Tang Ci quickly found Shao Qingge's contact information and used his communication device to call. After two beeps, a gentle mechanical voice came to his ears, "Hello, the master is not at home. Please leave a message if you need anything."
Tang Ci left a message for Shao Qingge and asked him to call him back. Then he called the company. The assistant said that Mr. Shao was not here, but Shao Qingge's personal phone call could not be answered.
Tang Ci looked at Xiao Lou, "Shao Qingge is not at home or in the company, and the private number cannot be reached."
Xiao Lou guessed, "Will he be with Ye Qi?"
Tang Ci looked at the searched information and said, "Ye Qi is currently a freshman in the Mecha Control Department of the Ninth Military Academy. It is July now and their school is on summer vacation these days. Mr. Shao may have gone to pick up Ye Qi in person.
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Hearing "Ninth Military Academy", Lu Jiuchuan said, "We also graduated from this school, right?"
Tang Ci nodded, "Yes. You are from the military command department, and I am from the mecha control department. I am Ye Qi's senior."
Xiao Lou said, "If Mr. Shao goes to pick up Ye Qi, Southern Cross, where the military academy is located, is far away. It will take two days and two nights to get to Capital Star. The phone cannot be connected. Maybe it is because the Southern Cross signal is blocked?"
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Tang Ci asked, "By the way, Professor Xiao, doesn't your Peach Blossom Spring allow you to forcibly summon teammates? Can you try to pull your teammates over directly?"
Xiao Lou thinks this is impossible. When we recruited teammates in the past, we were in the same city, or even in the same maze, and the distance was very close. Now in the interstellar era, we can't teleport across planets, right? That's too unscientific.
Starships and highly intelligent armors also require space jump technology to shuttle between stars. If humans can teleport directly between galaxies tens of thousands of light years away, what else do they need these mechas for?
Although rationally he felt that it was unlikely that Peach Blossom Spring would summon his teammates, Xiao Lou still wanted to give it a try. He activated Tao Yuanming, released Peach Blossom Spring, and sent an invitation to his teammates.
Soon, six people appeared under the peach blossom tree.
In addition to the four Xiao Lou people, there are also Long Sen and Qu Wanyue.
Qu Wanyue came over and said, "Long Sen just came home and asked me a bunch of questions about college. Only when I could answer them did he believe that I was true. He even nervously told me that this copy
Are there replicants?”
Yu Hanjiang nodded, "Yes, we found Xiao Lou's clone in the palace."
He couldn't help but glance at Long Sen. This guy was enough. His wife still had to rely on asking about past experiences to distinguish the real from the fake. Compared with Yu Hanjiang who could only recognize the clone in 3 seconds with his eyes, Long Sen's rank was too low.
Still need to practice again.
Long Sen noticed Yu Hanjiang's dislike, scratched his head, and asked with a smile, "Professor Xiao suddenly summoned his teammates. Is there something important?"
Xiao Lou explained, "We can't find any information about Liu Qiao, Lao Mo, Sister Huaying and Senior Gui. We want to try to see if we can use Taohuayuan to gather other teammates."
Long Sen looked at Tang Ci, "Can't you even check Mr. Tang?"
Tang Ci said, "There are no names of the four of them in the federal identity database."
After waiting for a while, there were still only six people under the peach blossom tree, and there was still no sign of Liu Qiao and others. Xiao Lou said helplessly, "It seems that there is no way to teleport across the universe. You have to be on at least one planet to enter the Peach Blossom Spring."
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This was also expected by Xiao Lou, so he was not too disappointed. At least, the fact that Liu Qiao and the others could not enter the Peach Blossom Spring also indirectly proved his speculation that "the six of them are currently not in the capital star."
Lu Jiuchuan touched his chin, "So, there must be another plot line?"
Xiao Lou said, "Mr. Shao and Ye Qi should be back. Their home is in Capital Star, and they are probably on their way back. But the remaining four have been unable to find any clues, and they don't know what roles and tasks they have been assigned?" He said
Looking at Qu Wanyue, "Teacher Qu, do you have any news about Xiao Liu and the others?"
Qu Wanyue shook her head, "I have never come into contact with them in this world. I am a dance teacher at Parthes Academy of Arts. Among my students and colleagues, there is no information about the four of them. By the way, I know General Lin.
Daughter, Lin Yan. It is said that she is the fiancée of His Highness the Prince?"
Lu Jiuchuan glanced at Yu Hanjiang, "Xiao Lou has a fiancée?!"
The look in his eyes was very complicated, as if to say, he already has a fiancée, why don’t you hurry up?!
Yu Hanjiang ignored his brother's look and asked calmly, "What kind of person is Miss Lin?"
Qu Wanyue realized that he didn't mind, so she told the truth, "Lin Yan is the most talented student I have ever taught. She has been doing ballet since elementary school. She has a good figure and a gentle and generous personality. Her father is a three-star general in the military.
My mother is the president of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, and His Majesty chose this rich young lady as the prince’s fiancée probably because she has a relatively strong family background.”
Yu Hanjiang looked at Xiao Lou and said, "Sounds like a good match."
Xiao Lou touched his nose and said, "Ahem, I'm not familiar with her."
Qu Wanyue said doubtfully, "But in my impression, Lin Yan seems to like His Highness the Prince very much and often tells people how good His Highness is. Professor Xiao, are you sure you are not familiar with her?"
Xiao Lou shook his head, "I haven't seen it before."
Qu Wanyue was silent for a moment, "Could it be that Miss Lin knows that clone?"
Xiao Lou only remembered that his father told him that he had a fiancée, and that the marriage was arranged when his mother was still alive. As for what the girl looked like, Xiao Lou had never seen it.
Yu Hanjiang also sensed that something was wrong. "Everyone, please disperse now. Be careful, leave the code of the communication device, and keep in touch at any time. Teacher Qu, you can talk to Miss Lin again. If you have any clues, let us know at any time."
Qu Wanyue "I understand."
Everyone saved each other's numbers.
After coming out of Peach Blossom Spring, Yu Hanjiang followed Xiao Lou's suggestion and used the Thumbelina card in Lu Jiuchuan's hand to make Xiao Lou smaller and put it in his pocket; at the same time, he used Qin Guan's telepathic connection to connect their consciousnesses.
Yu Hanjiang drove back to the palace.
Approaching the gate of the palace, Xiao Lou was inevitably nervous. If all the card effects within the palace were automatically invalidated, wouldn't he become bigger as soon as he entered?
Yu Hanjiang calmly passed the inspection by the guards and walked into the palace gate.
Fortunately, what Xiao Lou was worried about did not happen, and he was still in Yu Hanjiang's pocket.
Xiao Lou breathed a sigh of relief and heard Yu Hanjiang's voice in his mind: "You are right, as long as the card is used outside the palace, the continuous effect will still take effect after entering the palace. However, new cards cannot be used inside the palace.
It will be more difficult to deal with emergencies.”
All real-time cards cannot be used within the palace. All that can be used are cards with "longer card effect duration". For example, Thumbelina's transformation lasts for 24 hours, and the telepathic channel also lasts for 24 hours.
It is activated outside the palace and is still valid after entering the palace.
Yu Hanjiang brought the shrunken Xiao Lou back to the Twin Palace, and then released the card from its deformed state, and sent a message to his teammates, "I tested it with Xiao Lou. The card can be used outside the palace, and the effect will last after entering the palace."
Still valid."
In this way, on the day of the birthday party, Qu Wanyue can use the Chameleon Card to sneak into the palace in advance.
That night, Yu Hanjiang slept in Xiao Lou's bedroom.
Since there was no guest room, he and Xiao Lou could only sleep on the same bed.
As early as in the 8 Hearts Secret Room, they had been husband and wife for a lifetime and slept in the same bed every night. However, at that time, Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang had not yet communicated with each other and were embarrassed to touch each other. So, every night, the two of them
Lie on your back on the bed, in an upright sleeping position, as if you were lying side by side with corpses.
But it's different now. The two of them have confessed to each other and are sleeping on the same bed. They are both full-blooded adults. If they can't control themselves...
The more Xiao Lou thought about it, the hotter his face became. After taking a shower, he immediately went to bed and pretended to sleep.
Yu Hanjiang also used his bathroom to take a bath.
When he came out, he found that Xiao Lou had his back to the bathroom, occupying only a quarter of the space beside the bed, leaving a large space for him. Yu Hanjiang opened the quilt, got into the bed, stretched out his long arm, and pulled Xiao Lou away from the bed.
He was gently hugged from behind.
A man's deep voice came to my ears: "Aren't you afraid of falling if you sleep on the edge of the bed?"
Xiao Lou's ears felt hot, and he moved in with Yu Hanjiang. Yu Hanjiang hugged him from behind, and the two of them had the same shower gel scent. Xiao Lou thought to himself, they seem to be more similar now than when they were 8 Hearts.
A couple nestled in Yu Hanjiang's arms, with their backs pressed against the man's strong chest. The heat transmitted from them made his heart beat faster.
While I was thinking wildly, a low laughter suddenly came from my ears, "Well, they do look like a couple."
Xiao Lou "......"
Forgot that there is still a connection between hearts.
Whatever he thinks can be conveyed to Yu Hanjiang's mind.
Xiao Lou's face suddenly turned red. He didn't dare to think about anything anymore and quickly closed his eyes.
Yu Hanjiang simply turned over and pressed him on the bed, looked at him with deep eyes, and whispered, "Xiao Lou, we have experienced so many secret rooms together, do you know which one I like best?"
Xiao Lou was embarrassed to answer, but an answer emerged in his mind uncontrollably.
Heart 8.
Yu Hanjiang put his lips close to his ear and said word by word, "I also like the 8 of Hearts the most - because in that world, we were husband and wife for the rest of our lives, and we still have the memories of the bridal chamber."
Xiao Lou “…………”
Even though they were in touch with each other, I always felt a little ashamed. I couldn't hide anything in my mind from Yu Hanjiang. Xiao Lou simply stretched out his hand and gently hugged the man on top of him, "You know everything I think. In fact, I already liked you at that time."
Already."
Yu Hanjiang's voice was gentle, "Me too."
The kiss came unexpectedly, and the moment his teeth were pried open, Xiao Lou's mind went blank. He had no idea when Yu Hanjiang's hands reached into his loose pajamas and took off his clothes smoothly.
This was the first time for Xiao Lou to be honest with someone.
Naked and hugged by Yu Hanjiang, Xiao Lou looked like a grilled shrimp, with his eyes lowered and embarrassed to look at him. Yu Hanjiang's hot kiss was on his lips, gradually going down...
Xiao Lou was so nervous that his whole body stiffened. He always felt a little sudden?
An ambiguous voice came from the bedroom. Xiao Lou closed his eyes and grasped the sheets tightly with both hands.
But Yu Hanjiang did not make it to the end. He knew that the current environment was not suitable to put a burden on Xiao Lou's body. Yu Hanjiang calmly stepped on the brakes, took a deep breath to steady his fierce heartbeat, and said in a low and hoarse voice, "Don't worry, I have it."
Proper." He paused and then explained, "Leave some marks on your body so that you can be distinguished from the clones."
Xiao Lou’s face turned red and his ears turned red. “This is a pretense of public benefit for private gain.”
Yu Hanjiang admitted frankly, "Yeah. Actually, I just want to stamp it to prove that you are mine."
Xiao Lou “…………”
Do you want to prove it by "stamping it all over your body"?
In fact, Xiao Lou knew why Yu Hanjiang did this - because he had a fiancée, and Yu Hanjiang was unhappy, so he gave her hickeys all over her body.
Despite his usually cold demeanor, this man is extremely possessive.
But Xiao Lou can also understand that if Yu Hanjiang had a fiancée, he would definitely not be happy.
In order to prevent the situation from getting out of control, Xiao Lou had no choice but to hold Yu Hanjiang in his arms and promise, "My fiancée is just a setting. I am not familiar with her, and it is impossible to marry her. If my father forces me to marry her, I will confess to her and say
It’s you I like.”
Only then was Yu Hanjiang satisfied. He leaned over and kissed Xiao Lou on the lips. He turned over and lay next to Xiao Lou, holding him tightly in his arms and saying, "Go to sleep."
Xiao Lou closed his eyes with peace of mind.
Chapter 408, Birthday Party
The next morning, when Xiao Lou went to the bathroom to wash up, he looked at himself in the mirror and was almost embarrassed to open his eyes.
There were hickeys all over his body, so Yu Hanjiang stamped them in a way that would not be too unreasonable.
He reluctantly put on his turtleneck shirt and buttoned it to the top button, making sure that no trace would be exposed, and then turned around and came to the restaurant.
Yu Hanjiang had already put on his military uniform, received the breakfast from the chef, and took him to the room to eat with Xiao Lou.
The day after tomorrow is the birthday party.
Xiao Lou asked, "Can we get the guest list for the birthday party?"
Yu Hanjiang said, "I will go to the concierge department later. Your Majesty asked them to arrange the guests for the banquet. The escort team also has a detailed list. The banquet will be held in the palace, and people will only be released according to the invitation letter tomorrow."
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Xiao Lou nodded, "I'll go with you."
After dinner, the two went to the concierge and got the detailed guest list for the banquet.
The birthday banquet of His Royal Highness the Prince was large in scale, with a large number of participants from the business, political, and military circles. All major generals and above officers from the military department who stayed in the capital star were present, including Lu Jiuchuan, who had just returned; as well as the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Science and Technology, and the Ministry of Education.
, heads of departments such as the Ministry of Health and other departments, as well as important members of parliament...
Nominally, this is a family banquet hosted by His Majesty for the prince's birthday. No reporters are invited, but private chats and reminiscing about old times... It is impossible to unrestrainedly reminisce about old times on such an occasion. Celebrating the birthday is secondary, and bringing the prince to meet officials from all walks of life is the most important part of the birthday party.
meaning.
The list of guests attending the meeting was very long. Yu Hanjiang's eyes quickly scanned it and suddenly settled on a name.
Xiao Lou obviously also discovered this name. "Shao Qingge? He also came to the banquet?"
Yu Hanjiang said, "Mr. Shao's identity is the vice chairman of the Imperial Chamber of Commerce Alliance. It is normal to receive an invitation letter. Knowing that you are the prince, he will definitely bring Ye Qi with him. Ye Qi is his... son, and he takes his son with him."
It’s convenient to attend.”
Xiao Lou smiled and said, "Xiaoye definitely doesn't want to call him daddy."
Yu Hanjiang was silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "What do you think of your father asking that clone to attend the birthday party? If he really wants to pass the throne to the prince, this opportunity should be given to you. After all, the birthday party is attended by people from all walks of life."
important officials, you also need to know them."
Ever since he saw the long list opened, Xiao Lou felt a sense of uneasiness in his heart. "Could it be that my father received the news in advance and was worried that someone would assassinate the prince at the banquet, so he asked the clone to go for me?"
Yu Hanjiang thought carefully for a moment, "It's possible. By the way, do you still remember the serious illness when you were a child? What happened?"
Xiao Lou thought about it carefully, but he got a headache when he thought about it.
He pressed his temples hard. There seemed to be something in his mind that was about to come out, but it was blocked. A sharp pain hit his head. Countless nerves seemed to be torn off. His temples were throbbing.
There was also a lot of cold sweat streaming down my forehead.
Yu Hanjiang immediately held his hand and gently stroked his back with his other hand, "Okay, don't think about it..."
Xiao Lou looked pale and said, "I can't remember it at all."
Yu Hanjiang handed him a glass of water and whispered, "Drink some water and calm down."
Xiao Lou took a deep breath, took a few sips of water from Yu Hanjiang, and then calmed down. It was as if a saw suddenly appeared in his mind just now, cutting his nerves. The kind of pain he had never experienced before.
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Yu Hanjiang worriedly said, "You look like this, just like Brother Jiu when he remembered the special mission, he had a headache, as if he had selectively lost a memory. It seems that getting sick is not simple. Your father said that when you were a child, you were not
Not sick, but assassinated... How credible do you think his words are?"
The headache gradually disappeared, and his mind became much clearer. Xiao Lou thought for a while and said, "Selective amnesia, clones, and special missions must be related. Will the mission that Brother Ninth is going to perform have anything to do with clones?"
Related? Maybe someone is secretly executing the 'Human Copying Project' and wants to control the clones to inform the federal government?"
Yu Hanjiang said, "If that's the case...you, the prince, are the first target they want to get rid of."
If Xiao Lou dies, then the copied Xiao Lou can replace him without knowing it, become the crown prince, inherit the throne, and rule the Luoke Empire.
As long as everyone who knows about this is silenced...
Yu Hanjiang recalled the replica Xiao Lou he saw in His Majesty's Palace that day. He had exactly the same appearance, a friendly and gentle smile, and a graceful temperament. If Yu Hanjiang hadn't disliked the replica of Xiao Lou and looked at him with colored glasses... Objectively speaking, he
It is indeed very similar to Xiao Lou.
However, he seemed particularly obedient in front of His Majesty, like a well-behaved pet.
But who can be sure that pets will not bite people in turn?
That night, Yu Hanjiang and Xiao Lou sneaked into the archives room where documents were stored in the palace to search.
There is no record of Xiao Lou’s childhood illness, nor any information about the clone. If His Majesty hadn’t let Yu Hanjiang see Xiao Lou’s clone with his own eyes that day, no one in the palace would even know that there was actually one
Two royal highnesses.
Lu Jiuchuan and Tang Ci were also struggling. That night, Lu Jiuchuan and Tang Ci put on invisibility cloaks and sneaked into the military building together to search for confidential military documents and orders issued in the past year, but they could not find any of them.
Any information related to the "Secret Mission" is as if they really had a dream.
The next morning, Yu Hanjiang and Lu Jiuchuan exchanged information.
Lu Jiuchuan believed that Xiao Lou's speculation was reasonable. He said, "The mission we are going to perform is likely to involve the core secrets of the Imperial Ministry. Maybe there is a cloning base in the remote no-man's land of Hilt. I and I
Tang Ci, as well as several senior officers of the Arrow Legion, all lost their memory. This is definitely man-made."
Xiao Lou said thoughtfully, "Selective memory deletion... Could it be that Brother Jiu and Mr. Tang, have you ever received advanced hypnosis?"
Lu Jiuchuan was stunned, "Hypnosis?"
Xiao Loudao, “There is a kind of deep hypnotherapy that allows people to selectively forget some painful experiences. This is also a common method to treat post-traumatic stress syndrome. In today’s interstellar age, technology is so advanced that humans can clone copies.
... It should not be difficult to achieve deep hypnosis and make people forget a special memory."
Lu Jiuzhou pressed his temples with a headache. "If you are hypnotized, you will be able to remember it one day, right? This part of the memory is not deleted, it is just temporarily falling into a deep sleep. Is that what you mean?"
Xiao Lou nodded, "Yes. Usually, if you want to retrieve this kind of memory forgotten by hypnosis, you need a certain amount of situational stimulation. So, Brother Jiu, your previous suggestion is also correct. Maybe you really need to go there again."
Hilt's no man's land, maybe you can remember what happened there in a familiar environment."
Lu Jiuchuan and Tang Ci looked at each other, and the latter said, "After this birthday, Brother Jiu and I will try to find a way to retrieve that memory. The most important thing at the moment is His Royal Highness's birthday party."
Yu Hanjiang said, "By the way, there is good news. Shao Qingge and Ye Qi will also come to the birthday party. They have two insect king cards. When the time comes, Ninth Brother, please contact Mr. Shao and find a time to treat them first."
Good Mr. Tang’s legs.”
Lu Jiuchuan was overjoyed, "That's great."
Another day passed peacefully, and no one gained anything extra. The current clues were not clear enough, and all conclusions were just their speculations.
The next day is the birthday party of His Royal Highness.
Xiao Lou put on the white military uniform of the Royal Guard again, ate something to fill his stomach during dinner time, and followed Yu Hanjiang out of the palace.
Yu Hanjiang found a deserted corner, used his thumb card to shrink Xiao Lou again, and stuffed it into his pocket.
His Majesty asked him to stay in the Twin Palace to protect Xiao Lou, so it was not easy for Yu Hanjiang to appear publicly at the birthday party. He borrowed Lu Jiuchuan's mask card and replaced it with a member of the escort named "Abner" who was on duty tonight
Looking at the soldier's face, he took Xiao Lou back to the palace, knocked the soldier unconscious and tied him up in the room, and then came to the dinner party in his place.
The place where the dinner was held was called Bailu Palace. It was a palace specially used by the imperial royal family to entertain distinguished guests. Soldiers from the royal guard stood outside the palace to protect the safety of the participants.
Yu Hanjiang knew the arrangements of the escort team very well. He walked over calmly and found a place to stand.
The banquet will officially start at 7pm.
At around six o'clock, guests in groups of three or three entered the palace through heavy security checks. The gun on Lu Jiuchuan's waist was also removed by the guards at the palace gate. In order to ensure the safety of the banquet, all guests tonight were not allowed to carry any weapons.
Not long after, Shao Qingge and Ye Qi also came in.
Ye Qi was wearing the military uniform of the Ninth Military Academy and looked very energetic. He followed Shao Qingge in a hurry and said as he walked, "Dad, is the prince coming?"
Xiao Lou "..."
Xiaoye, this daddy, is so smooth!
Shao Qingge said with a smile, "He is the protagonist tonight. He will definitely appear on time. Let's go in first."
Yu Hanjiang changed his face, and Xiao Lou hid in Yu Hanjiang's pocket. Therefore, when Shao Qingge and Ye Qi passed by them, they did not stop and obviously did not recognize them.
Long Sen is His Majesty's bodyguard and will definitely appear with His Majesty.
I wonder if Qu Wanyue came in?
At this moment, Yu Hanjiang noticed with sharp eyes that a tree not far away swayed slightly, as if a gust of wind had blown by, but the other trees around him did not move.
——It's Qu Wanyue. She used the Chameleon Card to sneak into the palace and has become one with the environment.
Yu Hanjiang calmly told Xiao Lou, "Qu Wanyue is over there."
"I saw it." Xiao Lou paused and suddenly asked, "Can I see that person soon?"
"Well. There is someone who is exactly like you. You have to be mentally prepared."
"I'm quite curious, how much does he resemble me?"
The next moment, Xiao Lou was speechless.
Through the gap in Yu Hanjiang's pocket, he saw a man walking towards this side surrounded by escorts.
The man was wearing an exquisite and luxurious white royal dress, with a slight smile in his eyes. He was graceful, tall and tall, and his movements showed the elegance and calmness of a royal noble.
The key is that the face, figure, and even smile are exactly the same as Xiao Lou.
Xiao Lou thought for a moment that he saw another version of himself walking out of the mirror.