C12 — Interstellar First Prison

He Xiangchen was keenly aware that there were already quite a few people gathering towards this place. They all had waveguide gu-ns in their hands, making it clear that they were in league with this man.

 

“There are so many of us, yet there are only two of you. If you’re sensible, get lost; don’t blame me for not giving you a chance when the time comes.”

 

The man pulled the trigger, and the strong current from the waveguide gu-n landed beside them, blasting out a scorched black mark.

 

He Xiangchen was stunned.

 

“Thank you,” He Xiangchen said slowly. “Just based on what you said, I can spare your life.”

 

The man and his companions laughed uncontrollably as if they had heard some absurd joke.

 

In the next instant, the smile on the man’s face suddenly froze, as if he was broken.

 

Angnis withdrew his hand, and the man fell helplessly to the ground without a sound, like a puppet with broken strings.

 

“Whoever laughs one more time, his ending will be yours!” Angnis was full of hostility; he could tolerate anything, but when his general was involved, his tolerance level would instantly drop below the freezing point.

 

He couldn’t afford to let his general suffer any indignities.

 

He Xiangchen stood behind Angnis, and the corners of his mouth couldn’t stop rising. He wasn’t afraid of being laughed at and had already experienced a thousand accusations, so this level of sarcasm could only be regarded as light porridge for him.

 

But once in a while, it was nice to be held in the palm of one’s hand.

 

He walked over to Angnis, “You know, this is the first time someone’s fought for me.”

 

The star pirate leader blinked and suddenly smiled, “What a coincidence; this is my first time fighting for someone else as well.”

 

There was no doubt about the result; the two of them casually had the strength to fight one against a hundred, coupled with the tacit coordination with each other. In the end, in the entire square, the only ones who remained were the two of them.

 

The deacon held the crown and was in a dilemma; there was only one crown. Who would be the right person to give it to?

 

At this time, Angnis picked up the crown, whirled around, and put it on He Xiangchen’s head. “The crown is for you to wear, my king.”

 

“Thank you.”

 

He Xiangchen softly said those two words, and then, as he tugged over the collar of Angnis’s shirt, he leaned down and kissed him.

 

This was undoubtedly a never-before-experienced experience for the general. He was used to being introverted and low-key, and kissing someone in front of so many people was completely out of character for him.

 

But he did it anyway.

 

At the moment of his coronation as king, the most important thing he wanted to do wasn’t to show off his supreme crown or accept the pilgrimage of the people; in fact, he wasn’t interested in becoming the first warrior of the Desolate Star.

 

He only wanted to kiss Angnis, and he did.

 

Angnis had never seen He Xiangchen take the initiative like this before, and after his initial daze, he quickly turned the tables on him. The kiss wasn’t long, but the intensity of feeling contained within was undeniable.

 

“I’m glad,” Angnis gazed greedily at the general, “that this is the first time you’ve taken the initiative to kiss me, and in public.”

 

The general seemed to realize now that something was amiss, and his ears flushed red. He was about to push Angnis away when the other man hugged him tighter, as if he were trying to rub him into his body.

 

“Lord General, will you marry me?”

 

He Xiang Chen heard Angnis murmur in his ear, his voice low and sexy, enough to seduce people into committing crimes.

 

“I ……”

 

“There’s no rush to answer; we have plenty of time.” Angnis was secretly annoyed at the lack of preparation, the wrong location, and the lack of props for the proposal. This had to be the worst proposal ever, bar none!

 

He uneasily rubbed the sweat off his palms with the seams of his trousers, but his hot, wet palms inadvertently fell into He Xiangchen’s hands.

 

The corner of He Xiangchen’s mouth slightly hooked up; gently running his slightly calloused fingertips along the lines of his palms, he wiped off the thin sweat for him, “So nervous? Afraid I won’t agree?”

 

“Hmm.”

 

“You know, I’m not a hasty person; I’m used to making a plan first for anything…” He Xiangchen pursed his lips and raised his eyes to look at him. They stood on the high platform of the Grand Plaza, underneath which was the attention of millions of people, but they only had each other in their eyes.

 

He Xiangchen suddenly revealed a smile that was brilliant to the extreme: “Only you are the variable outside of all my plans.”

 

Angnis didn’t quite understand what He Xiangchen meant, but that didn’t stop him from comprehending He Xiangchen’s emotions. He pointed at himself, “I’m not an accident.”

 

“Then what are you?”

 

“It’s love.”

 

As soon as the words left his mouth, a roar suddenly rang out from Plaza, and countless fireworks rushed up into the sky, blossoming with eye-catching brilliance, dyeing their figures in color.

 

He Xiangchen was attracted by the fireworks and raised his head to look at the sky. “What beautiful fireworks.”

 

Angnis, however, stared straight at He Xiangchen and answered, “It is beautiful.”

 

He had traveled in the universe and had seen magnificent and dreamy nebulae, as well as incomparably gorgeous meteors. But none of them can compare to you, my general; you are the most beautiful scenery in the vast universe. There is no one else.

 

……

 

He Xiangchen didn’t expect that the day he waited for came so quickly. This was the first time he wished that the completion of the mission would be slower and slower.

 

However, 009’s monitoring couldn’t be wrong, and the outskirts of the Desolate Star had indeed been intruded upon by many uninvited guests.

 

“Don’t worry, I reserved a way back before we came. We’ll be safe as long as we hold out until we reach the Prada starfield, where I’ve set up a leap node.”

 

Angnis piloted the starship as it sped towards the Prada sector. The radar covered the outskirts of the barren star, and despite the Rockside’s excellent stealth, it was caught on the trail as it pulled out of the space station.

 

“It’s the Qi Xing ship.” He Xiangchen watched the situation behind the Rockside on the console, and he instantly recognized the Qi Xing.

 

He had once piloted it around in battle, and those who were qualified to enter the Qi Xing and fight alongside him were all warriors that he had screened through layers and they had both character and ability.

 

“Are they here to capture you, or are they here to find you?” Angnis asked.

 

“I don’t know…” He Xiangchen had no way to give an accurate judgment, so Angnis stopped asking and just sped up the Rockside’s sailing speed.

 

The two starships, which were evenly matched in terms of performance, engaged in a fierce competition in the universe. Both sides had been maintaining a relatively smooth distance, and just when He Xiangchen and Angnis thought that the Qi Xing Star didn’t have any malicious intentions, a laser cannon suddenly attacked and landed on the Rockside’s hard outer shell.

 

Although it didn’t cause any damage to it, the concussion that accompanied it made both He Xiangchen and Angnis feel very bad.

 

“They don’t have a good motive,” Angnis’s brows furrowed, “and I’ve noticed that they aren’t the only one tracking us.”

 

He pointed to a clear red dot on the rear-view radar.

 

He Xiangchen immediately called up the deployment screen; his expression became gloomy. “It’s the battleship of the planet Dimera!”

 

He had fought with the Dimera Star countless times and had long known their military power like the back of his hand. This starship was called Empire One, and it was the ace battleship of the Dimera Star, having destroyed countless Federation planets.

 

In terms of skills and advanced levels of equipment, it was even slightly better than the Qi Xing ship.

 

“I’m worried that the Imperial Star is in danger. What the hell are Zhou Feng and the others doing? The Empire One is so close to the Qixing Star, yet they haven’t even realized it.”

 

Zhou Feng was He Xiangchen’s second-in-command and a comrade in arms that he was worthy of exposing his back to. Even if the Qi Xing had already fired at him, he didn’t believe Zhou Feng would do so.

 

Naturally guessing what He Xiangchen was trying to do, Angnis disgruntledly tightened his grip on the general’s hand. “The Qi Xing ship is obviously coming after you. I know you’re worried about your comrades, but we can’t afford to care about that right now!”

 

He Xiangchen’s eyes flashed with a flash of struggle, and under Angnis’s tense gaze, he slowly nodded, “You’re right, but I have to do my last bit of work. Help me deliver a voice request to the Qi Xing ship.”

 

Meanwhile, inside the Qi Xing ship.

 

Zhou Feng raised his fist and angrily punched Yu Haoran, “Are you crazy! Why are you firing at the Rockside? Don’t you know that the general is on that starship?”

 

The punch was extremely heavy, and Yu Haoran opened his mouth to spit out bloo-d, indifferently looking at the man in front of him with red eyes.

 

“Lieutenant General Zhou, please pay attention to your identity!” Yu Haoran looked stern. “I am the captain of this starship. If you are dissatisfied with any of my decisions, you can leave here at any time.”

 

Zhou Feng clenched his teeth; he could never leave the Qixing Starship, even if the captain of the Qixing Starship was temporarily changed; he firmly believed that the general would return. Until then, he would stay here and guard this Qi Xing that belonged to them for the General.

 

It was just that there was no way for him to interfere with Yu Haoran’s decision; half of the people on this starship were Yu Haoran’s subordinates, and their stationing on the Qi Xing was approved by the Federation.

 

Just at this moment, the beep of a request for communication sounded on the operation console.

 

“Connecting.”

 

With a flash, a virtual projection of He Xiangchen appeared on the display.

 

“Cousin, it’s been a long time.” Yu Haoran smiled at He Xiangchen, but his smile didn’t reach the bottom of his eyes. “The last time I saw you, you were still a mighty five-star admiral, but this time, you’ve been reduced to a fugitive from the federation. It’s truly the world as we know it.”

 

He Xiangchen was unimpressed by his sarcasm, and with a solemn face, he asked expressionlessly, “You’re here to arrest me, aren’t you?”

 

“Of course not, cousin, we are brothers after all. Your being convicted isn’t a good thing for me or for the family. Although our personalities don’t match and we rarely cross paths on weekdays, we are both Yu family descendants. This is something that cannot be changed.”

 

Yu Haoran spoke earnestly, sounding as if he was really looking out for him. And what he said also made sense and couldn’t be picked out as wrong.

 

He Xiangchen lifted his chin in contemplation for a moment and slowly nodded, “Fine, I’ll go with you. We’ll meet up at the Prada Starfield; how about it?”

 

“Of course.”

 

The communication was cut off, and Yu Haoran revealed a meaningful smile at the darkened console screen.

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