It was only a few dozen seconds, but in Xiang Heze's eyes, it seemed as long as several dozen days. The atmosphere was frozen in the confrontation.

Chi Yao sat upright and looked at them quietly.

On the surface, each of them stood upright with a calm expression, but inside... it was probably a desolate scene after a collapse.

And it was a big collapse.

Tan Yan was the first to break the silence. He poked Guan Qun from behind with a hand that was full of hatred, gritted his teeth and whispered, "Why are you standing there? Call your Highness!"

Guan Qun only then responded and respectfully greeted his Highness good day.

When he bent down slightly and straightened his back again, Guan Qun sadly found that a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Suddenly, he could understand Tan Yan's mood when he was making a retreat gesture just now. Unfortunately, he no longer had a brother behind him.

It turns out that feelings are real, not plastic.

Guan Qun smiled, and his smile was uglier than crying.

If he hadn't committed suicide by his own fault, he could have escaped!

Fu Qing on the side didn't expect that in a short wait before signing the contract, during a few encounters, he would actually witness five colleagues with similar military ranks losing the light in their eyes.

Seeing that the people were almost coming back, Chi Yao repeated his question, "What gesture?"

"Everyone came to see me and stood up in military posture with their hands behind their backs. What are they doing behind their backs?"

"Retreat?"

Xiang Heze: "..."

Ge Ming: "..." Pu Chongguang : "..." Tan Yan:

"... " Guan Qun: "..." At this moment, the five people's minds were united: Ah, you are worthy of being His Highness! Chi Yao raised his long finger, from Xiang Heze to Guan Qun, "So, you guys are here together, right?" The five Plastic Brothers: "..." Xiang Heze: "No!" The other three: "?" Tan Yan, who knew the inside story, couldn't help but close his eyes. Xiang Heze: "I'm here to give a gift." The other three: "???" If the conditions didn't allow it, Tan Yan would really want to smoke a cigarette to calm down. Then the other three, in a daze, actually watched Xiang Heze take out a gift from his bag. The box was exquisite, and there was a silk ribbon bow on it. The three of them: "???" Tan Yan wanted to light a cigarette even more. Xiang Heze: "I came here rashly today because something unexpected happened at home. I have to leave Ancheng tomorrow, so I wanted to say goodbye to Shi Xing before I left. I said before that no matter who Shi Xing chooses, we will always be friends and I wish him the best." "Of course, now that I see it's you, Your Highness, I am naturally happy for Shi Xing from the bottom of my heart." Knowing that the more you talk, the more mistakes you make, Xiang Heze stepped forward and placed the gift in front of Shi Xing, "It's a refined and shrunk beast core. After the energy is locked, it is only S-level. It's a little gift from the Fifth Army. I wish you and Your Highness a successful match." His attitude was respectful, humble and friendly, which made the four brothers beside him learn from him. Guan Qun looked at Tan Yan and couldn't help but said, "Can it be like this?" Tan Yan closed his eyes and decided to abandon his brothers the second time, "Actually, Your Highness, I am here to give gifts as well." Guan Qun: "?" Ge Ming : "???" Pu Chongguang: "???" Tan Yan straightened his face and said some congratulatory words, but he didn't have any emotions, because he had prepared this for the gift-giving. Compared with what Xiang Heze had thought, not only were the words beautiful, but he also quoted classics, praised the high and belittled himself (praising Your Highness and belittling himself), which was so smooth that it didn't seem like something Tan Yan would say. And it was easy to explain why he didn't bring any gifts. The boxes of crystal stones were too big and too heavy, so they were delivered directly to Your Highness's door, and the people and gifts were separated. Reasonable. After Tan Yan's betrayal, the other three could no longer sit still and firmly denied that they came together, claiming that they met by chance. Ge Ming used the lame excuse of passing by. Pu Zhongguang said that he remembered the date wrong and that he originally wanted to come to congratulate his friend on his successful match. Only Guan Qun was left, and before he could speak, Chi Yao said, "I know what Major General Guan's intention was." Guan Qun: "?" Ah, Your Highness, are you still going to make up excuses for him? Facts proved that Guan Qun was too naive. Chi Yao: "You are here to challenge me to a training room, right? I know." Guan Qun: "!" Everyone: "!!" Chi Yao said calmly, but Guan Qun's ears were like spring thunder. He said, "You said it in WeChat Moments, and someone took a screenshot and sent it to me, asking me not to ignore such an ambitious junior like you, and to guide you." Guan Qun remembered that he had posted a message in WeChat Moments. But... Guan Qun now looked at Chi Yao and wanted to ask boldly, is it too late to delete it now? ! But the brotherhood in adversity is always so touching. Xiang Heze: "Your Highness is magnanimous!" Ge Ming: "It is Xiaoguan's honor to receive your personal guidance." Pu Chongguang: "I am extremely honored." Tan Yan felt sorry for him, "Your Highness, don't worry too much, just let Guan Qun feel it." Let's end the battle in one or two moves. It will be a living hell if it drags on for a long time. Guan Qun: "…………" Was he moved? He didn't dare to move! Just as he was stiff, the manager came in with a group of people, "Your Highness, good day." After greeting, a series of documents were prepared for the tree nest. Seeing Xiang Heze and the others, the manager said as usual, "Major General and Lieutenant General, you are here too. Are you just helping to check the security of the tree nest?" It made several people confused. The administrator said cheerfully, "It was His Highness who asked you to try. It really wasn't captured in the surveillance video. If His Highness hadn't informed you of your arrival in advance, the newly installed mental alarm in the main building would still have detected you." After he said this, there was silence again and the five people were all frozen.

Chi Yao only nodded to the steward and told them to go to the signing room and wait. He would come back after a few more words.

Watching the steward leave, everyone realized it later. With His Highness's perception ability, he should have known that they were coming.

The five people in the group couldn't help but close their eyes, thinking that their death was approaching.

But after the staff left, Chi Yao did not delve into their illegal behavior of entering the Tree Nest. Instead, he said, "In fact, I didn't expect things to develop into what they are now."

"I understand that you want to meet the match of Time Star, so I let the Tree Nest let you in."

"I did do something wrong in this matter, and I hope everyone can forgive me."

"The initial invitation was sincere, and so is the apology now."

Shi Xing was listening to Chi Yao's apology, feeling a little upset, and took the initiative to speak, "Actually, it was me..."

Just as he started to speak, Chi Yao looked away and interrupted him, "Shi Xing and I might be more compatible, and Guang Nao happened to recommend him to me."

Military officers' families were all aware of Chi Yao's situation, and when they heard the words of Guang Nao's recommendation, even if they were still frustrated, they subconsciously accepted their fate more or less in their hearts.

They had to admit that Guang Nao had only recommended this one in all these years, and it was unlikely that His Highness would let go.

It seemed that Shi Xing was indeed not destined to be with them.

Chi Yao stopped there.

In the middle of the silence, Shi Xing wanted to speak again, but the man raised his hand and pinched the back of his neck.

If he still didn't understand, it would be stupid not to let him speak. Covering his attacked neck, Shi Xing calmed down again.

It was Xiang Heze who spoke first, and he was much more sincere. "Matching is originally a two-way choice. I want to meet the person in charge of Shi Xing. In fact, I still think that I am not worse than other candidates, but if it is you, Your Highness..."

Xiang Heze confessed: "I don't think there is any comparison between you and me. If I were Shi Xing, I would also choose you."

"You have nothing to apologize to me. It was rash of me to come to Shuchao today."

Ge Ming's voice was slightly hoarse. At the same time, he was embarrassed and said the same thing as Xiang Heze.

He said that since he participated in the match, the rules were naturally clear and would be followed. Now this result can only be said to be willing to accept the defeat. Moreover, he was convinced by his defeat to Chi Yao and did not feel ashamed.

Pu Zhongguang, Tan Yan and Guan Qun followed behind with the same statement.

They backed down, and Chi Yao listened to half of the words for the sake of face. Even though the five people did not dare to express their slight dissatisfaction with Chi Yao, Chi Yao still promised each of them a warship as compensation. The latest technology, there were not many warships in the Royal Guard.

After another round of evasion, the words were spoken and the compensation was received. When everyone left, they were satisfied.

Even if the depression in their hearts may not be dispelled for the time being, the subsequent benefits brought by the warship are real.

With such a huge compensation, such emotions can be ignored for the pragmatic imperial officers.

After seeing off the officers, they can go to sign the agreement.

Xu Jin was in a hurry to review the agreement, so he left with the administrator. Fu Qing was only a major general, and signing the agreement was Chi Yao's private matter, so he stayed in the small living room and waited for them.

Four people, two in front and one behind, separated, and Shi Xing and Chi Yao walked side by side for a while.

In the brief solitude, Shi Xing couldn't help but look at Chi Yao. When his

eyes swept over, he was immediately noticed by Chi Yao, "What do you want to say?"

Chi Yao also remembered that he had interrupted Shi Xing twice just now.

Shi Xing whispered, "Actually, I had other ideas first..."

"Then?"

"I can apologize to them." He paused and pointed out the key point, "This result is not caused by you."

This is the result of Shi Xing's insistence, not initiated by Chi Yao.

If the five officers are upset, he should take the initiative to apologize, not...

"You don't have to apologize for me."

Chi Yao's status is too high. Shi Xing will feel guilty if he takes on everything.

And with his status, he probably won't apologize to anyone for many years.

Five battleships were also given away. Shi Xing didn't know how much a battleship was worth, but he had a hunch that it would definitely not be cheap.

He felt that Chi Yao had done too much for him.

With a slight movement of his eyebrows, Chi Yao finally turned his head and looked back at Shi Xing. The anxiety and apology in Shi Xing's eyes were very clear.

Chi Yao: "If I didn't interrupt you, what would you have said? Just say it directly?"

Shi Xing: "Can't I?"

Chi Yao lowered his head for a moment and gave an answer, "I don't want to." Shi

Xing didn't understand.

Chi Yao: "Even if they are good people, they won't hate you and have no complaints in the future. Then what will you do after you apologize? You can't just apologize, right?

" Shi Xing: "Can I..."

"No." As if knowing what Shi Xing was going to say, Chi Yao reiterated, "You can't."

He really knew what Shi Xing was going to say, "The compensation you can give now is nothing more than some medical promises and guarantees, but I don't want you to give these. In the future, you can't easily agree to other people's medical matters."

Shi Xing was stunned and didn't quite understand.

Chi Yao sighed, "What did I say to you at the last minute that night?"

What did you say?

He said that even if he faced many problems after matching with the other party, the most important and core thing was to let him protect himself and grow up well...

Seeing that Shi Xing had come to his senses, Chi Yao said, "Since you promised, you must keep it in mind at all times."

"Now you are in the mature stage, and your own situation is not stable. It is easy to make these promises. What if they really need to find you for something urgent, and they know that the problems that can be found by you are basically problems that ordinary doctors cannot solve, then will you help or not?"

Shi Xing was speechless.

Chi Yao gave him a firm answer, "No."

"Small problems are actually okay, but once the treatment is at the limit of your ability, you can't be soft-hearted and help."

The mature Blue Star people cannot withstand too much torment. Although Shi Xing's mental power was overdrawn twice in the tree nest, this situation can be avoided, so we should try our best to avoid it.

And now that Shi Xing has just entered the mature stage, it's okay. When the spiritual sea is unstable in the middle and late stages, there will be many variables, and we can't gamble with luck.

"Of course, sometimes it's difficult to distinguish between big problems and small problems, and some situations seem okay at the beginning, but they become worse and more difficult during development. Therefore, the most fundamental way to prevent this kind of help is to cut it off at the source."

"From the beginning, from now on, don't make any medical promises before the mature stage."

"Did you hear that?"

Realizing what kind of consideration was for himself, Shi Xing choked up a little in his throat and nodded.

"Then you have to promise me."

Chi Yao stared at him carefully: "Promise me that you will do it. During the maturity period, you will not easily give away any medical resources." His

expression was serious and his voice was solemn. He didn't mean to joke at all.

He was really worried and asked for Shi Xing's guarantee.

He was... really worried about him.

Shi Xing felt that his heart was sad and full, filled with something, and whispered, "I promise you, Your Highness."

He promised solemnly, "During the maturity period, I will protect myself and will not make any medical promises to the outside world."

After that, Chi Yao's expression eased a little.

Shi Xing showed Chi Yao a sincere smile.

Chi Yao smiled in response.

The sky was bright that day.

In the specially designed room, Shi Xing signed his name on a marriage agreement again.

The sunlight scattered in from the window sill, shining brightly on the paper.

Looking at his name under the sunlight, Shi Xing felt that this time, there should be a different result.