Chapter 92 The Savior Whose Glory Was Stolen Is Reborn and Rekindles Their Fate...
Si Qi pouted unhappily: "Then go play with the Savior, don't play with me anymore."
Chu Feng chuckled and tugged at Si Qi's little braid at the end of his hair. "There's no savior, but there's a little rascal who's jealous of the savior."
Si Qi raised his hands to cover his hair and said with dissatisfaction, "Auntie, my brother is bullying me."
Chu's mother immediately stepped forward to protect him, saying to Chu Feng, "Xiao Feng, let's go over there and take a look."
She pointed ahead to the area selling snacks and the area around the Savior statue.
The place was filled with all sorts of stalls, making it quite lively.
However, that area is also a disaster zone for unruly children. The toddlers run around everywhere when they see delicious snacks and pretty toys, and the parents have no time to enjoy the festive atmosphere. They are in a hurry to find their children all over the place.
The crowd was shoulder to shoulder, and the scene was noisy.
Si Qi reached out his hand to Chu Feng and said earnestly, "Brother, don't let go of my hand. Otherwise, if you lose me, where will you find such a well-behaved and adorable little brother like me?"
Chu's parents couldn't help but chuckle. Chu Feng chuckled and reached out, firmly grasping Si Qi's small hand in his palm. He then bent down and picked him up, saying, "Okay, I definitely won't lose you."
Si Qi sat comfortably in Chu Feng's lap, as if riding a magnificent horse, and commanded, "Let's go take a look over there!"
It was clearly pointing to a place selling snacks and treats.
Chu Feng, thinking it was a rare holiday, granted Si Qi's request and took him to a sugar painting studio. "Want some?"
Si Qi nodded repeatedly.
The girl who makes sugar paintings saw Si Qi and her eyes lit up. She called out, "Little guy, what do you want? I'll draw it for you!"
Si Qi thought for a moment, then pointed to Chu Feng beside him and said, "Brother Hua."
The young woman glanced at Chu Feng, but when she met the gaze of that icy, cool guy, her smile froze, and she awkwardly said, "Ah, okay, okay..."
She glanced at Chu Feng hurriedly, then inexplicably dared not look at him for long. She quickly sketched his appearance on the marble countertop, capturing his general demeanor and facial features in no more than three minutes.
Mr. Chu readily took out his wallet to pay the bill and said to his wife, "Honey, would you like me drawn?"
Chu's mother smiled and completely missed her husband's signal: "Okay, then let's draw a flower."
Si Qi took the sugar painting, held it up to Chu Feng's face, and said with satisfaction, "Hmm, it really looks like him."
Chu Feng had a bad feeling and squinted at Si Qi.
Si Qi grinned and said, "What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that, brother? You don't think I'm going to do something bad, do you?"
Chu Feng: "...Give this to me."
Si Qi pulled the sugar painting back and puffed out his cheeks, saying, "Brother, don't take my candy..."
The child's soft, aggrieved voice rang out, and a group of sharp-eyed orcs around immediately turned to look, wanting to see which bastard dared to steal the cub's snacks.
Feeling the menacing gazes of those around him, Chu Feng: "…………"
Faced with his parents' seemingly casual glances repeatedly in his direction, Chu Feng had no choice but to give up and patted Si Qi on the back: "Don't be naughty."
Si Qi chuckled and said, "I'm very well-behaved."
After saying that, he took a bite of the arm of Chu Feng drawn in the candy and gave Chu Feng a sly, mischievous smile.
Chu Feng felt both helpless and amused.
In both his past and present lives, he had never met anyone like Si Qi who was not afraid of him at all, and who would always reach out his claws to tease the tiger's whiskers, treating the tiger like a big cat.
After Chu's mother successfully obtained the beautiful three-dimensional sugar painting, she held the rose candy reluctant to eat it, and the family of four left the place.
Si Qi wanted everything that looked delicious. He bounced around in Chu Feng's lap, patting Chu Feng's shoulder and saying, "Chu Feng, Chu Feng, I want that, I want that."
Chu Feng didn't mind that Si Qi called him by his name directly. This little guy was only obedient on the surface; he was definitely full of mischief inside. He patiently asked, "Which one is it?"
Si Qi: "That one, the black and white one."
Chu Feng: "This?"
"No, it's the one up there!" Si Qi leaned forward, and Chu Feng quickly reached out to protect him, afraid that he would fall.
"Okay, I'll get it for you. Don't move around." Chu Feng picked Si Qi up and walked over to the stall owner, saying, "Give me that cotton candy."
The stall owner seemed to have seen Chu Feng on television. Upon seeing Chu Feng's face, he froze for a moment, then his eyes widened sharply, his voice trembling slightly: "You, you..."
Chu Feng reminded him, "Hmm, cotton candy."
The stall owner, with a dreamy expression, instinctively reached for the candy and handed the chubby panda with a childlike design to Chu Feng, completely dazed.
The rumored ruthless and powerful young clan leader actually eats these things?
It wasn't until Chu Feng handed the cotton candy to Si Qi in his arms that the stall owner realized there was another person there, and he belatedly thought: So the young clan leader has a younger brother.
Wait, something's not right.
Why does this younger brother look so familiar?
After Si Qi and Chu Feng left, the stall owner and the young lady who had just painted the sugar painting finally realized that Si Qi looked exactly like the savior on TV!
—Could this be the legendary savior's brother?!
Even if they made that guess, the person had already gone far away, and they had no way to confirm whether their memory was wrong. They were quickly distracted by the other customers who flocked to them and forgot about it.
Chu Feng led Si Qi on a stroll, and before long, the cool guy's hands were full of snacks that children like to eat, and he was wearing a peacock mask on his head.
If his men saw this, they probably wouldn't dare to come over and identify him.
Si Qi ate his takoyaki with great satisfaction and said to Chu Feng, "Brother, you're so good to me. Can you be even better to me in the future? That way, I'll like you more every day than I did yesterday!"
Chu Feng ruthlessly exposed: "Call me Chu Feng when there's nothing wrong, call me brother when there is something wrong."
Si Qi reached out and poked Chu Feng's cheek with his finger: "You're so fierce."
Chu Feng sighed helplessly, "Only you would dare to poke my face."
Si Qi hugged Chu Feng's neck: "I dare to ride on your head."
As he spoke, he pressed his palm against Chu Feng's shoulder and climbed up, eventually sitting directly on Chu Feng's shoulder.
Chu Feng: "..."
Despite his intimidating appearance, Chu Feng let the little brat wriggle around on him, holding a handful of snacks in one hand and raising the other to protect Si Qi, making sure he didn't fall while climbing.
Chu Feng: "Sit still."
Si Qi reached around Chu Feng's head and gently pulled his other ear to maintain his balance. Looking at the heads of the beastmen coming and going, he said, "I'm so tall."
Chu Feng: "I'm afraid of being too ambitious, so I'll settle down."
"No way," Si Qi saw the soldiers hiding in the crowd protecting them from afar. When they saw the young clan leader being ridden on by a child, they couldn't help but stifle their laughter and said with a wicked grin, "Is your cool image about to crumble?"
Chu Feng remained completely calm: "It's not needed anymore."
When he was six years old, in order not to be treated like a baby, Chu Feng had to put on a stern face and act cold and distant to prevent anyone from talking to him in a hushed tone or trying to appease him with snacks.
Now that he has real power, and others are aware of his abilities, even without him making a conscious effort to show his attitude, others will not underestimate him because of his age.
Now, it's just that this face has been cold for over ten years, and people have gotten used to it.
When Chu's parents heard this, their hearts sank, realizing what they had missed over the years, and they felt an indescribable sadness.
We should treat Xiao Feng even better in the future.
Chu Feng noticed his parents' gazes, realized what was happening, and looked up thoughtfully: "You did this on purpose?"
Si Qi blinked, looking completely innocent: "What are you saying, brother? I don't understand."
Whenever he pretends to be silly, he likes to call him "brother".
Chu Feng found it amusing, but was ultimately touched by Si Qi's gesture, and said, "I'll treat you to desserts for a week next week."
Si Qi feigned modesty: "I'm not someone who's easily bribed."
"Then we don't want it?" Chu Feng said.
Si Qi quickly grabbed Chu Feng's head: "Yes, yes, yes!"
...
I went out for a day of fun, and now I have a lot of work to deal with when I get back.
Most of the items were written materials. Chu Feng placed Si Qi on the sofa, laid out snacks on the coffee table, and took the folder handed to him by his subordinate, flipping through the pages one by one.
Si Qi munched on his crispy fried potatoes, glancing at Chu Feng.
It wasn't a document that needed to be kept secret, so Chu Feng let Si Qi peek at it and teased him, "So curious? Have you even learned all the characters?"
Si Qi: "You've got all the details, otherwise how could you be your adjutant?"
Chu Feng remembered this incident and had the idea of taking the opportunity to cultivate him. He asked Si Qi, "Did you figure anything out?"
"I can see that. You manage very well. The data in the reports is clear, and no one dares to try to outsmart you on this."
Seeing Si Qi speaking so seriously, Chu Feng couldn't tell if he was joking or being earnest, and said with amusement, "Well, what else?"
"Another thing is that officers generally compete for the military merits of their soldiers, and all the people you can put in front of you have the surname Chu." Si Qi sipped his blueberry milkshake and said, "I don't believe that among so many ordinary people who have joined the Chu family, there isn't a single capable person."
Chu Feng glanced at Si Qi with curiosity, not expecting that Si Qi had actually considered these matters. He admitted, "This has been going on for over a hundred years, a customary practice. The credit goes to the four families, and those who contribute receive monetary and resource rewards."
Those people knew that no matter how hard they tried, the Chu family would eventually be in power by its own members, and it would not be handed over to outsiders with no blood relation. Therefore, they did not care about the honorary rewards and were satisfied with the material subsidies.
“It would have been fine in the past, but now it’s wartime. It’s bad if incompetent superiors take command during battle and let capable soldiers follow their orders,” Si Qi said. “Once the Zerg officially invade, such an arrangement will inevitably create huge hidden dangers.”
Upon hearing this, Chu Feng frowned and began to ponder seriously.
Si Qi said slowly, "There are many other places as well..."
Orcs look no different from humans, but by nature they still follow the law of the jungle. Born as weak, herbivorous animals, orcs can only remain at the bottom of society from birth to death. There are countless similar cases of a careful and intelligent sheep following the careless wolf boss's instructions in the office.
Not to mention that the law is practically non-existent, and people from powerful families can harm ordinary people with impunity without paying any price.
Despite the seemingly advanced and enlightened social environment, barbaric and backward ideas are deeply rooted.
Especially under the influence of war, this dog-eat-dog situation has become even more pronounced.
Si Qi: "We need to adjust this situation as soon as possible."
Chu Feng stared intently at Si Qi, and for a moment even suspected that Si Qi was actually an old monster who had been reincarnated like him—until he saw Si Qi's short and thin figure after being imprisoned for more than ten years, and the milk mustache that had accidentally stuck to his mouth after drinking the milkshake.
He silently handed Si Qi a handkerchief, "Starting tomorrow, come with me to meetings."
Wasn't he also a teenager back then, relying on his intelligence and strength to rise to the position of Si Qi's right-hand man? It's not surprising that another prodigy like him would appear; there will always be geniuses in this world.
With Chu Feng's endorsement, Si Qi followed Chu Feng into the conference room without encountering any resistance.
However, Chu Feng's proposal at the meeting to remove certain nominal members of the Chu family from their positions of real power attracted a lot of criticism.
Because of Chu Feng's status, they didn't dare to go too far, but their attitude was extremely resistant, even extremely angry.
It wasn't until Chu Feng explained that after the Zerg invasion, their descendants would be forced to be in the most dangerous positions facing the Zerg because of their positions that their minds, which were filled with power, finally cleared up. They stopped thinking about what benefits their children would lose and started worrying about their children's safety.
The rest of the conversation became much easier.
With everyone sharing the same goal, the meeting proceeded very smoothly. The young men were assigned to prestigious nominal positions, while the actual command of the troops was gradually transferred to truly capable individuals.
At this critical moment, regardless of the background or status of these chosen individuals, the Chu family leaders were not foolish enough to allow those with whom they had vested interests to take such a suicidal role. They needed these people to fight against the Zerg and protect everyone's safety. Therefore, the elites who had previously remained anonymous came into view one by one, and their positions were quickly arranged.
It's easy to imagine how overjoyed these nameless, depressed, and frustrated soldiers would be when the news broke.
They have been given an opportunity to transcend social classes and fully utilize their strengths in this chaotic world. No one will point fingers at them, and they might even be able to use this opportunity to become the next four great families—as long as someone is willing to lend them a hand, just as the savior once helped Xuanwu and his group.
Si Qi sat quietly to the side, silently planning his next move. The clan leader noticed Si Qi and asked Chu Feng, "Did you bring him here for something?"
Chu Feng stated frankly, "The things mentioned in this meeting were reminded to me by Xiao Qi."
The clan leader was slightly taken aback, then turned to look at Si Qi again, his expression one of surprise.
Si Qi smiled and waved to the clan leader in a childlike manner, silently saying "Hi".
The clan leader subconsciously returned the smile, showing a particular fondness for this lovable cub.
Perhaps the child just happened to mention something related to it, and then the ancestor carefully analyzed it, realized that something was wrong, and that's why he specially convened a meeting to discuss the matter on the table.
The clan chief smiled and praised Si Qi: "Little Qi is great, he helped his uncles and aunts a lot." Otherwise, by the time they realized the seriousness of the matter, many people would have already died on the battlefield.
Even if the commanders were urgently reassigned to fight the Zerg afterward, it would still cause considerable trouble at the time.
Si Qi: "It's my brother who's amazing."
"Hehe, yes, it's all thanks to your older brother. Little Qi is so good to his older brother, always thinking of him." The clan leader smiled and stroked Si Qi's hair. "Little Qi has made a great contribution this time, would you like some reward?"
Si Qi blinked: "Can I go out with my brother to kill bugs?"
The clan chief glanced at Chu Feng, who pondered for a moment and nodded. The clan chief then smiled and said, "Alright, but Xiao Qi, while you're with your brother, you must be careful to protect yourself, understand?"
"I understand," Si Qi said with a smile.
Si Qi and Chu Feng's teammates were all familiar faces; they had met back in the wasteland.
They were Chu Feng's personal guards, each one of the best in the army. Their main job was to provide emergency relief and rescue. Wherever a large number of elite Zerg appeared that the local garrison could not handle, they would rush there.
Knowing Si Qi's background and strength, they welcomed his arrival with great enthusiasm.
After all, there is no other team in the world that can have two SS-level warriors at the same time.
That's incredibly extravagant.
"Why do you feel like you haven't changed much in height?" The leopard-type beastman looked at Si Qi, stroked his chin, and said, "You've gotten a little fatter, you've gained weight."
"Enough with the nonsense. The doctor said that Xiao Qi is mainly focusing on getting enough nutrition right now, and he'll grow taller quickly once he gets enough." The female beastman kicked the other beastman and comforted Si Qi, saying, "It's okay, don't worry."
Actually, things weren't as good as she made them out to be. The doctor had privately told Chu Feng that because of the long-term injections of harmful drugs, Si Qi's future growth and development would definitely be affected. Perhaps he would be a short person for life, or perhaps his appearance and voice would forever remain childlike and immature.
This is a very cruel thing for an orc who is about to come of age, especially since Si Qi is a powerful warrior surrounded by tall, strong, and robust teammates, making the contrast even greater.
Si Qi is still young now, just starting out in the world, and doesn't understand these things, so he can be treated like a child without worry. But when he gets older, becomes an adult, and is more sensible, he will definitely feel embarrassed or even ashamed to be treated like a child again.
Now we can only pin our hopes on the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity of bloodline awakening. If we're lucky, it might have a transformative effect, making us grow much taller.
But the results certainly won't be as good as those of other healthy, grown-up orcs, sigh...
The female beastman sighed inwardly and couldn't help but punch the leopard beastman again. She really knew how to rub salt in the wound.
The leopard-clan orc was completely bewildered by the beating. He muttered "tigress" under his breath, ruffled Si Qi's hair, and said nonchalantly, "It's okay. Just run around and exercise with your brother. Eat meat when you're hungry, and you'll grow taller soon!"
Aren't all little ones like that? They're tough and thick-skinned, they can grow big just by eating meat, what's there to worry about!
The female beastman couldn't help but roll her eyes, while Si Qi watched this scene thoughtfully.
Looks like I should grow taller.
...
Two weeks later.
Chu Feng's gaze toward Si Qi has been quite strange lately.
Especially when you compare the clothes Si Qi wore when he first came to the house with his current clothes, the strange feeling becomes even more obvious.
"Are you really a dragon?" Chu Feng asked.
Could it be some other species that can freely control its size? Like a pufferfish or a jellyfish?
His eyesight is very sharp; he can detect even the slightest changes in height from people he spends every day with.
Especially every morning after waking up, seeing Si Qi makes me feel that he has grown a centimeter or two taller than yesterday.
Is this normal?
Hearing Chu Feng's question, the teammates on Chu Feng's team turned to look at Si Qi and found that the combat uniform that had been tailored for Si Qi when he joined the team was indeed too short in the sleeves and pant legs. They exclaimed in surprise, "Kids really do grow fast!"
Chu Feng remained silent.
Even if someone grows very fast, they shouldn't be able to grow that tall in just half a month.
After returning to base from the mission, Chu Feng took Si Qi to see a doctor. After a thorough examination, the conclusion was: "Everything is normal; he is perfectly healthy."
The doctor was astonished: "How did you treat him? The recovery is amazing!"
Chu Feng: "…………"
It's just normal conditioning and training.
He stared at Si Qi, seriously suspecting that Si Qi might not only be able to control his learning progress, but also his physical development.
Si Qi: "…………"
Si Qi looked away, ignoring Chu Feng's death stare.
He spent almost every day, 24 hours a day, except when he was showering or using the toilet, with Chu Feng by his side.
Even if Chu Feng is temporarily away on official business, he will send several subordinates to accompany Si Qi and protect his safety.
So he could only do small things during his shower time, taking out the medical pod in his space, lying in it for ten or twenty minutes to slowly repair the damage to his body.
If he weren't afraid of scaring people, he could have stayed in the medical pod and finished his treatment in one go, until he was fully recovered before coming out.
At that time, his appearance and physique should have been very similar to Si Xin's.
However, if they were to actually do that, Chu Feng's suspicions would go beyond mere doubt...
He pretended to be naive and said, "Yes, my brother takes very good care of me every day. I eat well and sleep well, so I grow taller quickly."
The doctor wholeheartedly agreed, stating that the test report couldn't be faked and that it must be the young clan chief's doing.
He said admiringly, "The phoenix bloodline is truly amazing. Not only can it be reborn from the ashes and rejuvenate, but it is also exceptionally good at growth and development!"
Chu Feng: "..."
If he were good at this, could he have kept a straight face for over ten years? He was already 1.8 meters tall when he was six years old!
Since Si Qi refused to talk, Chu Feng couldn't do anything about it. As long as it was confirmed that Si Qi was healthy and hadn't done anything reckless, that was fine.
However, this made Chu's mother exceptionally busy. She would buy new clothes for Siqi almost immediately after buying new ones. While she was annoyed, she was also happy, feeling a sense of witnessing her child grow up little by little.
Unaware of the reason, she cheerfully told Chu Feng, "It must be because Xiao Qi often goes out with you on missions and has seen a lot, so he can't wait to grow up."
What could Chu Feng say? He could only nod silently, indicating, "You're right."
Si Qi has indeed been to many places with him recently, rescuing many civilians who were attacked.
Because of his involvement, what should have been tense and dangerous emergency rescue operations went exceptionally smoothly each time.
The combined effect of two SS-level fighters is far greater than the sum of its parts. Even Chu Feng hadn't expected that having a comrade-in-arms of similar strength by his side would suddenly make things so much easier.
This meant that after each long journey to another city, they would quickly deal with the Zerg army that was proving incredibly difficult for the local garrison, leaving them with plenty of free time. The contrast between the actual fighting time and the time spent eating and drinking around could even create the illusion of "Am I here to provide support or to go on vacation?"
As is customary in society, local officials and military personnel came to welcome Chu Feng and his entourage, presenting them with generous gifts, which was the "gift list" that Si Xin's mother was accustomed to.
Chu Feng is the future head of the Chu family, and the entire Chu family territory belongs to him. Accepting gifts is like putting money into his own pocket, and he distributes everything he gets to his subordinates.
Si Qi didn't need this; Chu Feng's things were his things too. He had all sorts of treasures in his spatial storage. Faced with the gift list, he simply said, "Could you change it to something delicious?"
As a result, all the city's famous delicacies were delivered here.
The people heard rumors that there was a child (just kidding) in the rescue team. The little hero said he wanted to eat local delicacies, so the people spontaneously brought what they thought was the most delicious food to Si Qi.
From gourmet dishes prepared by chefs in star-rated hotels to local street food specialties, everything is available.
But when they saw the young clan leader and his entourage, everyone cheered for the young clan leader's name and couldn't help but feel that the little hero next to them looked very familiar.
—Isn't this the legendary savior? It just seems to have shrunk in size.
The media reported on the young clan leader's rescue operation, and many viewers noticed Si Qi's presence on television, discussing this person who had a similar face to the savior.
"This must be the savior's twin brother, right?"
"He's clearly the older brother, but he's much smaller than the Savior."
"Isn't he supposed to be gloomy and aloof, and quick to attack people? But he looks so cute and adorable eating snacks."
"His teammates seem to really like him; the way they look at him is like they're doting on a cub."
"It is said that he has been saving people and killing a lot of insects during this period."
"They truly are the twin brothers of the savior; the younger brother is the savior, and the older brother is equally amazing."
Nowadays, anything related to the savior is a hot topic of interest for the people of Beast Planet. Before long, news about Si Qi began to circulate in the market. Many people who could only watch early videos and quench their thirst for information about the savior finally had someone to offer as a substitute for comfort.
They watched the videos and screenshots related to Si Qi on the news and discussed among themselves: "So this is what the Savior looked like when he was a child. So cute."
“Huh? Didn’t I hear before that the Savior’s brother was born with developmental problems and had intellectual and physical disabilities? But when I see him standing in the crowd, I can’t tell that he has any problems at all.”
“Where can’t you tell? Look at his head, he’s so much shorter than the Savior.”
"But I remember during the last live stream, they said that the savior's brother had been found by the savior. How could he suddenly appear next to the young patriarch of the Chu family?"
“I heard from my boss that the young patriarch of the Chu family seems to be the reincarnation of the patriarch who founded the Chu family hundreds of years ago, and he had a very good relationship with the savior back then. Perhaps the savior asked the young patriarch of the Chu family to help take care of his brother.”
"The savior is indeed the savior. It's really prestigious to have the future head of the Chu family help take care of the child."
The people discussed this amusing incident enthusiastically, but none of them took it to heart.
Unexpectedly, the Si family suddenly filed a complaint. Si's parents stood in front of the screen, their faces streaked with tears, begging Chu Feng to release "Si Xin" and let their poor child go home.
The news caused an immediate uproar.
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Author's Note: Dad and Mom: If you don't come back soon, we'll be the ones getting blown up! [Cracks]
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