"Come in."

After a moment, Chi Yao's voice came from the room.

Shi Xing walked in holding the pillow, and what he saw was the huge master bedroom.

Before coming here, he wondered if it would be bigger than the master bedroom on his side, but it seems that he was worrying too much. Apparently, the specifications were higher than his when it was built. The spacious space would make Shi Xing breathe a sigh of relief... Damn it!

As Chi Yao's gaze turned over faintly, Shi Xing felt something was wrong all over.

"Your Highness..."

Shi Xing always felt that he should say something, but his mind was blank, and he subconsciously called Chi Yao.

"Yeah." Chi Yao stretched out his hand and pointed to the other side of the room, "This is the bed that Xu Jin prepared for you. Sleep on it and see if there is anything inappropriate. If it is too small or there are other problems, tell him directly tomorrow."

Shi Xing glanced at the bed and breathed a sigh of relief again.

His bed was not facing Chi Yao's, but was placed at the wrong place. His psychological pressure was relieved a little.

There were curtains around the bed. When he put down the curtains at night, it would be an independent space again... I guess.

This was the only way to comfort himself.

Shi Xing tried his best to reduce his presence and walked to the bed. He put the pillow on the bed, only to find that Xu Jin had prepared it for him. Chi Yao spoke at the right time, "The bedding is in the storage room. Do you want me to ask the robot to put a pillow back?"

After getting the affirmative, the housekeeping robot came in and took away an extra pillow.

Shi Xing and Chi Yao were the only ones left in the room.

"Xu Jin has also put away the toiletries. The white one is yours."

"It's convenient for changing and washing. You may need to put some of your clothes over. You can discuss it with Xu Jin tomorrow."

Shi Xing nodded and nodded again.

Chi Yao's face was behind a projection screen. Although the projection screen was transparent, Shi Xing felt better because it was invisible. It seemed that Chi Yao's attention was not completely on him.

"Xu Jin said that it was you who suggested moving in."

Shi Xing choked, thinking that what was coming had finally come. He climbed onto the bed and lowered the curtains at the head and foot of the bed. Chi Yao glanced over and saw Shi Xing's white ankles exposed on the edge of the bed. The curtains were lowered, and the light dimmed again. The corner of her pajamas slid up with the movement, and part of her waist skin could be seen vaguely. When Shi Xing

turned around again, Chi Yao realized that his gaze was not staying there properly, so he lowered his eyes.

Shi Xing felt uneasy and tried to use this incident to make himself think. "I proposed it."

Thinking of the reason, his heart sank again. "Your spiritual sea is unstable."

"The spiritual power of mature Blue Star people will overflow unconsciously. Being in an environment surrounded by the spiritual power of Blue Star people has a soothing effect on the spiritual sea, and it is also more convenient for me to take timely measures when something happens at night, so... I mentioned it to Uncle Xu."

But I didn't expect Xu Jin to act so quickly. He hadn't prepared himself mentally!

Chi Yao listened, nodded, and replied with one word, "Yeah."

Shi Xing couldn't figure out the other party's attitude, nor could he understand his own.

Fortunately, this awkwardness didn't last long. It was time for both of them to go to bed. Chi Yao turned off the projection screen, turned off the lights, and went to bed.

Shi Xing only closed half of the curtains in front of the bed. He was afraid that it would be impolite to close the other half, so he left it open to let in air, as if to protect himself from someone.

There was silence in the darkness.

After a long time, Chi Yao spoke up,

"Can't sleep?" Shi Xing pointed out, "You didn't sleep either."

Shi Xing asked back, "You can't sleep either?"

Chi Yao was silent for two seconds, and answered truthfully, "You have a strong sense of spiritual power. I can feel it overflowing."

Chi Yao has a strong sense of perception. During the day, everyone's breath mixed together, and there were countless noises. Shi Xing's leaked spiritual power mixed in with it, but it was okay. At night, when everything was quiet, it was not like that anymore, and...

Chi Yao added, "Your heartbeat is too fast. Are you nervous?"

The imperial people with high spiritual power levels also have superior physical fitness. This is what Chi Yao heard.

Shi Xing choked.

Feeling the heartbeat stop, what else can Shi Xing say? He slapped his face and said in a muffled voice, "A little, I'm not used to it."

"Then do you want to go back to sleep?"

Shi Xing took a deep breath, "No, just get used to it."

I go back today, and I will come again tomorrow. Is there any difference? No.

Shi Xing shifted his attention and suggested, "Your Highness, let's chat for a while."

Chi Yao: "Okay."

Shi Xing thought about it and said something he figured out in the afternoon, "The elders are so opposed to my contact with the army and internal affairs. Is it related to your situation?"

Because Chi Yao's spiritual sea is not in good condition, if Shi Xing, the uncertain factor, is added to the army and internal affairs, what if something happens to Chi Yao... then no one will be able to restrain Shi Xing...

If he can't be restrained, for the stability of the empire, it is better not to give some things from the beginning.

Furthermore, when Shi Xing matures, it will be known whether Chi Yao can be cured. At that time, with the treatment results as a reference, the Council of Elders and the Senate can better decide whether to return the identity empowerment to Shi Xing.

It is said that it is easy to give but difficult to take back. In Tang Mi's words, his two empowerments are currently in this situation.

Giving it out is just a matter of words, and when it comes to taking it back, it will definitely require voting and discussion from all parties.

Chi Yao breathed steadily and didn't care much: "Maybe."

Chi Yao: "I don't really care what they think."

Shi Xing smiled, "If the president hears you say this, he will definitely have a heart attack."

Chi Yao actually thought it was a good idea, "Then let Xu Mirou take over, so that communication will be better."

Shi Xing really couldn't help laughing out loud.

After laughing, he thought Chi Yao was teasing him on purpose. After a moment of silence, he suddenly said, "I will cure you."

His voice was not very high, but it was particularly firm.

Chi Yao wanted to say something, but felt that this sentence was more like Shi Xing's self-talk than a guarantee. In the end, he swallowed the disappointing words and replaced them with a playful teasing, "Of course, Doctor Shi is so good, he can definitely do it."

Shi Xing replied, "Yes, Doctor Shi will take care of you."

Chi Yao curled his lips, "Then you have to take full responsibility, doctor."

Shi Xing was startled.

He felt that this was the meaning, and he seemed to have heard something else, and he knew that his thoughts were not right, so he suddenly became silent.

Fortunately, Chi Yao changed the subject, "By the way, I have always wanted to ask you a question."

"Go ahead."

"What did Tan Baishan say to you that made you think there was something wrong with my spiritual sea?"

After Shi Xing forcibly peeped into his spiritual sea, Chi Yao thought about it again and again, and was sure that it was after returning from Tan Baishan that Shi Xing felt unwell.

Shi Xing told him the truth.

He remembered most of what Tan Baishan said and repeated it.

After saying that, Chi Yao chuckled, "He would actually say such a thing."

Chi Yao also repeated the specific sentence, which was the one that Shi Xing always remembered, asking Shi Xing what he thought of Chi Yao.

Without waiting for Shi Xing to start to feel embarrassed, Chi Yao changed the subject, "So how did you answer him? I'm curious."

Shi Xing: "..."

Shi Xing: "..."

Shi Xing silently pulled the quilt over his head.

Chi Yao waited for a while, but he didn't hear any more words. Instead, he heard the child's steady breathing... asleep!

Chi Yao: "..."

Chi Yao got off the bed and walked in front of Shi Xing.

It was already past Shi Xing's bedtime. Once a person falls asleep, he sleeps very deeply. Chi Yao looked at him for a while, then suddenly reached out and pinched Shi Xing's face in revenge. It didn't take much force, but Shi Xing's lips were pinched into an O shape due to the accumulated pressure. Chi Yao didn't expect it to be like this, so he let go in surprise.

Shi Xing fell asleep and was not easy to wake up. As soon as he let go, he felt something and Shi Xing turned over.

His lips touched his fingertips, soft.

Chi Yao was stunned for a moment, and then he reached out and stroked Shi Xing's lips, again and again.

The movement was very light, as if Shi Xing was made of ceramic and he was afraid of breaking it.

But Shi Xing might really not like someone disturbing his sleep. He suddenly

opened his mouth and bit the messy finger.

Chi Yao took a breath, and the tip of his tongue under his finger was moist and soft...

Shi Xing had dark circles under his eyes again the next day. At the same time, Chi Yao, who also said that he didn't sleep well, was full of energy.

"Xingxing, you were a thief yesterday, and you didn't sleep last night?"

At breakfast time, Fei Chu looked at Shi Xing and yelled.

Shi Xing was tired, "No, I changed the bed, but I'm still not used to it."

Only Xu Jin, Yan Changyue and Chi Yao knew that Shi Xing and Chi Yao lived together. Xu Jin was not the type to talk nonsense to others. After hearing Shi Xing's answer, Fei Chu said naturally, "Oh, you changed the place, right? If you still can't sleep well later, why don't you ask Uncle Xu to move the bed on the mother ship to your room?"

Shi Xing knew that Fei Chu had misunderstood, but he didn't correct him. He just said, "No, just get used to it."

Fei Chu looked at Shi Xing carefully for a while, "You have such heavy dark circles under your eyes, and your face is a little swollen." He shook his head, "Wait for you to make a decision." Shi Xing hesitated, "Is your face swollen

?"

Fei Chu pointed to the corner of his mouth, and Shi Xing touched it. His face was not swollen, but his lips were a little.

Shi Xing was puzzled.

Chi Yao drank the milk silently. Xu Jin took a look and said, "It's not very obvious."

Shi Xing wanted to ask again, but Chi Yao put a cup of cereal that Xu Jin had poured in front of Shi Xing and reminded him, "Go to bed early at night."

Shi Xing thought about not answering that question yesterday and felt unsure, "Oh."

But Shi Xing would not bother about this matter in the afternoon. He didn't have time.

They were going to the Presbyterian Church tomorrow. Chi Yao would take him to participate in the whole process. He had to prepare for the Presbyterian Church.

Tang Mi picked out some knowledge points that might be used for him to make up for the lessons. He slept well the second night. Before going to bed, he checked the knowledge points with Chi Yao. He really didn't want to study anymore. Chi Yao asked him to sleep, and Shi Xing lost consciousness as soon as he closed his eyes.

On the third day, he officially followed Chi Yao to inspect the Presbyterian Church.

The Presbyterian Church is also a national institution, but unlike the Senate, it is closer to the palace and has a more streamlined staff.

From the outer wall of the Presbyterian Church, it can be seen that it is also a very old building.

They went there by airship, and the crowd that came to greet them was led by the president, followed by a row of six vice presidents, and further back stood the staff of the Presbyterian Church.

Shi Xing looked at it and found that the scale was indeed not large, with less than a hundred people. At a glance, it was half the number of Fei Chu's team.

After meeting and greeting each other, the president welcomed Chi Yao and Shi Xing in.

The chief clerk Wei Wan also accompanied the inspection work this time. Wei Wan was in charge. After the greetings, he took the materials and looked at each department one by one, asking about the annual work.

Most of the questions were asked by Wei Wan. Shi Xing felt that this work should not be completed in one day. Before Chi Yao returned to the imperial capital, the clerks were probably preparing the inspection materials.

Chi Yao basically did not speak, and it was very troublesome when he spoke.

If you want to know how Shi Xing knew, it's because the Elders Council would normally report on Wei Wan's inquiries. If Chi Yao asked about something, it would not be enough for the Elders Council to just explain, but they would have to find a lot of things to prove the legitimacy and fairness of their judgment and handling. They

started with the sub-districts, then the departments and then the vice presidents.

Among them, Jin Jun was in charge of the week and had the most dealings with the palace clerks. On weekdays, everyone knew each other well, so it was the smoothest to investigate his work.

Another person who impressed Shi Xing was Xu Mirou. She would make a detailed summary of her own work. If there was a problem in the middle, the situation at the time would be in the summary document, so she didn't need to open a series of files to recall it specifically. The one

who took the longest time was undoubtedly He Zhuang. All matters, big or small, would be gathered with her. Whenever there was a problem and they couldn't find a specific person in charge, they would look for He Zhuang.

As for the remaining three, Shi Xing, the vice president who did not come with the elders, had also met them one by one. He intuitively felt that their authority should not be comparable to the other three. The five people who came to greet them the day before yesterday were the core figures of the elders' council at present.

He was right. When Chi Yaowei Wan was inspecting the work of president Ren Yanyong alone, Shi Xing got confirmation from Tang Mi.

Tang Mi: "We will have lunch at the elders' council at noon."

"The rest will be taken care of by the clerk. Once His Majesty comes out, the main part of this inspection tour will be over."

He paused, looked around, and lowered his voice into Shi Xing's ear, "In the afternoon, they should bring His Majesty to formally discuss your empowerment."

Shi Xing asked Tang Mi, "Can I participate?"

Tang Mi was stunned, "Do you want to participate?"

He thought it would be better to leave this matter to Chi Yao, and it would be more appropriate for Shi Xing not to have a head-on conflict with the Council of Elders.

Shi Xing's answer was straightforward, "I think I should fight for my own rights."

Tang Mi thought for a moment and said, "Then you can ask His Majesty."

At noon, Shi Xing returned to the airship for a short rest. He asked Chi Yao and got a positive answer. He wanted to participate, and Chi Yao would not restrain him. In Chi Yao's view, it was only a matter of time before he had a falling out with the Elders' Council. If they didn't face each other head-on now, there would always be a head-on conflict.

Because fundamentally, the two sides could not reach a consensus.

So no matter when there was a conflict, he was fine.

The afternoon meeting was held in the Elders' Council, in a small meeting room with the best soundproofing and confidentiality.

The president, vice president, and department heads were all there.

When Chi Yao led Shi Xing there, everyone was stunned.

President Ren Yanyong hesitated, "Your Highness wants to participate too?"

Chi Yao: "Well, after all, it's a question of his empowerment, how can the person in question not be there."

Ren Yanyong's throat moved, and Vice President He Zhuang frowned behind him, feeling that things would not go so smoothly.

Things, indeed, were not going so smoothly.

After the elders' meeting finished narrating and listing various considerations, Chi Yao broke the situation from the most fundamental point.

"Shi Xing is my partner, and the political power is jointly decided by the Senate and the Council of Elders."

"But military power is not like that. The military power is decided by the military corps."

Ren Yanyong was stunned, "Your Majesty, what you mean is..."

The chief clerk Wei Wan continued, "The responsibilities of the imperial institutions are clear. Since it is not within the scope of responsibility of the Council of Elders, the Council of Elders does not need to worry about it. The military power will have its own decision."

The words were euphemistic, but the meaning was very decisive.

Translated, it probably means - military power has nothing to do with you, don't worry about it.

Vice President He Zhuang also heard it. She and Ren Yanyong looked at each other and were silent for a moment. He Zhuang suddenly looked at Shi Xing and asked, to everyone's surprise, "What do you mean, little prince? With the physical fitness of the people of Blue Star, it will be very difficult to take charge of military power. Don't you consider this practical issue, little prince?"

Shi Xing pondered for a moment and also refuted from the bottom-level logic.

"President He, what specific aspects of the physical quality of the Blue Star people are you referring to? As long as there is no problem, I am actually in good health."

"If we talk about getting sick, everyone will get sick, and the Imperials are no exception."

The president's eldest son Ren Hong explained, "The Blue Star people are physically weak, and they are probably not suitable for high-intensity combat command."

Shi Xing: "You probably don't know me very well."

"In terms of combat power, I can kill low-level star beasts by myself." "

In group combat, the last time the 3S-level mutant star beast of the Seventh Army was airborne, it was also killed with my assistance."

Fei Chu and Fu Qing can testify to this.

This was something the Council of Elders had not expected. Ren Yanyong and He Zhuang looked at each other in bewilderment. After listening to Fei Chu and Fu Qing's words, they did not seem to be hypocritical. Ren Yanyong thought for a while and stopped dwelling on the details. He started from the question itself and said, "So, Your Majesty, have you made up your mind about the issue of military power?"

"Will you hand over half of the military power to the young prince?"

According to the law, the direct descendants of the imperial family of the Empire will get half of the military power owned by the direct descendants of the royal family.

Chi Yao: "Half is too much. He has other things to do and cannot reach this proportion."

Ren Yanyong's heart sank.

Chi Yao's words meant that he was determined to hand over the military power to Shi Xing, no matter what the proportion was.

Ren Yanyong wanted to say something, but Chi Yao didn't give him a chance to speak. "I said, military power is decided by the military corps. What I think is not a decisive opinion."

He turned the tables and said, "But political power is your responsibility. Has the Council of Elders made a decision?"

Ren Yanyong was stuck.

The decision must have been made, but he was not sure whether to say it at this time. If he vetoed it, he was afraid that it would affect the ownership of military power.

The most feared thing is undoubtedly that the Council of Elders vetoed the granting of political power, and then His Majesty increased the proportion of military power in order to please his partner. This would be too bad, and it was not the situation that the Council of Elders wanted to see.

After a long while, Ren Yanyong finally said, "No official document has been issued yet."

This was said very smoothly, as if he was secretly discussing something.

But Chi Yao didn't want to discuss it with them.

"Hasn't the Senate issued a document?"

He Zhen smiled, "Your Majesty, you are joking. For the sake of fairness, the decision documents of the Council of Elders and the Senate must be issued half a month apart. We know this."

In other words, both sides were watching and testing each other, and neither wanted to offend Chi Yao.

Chi Yao nodded, "I know."

His tone was slightly impatient, and Shi Xing could hear that Chi Yao didn't like this roundabout negotiation atmosphere. Ren

Yanyong: "Then the military power..."

Chi Yao didn't want to beat around the bush with them, "Hold a meeting and vote, what else can we do?"

"Seven legions, if more than half of them vote, the power will be granted, it's the old rules."

Ren Yanyong: "..."

He Zhuang: "..."

No matter how much they resisted, this matter was not within their authority. Chi Yao didn't agree, Shi Xing also looked like he wanted to fight for it, so the Elders Council had to agree to go through the process. The best thing about doing it according to the rules for the Elders Council is probably that they can participate in the entire process and monitor the voting meeting to ensure the fairness of the results.

Ren Yanyong was not very happy after seeing off Chi Yao and Shi Xing that day.

In private, when they were alone, He Zhuang sighed and said, "I knew that your majesty meant this, you see."

Ren Yanyong: "I can understand your majesty, but we, the Elders Council, also have our responsibilities."

Bi Zhou is still young, Shi Xing is also young, and Chi Yao's situation is...

Ren Yanyong let out a long sigh, "The stability of the empire is the most important, your majesty must know that, but... each of them has their own stance."

He Zhen was not optimistic, "Shi Xing has been in the Seventh Army for so long, it's hard to say what the Seventh Army's attitude is, but it seems that the other legions are currently He did not have too much contact, and the vote was scheduled for a week later, which was just the right time, but..."

He Zhuang sighed again, "I just don't feel at ease."

Ren Yanyong: "Your Majesty will contact the military, and so can we. Everyone will consider the pros and cons."

He Zhuang shook his head and said worriedly, "I'm not worried that there will be problems with our contacting the military, but Your Majesty always keeps his word, and I always feel that there are tricks up his sleeve."

In fact, there are indeed some.

Two days later, the Council of Elders contacted several legions with which they had good relations, and after explaining the pros and cons one by one, they received a message -

His Majesty asked the injured senior officers of the seven legions to sign up, and after Fei Chu sorted them out, Shi Xing would treat them according to the situation.

The moment he knew it, Ren Yanyong was speechless.

It is foreseeable that if they were asked to sign up at this time, the attitude of many officers towards Shi Xing would change after a week.

And it was a change from unfamiliarity to goodwill.

But the Council of Elders had no choice. This was the natural ability of the Blue Star people, and they would not be able to treat it.

There are and only Blue Star people in the entire galaxy who have this ability.

A step further, the injured officers have all made contributions to the empire, and they cannot stop them from receiving treatment.

The elders' council endured the day of the meeting and voting.

When the holographic meeting through the communicator began, Ren Yanyong witnessed another incident that left him speechless as soon as he came online.

Tan Baishan came online for two seconds and then went offline.

There was no other reason for his going offline. He voted for Shi Xing, completed his statement on the meeting discussion, and left!

Yes, he didn't even pretend to be serious. At least he listened to the content before voting. But... he just voted and went offline directly.

Ren Yanyong knew that Tan Baishan was always straightforward, but he was a marshal, so he should at least pay attention to the impact! !