Xiaoxi Village
On this day, Frey came to Dr. Ye's house as usual to apply medicine. He listened to Dr. Ye ramble on about his daughter Mia for a long time. Frey was not a talkative person, but his attitude of listening attentively made Dr. Ye very happy. He stroked his white beard and said to Frey, "Young man, you are from Central City, right?"
Central City?
Frey shook his head calmly and said, "Doctor Ye, we are tourists traveling on a spaceship, but we encountered interstellar pirates along the way, and my friend and I ended up here."
"Interstellar pirates? Spaceships? What are those?" Doctor Ye asked in confusion as he deftly uncovered the herbs covering Frey's abdomen.
"Uh..." Frey didn't expect the other party to have never heard of interstellar pirates and spaceships. He suddenly had a guess, "Have you ever left Xiaoxi Village since you were born?"
Doctor Ye Zi shook his head. "No, I've been a resident of Xiaoxi Village since I was born." He bent down and sniffed Frey's belly. "Okay, you're recovering well. Keep coming to me."
"Then, how did you know about Central City?" Frey's body stiffened for a moment because of Doctor Ye's actions. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Doctor Ye shaking his dog ears and standing up. Although he knew that this was Doctor Ye's unique way of diagnosing diseases, he still felt a little uncomfortable.
"When I was little, I once saw a noble from Central City come to our place to select a bride." Doctor Ye's eyes narrowed, wrinkles gathering together, and his pointed canine ears drooped slightly. "Only the most beautiful and intelligent girls and boys could be taken to Central City by the nobles. Those nobles said that in Central City, it's warm year-round, and you can eat the most delicious food without hunting, wear all kinds of beautiful clothes, and have games and activities we can't even imagine. It's a thousand times more fun than building snowmen and having snowball fights."
"That year, two people from Xiaoxi Village were chosen. I was so envious of them that while my parents were away, I ran to the nobles' mobile home and asked if they could take me with them," Doctor Ye continued, recalling, "One of the nobles lifted my clothes and saw a long scar on my body from being scratched by a wild beast when I was a child. He waved at me."
"You haven't seen anyone from Central City since then?" Frey asked.
Doctor Ye Zi shook his head confidently. "No, Xiaoxi Village is too remote and the environment is rather harsh. I guess the nobles are reluctant to come. Otherwise, I would have hoped that Mia could go to the central city to enjoy herself."
Fortunately, he didn't come. Frey thought that those who were taken to Central City were not to enjoy happiness, but to become commodities to please others.
However, they had to find a way to contact Wenxing and send someone to meet them. The only way to do that was to go to Central City. However, it was the cold season, making it difficult to navigate the snow, and without enough food, it was difficult to move forward. Since their injuries also needed some time to heal, they decided to wait until the warm season arrived in March and then set off for Central City.
Thinking of this, Frey stood up, thanked Dr. Ye, and prepared to say goodbye and leave.
As soon as I pushed open the wooden door, I heard a burst of cheers coming from outside. The whole village had gathered at the entrance of the village, chatting enthusiastically with the flint team who had just returned from quarrying.
"Dad! Dad!" Mia rushed over like a whirlwind, the smile on her face as bright as the warm sun in the sky. "Look! How much flint have I collected?"
Doctor Ye Zi was saved from being knocked over by his own daughter by Frey's block. He wanted to scold Mia, but when he saw Mia's small basket, all his words were forgotten. "Twenty-five dollars! Mia, didn't everyone in the team give you two dollars?"
Mia's smug expression immediately turned to anger. "Dad, what are you thinking? I dug all this myself!" If she hadn't been so inexperienced and slow, she would have definitely dug more. "Everyone else got at least 40 yuan!"
This time, even the experienced Dr. Ye was so surprised that his beard almost fell off. He shook his ears habitually and asked, "What's going on?"
Mia's tone suddenly lowered, and she sounded a little embarrassed, "It's the new guy, Ah Sheng. He has a strange and powerful perception." Mia's eyes flickered and her cheeks flushed slightly. It was not that she had any thoughts about Yu Sheng, but she had previously called him a gigolo, and it turned out that the gigolo led everyone to dig up so many flints. Mia felt very ashamed and was thinking about how to find Yu Sheng to apologize.
Yu Sheng is back?
Frey couldn't stand still any longer. He ran towards the village entrance. Sure enough, Yu Sheng was surrounded by a group of people with an embarrassed smile on his face. The leader of the Flint Team, Artie, hugged Yu Sheng's neck intimately, his body pressed tightly against Yu Sheng's, and shouted to everyone, "Ah Sheng is amazing! All the flints he sensed are in the nearest place! He always finds the right one! I dug up a total of 62 flints!"
Hearing the exclamations of the surrounding villagers, Yadi smiled as if she was being praised, "Asheng is such a good boy, girls, you should grab him tightly!"
After Yadi teased like this, the group of girls who came out to watch the fun laughed. Five or six of them blushed and looked at Yu Sheng timidly.
Frey's face suddenly turned as black as the bottom of a pot. Even though it was freezing cold outside, the aura around him was several degrees colder.
Perhaps it was because Frey's presence was too strong, but the villagers consciously made way for him. Frey quickly walked to the middle, pulled Artie's arm off Yu Sheng's neck, and then pulled Yu Sheng into his arms. He said to Artie, who was confused, "He's mine."
"Hahahahahaha!" The villagers burst into laughter. They didn't expect that this good-looking young man had already made a contract. It was a pity that the fool Yadi was trying to recruit girls for him. Isn't he asking for a beating?
Artie scratched his animal ears and said, "Ah, Asheng, you already have a husband... Why didn't you tell me earlier?" The outspoken beastmen never hide anything and speak very directly.
Hearing the word "husband" and the booing of the people around him, Yu Sheng felt extremely embarrassed. He pinched Frey hard at an angle where no one could see, then said, "I'm so hungry, I'm going back first," and fled.
The villagers happily returned home with their full flint baskets. Frey followed Sugar back to the cabin. Before he even opened the door, he could already smell the mouth-watering aroma of barbecue.
"Come in and eat! The barbecue is sizzling!" Yu Sheng pushed open the wooden door and waved at the two of them with a bunch of steaming hot skewers of meat. He smiled warmly, "This time, I've cooked it with my own cooking skills and my mother-in-law's cooking skills. Come try it!"
A smile appeared unconsciously on Frey's face. In the snow and ice, he felt as if it would be nice to live here for the rest of his life.
——Wenxing, Prince's Mansion——
"Are you serious?! That bastard Frey died outside?" Ampe jumped off the bed, his face flushed red from excitement, his eyeballs bulging slightly, making his originally handsome face look distorted.
"Your Highness, be careful with your words." Luther frowned unhappily. While Frey's death was indeed great news for them, Ampere hadn't yet become the new emperor. He'd become so used to being called "bastard" that he'd be caught sooner or later. Besides, even if Ampere became emperor, he still had to understand what was and wasn't right to say.
"Yes, yes, the housekeeper is right." An Pei walked around the room, a rosy smile on her face. "Great, great, Wen Xing must be mine..."
"I will submit the proposal to the cabinet tomorrow." Although Luther was much calmer, he could not hide the excitement in his eyes. He had been preparing for so long to find evidence that Frey had no inheritance rights, but he had never succeeded. He did not expect that the news that Frey and his little pet died outside would come like this. If it had not been finally confirmed through multiple channels, Luther would not have believed his ears!
"Frey is dead. Now you are the only one who can inherit the throne of Wenxing. Frey's new forces have to agree or not, because they have no choice!"
…
Ever since Anna learned about Yu Sheng's disappearance, she has been crying and has lost her appetite for several days.
While Yu Sheng was away on a mission, Anna was responsible for taking care of little Yu Guang. Anna understood that the trust placed in her by His Majesty and Yu Sheng was immense, and she treated him with the utmost care, staying close to him. However, after waiting so long for Yu Sheng, she received only the news that he had entered the Hundred Turns Tunnel, his life or death uncertain.
Uncertain of life or death? How could it possibly be uncertain? Although she was a maid who knew nothing about worldly affairs, she had once read about the Hundred Turns Tunnel in a popular science post on the Star Network. The Hundred Turns Tunnel's label was one of going and never returning. His Majesty and Yu Sheng both entered the Hundred Turns Tunnel. She understood that this was practically a death sentence.
"Stop crying," Baijia said, aching for breath as he watched the maid weep endlessly. As a loyal supporter of Frey's forces, he should be the one crying the most over His Majesty's misfortune. But he couldn't! He had to work tirelessly to resolve the countless disputes and attend to endless matters arising from this news. Even if His Majesty truly died, he couldn't allow the Prince's forces to suppress him. If Ampe, the womanizer who only cared about eating, drinking, and having fun, truly became king, it would be a disaster for the people of Wenxing.
Unfortunately, the maid ignored him completely, still immersed in great grief, her strong body trembling with tears. Bai Jia looked at this scene and felt a lump in his throat. Thinking of all the times His Majesty had promoted him in the past, he almost shed tears.
"Auntie, please stop crying." Yu Guang came running over, his little butt bouncing, and reached out his tender little hands to wipe Anna's tears. When her parents were away, Auntie Anna had always taken care of her, and Yu Guang and Auntie Anna were very close.
Anna came back to her senses and hugged Yu Guang in her arms. Recalling how Yu Guang whispered and called for his mom and dad in his sleep at night, her tears couldn't stop flowing again, but she wiped them away with her hands. She couldn't cry anymore and she must not let Yu Guang know that his parents had died.
Bai Jia also realized that he couldn't say these words in front of Yu Guang. He gestured to Anna to coax Yu Guang into the hut to sleep, then lowered his voice and said to Anna, "Originally, you shouldn't know this news now, but since you are the young prince's personal maid and are deeply trusted by His Majesty, I have a favor to ask of you."
"What? Just say it." Anna clenched her fists firmly.
"His Majesty actually left a will long ago. Upon his death, the young prince will inherit the throne, assisted by Mr. Moss and me," Bai Jia said solemnly. "Mr. Moss has arrived on Wenxing with his family's confidants. He is helping me to win over more forces and strive to overwhelm the prince's forces, allowing the young prince to smoothly inherit the throne. What you need to do is to instill the ideas of the superior in the young prince and closely monitor his food, clothing, housing and transportation. I will also provide the young prince with more guards to ensure his safety!"
Hearing the tense situation and the important task entrusted to her, Anna's heart nearly burst out of her chest. "Don't worry! From now on, I will personally weave your clothes and cook your food. I will definitely ensure your safety!"
At the same time, in the palace's laboratory, Caesar was busy developing new mechas and weapons with Master Miller.
On the day his master set off for Wenxing, Caesar met him at the harbor, but due to the large crowd, they were unable to speak. Upon arriving on Wenxing, he was devastated by the news that Yu Sheng and Frey had both fallen into the Hundred Turns Tunnel. This was Caesar's first formal, private meeting with his master.
Master Miller's wrinkles deepened a bit, and he looked much more vicissitudes of life. When he saw Caesar, he snorted from his nose, turned his back and pretended not to see him.
“…” So arrogant, he is indeed the master I know.
Caesar's eyes were filled with tears without him noticing. Ever since Master Miller had unhesitatingly abandoned all his honors and status and risked everything to follow him to Wenxing, Caesar knew that no matter how outstanding or powerful he was, he could never repay Master Miller's kindness.
“Master!”
When Master Miller heard the little apprentice's cry, his heart, which had finally hardened, softened completely. Just as he was about to turn around, Caesar hugged him from behind.
"Master... Yusheng, Yusheng is dead..." Xi Ze's composure in front of others crumbled in front of his master. "What should I do? What should I do?"
Master Miller turned around anxiously, and stroked Caesar's back with his wrinkled hands, patting him gently, "I know, I know..."
After a long time, Caesar's tears almost dried up. This time, he raised his head from Master Miller's arms, looking extremely embarrassed, "Master, I..."
Master Miller's expression returned to seriousness. "There will definitely not be a second chance for something like this."
"Ah? Um..." Caesar thought his master was saying that he was not allowed to cry in his arms anymore, but then he heard Master Miller continue, "I don't care what planet you're from. Since I've accepted you as my disciple, I will always be your master. How can a disciple hide away when something happens and not dare to tell his master? If you hide it from me again, I'll punish you according to the family rules!"
Master Miller glared, puffed his beard, and put on a majestic look.
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