Chapter 123 Xingsha "I brought you and your father back."...
"Otherwise, come home with me during the New Year!"
As soon as he said this, Ji Mingxue's heart skipped a beat, remembering that Shen Qingzhu didn't know about his identity as the prince.
If Shen Qingzhu really goes home with him to celebrate the New Year, this matter will probably be completely exposed.
But Ji Mingxue didn't intend to hide this from Shen Qingzhu anymore.
Because Shen Qingzhu gives him enough sense of security, Ji Mingxue is no longer as worried and anxious as she was when the two first fell in love.
Just as he was thinking about how to talk to Shen Qingzhu, Shen Qingzhu turned around, hugged him in his arms, and kissed Ji Mingxue's forehead lightly.
But Shen Qingzhu did not agree to this matter immediately.
Ji Mingxue roughly guessed that Shen Qingzhu might not agree.
Shen Qingzhu did not agree. She just smiled apologetically at Ji Mingxue and said softly, "Not this time."
"You've been at the Academy Star for a while, so spend some time with your family during the New Year."
Ji Mingxue looked into his gentle green eyes and knew very well that although Shen Qingzhu had a good temper, he would not easily change his decision.
In the end, he just nodded regretfully and hugged Shen Qingzhu for a long time.
It was already January 1067.
While the "Gods and Demons" theme won the championship, the final grades of the Academy Star were also sent to the students' personal terminals.
Not surprisingly, Ji Mingxue once again won the top spot among freshmen in the Mecha Academy with the best grades of the school year.
Shen Qingzhu's overall ranking is also far ahead, ranking first in the Institute of Information Research.
But in fact, the level of these two people is really a bit of a dimensionality reduction compared to the freshmen.
They had indeed been taking classes with senior students most of the time this semester, and coupled with the advice of their instructors, both of them were actually considering skipping a grade in the new school year.
But that’s all later.
The most important thing for them now is to go home for the New Year.
"You really don't want a guard?"
Before leaving the Academy Star, Ji Mingxue hugged Shen Qingzhu's waist reluctantly and looked at him with a little worry.
Knowing that Ji Mingxue had been worried about his safety because of the attack she had suffered before, Shen Qingzhu patted his head soothingly, "It's okay, I will fly the shuttle back by myself. If I turn on the stealth mode the whole time, it's basically impossible for anyone to discover my whereabouts."
"After returning to A-06, I will try to go out less. The security there is very good. Don't worry too much about me. Just spend the New Year at home."
Having said that, Ji Mingxue still couldn't help but worry.
In particular, Shen Qingzhu is the only 3S-level Alpha in the empire.
Ever since his genetic level was exposed, there were countless evildoers in the empire who were secretly coveting his genes. He was not on the academy star during this period of time, so who knew if someone would take advantage of him?
But Ji Mingxue also knew that no matter how worried she was, she couldn't stop Shen Qingzhu from going home.
In particular, Shen Qingzhu had not returned to A-06 for 12 years, and Ji Mingxue had no reason to stop him.
So in the end, Ji Mingxue just hugged Shen Qingzhu's neck, pressed him against the wall and kissed him hard.
After the kiss, he narrowed his eyes and warned Shen Qingzhu, "Don't get entangled with bad peach blossoms."
Shen Qingzhu was amused by him, and kissed him back tenderly while laughing, "Okay, okay."
…
Shen Qingzhu and Ji Mingxue left the Academy Star on the same day.
Shen Qingzhu's destination is A-06, and Ji Mingxue's destination is the Central Star.
Because the Central Star is in the S-class planet belt and is not suitable for traveling by shuttle, Shen Qingzhu drove a shuttle to take him to the spaceport on the Academy Star.
There, Shen Qingzhu also met senior Nolan, who was responsible for Ji Mingxue's security, and several other guards.
After a brief greeting with a few people, Shen Qingzhu looked at Ji Mingxue again.
Because of the presence of his subordinates, Ji Mingxue did not show any obvious emotions at this moment, but even so, Shen Qingzhu could still clearly sense the strong reluctance in his eyes.
Shen Qingzhu took the initiative to hold Ji Mingxue in his arms and talked to her for a long time.
At first, you could hear some gasps coming from Senior Nolan's side.
Shen Qingzhu and Ji Mingxue turned a deaf ear to it.
When the two finally separated, Shen Qingzhu looked in the direction of the burning gazes she had been feeling before, and was not surprised to see several faces with auntie smiles on their faces.
Shen Qingzhu took out the New Year gift boxes that he had prepared in advance, distributed them to Senior Nolan and the guards, and wished them a happy New Year.
Several people were immediately flattered and declined repeatedly.
In the end, it was Ji Mingxue who asked them to accept it, and the security team finally accepted the gift.
Ji Mingxue left the Academy Star on a private starship.
After watching the private starship, which was obviously a military model, leave, Shen Qingzhu got back on the shuttle and headed for Planet A-06.
A-06, like the academy star numbered A-09, is located in the A-class planet belt.
Because the two were not far apart, Shen Qingzhu successfully arrived at Star A-06 in just three days by shuttle.
This is where Shen Qingzhu was born, and it is also the hometown that Shen Qingzhu has been away from for a long time in this life.
Because his registered residence was still in A-06, Shen Qingzhu was not blocked from entering A-06.
But he did not return to his home in A-06 immediately, but went to a sparsely populated space station.
Unlike other space stations with bustling comings and goings, this space station numbered A-0609 has almost no human staff, all of them are robots.
After entering the space station, Shen Qingzhu did not see any human beings other than himself.
But this time, Shen Qingzhu would no longer be surprised.
Because this is his second time here.
The last time he came to A-0609 was in his original world.
It was just that at that time, he dared to come here only after he had completely gotten rid of the constraints of the Cole family.
This time it's much earlier.
Everything here is automated.
Shen Qingzhu quickly stopped in front of a machine and entered his citizen code.
A message popped up on the screen quickly -
【After testing, you are a direct relative of Mr. [Chen Xian] and Mr. [Etel].】
[Are you sure you want to receive the relics of these two people? ]
Shen Qingzhu chose OK.
A moment later, a robot found Shen Qingzhu who was waiting there and handed him an exquisite wooden box.
Shen Qingzhu solemnly opened the wooden box, and when he saw two small porcelain bottles as deep blue as the starry sky lying quietly inside, he suddenly let out a long breath.
【Owner……】
The timid child's voice of Bamboo Shoot came to my mind.
Knowing that it was worried about her, Shen Qingzhu pursed her lips and said softly, "I'm fine, don't worry."
Sunjian didn't know what to say and could only accompany Shen Qingzhu in silence.
Shen Qingzhu quickly and carefully placed the wooden box on the co-pilot seat of the shuttle.
After this, Shen Qingzhu finally returned to his home in A-06.
From afar, Shen Qingzhu saw a lush green sea of bamboo in the shuttle.
This is Cuihai City, the birthplace of Shen Qingzhu.
Cuihai City is famous for its bamboo. Back then, Chen Xian and Etel settled down here because he loved the endless sea of bamboo here.
Since Shen Qingzhu restored his true identity, he automatically inherited Shen Xian and Eter's inheritance, including their former house.
This is a three-story building located deep in the bamboo sea. Because Ether once installed a complete set of stellar energy operation systems here, this self-cleaning home system has never stopped over the years.
Because of this, when Shen Qingzhu returned here, he did not see a home covered with weeds.
When the shuttle entered the ten-kilometer range of the small building, the tip of the bamboo shoot immediately and automatically connected to the main system of the house, releasing the surveillance and lock on Shen Qingzhu's shuttle.
But those invisible shuttles that had been following Shen Qingzhu were not so lucky.
At this time, Sun Jian also asked Shen Qingzhu, "Master, there are three shuttles behind you that have entered the monitoring range. Should we issue an expulsion warning to them?"
Shen Qingzhu was a little helpless, because he had actually discovered the three shuttles as soon as he left the Academy Star.
He knew without thinking that it must be someone Ji Mingxue sent to protect him.
Although Shen Qingzhu said that his safety was not a problem, it was obvious that Ji Mingxue was not reassured.
Fortunately, Shen Qingzhu was already accustomed to having bodyguards with him when he went out, so he didn't feel uncomfortable about it.
Besides, if keeping these people could make Ji Mingxue feel more at ease, Shen Qingzhu wouldn't think it was a big deal.
Just pretend you don't know.
Those people were also quite sensible and did not go too close to the depths of the bamboo forest. They only landed five kilometers around the bamboo building.
After parking the shuttle, Shen Qingzhu carefully held the wooden box of the co-pilot and slowly walked into this familiar yet unfamiliar small building.
I say it's familiar because just before coming to this world, Shen Qingzhu had been living in this small building.
It is strange because this place still maintains the layout it had 12 years ago when Shen Xian and Etel were still alive, lacking many of the small items that Shen Qingzhu bought later.
“Tap, tap, tap.”
Just as he was feeling a little emotional, Shen Qingzhu suddenly heard the sound of light hooves.
Then, a snow-white elk walked towards the depths of the small building.
After standing in front of Shen Qingzhu, the elk bowed its head slightly to Shen Qingzhu gracefully, "Welcome back, little master."
Shen Qingzhu touched the elk's broad antlers with nostalgia, "Long time no see, Bai."
Bai is an animal-shaped robot butler made by Shen Qingzhu's father A, Ether, who is responsible for everything in this small building. Previously, Sunjian was also connected to Bai's system, telling Bai that Shen Qingzhu is back.
"You've been tired from the journey."
Bai's intelligence was a gentle elder. It did not ask where Shen Qingzhu had been all these years, nor did it mention the names of Shen Xian and Etel. It only asked him, "The luggage has been delivered to your room, and the bath water has been prepared. Do you want to take a rest first, young master?"
Shen Qingzhu shook his head and said, "Later, I have things to do now."
So that Bai didn't have to follow him, Shen Qingzhu quickly held the wooden box, pushed open a door deep in the small building, walked around the clear lake, and came to a vibrant bamboo forest.
This is still the Shen family’s territory.
Because the small building is equipped with a constant temperature system, the bamboo forest nearby is still lush and green, unlike the bamboo forest outside that stands in the cold wind and is gloomy and desolate.
Shen Qingzhu opened the wooden box, took out the two dark blue porcelain bottles and held them in his arms, saying softly, "Dad loved to take a nap here when he was alive."
"You haven't been back for twelve years. Do you miss this place?"
"I brought you and your father back."
"You can rest assured now."
After burying the porcelain vase in the sun-drenched bamboo forest, Shen Qingzhu sat by the lake next to the bamboo forest for a long time.
It wasn't until the sun went down that I finally returned to my room.
…
"Mingxue, what are you thinking about?"
On the Central Star, Ji Wushuang noticed that Ji Mingxue was rarely distracted at the dinner table, and asked him with a little surprise.
Ji Mingxue finally came to his senses. Thinking of the message just sent back by the subordinates who were protecting Shen Qingzhu, his heart tightened again.
"Father," thinking of what his subordinates said, Shen Qingzhu did not go home immediately after returning to A-06, but went to the A-0609 space station first. Ji Mingxue asked Ji Wushuang in a low voice, "If I remember correctly, after the accident of the 'Eternity', no one's body was found, right?"
Ji Wushuang was startled when he heard this, and immediately understood something. A hint of sadness immediately appeared in his gentle golden eyes. "They were on a civilian aircraft carrier back then. After it hit the asteroid, everything was annihilated in an instant and became part of the endless sea of stars."
"Later, in response to the family's request, the Empire used the star sand from the asteroid as ashes and gave them to the family to take away."
"If it is inconvenient to take it away at that time, you can go to the space station on the planet where you were born to pick it up later."
After hearing this, Ji Mingxue remained silent for a long time and didn't finish half a bowl of rice until the dinner was over.
…
After returning to the room, Ji Mingxue turned on the computer and hesitated for a while before sending a message to Shen Qingzhu.
[Ji Mingxue: (peeks out quietly)]
Shen Qingzhu did not reply immediately.
It was not until half an hour later that Ji Mingxue received his message.
[Shen Qingzhu: I was taking a shower just now. Have you had dinner? ]
Ji Mingxue lowered her eyes and looked at this for a long time before replying, [Just finished eating, have you eaten? ]
[Shen Qingzhu: I ate before taking a bath.]
Ji Mingxue looked at the time and it was almost eight o'clock.
[Ji Mingxue: After flying for three days straight, are you tired? Take a good rest. ]
【Shen Qingzhu: OK.】
[Shen Qingzhu: Don’t worry about me. (Kiss)]
After finishing the communication with Shen Qingzhu, Ji Mingxue immediately started packing her luggage.
Mingfeng, who saw all this, said: "...Your Highness, what are you doing?"
Ji Mingxue looked serious: "I'm going to A-06 to find him."
Mingfeng: "...But you have just returned to Central Star for less than three days."
Ji Mingxue said, "You don't understand."
After packing her luggage as quickly as possible, Ji Mingxue immediately found Ji Wushuang and told him, "Father, I want to go to A-06 to find Shen Qingzhu."
"I won't be back for the New Year this year."
"I will attend the family gathering on time."
Ji Wushuang: ...
Although Ji Wushuang had already vaguely sensed that something was wrong with Ji Mingxue during dinner, and had some premonition in his heart, he was still slightly stunned when he heard Ji Mingxue say that she would not celebrate the New Year on Central Star.
But he could actually guess why Ji Mingxue was like this.
Not to mention Ji Mingxue during dinner, even Ji Wushuang couldn’t help but feel sorry for Shen Qingzhu after mentioning Shen Xian and Etel.
Therefore, in the end, Ji Wushuang did not stop Ji Mingxue, but asked someone to prepare a bunch of various specialties for Ji Mingxue to take them over.
Half an hour later, a platinum-colored military starship took off silently from the central star and flew impatiently to the A-06 star where Shen Qingzhu was.
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