Zong Yuan’s hands were restrained by Ji Xing. When he tried to move, the force of Ji Xing holding his hands became more fierce, and his expression grew colder. “Male Zerg, do you want to resist me?”
“…” Zong Yuan slowly furrowed his brows, facing Ji Xing. “What’s wrong with you?”
Ji Xing sneered, “Zong Yuan, you’ve never liked me.”
Zong Yuan’s mouth twitched. He forcefully flipped Ji Xing onto his back. One hand gripped Ji Xing’s struggling hands, and the other held his chin. In the dim light, he stared at Ji Xing’s face.
He scrutinized Ji Xing from a superior position. Ji Xing, angered by this gaze, shivered all over. His eyes, which had an imposing aura, unexpectedly misted over.
He was in great pain. “If you don’t love me, why did you lie to me?”
Ji Xing’s face seemed to have changed. He gave Zong Yuan a headache. “How can you not love me?”
Not only did Ji Xing cry, but his voice also choked. He accused Zong Yuan as if he were a heartless man. “You don’t even want to be with me!”
Zong Yuan, “…Ji Xing?”
Ji Xing made a nasal sound, “Hmm?”
“What’s wrong with you?” Zong Yuan checked his forehead temperature; it was normal. Perplexed, he said, “Did you eat something strange?”
In his impression, Ji Xing had always been a mature, gentle, and considerate person. Now he seemed completely different, making Zong Yuan suddenly recall what Ji Xing had said before. “Could it be what you mentioned earlier, hallucinogenic plants?!”
“Not at all,” Ji Xing grumbled, “I wouldn’t let such inferior plants grow on Nato Star.”
“That statement sounds a bit nuanced.”
Zong Yuan put on a menacing expression, “Speak, Commander Ji Xing! Tell me all your secrets, or believe me, I’ll do something excessive to you!”
Ji Xing looked at him in confusion, “My secret?”
Zong Yuan nodded solemnly, teasing his somewhat mentally disabled wife, “Are you an undercover agent infiltrated into the Empire?”
“I’m not, I’m not,” Ji Xing firmly denied first, then hesitated, “But it seems I do have a secret.”
Really?
Zongyuan raised an eyebrow, turned off all potentially recording intelligence, and pretended to distrustfully look at Ji Xing. “Oh? I don’t believe you.”
Blushing, Ji Xing said, “I, I have a huge secret…”
“Don’t believe you.”
Ji Xing whispered, “I can’t give birth to little Zerg offspring, and I shamelessly want to marry a male Zerg.”
Softened by his words, Zong Yuan asked softly, “Why can’t you give birth to little Zerg offspring?”
“How does a planet give birth to little Zerg offspring? Wait, maybe I can give birth to a small asteroid!”
Zong Yuan sighed, “Confused people are starting to talk nonsense.”
“I’m not talking nonsense,” Ji Xing frowned at Zong Yuan, “You really don’t love me.”
As he spoke, he looked so sad and uncomfortable, covering his chest, “It hurts so much…”
Zong Yuan, feeling sorry for him, rubbed the spot on his chest. As soon as his hand touched, Ji Xing boldly let out a satisfied sound, “Comfortable~”
Zong Yuan chuckled, “So thirsty?”
Ji Xing, half-squinting, looked at him and nodded honestly. He even explained, “I’m not usually like this, it’s just been a long time since I came back, and the surge of power makes me a bit confused.”
Zong Yuan absentmindedly comforted him while Ji Xing, behaving like a drunkard, mumbled random words, “You still have power, amazing.”
Ji Xing hummed twice, “Touch lower, please.”
Zong Yuan, with his proud nose bridge, replied, “You should go to sleep.”
Ji Xing’s face darkened, and his dangerous black eyes suddenly lit up with a green light, similar to the color on the surface of Nato Star. “It seems like you took my words as a joke.”
Zong Yuan was shocked, “Baby, your eyes?!”
Ji Xing beckoned, and the door of the spacecraft rose. The vines, eagerly waiting at the door, quickly wrapped around Zong Yuan’s hands and feet before he could react, skillfully bringing him out of the spacecraft.
“Damn!”
Zong Yuan’s arm muscles bulged. Damn it, he couldn’t break free.
Ji Xing leisurely followed him out of the spacecraft. His eyes emitted a green light, resembling an elegant wild wolf, strolling in the darkness and approaching Zong Yuan.
He threw his military jacket onto the spacecraft, loosened a few buttons of his shirt from his left shoulder, and casually pulled at his tie. Then he clapped his hands.
The next moment, something incredibly beautiful happened.
Countless glowing plants filled the entire sky. Multicolored and beautiful lights covered every corner. Ancient vines intertwined in the air to form a heart shape. Thumb-sized plants emitting warm yellow light gathered in the air, seemingly forming a few words.
“I guess it’s ‘I love you,'” Zong Yuan, reassured after knowing it was Ji Xing’s doing, smiled with a hint of amusement. “Quite romantic, Commander Ji Xing.”
As he spoke, three glowing words appeared in front of them, quite straightforward: “Are you hard?”
The gracefully curved “?” looked quite appealing.
Zong Yuan: “…”
Terrified.
Three sentences sticking to the theme, Ji Xing’s persistence almost scared Zong Yuan away.
Ji Xing proudly lifted his chin, “Zong Yuan, do you like it?”
“…There’s one very important thing,” Zong Yuan felt uneasy about the large words suspended in the air, “I’m not of legal age yet.”
Damn, thankfully not of legal age!
Zong Yuan sighed in relief.
Ji Xing contemplated, “Right, you’re not of legal age. According to the regulations among the interstellar alliances, it’s not allowed to engage with minors.”
Zong Yuan nodded regretfully, “Forget it, let’s go back to sleep?”
“Are you disappointed?” Ji Xing, feeling a bit embarrassed, added, “I have other ways.”
Zong Yuan’s heart skipped a beat, “Forget it, we—”
Ji Xing took a step forward, his left hand covering Zong Yuan’s chest, and his right hand reaching towards the top of his head. He snapped his fingers crisply.
The universe shifted.
The sky suddenly brightened and then dimmed again, and the surrounding plants withered and burst forth with green once more. The visible elevation of the tree-ring flowers stunned Zong Yuan!
The spacecraft remained motionless, stained by the fading and aging brought by the passage of time.
Trees and vines grew unabashedly, and Zong Yuan could even imagine the continuous growth of the Adagen beasts.
Time on Nato Star was rapidly advancing.
“Maybe I can birth a little planet,” “haven’t come back in a long time,” “power surged up, making me a bit confused”…
!!!
Zong Yuan widened his eyes, looking at Ji Xing who was also gazing back at him. “Are you Nato Star?!”
Ji Xing looked at him with confusion, “You didn’t know?”
Furrowing his brow, Zong Yuan said, “You don’t love me at all.”
The plants around them changed rapidly as Ji Xing counted down, “5, 4, 3, 2, 1!”
Time came to a standstill.
Ji Xing lifted his hand from Zong Yuan, and the vines on Zong Yuan fell, turning into twinkling stardust the moment they touched the ground.
Zong Yuan hadn’t recovered from the explosive revelation when he saw the young commander in front of him, who possessed a striking appearance, smiling with satisfaction. “Congratulations on reaching adulthood.”
He had come of age.
Wings emerged from between Ji Xing’s bones, casting a massive shadow. Though they were Zerg-like wings, on him, they seemed angelic. Ji Xing spoke with tenderness, “A’Yuan.”
At this moment, he appeared as Ji Xing on Giant Rock Star and simultaneously as Ji Xing on Nato Star.
Zong Yuan unbuttoned his cuff, grasping Ji Xing’s hand with a smile. “Ji Xing, now that I’m an adult, I can finally relax.”
Ji Xing—Star. The name was truly beautiful.
Ji Xing took him into the sky, where plants had already been arranged to form a bed.
Folding his wings, he obediently lay down on the bed.
Next, everything was left in Zong Yuan’s control.
In the hazy moment, Zong Yuan suddenly asked, “Can you really birth a little planet?”
“Lie, lying to you…”
“You little rascal.”
The entire planet was immersed in a rosy hue.
Giant Rock Star.
The end of the month was getting closer and closer.
The personnel at the First Military Academy were waiting for news from Zong Yuan and Ji Xing. Not to mention their shadows, there wasn’t even a single message.
In the past almost 100 years, Nato Star has been a thorn in the side of the military. Seeing that this thorn has not been removed this time, instead posing a potential danger to two outstanding talents of the empire, the military personnel are both anxious and powerless.
Military meeting.
“Admiral Ken? Admiral Ken? Admiral Ken…?”
Ken stared blankly at the documents in his hand, suddenly coming back to reality. “Wh-what?!”
The colonel who called him looked concerned. “Admiral Ken, the meeting has already adjourned. Are you okay?”
Ken’s face was pale, with heavy dark circles under his eyes, giving him the appearance of someone seriously ill. Ken forced a smile. “I’m fine, no need to worry.”
“Alright, take care of yourself.”
The colonel who woke him up didn’t say much more, just looked at him with sympathy.
Nearly a month had passed, but the female from the Admiral’s family had not returned, and there was no news about them either. In such a dangerous place as Nato Star, it was feared that…
No wonder Admiral Ken had become increasingly restless and anxious in the past half month.
Ken, unsteady on his feet, returned to his office. Div walked in hastily, and Ken, with renewed hope, looked at Div. “Div! Is there… any news about A’Yuan?!”
Div felt deep sorrow, looking at Ken’s pale face with moist eyes, and shook his head sadly. “Admiral Ken, a message has come from the military… ”
His voice choked up, and he couldn’t bring himself to say the last sentence.
Ken’s heart suddenly ached, the pain making it hard for him to catch his breath. He supported himself on the desk, his eyes reddening. “Tell me! What is the news!”
His breathing became increasingly unstable, and with each inhale of the cold air, his internal organs began to ache intensely.
Div knelt on the ground with a loud “pa,” covering his face. “It’s all my fault, it’s all my fault. I shouldn’t have administered that suppressant to Young Master A’Yuan…”
His reaction.
With a loud crash, Ken knocked over a chair as he tried to crawl up from the ground. However, his arms were completely powerless, unable to support his body.
Ken pounded the ground forcefully, cradling his head. “My A’Yuan! My child…”
Enduring his tears, he couldn’t suppress the sobs escaping from his lips.
The smart wristband beeped, signaling an incoming call from the First Army Headquarters.
Hope surged in Ken’s heart. He stared wide-eyed at the wristband, trembling fingers struggling to press the accept button.
Press it! Press it!
Finally, he pressed it. Ken’s voice trembled with hope as he asked, “Commander Fu Ren, it’s been less than a month. They won’t be in any danger… even if it’s been a month, they won’t be in any danger. Do you have any news about A’Yuan?!”
Admiral Fu Ren’s voice was solemn, filled with sorrow. “Commander Ji Xing set a timed military report before departure. It stated… that he and your offspring speculated that Nato Star has the ability to accelerate time.”
Ken’s breath hitched.
The elderly voice continued, “We don’t want both of them to sacrifice… but Ken, you better prepare for the worst.”
“Sacrifice,” “prepare for the worst”…
Ken remained silent, as if time had come to a standstill.
Commander Fu Ren sighed in his heart and simultaneously dialed into Ken’s male, Kyle’s neural network. Kyle quickly answered, his voice trembling with hope, “Has A’Yuan returned?”
Commander Fu Ren’s heart skipped a beat, and he fell silent: “…”
This sentiment doesn’t need words; those who understand can comprehend it.
Kyle was panting heavily, his mind throbbing. “Tell me, Commander Fu Ren!!! It’s impossible! Impossible!… Impossible.”
Commander Fu Ren wiped his eyes with a handkerchief, “Yes, without seeing them… in front of the bodies, nothing can be guaranteed.”
While trying to comfort the unfortunate couple, the words he spoke seemed to trigger something.
Kyle clutched his chest, slid off the sofa, and lay on the floor, breathing heavily like a fish on the brink of danger.
Hearing the sounds, Hishin and LanDe came out of their rooms to see Kyle in tears.
Their hearts trembled, and they stood nervously in place. “W-What’s going on…”
Kyle looked at the two of them, his nose tingling. “A-A’Yuan…”
But even these two words couldn’t be uttered, and the subtle atmosphere left everyone silent.
The two sub-females were also frightened and had tears streaming down their faces. They only knew that their brother would be gone for a month, but what happened now? Why did it feel so painful?
Why was their father crying? Why was he mentioning their brother’s name? Where was their brother?
No one’s neural network uttered a word.
Fu Ren, the old Zerg, couldn’t bear this atmosphere. He was about to end the call when he heard Ken speak up.
“But,” Ken muttered to himself, staring blankly at the floor and the tears dropping onto it, “But, my A’Yuan, my offspring…”
“He’s just a little, underage male… Zerg.”
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Author’s note:
The world is about to end~
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