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Chapter 52 – To Start a Prairie Fire (1)

       After half a year, Eta Star once again became the premiere battleground between the Empire and Olympus. The previous devastation was still there, and the two armies faced each other at the border. Arthur’s warships deployed in a chain formation, almost completely encircling the opposing force.

       The huge metal wings were like the scythe in the hand of death in the dark night, and the intensive artillery fire tore apart Eta Star’s fragile defence line.

       Shen Zhuofan was sitting at the back. He looked at Arthur, who was about to land and connected to the video call.

       “The guide team will set off in five minutes.” Shen Zhuofan was wearing a black field uniform. He was tall and slender. Although he was not as robust as a sentinel, he was still standing tall and graceful.

       Arthur’s fiery red hair stood out conspicuously on the battlefield. He joked, “It’s okay if you don’t go over. Just hide behind.”

       Shen Zhuofan rolled his eyes, “We can switch places if you want. You come here, and I’ll go there.”

       Arthur laughed. He put his two fingers together and made a handsome military salute in front of his forehead, “It is my honour to fight alongside you, Guide Shen Zhuofan.”

 

       Skarter and Lin Dongliang came not long after, and they were used to wearing formal clothes. This was the first time Shen Zhuofan saw his usually gentle and elegant senior wearing a field uniform.

       Lin Dongliang was a little shorter than him, but he didn’t look thin, and he had a gentle and heroic air.

       “There are a lot of controlled guides here; many of them are still underage.” Shen Zhuofan’s face turned ugly. He had not investigated Eta’s experimental projects before. However, when he actually saw it, he still couldn’t accept it, “Most of the Sentinel are diehard Olympus loyalists, and only a small portion of them are willing to submit and surrender.”

       Lin Dongliang frowned, “There is a reason why Olympus has been independent for so many years.” He took the lead in entering the Eta gene bank. He saw nothing else except a few sentinel corpses on the ground. Olympus had already emptied the furnishings inside beforehand.

       Arthur clicked his tongue, “It seems that what happened before has basically made them give up here.”

       Skarter didn’t comment. He led his men around a few times and returned to the gene bank with a serious expression, “I think we have to go directly to Olympus.”

       The others looked at him.

       Skarter took a deep breath, “If this side really gives up, then the size of Olympus’s current army is not something that His Majesty can fight against.”

 

       Moschery did not show any difference when he received Lin Dongliang’s report. He just replied, “I understand.” Then, he readjusted the distribution of the aircraft ships.

       Qin Yun saw that he had changed into a flight suit and did not stop him, “You don’t plan to take me with you?”

       Moschery glanced at him, “I’m just going to investigate. I’ll be back in a while.”

       “Then you stay here.” Qin Yun suggested, “There is no rule that the Emperor must personally take part in the danger. I can go if it is just for investigation.”

       Moschery frowned, “Don’t make trouble.” He said helplessly, “Little Bixi will be worried.”

       Qin Yun: “I will be worried if you go. That’s not the reason.”

       Moschery was a little angry, but he was reluctant to get really angry with Qin Yun. He glared at Qin Yun a little irritably, and finally, he could only compromise, “Call Chen Xiao and Tristana. You will be on a ship with them.”

       “…” Qin Yun was confused, “How could you give your guide to someone else…”

       Unmoved, Moschery insisted, “For your own good, cut the crap.”

       Qin Yun: “…”

 

       In the end, when the actual departure time came, the plan couldn’t keep up with the changes, and Qin Yun didn’t expect to wait for Bixi.

       “I’ll go with you.” Bixi was carrying a first aid kit that looked bigger than her, “Just arrange an aircraft for me, or I can fly it myself.”

       Qin Yun was going crazy, “What’s the point of you going along for the ride?! Want me to die of fright?!”

       Bixi said confidently, “There are no big or small battlefields. As the commander, of course, I can go, but you, as a member of the royal family, should, in theory, one go, and one stays behind to oversee the overall situation”

       “…” Qin Yun was too depressed to refute and could only watch Bixi boarding Moschery’s ship.

       Tristana comforted him and said, “We’re not far away anyway, so we can always back up if something’s wrong.”

       Qin Yun folded his arms and said nothing. He had a lingering sense of unease, but he couldn’t quite articulate it in the moment. He had to endure it alone with no apparent solution in sight.

 

       When they were about to arrive at the border of Olympus, Moschery gave an order for everyone to hide. Chen Xiao piloted the aircraft to follow his, and the remaining ten or so small spacecraft formed a cross to protect the rear.

       Qin Yun couldn’t help but connect to the video and waited for a long time before seeing Moschery’s face.

       “Don’t get too far forward.” Qin Yun warned, “There’s no way Olympus isn’t patrolling.”

       Moschery nodded, “I know.” He frowned, “Sit down, don’t stand and talk to me, be careful of falling.”

       Qin Yun sat down obediently. He and Moschery looked outside together. After actually sneaking into the border of Olympus, they both discovered the problem.

       “…” Qin Yun, “This has gone full military base.”

       Moschery said nothing with a sullen face. Chen Xiao said seriously, “They’re on high alert. We’ll only be able to stay for a while at most.”

       Bixi’s voice came from the communicator, “Can you confirm where Helu is?”

       “It’s in progress.” Tristana quickly entered the command, “I’ve hacked into the Alliance map of Olympus… but it is too big. As His Highness said, they do not have any civilian equipment. It is just a large military base.” Suddenly, the female general’s face changed drastically, “Crap, they spotted us!”

 

       Several patrol ships had already moved quickly from a distance. Moschery calmly dodged the tracking bullets and gave the order in a deep voice, “Chen Xiao will go first. I will cover your retreat.”

       Qin Yun was just about to say whether the order was reversed when he felt the wings of the aircraft shaking. One of the enemy aircraft carriers was close to them at some point. The fuselage hit the side and almost overturned Chen Xiao in the driver’s seat.

       Moschery controlled the aircraft to fly upward quickly, and he concentrated his firepower to knock down the opponent without hesitation.

       “Damn it!” Chen Xiao’s head had just hit the top of his head; he wiped it only to realise that it was bleeding, and couldn’t help but curse.

       Tristana’s Crested Ibis flew to his side, its red and black wings gently caressing Sentinel’s wound.

       “I’m fine.” Qin Yun confirmed to Moschery in the video, “Stop covering up and just rush out.”

       The Emperor’s face was as dark as water, “It’s too late, the firepower is too strong, we must abandon one.”

       Qin Yun just discovered that half of the dozen or so spaceships that had followed him had been sunk by Olympus, and Moschery had arranged the rest around his own ship.

       “I’ll lure them away.” Moschery glanced at Qin Yun one last time, and he suddenly smiled, “There is something I want you to take a look at.”

       Qin Yun’s expression was a mix of bewilderment and anger. Before he could speak, Moschery turned off the communication device.

       Then, a huge black dragon appeared above the Moschery aircraft.

       “Oh my god…” Tristana covered her mouth and said in disbelief, “Is that His Majesty’s spiritual link?”

       At this moment, Qin Yun finally understood what his sentinel wanted to show him.

 

       Almost at the same time, the artillery fire of all Olympus patrol ships was aimed at Moschery’s aircraft. Chen Xiao roared and increased the speed of the aircraft to the extreme, and finally rushed out of the border, grazing the gunfire.

       Qin Yun turned around in panic. In a blaze of fire, the Moschery aircraft could no longer be seen clearly.


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Chapter 50 – Lost Soul

       The child took Song Jun towards the top of the tower and told him that in the tower, he had seen a person exactly like Song Jun, except that he was dressed differently.

       “That man seemed to have lived in the tower for a long time,” the child said.

       Song Jun watched him jump up the stairs and suddenly asked, “When were you imprisoned here?”

       The child looked a little gloomy, “A few months ago.”

       Song Jun asked him, “Can you never get out again?”

       The child said ‘En’ and said, “I will become like them in the future, and then I won’t feel lonely anymore.”

       Song Jun raised his hand and touched the child’s head. They didn’t feel warm at all.

       The child raised his head and looked at him as if he didn’t need him to pity him and said to him, “You can’t get out either. You can talk to me in the future. Maybe we won’t become like them.”

       Song Jun smiled but said nothing.

       They arrived at the highest floor of the Soul-Suppressing Pagoda. The child suddenly stopped walking and pointed to a man in front of him who was leaning against the railing and looking up at the top of the tower.

       The man was wearing dark clothes, with long black hair hanging down his shoulders. His appearance was clearly the same as Song Jun’s, but his face was serene, and his eyes were devoid of any expression.

       This was the incomplete soul in Song Jun’s body. He had Song Jun’s missing memory, but he had lost his sanity. He just relied on his memory and looked in the direction of heaven day after day, wanting to return to his master.

       Song Jun looked at him, closed his eyes, and then slowly walked in his direction.

       Ever since he first accompanied Xia Hongshen to the City God Temple, he felt a pull from his own soul. However, at that time, he didn’t know what it was. Even now, he remained unclear about why his soul and spirit were lost and trapped in this place. Yet, he was certain that once he retrieved his lost soul, he should be able to recover his past memories.

       At the time when his soul fused, many memories and emotions came together. Even though he could no longer feel the pain without his body, he still felt extremely painful because of this feeling.

       When Song Jun was about to kneel on the ground, he supported his body with his hands. He raised his head, gasped for air, and then slowly closed his eyes.

       Xia Hongshen waved his Gilded Phoenix Wings and struck them repeatedly against the Shining Snow in Mei Ling’s hand.

       In fact, this was the first time Xia Hongshen had fought against Mei Ling. As the daughter of Jade Emperor, Mei Ling’s spiritual power was naturally not weak, but she should not be so strong. After all, her opponent was Demon Zhen, an ancient monster that even the Jade Emperor dared not offend easily.

       Xia Hongshen used the Gilded Phoenix Wings to force Mei Ling to take a few steps back, then stopped and said, “Didn’t you notice?”

       Mei Ling was startled, “What did you notice?”

       Xia Hongshen said, “The demonic energy in your body is restless and is about to overflow.”

       When Mei Ling heard this, her face turned cold.

       Xia Hongshen continued, “Are you the one who bring the demonic energy into the city?”

       Mei Ling didn’t speak, which seemed to be her acquiescence.

       Xia Hongshen didn’t understand, “Do you realise that as the demonic energy spreads, the heavenly realm won’t let you act freely? Sooner or later, you will ruin this city.”

       Mei Ling said, “How do you know I don’t have the ability to contend with the heavenly realm?”

       Xia Hongshen asked, “As the daughter of Jade Emperor, what’s the point of doing such a thing?”

       “The daughter of Jade Emperor?” Mei Ling showed a look of disgust, “Isn’t the Jade Emperor helpless against you as well? If there’s something I want to achieve, I will do it. Since the Jade Emperor is of no use, I’ll rely on my own abilities to accomplish it.”

       Xia Hongshen frowned slightly.

       Suddenly, Xia Hongshen noticed that the ground beneath his feet began to tremble. He looked at Mei Ling and asked, “What’s going on?”

       Mei Ling smiled and said, “I opened the passage from the human world to the demon world. Then, monsters from the demon world can use this passage to enter and exit the human world.”

       Xia Hongshen said, “Did you really collude with the demon world to do such a thing?”

       “Stop talking nonsense,” Mei Ling said impatiently, “Sooner or later, you will be nothing more than a prisoner under my command.”

       The Shining Snow Sword flashed with dazzling light and stabbed Xia Hongshen in the face again.

       At the same time, cracks invisible to the naked eye opened in countless dark corners of the city, and demonic energy sprang out from the cracks, flowing freely throughout the city.

       On the contrary, a bolt of lightning suddenly struck from the sky, followed by thunder and strong winds, as if a heavy rain was brewing.

       At this time, Xia Hongshen’s cell phone suddenly rang.

       He didn’t have time to answer the phone, so he flicked his fingers in his pocket, threw Xi Anling out, and asked her to answer the phone.

       Xi Anling turned over and knelt on the ground, with her short skirt not even covering her knees. After answering the phone, she heard Yun Po’s voice coming from the other side. He shouted loudly, “I can’t enter the city!”

       Xi Anling then shouted to Xia Hongshen, “Yun Po said he can’t enter the city!”

       While Xia Hongshen was fighting Mei Ling, he was still distracted and replied, “Tell him that this city has opened a gap with the demon world and has been sealed off by the heaven.”

       Xi Anling then told Yun Po again.

       Yun Po asked loudly, “What should we do?”

       Xia Hongshen said, “Tell him to find a way to get into the city.”

       Xi Anling conveyed Xia Hongshen’s words again, then hung up the phone, stood up and wanted to help Xia Hongshen deal with Mei Ling, but Xia Hongshen ordered, “Go to Long Xing and tell him the situation.”

       Xi Anling was unwilling to give in and stared at Mei Ling fiercely.

       Xia Hongshen raised his voice slightly and yelled, “Go!”

       Then she stamped her foot, turned around and ran away.

       Mei Ling glanced at Xi Anling, sneered, and drew a semicircle in front of her forehead with her left hand. Then Xia Hongshen saw countless dark demonic energy surging in the direction of Mei Ling and entering her body.

       Mei Ling wanted to use the power of the demon world to defeat Xia Hongshen.

       A dark glow spread along the snowy white blade. As it continued to clash with the Gilded Phoenix Wings, the golden glow of the Gilded Phoenix Wings slowly faded, and it was about to be eroded by the demonic energy.

       Although Gilded Phoenix Wings and Dragon Tip Whip were Xia Hongshen’s usual weapons, the most powerful weapon around him was still the Chunjun, and it was also the weapon he used most easily.

       Even now, Xia Hongshen still did not know the true identity of the owner of the Demon Market. However, since it was related to the demonic energy and connected to Princess Meiling, then Chunjun should also be trapped by them.

       Where was Chunjun?

       Xia Hongshen raised his head and let out a beast’s roar, which was the sound he made to summon Chunjun. In their long years, once Chunjun had left his side, he had always been like this, impatiently calling Chunjun back; he did not want to leave Chunjun.

       Before that, Song Jun, who had found his soul and memory, was half-kneeling on the ground, trying to digest the things that were pouring into him.

       The child next to him cautiously looked at him and asked, “Are you okay?”

       Song Jun shook his head, resisted the pain and stood up. He reached out and touched the child’s head and said, “I’m fine.”

       The child looked up at him and suddenly felt something strange because the expression of the person in front of him had changed. He was not as calm and lifeless as before, nor was he the silly and innocent one just now. It was as if he was a different person.

       Song Jun stretched out his hand to hold the railing in front of him and gently pressed his chest with his other hand. He finally remembered everything. He also knew why he was here, and he knew more clearly what he should do next. And only now did he realise that Chunjun in his previous life was not as indifferent as he saw, but had more and stronger emotions, far beyond what he thought.

       “There’s no way out,” the little child told him, “none of us can get out.”

       Song Jun turned around and told him, “I will definitely go out.”

       The child didn’t know whether to believe it or not and kept looking at him with his head raised.

       Song Jun said, “I will take you out with me and send you to reincarnation.”

       The child opened his eyes wide, then sniffed as he said, “I don’t have any tears, but my nose is a little sore.”

       Song Jun smiled slightly at him.

       He took the children down from the top to the bottom of the pagoda. If he remembered correctly, Xia Hongshen told him that the Soul Suppressing Pagoda was connected to the eighteenth level of hell. Even if there was truly no way out of the pagoda, he was determined to find a way to escape, even if it meant entering the eighteen layers of hell.

       He was Chunjun, and there were thousands of lives under his sword. He had nothing to fear in this world, only concern.

       The door of the Soul-Suppressing Pagoda was still closed. The soul could only enter, but there was no way to get out.

       The ghost guarding the door was still trying to grab Song Jun’s arm. Song Jun raised his hand and waved him away. His whole body suddenly flew up and then landed in the distance.

       Song Jun reached out and touched the tower door.

       “It can’t be opened,” the kid said. He didn’t want to discourage Song Jun. He was just afraid that too much hope would eventually lead to more painful disappointment.

       Song Jun slowly closed his eyes. He was a sword spirit, and his soul carried Chunjun’s sharpest and purest sword energy. The sword energy was slowly injected into the pagoda door in front of him, and he wanted to use the sword energy to split the door directly.

       The entire Soul Suppressing Pagoda began to tremble, but it was still not enough. He could not use his sword energy to break open the door.

       The child was very disappointed and said to Song Jun, “It won’t do.”

       Song Jun opened his eyes, and he was not disappointed. If his ability were not enough to break through the door of the Soul Suppressing Pagoda, then he would go and find the passage to the eighteenth level of hell.

       At this moment, Song Jun heard Xia Hongshen’s call.

       The child asked in surprise, “What is the sound?”

       Song Jun raised his head and said, “My master is calling me. He needs me.”

       “Huh?” The child didn’t know why.

       The beast’s roar came one after another.

       Song Jun closed his eyes hard, and countless energy from the sword overflowed from his soul. The child was frightened and hurriedly hid in a corner to avoid the Chunjun sword energy.

       He saw Song Jun emanating a bronze-coloured glow, the sharp sword energy disrupting the stagnant air within the tower. Countless spirits emitted wailing cries. As the radiance expanded, the entire tower began to tremble violently. Sounds of collisions echoed from doors and windows. The seal outside the main gate was slowly sliced through by the sword’s energy, burning into a pile of ashes.

       When Night Patrol God led the guards from the City God’s Temple arrived, they saw that the door of the Soul Suppressing Pagoda was broken open from the inside. Song Jun, who was lying on the ground, slowly stood up. The blood on his forehead was not dry yet, but the wound there was already healing slowly.

       “Chunjun?” Night Patrol God shouted angrily, “Do you dare to destroy the tower?”

       As soon as the tower door opened, Song Jun came out, and many souls scattered in all directions.

       Song Jun didn’t have time to struggle with the Night Patrol God. He used his sword energy to force them away and flew away outside the City God’s Temple.


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Chapter 27 – Companion

       For nearly a week, Zhuo Yue’s entire life consisted of eating, bathing, reading, doing housework, obeying commands, and receiving training. His world had shrunk into a house, where he had no privacy, rights, or autonomy and was completely cut off from his previous life.

       He stood in front of the mirror, looking at himself naked. He couldn’t even remember what he used to look like under the spotlight and in front of the camera. Everything in the past seemed to have become a distant and vague illusion. The applause, screams, cheers, and rumours had all been stripped away from this body. The man who dominated everything tore open his skin, pulled out the childlike child he curled up in, and led him through the dark, shrouded path. Fang Mingyan had seen him at his worst, knew all his weaknesses, and controlled every part of his body. This man had powers that could easily destroy him, yet he had always used that power to protect him.

       When he was around Fang Mingyan, his heart was calmer than ever before, as if everything had become simple and pure. For the first time, he tried to be his true self without reservation, for the first time, he trusted another person wholeheartedly, and for the first time, he willingly gave everything to him.

       Changes were subtly taking place.

       He didn’t know when it started, but his eyes began to stay on Fang Mingyan unconsciously for a long time. Every expression, every movement, every command affected his gaze. He was becoming more and more accustomed to being by each other’s side. Even if he had free time, he wanted to stay within sight of each other.

       Such as this moment.

       Zhuo Yue gently tapped on the door with a green tea in hand, and upon hearing a “come in” from inside, he pushed the door open.

       Fang Mingyan was reading the stack of newcomer information faxed by his secretary. Zhuo Yue put the tea in his hand, went to the bookshelf to get a book as usual, and sat quietly on the sofa to read. There were probably more newcomers participating in the selection this time, and Fang Mingyan had been working at his desk. However, this book, ‘Analysis of Film Art Expression Techniques’ was too theoretical and looked very boring. The room was as warm as spring, and Zhuo Yue couldn’t help but feel sleepy. His eyelids slowly drooped, and the neat handwriting became blurry shadows, indistinct and unclear.

       After this period of conditioning, his sleep quality gradually improved. Although he still woke up from time to time in the middle of the night, he was able to guarantee at least four or five hours of deep sleep every day. At this moment, tiredness came over him. He glanced vaguely toward the desk, then leaned softly on the sofa and fell asleep.

       In a trance, he fell into a dream.

       In the quiet night, the wind stirred the branches and made a rustling sound, and the sound of unknown animals came from the deep woods. He was awakened by the cry, and when he opened his eyes, he found that he was in a stone cave, naked, but warm underneath, as if wrapped in a black scarf. The difference was that the ‘scarf’ had black scales. He moved; the ‘scarf’ also moved, and the scales rubbed against the skin, making it slippery. Immediately afterwards, the huge object beside him also moved, and the mountain-like figure of the dragon enveloped him. He raised his face and saw the slowly opening blood-red eyes, but those eyes were full of tenderness. It circled him with its long tail and gently covered him with its wings.

       “Sleep, don’t be afraid.”

       It seemed to say something like this. Zhuo Yue said “Okay”, stretched out his arms to hug the tail, changed into a comfortable position, and fell asleep again.

       Dreams and reality alternated in the blurred boundary. The world was turned upside down and awakened those in deep sleep.

       When he opened his eyes, Zhuo Yue was still in a state of delirium, staring blankly at the man in front of him. After more than ten seconds, he gradually woke up and found that he was holding the man’s arm. Immediately embarrassed, he hurriedly gave up his hand and said, “Master, I’m sorry…” When he sat up, he found that he had a thin blanket on his body. Based on the dream just now, it was obvious that when the other person covered him with a blanket, he took the initiative to hug his arm. Zhuo Yue tried to explain awkwardly, “I just fell asleep and thought I was in a dream, so…”

       “What did you dream about?” Fang Mingyan asked.

       He blushed and whispered, “Dream of a dragon.”

       The man curled his lips, put his hands on the back of the sofa, held him between his arms, used one knee to prop up Zhuo Yue’s slightly separated legs, and said, “Tell me what it did to you.”

       The man’s knees were pressed between his legs through a thin layer of blanket, deliberately rubbing the sensitive parts gently and sometimes heavily. Zhuo Yue’s face turned red when he was provoked, “It didn’t do anything… Just slept…”

       Hearing his answer, Fang Mingyan chuckled. He leaned forward slowly, forcing Zhuo Yue to lean back on the back of the sofa. His fingers caressed his red ears. His deep voice had a special magnetism that made people’s hearts beat faster, “You are getting more and more courageous. You dare to sleep with others behind my back, huh?”

       His tone was like that of a child having a tantrum, with some unreasonable arrogance and a possessive desire to dominate.

       It felt like there was something soft in the heart like a flower stamen stained by rain and dew. Zhuo Yue looked up at him, with a smile in his dark eyes. He put his arms around the man’s waist, put his head on his chest, and said, “I was wrong, Master.”

       The man curled his lips silently and touched his head.

 

       Every night at nine o’clock was the hardest time for Zhuo Yue. He had to stay in a cage in front of a camera pointed at him.

       This was Fang Mingyan’s therapy—letting him spend some time with the camera every day and gradually extending the time according to his ability to bear it so that he could reduce his fear through repeated adaptation and habituation.

       It seemed to be working well so far. Zhuo Yue had become much calmer from the panic-stricken initial self. Although his limbs were still stiff and uneasy, at least he could maintain his basic posture for more than twenty minutes.

       Provided that his master was present. Fang Mingyan was like Zhuo Yue’s compass when he was lost, guiding his course all the way south.

       “Let’s start. Recite the short text you just read.” The cage was brightly lit at night, and the man was sitting on a single sofa, playing with a slender red cowhide soft whip in his hand.

       The naked Zhuo Yue knelt in the middle of the thick carpet in a standard posture, constantly thinking about what he had just read in his head. However, the camera placed not far away made him restless and unable to concentrate at all. He pursed his lips and began stiffly, “Time slowed down as the man and I stood by the window. We looked at each other, but neither of us spoke. It felt like I could see from his eyes… fireworks, a bustling firework scene. I want… I want…” After reciting it to this point, he could no longer remember the next sentence, and his eyes unconsciously turned from the man to the cold machine. Suddenly, a bit of sharp air passed by the ear, and the soft red whip rubbed the ear and was thrown heavily on the carpet, making a muffled sound.

       This whip made Zhuo Yue jump with fear. He immediately turned his attention back to the sofa and muttered, “Master…”

       “What order did I give you?” Fang Mingyan looked at him calmly.

       “Keep watching you until… I finished reciting the text.” Under the pressure of the camera, sweat broke out on his back, and his fingers behind his back were twisted into a ball.

       “Where were you looking just now?”

       “I was wrong.” Zhuo Yue tried his best to suppress his physical discomfort and keep his condition stable, and he begged, “Master, can you give me another chance?”

       The man threw the book in front of him and said coldly, “If you can’t memorise it this time, you will sleep here tonight.”

       Zhuo Yue’s body trembled slightly, his lips tightened, and he answered softly, “Okay.”

       This passage wasn’t long, and remembering these sentences wasn’t difficult for him, who was used to memorising scripts. However, under the gaze of that terrifying lens, just controlling himself to stay normal took too much effort. Every part of his body resisted. His blood seemed to congeal, feeling cold even though sweat dripped from his forehead. His eyes stared at the book, his brain repeatedly admonishing himself to remember those black words, but his memory was like an old car that just wouldn’t start no matter what.

       He wanted to do well, but he couldn’t do it well.

       Fear silently eroded his body, and he pushed himself to the limit in his urgency and self-denial. The nightmare grabbed his throat and choked him. Zhuo Yue’s hand holding the book began to tremble uncontrollably, his face became paler and paler, and finally, he arched his body in pain and let out a whimper like a small animal.

       “Zhuo Yue! Look at me, take a deep breath…” The man’s voice came to his ears, like the thunder that drove away nightmares on a summer night. His body fell into a hug, and the cold body was wrapped in warmth. Zhuo Yue opened his eyes with difficulty and saw a crack in the calm expression on Fang Mingyan’s face for the first time. This man who had always been strong and confident now showed a nervous and worried look, which distressed him. Zhuo Yue reached out and hugged him back as if he wanted to comfort him. He said with whitened lips, “I’m fine…”

       Fang Mingyan frowned deeply, took him out of the cage, carefully placed him on the big bed in the master bedroom, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and asked, “Do you feel any discomfort?”

       Zhuo Yue shook his head.

       Seeing the colour returned to his face, the man relaxed slightly. He sat down next to him, stroked his head, and said, “I’m sorry, I didn’t grasp the progress well.”

       Zhuo Yue lay down and shook his head silently again. He looked at Fang Mingyan with deer-like eyes and spoke slowly, “It felt like I could see a bustling fireworks scene from his eyes. I want to stay with him like this, watching the changing seasons, the intermingling of day and night, the majestic mountains and rivers, and the moon shining over the frosty rivers. I still want to be with him until time blurs our outlines, turning from unforgettable to forgettable. I’ve made up my mind about this, and it took all my courage.” After he finished speaking, his eyelashes grew. Trembling, “I recited it, Master.”

       The man didn’t speak for a long time, and there was a warm light in his black eyes. He caressed the face that looked a little tired and finally leaned over to kiss his forehead.

       “You did well, slave.”


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Chapter 51 – The Spark (3)

       Kyle received Helu’s body in the underground laboratory of Olympus. He bent down and put on gloves as he carefully stroked all parts of the corpse. Breaux couldn’t stand the other person’s touching the corpse and frowned, “Does this guy really have the first-generation God Sentinel gene in him? Don’t be swindled by that old woman.”

       Kyle didn’t speak. His fingers lingered on a cross-shaped wound near Helu’s heart. After a while, he said coldly, “He underwent an implantation surgery, embedding a sealed tube containing the genes into his own body.”

       “…” Breaux shuddered. “That’s truly… a bold move.”

       Kyle smiled, “Helu is not at all as weak and incompetent as the rumours say. He is a great emperor. Whether he decisively abandoned Olympus to protect the Empire’s guide or created Moschery, every step he takes shows the calmness of an Emperor—courageous, ruthlessly sacrificial yet noble in dedication.”

       Even if Kyle said this, Breaux obviously didn’t agree. He curled his lips in disdain and just asked with concern, “What should we do now?”

       Kyle didn’t answer. He took the scalpel and carefully cut open Helu’s chest. When he touched the sealed tube, Kyle’s expression couldn’t help but be moved, “…He hid it in the heart.”

       Breaux’s expression turned grim, “Is he crazy?!”

       “I don’t know.” Kyle frowned. He also found it very unbelievable. The airtight tube was only half the size of a little finger, containing a few extremely fine black strands of hair. He squinted at it in the light for a moment, “It’s a little strange. We need to do a test first to check whose DNA it belongs to.”

       Breaux said bitterly, “Not his own.”

       Kyle shook his head, “No, Helu’s hair is silver.” He glanced at the person in the cryogenic chamber, “But I remember that his hair was very long…”

       “Being an Emperor is so hard. It’s possible that all your hair will fall out.” Breaux mocked, and he glanced at the blood-stained sealed tube with disgust, “Please clean this thing up. It looks really disgusting.”

 

       Bixi was wearing a camouflage uniform. She put on wristbands and carefully put her long silver hair into a hat.

       Qin Yun’s expression didn’t convey agreement, but he spoke with as much patience as he could muster, “Would you wait here, please? I promise you, I will bring Helu’s body back.”

       “It’s not just about the remains.” Bixi put on her military boots neatly and tied her belt, which made her body surprisingly petite and thin, “An SSS level guide belongs to the commander level. I should be on the battlefield; there is a place for me there.”

       Qin Yun opened his mouth, and he realised that even if they were not related by blood, Bixi was the one who raised him. There was always a bit of her stubbornness and perseverance in his character.

       “Don’t look like you’ve been abandoned.” Bixi pinched Qin Yun’s face jokingly, “My little guy, be strong.”

       Qin Yun was silent. He held Bixi’s hand and was so sad that he couldn’t speak.

       Bixi gently stroked the top of his hair. She looked at Qin Yun and said, “You have never asked me who your biological parents are… Aren’t you curious?”

       “Maybe before, but not now.” Qin Yun said seriously, “You are the one who raised me. I’m very happy; having you is enough.”

       Bixi laughed. She secretly wiped away the tears that overflowed from the corners of her eyes, stretched out her hands and hugged her son.

 

       In order to save time, Moschery decided to divide his troops into two groups. Arthur, as the vanguard, was responsible for tearing apart Eta’s defensive fortress, followed by Skarter, who would then lead the army to attack Olympus directly.

       “Chen Xiao is in charge of the raid. Are the Star Thief gang here?” Moschery had already changed into field uniforms. He bumped fists with Arthur and Skarter and jumped onto the wing with ease.

       Qin Yun was checking the base below. He looked up and saw Moschery looking at him.

       “What are you doing?” Qin Yun tilted his head, “Don’t stand so high… I can’t even see your face clearly.”

       Moschery didn’t obey. He took a moment and replied, “I like it.”

       Qin Yun: “?”

       Moschery: “Because I can see you looking at me seriously.”

       “…” Qin Yun said helplessly, “I am seeing you carefully every day.”

       “It’s not enough.” Moschery jumped off the wing and rubbed the back of Qin Yun’s head roughly, “Your gaze should be more intense.” He paused and added, “You have no idea how I usually look at you.”

       Qin Yun: “…How do you look?”

       Moschery thought about it seriously, “The gaze of wanting to catch you anytime, anywhere.”

       Qin Yun: “…”

 

       Almost all the Star Thief’s members were dispatched. Qin Yun met Yaya, Ali and the twin brothers again. Moschery greeted them expressionlessly and faced his comrades who had been together through life and death with an expression of ‘you two liars’. Qin Yun could only stay and explain with a headache.

       “We were in a special position at the time…” Qin Yun tried hard to think of an excuse, “We had to complete a mission…”

       Ali frowned, “Were you married then?”

       “…” Qin Yun choked, “No, not yet…”

       Yaya gestured disbelievingly.

       Ali translated, “He said that you smelled like the Emperor at that time…you had already made the final mark, right?”

       Qin Yun: “…No.”

       The twin brothers looked at each other, and the elder brother said, “But you have a good understanding.”

       The younger brother nodded, “Sure enough, they are destined to be a match made in heaven?”

       Qin Yun coughed awkwardly, “Y-you can put it that way…?”

       Yaya snorted, and he gestured quickly.

       Ali agreed: “Don’t show affection in front of us single dogs. You are so shameless.”

       Qin Yun: “…”

 

       Skarter’s troops were all excellent sentinels with extensive frontline experience. Most of them were very familiar with Qin Yun. Elberna even gave Qin Yun a hug directly in front of the Emperor.

       Moschery squinted his eyes and stared at Elberna’s hand on Qin Yun’s shoulder, who was still reliving the comradeship without realising it…

       “I think how good you were on the front line at that time. You were strong and durable.” Elberna sighed, “The high-level guides that were arranged later were like canaries… One guide and two Sentinels for protection, always crying, such a hassle.”

       Qin Yun twitched the corner of his mouth, and Moschery glanced at him with interest.

       Elberna: “Low-level guides are still better. I’m even thinking of proposing to Sennas, but you folks in the low-level guide circle are like mysterious creatures. It’s not easy to marry one.”

       Qin Yun glanced at Sennas, who was offering paramecium for everyone to poke his belly in the distance and was speechless. He could only cough and ask, “Have you told him about this idea?”

       “Talked about it.” Elberna frowned, “But he said that the Paramecium family is very large, and marrying him must be approved by all the Paramecia.” Sentinel paused and looked at Qin Yun with a hopeful look, “Didn’t you have a very good relationship with him at that time? Do you think there is hope for me?”

       …Of course Qin Yun didn’t know if Elberna had any hope. After all, joking aside, how big is a single-cell population?! Excluding those that were not registered, every time there was a gathering in the low-level guide circle, the place was full of moths, and people could drown!

       “We were actually worried that you wouldn’t be able to get married in the early days.” Elberna said sincerely. He looked at Moschery with admiration, “Although Qin Yun looks a bit rugged on the outside, tall and not soft enough, quite well-built muscles…basically, back then, no one would think of fvcking him, but many wished to be pinned down by him.” The more Elberna spoke, the more he felt sorry for His Majesty the Emperor, “You have worked really hard.”

       Qin Yun: “…”

       “It’s good to be firm.” Moschery chuckled, “Pert buttocks feel good in the hands.”

 

       Because he had made the final mark, Moschery’s consciousness cloud was very stable and would not give people too much pressure because of his inability to control it. Qin Yun watched him naturally stay in the sentinel circle, although he was still silent most of the time. But Qin Yun could see that he was in a good mood.

       “It’s really a sight I’ve never seen before.” Lin Dongliang sighed at the side, “Because His Majesty couldn’t control the pressure before, it was difficult to blend in even when he was with us.”

       Qin Yun didn’t speak. He looked at his sentinel from a distance with gentle eyes. Moschery seemed to feel something and turned back to look at him.

       Qin Yun: “?”

       Moschery raised his eyebrows expressionlessly. He clenched his fist and beat his chest, then raised it and stretched it in the direction of Qin Yun.

       Qin Yun understood. He smiled and made the same move as Moschery—the two fist-bumped like brothers.

       “I love you.” His Majesty the Emperor mouthed, kissed his fist, and finally tapped his heart.

       Qin Yun didn’t understand. He looked at Moschery, who was about to board the Imperial Starship, “What does that mean?”

 

       Moschery did not answer directly. He stood on the Imperial Starship and looked down at all the soldiers who were about to go to the battlefield. His eyes slowly swept across their faces.

       “From today on, you will all be the heroes of the Empire.” Moschery’s voice was deep and clear, “You will protect the land under your feet, protect your relatives and children, and protect your loved ones.”

       The generals raised their heads and listened quietly, with solemn expressions.

       Moschery pressed his fist against his chest, “If we return in triumph, the scars and medals will become our glory. If, unfortunately, we fall in battle…” The Emperor’s eyes passed through the crowd and looked gently into Qin Yun’s eyes, “My flesh and blood will rest in a foreign land with my love, while my soul will traverse the vast expanse of the stars and galaxies, returning to the side of my beloved, never to be alone.”


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Chapter 49 – To Seek For

       The way leading to the City God Temple could only be opened when night comes. It was the main road of the city, and it was often full of traffic and splendour even at the end of the night, but now it was unusually cold.

       It was not that there were no healthy people in this city, but they might have left here long ago to seek refuge, or they might be hiding at home and trying not to go out.

       The government was still maintaining order in the city, so there was no chaos in the city. So far, no one died due to the infectious disease, and it had not caused too much panic to the outside world. However, only people in this city knew about how terrible this disease was.

       Medical aid was constantly being transported into the city, but no effective treatment had been found. No matter how many people come in, they would only gradually become infected and eventually become delirious.

       In Xia Hongshen’s terms, that would be called ‘falling into demonic influence’.

       The summer vacation was not over yet; the campus was still deserted, and when it got dark, there was no one on the school road.

       Feng Junyuan followed Xia Hongshen out of the school dormitory and walked outside.

       Long Xing just received a call and was called back to the Public Security Bureau. He was now on duty 24 hours a day, and he might be called back at any time in case of emergency.

       Before Xia Hongshen went out, he asked Xi Anling to transform into a crescent moon bell, put it into his jacket pocket, and then ask Feng Junyuan to follow him.

       Feng Junyuan asked him, “Are you going to save Song Jun?”

       Xia Hongshen said, “Do you care about Song Jun?”

       Feng Junyuan stopped talking.

       They came to the river and saw the old man ferrying people by the river. The old man sat on the side of the boat with his head lowered and said nothing.

       When Xia Hongshen was about to get on the boat, he suddenly stopped.

       Feng Junyuan followed him and looked over with some doubts and saw a woman coming out of the cabin.

       The woman was wearing a blouse and short skirt, with an outstanding appearance and elegant posture. She said to Xia Hongshen, “Long time no see. It seems like you’re quite attached to the human world.”

       Xia Hongshen said, “Princess Mei Ling.”

       Mei Ling reached out and gently tucked her long hair behind her shoulders and said, “Actually, I also think that life here is very good. Would you be interested in buying me a cup of coffee?”

       Before Xia Hongshen could speak, the crescent bell in his coat pocket suddenly shook.

       Mei Ling noticed the movement, smiled and said, “Yueya is still so stubborn.”

       Xia Hongshen stretched out his hand to hold Yueya down, signalling her to calm down, and then said to Mei Ling, “All the cafes in the city have been closed.”

       Hearing this, Mei Ling said, “Why don’t you invite me to your home?”

       “I still have something to do. Princess, if you are willing, you can come with me.”

       Mei Ling asked, “Are you going to the City God’s Temple?”

       Xia Hongshen said, “That’s right.”

       Mei Ling smiled and turned toward the cabin, seemingly inviting Xia Hongshen and Feng Junyuan to board the ship. However, in the next moment, she lifted her wrist, and a surge of spiritual energy transformed into a slender, delicate sword thrusting towards Xia Hongshen’s chest, forcing him to take a step back.

       Xia Hongshen said in a deep voice, “What do you mean, princess?”

       Mei Ling turned her wrist, looked at the sword in her hand, and said, “This sword is called Shining Snow. I would like to try the Gilded Phoenix Wings in your hand to see who is more powerful.”

       Xia Hongshen let out and ‘Oh’ before saying, “The princess seems unaware that the demonic energy has spread throughout the city, and it is on the verge of a crisis. Yet, at this moment, she chooses to test her martial skills against me?”

       Mei Ling chuckled, “You don’t dare? Fair enough. Gilded Phoenix Wings is much weaker than Chunjun. Why don’t you find Chunjun first, and then we can have a proper match?”

       At this point, if Xia Hongshen previously had any doubts about Mei Ling’s connection to the anomalies within the city, he was now convinced. It seemed that to reach the City God Temple, he had to first pass through Mei Ling. Xia Hongshen extended his hand to Feng Junyuan and said, “It seems we have no choice but to comply.”

       When Mei Ling saw this, she suddenly felt a little emotional and said, “Spending these days in the mortal realm seems to have made you quite adept at human relations, more so than your time in the heavens.”

       Xia Hongshen didn’t say anything. Feng Junyuan turned into a Gilded Phoenix Wing with flowing brilliance and fell into his hands.

       Song Jun squatted in front of the Lake of Reincarnation in the City God’s Temple. He had already seen his past and present lives, and he could not see more even if he stayed here. But he just wanted to use this method to revive his memory.

       He was very curious and eager to know.

       “You won’t find anything from here,” a voice suddenly said behind him.

       Song Jun was startled and stood up quickly. He turned around and saw a long-haired man in a dark straight robe standing behind him. One side of his face was pale, and the other side was dark, the very same The Lord Magistrate of Yin and Yang Division he had once seen when he had come over with Xia Hongshen.

       After a moment of hesitation, Song Jun called out, “Sir.”

       The Lord Magistrate of Yin and Yang Division asked him, “What are you looking for?”

       Song Jun said, “I don’t know. I want to find the memory of my past life.”

       The Lord Magistrate of Yin and Yang Division said to him, “You won’t find it here.”

       Song Jun knew what he said was true, so he was a little frustrated and then asked, “Where is Cen Le? Oh, I mean Lord City God.”

       The Lord Magistrate of Yin and Yang Division said, “The Lord City God is out. There have been changes in the city recently. Don’t you know?”

       Song Jun guessed that he was talking about the spread of demonic energy and couldn’t help but ask, “Is it getting worse?”

       The Lord Magistrate of Yin and Yang Division said in a low voice, “It’s precarious.”

       Song Jun felt nervous and said to The Lord Magistrate of the Yin and Yang Division, “Sir, can you send me back? I’m very worried about Senior Brother Xia and the others.”

       The Lord Magistrate of Yin and Yang Division hesitated, “You are a guest invited by Lord City God. I have no right to send you away.”

       Song Jun said, “I just want to go back to take a look. I will come back again to find Cen Le. He promised to help me restore my memory.”

       The Lord Magistrate of Yin and Yang Division was silent for a moment and said, “Follow me.”

       Song Jun followed The Lord Magistrate of the Yin and Yang Division towards the gate of the City God’s Temple. As he approached the gate, he heard someone shouting, “Stop!”

       The two people turned around and saw Night Patrol God walking towards them with a long knife in his hand, “Where are you going?”

       Before Song Jun could answer, the Lord Magistrate of the Yin and Yang Division said, “You want to stop me?”

       “Lord Magistrate!” Night Patrol God bowed his hands, “Lord City God ordered me not to let Chunjun leave the City God Temple.”

       “Why?” Song Jun suddenly became anxious after hearing this.

       Night Patrol God said, “Lord City God said that it is very dangerous outside now. He was afraid that Chunjun would not be able to protect himself after going out, so it is safer to stay in the temple.”

       The Lord Magistrate of the Yin and Yang Division said, “I will accompany him there, don’t worry.”

       Hearing the insistence of The Lord Magistrate of Yin and Yang Division, the Night Patrol God suddenly became a little anxious, “Lord Magistrate, Lord City God ordered me; please don’t make things difficult for me. Besides, now that City God is not in the temple, how can you leave so easily?”

       The Lord Magistrate of Yin and Yang Division was about to retort when he suddenly felt the ground beneath his feet shaking.

       “What’s going on?” Apparently, he wasn’t the only one who noticed.

       Song Jun looked at the land under his feet in surprise. He found that the entire City God’s Temple was shaking. He heard the bells in the distance begin to ring erratically. It seemed as if it couldn’t withstand the impact and was on the verge of collapse.

       The Lord Magistrate of Yin and Yang Division and Night Patrol God changed their expressions at the same time.

       No longer caring about Song Jun, The Lord Magistrate of Yin and Yang Division shouted loudly, “Someone come!”

       The ghost generals in the City God Temple appeared from the darkness one after another.

       The Lord Magistrate of Yin and Yang Division immediately notified the underworld, and he took his people to find out what happened.

       Song Jun was left where he was, but there was a guard guarding the door, and he had no way to get out from there.

       The bells in the distance were still ringing one after another. He raised his head to look at the soul-suppressing pagoda. He felt that he was in a trance. He couldn’t help but stretch out his hand to press his chest and walk in that direction.

       The City God Temple was in chaos, and no one could care about him now.

       Song Jun didn’t know the way, so he could only try to walk in that direction, and it took him a long time to stumble to the foot of the Soul Suppressing Pagoda. From the first time he saw this pagoda, he felt that something was holding him back.

       The pagoda door was closed, and a seal was pasted on it.

       No living person could enter this pagoda; only souls could enter.

       Song Jun had been timid, even a little cowardly, all his life. Until now, Chunjun seemed to him to be an individual’s story and had nothing to do with him. But Xia Hongshen once told him that he was Chunjun.

       If he was really Chunjun, then he should believe that his body couldn’t die easily. He had no other way now. If he wanted to enter this pagoda, he could only let his soul leave his body.

       Song Jun took a deep breath. He felt that maybe he should really do something at this time instead of waiting here endlessly and leaving all his hopes in the hands of others.

       It should be very painful, so he needed to do it once.

       Song Jun banged his head against the pillar in front of the pagoda.

       “The Soul-Suppressing Pagoda can suppress all kinds of ghosts. Once thrown into the pagoda, they cannot come out. The Black Bai Wuchang captures the ghosts from the human world. When they need to be reincarnated, they go to the underworld, and when they need to go to hell, they are taken to the eighteenth level of hell. The rest will be trapped in this pagoda and will never see the light of day.”

       Song Jun’s soul left his body and drifted towards the Soul Suppressing Pagoda, and he easily passed through the pagoda door. Beside the door, someone tried to hold his hand, but he shook it off. When he turned around, he saw a headless soul standing by the door, seemingly trying to catch every soul that passed by him.

       There were many souls wandering in this pagoda. Once they entered, they never left. As they spend long years in darkness and isolation, most of these ghosts become numb and unconscious.

       Song Jun passed by them, but no one glanced at him. Song Jun found that he was no longer afraid. Facing so many ghosts, he felt that there was nothing scary for the first time because he was not even afraid of death. He could not imagine what kind of threat these ghosts could bring to him.

       He walked around the bottom of the pagoda in a daze and then noticed the stairs leading to the top of the pagoda. A child was squatting on the stairs, seeming to be carving something on the wooden stairs.

       This was the only soul that seemed to have any thought.

       Song Jun stood behind him.

       The child turned back to look at him and continued to paddle without any change in his expression.

       After a moment, he suddenly turned around and stood up with a surprised look on his face, “How did you become like this?”

       “Do you know me?” Song Jun asked him.

       The child looked at his face carefully, then raised his head and looked towards the top of the pagoda, wondering, “Aren’t you him?”

       Song Jun thought he might have found something and asked, “Who is he?”


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Chapter 50 – The Spark (2)

       In the end, Moschery did not abolish the entire Cabinet. Instead, Lin Dongliang took over as prime minister. Chen Xiao, who had been exiled for many years, finally gets a chance to come back and take over the Secretary of State’s seat so that he and Tristana can love and fight each other every day.

       Skarter joked to him, “When are you going to eat wedding candy? “Why not combine the wedding and the baby’s full moon celebration?”

       Chen Xiao glanced at him depressedly, “I want to, but the problem is that I can’t even climb up the bed now!”

       “…” Skarter was shocked when he said this and realised that he and Lin Dongliang were not sleeping together. He immediately frowned and looked at the new Prime Minister, “You are not the Secretary of State anymore. Why haven’t you moved out of the mansion yet?”

       Lin Dongliang was a little confused, “The Prime Minister also has a Prime Minister’s Office… We can’t live together.”

       Skarter’s face darkened. He looked around at Arthur and Shen Zhuofan and found that these two people were even more unlikely…

       “The key is the final mark.” Chen Xiao squinted his eyes and licked his lips, “I’ve got to find a chance to abduct the little cannon girl into bed and fvck her, and everything will be solved.”

       Tristana, who had just made the puffs and brought them in, happened to hear these words. Chen Xiao still didn’t realise it yet. He just felt that everyone around him was staring at him with a ‘You are dead; take care’ look…

 

       Every time the parliament changed, it was the busiest time. Except for Qin Yun and Moschery, everyone else spent several nights at Tristana’s residence. Olympus also seemed to react to the Emperor’s declaration of war, and there was increased activity in the recent movements of Eta Star.

       “Are you still sending people over to keep an eye on Berlin?” Chen Xiao threw the folder on the table. He stretched out, twisted a puff made by Tristana and stuffed it into his mouth, “I have been afraid of her for so many years; she’s always fought back at critical moments.”

       “Unless she colludes with Olympus.” Shen Zhuofan sorted out the Averio information that Quinta left before, “The Cabinet has mastered quite a bit of genetic evolution technology… Huh?”

       Lin Dongliang leaned over and asked, “What’s wrong?”

       Shen Zhuofan frowned and hesitated, “No…it’s strange. The focus of their research is not on the guide.”

       Skarter became interested, “What do you mean?”

       Arthur took the document from Shen Zhuofan’s hand. He looked at it for a while, and his face became serious, “Now I understand why the cabinet doesn’t care about the quality of the guides and insists on constantly pushing them onto our Emperor’s bed.” The document was turned over and placed in the centre of the table, “What they care about is the genetic evolution of the god-level Sentinel. If I guess correctly, this is why Helu destroyed the gene of the first-generation sentinel.”

 

       “The Cabinet Lab’s access?” Qin Yun came out of the room while putting on clothes. Moschery had been deployed at the frontline military headquarters these days. Qin Yun had followed him until now and was only forced to come back for a few hours of sleep when he had the time to do so.

       “I don’t have it… Why do you want to go there?” He turned on the communication device and wore military boots, “I have Xi Zhao’s permission card. Can I use it?”

       Tristana looked anxious, “Your Majesty’s card may not work. I’ll try mine.”

       Qin Yun waited for a while and saw the female general’s expression change, “Someone changed the permissions privately?!”

       “What do you mean?” Qin Yun started his rhinestone-encrusted aircraft. He set up automatic tracking, put on his field uniform and stood waiting at the entrance of the palace.

       “System initialisation!” Tristana explained irritably, “It seems someone has revamped the system, setting it back to its initial mode, restoring the original permissions from decades ago… Damn it! Only the earliest members of the cabinet and the royal family can access these. Berlin, Helu… Damn it! Helu is dead! What do we do?!!”

       “…” Qin Yun also wanted to know what to do. He could guess with his toes that it was Berlin who was responsible, and he even got angry, “What on earth does she want to do? Is she going through menopause after all the tossing? “

       Tristana’s expression was as cold as iron, and she said fiercely, “Her target is Helu’s body. The late emperor has the last bit of primordial sentinel genes in his body. We thought he could rest in peace with it, but now it seems Berlin might have discovered it.”

       “She wants the genes of the god-level Sentinel?” Qin Yun said in disbelief, “What is she thinking?!”

       Tristana took a deep breath, “Chris just detected a space jump, and the destination is Olympus… Berlin, she must have rebelled.”

 

       The temperature in the laboratory was very low, and Berlin was not equipped with any anti-freeze measures. Her breath was filled with mist, and her temples were covered with hoarfrost.

       Helu’s body is preserved in a cryogenic capsule, tranquil as if in a deep sleep, devoid of any signs of life.

       Berlin lowered her head, and she couldn’t help but reach out and touch the other person’s cheek with a gentle look on her face.

       “You haven’t changed. You’re still the same.” Berlin whispered, her tone was low as if she was afraid of waking up the sleeping person, “But I’ve aged.” The Iron Lady smiled sarcastically, and she touched her own face. As if startled, she quickly withdrew her hand.

       Berlin was silent for a while and then slowly pushed the capsule onto the conveyor.

       “You always disobey me… Why don’t you accept genetic enhancement? You can obviously become better…” Berlin murmured to herself as if she had thought of something; her expression was a little ferocious, “You would rather create a monster and then destroy everything together with yourself… What is the so-called fairness? You have never been fair to me!”

       Berlin’s chest heaved violently, her emotions flaring as she stared at the person in the capsule, “We can obviously stand at the top of power, but you gave up this opportunity for the sake of damn fairness. Only a fool would put their hopes in the future, and you expect that monster to fulfil your last wish? Ha, it’s simply ridiculous.”

       The space jump indicator light gradually turned on, and Berlin slowly calmed down. Her expression was sad, and her forehead was pressed against the surface of the capsule, “It’s precisely because I’m just an ordinary person that I can appreciate the importance of genetics. Why am I not a guide? You see, even in death, you’re not mine.”

       Time passed by, and when the last jump light came on, Berlin showed a desperate smile. At the same time, the access to the laboratory was suddenly opened. Berlin turned back and stared at the entrance with a face full of surprise.

 

       Bixi maintained the posture of holding the door open, with Qin Yun following closely behind her.

       Berlin was only slightly surprised for a moment, then said nonchalantly, “You guys are late.” She stood up, straightened her messy hair around her temples, and looked at Bixi coldly, “You indeed have the primary access here. Is it something Helu granted you?”

       Bixi had no time to pay attention to her. She practically leapt towards the teleporter and tried to forcefully terminate the transmission, “Power…power!” Bixi completely ignored the broken ice on the cryogenic chamber that pricked her hand and tried with almost all her strength to drag Helu’s body out. When Qin Yun cut off the power supply, it was too late. The huge energy released during the transmission was beyond the physical strength a guide could withstand.

       He had no choice but to drag Bixi out by the waist. The latter’s hands were bloody from the cuts, and he could only watch as Helu’s body disappeared in front of him.

       Berlin looked at all this with cold eyes, and she smiled sarcastically, “Don’t waste your efforts. There is nothing you can do to stop it…”

 

       ‘Pats!’ Bixi raised her hand; her eyes were red, and she looked at Berlin expressionlessly.

       The Iron Lady was struck, causing her to turn her face. Bixi’s palm, stained with blood, left a mark on her cheek.

       “…” Berlin was blindsided by the slap. She covered her face with shaking hands, her eyes full of disbelief, “You…!”

       Bixi didn’t wait for the other person to finish speaking and slapped her again. She was so petite that she almost had to tilt her head to look at Berlin, but when she hit her, she was not holding back at all. Berlin was left crumpled on the ground, looking thoroughly disheveled.

       After nearly half an hour of silent beating, Bixi finally stopped. She gasped condescendingly, her face cold and angry.

       Berlin knelt on the ground tremblingly, holding her head and not daring to say a word.

       “I won’t beat you to death.” Bixi said coldly, “Only when you are alive can you understand what you did wrong. The dead have no chance.”

       Berlin wanted to say something, but when she saw Bixi’s bloody hands, she didn’t have the courage to say anything.

       Bixi gritted her teeth and said, “Don’t tarnish Helu’s feelings with your disgusting selfish desires. Your ambition has nothing to do with Helu. Loving someone isn’t about forcing them to be as good as they want to be.” She paused and choked uncontrollably, “Rather, it’s about wanting to become better.”

       Qin Yun sighed. He hugged his mother from behind and gently stroked her silver hair, “That’s enough, Little Bixi, don’t cry, we will bring Helu back.”

       Bixi didn’t speak. She lowered her head, and her shoulders trembled slightly, but she couldn’t hold back the tears.

 

       When Moschery rushed back, Qin Yun happened to come out of Bixi’s room. He seemed relaxed to finally see His Majesty the Emperor, and opened his arms with a tired smile, “Welcome back.”

       Moschery walked up to him and hugged his guide silently.

       Qin Yun stroked the end of the other party’s slightly longer hair, and after a while, he said, “Little Bixi has never had her own Sentinel. The depletion of her mental energy over the years has taken a toll, and I’m very concerned. I fear she won’t last much longer…”

       Moschery blocked Qin Yun’s mouth somewhat roughly. He held Qin Yun’s face and kissed him gently.

       “What should I do?” Qin Yun covered his eyes, hugged Moschery tightly and whispered, “I feel like I’m going to lose her.”


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Chapter 48 – City Lockdown

       “The Nine Gates Yin Repelling Formation’s centre has been broken,” Xia Hongshen’s surroundings returned to the normal appearance of the haunted house, but he knew that the person setting up the spell array was not the person in front of him.

       This person was the person who was chased and hid from them just now, and he was also from the Demon Market.

       He was looking at Xia Hongshen in horror, as well as Ling Xiao and Xiang Wenxi, who came immediately after breaking the formation. Only Song Jun was missing.

       Although this man was said to be from the Demon Market, even he did not know the true identity of the owner of the Demon Market.

       “I have met the owner of the Demon City, but he always wears a mask when he appears. Since my cultivation is low, I don’t know his true identity.”

       “Who set up this spell array?” Xia Hongshen asked.

       The man said, “It was none other than the Lord of the Demon Market.”

       Ling Xiao frowned and asked, “Where did he go? Where did Song Jun go?”

       The man shook his head repeatedly and said that he didn’t know anything.

       Xiang Wenxi stepped forward, picked up his lapel, pointed at Xia Hongshen and said, “Have you never seen Demon Zhen? Are you not afraid that he will swallow you up if you dare to lie?”

       The man had a grimace on his face, “Of course I know about him, the Great Immortal, but I’ve told you everything I know, and I really don’t know about the rest.”

       Xiang Wenxi didn’t believe it, “Then why did you deliberately lead us here?”

       The man said, “I only followed the master’s orders. He said that if you all came, I should lead you all into the formation.”

       “You all?” Xia Hongshen asked.

       The man saw Xia Hongshen’s cold expression and felt frightened. He said, “It’s not you, but the young man who was travelling with you. He was the one Ling Xiao and the others called Immortal Sword Chunjun that day in the Demon Market.”

       Xiang Wenxi threw him away and looked at Xia Hongshen, “What should we do?”

       Xia Hongshen closed his eyes, slowly spread his arms, took a deep breath, and after exhaling, he let out a loud and intense roar—

       Xiang Wenxi immediately covered his ears in pain, and Ling Xiao pulled him away quickly.

       The entire amusement park trembled slightly with his roar.

       At this time, in the City God Temple, Song Jun raised his head in shock and said, “What was that sound?”

       Cen Le said softly, “Don’t panic. The demonic energy is spreading in the city, and the monsters are just restless.”

       Song Jun was still doubtful.

       With a wave of his hand, Cen Le completely blocked the passage between the amusement park and the City God’s Temple and, at the same time, completely isolated Xia Hongshen’s voice.

       Song Jun then turned around and continued to look at the lake, “No more?” he said.

       Cen Le said to him, “No more. What’s left is your memory in this life, which can no longer be seen from here.”

       Song Jun was silent for a moment and said, “I still don’t remember anything.”

       Cen Le raised his hand and gently touched the top of his head, “Because you drank Meng Po soup when you were reincarnated.”

       Song Jun was a little confused, “So those memories will never come back?”

       Cen Le did not answer him this time as if he acquiesced.

       Song Jun took a deep breath. His emotions were a little complicated. He couldn’t equate himself with Chunjun. After a moment of silence, he said, “So Senior Brother Xia came down to find Thousand Years Lamp because of me?”

       Cen Le smiled and said nothing.

       Song Jun squatted down slowly. He stretched out his hand to stir the water in the lake, and the scene he saw just now was completely gone.

       Cen Le said to him, “Princess Mei Ling is still waiting for him.”

       Song Jun heard this and turned to look at Cen Le in surprise.

       Cen Le said, “After retrieving Thousand Years Lamp, Demon Zhen will go back to the Heavenly Realm to get Princess Mei Ling, and at that time, the Jade Emperor might forgive you and allow you to return to the Heavenly Realm with Demon Zhen.”

       “Forgive us?” Song Jun repeated softly.

       “Chunjun,” Cen Le suddenly squatted down next to Song Jun, “stay,” he said while holding Song Jun’s hand.

       Song Jun was stunned for a moment.

       Cen Le said, “Demon Zhen just likes to collect weapons but doesn’t use them. Your value cannot be reflected at all by staying with him. What’s the point of following him back to heaven? Besides, you are not the only one around him. Do you still remember the days when you accompanied me on the battlefield?”

       Song Jun shook his head and retracted his hand, “I don’t remember,” he thought for a while and then said, “I don’t want to go to heaven with him.”

       Although he had no memory, he felt that the days in heaven did not look very good. If Xia Hongshen wanted to marry a princess when he returned, he would be even more unwilling to follow him back, but he also did not want to stay with Cen Le.

       Cen Le did not force him but asked, “Then what are your plans?”

       Song Jun said in a daze, “I want to get that memory back.” He looked at those pictures, but he had no idea what his past self was thinking, which made him feel uncomfortable.

       Hearing this, Cen Le said, “Let me help you find a way to neutralise the effect of Meng Po Soup.”

       Song Jun looked at him, “Is that okay?”

       Cen Le stroked the top of his head and said, “I’m willing to try it for you.”

       Feeling the other party’s gentleness, Song Jun suddenly felt a little uncomfortable. The memories of the past were right in front of him, and even though the person before him had once been his master, all he could think about was Xia Hongshen.

       “By the way,” thinking of this, Song Jun asked again, “Senior Brother Xia and Ling Xiao are still trapped in the haunted house. Will they be okay?”

       Cen Le said, “Of course nothing will happen. I am the City God, guarding the local yin and yang order, no one dares to mess around in my place.”

       Song Jun nodded slightly.

 

       Long Xing received an emergency call to the police that afternoon, saying that a man who had overdosed on drugs and had hallucinations was found in a community injuring people with a knife.

       After the 110 patrol officers arrived at the scene, they found that the situation was difficult to control and immediately requested support from the city bureau.

       Long Xing arrived at the scene and heard from his colleagues who had come earlier that the man had locked himself in the room with a knife and a hostage.

       They need to send someone to knock on the door and negotiate to attract his attention, and then one person could climb down from the upstairs window and seize the opportunity to break the window to save the person.

       Long Xing said, “I’ll go.”

       He secured a safety rope around his waist, then climbed out of the window of the upstairs house. Dangling, he slid down to the window of the floor below. Peering inside, he noticed that the assailant was currently distracted, holding a knife to the hostage’s neck while facing off with the people outside the door.

       He carefully reached out and pushed the window and found that it was locked from the inside and could not be opened.

       A colleague upstairs leaned out of the window to ask him about his situation, and he made two simple gestures.

       After a while, the people outside the door made a move to break in.

       The assailant shouted loudly not to come in, dragging the hostages back.

       Long Xing saw that the time was almost up; he clasped the outer edge of the window frame above his head with both hands, kicked through the glass with a strong kick, and entered.

       The assailant turned his head when he heard the noise, and Long Xing was stunned when he saw his face because his face was covered with scratched red sores, and his eyes were abnormally red.

       Although he was stunned for a moment, Long Xing still lifted his body into the air, wrapped his legs around the assailant’s neck and squeezed him hard.

       The assailant fell to the ground with his knife, and the hostages hurriedly crawled away from him.

       Long Xing subdued him, took out the handcuffs, tied the assailant’s hands behind his back, and then asked the hostage loudly, “Are you okay?”

       The man had not yet recovered from the shock.

       At this time, the assailant, who had been subdued by Long Xing, seemed to be going crazy. He twisted his neck at a terrible angle and bit Long Xing’s arm, making him bleed from the bite.

       When the colleague who broke in saw this scene, he stepped forward and kicked the assailant away and then worriedly asked Long Xing to quickly treat the wound. Because this person was a drug addict, the biggest fear was that he had AIDS.

       Long Xing did not react much. Even if this person really had AIDS, he would not be infected. However, he clearly noticed that his wound was filled with black mist that could not be seen with the naked eye. This was similar to the way Xia Hongshen was bitten by the beast. Just like wounds, they were manifestations of the invasion of demonic energy.

       He stood up and looked down at the assailant, still writhing on the ground. He couldn’t shake the feeling that the man seemed even more deranged, truly frightening. Concern washed over him involuntarily.

       After dealing with the assailant, Long Xing hurried to school to find Xia Hongshen. When he arrived, he found that Feng Junyuan and Xi Anling were both there, but Song Jun was missing.

       Xia Hongshen sat at the table and looked out the window expressionlessly.

       Xi Anling was very anxious and asked, “What happened to Song Jun?”

       Xia Hongshen glanced at her and said, “You don’t have to worry about it.”

       Upon hearing the words, Xi Anling felt the urge to get angry. However, seeing Xia Hongshen’s displeased expression, she didn’t dare to just leave like that. Just like that, she silently took a seat on the side.

       Xia Hongshen asked Long Xing, “What’s the matter?”

       Long Xing told Xia Hongshen what happened to him before.

       Xia Hongshen asked him to show him the wound on his hand.

       Long Xing stretched out his hand.

       Xia Hongshen looked at the wound on his hand and said, “There is indeed a demonic energy, but there’s no need to worry. Your body is not an ordinary mortal one; demonic energy cannot infiltrate through such minor wounds. In a few days, you’ll be healed.”

       Long Xing nodded and then asked, “What happened to Song Jun?”

       Xia Hongshen answered him, “Abducted.”

       Hearing this, Long Xing glanced at Feng Junyuan and Xi Anling next to him.

       Feng Junyuan shook his head, indicating that he didn’t know the situation.

       “The spread of demonic energy outside seems to be getting more and more serious,” Long Xing said, sitting down next to Xia Hongshen’s crib.

       Xia Hongshen did not comment.

       Feng Junyuan said, “My mentor has also fallen ill, the hospital is now overloaded with patients, doctors and nurses are being infected one by one, the situation is terrible.”

       Long Xing said, “The government has ordered the closure of roads in and out of the city, and medical rescue teams are on their way, but judging from this situation, it may be difficult to be effective.”

       Xia Hongshen suddenly raised his head and looked at the sky outside the window.

       Long Xing and the others fell silent, waiting for Xia Hongshen to speak.

       “Soon,” Xia Hongshen said, “The Jade Emperor won’t ignore this. The city may soon face an imminent catastrophe that will bury both those tainted by demonic energy within the city and the spreading demonic energy.”

       Long Xing’s face changed when he heard this, and he stood up, “What should we do?”

       “Find the root cause,” Xia Hongshen said. He always believed that the demonic energy here was related to the owner of the Demon Market, and the owner of the Demon Market was the one who took away Chunjun. But what was the purpose? Was it just for Chunjun’s sake?

       As Xia Hongshen contemplated, he suddenly remembered that there was a place that seemed unusually quiet at this time. Whether it was related or not, the entire city was in jeopardy, and as a deity, he should make an appearance to restore order.

       “We’ll go to the City God Temple tonight,” Xia Hongshen said.


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Chapter 49 – The Spark (1)

       Of course Qin Yun didn’t know that His Majesty the Emperor had shocked the whole universe. He was trying to make the unicorn fly while pretending to be an old hen all day long…

       Ishtar had a good temper, but that didn’t mean it’s obedient. The unicorn always radiated a gentle and loving aura as it gazed at its owner with a compassionate(you’re) and(stupid) divine(fvck) look, radiating a gentle and loving aura.

       “…” Qin Yun said frantically, “Can’t you give your Dad some face?!”

       The unicorn closed its feathers gracefully, brushed its spiral horn against Qin Yun’s palm, and tilted its head slightly. Underneath golden eyelashes were eyes that gleamed with icy-blue hues.

       Qin Yun: “…” He had already despaired of this appearance-focused world! With such beauty, what could he not forgive?!

       “If it doesn’t want to fly, just don’t fly.” Moschery had an almost unprincipled doting on Ishtar, “It’s enough that Zhongyan can fly.”

       Qin Yun couldn’t help but roll his eyes at him and then muttered, “A loving mother often has prodigal sons.”

       Moschery pretended not to hear. He brushed his guide’s bangs and said calmly, “Get ready. We are going back.”

       Qin Yun didn’t ask why they were going to go back early. He was very aware of Moschery’s dilemma and suddenly felt so soft-hearted that he suddenly hugged the young emperor from behind, pressing his forehead against his shoulder.

       “It’s okay.” Qin Yun said in a serious tone, “I will protect your back, just rely on me.”

       “…” Moschery was silent for a long time. He turned his face and kissed Qin Yun’s temple. He said lightly, “It’s rare to hear you say a beautiful word. The Cabinet can sometimes do good things.”

       Qin Yun: “…”

 

       Moschery’s aircraft spread out its huge silver-white wings, and Qin Yun took another look outside before closing the door.

       The rising air currents were like whirlpools, and the blue sea was like a mirror, reflecting the sky and clouds.

       “You can give this planet a name.” Moschery set up autopilot. He leaned against the hatch and looked at Qin Yun, “Have you ever thought about it?”

       Qin Yun scratched his head in embarrassment, “Using your name…wouldn’t it be too cheesy?”

       “…” Moschery took a deep breath and gritted his teeth, “If you want to surprise me, don’t tell me!”

       Qin Yun: “??” He was a little confused, “How can I surprise you if I don’t say it out loud? Screaming silently in your heart?”

       Moschery: “…”

       Qin Yun: “And we have done the final marking… Our consciousnesses can also be connected anyway…”

       Moschery pretended that he was busy controlling the automatic aircraft and then ignored the other party for half an hour…

 

       Before returning to the Empire, the Emperor’s swift and decisive reaction was already apparent. The royal family drafted a parliamentary meeting and decided to abolish Mrs. Berlin’s position as prime minister on multiple charges, such as dividing the country and slandering members of the royal family. The Cabinet, led by Quinta and the high-level guide group, naturally refused to accept this decision and stubbornly clung to Qin Yun’s low-level guide status.

       Qin Yun wanted to let Ishtar out to scare those people, but Moschery disagreed.

       “I’m not marrying you because you are a god-level.” The Emperor’s expression was cold. He motioned to his guide to pin a medal on him, “I will still choose you even if you can’t recover in my lifetime.”

       Qin Yun helplessly adjusted his collar, “Yes, I know you love me, and I love you too, but…” He looked at Moschery, “Aren’t you worried that in the future, if I can’t guide you, what will happen to you? The consciousness cloud’s uncontrollable drawbacks will become more and more obvious as the years go by. Maybe within half a century, you may…”

       “If that time comes,” Moschery suddenly interrupted, “will you be by my side?”

       Qin Yun looked at him with a complicated expression.

       Moschery held his face, stared into his eyes, and asked again, “Will you be by my side?”

       Qin Yun sighed, “Of course, of course I will be by your side. I will always be with you.”

       “That’s enough.” Moschery’s dry and gentle palm brushed Qin Yun’s cheek, “No matter what the outcome is, as long as you can be by my side, there is nothing to worry about.”

 

       Berlin was still wearing her meticulous lead-grey formal suit. The arbitration1Arbitration is a form of alternative dispute resolution that resolves disputes outside the judiciary courts document was displayed in front of her, and there were only a few close supporters behind her.

       The young Emperor sat high at the top of the table, looking at the Iron Lady, who was over fifty years old. She was both a political enemy and a mentor.

       “From today onwards, the Cabinet will be reorganised, and the military will select and train frontline talents and reserve commanders from Averio Academy to prepare for the war with Olympus.” Lin Dongliang paused after reading this, and he looked at Quinta, ” The person in charge of the school will be replaced by Guide Shen Zhuofan, and I hope you will hand over the work as soon as possible.”

       Quinta had an unpleasant expression on his face, as if he was aggrieved by this arrangement. He whispered a few words to Berlin, and the latter’s eyes fell on the person by Moschery’s side.

       Bixi’s long silver hair was dr4p3d over her shoulders like moonlight. She looked at Berlin from a distance, her eyes calm.

       After Lin Dongliang stated the final arrangements, he asked again, “Do you have any questions?”

       This sentence was basically equivalent to nonsense. For the first time, the parliament passed a popular vote, and the royal family’s support far exceeded that of the Cabinet. The power of the ordinary citizens could not be underestimated.

 

       Berlin stood up and nodded slightly to Moschery, “I only hope that Your Majesty will have room for regret in the future.”

       Shen Zhuofan frowned. He was about to retort when he heard the Emperor slowly speak, “The Empire will not erase your past achievements, Madam. When Olympus first became independent, the Empire faced a significant talent drain. It was through your efforts that the guides of Averio Academy were spared from harm.” He paused and looked at Berlin’s slightly confused expression.

       “But you seem to have forgotten in what capacity you did this.” Moschery stood up, handed the signed arbitration letter to Berlin, and lowered his head expressionlessly, “Even if you are an ordinary person, You can also hold the important position of prime minister and make due contributions to the Empire, but in the end, you put shackles on yourself.”

       Moschery said coldly, “All your achievements have nothing to do with your genes, but today, you let irrelevant things obscure your eyes.”

       His Majesty the Emperor looked at the Iron Lady’s old and decayed face with pity, “Do you regret it now, Madam?”

 

       Because he had been taken care of by his mentor, Lin Dongliang still respected Quinta very much, but the old man obviously didn’t think so.

       With a sudden fall from grace, the depth of Quinta’s inner turmoil was evident. He allowed no one to approach, stiffening his spine with unwavering determination.

       “Let a low-level guide be the Queen?” Quinta’s expression was mocking and angry, “The Empire will be finished one day!”

       Lin Dongliang resisted telling the truth because of Moschery’s instructions. Quinta thought that he had hit the opponent’s sore spot and said without hesitation, almost without regard to his identity, “The god-level guide of Olympus, Paulie, which of them is not better than that loser? Is Moschery blind? He has simply disgraced the Empire!”

       Lin Dongliang’s expression darkened. Just as he was about to say something, he saw Qin Yun walking from a short distance away. The other party had obviously heard Quinta’s speech.

       “Professor Quinta.” Qin Yun greeted with a smile, “Congratulations on your retirement.”

       Quinta snorted coldly. He looked at Qin Yun with disdain as if he was not better than an ant, not even bothering to respond to the greeting.

       Instead, Lin Dongliang bowed respectfully, “Your Highness the Queen.”

       Quinta looked at the two of them sarcastically, “Stop acting. I won’t acknowledge you, let alone salute a low-level guide. Dream on.”

       Qin Yun stopped smiling. He was much taller than Quinta. At this moment, he said condescendingly with an expressionless face, “I don’t intend to accept it either.”

       Quinta frowned, “?”

 

       The whites of Qin Yun’s eyes slowly turned golden, and powerful spiritual power surged overwhelmingly. A snow-white unicorn suddenly appeared behind him, with its golden mane almost hanging to the ground.

       Ishtar seemed to have just woken up. It opened its ice-blue eyes, raised its long neck proudly, and stared at Quinta with cold eyes.

 

       “Go stand still, don’t fall.” Qin Yun looked at the other party’s rickety and slightly trembling body in a funny way, “The royal family always pays attention to fairness. You really don’t need to salute me. I wish you a happy retirement, professor.”

       Quinta: “…”


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Chapter 47 – The Past

       Owner? Song Jun felt as if he was in a dream; everything was covered with a layer of mist, and he couldn’t see clearly.

       The man walked up to him with a determined and handsome appearance. A gentle smile graced his face as he reached out and tousled Song Jun’s hair.

       Song Jun took a step back uncomfortably.

       The man was not angry. He said, “You don’t remember me.”

       Song Jun said, “I don’t know you.”

       The man said to him, “Do you still remember the person you saw just now? That memory is actually your previous life.”

       Song Jun’s eyes widened in surprise.

       Seeing his reaction, the man smiled and said, “Actually, I should say that he is you; it’s just that you forgot that memory.”

       “That person…is Chunjun’s sword spirit?” Song Jun asked hesitantly.

       The man nodded.

       Song Jun asked again in disbelief, “He’s me?”

       “Yes,” the man told him.

       Song Jun shook his head, denying, “No, I don’t just have that memory; even those pictures didn’t evoke any emotions in me. In my opinion, it seems to me to be someone else’s story entirely.”

       The man said, “Then do you want to finish this story?”

       Song Jun looked at him silently.

       The man said to him, “You don’t have to doubt me. You have seen me before in your story just now.”

       Song Jun looked confused.

       The man said, “I told you that I am Chunjun’s owner. Have you forgotten?”

       When Song Jun heard this, he suddenly realised, “Are you the general who sealed Chunjun?”

       The man smiled slightly and said, “Gou Jian’s general, whose real name is Cen Le.”

       Song Jun then asked doubtfully, “You have been dead for so many years. Why haven’t you been reincarnated?”

       Cen Le said, “Because I was a general before my death and became an official of the underworld after my death, without being reincarnated.”

       Song Jun was surprised and understood when he heard this.

       Cen Le stretched out a hand, “Come, follow me, and I will take you to find the part of your lost memory.”

       Song Jun looked at him, hesitated for a long time and did not hold his hand but said, “I’ll go with you.”

       Cen Le was not displeased, turned around and walked in front of Song Jun, leading him in one direction.

       The two walked one after another for some time. Song Jun suddenly saw a pagoda standing in the distance. He had seen this pagoda before. Xia Hongshen told him that the pagoda was called Soul Suppressing Pagoda, and it was located in the City God Temple.

       He turned around and looked around, and Song Jun suddenly found that he was already in the City God’s Temple. He couldn’t help but quicken his pace to catch up to Cen Le and said, “Is this the City God’s Temple?”

       Cen Le said, “Yes, this is the City God’s Temple.”

       “What on earth are you…” Song Jun asked.

       Cen Le said, “I am the City God.”

       Song Jun looked at him, not very surprised, but although he had heard the name of the City God and had been to the City God Temple, this was the first time he saw the City God.

       After taking a few steps forward, Song Jun suddenly stopped.

       Cen Le turned back to look at him.

       Song Jun asked him, “Do you know who the owner of the Demon Market is?”

       He hadn’t forgotten why they went to that amusement park in the first place.

       Cen Le stood opposite him, calmly saying, “I am the owner of the Demon Market.”

       Song Jun looked at him in shock.

       Cen Le said, “This is originally the method I used to maintain order in this city. Who says that the owner of the Demon City must also be a demon? I just use the existence of the Demon City to restrict the balance of these demons wandering in this city. Don’t let them act recklessly.”

       Song Jun asked, “What about the spread of demonic energy?”

       Cen Le smiled faintly, “You have wronged me. I also want to find out what happened. How can I easily tolerate disturbing the order of this city?”

       Seeing Cen Le’s smile, Song Jun didn’t know whether he should believe it or not.

       At this time, there was a distant sound of bells, and the smell of incense was wafting in the air.

       Cen Le said to him, “Come with me.”

       Song Jun hesitated but followed.

       Cen Le took him walking in the City God Temple. Song Jun saw no one else along the way until they came to a lake. The lake had a perfectly round shape, but it was divided into two halves like a yin-yang symbol, with one side being darker and the other lighter.

       Cen Le stood by the lake and asked him, “What else do you want to know?”

       Song Jun said, “What happened after Chunjun was sealed.”

       Cen Le said, “Okay, what this lake can reflect are your own memories of past lives. Whatever you want to know, just go and see for yourself.”

       After Song Jun heard this, he slowly took two steps forward, lowered his head and looked towards the lake.

       Chunjun was sealed, and the stars moved. Two hundred years later, a man in white appeared in the sealed place. The man’s appearance had not changed even after thousands of years, and Song Jun saw that it was none other than Xia Hongshen.

       Xia Hongshen held the Chunjun inserted in the rock with one hand, and the palm of his hand glowed slightly; then he broke the seal and pulled the Chunjun out of the stone.

       At that time, Chunjun had not yet obtained the immortal body and could not transform. The so-called sword spirit was just a spirit attached to the sword.

       Xia Hongshen seemed to feel that the sword in his hand was about to move, and the sword spirit turned into a shadow in the air. Song Jun looked carefully at the shadow, and it was clearly Jijun, the villain whose body was refined to the sword before. Song Jun didn’t notice it at that time, but now he looked carefully It seemed that Jijun’s face was exactly the same as his own, but with a lot more ferocity, making it look like two different people.

       At this time, Chunjun was still a fierce sword containing endless murderous energy.

       But Xia Hongshen didn’t care. He put the Chunjun away and took it with him to start his long journey. Demon Zhen really liked to collect divine weapons from all over the world. Whenever he heard that someone had a powerful weapon in his hand, he would go and see it himself.

       During these long years, Chunjun had been by his side.

       Demon Zhen didn’t kill people; he only ate ghosts. The blood stain on the Chunjun sword slowly washed away over time, and the murderous aura in his body gradually subsided.

       Song Jun saw Xia Hongshen hugging Chunjun and sitting under a big tree to take shelter on a night of heavy rain. However, the rain was too strong, and his white clothes were soaked. He impatiently transformed into an animal shape, and the rain soaked him. The wet fur clung to his body, looking a little pitiful.

       The Chunjun Sword was pressed under him, and the sword spirit turned into a phantom and sat beside him with an empty expression. He had not taken it out of its sheath for a long time, and he had almost forgotten who he was.

       Demon Zhen shook his head from time to time, but the annoying rain could not be shaken away. He looked at Chunjun and tried to talk to him for the first time.

       During these years, although Demon Zhen travelled around as a human being, Xia Hongshen still maintained his beastly habits. He did not have close friendships with people and rarely talked to people.

       He was not very good at expressing himself, so he just said to Chunjun, “You can try cultivating.”

       Chunjun was a little slow. After a long time, he turned to look at the big cat lying on the ground.

       Demon Zhen said to him, “You are a spiritual weapon. Maybe you can try to cultivate the sword into a human form.”

       Chunjun was stunned for a moment, then asked, “What difference it made?” When he spoke, his voice was hoarse, and his tone was weird.

       Demon Zhen looked down at the sword pressed beneath him, then looked up at the torrential rain that continued to pour down and said, “You can help keep me out of the rain.”

       This was a very strange reason, but Chunjun’s paused thoughts inexplicably accepted it.

       He continued to follow Xia Hongshen, watching him search and collect the dragon tip whip, then the crescent moon bell, and finally the gilded phoenix wings. However, suddenly, one day, he found that he could escape from Xia Hongshen’s hands and transform into a physical entity—human form.

       That time it rained, he held an umbrella for Xia Hongshen.

       Xia Hongshen sat on a branch, feeling happy that he didn’t have to get wet in the rain.

       When the rain stopped, Chunjun closed his umbrella and sat down next to Xia Hongshen. He saw Xia Hongshen lying down with his head on his lap.

       Chunjun stretched out his hand and gently lifted the sideburns from Xia Hongshen’s cheeks.

       Later, Xia Hongshen began to persistently search for suitable beings to inject life into his weapons. Wherever he went, Chunjun would follow, not knowing joy or sorrow, with eyes only on his only master.

       Then, even with Longshao, Yueya, and Fengliu, whenever Xia Hongshen felt tired, he still liked to lie down on Chunjun’s legs and sleep. When it rained, Chunjun would hold an umbrella for him. It was like they were irreplaceable to each other.

       Day after day, year after year, Demon Zhen devoted his long life to cultivation and finally ascended to immortality. The Chunjun Four Soldiers naturally followed Demon Zhen to ascend to the upper realm and became immortal soldiers. They lived in the heavenly palace for a long time, accompanied by the lively Yueya and cheerful Longshao, and were not very lonely.

       What Demon Zhen liked most was that he revealed his original form every day and spent his days leisurely in the heavenly palace. He even liked to put his head on Chunjun’s lap and let Chunjun comb his fur.

       This kind of leisurely time was about to last until the end of the world, but a sudden change disrupted their good life.

       Jade Emperor suddenly proposed to Demon Zhen that he would marry his daughter Princess Mei Ling to him. Jade Emperor originally did not approve of this marriage because he felt that Demon Zhen was still wild and did not want his daughter to marry him.

       But Princess Mei Ling’s whole heart was tied to Demon Zhen. No matter how Jade Emperor and the Queen try to dissuade her, she would not marry if it was not him.

       Jade Emperor had no choice but to agree to the marriage and gave the artefact Thousand Years Lamp to Demon Zhen as Princess Mei Ling’s dowry.

       In response to this matter, Demon Zhen had yet to react, but Yueya vehemently opposed it. The disagreement escalated to the point where it reached the Jade Emperor, who angrily dismissed Yueya.

       Yueya was very angry and privately encouraged Chunjun to come out to oppose Demon Zhen’s marriage to Princess Mei Ling.

       Chunjun disagreed at first, but later, under Yueya’s coaxing, he accidentally smashed the Thousand Years Lamp, and the pieces of the Thousand Years Lamp scattered around the world.

       Jade Emperor was furious and demoted Chunjun and Yueya to the mortal realm, not allowing anyone to intercede. Demon Zhen pleaded with the Jade Emperor, volunteering to descend to the mortal realm to seek redemption by finding the Thousand Years Lamp. Longshao and Fengliu insisted on accompanying him.

       Driven by anger and unwillingness to let Mei Ling continue pursuing Demon Zhen, the Jade Emperor granted Demon Zhen’s request. Along with Longshao and Fengliu, they were banished from the heavenly realm and instructed to return only after retrieving the Thousand Years Lamp.


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Chapter 48 – Blue Sea (3)

       The night on the Blue Sea was deep and enchanting. Moschery lit the artificial fire and spread the knitted blanket on the ice.

       Qin Yun saw a fish with wings and a ‘lightbulb’-like thing hanging on its forehead. It flew in the air and dived into the sea.

       “Firefly fish.” Moschery stretched out his long arm, picked up one and handed it to Qin Yun, “Although it looks cute, it has a bad temper.”

       Just when Qin Yun was about to ask what was wrong with his temper, he suddenly saw the firefish’s cheeks bulging, and it sprayed a mouthful of water on his face.

       “…” Qin Yun gritted his teeth and said, “I wonder how does that fish taste?!”

       Moschery couldn’t help but laugh. He spread the bait not far away, attracting more and more firefish to fly over.

 

       Above the deep sea and under the dome, the school of fish was like starlight, warmly surrounding the two.

       Moschery squatted in front of Qin Yun. He leaned over and kissed his guide’s lips in the splendour of the fireflies.

 

       Bixi was standing on the terrace of the palace, wrapped in a shawl. She looked into the distance with a solemn look, with a lingering haze between her brows. Black Pearl’s front hooves scratched the ground and snorted a few times beside her irritably.

       Lin Dongliang was a little surprised when he saw her, “Madam Bixi?”

       Bixi looked at the tired expression of the Secretary of State gently, “Thank you for your hard work. The situation at the Cabinet…”

       Lin Dongliang smiled bitterly, “It’s still the same.” He rubbed his brows, “They got the information from somewhere, saying that Her Royal Highness the Queen was a failed clone, which tarnished the bloodline of the god-level guide…”

       Bixi frowned; her eyes were slightly cold as she said calmly, “Have they forgotten the origin of His Majesty’s god-level genes, or do they want to use this matter to depose the royal family directly.”

       “Maybe both.” Lin Dongliang looked solemnly, “The Cabinet also placed the blame for the defeat of Eta on His Highness the Queen and believed that His Highness should be tried as a war criminal.”

       Bixi snorted coldly, “I think it’s not just the Cabinet. We will face more problems after Little Rainbow Dash lifts the consciousness hypnosis.”

       Lin Dongliang looked at her.

       Bixi said calmly, “Olympus will not sit still and wait for death. Their ambitions are much greater than we imagined.”

 

       Qin Yun was already awake when Moschery received Lin Dongliang’s video call request. He rested his head sleepily on His Majesty’s shoulder and greeted the Secretary of State in the holographic image.

       Lin Dongliang smiled and said respectfully, “Your Highness, I’m sorry to disturb your honeymoon.”

       Qin Yun waved her hands quickly, “Don’t be so polite, sir… you should just call me Qin Yun.”

       Moschery raised his hand and rubbed his guide’s bangs. He looked at Lin Dongliang and said, “What else is the Cabinet doing?”

       Lin Dongliang made a helpless expression and glanced at Qin Yun, who immediately stood up knowingly, “I’m going out to brush my teeth and wash my face…”

       Moschery did not stop the other party. He raised his head and looked at Qin Yun, stretched out his hand and touched his lips, “Good morning kiss.”

       “…” Qin Yun: “I haven’t brushed my teeth yet…”

       “What’s with all the nonsense?” Moschery frowned, “All these bullshit rules about kissing.”

       Lin Dongliang: “…”

 

       The Secretary of State briefly reported the situation. Moschery’s expression remained indifferent, and in the end, he only said, “I understand.”

       Lin Dongliang sighed, “Do you want to come back early?”

       Moschery did not answer directly, and he only asked, “Where is Little Bixi?”

       Lin Dongliang: “Madam is very good. She rides horses in the back garden every day. I didn’t let anyone from the Cabinet disturb her.”

       “Okay.” Moschery’s expression finally softened, “I’ll contact her.”

 

       Bixi was not surprised when she received Moschery’s video call request. She was wearing overalls, her long silver hair tied up, and a sunhat.

       “Long time no see, Little Xixi.” Bixi swung her riding whip. She was the only one who dared to give His Majesty the Emperor such a nickname.

       Moschery looked at the horses around her. Helu’s only pastime when he was in power was raising horses and riding horses, which coincided with Bixi.

       “I hear you’re an excellent rider?” Bixi said suddenly, she winked at Moschery slyly, “It seems that Helu taught you well.”

       Moschery was silent. Helu put him on a horse when he was very young. Riding was probably the only thing his weak father left to him.

       Bixi looked at him gently, “He will definitely be proud when he sees you now.”

       Moschery frowned in confusion, “You and my father…”

       “I am the representative of the first class in Averio, and your father awarded me the academy medal.” Bixi’s eyes were full of nostalgia, but her expression was calm, “It turns out that so long has passed.”

       Moschery opened his mouth. He always felt that Bixi seemed to be hiding something from him, but he felt that he should not ask in detail. In the end, he could only change the topic and said sincerely, “As for the Cabinet’s slandering Qin Yun, I will solve it properly. Please don’t worry.”

 

       Qin Yun was not in a hurry to go back to the house after washing up. He summoned the unicorn and asked the other party to get comfortable with Zhongyan. The dragon was very excited and followed his spiritual link partner’s butt and kept sniffing it.

       “…” Qin Yun: “Don’t be like this… Zhongyan! Come back here!”

       Ishtar didn’t seem to mind being followed. The golden ponytail occasionally swayed and brushed Zhongyan’s nose.

       The unicorn walked gracefully on the ice, its pure white body like a painting, embedded in the blue sea and sky.

       Qin Yun put his palms together to his mouth and said loudly, “Fly fly, look, Ishtar, come! Fly to Daddy!”

       Unicorn:”……”

       Zhongyan flapped his wings and pounced on him in a dignified manner. Qin Yun was so scared that he wailed and ran away while screaming and laughing. However, he was still pressed to the ground from behind by the giant dragon.

       “Hahahahaha!” Qin Yun reached out to block Zhongyan’s head, “Don’t lick, don’t lick! Hahahaha… don’t lick with your mouth!”

       “…” Moschery’s military boots appeared above Qin Yun’s head. His Majesty the Emperor looked down at him expressionlessly, “What are you doing?”

       Qin Yun looked at him innocently, “Taking care of the children…?”

       Moschery: “…” He seemed helpless and squatted down, brushing his fingers on Qin Yun’s face. The latter only felt a flash in front of his eyes, and a round pendant appeared on his neck.

       “What is this?” Qin Yun took it out with a free hand and found a badge with a Chinese Bellflower pattern engraved on it.

       “Every Issa Crown Prince will be given a Chinese Bellflower badge when he is born.” Moschery said lightly, “To give it to his future partner… I should have given it to you earlier, but I never thought I would get married before, so it took me a long time to find it.”

       Qin Yun looked at him and smiled, “Do you know the flower language of Chinese Bellflower?”

       Moschery didn’t answer. He stared at his guide for a long time, lowered his head and kissed the other person’s lips.

 

       While the Cabinet was busy trying to depose the Queen and was enjoying themselves endlessly, His Majesty the Emperor finally couldn’t help but make a statement first. Moschery’s holographic video was projected over the entire Empire and was simultaneously played on All Universe 818.

       Skarter was a little surprised, “When was this recorded?”

       Lin Dongliang: “It should be the first day after the wedding.” He shrugged and said helplessly, “Your Majesty only gave it to me these few days, meaning not to let the Cabinet interfere with his honeymoon…”

 

       The Moschery in the holographic image was wearing the uniform of the supreme commander, with a silver mask on half of his face, and his expression was cold and indifferent.

       “All citizens of the Empire, thank you for your concern for the royal family and my personal private life.” Moschery paused, his eyes sinking slightly, “At the same time, I am also heartbroken by the negative attitude of the Cabinet from beginning to end.”

       Moschery continued, “The plan to travel to the Eta Star was mine to formulate. Qin Yun merely carried it out and suffered almost devastating injuries in the process in order to protect me.” He paused for a while and showed a mocking smile, “I have the right to reclaim all territories that once belonged to the Empire. The so-called war criminals are simply nonsense.”

 

       Shen Zhuofan stared at His Majesty the Emperor in the hologram, raised his eyebrows, and said, “As expected of a tyrant, these words are completely irrefutable.”

       Arthur snorted disdainfully, “Now that he has my military power, he can be so tough. He didn’t dare to act cool before.”

       Lin Dongliang smiled when he heard this, “But I think that if His Majesty wants to regain the territory, Your Majesty the Duke will not refuse.”

       Arthur glanced at him and said matter-of-factly, “The best thing he has done in all these years is to prepare to regain the sovereignty of Olympus.”

       The Duke licked his lips arrogantly, “My lions can’t wait any longer.”

 

       Moschery’s speech continued, and Berlin, with a pale face, stared fixedly at the holographic projection without moving a muscle.

       “As we all know, the god-level genes of Issa’s royal family have all been passed down to this day only through replication in the scientific community. As for Qin Yun being cloned, I do not acknowledge the claim.” Moschery in the hologram slowly stood up, the scarlet cloak behind him almost dropping to the ground, “This is Olympus’s blasphemy against my wife. For this, they must pay the due price.”

       Moschery: “I hereby declare war on the Olympus Alliance. Within one year, I will recover all territories belonging to the Empire and complete the full unification.”

       The Cabinet meeting room was brightly lit, and Quinta looked at Berlin with a gloomy face, “He completely overshadowed the crisis we created… We have no control over what happens next.”

       Berlin didn’t speak. After a long while, she slowly said in a hoarse voice, “He has become so tough that we can’t control it, whether it’s political power or emotions.”

       Quinta remained silent, and he followed Berlin to look at His Majesty the Emperor in the holographic image.

 

       Moschery’s expression remained as calm as ever, “My wife has fought on the front line of the battlefield. He is brave and strong and deserves everyone’s respect.”

       “There isn’t any difference of a god-level sentinel and a low-level guide between us.” Moschery finally said, “Because we love each other.”

       He paused and smiled slowly, “So we are equal.”

 

       Of course Qin Yun didn’t know that His Majesty the Emperor had shocked the whole universe. He was trying to make the unicorn fly while pretending to be an old hen all day long…

       Ishtar had a good temper, but that didn’t mean it’s obedient. The unicorn always radiated a gentle and loving aura as it gazed at its owner with a compassionate(you’re) and(stupid) divine(fvck) look, radiating a gentle and loving aura.


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