Qi Yan was not sure whether Doniel believed what he said. If he believed it, that would be great. If not...

Qi Yan could not imagine what the whole planet would look like when it was destroyed.

The next morning, Xiya came to bring Qi Yan food - two small pieces of bread and a glass of water.

"Stop saying those confusing words!" Xiya glared at Qi Yan: "If you continue with that ridiculous talk, I will kill you!"

Qi Yan was silent, as if threatened by her. Xiya looked at Qi Yan with satisfaction, turned and left.

Qi Yan was very surprised by Xiya's sudden and strange threat. Did Doniel tell Xiya what they talked about?

Feeling a little sour in his heart, Qi Yan sighed slowly, and it took a long time before he ate the food Xiya brought.

The bread seemed to be made of mixed grains, very hard and not soft. It was not fluffy, but very filling. Qi Yan ate two loaves of bread and drank a large glass of water, and was very full.

The time spent sitting idle passed very slowly. All Qi Yan could do was look through the small window at the blue sky outside after the flying dust and the semicircular unknown planet.

The starry sky is vast, and the universe is huge. Perhaps there are other galaxies outside the entire galaxy, and there are other creatures. Humans respect the main star of Shuta, but in fact, in places they don't know, there may be more humans who need help.

"This is the injustice of fate. Some people are born to be noble and proud, while others can't even have a full meal."

Suddenly, his father came to mind, the man who spent his life in the government laboratory. Although he was just over 40 years old, he had white hair at the temples and wrinkles at the corners of his eyes. They were like thorns entangled in Qi Yan's heart, slowly tightening.

"He is my father, but I didn't even see him for the last time. The government has the right to cremate the dead without authorization, so it has the right to treat his children as a burden and stuff them away casually."

Qi Yan murmured in a self-deprecating voice, shook his head, turned around, and lay on the dry grass.

He didn't see the figure that flashed by the window.

For several days, Qi Yan was locked in the mud house except for the time when he could go out to relax. Occasionally, he could hear about the situation of the negotiations between Samud and the government, but after a few days, the situation changed.

When night fell, a few stones were built around the windows of the mud house, and a few children sat on them, listening attentively to Qi Yan's melodious and clean voice, telling one dream story after another.

"The king felt that this skinny knight did not have the ability to save the princess, so he issued an order that he would marry the person who could rescue the princess before the arrogant little knight. If no one could beat the little knight, the king would not only marry the princess to him, but also give him this huge kingdom and let him be the king."

"This condition was too tempting, and all the knights were eager to try, but the little knight was at ease."

At this point, a child's voice interrupted Qi Yan.

"Why isn't the little knight worried? Many people will come to snatch his princess."

Qi Yan smiled and said, "Because although the little knight is small, he has his own tricks."

"What tricks?"

"Those tall knights went to the dragon's castle, but were defeated by the dragon's brute force. One after another, they failed to break through the dragon's guards. Finally, the little knight went, and with his agile skills and petite figure, he successfully defeated the dragon, entered the castle, found the princess, and kissed her awake."

"Wow--"

"So awesome."

"I want to be that little knight!"

The children all exclaimed, and then happy smiles appeared on their faces.

"Brother Qi Yan, what story are we going to tell tomorrow?" a little kid asked as usual.

Qi Yan thought for a moment and said, "How about we tell the story of the three little pigs tomorrow?"

"Great, great!"

The children cheered with joy, and then said goodbye to Qi Yan one by one, reluctantly leaving.

I don't know when it started, but Qi Yan had established a good relationship with these kids. A story every night is a must, and Qi Yan would teach them some knowledge from time to time, mostly about survival in the wild.

No matter what, Qi Yan hoped that they could use this knowledge when they encountered difficulties. Of course, it would be best if there would never be such a moment in this life.

The result of getting along well with the children was that he was warned again.

"I advise you not to go after the children! The people of Shuta Star are so mean that they don't even let go of the little kids!"

Xiya knocked over Qi Yan's meal. Qi Yan looked at the water flowing into the mud and suddenly got angry.

"You're really going too far! This is a very rare source of water! Maybe it can feed two children! Even if you don't give it to me to drink, you shouldn't knock it over! I never said how good Shuta Star is, but now it seems that you are no different from those people in the government! They are setting traps behind the scenes, and you are the executioner who wipes out hope!"

Xiya was stunned by what she said. It seemed that she had never thought that this sullen person would suddenly stand up and refute her, and what he said made her so embarrassed!

"I'll kill you!" Xiya was so angry that she was shaking, and she was about to draw the laser gun from her waist.

"Enough--"

Suddenly, Xiya's hand holding the gun was grabbed and quickly turned in another direction.

Qi Yan and Xiya looked over at the same time, and it was Doniel with a slightly frown on his brow.

"Doniel!" A light flashed in Xiya's eyes; "How dare this man insult me!"

Qi Yan did not refute Xiya's behavior of complaining first, but looked at Doniel silently.

Doniel looked at Qi Yan, then looked at the cup of water that was knocked to the ground, and frowned again.

"Xia, did you spill the water?"

Xiya was stunned, her face turned pale: "Doniel, I..."

"Did you spill it?"

"...I did."

Doniel exhaled: "Go and receive your punishment. You should know what the punishment is for wasting food and water."

Xiya bit her lip, tears welled up in her eyes, glared at Qi Yan fiercely, and ran away without looking back.

Qi Yan breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Doniel was not so arrogant and unreasonable.

"You." Donil suddenly said, "Do you know how serious the consequences are for insulting our people?"

Qi Yan paused, squatted down, and straightened the cup. There was still a little water left in it: "Even if the soil is moistened, it will not sprout."

Donil glanced at the wet loess, feeling extremely irritated. After a long time, he turned around and walked away with heavier steps.

[The male protagonist's favorability towards Qi Yan +10, current favorability: 30]