Interstellar boss, she doesn't talk about martial arts

Chapter 1805 She Swears (Two-in-One Chapter)

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, it was clear that Tantai Zijun was shot several times by Xia Chujian, with each shot hitting a vital spot.

Then, in full view of everyone, he cut off Tantai Zijun's head!

The chief imperial physician calmly said, "His Majesty was already dead when Marshal Xia fired the shot."

"Therefore, Marshal Xia did not personally assassinate the emperor."

Xia Chujian: "..."

Don't do that!

She really did kill him, she swears!
Of course, this "fight" is not the same as that "fight".

Xia Chujian thought of the golden spider lily in her consciousness and felt inexplicably guilty...

It seems, perhaps, possibly, maybe, that her golden spider lily phantom drained Tantai Zijun's spiritual energy...

Therefore, Tantai Zijun did indeed die from exhaustion of spiritual energy, but she also did die at her own hands.

But at this moment, she didn't know how to explain it.

At that time, it seemed that only she could see the golden phantom of the spider lily.
She didn't even know that Tantai Zijun had seen it before she died.

Tantai Zijun could see it because her consciousness was closely connected to the dark purple abyss soul crystal.

Everything that the Abyss Soul Crystal could sense, Tantai Zijun could also sense.

But at this point, it's too late to investigate.

Because Tantai Zijun was no longer able to speak.

Indeed, only the dead can truly keep secrets.

Xia Chujian's eyes flickered slightly, but she swallowed the words she was about to say.

She simply said calmly, "Then, Imperial Physician, how did Tantai Zijun's spiritual energy become depleted?"

The chief imperial physician calmly said, "His Majesty greatly enhanced his supernatural abilities before his death."

"There are so many Royal Guards here; they must have all been under her command back then."

Those Royal Guards who hadn't been killed rubbed their heads and sat up from the ground.

Upon hearing the chief physician's words, they all nodded and said, "Yes, our actions just now were indeed out of our control."

"We will do whatever His Majesty tells us to do, and even if we feel something is wrong, we cannot change our course of action."

The chief physician nodded: "Suddenly having to control so many people requires a lot of mental energy from the use of supernatural powers."

"His Majesty's eagerness to win led him to exceed the critical point of mental energy output, resulting in his death from mental exhaustion, which is understandable."

Xia Chujian: "..."

That's totally logical!
This means that everything was Empress Tantai Zijun's own fault!
She thought to herself, but remained outwardly calm. She looked at the Empress Dowager Li Feng'en and the chief lady-in-waiting Ji Huangzhen, who were still glaring at each other, and said, "Imperial Physician, should we have Tantai Zijun's genes tested again? To confirm her parentage with the late Emperor?"

She still had some doubts.

If Tantai Zijun is not a descendant of the Tantai clan, then what is the meaning of her "submission" ability?

The "submission" ability played a crucial role in the scene when Tantai Zijun seized the throne!
Xia Chujian wanted to know what was going on.

She looked at the chief imperial physician for advice.

The chief imperial physician frowned and said, "Marshal Xia suspects that Tantai Zijun is not actually the late emperor's daughter?"

Xia Chujian said, "...Maybe. What if she's also an illegitimate child? We should still get her tested."

Upon hearing her words, Empress Dowager Li Feng'en and Chief Lady-in-Waiting Ji Huangzhen turned to look at her together and said in unison, "My son could not possibly be an illegitimate child!"

Xia Chujian: "..."

She took two steps forward, stood before the already deceased Tantai Zijun, and said, "Whose biological daughter was she? Don't you two want to know?"

"Besides, so what if she's an illegitimate child? It doesn't affect her right to inherit the throne..."

The only thing that could affect Tantai Zijun's succession to the throne was that she was not the illegitimate daughter of the late Emperor Tantai Hongyuan at all.

That would be great fun!
As Xia Chujian spoke, she carefully observed Empress Dowager Li Feng'en and her chief lady-in-waiting Ji Huangzhen.

Empress Dowager Li Feng'en's expression was a mixture of anger and fear.

Chief Lady Ji Huangzhen looked grief-stricken and somewhat uneasy.

Could it be that this Tantai Zijun is really not the offspring of the late Emperor Tantai Hongyuan?

Xia Chujian was amazed.

At this moment, High Priest Su Yanxing also came over and, together with the chief physician, began to test Tantai Zijun's genes.

She had been tested before, but only her bone marrow genes were tested, which proved that she and Tantai Hongyuan were indeed related as parents.

They have now expanded their testing scope.

Three minutes later, Grand Priest Su Yanxing said with a slightly strange expression, "She has two kinds of genes."

"The genes in the bone marrow do indeed belong to the Tantai clan, and they are related to the late Emperor Tantai Hongyuan."

"However, the genes of the germ cells do not belong to the Tantai clan and have no relation to the late Emperor Tantai Hongyuan."

"besides……"

He glanced at the stunned Empress Dowager Li Feng'en: "...The bone marrow gene test does indeed show a parent-child relationship with the Empress Dowager."

"But genetic testing elsewhere showed no parent-child relationship with the Empress Dowager."

In other words, Tantai Zijun indeed only possessed her daughter's genes in her bone marrow...

Upon hearing this, Empress Dowager Li Feng'en let out a wild howl, like a mother wolf who had lost her cubs, her boundless pain revealing a hint of despair.

"How could this happen? How could this happen?!"

"Where is my daughter?! Where is my daughter?!"

She clutched her chest, crying out loudly, and fainted from grief and anger.

Ji Huangzhen looked even more frightened and uneasy.

She had just seen Tantai Zijun die, and she was so grief-stricken that she couldn't control herself and blurted out the secret she had kept hidden for so many years.

It was only then that I came to my senses and realized I had done something stupid...

But it was too late.

The chief physician and the high priest held a vegetarian banquet and then took blood and cells from various parts of Ji Huangzhen's body for genetic testing.

The final conclusion was that Tantai Zijun's genes, outside of her bone marrow, were related to Ji Huangzhen's.

However, the genes outside the bone marrow have no parent-child relationship with the late Emperor Tantai Hongyuan, so it is highly likely that Tantai Zijun's biological father was Ji Huangzhen's husband.

Because it concerned the Empress, High Priest Su Yanxing was very decisive this time and immediately ordered Ji Huangzhen's husband to be arrested.

The tests confirmed their hypothesis.

Empress Tantai Zijun was actually the biological daughter of Ji Huangzhen, a lady-in-waiting to Empress Dowager Li Fengen, and her own husband.

The reason her bone marrow has different genes is because she received a bone marrow transplant when she was young.

Xia Chujian suddenly realized that Tantai Zijun's "submission" ability most likely came from the bone marrow she had transplanted from the Empress Dowager's biological daughter...

When Empress Dowager Li Feng'en woke up, her eyes were bloodshot upon seeing the outcome.

If she hadn't been held back so tightly, she would have rushed over and torn Ji Huangzhen apart.

She cried out, "Ji Huangzhen! You will die a horrible death!"

"You actually gave my daughter to that vile woman, the late emperor, as a sacrifice!"

"You even extracted my daughter's bone marrow! And injected it into your own slutty daughter's body!"

"No wonder you kept telling me that the most accurate way to test genes is to test bone marrow!"

"You've fooled me for over twenty years!"

"How could I be so stupid?! Why didn't I ever get my genes tested outside of my bone marrow?!"

"My dear! My dear! I'm so sorry... I'll make that slut's entire family pay with their lives!"

Empress Dowager Li Feng'en roared, but the female officials beside her did nothing but pull her back.

Xia Chujian nodded and said, "That's enough."

"You can resolve the matter between you and Ji Huangzhen yourselves."

"Whether you sue or settle out of court is your own business."

"Now, in my capacity as Marshal of the Southern Expeditionary Fleet, I hereby announce to you: "The imperial system of the Northern Chen Empire has come to an end!"

"From this day forward, we are the Republic of Beichen!"

"Overthrow the imperial system forever!"

"I've finished speaking. Who agrees and who disagrees?"

After Xia Chujian finished speaking, her gaze swept across the faces of those important figures one by one.

For example, the four dukes, the five chiefs of staff of the military, the speakers and core members of the upper and lower houses of the Senate, the chief legal counsel of the Senate, Quan Yuxun, and the Grand Master of the Cabinet.

Their expressions were also very serious, seemingly somewhat disapproving, but under Xia Chujian's gaze, they all fell into deep thought.

After a while, High Priest Su Yanxing spoke first: "What I protect is the country of Beichen, not the royal family of the Tantai clan."

As soon as he said this, the other three dukes all called him "cunning"!
The High Priest, despite always being in charge of affairs related to the Tantai royal family...

Now that he's saying he has nothing to do with the royal family, he's actually surrendered to Xia Chujian.

Grandpa Zong and Grandpa Quan immediately chimed in, "We second that!"

"The rule of the Tantai clan should have ended long ago."

“We should have been freed from this outdated imperial system long ago.”

"We support the republic!"

Old Master Li remained silent for a long time, saying nothing, but simply nodding.

Aside from the Tantai clan, the Li clan probably suffered the greatest loss from the abolition of the imperial system.

But it has just been revealed that the empress is not a descendant of the Li clan at all, so there is no need to hesitate anymore.

The four chiefs of staff of the military exchanged glances, nodded in unison, and said, "Specific details can be discussed separately, but we all agree to abolish the monarchy."

The two senators of the Senate: "Agreed!"

They all knew that if the monarchy were abolished, their Senate's status would rise even higher!

Only a fool would disagree!
Finally, there is the Chief Cabinet Secretary.

He gave Xia Chujian a deep look and tentatively asked, "Marshal Xia, if you wish to take his place, the Quan family and the cabinet will certainly support you!"

The rest of the people: "..."

I'm completely lost.

When it comes to flattery, the cabinet is truly the best!
Xia Chujian smiled and said, "You flatter me, Your Excellency. I have never thought of becoming an empress."

"Furthermore, I will not allow anyone to have any ambition to become emperor."

"Your Excellency, do you intend to take my place?"

The adult shook his head hastily: "Of course not."

"We agree with Marshal Xia to abolish the imperial system!"

"The specific details will be discussed by our cabinet with the Senate, the military, and representatives of the nobility."

Xia Chujian nodded and said, "Humanoid slaves and outcasts must be abolished."

"The distinction between ordinary citizens and citizens should also be abolished."

"We are all citizens of the Republic, and we should be equal in law and politics."

"The rest are up to you to decide, I will supervise."

Xia Chujian spoke these words lightly, but they were all suggestions that would have a very significant impact on the entire country.

And all of this was broadcast live on the StarNet.

In other words, everyone in the entire Northern Chen Empire witnessed a major transformation in the country's history of ten thousand years.

Of course, there were unhappy people among them, such as the former citizen class.

They are a class that exists between commoners and nobles, and their numbers are small, less than fifty million.

Compared to the hundreds of billions of ordinary people, they are not the majority, so although they are unhappy, they dare not cause trouble on the StarNet.

Besides, this is just the beginning.

The abolition of the imperial system and the move towards a republic are not things that they can accomplish by simply saying a few words here.
Xia Chujian knew this too, but there were some basic things she had to establish.

She can't have worked so hard to kill so many emperors only to have it all go to someone else in the end!

Empress Dowager Li Feng'en watched all this, trembling with rage.

Even her own father wasn't on her side, and besides, the deceased empress wasn't her biological daughter.

She cried for a while, feeling completely lost, and eventually, she couldn't even cry anymore.

Ji Huangzhen and her husband have been detained.

She definitely won't let them get away with it.

But all of this is irreversible.

Just as Xia Chujian was about to return to her "mini star destroyer," a soft, feminine voice suddenly rang in everyone's ears.

"Haha, how ridiculous!"

"Who gave you the audacity to divide up the Tantai family's millennia-old legacy like this?!"

A man dressed in a purple-orange cloak trimmed with silver-white thin edges appeared before everyone like a ghost.

Like Tantai Zijun, when he first appeared, he was also shrouded in a thick layer of dark purple abyss soul crystal, like a heavy suit of armor.

Xia Chujian immediately realized what was happening.

Isn't this the figure in the purple-orange cloak she saw in the western district of Mulan City on Guiyuan Star?!

And that person knew her!
At the time, she was wearing a full set of second-generation mecha armor, completely covered from head to toe, yet this person was able to call out her name immediately!
Without saying a word, and without even asking pointless questions like "Who are you?", Xia Chujian raised his mechanical right arm, took out the plasma sniper rifle, and decisively pulled the trigger.

The energy bar on the long gun barrel instantly lit up with golden-purple patterns, as if an ancient incantation had been ignited.

Then, boom—!
A colorless beam of energy shot out silently, heading straight for the dark purple abyss soul crystal!

The man in the purple cloak was still sneering: "...Xia Chujian, you really have audacity!"

"How dare you shoot at my Abyss Soul Crystal! You probably don't know..."

Before he could finish speaking, the energy beam that Xia Chujian fired had already struck his dark purple abyss soul crystal, which resembled armor!
Then, contrary to his expectations, the dark purple abyss soul crystal did not block the energy beam attack.

Instead, the energy beam pierced right through him, shooting straight through his body!

The man screamed, and thick black smoke rose behind him, revealing a miniature wormhole.

Xia Chujian then fired several more shots!

Those around them came to their senses and also opened fire.

Unfortunately, apart from Xia Chujian's energy beam, which could penetrate the dark purple abyss soul crystal, everyone else's weapons, whether bullets or energy beams, were blocked by the abyss soul crystal.

Xia Chujian roughly understood that, apart from his own plasma sniper rifle, other people's weapons probably really couldn't do anything against this person...

Is this why this person dares to show up so brazenly?

Xia Chujian stared coldly ahead and fired another shot.

The person had already quickly merged into the miniature wormhole behind him and disappeared without a trace.

Xia Chujian had already experienced the same thing once before.

One or two is acceptable, but not three.

The next time you see this person, it will be the day he dies!

The appearance and disappearance of micro-wormholes can happen in the blink of an eye.

Xia Chujian reacted the fastest, but he only managed to seriously injure the man; he didn't have time to kill him.

As for the miniature wormhole, Xia Chujian had no intention of going in.

Who knows where the other end of the miniature wormhole leads?

She won't take any risks.

Only after the man disappeared did Xia Chujian say, "Leave no one in the Tantai family, especially the royal family members, and imprison them first."

"The person who just disappeared must be a member of the Tantai family."

　I'm experiencing writer's block. There will be no update tomorrow. I'll try to update one chapter at 9 AM on the 15th.

　　(End of this chapter)