At night, another treatment was over.

Shi Xing sat on the carpet and thought for a while, then suddenly said, "Your Highness, can I take a few days off for the nightly treatment?"

Chi Yao raised his eyebrows and motioned Shi Xing to continue.

Shi Xing said frankly, "My spiritual power level is still far behind yours. All you need to treat you is high-level spiritual power. And, didn't my inner and outer layers of my spiritual sea expand recently?"

"Yes."

Shi Xing: "Recently, the spiritual threads that have expanded are growing, but I feel that they are growing a little slowly. I want to let my spiritual sea rest for a while, and at the same time absorb as much energy as possible to see if I can speed up the growth of spiritual threads."

"When they all grow out, I shouldn't need so much of my own spiritual power. I can absorb crystals or beast cores every day, and they will grow slowly and firmly."

To put it bluntly, Shi Xing wanted to rest for a few days to let his growing spiritual threads take shape faster.

Of course, there was also the intention of raising his level.

Without waiting for Chi Yao to respond, he quickly added, "Of course, according to normal time, you have already entered the disorder period. It is definitely impossible and unrealistic to stop completely. I will still push the healing energy into your spiritual sea every night, but I will not perform regional radical treatment on the injured part of your spiritual sea. I will only use part of my spiritual power to calm it. What do you think?"

Chi Yao couldn't help but look at Shi Xing.

The consideration was very thoughtful, and there was no omission in all dimensions.

Chi Yao would naturally not refuse.

Having said this, Chi Yao's eyes have been fixed on Shi Xing. Originally, he just wanted to take a look at him. He felt that Shi Xing had changed a lot after being in the North for such a long time in the north for half a year. But as he watched, Chi Yao also noticed something else...

"Have you grown taller?"

Shi Xing was confused, "Huh?"

Chi Yao approached and put his long fingers on the side of Shi Xing's face. Shi Xing's face was lifted up by his hands and revealed in the night light. His eyes were clear as sea blue. Chi Yao couldn't help but stroked under his eyes. In the silent silence, Shi Xing felt that the atmosphere was a little strange, but before he could figure out the details, Chi Yao said, "The face seems to have grown taller, too." Shi Xing was

stunned. After Chi Yao finished speaking, he called Xu Jin in. Everyone was resting in the living room at night. Xu Jin came over. When he heard that Shi Xing had grown taller, Director Yan Yue Feichu and Fu Qing all came over to take a look.

Xu Jin used a robot to measure Shi Xing.

He and Yan Chang Yue Fuqing had been following Shi Xing since they came out of the tree nest. Although Chi Yao said that Shi Xing had grown up, it was not obvious since everyone saw him every day.

The only one who was more sure of Chi Yao's opinion was Fei Chu, who had just arrived.

"He has grown up. I knew it when I saw him."

"He has grown taller and his face doesn't look like a chubby child anymore. It's really obvious compared to when I saw him in the tree nest."

The measurement data confirmed Fei Chu's statement.

Indeed, Shi Xing has grown taller, and his body muscle content has increased due to training. Compared with the photos taken at the Tree Nest, the lines on his cheeks have moved inward a little, and there is still a lot of collagen, but it is obvious that the childishness has decreased. It is the accumulation of changes in details that has caused the change in the overall appearance.

Chi Yao took a closer look, pulled the projection screen showing Shi Xing's photos at the Tree Nest to his face, looked back and forth carefully for many times, and nodded, "Well, he looks like a young man."

Shi Xing muttered, "I am a young man."

Chi Yao said self-deprecatingly, "At least it seems that as your partner, I no longer look like I am walking on the wire of the law."

Realizing the deep meaning of Chi Yao's words, Shi Xing's ears felt a little hot.

"I, you don't look that young."

As soon as he finished speaking, he was slapped in the face by Fei Chu, "No, no, when I first met you, I really felt that you were less than a week old. Of course, you must be more mature mentally, but your appearance, just now it seems that you are enough to go to the elders' council to sue someone Chi."

"..." Shi Xing decided to shut up.

Chi Yao glanced at him again, with a smile, and a playful look in his eyes.

Shi Xing couldn't explain it. He felt uncomfortable being stared at, and he didn't know where to put his hands and feet.

Everyone was discussing his changes. Shi Xing wanted to escape from His Highness's teasing, so he went to the side to get a glass of water, holding the cup, trying to let the cup cover most of his face.

Xu Jin suddenly said, "Come to think of it, we lived separately at the beginning because we were not familiar with each other and we were afraid that Xingxing would not be used to it. Now it has been so long, do you want to live in the same room?"

Everyone paused, and for some reason, their first reaction was to look at Shi Xing.

Puff -

Shi Xing couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of water after hearing this brilliant proposal.

In the end, of course, he didn't agree. Chi Yao glanced at Shi Xing and refused on the grounds that the Blue Star people have a special physique that absorbs spiritual power in the mature stage.

After leaving Chi Yao's room, Xu Jin was also a little shocked. After walking for a while, he murmured.

"I didn't mean to let you share a bed. Your Highness, did you misunderstand? That's not right. Don't royal couples sleep in two beds in one room? Didn't I explain it clearly?"

Xu Jin looked at Shi Xing, "I think your Highness and you are both easily unstable. If you live in the same room, you can calm down your Highness's mental disorder at the first time. If you feel uncomfortable in the middle of the night, it will be convenient for your Highness to check on you! Am I wrong?" His idea

was quite right, but when he brought it up, Shi Xing didn't think about it so seriously.

He wanted to comfort Xu Shiguan, but just when he said it, he felt a burning sensation in his ears. Shi Xing gave up, said good night in a hurry, and ran back to the room.

Before the door was closed, Fei Chu was heard saying outside, "Uncle Xu, your thoughts are too upright, aren't they? We are newlyweds, single, and only I have all the indescribable thoughts in my mind?"

Shi Xing covered his face and wanted to go underground. As

soon as Fei Chu finished speaking, a gust of wind passed through the hall, and the high-level mental power hit Admiral Fei.

Fei Chu screamed.

Chi Yao's voice came from the room, straight and without any emotion, "I can hear it."

The corridor was quiet in an instant.

They still had a lot of things to pack in the northern border, and Xu Jin and Yan Changyue spent two or three days packing. The bulk of the work was mainly related to Shi Xing. Apart from the time spent packing, through the contact over the past six months, the two attendants already had a very clear understanding of Shi Xing's personality and preferences. Now, it seemed that Xu Jin and Yan Changyue were not very satisfied with some of the decoration and layout of his room in the palace.

It often took half a day to clean up, and another half a day to communicate with the palace eunuchs to reinstall and improve Shi Xing's room.

Once, Shi Xing felt that they were too meticulous and wanted to say that they didn't need to be so meticulous, but Chi Yao stopped him, "This is their job, they need to do their job well, just like everyone else."

This was right, Shi Xing thought about it, it made sense, and he felt relieved.

After the time for the return trip was officially confirmed, Tan Baishan came once.

He bypassed Chi Yao and went directly to Shi Xing.

Things were not complicated, because the next meeting would probably have to wait until the report in the imperial capital. The shift time on the border line had arrived, and the Seventh Army had just replaced a group of people. Many officers originally stationed there would return to the northern border within a day or two.

Tan Baishan came to Shi Xing to ask if he could help treat one or two high-ranking officers who had problems with their spiritual sea and were tortured by the spiritual power of the star beasts in exchange for helping to attract and consume the star beasts at the border.

Tan Baishan knew that this request was beyond his authority, so he kept a low profile.

When Shi Xing said he would consider it, there was no change of expression on his face. After

saying this, it was time to get down to business. Chi Yao and Shi Xing had mentioned before that they wanted to take back the military power that Shi Xing deserved from the Elders Council through the support of the Seventh Army in the legion.

Chi Yao also said that Tan Baishan should talk to him.

This time, Marshal Tan proposed a time for a detailed discussion, and Shi Xing agreed one or two days before they left.

Later, Shi Xing reported the request for treatment to Chi Yao.

Chi Yao didn't even raise his head after hearing this, "Do you want to provide this kind of treatment for the Seventh Army?" Shi

Xing nodded, "Yes, they have made a lot of efforts and taken a lot of risks in the siege of the Star Hunters."

And the Seventh Army already has Yun Wu, an S-level medic, who can come to him. It must be a problem that Yun Wu can't solve due to his level limit.

Chi Yao: "Then just agree."

Shi Xing was stunned. He didn't expect Chi Yao to agree so easily.

The man looked up from the document and saw Shi Xing's confused expression with his lips slightly open. He was amused. "Why, do you think I can't nod?"

Shi Xing quickly complimented him, "No, Your Highness has always been clear about right and wrong."

Chi Yao's smile widened. "It sounds like Fei Chu would say that. You've been with him for too long and he has corrupted you."

Among all the followers, Fei Chu is probably because he has a blood relationship with Chi Yao and grew up together. He is not afraid of offending Chi Yao when he speaks and does things. He is quite casual. When there is something, he calls him "cousin", "Your Majesty", "Your Highness", and when there is nothing, he calls him "Chi".

Of course, when there is something, when he goes to Chi Yao for help, there are always many compliments that come out of his mouth, such as Shi Xing's words, which sound like what Fei Chu would say normally.

Shi Xing touched his nose, did not deny it, and excused himself, "I feel so from the bottom of my heart."

Chi Yao nodded, "Yes, Fei Chu always says so."

Shi Xing: "..."

Chi Yao's smile disappeared, and he got back to business, "At first, I let you report to me before using your mental power, because I was afraid that you would do something reckless and not take care of your body. Now, more than half a year has passed, and your performance is good. I think I can give this right back to you."

"Of course, I am not shooting in the dark. When attacking the star beast, you knew to keep some mental power as a backup so that you would not easily drain your spiritual sea. I thought you already knew the limits and I could let you make the decision without any worries." After

a pause, his voice became much softer. Looking at the documents, his warm words touched Shi Xing's heart.

"On the other hand, your status will be different when you go back. If you always obey my orders and I keep controlling you, your subordinates will not take you seriously. You already have your own team, and I plan to give you another one when you return to the imperial capital. You need to learn to make your own decisions and build your prestige in many things."

A good leader needs to have his own brain.

This is the case when you take military power, and it is even more necessary when you try to manage and possess partial political power.

Shi Xing's voice was soft, "I know, Your Highness, you are planning for me."

These words were not very affectionate, but they were full of simplicity and purity. Chi Yao was startled and turned to look at Shi Xing. Seeing those too bright eyes looking at him, he felt some emotions that he couldn't explain, but in short, he didn't hate him. Chi

Yao looked at Shi Xing straight, which made Shi Xing a little strange, and waved to him.

Shi Xing walked closer to Chi Yao.

Chi Yao pushed the man in front of him, and pushed the projection screen back a little. He looked at the man vaguely and said, "Didn't you say you wanted to try your hand at government affairs? Xu Jin taught you this a few days ago, right? Tell me what you think."

Shi Xing was a little nervous, and he focused on the projection screen.

Chi Yao's long fingers on Shi Xing's shoulders seemed to be playing with him, tapping lightly, lightly and happily.

Shi Xing treated the two officers who returned, and they were indeed of high rank, one SS-level and the other SSS-level.

He had not spent much energy treating Chi Yao recently, and his mental strength had improved rapidly, and the treatments were very easy.

After the treatment, the two officers were very grateful to him. They didn't know how to repay him. One of them gave him the two beast cores in his home. The other followed suit and found a beast core and some crystals that were almost as good as red ore. They all knew that it was not enough for Shi Xing to spend, so they just said it was a small token of their appreciation. Shi

Xing collected their kindness in a box and placed it on his desk. He felt very happy when he saw these people's kind gifts.

Before leaving, the detailed discussion with Tan Baishan was beyond Shi Xing's expectation. He thought it would be difficult and had made sufficient preparations. He dragged Fu Qing to recite some military theories the day before. He recited them all the time.

When they met the next day, Tan Baishan only asked him a few questions, but none of them were related to military affairs.

Tan Baishan: "Your Majesty, how deep can you go into the spiritual sea now?"

"In other words, after the spiritual thread has grown completely and can be used, can you enter the middle level?"

After Shi Xing nodded, Tan Baishan also nodded.

The topic jumped a lot, "Has His Majesty told you about his childhood?"

Shi Xing shook his head.

Tan Baishan: "In terms of treatment, has His Majesty said anything?"

Shi Xing shook his head again.

Tan Baishan understood, "Are you prepared to treat as much as your ability grows?"

Shi Xing nodded, and Tan Baishan smiled, "You are worthy of being His Majesty. Your style of doing things is too similar to that of the late king."

Tan Baishan: "What do you think about becoming His Majesty's partner? Is military power what His Majesty advocates for, or do you also want it? Don't be nervous, just tell the truth."

After hearing Shi Xing's answer, Tan Baishan nodded, looked at Shi Xing again, and murmured, "I was not wrong."

At this point, Shi Xing finally couldn't help but asked, "Marshal, don't you want to ask me some other questions, for example, about the management of military and army corps." Tan

Baishan was true to his nature and shook his head, "No, it's meaningless."

Shi Xing: "..."

Tan Baishan: "Besides, I have made up my mind to support your decision. It makes no difference to me whether you ask or not."

Now it was Shi Xing's turn to be shocked.

Tan Baishan asked two more strange questions, "Your Majesty's little nephew, who is also a direct descendant of the royal family, Bi Zhou, you know him, right? Do you know that Bi Zhou has had a heavy workload since he entered the palace, so heavy that the Council of Elders has protested against Your Majesty?"

Shi Xing certainly didn't know.

But Tan Baishan didn't seem to want Shi Xing to answer.

"The last time I saw such a heavy study task for the royal family was when the late king was here, educating Your Majesty, ah."

The last sigh was meaningful, Shi Xing felt that Tan Baishan was hinting at something.

But it was too obscure, he couldn't extract the key information points from these scattered words.

Tan Baishan gave the last key point, "As His Majesty's physician, perhaps you should thoroughly understand His Majesty's condition and understand it clearly before implementing subsequent treatment."

The strange question ended here, and then the topic changed. Tan Baishan taught Shi Xing some tips on leading an army. Shi Xing was flattered and remembered them all in his heart.

Before parting, Shi Xing wanted to leave, but stopped and looked back at Tan Baishan.

"Your Highness, you can ask anything." Tan Baishan said, noting the doubt in Shi Xing's eyes.

Shi Xing hesitated for a moment, but still asked, "Marshal Tan, Your Highness said before that you had not made up your mind to support me. Why... have you changed your attitude now?"

Tan Baishan smiled.

"I have a lot of written answers, but I think they are not what you want to hear, and such answers seem too hypocritical considering our friendship. The real reason is probably not as complicated as you think."

Tan Baishan: "When His Majesty told me, I agreed with the considerations of the Elder Council. I felt that the people of Blue Star were fragile and needed more protection."

"But you showed me that you would not always be His Majesty's vassal, blindly following His Majesty's orders. Of course, His Majesty did not train you to be a puppet..."

"It can be said that the personality attributes you exude made me make this decision."

"If you want to ask for more details, it was when we were hunting the 3S Star Beast and His Majesty wanted to intervene, you firmly refused and came up with an effective method."

"My first reaction was shock, but after thinking about it, I felt that it should be so."

"The imperial royal couple and the direct descendants of the royal family should have a dependent relationship of mutual support. Although you still need to grow now, you let me see this possibility, and with your ability, you will not and should not be buried forever. Gold will always shine. I just gave you some support a little earlier than everyone else."

"When everyone really knows you, I believe they will make the same decision as me."

Shi Xing was a little embarrassed by the praise.

Shi Xing's eyes flickered for a moment. In fact, that day, when Fei Chu suggested that Chi Yao intervene, he firmly refused. He didn't expect it. He just simply... didn't want Chi Yao's health to get worse.

After reflecting on what he said, he just wanted to pass it over. He didn't consider that he was commanding the army invisibly.

When Tan Baishan brought it up again, Shi Xing felt unworthy of it.

But he still needed the support of the Seventh Army. Shi Xing felt his ears were burning, and he followed Chi Yaobo's calm appearance and nodded his head shamelessly, accepting the compliment.

He also promised Tan Baishan, "Although I still need to grow, I will try my best to share the heavy responsibilities on Your Highness' shoulders."

After a pause, he added with the awareness due to his status, "With the corresponding power, I will also assume the corresponding responsibilities as soon as possible, Marshal."

Since Shi Xing had the audacity to respond to such compliments, before leaving again, he still asked, "You ask me so many questions, Your Highness, are you trying to hint at something?"

Tan Baishan thought about it, did not answer, but asked Shi Xing another question.

"Your Highness, I am actually very curious. What do you think of His Majesty now? His Majesty, your boss, your relative, or your partner or lover?"

Shi Xing was stunned by the question. His brain crashed and he could not think straight.

He...

Tan Baishan smiled again and did not force it. "I am asking a little too much. Please forgive me. As an elder who has watched His Majesty grow up, I may be more concerned about their lives and want to know more about the people around them."

He took the initiative to end the topic and said, "But the previous questions were just because I was concerned about His Majesty's mental state as a military commander of the Empire."

He was stunned by the question. He did not feel it when he heard it, but after leaving, Shi Xing felt that this sentence was still hidden.

Putting aside the questions he couldn't answer, after thinking over and over again, Shi Xing focused on Tan Baishan's summary.

——"As your majesty's physician, perhaps you should thoroughly understand your majesty's condition, and understand it clearly before implementing subsequent treatment."

Thoroughly understand the condition... Is there something he doesn't know?

Shi Xing thought about it for a day, and before leaving, he tested Xu Jin.

Xu Jin's reaction confirmed that he had found the right point. Xu Jin avoided his questions and only asked him to ask Chi Yao if he had any doubts, saying that this was Chi Yao's private matter and the attendant should not say too much.

That night, Shi Xing didn't dare to ask directly, so he hinted at it.

He couldn't figure out Chi Yao's reply, because of His Highness, he used a rhetorical question.

Chi Yao: "You've seen it all, don't you think you still don't understand? What else do you want to know?"

Shi Xing was defeated by this rhetoric.

Not sure, he swallowed it again.

Everyone officially returned on a sunny day. After leaving, Shi Xing actually missed the North without realizing it.

Before returning to the imperial capital, they still had to stop in a few cities as usual. As the emperor of the empire, Chi Yao had something to do.

Parting with the people in the North made Shi Xing listless for two days.

When they arrived at the second city, Chi Yao knew that they were holding a festival celebration. In order to cheer Shi Xing up, he suggested that they go out for a walk together.

Shi Xing was indeed cheered up, but Fei Chu was even more excited than him.

And at this celebration, something unexpected happened.

A star beast fell from the sky and stopped in front of Shi Xing, taking a deep breath of Shi Xing's spiritual power in the air.

Shi Xing was stiff at that moment.

He was completely stunned by the sudden incident.

He dragged Yan Changyue to the street here to buy candy. Only Fu Qing was by his side. Fei Chu and His Majesty were some distance away from him.

When Shi Xing froze, he faced the star beast's fangs bared from its grinning lips, and the speed of its determined attack on him. He never expected that Fu Qing was still beside him.

Fu Qing opened his barrier, and the star beast used its body to ram him.

Yan Changyue grabbed Shi Xing and ran in the opposite direction.

In just one minute, or two minutes, the commercial street had gone from being crowded with people to being filled with fear. Everyone was running and screaming. Shi Xing's heartbeat accelerated, and his mind couldn't recover.

There is a star beast, how could there be a star beast?

Where did it come from?

How did he attract the star beast?

His mind was filled with these questions.

However, in the downtown area, the star beasts could ignore the imperial people, but Fu Qing could not. They bit several residents to death and took advantage of the gap when Fu Qing was busy and rushed towards the direction of Shixing.

Just as they were about to approach Shixing, a terrifying mental pressure came, covering Shixing and spreading over the star beasts, directly pinning down the large star beasts.

The flesh and blood burst, and the low-level star beasts were strangled in the air, just like an invisible big hand crushing an ant. With the sound of cracking bones, the star beasts soon turned into a ball of meat and suspended in the air.

Shixing realized it later, and Chi Yao released all his mental power.

The figure of the other party in his sight confirmed his idea.

Something suddenly crossed his mind, and Shi Xing rushed towards Chi Yao.

Chi Yao was stunned, thinking that Shi Xing was frightened and opened his arms to him.

Shi Xing rushed into Chi Yao's arms, and without waiting for Chi Yao to comfort him, Shi Xing reached out and pressed Chi Yao's cheek. Through contact, he strengthened the connection with his mental power to help himself observe and sweep.

Yes, his mental threads have grown back, and he can resume treatment in the next two days.

Chi Yao released all his mental power, and his spiritual sea was in a completely open state. Shi Xing suddenly realized that there was no better moment than this. He could take a look at His Highness's spiritual sea in person to see what secrets there were.

Then Shi Xing saw something he couldn't understand.

Unexpectedly, when the opponent's spiritual sea was fully open, his spiritual power directly entered the core of Chi Yao's spiritual sea.

It seemed that there was a force pulling him.

Shi Xing saw complex patterns that he could not understand in the inner layer of Chi Yao's spiritual sea. It was like a brand that hit the opponent's spiritual sea and floated brightly on the surface of the spiritual sea. Feeling

the entry of his spiritual power, this pattern composed of energy released a soft light, as if it was very excited.

This feeling is very similar to the feeling that the spiritual power of the mother tree gave Shi Xing.

Shi Xing felt that it was something left by the Blue Star people, but he didn't know how it was done.

As his perception deepened, he finally saw the inner layer of Chi Yao's spiritual sea completely.

The appearance of the real core of Chi Yao's spiritual sea was something Shi Xing had never seen before, and it was even beyond his understanding.

The inner layer of Chi Yao's spiritual sea is...

broken.