Chapter 037 The villain who usurped the throne Alpha12
The next day, Si Wang came to visit Jian Ziyan in between official duties as usual.
He was very addicted to the feeling of taking care of Jian Ziyan personally. In addition to the satisfaction of having his love reciprocated, he also gained another kind of satisfaction, the satisfaction of having a family.
After being replaced by the Jian family, they did not find a good family to adopt him, but directly threw him into the garbage dump of the slum. Even if they did not kill him directly, it was almost the same as killing him. If it were not for a mute and lame grandfather who adopted him and supported him with the meager income from picking up garbage, he would probably have died in the garbage dump long ago.
Unfortunately, the grandfather was already old and passed away just when he could walk on his own. From then on, little Si Wang was like a sheep thrown into a pack of wolves. If he wanted to survive, he had to force himself to grow up and be ruthless.
He had been alone for so long that he no longer had any expectations for family affection. When he first learned that he was a member of Jane's family, he didn't even feel any surprise in his heart.
From the beginning to the end, he could not say that he had any feelings for the Jane family.
But Jian Ziyan was different. While taking care of him, Si Wang sincerely felt the happiness of having family. His future seemed no longer to be a foggy night. There was a proud and bright figure waiting for him by the roadside, and beside him, there was also a cute little figure vaguely visible.
This is the scene that has appeared in Si Wang’s dreams every night recently. He can’t help but smile after waking up and is reluctant to wake up for a long time.
In the dream, Jian Ziyan has a healthy body and is willing to love him
, he had never inflicted any cruel harm on him, everything was so beautiful.
But he will still wake up and take responsibility for the sins he has committed.
When he arrived, Jian Ziyan had already woken up. Because Jian Ziyan didn't like others to get close to him, and his current situation was special, Si Wang personally took over all of Jian Ziyan's trivial matters and took care of everything by himself.
Jian Ziyan likes sweet food, but she needs to control sugar intake during pregnancy, so he prepares a glass of nectar water for her every morning, and the temperature and sweetness have to be approved by Hao Hui.
Jian Ziyan took the cup of water but did not drink it immediately. Instead, he stared at Si Wang for a while, which made Si Wang's expression gradually become serious.
"What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?" Si Wang asked nervously.
Jian Ziyan shook his head and asked him, "Has the Insect Mother made any moves recently?"
Si Wang was stunned for a moment.
"You don't think I know nothing, do you?" Jian Ziyan saw through his intentions at a glance and exposed him in advance, "You underestimate me too much."
"How dare I look down on you." Si Wang smiled bitterly, and he chose his words carefully. "I didn't tell you this because I was afraid you would be too tired. I definitely didn't want to hide anything from you. If you want to know, I will tell you everything."
Jian Ziyan was already used to their cautious attitude towards him, and he didn't mean to blame him. He just asked, "What happened? Tell me the truth."
Si Wang sat beside his bed and told him everything he wanted to know.
When Si Wang went to rescue Jian Ziyan, he had a head-on confrontation with the Insect Mother. Thanks to Jian Ziyan's help, Si Wang was fine, but the Insect Mother suffered two heavy blows in succession during this period of time and was seriously injured. According to Si Wang's guess, now should be the time for both sides to recuperate, but he didn't expect that the Insect Mother ignored her own injuries and wreaked havoc on the border of the empire, causing the people to suffer.
The reason why Si Wang did not guard Jian Ziyan all day long was because the war was urgent and he had to be responsible for those people.
As he said this, he inevitably felt a little uneasy, but he found that Jian Ziyan seemed to have really known all this in advance, and there was no trace of abnormality between his slender and heroic brows.
Even if Jian Ziyan has some uses of his mental power that ordinary people don't understand, he shouldn't know it so clearly without a light brain, right?
This question flashed through Si Wang's mind, and then his attention was attracted by Jian Ziyan's voice.
"What are you going to do?"
"I plan to... go into battle myself." Si Wang looked into Jian Ziyan's eyes. Since he was talking about this topic, his face showed respect and inquiry. After all, he knew that Jian Ziyan had gone further than anyone else in the fight against the Insect Queen.
"It's different from the last time. I plan to gather the army and declare real war on the Bug Queen."
Jian Ziyan frowned and said bluntly: "You are not its opponent yet."
Not only Si Wang, even himself in his prime was no match for the Insect Mother, otherwise he would not have been made into such a miserable state by the Insect Mother.
Compared with those monsters, humans are still too weak after all.
There was no fluctuation in Si Wang's eyes. He had thought about this problem a long time ago: "It doesn't want to give us a chance to wait. It doesn't want us to grow up completely. Now is the time for it to choose."
Thinking of Jian Ziyan's expectations of him, he quickly added: "But I won't fight a battle that is certain to fail. I have made a detailed analysis of the current strength and fighting methods of the Insect Queen. Skills will make up for the lack of strength. We may not have no chance of winning."
After that, he asked carefully: "Do you think this is okay?"
Jian Ziyan didn't say anything. He looked carefully at Si Wang's handsome and deep face, as if he had never seen him before. Si Wang couldn't maintain his expression and a faint red appeared on his cheekbones.
Who could bear being stared at so intently by Jian Ziyan? Si Wang felt like he was about to burn.
"I can only say that you have thought of everything I can think of." Jian Ziyan said, "But you also know that things on the battlefield cannot be answered with a simple yes or no. There will be a difference of millions or even tens of millions of lives."
"I know, so I studied this plan for many days, just to minimize all the uncertain possibilities."
There was a blazing fire in Si Wang's eyes, different from his previous calmness and indifference, and also different from his cautiousness and humility when facing Jian Ziyan. It was the booming ambition of a young king facing a powerful enemy, and it also contained an eternal conquest for the times.
"This is not only the time chosen by the Insect Queen, but also my choice. If we wait until it recovers from its injuries, it will be a thousand times more difficult to defeat it. Don't you agree?"
Jian Ziyan was silent for a moment. Under Si Wang's nervous gaze, he raised the corners of his lips and suddenly revealed a flamboyant and gorgeous smile.
"This is the person I chose," he said. "So quickly put away your nagging and do what you should do, otherwise I will really doubt whether there is something wrong with my vision. I actually chose a coward to be the king of this country."
Si Wang's eyes showed an irrepressible joy: "You agree?"
"You're the king, and you're asking me?" Jian Ziyan raised one eyebrow, and his familiar impatience was evident on his face. "You just said you didn't make a mistake. Don't let me doubt myself so quickly, okay?"
Although he was still sharp-tongued, Si Wang could hear the recognition of himself in his words. He felt as if someone had blown a breath into his heart, almost making him float up.
"Ziyan..."
In a state of excitement, he called out for the first time the name that he had called out thousands of times in his heart, and couldn't help but hold Jian Ziyan's hand.
Jian Ziyan looked up at him, with a deep look brewing in his eyes.
He suddenly pulled out a hand and covered Si Wang's eyes.
"Shh," he whispered to Si Wang, who showed no intention of resisting, "this is not me now."
Then he leaned forward in the bright morning light outside the window and kissed Si Wang on the lips.
A breeze suddenly blows and time stands still.
Si Wang was struck hard, and stood there in a daze. Everything in front of his eyes was dark, and the only connection between him and reality was the cold palms with calluses and the soft touch of lips like flower petals.
Jian Ziyan was obviously not an expert at this, he simply put his lips on hers and then moved away.
Act as if nothing happened.
"You should go to work now." He ordered in a commanding manner, "Or you can just lie here and take care of the baby, and I'll do the work for you."
Si Wang looked at him stupidly, completely forgetting what he should do.
Finally, Jian Ziyan couldn't bear it anymore and kicked him, and he suddenly woke up.
Then, a big silly smile appeared on his face, and he looked at Jian Ziyan tenderly, knowing that he probably wouldn't allow him to kiss him back, so he could only say, "I'll come see you again in the evening."
Jian Ziyan responded with a "tsk".
This did not affect Si Wang's silly smile at all. He just went out with this expression on his face. His steps were floating, as if his center of gravity was off the ground. He scared many people he met along the way.
He didn't see that Jian Ziyan was looking at his back, and the expression on his face suddenly turned pale and firm.
…
The preparations for war were complicated and tedious, and Si Wang had been busy since he left Jian Ziyan. But today anyone could see that his mood was almost floating, and he even let out a creepy laugh from time to time.
Si Wang didn't care how other people looked at him. The happiness and expectation in his heart were so full that they were about to overflow. Even though there was a worm queen that humans had been helpless against for thousands of years, he still felt that there was hope.
He could go see Zi Yan in the evening. He thought that today should be the day for Zi Yan to take a bath. He was not able to move around easily and he loved cleanliness so much. He had to go back as soon as possible to help him.
Time quickly came to dusk. It was still early, so Si Wang arranged for people to prepare food for the participants in the meeting, intending to continue the discussion after dinner.
Just then, someone came up to announce that Bai Mingxi wanted to see him.
Si Wang was stunned. For some reason, he immediately had a bad feeling in his heart.
Bai Mingxi is now fed up with him. If she takes the initiative to come to him, she will not think about him at all except for Jian Ziyan's matter.
Si Wang looked at Su Sui'an, who also looked up when he heard the voice. He signaled Su Sui'an to continue staying on the scene, and he got up and went outside.
As soon as he came out, Bai Mingxi grabbed his arm.
"Have you seen Zi Yan?"
Si Wang was afraid of hurting him so he didn't hide. Hearing this, his eyes became serious: "What do you mean by this sentence? Isn't he in the room?"
"If he was here, would I still come to ask you?" Bai Mingxi's forehead was sweating from anxiety. He realized his action and quickly let go of his hand, but the anxiety on his face did not decrease at all. "He has not been in the room since this morning. I thought he felt bored and went out for a walk, but he is still nowhere to be seen! I asked the people in the Imperial Palace Garden, and no one has seen him at all!" ^This^ work^ is^ by^
Si Wang's heart sank, and he asked hurriedly, "He wasn't in the room all day?"
"He's not here!" Bai Mingxi was about to cry, "He's in such a bad condition and he's been missing all day. What could he do?"
Si Wang felt his fingers go numb, and he clenched his palms tightly: "Don't panic, I'll ask someone to find it right away."
He did not alarm the people who were discussing the battle plan inside, but instead issued a search warrant for the entire Imperial Palace. All monitoring and sensing facilities were turned on to search for Jian Ziyan.
After such an intense search, they soon discovered that Jian Ziyan had indeed left the room on his own, and before leaving he even asked someone to bring him his military uniform.
He dressed himself carefully in front of the mirror, then walked out of the room resolutely. His destination was - the military headquarters!
Si Wang's face suddenly became terrifyingly gloomy.
He had thought of a possibility, but he just didn't want to believe it.
Under his thunderous power, the people in the military immediately reported back that Jian Ziyan had indeed gone to the military and drove away his own warship.
Because he is now a heroic figure throughout the galaxy, no one dares to stop him. He drives the battleship and heads straight for the vast universe.
"What...what is he going to do?" Bai Mingxi's beautiful eyes were full of fear. She asked Si Wang with certainty, "Why didn't he tell her where he wanted to go? Why did he want to drive a warship?"
Si Wang stared motionlessly at the scene on the screen where Jian Ziyan's warship flew away. He ignored Bai Mingxi's question and ordered in a hoarse voice: "Locate Marshal Jian's warship."
On the vast star map of the empire, a small red dot is moving slowly. It is now several galaxies away from the empire and cannot be caught up no matter what.
Bai Mingxi took a step back with a pale face. He also thought of a terrible possibility that he was unwilling to accept no matter what.
Si Wang slowly closed his eyes. His head was buzzing, echoing with the questions that Jian Ziyan had asked him in the morning.
So this is your purpose.
"Si Wang, if we go after him, there's still hope we can catch up, right?" Bai Mingxi recovered and said in confusion, "He's only been gone for less than a day..."
"One day is enough to make three space jumps."
Su Sui'an strode in from the door. He had also heard what had happened. He looked at Bai Mingxi who was at a loss, and then at Si Wang who had a cold face and refused to open his eyes. His expression was suppressed and forbearing.
"I can't catch up. No matter what, I can't catch up."
Su Sui'an's voice sounded like the final verdict. Si Wang's Adam's apple moved and he swallowed down the surging blood.
He turned and left without saying a word.
Su Sui'an and Bai Mingxi were both shocked. They hurried to catch up, but saw Si Wang walking straight towards the docking area of his warship. They immediately understood what he wanted to do.
"Your Majesty, we can't catch up!" Su Sui'an stepped forward and grabbed Si Wang's arm, looking straight into his dark eyes without a trace of luster. "No matter what Marshal Jian's purpose is this time, it is beyond our control. Since this is what he wants to do, let him go--" Go.
Before he could finish these two words, he was thrown away with great force. Si Wang did not hold back at all and threw him against the wall.
"Going to find the Insect Mother is what he wants to do, and going to find him is what I want to do." Before entering the battleship, Si Wang looked back and looked deeply at Su Sui'an, "If I can't come back this time, I will choose another suitable successor for the empire."
After that,
He closed the hatch resolutely, and the huge warship soared into the sky without any preparation, following the trajectory of its predecessors and entering the vast starry sky.
Su Sui'an held down Bai Mingxi, who was trying to climb into another warship, and he seemed to have aged ten years in an instant.
"Marshal Jian wanted to take all of this on himself, so he deliberately didn't tell you and Si Wang, but he underestimated Si Wang's obsession and madness... The empire has already lost both of them, and it can't lose you anymore." He said, "Now no one can interfere with their fate. All we can do is keep in touch with the two warships at all times. There's nothing else we can do."
…
Jian Ziyan’s destination was very clear, it was the Aoshuang Star System where he had visited once before.
He had wanted to come here by spaceship, but he unexpectedly ran into the Worm Mother and was taken here directly by it. Because this was the Worm Mother's nest, it had been hiding here for thousands of years, disguised as a deserted planet, and had not been discovered by anyone except him.
In the past few days, he tried his best to transfer all the residents of this star field, but he did not publicize it for fear of causing panic. He was also criticized for wasting money and manpower without a legitimate reason.
Thinking of this, Jian Ziyan could even reveal a disdainful smile.
For him, he never does these things to gain anyone's approval, but just because he wants to. No matter how those who don't know the truth complain, he doesn't care and doesn't take it to heart at all.
Identify the goal and work towards it, this is his principle.
Space travel is a very boring thing. Jian Ziyan turned off the communication device that had been flashing for the past few days and cast his gaze into the endless darkness in the distance.
"Didn't you just want to find me? Now that I'm here, let's see if there is anything in your hometown that can entertain me." He smiled disdainfully, then his eyebrows moved and he put his hand on his abdomen.
This action only lasted for a brief moment, and his expression quickly turned cold and hard again.
This is the only way. The empire is now in a critical period of renewal and iteration and cannot afford another war.
What's more, Mother Chong had already issued a declaration of war to him. As it was the decisive battle between the two sides, how could he be absent?
…
Si Wang had a blank expression on his face, and without hesitation, he injected all the energy in the battleship into the thrusters.
Generally, when moving forward or jumping in space, no one will set the parameters to the highest value of the battleship's own parameters. Under such high-speed and high-intensity movement, not only the human body, but also the battleship itself may fall apart and turn into eternal particles in space.
But Si Wang didn't care about those things at all now. He had only one thought in his mind, which was to catch up with Jian Ziyan.
He ignored the constant requests for access and the constant sirens of the battleship.
When he first stepped onto the warship, his heart was filled with despair and anger, and at that moment he had countless questions to ask Jian Ziyan.
But now, he has figured it out. Jian Ziyan has never had himself in his heart. As long as he thinks he can do something, he will do it even if it means his death, no matter if it seems incredible or stupid in the eyes of others.
He was that kind of person through and through, living like an ideal incarnation.
So he didn't ask anymore. He didn't even make a communication request to Jian Ziyan's warship. Anyway, he would follow him wherever he went, whether it was to find the Worm Mother or sailing aimlessly until the ship was destroyed and everyone on board died, he would be there.
In the vast universe, there are only their two warships, one in front and one behind, traveling together across the star fields. This is a kind of extreme romance.
Si Wang thought he had made sufficient mental preparations, but when he saw the communication request from Jian Ziyan's warship, the defenses in his heart collapsed all of a sudden and his eyes instantly turned red.
…
"Hi." Jian Ziyan's usual arrogant and gorgeous voice appeared in the communicator, making everyone who heard it instantly red-eyed.
Only then did Si Wang realize that Jian Ziyan had not only connected to him, but also to the Emperor Star main control console. If he guessed correctly, Su Sui'an and Bai Mingxi should be guarding there.
"Ziyan!"
Sure enough, Bai Mingxi's hoarse voice appeared in the communicator, and it seemed that he had been crying for an unknown amount of time.
"Marshal Jian, there's still time to stop now." Su Sui'an tried his best to keep his voice calm, "The empire is not as weak as you think. No matter what the insect mother wants to do, we can fight hard. You don't have to sacrifice yourself!"
"Come on, how can you, the newly appointed idiots, know the imperial army as well as I do?" Jian Ziyan sneered, "You're still fighting hard, but what will you do after you're done? At the cost of a front-page headline like 'The newly crowned king sacrifices himself again'?"
No one spoke on the communicator for a while, only heavy breathing sounds could be heard.
"Oh, I just realized that someone is missing. Where's Si Wang? Did I connect him?" Jian Ziyan muttered, as if he was really checking the signal.
"I am here."
Si Wang finally spoke.
The rustling noise coming from Jian Ziyan's side stopped.
"Well, now that everyone is here, I can talk."
"Originally I didn't plan to contact any of you. I didn't think it was necessary. You and I didn't have a very deep relationship to begin with." Jian Ziyan said, "But after thinking about it, I decided to say a few words to you. Of course, I'm out of reach now, so you can listen or not."
"Come back and tell me, Zi Yan, as long as you come back, I will listen to whatever you say."
Bai Mingxi's sobbing voice was heard, and where no one could see, Jian Ziyan showed a helpless look.
"You're already a new fifth-level mental healer, how can you keep crying like this?"
That’s right, under his guidance, Bai Mingxi has become a true fifth-level mental healer, which is one of the reasons why the Insect Queen can’t keep her cool.
If Jian Ziyan didn't show up, the Insect Mother would definitely attack Si Wang and Bai Mingxi, which was the result he least wanted to see.
Bai Mingxi burst into tears, but Si Wang, who was most likely to collapse, spoke calmly: "What do you want to say?"
Jian Ziyan took a deep breath and was silent for a moment before speaking again.
"I have been thinking about this for many days. I think your guilt towards me is greater than your love for me. I don't understand why. I will just assume that you are kind-hearted."
They are different from people like him who grew up in the mud. If someone tries to control his life like this, he would rather die than listen to other people's opinions.
He is such a stubborn bad guy who doesn't care whether he is scolded or not, he only cares whether the plan is completed or not.
"You are all good people. You will know that the truth is just an accident. Just pretend that nothing happened and don't worry about my leaving. I have done what I should do. As for the rest, you can take care of it. Anyway, I will be dead by then, so out of sight, out of mind."
Jian Ziyan seemed to laugh twice, and at this time there was a sound of explosion from his side. Amid the sharp hum of the warship, his voice was gorgeous and proud, and still extremely clear.
"You haven't done anything wrong to me, but I do have one thing I feel sorry for, and that's the thing in my belly."
Bai Mingxi let out a suppressed cry.
"I have been planning and calculating all my life, but I didn't expect that I would not be able to calculate myself in the end." Jian Ziyan's signal was already somewhat intermittent. He was resisting the encirclement of the Zerg army while launching an attack on the Zerg Queen, and he was able to spare the energy to talk to them. "I feel sorry for it. It is its misfortune to choose me as its father."
"No." Si Wang's voice was also cut into pieces in Jian Ziyan's ears, "It was not lucky enough to become your child."
Jian Ziyan laughed at this statement. It was the last minute anyway, so they could say whatever they wanted. "Time is a bit tight, so let's stop here."
"No!" Su Sui'an finally couldn't bear it anymore and screamed in pain, "We must have other ways, and you must not be sacrificed..."
"Sacrifice? Don't use such a grand word to describe me. I just feel that I shouldn't linger on and die in a miserable state on a hospital bed."
Jian Ziyan raised his eyebrows and smiled. His tone was relaxed, even with a sense of arrogance that he would eventually succeed. He plunged headfirst into the tentacles of the Insect Queen that covered the sky!
"Life is like a long night. If I can illuminate this stretch of galaxy, I will have no regrets in my life!"
However, the expected ending did not come. An even larger warship swept in like a cloud breaking through. Wherever it went, Zerg corpses spread across the universe.
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