As they left the villa, Qiao You instinctively ducked into Helian Jue's shirt pocket, his little head blocked by Helian Jue.
"Isn't it stuffy inside?" Helian Jue picked up the little fish and let it stay comfortably in his palm.
Qiao You looked at Helian Jue with a bewildered expression. Didn't he think that the Crown Prince should be dignified? What was the point of holding a small fish?
Helian Jue took Qiao You onto the hovercar and, in a great mood, teased the little fish.
Qiao You, on the contrary, was a little uneasy. Wouldn't Helian Jue be scolded for doing this?
If he had dared to bring small fish and shrimp to see his father in the past, he would have been punished by being made to stand facing the wall in repentance...
"Little fish, don't be afraid."
Qiao You is so easy to understand; his eyes are clear and innocent, and you can tell what's on his mind at a glance.
The little fish shyly hid in Helian Jue's palm, its tail brushing against Helian Jue's wrist.
Instantly, Helian Jue sat up straight without realizing it. "Little Fish, you seem to have grown up a bit."
The first time I held the little fish, it was just as long as my palm; now it's up to my wrist.
Qiao You propped himself up on his palms and sat up. "Really?"
He's actually not used to this small body. He used to be the king of the sea, often fighting with killer whales and whales by swishing his tail.
However, all the small sea creatures avoided him and didn't fight back. After a few attempts, Qiao You got bored and stopped fighting himself, instead sitting aside and watching while holding his tail.
Too small to be anything but hiding and protected by Helian Jue, alas... life is tough for a fish...
"We'll take a good look at it when we get back," Helian Jue said. "Is this little fish trying to grow into a big fish?"
Qiao You blurted out, "I used to be..."
Oops, I let it slip.
Helian Jue looked at Qiao You, who was trying to cover his mouth, and knew that his little fish had a secret.
"Uh... how much longer until we get there?"
Helian Jue knew that Xiaoyu was changing the subject, but he didn't expose her. Instead, he cooperated and said, "Twenty minutes."
In order to make Helian Jue forget what he had just let slip, Qiao You was very lively at the moment, acting silly and cute, just to make Helian Jue happy.
Twenty minutes later, the hovercar arrived at the main entrance of the palace.
Qiao You's curious eyes darted around quickly. "Wow, they're really rich!"
It turns out that even the royal palaces in the interstellar world like to use gold, and his father liked it too!
Seeing that Qiao You was watching intently, Helian Jue stood there for a while before taking Xiaoyu to another royal hovercar.
Qiao You stared out the window for a long time, while Helian Jue held it up for a long time.
Soon, the hovercar arrived at the palace of the current emperor, Helian Jue, who needed to walk in.
"Maybe I should just put it in the pocket?" Qiao You whispered, a little scared...
Helian Jue could only do as Xiaoyu said and let it crawl into the pocket on his chest.
To appease the little fish, he pointed at Qiao You with his finger as he walked into the palace.
"Your Highness, His Majesty is waiting for you inside," the butler in his blue and white uniform said, bowing.
Helian Jue did not stop walking, but nodded slightly and strode into His Majesty's palace.
His Majesty the current Emperor is named Helian Cheng, and is sixty-four years old.
Qiao You followed Helian Jue into the palace and met the mysterious emperor.
An ordinary middle-aged man, dressed in black casual clothes, leaned back on a high soft chair, looking completely listless and...lifeless.
"Greetings, Your Majesty." Helian Jue bowed with his hands on his shoulders, his voice flat and devoid of any emotion.
Helian Cheng slightly raised his hand. "Sit."
Helian Jue sat down in the chair below him and went straight to the point: "I wonder what Your Majesty has summoned me for?"
Qiao You vaguely sensed that the relationship between Helian Jue and His Majesty was somewhat strange, unlike a typical father-son relationship.
Helian Cheng seemed to be trying to curry favor with Helian Jue.
"Jue'er, you..." Helian Cheng paused, "I heard you found a spirit pet?"
"His mental strength does seem to have improved."
"It is a blessing for the Helian family and a boon for the empire," Helian Cheng exclaimed. "If your mother..."
"If Your Majesty has nothing else, I shall take my leave." Helian Jue rose to leave, his facial expression unchanged, but Qiao You sensed that Helian Jue was in a bad mood, as if he were very sad...
Helian Cheng quickly stood up, supporting himself on the armrest. "Jue'er, don't blame your father."
"Father... Father also had no choice..."
Helian Jue had his back to Helian Cheng. The distance between the father and son looked only seven or eight meters, but Qiao You felt as if a high wall had been built between them, and they were each isolated from each other.
"Your Majesty is the Emperor of the entire Empire. What could be beyond your control? Is it that you remarried against your will? Or that you established a new wife less than three months after your mother's disappearance?"
Helian Jue said, word by word, his hand gripped tightly, "Do you deserve the words 'helpless'?"
Qiao You nestled quietly in Helian Jue's chest pocket, listening to his rapidly beating heartbeat, unsure how to comfort him...
"Advice Helian Tu to curb his ambitions; he is not worthy to lay a finger on my people."
"If there is a next time, I will make him disappear into the stars."
"no sooner said than done."
After saying this, Helian Jue strode away from the palace.
Qiao You felt that these few words revealed a lot of information exchanged, so it seemed that the last time someone tried to steal the jade seal, it must have been Helian Tu...
Are they envious of Helian Jue's position as crown prince?
"Little fish."
Qiao You shook his head, clearing his mind of thoughts. "I'm here."
"Don't be angry."
Helian Jue looked down at Xiaoyu, his silver-blue eyes filled with worry, and said in a soft and sincere voice, "I'm here."
"Don't be angry." Helian Jue patted Qiao You's head with his thumb. "Did you scare Xiaoyu?"
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