Outside the palace, the three of them walked down the stairs and breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

The autumn sycamore trees weave a thick shade like a canopy.

Pei Ji took off his military cap and used his five fingers to comb his messy hair back from front to back.

"How did you offend His Majesty?" Wen Ti looked at Pei Ji. "She looked like she wanted to kill you just now."

Pei Ji sighed: "Maybe it's because I stole her cabbage."

"Ah~" Wen Ti understood, "But is it really okay for Commander Shen to stay alone? He's all alone..."

"Don't talk nonsense."

Jiang Jianyue reminded her.

"Your Majesty is too old to be interested in someone as young as Shen Que."

"What's wrong with being old? The average human age is now 300. Wasn't there a case a while ago where 120-year-old O and 30-year-old A got married?"

Wendy threw a piece of candy into her mouth.

"Oh~ But she shouldn't have any other thoughts about Chen Que. Isn't there that rumor? Chen Que was the O she chose for Her Royal Highness the Princess."

Pei Ji stopped suddenly.

"What did you say?"

His pupils contracted sharply, as if they were tightly gripped by something. He froze in place, looking at Wenti.

"Don't you know?"

Wendy bit the candy.

"Chen Que had always been very close to the princess. It was rumored in the royal court that Shen Que was the Omega chosen by the Queen for Princess Ann Luya."

Pei Ji's lips turned slightly pale: "I don't know... This should be a rumor? Is it nonsense?"

He couldn't help but think of Shen Que's understanding of the princess, what he had said on the starship, and the sudden invitation...

And the Queen's excessive attention to him...

"Who knows?"

Wenti shrugged.

"My uncle is the royal court's pastry chef, and that's what he said."

"I've heard some rumors as well." Jiang Jianyue said, "When Chen Que first joined the First Fleet, he often attended banquets with the princess."

"Many people say that Carolina arranged this on purpose to bring the two of them together."

"Many people...how come I have never heard of them..." Pei Ji's voice seemed to be stuck in his throat, and every word was difficult to say.

Jiang Jianyue patted Pei Ji's shoulder and said, "Since you haven't heard of it, it's just a rumor. Don't take it too seriously."

How could I not worry about it...

Pei Ji clenched his hands tighter and tighter, his knuckles turning slightly white from the excessive force.

How could I not care...

The three of them walked back to where Donald was standing.

The burly Alpha stood motionless in the shade of the tree, looking like a sculpture from a distance.

"Where's Commander Shen?"

He cast his gaze at the three of them and paused for a moment beside Pei Ji, who was alone.

"Left behind alone." Jiang Jianyue said.

"Want to wait?" Donald asked.

Pei Ji said, "You guys go ahead, I'll wait for him... We still have to go find Austin, don't waste time."

Jiang Jianyue glanced at the terminal, then at Pei Ji, whose face looked unhappy, "There's no rush."

"Then I'm going to the market to look for some delicious food. I just saw so many new products, but I haven't had time to try them yet. If I miss out, I'll miss them!"

Wenti said goodbye to the three of them.

Before leaving, she patted Pei Ji's shoulder fiercely.

"Cheer up, General Pei! I'll bring you some delicious candy. You're the one who arranges limited edition candy for Commander Shen. They're awesome, okay?"

"I arranged the candy," Donald emphasized.

After Wenti left, the three remaining soldiers sat silently under the tree.

Donald was a man of few words to begin with, and he stared blankly in the direction Wenti left.

Pei Ji was in no mood again.

As the only mature woman, Jiang Jianyue naturally knew that she should give men some time to be silent.

The wind rustled the leaves, and scattered points of light flickered among the layers of new leaves.

In the huge imperial court, only the occasional sound of patrolling knights could be heard.

Suddenly, Jiang Jianyue narrowed her eyes, "Is that Her Royal Highness the Princess?"

Several people dressed as knights walked along the path, led by a black-haired woman.

Her appearance is 70% similar to Carolina, but her eyes are less cold and more heroic.

"That's her," Donald said.

Pei Ji followed their gaze.

Princess Ann Luya, dressed in a blue and white knight's uniform, knee-high boots, and her black hair tied in a high ponytail, was walking towards the palace.

She happened to be looking at the three people at the bottom of the stairs, and her eyes almost instantly locked onto Pei Ji.

The two people's eyes met in mid-air.

Ann Luya raised an eyebrow.

Pei Ji raised his hand and saluted.

A trace of contempt flashed in An Luya's eyes. Without saying a word, he led the knights behind him, walked up the steps and entered the palace.

"I don't like the way she looks," Donald said after the princess entered the palace. "It's like she's looking at a bug."

Jiang Jianyue hugged his shoulders and said slowly: "Maybe in her eyes, we are just bugs."

Pei Ji remained silent.

The provocative glance just now was enough to show the princess's hostility towards him.

And disdain.

Rumors...seems to be more than just rumors...

Pei Ji stared at the palace door that opened and closed.

The intricate patterns are like spells and shackles separating two worlds.

"I really don't like the Messiah," he said coldly.

Waited for a while longer.

The palace door opened again and a guard came down.

"General Pei." He saluted Pei Ji. "Commander Shen asked me to tell you not to wait for him. He will have dinner with His Majesty and Her Royal Highness the Princess before returning."

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