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Chapter 9
Chapter 9
Chapter? ?9:? ?Such? ?touching? ?filial? ?piety!? ?
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Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?only? ?slept? ?two? ?hours,? ?then? ?he? ?w
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As? ?soon? ?as? ?he? ?opened? ?his? ?eyes,? ?he? ?gazed? ?into? ?a? ?pair? ?of? ?innocent,? ?
pretty? ?eyes.? ? ?
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Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?seemed? ?to? ?have? ?been? ?guarding? ?next? ?to? ?the? ?bed? ?this? ?
entire? ?time.? ?Seeing? ?Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?wake? ?up,? ?a? ?brilliant? ?smile? ?
blossomed? ?across? ?his? ?face:? ?"Wen? ?XiaoYun,? ?you're? ?awake."? ?
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"En."? ?Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?
?
Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?asked? ?him:? ?"It's? ?almost? ?noon.? ?Did? ?you? ?sleep? ?better? ?
this? ?time?"? ?
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Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?said:? ?"No."? ?
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The? ?63? ?pairs? ?of? ?socks? ?were? ?still? ?broadcasting? ?repeatedly? ?in? ?his? ?
head.? ?
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Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?had? ?a? ?slight? ?
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This? ?time? ?he? ?really? ?didn't? ?slee
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Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?asked? ?somewhat? ?skeptically:? ?"You? ?didn't? ?sleep? ?well? ?
again?"? ?
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He? ?started? ?to? ?feel? ?guilty.? ?Was? ?it? ?because? ?he? ?gave? ?Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?
too? ?many? ?dreams,? ?it? ?left? ?behind? ?repercussions?? ?
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Also,? ?there? ?was? ?an? ?important? ?detail? ?that? ?he? ?didn't? ?notice?
When? ?he? ?gave? ?Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?dreams? ?previously,? ?his? ?galactic? ?
speech? ?wasn't? ?very? ?fluent.? ?Therefore,? ?he? ?was? ?used? ?to? ?speaking? ?
Mandarin.? ?Perhaps? ?this? ?gave? ?Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?a? ?lot? ?of? ?pressure? ?after? ?
multiple? ?exposures.? ? ?
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Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?rubbed? ?his? ?forehead,? ?not? ?noticing? ?Zhuang? ?Zhou's? ?
guilty? ?little? ?expression? ?in? ?his? ?eyes.? ?He? ?casually? ?said:? ?"En,? ?I? ?might? ?
have? ?had? ?a? ?nightmare."? ?
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Hearing? ?this,? ?Zhuang? ?Zhou's? ?eyes? ?immediately? ?opened? ?wide? ?as? ?he? ?
said? ?loudly:? ?"Impossible!"? ?
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How? ?can? ?it? ?be? ?a? ?nightmare!? ?
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It's? ?not? ?like? ?he? ?was? ?a? ?nightmare!? ?
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Wealth? ?Gods? ?entered? ?dreams? ?to? ?bestow? ?riches.? ?This? ?should? ?be? ?a? ?
sweet? ?dream!? ?
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Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?turned? ?his? ?head? ?and? ?looked? ?towards? ?Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?
with? ?a? ?questioning? ?ex
?
Realizing? ?he? ?was? ?a? ?bit? ?too? ?loud? ?just? ?now,? ?Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?hung? ?his? ?
head? ?dispiritedly? ?and? ?retorted? ?in? ?a? ?small? ?voice:? ?"It? ?was? ?definitely? ?a? ?
sweet? ?dream."? ?
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Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?raised? ?his? ?brow:? ?"You? ?can? ?figure? ?out? ?what? ?kind? ?of? ?
dream? ?I? ?had?"? ?
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Heart? ?jolting,? ?Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?said? ?slowly:? ?"No? ?way.? ?How? ?can? ?I? ?know? ?
what? ?kind? ?of? ?dream? ?you? ?had.? ?I'm? ?only……"? ?
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He? ?paused,? ?tone? ?filling? ?with? ?well-wishes:? ?"I? ?am? ?only? ?hoping? ?that? ?
you'd? ?have? ?sweet? ?dreams? ?everyday? ?and? ?sleep? ?well."? ?
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Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?rubbed? ?Zhou? ?ZiRou's? ?head? ?and? ?said? ?in? ?a? ?deep? ?voice:? ?
"Thank? ?you."? ?
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Seeing? ?him? ?not? ?asking? ?anymore? ?questions,? ?Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?asked? ?
him? ?tentatively:? ?"Then……? ?What? ?kind? ?of? ?dream? ?did? ?you? ?have? ?last? ?
night?? ?Do? ?you? ?still? ?remember? ?it?"? ?
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Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?buttoned? ?up? ?his? ?loosened? ?collar? ?and? ?gave? ?Zhuang? ?
Zhou? ?a?
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The? ?latter's? ?expression? ?was? ?serious,? ?as? ?if? ?he? ?really? ?was? ?feeling? ?
curious.? ?
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Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?silently? ?told? ?himself? ?he? ?must? ?be? ?thinking? ?to
?
The? ?dreamworld? ?was? ?an? ?untraceable? ?place.? ?It's? ?something? ?that? ?
occurred? ?in? ?a? ?person's? ?unconscious? ?and? ?subconscious? ?mind.? ? ?
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How? ?could? ?he? ?have? ?an? ?impression? ?that? ?Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?knew? ?what? ?
kind? ?of? ?dream? ?he? ?had?? ?
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As? ?for? ?why? ?others? ?would? ?dream? ?about? ?Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?on? ?the? ?first? ?
day? ?of? ?meeting? ?him,? ?perhaps? ?it's? ?only? ?because? ?this? ?kid? ?was? ?too? ?
good? ?looking? ?and? ?too? ?well-behaved.? ? ?
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Good? ?looking? ?people? ?naturally? ?carried? ?a? ?fatal? ?at
?
Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?shook? ?his? ?head? ?and? ?said:? ?"Can't? ?really? ?remember? ?
very? ?clearly."? ?
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Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?quietly? ?let? ?out? ?a? ?breath? ?of? ?relief.? ?That? ?meant? ?the? ?
dream? ?that? ?he? ?granted? ?was? ?su
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The? ?person? ?who? ?had? ?the? ?dream? ?would? ?only? ?faintly? ?remember? ?what? ?
they? ?needed? ?to? ?do,? ?but? ?they? ?wouldn't? ?remember? ?why? ?they? ?needed? ?
to? ?do? ?it.? ?They'd? ?just? ?mysteriously? ?and? ?inexplicably? ?want? ?to?
?
This? ?was? ?the? ?mental? ?suggestion? ?left? ?behind? ?by? ?the? ?god? ?during? ?the? ?
dream?
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Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?said:? ?"I'll? ?bring? ?you? ?to? ?the? ?dining? ?hall? ?for? ?food."? ?
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Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?shook? ?his? ?head:? ?"No? ?need.? ?I? ?don't? ?need……? ?I'm? ?not? ?
hungry."? ?
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Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?wanted? ?to? ?say? ?he? ?didn't? ?need? ?to? ?eat? ?food.? ?These? ?
words? ?were? ?right? ?on? ?the? ?tip? ?of? ?his? ?tongue? ?when? ?he? ?changed? ?his? ?
mind.? ?
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Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?furrowed? ?his? ?brows:? ?"You? ?haven't? ?eaten? ?since? ?you? ?
got? ?on? ?the? ?battleship? ?yesterday? ?afternoon."? ?
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Zhuang? ?Zhou:? ?"......."? ?
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Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?only? ?thought? ?the? ?youth? ?was? ?feeling? ?distressed? ?over? ?
having? ?no? ?home? ?to? ?return? ?to.? ?Softening? ?his? ?voice,? ?he? ?said? ?
comfortingly:? ?"No? ?matter? ?what? ?kind? ?of? ?sorrowful? ?and? ?distressing? ?
things? ?are? ?happening,? ?you? ?can't? ?abstain? ?from? ?food."? ?
?
He? ?took? ?Zhuang? ?Zhou's? ?hand,? ?not? ?allowing? ?any? ?ob
?
His? ?palm? ?was? ?very? ?big,? ?carrying? ?light? ?callouses.? ?It? ?was? ?completely? ?
different? ?from? ?Zhuang? ?Zhou's? ?soft,? ?white? ?palm.? ? ?
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Face? ?flushing? ?slightly,? ?Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?said? ?hastily:? ?"Then,? ?then? ?wait? ?
a? ?second."? ?He? ?also? ?realized? ?that? ?he? ?shouldn't? ?act? ?too?
?
Especially? ?in? ?situations? ?like? ?'not? ?feeling? ?hungry? ?despite? ?not? ?eating? ?
for? ?an? ?entire? ?day? ?and? ?night'.? ?This? ?can't?
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Humans? ?needed? ?to? ?ea
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Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?can? ?only? ?return? ?to? ?the? ?side? ?of? ?the? ?bed,? ?holding? ?his? ?
own? ?Divine
?
Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?took? ?a? ?glance? ?at? ?the? ?Divine? ?Image.? ? ?
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Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?lowered? ?his? ?head,? ?too? ?embarrassed? ?to? ?look? ?
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Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?didn't? ?say? ?anymore.? ?Holding? ?the? ?youth's? ?hand,? ?he? ?
walked? ?towards? ?the? ?dinin
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It? ?was? ?currently? ?noon.? ?There? ?were? ?still? ?plenty? ?of? ?people? ?in? ?the? ?
dinin
?
Under? ?improbable? ?conditions,? ?many? ?people? ?would? ?choose? ?to? ?drink? ?
nutritional? ?supplements.? ?One? ?bottle? ?was? ?enough? ?to? ?maintain? ?a? ?
day's? ?worth? ?of?
?
However,? ?nutritional? ?supplements? ?were? ?really? ?not? ?very
Without? ?any? ?missions? ?or? ?battles,? ?everyone? ?still? ?desired? ?for? ?
something? ?else? ?to? ?fill? ?their? ?
?
As? ?soon? ?as? ?Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?followed? ?Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?into? ?the? ?dining? ?
hall,? ?he? ?immediately? ?attracted? ?everyone's? ?a
?
Upon? ?seeing? ?Wen? ?XiaoYun,? ?all? ?of? ?the? ?people? ?from? ?the? ?3rd? ?Legion? ?
reflexively? ?stood? ?up? ?and? ?saluted? ?respectfully? ?in? ?unison:? ?"Admiral!"? ?
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Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?nodded? ?his? ?head,? ?tone? ?nonchalant:? ?"No? ?need? ?to? ?act? ?
so? ?uptight.? ?You? ?can? ?all? ?sit? ?down."? ?
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"Yes,? ?Admiral!"? ?
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Everyone? ?sat? ?down? ?in? ?unison? ?in? ?an? ?orderly? ?fashion? ?and? ?continued? ?
to? ?eat.? ?The? ?noisy? ?dining? ?hall? ?just? ?now? ?immediately? ?quieted? ?so? ?
much? ?that? ?the? ?sound? ?of? ?a? ?needle? ?hitting? ?the? ?ground? ?can? ?be
?
Blinking,? ?the? ?bottom? ?of? ?Zhuang? ?Zhou's? ?eyes? ?filled? ?with? ?a? ?slight? ?
admiration.? ?
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When? ?he? ?first? ?heard? ?people? ?call? ?Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?'boss',? ?he? ?thought? ?
Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?was? ?really? ?some? ?kind? ?of? ?boss……? ?
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But? ?it? ?turns? ?out,? ?he? ?was? ?a? ?powerful? ?admiral? ?huh?? ?
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The? ?admiration? ?in? ?Zhuang? ?Zhou's? ?eyes? ?was? ?too? ?obvious,? ?Wen? ?
XiaoYun? ?couldn't? ?ignore? ?it? ?even? ?if? ?he? ?wan
?
He? ?asked? ?nonchalantly:? ?"Why? ?are? ?you? ?looking? ?at? ?me? ?like? ?that?"? ?
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Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?said:? ?"You're? ?so? ?impressive."? ?
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Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?smiled? ?and? ?asked? ?him:? ?"What? ?do? ?you? ?want? ?to? ?eat?"? ?
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Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?looked? ?at? ?the? ?variety? ?of? ?foods.? ?They? ?were? ?not? ?very? ?
similar? ?to? ?the? ?ones? ?on? ?earth.? ?None? ?of? ?them? ?looked? ?very? ?good……? ?
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Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?hesitated:? ?"I? ?don't? ?know? ?what? ?to? ?eat.? ?Can? ?you? ?
recommend? ?me?"? ?
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Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?grabbed? ?two? ?different? ?foods? ?and? ?gave? ?them? ?to? ?him:? ?
"They? ?say? ?that? ?these? ?two? ?dishes? ?are? ?pretty? ?good."? ?
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Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?said:? ?"Then? ?I'll? ?have? ?these? ?two."? ?
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The? ?two? ?people? ?choose? ?their? ?meal? ?as? ?if? ?nobody? ?else? ?were?
Then? ?they? ?picked? ?seats? ?on? ?the? ?outermost? ?edges? ?and? ?sat? ?down,? ?as? ?
if? ?they? ?didn't? ?notice? ?the? ?soldiers? ?in? ?their? ?surroundings? ?
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The? ?dining? ?hall? ?was? ?especially? ?quiet.? ?All? ?of? ?the? ?soldiers? ?of? ?the? ?3rd? ?
Legion? ?slowed? ?down? ?their? ?eating? ?speed? ?and? ?listened? ?with? ?perked? ?
ears.? ?
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They? ?already? ?heard? ?the? ?news? ?yesterday,? ?that? ?the? ?Admiral? ?brought? ?
back? ?an? ?extremely? ?pitiful? ?and? ?well-behaved? ?little? ?friend.? ?The? ?
Admiral? ?even? ?treated? ?him? ?especiall
?
Who? ?would? ?have? ?imagined? ?they'd? ?have? ?the? ?honor? ?to? ?see? ?him? ?in? ?
person
?
They? ?saw? ?them? ?arrive? ?hand? ?in? ?hand!? ?
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The? ?Admiral? ?even? ?personally? ?fetched? ?food? ?for? ?him!? ?
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The? ?Admiral? ?has? ?never? ?treated? ?anyone? ?this? ?well? ?before!? ?
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Were? ?they? ?about? ?to? ?have? ?an? ?Admiral-furen? ?soon?? ?
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Seeing? ?the? ?two? ?sitting? ?down,? ?everyone? ?felt? ?even? ?more? ?excited? ?in? ?
their?
?
Each? ?and? ?everyone? ?of? ?them? ?were? ?doing? ?their? ?best? ?to? ?sneak
?
They? ?even? ?cheered? ?internally!? ?
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Give? ?him? ?food,? ?give? ?him? ?food!? ?
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Feed? ?him? ?a? ?bite!? ?Feed? ?him? ?a? ?bite!? ?
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En?? ?
?
Wait? ?a?
?
Why's? ?Madam? ?taking? ?out……? ?candles?? ?An? ?incense? ?burner?? ?
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Everyone's? ?faces? ?very? ?apparently? ?turned? ?dum
?
After? ?placing? ?the? ?incense? ?burner? ?and? ?candles? ?in? ?the? ?proper? ?
position,? ?Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?placed? ?the? ?Divine? ?Image? ?in? ?his? ?hand? ?into? ?
the? ?
?
He? ?gave? ?a? ?glance? ?at? ?Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?and? ?cough? ?softly,? ?saying? ?in? ?
embarrassment:? ?"......En,? ?you? ?know.? ?Before? ?I? ?eat,? ?I? ?always? ?have? ?
to? ?pay? ?respect."? ? ?
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Wen? ?XiaoYun's? ?handsome? ?face? ?was? ?unperturbed.? ?His? ?tone? ?was? ?
soothing:? ?"En,? ?I? ?understand.? ?Not? ?a? ?problem."? ? ?
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Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?had? ?a? ?clever? ?thought? ?and? ?asked? ?Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?
tentatively:? ?"How,? ?how? ?about,? ?you? ?also? ?pay? ?respect……"? ?
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The? ?thing? ?with? ?offerings…? ?as? ?long? ?as? ?someone? ?did? ?it,? ?he? ?could? ?eat? ?
the? ?food.? ?It? ?didn't? ?have? ?to? ?be?
?
After? ?all,? ?self-worship? ?was? ?very?
?
Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?looked? ?at? ?Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?very? ?expectantly,? ?hoping? ?to? ?
trick? ?Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?into? ?making? ?an? ?offering? ?f
?
Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?helped? ?Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?light? ?up? ?the? ?candles? ?and? ?
rubbed? ?him? ?on? ?the? ?head? ?softly:? ?"Behave.? ?This? ?is? ?your? ?father.? ?It's? ?
not? ?appropriate? ?for? ?me? ?to? ?pay? ?respect."? ?
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Zhuang? ?Zhou:? ?"......"? ?
?
Zhuang? ?Zhou:? ?"........? ?oh."? ?
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This? ?meal? ?finally? ?started? ?after? ?this? ?weird? ?offering
?
After? ?lunch? ?ended,? ?everyone? ?inside? ?the? ?battleship? ?al
?
Before? ?Admiral-furen? ?ate,? ?he? ?must? ?pay? ?respect? ?to? ?his? ?parents? ?
first.? ?Such? ?touching? ?filial? ?piety!? ?
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Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?returned? ?to? ?his? ?room? ?holding? ?his? ?Divine? ?Image,? ?a? ?
face? ?full? ?of? ?despair.? ?He's? ?never? ?going? ?to? ?eat? ?in? ?the? ?dining? ?hall? ?
?
After? ?bringing? ?Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?back? ?to? ?his? ?room,? ?Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?got? ?
ready? ?to? ?leave.? ? ?
?
As? ?he? ?turned? ?and? ?closed? ?the? ?door,? ?his? ?gaze? ?suddenly? ?landed? ?on? ?
the? ?Divine? ?Image.? ? ?
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A? ?strange? ?feeling? ?abruptly? ?rose? ?in? ?his
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Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?pondered? ?very? ?deeply.? ?Then? ?he? ?made? ?a? ?decision? ?
that? ?even? ?he? ?thought? ?was? ?somewhat? ?unfathomable.? ? ?
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An? ?inspection!? ?
?
Facing? ?a? ?surprise? ?inspection,? ?none? ?of? ?the? ?soldiers? ?of? ?the? ?3rd? ?
Legion? ?had? ?any? ?time? ?to? ?clean? ?up? ?their? ?dorms? ?before? ?the? ?inspection? ?
squad? ?arrived.? ? ?
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Half? ?an? ?hour? ?later,? ?a? ?pile? ?of? ?dirty? ?clothes,? ?dirty? ?socks,? ?and? ?even? ?
several? ?toy? ?dolls? ?were? ?found.? ? ?
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Coincidentally,? ?Zhang? ?Feng's? ?elite? ?squad? ?returned? ?from? ?their? ?
patrol.? ?
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When? ?Zhou? ?HongYi? ?saw? ?all? ?of? ?the? ?socks? ?on? ?the? ?floor,? ?his? ?entire? ?
person? ?was? ?shell
?
What? ?Zhou? ?HongYi? ?didn't? ?know? ?was? ?that? ?Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?was? ?even? ?
more? ?astonished? ?th
?
Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?would? ?have? ?never? ?imagined.? ?He? ?only? ?went? ?to? ?inspect? ?
the? ?dorms? ?with? ?a? ?notion? ?of? ?'let's? ?try? ?and? ?see'.? ?Yet? ?he? ?really? ?did? ?end? ?
up? ?finding? ?a? ?pile? ?of? ?smelly
?
Wasn't? ?this? ?something? ?he? ?had? ?dreamt? ?of?? ?
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Nevertheless,? ?Wen? ?XiaoYun's? ?voice? ?remained? ?his? ?usual? ?calm:? ?
"These? ?are? ?all? ?yours?"? ?
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Zhou? ?HongYi? ?was? ?like? ?an? ?eggplant? ?that? ?suffered? ?winter? ?frost:? ?
"Answering? ?your? ?question,? ?admiral,? ?these……? ?These? ?are? ?mine."? ?
?
Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?said:? ?"There's? ?an? ?automatic? ?clothes? ?washer? ?in? ?the? ?
battleship.? ?After? ?washing,? ?they? ?can? ?be? ?worn? ?immediately.? ?Why? ?
didn't? ?you? ?bring? ?them? ?over? ?to? ?wash?"? ?
?
Zhou? ?HongYi:? ?"......"? ?
?
Wen? ?XiaoYun:? ?"I? ?heard? ?you? ?wanted? ?to? ?wait? ?to? ?wash? ?them? ?on? ?a? ?
day? ?off?"? ?
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Zhou? ?HongYi:? ?"No? ?no? ?nono!"? ?
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Wen? ?XiaoYun:? ?"Oh."? ? ?
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Embarrassed,? ?Zhou? ?HongYi? ?didn't? ?dare? ?to? ?lie? ?again:? ?"I?
Wanting? ?a? ?day? ?off? ?is? ?only? ?an? ?excuse……"? ?
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The? ?ultimate? ?reason? ?was? ?because? ?he? ?didn't? ?want? ?to? ?was
?
But? ?why? ?did? ?the? ?Admiral? ?know? ?that? ?he? ?wanted? ?vacation? ?ahh? ?QQQ!? ?
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"You? ?don't? ?need? ?to? ?patrol? ?this? ?afternoon."? ?Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?looked? ?at? ?
the? ?time,? ?got? ?up,? ?and? ?said? ?flatly:? ?"I? ?want? ?to? ?see? ?your? ?scores? ?in? ?the? ?
training? ?room? ?become? ?number? ?1,? ?surpassing? ?Zhang? ?Feng."? ?
?
Zhou? ?HongYi? ?instantly? ?felt? ?his? ?knees?
?
If? ?he? ?were? ?able? ?to? ?beat? ?the? ?squad? ?leader? ?and? ?become? ?number? ?1,? ?
then? ?he'd? ?be? ?the? ?squad? ?leader,? ?not? ?Zhang? ?Feng!? ?
?
Just? ?who? ?was? ?the? ?one? ?that? ?sold? ?him? ?out? ?QQQ!? ?
?
~~~~~~? ?
The? ?author? ?has? ?something? ?to? ?say:? ?PS----? ?
?
Zhuang? ?Zhou,? ?innocent? ?and? ?pitiful:? ?"It? ?wasn't? ?me!"? ?Really.? ?He? ?
already? ?did? ?his? ?best.? ?It? ?was? ?super? ?exhausting!? ?
?