Shi Xing was stunned for a moment and pointed at himself.

Chi Yao nodded.

Shi Xing subconsciously looked outside the main gate, at the iron gate surrounding the building and connecting to the garden.

There are security guards for the matchmaking banquet there. Normally, you cannot leave after entering. Does His Highness mean that...

Chi Yao saw Shi Xing's action and said affirmatively, "Yes, let's go out."

"But ordinary..."

Chi Yao: "I'm not an ordinary person."

Shi Xing: "..."

Oh.

It's His Majesty.

Shi Xing choked and followed Chi Yao obediently. Sure enough, the journey was smooth. When he walked out of the building, Shi Xing subconsciously looked back. Chi Yao was walking in front, but his mental perception was open.

When Shi Xing turned his face again, Chi Yao joked, "What are you looking back at? Could it be that I came at the wrong time and you just changed your mind?" He

changed his mind and wanted to choose from the five officers.

Shi Xing was stunned for a moment, "Not really."

He paused and said in a low voice, "I was thinking, I have come out with you tonight, if you reject me later, will I have to come back in disgrace."

"Well, will it be embarrassing?"

Chi Yao asked instead of answering, "Are you testing my thoughts?" Shi

Xing hesitated, subconsciously feeling that he should not speak, but then he thought, the worst case scenario is being rejected, and Chi Yao would not do anything to him, so it is better to speak freely, and said, "No." "

You ask, and I will answer you."

He mustered up the courage to add, "As for other military officers, I don't have any idea yet. The history of the royal family is voluminous. Just to understand half of the direction that Major General Fu and Officer Xu told me has taken up all my rest time."

"Oh yes, and I will try my best to answer your questions."

"There's only one week left. Even if you split me in half, it won't be enough. I'm not that powerful..."

Chi Yao heard something else and deliberately asked, "Didn't Fu Qing and Xu Jin give you extra lessons in the first two days? A week? How could it be a week?"

When he said this, Xing became more excited. "Major General Fu and Officer Xu just gave me some directions. I can't really ask them everything. There are so many things. Asking them for two days is already a good relationship. If I ask more, people will hate me, Your Highness!"

"So, you are also reading the history of the royal family later?"

"Yes, I have borrowed more than 20 books from the projection on my communicator. The library records of Tree Nest are still there. How about I pull out the borrowing details for you to see?"

Chi Yao walked leisurely with his hands behind his back, smiling, "No need, just tell me the two books you think are most useful."

Shi Xing reported two names, and Chi Yao nodded. It seems that he has really read them.

His comprehension ability is also correct, and he did not report the wrong book titles.

The child is more serious than he thought.

Serious... is good.

Chi Yao stopped talking. Shi Xing followed him for a while before realizing that Chi Yao was walking into the orchard. He was a little nervous at first, but the closer he got to the mother tree, the more he felt the mother tree's gentle spiritual power. Shi Xing slowly calmed down.

The worst that could happen is that he would be rejected, and that's no big deal.

After all, he looked more like the one with wild ideas.

"Let's go here. There's no one here, it's quiet, and it's convenient to talk."

Chi Yao stopped by a bench in the inner circle of the orchard and sat down.

Seeing Shi Xing still standing, he raised his chin to indicate the position next to him.

The little blue star refused, "I won't sit down. I... will answer the questions right away."

Under Chi Yao's puzzled gaze, Shi Xing said truthfully, "I want to look at your face and talk."

Chi Yao lowered his eyes for a moment, and nodded without forcing it.

After a moment of silence,

Chi Yao: "So, what are your answers to those questions?"

Shi Xing took a deep breath subconsciously. At this moment, he was a little nervous again, and he stuttered, "The first question is who are you, and there is no need to answer this."

And when he woke up, Shi Xing had already confirmed his identity to Chi Yao himself.

Chi Yao: "Relax, don't be nervous."

"I don't have anything else to do tonight, take your time."

Shi Xing nodded, his movements were too big, and he looked very student-like. He

was still nervous.

Chi Yao expressed his attitude, but he didn't emphasize it too much, leaving some room for Shi Xing to adjust himself.

Shi Xing's throat rolled, and he felt that he had never felt this kind of waiting for inspection and sweating all over before the talent evaluation.

After taking another breath, Shi Xing said, "The second question is what choosing you means, and which side you choose."

"From a... political standpoint, it means that I want to become the partner of His Majesty the Empire, shoulder the heavy responsibility of the Empire with you, and lead the entire Imperial Guard, which is the first legion of the Empire, together with you."

This paragraph is equivalent to an endorsement, and there are not many words, but the weight contained in it is still enough to make Shi Xing have long-term self-doubt when he said it.

This burden is too heavy, and he... is afraid that he can't bear it.

"The power can be said to be the royal family, or it can be said to be absolutely neutral compared to other powers."

"Maintain all the laws and regulations of the empire, protect the people of the empire, maintain the good image of the empire, maintain the rights and interests of the empire in this galaxy, and put the rights and interests of the empire above individuals."

"If you want specific content, it's roughly..."

Shi Xing briefly talked about the scope of the royal family's authority in the imperial capital. Chi Yao listened and nodded, "That's right."

After getting recognition, Shi Xing felt a little more confident and continued.

"Third, I know your schedule and the risks I will face."

Shi Xing counted Chi Yao's major schedules in the past year, and discussed separately what to do and how to cooperate with Chi Yao when to avoid dragging them down.

The explanation was very detailed. Chi Yao listened to every detail and thought there were no problems.

Chi Yao: "Go on."

The last question is, can Chi Yao's spiritual sea and Shi Xing's healing ability completely cure Chi Yao after it grows?

Shi Xing thought for a moment and replied, "There is actually no answer to this question."

"Nothing is absolute."

Chi Yao: "Is that it?"

Shi Xing took a deep breath, looked directly at Chi Yao, and said, "Nothing is absolute. If you want to, it depends on whether you can afford to lose."

"If my ability can cure you, then everyone will be happy. If it can't be cured..."

"Then this is my choice. The pressure imposed on me by the Council of Elders, the Senate, or other legions in the future is what I should bear as your doctor."

Chi Yao didn't look at Shi Xing. His eyes fell on an unknown place in front of him. He tapped lightly with his long fingers on his legs and said,

"You may not be able to bear this pressure."

"But if I don't try, I will never be able to bear it." Shi Xing replied.

His view on this issue was more thorough than Chi Yao had imagined. "Pressure is not generated in a day or two. It takes me two to three years to mature. I am at a high level. If we calculate it based on three years, the pressure on me in at least the first three years should be okay. If it accumulates slowly, I am sure that I can't cure you one day. I think I can coexist with it for a long time, and I won't let it crush me all at once."

"If I can't crush you, there will always be a day to adapt."

Chi Yao paused for a moment, raised his head and looked at Shi Xing. The little blue star's eyes were particularly clear, and he said with a clear light.

"Every choice has a price, doesn't it, Your Highness?"

This question made Chi Yao speechless.

After looking at each other for a moment, seeing that Shi Xing showed no sign of backing down and was still looking at him firmly, Chi Yao lightly nodded his chin and admitted, "Yes."

Shi Xing: "These are just written words. I actually have my own set of answers. Do you... want to hear them?"

There was a moment of silence, and Chi Yao said, "You go ahead."

This time Shi Xing was really nervous, and he clenched his knuckles. He was afraid that he would shrink back if he delayed any further, so he just spoke in one go.

"Your identity is a bit scary. When I was looking up information, I often felt that I was overestimating myself."

"But compared to this feeling of weakness, I know more clearly that if I give up, I will regret it."

"I don't want to regret it, so even if I am overestimating myself in your eyes, I still want to give it a try."

"As for what the choice means, which side to choose, or the answer just now, these are just like your identity, not so easy to bear, but I just want to try."

"So no matter what the results are, I will not retreat, I will work hard to improve my cognition and accept these things. Even if I can't accept them immediately, I will change day by day, and one day I will be able to do it."

Compared with the answer just now, these words are more aggressive.

This is the answer that Shi Xing wants to hand in from the perspective of himself.

"Next is the risk of the trip and whether you can be cured. In my eyes, these two issues are the same."

Chi Yao raised his eyebrows, "How can they be the same?"

Shi Xing smiled suddenly, a very bright smile, without a trace of gloom, and with an invincible purity.

The key point is revealed in one sentence: "Because as a Blue Star person, there is no absolute safety."

"I have calculated that among the batch of fruits in the Star Tree Nest, only a small half can really grow into medical practitioners."

"Several left during the cultivation process, several died of illness during maturity, and several were attacked and swallowed by star beasts. Our survival is already very difficult."

"Maybe I understand all the risks and strictly abide by the Blue Star people's code of conduct under risks, and try not to become a burden to the team, but this can only guarantee that I will not be buried in the stomach of a star beast."

"If one day I come across a disease that the Blue Star people cannot cure, I will have no way to help. The hospital will not have it, and Your Highness... you will not have it either." Even

His Majesty is still a human being.

Being a human being means that there are things that are beyond one's ability.

"I used to worry about maturity, but later I let it go. Anyway, the answers to these two questions are the same. They are both unpredictable and nothing is absolute. So why should I live in fear?"

"Even if you tell me now that I may not be able to meet some conditions, should I just accept my fate? I haven't tried hard yet, so I don't want to."

"Similarly, if I encounter a lot of dangers in the future that threaten my life, should I give up on you now?"

"But the original intention of choosing you was that I felt I could grow best by your side."

"If you can't help me get through the maturity period, then others can? The risk is smaller, but their ability is also smaller. Nothing is perfect. Compared with the unknown risk, I prefer to believe in my own choice."

After a pause, Shi Xing looked deeply at Chi Yao and said, "I prefer to believe that you can protect me."

The clear eyes fixed Chi Yao, as if it was a piece of moonlight cut from the sky, bright, gentle, seemingly weak, but with enough ability to illuminate the night.

Being looked at by such a pair of eyes, Chi Yao thought of the day in the study.

Shi Xing was also like this, sincere and true, as if she wanted to cut out her heart and put it in front of him, allowing him to see it clearly.

And from this look, Chi Yao also discovered his own appearance. Yes, some things are inherently uncertain. Whether they can be done well does not depend on the matter, but on what kind of person does it.

In some ways, Shi Xing may not be the most suitable one to be his partner.

But...

he is the most tenacious and the most genuine person Chi Yao has ever met.

Emotional factors are not a condition for him to choose a partner, but they will affect his perception.

For now, Shi Xing is touching in many aspects.

Even if he still has a long way to go, his enlightenment of heart and nature has made Chi Yao feel at this moment that he can complete this journey and walk it well.

Something settled in his heart, Chi Yao stood up and gave affirmation, "You said it very well."

"Both aspects are good."

"In comparison, I seem to be too cautious."

Shi Xing didn't dare to think so. Seeing Chi Yao confirmed his answer and stood up again, he realized belatedly that the conversation had come to an end. Shi Xing suddenly said, "Your Highness, can you listen to my last words before you announce your decision?"

Chi Yao raised his eyebrows, "Anything else?"

"I suppose there is. I, I want to say it."

Chi Yao nodded.

Shi Xing looked at Chi Yao's tense face, especially when he looked up. He tried several times but couldn't speak. He suddenly and boldly pinned his mask instrument on Chi Yao's collar and opened it.

Chi Yao's face then hid behind a piece of distorted energy.

Chi Yao only looked at the instrument on his collar and didn't take it off, which was considered as tacit consent to Shi Xing's behavior. Unable to see

Chi Yao's expression, standing face to face, Shi Xing took a deep breath. For a moment or two before speaking, he felt that he had no regrets tonight.

With this thought, Shi Xing calmed down completely.

Shi Xing held out his bracelet to Chi Yao, on which the option of nearby matching request was already turned on. Within a hundred meters, only Chi Yao's bracelet met the conditions.

Finally, he asked, "Your Highness, are you willing to match with me?"

He smiled and threw out the embarrassing joke he had been thinking about for a week.

"Although I want to devour the beast core and your spiritual power, the crystals I need will become less and less."

The crystals are too low-level and should not be able to meet his spiritual sea needs in the later stage.

Shi Xing stretched out two knuckles and deliberately said in a sarcastic way, "Just a little bit will do. I am easy to take care of."

After waiting for a while, Chi Yao did not express his opinion, and felt that the other party's spiritual power fell on his fingers.

Shi Xing pretended to bear the pain and retracted another section of knuckles, "Then, a little bit?"

It was a question, but also a silent urging.

Chi Yao still didn't answer.

In silence, Shi Xing's breathing became heavier.

Just when Shi Xing felt that he was going to lose face tonight, Chi Yao closed his mask, looked him in the eye and asked, "Was it a joke in the end?"

Shi Xing: "."

Well, it was indeed a bad joke.

Chi Yao reached out and pinned the mask back on Shi Xing's ear.

His dry long fingers brushed across his earlobe, slightly itchy.

Shi Xing had an indescribable feeling and wanted to dodge.

Fortunately, the action was separated as soon as it touched, and before he could cover up, Chi Yao took the lead in pushing back his outstretched knuckles and said sternly, "There are a lot of beast cores and crystals, so it won't be a problem to keep you alive."

"Do you have anything else to say?"

Shi Xing was confused and shook his head. He had said all the prepared remarks.

"Well, it's my turn."

"I have another question for you to answer."

"I've asked you to understand everything. What do you think is my most important requirement for you in your maturity?"

The question made Shi Xing confused.

Teacher, someone added a question here!

Chi Yao looked at him after asking the question. Realizing that he couldn't get away with it, Shi Xing answered with a stiff upper lip, "The honor, maintenance and..."

Chi Yao denied, "No."

Chi Yao: "Think about it."

Shi Xing: "?"

Can I still correct the paper after handing it in? Is it an open-book exam? How to calculate the score for an open-book exam? !

Chi Yao looked at him stubbornly. Shi Xing spoke again with difficulty, "Then... relieve your spiritual sea..."

Chi Yao interrupted him as soon as he said this, "Think about it again."

Shi Xing: "Work hard to improve yourself and make yourself..."

"No."

Shi Xing: "Cooperate with your schedule, and don't let the danger drag you and..."

"Think about it again."

Shi Xing collapsed, "Or you can give me a quick death?"

The worst that can happen is a rejection, don't torture me like that.

Chi Yao looked at him very seriously, as if he wanted him to remember every word, "Strictly speaking, none of them are the most important."

"Before all that, you only need to remember one thing."

"You are a fragile blue star in mature stage, and it is easy to encounter danger. Therefore, no matter when and where, protecting yourself is the most important thing."

"If the sky falls, there are still tall people to hold it up, you..."

Chi Yao looked at Shi Xing's face with his eyes flashing for a moment, and lowered his voice.

"Even though you are an adult now, you are still young. Before you rush to shoulder other things, the most important thing is to grow up well."

"Before you have enough ability to protect others, protect yourself, kid."

Shi Xing was speechless.

He wanted to say something, but he felt his eyes getting hot first.

Your Highness... you are so nice.

The atmosphere became subtle for a few moments, and Chi Yao opened his bracelet, "Okay, say your last words again."

Shi Xing's voice was hoarse: "Your Highness, are you willing to match with me?"

After waiting for a while, he didn't see the other party's movement, but waited for a while, but waited for a shy question, "Just this one sentence, what about the rest?"

Shi Xing: "!"

Are you really going to repeat that bad joke that made you expressionless? !

Shi Xing didn't speak, and Chi Yao didn't continue his actions. Although he didn't urge him, his meaning was clear: he needed it.

Shi Xing was embarrassed, and closed his eyes, but he made the joke sound like he had lost his parents, "Although I want to swallow the beast core, swallow..."

At the same time, Chi Yao stretched out his hand.

[Ding——]

[Match successful]

[Blue Star: Shi Xing, match, Imperial: Yao·￥#％... &#·亖·秋·贝尔曼]

By the time Shi Xing realized what had happened, the bracelet hadn't finished reporting Chi Yao's royal family name.

Shi Xing stared at the other party in disbelief, "No, you didn't ask me to say it..."

He hasn't finished yet...

Chi Yao smiled, a rare smile that could be described as brilliant, and said, "I'm just kidding."