Chapter 11: New and Old Clans
Ming'ao Empire
Caius System
Yixi Star Herong City
Ganwu Palace
"Second Prince, Third Prince achieved a resounding victory in the Muyun Galaxy, annihilating the entire Federation's Eighth Legion except for a small number of prisoners. I'm afraid Third Prince's reputation among the new tribes has increased even more this time..."
The Caius galaxy is the main galaxy of the Mingao Empire, and the imperial capital planet Keller is where the imperial power is located.
In the royal family, except for the crown prince, all princes and princesses will move out of the imperial capital when they reach adulthood. The royal family will allocate a planet near Keller to these adult princes as their residence.
The Caius galaxy, where the imperial capital is located, is centered on the imperial capital planet Keller. Most of the people living in the entire galaxy are royal nobles and high-ranking officials.
Yixi Star is located not far west of Keller Star and is a natural planet with a beautiful environment.
Herong City occupies about a quarter of the land of Yixi Star and is the residence of Huoqi Rex, the second prince of the Mingao Empire.
At this moment, a middle-aged man in gorgeous clothes was carefully telling the news to a man lying diagonally beside a huge hot spring pool.
The hot spring pool occupies more than half of the palace, and the pool is filled with mist.
The man by the pool was wearing a bright red bathrobe. He held his head with one hand, his eyes slightly closed, his lips pursed. He seemed to be taking a nap...
Through the swirling mist, you can see that the man has slightly long dark blue hair, delicate features, and picturesque eyebrows.
The most amazing thing was that there was a faint glow of red scales on his face, which made his appearance look even more eerie.
The bright red bathrobe belt was tied loosely around his waist, revealing a large area of his strong chest that was shining with red scales.
At this moment, he frowned slightly, feeling unhappy at being disturbed.
The lightly closed eyes also opened, and a pair of deep blue eyes looked directly at the middle-aged man who was speaking.
She opened her thin lips and said to the middle-aged man:
"Isn't this a good thing for the Third Brother? I think he'll be able to take over the Mingyi Palace soon."
The man spoke carelessly in a lazy, somewhat hoarse voice.
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"Your Highness, Mingyi Palace is the residence of successive crown princes! The Third Prince has always been dissatisfied with us, the old clan, and has even proposed to Your Majesty to take back the star field sealed by the old clan.
If he ascends the throne in the future, our old clan will never have a chance to rise again. Your Highness..."
Seeing that Huo Qi Rex didn't take his words to heart at all, the middle-aged man couldn't help but look miserable and began to complain in a sad voice.
"What does that have to do with me? Or does my uncle want me to do something?"
I am just a useless person now? Why? Will the old clan still support me to ascend the throne?
Huo Qi Rex listened to the middle-aged man's wailing, which was harsh and disgusting. If he was not his relative, he would really want to poison his throat and cut off his tongue.
Enduring the discomfort, Huo Qi Rex sat up from the low couch made of a huge high-grade energy stone ore.
He frowned and continued without waiting for the middle-aged man to speak:
"Don't think I don't know what you're up to. Is it the Queen trying to make peace with the old clan? She wants to make her own son, the Eighth, the heir, a baby who's still nursing? Oh, she's got a nice idea."
"Your Highness, although the Eighth Prince is still young, he is easy to control. The Queen is from the old Mowgli family. If the Eighth Prince becomes the crown prince, the status of my old family will be consolidated." The middle-aged man said with a sob.
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"The third brother is difficult to understand, with a deep mind. He also enjoys the support of the new clan and shares the same mother as the former crown prince, making him the most suitable heir. Moreover,... his bloodline is pure..."
As he spoke, the nonchalant look on Huo Qi Rex's face disappeared, and a hint of tyranny appeared on his face.
Seeing the sudden change in the Second Prince's expression, the middle-aged man didn't dare to sob anymore.
In fact, everyone among the princes and nobles knows that the royal family does not care about bloodline and identity on the surface, but in fact, they regard it as very important.
However, the second prince's mother is a woman from their Li clan. The Li clan is a clan of Lishui dragon demons, so the second prince is not a purebred human, but is born with demon blood.
In addition, his biological mother gave birth to him through abnormal means, so in fact the second prince has never been valued by the emperor.
The Second Prince is also a brilliant genius. His innate spatial talent is a rare talent. His mental and physical strength are both above 5s, which is almost the same as that of the Third Prince, and much stronger than the former Crown Prince.
However, ever since he suffered from gene collapse syndrome during the war, he gradually became depressed. Later, when he took charge of Xingyu, his originally mild personality changed dramatically. His criminal methods became more and more severe, and he acted more unscrupulously in his daily life. His Majesty's repeated admonitions were of no avail.
Ever since the Second Prince fell ill, His Majesty seemed to have finally realized that his previous attitude towards his son was wrong and wanted to make amends, so he became more indulgent towards his behavior and was unwilling to impose more restrictions. Instead, he doted on him even more.
The middle-aged man stopped crying and replied in a whisper after a while:
"Your Highness, the Lishui Dragon Clan is the head of the old clan. Your Highness cannot be the crown prince, otherwise the future of our clan will be in jeopardy. Your Highness is now deeply loved by His Majesty the Emperor. I beg Your Highness to consider your mother clan."
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"Okay, you can leave now. I understand." Huo Qi Rex took off his bathrobe, jumped into the hot spring, and said impatiently to the middle-aged man.
Seeing that he didn't seem to care at all, the middle-aged man could only retreat helplessly.
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After the middle-aged man left
"Come out."
After Huo Qi Rex finished speaking, three ghostly figures appeared in the hall. These three people were Huo Qi Rex's guards.
Ze Yi, Ze Er, and Ze San, the three young men were all dressed in black and wearing black cloaks. Their handsome faces were exactly the same, and they all saluted Huo Qi Rex with respectful expressions.
"Get ready. I'm going to the Muyun Galaxy. It's time to go see my third brother."
Huo Qi Rex sat in the hot spring pool, holding the edge of the pool with one hand and said.
"Your Highness, but Your Highness has just undergone treatment and is weak. This..."
"I've made up my mind. Go and prepare. We'll set off tomorrow. You guys go down." Huo Qi Rex waved to them without saying anything more.
"Your Highness..." Ze San wanted to persuade him again, but Ze Yi and Ze Er covered his mouth and dragged him away.
Outside Ganwu Palace
"Ze Yi, Ze Er, what do you mean? His Highness's physical condition is not suitable for long journeys. Why don't you let me persuade His Highness?" Ze San roared in a low voice at Ze Yi and Ze Er with some anger.
"You think we don't know? But when has His Highness ever changed his mind? His Highness has been suffering from illness for a long time, and in recent years he has been in charge of Xingyu, and his temperament has become increasingly... In short, His Highness wants to go out, and we can't stop him. We can only make careful preparations to ensure His Highness's comfort."
Zeyi spoke a long speech to Zesan, and then the three brothers fell silent together.
Thinking back to the past, the Second Prince was so...
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