SGT CH188

Tianjia: The Little Cake Runs Away 7

◎Wanting to move against the Imperial Consort, wanting to devour the Imperial Consort◎

The mecha sailed into the Tianjia flagship.

The Tianjia Emperor’s control over the mecha had reached the utmost precision. The mecha remained consistently steady, without the slightest wobble even upon landing.

Had this been on an open wilderness, the landing of the Tianjia Emperor’s mecha probably would not even shake loose a single flower petal.

Mu Si only discovered they had returned to the Tianjia fleet when sensing the active psychic fluctuations all around.

Having run away for so long, it was time to face everything.

Mu Si stepped out of the shuttle.

Looking up, he happened to see the Tianjia Emperor teleporting over from the cockpit.

The moment their eyes met, Mu Si saw an almost desperate urgency in the Tianjia Emperor’s gaze.

The Tianjia Emperor stopped before him, reaching out his hand as if wishing to embrace him.

Yet in the end, it only settled on his shoulder, loosely holding him, giving a light pat, his hand barely even making solid contact.

Looking very cold and distant.

Just like unfamiliar strangers to each other.

Just then, noise sounded from outside.

Tianjia were rapidly approaching this way, only to be stopped outside the mecha.

“Let us head outside first.”

The Tianjia Emperor spoke in a low voice. The fingertips resting on Mu Si’s shoulder curled slightly, paused for an instant, and ultimately withdrew.

The Imperial Consort… did not like physical contact with him.

To leave his side and break free from him completely, the Imperial Consort had even chosen to flee the Tianjia.

He should be more restrained…

Reining in the emotions in his eyes, the Tianjia Emperor led the Imperial Consort and the Foreign Minister’s Male Monarch out of the mecha.

Outside, the Foreign Minister had already been waiting anxiously with an outstretched neck.

His gaze bypassed the Tianjia Emperor and the Imperial Consort, settling on Joshua, who was following silently behind.

His Qiao Qiao… had grown thinner, looking very haggard.

The Foreign Minister stepped forward, observing the etiquette of a subject, bowing first to the Tianjia Emperor.

“Your Majesty the Emperor, Your Imperial Highness the Consort.”

The Tianjia Emperor nodded slightly, signaling him to tend to his Male Monarch.

“Thank You, Your Majesty.”

The Foreign Minister straightened up hurriedly, striding quickly toward Joshua.

Reaching out, he wrapped his arms around him, holding him tightly.

Joshua: “You… honestly…”

Mu Si looked back over his shoulder, seeing Joshua gently struggling against the Foreign Minister’s chest.

This was not the normal range of resistance Joshua displayed when feeling offended and uncomfortable.

The expression on Joshua’s face appeared disdainful, but in truth, his rejection was not obvious.

This degree of physical contact was difficult for Joshua to accept even with male friends, with only Mu Si being an exception.

Yet right now, Joshua tolerated the Foreign Minister’s touch.

Mu Si suddenly understood why Joshua had chosen to return.

Sensing Joshua’s struggle, the Foreign Minister also snapped back to his senses, hurriedly relaxing his arms.

Embracing him without contacting Joshua’s bare skin, he asked softly:

“I am sorry, I lost control. Qiao Qiao, are you alright?”

Mu Si withdrew his gaze.

He lowered his eyes.

In his peripheral vision, he could see the cold, rigid figure of the Tianjia Emperor standing to the side.

It turned out that loving and not loving were truly that obvious.

The Foreign Minister brought Joshua over to the Tianjia Emperor and the Imperial Consort.

Once again thanking the Tianjia Emperor for leading troops to rescue them, and thanking the Imperial Consort for his care along the way.

“Rescuing citizens is what We ought to do in the first place.”

The Tianjia Emperor said:

“The Zerg abducted Our Tianjia males, committing notorious crimes. Starting today, strengthen defenses and strictly investigate Zerg spies within the empire.”

With a single sentence, the departure of the Imperial Consort and the Foreign Minister’s Male Monarch was thoroughly judged as the doing of the Zerg.

A massive black pot of blame was pinned upon the Zerg.

In this matter, the Zerg were not completely innocent either, unable to defend themselves.

The Tianjia would never believe the Zerg’s explanations anyway.

This incident was definitively categorized.

Even with numerous loopholes, with this statement from the Tianjia Emperor, no Tianjia would scrutinize it further.

Mu Si looked at the Tianjia Emperor in surprise.

Not understanding why he handled it this way.

Was it because he didn’t want news of the Imperial Consort’s escape spreading, fearing damage to the royal family’s prestige and the empire’s image?

Regardless, with this declaration from the Tianjia Emperor, the worst outcome would not come to pass.

He and Joshua would not be sent to the soothing center.

Even if the Tianjia Emperor wanted to do anything to him, it would only be handled behind closed doors.

As for Joshua…

Judging from the affection displayed by the Foreign Minister, Mu Si felt he no longer needed to worry about Joshua.

They parted ways here.

Under Joshua’s worried gaze, Mu Si followed the Tianjia Emperor away.

The Tianjia Emperor brought the Imperial Consort toward his own quarters.

Walking along the cold, quiet warship corridor, Mu Si subconsciously raised his eyes, observing the Tianjia Emperor in front of him.

The Tianjia Emperor wore a black and gold military uniform, his back tall and ramrod straight, looking just like the Major General in his memories.

Aching bitterness welled in Mu Si’s heart, his eyes stinging hot.

He hurriedly lowered his head, striving to suppress his emotions.

With this glance down, he discovered that the Tianjia Emperor’s strides were not large.

One could even call them very small.

Walking very slowly.

The Tianjia Emperor was tall with long legs; deliberately suppressing his stride to walk this slowly was rather difficult for him.

Mu Si slowed his pace along with him, only to discover that the Tianjia Emperor walked even slower, almost unable to stretch his long legs forward.

Mu Si realized in astonishment that the Tianjia Emperor was actually matching his speed.

In the past, during his time in the military, whenever he stayed in the medical ward for too long, he would want to go outside to get some air once free.

At those times, he would plead with the Major General, who was likewise free, to come along.

The Major General did not approve of him wandering around carelessly.

Yet if he stepped outside, the Major General would always follow.

The tall, long-legged Major General would deliberately slow his pace, staying beside him.

Shielding him from all ill-intentioned prying eyes, and blocking the piercing wind and bone-chilling cold of the Silver Fortress.

The scent on the Major General was as cold as the wind and snow of the Silver Fortress.

Yet standing beside him, it was warm.

Drawing close, one could even sense a mellow heat.

Mu Si sniffled, feeling his eye rims sting even more.

As if the wind and snow from those years had blown straight into his eyes.

The Tianjia Emperor’s body was stiff.

He wanted to turn back, yet dared not.

Amid such torment, they finally arrived outside the quarters.

The Tianjia Emperor opened the door to the quarters, stepping aside to stand by the entrance.

Seizing the chance, his gaze settled on Mu Si’s face.

Seeing his faintly reddened eye rims, the Tianjia Emperor’s breath hitched, his fingertips almost digging into the flesh of his palms.

He spoke with difficulty:

“There are still two days before we reach the Imperial Capital Star, rest well. I will have a mechanical Tianjia deliver nutrition meals to you, you need to nourish your body. In addition, a military doctor will pay a visit, aside from that, no Tianjia will come to disturb you.”

“Will Your Majesty not come either?” Mu Si asked.

The size and layout of this room before him clearly belonged to the Tianjia Emperor’s private cabin.

“I will not…”

Lowering his eyes, the Tianjia Emperor murmured, “I will not come to disturb you.”

Mu Si: “…”

Cast into the cold palace.

It was… expected.

An Imperial Consort’s escape was a severe crime.

Compared to being sent to a soothing center, a punishment like this could hardly be called terrible.

“I understand,” Mu Si said. “I will remain grounded properly.”

“No!”

The Tianjia Emperor spoke with urgency:

“It is not grounding. You may leave the room at any time, to go… anywhere inside the warship.”

The Imperial Consort desired freedom.

Yet the Tianjia Emperor could not promise more for now.

Could freedom restricted to the interior of a warship be counted as freedom?

The Tianjia Emperor could only say:

“I have already ordered parliament to revise the legal codes, granting males the right to freedom of marriage.”

Freedom of marriage, including the freedom to marry and the freedom to divorce.

This practically altered the societal nature of the Tianjia directly.

Once the bill was implemented, the Male Nurturing Association would become an institution solely dedicated to caring for males.

The system of exchanging military merits for males would become a thing of the past as well.

This would affect every single aspect of society.

Requiring far more detailed clauses and comprehensive preparations before the bill could be drafted and enacted.

During this period, every departmental minister except the Foreign Minister, along with the parliament members, had been working themselves senseless.

Yet it was still not enough; time was still required to perfect it.

“Give me a little more time.”

The Tianjia Emperor gazed at Mu Si almost pleadfully as he spoke:

“Two months at most, after two months, you can…”

You can divorce him.

The Imperial Consort could break free from him from then on, obtaining the freedom he desired.

At first, Mu Si did not understand.

Because what the Tianjia Emperor said was far too outrageous.

Freedom of marriage for males… did the Tianjia Emperor even know what he was saying?

He even suspected the Tianjia Emperor had lost his mind and was spouting nonsense.

Or deliberately deceiving him to make fun of him.

Yet meeting the Tianjia Emperor’s eyes, he realized that the Tianjia Emperor was completely serious.

“Have you lost your mind? Why would you do such a thing?”

Could the Tianjia Emperor have foreseen the future as well, seeing the psychic plague?

This was the only explanation Mu Si could fathom.

The Tianjia Emperor said, “The universe is too vast, with too many places I cannot reach. I hope you can remain within the Tianjia.”

Rather than having the Imperial Consort leave the Tianjia for freedom, heading to other nations or obscure corners of the cosmos.

The Tianjia Emperor would rather let the Imperial Consort dissolve their marriage, letting the Imperial Consort remain in the Tianjia Empire, staying within the bounds of his control.

At least that way, he could still protect the Imperial Consort, knowing whether the Imperial Consort was safe and well.

Mu Si was once again unable to comprehend the Tianjia Emperor’s words.

He asked why the Tianjia Emperor was changing the laws, and the Tianjia Emperor replied that he hoped he would stay in the Tianjia?

What kind of irrelevant, disjointed answer was this?

He began suspecting anew whether the Tianjia Emperor had suffered a mental breakdown.

Lifting his eyes, he closely observed the Tianjia Emperor’s eyes.

Very red.

Looking down at him, they were a deep, dark crimson, as if suppressing countless chaotic emotions.

Hiss…

This was the sign of a mental riot.

Earlier, seeing the Tianjia Emperor duel the Zerg Second Prince with absolute ease on the battlefield.

Mu Si had assumed the Tianjia Emperor was in fine condition.

He had not expected his condition had deteriorated to the point of mental confusion.

Decisions made by a mentally confused Tianjia Emperor might benefit the entire Tianjia.

Yet a Tianjia Emperor undergoing a mental riot could equally drag the Tianjia into an irrecoverable abyss.

Whether out of rationality or personal feelings, Mu Si did not wish to see the Tianjia Emperor plunge into a mental riot.

Biting his lower lip, he said:

“Your Majesty, please permit me to perform mental soothing for you.”

The Tianjia Emperor stared blankly at Mu Si.

They had been married for so long, yet the Imperial Consort had never once performed mental soothing for him.

Right after he revised the laws, granting males the right to freedom of marriage, giving the Imperial Consort the right to divorce him…

The Imperial Consort agreed to perform mental soothing for him for the very first time.

The Tianjia Emperor wanted to refuse, yet could not.

This might be his only opportunity for psychic contact with the Imperial Consort.

“Alright…” the Tianjia Emperor spoke hoarsely.

“My mental realm is very chaotic. Do not venture deep, soothe only the outer layers.”

Mu Si: “I will act within my capability.”

Ultimately, the Tianjia Emperor still stepped into the quarters.

The cabin door closed.

Mu Si said to the Tianjia Emperor:

“Please lie down and relax your mind and body.”

Whenever Mu Si had performed mental soothing in the past, military females had sat across from him, separated by a desk and most of the room.

Yet lying down was clearly more conducive to helping a female relax.

This was also why domestic mental soothing was far more effective than external groomers.

The Tianjia Emperor lay down as instructed, but his body was visibly not relaxed.

Especially as Mu Si approached, every muscle in his body strained severely, his chest rising and falling nervously.

Mu Si felt troubled.

He tentatively unbuttoned the Tianjia Emperor’s military coat, hoping to allow his taut, bulging chest room to breathe.

Yet this only drew out pheromones that filled the entire room.

Only when his own pheromones were triggered in response did Mu Si realize what was happening.

“Your Majesty?”

“I am sorry, I forgot to inject inhibitors.”

Relying on what little rationality remained, the Tianjia Emperor restrained himself from pulling the Imperial Consort onto the bed, instead opening his spatial button to search for inhibitors.

Mu Si stopped him.

“No need. The effect might be even better this way.”

After his own pheromones were released, the Tianjia Emperor’s body noticeably softened.

The muscles grew supple and accommodating, no longer hard as stone to the touch.

For cross-grade mental soothing, this was a good thing.

“Please continue to relax.”

Mu Si leaned down, resting his forehead against the Tianjia Emperor’s, releasing his psychic power.

Their grade disparity was too vast; he could only adopt closer contact to increase the success rate of the mental soothing.

Inhaling the rich pheromones swirling around them, gazing at Mu Si’s stunning face and pale pink lips right before his eyes, the Tianjia Emperor was practically intoxicated.

Pheromones within his body flooded forth uncontrollably.

He wanted so desperately to embrace and possess the Imperial Consort, wanting to move against the Imperial Consort, wanting to devour the Imperial Consort whole.

Yet he could not; the Imperial Consort would loathe him.

The emerald earring on the Imperial Consort’s left ear reflected bright light under the illumination, stinging the Tianjia Emperor’s eyes until they ached, his pupils growing increasingly crimson.

Mu Si channeled his psychic power into the Tianjia Emperor’s mind.

Scattered fragments of surface memories drifted past him.

Among these memory fragments, Mu Si saw countless depictions of his own face:

Some with head lowered, some with reddened eye rims, some with vivid lips, and some with a hand raised touching the earring…

Mu Si had not realized he had touched the earring so many times.

Probably because it was his first time wearing such an accessory, feeling somewhat unaccustomed.

Just as he was thinking this, Mu Si suddenly felt a flush of heat on his ear.

He was startled.

Diverting his focus to look, he discovered that the Tianjia Emperor was biting his ear.

Ah?

A female in mental riot going mad and biting people?!

[Do not bite.]

Mu Si hurriedly applied a mental suggestion inside the Tianjia Emperor’s mind.

[You cannot bite, you need to exercise more restraint.]

Mu Si faintly heard a whimper, sounding like a sorrowful wail.