Am I really Ludwig’s “vessel”?
Ji Xingjue opened and closed his palms several times, and this doubt emerged in his heart.
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Yser said to him before the starship exploded, “We are the same kind“, and the Holy Son’s muttering when he caught him “It seems you haven’t remembered yet”.
He always felt that they were talking to the chip in his body, but what if they weren’t?
Ji Xingjue was a little confused for a moment.
Maybe he was just overthinking it. Recently, he had frequently dreamed about Ludwig’s memory in the Palace, so it was normal for him to be affected.
Qi Qing squeezed his hand tighter. “Ah Xing?”
“…I’m okay.” Ji Xingjue smiled slowly and kissed Qi Qing’s fingertips, “Don’t ask anything, okay?”
Qi Qing looked at him solemnly as if he wanted to get some promise. “You will always be my Ah Xing.”
Ji Xingjue looked at him, nodded sincerely, and said word by word, “I will always be.”
Separated by a wall, Harlem seemed to be checking the inside and outside of the chamber, and said in a slightly doubtful voice, “That idiot Deen came over tonight and I suddenly felt uneasy just now, always felt that someone had sneaked in…, and sure enough… I’m just overthinking. His subordinates are just as useless as him, so where do they get their talent from?”
Harlem slightly smiled. “Father, look, the eldest son whom you favored is dead, and the second son is of no use. I am the best heir, right?”
The Emperor’s soul seemed to be sealed in his body, and he could only listen motionless without reacting.
Harlem seemed to say something gentle, and then said again in a warm voice, “You can’t handle your official duties while you’re lying like this, so I have to help you handle them. Wait a few days later when you’re more obedient and pass the throne to me, you can be relieved.”
Harlem’s footsteps gradually faded away while Ji Xingjue and Qi Qing were sitting in the darkness. Ji Xingjue connected to the security system of the Palace Hall, and with his previous experience, he quickly hacked the monitoring system. As expected, he saw Harlem waiting outside the door with an indifferent expression.
Qi Qing looked at Ji Xingjue coldly and said, “A good student of yours.”
Ji Xingjue gave him a strange look. “Do you mind that much that he used to be under my supervision? How many years has this vat of vinegar been brewing?”
“…I just think you don’t know people well,” Qi Qing snorted coldly, “And you don’t even look that naive.”
“Okay, okay,” Ji Xingjue tilted his head and put it on Qi Qing’s shoulder, waiting for Harlem to leave, “I permit you to call me teacher in bed…”
Qi Qing’s eyelids twitched fiercely, and immediately covered his mouth. The dim light from the optical computer screen shone on his face, revealing the flush red of the roots of his ears. He gritted his teeth and said, “Ji Xingjue, watch your mouth.”
Ji Xingjue carelessly rubbed the palm of his hand with the tip of his tongue, and was overjoyed to see him take his palm away again.
The thoughts that popped up just now had faded a lot.
Gee, how could the rumored Crown Prince of Randa talk and act like him?
He was Ji Xingjue, not Ludwig.
Under the surveillance camera, Harlem waited for a moment to confirm that there was indeed no one hiding in the Palace Hall before leaving.
Ji Xingjue groped about in the darkness and found the opening of the secret tunnel. After pressing it, the stone wall moved away silently, and the Emperor was still lying on the bed with weak breath.
Qi Qing looked back and asked, seemingly unintentionally, “Take this secret passage?”
Ji Xingjue shook his head subconsciously, “Not accessible to the outside.”
After saying that, he paused for a moment, realized what was happening, and squinted at Qi Qing. “Xiao Bao, you can still trick your Gege.”
Qi Qing picked up the Emperor in a few moments and raised the corners of his lips. “Who told you not to tell the truth?”
Ji Xingjue sent a message to Deen, saying that he had stolen the Emperor.
Deen sent a “?” first, thinking he made a typo, but the situation was urgent and this little thing cannot be taken into account, so he immediately replied. “Go all the way to the left after leaving the Palace Hall.”
Ji Xingjue closed the terminal and led the way.
They went back the same path they came, climbed out of the Palace, and walked to the left for a while. Sure enough, there were several people waiting, and one of them was the Emperor’s captain of the bodyguard. “Thank you, Marshal! The Palace transports waste items out every day, so we took the opportunity to transport His Majesty out.”
Ji Xingjue listened to the first half of the sentence and nodded with a smile that wasn’t like a smile. “Then we’ll go ahead and let’s meet outside the Palace.”
Several people responded, then quickly put the Emperor into the intelligent vehicle specially designed for waste, and took him out.
After handing over the Emperor, the two men’s movements were no longer restricted, and they could easily avoid patrol soldiers and surveillance cameras.
The two of them moved much faster than those guards did. They got out of the Palace and met Deen in the woods outside before the captain of the guard brought the Emperor over.
The Emperor was unconscious, and his eyes were open and dull. Deen’s hands trembled. “Father! What did Harlem do to you?!”
“Your Highness, you can wait until His Majesty wakes up to ask questions.” Ji Xingjue looked at the huge Palace complex in front of him, “I guess Harlem will soon find out that His Majesty is missing, so we should send His Majesty for a checkup quickly.”
Qi Qing notified Yu Tong in advance, and Yu Tong was already waiting in her laboratory.
Deen took a slight breath and nodded.
Yu Tong’s laboratory was in the Imperial Research Institute. This place was easier to invade than the Palace, and Deen had to prepare to deal with Harlem, so he didn’t have to follow them.
When they entered the laboratory, Yu Tong was supporting her chin and almost fell asleep. Hearing the sound, she opened her eyes, and when she saw Qi Qing and Ji Xingjue, she smiled. “Aye, Xiao Bao, Xiao Ji!”
Qi Qing put the Emperor on the test table and responded numbly, “Mom, you promise not to call me Xiao Bao.”
Yu Tong was confused. “I did? Why don’t I remember. Who did you bring?”
She stretched her neck and took a look, and saw that it was the Emperor. There was a bit of coldness and disgust on her face, but she still put on her gloves, stood up and walked over. Turning on the light, she opened the Emperor’s eyelids to take a look, and then opened his mouth to check. “Let’s take a blood test first.”
Ji Xingjue and Qi Qing were still very arrogant outside, but as soon as they got in front of Yu Tong, they all calmed down and became honest. Ji Xingjue took the initiative to go over and help. Qi Qing only knew how to lead troops in battles and control starships, so he couldn’t help much. He sat down silently and obediently, looking at the two most important people in his life with softness in his eyes.
The results of the analysis in the laboratory came out quickly.
Ji Xingjue held up the test sheet and said, “Bewildered Flower, the Empire doesn’t have this thing, it only appeared a few times in Dark Star’s auction.”
He turned to look at Yu Tong. “Madam?”
Yu Tong nodded. “If the soul-leaving hallucination is accompanied by hypnosis, you will constantly see the hypnotic images of the other person, which is also addictive.”
She folded her hands and glanced at the confused Emperor. Her good upbringing prevented her from saying anything. She held it in for a few seconds and snorted, “You deserve it.”
She skillfully mixed the prescription, got the dose in a few clicks, and raised the syringe. “I can only keep him awake for a short period of time, estimated to be twenty-four hours.”
The terminal vibrated, it was a message from Damel.
Harlem discovered that the Emperor was missing.
The Palace was suddenly brightly lit, and Harlem reacted very quickly. He immediately published the news that His Majesty, who was seriously ill, had been kidnapped, and led people to kill Deen in his mansion.
After Qi Qing replied to the message, he raised his head and said, “That is enough time.”
Yu Tong nodded and injected the Emperor with medicine.
The effect of the medicine did not take effect quickly, and the three of them waited for a long time before the thick gloom in the Emperor’s eyes dissipated. His slow and steady breathing gradually became heavier, and finally he was shocked, his pupils shrank, as if he had seen something terrifying, and his face turned pale. ” Don’t…don’t come here!”
Qi Qing held his shoulders and called lightly, “Your Majesty?”
His Majesty the Emperor gasped for air, his eyes fell on him, as if he recognized him, his pupils were still tightened. “Marshal?”
He suddenly came back to his senses, his consciousness returned, and the recent events flooded into his mind, and his face gradually turned pale.
Ji Xingjue observed the Emperor’s face with great interest. “Your Majesty, can you tell us what happened?”
The Emperor’s face was still blue, and he gritted his teeth and uttered two words. “Harlem.”
Now Harlem was quite popular among the people, however, Deen’s reputation in the Imperial Capital was not good because of his consistent style.
In order to dismantle Harlem’s advantage as quickly as possible and for Deen to win back some favor, the best plan would be for the Emperor himself to come forward and declare to the public.
However, His Majesty the Emperor would definitely not have the face to announce a royal scandal, let alone do it for his second son.
The Emperor had been hypnotized by Harlem with drugs for a long time. He was in a trance for a while, and finally understood the current situation. However, he did not immediately ask about the situation of Deen and Harlem. Instead, he looked at Qi Qing. “Marshal, I saw the message from you when I was awake, Alder…”
“His Highness Alder is indeed still alive,” He who handles vermilion will be reddened, and he who touches ink will be blackened, moral influence by contact and Qi Qing had turned blackened after learning a lot of nonsense from Ji Xingjue and said with a cold face, “But he is controlled by the Holy Order. The current situation in the Imperial Capital still requires His Majesty to temporarily stabilize the situation and eradicate the forces of the Holy Order that invade the Imperial Capital. Only then can we safely penetrate into the enemy’s army and rescue His Highness Alder.”
What he said was true and false, but no problem could be found.
His Majesty the Emperor nodded slowly and said in a serious tone, “Arrest Harlem immediately!”
Qi Qing accepted the order calmly. “Yes.”
“I have informed the captain of the guard,” Ji Xingjue said with a smile, “he’s already waiting outside the Scientific Research Institute. Your Majesty, please return to the Palace first.”
Yu Tong was already impatient and waved casually. “Goodbye.”
Now that the Emperor had woken up, it would be easy to reverse the situation.
After all, the entire region still paid attention to the Emperor.
The captain of the guard led the Palace guard unit to wait outside. When he saw the awake Emperor, he looked overjoyed and hurriedly welcomed the Emperor into the vehicle.
The Emperor stretched his legs halfway, turned around, and said with coldness in his eyes, “Marshal, if he dares to resist capture, kill him on the spot.”
Qi Qing half-squinted his eyes and leaned forward slightly. “Yes.”
Seeing the Emperor and his entourage heading towards the Palace, Ji Xingjue took a few steps forward and considered for a while. “We seem to have forgotten someone.”
Qi Qing paused and said, “Rand.”
He dialed Damel’s communication and gave a direct order, “Confirm Rand’s traces.”
Damel was a little confused. “Our people have been watching every exit of Admiral Rand’s house, he won’t… f*ck.”
Damel’s expression changed as he lowered his head guiltily. “Marshal, Rand is missing.”
Ji Xingjue sighed. “Forget it, it will be strange if they can keep an eye on Rand.”
As long as Harlem was caught, Rand wouldn’t be able to escape alone.
Admiral Rand had lived for more than two hundred years, and what he was best at was preserving his life. If such a person wanted to run away, most people really couldn’t catch him.
“Arrest Harlem first.” Qi Qing said decisively.
The two days of secret arrangements worked. Sensing that something was wrong, Harlem, who wanted to flee the Imperial Capital immediately, was quickly blocked by Damel and his men near Ankara University. Qi Qing and Ji Xingjue arrived soon after, attacking from both sides. Harlem helplessly surrendered among the guards, and didn’t resist.
“Marshal, it is indeed you.” Harlem raised his hands to show his innocence, “If I guess correctly, the order given to you by His Majesty the Emperor must be ‘If he resists, shoot without mercy’?”
Ji Xingjue walked out from behind Qi Qing. “It seems you know what you are doing.”
A faint sarcasm appeared on Harlem’s lips. “If the Marshal had not appeared in the Imperial Capital, maybe I would have succeeded. I think I would have been a good Emperor.”
His eyes shifted to Ji Xingjue, wearing the gentle mask as always. It was unknown if it was an illusion, but this scheming man smiled sincerely. “Teacher, long time no see. How are you?”
Qi Qing calmly moved a step to block his view. “He is very good, but you will never see him again. Damel, take him away.”
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Drifting Wanderer 