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Robin couldn't hide her surprise when she heard Caesar's unwavering refusal. He didn't even want to meet the man behind the Zeus store. Could this young man be a fool?
Caesar was in no mood to care about Robin's thoughts. He had already achieved his purpose of coming to the auction today, and there was no way he would fall into a trap.
"I'm leaving." Caesar stood up and reluctantly said hello to Robin, "Mr. Robin, I look forward to our next cooperation."
"Well... well, I'll take you there." Robin thought to himself, this is terrible! The big boss personally asked to see someone, but the person refused to see him! I'm afraid my position as a manager is not safe.
What neither of them expected was that as soon as they opened the back passage of the private room, they ran into Moss who was waiting there in the VIP corridor.
"Mr. Moss?!" Robin was at a loss for words. He couldn't say, "Why don't you stay in the reception room and drink boiled leaf water instead of coming here to block people?"
Moss ignored Robin and walked straight towards Caesar, bending slightly so that his eyes were level with Caesar's.
"I gave you a chance." Moss's eyes were bloodshot, but his expression was completely calm. His voice was so low that his breath could even ruffle the fine, transparent hairs on Caesar's face. "Caesar, you brought this upon yourself."
——Interstellar Network——
Yu Sheng nervously opened the messaging interface on his personal dashboard, praying that Yunxiao was online. Fortunately, Yunxiao's profile picture was actually lit. He sent a message and quickly received a reply with the word "OK."
In fact, whenever he needed Yunxiao, he was always online, wasn't he?
As soon as the thought passed, Yunxiao's voice sounded in my ears, "You're here." It was like an ordinary old friend greeting me.
Yu Sheng turned around and met Yunxiao's lake-like eyes, and inexplicably felt calmer.
"Frei!" This was the first time Yu Sheng officially called Yun Xiao by his real name. "Can you help me find Caesar? I'm willing to pay any price!"
Frey was silent.
This silence made Yu Sheng feel uneasy. He took a step forward anxiously. "No matter what you ask for in the future, I will do my best to meet it. Please, help me find Caesar, okay?"
"Okay." Frey looked at Yu Sheng deeply, "I don't need you to pay the price."
Yu Sheng was stunned for a moment and turned his head away. For some reason, he didn't dare to meet Frey's eyes, for fear of being burned by the deep affection in Frey's eyes.
He wasn't a fool. The fact that Frey had been able to find him so accurately and promptly from the vast Miru Mountains meant something had been done to his body, allowing Frey to accurately know his location. Even when he'd been lost in the Moose Forest the previous time, it had been Frey who had rescued him immediately. Even then, the seeds of suspicion had been quietly planted.
But Yu Sheng never questioned him.
Regardless, Frey had saved him twice, and that was a fact. Yu Sheng couldn't turn against Frey and question him, or be ungrateful.
But when he, who had always thought he was free, discovered that he was actually still tied with invisible chains, how could he fall in love with Yunxiao without any hesitation?
What's more, it would be impossible for an interstellar person of noble status and a blue star person who doesn't even have a human identity to be together even if there were no obstacles like these.
"Your classmate Bill," Frey took the initiative to change the subject when he saw Yu Sheng was silent, "He is involved with the Zerg, and I need to interrogate him."
"He... he might be controlled by the symbiote." After hesitating for a moment, Yu Sheng continued, "You are not an official interstellar staff member. Detaining students arbitrarily might..."
Frey laughed, "Don't worry, I know my limits and won't hurt him."
Frey gave his personal terminal number to Yu Sheng, asking him not to worry and wait for his news, and then he hurriedly logged off.
Yu Sheng climbed out of the virtual warehouse, looked at Haidun's expectant eyes, and shook the personal terminal on his wrist, "We can only wait."
The two of them stared at Yu Sheng's terminal, not taking their eyes off it for a moment. They thought the investigation would take a long time, but unexpectedly, Frey sent a message before an hour had even passed.
"Cisely at the Moss Palace, you wait at home, I'll pick you up."
Moss? Moss again!
Haydn wiped away the tears from his eyes and said viciously, "What does this beast want to do now! He clearly said last time that he would never bother Caesar again!"
Yu Sheng's expression was solemn, "Last time was last time, and besides..." He thought of Moss's abnormal possessiveness of Caesar, and subconsciously clenched his fists, "That man will never let it go." He just didn't expect that the time to breathe would be so short.
Frey soon arrived at Tianmaohua City. Before leaving, Yu Sheng suddenly pulled Haydn back who was rushing out of the door.
"?" Haydn looked at Yu Sheng in confusion.
Yu Sheng looked serious, "Haydn, I'll go, you wait at home."
"How is that possible?!" Haydn exploded immediately, "I must go! I'm going to beat that bastard Moss to death!"
"You can't!" Yu Sheng's voice suddenly rose, and the stern tone startled Haydn. "You have a family and a future of your own. You can't gamble your life with me! Stay home!"
Haydn was stunned by Yu Sheng. He stared at Yu Sheng blankly, and tears quickly gathered in his eyes.
Yu Sheng felt a little guilty, but this matter was non-negotiable. That madman Moss was incredibly powerful, and if anything happened to Haydn and his family because of him, Yu Sheng and Caesar would never forgive themselves.
Moreover, rationally speaking, Haydn's presence wouldn't be of any help. To put it bluntly, he and Caesar were pets without human rights under interstellar law; it was a matter between pets and their owners.
With a bang, the door closed in front of Haydn, and Haydn shouted with a choked voice, "Qiuqiu! You must bring Caesar back!"
"Sure!" Yu Sheng's firm answer came from outside the door.
——Moss Palace——
In the crystal-clear miniature castle, Caesar leaned quietly against the transparent wall, eyes closed. In front of him lay a white porcelain plate with dark patterns. In the center of the plate were some oddly shaped cookies. The rough handiwork and the strange shapes showed that they were made by an unskilled hand.
"Why don't you eat?" A low voice came from the side.
Caesar opened his eyes slightly and glared at Moss coldly, "Open the door and let me out."
"Don't dream, baby!" Moss stroked the crystal window with his fingers. "Is the castle I built for you beautiful?"
"Then get out of here!" Caesar closed his eyes again.
Moss's fingers suddenly tightened. "Try it. This cookie has the coffee flavor you like. I've had it before, and it's delicious."
"Oh, really?" Caesar raised the corner of his lips, saying sarcastically, "This kind of animal food is perfect for you."
"Baby, try it, you'll like it." Moss closed his eyes and surprisingly did not explode.
Caesar ignored him and repeated, "Open the door and let me out."
The atmosphere fell into silence. At some point, everyone in the hall had left, leaving only Caesar and Moss in a stalemate.
And this situation has lasted for three days.
Caesar accepted all the food except Moss's cookies. He even thanked the maid who brought the food, but he never looked Moss in the eye.
Even when Moss forced himself on Caesar, Caesar was too lazy to struggle and just let Moss do what he wanted. After it was over, he coldly said, "Disgusting."
Moss kneaded the dough and tried hard to shape the cookies into cute shapes. Unfortunately, he had no talent for cooking. After so many days, the cookies he made were still ugly.
"Mr. Moss." At this moment, a maid walked lightly to Moss's side. "Mr. Frey is here, and he brought his pet bell with him."
Moss looked up and saw Caesar's fingers tightening subconsciously. He raised an eyebrow and said, "Your little friend is quite smart. He knows to ask his master for help."
Caesar looked at Moss fiercely, "Shut up! Yu Sheng is his own master. No one else can control his life!"
"Oh? Really?" Moss's eyes darkened, suddenly becoming gloomy. He pressed his face against the transparent window, his features distorted from being pressed so closely. "Your little friend is nothing more than self-righteously free under the wings of his master."
Before Moss could finish his words, Frey had already led Yu Sheng into the hall under the guidance of the maid. Yu Sheng walked in front of Frey, his back straight and his eyes determined.
Moss sat leisurely in his seat, sizing up Yu Sheng with contempt, then turned his gaze towards Frey and said deliberately, "Welcome Mr. Frey, and you've brought your little pet. Lingling, I'll open the cage for you. Come in and play with Caesar."
Then, he used his fingerprint to open the door of the miniature palace and gestured for Yu Sheng to enter with a smile.
Yu Sheng looked at Moss coldly, "You don't have to pretend to be confused and humiliate me. Moss, you know exactly why I came here."
"Then what makes you think you can achieve your goal?" Moss dropped his pretense of a cheerful smile and turned cold. "You keep saying you have no master and that you're the master of your own life, but you're just kidding yourself. Who do you think has kept you alive until now? If it weren't for Frey protecting me, I would have crushed you to death long ago."
Frey's expression turned grim upon hearing this, and he was about to say something when Yu Sheng stopped him.
"Heh." Yu Sheng shook his head with a mocking smile on his lips, "Moss, you are such a pathetic creature."
Moss's expression cracked uncontrollably. What he couldn't stand the most was others looking at him with pity. "What did you say?!"
"Is this the only relationship between master and pet in your life?"
Yu Sheng's words hit Moss's heart, piercing through the self-paralysis that Moss had worked so hard to block out.
Frey's words, which had been sewn deep in his heart, were dug out again and echoed in Moss's mind: "Have you ever seen an owner who would have such thoughts about his pet?"
Before Moss could sort out the tangled mess, Yu Sheng had already dragged Caesar out of the miniature palace and kicked over the plate. The ugly little cookies scattered all over the floor, unattended.
"Did you know that Caesar is Master Miller's last disciple?" Yu Sheng said calmly, drawing the gazes of the three people in the hall. "Today, if I can't take Caesar with me, I will confess to Master Miller. Master Miller won't let you imprison his young disciple. With his power, I'm afraid it won't be that easy for you to keep Caesar."
Xi Ze pinched Yu Sheng's palm to express his opposition, but Yu Sheng held it tightly.
"You think you can threaten me with this?" Moss stood up and looked down at Yu Sheng. "Don't forget, Caesar is a blue beast. His ownership originally belonged to me. This is recognized by interstellar law."
"Then I'll admit to the entire galaxy that I'm the architect of the energy converter with an 8% loss rate." Caesar stepped forward, standing in front of Yu Sheng and bravely meeting Moss's gaze. "Yes, I'm the Blue Beast. When the time comes, I'll openly seek a master. Do you think how many forces you can't directly challenge would be willing to be my new master?"
Moss clenched his fists, his nails digging deep into his palms. "You'd rather die than come back to me?"
"Stop talking nonsense!" Yu Sheng pulled Caesar behind him again, "Moss, do you dare to bet?"
The hall was dead silent.
Frey, who didn't say a word from beginning to end, seemed like an outsider. But in fact, no one could feel Yu Sheng's growth more than him.
For the sake of his friends, Yu Sheng stood bravely and resolutely at the forefront, even if it meant paying the price of the freedom he had always pursued, but he had no intention of backing down.
Such a Yu Sheng is a thousand times, ten thousand times more dazzling than the Yu Sheng who is kept at home, depressed and trembling with fear. He is so dazzling that Frey is willing to do anything for him.
Even if they have no chance.
"Yu Sheng, let's go." As someone who had been together day and night for six years, Caesar knew Moss too well. As soon as he saw Moss's demeanor and expression, he knew that Moss had compromised.
Hearing this, Frey took the lead and walked beside Yu Sheng like a guardian angel, then looked at Moss deeply.
Moss stood alone in the middle of the hall, as if he was the abandoned pet.
"Wait a minute!" Moss's shout made the three people stop and slowly turn around.
Moss lowered his head, took a small biscuit left from the small bowl on the table, walked slowly to Caesar, and put the biscuit to Caesar's mouth with a gentleness and pleading tone that he had never used before.
"You like the flavor of coffee. Try it, okay? Just one sip."
The ugly little biscuit exuded a faint aroma of coffee between two slightly trembling fingers.
After several seconds of silence, Caesar looked into Moss's eyes and repeated his first evaluation to him word by word.
"This kind of animal food is only suitable for you to eat."
Inside the hovercraft, the three of them formed a strange relationship. Yu Sheng was busy checking whether Caesar was injured, while Frey's eyes never left Yu Sheng. As for Caesar, he narrowed his eyes and looked at Frey warily.
"What exactly is your purpose?" Even though Caesar prided himself on being able to see through people's hearts, he still couldn't understand Frey. "I owe you this time. It has nothing to do with Yu Sheng. I hope you keep your distance from Yu Sheng."
Frey glanced at Caesar and didn't respond. He continued to keep his eyes on Yu Sheng, which made Caesar so angry that he gritted his teeth and thought to himself that this was an old fox.
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