The time he had arranged to meet the Second Prince was the following morning.
Before Yang Ming left, Kolev and Lü were choosing the style of the "model villa." It seemed to be the sort of prefabricated villa that could be ordered online and installed by a crew within half a day.
Yang Ming didn't really understand the direction of interstellar real estate development, and he didn't have time to fuss over these little details. There was only one thing he needed to think about now.
How to make the most of this opportunity to meet the Second Prince.
The Second Prince of the Luofeng Empire had a place to stay outside the palace in one of the towering skyscrapers Yang Ming had seen many times.
He took an elevator built with antigravity technology straight to the top floor.
Four burly men stood in the elevator's corners, keeping their hawklike eyes fixed on Yang Ming's every move.
Yang Ming tidied his clothes and hair. His fitted gray vest paired with a white shirt, and his neat short hair gave him a fresh, energetic look.
The elevator doors opened slowly. Two more scanning gates stood ahead, the kind that could see right through a person's bones.
Yang Ming walked through without a hint of unease.
Before he arrived at Mech Twilight, Yang Ming couldn't be sure whether scanning devices would detect anything unusual about him.
Now, he could rest easy.
Ding.
Two green lights. He passed without a hitch.
A beautiful woman in an elegant long dress stood ahead and bowed to Yang Ming.
"Mr. Yang Ming, His Highness has been waiting for you. This way, please."
"Thank you."
Yang Ming followed her calmly down a corridor lined with soft carpeting, heading toward the faint sound of music.
That beat...
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