The minion beside him finally reacted, hurriedly reaching for a weapon.
But even when it was multiple against one, they were no match for the injured Bai Xingluo.
“Bai Xingluo, you are too ungrateful! It was us who took life-threatening risks to bring you back when those dogs from the empire wanted to kill you!”
“The wounds on you were bandaged and treated by our boss himself, and you treat him like this? You ungrateful wolf!”
Faced with their words, Bai Xingluo paused for a second and threw the remaining Yuguangji in their direction.
“Cough cough cough.”
Yuguangji was supported by a few subordinates, bent over and coughing violently.
Bai Xingluo said, “I have different paths from you; let me go back.”
Yuguangji was so angry that he couldn’t care about the pain in his neck and scolded with a hoarse and unpleasant voice, “Are you out of your mind? If you go back, how do you think they will treat you? You’ll just be looking for death!”
“This is my business.”
Bai Xingluo’s attitude was stubborn, like a block of ice that could freeze a person to death.
Yuguangji hated his righteous demeanor, scoffing, “You can’t let go of your lord, can you? Afraid that if you run away, all the blame will fall on him?”
Bai Xingluo’s eyelashes trembled for a moment.
Yuguangji keenly captured that hint of fluctuation and mocked, “You should take care of yourself first; he is living much better than you now.”
As he spoke, he projected the visual display of the light brain.
What played on the screen were the news headlines of these past few days.
The content was all about Tongshou, from the S-level secondary mutation to becoming the adopted son of the Insect Emperor, a meteoric rise.
After reading the content, Bai Xingluo suddenly found his mind momentarily blank.
S-level?
His lord’s mental power is… S-level?
He found it hard to believe this news, but he remembered that gentle mental power which soothed him, and he felt that was indeed normal.
His lord should be this dazzling.
Seeing his expression change to something extremely complex, Yuguangji approached and said, “Look at him; he is now the strongest candidate for the next Insect Emperor, surrounded by all sorts of female insects who have long forgotten about you.”
Excitement sparkled in Yuguangji’s eyes.
He said, “Instead of going back to suffer, why not cooperate with the Star Pirates and overturn this damn empire together?”
Yuguangji believed that any normal insect should understand how to choose.
On one side was the empire that sought to kill him, and on the other was the olive branch with infinite glorious possibilities.
With his skills, he didn’t even need to pilot a mecha personally; as long as he was willing to casually spill some information, they could easily strike the empire hard and restore their former glory.
The conflict between the Star Pirates and the empire had long history.
Before Bai Xingluo appeared, the situation was even more chaotic; the Star Pirates had even launched an attack on the Imperial Star at one point.
The Star Pirates inside the Imperial Star were brutal, doing whatever it took for profit.
But after Bai Xingluo graduated from the military academy, relying on his formidable mental power and outstanding strategic abilities, he achieved brilliant military results.
He tamed the Star Pirates, forcing them to retreat back to the outer stars.
After several years of rest, today’s Star Pirates had already infiltrated the edges of various planets.
Yuguangji believed that as long as they grasped the blade of the empire, they would have enough opportunity to turn the tide.
“No, I won’t cooperate with you.”
Bai Xingluo replied decisively, revealing no hint of the disgust and disdain he felt for them, as if he was looking at trash.
“The empire can give you what we can also provide; even what the empire could not deliver, we can help you achieve.”
Yuguangji said, “Money, wealth, and even your lord, we can snatch it away.”
When he mentioned “lord,” Bai Xingluo’s gaze turned particularly cold.
“If you dare to touch him, I will make you all pay the price.”
As he spoke, he violently dismantled the nearby small single-person spaceship.
Due to a series of actions, the wounds that had been bandaged on him burst open, and small drops of blood seeped out.
But he seemed to be oblivious to the pain, skillfully adjusting the control panel.
“Do you think you’ll be fine once you go back?”
Yuguangji mocked, “Now the entire star network knows you were kidnapped by me—an army female who harmed an insect and defected from the empire.
As long as I claim you had dealings with me, how credible do you think your words will be in the eyes of the public?”
“And your lord will also be implicated due to you; who knows, he might even lose the chance to become the Insect Emperor because he was trying to protect you.”
Bai Xingluo paused briefly in his actions, but he still unhesitatingly sat in the cockpit and shut the door.
The small single-person spaceship took off, like a silver-white meteor, heading towards the empire.
“Boss, are we just letting him go?”
A few minions grumbled, “If we had known, we wouldn’t have rescued him; we wasted so much effort.”
Yuguangji looked in the direction of the departing figure and snapped the lollipop in his mouth in frustration.
Who knows why this Bai Xingluo is so stubborn!
“What does it matter if he goes back? Inform the other ships to assemble; I’m preparing to launch an attack on Imperial Star.”
The small single-person spaceship that Bai Xingluo was on traveled at high speed for the entire night and finally entered the range of the Imperial Star.
Currently, Bai Xingluo was still a wanted criminal.
At the entry port, he cleverly avoided checks, perfectly sneaking into the territory using his familiarity with the military.
He returned to the familiar villa in the Star River Continent, exhausted.
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Empire: Trembling with fear!