Chapter 88 Life on the line
"Major General Ludwig, although we all know that your future lord is from a third-class star and has probably not had time to familiarize himself with the rules of the imperial capital, the prince's private room is not open to any idle male insect. Please exercise more discipline on him."
A group of military ladies gathered on the second floor of the largest auction venue in Heitz City. They were divided into two groups without being noticed, and the atmosphere was tense.
Steward Hati had served the Third Prince for many years, and his fat and old face was always so pleasing, and he was rarely so mean. He clapped his hands after he finished speaking, and the guards behind him escorted a drunk male insect over and pushed him to the other side. However, because there was no insect to help him, he slipped and fell to the ground with a plop, and then fell asleep.
Major General Ludwig looked down indifferently, and slowly turned the iris ring on his ring finger, not intending to help. His face was impeccable under the light, and his platinum-gold hair was dazzling, but the words that came out of his lips that were more beautiful than roses were usually not very pleasant: "Butler Hati, can I ask what happened?"
Steward Hati suppressed his anger and said, "Your fiancé, Lady Amber, just broke into the third prince's private room!"
"Oh, that sounds terrible."
Ludwig raised his eyebrows slightly, glanced at the well-trained female soldiers opposite him, and said meaningfully: "But Chief Hati, I am really worried about the safety of His Majesty the Third Prince. Five A-level female soldiers couldn't even stop a low-level male insect. It seems that they should be sent to serve on a deserted planet."
Chief Steward Hati said in a deep voice: "Major General Ludwig, I hope you know how important the reputation of a female insect is. If this Lord Amber had not come to visit under your name, how could the guards have let him in so easily!"
Ludwig nodded as if he suddenly understood, then smiled and gave a shoulder pat: "I see. But no matter what, please apologize to the Third Prince on my behalf. I will definitely come to pay my respects to him someday."
Chief Hati said with a sullen face: "No need for compensation, please discipline your male insects."
The matter was resolved, and Butler Hati finally left with his guards, but there were still many nobles at the railings upstairs and downstairs, looking in. They were holding exquisite goblets, and the swaying color of the wine was like the rising and falling desire to explore in their hearts. When the fragrant and slightly bitter wine flowed into their lips and tongues, what came out were ambiguous sighs and sympathy for Ludwig.
"Bug God, I never thought that the famous Ludwig would choose such a disgraceful male bug as a partner. He must be stupid."
"Once the news gets out, it will probably break the hearts of those military wives who idolize him."
"There's nothing to be heartbroken about. You know, Ludwig's first two fiancés were killed by him. Which male insect in the capital dares to marry him now... Oh, except for that low-level male insect from an inferior planet."
All kinds of chaotic sounds flooded into my ears, and then gradually faded away.
Ludwig turned around, the smile on his face gradually faded, and his face became a little gloomy. It was not difficult for Chong to detect that he was in an extremely bad mood.
Lusuti looked at the drunken male insect on the ground, touched his chin and asked tentatively: "Ludwig, what should we do now... I mean your future male master. You know, male insects are always weak. We can't just leave him on the ground."
Ludwig said irritably: "Throw it on my aircraft."
Lu Suti pointed at herself in surprise and said, "Who is going? Me? Isn't that inappropriate?"
He exaggerated and deliberately imitated the tone of Chief Hati and said in a long voice: "Major General Ludwig, I hope you know how important the reputation of a female insect is."
The companions behind him burst into laughter upon hearing what he said, and they staggered and couldn't even stand steadily.
Ludwig loosened his tie expressionlessly and said, "I can help him, but I can't guarantee that I won't be able to control myself and strangle him to death on the way."
The tone of the last sentence was so cold that Chong could hardly doubt its truth.
Upon hearing this, Lusuti immediately raised his hands to show his surrender, and resigned himself to his fate as he bent over and picked up the male insect that had fallen asleep on the ground with several female soldiers: "Ludwig, for the sake of our colleagues, I cannot bear to see you appear in a military court for killing a male insect."
They hurriedly lifted the male insect onto the silver-gray aircraft parked at the entrance of the auction venue. It was seven o'clock in the evening, and the large screen of the outermost star network was still broadcasting live news. The sweet voice of the female insect host finally relaxed the tense brain nerves of the insects a little:
"Recently, regarding the eruption of a mountain fire on the Ponnik star, interstellar pirates took advantage of the chaos to control the round-trip routes, resulting in many passengers being trapped. The Empire has sent a team led by Major General Ludwig to rescue them. As of yesterday, a total of 351 passengers have been rescued and the pirate team has been completely wiped out... Major General Ludwig is the youngest general officer in the Empire's active military service. He is known as a rising pearl in the city of Heiz. In the future, he may be able to join the core of the alliance... He has become a national idol..."
In the past, when Ludwig heard StarNet News reporting his glorious resume, he would probably pour half a glass of Mont Blanc and fry half a piece of cherry foie gras, and enjoy dinner in his bungalow in the center of Heydes City while admiring the night view, with the news being the most wonderful accompaniment.
But he was in a terrible mood right now, so bad that he didn't even want to use the rigid and slow intelligent driving system. Instead, he pushed the accelerator lever to the top and drove towards the residential area at the fastest speed.
"Her Excellency Amber Klintz,"
Ludwig stroked the steering wheel with a cold voice.
"This is the third and final time I'm warning you. Don't cause me any more trouble. I don't care whether your grandpa is my grandpa's old subordinate or not. If this happens again, you'll pack up your things and go back to that useless third-rate star. Do you understand?!"
Ludwig, the current ruler of the Lanyi family, was born with a pair of light amber eyes, unlike his other brothers who all had blond hair and blue eyes, so he was called a bastard. But this bastard made great achievements in the military, fought his way up to become the youngest major general in the empire, and firmly sat on the position of head of the family, which must be called a legend.
It is no exaggeration to say that 99% of the female insects in the imperial capital worship him as an idol, and 99% of the male insects put him first on their marriage list.
Beautiful, with outstanding military achievements and a strong background.
What? You're saying his bloodline is not pure? Haven't you heard that things are more valuable when they are rare?
Although the Lanyi family regards blond hair and blue eyes as a symbol of noble bloodline, the rules are written by the victor. Perhaps Major General Ludwig is the one with the purest bloodline, and those with blond hair and blue eyes are bastards.
In short, in short, Ludwig is a person that is truly envied by female insects and loved by male insects. But just like the Broken Arm Venus, the gods always seem to be keen on adding some flaws to overly perfect works to make them more "perfect".
Major General Ludwig has reached the age to get married. Before this, he was engaged to two noble male insects, but unfortunately, both of them died in various accidents.
You know, with the male birth rate declining year by year, the death of two noble male insects with excellent conditions in all aspects is a tragic loss to the empire. As time went on, rumors about Major General Ludwig's nemesis gradually spread.
Although the military had come out to refute the rumors, their matchmaking system never arranged a blind date for Major General Ludwig again. It was obvious that not only the male insects were afraid of being killed, but the military was even more afraid.
Duke Bach was so anxious that he was bubbling at the mouth. He couldn't understand why his outstanding grandson couldn't get married. Seeing that Major General Ludwig was getting older and older, he could no longer delay. He had no choice but to contact an old subordinate who was thousands of miles away and quickly arranged an engagement for Ludwig.
A rude, impolite male from a third magnitude star.
He has neither a good family background nor rich knowledge, nor strong financial resources. The only thing he can show off is probably... a tough life?
You are of a low birth and easy to control, so after marriage you don't have to be as servile as other female insects.
These were Duke Bach's original words, but he obviously underestimated the destructive power of this male insect from the lower star. On the first day he arrived in Heize City, he drove a new aircraft on the road and accidentally hit Lieutenant General Laika, who was hospitalized. When he went shopping in the mall, he emptied out three luxury stores at once, but because his gold card was stolen and he had no money to pay, he was taken away by the police for investigation...
There are countless incidents like this, which have become the source of laughter in the imperial capital throughout the year, but no matter how ridiculous they are, they are probably not as ridiculous as today.
Ludwig and his colleagues attended a charity event at the auction house. This male insect was so drunk that he broke into the third prince's box.
As everyone knows, the third prince is a female insect. He obviously could not accept this offense and felt humiliated, but Ludwig felt even more ashamed. His achievements and glory in the previous 29 years were not enough to make up for the jokes that happened during this period.
The aircraft made a sharp turn in mid-air and landed directly in front of the house where Amber currently lived. The property was still owned by the Lan Yi family.
“Tuttuttut——!”
Ludwig grabbed the drunk male insect with one hand and knocked on the door with the other hand. He frowned slightly and covered his nose tip imperceptibly to block out the strong smell of alcohol on the other person.
"Who is it?"
The door opened, and behind it stood an energetic old man. It was Amber's grandfather, Fernan, also an old subordinate of Duke Bach.
Ludwig took a deep breath and tried to make his tone less harsh, but the coldness in his voice still revealed some of his emotions: "I'm sorry to bother you so late at night. Mr. Amber accidentally got drunk. I came to take him home. I'm afraid it's not convenient for me to take care of him because of the difference between men and women."
Grandpa Fennan only then saw the drunk Amber. He quickly reached out and took Amber from her. He said apologetically, looking a little embarrassed: "Major General Ludwig, has Amber caused you any trouble again?"
Ludwig said reluctantly: "No, Amber is just drunk. It's late, so I won't bother you."
He straightened his collar before turning around and leaving, driving the aircraft into the night.
Little did they know that not long after Ludwig left, a heart-wrenching vomiting sound was heard from the bathroom on the second floor. Lu Yan lay next to the sink, his stomach churning, and he vomited a messy mixture of alcohol.
His face was pale, and he shivered as he turned on the faucet to rinse the dirt off, then washed his face with cold water. The light above his head clearly reflected a face that could be described as an evildoer, with lips that were dark blue and purple.
"Wine is poisonous..."
Lu Yan stared at the person in the mirror, his mind went blank, and he blurted out these words for no apparent reason.
A black heart quietly emerged from behind him and said in a strange and cold mechanical voice:
[Of course the wine is poisonous. If he wasn't poisoned to death, how could you use his body to revive?]
Lu Yan's pupils shrank: "Who are you?!"
The black heart slowly flew to Lu Yan: [It doesn’t matter who I am, what matters is… who are you? ]
"Who am I?"
When Lu Yan heard this, his brain suddenly began to ache. He frowned and lowered his head, trying to search for memories in his mind. However, there was only a blurry white mist, with some images flashing by intermittently. He breathed heavily: "Who... who am I... who am I?"
[You are the emperor, you have ruled the country for several years and unified the world, but from ancient times to the present, no matter how outstanding the emperors are, they cannot escape the word death. ]
The heart fell on Lu Yan's shoulder, very close to his ear, and called out that slightly ancient title: "Your Majesty, I resurrected you, but your fairy spirit has long become history. Now is a brand new era."
【Want to survive? 】
Along with the low voice of the system, Lu Yan gradually recovered his fragmented memories of being an emperor, but those memories seemed dull and pale. From beginning to end, only his own face was clear, while the faces of others were blurry, as if someone's existence had been forcibly erased.
If you can’t remember, then don’t think about it. What’s important is the present.
Lu Yan closed his eyes and calmed himself down. When he opened them again, he had regained his composure: "Price?"
The black heart beat twice, and it looked like the trembling of a human laughing: [No price.]
It said: [There is no price to pay, just survive.]
Lu Yan asked back: "Is it that simple?"
【No, it's not easy at all. 】
There seemed to be an invisible force in the air that forced Lu Yan to raise his head. The man in the mirror was different from the delicate and weak male insects of this era. Instead, he had a more aggressive handsomeness, rare black eyes, and neatly trimmed short hair of the same color, a mixture of Eastern classics and Western profundity.
[This face is yours, do you like it? Just think of it as a small gift from me to you. No one... oh no, it's a bug, no bug will doubt it.]
[There is an assassin lurking in this world. His mission is to kill you, and you need to mess up his mission. Only one of you can survive. Do you understand? ]
Lu Yan vomited out all the wine in his stomach and found a commonly used antidote in the drawer. The medical technology of that era was quite advanced. Not long after he swallowed the capsule, the numbness from the poisoning in his body was relieved a little.
Lu Yan sat on the edge of the bed holding a cup of hot water, not knowing what he was thinking. The night outside seemed to permeate the world. The tall buildings were extremely unfamiliar, and only the bright moon brought a sense of familiarity.
He was once a powerful emperor, but now he has become a poor man from a third-class star, and his life is in danger at any time. The sharp knife is lurking in an unpredictable place, and there is no telling when it will give him a fatal blow.
The system floated in the air and reminded: [You need to find the assassin as soon as possible. ]
Lu Yan raised his head and took a sip of water. His hoarse voice finally became clearer: "I will look for it, but not now."
The system is puzzled: [What does that mean? ]
Lu Yan said calmly: "I need to find the Third Prince to pay him back and apologize first. The rest of the matter will be put on hold for now."
"How could I have drunk poisoned wine by chance and accidentally entered the third prince's box? If the guards accidentally shot and killed me, or if the royal family blamed me and Ludwig broke off the engagement, I would have completely lost my protection and been sent back to the third-class star. A helpless male insect would be too easy to kill."
Years of political intrigue have endowed Emperor Lu Yan with a uniquely keen sense of smell. He narrowed his eyes and made a serious assessment:
"Today's situation is a series of traps. This assassin is not a simple person."
The system didn't say anything else. A thread of love was extracted from Lu Yan, which in a sense represented the separation of a part of his emotions. Coupled with the blank memory, it would also have an invisible impact on his personality. It seemed that he was a little too cold in this life.
Late at night, Lu Yan opened the bracelet terminal with the help of his original body's memory and found Ludwig's contact information. He pondered for a moment and finally controlled the keyboard to send a message to the other party.
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