freeallnovels Chapter 4122 Nan Aotian's Fighting Style!
Chapter 4122 Nan Aotian's Fighting Style!
Chapter 4122 Nan Aotian's Fighting Style!
The Lord of Babylon ultimately failed to meet Emperor Prussia.
He knew the emperor's health condition perfectly well... Therefore, his purpose in entering the palace this time was simply to see Empress Fenghua.
The Empress is currently the one who truly holds power, and even if a new emperor ascends the throne in the future, she will still be the one in power.
The Empress is naturally a stunning beauty and... a venomous woman. This is the most direct impression of Lord [Babilon]. In fact, there is both cooperation and confrontation between the two sides.
Over the years, our relationship has become one where I know your depths and you know the lengths.
When Lord Babilon saw Empress Fenghua appear with a dark expression, he knew that today's matter was somewhat uncertain.
"Babilon, do you know that the one who almost died today was my daughter? How dare you come to see me?"
In the emperor's study, Empress Fenghua, who was sitting there at the moment, revealed an undisguised coldness in her eyes.
[Babilon] said calmly, "What benefit would the Queen think I would have to harm [Anle]? What good would that do for me? And what good would it do for my family to offend both [Void Bank] and [Atlantis] Empire in that way?"
[Feng Hua] The Empress snorted coldly, "Speak, how do you intend to handle this? [Void Bank] Putting that aside, the Fourth Princess's declaration of war has already been slapped in my face!"
[Babilon] Your Excellency knows that this matter cannot be resolved without bloodshed; the key lies in the Empire's attitude towards it.
He thought for a moment and said, "I will try my best to gain the understanding of Francis and the Fourth Princess and minimize the impact. But it would be best if the Empire intervened directly. Of course, I will take full responsibility for everything."
"The Empire will not help you this time." Empress Feng Hua said coldly, "You have really angered Li Guo this time, but the most important thing is the crime of plotting against the royal family. The Royal Family Association has already proposed to try you for treason."
“A bunch of clowns.” Lord [Babilon] shook his head. “I will naturally deal with Princess [Anle]’s situation as well. However, if the Fourth Princess’s army really enters my territory, I will not sit idly by. I hope the Empress will consider the overall situation of the Empire.”
[Elegance] The Queen looked at him with a half-smile, "Babillon, you come here, try to get my help with a few words?"
[Babilone] Remains silent.
The Empress sneered, "Have you lost your tongue?"
[Babilon] said calmly, "Years ago, when the Sun and Moon Empress was in power, she bestowed upon me a seed that would evolve from the first-generation warship [Tsunami]. After years of nurturing, it has acquired sufficient power. I think it's time to return it to the Royal Court."
The Empress gazed at the scene with a deep, melancholy look.
She knew that Papillon would definitely go all out this time, but she never thought that the other party would actually be willing to hand over that thing. "Papillon, you are really willing to give it up."
"Your Majesty, I have always been loyal to the Empire," Lord [Babilon] said sincerely. "All these years, cultivating the [Red Lotus] has only been to enhance the Empire's foundation."
Empress Feng Hua thought for a moment, "I will handle the Atlantis Empire. As for the others, you can deal with them yourself. Lucia and Atesliya are both watching, you should be well aware of that."
[Babilon] nodded.
While Atlantis could intervene under the pretext of national affairs, Francis was targeting Babylon's own assets, so the royal court couldn't say anything.
"Your subject takes his leave."
He has achieved the result he wanted.
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In the Emperor's study, Empress Fenghua had no desire for fun. Her irritability today stemmed not only from Li Guo's attack.
The attack on Li Guo would certainly anger her, but the fact that Li Guo was ultimately safe would lessen that anger. The key is what she can gain from this incident.
She was very satisfied with Papillon's attitude at this moment.
However, there was another matter that displeased Empress Fenghua—Emperor Prus's attitude toward Raphael at today's royal family gathering.
Emperor Prussia, who was unusually lucid for once, showed extraordinary concern for a bastard child, and even announced that a marriage partner for Princess Raphael would be chosen on a chosen day, and that she would be given control of the royal treasury.
“Even in those rare moments of lucidity, I always remembered Utina…” A flash of disgust crossed the Queen’s eyes, and she unconsciously bit her fingertip. “Damn it…”
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When not in a romantic relationship, Princess Anle is terrifying.
Leonardo had been secretly sent to the base of the [Splendid] forces—Li Guo arrived here after hastily leaving the Royal Academy.
“Your Highness, these are all the memories we extracted from Leonardo’s brain.” Valia handed a memory chip to Li Guo. “Based on what we’ve seen so far, this operation was indeed Leonardo’s personal operation. However, in a recent conversation between Leonardo and Lord Babilon, they did show their intention to target Lord Li Wei.”
Li Guo snorted coldly. She knew that without [Babilon]'s endorsement, Leonardo wouldn't have had the courage to even consider such an idea.
Li Guo glanced at the memory chip with disgust; she didn't even want to touch anything related to Leonardo. "Continue!"
Valia continued, "Their initial plan was a smear campaign, intending to use the 'Galactic Fairy' Sheryl to create a scandal. Miss Mercedes was probably in charge of that..."
She glanced at Li Guo, whose expression was uncertain, and said carefully, "Leonardo knows very little about the stigma plan. He was excluded, and his return to the Royal Academy this time is to try to make a good impression at the tribute and regain your attention."
"Just tell me what happened today," Li Guo said impatiently.
Valia nodded. "We couldn't find any information in Leonardo's memory about how the crystal rod appeared; it was as if it appeared out of thin air. We also couldn't extract any useful information about its abilities. However, besides Francis and the Fourth Princess, Leonardo has successfully controlled several others, including even Miss La Shala."
"La Chara?"
Li Guo was taken aback, then suddenly realized... No wonder Lashala had suddenly called him away at the party.
The controls on her should have been lifted, just like Francis's, right? Are they planning to keep it a secret and pretend they know nothing?
As for the other people who were detained, Li Guo glanced at the list and didn't pay them any attention.
"Your Highness, what about Miss Lashala? Do you need anything else?"
"No need," Li Guo shook his head.
Valia nodded. "So, what should Leonardo do?"
Li Guo said expressionlessly, "Haven't all the memories been extracted? What use is the person now? If we still can't find the person, we should be afraid of Babylon!"
“I’ll take care of it right away.” Valya nodded.
Li Guo suddenly said, "I was too lenient last time. I don't want a second Leonardo to appear."
Valia nodded again. This time, she would personally take action to clean up all the disbanded male servants... in secret.
“Over there…” Li Guo’s voice suddenly softened.
This time, Valya was smarter and quickly said, "Your Highness, rest assured, Lord Levi has returned safely to the hotel, and our people will be on guard nearby."
Li Guo nodded. "Let's go back to the manor."
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On the other side, Raphael, who had also experienced a major moment in his life and was almost completely exhausted, was lying paralyzed in his mother's old house.
This officially marked her return to the royal family, making her the rightful princess of the empire. Raphael still couldn't fully process everything that had happened today.
In fact, according to her own thinking, even if she didn't return to the royal family, inheriting the legacy left by her parents would be enough... ownership of three star systems, enough to live off for a lifetime.
Unfortunately, September didn't think so, and Godmother Nan wanted her to be promoted to become the queen of the "science side".
"I don't want to get married!"
Raphael took a deep breath.
[September] Mama and Godmother Nan ignored Raphael's nonsense; the two were discussing matters concerning the royal treasury.
Xie Nan: "This emperor is something else, sending wealth and power as gifts?"
[September]: "Initially, it was Princess [Otina] who managed the Imperial Treasury. However, after Her Highness passed away, the Imperial Treasury was temporarily handed over to Empress [Fenghua]."
"I don't want to get married!!"
Xie Nan: "Would she be willing to hand it over?"
[September]: "This is not a matter of whether she is willing or not. This authority was originally granted to Her Highness [Utina] by Empress [Sun and Moon]. Those who guard the inner treasury will not truly acknowledge Empress [Feng Hua]."
Xie Nan yawned: "After all these years, the Empress must have embezzled. Maybe it's just an empty shell now."
[September]: "No matter what, it's a good thing that we successfully retrieved the inner treasury."
"Hey, I don't want to get married!"
Xie Nan pondered for a moment and said, "Mommy September, what's going on with this Emperor [Pruss]? At the clan gathering, I saw the Empress's face turn black... Could this emperor be a hidden sister-complex, or is this the final awakening of an incompetent emperor?"
[September]: "Miss Nan, have you figured out the true nature of Emperor [Prus]?"
Ah Nan thought for a moment and said, "It's very abnormal, but I can't say for sure until I get my hands on it. Perhaps we can ask the Princess; she would definitely know."
Raphael couldn't hold back any longer and plopped down between Xie Nan and [September], shouting, "I don't want to get married!!!"
"Sweetie, I'll pick you a good one." Xie Nan patted Raphael's head, then moved to another spot with [September] and continued chattering.
"I'm angry!!"
Raphael stormed out, thinking that if September and Godmother Nan chased after her, she would forgive them!
However, she had obviously anticipated this. She was sitting on the sofa in the living room, had eaten three bags of potato chips, and no one had come... but then the maid came.
She was a maid sent from Mingxiu Palace, a girl with glasses, who had very thin royal blood. She was a descendant of a royal branch who had married out of the palace, and her name was Di Lu.
"Your Highness, the Eldest Princess has arrived!"
Upon hearing this, Raphael was stunned for a moment, feeling caught off guard. She hurriedly glanced at the second floor of the villa.
However, the fully armed Star Creation team was activated almost instantly.
Raphael immediately surrendered his innocence.
Dilu, the girl with glasses, didn't dare to look any longer, even though she was surprised by the sudden change in Prince Raphael's demeanor—how amazing, no wonder he is the legendary pearl of the empire, the child of that [Otina]!
Princess Lucia, who appeared today, wore a simple, fitted long dress, and faintly smelled of a post-bath fragrance.
Having already settled into his "persona," Raphael waved for Dilu to leave after she served him tea, leaving him alone with Princess Lucia.
The eldest princess asked gently, "Are you tired today?"
Raphael calmly shook his head. "About the royal treasury?"
The eldest princess said calmly, "You don't need to worry about that. This authority originally belonged to your mother. It's just being returned to you now. As long as I'm here, no one can take it away."
Raphael said calmly, "I heard that it has always been Empress Fenghua who has been managing it on her behalf."
Lucia said seriously, "You don't need to question me. It was because you weren't here before."
Raphael looked thoughtful. "...So, it's because of you?"
Lucia shook her head. "In fact, I was quite surprised... The Emperor probably had a truly lucid moment today."
Raphael asked in confusion, "Your Majesty, what exactly is going on? I feel like something's wrong with him, and you all seem to be tacitly agreeing with it."
“His body is indeed having problems, and many methods have been tried but none have been able to reverse it.” Lucia sighed. “As for his memories… I suspect they have been rewritten.”
Raphael's expression changed slightly. "Is it the Empress?"
“It can only be her.” Lucia was slightly bewildered. “But we don’t know exactly how far she will go yet… Empress Fenghua is not simple. Behind her are not just Minister Stanford.”
Raphael sneered, "Today the Emperor is handing over the Imperial Treasury to me, so the Empress must already be planning to get rid of me."
“She wouldn’t dare now.” Lucia shook her head. “Right now, the person who cares most about your safety is actually her. The Emperor was actually protecting you today in his own way.”
Raphael was silent for a moment before saying calmly, "You didn't come to see me tonight just to talk about this, did you?"
Lucia glanced calmly at Raphael and said, "Let that [Star Witch] come out."
Raphael felt a sudden panic... Had he been found out—that he was being held in trust?
Just then, Raphael felt a slight weight on her shoulders as a pair of hands gently rested on them from behind.
"Nice to meet you, Your Highness." Miss Nan's unique, slightly androgynous voice rang in Raphael's ears. "I've certainly heard a lot about you."
Princess Lucia remained silent, but the royal crest activated instantly, unleashing a terrifying spiritual force that vanished without a trace, like a mud ox sinking into the sea.
Miss Nan chuckled, casually sat down, put her arm around Raphael's shoulder, crossed her long legs, and said with a smile, "I wonder if the Princess is here tonight to chat, or to discuss life...?"
"Let's talk about cooperation." The princess waved her hand. "Raphael, you can go out now."
Raphael didn't move; she couldn't move at all.
Xie Nan gently patted Raphael on the shoulder, and the poor boy silently left the living room.
Lucia sneered, "What a clever trick. No wonder you're the witch who gives the three great empires a headache. You almost fooled me."
Raphael appeared before the princess again and again, and Xie Nan was not surprised at all that his disguise was seen through.
She slightly raised her chin, considering her own identity... oh, her main identity was given to her by her main account, so she felt comfortable using it. "So, what is Your Highness's direction for cooperation?"
What do you want?
“Half…” Xie Nan narrowed his eyes, “[Abriel], what do you think?”
Lucia said calmly, "Do you know that with just one order, at least three second-generation bio-type warships will surround this place, and there are also large armies surrounding it in the star system outside [Marindo]?"
Xie Nan rested his chin on his hand and chuckled, "It's not like I'm from the first generation, I don't mind. At worst, I'll just have to run away again. Anyway, you haven't caught me in all this time."
Lucia breathed a sigh of relief. "Then show your sincerity."
“Princess, your vision is too narrow.” Xie Nan rested her hands on the back of the sofa. “The half of the [Abriel] Empire I’m referring to isn’t the current empire, but… the one after it unified the three great empires of the [Science Side].
At this moment, Princess Lucia's expression visibly changed!