60. Chapter 59
Ji Tang took off his helmet, compared the headshot of the girl who killed Matt, put on a heavy makeup that the demons danced wildly and his mother didn't recognize, put on a pink wig, chewed a weird plastic-flavored chewing gum, and drove to the designated place. Ten minutes later, she stood outside the Zhumen Deep Courtyard, pretending to glance casually at the bodyguards waiting inside and outside the wall, and she understood a little in her heart.
"Snow Foam, Crystal Glass, Emile?" A man who looked like a secretary came out to greet her.
When Ji Tang heard this name, he couldn't help but feel numb in his scalp. According to imperial law, citizens who have reached the age of fifteen have the right to change their name once. This girl who killed Matt, as soon as she reached her age, changed her name to this. Sometimes she wonders if the system is manipulating her!
"That's right, you can just call me Xiaoxue." She made a gesture to look into the house and couldn't wait to ask, "What about Qiqi, where is my Qiqi?" Several bodyguards immediately surrounded him vigilantly.
The secretary glanced at the bodyguards, shook his head, and said kindly, "Miss Emile, please come with me." Your Highness is waiting for you in the Drawing Room. β
Ji Tang chewed gum, and Jiao'er Lang followed behind him, pretending to be curious to look around, while calculating the police deployment and design structure of this mansion in his heart. It is a completely antique building, and in an era when technology is so advanced, there is hardly any trace of modernity. There is only one disharmony in the small bridges and flowing waters, and the pavilions and pavilionsβthat is, the uniformed bodyguards patrolling back and forth on the promenade.
"Please come in." The secretary respectfully made a gesture and pushed the door open for her.
Ji Tang saw Xu Jing standing at the window at a glance, with green willows, like a figure in a painting. Her eyes were hot, and she screamed and pounced, shouting, "Qiqi! The secretary didn't stop for a while, watching her crash into Xu Jing's arms. I thought that Xu Jing would shake it off in disgust, but he didn't expect his fingers to move, and instead hugged the girl's waist.
Oh my God, Your Highness's sacrifice is too great!
Xu Jing glanced up at the secretary a little embarrassed, and said, "You go out first, I'll talk to this young lady alone." β
Is it really to make a beautiful man?
The secretary retreated in understanding, and closed the door for them thoughtfully.
Ji Tang rested in Xu Jing's arms for a while, took a breath, looked up at him, and asked in a low voice, "What the hell is going on?" How did you become the Seven Princes of the Empire? β
Xu Jing stroked her pink wig and said, "This thing is a long story......
The Battle of the Apennines was originally a small friction on the border between the two countries, caused by the interception of a stowaway ship by the Imperial Cruise Fleet, which happened to be hiding an absconding political criminal. The Republic demanded that the Empire immediately surrender the prisoner, but the Empire decisively refused.
As a result, the garrisons of the two sides clashed violently, so the central government sent Xu Jing to settle the dispute.
Unexpectedly, Xu Jing's battleship would be attacked during the negotiations!
"According to the Interstellar Convention, the warships of both sides that go to negotiate are not allowed to carry weapons of mass destruction, but the Empire has broken its promise." Xu Jing's face sank, "They fired directly at us, just at the moment of the face." β
Ji Tang was shocked when he heard this: "And then? β
"The other party could have killed me, but ...... They didn't do that. Xu Jing said, "I was sealed in the ZΓ i medical warehouse and brought to Mu Jing. Before meeting Ji Yuan, he had been dormant. β
Ji Yuan is the first heir in line to the throne of the empire and the oldest second prince of all the sons.
Twenty-seven years ago, a sudden natural fire burned down most of the imperial city, and the biological mother of the seventh prince, An Guifei, was buried in the fire. At that time, the whole country was shocked, and various conspiracy theories emerged one after another, but they were forcibly suppressed by the royal family, and claimed that they had sent the "Seven Princes" to other places for foster care.
Only a very small number of insiders know the secret of the disappearance of the Seven Princes.
Twenty-seven years later, Ji Yuan inadvertently got some information related to Xu Jing from the mouth of the absconding political criminal. Through layers of investigation, he finally determined that he was the seventh brother who disappeared many years ago, and the DNA of Xu Jing obtained later also confirmed his conjecture.
"Are you really from the Caton royal family?" Ji Tang blinked, "I thought you were acting." β
Xu Jingdao: "The republic has a strict birth policy, a downsized population, and a large-scale labor shortage, while the empire is the opposite, with a swelling population and an extremely heavy burden on social welfare. The two countries have a history of illegal baby trade, and the government often turns a blind eye to it, or even welcomes it. That's probably how I was brought to the republic. β
The transaction records of the black market have long been verifiable, and these are just Ji Yuan's reasonable speculations. How he escaped from the fire, how he came to the republic, and how he obtained legal status, I am afraid will become an eternal mystery.
After Ji Yuan woke him up from his dormancy, he officially recognized him as the Seventh Prince who returned to Mujing, and covered up his experience as a colonel of the Republic, employing a large number of public relations and staff members, which was bound to make him the most popular new people's idol.
Xu Jing stated calmly while shaking Ji Tang's hand.
Ji Tang felt his weakness and was taken aback, and said, "What did he do to you?" β
"Don't worry, it's just a drug that restricts my movements, and it doesn't have too many side effects." Xu Jing shook his head and said, "The old emperor's health is getting worse day by day, and the struggle between Ji Yuan and the crown prince of the fifth prince Ji Lan is heating up. Ji Yuansheng has the support of the ministers, while Ji Lan is very popular with young people. He wants to use me to divert his attention and seize the right to speak in public opinion from Ji Lan. β
Ji Tang touched his emaciated cheek, and he wanted to cry in distress. Xu Jing pressed her hand and looked at her fixedly, his eyes full of tenderness: "Didn't you say that you don't have to worry?" β
"Don't worry about a fart!" Doesn't she know his character of reporting good news and not bad news, and he can laugh hard at his stomach and flesh wounds.
He's not so weak, and he's not so useless. Before he met her, he had already made an escape plan. In fact, he didn't want to stay in the empire. But equally, he was reluctant to return to the Republic, neither of which was his home. But then he had to go back, because she was still there.
God knows how much chagrin and hatred he felt when his true consciousness was awakened from the medical chamber and learned that he had once again brushed shoulders with her. However...... As fate would have it, Heaven sent her to him!
"If you don't show up, according to the original plan, I will take advantage of the chaos in the final tomorrow." Xu Jing poked her forehead, but there was no blame in his tone, only a faint doting, "You, you still ran into their fishing nets." β
Ji Tang pouted: "The plan can be modified, why don't we just escape together?" β
Xu Jing rubbed her exaggerated pink hair, and the corners of her lips lifted a shallow arc upward, "You're right." Plans are modifiable. β-
"What, change to a real mecha competition?" The staff were very surprised by his suggestion, you look at me, I look at you, and they were speechless for a while.
Xu Jing bowed his head and said: "That's right, real competition." First, compared with the mecha games on the Star Network, the real-life competition is more shocking and can also obtain a greater public opinion effect; Second, cheating by the co-organizers on the Star Network is easy to leave traces, and if Ji Lan catches the handle, the gains outweigh the losses. In the live competition, Miss Emile and I were able to share the cockpit, and at the end of the day, I came forward and admitted that I was 'Tsuneki'. In the image of Miss Emile, no one would suspect that she was the driver. β
"But...... It's a game tomorrow, can you get ready? The staff were faintly persuaded by his reasoning, because from the perspective of interests, a real mecha competition can indeed cause more sensation.
Xu Jing said with a smile: "I have to ask the second brother." β
The secretary stood up, "I'll report to His Royal Highness." He connected to the star network, had a call with Ji Yuan, and finally nodded to Xu Jing and the others, "Your Highness agreed." β
"Then let's do what the second brother wants." Xu Jing got up and walked into the room, waving his hand behind their backs, "I'll leave the rest to you." β-
Finals day, Stirling Arena.
Mu Jing hadn't been so lively for a long time, and all the news media were gathered in the front row of the arena, excited and gearing up. They received inside information last night that the "Chang Mu" who has recently become famous is the Seventh Prince himself. Today must be a time to witness history!
And the speculation on the Internet that "Chang Mu" is the Seven Princes is also burning more and more like wildfire, and countless young men and women line up outside the arena before dawn, waiting to enter. Today, when the star network is eroded and even about to replace reality, they have long since remembered when the last time they lined up for a person.
But this mecha competition has remobilized their enthusiasm and made them truly feel that they are still living in reality, not a string of codes on the star network!
Two identical mechas, the C-series TD98 model provided by the military, slowly rose from the underground lifting platform amid overwhelming cheers and waved to the audience in all directions.
The elites of the Capital Military University, thanks to the blessing of a certain military bigwig's grandson, got the first row of votes.
The muscular man has become a die-hard fan of "Tsuneki", with the words "Chang" and "Wood" written on his cheeks left and right, standing in his seat like a nymphomaniac, waving his flag and shouting: "Tsuneki, Tsuneki, I love you!" β
The other students moved to the side, pretending not to know the person.
The man with gold wire glasses rested on his lap the light brain directly connected to the star network, and his ten fingers were flying to do game analysis. He muttered, "Strange, how could it be a TD98 mecha?" It can be understood with a defensive mecha, but it is equipped with a double cabin, which will reduce flexibility. β
Before he could think about it, the game began!
The "forest bird" who fought against "Chang Mu", according to rumors, was a young lieutenant colonel, a seedling that the military was very optimistic about, and won with lightness, and his basic skills were quite solid.
"Well, Chang Mu's level is even more stable than I imagined, and the other party can't find a flaw at all......" The man with gold wire glasses touched his chin, "His tactics are made by instinct, there is no law at all, such a natural genius is really jealous." β
If it is really the Seven Princes who are driving the mecha, then the pattern of the battle for the crown prince may change again in the future.
Halfway through the match, "Tsuneki" had a big chance of winning, as he severed "Woodbird's" long sword and forced his opponent into hand-to-hand combat. This is what he is best at, and he seems to have studied ancient martial arts quite a bit, and he incorporates a variety of martial arts in his footwork and movements.
However,
Sudden mutation!
"Tsunegi" suddenly put away his long sword, pushed out the large-caliber cannon on the right arm of the machine, and slammed it towards the arena ground. It was as if the sky was cracking, the ground was cracking inch by inch, and huge gaps were opened all the way to the audience. Screams rang out everywhere, and people fled in a hurry, and chaos became one!
"What's wrong? Gone off? β
The man with golden glasses got up in shock, grabbed the swaying muscular man, and said in a deep voice: "No! β
He watched as the chaos and gravel filled the sky, "Chang Mu" piloted the mecha, started the engine, and the tail spewed blue and red fire, soaring into the sky.
Then, the alarm sounded throughout the city!
The sky was full of dazzling red light, like smoke and paper, illuminating the sky of the empire.