Chapter 33

Zhan Xi saw that the little child was so angry that his cheeks were puffed up. He couldn’t help but poke him. “What’s wrong? Didn’t you sleep at the palace with Uncle Lulu yesterday?”

Zhan Xi asked several times, but the little child, who was angry and pouting, buried his head in his arms like a piece of wood.

Wagner, who was still eating slowly, told the truth: “When we were having breakfast this morning, he didn’t let His Majesty go out. His Majesty lied to him and said he was just going to the study to read...”

Zhan Xi realized that something was wrong as soon as he heard this.

He lowered his head and lifted the little child’s face, his expression also becoming serious: “Ningning, did you not let Uncle go out because his mental power was not working properly?”

The little child nodded when he caught the words “mental power.”

Zhan Xi trusted his little son very much. Without any hesitation, he called Ludwig’s private number. But after calling several times, there was still no answer.

After being unable to reach Ludwig, Zhan Xi called Queen Ai Wei.

He spoke to Ai Wei in a solemn tone: “Please make sure His Majesty does not use any mental power and ask him to come back immediately. Once His Majesty’s mental power is disrupted on the battlefield, Your Majesty, the consequences will be serious.”

Because the Empire followed the imperial system, the people’s trust in the emperor was extremely high.

Whenever the emperor went to war, holographic recordings were often used to capture the scenes of the emperor killing enemies.

Bloody battlefield, powerful emperor.

Countless people watched everything projected on the holographic screen and felt a strong, fanatical worship for the emperor.

The people of the Empire were born to admire strength, and all the emperors were the strongest in the entire Empire. This was why the young prince of the Empire started learning how to fight as soon as he learned how to walk.

Zhan Xi’s slightly hurried voice did not make Ai Wei too flustered.

Ai Wei calmly said to him: “Ludwig perceived his own mental power before he set out. His mental power has been stable during this time. Did Ningning tell you that Ludwig’s mental power is problematic?”

“Correct, Your Majesty.”

Zhan Xi didn’t beat around the bush and straightforwardly said, “Do you think Ningning’s judgment will be wrong? I believe you know better than me.”

Ningning’s secret was not a secret to the Emperor and Empress at all.

Zhan Xi patiently waited for Ai Wei’s reaction. After a few seconds, Ai Wei finally spoke. “I will personally go to Ouyun Star.”

Ai Wei had not appeared in public yet. Many people still remembered her mental exhaustion a few years ago. If she appeared in public at this time, it would probably cause a big stir.

Since she woke up, the people who had seen her were either loyal courtiers or people who had been ordered by the Emperor to keep quiet.

In any case, even now, some rumors could still be heard in the upper circles, but in the ordinary people’s circles, this was still an undisclosed secret.

When Zhan Xi heard that Ai Wei wanted to go to Ouyun Star in person, he was taken aback.

“Can’t you call His Majesty back now?”

“He won’t listen.”

Ai Wei knew her husband too well, “He has already started fighting against the Zerg now. In this situation, he cannot stop because of a few words from me.”

If she wanted to bring Ludwig back, she must do it herself.

Zhan Xi thought about the time it would take for this to happen, and then thought about the Emperor, who was probably already fighting the Zerg. He struggled with his decision.

The words of Zhan Rao still echoed in his ears:

“Zhan Xi, remember, don’t let Ningning treat other people’s mental powers frequently. He is still a child, and the most important thing for him at this stage is to eat more and grow up.”

“I have researched people who possess healing abilities and frequently use them. None of them lived a long life after using this skill.”

“In the book, there was a genius boy who began treating others with mental powers at the age of fifteen. He did not live past the age of eighteen.”

Although Zhan Rao looked tough on the outside, he was someone who loved learning. After he learned how to read, he read many books. He read several books about mental powers.

He told Zhan Xi everything related to Ningning.

Zhan Xi never allowed the young child to use his ability, even if it was to save himself.

“Zhan Xi, I’m going to hang up now. Thank you for your reminder.”

Ai Wei, on the other end of the phone, was about to hang up.

One second before Ai Wei hung up, Zhan Xi held his little chubby child in one hand and said quietly, “You can take Ningning with you.”

Ludwig must not have any accidents.

This was the strongest cognition that came to Zhan Xi’s mind after weighing the pros and cons.

Ningning’s healing ability was only known to the emperor and Marshal Twain. If the emperor fell, Ningning would lose his greatest protection.

Zhan Xi’s proposal stunned Ai Wei for a few seconds.

A few seconds later.

Ai Wei chuckled. “Zhan Xi, even the strongest warrior in the empire needs proof of adulthood. Wait until Ningning is grown up before sending him to the battlefield.”

Ai Wei refused to take Ningning with her.

Zhan Xi almost immediately understood that Ai Wei had considered the child’s physical condition. Ai Wei did not waste any more time on the phone and hung up to quickly rush to the battlefield.

In the backyard of the steamed bun shop, the little chubby boy who had just been sulking and said he would never pay attention to Ludwig was now rubbing against his dad with his chubby face. He didn’t say anything, but his intention was clear.

Zhan Xi let him rub against him for a while before lifting him up, his plump waist not easy to find a hold on. “Alright, tell me, why are you acting cute to me like this?”

“Uncle Lulu--“

“Didn’t you say you’re not going to pay attention to Uncle Lulu anymore?” Zhan Xi interrupted him.

The little chubby boy choked up.

The two looked at each other for a while.

Finally, seeing the little boy’s face starting to scrunch up, as if he was about to open his mouth and cry, Zhan Xi quickly stopped teasing the little kid, “Alright, alright, Dad won’t say it anymore.”

“Coincidentally, your Uncle Ling Qi is coming over here, Ningning. Let’s go and meet him, and by the way, check on Uncle Lulu. How about that?”

This “by the way” took care of the little boy’s self-esteem.

The little boy, who had just been sulking with his steamed bun face, nodded and hugged his father’s neck.

Zhan Xi’s warehouse had his own spaceship parked in it. If he wanted to leave, he just needed to move the spaceship out. The spaceship, printed with cartoon patterns, also received Wagner’s favor after it was moved out.

“This spaceship is so cool!”

Wagner touched the pattern on the spaceship, excitedly asking Zhan Xi, “Uncle Zhan, can I buy your spaceship? I can pay a lot of money!”

Zhan Xi: “?”

Zhan Xi, who was checking the spaceship, heard his words and teased him, “If you want to buy it, sure, but it’ll cost you a month’s allowance. If you buy my spaceship, you won’t have any spending money for a whole month.”

Wagner: “!”

Wagner was shocked. “Uncle, is your spaceship worth five million star coins?”

Wagner loved studying spaceships and he could tell the model of the spaceship in front of him. Even if it were sold as brand new, it would only sell for a maximum of eight hundred thousand!

Zhan Xi was also stunned by the five million, shook his hand, checking the screws.

He asked Wagner in confusion, “How much is your monthly allowance?”

Wagner replied, “Five million.”

His father would deposit pocket money into his account every month, and a dedicated person would manage his pocket money.

He had the freedom to buy whatever he wanted, but when he couldn’t spend the money, the person managing his pocket money would do some financial management with the leftover money.

After Wagner answered, he looked at Zhan Xi, then looked at the curly-haired child who was counting his fingers with his head down. He hesitated and asked, “How much is Ningning’s pocket money?”

The curly-haired child counted for a long time but couldn’t figure out how much five million was. He looked up and said dully, “Ningning has one star coin per day.”

One star coin was only 30 star coins a month.

This number also shocked Wagner. He looked at the child with an incredible expression. “Why are you so poor?”

The poor child opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end, he admitted honestly that he didn’t have as much money as Wagner.

He hugged Zhan Xi’s neck, with his soft and chubby face against his father, and said in a determined childish voice, “Ningning will have money in the future!”

He could eat or sell the vegetables he grew in the small garden. When he sold the vegetables, he would have money, and he would give all the money to his father. The child could be a little poor, but his father would soon not be poor!

Wagner did not intend to mock Jian Ning for being poor; he was simply shocked.

As the son of a Federal Marshal and the Marshal’s only heir, Wagner had never been deprived materially, although his father was very strict.

The spaceship had been inspected and was ready to depart immediately.

Wagner grabbed Jian Ning’s chubby little hand and whispered to him, “Can you take me with you? My dad is also fighting Zergs, and I want to go see him.”

It had been a long time since Wagner had seen his father, and he missed him very much.

The little child who was grabbed had no idea where Marshal Twain was fighting bugs; it was not the same place as Ludwig.

He just squeezed Wagner’s hand and loyally promised, “Sure, let’s go together!”

Time was running out.

Zhan Xi had asked Lily Teacher for leave over the phone, and then he took two little children and set off for the Ouyun Star.

On the way, Zhan Xi turned on the television to find out the latest news about Ludwig. The TV news was still reporting on the Emperor’s activities at noon.

Zhan Xi opened a popular forum where the members were fanatical about the Emperor, and they often shared the latest news about the Emperor and the Little Prince.

At the top of the popular post was a rude and easy-to-understand title: “[Debate] Was the Little Duck Pendant that the Emperor Carries a Gift from the Little Prince?”

Hundreds of comments had already been posted under this title.

In the eyes of outsiders, the Emperor was always cold and heartless. The Little Prince’s online fans more than once had criticized his parenting methods.

In the public videos and photos, the royal father and son had never had any intimate actions. They were like a big and small version of each other, just like a big ice cube and a small ice cube.

Now, the small ice cube seemed to have given the big ice cube a childish and cute duck ornament, and the big ice cube cherished it and wore it on the handle of his sword.

Were this father and son going to take a more emotional route?

Everyone was guessing in their hearts. They discussed it for a long time, and finally someone in the room told the truth: “Isn’t the little duckling not given by the little prince? I heard that the little prince has a favorite child who goes to kindergarten. That child often rides in the royal car and stays in the palace.”

When this news came out, no one in the room believed it. How difficult the big and small ice cubes were to deal with? Didn’t these fans know?

How could a child who was still in kindergarten suddenly manage to handle this father and son?

Zhan Xi looked through it and didn’t find any useful information, so he just turned it off.

Several hours later.

The spaceship arrived at Ouyun Star.

The little child sitting on the spaceship stepped on a soft thing as soon as he got off the spaceship. He lowered his head and saw the corpse of a Zerg.

The Zerg was cut in half, and the green blood was stuck to the ground. The little child who hadn’t killed Zergs in a long while turned pale and almost vomited.

And not far away.

There was a lurking Zerg, holding a pair of green eyes, staring at him tightly, as if to attack. The appearance of this Zerg was strange, and it was clearly a deformity among Zergs.

 

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