Chapter 45

Edited by: EllieKit

“What’s the matter? Your Highness? Yi Nuo? Nuo Nuo?” Yue Zhan’s expression became tense when he didn’t get a response and immediately got into the car. At the same time, he ordered the on-board AI, “Locate the caller.”

After speaking, he dialed the phone of the special security department again.

It wasn’t that Yi Nuo didn’t want to reply, but that he didn’t have the time to do so.

Not long after he left the guild hall, he was still on the street when he was suddenly attacked. There were also ordinary citizens around, and when they heard the explosion, they immediately screamed.

Yi Nuo was pulled away in time by the plainclothes guards behind him, so he was not injured, but soon a group of people in strange clothes attacked him.

He couldn’t help being shocked. When did the security of the Imperial City fall to this level? But when he thought about it, the higher-ups of ECO were probably in high positions of the empire, so he understood again.

There was too much noise around him, so he couldn’t hear what Yue Zhan was saying. When he had time to reply, he could only shout loudly, “There was an accident on my side. Someone attacked me. It’s not over yet, the location is on Sixth Avenue, Central District…”

After receiving the response, Yue Zhan’s tense heart finally relaxed after confirming that Yi Nuo was safe, “Your Highness, follow the guards closely, don’t hang up the call. I will be there soon.”

After a pause, he added, “If there is danger, you must use a small lightning, don’t hesitate.”

“What? What did you say?” Yi Nuo asked while dodging and being protected by the guards.

The next second, the other party used a bomb jammer, and the call was cut off.

Damn!

Yi Nuo couldn’t help cursing. He looked up and saw that he was a bit outnumbered. The small dark cloud above his head rolled quickly, and several bolts of lightning were woven into a net and shot out.

However, those attackers wore special clothing and were not affected in the slightest.

On a distant tall building, Keman, who was monitoring the situation with a telescope, suddenly trembled with excitement.

“It’s him! It’s really him!” He said in a voice that couldn’t conceal his madness and greed, “It’s the same lightning, just like that woman Li Ya. Fortunately, our people were on guard…”

When the other people in the room heard his words, they immediately became excited.

“Are you sure?”

“If he is really that mermaid egg, why hasn’t Scott paid attention to him all these years?”

“Could it be that he deliberately neglected him and spoiled a fake egg to deceive us?”

“I’m sure it’s him.” Keman said resolutely, “If you look closely, his eyebrows and eyes are somewhat similar to those of Li Ya. Back then…”

Speaking of this, his expression became twisted, and with gritted teeth said, “Back then, Li Ya killed my daughter. This time, I must catch her son.”

The other people were immediately dissatisfied and warned, “Keman, don’t act recklessly. This time we must catch him alive.”

“That’s right. If your daughter hadn’t gone crazy and insisted on killing that mermaid, we would have caught a living mermaid long ago.”

“In the end, a mermaid was killed for nothing, and we didn’t even catch the body. What a waste!”

“Don’t worry, I have a sense of propriety.” Keman’s eyes were fierce but also showed infinite greed. “I heard that this little guy is pregnant. When we catch him, it will be two fish.”

When he found that the little lightning was useless, Yi Nuo froze for a moment and immediately felt a burst of anxiety.

Unfortunately, the other party was well prepared. He must know his identity and have connections with the senior officials of the empire. It was unlikely to be someone from the Sea Country, it was probably the organization that grandpa mentioned.

Moreover, they used a jammer to block communication, so… there must be some of their people nearby to assist in the capture.

Yi Nuo quickly and calmly analyzed the situation, his eyes wandering around the tall buildings.

The mermaid’s keen sense of danger made him seem to have noticed something, and quickly said to the guard: “Run this way.”

As soon as his voice fell, several attackers suddenly rushed out from the rear.

Just as they were about to catch Yi Nuo, several dark blue tentacles suddenly stretched out, wrapped Yi Nuo’s waist and legs, and pulled him away quickly.

This process was very fast. Yi Nuo was gone almost in the blink of an eye.

The guards and attackers were stunned.

Yi Nuo was also stunned for a moment, and when he came back to his senses, he found himself being carried by a girl. The other party’s footsteps were very fast. While avoiding the surveillance and with legs as fast as if they had no shadow, she quickly left the central area.

Yi Nuo didn’t know whether she was an enemy or a friend. While she was hesitating, the other party stopped suddenly, put him down, turned around, and asked in a low voice, “Is His Highness alright?”

Yi Nuo: “!”

The voice sounded familiar. Yi Nuo looked up in surprise, but what he saw was an unfamiliar face.

“You…” Yi Nuo stepped back alertly.

The strange woman smiled at him, suddenly raised her hand, and tore off the human mask on her face.

Yi Nuo: “…” Damn, it was indeed Zhang Yu.

“You, aren’t you wanted…”

Zhang Yu took out his fake imperial citizenship certificate, shook it in front of his eyes, and said with a smile: “The wanted one is Zhang Yu. What does it have to do with me, Zhang Yu¹Different chinese characters but same pinyin.?”

Zhang Yu was the name on the fake citizenship certificate.

Yi Nuo: “…” Why don’t you even change your last name?

However, since Zhang Yu revealed all these details, it showed his determination to take him away.

But Yi Nuo didn’t want to go to the Sea Country yet.

He took a step back and said, “Thank you for saving me, but I can’t…”

“Sorry, Your Highness.” Zhang Yu interrupted him and apologized, “I don’t want to force His Highness either, but I really can’t stay long in the Imperial Capital.”

He said “sorry”, but his actions didn’t show any hesitation. Suddenly, he took out a small bottle and sprayed it on Yi Nuo’s face twice.

Caught off guard, Yi Nuo sneezed twice. He quickly covered his mouth and nose and stepped back, holding his breath.

“What are you spraying?” He asked a little nervously.

“Drunk fish potion.” Zhang Yu said with a smile.

Yi Nuo: “?”

Isn’t that something for fishing? He’s human…

Before he finished thinking, his eyes suddenly blurred.

Zhang Yu strode forward, hugged the crumbling Yi Nuo, and sighed, “Your Highness, it’s time for us to return to the Sea Country.”

He raised his hand, gently smoothed Yi Nuo’s slightly messy hair, and quietly added in his heart, my… fiancée.

As for the coming Yue Zhan—

Zhang Yu raised his eyes, looked into the distance where the battle was going on and smiled slightly.

If Yue Zhan had the ability to find the Sea Country, then he wouldn’t mind letting His Royal Highness accept this human being. Alas, who let the royal family of the Sea Country have this custom.

What’s more, the little highness liked that human being, as a fiancé who was betrothed before being born, he must be magnanimous.

However, Yue Zhan had to seize the opportunity. When the little highness gets used to life in the Sea Country and gets used to him…Humph, it’s still unknown who will win and who will lose.

After thinking about it, he picked up Yi Nuo, and said to his subordinates who came to meet him, “Let’s go.”

“Is this His Highness?” The people from the Sea Country who came to meet were surprised. But when Zhang Yu said, “Go”, they hesitated and asked, “Are we not going to save the national teacher?”

Zhang Yu: “Tsk, is the turtle more important, or his Highness? Do you want all of us to be trapped here?”

When Yue Zhan arrived at the scene, the fierce battle was coming to an end.

Yi Nuo’s guards were divided. One group was sent to look for him, and the rest of them could barely sustain themselves. However, the situation immediately reversed when the people brought by Yue Zhan joined.

After Yue Zhan shot and killed a sniper who was hiding in the distance, he directly grabbed a guard and asked in a deep voice, “Where is His Highness?”

The guard was injured, and his face was covered with blood. He just shook his head and said, “I don’t know. He suddenly disappeared. Our people went after him, but there is no news yet.”

“Where did he disappear? Where did you look for him?” After Yue Zhan heard his words, the hand holding the guard became tighter, and his voice unconsciously became anxious.

Seeing this, the adjutant who followed him was a little surprised.

If he remembered correctly, Commander Yue had never been so nervous when he was on the front line.

The guard quickly pointed in a direction. Yue Zhan didn’t ask more questions, he let go of him and turned to chase in that direction.

But it was too late. He only found some mucus left by the tentacles of the octopus along the way, as well as a faint trace… of fish poison.

Yue Zhan’s heart sank, but he still made a quick decision and notified the Special Security Department, “Stop all airships, whether they are military or civilian.”

“Yes.” The operator immediately said, but after hanging up the call, his new boss, Freeman, asked strangely, “Is that Major General Yue again?”

“Yes.” The operator nodded, and hesitantly said, “He said that the attackers will leave in an airship soon and demanded to ban all airships from launching immediately.”

“He’s in charge of a wide range of things.” Freeman had just come to the Special Security Office and was responsible for handling such emergencies.

He was very dissatisfied with people from the Space Force meddling in the security issues of the Imperial Capital. To be precise, it was dissatisfaction with Yue Zhan.

The attack took place on the Imperial Star, which was his area of responsibility. He should handle the matter, so why did Yue Zhan want to intervene? I heard that he even took people to the scene.

That’s enough. Does the other party still want to command him now? Heh, he has decades of experience in dealing with unexpected attacks, does he still need Yue Zhan’s command?

“Does he know how much panic a total air ban will cause? How many important things will be delayed? If His Majesty blames it, who will bear it?” Freeman said arrogantly, “I know about this matter, it’s enough to inform and strengthen the inspection of the port. As for the air ban…it is not needed for the time being. The so-called black under the lights, those people must still be in the imperial capital. In my experience, they usually don’t run away so quickly.”

The operator was still a little hesitant, and said, “But Major General Yue is…”

Freeman was even more displeased when he heard this, and he asked coldly, “Is he the commander of the emergency response team, or am I?”

The operator didn’t dare to say anything.

After informing the Special Security Department, Yue Zhan quickly returned to the scene of the fierce battle. At this time, the attackers had been arrested and escorted to the car one by one.

After understanding the situation, Yue Zhan quickly came to the same conclusion as Yi Nuo, and said to his subordinates, “The mastermind behind the scenes must be in a nearby tall building, and you should take someone to search immediately.”

When the people from the special security department arrived, Yue Zhan’s people had just caught Keman, but unfortunately, the rest of them ran away.

Freeman stepped forward, pretended to greet him politely, and said, “It’s hard work, Major General Yue, but this is not the job of the Space Force. Please give us the man.”

Yue Zhan already had a problem with their late arrival. But considering they might be busy blocking the port, he didn’t mind. He nodded and took the opportunity to ask, “How is the port blockade going? Have you caught any suspicious people…”

“Major General Yue.” Freeman interrupted him and said, “I don’t think you can decide alone on such a big thing as the blockade of the port. Do you have a special order from His Majesty? Or a special approval document from the Parliament?”

Yue Zhan’s expression sank in an instant. The special security department didn’t block the port? The little prince may have…

With this in mind, his face turned terribly ugly. He didn’t have time to pay attention to Freeman and directly said to the adjutant, “Immediately check all the interstellar routes on the port. No matter which country’s aircraft, you must board the ship for inspection. Refusal is regarded as resistance. Use force if necessary.”

The adjutant was shocked when he heard this. This was more serious than the blockade of the port. Without permission…

“I’m responsible for what happens.” Yue Zhan closed his eyes and said with gritted teeth.

After that, he turned around, glanced at Freeman coldly, and then left without saying a word.

Freeman was so frightened that he stood still in a daze. When he came back to his senses, Yue Zhan had almost boarded the suspension car.

“Wait.” He shouted hastily, “These criminals…”

Yue Zhan narrowed his eyes slightly, and said in a cold tone, “They are spies on the Space Force. The Space Force should deal with them. They have nothing to do with your Special Security Office.”

After that, he slammed the door of the suspension car and took off.

Freeman was startled, and then said angrily, “He’s blatantly robbing our special security office.”

Someone nearby reminded, “The little prince had an accident, and his relationship with Major General Yue is not ordinary.”

Freeman paused but then said, “Even the family members can’t be so arrogant. No, I want to report him to His Majesty.”

The subordinate hurriedly stopped him and said, “Are you crazy? His Majesty is the father of the little prince.”

“So what?” Freeman frowned and said, “I believe His Majesty will deal with it fairly. Besides…”

As an aristocrat of the imperial capital, how could he not know that the little prince was not favored? He believed that His Majesty would not offend his supporters for a son he didn’t even like.

When Yi Nuo woke up, he was already in the sea.

The scene in front of him was a bit dreamy. He blinked blankly, thinking he was still dreaming.

At this time, a joyful voice suddenly sounded beside his ear, “Your Highness, welcome to the Sea Country.”

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  Different chinese characters but same pinyin. ↩︎