Things went very smoothly. After Morris received the intel, he passed the news on to the top and they responded quickly with dispatching out a troop. Just as Chi Zhao thought, they had chosen the second option and directly attacked the imperial garrison's base camp in the Death Galaxy. However, because the documents were suddenly thrown out by the aide, all the military plans were rescheduled so when the rebel troops arrived at the base thinking that they would only be greeted by a small group of pitiful soldiers, they were met with the entire army and their massive stock of weaponry.
There were those who would seek death, but this was their first time seeing someone rushing so eagerly to their deaths.
Instead of staying comfortably at home, the fat sheep had actually sent themselves to the door. The entire garrison swiftly cleaned up this group of rebels and when the news reached the Empire's main star, everyone was incredulous.
"Is there something wrong with Alorin's brain?"
The others: "...…" Who knows?
To send a small group of his subordinates boldly to the door to provoke the Empire, it clearly didn't seem like something a former five-star admiral would do. The only possible explanation for this was that something was wrong with his brain.
The common people weren't that smart and were just happy to hear the news. As long as something didn't go Alorin's way, they were happy.
But the high-level military personnel had some more thoughts about this. That day, they were originally scheduled to deploy a large number of soldiers to eliminate some space pirates. If the original plan went ahead and Alorin made this move knowing this, then this sudden attack made sense.
Thinking this, the high-level military personnel shuddered.
As the people in the military had various thoughts on their minds, Chi Zhao laid at home hiding from his merits.
No one realised that all of this had something to do with Chi Zhao, including Morris. Although his tone wasn't very good, he didn't do anything to Chi Zhao. Chi Zhao was originally prepared to be punished and had asked the system for help in advance to shield the pain but after waiting for a few days, he realised that Morris didn't seem to blame him for the blunder.
This time, it was Chi Zhao's turn to be puzzled.
Once again, he had completed the task safely and Chi Zhao also learnt from this attempt that he shouldn't do anything in front of Louis if he had similar tasks in the future. Louis was too observant and can suspect Chi Zhao with little trouble. If this were to happen again, he may end up exposing himself.
Chi Zhao frantically shook his head. No, no, no. Definitely not. He will not let anyone expose him until the day he dies!
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Morris would issue tasks from time to time and Chi Zhao would very carefully perform the acts behind Louis's back. Whenever he had the opportunity, he would usually hide far, far away and basically sit at home controlling the events.
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Louis had always wanted him to learn about spiritual power manipulation and control and even wanted to get him a bunch of books and courses on it but he in fact didn't need it. The best teacher was the system. Although the system may not be reliable most of the time, it was still very good at teaching —– It had educational materials from all over the world and can also teach Chi Zhao brain-to-brain.
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On this day, Chi Zhao as usual gave Morris what he wanted and then started thinking about who he should start with next time. Just as he was thinking this, Louis returned home.
Chi Zhao turned his head and felt that he should stand up to greet him but, thinking at it contradicted his domineering personality, he twisted his butt around and didn't move.
Louis saw his hesitant actions and thought it was because he was too embarrassed (?). That appearance of him sitting awkwardly made him let out a small laugh. (KKnotes: That (?) was in the raws.)
He walked over and habitually rubbed Chi Zhao's hair, "Do you feel bored staying at home alone?"
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As it is now vacation, Chi Zhao had basically been at home every day. He shook his head and saw a golden letter in Louis's hand. After being here for some time, he had become more familiar with the military procedures. He raised his eyes and asked, "His Majesty has issued you with an order?"
The golden letter was used for the Emperor's exclusive military orders. Although it is the interstellar age, people still used it as a double insurance. In some important occasions, written records were used as a symbol of tradition.
Louis sat down next to him, "Yeah, someone has found trails of Alorin. His Majesty wants me to go and take a look."
Chi Zhao: "...…" Alright, another piece of important information was heard by Morris.
This kind of thing couldn't be avoided no matter what he did. Since the Emperor had ordered it, then he had no choice but to heed. Chi Zhao fell silent. He felt that he shouldn't continue with this conversation or everything would be shared and overheard by Morris. With Louis's personality, he probably would be willing reveal to Chi Zhao where and when he's going as well as how many people he would bring along.
Chi Zhao was right. Seeing him fall silent, Louis paused and continued, "His Majesty is urging me to hurry. He wants me...."
Before the next words could be spoken, Chi Zhao suddenly stood up and grabbed Louis's hand, "I suddenly realised that His Majesty seems to be very afraid of Alorin. Every time he has news about him, he would immediately send people out."
Shao Ze'an's brother and grandfather are both high-level generals so knowing some military affairs was normal. Louis nodded, "He is the leader of the rebels after all."
Chi Zhao made a puzzled look, "What kind of person is Alorin?"
This question was difficult for Louis to answer. Alorin had rebelled thirty years ago and at that time, Louis was still a child. After growing up, he met Alorin twice but both times they were piloting their mechas and didn't fight. Each time, he just saw the mecha flash by and when he wanted to chase after it, it had already disappeared.
Louis thought about it for a while and spoke truthfully, "I also don't know. All I know is that he used to have high prestige in the Empire and was the youngest five-star Admiral in the country. When he rebelled, my mother cried for a whole day because she never thought he would become a traitor."
Chi Zhao also had an impression of Louis's words. The amount of prestige Alorin had was very obvious if you looked at his older brother's name. Alorin, Shao Zelin. Madam Shao had decided on this name the moment she found out she was pregnant. Regardless of whether her child was a boy or a girl, she wanted to give her child a name related to Admiral Alorin.
Shao Zelin also suffered for many years carrying a name related to the name of the rebel's leader…..
Speaking of this, Chi Zhao became very curious, "Then why did he rebel?"
Louis looked at him for a long time before finally shaking his head, "I don't know."
Chi Zhao was stunned, "Didn't everyone say that he has a grudge against His Majesty? And because he wasn't willing to accept being exiled, he rebelled?"
Chi Zhao wanted to know more about the inside story, but Louis actually wasn't telling him? This was something even a three-year-old child knew.
Louis also wasn't sure if it was okay telling Chi Zhao these things. After some silence, he decided to explain it to him, "That's just what the public was told. At first, I also believed this but the more I thought about it, the more I felt that it couldn't be that simple. His Majesty had exiled Alorin because he suddenly attacked him with the intent to commit regicide. Many people can testify this because Alorin made his move in the parliament and all the ministers witnessed this scene. His Majesty almost died and the next day Alorin was imprisoned. Within a week, he was exiled to the Death Galaxy."
Chi Zhao listened quietly, as if he understood Louis's suspicions.
He asked Louis, "For such a serious crime, the final punishment was just exile?"
Hearing this, Louis gave him an impressed look. He curled his lips up slightly and his expression seemed to be praising him for being so smart, "You also think it doesn't make sense? This was also something I couldn't understand. For such a serious crime, even if it is not a death sentence, he should've been sentenced life in prison. Most people might think being exiled to the Death Galaxy is terrible because they can't survive there but it is different for Alorin. He is an experienced admiral. In the Death Galaxy, he may have a very difficult life, but he definitely wouldn't die."
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It was on par to the Emperor deliberately setting Alorin free. Anyone who has met the Emperor would know that he is definitely not someone that benevolent and tolerant. Louis couldn't understand why he wanted to let Alorin go. It was all because he had let him go that Alorin had become the leader of the rebels who now threatened the Empire's safety.
Chi Zhao lowered his eyes in thought. After a moment, he whispered in a small voice, "Could he have done something he feels guilty about…..?"
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Hearing this question, Louis also fell into thought. However, these were all just their guesses so there was no point wasting their time figuring it out. Morris who heard this conversation just silently smiled.
Young Master Ze'an's instinct is really good. He managed to guess in the right direction.
He knocked on the table and said, "Ask him when he's leaving, where he's going and how many people he's bringing along."
Chi Zhao: "...." Alright. Seems like it's useless even if he tries to change the topic.
A trace of annoyance flashed across Chi Zhao's face. He pursed his lips reluctantly and asked accordingly, "When are you leaving?"
Louis didn't answer. He had noticed the change in Shao Ze'an's expression just now, so he asked instead, "You don't want me to go?"
Chi Zhao blinked a few times and looked at him innocently, "No? Why are you asking this?"
Louis: "...…."
He paused for a moment and then smiled naturally, "It's nothing."
He would set off tonight at midnight and bring along his elite troops. As for the location, Louis only said that it was the Death Galaxy and didn't say the specific location. Morris asked him to continue probing but Chi Zhao was worried about the dangers it could bring Louis. It didn't matter if Alorin got away, he wasn't someone that could be captured so easily anyway, but he was worried that Morris may send a group of rebels to ambush Louis if he knew of the time and place.
Chi Zhao didn't know what to do. At this moment, he felt a rough but warm touch. He raised his head. Louis's thumb was still pressed between his brows. It gently rubbed the creases between his brows, smoothing it out.
The two looked at each other like this for a while. Not knowing why, Chi Zhao felt a little uncomfortable.
This was also one of the benefits brought by his heightened spiritual powers. His intuition told Chi Zhao that there was danger near him. If it was the usual, Chi Zhao would have jumped three feet high and escaped but right now the person before him was Louis. This person made him feel more at ease than being around his parents so even if he felt danger, Chi Zhao didn't move and just looked back at him, puzzled.
Louis pursed his lips but said nothing.
The number of times Shao Ze'an fell into daze…..happened too frequently.
And he wasn't in daze because of boredom. It would happen randomly and without warning. Every time it happened, it would go on for a few seconds and his eyes would unconsciously look to the left.
It was as if he was listening to someone talking.
In addition to that, he would also often interrupt him. If it happened just once or twice, Louis didn't mind but with it happening so frequently, Louis started to find it strange. Every time he thought back to those moments, he would realise that Shao Ze'an would interrupt him when he started to talk about things he shouldn't be casually telling others about; for example, work, for example, news the outside world doesn't know about and for example....Shao Ze'an's spiritual power.
There was another thing that concerned Louis. They have now been married for three months. In these three months, Shao Ze'an had never taken any initiative to get close to him and would just stay quietly at home. Even taking the initiative to approach Louis or talk to him happened very rarely and, in those rare moments when it did happen, it only happened after he fell into daze.
He had a faint speculation inside. Louis continued to gaze down at Chi Zhao's eyes. Suddenly, Chi Zhao wrinkled his face in pain. He moved back and his voice carried a trace of complaint, "It hurts."
Louis had unconsciously increased the strength in his hands. Chi Zhao's physique originally wasn't good and there was now a red spot between his brows which may soon turn into a bruise.
Chi Zhao rubbed the sore spot with wide eyes, "What are you thinking?"
Louis also wanted to ask him that.
Shao Ze'an, what exactly are you thinking?