Chapter 20 The Only Way
Oslan Empire, Military.
Ans looked at Luka sitting at the table with a worried look on his face.
He had never seen the colonel so haggard.
The man before him wore a wrinkled white shirt, sleeves rolled up to his elbows, his collar undone. A cigarette tucked between his fingers. His once sharp jaw was now covered in stubble, and his once steely, cold eyes were now filled with fatigue.
The ashtray in front of him, which was full of cigarette butts, had become a beach covered with silverfish after high tide, and the wrinkled cigarette butts were almost overflowing from the ashtray.
"Colonel, please don't wait. The Federation has already given a clear response. They won't allow you to go to Soth."
"Is there any news about the first group of people sent out earlier?"
Ans shook his head and sighed, "As soon as they entered the Soth border, their communications were cut off. Not only is there no news from the first group, but the second and third groups that were sent out after that are probably in danger too."
Although Sot, like Oslan, is a member of the Interstellar Federation, Sot has a multi-party system with checks and balances between various factions, resulting in a complex domestic situation. In contrast, in the Oslan Empire, the royal family has absolute say. Relations between the two countries have become somewhat tense since the last Battle of the Twin Wings, and this is a sensitive period.
Ans thought to himself: If I want to get Miss Sui Sui back from Sote now, I need the Federation's approval. But the problem is, Miss Sui Sui was transferred to Sote by the Federation, so how could they go back on their word? He scratched his head in annoyance.
"Don't worry too much, Colonel. They wouldn't dare neglect Miss Sui Sui's status. But you, on the other hand, haven't fully recovered from your injuries, and you haven't slept for four or five days straight. Even if you're in good health... Hey, Colonel, where are you going?"
Before he could finish his words, he saw Luka striding out with his coat in hand.
"Go to the Imperial Court."
He has tried everything. He can't wait any longer. He will go crazy if he can't see her again.
That's the only way.
A few days ago.
It was half a month later when Luka woke up from the medical cabin and was told that Susu had been taken away by Zongfang. He was about to go to Sote, but was stopped by Liberi.
"You're a colonel in the military, and your position is sensitive. Without a permit, you can't enter Sote. Even if you broke in, can you forcibly bring her back in your current physical condition?" Liberi pressed his shoulder and said, "I've already sent an invitation in the name of the royal family."
"What invitation?"
"An invitation to your wedding ceremony with the princess."
Luka swayed, thinking he had misheard.
"You're still telling me these meaningless things?" He grabbed Liberi's collar, his face full of anger. "I don't even know if she's okay or if she'll feel uneasy in a strange place, and you still have time to meddle in such trivial matters!"
"Besides this, is there any other way for you to see her as soon as possible?"
"What do you mean?"
Liberi pushed him away, tilted his head and adjusted his collar, his expression no longer as nonchalant as before.
"While you were unconscious, news about Sui Sui was spread by someone with ulterior motives."
Some people took advantage of the post on Xingyun that secretly photographed Sui Sui at the Royal Hospital and spread the news that she was a fertile viviparous female, and the key point was that she had no guardian or spouse.
As soon as this news broke, many male beastmen with ulterior motives were eager to act. After all, a female without a guardian or mate was essentially first come, first served for them. Furthermore, Sui Sui's popularity was already high, so even though Libery reacted quickly to correct the situation, the organized and planned reposting and dissemination of the news still reached many people and continued to spread.
Hearing this, Luka asked nervously, "What about her pregnancy?"
"Luckily, her report was personally managed by the dean, so no news leaked out. But I can't understand one thing. The person behind the scenes clearly wanted to push Sui Sui to the forefront, but didn't release the most explosive news. Which means..."
Luka's eyes flickered as he continued, "This means that either the other party doesn't know that Sui Sui's true identity is an ancient human, or they are leaving themselves a way out and don't want to do anything too extreme."
"That's right, but no matter what the reason, they're spreading this kind of news at this critical moment. Don't you think it's too much of a coincidence?"
Luka frowned, not understanding what he meant.
Liberi raised an eyebrow and said only four words.
"Isabelle."
"Did she hire someone to do it?"
Luka lowered his head in thought, and Liberi's voice rang in his ears: "During the few days you were unconscious, she wasn't idle either. She ran to my aunt every day. I once overheard her begging my aunt to move up the ceremony. She's so anxious, I guess she knows something."
Luka's expression turned cold. "I'll go talk to Taiyang."
The Sun is the honorific title for the emperor of the Oslan Empire.
Liberi immediately stretched out his foot to block him.
"Sicoses, don't you understand? Isabel has already hurt Su Su out of jealousy, and it's all because of you. If you go and tell your uncle to break off the engagement with her now, won't that anger her even more?"
"So I'm just going to do nothing and watch others attack her in secret?!"
"The only thing you can do now is to hold a ceremony with Isabel. At the marriage ceremony of the princess of the Oslan Empire, all member states will attend, and important figures from Sote will definitely be in attendance. The invitation I sent is a signal to Su Su. She is so smart, she will definitely understand the purpose of this invitation."
"You mean, let Sui Sui accompany Sote's people to attend my marriage ceremony?"
"This is the only way to see her as quickly as possible."
"What if it fails? What if they don't let her come?" Luka sat down dejectedly, feeling powerless. He looked at Liberi with red eyes, his voice trembling: "That's my mating ceremony. I want her to see me officially belong to another female. I can't do it."
Libery stared back quietly, then said coldly, "If you force your way in, will Sote's people let you see her? Or do you think Zong Fang will hand over the ancient human they've finally acquired?" He put one hand in his pocket and walked away, leaving behind a single sentence:
"Is your future more important, or is she more important? You choose."
The imperial court at this time.
The emperor agreed to summon Luca and granted his request to advance the ceremony.
Isabel ran over excitedly after hearing the news, but she saw an expressionless man walking down the long stairs step by step, as if he was walking through his long life. His whole body was like ice, lonely and cold.
She suddenly felt a little flustered, and felt that he was very far away from her, so she couldn't help but shout:
"Luka."
(End of this chapter)
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