They were a bit dirty, child big and child small, standing at the entrance of the passage. Their gaze fixed on the approaching man, who walked slowly, taking a few steps and then pausing to catch his breath.
Huo Lin looked at the man’s spotless, dust-free clothes and
instinctively took a couple of steps back, holding onto Ningning.
Both he and Ningning were too dirty.
If the man walked past and noticed them, he might disdain
them. Faced with such extreme beauty, the two immature children probably
wouldn’t be able to handle it very well.
Huo Lin sensed the struggling in his arms.
He gently let go of the little child.
The little child, wrapped in a mecha armor from head to toe,
struggled to take it off. The armor given by Grandpa Ram was mentally
controlled, not the traditional armor specifically designed for him, so the
little child wasn’t quite used to it.
Before he could take it off completely, the little child
stumbled and fell.
“Brother, save me!”
The little child was trapped in the armor, lying face down on
the ground, kicking his legs in embarrassment.
The little child was a true admirer of beauty. It was the
first time he had seen someone so good-looking, someone who shocked even him.
So, of course, the little child wanted to greet the beautiful person after
getting rid of the dirty armor.
Anxiously trying to remove the armor, the little child
flapped his short legs, calling for help from his brother.
Seeing this, Huo Lin quickly walked over and rescued him from
the armor.
While Huo Lin was helping the little child take off the
armor, the beautiful person not far away was also watching them.
A few seconds later.
Huo Lin also removed the helmet of the armor and cleared his
throat. Holding the chubby little child, he greeted the beautiful person.
“Hello, I’m Caesar, and this is the child of our family
called Ningning. There has been a riot outside, and I brought Ningning here.”
Huo Lin politely greeted the person. With his sharp mind, he
could tell that the connection between this beautiful person and Raphael was
definitely not simple.
“Hello.”
An Nuo had already seen the little child being led by the
Imperial Crown Prince from Raphael’s video. Before Raphael left, An Nuo also
looked at the latest photos of the other taken by Raphael’s star device.
In the photo, there was a bed sheet stained with the chubby
child’s bedwetting.
An Nuo had a serious case of cleanliness obsession. He was
not only sensitive to his surroundings but also sensitive to odors.
Sometimes when Raphael stayed outside for too long and came
back, as soon as An Nuo got close to him, he could smell an odor that was
somewhat unbearable for him.
For someone as clean-obsessed as An Nuo, being able to walk
from the palace to this place already required a great deal of courage.
“I am An Nuo.”
An Nuo had originally intended to go out and find Raphael,
but after seeing these two children, especially the younger one, Ningning, he
thought for a moment and changed his mind.
“Come inside with me. It’s safer in there.”
He had opened this passage from the inside, which allowed
these two children to find their way in. Once the passage was closed, no one
could open it from the outside unless Raphael himself authenticated it.
Huo Lin took off his mecha armor and then followed behind the
beautiful person while holding the little child, entering inside.
“Uncle An Nuo, are you sick?”
Huo Lin couldn’t help but ask when he saw An Nuo’s pale
complexion. After asking, he added, “If you don’t want to tell us, it’s fine.”
Although An Nuo’s face was pale, his lips were pink,
complementing his pure and desirable appearance.
Upon hearing Caesar’s question from behind, An Nuo calmly
replied, “Hmm, I’m not feeling too well. Can I trouble you to take a bath
first?”
Huo Lin was taken aback.
Then he nodded.
The little child who had been led by his older brother all
along had rosy cheeks, and he interjected, “Uncle, Ningning will take a bath!
When Ningning is all clean, can uncle hold Ningning?”
The little child had long wanted to be held by the handsome
uncle. If it were in the past, the little child would have already pounced on
him, but this time the little child unexpectedly felt a bit shy.
An Nuo didn’t like physical contact with people, except for
the former royal family members and Raphael, he had never touched anyone.
Now, looking at the chubby little child with an expectant
face, An Nuo inexplicably softened and said, “Alright, I’ll hold you once
you’re all cleaned up.”
Upon hearing this, the little child’s eyes lit up.
Soon after...
Huo Lin and the little child were brought to the hot springs.
The hot spring water here was sourced from natural springs, surrounded by
natural flowers and plants, making it feel like a heavenly place.
The little child, who hadn’t seen much of the world, was
extremely amazed by the hot springs.
“Wow.”
He sat on a stone in the hot spring, not caring about his
privacy with his fair and tender little body, and asked, “Brother, is someone
secretly heating the water for Ningning?”
The little child didn’t understand what a hot spring was, he
thought someone was secretly heating water for his bath.
Huo Lin sat next to him and explained the formation of hot
springs.
The little child lowered his head, poking his round belly and
not paying much attention.
Not far away...
An Nuo also cleaned himself up again and changed into new
clothes.
Although the clothes Raphael prepared for him were not as
numerous as what he had before, tens of thousands of pieces were still quite a
lot.
Both the little child and Huo Lin couldn’t wear the clothes
they just used after washing in the hot spring.
Fortunately, there were large bath towels available, which
could serve as makeshift sleepwear when wrapped around them.
Huo Lin was diligent. While the chubby little child was still
happily soaking in the hot springs, he washed their clothes.
By letting it dry for a while, they would have clothes to
wear when they go out."
The little child who soaked in the hot spring raised his
chubby arms that resembled lotus stems and asked his older brother, “Does
Ningning smell good?”
Huo Lin cooperatively took a sniff and replied, “Hmm, it
smells good.”
Satisfied with the answer, the little child finally allowed
his brother to lift him out of the hot spring.
The large and soft bath towel was a luxurious and rare
material that Caesar had never used before.
The little child draped the bath towel over himself and tied
a towel around his chubby waist to cover his modesty.
The bath towel was not big for Huo Lin, but it was a bit too
large for the chubby little child.
“Uncle!”
Ignoring the size of the bath towel, the chubby little child
shouted towards An Nuo not far away, “Ningning’s done washing!”
Hearing the voice, An Nuo got up and walked over.
As soon as he approached, he saw the chubby little child
opening his arms to him and said, “Hold me!”
Before he could bend down to pick him up, Huo Lin hesitated
and reminded him first, “Uncle An Nuo, can you lift Ningning up? He, he’s a bit
heavy.”
Although Huo Lin’s voice was soft when he said the last
sentence, the chubby little child still heard it. The chubby little child, who
had never heard his brother call him fat, was stunned.
How could his brother say that he’s fat in front of the
handsome uncle?!
Huo Lin’s intention was actually good. He saw An Nuo’s
weakness, so he explained the situation first to prevent the little child from
tiring out An Nuo or crushing him.
An Nuo looked at the chubby little child with a reddened face
and then looked at Caesar. He smiled.
“Don’t worry, I’m not so weak that I can’t even lift a young
child.”
The chubby little child looked soft and fluffy. Compared to
the young children on the Sixth Planet, he was a bit chubby, but he wasn’t a
real chubby baby.
With a smile on his lips, An Nuo bent down and embraced the
little child who had been eagerly waiting for him to pick him up.
At the moment when An Nuo lifted the little child, a smile
froze on the corner of his lips.
Uh.
It seemed that Caesar hadn’t deceived him.
This little child, who looked soft and fluffy, seemed like a
core made of a scale weight.
Being stared at by Caesar and then being affectionately
approached and leaned on by the little child, An Nuo gritted his teeth and
lifted the weighty child in his arms.
After lifting him, instead of choosing to stay in place and
play with the child, An Nuo decisively turned his head and returned to the
palace.
The palace was adorned with thick carpets, and he could place
the little child on the carpet to play with.
Upon entering An Nuo’s palace, even Caesar, as the crown
prince of the empire, who had seen and known much, was stunned by the sight
within the palace.
The imperial palace was already considered luxurious, but the
luxury of this palace was different from that of the imperial palace.
Every arrangement here was visibly thoughtful. Both the
carpets and the jade were obviously intended to make the people living here
more comfortable.
To put it simply, in terms of enjoyment alone, this place far
surpassed the imperial palace.
An Nuo placed the chubby child on the carpet as he wished and
sat down together with the little child.
Soft pillows and similar items were scattered all over the
carpet, providing something soft for people to lean on. An Nuo leaned against a
pillow, encircling the little child, and the two of them locked eyes.
“Uncle, you smell so good!”
The little child was unwilling to just sit on the carpet; he
insisted on snuggling up to An Nuo. Not only did he snuggle up, but his chubby
little hand also held onto An Nuo’s hand.
If it weren’t for his age and appearance, he would definitely
be mistaken for a little pervert.
An Nuo lowered his head and looked at the pure and chubby
little child, praising softly, “You smell good too.”
The little child squinted his eyes and chuckled twice.
After laughing, he sweetly said, “It’s Uncle’s smell, that’s
why Ningning smells nice.”
There were no toys in the palace, so An Nuo could only keep
the little child company and talk to him.
The little child was a sweet and sticky little child,
sticking close to An Nuo, and never missing a chance to give compliments.
Huo Lin didn’t disturb their conversation.
In a corner, Huo Lin took out the star device and was trying
to contact his father.
Seeing him fiddling with the star device, An Nuo spoke up,
“There’s currently no signal. Please be patient. Once Raphael resolves these
troubles, you will be able to contact your family.”
Huo Lin nodded upon hearing this and put away the star
device.
An Nuo was indeed a beautiful person, but his beauty seemed
distant, like a lady in the clouds, admired from afar but not approachable.
Huo Lin couldn’t quite understand why the little child seemed
unaware of this distance and still clung to An Nuo so affectionately.
With a serious expression on his face, as soon as his clothes
were slightly dry, he hurriedly put them on and said to An Nuo, “Uncle An Nuo,
my guards are still outside. I want to go and take a look.”
An Nuo hesitated for a moment, “It might be dangerous outside
this time.”
“It’s okay.”
Huo Lin stood in front of An Nuo. Although his face was
young, his expression was resolute. “Father has taught me to never be
cowardly.”
His guards were still outside, and he couldn’t hide here
alone. He had brought Ningning in earlier to ensure Ningning’s safety.
Now he was certain that this place was very safe.
He could leave Ningning here.
“Uncle An Nuo, please take care of Ningning for me.”
“Alright.”
Seeing that he had made up his mind, An Nuo no longer tried
to stop him.
