Chapter 20: The Only Way

Aosilan Diguo, Military Department.

Angsi looked at Luka sitting at the table, his expression worried.

He had never seen the Colonel so haggard.

The man in front of him was wearing a somewhat wrinkled white shirt, sleeves rolled up to his elbows, the collar also casually unbuttoned by two buttons, a cigarette held in his hand. The chin that was once like a knife was now full of stubble, and the once firm and cold eyes were now full of exhaustion.

And the ashtray in front of him, full of cigarette butts, had become a beach covered with silver fish after a high tide, and the wrinkled cigarette butts were almost overflowing from the ashtray.

"Colonel, please don't wait anymore. The Federation has already given a very clear answer; they won't allow you to go to Suote."

"Is there any news about the first batch of people sent before?"

Angsi shook his head and sighed: "As soon as they entered the border of Suote, communication was cut off. Not only is there no news from the first batch, but the second and third batches sent later are probably also in bad shape."

Although Suote, like Ausilan, is one of the member states of the Interstellar Federation, Suote is a multi-party system, with various forces checking and balancing each other, and the domestic situation is complex, while in the Aosilan Diguo, the royal family has absolute say. The relationship between the two countries has become somewhat tense after the last Wing War, and it is a sensitive period.

Angsi thought to himself: At this time, if you want to get Miss Sui Sui back from Suote, you must have the Federation nod. But the problem is, Miss Sui Sui was transferred to Suote by the Federation, so how could they go back on their word... He scratched his head in frustration.

"Colonel, don't worry too much. With Miss Sui Sui's identity, they wouldn't dare to neglect her. It's you, your wounds haven't fully healed, and you haven't closed your eyes for four or five days in a row. Even the best body... Eh, Colonel, where are you going?"

Before he finished speaking, he saw Luka carrying his coat and walking out with big strides.

"Go to the Huangting."

He had tried all methods, he couldn't wait any longer, if he didn't see her again, he would go crazy.

Only that method...

A few days ago.

It had been half a month since Luka woke up from the medical pod, and he was told that Sui Sui had long been taken away by Zongfang. He wanted to go to Suote immediately, but was stopped by Laiboli.

"You know it yourself, you are a Colonel in the Military Department, your identity is sensitive, without a permit, you can't enter Suote's territory at all. Even if you broke in, with your current physical condition, can you forcibly bring her back?" Laiboli pressed his shoulder and said: "I have already sent an invitation in the name of the royal family."

"What invitation?"

"The invitation to your and the Princess's coupling ceremony."

Luka's figure swayed, thinking he had misheard.

"You are actually still talking to me about these meaningless things now?" He grabbed Laiboli's collar, his face full of anger, "I don't even know if she is doing well now, if she will be uneasy when she arrives at a strange place, and you still have time to manage these trivial matters!"

"Besides this, do you have any other way to see her as soon as possible?"

"What do you mean?"

Laiboli pushed him away, tilted his head to tidy up his collar, his expression no longer the frivolous one from just now.

"When you were in a coma, the news about Sui Sui was spread by someone with ulterior motives."

Someone used the post on the Nebula that secretly photographed Sui Sui at the Huangjia Yiyuan to make a fuss, spreading the news that she was a viviparous female who was highly fertile, and the point was that she had no guardian or spouse.

Once this news came out, many male beastmen with crooked thoughts were eager to move. One had to know that a female without a guardian or spouse was basically first-come, first-served for them. Plus, Sui Sui's attention level was already very high, so even though Laiboli reacted quickly to remedy it at the time, the people who reposted and spread it were organized and planned, and it was still seen by many people and continued to ferment.

Hearing this, Luka asked nervously: "Then the news that she is pregnant..."

"Fortunately, her report is managed by the Dean himself, so no news leaked out. But there is one point I can't figure out, this mastermind behind the scenes clearly wants to push Sui Sui to the forefront, but didn't throw out the most explosive news, which means..."

Luka's eyes flickered, and he continued: "It means that either the other party doesn't know Sui Sui's true identity as an Ancient Human, or they are leaving themselves a way out and don't want to do things too absolutely."

"Not bad, but no matter what the reason is, don't you think it's too coincidental that the other party spread this news at this juncture?"

Luka frowned, not understanding what he meant.

Laiboli raised his eyebrows and only said four words.

"Yishabeier."

"Did she find someone to do it?"

Luka lowered his head and pondered, and Laiboli's voice rang in his ears: "In the days you didn't wake up, she wasn't idle either, running to my aunt every day. Once I accidentally heard her begging my aunt to advance the ceremony. So anxious, she must have known something."

Luka's expression turned cold, "I will make it clear to the Empire Sun."

The Empire Sun is the honorific title for the Emperor in the Aosilan Diguo.

Laiboli immediately stretched out his foot to block him.

"Sikesaisi, don't you understand yet? Yishabeier has already done things to hurt Sui Sui because of jealousy, and this is all because of you. If you go to tell your uncle now that you want to break off the engagement with her, wouldn't that anger her even more?"

"Then I should do nothing and watch others attack her in the dark!"

"The only thing you can do now is to hold the ceremony with Yishabeier. At the coupling ceremony of the Princess of the Aosilan Diguo, all member states will come to attend, among which, important figures from Suote will definitely attend. The invitation I sent is a signal to Sui Sui. She is so smart, she will definitely understand the intention of this invitation."

"You mean, let Sui Sui attend my coupling ceremony with the people from Suote?"

"Only this method can see her as soon as possible."

"Then what if it fails... what if they don't let her come..." Luka sat down decadently, his whole body weak, looking at Laiboli with red eyes, his voice trembling: "... That is my coupling ceremony, letting her watch me officially belong to another female... I can't do it..."

Laiboli looked back quietly and said coldly: "Then you go and break in, will the people from Suote let you see her? Or do you think Zongfang will hand over the Ancient Human he finally got?" He put one hand in his pocket and stepped away, leaving a sentence before he left—

"Is your future important, or is she important, you choose for yourself."

At this time, the Huangting.

The Emperor agreed to meet Luka and allowed his request to advance the ceremony.

Yishabeier ran over excitedly when she got the news, but saw the man with no expression on his face walking down the long steps step by step, as if he were walking his long life, his whole body as if frozen, lonely and cold.

She suddenly felt a little panicked, feeling that he was so far away from her, so she couldn't help but shout:

"Luka."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 21 =====