Chapter 31
Getting rid of slavery was not a particularly easy thing.
Galaxy laws are in place to prevent chaos.
They prepared many complicated procedures specifically for those slaves. Not only did they need a lot of documents and proof, but they also had to show the opinions of all the previous owners who had bought and transferred them, and they had to ask a nobleman to act as a guarantor.
In this class-divided society, nobles are arrogant and aloof.
They were unwilling to vouch for slaves.
If this gets out, it will seriously damage their image.
Not to mention, such a momentous event as the liberation of slavery was subject to the judgment of the Source of Life.
Countless eyes are fixed on the source of life, and its comings and goings are under the watchful eyes of the entire galaxy.
What you did there is known throughout the entire galaxy.
The nobles were unwilling to take the risk of damaging the image they had cultivated.
Therefore, in the thousands of years since the establishment of the entire galaxy, there have only been a handful of cases where slaves successfully escaped slavery and became commoners.
Extremely rare.
The person behind it all is really shrewd.
According to the procedures for freeing slaves in the galaxy, Hughes, as the master, had to help Xia Qian get freed from slavery. This required not only obtaining all the necessary documents and certificates, but also going to the British Empire to obtain their permission, since the British Empire was where Xia Qian grew up.
Only in this way can the subsequent procedures proceed normally.
It wouldn't be difficult for Hughes to obtain such a permit; he wouldn't even need to prepare it himself, as the people from the Federation would automatically hand it over.
But do ordinary people have that kind of energy?
Ordinary people don't have that kind of energy.
This was all a carefully orchestrated scheme by the person behind it all.
Hughes glanced casually at the documents that Dillow had sent him.
Xia Qian's nominally slave parents bought her as a human trafficker and then resold her to a famous "mother".
From then on, she raised Xia Qian single-handedly.
This "mother" is also a well-known figure in the Federation, having been the mistress of many people in the business and political circles when she was young.
In his old age, he used all his funds to open a private club, a true club in name and in fact.
In the Federation, many mistresses of important figures were cultivated by her, so she has a considerable network of connections.
People who climb up from the bottom have desires that will prevent them from settling for the status quo.
They will continue to climb higher, using everything at their disposal to achieve their goals.
Will she know Xia Qian's true background?
She didn't know.
If she had known, she would never have let such a great trump card slip by.
A trump card with the background of the Source of Life: this mother didn't even know that Xia Qian was actually a superhuman.
In this game, she played the role of the manipulated.
Thinking themselves clever and invincible, they are actually just constantly being disrupted by others.
What really needs attention are the ordinary people around this mother.
The person behind it all personally planted an informant there.
They could be her personal slaves or her trusted stewards, gradually influencing her impression of Xia Qian and her plans for Xia Qian's future.
Who suggested that on the day the girl comes of age, a virginity auction be held?
He earned back all the money he had invested in girls over the years, many times over, in one night.
Inviting all the bigwigs of the Federation to attend this auction will make Xia Qian's name famous and allow her to be sold for a good price.
Who would give her these suggestions?
They're all the people behind the scenes.
The mother, who thought herself clever, was completely unaware that someone was watching her all along.
Finding out who was behind it wasn't difficult for Hughes.
He didn't even need to investigate; he already had an answer in his mind.
So cautious and shrewd, yet capable of manipulating events with an iron fist, even though she is far away at the Source of Life, she can still arrange countless spies in the British Empire to remotely control and gradually change the girl's life trajectory.
They fabricated so many fake documents.
Who has so much money and power to do these things?
The Crown Prince has only built up his own power in the last few years, but the Empress has always had power.
Besides her, who else in the Source of Life could be so powerful and influential as to do all this?
There's no one left.
The boy's eyes darkened.
Dilou felt that his cousin's eyes suddenly became colder than usual. Before he could guess what was going on, Hughes's voice had already fallen, "These next few days, keep a close eye on the Empire's entry records."
The girl not only suddenly developed supernatural abilities, but she was also in an empire that she couldn't reach even with her outstretched hand. She must be in a great hurry.
They're so anxious that spies are already on their way to the empire.
Having come this far, she couldn't possibly let the girl turn her life around.
But in this world, she is not the strongest one.
Having been the queen of the Source of Life for so long, she had become accustomed to being above all others, but she had long forgotten that outside the Source of Life, in the entire galactic aristocratic society, she was not the strongest one.
They're so old, yet they still don't know how to write the word "lesson".
It's time to teach her.
She didn't want Xiaxia to successfully break free from slavery, and she especially didn't want the fact that the girl possessed the aura of the source of life to be exposed.
Because once exposed, her carefully cultivated image would vanish in an instant.
“Brother,” Di Lou suddenly spoke in front of the electronic screen, his expression hesitant and uncertain, “Is Miss Xia the little princess from the Source of Life who died more than ten years ago?”
Princess Xia Qian, and slave Xia Qian.
He always thought it was just a coincidence that they shared the same name.
With so many people in the world, it's not a big deal to occasionally share a name, but it's different to have the same name as a nobleman, which is explicitly prohibited by law.
However, the little princess of the Source of Life, the little princess born to the former queen, died more than a decade ago in an earthquake disaster that occurred inside the Source of Life.
So much time has passed that few people remember her name. In fact, most of the nobles in the galaxy now only recognize the second princess born to the current empress.
That's a legend.
However, if you compare Xia Qian now with the Second Princess, the situation becomes quite subtle.
It's important to understand that all the treatment the Second Princess is currently receiving is based on her half-sister, Xia Qian.
Without Xia Qian, she wouldn't be able to enjoy everything she has now.
Despite being physically weak, they receive care and respect from the entire galaxy.
In this world where the strong rule and the weak are preyed upon, a sick or weak body is never well-liked.
For example, Yu Si, who was also physically weak, was severely rejected by the Elder Council when she was born. However, the Second Princess Xia Wen was respected by the entire star system wherever she went, and she was even quite famous.
Isn't it all because of that rumor?
In that disaster more than a decade ago, the young second princess was willing to go through fire and water to protect her half-sister. She used her small, young body to shield her sister from everything that fell from the ceiling.
She was so young, yet so brave. So even though she was left with a chronic illness because of that disaster, with her supernatural abilities weakened and her body very frail, Xia Wen was still highly respected.
However, the eldest princess Xia Qian, who was supposedly protected by the second princess, did not have a good reputation back then. It is said that not many nobles attended her funeral.
Because this princess has no sense of responsibility whatsoever, she deserves to die. Despite being the older sister, she needs her younger sister to protect her.
They have absolutely no conscience!
It has tarnished the image of her biological mother, the former Empress.
Therefore, their deaths are not a pity.
Many people refused to attend Xia Qian's funeral. The funeral was neither a big nor a small one. It is said that only the king and the newly enthroned queen were present and cried very sadly. On the contrary, Xia Qian's own brother did not attend the funeral, supposedly because he was sick.
In retrospect, it all seems ironic.
There are suspicious points everywhere.
Did the Second Princess Xia Wen really lose her powerful supernatural abilities and become so sickly as she is now because she protected Xia Qian back then, or was she born sickly?
If, as the Empress said, Xia Wen truly possessed incredibly powerful abilities but sacrificed them all to protect her sister, then why did Xia Qian end up in the British Empire and even become a slave?
The funeral covered everything up.
The death of the eldest princess brought unparalleled glory to her own daughter, who, despite her frail health, was praised for her courage and purity.
It really is all thanks to Xia Qian.
Di Lou's expression was very complicated. "...Xia Wen, does she know what her mother has done?"
“She couldn’t possibly not know.” Hughes’s voice was icy, his eyes as cold as a sharp blade. “Whether she was saved or not, whether she did her best to protect her, didn’t she know herself?”
"Then she..."
“She never participated.” Hughes said calmly.
He has always been clever; with just a few clues, he can piece together the whole truth.
His voice was different from his usual calm, and his brows were furrowed. Dilou knew that was a sign of anger.
His cousin is usually not very angry, but when he gets angry, it can have serious consequences.
Xia Wen was so sickly and weak. If a disaster really happened, how could the Empress, who loved her daughter dearly, just leave her to fend for herself, or even send her to save Xia Qian?
It was all based on the Empress's words and the testimonies of the servants she had bought.
As for Xia Wen?
What does she need to do?
She just needs to obediently play the role of the brave little princess that her mother gave her.
A princess who was physically weak but was respected and praised by the people, and a princess who was physically weak but made no contribution to the country. Instead, she spent the people's tax revenue on medical treatment and medicine and was despised by the people of the whole country.
Everyone knows which one to choose.
So even though she was sucking her own sister's blood, letting her sister be scolded, and witnessing everything that originally belonged to girls being taken away, she didn't care.
It's because she's too sickly; without the Empress role, Xia Wen wouldn't be able to live up to her current treatment.
A blessing that cannot be earned even in a hundred years.
A mother and daughter took everything that rightfully belonged to the girl.
That's truly disgusting.
As night fell and the wind rustled through the air, Dilou's voice rose and echoed quietly in the study: "The King of the Source of Life has been in a coma for many days. The Crown Prince and the Queen are vying for power."
"Xia Che locked Xia Wen in a top-tier hospital, saying she was sick."
Xia Che is the Crown Prince of the Source of Life.
The boy's eyes darkened; that was Xiaxia's brother.
Unlike Xia Wen, Xia Che is the girl's biological brother, sharing the same parents.
"The Empress is making a scene right now, insisting that Xia Wen is not sick, and the Church of Light is also on her side."
Illuminating Cult?
What is it anyway?
The boy didn't even look up. "Sometimes, what's said isn't necessarily the truth."
His gaze drifted to a corner of the study, and the next second, a figure appeared in front of Hughes. Without Hughes speaking, the person seemed to understand and nodded.
“Let Xia Wen stay locked up a little longer,” Hughes said. The boy had a handsome face, and darkness enveloped him. He sat there like a devil who had come from hell.
"Don't let her have it so easy."
"yes!"
The Empress said Xia Wen is not sick, but what if Xia Wen really is sick?
The others in the Source of Life will not agree to let Xia Wen be released.
As for the Church of Light...
What is it anyway?
Everything that was taken from the girl should be returned to her in its entirety, not a single penny less.
After that, she became his empress.
You cannot suffer any injustice.
He doesn't dare to bully her anymore.
Even the kiss at that time was very light and gentle.
How could anyone else let her be bullied?
It's something that can't be done.
The boy's eyes were dark and he was very displeased.
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