Chapter 274 - 8.1 First Blue Star - Star Network
The system and host duo had once again left the Nether System to resume their world-hopping journey. This time Hei Anjing had chosen a D ranked World to take a rest. The last world he came out from is a B ranked world which means his and his husband's enemies being there is normal.
Moreover, he had died twice the last time and needed to spend 10,000 years in the training world to stabilize his injuries. He truly almost died in the last world. Thankfully his husband's soul had split in that world and the effects of his bloodline's weakness were halved as well.
It only took an instant for the both of them to enter the next star.
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Interstellar World
Oberion Empire
First Military Academy
[Ding! Transfer complete!]
The usual sound of a computer was heard from his head when Hei Anjing opened his eyes. What welcomed him was a grumpy-looking yet captivating man scolding him in his face at this moment.
"What the hell were you thinking Feng Jing!?"
His voice is full of feelings made of annoyance and embarrassment. With clear blame on his tone, there is also an obvious hint of worry hidden.
Hei Anjing spoke to his system in his mind as always, "Yue, who is this man? Give me my plot as well."
[Yes, Host. The person in front of you is Feng Yang. He is a major general of Phoenix Brigade Corps. One of the four major generals of the Empire. He works for one of the three Marshal, the youngest and strongest Sentinel in the Empire, Marshal Altair Sirius.
The name of the protagonist shou is Bai Yuyan, he is an outsider soul who transmigrated to this world. He used to be the famous mercenary king in his world because of this his combat skills plus a golden finger, a prototype subsystem that accompanied him to this world let him awakened as a guide.
He chooses to hide that he is a guide because he didn't want to believe that as a formerly straight man, he would be in the position to receive on himself. It annoys him and chooses to become an ordinary person until he falls in love with the protagonist gong. The strongest among the four major generals, General Draco Izar of the Dragon Brigade Corps. This person works under a different Marshal. One of the oldest Marshal in the Empire and someone, Marshal Janus.]
"This is unexpected. The Protagonist Gong didn't have the highest influence in the world. Isn't the proud son of heaven supposed to be the strongest among all Sentinels? What's with that youngest Marshal being so OP?" said Hei Anjing.
[This must be because the youngest marshal had said to die due to a mania berserk and since he doesn't have a guide compatible with him he died painfully.]
"Tsk! What a lucky son of a bitch. Continue the report, Yue." said Hei Anjing was talking about the protagonist gong of the world.
[The host vessel is called Feng Jing. The youngest young lord of the Feng Family. You have one older brother, Feng Yang, and one older sister, Feng Yue who married in royalty as Queen Consort. Your Feng Family had a connection to the crown as the other half of your sister is the crown prince of the empire, your highness Zenith Regulus.
According to the plot of the world, Feng Jing was famous for his cruelty and arrogance. Because he came from a well-known family everyone thought he would definitely awaken as a guide only to fail and become a nobody.
Except for being protected by the Feng Family and leading your clan to death and being oppressed by the other marshals' people the original died with the whole Feng Family being condemned.]
"Didn't they originally have connections with the Crown Prince?"
[The Crown Prince was assassinated with his wife on their way to save the Feng Clan. That led to the entire fall of the Feng Clan. Moreover, the original Feng Jing is not really cruel. It was just a play he asked some people because he wanted to break his engagement with the Altair Family.
Those whom he bullied before were all planned right from the beginning. They were all sent to the biggest hospital under the Feng Family provided with the highest purity of healing pod. All were ploys just so the Altair family could break their engagement.
Everything was covered up as people who served the Feng Family were only loyal to Feng. This is the reason no one heard about this plan of the original Feng Jing.]
Hei Anjing asked, "Then the reason the original wants to break the engagement?"
[It is because he is in love with Major General Draco. He wanted to be married to someone he loves instead of being used as a political piece.]
"Hm~ quite a likable soul. What are his wishes?"
[He wishes to stop the demise of his family and spend time with them. The second is that he still wants to still get married to someone he loves himself.]
"Well, I will keep it in mind. At what event are we now?"
[You are being confronted by your elder brother after he learned that you challenged a weak commoner Bai Yuyan into a combat battle. This conversation with your brother was being broadcasted on the Star Network which also caused the downfall of Feng Jing.At this moment, the Feng Family, the Royal Family, and even the Altair Family including everyone was watching your confrontation live.]
"I see... Give me this vessel's memory. I know what to do."
[Affirmative!]
System Yue had done his usual routine every time they have entered a world. He passed the original vessel's memory to his host that will allow the latter to integrate faster to the role his vessel Hei Anjing possesses.
General Feng had been scolding his younger brother for half an hour but the latter just lowered his head and listened to his words without rebuking any of his words which is weird.
"Challenging an ordinary person even if you haven't awakened yourself yet is still not a good idea. A'Jing, are you listening to big brother? You're almost at the age to be engaged, can you please hold back and stop being childish and don't embarrass our Feng Family!?" said Feng Yang.
"..." Feng Jing didn't see his brother's eyes but Feng Yang could still see his younger brother's hands gripping his hand in a tight fist that made it look bloodless. He is clearly restraining his emotions.
When Feng Yang noticed his younger brother gripping his hands until it bleeds made him worry.
Holding his brother's hand carefully Feng Yang had a worried expression on his face, his voice slightly turned soft. "Don't hurt yourself! Can't you just tell big brother why you are doing this? According to your guards, none of those people you bullied before were left unwounded by the end of the day.
I've also spoken to one of them before. He said that you had chosen him as a commoner on purpose so you can help him financially as his mother is sick. You promise that it would only be an act and that you had never given him any fatal injuries. Everything he got is superficial wounds like bruises and scratches. Not only that you've also sent him and his mother to be healed overnight with the highest grade concoction and even used a healing pod.
A'Jing, Big brother knows you are not a cruel person. You don't like bullying others but you suddenly change one day. Can you tell my brother why you are doing this?"
This time Feng Yang decided to ask and no longer scold his younger brother. Their A'Jing was definitely not born spoiled by them, he is clearly someone who knows what is wrong to right. There must definitely be a reason why he is acting this way.
Feng Yan keeps his younger brother's hands open to prevent his wounds from being infected. He covered it with a clean handkerchief at least until they got it treated. He was stunned when he felt warm water droplets falling on his hands. He knew that these were tears.
As an elder brother of Feng Jing, he knew that his younger brother is a bit mature for his age but he rarely cries. He panicked for a moment when he learned that his brother started crying. He immediately yet gently lifted his brother's face and saw it covered in tears.
Tears fell from his crimson eyes like waterfalls and his lips were slightly bleeding as he was biting his lower lips that prevented him from making any noises. When he saw Feng Jing crying this way Feng Yang thought he had scared his little brother too much.
Sniff~
He was so used to scolding the soldiers in such a tone and forgot that this younger brother of his is not even a soldier and hasn't become a complete adult yet. The one in front of him is an eighteen-year-old young man.
[A/n: In this world, only 21 years old is considered a young adult. At this age, one can get married. Eighteen and nineteen years of age is enough to have one get engaged.]
Feng Yang panicked for the first time in his life and kneeled on one knee to lower his stance in front of his crying brother.
"Don't cry, A'Jing. Brother is wrong, okay?" said Feng Yang as he gently wipes his brother's tears with his fingers only when he remembered how rough his skin is that he wanted to pull back his hands, afraid of scaring his brother more. He did not expect his brother to purr at his hand unafraid.
Wuwu~
He even held his hand with trembling two small and soft hands. Then those pairs of crimson irises which had the deepest shade of blood look at him.
Feng Jing spoke, "Gege, I don't want to get married to a stranger. Big Yeye (Grandfather) says that I would have to leave the house soon. He said I will get married to the strongest person in the universe but...
I don't really want to marry him. Not that I hate the person the elders had chosen for me. It is because... Because I don't like to marry for just mere connections. Gege, I want to get married to someone I love and have chosen myself. I want to be with someone whom I will love with everything.
Yes, like the love between Jiejie and Zen-gege."
The heir of Feng was shocked at every word his younger brother was telling him. But he finally understood the reason for his brother's changes lately. His younger brother started to act foolishly the last time their grandfathers had visited home. He could still remember their Grandfather talking to Feng Jing all day that time.
[A/n: Since this world is Futuristic, marriage between the same genders is normal. They could even have a baby through natural birth or through gene synchronization.]
"Gege, I don't want to marry someone I don't love!" said Feng Jing as his tears poured down, even more, this time.
At his current state everyone who can see him could definitely say that this young man is overly beautiful and he looks delicate at this moment. His features had always been above average after crying he looked like a bullied darling which attracted everyone's sympathy.
[Wow~ the host had acted a perfect white lotus this time. So creepy~]
"No one would take you for a mute even if you don't speak! You brat!"
Now that Feng Yang knew what was wrong, he could only coax this little one who had a misunderstanding.
"Don't cry anymore. Don't believe your Big Yeye. You aren't engaged to anyone at all! Moreover, there is no way Father and Mother would agree to an engagement unless you approve it yourself. A'Jing you have the right to choose whom you want to be with." said Feng Yang.
Feng Jing slowly calms down when he hears his brother's words but there is confusion within those red orbs staring at him innocently.
"B-But Big Yeye said..."
BAM! It was the sound of the room being forcefully opened. When the brothers looked at the door they saw two handsome middle-aged uncles. One possesses the same red hair and eyes as the brother's while the other possesses silver hair and silver eyes.
Feng Yang has crimson hair and eyes while Feng Jing possesses silver hair and crimson eyes. Feng Yue instead possessed light brown hair from their mother and red eyes from the Feng Bloodline.
The two men who arrived are obviously from the Feng Clan. The one Feng Jing calls Big Yeye, the patriarch of Feng Clan, Feng Xuan, and his other half, Matriarch Feng, Xue Xia. They were both former Marshals before retiring due to an injury.
Feng Jing calls, "Big Yeye? Xiao Yeye? Why are you in my school?"
"Greetings to Grandfather and Grandad," said Feng Yang.
The culprit that caused misunderstandings Feng Xuan was kicked on the back by his angry wife and fell near Feng Yang.
Xue Xia, "It was this old bastard's fault! Hmp!" Then this silver-haired gentleman approaches Feng Jing with a smile and wipes his grandson's tears. He also didn't forget to pour some healing concoction on Feng Jing's injured hands which immediately healed the wound. "My darling... You don't have to listen to your Big Yeye, Xiao Yeye won't force you to get married to someone you don't like, okay? Don't cry anymore or you'll become as ugly as your Big Yeye~"
Feng Xuan was getting supported by his eldest grandson to stand after being kicked by his wife and once again almost fell flat on the ground for the second time when he heard his wife called ugly.
Feng Xuan murmurs, "I'm not ugly though."
"Grandfather, you shouldn't go against Grandad," said Feng Yang.
Before Feng Xuan could rebuke his eldest grandson's words he felt a piercing glare coming from his fierce wife and decided to become a mute for a moment.
Tsk!
HIC!
"Okay, Xiao Yeye I won't cry anymore~," said Feng Jing as he smiles.
If his crying face makes him look like a fragile easily bullied little flower, his smiling face had a different impact. Because of his phoenix-shaped eyes and exquisite features a simple smile gives away a hint of seduction. As if looking at a heavenly fox hooking up everyone's heart in that instant.
Everyone in the room including those who were watching the live stream of the star network had fallen under this bewitching yet lovely smile. They couldn't stop blushing. Some even suffered nose bleeds.
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At the star network.
'Wow~ this innocent little bunny suddenly turned into a seductive fox!'
'Lick. Lick. Lick. This one had covered the screen with saliva because of the beauty.'
'Honey~ look here. If you are looking for a boyfriend. This one had money, average looks but extremely gentle ba~'
'Tsk! You morons. Save your recordings I'm sure that the Feng Family would delete this stream right away to hide their little treasure.'
'Baby look here. I may be an awakened Sentinel but I don't care if you are unawakened or just an ordinary person!'
'Ahh~ I want to kidnap this adorable baby~~'
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Back to the school of Feng Jing.
The ones who were stunned by Feng Jing's smile were not only those who were watching live streams but also the three Feng Family members who were with him at this moment.
Xue Xia hugged his youngest grandson and said, "Ah~ my adorable baby doesn't smile like that in public you'll get kidnapped!!"