Healing S-Class Beasts Made Me the Empire's Treasure

Chapter 222: Chapter 201: Agreeing to the Competition

"What are you doing here?!"

"Why have you appeared on White Sand Star?"

The moment she recognized Fu Chenhan, a chilling tension shot straight up her spine.

Given the rumors of White Sand Star wanting to defect to the Federation, seeing Fu Chenhan here now made her mind race.

’Could White Sand Star already be Federation territory?’

’Did I just walk right into a trap? Is Fu Chenhan here to capture me?’

No matter what, she would never be taken without a fight.

Yu Lan’s hand had already secretly moved to the weapon she carried.

Seeing this, Fu Chenhan raised an eyebrow. The man’s thin lips curved into a slight smile, his tone cooler than the night itself:

"Why I’m here... shouldn’t Princess Yu Lan know perfectly well?"

"Care to take a guess?"

’Guess my ass. Only an idiot would play his game.’

Yu Lan watched Fu Chenhan quietly, waiting for his next move.

She resolved to meet any change with steadfastness.

Fu Chenhan must have a reason for being here.

’He can’t have come all this way just to see me and then leave without doing anything.’

Sure enough, the next moment, Fu Chenhan’s voice rang out, tinged with what sounded like regret.

"Princess Yu Lan, you shouldn’t have come here."

"This place is filled with people who have lost all hope in the Empire."

"You only have one month. If you fail to win over White Sand Star within that month, then that place..."

Fu Chenhan raised his hand, pointing toward the Empire’s flag flying in the very center of the Star Governor Mansion.

His thin lips parted slowly, a hint of mockery in his voice:

"...will fly the Federation’s flag."

"Would you like to compete with me?"

"Let’s see if White Sand Star chooses the Empire or the Federation in the end."

Fu Chenhan proposed.

His voice carried a tremor of excitement that even he didn’t seem to notice.

His deep blue eyes were fixed on Yu Lan, awaiting her response.

Yu Lan’s heart sank. She had anticipated that her work on White Sand Star wouldn’t be easy.

But she had never imagined it would be this difficult.

Since Fu Chenhan dared to say such things, even appearing so brazenly on White Sand Star, he must feel he had the situation completely under control.

’This so-called competition he’s proposing... do I even stand a chance of winning?’

’But isn’t a glimmer of hope still hope?’

Yu Lan bit her lip. Her beautiful amber eyes stared straight into Fu Chenhan’s, her small face filled with utter determination.

"A competition?"

"I’d be delighted."

"I suppose Commander Fu isn’t aware, but when I compete, I always win."

"Is that so?"

Fu Chenhan looked up, his ice-blue gaze landing on Yu Lan.

"I admire your confidence now, Princess Yu Lan. I hope you’re still just as confident a month from now."

The words had barely left his mouth when the sound of someone rushing over came from nearby. It was clearly Yu Wenzhou, who had sensed something was wrong.

The man’s worried voice cut through the air.

"Lanlan, are you all right? I sensed an unfamiliar presence intruding on the Star Governor Mansion."

The very next second, Yu Wenzhou’s figure was already right before them.

’Can an ordinary Beastman move that fast?’

In an instant, Fu Chenhan realized Yu Wenzhou was definitely not the C-level individual his guards had detected.

He looked up at Yu Lan with a playful, intrigued expression:

"3S-level?"

’Another 3S-level Beast Husband.’

’Was it a coincidence that the Beast Husband she found was 3S-level, or is 3S-level her standard for choosing them?’

A ripple went through Fu Chenhan’s heart.

Just then, he saw Yu Lan raise an eyebrow at him.

"Aren’t you leaving, Commander Fu?"

’If he doesn’t leave now, this man who dared to sneak into the Star Governor Mansion at night is going to get a beating.’

Over the past few days on the Starship, Yu Wenzhou’s spiritual power level had nearly stabilized. It would be a waste not to practice on this punching bag who’d served himself up on a platter.

Sure enough, as if cued by Yu Lan’s words, Yu Wenzhou’s clenched fist was already closing in.

Fu Chenhan dodged with a quick sidestep, his darkened gaze sweeping over Yu Lan’s face, which had broken into a beaming smile at Yu Wenzhou’s arrival.

"Until next time, Princess Yu Lan."

"I hope you don’t run away halfway through."

With that, the handsome man who had appeared from the shadows performed a nimble side flip and vaulted out of the Star Governor Mansion.

He was so fast that Yu Wenzhou couldn’t even get a clear look at his face.

His male competitive instinct made him subconsciously want to give chase, but his concern for Yu Lan forcefully suppressed the urge.

Protecting his Female Master was the most important thing.

Yu Wenzhou rushed to Yu Lan’s side, his expression anxious and worried.

"Lanlan, are you okay?"

"Who was that just now? Did he do anything to you?"

"I’m fine."

Yu Lan shook her head and quickly told Yu Wenzhou what had just happened.

"How could this be?"

Yu Wenzhou’s brow furrowed.

No one had expected that White Sand Star’s desire to leave the Empire had actually reached this stage.

They had thought there would be time to change their minds.

But Fu Chenhan’s nighttime infiltration of the Star Governor Mansion put Yu Wenzhou on high alert.

The moment Yu Lan finished speaking, he immediately took out his Communication Device.

"This is bad. We can’t stay on White Sand Star any longer."

"I’m contacting the Starship right now to take us back to Central Star."

"Huo Zhanting and the others need to know about this."

"No."

The instant Yu Wenzhou finished speaking and raised the Communication Device, Yu Lan pushed his hand down.

"We can’t go back."

"If we go back now, what about the Queen selection?"

"Lanlan!"

Yu Wenzhou looked at Yu Lan with complete disapproval, not expecting her to be so stubborn as to disregard her own safety.

"Right now, Fu Chenhan is in the shadows while we’re out in the open. And with White Sand Star..."

"And what?"

Yu Lan retorted, looking at Yu Wenzhou.

"Since Fu Chenhan set a one-month deadline, that means he hasn’t completely won over White Sand Star yet either."

"My arrival must have made many people on White Sand Star waver."

"No one wants to commit treason."

Secretly, many people were looking forward to Yu Lan’s arrival, hoping she could bring a new change to White Sand Star.

Fu Chenhan’s so-called one-month deadline for her was nothing but a blatant, open scheme.

In reality, he couldn’t guarantee that White Sand Star would wholeheartedly defect to the Federation either.

So what was there to fear about staying?

"Officially, I’m the one in charge of White Sand Star right now."

"I can contact trade guilds, change laws, create tax incentives, and hold celebratory banquets. What can Fu Chenhan do? Nothing."

More importantly, the high and mighty head of the Federation had his pride.

He would disdain using underhanded tricks against a female.

Given that, what did she have to be afraid of?

"Let’s act as if this never happened. Don’t tell Huo Zhanting and the others."

"Either way, everything will be decided in a month."

"By the way, has there been any response to the invitation I wrote for Marquis Yisha?"

「Meanwhile, on Rose Star.」

On Marquis Yisha’s desk lay two identical invitation letters.

One was from Yu Lan, and the other was from Louisa.

So, how would Marquis Yisha choose?