“reetings,overnorZhu.” ZhaoChen placedhishandonhischestandbowedtoovernorZhu.

overnorZhuchuckledandwavedhishand,saying,“oneedtobesoformal.hewayyouwerejustnowwasperfectlyfine.

wascuriouswhatkindofgrandson-in-law randpaChu,thatguy,wouldpick,onewhocouldbeworthyofour ChuXuan.

owbelieveit;heisindeednotbad;hecanbemygrandson-in-law.” 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

ChuXuan’scheeksflushed,andsheglaredathergrandfather:“randpa,whatareyousaying...?Don’t...don’tsaysuchthingshere.”

“What?Yourgrandpaisallowedtocallhimgrandson-in-law,but’mnotallowedtocallhimgrandson-in-law? ChuXuan...haveyouforgottenhowgoodrandpahasbeentoyou?

Yourgrandpadidn’tallowyoutojointhe mperialArmyFleet,butarrangedforyoutojointhe mperialArmyFleet inthe orthWindStarSector,althoughsomeunpleasantthingshappenedlater.

Becauseofthatincident,yourgrandpawouldcomeandscoldmeeveryotherdayduringthatperiod!”overnorZhulookedlikeawrongedlittlehousewife.

ChuXuan ignoredhergrandfatherandlookedatthegirlnextto ZhaoChen,whowaswearingsunglassesandahat:“hisis...?...tcouldn’tbeyourillegitimatedaughterfromoutside,couldit,randpa?”

“Bah,bah,bah! ChuXuan,youmustn’ttalknonsense!”overnorZhu’sfacechanged,andheimmediatelysteppedforwardtocoverhisgranddaughter’smouth,thenlookedapologeticallyatthegirlinsunglasses.

Atthismoment, ZhaoChen alsobecamecuriousaboutthegirl’sidentity.

oappearwiththe orthWindovernor andmakethe orthWindovernor sonervous.

nthe Starlightmpire...atthisage...agirl...

ZhaoChen immediatelyplacedhishandonhischest:“mperialiscount ZhaoChen,greetings,YourRoyalighness,theittlePrincess.”

ittlePrincess?

ChuXuan wasstartled.herewasonlyonepersoninthe Starlightmpire whocouldbecalledtheittlePrincess.

hatwasthe Starlory mperor’smostbelovedtreasure!

“Youaretrulyintelligent;youguesseditsoquickly.”hegirltookoffherdisguise,revealinghertrueappearance.

erskinwasflawless,andherfacewasexquisitelybeautiful.

Althoughshelookedonlysixteenorseventeen, ZhaoChen wascertainthatifthisgirlgrewup,shewoulddefinitelybeacalamitythatcouldruinnations.

“YourRoyalighness...” ChuXuan exclaimed...thenhurriedlybowedtotheittlePrincess:“misspokejustnow,hopeYourRoyalighnesswillforgiveme.”

SayingthattheittlePrincesswashergrandfather’sillegitimatedaughter,wouldn’tthatbeequivalenttosayingthatthecurrentmperor...

“t’snothing,it’snothing.Sister ChuXuan,there’snoneedtobesonervous.Wewerejusthavingacasualjoke,andyoudidn'tknowmyidentityjustnowanyway.”heittlePrincesssaidwithasmile.

hump,thump,thump,thump.

Asoundofmilitarybootshittingthegroundcame,andeveryoneinthebanquethalllookedtowardstheentrance.

Asquadoffemalesoldiersingold-and-whitefemalemilitaryuniformswerewalkingquicklyintothebanquethall.

neshouldknowthatordinarysoldierswouldnotdaretoentersuchaplace.

owever,seeingthissquadoffemalesoldiersintrude,noonedaredtostopthem;theyeveninstinctivelymadewayforthem.

heleadingfemalesoldiercaptainanxiouslyscannedthebanquethall,asifsearchingforsomething.

“sn’tthattheittlePrincess’spersonalguard?”

“SincetheittlePrincess’spersonalguardhasarrived,whyhaven’tweseentheittlePrincessherself?”

Atthismoment,theittlePrincessinfrontof ZhaoChen hadalreadyputonherveilagain,butshehadnotputonhersunglassesandhatagain.

“didn’texpectthemtofindoutsoquickly.tseemswecanonlytalkuntilheretoday.”heittlePrincesslookedat ZhaoChen helplessly.

Atthismoment,thesquadoffemalesoldiersalsodiscoveredthepersontheywerelookingforandquicklywalkedover.

“YourRoyalighness,hasmyeldestsisteralsocomewithyou?” ZhaoChen quicklyasked.

“h,yoursister,right.Yoursisterdidn’tcomethistime;shewenttoperformanothermission.

fyouwanttoseeyoursister,youcanwaituntilafterthismilitaryprocurementmeeting,andcomebackwithmetothe CapitalStarSystem foraboutamonthorso,andyoursisterwillbeback.”heittlePrincessexplained.

ldestsisterisnothere.

ZhaoChen feltalittlelostinside.

Althoughhewasabitnervousaboutmeetinghiseldestsister,whenhetrulycouldn'tseeher,therewasanemptyfeeling.

“YourRoyalighness!”hesquadoffemalesoldiershadalsowalkeduptotheittlePrincessandsaluted.

Atthismoment,everyone’seyeswerefocusedontheittlePrincess,butbecauseoftheveilonherface,noonecouldclearlyseeherappearance.

“reetings,YourRoyalighness!”hecrowdpresentbegantobowtotheyounggirl.

heittlePrincessalsochangedfromherpreviousplayfuldemeanor,activatingaroyalaura,withahintofarroganceinhereyes,andnoddedslightlytothosewhogreetedher.

henshewalkeddirectlytotheinnermostpartofthebanquethall,whereaboothhadbeenpreparedforherearlyon.

“hisshouldbeherfirstofficialappearance. ChuXuan,youandyourgrandson-in-lawcanchatherefirst.’llgoattendtotheittlePrincess.”he orthWindovernor greeted ChuXuan and ZhaoChen,thenquicklyfollowedtheittlePrincess.

Withthe orthWindovernor accompanyingtheittlePrincess,manywhohadoriginallywantedtocurryfavorwiththeittlePrincessgaveuptheiridea,merelysalutingfromadistance.

“Speakingofwhich,thisreallyseemstobethefirsttime’veheardoftheittlePrincessattendingthiskindofoccasion.” ChuXuan saidwithaslightsurprise.

ZhaoChen watchedtheelegantgirlmoveforwardlikestarssurroundingthemoon,buthecouldfeelthatwithinthosegem-likeeyes,thegirl’strueselfwashidden.

Comparedtohercurrentpuppet-likeself,thegirlwhosatbesidehimjustnow,likeawalking'why-machine,'seemedmorelikealivingbeing.

“Yoursistersseemtobeintrouble.” ChuXuan suddenlysaidfromtheside.

ZhaoChen lookedinthedirection ChuXuan pointed,onlytosee FengXiaowei currentlypesteringhissisterandtheothers.

ZhaoChen putdownthedrinkinhishandandwalkedstraightover.

“Wan'er,didn’tyousee?histimeatthemilitaryprocurementmeeting,our urricaneConglomerate’s 2yena willdefinitelywinthebid.

Alargemilitaryprocurementorderof40billion starcoins!Atthattime,our urricaneConglomerate willbecomeoneofthestrongestconglomeratesinthe Starlightmpire!

Aslongasyouarewillingtobewithme,cangiveyoualot!” FengXiaowei saidproudly.

“toldyou,havenointerestinyour★𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭★damnconglomerate.” ZhaoWan'er saidwithdisgust.

FengXiaowei continuedtorambleon:“Perhapsyouhavenoconceptof40billion starcoins.hatiswealththatyourbrothercouldn’taccumulateintenyears,orevenalifetime!

Aslongasyouarewithme,youcanleavethatruralplace.”

Sayingthat,hereachedouthislecheroushandtowards ZhaoWan'er’sface.

Slap!

Aslaplandedunceremoniouslyon FengXiaowei’shead,makinghimfeeldizzy.

“Who...whohitme!”

FengXiaowei turnedhishead.esaw ZhaoChen,anduponseeingthisman,heinstinctivelytookseveralstepsback.

Becausehisexperienceonthat 3Blizzard wasstillvividinhismemory.

“hethingstoldyoubefore,didyouletthemgoinoneearandouttheother?” ZhaoChen wentupanddeliveredthreemoreconsecutiveslaps,leaving FengXiaowei stunned.

hisalsoattractedtheattentionofthepeoplearoundthem.

Daringtouseforceinsuchasettingwasaseriousmatter.

Andhewashittingtheyoungmasterofthe urricaneConglomerate.