Healing S-Class Beasts Made Me the Empire's Treasure

Meanwhile,

Huo Zhanting, Su Xingye, Shen Zueran, and Li Yucheng went into a frenzy when they received the news.

Even though they were frantically working against Jun Lin Yuan, trying to prevent his rise to power, they also knew, deep down, that he would never joke about Yu Lan’s safety.

Shen Zueran immediately glanced at the time on his phone.

TICK. TOCK.

Right before his eyes, the display flickered and changed to 9:00 AM sharp.

And Yu Lan, who always led by example, would never be the type to clock in right on time. She always preferred to leave herself plenty of extra time to leisurely prepare her work schedule for the day.

So the fact that Yu Lan still hadn’t appeared in the lab said it all.

Shen Zueran immediately announced his new discovery in the group chat.

Shen Zueran: [Lanlan isn’t at the Science Research Institute. Jun Lin Yuan was right.]

With the news confirmed once again by Shen Zueran,

in that instant,

it felt as if the men’s hearts were being torn apart in a raging fire.

At that moment,

in the office of the First Legion’s Marshal,

Huo Zhanting issued an immediate order.

"Lock down the Star Port immediately. Do not allow any starships to leave."

"Otherwise, it will be considered a declaration of war against the First Legion and a declaration of war against the Empire."

As the current Marshal of the First Legion and a man of immense combat power, Huo Zhanting had the authority to make such a declaration.

The moment the order was issued,

the Federation delegation that had kidnapped Yu Lan realized something was wrong.

"What’s going on? The Star Port is under lockdown."

"Then what do we do? Can we still get out of here?"

"I can’t believe they figured it out and reacted this quickly."

A hint of admiration flashed in the eyes of the man who appeared to be in charge.

But his face showed no fear.

"What’s there to be afraid of? The Federation and the Empire are mortal enemies."

"If we want to leave, do they really think they can stop us?"

"The Empire’s orders don’t apply to people from the Federation."

Nations weaker than the Empire might be intimidated by Huo Zhanting’s declaration and submit to his will.

But the Federation wouldn’t.

If a real war broke out, it was anyone’s guess who would win between the Federation and the Empire.

The members of the Federation delegation exchanged glances, clearly understanding this as well.

Carefully supporting Yu Lan, whom they had knocked unconscious with a single blow, they hurried toward the Federation warship in the distance.

Meanwhile,

Jun Lin Yuan, who was still in hot pursuit, noticed that the faint fragrance in the air was growing stronger.

He looked up, stunned. The Star Port—Central Star’s largest transportation hub, where countless starships from different planets docked daily—came into view.

The hovercar screeched to a halt.

There was no need to chase anymore.

The tall man leaped from the hovercar. With a few light bounds, his figure quickly appeared inside the Star Port.

The place was a chaotic mix of people.

Because of Huo Zhanting’s sudden order, countless people were cursing silently in their hearts.

"Dammit, what the hell is going on?!"

"Everything was fine a second ago, why won’t they let us leave the port now?"

"I’ve got a whole starship full of cargo! I need to get this back and make my money! This is completely messing things up!"

"Shhh, shhh!"

A man who looked like an attendant hurriedly rushed over to calm him down.

"Boss, keep your voice down."

"If someone overhears and it gets back to Marshal Huo, we’ll be..."

Central Star was the Huo Family’s main base of operations. Did he have a death wish, talking bad about Huo Zhanting here?

Sure enough,

as soon as he said that,

the boss’s expression changed instantly. He clapped a hand over his mouth, his eyes darting left and right with a look of guilty bluster.

"What are you looking at? What’s there to see!"

"I’m telling you, if a word of what I said today gets out, none of you will get away with it."

The boss, hands on his hips in an arrogant threat, hadn’t even finished speaking when his eyes met Jun Lin Yuan’s icy gaze as it swept past.

The devastatingly handsome man’s glance was frigid, his narrow, phoenix-like eyes filled with a bone-chilling cold.

The boss froze on the spot, his mouth comically agape, not daring to make a sound.

Jun Lin Yuan paid him no mind, his cold gaze moving on almost immediately. He had more important things to do.

’Lanlan.’

’Lanlan.’

’Lanlan.’

’Where are you right now?’

What does it feel like to search for one person in a vast sea of people?

If you were to ask Jun Lin Yuan right now, he could only summarize it with one word: fear.

Fear, fear, fear.

In that instant, an indescribable fear spread through his heart.

’What if I can’t find her?’

Every time he saw a female with a similar figure to Yu Lan, a flicker of joy would rise in his heart.

But when he saw their face and confirmed it wasn’t Yu Lan, a heavy wave of despair would spread silently through him.

’Lanlan, where in the world are you?’

Jun Lin Yuan repeated silently in his mind.

Just then, as if she had sensed something, the unconscious Yu Lan’s hand, hanging by her side, twitched. Her eyelashes fluttered as if she were about to wake up.

"Oh no, Yu Lan is waking up."

The person carrying Yu Lan quickly noticed and cried out in alarm.

He asked anxiously,

"So should I knock her out again, or what?"

"You idiot."

Someone next to him gave him a shove and gestured with his chin. "Look, we’re almost at our warship."

"So what if she wakes up?"

"We’re leaving right now. It doesn’t matter if she’s awake. Let her cause a scene on the warship."

Even across a vast distance,

in that very instant,

the name, Yu Lan, still reached Jun Lin Yuan’s sharp ears.

The man’s head snapped up, his sharp gaze locking onto the Federation warship.

As if by some premonition,

the very next second,

a slender, fair hand slipped out from the black cloth she was wrapped in, appearing right before Jun Lin Yuan’s eyes.

’It’s Yu Lan!’

Jun Lin Yuan recognized it in an instant.

In that moment, his heart pounded, threatening to burst from his chest.

The power of a 3S-level individual erupted without restraint as he sprinted madly toward the Federation warship.

Jun Lin Yuan’s sudden, reckless movement

drew a chorus of complaints from the others in the Star Port.

"What’s his problem? Is he in a hurry to get reincarnated?"

"Shhh! You got a death wish? That’s the Star Lord of Jade Star."

"The Star Lord of Jade Star? Then what’s he in such a hurry for?"

The commotion quickly caught the attention of the Federation members who were about to board their ship.

They all turned to look.

When they recognized Jun Lin Yuan’s familiar face, their expressions changed instantly.

"Shit, run!"

"He’s coming for us!"

"Get on the ship, now! Prepare for takeoff!"

The members of the Federation delegation also burst into motion, running like madmen toward their warship.

But Jun Lin Yuan, powered by his formidable 3S-level abilities and fueled by extreme rage...

...his molten gold eyes stared coldly at the Federation delegation that had abducted Yu Lan. A chilling glint flashed in his eyes, devoid of any emotion, as if he were looking at dead men.

"By brazenly kidnapping an Empire Princess, is the Federation declaring war on the Empire?"