Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Luo Shanhe nodded. âYes, Princess Puti will be here in the flesh to choose the Fuma of her favor!â
This was the answer that Chen Xiaobei had been hoping for.
âAlright, see you in 45 days!â Chen Xiaobeiâs smile was wide and beamy. âIâll be bringing a betrothal gift that will shock the entire Nine Zones!â
After that, Chen Xiaobei left, leaving behind a stunned Luo Shanhe. He wondered what Chen Xiaobei was going to bring along with him.
Could it be a generous gift? Or perhaps an interstellar earth-shattering battleship?
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Chen Xiaobei made his way to Royal Dome where Ximen Shuoxue was waiting.
The name Childe Zhufeng was beginning to be known and the Royal Dome intelligence agency had acquired Chen Xiaoebeiâs picture.
For the ease of travel, Chen Xiaobei made sure to make a new mask and put on a disguise, creating a whole new identity to enter into Royal Dome without much suspicion.
Upon walking the streets of Royal Dome capital city, Chen Xiaobeiâs impression could only be summed up as one word â chaotic.
So, he asked his companion, âRoyal Dome should be the most prosperous and orderly in all of the Nine Zones, right? Why is the capital city in such a mess?â
âThatâs simple!â Ximen Shuoxue answered in a whisper. âAbout ten days ago, I poisoned Royal Domeâs current ruling prince. This is already the second prince who has been assassinated in a short few months! The upheaval from the previous princeâs death hasnât even subsided when this mishap struck again! Thatâs why this place is in chaos!â
âTell me more in detail!â Chen Xiaobei demanded.
âWhile the imperial court and the public were still in shock, the high officials and nobles secretly banded up and are attempting to crown a new prince. The people panicking at a rumor thatâs being passed on the streets right now. They say the death of both the princes was the result of internal strife within the imperial court. There was even talk that the emperor might be murdered and the old dynasty would be replaced with a new one!â
Ximen Shouxue looked uneasy and continued. âThe military is unstable. The 10 million Royal Dome soldiers know that the enemyâs spy in hiding inside Royal Dome. If a war breaks out, chances are that they wonât even get to fight. The imperial court, the people, the military â these three are the foundations that make every starfield! With its foundation wobbling, how could Royal Dome be not thrown into chaos? This is why the imperial court has called off the second-joint attack! The war would have to wait for a while!â
âVery good!â Chen Xiaobei nodded approvingly. âThat is exactly what I need! This makes things easier for me!â
âChilde Zhufeng, you havenât told me what you plan to do here in Royal Dome.â
âThere will be three jobs that need to be done! Weâll do them one by one!â Chen Xiaobei answered.
âThe first one has to do with the prince who was assassinated!â
âItâs related to the dead?â Ximen Shuoxue scratched his head.
âThat former prince married Saint Dukeâs fake princess! She was the one who killed him! The two people who came with her are our first objective!â
âI got it!â Ximen Shuoxue raised his hand. âHer foster parents Luo Bin and Lin Xue! When that pseudo-princess was favored, these two people were given very high positions in the capital city. On New Yearâs Day, my family even had to bring gifts and visit them!â
âAre they dead or alive?â Chen Xiaobei asked.
âVery much alive!â Ximen Shuoxue was very sure of it. âThese two have been locked up in the deepest parts of the wardenâs prison. Royal Dome is going to use them as hostage to blackmail Princess Puti!â
âLetâs go!â Chen Xiaobei said. âOur first mission is to save these two people!â
âBut⦠Howâ¦â Ximen Shuoxue frowned. âThe prison holds some of the most dangerous and important criminals. Not only is it heavily guarded by soldiers, but itâs also protected by a formation! In the event of a break-in, all the elites of Royal Dome capital city will rally there! We wonât be able to escape!â
âYou donât have to try to convince me!â Chen Xiaobei almost shouted. âNo matter how difficult or how dangerous it is, I have to save Luo Bin and Lin Xin from that prison!â
âBut why?!â Ximen Shuoxue looked at his master quizzically. âBeing absolutely honest, Luo Bin and Lin Xue are just the right-hand people of the Saint Duke imperial court! They have no blood relation whatsoever with Princess Puti! They are useless as hostages against Saint Duke! Childe Zhufeng, you donât have to risk your life to save them!â
âYou donât understand! To Puti, her foster parents were more like her real parents than her actual parents, not to mention more important too!â Chen Xiaobei sighed. âBack on earth, in her arduous search for her foster parents, Putiâs entire temperament changed, and her youth was sacrificed. She never stopped searching though. In the end, after a life-risking expedition, she finally found where her foster parents had been all this time! Unfortunately, when she came to Saint Duke, Luo Bin and Lin Xue were at Royal Dome! As a result, she never got the chance to see them. Her only wish has not been realized even after so many years. If I donât save Luo Bin and Lin Xue, Putiâs entire effort would have been wasted! She would be very sad. She might even suffer a complete breakdown! As her man, I am responsible for her wellbeing. I have to help her achieve her greatest wish!â
Hence the saying, âTo put oneself in anotherâs shoesââ if Chen Xiaobei was the one who lost his parents, he would have turned the world upside down and butcher every single one of his enemies!
That was why Chen Xiaobei had to rescue Luo Bin and Lin Xue. He wanted to fulfill Putiâs longstanding wish, and protect her so that she would not have to go through all the pain and suffering again.
Ximen Shuoxue still looked worried. âI understand your reasons for doing it but Royal Domeâs prison is not your everyday kind of dangerous! If we go in, not only will we be unable to save anyone, but we might even trap ourselves inside!â
Chen Xiaobei shrugged. âYou donât have to come. I can get it done myself!â
âNo⦠Iâm not afraid of deathâ¦â Ximen Shuoxue said. âIf you have decided, I will follow you to the end!â
Chen Xiaobei shook his head. âI didnât mean that youâre afraid to die. Itâs just that I have no need of you! All you need to do now is to bring me to the prison! Keep your phone on. I will tell you the plans for our second mission later!â
âUnderstoodâ¦â Ximen Shuoxue nodded.
Although he was still worried about Chen Xiaobeiâs safety, the Heavenly Dog Biscuit he had eaten caused him to be 100% loyal and obedient to Chen Xiaobei. He had to follow Chen Xiaobeiâs wishes unconditionally!
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Ximen Shuoxue was very familiar with Royal Dome capital city and quickly led Chen Xiaobei to his destinationâ Royal Domeâs prison.