After lunch, Su Yinchen took her little spirit pet away as ordered.
It was clearly His Highness who was worried about losing his position in Qiao You's heart and ordered him to take Su Xia away. As a result, he was wronged and suffered a scratch, and the scratch marks on the back of his hand were very obvious.
Qiao You watched Su Yinchen and Su Xia leave, and asked dejectedly, "Brother, when can Xiaxia come to play again?"
Helian Jue said without changing his expression, "Su Yinchen has something to attend to."
Qiao You frowned, still unwilling to give up, "Then can Xiaxia stay here?"
"Su Xia is Su Yinchen's little spirit pet, so naturally she will always follow him." The soft, cuddly little fish returned to his palm, and Helian felt comfortable, stroking the little fish's long hair.
Qiao You understood, buried his hands in his palms, and said disappointedly, "Alright."
Helian Jue felt a pang of sympathy. Xiaoyu had no playmates her age and had to stay alone in the villa, so it was normal for her to be bored. He then asked, "Xiaoyu, would you like to have a pet?"
Qiao You shook his head, "I don't want to."
Helian Jue was at a loss, but fortunately, Xiaoyu's emotions came and went quickly.
Two days passed like this. Helian Jue only went out once to run errands, and spent most of the rest of the time at home with Xiaoyu.
Under Su Xia's recommendation, Qiao You watched a TV series about love between humans and merfolk for the first time, thus opening up a new world for him.
"Little Fish, dinner's ready." Helian Jue looked at Qiao You, who was sitting on the sofa engrossed in playing with his personal computer, and felt quite helpless.
Qiao You reluctantly put down the personal terminal and walked back to the dining table, looking back every few steps.
Just as we were about to start dinner, the doorbell rang. It was Eleanor.
"Your Highness, I have an important report to make." Eleanor said solemnly, her face grave. "It concerns you and Prince Qiao You."
Helian Jue immediately stood up. "Go to the study."
Qiao You understood and said, "Brother, I'll go too."
Helian Jue carried the small fish in one hand and Qiao You's special small plate in the other, and went upstairs to the second floor.
“Your Highness, I was ordered to go to Blue Water Star to find a craftsman. I successfully completed the task Your Highness assigned, but the craftsman gave me two boxes to bring to you and His Highness Qiao You.”
“I did not reveal my identity throughout the entire process, but the craftsman was convinced that I was from the Crown Prince’s residence.”
Eleanor reported, taking out two boxes. "After scanning and testing, there are no dangerous items inside."
Qiao You had already come closer, looking at Helian Jue with longing eyes.
Helian Jue, who had absolutely no principles in front of Xiaoyu, took the box and opened it, revealing the contents inside.
The silver-blue gemstone came into view, and Qiao You's big, round eyes inexplicably welled up with tears, one after another, sliding down her cheeks and landing on Helian Jue, turning into round, translucent pearls.
Helian Jue quickly turned around, not letting Eleanor notice anything amiss, and said, "You may leave."
"Yes," Eleanor replied, and respectfully withdrew.
Qiao You's mind was in turmoil. This gem was a coming-of-age gift prepared for him by his father and mother.
The box had been hidden in the emperor's palace. Qiao You only saw it by chance. He wanted to ask for it in advance, but his mother refused, saying that she would give it to him on the day he came of age.
As for why Qiao You was so certain it was this gem?
After discovering the gem, Qiao You would secretly enter his palace every few days to take it out and play with it, and a small scratch appeared on one of the pieces.
"Little Fish? Little Fish? Why are you crying?" Helian Jue hurriedly tried to comfort her.
Qiao You hugged Helian Jue's neck and burst into tears, "Brother..."
Helian Jue patted Qiao You's back repeatedly, saying, "Brother's here."
Xiaoyu's background is a secret, and even if Xiaoyu doesn't tell him, Helian Jue can guess a thing or two.
It seems that this sapphire really belongs to the little fish. How did the craftsman obtain this sapphire?
Qiao You cried for a full ten minutes before gradually calming down, leaving a trail of pearls on the ground.
"Brother...brother, can I have this sapphire?" Qiao You sobbed. Apart from the space with the spiritual spring, only this gem could prove that he was not a little merman from the interstellar era, but the last merman prince and the last merman cub of the ancient Earth merman race.
Helian Jue brushed his fingertip across the corner of Qiao You's eye. "This was originally meant for Xiaoyu."
Qiao You thanked him softly, "Thank you, brother."
Helian Jue looked at the usually cheerful little fish, whose eyes were now filled with sadness, and felt waves of pain welling up in his heart.
Eleanor brought back another box containing a completely black necklace, the material of which was unknown, and it felt cold to the touch.
Since these two items were delivered to him, it meant that Eleanor had already checked them. Sure enough, Helian Jue's personal computer received the email, but the content of it showed as "unknown".
The next second, news of Eleanor arrived.
Eleanor: Your Highness, I have searched all the testing agencies in the entire galaxy, and the results are all unknown.
Should I make another trip to Blue Water Star?
Helian Jue thought for a moment and replied: No need.
Eleanor didn't get any useful information from Bluewater this time, and she would have the same result even if she went a hundred more times.
Whether it was Helian Jue's imagination or not, holding this necklace gave him a feeling of complete comfort.
With the little fish by his side, Helian Jue had not felt the pain brought by mental energy for a long time. This necklace would make him feel at peace!
Helian Jue put the things in his shirt pocket, pointed at the little fish with his finger, hoping the little fish would be happier.
But Qiao You was currently immersed in grief, and the whole fish was listless, showing no reaction to Helian Jue's teasing.
In the following days, Qiao You neither went swimming nor opened the door. He would often just sit alone in the tank, silently staring blankly. He Lian felt sorry for him but was helpless.
This situation lasted for five days. The dark circles under Helian Jue's eyes could not be concealed, and neither could Qiao You.
When Xiaoyu was in a daze and shedding tears, Helian Jue stayed with her the whole time.
The two of them just stayed there, and both lost a lot of weight.
On the sixth day, Qiao You finally lifted his head out of the water tank.
"Brother, can you take me to see Earth?" Qiao You seemed to have mustered up a great deal of courage, and after saying this, he pursed his lips again.
For a moment, Helian Jue thought he was hallucinating, after all, he hadn't heard Xiaoyu's voice in the villa for five whole days.
Qiao You was afraid that Helian Jue would ask him the reason, so his eyes were somewhat evasive.
“Okay.” Helian Jue agreed without any questions.
"We can only look at it from above the Earth; we can't land on it," Helian Jue said.
Qiao You nodded. He had used his personal computer to check information about Earth. The Earth nowadays was not as bright and beautiful as the one he lived in. It had all kinds of scenery, many humans, and his own kind...
The Earth is now nothing but endless ice and snow. The entire planet is covered in ice, making it a truly desolate planet, unsuitable for interstellar people to live on, or more accurately, unsuitable for any species to survive. There is not a trace of life in it.
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