Chapter 127
Besides Ye Wangxing, the nobles also screamed in their hearts.
They watched helplessly as this killer showed up at the dinner for some unknown reason, even though he clearly had no intention of attending.
In fact, His Majesty the Emperor suddenly ran away from the capital star and appeared in this competition, which made these nobles really nervous.
They were afraid that he had found out something and was coming to deal with them, but fortunately, from what he had shown before, he was really just interested in the competition.
But now these nobles didn't think so. Looking at His Majesty standing next to the contestant and staring at him, their hearts were in their throats.
——Could it be that this person heard that they were going to get close to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince today, so he rushed here?
Fortunately, His Majesty was not too angry after bumping into someone at the door, which also showed that he was not here to cause trouble for them this time.
but……
"...Ye Wangxing is so unlucky. He could have bumped into anyone else, but he just happened to bump into His Majesty, and he just happened to bump into that place."
Ji Fangtao on the side whispered to Huo Zhengchuan.
Huo Zhengchuan had just finished socializing with several nobles and was about to take a rest. When he turned around, he saw that his father and Ye Wangxing had actually bumped into each other, and Ye Wangxing seemed to have fallen into his father's arms.
If Ye Wangxing hadn't immediately taken three steps back after realizing what was happening, he would have looked more panicked than anyone else.
He even suspected that Ye Wangxing knew his father.
Fortunately, it didn't happen. Huo Zhengchuan breathed a sigh of relief in his mind, and said to Ji Fangtao beside him with a helpless look on his face:
"Don't worry, my father never cares much about these ordinary people. But could you please not be so ambiguous when you talk? Someone who doesn't know would think that my father has something going on with him."
Huo Zhengchuan rubbed his brows as he spoke: "You should change your outspokenness."
"I have known you for more than 20 years. Don't you know whether I can change this problem or not?"
Ji Fangtao muttered to himself, and Huo Zhengchuan sighed helplessly.
Although the two are rivals in love, Ji Fangtao is his brother who grew up with him after all. Fortunately, he only talks nonsense in front of him, otherwise he would have to tell Madam Ji everything he said and ask her to help correct her son's bad habits to avoid disaster due to his mouth.
Just as they were saying this, Ye Wangxing over there also finished his apology stutteringly.
His expression looked extremely unnatural, but people around him were very understanding.
——If they turned around and found themselves meeting His Majesty face to face, and their faces bumped directly into each other's arms, they would be even more uncomfortable than Ye Wangxing.
It is even possible to scream directly in His Majesty's arms.
Ji Fangtao heard the murmurs of the people around him, looked at His Majesty and nodded in the affirmative.
but……
Has your majesty been silent for too long? The look he gave Ye Wangxing seemed to be meaningful.
Ji Fangtao thought blankly, and then he heard his Majesty's voice still casual, but there was a hint of interest in his words.
——It’s just that these words don’t seem like something Your Majesty would say.
"…You are the first place winner of that competition?"
His Majesty, who was standing there in a formal suit, looked at the young man in front of him, who was a head shorter than him, with a half-smile.
The young man nodded nervously, forgetting to lower his eyes due to nervousness, and even looked straight at His Majesty.
——If you don’t know, you might think he is warning Your Majesty.
Fortunately, no one cared about this. After seeing the young man nod, His Majesty seemed to be in a better mood. He raised his eyebrows, looked at the young man in front of him, and stretched out his big, bony hand in a very good mood.
His hand first paused beside the young man's face, and then moved to the young man's head.
He rubbed his head like an elder seeing a younger person he likes.
Ye Wangxing's entire face turned red.
But the strange thing was that just when they thought that His Majesty would give Ye Wangxing a long speech, or use Ye Wangxing to criticize the nobles present, His Majesty just patted Ye Wangxing on the shoulder and turned away.
——It was as if he came to the banquet just to rub Ye Wangxing’s head.
His Majesty also left a word of encouragement before leaving:
"I'm looking forward to your performance."
There was just a hint of laziness and smile in his tone, which made people feel that there seemed to be something wrong with this sentence, but they didn't notice what was wrong. They could only watch Ye Wangxing's face turn red with excitement after receiving encouragement from His Majesty.
Fortunately, Ye Wangxing calmed down quickly, and the banquet finally returned to its previous state.
Everyone was socializing and chatting, and it seemed no different from before, but only they themselves knew that their eyes were constantly on Ye Wangxing in the contestant area.
They didn't understand why His Majesty looked at Ye Wangxing differently and even mentioned his first place. Was it really just to encourage him? No, that was impossible. Their Majesty just didn't like to use his brain, which didn't mean he had no brain.
Could it be that Ye Wangxing represents some kind of political tendency?
Just as the guests present were studying Ye Wangxing, Ji Fangtao on the side finally came back to his senses and looked at Ye Wangxing with a little shock.
"No, Your Majesty, what are you going to do?"
Huo Zhengchuan finally came back to his senses and was about to say that this was his father's love for the younger generation, when he heard Li Bei say:
"I don't know. It looks like rubbing a cat's head."
Huo Zhengchuan: “…”
Next time I'll talk to Li Nan and see if I can poison his brother and make him mute.
——Can he just say such words and can I just listen to them?
Whether Huo Zhengchuan could listen to this was a question, but for Fang Yun, this was purely to provide him with information.
What Li Bei said just now meant that Ye Wangxing is now valuable to His Majesty, and that His Majesty admires Ye Wangxing very much, so he came over and gave him a heads-up.
but……
Fang Yun shifted his attention away from Huo Zhengchuan and Ji Fangtao who were still whispering to the side, and looked in the direction of Ye Wangxing.
Ye Wangxing seemed to have not yet come to terms with the situation and stood there with a bewildered look on his face.
But Fang Yun always felt that something was wrong with Ye Wangxing's expression, especially when he was facing His Majesty. The expression on his face was actually very strange.
It was not pure surprise, nor was it pure astonishment. Instead, it was more like shock, as if Ye Wangxing knew His Majesty, but felt that he would not appear at this dinner.
Unfortunately, there was too little information, and Fang Yun couldn't figure out the reason after thinking for a while, so he gave up. After all, as long as Ye Wangxing didn't come back to fight with him for the family property, he didn't need to care about Ye Wangxing's situation.
This time, he took advantage of the fact that everyone was present at the dinner to accumulate more connections for Huo Zhengchuan. This would also be a good opportunity for him to demonstrate his own strength and surpass Ye Wangxing, who could only make machinery.
Thinking of this, Fang Yun worked harder and began to pull Huo Zhengchuan around the banquet hall like a butterfly, interacting with nobles and some officials.
Such hard work is truly admirable, and even Ye Wangxing is no exception.
[…Yijiu, this won’t happen again. You almost scared me to death just now.] Ye Wangxing stroked his heart and said to Yijiu seriously.
Yijiu also listened to the lecture obediently. This time it was his fault. He was only thinking about asking the emperor to comfort his host and forgot the emperor's current identity and the current environment of his host.
Seeing him still sitting there obediently and looking a little disappointed, Ye Wangxing was instantly defeated by his face control. He didn't have the heart to blame him, so he just whispered to him not to do that next time, and then changed the subject:
[By the way, I didn’t expect Fang Yun’s management and social skills to be so strong. In the original plot, I thought he only knew how to be a green tea.]
As Ye Wangxing spoke, there was a hint of sigh on Fang Yun's expression.
[But host, since Fang Yun has this kind of skills, why does he still stay with Huo Zhengchuan? Is it the same situation as Anyang? ]
Yijiu asked with some confusion, he still didn't quite understand these emotions.
Ye Wangxing said with a complicated expression:
[That's not the case. Anyang was only after love at that time, but he really was only after power. He and Yuncheng are the same kind of people, but his methods and abilities are much higher than Yuncheng's.]
[If you consider the position of Crown Princess as a job, you will find that he has been working hard to meet the qualifications for this position. You even have to praise him for his hard work. But...]
Ye Wangxing rubbed his head, still feeling a little complicated.
[I still find it a little hard to accept. It feels like a restoration of feudalism.]
Yijiu understood immediately. After all, the feudal era of his host's world had passed for more than 200 years, and the host must be quite uncomfortable. He suddenly began to feel fortunate that his host had spent thousands of attention points to shape his current identity.
Although he felt that the host was a bit wasteful in spending attention points before, he is still satisfied now.
After all, this way he can at least protect his host.
However, Ye Wangxing then shook his head violently, clearing all these thoughts from his mind.
After all, the mission is more important now, and Fang Yun’s choice was his own.
Thinking of this, Ye Wangxing opened his task panel and checked the tasks in this world.
【Tasker Panel
Name: [Ye Wangxing]
Gender: [Male]
Age: [24]
Current identity: [Young Master of the Ye Family]
Attention value: [1,295,943]
Small World Currency: [101,229,635 Yuan]
Gold (can be brought into the real world): [80,100 grams]
Main quest: [Grab the main character's attention]
Mission Progress: [20%]
Reward: [Five million attention points]
Side Quests:
Mission 1: [Destroy the protagonist's plan]
Mission Progress: [0%]
Reward: [2 million attention points, 20 million small world currency, 10,000 grams of gold (can be brought to the real world)]
Mission 4: [Destroy the plot where the protagonist is used and attacked in the face]
Mission Progress: [100%]
Reward: [2 million attention points, 20 million small world currency, 10,000 grams of gold (can be brought to the real world)]]
No matter how many times, every time he opens this task panel, his eyes will pop out because of the sudden surge in attention value.
Ye Wangxing was like a man who had suddenly become rich. He didn't faint on the spot, which seemed to be because Yijiu had taken good care of him.
But the heart rate will still increase.
Fortunately, Ye Wangxing calmed down and began to check the side quests. The first side quest had been completed, and the protagonist was tricked by the one by the swimming pool.
But the second task...
[Sure enough, the promotion mission, while doubling the rewards, is not easy to do. In the plot, Fang Yun used Huo Zhengchuan and Ji Fangtao to slap the faces of other people who looked down on him so many times, God knows which one of them was this mission.]
Ye Wangxing rubbed his eyebrows and said.
Yijiu said seriously in Ye Wangxing's mind:
[Host, there is one more thing. The fate line of the promotion world will actually change according to the original plot development. Whenever there is a change, the fate line will also change along with it, but it is hard to say when it will change.]
Yijiu said, and Ye Wangxing sighed again.
[But please rest assured, host, I will strengthen the monitoring of the protagonists, so that you will not be able to respond in time. ]
After hearing Yijiu's words, Ye Wangxing's expression eased a little, but he still looked a little nervous. This was the case even after he finished the conversation with Yijiu and returned to the dinner.
However, after His Majesty left, the entire dinner was peaceful, which made Ye Wangxing slightly relieved. It seemed that nothing unexpected happened until he returned to the hotel and opened his smart brain and instantly received many messages from someone.
"Xiao Ye, are you okay? Why did you go to the show? Did the Ye family's parents kick you out of the house? I knew those two sexist guys were not good people. Do you have enough money on you now? Do you need my sponsorship? Don't worry, I have money now."
This series of rapid-fire question marks all expressed concern for Ye Wangxing.
When Ye Wangxing looked closely, he found that it was the friend who had been good friends with the original owner. However, he was busy with the final exams and graduation season, so he only found out now that Ye Wangxing's fiancé and childhood sweetheart had been snatched away by the real young master.
The friend had no aversion to the real young master, but as for Huo Zhengchuan and Ji Fangtao, he spared no effort to inform everyone around him about their situation.
——No wonder Ye Wangxing discovered that recently because of the graduation season, many people in his original circle who came back from other planets had something amiss in their expressions when looking at these two people.
However, Ye Wangxing would not tell the truth directly.
...As for gossip, it’s more interesting if you listen to it secretly.
So Wan Xuan on the other end of the phone received a calm but slightly bitter answer from Ye Wangxing:
"It's okay. Participating in the program is voluntary. I've always wanted to sign up since school, but I just happened to catch up this time. As for me - as for the Ye family's parents, I won't refuse anything, but in the current situation, it's better for everyone to treat them as strangers and not have too much contact."
After receiving this message, Wan Xuan immediately replied:
"But wasn't the man next to Fang Yun your fiancé? Why is the prince smiling so happily next to him? Did he cheat on you? Don't worry, I'll be home soon, and I promise to help you get the prince back!"
Ye Wangxing: ...
"...No need for that. I have something to tell you when you come back. But before that, you'd better go to the medical robot to check your body and make sure you are healthy before coming back."
Wan Xuan who received the message: ...?
Wan Xuan looked at the message sent by Ye Wangxing and was a little confused as to why Ye Wangxing asked him to go for a physical examination, but perhaps it was just an awkward concern between friends.
Moved, Wan Xuan immediately decided to go for a physical check-up the next day, since his spaceship ticket back to Beijing was booked for the third day anyway.
God knows how worried Wan Xuan was when he heard that Ye Wangxing was going to participate in the show. He knew Ye Wangxing. Although he was carefree, he was not liked by Ye's parents because of his beta identity.
Fortunately, he didn't care. His sunny personality and family background helped him make many friends. Although some friends broke off their relationship with Ye Wangxing after the accident, some friends kept in touch with Ye Wangxing and kept calling him.
But now seeing Ye Wangxing's pitiful appearance whose fiancé had been taken away by someone, Wan Xuan felt a little uncomfortable.
If you rely on the mountain, the mountain will fall and people will run away. Huo Zhengchuan, a guy who seems to be upright, actually did such a thing.
Wan Xuan thought so and started chatting with Ye Wangxing about other topics without paying attention to Ye Wangxing's previous strange words.
When the topic was over, Ye Wangxing on the other side went to work on tomorrow's game. Wan Xuan still felt a little unsatisfied. He even said with some sigh:
"I didn't expect Ye Wangxing to have such a hard life. I have to increase the popularity of his live broadcast tomorrow."
Thinking of this, Wan Xuan really did it. The next day, he directly opened the live broadcast room.
The first thing that caught my eye was the unique architectural style of the interstellar era—a towering metal structure with tough and cold lines. The surface of the building was covered with a flowing nano-coating, which shone with a silver-gray luster under the light of the stars.
In the center of the venue is a huge circular arena, with rooms separated by grids and neatly arranged. Each room is equipped with the most advanced smart equipment and holographic projection systems to ensure that contestants can showcase their talents in the best condition.
In the stands, the judges and spectators had already taken their seats. The judges' seats were located right in front of the arena, with the seats suspended in mid-air, and behind them was a huge holographic screen that displayed the competition data and player information in real time.
The spectator seats surround the entire arena, and the seats use adaptive gravity technology to ensure that every spectator can watch the game from the most comfortable angle. At this time, the spectators in the stands have already taken their seats.
While Wan Xuan was marveling at how beautiful the venue where the elementary school sports meet was after the renovation, he cast his eyes on the judges' seats.
After seeing clearly who the guest was, Wan Xuan couldn't help but exclaimed. He didn't expect that the organizer would be so willing to spend so much money this time that they even invited the eldest prince!
However, what Wan Xuan found a little strange was that the eldest prince had an unusually serious expression on his face, so serious that it seemed as if this was not a mechanical manufacturing competition but a battlefield.
Wan Xuan was a little surprised.
After all, although the eldest prince is serious, he usually relaxes his expression when he appears in front of the public. He is not as tense as he is today. Could something have happened?
But then Wan Xuan noticed that the eldest prince's solemn gaze was always focused on Ye Wangxing.
I see, this pair of good friends are having a conflict again.
Wan Xuan immediately put this question behind him. After all, if the two of them had a conflict, either the eldest prince would figure it out himself, or Ye Wangxing would go and appease him, and it would definitely not get out of hand.
Thinking of this, he began to wait for this competition.
The theme of the materials this time is to transform some mechanical cats eliminated from the battlefield.
"——These mechanical cats eliminated from the battlefield next to me are our theme this time. You need to repair and transform these mechanical cats within one day. And don't worry about the materials. This warehouse is full of mechanical cats."
As the host spoke, around him were mechanical cats, some sitting, some standing, some rusty, some clean, densely packed throughout the warehouse.
“——I hope the contestants can give these mechanical cats a second life in your hands.”
These cats look quite ugly on the outside, but after being turned on, they stand in place and make cat movements, which makes many viewers in the live broadcast room think they are ugly but cute. Some even want to take one home. After all, they have been eliminated, so it would be nice to have one as a decoration or pet at home, right?
Wan Xuan thinks so too.
But he was more looking forward to the future transformation of Ye Wangxing and other contestants, especially the eldest brother Ye Wangxing, who had always achieved full marks in practical operations in school, but his grades in regular classes were a bit lower. Fortunately, there were people behind him to protect him, and he finally graduated.
——Although Wan Xuan didn’t know who was escorting Ye Wangxing, Ye Wangxing had never mentioned it.
But it shouldn't be Ye's parents. After all, the two old men have done the most by not asking Ye Wangxing to pay out all the money he had spent on living in their house over the years.
Wan Xuan was thinking, but he was still in the live studio and went for a physical examination. Because some projects took a lot of time, when he came back, he just caught up with everyone showing their works.
These robot cats are either beautiful or cool, but what they all have in common is that they look like pets and are obviously worth a lot of money.
However, Ye Wangxing's works are somewhat incompatible with these mechanical cats.
——Ye Wangxing appeared with a mechanical cat that was completely different from the other contestants.
Its body is made of matte metal, with irregular welding marks and rivets all over the surface, as if it was pieced together from a pile of parts in an abandoned factory. Its head is round, and its two triangular ears stand up crookedly.
Its eyes are two round vision catchers, and the focus adjustment on the vision catchers simulates the changes in a cat's pupils.
I have to say that this mechanical cat is really ugly, just like its companions that are not yet powered on. However, its belly and chest are bigger than those of the previous mechanical cats.
It makes its whole body look round.
It is obvious at first glance that Ye Wangxing only changed its belly and chest, but did not make any major changes to its appearance.
The eldest prince frowned and his expression became even uglier. He seemed to think that Ye Wangxing was in a bad state.
——Until Ye Wangxing’s presentation started.
Compared with other people's mechanical cats, Ye Wangxing's mechanical cat does not have an advantage in appearance.
But its movements are surprisingly cute.
This mechanical cat seemed to have some destination. Its four short mechanical legs moved quickly on the ground, making a light "da da da" sound, and its tail swayed up and down like a spring, maintaining a delicate balance.
It has only four short legs, but it moves quite fast.
And rushed straight to the judges' seats, but the people there were relatively calm.
After all, there is a protective shield, so this little thing can't hurt them.
But this mechanical cat was not here to hurt them, it didn't even pay any attention to them.
It rushed in front of the eldest prince, suddenly braked, leaned forward slightly, raised its two front paws high, then squatted down like a real cat, and put its two paws on its metal belly.
With a click, a storage compartment opened on its belly. Then, with its other paw, it clumsily took out a small object from the compartment and placed it in front of the eldest prince.
Wan Xuan didn't notice it until the camera was pointed at him.
——It was a firework ball flashing extremely dazzling fireworks.
Accompanied by slight popping sounds, fireworks of various colors and shapes unfolded directly inside the firework ball, like a small fireworks show.
It's so beautiful that it seems like a dream that you can't get out of.
——At least that’s the case for the eldest prince.
Looking at the eldest prince's dazed expression as if fireworks were blooming reflected in his golden eyes, Wan Xuan sighed deeply.
Or maybe he underestimated Ye Wangxing.
——The eldest prince is about to be coaxed into a placenta!
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