IRDFPFCIW Chapter 47

On the Imperial Capital Star, a military starship discreetly arrived at a military base. The hatch slowly rose, revealing a pair of long legs wrapped in military boots.

Wen Renyuan stepped down the corridor bridge with his long legs and entered the base. The rhythmic sound of his boots echoed on the floor, and the military uniform accentuated his perfect body, adding a touch of restraint to his already handsome appearance. Under the brim of his cap, a few strands of silver hair peeked out. Wen Renyuan adjusted his military hat and nodded to the subordinates who stood at attention and saluted upon seeing him.

Once inside the office, Wen Renyuan removed his military hat and put it aside, fully revealing his god-like handsome face.

Wen Renyuan’s deputy general called Wei Ke was a member of the Royal Knights. He grew up with Wen Renyuan, so their relationship was close, and he felt comfortable around him.

Following Wen Renyuan into the room, he spoke with excitement. “Marshal, you’re finally back.”

Wen Renyuan nodded slightly.

“Please schedule a mental strength check for me and keep it at the highest level of confidentiality.”

Although it sounded strange, the truth was that his mental trauma had indeed been healed by the dishes made by the little streamer.

Thinking of the little streamer, Wen Renyuan’s mind flashed to Jiang Tang’s delicate face. The fingers that were slowly tapping on the table came to a stop, and even his eyes softened.

Wei Ke on the side saw this and couldn’t help but be surprised. He didn’t know who Wen Renyuan was thinking of. He had never seen such an expression on the Marshal’s face before. He really should look in the mirror and let him see for himself. Was this still the famous “Iron-faced Marshal”, the “Flower of Gaoling[mfn]高岭花 (gāo lǐng huā) in Chinese, is a metaphorical term used to describe something unattainable or out of reach[/mfn]”?

Recalling how Wen Renyuan suddenly asked him to buy a birthday gift before, it was really scary that the old house caught fire and the old iron tree was blooming!

“Marshal, about the birthday gift I helped to prepare last time…” Did it have an effect?

It would be fine if he didn’t mention this. As soon as Wei Ke brought it up, Wen Renyuan’s expression changed and he thought of that birthday gift that “his girlfriend was so moved that she cried when she received it”.

He interrupted Wei Ke coldly. “What are you still doing here? If you keep talking, go clean the starship.”

Wei Ke: ???

Wei Ke felt puzzled and walked out. Wasn’t he allowed to ask? How stingy.

He wondered which young lady could tolerate that stinky face.

“What? It really healed?” Wei Ke’s voice trembled slightly with excitement.

He couldn’t believe it. The wounds of the Marshal’s spiritual sea had completely healed, even old injuries from years past!

The researcher nearby was equally thrilled. He looked at Wen Renyuan with shining eyes. This was simply a medical miracle!

Among the three, the only calm one was Wen Renyuan who was half-reclining on the testing equipment.

Hearing the researcher’s words, Wen Renyuan silently corrected him. It wasn’t a medical miracle, but a miracle of his life.

Meeting Jiang Tang was his greatest miracle.

“And not only has the old injury in the Marshal’s spiritual sea healed, but Marshal’s spiritual power level has also increased. The machine detected that it now exceeds SS level and has now reached the SS+ level!”

Wei Ke was stunned. He was so shocked that he couldn’t speak.

No wonder the Marshal wanted the highest level of confidentiality. The only SS-level spiritual power in the entire galaxy had actually improved, and it might even break into SSS level!

If this news got out, it would shock the entire galaxy.

And this confirmed that spiritual power levels were not fixed. The revelation of this more shocking news could cause a storm in the entire galaxy. Thinking of this, Wei Ke couldn’t help but shiver.

“Just as I thought,” Wen Renyuan had expected this result regarding his spiritual power increase. He looked at the excited pair beside him. “Classify the test results as top secret and keep it confidential.”

Wei Ke and the others nodded vigorously in agreement.

Just as Wen Renyuan returned to his office and hadn’t yet sat down, a communication from the palace came in.

“Where are you? Where are you?” Upon connection, the excited voice of the queen came through.

Wen Renyuan saw the queen scanning his office, seemingly searching for someone. He raised his hand and rubbed his forehead. “Mother, who are you looking for?”

“Who do you think?! Tang Tang! Where’s my Tang Tang?”

Wen Renyuan: ???

Could you repeat that?

How did it suddenly become your family’s… No, how did Mother know about Tang Tang?

Feeling the death glare from his brother, the culprit Wen Renxi coughed awkwardly on the side.

“You didn’t come back alone, did you?” The queen suddenly realized this fact and her expression darkened. “You’ve been gone for so long and you still haven’t won the person over? Do you want me and your brother to help? You’re really disappointing. How long will it take for you to bring Tang Tang home?”

Looking at the queen’s frustrated expression, Wen Renyuan felt a headache coming on.

He couldn’t exactly say that he hadn’t even started pursuing him yet!

“… Please stop causing trouble.”

“How can this be called causing trouble! Back when I was with your father…”

After receiving Wen Renyuan’s silent SOS, Wen Renxi couldn’t just stand by and watch anymore. The two of them finally managed to get the queen to leave. Wen Renxi laughed and didn’t forget to tease his brother, “Xiao Yuan, you’re really slow. Let me guess, the little streamer probably still doesn’t know that the cat at home is you, right?”

Wen Renyuan: …

Feeling a jolt to his knee.

What a real brother, could you give him some face and not be so direct?

After the teasing, they got back to serious matters. Wen Renyuan didn’t hide the information about his increased spiritual power from Wen Renxi.

“So you’re saying that the healing of your spiritual sea and the increase in your spiritual power are related to the little streamer’s natural food?”

Wen Renxi wasn’t as exaggerated as Wei Ke but was indeed a bit surprised. Seeing Wen Renyuan’s confirmation, his expression grew serious. “This matter must remain confidential.”

Clearly, both brothers were thinking along the same lines. Their similar expression showed some excitement. “What about Mother’s health…”

“Yes, do you remember Lin Yucang from the Lin family?”

As a prince, Wen Renxi was naturally familiar with the major families on the Imperial Capital Star. “The actor from the Lin family who would inherit the family business if he didn’t act.”

“The fox in the live stream is him. His eating disorder has been cured and his spiritual power should have improved as well.”

“That’s great. When the little streamer comes to the Imperial Capital Star, we should invite him to check on Mother.”

Thinking of Jiang Tang, Wen Renyuan sighed quietly, alas…

The two continued to discuss the current situation in the interstellar space. Before hanging up, Wen Renxi couldn’t resist dragging the topic back to Wen Renyuan and the little streamer. “Mother and I noticed that the little streamer hasn’t been live streaming for a few days. We thought he had come back to the Imperial Capital Star with you. It’s a long road ahead for you, Xiao Yuan.”

Wen Renyuan had been keeping an eye on Jiang Tang, so he naturally knew that he hadn’t been live streaming.

He sat at his desk and clicked into Jiang Tang’s live stream channel. The live stream room was dark, showing only a notice hanging at the top.

[Streaming Notice: The streamer’s cat is missing. The live stream will be paused for a few days to find the cat. We apologize for any inconvenience.]

Wen Renyuan: … So it seems this is still because of me.

He had no way to leave a message when he left. Wen Renyuan reached out to touch the dark screen of the lightbrain. His mind was filled with images of the little streamer’s every smile and frown.

Although their time together was short, the ever-vibrant young man had already occupied a big place in his heart.

He could contact Jiang Tang if he wanted, but Wen Renyuan hesitated. His finger hovered over Jiang Tang’s contact for a long time without making the call.

What identity could he use to reach out to Jiang Tang?

Wen Renyuan sighed deeply, missing his little streamer so much.

He looked out the window. Recently, the edges of the galaxy had become unstable again. The first to be affected would be those few barren planets. He had hurried back this time to eliminate all these hidden dangers.

Wen Renyuan wanted to protect his little prince and his planet firmly.

Meanwhile, far away on the barren planet, Jiang Tang finally accepted the reality that the cat had disappeared without a trace after searching for a few days.

These past few days, he had been so anxious that he barely ate, searching the barren planet and losing weight. The little bit of flesh he had managed to regain on his face had vanished, leaving his chin sharp and his eyes looking larger.

Lin Yucang watched with a pained expression.

With red-rimmed eyes, Jiang Tang tightly clutched a name tag. It was a severely damaged tag he had found next to the escape pod that he picked up along with the fluffy creature. Only one character remained, which was the word for “Yuan” in the interstellar language. It might have been the name of the previous owner of the fluffy one.

Jiang Tang took a deep breath and thought that perhaps his fate with this fluffy had come to an end. Maybe it had gone to find its previous owner.

Regardless, his life must continue. Jiang Tang placed the name tag into a small box and tucked it away in a drawer.

He turned to look at the other two fluffies beside him, revealing his first genuine smile in days.

A relieved smile.

Jiang Tang leaned down to pat each fluffy’s head. They had accompanied him on all his frantic searches these past few days. He said guiltily, “I’m sorry for making you worry. It won’t happen again, I promise.”

Lin Yucang gently nudged Jiang Tang’s hand in comfort. Even if he had to leave, he would find another way to guard the little streamer.

The little snow wolf watched Jiang Tang’s bright smile and heard the fragmented words in his ears. “I’m sorry… worry… I promise…”

For the first time, he felt like he understood Jiang Tang’s words, and tried hard to listen clearly but other words gradually mixed in, “… new type of drug… Gu family… Gu…”

The little snow wolf shook his head, trying to shake out those other sounds. Perhaps in doing so, he moved a bit too much and felt even more dizzy.

The voices in his mind grew increasingly chaotic and eventually merged into one. “Gu Lin…”

…Who is Gu Lin?