above the galaxy

Chapter 381 Destined to be the bad guy!

Enemy attack?

People in high positions have a strong sense of crisis.

fear death.

I can't bear to die either.

Zhong Tianque pushed away the woman who was in a daze after hearing the shrill alarm, pulled a blanket around himself, and shouted, "Help, help!"

Qian Taian rushed in with a group of people and asked anxiously, "Your Highness, are you okay?"

When Zhong Tianque goes on a visit, he, as the number one strategist of Guangzhao Pavilion, naturally has to follow him.

"What's going on? What happened? Who attacked us?"

"It's a pirate ship. Its specific identity needs further verification." Guard Captain Chen Mengxi reported.

"Pirate ship? How dare a pirate ship attack us?" Zhong Tianque was furious, his face full of disbelief.

The starry sea is vast, with the shipping lanes and interests of various countries and organizations.

Of course, there are also those galactic pirates who roam around in various dark corners, stealing and robbing passing ships.

However, their main targets are lone transport ships or small tourist vessels.

When encountering regular troops, he hides faster than anyone else.

Hijacking the Royal Fleet, isn't that courting death?

But, they just did it
"I find it strange, too. This has never happened before." Zhong Changming, the captain of the Vulcan, also rushed over with a serious expression and a thoughtful look on his face: "We will know the reason and who is behind this when we completely defeat them."

"Go and stop them. I want to capture them alive. If they're alive, I want to see their bodies."

"Yes." Zhong Changming agreed: "I have ordered the Sirius destroyers to outflank them and will definitely catch them all in one fell swoop."

"A bunch of idiots who don't know how to live or die." Zhong Tianque shouted angrily.

He hated these pirates for disturbing his good deeds. It was very uncomfortable to have the arrow on the string but not shoot it.

What's more, he hated that these bastards dared to start a war lightly. It was like plucking hair from a tiger's head. It was a disrespect for the Phoenix Royal Family and an even greater humiliation to him, Zhong Tianque.

If this gets out, people will laugh at you.

Neither he nor the imperial family would allow such a thing to happen.

Although Zhong Changming is also a member of the Zhong royal family, when facing the crown prince Zhong Tianque, he can only flatter and please him.

He knew that these pirates had completely angered Zhong Tianque, and said in a deep voice: "I will make sure these pirates never return."

Whether it was the Vulcan or the Sirius destroyer, or the Changhe destroyer responsible for outer perimeter surveillance, they were all equipped with the Phoenix Empire's most powerful firepower and the most advanced scientific research materials. Facing those pirate ships that were patched together, there would only be one result, and that was a one-sided harvest with overwhelming force.

However, the situation was not as smooth and perfect as they had imagined.

Looking at the huge command screen of the Vulcan, those pirate ships that looked dark and dilapidated on the outside, as if they had experienced endless years of baptism and the hardships of the starry sea, were surprisingly agile and were always able to avoid the Sirius destroyer's artillery lock and joint blockade at critical moments.

They are like dying fish, escaping from the big net again and again, teasing your nerves again and again.

Weak, yet tenacious.

What was even more terrifying was that two medium-sized pirate ships actually avoided the blockade of the Sirius destroyer and the Changhe frigate, and charged towards the Vulcan with a brave, resolute and fearless attitude.

This was a suicide attack.

"Stop them!" Zhong Tianque's pupils dilated and he roared loudly.

He didn't want to die, and he didn't want to die with these beggars.

"Stop them!" Zhong Changming also issued an order at the same time: "Changhe I, Changhe II. Attack from the side. Ram."

He was willing to sacrifice two Changhe frigates to ensure the absolute safety of the Vulcan.

Nothing can happen to Zhong Tianque.

Nothing can possibly go wrong.
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Phoenix Palace.

Zhong Daolong lay down on a large energy stone bed that was more than two meters wide. The graceful maid carefully applied a layer of green health liquid on his face, and then covered his eyes with a thin silk eye mask. Then she bowed deeply and retreated quietly.

At this moment, the sound of hurried footsteps was heard. Chen Tianlei stood in front of the bed and reported in a low voice: "Your Highness, something happened. His Highness the eldest prince was attacked by pirates on his way back."

Zhong Daolong pulled off his blindfold and asked in surprise: "Pirate attack? How is that possible?"

"Yeah, I also think it's impossible. How dare pirates attack the royal fleet? There must be someone behind the scenes directing them." Chen Fenglei bowed his body and said respectfully.

Zhong Daolong's face was gloomy, and he said in a cold voice: "I thought they would attack from the inside, but I didn't expect them to want to break the situation from the outside. I really underestimated them."

"How is Zhong Tianque? The scale of their trip this time is not small. They can't be unable to solve even this little trouble, right?"

Chen Fenglei swallowed quietly and said in a low voice: "Your Highness has left the battlefield on the Vulcan and is on the way back to Phoenix Port. The Navy has also sent the Phoenix and nine Sirius destroyers to greet him."

"Ok?"

Zhong Daolong's eyes were slightly stern. He knew from Chen Fenglei's expression and voice that the situation might not be optimistic.

"We lost two Sirius destroyers and three Changhe frigates."

"In other words, except for the Vulcan that Zhong Tianque was on and escaped, the entire army was wiped out?" Zhong Daolong showed an expression of disbelief on his face.

He was not panicked when he heard that the royal fleet was attacked by pirate ships, because he was well aware of the royal fleet's combat capabilities. How could they have the nerve to come back if they couldn't even defeat a few pirate ships?
However, such a high casualty rate was really unexpected.

Really can’t beat him?
"Those pirate ships were like crazy, launching suicide attacks."

"Vulcan's Captain Zhong Changming also handed in his battle log on the way back. Although those pirate ships looked shabby, their artillery firepower and navigation skills were quite impressive."

"They are not ordinary pirate ships. They must have been technologically upgraded by some force."

"hehe."

Zhong Daolong sneered and said, "They finally couldn't help but take action."

Chen Fenglei remained silent.

He didn't know who the 'they' Zhong Daolong was talking about were. He didn't want to know, and he didn't dare to ask.

He knew that if Zhong Daolong was willing to talk, he would take the initiative to tell him what to do.

Zhong Daolong lay back down and closed his eyes, as if nothing had happened: "I'll rest for a while. When Zhong Tianque comes back, let him come to see me."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Chen Fenglei tore off another piece of the eye mask and gently covered Zhong Daolong's closed eyes.

No longer having to look into the eyes of the king, Chen Fenglei felt a little more relaxed.

Then he closed the door and tiptoed out.

Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.
-
The news that Zhong Tianque was attacked and the royal fleet suffered heavy losses spread quickly and soon reached every corner of Nova.

Such a big incident cannot be concealed.

What's more, the royal family did not take any measures, allowing the news to leak out and all kinds of conspiracies and gossip to spread everywhere.

"Have you heard? His Royal Highness was attacked when he returned home. It must have been done by those bastards from the Oss Empire. If they kill the eldest prince, there will be chaos here."

"What do you know? This was not done by the Ottoman Empire at all. It was done by our own people."

"One of our own? Who among us would dare to do such a thing? Are you going to kill yourself?"

"You know nothing. The eldest prince is the crown prince and the future ruler of the country. The second prince is not happy about this. If the eldest prince is killed this time, who will have the power in the future?"

"You mean the two brothers committed suicide and killed each other? They have fought to this extent?"

"Shh, keep your voice down. I only told you, you can't tell anyone."
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Imperial Maritime Hospital.

Tang Fei was eating fresh-cut fruits while browsing the news on the Internet.

"Who do you think did it?" Sheng Xinhuai looked at Tang Fei and asked.

Fenghuang was called back by her father Zhong Daolong, who forbade her to leave Fenghuang Cottage, which was equivalent to putting her under "house arrest".

Therefore, the important task of taking care of Tang Fei fell on Sheng Xinhuai.

One reason is that she and Tang Fei and Fenghuang are good friends, and Fenghuang can get information about Tang Fei's physical recovery from her at any time.

In addition, she and Tang Fei also have a "living-in couple" relationship. Ever since she knew Tang Fei was ill, Mei Yuyin often came to visit him. Not only did she come by herself, she also helped pack up all the clothes for Sheng Xinhuai to change into.

She had an attitude of "you have to keep an eye on him to death", and it was obvious that she was determined to get Tang Fei as her son-in-law.

So, Teacher Sheng was welded here and had no chance to go back to teach.

Mei Yuyin had already asked for leave for her, and the face of the wife of the Prime Minister was still very useful.

"How can I know about this kind of thing?" Tang Fei rolled his eyes and said unhappily, "I'm lying here and can't even get out of the ward. Do you think I'm Zhuge Liang? Can I know what's going on in the world just by lying on the hospital bed?"

Sheng Xinhuai looked at Tang Fei with a playful look in his eyes and said, "Why do you look so guilty? Did you really do it?"

Tang Fei's heart sank, and he quickly said, "Don't talk nonsense. This matter is very serious. I was lying right under your nose, and I had to ask you to help me pee. How could I be capable of doing such a thing?"

Sheng Xinhuai glanced at the base of Tang Fei's thigh and said, "I didn't help you. You helped yourself."

".I mean help me. Help me." "Oh. I thought you said help that thing." Sheng glanced at Tang Fei with resentment and said, "You didn't say it clearly. If someone hears it, they will think that we have an improper relationship."

"Do you think everyone can think of these things like you?"

"Young man, you don't know the treacherous nature of human hearts." Sheng Xinhuai warned seriously.

Tang Fei was silent for a moment, then asked, "What do you, a university professor, study all day long?"

“Ancient Chinese literature.”

"Is the ancient Chinese literature you're studying serious?"

"Of course it's serious."

Sheng Xinhuai glared at Tang Fei and said, "Okay, stop changing the subject. I want you to analyze it. Who do you think did this? Is it really Zhong Tianyi who did it as the outside world says?"

Tang Fei shook his head and said, "Zhong Tianyi is not stupid. He knows that if something like this happens, everyone will guess that he did it. Why would he do such a risky thing?"

"Have you ever thought about it? If this succeeds, Zhong Tianque will never come back. What if it was Zhong Tianyi who did it? What if it wasn't?" Sheng Xinhuai asked back with a deep look in his eyes.

Tang Fei was stunned for a moment, then looked at Sheng Xinhuai and asked, "You mean, if Zhong Tianque died, regardless of whether it was done by Zhong Tianyi, he would have a chance to take over the imperial power?"

"What? Is Zhong Tianyi not his son anymore?" Sheng Xinhuai was very satisfied with Tang Fei's performance.

All along, Tang Fei has acted too mature, and has a determination and ruthlessness that is not in line with his age group.

It was rare to see an expression of astonishment on his face, which made Sheng Xinhuai feel that his nature was still there and he still had basic moral concepts.

After all, anyone who hears such a thing would find it hard to accept the absurdity.

Who wants to be friends with a vicious person?
"Doesn't he have a daughter?"

"Phoenix? What? Do you want to make your girlfriend the boss so that you can just live off her?"

"If it's really possible." Tang Fei said calmly, "I won't refuse."

"I also want to be a gigolo with you, but it's a pity that Phoenix has no hope." Sheng Xinhuai was also very sorry about this and said aloud: "Based on my understanding of Zhong Daolong, he has never considered Phoenix and would rather give that position to his two useless sons."

"Besides, Zhong Daolong is not without other brothers. There are quite a few members of the royal family who have the opportunity to take over. It's just that because Zhong Daolong has already appointed the crown prince, many people have given up on this idea."

"If Zhong Tianque died, and Zhong Daolong didn't plan to hand over power to Zhong Tianyi, other people would naturally jump out to fight for it."

"So, in order to prevent this kind of thing from happening, if Zhong Tianyi really kills Zhong Tianque, the first thing Zhong Daolong has to do is to find ways to clear Zhong Tianyi of suspicion."

"It doesn't matter whether he did it or not. The investigation results will definitely not show that he did it. Doesn't it sound unreasonable just to allow him to take the position?"

Tang Fei nodded and said, "You city people still know how to play in the old land. The bad guys would just chop off your head. But in Xinxing, the bad guys will not only chop off your head, but also say it was your own request."

"Don't be so rude. Not all the people on Nova are bad."

Tang Fei looked at Sheng Xinhuai with a puzzled look and asked, "You always call those people in the royal family by their names. Don't you like them?"

"What should I call them? Is there anything about them that I should respect?"

"."

"No matter how glamorous it looks, once you get closer and see more, you will realize that it is just that." Sheng Xinhuai sighed softly and said, "It's just a pity for Phoenix."

"What's a pity?"

"Such a good woman was born into such a family."

"She is the princess of the empire, second only to the emperor, and above all others. I don't know how many people envy her."

"I'm not envious." Sheng Xinhuai said, "If she could choose, I think Fenghuang would also like to live a simple and comfortable life, instead of being trapped in the deep palace and suffering day and night like now."

This time Tang Fei did not refute.

It cannot be refuted either.

He knew that Phoenix must be very sad now.

The competition between the two brothers has reached a fever pitch, and she, as the younger sister, is caught in the middle and is torn.

Who can she support? What can she do?
Isn’t it a joke to tell your family to stop fighting and live in harmony?

Who will listen?

However, Tang Fei knew that the real blow to Phoenix had not yet come.

When all the truth comes to light, where will she go?

Seeing Tang Fei's silence, Sheng Xinhuai also sighed deeply in his heart.

How could she not understand Fenghuang's current situation? However, as an outsider, she could not help at all.

I can only help her take care of her injured boyfriend.
"Are you sure it was the second prince who did it?" asked Tang Fei.

"No." Sheng Xinhuai shook his head and said, "I don't care about this. I just don't want the Second Prince to do it."

"Because this way, Phoenix might feel better."

"Yes." Tang Fei nodded and said, "I hope it wasn't done by the Second Prince."

At this moment, the door of the ward was pushed open.

Mei Yuyin and Xiaopang walked in together, with Xiaopang carrying a lot of bags in his hands.

"Brother, I'm here to see you." Xiaopang shouted excitedly when he saw Tang Fei.

"What are you holding in your hand?" asked Tang Fei.

"Soup. And some food." Mei Yuyin smiled and continued, "The food in the cafeteria is not nutritious, so I made some soup for you at home and sent it over. I happened to meet Xiaopang at the door, so I asked him to help bring it up."

The Imperial Maritime Hospital is a hospital for aristocrats, and the VIP wards are inhabited by the most aristocrats among aristocrats.

The food here is cooked by nutrition experts and famous chefs from the empire. It is not only delicious but also extremely nutritious.

However, in Mei Yuyin's eyes, it was "hard to swallow".

"Thank you, Auntie." Tang Fei said gratefully, but his eyes glanced at Sheng Xinhuai who was sitting next to him.

Teacher Sheng, please explain things to auntie right away. If you confess, you will be treated leniently; if you resist, you will be treated severely.

If this continues, my aunt will really treat me as her future son-in-law.

Oh, I already saw it that way.
Sheng Xinhuai ignored Tang Fei's expectant look, looked at Mei Yuyin and complained: "Why do you always come here when you have nothing to do? Don't disturb our life together."

"I disturbed your life as a couple? If you could make soup or cook some dishes for Xiao Tang, I wouldn't come over. It's because you can't do anything."

"It's not like there's no food in the cafeteria. If you want something to eat, just give me a call and it will be delivered."

“Can the food in the cafeteria be nutritious?”

"Look at his face. It's all red, and he has a double chin. How can he be considered a patient?"

"That's all because of the soup I gave him. If it weren't for you, Xiao Tang would have starved to death."
-
The mother and daughter entered into a verbal battle again. Tang Fei and Xiao Pang looked at each other, and Xiao Pang said awkwardly, "Brother..."

"It's okay." Tang Fei said calmly, "Give me the soup."

"Oh." Xiaopang nodded.

I thought to myself, big brother is big brother, he always stays calm when faced with big things.

You can still drink soup in such an environment.
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Xiaoyaoju.

Zhong Tianyi squatted on the ground, watching a group of ants working together to carry a bright red cherry to the cave.

He had dropped the cherry on the ground on purpose, and he felt like he was one of the ants.

One of the ants.

Zhao Huanong came over and reported in a low voice: "Your Highness, the eldest prince is back."

"Well, is he okay?" Zhong Tianyi asked without raising his head, as if this group of ants was more important than his elder brother's safety.

Zhao Huanong frowned slightly, he knew that Zhong Tianyi didn't really care about the eldest prince.

However, he still answered honestly: "I'm back and I'm not hurt."

"What a pity." Zhong Tianyi picked up the cherry and threw it into the swimming pool in front of him along with the countless ants stuck on it. "It would be great if he could never come back."

"." Zhao Huanong didn't dare to answer this question.

"Do they all think I did it?" Zhong Tianyi asked.

Zhao Huanong hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Yes."

“Hehe.” Zhong Tianyi looked at the ants struggling for their lives in the swimming pool and said, “It seems that I am destined to be the bad guy.”

"Your Highness."

"Tell them I agree." Zhong Tianyi's eyes were fierce, and he gritted his teeth and said, "I agree to all their conditions."

(ps: Happy Children's Day to all the kids!)

(End of this chapter)