25: Interstellar Princess, My Fiancée's Cry for Help

Its cute yet fierce milky voice carried a majesty completely at odds with its size.

"Listen well, inferior human!"

"This Princess's full name is Lilith Azeroth Star-Language Moonlight Dawn, followed by three hundred and seventy-two noble surnames that the language of low-level creatures like you cannot describe!"

A long string of absurd names was recited solemnly from its tiny mouth.

Qin Lang was momentarily stunned by this sudden scene.

"This Princess is the sole heir from the high-civilization planet 'Azeroth'!"

"The future Queen!"

The kitten, or rather the "Princess Your Highness" who called herself Lilith, scrutinized Qin Lang from above with its large, sapphire-like eyes.

"Our home planet's technological level on the deep space routes is at least three thousand years ahead of your Blue Star!"

"As long as you can help This Princess catch up with the home planet's fleet, once I return to the throne, I will surely appoint you as the Empire's Grand Marshal, commanding billions of star fleets!"

This impassioned speech sounded so much like... interstellar fraud?

Qin Lang twitched the corner of his mouth.

He reached out, ignoring the other party's "angry" gaze, and skillfully stroked its furry ears.

The soft texture made him feel happy.

"Hey! Inferior human! Take away your dirty hands!"

"This Princess's body is so noble, how can it be something you can touch at will!"

The "Princess Your Highness's" protest was directly ignored by Qin Lang.

His hand didn't stop, interrupting its "impassioned speech."

"Alright, alright, forget about being a Grand Marshal."

"Tell me first, how did a noble Princess Your Highness like you turn into a cat?"

Qin Lang's follow-up question seemed to touch a sore spot for Lilith.

Its beautiful blue eyes instantly filled with humiliation and anger.

"It was a curse from a damn Star Witch!"

It said through gritted teeth.

"That was a black mage from the West. I trusted her immensely, but I never expected her to betray me and cast a vicious transformation curse on me!"

Star Witch? Black mage?

Qin Lang felt a bit curious about these terms from deep space civilizations.

"Then how did you end up stranded on our 'inferior' Blue Star?"

This question made Lilith's Aura instantly weaken.

Its voice became much quieter, and its eyes began to wander.

"I..."

"I just... accidentally overslept."

"By the time I woke up, the home planet's fleet had already departed and jumped out of this star system."

Overslept?

Qin Lang was amused by this ridiculous reason.

He looked at the kitten in his arms that was strong on the outside but weak on the inside, feeling skeptical.

Just then, he suddenly noticed that the incredibly lively, human-like spark in Xiaobai's blue eyes was fading away bit by bit.

Anger, shame, pride... all sorts of emotions receded like a tide.

Replacing them was the pure, Impurities-free clarity belonging to a cat itself.

It was as if it had turned back into a real cat.

"Meow~"

Xiaobai let out a soft, sweet meow, took the initiative to stretch out its little head, and affectionately rubbed against Qin Lang's chin.

Then, it adjusted to a comfortable position, curled up in Qin Lang's arms, let out a satisfied "purr" from its throat, and soon fell into a deep sleep.

Qin Lang was completely puzzled.

He guessed that the consciousness of this "Princess Your Highness" might only awaken at specific times, such as late at night.

...

Early the next morning.

Sunlight spilled into the dormitory through the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, dyeing the entire room in a layer of warm gold.

Xiaobai was still that lively and cute ordinary cat, with no abnormalities other than being particularly clingy.

Qin Lang simply packed his bags and decided to take this clingy little guy with him to the Capital City.

Before leaving, his personal terminal rang.

It was Su Muyue.

"Qin Lang! Are you okay?"

As soon as the call connected, the girl's voice, filled with deep concern and lingering fear, came through.

"I heard that many places in Tian Du were attacked by the Shadow Demon Clan yesterday, and Senior Lei Zhen was also ambushed!"

Qin Lang's heart felt slightly warm.

"I'm fine."

"That's good, that's good..."

Su Muyue let out a long sigh of relief, but her voice soon became heavy again.

"Qin Lang, I... I have some bad news to tell you."

"Yesterday, shortly after Senior Lei Zhen was attacked, a group of Shadow Demon Clan also infiltrated my grandfather's manor."

Qin Lang's heart suddenly tightened.

"Their target was my Older Female Cousin, Shangguan Xue."

There was a hint of crying in Su Muyue's voice.

"Although grandfather discovered them in time and repelled those Shadow Demon Clan, he unfortunately got injured while protecting my Older Female Cousin..."

"What's more troublesome is that grandfather was also hit by a special Gene Virus coated on the Shadow Demon Clan's weapons, and now... there is no antidote."

Qin Lang's brows instantly furrowed tightly.

He quickly calculated the time.

Yesterday's attacks were by no means accidental.

It was a coordinated operation targeting all the top Geniuses in Tian Du, with a clear division of labor and clear objectives!

Being able to injure a Four-Star War Commander like Shangguan Hong was enough to show that the Shadow Demon Clan that infiltrated the manor had extraordinary strength.

Gene Virus?

A scene suddenly flashed through Qin Lang's mind.

He remembered the inconspicuous little medicine bottle he had searched from the Shadow Demon Clan member he had killed.

Perhaps...

"How are things on your end?"

Qin Lang suppressed his thoughts and turned to care about Su Muyue's progress in the Capital City.

"Have you found the stellar source energy?"

Mentioning this, Su Muyue's voice suddenly became depressed.

"I found it..."

"There is indeed a Family in the Capital City that possesses the 'stellar source energy' needed to activate my Star Spirit Gene."

"But..."

The girl's voice was full of grievance and anger.

"But they proposed a condition that I simply cannot accept!"

"They... they demanded that our Su Family enter into a marriage alliance with them!"

"They want me... to marry the son of that Family!"

Boom—!

This news, like a thunderbolt, exploded in Qin Lang's mind!

An irrepressible rage surged from the bottom of his heart straight to his skull!

How could he allow others to covet his own fiancée?!

"Do not agree!"

Qin Lang's voice became cold and domineering in an instant.

"Muyue, listen to me!"

"No matter what, do not agree to any of their conditions!"

"Wait for me!"

"When I arrive at the Capital City, I have a way to help you activate your Star Spirit Gene!"

Su Muyue on the other end of the phone was clearly stunned.

She found it somewhat unbelievable.

Activating the Star Spirit Gene is a difficult problem that even a five-star Gene Physician is helpless against.

Qin Lang...

Although her heart was full of doubts, Qin Lang's irrefutable tone seemed to have a strange magic that inexplicably made her feel at ease.

In the end, she chose to believe.

"Okay."

Su Muyue's voice became firm again.

"I'll listen to you, I will refuse them!"

"Qin Lang, I'm in the Capital City, waiting for you to come."