Chapter 225 Head-on Confrontation

"Ziqian, what are you going to do? I don't understand all the twists and turns here, so I'll listen to you." The most important thing was that he believed that He Ziqian would definitely consider the safety of the big tree and the small tree.

"Wait, I almost forgot one important thing. According to what Minister Gong said before, they only recently found out that there is a Tree of Life on Funong Star. Does that mean that there is another Tree of Life, and they have been eyeing it for a long time?" Ruan Xi felt a little creepy when he thought of this.

What we fear most is always the human heart. Human greed is like a snake swallowing an elephant. This is never a joke.

"Hopefully, the Tree of Life is just being targeted."

"They must have been targeted, otherwise, they wouldn't have come all the way to the Elders Council for advice. You know, the Elders Council only succeeded in killing one Tree of Life, not actually trapping it. The President's request isn't just to kill." Every time Ruan Xi said "kill", his heart trembled and his fists clenched tighter.

At the same time, he had to constantly comfort Big Tree and Little Tree in his mind. This father and son, one was almost going crazy, and the other was almost scared to death. Although the situation was a bit noisy, it was also really distressing. He couldn't bear to ask Big Tree and Little Tree to shut up and keep quiet.

Oh, my head hurts...

When it came to the Tree of Life, Ruan Xi's thoughts were particularly clear, and the conclusions he drew from his analysis were particularly convincing, so He Ziqian immediately gave his affirmation.

At this time, He Ziqian had already calmed down. His relatives had long passed away. No matter how angry he was now, he could not turn back time. Only by keeping calm could he avenge his relatives and let the truth come to light.

"Xu Ze, find a way to connect to the Star Network. I need to bring this to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince immediately and tell Admiral He the truth as soon as possible. We must not let him resort to such self-destructive tactics when he hurts his enemies by a thousand. Furthermore, Admiral He started the civil war with the intention of both sides perishing. It's not worth dying like this. He doesn't even know who the real murderer is. The President is the one who should be put on trial!"

"yes!"

Xu Ze sprang into action without a word. He hadn't done this before, but their original plan was to operate covertly. Breaking through the network blockade and connecting to the Star Network would have exposed their whereabouts. But now, the time had come to break through, and Xu Ze naturally didn't hesitate.

In fact, his mobility was indeed very strong. In less than half an hour, he successfully broke through the network blockade on Funong Star and established an independent and highly concealed star network connection.

"Captain, that's enough. Use the encrypted channel I just created to contact His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to avoid being eavesdropped." At this time, anyone in the central base could be an enemy, and they didn't want to take any risks.

"good."

He Ziqian didn't say much and quickly sent a communication request to the eldest prince, with a secret message attached that only the two of them knew. When the eldest prince saw the secret message, he immediately connected the communication.

"Zi Qian! Thank God, you are all safe! Where are you? If it is safe, don't return to the Imperial Capital Star for the time being." His Royal Highness the Crown Prince looked visibly haggard, with a layer of light blue stubble on his chin and bloodshot eyes. It was obvious that he was sleep deprived and overly worried.

When everyone saw this situation, they couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts, and silently guessed what had happened on the Imperial Capital Star.

He Ziqian directly asked the doubts in his heart, "Your Highness, what happened?"

Could it be that something had gone wrong at the central base? After all, who knew how many spies were hiding there? I was afraid I couldn't even count them all.

"Let's talk about this later. First, tell me about the situation on your side. Have you found any clues?" The eldest prince's expression seemed to relax a little. In addition, He Ziqian was indeed eager to report the situation here, so he put aside the doubts in his heart and reported the intelligence he had obtained.

After listening to He Ziqian's report, the eldest prince was completely stunned and looked confused. If the situation was not special, everyone would probably have laughed out loud.

“Fuck, after all, the most hidden boss turned out to be the president. I… I fucking…” The eldest prince was so angry that he felt short of breath and chest tightness. He swore one after another and looked like he was not feeling well. It took him a long time to recover. He was still breathing slightly when he spoke.

"I always thought that old man was just a bit selfish and unmotivated, but at least he was thinking about this country and its people. I never thought he was so ambitious and would do anything for eternal youth and immortality. I..."

The eldest prince's breath was stuck in his throat and he could hardly breathe. His face turned red from holding it in, which made people feel nervous.

"Ziqian, I'm sorry. I didn't expect that it was me who killed your family back then..."

"Your Highness, you are not him. You are not the one who should apologize. Don't confuse yourself with that kind of scum." At this moment, in front of the eldest prince, He Ziqian has directly called the president a "scumbag", which shows how firm his attitude is.

He is determined to avenge this vengeance!

"Yes, ever since I can remember, I've thought he was a scumbag, but I never thought he could achieve such success..." The eldest prince was almost incoherent. At the end, he punched the metal table, making a dent in it. Ruan Xi felt sorry for him and couldn't help but remind him, "Your Highness, please take care of yourself!"

Self-harm is absolutely not advisable!

"Haha... Ruan Xi, you're always so funny when you talk... Sorry, I couldn't calm down for a moment, but I'll be fine after a while. Damn, this is so complicated, how could it happen so coincidentally..."

The last sentence clearly had a different meaning. He Ziqian immediately grasped the key point and asked, "What exactly happened on the Imperial Capital Star? Your Highness, tell me the truth."

"...General He has already led his troops to attack. He has surrounded the Imperial Capital Star and is waiting to kill his enemy!" Who would have thought that the enemy he identified had a big black hand behind it. This revenge must be avenged.

"How could it be? How could it be so fast? Clearly..." Clearly, a few days ago, the Sirius base was peaceful and calm...

No! If everything was truly calm, how could he have been attacked? Those people were clearly coming for him. Was someone deliberately provoking General He? They were just adding fuel to the fire, making it impossible for General He to even think about turning back.

"No! We can't really start a fight! Your Highness, you have to find a way to tell General He the truth. He deserves to know it!" Ruan Xi spoke excitedly, but he also knew in his heart how his words would reach General He at this critical moment when war was about to break out. And how could he guarantee that his words would reach General He in full? What if someone intercepted them? What if they were maliciously altered?

Damn, anything can happen, but none of it will be good.

"I'll find a way. You... you should prioritize protecting yourselves, especially Ruan Xi. You've definitely been targeted by the President. And the Tree of Life, we absolutely cannot let those scum get their hands on it. Your most important task now is to protect yourselves and the Tree of Life. As long as we don't let them achieve their goal, they'll keep taking action, and that'll allow me to better catch them. If possible, I'll personally meet with General He with evidence."

The eldest prince is truly concerned about the country and the people. He is absolutely unwilling to let a civil war break out, even at the cost of his life.

"Xiaoxi and I will stay on Funong Star to handle the issues here. The rest of the Goshawk Squad will return to the Imperial Capital Star immediately. Your Highness, you are the most suitable person to be president. For the sake of this country, you should protect yourself."

He Ziqian said all this in one breath just to prevent the eldest prince from having a chance to refute him. Sure enough, after hearing the second half, the eldest prince fell silent, and finally nodded in agreement.

"Thank you, brother. The greatest luck in my life is probably becoming good friends with you. You must return safely. I'm waiting for your safe return on the Imperial Capital Star."

After saying this, the eldest prince hung up the phone neatly, not giving himself any chance to regret.

"team leader."

"Just as I said just now, Xiaoxi, Xiaoguai and I will stay here. Han Qing, you lead the team and return to the Imperial Capital Star immediately. Remember, your first priority is to protect His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. He is the hope of this country." If a country does not have a suitable and qualified leader, it will never become strong. It will only gradually become a mess. In that case, the Yinyu Empire will become a target of bullying by everyone.

"yes!"

Han Qing led the team to quickly leave Funong Star, and by the way, he also took Minister Gong away. Anyway, the situation has developed to this point now, and the days of hiding it are probably not going to last much longer.

But Ruan Xi and his companions didn't even have time to catch their breath. Outside the cave, bursts of loud explosions were heard again. Those people started a new round of attacks. Obviously, they were determined to get the Tree of Life.

"Big Tree, can you and Little Tree go back to my atlas space? It's still too dangerous to stay outside." No matter how powerful the Tree of Life is, it is still a tree at its core. As a tree, it must be rooted in the soil. With the current level of technological development, there are so many things humans can do in the soil. Ruan Xi didn't dare to imagine what kind of attack the roots of the big tree and the small tree would suffer if the barrier in the mountains and forests failed.

"I can, but the little tree can't. He was injured before and can't leave this land for the time being. Unless you can directly put my growth area into your atlas space so that the little tree can continue to take root in the soil that comes from the same source as me, otherwise, he will not grow up and will not be able to live to adulthood."

"How could it be so serious?" Ruan Xi did not expect that the big tree would conceal such important information, and even more did not expect that the small tree was so seriously injured.

"Did they use any special means? You clearly got back in time." Ruan Xi was still puzzled and didn't want to think about it himself, so he asked directly.

"It wasn't particularly timely. When I rushed back, the roots of the small tree had already been contaminated by that special potion. Even with my strength, I couldn't cure it directly. I could only delay the impact of the potion on the small tree, giving it enough time to heal itself." However, for an underage Tree of Life, self-healing is really time-consuming.

Unfortunately, what they lack most right now is time.

"What about combining our strengths? My wood-based ability has healing powers in itself. You and Xiaoshu were both able to enter my encyclopedia space before, so there's no reason why you can't now. Let's try it first, and then think of other ways if it doesn't work." Ruan Xi started to act right away, not giving Dashu a chance to refuse. Seeing this, Dashu was helpless and could only try to heal Xiaoshu first.

However, until the wood energy in Ruan Xi's body was almost exhausted, the condition of the small tree did not improve significantly, and it could even be said that there was no progress at all. The efforts of one man and one tree were simply in vain.

Ruan Xi felt so shocked that he couldn't help but swear.

"What's going on? Why isn't there any improvement? Is there something wrong with my energy?" Ruan Xi immediately started to blame herself. He Ziqian immediately hugged her and comforted her before Dashu could say anything.

Moreover, this consolation immediately hit the nail on the head.

"It's probably related to the big tree's racial attributes. Don't be so quick to blame yourself. I think we should follow the big tree's instructions and let the small tree re-root in the big tree's place of origin."

"But isn't this the birthplace of the big tree? Why can't it be done here?" Ruan Xi was so anxious that she didn't want to think for herself anymore. She just asked out any questions she had and grabbed He Ziqian to get a definite answer.

"My birthplace is merely the place where I sprouted. I absorbed all the energy in the soil here, and it took so many years for it to return to normal. How could it possibly compare to where I grew up? The soil in my growth place has been permeated with my energy for years. For my cubs, it is the best place to heal. There is no substitute for it anywhere else."

Ruan Xi: “…” Although it makes sense, I’m still very angry!

"Then let's go back to where we were born. Ziqian, call out Chilin, and let's go in the mecha! I don't believe that we can't defeat those bad old men in the Elder Council!" Now, the crimes of the Elder Council are already established. No matter whether they took the initiative to come and provoke him or not, Ruan Xi will definitely help Dashu get back at him.

The tree is his family, no one can touch him!

"Just confront them head-on?" Dashu was a little confused, but soon he laughed cheerfully and continued, "Yeah, I've been hiding for so many years. Now I have cubs of my own. I can't keep hiding with them. It's time to go back."

"Don't worry, we're here. Our little darling is super powerful. He'll beat them up first. And that damned Great Elder is right here, so beat him up first!"

Ruan Xi was rubbing his hands together and uttering harsh words with gritted teeth. Upon hearing that, Xiaoguai immediately became excited as if he had been injected with chicken blood. He jumped up and down, waving flags and shouting, and volunteered to join the battle.

"Dad, Xiaoguai will help you beat the bad guys!"