Network. It has been suppressed for the time being."

"But from what I know, Mingxue's 'brothers and sisters' have not been very well behaved recently."

Ji Wushuang narrowed his golden eyes slightly, his face cold, "They are not that bold, they all know what the so-called 'royal bloodline' is all about."

Ji Ronghuan: "But others don't know. We can take this opportunity to wipe out those forces with ulterior motives."

At this point, Ji Ronghuan suddenly looked at Ji Rongyu and said, "The Third Legion should prepare to return."

"Next, I will send other space forces to continue searching for Ming Xue's whereabouts."

Ji Rongyu frowned, "But if we return like this, when the Third Legion returns to the Central Star to report, Ming Xue's disappearance will no longer be concealed."

Ji Ronghuan: "Then I won't hide it. I will let people spread the news at that time - Mingxue was ambushed while suppressing the bandits and has not recovered from her serious injuries."

Ji Rongyu: ...

"With the military's medical level, there is no such thing as a serious illness that cannot be cured in two months."

Ji Ronghuan glanced at him and said, "So it's a smokescreen."

Everyone present understood that Ji Ronghuan's intention was to use this fake news to expose a group of people who were planning to take advantage of the situation and harbor evil intentions.

Ji Wushuang also pondered, "If Ming Xue hasn't shown up when the Third Legion returns to the Central Star to report, there will be chaos among the demons, which will be convenient for us to catch them all in one fell swoop."

Shen Qingzhu said at this time, "What if all this is settled and Mingxue hasn't come back yet?"

Ji Ronghuan, Ji Rongyu and Ji Mingfeng fell silent. Ji Wushuang's haggard golden eyes flickered for a moment, and then he looked directly into Shen Qingzhu's deep green eyes, "'Ji Mingxue' can't stay away from people all the time."

"If Mingxue hasn't returned by then, I will arrange for a substitute or a cyborg to comfort the people on Mingxue's behalf."

Shen Qingzhu pursed her lips, "A stand-in or a bionic person has their own flaws, it's impossible to hide it from everyone."

Ji Wushuang's eyebrows moved, and he asked softly, "Xiao Zhu, do you have any other ideas?"

Shen Qingzhu slowly looked at Ji Mingxue's relatives in front of him.

After a long while, he took a deep breath and said firmly, "I do have a way."

"But it requires the cooperation of several people."

…

Ji Mingxue suddenly realized that something was wrong when the explosion was about to end.

The attack method of electromagnetic pulsar mines is to cause large-scale electromagnetic interference in the explosion, which will cause all equipment with electronic equipment to temporarily or permanently fail.

But Ji Mingxue was wearing the brooch-shaped protective shield that Shen Qingzhu gave him.

This protective shield was given to Shen Qingzhu by the principal of the First Military Academy. It can withstand at least twenty attacks from light energy particle cannons and has a certain shielding effect against electromagnetic interference. Therefore, Ji Mingxue was not afraid or worried about the blue and purple electric lights that shot up into the sky one after another in front of him.

However, at a certain moment, the blue-purple electric lights suddenly turned into golden-red flames.

Ji Mingxue's heart sank, as he thought those desperate enemies still had a backup plan.

Although there was still electromagnetic interference at this time, Ji Mingxue immediately gave orders, ordering the mecha warriors behind him to be on high alert.

The mecha panel kept displaying——[Signal transmission failed, the other party is out of communication range. ]

At the same time, Mingfeng's voice suddenly rang in Ji Mingxue's mind, "Your Highness, the situation is a little strange."

[I didn't detect any mecha warriors under your command around. ]

[Five hundred meters away, three hundred mechas are closing in on you, rapidly approaching you.]

Ji Mingxue: ???

Ji Mingxue: [Impossible, this rebel force is already at the end of its strength, it is impossible for them to produce another 300 mechas! ]

Mingfeng's voice sounded even more incredible than his. [That is indeed not a rebel mecha. There is the logo of the Third Legion on the mecha.]

Ji Mingxue felt relieved immediately.

But before he could exhale, Mingfeng suddenly said, "But it doesn't seem to be our Third Legion."

Ji Mingxue:?

At this moment, Ji Mingxue suddenly wondered if Mingfeng's code was also disrupted by the electromagnetic pulsar bomb just now.

But before he could complain, a platinum-colored mecha that looked extremely familiar suddenly appeared on the mecha screen.

Ji Mingxue: ...

He calmly asked Ming Feng, "What kind of new weapon is this? Does it have a mirror reflection or does it create an illusion? Why do I seem to see a mecha that looks exactly like yours?"

Mingfeng's voice became erratic for the first time, [No, Your Highness, that was not an illusion.]

[That is indeed a mecha that is 89.99% similar to me! ]

Ji Mingxue blurted out, "How is it possible?!"

But he didn't have much time to be surprised.

Because the platinum-colored mecha opposite suddenly, together with the 500 mechas around it, raised their light energy particle cannons at him.

Ji Mingxue: ...

The next moment, Ji Mingxue suddenly heard a cold voice coming from the platinum-colored mecha, "Listen, rebels on the opposite side, you have been surrounded by the Third Legion, you have been surrounded by the Third Legion, release the hostages immediately, release the hostages immediately, otherwise we will take extraordinary measures, otherwise we will take extraordinary measures."

Ji Mingxue: ???

"Rebels? Me?" He asked Mingfeng with a confused look on his face.

"Also, what about the hostages he mentioned? Is there anyone else here besides me?"

Mingfeng was obviously a little surprised as well, and immediately scanned the surroundings carefully again.

This scan almost made Mingfeng's electronic heart explode on the spot, and the electronic sound almost came out. She trembled slightly and said, "Your Highness, Mr. Shen is behind the stone 3.17 meters behind you!"

Ji Mingxue suddenly shuddered, and felt the hairs on his body stand up, "Which Mr. Shen???"

When the words fell, Ming Feng had already projected the real-time image outside the mecha onto the mecha's screen.

Ji Mingxue then saw that there was a gray figure hiding behind a small stone that was not even as high as Mingfeng's knees, looking towards this side with vigilance and curiosity.

Ji Mingxue: ...

He immediately covered his heart, opened the hatch of the mecha, quickly jumped behind the broken stone, and hugged the young man who suddenly opened his eyes wide. His voice changed, "Baby, why are you here??!!"

The young man with black hair and green eyes was suddenly held in his arms. He was obviously confused. His face turned red in an instant and he said at a loss, "I..."

Ji Mingxue suddenly realized something was wrong, and took a few steps back, pupils dilated, "Baby, why are you so much shorter?!"

Shen Qingzhu from another world: ...