Chapter 120 Sad Crystal Eyes (3)

In the Secht family's house, a large pansy is opening.

Mrs. Donna Sekter walked through the corridor, handing the mink fur shawl to the servant next to her, and took off the graceful lace feather hat.

"Donna?" The old Sekter owner in the garden straightened up, put down the gardening shears, and frowned and shouted, "Donna!"

Donna stopped indifferently, and heard her old father muttering behind her: "What's the matter with you these days? I've been away from home every day, with a ghostly white face. Emilia is worried about you."

Donna stood silently, the bright sunlight illuminated her face even more white and tender, she said indifferently: "You think too much, Dad, I'm fine."

The woman's tone was calm, "If there is nothing else, I will go first, Emilia is still waiting for me."

"What did you say? Donna, stop for me!"

Old Sekter jumped up in anger and threw the gardening scissors on the ground, "What does it mean to think too much, I think too much when you go out every day to hang out with men these few years!?"

"There should be a limit to the nonsense. You will lose all the shame of the Sekter family! When the day Major General Xie can't bear you, I think... Hey, stop! I'm too old to care about you, right? "

Donna ignored him and left the raging old Sekter behind her.

She went back to her bedroom. Open the door, the room is very dark, all the curtains are drawn.

Donna took off her high-heeled shoes with small diamonds in the dark, walked to the bed, and could vaguely see the quilt bulging.

"..."

Donna sighed, went up and stretched out the quilt, and she saw her little daughter who had rolled her hair into a chicken coop.

Xie Yinxing raised her face in frustration. She stretched out her hands and hooked Donna's neck: "Mom. Mom has been very strange recently. Did Emilia do something wrong?"

"How could it be?" Donna looked at her daughter steadily, the complicated emotions in her eyes rolled over like clouds, "Of course not, Emilia is a good child... She is mother's most important treasure."

Donna kissed her daughter's forehead, turned around to get a comb from the dressing table, sprayed a little of her favorite nourishing hair conditioner, and sat by the bed to brush Xie Yinxing's hair.

"Mom is just too busy recently." She moved gently and her voice was patient, "so I'll be a little tired."

Xie Yinxing seems to understand but not understand: "Oh..."

Donna thought for a while, then said, "By the way... Mom saw Dad today."

Xie Yinxing's eyes suddenly lit up: "Really? Is it really Dad?"

"Well, it's just a very short projection, we couldn't speak."

Donna's eyes were blank for a few seconds, and she whispered, "He's still... the same."

After combing her hair, Donna dropped her palm from Xie Yinxing's hair, stroked her cheeks, and finally slid to her shoulders and arms.

She casually pinched her daughter's forearm and felt a hard lump under the delicate skin.

"Mom?" The girl tilted her head in confusion.

In the dim light, Donna's curled eyelashes trembled twice, and from the angle her daughter couldn't see, a struggling look appeared in her eyes.

"Emelia...my star." She closed her eyes and whispered, "Mother loves you."

Suddenly, the door of the bedroom was knocked politely, and the voice of a servant came from outside: "Miss, Your Excellency Lance is visiting."

Donna raised her head, "Lance? Audrey Lance?"

Servant: "Yes, miss."

Donna nodded and stroked her curly hair, so that arrogant and glamorous temperament was taken back: "I understand. Please go to the West Hall and wait for a while."

The manservant opened his mouth and heard the sound of footsteps turning away from the other side of the door.

Donna stood up and patted Xie Yinxing's head, "Amelia, wait here for mom to finish her business."

...

Yaslan Star City, above the military headquarters, suddenly sounded the alarm for the launch of a large mecha.

The S-class mecha "L-costume" rose from the roof of the building, the huge shadow gradually shrank, and it rolled up in a whirlwind and quickly climbed high.

In the name of the God of Ten Thousand Eagles, this mecha is all cold gray with white and navy blue markings. It is equipped with four mecha cannons and two high-energy particle shields. .

The interior of the L-shaped mecha cockpit is extremely wide, with a full six seats.

A driver's seat is in front, and Old Marshal Chen is sitting there. In the two co-pilot seats, His Royal Highness Prince Chu and the leader of the Black Shark Base were seated respectively.

The remaining three auxiliary seats, from right to left, are Jiang Jianming, Kevin and Diana.

Looking at it this way, the composition of this cockpit is subtle. Looking at the front row alone, it seems to be the collection of the strongest combat power in the empire; but looking at the back row... Good guy, a disabled human, a boy who has not graduated from military academy, and a weak lady who has been crying and crying with fright.

The gem was placed in the analysis slot. It was cut open to reveal the transparent crystal block inside. Scanning beams swept across its surface, and the S-class brain "Tyr" was printing rows of data on the screen.

It was this time that L-Hidongqing was dispatched urgently, and even the culprit of the crown prince and the leader was alerted.

Ryan looked at the gem, narrowed his eyes, and turned to the base leader sitting next to him: "So, what the heck is this?"

"It's hard to explain, but it can be understood like this: it's a dead crystal in an incomplete state, or a true crystal ore that can be excited at any time."

The black-clothed leader sat upright in the driver's seat, looked at the rows of data on the screen, and said, "Or to put it more bluntly, a time bomb, the button is in the hands of the enemy. This is the old empire's technology, the base has only begun to try to restore it in the past few years.”

Ryan didn't understand: "Time bomb-like, dead crystal that can be activated at any time in the air? What is the principle."

Leader: "The principle is the conscious connection between crystal particles. You don't need to understand it too deeply, unless you want to enter the base for scientific research."

"Anyway," Old Marshal Chen said calmly, "I am very worried about the old man. Now I must control Donna Sekter and the people behind her immediately, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable."

As soon as he said these words, it was good for a few people who had seen the wind and waves. Kevin and Diana both showed their horror, and a layer of blood faded from their faces.

Jiang Jianming supported his military cap and sighed helplessly: "Old Marshal, don't be scary."

Old Marshal Chen responded with a smile and raised his gray eyebrows: "But don't be afraid. Jin Rilun has already headed towards the Sekter's house. Please come over, His Highness, just worried that there will be another overly strong opponent."

Jiang Jianming glanced at Ryan, knowing what he knew.

Well, it's commonly known as the town hall.

The old marshal asked again: "How about the actual application of the cracking technology of the mecha interference wave?"

"Well...that's it." Jiang Jianming thought about it and answered. He was with the Golden Sun Wheel every day during this period of time, and he belonged to the first-line insider.

"The base has already developed a system to decipher the interference, but the time is too short to popularize it on a large scale. There should be less than 100 B-rank and above among the Jin Sun wheel mechas stationed in Yaslan Star City. The model is equipped with a cracking system."

Ryan said: "Enough. This is in Aslan Star City, and the number of enemies will not be too many. If an enemy with a high-level crystal bone appears, I will solve it."

After that, His Highness's green eyes looked at Jiang Jianming, frowned and emphasized: "Remember your duty and be good." Jiang Jianming read his dissatisfaction from Ryan's eyes. It's no wonder that he didn't need to do anything this time. In fact, he shouldn't have come here.

He explained: "I'm just worried about Audley."

Diana shrank in a corner, clutching the seat belt tightly with both hands, and shuddered violently when she heard the words.

Kevin sat on pins and needles beside him, and said in a hoarse voice with guilt: "I'm sorry, it's all my fault. I shouldn't have let Lord Lance... I shouldn't have let him take risks alone."

The black-clothed leader looked back at Diana and suddenly said, "Little girl, you are very much like me before."

Diana raised her head from panic and said timidly, "What?"

"Protected by others, weak, innocent, and pitiful, just like this year after year, but I think it's called being loyal to myself, and I should be born like this."

The leader smiled lightly, and the electronic sound processed the laughter into a very strange wave.

"Did someone ever tell you that it doesn't matter if you are weak, because he will protect you?"

Diana: "Ah..."

"Everyone who says that is probably a liar," the leader said quietly, "If you believe it, one day he will leave you..."

"No! You—you are talking nonsense!!" Diana bounced like a whip, blushing, and stammered angrily: "Don't say..."

"The most innocent period of a person is a baby, but a baby can only become an adult when he grows up."

The leader just said lightly: "If you also have someone you want to protect, you can't be content with the status quo."

"?" Ryan turned his head to the side inexplicably, his voice cold, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

He instinctively didn't like the leader's expression, and he was worried that Jiang Jianming would be irritated. This disabled human has done too many things "uneasy about the status quo".

Anyway, this is not the first time that he has quarreled with the leader. The crown prince naturally continued: "As long as..."

The leader suddenly turned his head, and his breath slammed down: "Kaios!"

There seemed to be all emotions struggling in her tone, but the black mask covered all expressions.

The crown prince was stunned for a moment, what happened, he couldn't judge.

The words he wanted to say were interrupted. What he wanted to say was—as long as he has enough power, he is certainly qualified to protect the people around him and let them live innocently and freely.

But he heard the leader sigh and said softly, "Take control of your own crown princess first, Your Highness."

...

Inside the Secht family's house.

After Donna left, the bedroom returned to quiet. Xie Yinxing sat bored on the edge of the bed, shaking his calf alone.

She hummed a song that was popular recently, took out the small pistol from under the pillow again, and played with it for a while, but soon put it down in boredom and puffed out her cheeks sullenly.

Maybe because she is too young, many things can't be understood.

For example, where did the friendly Lord Lauren disappear, why did my mother become increasingly depressed, and then she was going to say something to the brother of Lance's family.

This is obviously very strange, Xie Yinxing thought to himself.

Didn't Mom and Lord Lance just attend the ceremony at the palace together?

If there is something important, why not make it clear face-to-face.

Xie Yinxing struggled for a while, and suddenly jumped off the bed.

West Hall, she knew there was a way to get in there from the outside.

This is not a bad thing. It's all because of her mother who ignores her every day, so she couldn't help but want to eavesdrop.

The next thing was familiar, Xie Yinxing changed into light clothes and ran out of the bedroom. The weather outside was fine and everything was normal. She greeted her grandfather in the garden and turned into a path.

Afterwards, the girl got under the pansies, patted the "dirt", and a square steel plate with the width of an adult's arm on one side was exposed.

The big houses of noble families often have such secret passages, which are used to escape in case of emergencies. If people are trapped in the house, they can go straight to the outside from here.

But unexpectedly, Xie Yinxing pushed it gently, and the steel plate slid away. It wasn't actually covered.

Xie Yinxing bit his lower lip suspiciously: Hey, has anyone entered through the secret passage?

Could it be that my mother was a guest who entered the West Hall from the secret passage just now?

It's even weirder, and it's not polite, Mom doesn't.

There will be no one else going in...

If an ordinary girl of this age, thinking of this, may have begun to feel anxious.

But Xie Yinxing had a wild temper since she was a child, and her courage was frightening. She rolled up her sleeves, stepped into the secret passage, and covered the steel plate with her backhand.

There is a dark corridor inside. Xie Yinxing is not afraid. She has climbed it many times since she was a child, and regards it as some kind of "adventure game", fantasizing about herself and her father exploring the dangerous interstellar space together.

A few minutes later, a wall in the depths of the West Hall moved and was pushed away.

The little girl climbed out of the secret door, patted the dust, and looked around.

"Your Excellency Lance, you are wrong."

It's mother's voice.

Xie Yinxing hurriedly hid himself behind a large sculpture, watching from a distance his mother and Lord Audley came over while talking.

"I know that Xie Yuduo and I are not suitable."

"He is a genius and a hero. Nothing can stop him from yearning for Xinghai. In this era, in a sense, he is one of those giants that stand out from the crowd."

Behind the sculpture, Xie Yinxing's face flushed red, he pressed his thumping chest hard, and breathed lightly.

She had never eavesdropped on the conversation between her mother and the guests. Now her heart was beating so fast, she was afraid that her heartbeat would be heard by her mother.

"But I'm not, I'm just a mediocre woman. At most, I have become a mediocre lady with some family background."

The round-bellied vase decorated in the west hall is very clean, reflecting Donna's wry smile, she whispered: "If you want to find my replacement, you only need to go to the high-class ball in Aslan Star City and stand on the second floor. Pour a glass of juice down. All the screaming ladies are not fundamentally different from Donna Sekter."

The silver-haired young man's face was sinking: "Mrs. Seekert, please don't say that."

"When Major General Xie was away, you alone supported the declining Seeket family and raised little Emilia."

Donna's wry smile deepened, she raised her palm and stroked her cheek, her expression bleak: "But I feel very tired, Your Excellency Lance."

"I don't have the ability to handle everything. I can't remember how many times I collapsed in the middle of the night, thinking how great it would be if my husband could be by my side and rely on me."

"I hope he will give up his dreams and career, stop being the youngest major general in the empire, and only be a husband who accompanies his wife and daughter, so that he will be as mediocre as me."

"But I don't even dare to say these words to Emilia... Xie Yinxing, because I dare not let my daughter know that her mother's heart is so inferior."

"Look." Donna said mockingly, "I'm just such a beautiful, weak little woman."

Audley shook his head: "There is nothing wrong with you, it is human nature."

The two had already walked into the West Hall, only a dozen meters away from the sculpture where Xie Yinxing was hiding.

Donna casually stroked the newly inserted flowers in the vase on the counter, turned around suddenly, and said with a sad expression, "But really powerful people can't be so weak, right? For example, like you, like Your Excellency the Crown Princess."

Audley insisted: "A man should not be deprived of power to the weak, no matter what her origins are or what husband she is married to."

He lowered his head and smiled, with infinite warmth in his eyes, "I once said this to my sister like this."

Donna's fingers trembled, and she pursed her red lips, as if something from Audley had cut open the soft flesh in her heart.

Audley: "I originally promised Diana to go with her to pick jewelry this afternoon. Because yesterday we picked a dress for the ceremony together, and she complained that she lacked a bracelet that would match the dress."

"..." Pain flashed through the woman's eyes, but when Donna raised her head, her face was still very calm.

"Then you should go, go back, Lord Lance."

Audley shook his head: "It's still early, maybe, can you recommend some styles?"

His eyes fell on Donna's wrist: "Your ruby ​​bracelet is beautiful."

Donna covered her wrist like a conditioned reflex, and heard Audley smile: "But it seems... one of them dropped?"

"You should go back, Your Excellency." Donna's expression became cold.

Audley: "But it's early."

There was an unnoticeable trembling in Donna's voice: "This is advice."

Audley stopped suddenly and asked earnestly, "Mrs. Seekert, what is the most important thing to you?"

There was a mist in the bottom of Donna's eyes, she said softly: "It's my daughter."

"Now, my only treasure is my daughter. So... do you understand, Your Excellency? I will do anything for Emilia, even if it is evil or treason."

Audley: "You won't, Mrs. Seekert."

Donna: "I will."

Audley: "But your ruby ​​bracelet is missing one, isn't it?"

Donna froze for a moment, the water in her eyes swaying.

"what?"

Audley looked solemn and continued: "If on a dark rainy night, "accidentally" drops a bead behind him, even if there is another person watching, the other party will not be able to detect it."

"But if it's sunny the next day and the sun is reflecting on the gem, it's not difficult to spot it, am I right."

Donna's pupils dilated slightly: "You..."

"Today's ceremony is so important, it's impossible not to notice that the bracelet you're going to wear is broken, but you still walk around wearing it."

Audley took a step forward and said word by word, "Why? Expecting someone to discover the gem that fell in Lauren's house, and then suspecting you!?"

"..."

"—Mrs. Seekert!"

Audley's voice was stern, he took another step forward, stretched out his hand, and snapped the ruby ​​bracelet on Donna's wrist!

The rubies scattered and fell to the floor crisply, bouncing.

"As long as anyone is willing to cry for help, he will be heard; if you are in trouble, the Empire will never abandon you. Please believe me!"

Donna's red lips trembled and trembled, and the teardrop that was in her eyes finally fell, dragging a sad water mark on the lady's cheek.

"really? Thank you."

"But already," she said, raising her face and closing her eyes sadly, "already, it's too late—"

The sound of footsteps suddenly came, and it was very abrupt in the empty west hall.

The visitor did not come in from the direction of the gate, but from the other side... from the direction of the west hall.

Audley turned abruptly, staring at Donna suspiciously.

It was Donna who signaled the servants to bring him to the west hall.

But there is someone else in this hall early in the morning?

Has this person been listening to the conversation between the two of them just now! ?

At this moment, Xie Yinxing, who was hiding behind the sculpture, had a pale face, and the girl covered her mouth with two trembling hands.

"..."

Even if she didn't know what happened, the meaning vaguely revealed in the conversation between her mother and Lord Lance just now, the sense of fear that the claws came from the shadows, was enough to make this young child stop thinking completely.

Knock, knock...footsteps of leather boots on the floor.

Getting closer.

A slender middle-aged man, dressed in dark blue aristocratic clothes, holding a long staff, walked in leisurely like a leisurely stroll.

He has kind eyes and good facial features, but who is Gerhard Lauren who has disappeared for a long time! ?

"You are too rash, Your Excellency Audrey Lance."

Lauren looked at Audley and bowed politely: "When you sense danger, you should be wise to protect yourself as soon as possible."

Audley turned around quickly, suddenly pulled out the gun from his waist, and sneered between his teeth: "Lauren... It's really you!"

Lauren: "Lance's guards are excellent, and I'm sorry about this, but they've gone very peacefully."

Audrey's brows burst into anger. Lauren looked at Donna Sekter again, who was already pale and shaking like chaff.

"As for... Mrs. Donna," Lauren smiled, "Actually, you're more courageous than I thought."

"It turns out that a few days ago, you voluntarily agreed to wear this dangerous piece of jewelry. It was such a clever plan."

"But you're not really smart, because... didn't I say so?"

Lauren sighed regretfully: "The star's right forearm has a semi-active dead crystal that I quietly buried a few years ago. I can make your lively and lovely daughter at any time..."

"It becomes a combination of sloppy meat and crystal blocks."