Chapter 80: The Fake Princess and His God of War Prince (37 End)
Xiang Yinnian understood that Xiao Ji was not a fervent person regarding life or emotion. However, his unswerving loyalty and obedience to him were the most passionate love he could offer.
Xiang Yinnian was very content. “I used to worry that if I died, you would be left alone like a widow, lonely and helpless, secretly wiping away tears. But now it seems you are quite open-minded about everything.”
Xiao Ji denied it. “It is not that I am open-minded, but rather I know that I will see you again.”
Xiang Yinnian thought Xiao Ji was just coaxing him to be happy, so he played along. “You really are getting on in years; you’ve become mystical in your speech. Wuyan, if you really have the ability to see me again, how about agreeing to a request?”
Xiao Ji was serious. “Please speak.”
Xiang Yinnian thought for a moment. “Earlier. In this life, you suffered before you came of age, and I couldn’t help you with anything. If there is a next life, I want to share your burdens earlier.”
Xiao Ji didn’t say yes or no, because Xiang Yinnian’s speech had become very slow. By the end, his eyes had closed, and he seemed to have fallen asleep.
He lay down next to Xiang Yinnian, embraced his waist, and kissed his forehead. Only when he could no longer feel the heart beating against his chest did he speak to 037 with rare politeness:
【Trouble you.】
…
“We are now broadcasting the latest traffic report. Early this morning, on the 615 Highway, section from Nanshan City to Ning City, falling rocks caused a chain collision of thirty-seven vehicles. Currently, there are 18 dead and 49 injured…”
The woman in the driver’s seat trembled as her fingers endlessly changed the radio frequency. She didn’t stop until a gentle piece of light music began to play.
She gripped the steering wheel, slowed down, and looked through the rearview mirror at the little boy sitting in the safety seat in the back.
The boy had very fair skin, but his hair and pupils were an unusually deep black.
He sat there honestly, motionless, a circle of gauze wrapped around his neck. He turned his head to watch the scenery retreating outside the window. His overly thick and long eyelashes made him look almost unlike a real person.
Even the bird he held in his small hands lay motionless in his palms, quiet to the point of non-existence.
The woman didn’t know what to say to this child.
When she and her husband received the news and rushed to the hospital, the child was already in this state, sitting obediently at the nurse’s station, holding a bird.
He seemed unable to feel the pain of the wound on the back of his neck, nor could he understand what the sudden death of his parents meant.
She hesitated for a long time before tentatively asking:
“Ah-Ji, do you still recognize me? Last year for your birthday, I gave you a small longevity lock.”
Xiao Ji had just been calculating and summarizing how many times Xiang Yinnian had said “I love you” in their previous life. After counting over and over, it was only a mere three times.
Hearing the woman in the driver’s seat speak to him, he snapped back to reality. He looked at the woman in the rearview mirror, then slowly pulled out a solid pure gold longevity lock the size of a coin, tied with a red string, from under the gauze wrapped around his neck to show her.
As soon as the woman saw the longevity lock, tears began to swirl in her eyes again.
But in front of the child, she forced herself to wipe her eyes and smiled bravely, acting as if nothing was wrong.
“From now on, shall I be your mother, okay?”
Xiao Ji shook his head and spoke his first sentence since meeting the woman:
“I have a mother.”
The woman’s emotions immediately spiraled out of control. She pulled the car over to the side of the road, buried her face in the crook of her elbow, and didn’t speak for a long time.
Seeing this, 037 said helplessly: 【Her best friend just died. Can’t you be a little more tactful with your words?】
Xiao Ji had his own thoughts on this. He didn’t take 037’s bait and only said: 【Do what you need to do.】
037 let out an “Oh”: 【Please receive the mission details, Enforcer.】
This world overturned some of Xiao Ji’s preconceived notions.
The most unique point was that in the continuous development of reproduction, evolution, devolution, and reproduction again, humanity had differentiated into six genders.
On top of the basic male and female classifications, three new genders had evolved: Alpha, Beta, and Omega. Perhaps to serve mating and reproduction, Alphas and Omegas would both secrete a substance called pheromones to attract and screen the opposite sex.
Alpha represented the dominant side: overbearing, aggressive, and possessive. Opposite to them was the Omega, who appeared slightly weaker in every aspect.
Xiao Ji called for a pause. Only after he had thoroughly studied the physiological characteristics of these six genders did he let 037 continue transmitting information.
But 037 told Xiao Ji: 【That’s it. That’s all.】
Xiao Ji frowned: 【What about the predetermined fate trajectory?】
037 said: 【You arrived too early; the predetermined fate trajectory isn’t available for reference. If you want to know, shall I narrate it verbally?】
Xiao Ji was somewhat unaccustomed to this: 【Speak.】
The cold electronic female voice cleared its throat: 【You are a pervert. Because your parents died when you were young and you lived under someone else’s roof, your psychology became severely twisted. You adored the son of your mother’s best friend, Chen Lan—that is, the Little Phoenix. But after your second gender differentiation, you were both Alphas. He didn’t accept you, so in a frenzy, you hid him in a refrigerator freezer.】
037’s summary was simple and clear.
Xiao Ji was speechless. He pondered for a moment: 【And the mission?】
037 said: 【Replace the original host and live a good life with the Phoenix. In the last plane, you had a request, and the fugitive’s soul fragment isn’t in this plane, so there is no execution mission.】
Xiao Ji said indifferently: 【You’re being so kind. Is there something you need my help with?】
037 coughed lightly: 【After I guide you through this time, if you pass the assessment, I’ll be promoted. I provide convenience for you, so please support my work. Thank you very much.】
Xiao Ji wasn’t a man of many words to begin with. After learning that the woman driving in front, Chen Lan, was Xiang Yinnian’s biological mother in this life, he became even more silent.
He waited quietly for the woman to finish crying, compose herself, and continue driving.
Half an hour later, Chen Lan drove into the outdoor parking lot of an old residential complex in the city center. She took Xiao Ji into an old residential building, climbed to the fifth floor, and opened the door with a key.
Although the environment of the complex was very ordinary, the space in Chen Lan’s home wasn’t too cramped. It was a three-bedroom, one-living room apartment that could be seen in a glance. The decoration was ordinary, but it was filled with many strange decorations. There were also toy cars, plastic guns, and building blocks scattered all over the floor.
It was the kind of clutter and complexity Xiao Ji hated; he wished he could turn around and leave to sleep on a park bench.
But fortunately, in the center of that messy carpet sat a chubby little boy, who calmed Xiao Ji’s irritation.
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