Arrival on Crimson Flame Star

Chapter 627 Arrival on Crimson Flame Star

Chen Lie took out the pass issued by his mentor and handed it to the person in charge of finishing up in the space station passage.

The man glanced at the pass and said, "Go in!"

Chen Lie passed through the passage to the Star of Faint Light without saying a word.

Upon reaching the end of the passage, Chen Lie saw a spatial wormhole.

At that moment, several people entered the Star of Twilight through a wormhole.

As Chen Lie approached the wormhole, he felt a distorting spatial force. Without stopping, he stepped into the wormhole.

In the blink of an eye, Chen Lie was swallowed up by the wormhole.

The next second, Chen Lie arrived at a spacious high platform.

A huge stone tablet came into Chen Lie's view, with the words "Micro-Light Star Interstellar Space Station Plaza" written on it.

After descending from the platform, Chen Lie saw that there were more than a dozen such platforms, each with a spatial wormhole, and people were entering and exiting each of these spatial wormholes.

Just then, an announcement came over the loudspeaker: "Those who want to go to the Star of Twilight, please go directly to the plaza via the steps. Those who want to transfer to other planets can also come to the space station work station to complete the procedures."

Chen Lie saw the worktable of the Micro-Light Star Interstellar Space Station and walked over to it.

Upon reaching the worktable, Chen Lie found a staff member and asked, "Hello, is there a person here named Luan Donglai?"

"Luan Donglai is the station commander of our space station. Who are you? What do you need Station Commander Luan for?"

"I have a letter of introduction here from an elder who was a classmate of Luan Donglai twenty years ago. He asked me to take the letter to Luan Donglai."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Lie handed over the letter of introduction.

The staff at the counter saw the logo of Canglong Starry Sky University on the envelope and dared not neglect it.

"Come with me!"

Chen Lie nodded and followed the staff member away from the worktable.

After walking for a short ten minutes, Chen Lie and the staff member arrived at a building and walked to an office.

"Station Chief Luan, a young man from Starry Sky University is looking for you. He also brought a letter of introduction with the Starry Sky University logo, saying it was written by one of your classmates from twenty years ago."

As soon as the staff member finished speaking, a middle-aged man walked out of the office door.

Upon seeing the middle-aged man, the staff member immediately exclaimed, "Station Chief Luan!"

The middle-aged man nodded: "You may leave."

"yes!"

After the staff member responded, he turned and left.

The middle-aged man looked at Chen Lie and said, "You must be Chen Lie?"

Chen Lie knew that the person in front of him was probably Luan Donglai, so he nodded and said, "Yes, Station Chief Luan, hello!"

Luan Donglai waved his hand and said, "No need to be polite. Your mentor, Huang Zongcheng, and I are old friends. He's already spoken to me about your matter. You're going to use the space wormhole connecting Weiguang Star to Chiyan Star in the Eastern Star Region, right?"

"Yes!" Chen Lie nodded.

"Okay, then follow me!"

Luan Donglai led Chen Lie out of the building and to a high platform behind the Microlight Star Interstellar Space Station.

Chen Lie followed Luan Donglai up to the high platform and arrived next to a sealed spatial wormhole.

"The wormhole between the Star of Glimmer and the Star of Crimson Flame hasn't been used much for many years, but it's intact. Through the wormhole, you can descend upon Wangluo, the capital of the Yan Dynasty on the Star of Crimson Flame!"

"Thank you so much, Station Master Luan!"

Chen Lie expressed his gratitude to Luan Donglai.

"You're welcome, it was nothing."

Your mentor and I were once very close friends. He's always been a laid-back person, but the fact that he asked me for help this time shows how much he values ​​you.

"Go ahead, you can use this passage when you come back," Luan Donglai said.

Chen Lie thanked him again and then stepped into the spatial wormhole leading to Crimson Flame Star.

In an instant, Chen Lie was pulled into the spatial wormhole by a huge suction force.

When Chen Lie opened his eyes again, he found himself in front of what looked like an ancient palace.

Two rows of heavily armored guards stood watch at the palace gates.

Chen Lie stepped forward and saw a beautiful and dignified young woman walking gracefully towards him.

The girl was about eighteen or nineteen years old. Her hair was styled in a high bun, and her headdress and clothes resembled those of a noble lady from an ancient dynasty on Earth hundreds of years ago.

Chen Lie recognized the person as Zhu Jingxi, the Spirit Flame Princess of the Great Yan Dynasty on the Crimson Flame Star.

Upon seeing Chen Lie, Zhu Jingxi smiled and performed a dignified and standard curtsy.

"The twelfth daughter of Emperor Zhaowu of the Great Yan Dynasty on Crimson Flame Star greets His Excellency Chen Lie, candidate for Governor of Blue Star!"

Chen Lie stepped forward, raised his hand, and said, "Princess Lingyan, you're too kind. I apologize for disturbing you by using the spatial passage of your Crimson Flame Star this time."

"Your Excellency Chen Lie, what are you saying? You are a distinguished guest of the Great Yan Dynasty. It is our honor to have you visit Crimson Flame Star."

Zhu Jingxi said slowly, "After receiving the message from Blue Star, my father, Emperor Zhaowu of the Great Yan Dynasty, immediately dispatched me here to wait for you. I did not expect Lord Chen Lie to be so quick. I am afraid that if I had arrived any later, I would not have had time to welcome you."

Chen Lie looked around and asked, "Where is this place?"

"This is the former abandoned palace of 'Wangluo,' the southern capital of the Great Yan Dynasty."

"Oh? The abandoned palace of Wangluo?"

"Yes, you probably don't know enough about Crimson Flame Star. Wangluo is the capital of the Great Yan Dynasty."

"I remember that in the 'Brief History of the Crimson Flame Star' in the Five Stars Brief History, it is recorded that the capital of the Great Yan Dynasty was called Sui'an." Did they move the capital?

"It wasn't a relocation of the capital." Zhu Jingxi shook her head, then said with some resentment, "Wangluo was already 'Sui'an' three years ago, it was..."

It was renamed Wangluo by my father, Emperor Zhaowu.

Decades ago, the northern capital of our Great Yan Dynasty was called Luojing. The reason why Sui'an changed its name to Wangluo is because the people of Great Yan have not forgotten their northern homeland and are determined to return to the old capital.

Chen Lie knew that Crimson Flame Star was currently divided between the north and south, with a large area of ​​northern territory occupied by the Taiping Rebellion. According to the naming conventions of Blue Star's history, the Great Yan Dynasty should now be called "Southern Flame".

But he certainly wouldn't say that, otherwise it would be like stabbing Zhu Jingxi in the back, and she would probably explode immediately. So Chen Lie just gave a slight response and didn't say anything more.

"Since Your Excellency Chen Lie has come all this way, why don't you take a good look at the scenery of the Great Yan?"

Wangluo is a famous water town in the Great Yan Dynasty, with beautiful scenery. Zhu Jingxi's resentment quickly disappeared, and she invited Chen Lie with a smile.

Chen Lie shook his head and said, "No, I need to return to Blue Star. I'll trouble Princess Lingyan to prepare a starship for me."

"Surely Your Excellency Chen Lie isn't in a hurry?"

My father has already prepared a palace banquet and ordered me to invite you.

Moreover, Great Yan is not like Blue Star; preparing a starship will take time. I only returned from Starry Sky University at the invitation of Blue Star, and I was going to go to Blue Star with you to participate in the Four Star Regions Competition.

"Oh? You're going to Earth too?"

"Yes, Jingxi is not very talented, but she recently entered the 'Five Qi Gathering' realm."

"Oh well!"

Chen Lie nodded.

"Then please come with me to the Great Yan Imperial Palace, Lord Chen Lie!"

At Zhu Jingxi's invitation, Chen Lie left the abandoned palace.

On the main street of Crimson Flame Star, two rows of heavily armored Imperial Guards cleared the way on both sides of the road.

Zhu Jingxi invited Chen Lie to board a carriage pulled by five white dragon horses.

"Lord Chen Lie, your Blue Star has exotic beasts, while our Crimson Flame Star has spiritual beasts that understand spirituality."

These five dragon steeds, though still young, can travel a thousand miles a day. They could travel continuously for a month without getting tired, and reach the palace in less than a quarter of an hour.

"That really is a spirit beast!"

Zhu Jingxi smiled and gave the order to the two rows of imperial guards: "Clear the way!"

Two lines of over a hundred imperial guards received orders and immediately cleared the way for the dragon-drawn chariot.

Chen Lie and Zhu Jingxi traveled together in a carriage.

"I heard that Your Excellency Chen Lie recently defeated a genius from the Ten Star Alliance planets to win first place in the Starry Sky University's freshman martial arts competition?"

On the carriage, Zhu Jingxi glanced at Chen Lie.

"That's true!"

"You are indeed a genius that is rare in the Eastern Star Region. In just half a year, your martial arts have made rapid progress, and you have actually surpassed your peers on the Ten Star Alliance planets." Zhu Jingxi exclaimed in amazement.

"It's nothing. The truly powerful figures in the Ten Star Alliance haven't even made their move yet."

Zhu Jingxi naturally didn't believe Chen Lie's modest words.

If that's the case, then the top freshmen of each year aren't all that great, yet the top freshmen of previous years always end up becoming extraordinary figures.

Moreover, Chen Lie came from a barren planet in the Eastern Star Region, yet he overpowered ten-star geniuses to win the top spot among the freshmen. Compared to previous freshmen champions, the difficulty was simply hellish.

The dragon-drawn carriage was indeed fast, and in no time, Chen Lie arrived at the inner city of Wangluo, the capital of the Great Yan Dynasty.

The inner city of Wangluo, the capital of the Great Yan Dynasty, was where princes, ministers, meritorious nobles, and members of the imperial family resided.

On the main street of the inner city, some descendants of nobles from the Crimson Flame Star gathered. These were all young men and women, and because the Imperial Guards were clearing the way, they were unable to reach the middle of the street.

"Why are there so many imperial guards in the inner city? Who is that strangely dressed person in Princess Lingyan's carriage?"

"Don't you understand? That's a candidate for governor of Blue Star. In our Great Yan Dynasty, that person would be equivalent to the crown prince!"

"That's amazing!"

Amidst a flurry of discussion, the dragon-drawn chariot entered the Great Yan Imperial Palace.

The imperial carriage entered the palace through the Shenwu Gate and stopped outside the Baohe Hall.

"Lord Chen Lie, we have arrived!"

At Zhu Jingxi's prompting, Chen Lie dismounted from the dragon-drawn carriage.

At that moment, a palace attendant immediately led the dragon-horse carriage away.

"Please!"

Zhu Jingxi and Chen Lie walked together into the Baohe Hall.

Upon entering the Hall of Preserving Harmony, the two palace maids immediately bowed.

"Greetings, Princess!"

"Go and inform the Emperor that distinguished guests have arrived!"

"yes!"

The two palace maids obeyed the order and immediately went to deliver the message.

"Your Excellency Chen Lie, please have a seat!"

Following Zhu Jingxi's directions, Chen Lie sat down in the guest area.

At this time, there were still many palace servants busy in the Hall of Preserving Harmony. Chen Lie guessed that this was probably where the royal family held family banquets and gatherings.

"Your Excellency Chen Lie, my father should be arriving soon. I will go and instruct the servants to prepare the starship. By the time we finish our meal, the starship should be ready, and then we can go to Blue Star together."

"Okay!" Chen Lie replied.

Zhu Zhengxi, the Zhaowu Emperor of the Great Yan Dynasty, was a powerful and ambitious figure whom Chen Lie had read about in "A Brief History of the Crimson Star." He was a hero who turned the tide, was entrusted with a mission during a time of crisis, and helped the Great Yan Dynasty recover the southern half of the country.

At that time, the Yan Kingdom's army was almost driven into the sea by the Taiping Rebellion, and the Great Yan Dynasty had been reduced to remnants of the previous dynasty.

After a thousand defeats, under the planning of Emperor Zhaowu Zhu Zhengxi, the Great Yan royal family formed a marriage alliance with Weiguang Star, promising to give Weiguang Star a large amount of Chiyan Star resources. In return, they received the aid of Weiguang Star's three thousand interstellar expeditionary troops, thus forming a situation of dividing the country and ruling each other across the strait with the Taiping Sect in the north.

Before long, a palace banquet was set up. Chen Lie looked at the table in front of him and saw a lifelike white dragon, nearly a meter long, on a glass plate.

This dish was quite original. Chen Lie picked up the chopsticks on the table, took off the dragon head, and tasted it.

At that moment, a voice came.

"How dare you! Who do you think you are? The Emperor hasn't even arrived yet, and you dare to start eating first!"

Chen Lie's gaze swept across the area and he saw a girl of about twelve or thirteen years old with her hair in double buns walking out from behind the screen inside the hall.

He said expressionlessly, "Aren't these things for entertaining guests? So what if I've started eating?"

"This is a grave offense of disrespect, punishable by beheading. How many heads do you have to spare?"

The little girl with her hair in two buns put her hands on her hips and said...

"I don't believe anyone dares to cut off my head!"

"You've gone too far!"

The girl with the double buns stepped forward to grab Chen Lie, just then Zhu Jingxi returned.

Upon seeing this, Zhu Jingxi immediately said, "Stop! Luo Ying, don't be so reckless!"

"Your Majesty, this man has committed a grave offense of disrespect! Quickly summon the guards outside to arrest him!" The girl with the double buns immediately approached Zhu Jingxi upon seeing her.

"Shut up! This is a distinguished guest of Great Yan; you cannot be rude!"

The girl with the double buns was stunned.

"Your Excellency Chen Lie, please don't take offense. This is Zhu Luoying, the daughter of my imperial uncle. She is still young, please don't hold it against her!"

"No!" Chen Lie shook his head.

"I've already arranged things for the starship; we can depart for Earth now!"

"good!"

At that moment, a loud voice rang out.

"His Majesty has arrived!"

As soon as the voice fell, a middle-aged man in a dragon robe and a group of attendants arrived at the Hall of Preserving Harmony.

Inside the Hall of Preserving Harmony, all the palace servants and maids immediately knelt down: "Greetings, Your Majesty."

The middle-aged man in the dragon robe raised his hand, signaling the palace servants to continue their work.

"Father, I have invited His Excellency Chen Lie, the candidate for Governor of Blue Star, here!"

Zhu Jingxi stepped forward and said.

The middle-aged man in the dragon robe nodded slightly, looked at Chen Lie, and said, "You must be Chen Lie, the number one in the Eastern Star Region and Blue Star?"

Chen Lie stood up and walked up to the middle-aged man in the dragon robe. He saw that the man looked to be around fifty years old.

This is Zhu Zhengxi, the Zhaowu Emperor of the Great Yan Dynasty.

"I am Chen Lie, and I have met the Emperor of Great Yan!"

Chen Lie simply cupped his hands in greeting; he naturally wouldn't kneel down and pay his respects like the people of Crimson Flame Star.

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