A day later, news of Chi Hun's demise spread, and the whole country mourned.

"Your Highness, how could you leave us like this?" A commoner cried out as he burned paper money and kowtowed. "Your body was destroyed because of us ants. How can we ever repay your kindness?"

The boy kneeling beside him suddenly stood up, his gaze resolute, and pointed towards the military camp, "Join the army!"

"Yes!" The people cried tears of joy and ran towards the military camp with their sons.

Such scenes were common throughout the entire Chihun Empire, and the people's enthusiasm for joining the army was unprecedented, with the number of new recruits increasing by five billion in a single day.

Dudu and the others were greatly shocked when they heard this news.

"Immediately assign someone to take charge!" Xiaoman's eyes flashed with worry. "Have the intelligence department secretly observe them. Once any bad apples are found, immediately take them into custody and send them to the palace prison."

"Yes, Your Highness!"

There are thousands of planets in the entire Crimson Hun Starfield, and many backward planets don't even have a decent intelligence department.

The nearby star system immediately dispatched personnel to help them establish an intelligence network.

Within just a few days, every planet in the three major star regions had its own independent intelligence department that was subject to the control of the higher authorities.

Everything is changing as everyone hoped...

Several days later.

Xiaoman stood alone in front of Chichao's cenotaph, a ball of crimson flame rising in her palm. "Third Grandfather, did you see that? I have already grasped the basic workings of the Fire Phoenix Spreads Across the Plains. Given time, I will surely be able to use this move again."

He bowed deeply three times, leaned against the tombstone, rested his head on it, and slowly closed his eyes.

Suddenly, a voice echoed in my heart: "Child, don't be sad. Everyone dies eventually. He died a worthy death!"

She turned around quickly, and behind her stood an old woman from the Sea Serpent Clan, who was looking at her kindly.

"And you are?" Xiaoman asked.

"Mo'erna, the prince's third wife, a princess of the sea serpent people!" The old woman approached and affectionately patted Xiaoman's head.

Suddenly, a terrifying primal force emanated from his fingers, startling Xiaoman so much that she quickly retreated.

"The reaction is quite good!" Morna put away the containment device, her brows furrowed. "Why is your Force cultivation so low?"

Xiaoman smiled without answering, rushed over quickly, and threw a punch.

Boom!

Moerna swayed slightly, a look of surprise flashing in her eyes. "You're cultivating something much more ancient. Not bad, really not bad."

"Third Grandmother is too kind!" Xiaoman was delighted and smiled sweetly, something inside her was quietly changing.

"The more I look at you, the more I like you!" Morna paused for a few seconds, "Would you be willing to become my disciple?"

Xiaoman shook her head, "Third Grandmother, my cultivation method is different from yours. Even if I were to become your disciple, it would be difficult for me to reach your current level. I wish to continue cultivating in my current way, so please grant my request!"

"I was just asking casually!" A hint of disappointment flashed in Morna's eyes.

Xiaoman, with her keen eye, kept recalling the abilities of those around her. "I can recommend someone; she can definitely learn all your methods. Perhaps, she can even surpass you!"

"Oh, who is it?" Morna immediately became interested.

"Your granddaughter, Dudu!"

"Haha, good, good!" Morna hurriedly ran towards the palace...

Xiaoman watched her retreating figure, a bitter smile playing on her lips. "Third Grandmother, how I wish I could learn from you and become a five-star expert as soon as possible. But I don't have even a trace of Origin Force in my body, so learning would be a waste of time."

Looking up at the east, he thought, "Besides, the people I care about most are waiting for me to go back. I can't linger here for too long!"

Memories of Earth flooded back like a tidal wave...

Before we knew it, night had fallen.

Xiaoman thought about it a lot and decided to return to Earth after her basic training period ended.

Not long after leaving the cenotaph, he suddenly sensed a very familiar killing intent and immediately became alert.

This aura came quickly and went quickly.

"I just can't remember where I felt that murderous aura before." The more I thought about it, the less I could remember.

“Since it appeared nearby, it means this person is very hostile to me!” A small smile appeared on his lips. “As long as I leave the palace and go to a deserted place, this person will definitely appear again.”

After figuring it out, he headed out of the palace.

It took more than an hour to leave the palace's sphere of influence. Once we pass through the town ahead, we'll be in the border region.

Upon entering the town, the lights were dim, and there were only a few pedestrians on the streets.

They were mostly elderly people and women and children.

Xiaoman slowed her pace, carefully sensing the changes in the shadows.

They walked to the end of the street, but the person still hadn't appeared.

"Could he have come without coming?" He shook his head. "He definitely came, but he didn't dare to show himself because of the pedestrians."

After crossing the main street, we immediately turned into a side street, and then into a narrow alley.

At the entrance, an old man was kowtowing towards the cenotaph, saying, "Third Prince, you are too cruel. Don't you want us, your subjects, anymore?"

The old man became more and more emotional as he spoke, and choked up several times.

Xiaoman was infected; her eyes were red and her heart felt heavy.

Suddenly, the old man turned around and saw her. He screamed in fright, and the paper money in his hand fell to the ground.

"What are you doing standing behind someone for no reason? Are you trying to scare this old man to death?" The old man said angrily, picking up the paper money from the ground.

Xiaoman felt guilty and quickly helped pick it up.

She moved quickly and soon picked up the last two.

The moment his fingers touched the paper money, a jet-black dagger stabbed towards his dantian.

It came too fast and was too close, so Xiaoman quickly retreated.

Sizzle!

The dagger tore through the clothes, almost cutting the skin.

The old man missed his attack and turned to flee.

He was incredibly fast, unlike an old man at all.

"stop!"

As soon as Xiaoman got up, a familiar murderous aura came from the left diagonal, and a laser knife came rushing towards her.

He dodged aside, the image of the prison army flashing through his mind, and he immediately understood, shouting angrily: "Prison remnants!"

"Hmph, so what if you know?" The man's eyes were fierce, and he swung his laser sword even faster, each strike deadly.

If it were anyone else, they really wouldn't have been able to avoid it, but Xiaoman is an assassin with extraordinary reaction speed, and she narrowly escaped.

call out!

A laser beam was fired.

They hastily evaded the enemy, but the alley was completely blocked by them.

Squeak!

A layer of light, dark, enveloped the entire alley as six men wielding laser knives slowly approached.

"So you're the one who killed our boss?" The burly man glared angrily, his whole body radiating murderous intent.

"It's me!" From the moment they appeared, Xiaoman had been observing them, thinking to herself, "Three are at the early stage of advanced four-star level, two are at the peak of intermediate four-star level, and one is at the peak of early four-star level."

In a spacious place, the six men would be no match for each other, but here it is less than 1.5 meters wide, and even longer weapons cannot be used effectively.

His expression turned serious, and he gripped the Fish Intestine Sword tightly.

"superior!"

The six people rushed out at the same time, with less than ten centimeters between them.

Xiaoman immediately focused all her power into her pupils, using the technique of "Double Pupils Dividing Yin and Yang".

Three careless enemies were imprisoned.

Just as he was about to kill it, the laser blade struck three vital points, forcing him to give up.

The imprisoned man was finally able to move his body, breaking out in a cold sweat, and thought to himself, "That was close, that was close!"

"Don't look into her eyes!"

"clear!"

Six people attacked from all sides, and Xiaoman kept dodging, narrowly escaping the blades several times.

After a while, his physical strength and internal energy couldn't keep up, and he was kicked.

In the instant they bent over, one slashed horizontally, while the other thrust straight forward.

The surroundings were too cramped, so Xiaoman had a flash of inspiration and used another enemy's body to dodge the fatal blow.

The man panicked and swung his laser blade backhand.

"A good opportunity!" Xiaoman produced several silver needles and pierced them directly into his body. The man fell straight down, lifeless.

"Fourth brother!" The burly man was extremely angry, and his Force was raised to its limit.

Sizzle, sizzle!

Surrounded by the intense primal force for an extended period, Xiaoman felt as if she had returned to the time of the Red Tide battle against Fei Qiujiu, gaining a new understanding of the Red Tide's ultimate techniques.

"Let's try it on them!"

He held the Fish Intestine Sword in his left hand, and with his right palm outstretched, a wisp of crimson flame shot out.

As soon as it appeared, the surrounding Force surged in wildly, and flames shot into the sky, instantly piercing through the barrier.

A venomous glint flashed in the burly man's eyes. "Retreat!"

Xiaoman did not give chase immediately, but instead fired a red signal flare into the air.

This is an emergency mobilization signal; its garrison is visible, and it is rushing to the scene.

"Seal off the town! We must not let them escape!"

"Yes, sir!"

Soon, the town was completely sealed off.

No matter which direction the five fled in, they were pursued.

Xiaoman also arrived near the enemy. Suddenly, she thought of something and ordered, "Try not to hurt their vital organs. I want them alive!"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Upon hearing this, all the imperial soldiers shuddered, and sweat poured down their backs.

She wielded power equivalent to an emperor. Luckily, nothing bad happened. If she had been even slightly injured, the entire town's guards would probably have had to be transferred to defend the frontier.

Whoosh, whoosh!

"Oh, my leg!"

"My hand, my hand!"

Two severely injured people were groaning on the ground.

The remaining three exchanged glances and suddenly lunged at each other.

Just as the laser blade was about to pierce their bodies, countless vines bound them, rendering the three unable to move.

"Greetings, Your Majesty!"

"Welcome, Your Majesty!"

Everyone knelt down and worshipped Dudu.

The three prison inmates were deathly pale, their eyes unfocused, muttering, "It's over, it's all over!"

With a cold expression, Maoqiu rushed to the group and used his sword intent to immobilize them. "Take them away!"

Six assassins were brought back, and Xiaoman used Blue Star's interrogation techniques to learn that there were twenty-four of them.

The remaining eighteen people only have their destinations known; finding them would be like searching for a needle in a haystack.

"Notify the intelligence department and the public to keep an eye out for suspicious individuals!" Xiaoman's serious expression eased, and a smile appeared on her lips. "If they were normal people, we really wouldn't be able to find them. But they aren't. We just need to keep putting pressure on them, and they'll have nowhere to hide."

"Alright, I'll go myself!" Maoqiu accepted the order and left.

When he was three steps away, Xiaoman called out to him, "This group of people is definitely not just trying to assassinate us. I suspect they want to win over some generals who are at odds with us and attempt a coup!"

“Dudu thought of this early, no, Her Majesty the Empress.” Maoqiu handed over a latest intelligence summary. “See the names highlighted in red? These are the people who are showing signs of becoming villains.”

Xiaoman's pretty face was frosty, and she practically spat out the word through clenched teeth: "Kill!"