The Way of the Empress

Moodys was still meeting to discuss how to infiltrate Emperor Star and rescue Emperor Winston and the others. In the middle of the night, they received an urgent report from the forces in the Ancient Wood Legion about Emperor Star.

“His Royal Highness, His Majesty Winston, General Gu, and the third prince are missing.” Their internal source was able to inform Gu Che because of his position.

Moodys was surprised: “What’s going on?”

How could Emperor Winston and the others disappear under Queen Catherine’s guard?

“I don’t know what the situation is. Queen Catherine and the others suddenly led the army to sweep the entire Emperor Star in the middle of the night. I inquired through some friends of guards who were on duty in the palace – General Gu and the others are missing.” They did not know why such a change happened right before the memorial.

“The young master Gu Che and several guards guarding them are also missing.”

The people present looked at each other and their expressions changed.

Queen Catherine turning over the entire Emperor Star on the eve of the memorial service meant Winston, Leo, and Gu Kun must have really disappeared.

Just don’t know if they escaped somehow, or fell into the hands of others…

If they escaped, its okay. If they fell into the hands of others… Moodys hasn’t forgotten that Emperor Star has many dormant high-level Anti-Imperial forces.

“Where’s the legion commander? Where is our legion commander?” At this moment, the deputy legion commander of the Wild Lion Legion hurriedly asked. Compared with the safety of Emperor Winston or the third prince, he was more worried about Chu Lie.

The source replied immediately: “Lieutenant General Chu Lie is fine; he is still in prison. Queen Catherine is crazy now, and she can’t deal with Lieutenant General Chu for the time being.”

The deputy commander of the Wild Lion Legion finally released his breath. “This is good, this is good.”

“Your Royal Highness, what should we do now?” Gu Che looked at the current situation, frowning. He didn’t know what to do now.

Originally, they planned to rescue people first, and focus on Emperor Star. But now people are lost… They don’t even know where to go.

Moodys frowned, and immediately made a decision. “Pass the order along. All troops will gather immediately! We will capture the Emperor Star space station overnight and directly fight to Emperor Star.”

“Your Highness?” The deputy commander of the Wild Lion Legion was taken aback. Unexpectedly, Moodys made the decision to attack Emperor Star.

Moodys said: “Now that father, General Gu, and Leo is no longer in the hands of Queen Catherine, they have nothing in their hands to shoot the mouse.”

“Although I don’t know if father or General Gu fled on their own, or fell into the hands of others. But if the search continues, it will only be more dangerous for father and the others. Since they are no longer in the hands of Queen Catherine, it is better for us to take back Emperor Star first, and then make other plans.” He explained.

Now there are several legions following his lead, and none had objections to his order.

At about 3:00 in the morning, the Xue Family Army, the Dawn Legion, the Glory Legion, and the Wild Lion Legion gathered at the Otto Star and started a frantic attack directly on the space transition point of the Emperor Star, which had been completely closed.

The Lightning Legion, who was holding on to the fortress couldn’t hold on, and scolded them for wanting to rebel.

The Dawn Legion, Glory Legion, and Xue Family Army immediately erected the banner of the crown prince, claiming that they were the ones who wanted to rebel and prevent the crown prince from returning to Emperor Star.

The entire Emperor Star believed that Moodys was dead. Followers of the crown prince were amongst those who were now following Queen Catherine. With the Dawn and Glory Legions carrying Moodys’ banner, the populace of Emperor Star was stunned, and did not know what to do.

If the crown prince wasn’t died, their tossing would be a complete joke…

Everyone couldn’t help but hesitate.

“Moodys isn’t dead, how is this possible? He is my son Mother and son are connected, so how could I not know he is still alive? Conspiracy, this is the conspiracy of the Gu family and Gu Che. Gu Che is Leo’s brother-in-law. They want to use my son’s banner to enter Emperor Star, prevent Vincent  from ascending, and let that bastard Leo succeed… I… I will never let them succeed.” Receiving the news for the first time, Queen Catherine was stunned to learn Moodys was not dead, and after recovering, firmly denied this possibility.

With a very firm tone, she persuaded herself and those followers who gathered around her because of Moodys: “If Moodys is not dead, how could he not return for two full months after winning Lyra galaxy. There is no news, no video communication, not with me, his mother, not with any of his subordinates?”

“My son has already died, died in the Heart of the Rose. The Dawn and Glory Legions chose to block the news of his accident instead of returning because Gu Che is Gu Xia’s older brother. He wants to help Leo ascend the throne and cut off the possibility of Vincent’s succession! This is a conspiracy. I will never Let them succeed!” Queen Catherine’s voice was loud, and she finally believed her own words. “I will never let them use the name of one of my sons to harm my other son.”

She is already at this point, how could Moodys not die?

If Moodys hadn’t died, everything she’s done will be a complete joke.

So, Moodys must be dead.

He will always be a hero and legend engraved in the history books by Osphia after his death. She will be proud of this son, Queen Catherine prayed silently in her heart.

With her sworn assurance, the few legions on Emperor Star, who were still somewhat unsettled, suddenly became stable. They began to concentrate on defending the fortress and resisting the combined invasion.

In another corner of Emperor Star, hearing that several large legions came back Moodys’ banner, the male guide panicked. “What? Moodys is not dead, and fighting all the way to Emperor Star. And Winston and them are all missing.”

He is not as stupid as Queen Catherine to believe Moodys is dead, and that someone else came back to save Winston using his identity.

Instead, he immediately believed that his plan had gone awry, and that Moodys was not dead…

The disappearance of Winston and Moodys’ return to Emperor Star were all planned by them.

“Yes, my lord, what should we do now?” The vice president also frowned, never having considered Moodys was still alive.

The male guide is indeed a man who has been dormant for many years. His psychological quality is far stronger than that of Queen Catherine. He immediately calmed down and ordered: “Chu Lie… Immediately send someone to kill Chu Lie before Moodys and the others return.”

“Ah?” The vice president was confused. He never thought that the first thing he ordered after calming down was to kill Chu Lie.

But the male guide didn’t have the heart to explain it to him anymore. “I told you to go quickly. I want Chu Lie’s life by tonight. This way the account can be attributed to Catherine and the royal family.”

If Moodys comes back, this may be his last chance to kill Chu Lie.

He never wanted to see Xue Zhanting and that woman’s son still alive in the world.

“Yes, yes.” The vice president did not dare to ask any more questions, and quickly agreed.

The male guide thought of something, and then continued: “Also, try to find a way to notify everyone immediately to remove all traces of my time, and get a scapegoat to replace me. Don’t leave any clues. If Moodys is still alive and leads his army to Emperor Star, he is bound to do a major purge of our anti-imperial forces.”

“It seems that I have to go dormant again.” He also didn’t understand how his luck could turn like this. But they can only do this for the time being.

The vice president did not dare to disobey, and replied repeatedly: “Yes!”

As the fortress of Emperor Star, the capital of Osphia, the fortress were built with the best defenses. There are three lines of defense inside and outside, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Moodys was already familiar with the defense lines. Coupled with their rapid attacks, the first line of defense was broken with their combined forces in less than three hours.

At the same time, Chu Lie was detained in an Emperor Star prison.

“General, I’m here to escort you on your way. Please.” Someone dressed as a guard held a syringe-like thing and approached Chu Lie.

Even if they were all destined to die, it was not a loss if Chu Lie was buried with them.

Unexpectedly, Chu Lie was extremely uncooperative. He was obviously injected with a muscle dissolving needle in the prison and had his mental power blocked, but still had the strength to fight. He directly grabbed and twisted the guard’s wrist and sneered. “Once, you used such a contrived method to harm my father, and now you want to harm me in the same way. Do you think you can kill me?”

When the guard saw him fight back, he immediately summoned a robot and forcibly tied Chu Lie back to the cell wall with an interrogation restraint strap strong enough to bind several gorillas.

The guard looked at Chu Lie who was tightly bound and immediately grinned. “This is not up to you, General.”

“Ha~” Chu Lie sneered, and broke the restraint belt.

The guard was shocked. “Mental power, your mental power, actually recovered. When did this happen?”

Before he could finish his words, Chu Lie grabbed the syringe in his hand. Instantly, the deadly poison was injected into the guard’s aorta, and the guard lost his breath in an instant.

“General Chu, His Majesty Winston, and General Gu asked me to rescue you. Let’s go. Wait a while, someone will come from outside.” At this moment, another person who had come a long time ago and hid the back of the cell spoke. But because the guard arrived, he hadn’t even said a word to Chu Lie, and only relieved the blocked mental power.

Chu Lie’s face was expressionless, but his tone was eager: “Where’s my brother?”

“General, don’t worry. The little Duke Allen is fine and has been taken to a safe area by us. Now that Emperor Star is in chaos, we can’t delay. Let’s go.” The man urged and handed a miniature mecha to Chu Lie.

Frowning, Chu Lie took the mecha, and left the prison with him in the chaos.

The legions of Osphia stationed in the Emperor Star and the inner galaxy were all selected from the children of nobles. They were called the elite among the elites, but in fact, compared to the Dawn Legion, the Xue Family Army, and the Wild Lion Army, they were all embroidered pillows, wine bags, and rice bags. They never led a soldier or fought in a war, just casually strutting around and relying on their background to rise through the military ranks.

At seven o’clock in the morning, leading several large armies, Moodys easily broke through the second line of defense.

At this time, seeing that the Dawn Legion and the Glory Legion were about to reach their doorstep, Queen Catherine and Vincent couldn’t care less about losing another person in prison.

Seeing the already bright sky and listening to the alarms of their defenses being broken through, the second prince Vincent, who had never experienced huge waves, almost trembled with fright. “Mother, the Dawn Legion has already reached the door of our house. Are we still holding the memorial, and ascension ceremony? Father is also gone…”

“I think it’s better if we don’t. With how forceful they are are, maybe brother really isn’t dead.” He was very afraid of the current situation. Of everything.

Queen Catherine clenched her hands tightly, but her attitude remained tough. “Of course. What are you afraid of? The memorial service will be when you take the throne.”

“At that time, all the media of Emperor Star will be there. The entire people of Osphia will be watching the live broadcast. Succeeding the throne, you will be the rightful emperor of Osphia. I want to see which scoundrel dares to usurp the throne in the name of your imperial brother!” With the time drawing near, she has no way out now.

She couldn’t make herself the laughingstock of the whole empire, and can only bet-

Bet that her eldest son was really dead. So dead that it was impossible to come back.

 

I’ll say it again, Catherine’s IQ is negative, and her EQ is double that (even more negative).

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