This is Shuo Han who has just reached adulthood.
Compared to when he was an adult, there was less gloom between his eyebrows and eyes, and he had a rather sharp handsomeness. When he closed his eyes and hugged Gu Yumian, he even looked harmless.
Time in this world seems to pass faster than in reality.
Gu Yumian still remembered the tiny snow leopard lying in his arms, making ferocious meows. How could it be gone in the blink of an eye...
Gu Yumian reached out and pressed Shuo Han's cheek, pinching it lightly.
"Don't pretend to be asleep. What child bride?"
Shuo Han: “…”
The young man opened his eyes, yawned lazily, and shook his hand:
"Aren't you my child bride?"
Gu Yumian: “…No.”
Hearing the unexpected denial, Shuo Han's brows furrowed slightly, and he pondered for a moment:
"Still thinking about your ex-boyfriend? I look a lot like him?"
Gu Yumian: “?”
The pair of gray-blue eyes looked at him steadily, narrowed into a line, and after a moment said:
"I don't care who you belonged to before, forget him, you are my human now."
Because when Gu Yumian looked at him, he often felt like he was looking through him at other people.
Gu Yumian didn't know that Shuo Han had been troubled by this matter for a long time.
...Whether in dreams or reality, this extremely strong possessiveness and weird jealousy have not changed at all.
Gu Yumian was a bit confused at first, but then he realized how perceptive this kid was! He was actually jealous of the real-world Shuo Han. How could he possibly explain this?
The "ex-boyfriend," "current boyfriend," "lover," and "partner" are all Shuo Han. It's just that the versions are slightly different. You should understand it yourself when Shuo Han wakes up.
However, now doesn't seem to be the time to think about this matter.
“…”
So much time had passed in the 'dream', and Gu Yumian was not idle.
Especially after Shuo Han’s mother committed suicide, Gu Yumian thought a lot.
First, judging by the various details, this world is extremely close to the real world, yet it is also influenced by Shuo Han's own thoughts. It should be a "spiritual world" constructed from real memories.
Everything that happened here was something Shuo Han had actually experienced. At the same time, these things were likely to have an impact on Shuo Han in real life as well.
During Shuo Han's growth, the things that had the greatest impact on him were:
He was treated as an alien from a young age, his mother committed suicide in front of him, the insect swarm broke out just as his powers were awakening, and his father died. And then in the war, he was forced to kill his infected comrades and compatriots.
These new wounds and old scabs, one after another, may never have healed...
At least in this dream, Gu Yumian did his best to let the little snow leopard grow up healthily and prevent his mother from committing suicide.
As for the insect swarm outbreak, if I remember correctly, it was originally a year later. However, the insect swarm outbreak and Shuo Han's spiritual power awakening should have happened on the same day.
"When did you awaken?"
"This afternoon? In the evening?" Shuo Han thought for a moment, "I don't remember. Compared to this, I'm an adult now, when will you marry me--"?
In the interstellar age, awakening means legal adulthood, and the greatest significance for Shuo Han is that he can get married.
When you first awaken, your spiritual world will be in chaos for a while.
A few hours ago, after Shuo Han regained consciousness after waking up, the first thing he did was to look for his "child bride".
Unfortunately, Gu Yumian was sleeping at that time.
The newly-adult crown prince frowned and looked around, wanting to change back into his previous snow leopard form, carrying Gu Yumian to the bed and holding him there to sleep, but he suddenly discovered the advantages of being in human form - it seemed more intimate, more special, and more like a 'couple'.
So there was the scene that Gu Yumian saw when he woke up.
“…”
Gu Yumian fell into deep thought.
If this happened earlier, then wouldn't the insect swarm outbreak also be... and the death of Shuohan's father... Although there is no specific information mentioned online, most people say that the late emperor was killed by Shuohan.
Shuo Han couldn't possibly do such a thing just to seize power. So, was the late emperor parasitized by the Zerg? This was the most likely possibility.
Gu Yumian had also considered this possibility, but with the palace's comprehensive security system, including the late emperor's own mental strength rating, even if the infection spread to the upper city, it would be impossible for the emperor to be directly exposed to the Zerg and even be infected.
This is also the reason why most people tend to believe that Shuo Han killed his father to ascend to the throne.
This may be the crux of the matter.
Shuo Han looked at Gu Yumian for a while, a little displeased, and hung on Gu Yumian like a big koala:
"What are you thinking about? When are we going to register? I've already given you all the instructions..."
Shuo Han, who has been spoiled by Gu Yumian for more than ten years, is more extroverted and arrogant than in real life, or even arrogant because of the spoiling.
“…”
The two people are not on the same communication channel at all.
"I've tried to find the origins of the Zerg before. They've been dormant for the past ten years, and their first large-scale outbreak hit the heart of the Upper City... Why? It doesn't make sense."
Gu Yumian thought with a serious expression. This matter was far more important than it seemed, because it might be helpful to the Zerg War in reality, which had not yet ended!
There will be casualties in war. If we know the secrets of the Zerg, we may be able to minimize the losses.
In addition, if all the infected people need Gu Yumian to personally guide the energy quantum treatment, not to mention whether Gu Yumian is busy enough to come, it is estimated that he will not have enough time.
Of course, the most important thing is that Gu Yumian also has selfish motives. He doesn't want Shuo Han to be misunderstood by the public all the time.
"Are you listening? Is there anything else you're unclear about regarding registration?"
Shuo Han took advantage of his height and figure to hold Gu Yumian like a doll, still in the same posture he was most accustomed to when he was in the form of a big snow leopard. He tilted his head and kissed Gu Yumian's forehead.
His hair rubbed against Gu Yumian's neck, feeling slightly cool and soft.
In the face of beauty, he can still remain calm. In a sense, Gu Yumian is also a very powerful person.
Gu Yumian: "..."
His brain was a little slow, and while thinking about something, he finally focused his pupils on the naughty kid Shuo Han and asked:
"Register...register for what?"
Shuo Han: "Get married."
Gu Yumian: “???”
The Shuo Han in the dream was different. He grew up with Gu Yumian since childhood. In his eyes, Gu Yumian could only be his without a doubt.
As for the future, every step has been planned in detail.
Of course, this did not get the approval of Gu Yumian himself.
Shuo Han raised his eyebrows slightly, revealing a confused expression: "After getting married, we will become legal partners. Don't you understand this? We can legally live together, kiss, and do-"
Stop, stop, stop.
Gu Yumian: "I know, I know, just be quiet for a moment."
Gu Yumian: "..."
What he didn't understand was not the definition of the word 'marriage'!
I have a bit of a headache.
I don't know how to deal with this naughty kid who acts on his own initiative...
Shuo Han thought for a moment:
"Not willing?"
He frowned, stroked the corner of Gu Yumian's eye with his thumb, and kissed the corner of his lips:
"Your eyes are clearly saying you like me."
Gu Yumian is not good at expressing his emotions. But Shuohan is not a fool, he has eyes to see and a brain to think.
His human, those light brown eyes, always looked at him with tenderness and concentration, a soft, heavenly light falling on them. Shuo Han had been stared at by all sorts of eyes: malicious, fearful, pitiful, admiring, and even envious.
But only Gu Yumian looked at him this way.
His human wasn't good at expressing his love, but it was obvious that he was loved, hopelessly so.
I don’t know who else Gu Yumian liked before.
But no matter if he was an ex-boyfriend or first love, Shuo Han was confident that he would not lose in terms of being liked by Gu Yumian.
“…”
Gu Yumian's face turned red from her neck to her ears.
Whether in reality or in the spiritual world, Shuo Han knows nothing about love, but he always succeeds in dealing with Gu Yumian, as if he has some kind of talent.
"Oh," Shuo Han thought for a while, revealing a look of enlightenment, "Do you think the marriage procedures are too troublesome? Don't worry, I've already taken care of it. As for the cabinet--"
Shuo Han frowned slightly.
He doesn't like the cabinet.
A bunch of sanctimonious, self-righteous idiots.
Shuo Han said indifferently, "The cabinet's opinion is not important. Sooner or later, I will... What's wrong?"
When Gu Yumian's brain caught this word, it was suddenly stunned, and then cooled down little by little.
cabinet.
By the way, what role does the cabinet play in this whole thing?
During Shuohan's father's reign, which was the very moment in his dream world, the power of the cabinet had expanded to an unprecedented level. And just like that, what did this cabinet, with its authority so strong it could directly call upon the Royal Guard, do in the immediate aftermath of the Zerg swarm?
Inaction.
Yes, inaction.
The strangest thing is that apart from publicly criticizing Shuo Han's accession process as being too informal and unreasonable a few times at the beginning, the cabinet almost disappeared afterwards.
Although politicians can play a small role in war, it is not to this extent.
Not only did they allow unrest among the people, allowing rumors about Shuo Han to spread freely among the people, but they also allowed the various forces in the capital to take advantage of the chaos and fan the flames...
Now think about it, the truth may not be like this!
How could the Zerg, which had been dormant in the fringe galaxies, directly invade the heart of the upper city? If it were the cabinet, it would be completely possible.
But what was the motive? What was the reason? Did they want to overthrow the royal family?
Gu Yumian immediately held Shuo Han's hand:
"Have you always known..."
Cabinet, something is wrong.
Although this is just Gu Yumian's own guess, but... there is a high possibility that the cabinet has colluded with the Zerg.
The main reason for this was that during the first Zerg Tide, Shuohan's father was in the safest place, yet he was infected. Furthermore, this Zerg Tide happened to occur around Ancient Earth, and specifically targeted Gu Yumian and Shuohan.
There is no way Shuo Han didn't know this.
Therefore, Shuo Han, who had just reached adulthood in reality, had to deal with the external threat of the Zerg while also dealing with the cabinet, which caused the war to last for a full seven years!
Gu Yumian’s guess was correct.
At this moment, Capital Star, Upper City, Cabinet.
This is the 450th year of Gucci's life, and the end is approaching.
Once the head of a powerful cabinet, he was an arrogant and eccentric old man with a stern and formal personality. At his age, most people, including the self-righteous tyrant, considered him too senile to accomplish anything significant.
"snort."
madness!
"I once taught your father that unnecessary kindness will one day become a sharp blade pointing at oneself," Gu Qi muttered, looking towards the direction of the palace. "He learned it, but you didn't... It can't be helped. After all, you are just an inferior albino."
Different from the violent and indifferent appearance.
Gu Qi could see that Shuo Han actually had a lot of ridiculous compassion and persistence in his heart.
He himself has the most powerful power, but believes that all races are equal.
He never kills innocent civilians.
Including Gu Qi, the "culprit", because Shuo Han's father pleaded for the cabinet head and his teacher Gu Qi before his death, in the end they only stripped away all his power but did not kill him.
I wonder if that albino is regretting it now?
"I have been fighting for my 'ideals' all my life. Even if I were to die tonight, I would never be afraid!"
Gucci's ideal is to build an absolutely powerful and invincible empire.
Inferior races, weaklings, are all unnecessary. Inferior humans, inferior albinos, those inferior creatures with mental power below B level...
He did not hate the royal family, on the contrary, he respected the royal family because the royal family was a symbol of power, they were perfect, and they had power over everything.
Shuohan's father, the late emperor, was raised by Guqi and obeyed his 'mentor'''s orders.
During the time when Gu Qi was in power, racial discrimination within the empire reached a peak. Most races that were unable to awaken high spiritual powers were treated extremely harshly and subject to many restrictions. Among them, the situation of humans was the most miserable. These changes did not gradually occur until Shuo Han ascended the throne.
In order to achieve his ideals, Gucci is willing to do whatever it takes.
Including being forced to join forces with the Zerg...
The first time was over twenty years ago, when Shuohan's father was deciding on the heir apparent. He opposed Guqi's opinion and wanted to choose Shuohan as the crown prince. But how could Guqi approve of an albino? At that time, a swarm of insects had just broken out, and he wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to eliminate the late emperor and Shuohan, but something unexpected happened.
I didn't expect Shuo Han to be able to awaken such a powerful mental power.
He had never expected that the albino, whom he had never taken seriously, had first-class combat capability, command ability, and all the qualifications as a monarch, and could deal with him while fighting on the front line.
This made all of Gu Qi's ambitions and intentions go down the drain. In the end, he just spread some rumors about Shuo Han among the people...
By the end of the war, Shuo Han had pushed the once all-powerful cabinet into a dead end in less than a year, and it eventually became a mere name only.
For the past twenty years, Gucci has been waiting.
Finally the opportunity has come, and it is now.
He sacrificed himself to the Zerg Queen. I heard that the tyrant's important family members are on the Capital Star? Soon, Guqi, possessed by the Zerg's most powerful Queen, will transform into a sharp blade and pierce the defenseless Capital Star!
The old man, who was in his octogenarian years, gradually developed an extremely fanatical look in his eyes that was inconsistent with his serious appearance.
“Haha, hahahaha…”
Although it was already daytime, there was heavy rain outside the window, thunder was roaring, and the whole world was dark.
Gu Qi could feel the Queen Insect about to take control of his body. Power, immense power, enough for him to turn the entire Capital Planet into a living hell!
How refreshing.
The next second, his laughter stopped abruptly.
"Tell me something funny, too?"
Shuo Han's nonchalant voice rang out.
Gu Qi and the queen worm that was parasitic in his brain were both shocked.
The Queen Worm had her head severed by Shuo Han twenty years ago, so her Shuo Han PTSD was quite severe. But Gu Qi quickly reacted and remained calm.
"Why are you bluffing? You're on Gray Earth, it's impossible now... I get it, it's a virtual projection? That's ridiculous, you think you can scare me with that?"
Shuo Han narrated objectively: "Yes, because you are stupid."
Gu Qi: “…”
There was no light in the room, and Gu Qi's hair stood on end. He looked around. Suddenly, an invisible force grabbed his neck and hung him up!
A terrible guess suddenly emerged in my mind.
He was not killed, not because of his father's request, nor out of mercy.
It's bait!
The Zerg is a race that relies entirely on the Queen Zerg for survival. The Queen Zerg is not only powerful, but is also always well protected by many Zerg.
In the last war, the most troublesome thing was to find the location of the Queen of Insects and behead her.
If Shuo Han had anticipated that the Zerg might make a comeback, then by leaving behind a 'bait' like Gu Qi to collude with the Zerg, he could have found the Zerg Queen faster and ended everything more quickly.
As expected, amidst that tingling premonition of danger, the powerful power belonging to the Queen of Insects in her brain was receding like a tide...
Alas, it shouldn’t be like this. It really shouldn’t be like this.
As an earthling who couldn't be more ordinary, Gu Yumian wanted to watch the cubs grow up happily. He never expected that one day he would be exposed to such a dispute.
He is really not good at these twists and turns.
But since it is related to Shuo Han, Gu Yumian is willing to do his best to deal with everything.
"Huh? Who told you that?"
Shuo Han held Gu Yumian's hand and played with it, thinking about marriage.
Gu Yumian told the truth: "I guessed."
"You don't need to think about that."
"Just think about something that makes you happy and that you enjoy," Shuo Han suggested actively, "For example, about me."
Gu Yumian: "..."
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