As the merchant ship, laden with cargo and passengers, slowly sailed away from E976-INE86, whispers could be heard outside Tong Su's simple house.

The house stood tall amidst the snow and ice, its doors tightly shut, looking no different from when it was occupied. In a distant corner outside, several people could be heard talking quietly.

"...Has she recently made a fortune? It seems like her life has improved quite a bit. That person told us to keep a close eye on her and make sure that she and her daughter don't live a good life."

“Her daughter is like a completely different person! You have no idea how hard she hits people! Her level can't still be E, right? No, we have to report this to our superiors.”

"I think it would be better to search her house first..."

"Can."

With a bang, the door was kicked open.

Several short men barged into the house, and when they saw that it was deserted and uninhabited, their expressions changed drastically!

Ignoring the cost, he immediately activated interstellar communication, sending an urgent signal carrying a secret message across light-years to the top star system in the heart of the empire.

"Your Highness, the woman you asked us to monitor has run away with her daughter!"

Imperial Star System.

As the capital star system of the Galactic Empire, the Imperial Star System is undoubtedly the most developed place in the entire Galactic Empire. The extremely high land prices have forced the entire star system to be planned and constructed in a meticulous manner.

The outermost layer is the docking station for transoceanic spacecraft. Small spacecraft travel between planets, while hovercars are the most convenient mode of transportation within planets. To save land, skyscrapers reach into the sky and are densely packed together...

However, the closer you get to a planet at the center of the galaxy, the better the green environment becomes.

A blue planet built almost entirely in imitation of ancient Earth at all costs is the capital of the Imperial Star System, the location of the imperial palace.

This is a vast, luxurious palace that incorporates the designs of palaces from various ancient civilizations around the world. It appears solemn and ancient, yet is filled with high-tech features.

At this moment, several richly dressed men and women walked down the palace corridor.

The princess, feeling agitated, hung up the communication; it was inconvenient for her to answer at this time.

The prince was asking the attendant who was leading the way, "How is the Crown Prince now?"

The attendant lowered his head and replied dismissively, "Your Highness, how could we possibly know anything about the Crown Prince?"

This time, it was the prince and his wife who entered the palace.

The Galactic Empire is vast, but the royal family is dwindling in number. In addition, the internal strife more than a hundred years ago led to the execution of a large number of rebellious members of the royal family. Now, the only one with the title of prince is Prince Crescent.

His kinship with the emperor was so distant that it was practically nonexistent; he had previously been just a down-on-his-luck member of the imperial family who was just drifting through life.

Even the fiefdom was located on a small planet outside the Imperial Star System.

The current situation is that the royal family is too small and it doesn't look good. The emperor wanted to bestow a group of noble titles to make it look better. After much searching, he finally found a few obedient members of the imperial clan and conferred titles of kings and nobles upon them.

This prince was also a man with a story. The servants had heard that when he was still a down-on-his-luck member of the royal family, he already had a lover and was preparing to get married.

However, once the royal family bestowed a title upon him, he quickly broke up with his original fiancée and married his current princess.

The fiancée's family soon declined, and she disappeared. It's unknown whether she left on her own or was forced to flee.

After all, the prince was of noble blood but had a gentle personality; the princess came from a powerful political family and was quite domineering and flamboyant!

When it comes to what happened back then, these outsiders are more inclined to believe that the princess was responsible for the ex-girlfriend's departure and even the destruction of her family!