The wedding with Adele Ulan was merely an interlude.
Holding the wedding at this time had been the idea of Tang Xiao's wedding planner, Yarno. She said that if he waited until matters on Rendili were settled before marrying Adele Ulan, the wedding would truly seem like a transaction—and in a deal that looked like cash on delivery, Tang Xiao would appear to be the inferior party.
Because one thing had to be made clear: Rendili and the Urlan family were the ones asking Tang Xiao for help, not the other way around.
So holding a wedding amid the flames of war now became an act of making the Urlan family bow their heads and yield—yes, this too was an exchange of interests.
Though Bangjila Ulan was somewhat unwilling, matters had reached this point, and he had no choice but to lower his head.
He had publicly fallen out with the Galactic Republic. Now, his only support was the Separatists, the Confederacy of Independent Systems, Dawn Star Planet—and Tang Xiao.
He had offered up his beloved youngest daughter and bound the interests of his family and company to Tang Xiao, taking a step that represented a complete reversal in the Urlan family's twenty-five-thousand-year history.
Although naming Adele Ulan the first-priority heir to the family and company still left plenty of room for maneuvering, and did not mean that he had truly handed the family and company over to Tang Xiao, there was no turning back after coming this far.
As for Tang Xiao, he hastily concluded the wedding and immediately headed for the spaceport, preparing to take a shuttle to the Planet Defense Fleet. He had to ensure that this fleet remained under his control.
Bangjila Ulan was also extremely busy. Tang Xiao had ordered him to secure control over