After a thorough forensic examination, it was confirmed that the Second Prince's cause of death was indeed alcoholism combined with a drug overdose.
Even the royal family could not refute this result.
The royal family gritted their teeth and accepted the outcome, but they would not give up easily.
After the death of the second prince, they even stopped being polite to Zhao Mingqi. They treated him like an enemy, wishing they could tear him to pieces.
Nowadays, members of the royal family are always surrounded by a large entourage and guards when they go out, never alone, so as not to give the enemy a chance to strike.
The Vermilion Bird Star appears calm on the surface, but everyone knows that a massive storm is brewing in secret. Once the storm hits, the Vermilion Bird Star will likely face another catastrophe.
Sensing danger, the powerful and wealthy on Vermilion Bird Star quietly moved their assets and sent their families away. Even those who remained on Vermilion Bird Star were prepared to flee at any time.
At first, only the powerful and wealthy did this, but later, some ordinary people also realized something was wrong and followed suit.
On that day, Chen Kaiyang's father sent him a message asking, "Should we also temporarily move away from Zhuque Star?"
Chen Kaiyang frowned. He had heard a little about the residents of Vermilion Bird Star transferring their assets and moving away from the planet. However, he didn't know if the situation was that serious.
"Moving is no small matter," Chen Kaiyang said.
“I know this is no small matter, which is why I came to ask you. For families like ours with modest means, moving is a huge blow, and it will probably be difficult to recover in a short time. But compared to money, life is more valuable.” Mr. Chen frowned. He knew that his son was making a lot of money with his current boss, but if they moved, their hard-won improved life would probably go back to what it was before.
Chen Kaiyang pondered for a while, "Should we wait and see?"
"If you don't have a plan, why don't you ask your boss?" Mr. Chen was at his wit's end. "Everyone knows you work for Mr. Li Ze, and now they've all come to me asking for a definite answer on whether or not to move."
Chen Kaiyang sighed helplessly, "Then I'll ask around for you. But the big shot can only offer advice. He's not on Vermilion Bird Star right now and doesn't know much about the situation there, so his advice is limited."
“Okay, I’ll pass it on to them. It’s just a suggestion; the decision is theirs, and they can’t blame your boss for any consequences,” Mr. Chen said.
"That's for the best." Chen Kaiyang breathed a sigh of relief.
Not only Chen Kaiyang, but Wang Duan also encountered the same problem.
“Then let’s ask the big boss? He probably doesn’t know about the Second Prince’s death yet, so we can tell him the news,” Wang Duan said.
Chen Kaiyang nodded and said, "Then I'll contact the big boss."
Li Ze and He Xingjue found a planet with relatively abundant spiritual energy outside the border of the empire, so they stopped there, set up camp, and seemed to intend to live there permanently.
Upon receiving Chen Kaiyang's message, Li Ze's first reaction was, "Where is the Void Beast?"
Chen Kaiyang's lips twitched. "It's not the Void Beast, it's something else."
Upon hearing that it wasn't a Void Beast, Li Ze's interest waned. "What is it?"
Chen Kaiyang succinctly recounted the death of the Second Prince in a few words, then focused on the fact that everyone was moving away from Vermilion Bird Star.
Li Ze fell silent after hearing this, not expecting that the second prince would die like this.
With the death of the second prince, the royal family will certainly not let the matter rest. Coupled with the deaths of more than a thousand royal family members, both old and new grudges will inevitably lead to a major battle between the two sides.
He wasn't sure whether this battle would affect the entire Vermilion Bird Star.
"Let's move out," said He Xingjue, who had somehow woken up from his meditation.
"Commander He, do you think we should move out?" Chen Kaiyang asked.
“If Zhao Mingqi and the royal family go to war on Vermilion Bird Star, moving away is the best option. Of course, if the war doesn’t break out on Vermilion Bird Star, then there’s no need to leave. The royal family has over 100,000 private soldiers. These soldiers don’t belong to any particular legion or planet; they exist solely for the royal family’s interests. When war breaks out, they may not abide by the rules for the use of weapons because of the royal family’s interests. Once large weapons are deployed, the entire Vermilion Bird Star will probably be destroyed,” He Xingjue said calmly.
Chen Kaiyang, Wang Duan, and Xu Zhou all gasped in shock.
"They don't care about the lives of the entire population of Suzaku Star because of their personal grudges?" Chen Kaiyang said.
"There are over 16 billion citizens in the Empire and 1 billion on Vermilion Bird Star. They can afford to wait. Besides, when it comes to a life-or-death situation, not everyone can consider the bigger picture," He Xingjue said calmly.
Chen Kaiyang slowly recovered from his shock and bowed solemnly to He Xingjue. "Thank you very much for your suggestion. I will have my family move away from Zhuque Star right away."
Wang Duan also bowed, saying, "I'll have my family move as well."
“You should move out too,” Li Ze said.
Chen Kaiyang and Wang Duan exchanged a glance. "Alright, we'll move back when you return to Suzaku Star."
After ending the communication, Li Ze went to the StarNet to browse the latest news of the Empire, while He Xingjue directly asked someone to find out about the latest movements of the royal family and Zhao Mingqi.
Only then did they realize that not only Suzaku Star, but also various planets of the Empire had been experiencing constant turmoil recently. In just one month, the Empire had uncovered more than a hundred underground illegal laboratories, of which more than fifty were related to the Qi faction.
The sheer size of this number is staggering.
He Xingjue took the initiative to contact Gao Feng, asking him not to recruit new soldiers recently, and to pay more attention to the new recruits who had just joined Snow Wolf this year.
"You suspect that Qi's people have infiltrated the Legion?" Gao Feng asked.
“It’s not impossible. Qi’s power is far greater than we thought, and their penetration into various industries of the empire is deeper and wider than we thought,” He Xingjue said in a deep voice.
Gao Feng's expression turned serious. "Okay, I understand."
After that day, He Xingjue's cultivation became more and more arduous, and the time he spent in meditation became longer and longer. If he hadn't been hungry, he probably wouldn't have woken up from his cultivation state.
Li Ze felt a mixture of envy, jealousy, and resentment. Unable to absorb spiritual energy, and with no malevolent or demonic energy around him, he focused on training his divine sense, constantly experimenting with different methods each day. Fortunately, it was effective; his previously stagnant divine sense, like a snail's pace, gradually became more solid, and its coverage area slowly expanded.
Another month passed, and He Xingjue advanced to the fifth level of the Qi Refining stage.
Just then, Li Ze received Lan Shuang's communication request. He glanced at He Xingjue, walked silently to a distance, and then clicked to answer.
"Li Ze, Zhou Yang and Guan Ji have been kidnapped," Lan Shuang said, her eyes red.
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