Imperial Capital Star
As soon as Qin Ming stepped outside his younger brother's yard, he could hear the sound of things being smashed inside.
"Second Prince... Third Prince, he..." A maid knelt timidly on the ground, looking fearfully into the courtyard.
"You may all step back," Qin Ming said.
"yes."
All the servants in the courtyard withdrew.
When Qin Ming entered the courtyard, he saw a mess, with various items scattered everywhere.
You can also hear a woman screaming; she is a woman whose arms are tied to a tree in the yard.
His clothes were disheveled, and his body was covered in blood and wounds.
"Bastard! You scoundrel! I'm going to kill you! I'm going to kill you!" Qin Hu held a wine jug in one hand and a leather whip in the other, his eyes bloodshot.
After finishing the wine in the wine jug, he threw the jug on the ground and smashed it to pieces.
"Bring me more wine!"
"Didn't you hear what I said? Bring the wine!"
As Qin Hu spoke, he lashed out with his leather whip again to vent his anger.
"Ah Hu, that's enough." Qin Ming stepped forward, grabbed Qin Hu's arm, and stopped him from doing anything further.
Qin Hu, his eyes bloodshot, looked at Qin Ming and said with a sneer, "Brother, are you here to laugh at me too?"
Just like those people outside, they say I, Qin Hu, am incompetent, watching others kidnap my fiancée right in front of me!
The Su family is no good either. They stood by coldly, and then, in the end, they hypocritically sent me a woman from the Su family!
As Qin Hu spoke, he angrily pointed at the pitiful woman who was tied up.
This woman was the same Su family woman who had previously impersonated Su Lan and married Qin Hu.
When the Su family was choosing a woman for marriage again, she offered herself up; she even flaunted her wealth at the wedding not long ago, and her parents' status in the Su family has risen even higher.
Just when this woman thought she was about to achieve great success, who would have thought she would end up in this situation?
"Ah Hu, you're demeaning yourself!"
"If you're a man, you should defeat Zhao Chen, not humiliate your wife here!" Qin Ming rebuked angrily.
Qin Hu roared with bloodlust in his eyes, "Of course I want to kill that Zhao Chen! Not only will I kill him, but I will also destroy his so-called Dragon Legion and kill the Zhao clan!"
He has older and younger sisters, right? I'm going to humiliate his sisters right in front of him!
Qin Ming stared at Qin Hu: "If you're in this drunken state right now, then I don't think you're suitable to be the fleet commander for this expedition to the Xiaolong Star System."
Qin Hu was taken aback. He looked at his brother and asked, "Brother...you...you mean the fleet is ready?"
"Five legion fleets, totaling 15,000 interstellar ships built to the standards of a second-tier empire, are ready for deployment, including five T4-class interstellar warships and one thousand T3-class interstellar warships."
In addition, some lord fleets within the Northwind Star Region will gather another 5,000 interstellar warships to help you.
"Then you'll have a total of 20,000 interstellar warships!"
Qin Ming paused here, then said, "But, in your current state, I'm not comfortable entrusting this fleet to you."
Qin Hu instantly sobered up completely, half of the alcohol fading away: "Brother! Let me go!"
I promise, if you let me go, I will never touch alcohol for the rest of my life!
If I can't kill that bastard Zhao Chen with my own hands, I'll never get over this hurdle in my heart for the rest of my life.
Qin Ming patted his younger brother on the shoulder, then glanced at the bound Su family woman: "She is, after all, your wife. Treat her well."
"I know, I know," Qin Hu said with a smile.
"Mother really wants a child. If you can have a child with this woman from the Su family, it will strengthen the bond between us." Qin Ming looked at Qin Hu.
Qin Hu immediately understood. He stepped forward and quickly untied the Su family woman's clothes, saying, "Brother, I'm going to give birth right now!"
As he spoke, he dragged the injured woman into the room, ignoring her protests.
"Second Prince... save me... save me..." the Su family woman cried out. After closing the door, her cries gradually turned into curses, and then only faint pleas for mercy remained.
Qin Ming ignored this and turned to walk out the door without looking back.
As he reached the door, he paused and called out to those behind him, "The entire fleet will depart tomorrow; we can arrive in the North Wind Star Region by June 20th, and cross the interstellar boundary into the Xiaolong System by the end of June."
"Got it, brother!" Qin Hu's voice came from inside the house, mixed with other voices.
...
June 20th, Galactic Calendar 3033
Prince Qin Hu, the third prince, personally led five legion fleets, totaling 15,000 interstellar warships, from the Imperial Capital Star System, passing through multiple stargates to reach the North Wind Star Region.
During this period, the various lords also contacted Qin Hu privately, expressing their willingness to contribute their strength to His Highness the Third Prince.
Governor Azure dispatched 500 private interstellar warships to aid the Third Prince, and Marshal Huang Zhixiong also dispatched 500 private interstellar warships to aid the Third Prince...
Even after entering the North Wind Starfield, a steady stream of lord fleets and private fleets joined the Third Prince's expeditionary fleet.
The number has directly exceeded 20,000!
As for the Third Prince's fleet entering the North Wind Star Region, everyone was watching the Chu River Star Region and the North Wind Star Region closely, especially the movements of the North Wind Star Region Governor.
In response, the Third Prince's fleet did not make a fuss after entering the North Wind Star Region. It cautiously used the stargates of the territories of its trusted confidants in the North Wind Star Region to navigate and closely monitor the movements of the fleet under the North Wind Governor.
For the first few days, Governor North Wind remained silent.
Afterwards, Governor North Wind publicly claimed to be ill, stating that he would entrust all affairs to a trusted nephew and that he needed to recuperate for a period of time, declining visits from outsiders.
As soon as the news broke, public opinion shifted instantly.
Everyone thought that Governor North Wind had backed down!
Not daring to challenge the Third Prince's fleet, which represented the Prince's faction, they could only watch helplessly as the Third Prince's fleet swaggered around their territory, running rampant without hindrance.
Even the Chu family, which has some connection with Zhao Chen, has been unusually quiet this time.
This led everyone to speculate whether the Chu family and the Governor of Beifeng had backed down this time.
Will the Dragon Lord be called the discarded pawn?
Whether it is true or not, we only need to look at what happened after the Third Prince's fleet entered the Xiaolong star system.
The Third Prince's fleet was ostensibly investigating the Dragon Lord's alleged connection to the little princess's disappearance, but everyone knew that Qin Hu would definitely seek revenge on Zhao Chen this time.
Regardless of whether Zhao Chen has a hidden princess or not, once the Third Prince's fleet enters the Xiaolong star system, it will definitely cause a big scene.
But at the end of June, the Third Prince's fleet crossed the stargate and arrived at the Red Forest system, which is adjacent to the Xiaolong system.
Lord of the Dragons has released a public announcement.
The Xiaolong system will conduct indefinite military exercises. During this period, any unauthorized interstellar fleets that approach the Xiaolong system will be expelled. Ignoring the expulsion will result in all countermeasures, and the intruder will bear all consequences.
— Zhao Chen, Marquis of the Imperial Empire, Dragon Galaxy
The implication is: Anyone who trespasses into the Xiaolong star system will die!
