The sky is full of stars and the night market is brightly lit.
The empire encouraged vendors to operate at night, so the night market culture was very prosperous.
It was Yu Nian's first time visiting a night market, and she was almost dazzled by the street vendors. Especially in this technologically advanced world, there were always some strange and bizarre gadgets.
"What is this?" Yu Nian walked into a shop and found that the walls were hung with some cute decorations, but these things were a little strange.
For example, there's an intricately carved golden bell, but its connection isn't a hook, but rather a pin. Another example is a rose that looks like a hairpin, but the stem that serves as the handle is a bit too thin...
she asked, pointing at the small metal cage.
The waiter greeted the female customer with a smile. "This is an item used for friendly communication with orcs. Especially for disobedient orcs, you can put the bite stopper on their face. We have different styles here to suit different animal and human forms. There are metal models and magnetic models..."
The waiter kept talking about sales, "For example, the rose barbs you just picked up are very popular now."
"It has an extraordinary effect on enhancing the relationship between the female master and her bestial husband." The waiter glanced at Yu Nian and Han Chen with an "I understand very well" look. "This rose hairpin is currently a hot item and is almost unsaleable. It's the only one left in our store. It's perfect for you and... your bestial husband. It will add a touch of unique fun to your lives."
The waiter had a frank smile on his face, and didn't seem to feel ashamed of what he said.
Han Chen's pupils shrank. Although he had never experienced love affairs, as Yu Nian's personal bodyguard, he had to learn to meet any needs of his master.
Even the upright dimensions need to meet certain requirements.
The wheat-colored ears were hidden in the black hair, and Han Chen's gaze fell on Yu Nian's clear and curious eyes.
"How does this add to the fun?"
Yu Nian asked the waiter questions like a studious baby.
The waiter smiled and turned on the virtual screen, on which a mosaic video was playing.
Yu Nian's originally clear and bright pupils suddenly widened.
What's this?
Is this something that can be played in public?!
Her cheeks instantly turned red like ripe peaches, and she hurriedly put down the rose hairpin in her hand, "No, I won't buy it. I won't need it."
Han Chen looked at Yu Nian's back as he almost fled, his eyes falling thoughtfully on the counter.
His Highness has also reached the age for trial marriage. If a husband is chosen, His Majesty will select a few of these trained guards as trial orcs. Of course, if Yu Nian likes their physique or skills, they can also be taken in as servants who are not included in the clan records.
If there had to be a trial marriage with an orc, Han Chen knew he had a great chance of winning, but...
"This, I want it."
The crystal box wraps the gorgeous rose hairpin, making it even more charming and beautiful.
The waiter even specially gave it a beautifully packaged box and winked at the cool, handsome guy in front of him, "There's a little surprise inside."
Han Chen put the things into the space hub with a cold face, turned around and went out to follow Yu Nian.
Yu Nian saw that Han Chen was two steps behind her when he came out of the daily necessities store, and she was confused for a moment.
"What is this?" Yu Nian picked up an earring from the stall and asked curiously.
"This is a virtual mask. Just put it on your ears and flick a switch to change your face into whatever you want."
Yu Nian saw that the earrings were small and unique, so she bought them and put them on her ears. After flipping the switch, she turned to look at Han Chen, "Han Chen, what do I look like now?"
A trace of surprise flashed in the man's eyes. A handsome and simple face was reflected in his deep blue eyes. The originally chubby oval face had turned into a round oval face. Although his almond eyes had become smaller, they could not hide the liveliness in them.
"It's just changed a little bit, and the difference doesn't feel that big." Han Chen said truthfully.
Yu Nian curled his lips in disappointment and touched the switch again, "What now?"
A man's face with some unsightly features appeared in Han Nian's sight, "...somewhat, special."
He considered his words for a moment.
Due to the current ratio of fewer females to more males, inferior male orcs simply cannot obtain the right to choose a mate first, which means that those inferior genes will not be inherited. Survival of the fittest, the result of natural selection will inevitably give priority to those genes with outstanding abilities and handsome looks.
Han Nian had never seen a male with such appearance, and would not make a derogatory comment on appearance.
Yu Nian borrowed a mirror and saw her reflection in it. She exclaimed, "How can I be so ugly?" She muttered, "My nose is not a nose, and my eyes are not eyes."
However, she did not take off the mask. When she came to the night market just now, she noticed that many men were staring at her. Those eyes were filled with indescribable heat. If she had not been accompanied by Han Chen, an orc who looked not easy to mess with, Yu Nian would probably have been surrounded by those wolf-like and tiger-like males.
However, interstellar law strictly stipulates that any male orc who harms a female will be imprisoned at the very least, deprived of reproductive rights, or even executed at the worst.
These orcs only dared to use fiery eyes to try to get the attention of the females. Of course, many people recognized Yu Nian's identity.
Yu Nian couldn't stand the feeling of being watched by everyone, so after putting on a virtual mask, he pulled Han Chen through the alleys until he stopped panting and could no longer feel those strange gazes. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.
It was a quiet night, and the surroundings were so quiet that only the sound of each other's footsteps and light breathing could be heard.
Only then did Yu Nian realize that she had been holding Han Chen's hand and had not let go.
There was a slight sweat on the palms of their hands, and as they pressed tightly together, their body temperatures seemed to be rising.
Yu Nian tried to pull away. At first, Han Chen's hand was still tightly clenched. When he saw that she wanted to pull away, the man's eyes darkened and he quietly let go.
Yu Nian put his hands behind his back and walked quickly in front, "Han Chen, why don't we go back."
"good."
Finally, Yu Nian boarded the return hovercraft, holding various grilled skewers, flatbreads and milk tea in his hands, and went back satisfied.
The moon is rising above the branches, and the dark palace is announcing that its owner has not yet returned home.
The window of the side hall was half open.
A dark figure swam from the wall to the window and poked its head out. "Your Highness."
"Wuqi, why are you here?"
Ye Luo was sitting at the table with a pot of cold tea in front of him, his cold and slender fingertips flipping through a paper book that had long been unpopular in the interstellar era.
He didn't look up at the window, and Wu Qi's breath blew into the room with the wind outside the window.
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