Above the stars

It was not a major war or an important holiday. The imperial monarch suddenly announced an important national speech, which immediately aroused the attention and discussion of countless people.

"What happened? Is the Oss Empire coming to attack?"

"I heard that the king's health is not very good. He has always wanted his eldest son to take over. Will he announce this in public?"

"Is it related to the Lu family? The Lu family killed tens of thousands of people in the Undead Army. Is this considered treason?"

"Have aliens been discovered? I have long said that there must be alien civilizations."

"To the indigenous people on Nova, we are an alien civilization."

——

Phoenix Palace.

Fenghuang walked to the door of Tai Chi Hall and happened to bump into Chen Fenglei who had just come out of the inner room.

"Mr. Chen." Phoenix asked aloud, "Is my dad in there?"

"Your Highness the Princess." Chen Fenglei bowed slightly and said with a smile: "The king is inside. I have met several groups of people in one afternoon."

Phoenix raised his eyebrows slightly and asked, "Are you here to persuade him?"

Chen Fenglei did not dare to divulge information about the monarch's itinerary, but he vaguely reminded: "If your highness has nothing to do, why don't you come to visit the monarch tomorrow?"

Fenghuang understood Chen Fenglei's subtext and knew that his father had made up his mind, and even if he went in now, he couldn't change anything.

However, as his daughter, there are some things she doesn't like to say.

"Could Mr. Chen please go in and report? I brought him the ginseng soup that I cooked with my own hands. It took a lot of effort."

Chen Fenglei took a deep look at Fenghuang, then nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go talk to the king. After working for a long time, it's time for you to eat something to replenish your body."

"Thank you, Manager Chen."

"Your Highness, you're welcome."

Soon, Chen Fenglei came out again, made an invitation gesture, and said: "The king invites the princess to come in."

"Thank you, Manager Chen."

Phoenix took the ginseng soup from the servant and walked into the Tai Chi Hall holding the tray in both hands.

Seeing Fenghuang coming in, Zhong Daolong dropped the documents in his hand and said with a smile: "I just felt a little hungry and was about to eat a pastry to cushion my stomach. Chen Fenglei ran in and said that my precious daughter had cooked ginseng for me. Soup."

"You really come up with whatever you want. Our Phoenix is ​​the only one who can always think about my old father."

Fenghuang put the pot on the table, filled a bowl for Zhong Daolong himself, and said gently: "Here, drink it while it's hot. Don't say it tastes bad."

"No, no, no matter how bad it tastes, I won't tell you."

Zhong Daolong took a sip of the ginseng soup and said with a smile: "However, my daughter Bingxue is smart. She is like what she does and is good at whatever she learns. The soup you make must be the best soup in the world. In the palace, Those cooks are incomparable.”

"That's because I'm your daughter." Phoenix rolled his eyes, looking sober: "How can I compare with those chefs?"

Zhong Daolong quickly drank a bowl of soup, put the empty bowl on the table, took the silk handkerchief handed over by Fenghuang and wiped his mouth. Looking at the increasingly mature and beautiful daughter in front of him who looked more and more like her mother, he couldn't help but feel... A little bit of relief arose.

However, thinking about the close relationship between her and that brat gave rise to countless worries.

A girl can't help her father.

He said aloud: "Okay, I have already drank this soup. Just say what you want to say?"

Phoenix said coquettishly: "Can't I just come to deliver soup to dad?"

"Really? It seems that I misunderstood our Princess Xiu Xue. If nothing happens, then you can go out and play. Dad has to continue working."

"dad"

Phoenix knew that his father was teasing him, but he still honestly asked the question in his heart: "Are you really going to stand up and give a national speech?"

"Everything has been reported. If we cancel it, wouldn't we be breaking our promise? You have to know that Jun Wu is not joking, this kind of thing should not be taken carelessly." Zhong Daolong smiled kindly, but his tone of voice was extremely serious.

He understood his daughter's true intention of coming here this time, but how could things that had been decided be changed so easily?

Besides, if the speech is canceled at short notice, it will be a huge political incident.

There will be countless people speculating on his stance and attitude, and even more, countless people will doubt whether he is healthy.

"But if you do this, you will completely push the Lu family to the opposite side. You know the importance of the Lu family to the empire. Can we really afford the consequences of losing the Lu family?"

"They killed tens of thousands of my soldiers without saying a word. If I don't stand up and take a stand, will there be a second Lu family? A third Lu family?"

"Dad should know that the Lu family is not entirely at fault for this matter."

"Oh?" Zhong Daolong looked at Phoenix thoughtfully. He knew that his daughter had always been smart, so he asked with a trace of thoughtfulness: "Then who is wrong?"

Fenghuang bit her thin lips and resolutely expressed her worries: "Who is the biggest beneficiary? The conflict between the royal family and the Lu family was manipulated and promoted by the Shen family."

"If Shen Wuxiang hadn't caught the Lu family and chased them fiercely, and even had the security bureau come to demand people, how could the Lu family be so extreme?"

"Then why didn't they ask me for help? They did such a big thing and didn't say hello to me? I, the leader of the country, am so unworthy of their trust?"

"You entrusted the military committee with full authority to handle this matter, and the military committee is under the single-handed control of Shen Wuxiang."

"Perhaps, in the eyes of the Lu family, you have made your attitude clear."

Zhong Daolong had a gloomy expression and said in a deep voice: "For disobedient puppies, you still have to give them a proper beating. Otherwise, they will mistakenly think that they are also their masters."

Phoenix blinked her long eyelashes and asked softly: "Where is the Shen family? How should the Shen family beat it?"

"The Shen family is a wolf, so naturally there are other ways to deal with a pack of wolves."

"Dad, I suggest that we still give the Lu family a chance and a glimmer of hope. If they are really determined to die, it will be a huge loss to the empire."

A smile appeared on the corner of Zhong Daolong's mouth and he said: "Why is my precious daughter suddenly paying attention to the current situation? Or is someone asking her to be a lobbyist?"

"No one has looked for me, I came here myself." Fenghuang knew that his father was suspicious, looked at him with sincere eyes, and said, "I just hope that our country will get better and better, I don't want it to suffer any unreasonable consequences." loss. We could have avoided all of this.”

"So, what's your suggestion?"

"I know it is impossible to cancel this national speech, but I hope that dad's attitude will be as gentle as possible." Phoenix looked at Zhong Daolong with shining eyes to express his unselfish attitude: "If possible, I I hope you can have a phone call with Lu Qingshan, the head of the Lu family."

"Perhaps some disasters can be avoided."

The smile on Zhong Daolong's face remained unchanged, and he looked at Fenghuang with a loving look on his face and said, "If others had come to say these things to me, I would have kicked them out a long time ago. But, since it was my precious daughter who said it, I will Seriously considered.”

Phoenix stood up and said, "Then I won't disturb dad's work."

"Yeah." Zhong Daolong nodded.

When Fenghuang left, the smile on Zhong Daolong's face gradually faded, and his eyes became cold.

——

Phoenix time. At seven o'clock sharp.

Zhong Daolong appeared on time in front of the camera of Phoenix Empire TV Channel 1, wearing a gold and white royal court uniform and a pair of black-rimmed glass glasses, with a cold expression and elegant temperament.

"Citizens of the Phoenix Empire, I have to stand up and tell you this sad news. The Fire Fox Brigade, the White Wolf Brigade, the 722nd Brigade under the Undead Army, our heroic soldiers were all wiped out in an internal conflict."

"They disappeared quietly into the hinterland of Luban Mountain. The people who killed them were the Lu family, which is famous in the empire."

"They are the descendants of the mechanical Zuluban. They are deeply loved by the people and trusted by the royal family."

"However, they mercilessly raised the butcher's knife against their colleagues. Just like you, while feeling extremely sad, I also feel uncontrollable anger."

"Those soldiers are the most precious wealth of the empire. They are the fathers and children of countless families. As the head of the empire, I cannot tolerate this kind of thing happening."

"Therefore, I will entrust the military committee headed by Shen Wuxiang with full authority to handle this major accident. We will hold the Lu family accountable indefinitely."

"This is war, and blood debt must be paid with blood. The blood of the warriors will not be shed in vain."

"May God bless Phoenix!"

——

The whole nation was in an uproar.

"This is war!"

"Blood debt must be paid with blood!"

"We will hold the Lu family accountable indefinitely."

——

Zhong Daolong didn't say much, and only a few important pieces of information were extracted.

However, everyone knew that the empire was preparing to go to war with the Lu family.

The entire country was mobilized to lay siege to one family after another.

Some older people felt that this scene was familiar. Twenty years ago, the talented leader of the empire also sat in front of the TV camera and spoke, saying that he would go to war with a certain family.

All the members of that family were killed.

If the Starlink network were not too developed, it would even be able to erase traces of their existence in this world.

The Lu family must perish!

This is what everyone thinks.

Soon, the military committee also made arrangements and responses.

The Military Commission will mobilize a total of 100,000 people from seven ace brigades of the Undead Army, the Fire-Bathing Army, and the Phoenix Army to besiege Luban Mountain.

At the same time, various other departments also began to arrest and harvest the scientific researchers of the Lu family and the industries under the name of Luban Mountain.

Either shut down or become state-owned.

Overnight, the entire Phoenix City was shaking and people were in panic.

However, the much-anticipated siege of Luban Mountain never started.

A hundred thousand troops surrounded Luban Mountain, but no one was sent to forcibly attack the mountain.

Not even small-scale harassment.

I don't know if it's because the painful lesson last time made the gentlemen on the Military Commission more cautious, or if they are brewing a bigger conspiracy.

There was an eerie calm at the center of the storm.

——

Sunshine Welfare Home.

Little Wolf is leading a group of children to play games in the yard.

The eagle catches the chicken.

The little wolf plays the role of an eagle, trying his best to act out a ferocious look that chooses chickens and devours them.

A group of seven or eight-year-old children form a team of chickens, and under the protection of the mother chicken, they resist the attack of the eagle.

While they were spinning in circles, black cars stopped at the entrance of Sunshine Welfare Home.

A large number of security bureau soldiers wearing dark blue uniforms rushed out of the car. They acted quickly and took over the front and rear doors of the Sunshine Welfare Home.

There were also people standing around the courtyard wall, armed with guns and armor. Not even a mouse could escape from under their noses.

The door of a black car in the fleet workshop was pulled open from the outside.

Bang!

A black leather boot stretched out and landed heavily on the ground.

Then comes the second foot.

Guo Nu, with his big belly, raised his head and looked at the white background of the orphanage with red letters, a sarcastic smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and said: "The name of Sunshine Welfare Institute is very good, but there is no sunshine inside, and there are only some things hidden inside. Something monstrous."

Because of the changes here, the children were frightened and hid behind the little wolf one by one.

The eagle just turned into a little hen. He blocked the children behind his body, stared at Guo Nu and others fiercely, and asked aloud: "Who are you? What are you doing here?"

Guo Nu ignored Xiaolang's questioning, spat out a mouthful of phlegm, and said, "Where's the dean? Call your dean out."

"Our dean is not here." Xiaolang said aloud: "Tell me if you have anything."

"Telling you?" Guo Nu's eyes finally fell on Xiaolang's face, and he said with a look of disdain: "Who are you? A guy who doesn't have all his hair, can I talk to you?"

The poorer the child, the stronger his self-esteem.

Because they have nothing but this.

Little Wolf was humiliated in public and felt extremely resentful.

However, for the sake of these little ones behind him, he could only suppress his anger.

"I am their eldest brother. As I said, the dean is not here. If you have anything, you can tell me." Xiaolang tried hard to smile.

People under the eaves have to bow their heads.

He knows how hard life is and knows when to bow his head.

Now when people come to your door, if you show them a smile, lower your head and say a few words, the problem can be solved.

He is willing.

Guo Nu was already impatient. He waved his hand and said, "Get these little brats away and find a place to lock them up."

Then two people rushed towards the little wolf, trying to take him away from here.

"Should I go with you? Can you let them go?" Little Wolf begged: "They are just a group of children, they don't know anything. This will scare them."

"Are you teaching me how to do things?" Guo Nu sneered and said, "Take them all away. If you keep talking, you will suffer."

The little wolf's eyes instantly became fierce, like an angry wolf cub.

He dodged to avoid someone's capture and punched him in the stomach.

The body rotated 180 degrees on the spot and kicked the other person in the crotch.

boom!

Caught off guard, both of them were hit at the same time.

The bodies fell to the ground together.

Especially the one who had his crotch kicked, fell to the ground and wailed, his body struggling and twisting.

No one thought that a half-year-old child could have such skills.

More special operations personnel rushed over.

Guo Nu looked happy, stared at Xiaolang with bright eyes, and said with a smile: "The boss said there is a problem with this orphanage. I'm still a little unsure. Now it seems that there is indeed a big problem."

He waved his hand and shouted: "Come here, dig three feet of the ground for this orphanage. No one is allowed to let go. Everyone is suspected."

"Yes." Everyone responded in unison.

The little wolf was about to resist, but a bullet hit him in the leg.

boom!

The entire right leg is gone.

flutter!

The little wolf fell to the ground and fainted.

Although he has learned some martial arts, he is not a true practitioner.

A mortal body cannot bear this kind of pain.

When the other children saw the little wolf being shot and falling to the ground, they all looked horrified and looked at this scene with wide eyes and disbelief on their faces.

"Take them away, don't let anyone go. They are all rebels." Guo Nu shouted.

Although the special operations team members could not bear it, they could not disobey their orders, so they could only pick up the children one by one and prepare to load them into the car and take them away.

"Put it down." An old voice came suddenly.

The voice was cold and resentful. It was a sunny day, but it sounded creepy.

It doesn't seem like it comes from the human world, but more like it comes from the unfathomable underworld.

Everyone who heard it couldn't help but get goosebumps.

"Who is it?" Guo Nu looked around and shouted.

A large number of special operations team members surrounded Guo Nu, protecting him tightly.

With the Lu family's lessons learned, Guo Nu improved his security level by several levels.

No matter what, I can't take another beating this time.

If he was beaten again, his majesty as the director of the Security Bureau would be completely lost.

Whoosh!

A stooped old lady appeared on the roof.

There was a large burning cigar in his mouth.

The weather this year is a bit weird. It’s already the golden autumn of September, and the weather is still muggy.

However, even in this hot weather, she still wore a thick black robe, wrapping her body tightly.

As if she were a witch from the thirteenth century, she couldn't see the light at all.

"Who are you?" Guo Nu asked again.

"I'm the director." The old lady's voice sounded like hell as always. She looked at the children who were being taken away by the special forces and said in a gloomy voice, "The director of the Sunshine Welfare Home."

"Heh"

Guo Nu made a mocking sound.

She was just the director of an orphanage, he didn't take her seriously.

Although this old woman looked scary,

could she be scarier than himself?

You can just go out and ask around, the director of the Security Bureau, Guo Nu.

She is the same as Yan Wenli, the director of the Supervisory Yuan, who can make adults cry and repent.

Are there not enough people who died in his hands?

"You can't find it even if you search everywhere, but you can get it without any effort." Guo Nu stared at the old woman with a gloomy smile and said, "We are here for you."