Seeing his older sister's beaming eyes, Zhao Chen immediately guessed what she was up to.

"I still have some things to take care of, let's have dinner together another time," Zhao Chen said, making an excuse to slip away.

Zhao Ruyue's hand slipped, and she failed to catch Zhao Chen, who dashed to the entrance of the hall in the blink of an eye.

"That brat!" Zhao Ruyue stomped her feet in anger. She called out to Qin Xiaolei, who was sitting on the throne behind her, "Princess, wait here for a moment. I'll go and bring that brat back right now."

After saying that, Zhao Ruyue chased after him.

Qin Xiaolei was left alone in the empty hall.

Qin Xiaolei immediately relaxed, and then she sat on the throne with her legs drawn up to her chest, tucking her head between her knees.

Recalling the scene just now, she felt goosebumps all over her body.

But thinking about Zhao Chen, a certain part of Qin Xiaolei's heart seemed to be touched again.

No girl Qin Xiaolei's age is immune to romantic feelings.

With a high-quality man like Zhao Chen in front of you, would you have a better choice?

No!

"Actually... if it were him... maybe... it would really be great." Qin Xiaolei muttered softly, then swayed her body shyly.

Outside the hall, Zhao Chen just breathed a sigh of relief.

The eldest sister, Zhao Ruyue, caught up from behind.

"Zhao Chen, stop right there!"

Seeing this, Zhao Chen quickly quickened his pace.

"If you dare to run, I'll take the little princess and chase you all the way to your Xiaolong Star System!" Zhao Ruyue's words made Zhao Chen give up his escape.

Zhao Chen looked helplessly at Zhao Ruyue, who had caught up with him: "Big sister, what are you doing?"

"Huff huff huff..." Zhao Ruyue was panting as she chased after him. She glared at Zhao Chen with annoyance: "You silly boy, don't you understand what your older sister means?"

Such a great opportunity is right in front of you, aren't you even tempted?

"Big sister, didn't I already say that before?"

"I'm not in a hurry about personal matters right now," Zhao Chen shrugged.

Zhao Ruyue looked at Zhao Chen suspiciously: "You wouldn't be... uninterested in women, would you?"

I've always wondered why, since your Falcon Legion is entirely composed of female soldiers, there have never been any rumors about you.

So... so you consider them sisters.

Zhao Chen stared wide-eyed: "Please, I'm a real man, I'm male, and I like women."

This is a done deal!

"Isn't Qin Xiaolei pretty?"

"pretty."

"Isn't Qin Xiaolei alluring?"

"Tempting."

"Does being a princess give you a sense of conquest?"

"have."

"Then don't you want to sleep with her?"

"think......"

As soon as Zhao Chen said it, he quickly changed his mind and said, "Big sister, thinking about it is one thing, but actually doing it is another."

"I have plenty of women I want to sleep with, do you expect me to sleep with every single one of them?"

"I don't care if you want to sleep with other women, but you have to sleep with Qin Xiaolei!" Zhao Ruyue said with her hands on her hips.

"Cough cough cough... Sis, are you really my sister?"

"What kind of older sister would say such inappropriate things to her younger brother?" Zhao Chen was both amused and exasperated.

Zhao Ruyue hooked her arm around Zhao Chen's neck and whispered in his ear, "This is for your own good."

All those future development plans you just told Qin Xiaolei were just to allow the Xiaolong Legion to control the entire Xingyao Empire.

Why go through all that trouble?

If you directly control Qin Xiaolei, isn't that the same as controlling the entire Starry Empire?

There's an old saying that goes, "Men conquer women by conquering the world, while women conquer the world by conquering men."

Can't you make some changes here?

You can conquer the Starry Empire by conquering Qin Xiaolei.

Zhao Chen rolled his eyes: "Sis, do you think I'm that kind of person?"

“You can be that kind of person.” Zhao Ruyue offered an encouraging look.

Zhao Chen realized that his older sister wouldn't give up until she got him into Qin Xiaolei's bed.

"Sister, I really don't have that idea right now."

And as you know, I was previously engaged to Chu Xuan.

"Now that I'm allied with Marshal Chu Changhe, how am I supposed to handle my relationship with the Chu family if I have a relationship with Qin Xiaolei at this time?" Zhao Chen prepared to use Chu Xuan as a shield.

Zhao Ruyue looked thoughtful: "That is indeed a problem... but... why don't you just take them all?"

Our Zhao family has dwindled in your generation, so it's the perfect opportunity for you to expand the family line!

As she spoke, Zhao Ruyue's eyes lit up.

Alright.

My older sister is practically terminally ill.

"How old is the little princess now?" Zhao Chen suddenly thought of a question.

“Little princess... I think she’s seventeen years old,” Zhao Ruyue said.

Zhao Chen smiled and said, "That's right, I'm not interested in minors."

Let's wait until she's an adult.

Zhao Ruyue squinted at her younger brother: "Really? You're not just making up an excuse to fool me, are you?"

"Of course it's true!" Zhao Chen said seriously.

"Then you can take Chu Xuan as your bride first! Marshal Chu has mentioned this marriage alliance to me quite a bit lately." Zhao Ruyue looked at Zhao Chen with a grin.

Well, it seems there's no way around this hurdle now.

It took Zhao Chen a lot of effort to finally get rid of his older sister's entanglement.

...

A few days later

【Quarterly System Task Update】

【The previous quarter's tasks have ended. Please claim your quarterly tasks rewards.】

Zhao Chen was jolted awake by the sound beside him.

He looked around and then fell asleep leaning against the captain's chair on the bridge.

"Commander?" Lilith looked at Zhao Chen curiously from the side.

Zhao Chen looked at the blanket covering him and asked, "How long have I been asleep?"

"Five hours. There is still one hour before the leadership of Beiyan Group arrives."

"There are still ten hours until the new Empress's coronation ceremony," Lilith replied.

The current time is July 1st.

Today will also be the day that Princess Qin Xiaolei is officially crowned on the Imperial Capital Star. She will become the first empress of the Starry Empire, and possibly the youngest empress ever.

On such an important day, many people from various sectors will naturally be present to attend the Queen's investiture ceremony, including representatives from the Beiyan Group.

As for the interstellar trading power that Zhao Chen had supported, Zhao Chen specifically reminded Lilith to arrange a meeting between the two parties as soon as the Beiyan Group personnel arrived.

Before that, Zhao Chen had rested for a while on the captain's chair.

I didn't expect to fall asleep right away.

"Wake me up in an hour." Zhao Chen closed his eyes, pretending to continue sleeping.

In reality, it opened the system interface.

Because it's July, the tasks for the second quarter of this year have already been completed.

Oh right, what were the tasks for the second quarter again?

【Quarterly Tasks】

Task: Please increase Saint Cana's trust level with the host.

A trust score of 60 is considered passing, and you can claim the basic reward.

You can claim a bronze treasure chest once your trust level reaches 70.

You can claim a silver treasure chest once your trust level reaches 80. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

Reaching a trust level of 90 will allow you to claim a golden treasure chest.

I almost forgot about Saint Cana.

Zhao Chen didn't know how much trust Saint Cana had. She had barely passed when they separated, but Zhao Chen hadn't paid much attention to it since then because of the civil war in the Starry Empire.