Chapter 32 Chapter 32 The Little Cub's Uneasy Outburst
The snowball fight ended quickly.
They obey Amos' orders on the battlefield, so they shouldn't obey his orders on the playground as well, right?
It finally turned into a melee. When all the snow around was burned away and Xiao Chuzao was almost frozen through, it all stopped only when Butler Mori prepared the meal.
Several people were wet.
Amos was also a little embarrassed.
He shook his wings lightly at the door to shake off the snowflakes on his wings. Little Chuzao hid in his wings and watched Amos shaking his wings. He followed suit and shook his wings like a little animal that was wet and uncomfortable. He successfully shook water off Amos and was then lifted up by Amos's clothes.
Amos wiped the water droplets off his face and looked at this "filial son" who was blinking his eyes. Little Chuzao was still smiling, with red lips and white teeth, delicate and cute.
Compared with before, it is much more lively and vivid.
"Dad, let Zao Zao wipe it for you."
Xiao Chuzao took out a small handkerchief from his pocket and wiped Amos' face.
Amos lowered his head slightly to make it easier for the little guy to wipe.
“Hey, hey—”
Meilun, who walked in later, looked at the little guy holding the handkerchief.
"Is your Majesty the only one who has the face-wiping service? What about me? What about me?"
He had been attacked by His Majesty - wasn't this simply bullying an elder?
Amos carried the five-year-old cub, raised his eyelids to look at Melen, and stretched the cub towards him.
Mori, who was watching from the side, handed over a new handkerchief.
The little cub took it, and following Meilun's wishes, wiped Meilun's face as well.
Meilun was satisfied at once. He looked at the soft little cub with a smile and couldn't help but reach out and touch the little guy's head.
The cubs are indeed amazing.
He almost forgot the last time he smiled with such pure joy.
Xiao Chuzao was finally let down.
Frey and Anya were the last to enter.
The little fellow changed into a new handkerchief and waved to Uncle Freddy.
The little guy took it all equally.
Frey squatted down flattered and watched the little guy wipe the water droplets from his face with a handkerchief.
Does he get the same treatment?
It's so small, and my hands are cool, so I was quite serious when applying it.
Anya at the back looked again and again. He was hit the hardest - this guy had the worst temper and offended many people. By the final melee, it was impossible to tell which side was the same.
Anya was hit by concentrated fire several times and was soaked.
He consciously walked upstairs to change his clothes.
He knew that given the little guy's attitude towards him, it would definitely not be his turn to wipe his face.
After repeated failures, Anya finally lost his temper and started to feel a little awkward around the little cub.
——He is not rare.
One, point, none, no.
real.
It's just a cub. He just hasn't found a chance to apologize yet, so he pays special attention to Xiao Chuzao - and that's it.
Xiao Chuzao, holding a handkerchief and watching Anya walking towards him with the wind, said:?
But never mind.
The little guy still remembers that this person didn't like him.
He is not a child who will take the initiative to stick to others.
Perhaps because he had encountered too many setbacks in the past, he was always very cautious when communicating with others. After all, he was only five years old, but he had seen a lot of malicious intent, people saying he was a monster, saying he could disguise, saying this and that - Anya's exploration was too shallow, and the little guy instinctively avoided trouble and refused to get along with him after being scared by him a few times.
But the little guy didn't take it seriously.
The cub has changed his clothes and his wings have been dried. He is drinking milk from the bottle, and his wings are resting on Amos's knees. Amos is tidying up his cub's feathers bit by bit.
Amos and the others didn't go to eat until Xiao Chuzao had eaten his fill.
Little Chuzao was sitting aside, eating dessert after dinner - small fruits.
He sat next to Amos, and the little cub's eyes lit up at the sweet little fruit.
He ate half a bowl and reached out to pull Amos's clothes.
“Beep.”
Amos and his friends had basically finished their meal and were just starting to clean up the table.
Hearing the cub's voice, Amos looked down and thought for a moment.
"What's wrong? Are you still greedy? Or do you want to gnaw on...psychic weapons?"
As soon as these words came out, the few Crown Clan members who were still sitting at the table trembled.
Especially Melen whose spiritual weapon had been gnawed.
The cub thought for a moment, smacked his lips, and then shook his little head.
“Not now.”
It feels different from last time.
This time, Xiao Chuzao didn't feel greedy.
He just felt - extremely tired.
Now, he is also very, very tired. If he is left alone quietly for a while, he will probably fall asleep. It is as if he is too tired, so he does not want to do anything. He does not even have the desire to eat.
But the little guy held the fruit high in his hand.
"Ba ba, this is very sweet. Ba ba, here you go."
Amos looked at the fruit. The little guy had climbed up and was standing on the chair.
This little guy is really too small. It can be seen that this cub was not raised well in the past. Overall, he looks even younger than five years old. He is wearing soft woolen socks and is at the same eye level as the others when he stands up. Under his soft black hair, his big honey-colored eyes are filled with a little anxiety.
Holding red fruit in the little hands.
In fact, Xiao Chuzao was really sleepy now. He felt very tired and wanted to sleep, but because he noticed that something was wrong with Amos, he forced himself to stay awake until now.
Xiao Chuzao once heard someone say that when you are unhappy, a bitter smell will emit.
The cub had no idea what was happening to Amos.
But the little guy doesn't like this feeling.
If Amos eats something sweet, will he become happy and that aura disappear?
The cub thought so and stuffed the sweet fruit that the Crown Clan cubs liked into Amos' mouth.
It was all pushed to the mouth. Amos had never been fed like this before.
He opened his mouth helplessly and let the fruit be stuffed in.
The little guy was still looking up at him.
Amos reached out and touched the cub's head. The soft touch soothed Amos' emotions a little.
"Your Majesty, you are also eating the cub meal today."
Meilun teased from the side.
Just look at the little guy.
I also gave him some fruit, and he was very well behaved.
"Grandpa Meilun, this is for you. It's very sweet."
Melen, who had just teased Amos for eating the cub meal, was hit by a boomerang, and he hesitated for zero seconds on whether to take it or not.
He reached out and took the fruit.
“The cub meal is pretty good too.”
He is flexible.
Frey and Anya looked at Meilun in silence.
The cubs haven't been divided yet.
There is still half a bowl of sweet fruit left.
He gave it to Frey again.
Finally the little guy looked at Anya.
Anya looked at the little guy.
It seems awkward——
Frey kicked Anya under the table.
Anya came back to his senses and was about to say something.
Then I saw the little guy climbing down from the chair.
The floor tiles in the house were very warm, and the little guy's tiny feet were wearing warm, fluffy woolen socks. The sound of his steps was brisk and muffled, like a drumbeat that had never been heard before, beating in the hearts of every member of the Crown Family.
There is no him.
Anya pursed his lips for the last time, his expression unchanged, and glanced at Frey: Why are you kicking me?
Anyway, let it be. When he finds a good opportunity in the future, he will apologize to him. That’s it. He managed to survive without cubs in the past, and it’s no different now…
A tender little white hand stretched out from under the table.
Anya was stunned.
This dining table is too high for the little cub.
He couldn't see what was on the table because he was standing on the ground.
So he had to stand on tiptoe a little, and a small golden halo slowly rose from under the table. The soft white hand holding the fruit pushed it to his side beside the table.
After doing all this, the little guy seemed happy, and the little halo above his head swayed. He returned to his position, climbed up, sat down and started to eat the remaining fruit.
Just when the little cub looked at Anya, he saw Anya staring at the fruit in Frey's hand. Although Anya didn't show any expression, he looked at it for several seconds.
Zao Zao hesitated for a moment, he was not sure if he had seen it wrong.
But he knew it felt bad to be ignored.
The little guy had a struggle between his conscience and his desires in his heart, but in the end he shared the fruit with Anya, and he became happy.
"For me?"
Anya asked softly.
Seeing the little guy sitting opposite him nodded.
Then Anya picked up the fruit.
Sweet juice flowed under the thin skin, just like his heart at the moment.
It seemed to still have a little bit of the residual warmth from the cub's grasp.
Anya said nothing more.
And Morrie had come over.
"Your Majesty, Peng Yue of the Peng family and Chang Le, commander of the 10th Army, have arrived. News of the advance team has also arrived and they are waiting in the conference room."
Amos nodded in response.
Let the little fellow sit on the carpet and play by himself after eating the fruit. The little cub actually wanted to follow and wait outside, but when Amos and the others changed their clothes and came out, everything outside had become quiet.
"As for today's situation with Zao Zao... I don't see any problem. Do you see any?"
Meilun stood at the stairs, speaking in a low voice.
"No, the little guy looks the same as before, but seems to be a little more clingy these past two days."
Frey thought for a moment, the symbol of the Crown Family on his epaulettes glowing.
"To be precise, I'm a little closer to Amos."
But it makes sense.
After all, it's not surprising that this little guy would prefer to stay with his parents for shelter after what he's been through.
Anya didn't eat the fruit. He held it in his hand and stared at it. After a moment, he raised his hand expressionlessly and carefully put the small fruit into his pocket, which was wrapped with several layers of mental protection.
Amos came out last. He raised his hand and pressed his brow with a hint of gloom.
"His Majesty."
"Amos—"
"It's okay, but I might have to go out soon."
Amos suppressed those negative emotions.
"Brother, is your mental power going out of control again?"
Anya's brows frowned for a moment.
"What is that thing? Is there any further research?"
"The research institute has come to the conclusion that there is a special substance that activates mental power. Once you get it, you can't get rid of it. However, this substance is very rare. You need to eat a lot of things containing this substance and then use your own mental power to extract it. Most people don't have the courage to eat minerals and other things. We also knew about this thing before. The content of this thing in the entire interstellar is very low. After evaluation, it should not affect us. I didn't expect that guy to enrich this substance, but this situation will not happen again."
Frey turned on his communicator.
"All the Crown Clan members outside have been informed and have taken precautions. The team that cleaned up the battlefield later also reported that the Falcons are a rare interstellar race, not ordinary humans. There are only a few people left in that race. It is impossible for other races to replicate this kind of thing."
Hymn Organization——
The organization that targets all immortal species in the interstellar space.
This is obviously a move specifically targeting the Crown Clan.
But I was also somewhat thankful that the guy was eliminated before his energy reached a dangerous concentration.
However, this still affected Amos's mental strength.
Amos has been in a bad mood lately.
Although he never said it, he was actually under a lot of pressure.
The despair of the crown clan will not be reduced no matter what position you stand in.
That fate treats everyone equally.
"Don't tell Zao Zao."
Amos whispered to stop their conversation.
He thought about the poor physical condition of the cub after he put the halo together for Kaman.
Amos no longer dared to take any risks.
In fact, it is also good to maintain the status quo.
Several people went downstairs, deliberately lowering their voices.
Then they were all stunned.
In the warm sunshine, the cub had already laid down on the soft carpet without knowing when. The little snowman that Morrie had helped him to recreate was still standing on the windowsill, casting a shadow on the little guy.
He finally couldn't hold on any longer and fell asleep from exhaustion, his thick eyelashes trembling slightly and his breathing shallowly.
The eyes of several members of the Crown Clan softened involuntarily.
"The sun is shining brightly today."
"Yes, the snow will melt in two days."
*
This time the discussion did not last long.
The main issue is the compensation and replenishment of the guards, as well as the information form of the more outstanding talents in the Empire's First Military Academy.
After everything was over, the first person to leave the Council Palace was Minister of State Peng Yue.
He looks like a middle-aged man in his forties, calm and steady, but in fact he is already eighty years old, just in the period when the new and old generations of the crown family are changing.
The commander of the 10th Army, Chang Le, quickly followed and patted Peng Yue on the shoulder.
"Teacher Peng, long time no see."
Peng Yue turned around and saw that it was him, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Commander Chang, I heard that you failed to catch up with the Anthem Organization last time you went after them?"
"If nothing else, those guys ran really fast."
Chang Le waved his hand.
"Without a target to track, I'm like a headless fly, trying to find a needle in a haystack. I have no idea what to do. I'm so angry that I'm dying."
"Why is it that only your Tenth Army went after them? What on earth was the Ninth Army doing? Why didn't His Majesty and the other princes make any announcement? And the Fourth Prince will be back soon. How are these things connected?"
"Teacher Peng, please don't ask me about this. This is confidential. But I heard that your son has made outstanding achievements in the First Military Academy. You'd better seize this opportunity."
Peng Yue lowered his eyes.
"The atmosphere has been strange recently. The royal court has been put under martial law. Many passages leading to the palaces of the various high officials are closed. Don't say you don't know. What inside information do you know? We'd better make plans early."
Peng Yue’s ancestors also directly benefited from the Crown Clan. Until now, Saint Cass can live such an independent and relatively stable life in his own territory, which is inseparable from the Crown Clan.
The mental state of His Majesty and His Highnesses of the Crown Clan is a matter of concern to all the people of Saint Cass.
But in the eyes of the people of Saint Cass, the Crown Clan, who seemed omnipotent, did not make the situation better. Instead, it became worse. The two generations of the Crown Clan began to focus on cultivating their strength.
It makes people worry whether you are planning how to govern the Saint Cass Empire next after they leave.
And there are some people who are eager to try under your Majesty's indulgence, which makes people anxious and powerless.
But martial law is generally not a good thing.
Chang Le looked at Peng Yue.
"Teacher Peng, relax a little. Maybe things will turn out well."
"No, no more—"
Peng Yue said pessimistically as he took out an exquisite velvet box from his pocket.
"This is not only the fate of the Crown Family, but also our fate. Everything has a price. Just like His Highness Kaman who once left the Saint Cass Empire, our family promised His Highness Kalina to keep his epaulettes for him, but I'm afraid these two epaulettes will have to be kept in our Peng family forever—"
Chang Le was poking Peng Yue's arm.
Peng Yue was angry: "You kid, don't forget that I taught you. I am your teacher. You should respect your teacher, don't you understand——"
"I heard from His Majesty Amos that Mother collected the epaulettes I lost? And gave them to your family for safekeeping? Is that it?"
The box in his hand was taken away.
Peng Yue looked blankly at the figure standing in front of him.
Time has left almost no trace on Carman.
He had just woken up and his face was still a little pale, just like when he left that year.
Peng Yue remembered that when His Highness Kaman left, he was still a young man. The Peng family was close to Kaman's family, and he thought he would never see His Highness Kaman again.
At this moment, Kaman stood in front of him steadily and peacefully.
"Thank you."
Kaman opened it, took a look, and waved at Peng Yue.
He looked Peng Yue around.
"You seem to have changed a lot? Let's talk about the past later... Ah, you ran away without caring about anything, and now you are in trouble."
Kaman put away the box, took two steps forward, and then stepped back while Peng Yue looked at him in shock and confusion, unable to react at all.
"By the way, I just heard - you have a cub at home? What does your cub like?"
Peng Yue: ???
*
By the time everything was done, it was already night when Amos and the others returned.
It took them a lot of time to locate Job and Joshua, but Job and Joshua were in very bad condition and refused to contact them.
Amos's condition was actually not very good, and it was not very clear what kind of impact that rare substance would have on his mental strength.
Amos decided to take some time to visit the destroyed habitat planet again and release his mental power again to see if there would be any improvement.
The cub was already asleep at this hour, in his little bed.
Amos looked at the little guy from a distance and went straight back to his room. He didn't notice that the mental power he left behind made the little guy's halo flicker. The little body slowly curled up and began to feel uneasy.
There are still many things to deal with after Amos. The Dwight family and two crown clans are out fighting the alien beast army, but Fei Man, who ranks fourth, is about to come back, and there is a meeting tomorrow morning.
Amos returned to his room and leaned against the bed. As always, he could not fall asleep for a long time.
The crown of spiritual power emerged, and Amos looked into the mirror - in just two days, a small corner of the gorgeous silver-black crown slowly broke.
Another branch is about to break.
Very fast.
This is also the reason why Amos can't control his mental power.
But it doesn't matter -
Amos looked at his crown halo in the mirror.
He can probably hold on for a long time.
Enough to clear the way for his cubs.
The little guy's condition is unclear.
He would not allow Xiao Chuzao to touch his crown halo and put it together for him.
That was the wrong decision.
The parent, who was frightened again by the cub's medical examination report, thought so.
But at this moment, there was a gentle knock on the door of the room.
Amos was stunned.
He was thinking about something, and his mental power covered a wide range, but they were all familiar mental powers, so he didn't pay any attention to them.
But at this moment, there was a small, soft breath outside the door.
Amos opened the door.
The little guy was standing at the door. When he heard the door open, he looked up at Amos - there were beads of sweat on his cute little face with a little baby fat.
"Algae?"
“Beep, beep—”
The cub came barefoot. He was wearing white and pink velvet pajamas and a golden crown halo on his head. His big eyes were filled with tears. He reached out to wipe his eyes and the little wings behind him drooped down.
Anyone who sees it will be heartbroken.
"What's wrong?"
Amos was stunned for a moment, then bent down and picked up the little guy.
"Zao Zao had a nightmare—"
The cub wiped his tears and reached out to hug Amos' neck.
"I dreamed that Baba's halo was broken, and there was a bitter smell on Baba's body. Zao Zao - Zao Zao wanted to see Baba's halo."
Amos wasn't sure if the little guy was influenced by him and had such a dream.
His instinct was to evade the question and offer comfort in a low and steady voice.
"It's okay, isn't Dad here?"
"Zao Zao, Zao Zao needs to look at Ba Ba's halo. Zao Zao, Zao Zao knows how to use the halo - Zao Zao can help -"
The little guy wiped his tears and refused to give up. His whole warm body was clinging to him. He couldn't wait to tell Amos that he was useful and could stop fate - but at what cost? Those reports seemed to appear in front of Amos again, instantly stimulating his sensitive nerves at the moment.
"Algae!"
Amos's expression suddenly became stern.
"Dad is telling you now, you are not allowed to fight for the halo in the future, understand?"
Such wording and expression are a bit fierce.
Xiao Chuzao was stunned and just looked at Amos.
Seems frightened.
Amos suddenly realized that he had lost control. He let out a long breath and carried the cub into the house.
He put the little guy on the bed, half-crouched beside him, and his eyes were level with the little guy. Amos had never thought that Chu Zao was so sensitive to changes in mental power.
"I'm sorry, Daddy's emotions may be a little out of control, Daddy should talk to you properly-"
The little guy continued to shed tears.
"don't want."
He stretched out his little hand to wipe his tears and continued to speak while choking with sobs, but his tears kept gathering. Amos had never seen little Chuzao cry like this before, and his little face turned red from crying.
“Don’t let Baba’s halo shatter—Zao Zao worked so hard, Zao Zao finally got Baba—Zao Zao, you have to be a happy little angel, without Baba…”
He seemed to be finally released and cried out of breath. Perhaps it was because little Chuzao was a smart child. He sensed something from Amos's attitude, and he knew clearly that he would die without the halo. Coupled with the scent he smelled before, his anxiety reached its peak and finally erupted.
He sobbed and cried in a baby voice. After a nightmare, he had nowhere to vent and had to confirm it. He looked at Amos pitifully and carefully, with big tears rolling down his face.
"Without Baba, I can't be happy... I am a strong person, I don't want to cry - but I am so worried about Baba, Baba doesn't tell me anything, wuwu, nothing -"
The little hand clenched Amos's clothes, and the area around her was a little hot and humid from crying: "Zao Zao is so scared - Baba, Zao Zao wants to see Baba's halo - Zao Zao wants, wants Baba to say yes, okay? Baba..."
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