Free Web NovelChapter 221: Chapter 200: Seeing Fu Chenhan Again
Under everyone’s watchful eyes, the Starship slowly ascended, heading towards White Sand Star.
"I’m so jealous!"
"Yu Wenzhou gets to stay by Lanlan’s side all the time."
Even though he had long known this to be true, Sheng Yiqing couldn’t help but sigh.
"Usually, when a Female Master goes out on business, the main husband holds down the fort at home while the other Beast Husbands accompany her. Why is it the complete opposite for us?"
Generally speaking, main husbands are elegant noblemen—generous, courteous, and tolerant. It’s difficult for them to win against possessive and scheming subordinate husbands.
But how come things are different when it comes to Yu Wenzhou?
Shen Zueran withdrew his gaze, his voice turning cold.
"Don’t overthink it. Just focus on carrying out the tasks Lanlan gave us."
"And be ready at all times."
Shen Zueran’s words carried a hidden meaning.
They were all intelligent men; he didn’t need to spell it out for them to understand.
’Ready?’
’Ready to stage a rebellion at a moment’s notice and put Yu Lan on the throne, of course.’
’Lanlan is too kind and unwilling to do bad things or even think about them. But they were different.’
The men exchanged a look, nodded, and went their separate ways to gather their strength.
*
「Three days later」
Meanwhile, the Starship sped along its route, finally arriving at White Sand Star, a border planet between the Empire and the Federation.
Gazing down at White Sand Star from space, one was immediately struck by a sense of desolation and decay.
This was not a rare sight.
The farther a planet was from the Central Star, the poorer it was.
The exorbitant annual taxes made the Central Star increasingly prosperous, as it continuously leeched the lifeblood from these other planets.
The more Yu Lan looked, the more her heart chilled. Her small hands, resting on the table, clenched into tight fists, and her mood soured with gloom.
Yu Wenzhou reached out and patted Yu Lan’s back soothingly. "It’s all right, Lanlan."
"I believe White Sand Star will get better and better in the future."
"Just like Garbage Star did in Gu Xingchang’s hands."
Yu Wenzhou had such faith in Yu Lan, his ruby-like eyes filled with hope for the future.
Thinking of the many changes on Garbage Star after Gu Deming took over, Yu Lan took a deep breath.
"You’re right. As long as you’re willing to do something, it’s never too late to start."
As the Starship drew closer to White Sand Star, several ideas for developing and transforming the planet flashed through Yu Lan’s mind.
’Li Yucheng has already agreed to open a direct commercial route to White Sand Star and will also call on major suppliers to build factories here.’
’I’ll also contact Marquis Yisha, who is closest to White Sand Star, and see if there are any opportunities for our two planets to cooperate.’
’After that, maybe I can build infrastructure, open schools, and so on.’
Right now, White Sand Star was a mess—dirty, disorganized, and in disarray. Poverty and hunger loomed over everyone. But Yu Lan had the confidence and determination to change it all.
However, the thing that worried her most was the Federation, which was currently closest to White Sand Star.
She still remembered that White Sand Star had considered defecting to the Federation. She had no idea how far that idea had progressed.
「Meanwhile, on White Sand Star」
A man in a black uniform, handsome and radiating a powerful aura, lifted his eyes. A pair of ice-blue eyes, churning with a violent storm, were revealed to all.
After hearing the guard’s latest report, the man let out a low chuckle.
"So, you’re saying the Empire is holding a selection for the new Queen, and White Sand Star has become Yu Lan’s designated territory to govern."
"Interesting."
As the man finished speaking, a guard who had just rushed in to report continued.
"Not only that, but Yu Lan’s Starship has already landed at the White Sand Star Port."
"To maintain fairness, Belina didn’t allow any of Yu Lan’s Beast Husbands to accompany her. The only one who came along is a young man named Yu Wenzhou."
"He’s a male, his beast form is a rabbit, and he’s Level C."
"Utterly defenseless, you could say."
"Commander, what do you think? Should we take this opportunity to kidnap Yu Lan?"
If the Empire held a popular vote for the new Queen, there would be no need for concern; the position would undoubtedly go to Yu Lan.
In the eyes of the Federation People, this whole planetary governance selection that Belina went to great lengths to create was just a ploy to avoid passing the throne to Yu Lan.
But Yu Lan’s Beast Husbands were all some of the most powerful and influential figures in the Empire.
If they were to make a move and take Yu Lan at this critical moment, wouldn’t they be able to muddy the waters in the Empire even further?
When the snipe and the clam grapple, the fisherman benefits.
The Federation could also take advantage of the struggle for the throne to reap more benefits.
Just as the guard was smugly thinking he was brilliant for coming up with such an ingenious idea, he failed to notice that the expression of Fu Chenhan, seated in the main chair, had suddenly turned ice-cold.
「A long moment later」
A cold, harsh voice rang out:
"Is the Federation the kind of power that doesn’t dare to confront our enemies head-on, resorting only to dirty tricks behind their backs?"
This was a serious accusation. The few men standing beside Fu Chenhan spoke up at once.
"Commander!"
But they saw that Fu Chenhan had already made his decision. He raised a hand slightly to silence them.
"Do not mention this matter again."
"Since we are on the Empire’s territory, I shall pay a visit to Princess Yu Lan this evening."
’What?’
As Fu Chenhan’s words fell, the eyes of everyone who had accompanied him to White Sand Star widened slightly.
’Wait a minute—’
’Commander!’
’Do you even remember why we’re here?’
’First, to investigate traces of the hidden forces on the Dark Planet. Second, to take advantage of the opportunity to bring White Sand Star into the Federation’s sphere of influence.’
Fu Chenhan going to see Yu Lan at night was no different from brazenly announcing that their intentions here were not pure.
Would Yu Lan let them successfully win over White Sand Star? They’d be lucky if she didn’t immediately send people to drive them off the planet.
His few trusted subordinates secretly exchanged glances, all arriving at the same conclusion.
’Something is off with Fu Chenhan right now.’
’No, it’s not just now.’
’He’s been acting strange ever since he was rescued at the Imperial Federation tournament for the resource division of Green Emerald Star.’
’You could say he’s just found an outlet for it now.’
Unsure what thought had crossed their mind, one of them had a sudden look of shock.
’Our Chief Commander... he couldn’t have fallen in love with Princess Yu Lan, could he?!’
’No, no, no, that’s impossible. Absolutely impossible.’
The speculation was so outrageous that they dismissed it out of hand.
How could their Commander—a man who was notoriously cold and heartless, whose mind was consumed with conquering the Empire and achieving unification, and who was known to be averse to females—possibly fall for a female?
’Impossible.’
’Absolutely impossible.’
But they were unaware that sometimes, the more impossible something seems, the more likely it is to be true.
*
「Evening」
After a long journey, by the time Yu Lan and Yu Wenzhou had arrived at the White Sand Star Governor Mansion and settled in, it was already very late.
Yu Lan lay in bed, but she tossed and turned, unable to sleep.
Having just arrived on White Sand Star, she didn’t know what she would face. Her heart was a mix of trepidation and excitement.
After lying there for a while, Yu Lan sighed, resignedly got up, and opened the window to get some fresh air. The moment the window swung open, she fell into a pair of ice-blue eyes.
"Fu—Fu Chenhan!"
