He left the marshal, who was completely drunk, and walked back to the palace step by step in the night wind, thinking about many things.
He even recalled how Gu Tang, resting her chin on her hand, looked languid and innocent as she flirted with him in the study that afternoon.
He said he was very busy.
He said he had been wronged.
He said he didn't have time to be unfaithful.
Qin Junche just wanted to say—
He believed his lies!
Gu Tang had already walked up to Qin Junche's side.
The other person didn't seem to be avoiding him, but the smile on their face looked a little strange, and their gaze was somewhat complicated.
"Why didn't you say so... um?!"
Gu Tangcai walked to the bedside, but before he could finish his sentence, he was already out of breath.
Qin Junche grabbed her wrist and pressed her down onto the bed.
Immediately afterwards, his wrists were grabbed and pulled up.
He was pressed down on his head.
Qin Junche leaned down, his slightly cool nose brushing against Gu Tang's cheek.
His breath, along with his own, gently brushed against the other's skin.
It stirred up tiny shivers.
"So proactive?" The person being forcefully pinned to the bed narrowed their eyes slightly, a hint of interest flashing in them.
Gu Tang didn't even struggle; he just lay there looking at Qin Junche.
After his initial surprise subsided, he even relaxed and just looked at Qin Junche with a lazy smile.
Looking into the young man's bright eyes.
And there was the clear, bright light in the other person's eyes.
Qin Junche stared at Gu Tang quietly for a while.
He suddenly let go and stood up.
"Why did you stop?" The person who was let go chuckled, showing no sign of being forced.
Gu Tang also sat up, looking at Qin Junche's tall and straight back.
He rested his chin on his hand, admiring the other person's slender figure.
The young man's back was straight, just like when they first met at the border, standing tall and upright.
"Hmph." Qin Junche snorted lightly, "It's truly surprising that someone who is the ruler of a star system doesn't have a shred of sincerity in his words."
Gu Tang chuckled softly: "Where did I not act sincerely?"
He could roughly guess where the other person's anger came from.
He paused, then said, "You say I forcibly took a beautiful woman and was a womanizer and licentious. I'm really not that kind of person."
"And what about those people?" Qin Junche suddenly turned around, his bright eyes staring unblinkingly at Gu Tang. "What about those lovers you dated, those who look so much like His Highness the Crown Prince?"
“Oh…” Gu Tang drawled, looking at Qin Junche with a half-smile, “I have never used force, much less resorted to robbery.”
Qin Junche: "..."
He didn't know why he was still staying there.
He should have turned around and left, getting as far away from this place as possible.
Leave this place...
"Shh!" The man who had been smiling at Qin Junche just moments before suddenly turned serious.
Gu Tang suddenly stood up, his sharp gaze fixed on the window.
"Someone has broken in!" he whispered, quickly walking to the window.
In an instant, he transformed from a lazy, philandering king into the most astute hunter.
Qin Junche stared intently at Gu Tang.
The other person had already opened the window and was staring intently out the window.
“No one warned us…” he heard Gu Tang murmur.
Then, in the next second, Gu Tang's tall and slender figure flashed out.
Qin Junche quickly followed him out.
It was already past midnight, but the palace was still under heavy security.
Starlight enveloped the entire Imperial Capital Star, naturally casting its silvery glow upon the Imperial Palace located in the center of the star.
Gu Tang moved very nimbly.
In the blink of an eye, he stood on the high palace wall.
The invaders did not dare to storm the palace, the most heavily guarded place in the entire capital city.
She felt Qin Junche gently land beside her.
Gu Tang turned and glanced at him, then made a shushing gesture.
He spread out again and instantly disappeared into the night.
The Imperial Capital is the most prosperous planet in the entire Galactic Empire.
Even at night, it is still illuminated by dazzling lights as if it were daytime.
Gu Tang had already jumped to the ground.
He seemed to know the entire capital city planet very well, swiftly traversing the streets and alleys.
Qin Junche was almost dizzy just following behind him and looking at those spider web-like alleys.
Gu Tang never hesitated when turning the corner.
"Where are we going?" Qin Junche asked in a low voice.
Gu Tang then gestured for him to be quiet.
He ran wildly through the streets, which were shrouded in darkness, for quite a while.
Until the magnificent palace was far behind, and the bustling street scene around it gradually became desolate.
Gu Tang then stopped walking.
Qin Junche stood beside him, and together they looked up at the building with a spherical roof not far ahead.
The building looked completely unremarkable.
Qin Junche looked around. This place should be close to the outskirts of the Imperial Capital Star.
The building was fairly tidy, but noticeably shorter.
He withdrew his gaze, looked at the building in front of him with a puzzled expression, and then looked at Gu Tang.
If someone has invaded, why haven't the guards of the capital planet noticed, while Gu Tang, who is in the palace, already knows?
Also, why did he come here?
What secrets are hidden in that unassuming building?
Gu Tang blinked.
He reached out and pulled out two black masks.
Gu Tang tossed one of them to Qin Junche and said in a low voice, "Want to know? Come with me."
As he spoke, he put the mask on his face.
A soft black mask almost completely covered his face, with only his eyes showing.
Gu Tang gestured to Qin Junche, indicating that he should also put on the mask.
Then he stopped walking quickly and instead led him toward the building.
The three-story building also has a very ordinary gray door.
Gu Tang reached out and knocked on the door a dozen times, some long and some short.
With a soft creak, the door opened a crack from the inside.
Someone asked in a hoarse voice, "Who?"
"Visitors from the Andromeda Galaxy," Gu Tang said softly.
The door was opened wider.
"Come in," the person inside said in a low voice.
Gu Tang glanced at Qin Junche, and together they quickly slipped through the door.
Apart from the person who came to open the door, there was no one else on the first floor, and no lights were on.
When Gu Tang and the others entered, the person was already standing on the stairs leading to the second floor.
He didn't turn around, but walked up quickly.
Gu Tang didn't seem surprised. He reached out, shook Qin Junche's hand, and then led him upstairs.
There was still no one on the second floor.
In reality, the entire second floor was behind a door, and Qin Junche couldn't see anything else.
Gu Tang had already stepped onto the stairs leading to the third floor without hesitation.
Qin Junche suddenly felt a little nervous, but also a little excited.
He suddenly remembered the time he spent at the border with Gu Tang, infiltrating the ranks of those space pirates.
At that time, he did not know that Gu Tang was the supreme emperor of the Galactic Empire.
Qin Junche never imagined that a monarch of a star system would personally infiltrate the enemy's ranks.