Yun Xunlan never actively participated in Galactic Empire politics, but having been around Yun Xunguang for so long and occasionally helping her handle documents, he had developed some political sensitivity.
Although Manyuin Hurst was a duke of the Corona Empire, he had neither blood relations nor marriage ties with the royal family. Even if he did, such prestigious, capable, and powerful ministers would be feared by emperors in any era. In the public eye, he had almost no flaws, and his domestic reputation even surpassed that of the royal family.
But it was foreseeable that Manyuin Hurst would have conflicts with the Corona Empire’s royal family, yet his actions were always unexpected, not only unpredictable but also difficult to understand.
“You really know how to pick people to ‘help’ my father…” Yun Xunlan praised Yu Chen and Pei Xingting’s choice, “You didn’t choose wrong, but you also didn’t choose right.”
Saying they didn’t choose wrong was because Yun Qihe could truly withstand all pressure and obstruction, investigating the fall of the first border line without worrying about political consequences.
Saying they didn’t choose right was because Yun Qihe was too crazy. He was not an alpha with strong psychological quality; he was mentally fragile and crazy. Rather than uncovering the truth, he wanted to kill, seek revenge, and vent his hatred. Once he knew that Manyuin Hurst, the Corona Empire, and the Nebula Federation were all involved in the fall of the first border line, the most likely thing he would do was use his emperor’s privilege to mobilize all forces to start a human civil war in the galaxy, kill Manyuin Hurst, kill all those involved from the Corona Empire and Nebula Federation, and take them to accompany He Chubai in death.
As for the insectoids, his country, his people… Yun Qihe wouldn’t consider any of that.
Only those close enough to Yun Qihe would understand his cold-blooded cruelty and inhumanity.
The amount of information received at once was too much, and Yun Xunlan currently couldn’t fully sort out his thoughts: “I want to discuss with Imperial Sister first, is that okay?”
Yu Chen said: “Okay.”
When Yun Xunlan returned to the ward, he immediately made a video call to Yun Xunguang and told her face to face all the secret past that Yu Chen had revealed.
Yun Xunguang was silent for a long time after listening, then said: “He can’t communicate with the king insects. King insects have no independent consciousness, so they can’t communicate with humans. Their minds are full of the brood mother.”
“We tried everything to save Papa back then… but it was useless,” Yun Xunguang said. “Manyuin Hurst’s alpha level is also unlike yours—it’s been declining. He broke through from S to 3S. If he was poisoned by insect venom, he couldn’t have broken through the level.”
Yun Xunlan asked her: “If he can’t communicate with king insects, what about the brood mother?”
Insectoids at the level of king insects and below may have no self-consciousness, but the brood mother must have it. She can control the entire huge swarm, and whether she can communicate with humans is unknown.
Yun Xunlan said: “When the super-variant Leviathans open jump travel to transport insectoid troops, they connect to the insectoid home planet. They also use this method to transport ‘honey cocoons’ poisoned by insect venom back to the insectoid home planet for the brood mother to enjoy. Manyuin Hurst has been serving on the border battlefield since joining the army. He may have become a ‘honey cocoon’ in a battle, sent to the insectoid home planet, and finally returned to the galaxy after reaching some agreement with the brood mother.”
The border battlefield is a human hell. Soldiers willing to stay and fight for humanity here basically have their own beliefs. After being poisoned by insect venom and knowing they won’t be rescued, what they often do is die together with the insectoids—no one wants to continue living, staying conscious to feel their internal organs gradually melting, then being sucked dry by the insectoids in extreme pain. They only choose to burn their lives one last time to light the way for others to the future.
But suppose one day, there happens to be someone who becomes a honey cocoon but doesn’t choose this path. He endures the pain, is sent to the insectoid home planet, but his mind doesn’t despair or collapse. Instead, he tries to communicate with the brood mother, betraying humanity to exchange for a chance to survive?
Manyuin Hurst had witnessed humanity’s darkest sides countless times in the Nebula Federation. Such a person is hundreds or thousands of times more likely to become an anti-human pervert than someone who always maintains a kind heart. Others might not do such things, but he very well might.
Yun Xunlan told Yun Xunguang his thoughts: “If Manyuin Hurst has contacted the brood mother, then the insect venom he carries might be different from mine, leading to different results.”
Yun Xunguang’s eyes turned cold: “That would be even more terrifying.”
For some people, bending their knees is much easier than straightening their backs.
The war between humans and insectoids has lasted so many years. Some who advocate compromise and surrender have proposed giving a fixed number of humans to the insectoids as food every year to try to reach a ceasefire agreement and gain ‘peace.’ If these surrender factions knew that being poisoned by insect venom doesn’t necessarily lead to death, but can instead increase their level, how depraved would these people be? Yun Xunguang didn’t dare to imagine.
“So Yu Chen’s current demand is: he wants to make public the evidence in his hands, letting everyone know that the 3S mecha is a collaborative work completed by his mother and her team members, that Manyuin Hurst and the Corona Empire conspired to steal this achievement, and that they are pressuring the Nebula Federation from our side to restart the investigation into the cause of the fall of the first border line for the third time, right?” The golden-eyed woman asked, staring steadily at the video showing only Yun Xunlan, her eyes showing no emotion, her expression unreadable.
“He didn’t say that.” Yun Xunlan said softly. “He just confessed his secret to me, and this secret is a big deal. I’m discussing it with you.”
“Oh, he didn’t? Then why did he deliberately approach you?” Yun Xunguang’s tone seemed calm, but there was suppressed anger in her words. “Don’t you have any opinion about this?”
“I do.” When Yun Xunguang mentioned this, Yun Xunlan was also apprehensive. “Fortunately, it was me he approached, not Father.”
Yun Xunguang: “…”
Yun Xunguang: “What else?”
Yun Xunlan was very angry now, just as Pei Xingting had imagined—when Yu Chen confessed to Yun Xunlan, he didn’t hide Dr. Pei’s presence, but when Yun Xunlan relayed it to Yun Xunguang, he deliberately omitted this point.
Obviously, he was very aware of his sister’s protection of him.
Because he and Yu Chen were lovers, Yun Xunguang couldn’t punish Yu Chen, but Dr. Pei was another matter.
But this near-pathological protective desire didn’t exist before.
The turning point happened three years ago, after his Papa died… Wait, was it after Papa died? Yun Xunlan was slightly stunned, then began to be confused. He found that his proud memory seemed to have a small problem—he couldn’t recall the specific turning point when Yun Xunguang’s attitude toward him changed.
But Yun Xunguang was still rambling, interrupting Yun Xunlan’s thoughts: “You figure out how many rules he broke.”
Yun Xunguang had previously wanted them to consider marriage, but now she had completely given up. Because she had thought Yu Chen really liked Yun Xunlan and was with him, but just now she found out what kind of bullshit that ‘like’ was. Yu Chen approached Yun Xunlan with ulterior motives. How could Yun Xunguang tolerate her most beloved brother being deceived like this?
Regarding matters related to Yun Xunlan, Yun Xunguang was always double-standard and didn’t think she was wrong. After all, compared to Yun Qihe, she was a moral model.
Yun Xunlan didn’t care at all and said: “It’s okay, I pardoned him.”
“You pardoned him? I haven’t settled accounts with you about Jian Wenxi yet.” Yun Xunguang warned him. “I’m going to restrict your power.”
Yun Xunlan still had a countermeasure: “Then I’ll ask Father to pardon us.”
One of Yun Qihe’s few merits was that he was somewhat decent to his two children. He couldn’t fake being a kind father, but he would send group greetings on holidays, never stingy with money or gifts, and would comply with his children’s requests as long as there were no conflicts with himself.
For example, if Yun Xunlan killed someone and wanted Yun Qihe to take the blame, Yun Qihe would agree without hesitation. But if you wanted Yun Qihe to beat Jian Chexiao less for the royal family’s image when he encountered him, Yun Qihe would beat both the child and Jian Chexiao together.
Yun Xunguang was exhausted from managing state affairs, her crazy father, and rebellious younger brother every day. She pressed her temples twice: “I have nothing more to say to you. Yu Chen is by your side, right? I’ll say a few words to him.”
Yun Xunlan didn’t deny it. He tapped his light brain and expanded the video range so that the man sitting on the other side of the sofa also appeared in the video. The alpha turned his face, his blue eyes like a blue sea, meeting Yun Xunguang’s gaze.
Yun Xunguang had just expressed her dissatisfaction with Yu Chen to Yun Xunlan, but when facing Yu Chen in person, she stood up from her chair, bowed her head, and gave a military salute: “I am very sorry for the fate of General Huo Su and Professor Ran Xuechen.”
—She was saluting not Yu Chen, but Huo Su and Ran Xuechen.
Yu Chen also stood up and returned the salute.
After looking up again, Yun Xunguang changed her tone: “But this is not your excuse to use my brother.”
Yu Chen was about to apologize again: “Crown Princess, I…”
“No need to apologize to me. Apologies only work with Yun Xunlan. They don’t solve anything with me. Let’s skip this matter first.” Yun Xunguang interrupted Yu Chen’s words, looked at Yun Xunlan, and dropped a bombshell: “Manyuin Hurst contacted me this morning, saying he wants to meet you.”
Yun Xunlan raised an eyebrow: “Meet me?”
“Yes, but I think meeting you is an excuse. After he said that, he clearly stated that when meeting you, you should bring the ‘blue-eyed’ guard beside you.”
Among all the guards around Yun Xunlan, only Yu Chen has blue eyes.
“So even if you don’t make this video call for me, I will make it for you. Because I don’t understand why Manyuin Hurst wants to meet the guard beside you. Now I understand—”
Yun Xunguang raised her chin and pointed at Yu Chen: “His identity information has already been exposed to Manyuin Hurst.”
This also means that before Yu Chen confessed his identity to Yun Xunlan, Manyuin Hurst already knew everything.
“Sensor biological information collection… I knew it.” Yu Chen immediately reacted after hearing this. “He definitely tampered with the 3S mecha.”
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