Chapter 43: The Star Glory Competition Preliminary Rounds part 1
Yun Yingzhi took a deep breath. Unable to endure it any longer, he gave the top of the incubator a light tap.
The little white egg, which had been spinning circles inside the incubator, stopped immediately.
He wasn’t sure if it was his imagination, but Yun Yingzhi felt that the egg cub seemed particularly aggrieved at that moment.
Aggrieved or not, there was still a delicate cub outside the door that needed comforting.
Yun Yingzhi walked out holding the incubator.
Sure enough, the moment the door opened, the rabbit cubās wailing weakened significantly. The instant he picked the little rabbit cub up from Yun Yinghuiās arms, the little fellow stopped crying altogether.
But…
Yun Yingzhi looked at the incubator. He felt that if things continued like this, the egg cub might become restless. After a moment of thought, he tapped the incubator lightly once more. The white egg inside shuddered and then began to act as quiet as a standard chicken egg.
Nangong Qing and the others had wanted to stay at the hospital to take care of Yun Yingzhi.
However, the hospital only allowed one caregiver to remain. Reluctantly, as evening approached, Nangong Qing and the others left, looking back longingly at the two little cubs.
They truly hadn’t expected that while they were all still single, their friend’s younger brother already had two adorable little cubs.
Only the two brothers and the two cubs remained in the ward.
The egg cub was fine, but the rabbit cub was quite difficult to care for. It needed feeding and diaper changes, and more importantly, this cub was a heavy eater. It wanted to eat again almost immediately after feeding, making one wonder if it was actually a little piggy.
Yun Yinghui changed another diaper for the rabbit cub.
Yun Yingzhi looked at Yun Yinghui, feeling a bit uneasy. “Brother, the two cubs are so clingy.”
Yun Yinghuiās movements paused. He tucked a blanket over the rabbit cub, which was lying obediently on Yun Yingzhiās palm, and said softly, “Zhizhi used to be this clingy, too.”
Yun Yingzhi smiled, but then he thought of Madam Yun and pursed his lips. He looked at the two cubs and said, “Father and Mother won’t like these two cubs.”
“Brother likes them,” Yun Yinghui said.
Yun Yingzhi sniffed. “Brother, I think Iām just being too greedy. Actually, Iāve always known that Father and Mother don’t like me. But I still wanted their love. Iāve worked hard for so many years, but what doesn’t belong to me will never belong to me.”
Yun Yinghui gently flicked Yun Yingzhiās forehead with his index finger. “Whatever Zhizhi wants, Brother will do his best to satisfy you.”
“Mhm, Iām fine as long as I have Brother!” Yun Yingzhi added, “Brother, Iāve come to terms with it. Since Father and Mother don’t like me, I don’t like them either!” Hmph!
Yun Yinghui: “Good.” He rubbed Yun Yingzhiās hair.
Yun Yingzhi nuzzled Yun Yinghuiās palm, then looked down at the fragile rabbit cub in his hand. “Brother, the holidays are coming up. I plan to rent a house near Fanse Academy.”
“Iāll move out with you. Weāll buy a villa near Fanse Academy, okay?”
Yun Yingzhi froze and blinked, silently thinking about housing prices. He had heard people say that land in the Imperial Capital was as expensive as gold.
He wondered if the “gold” in Yun Yinghuiās hands was enough? He secretly worried for Yun Yinghuiās treasury.
However, more than the money, Yun Yingzhi was happier that Yun Yinghui said he would move out with him.
Yun Yingzhiās eyes darted around. Holding the rabbit cub in one hand and the incubator in his arms, he moved silently toward Yun Yinghui and leaned his shoulder against him.
Yun Yinghui patted the acting-spoiled Yun Yingzhi.
Yun Yingzhi rested his head on Yun Yinghuiās shoulder and said with emphasis, “Mother doesn’t want me, so I don’t want Mother anymore!”
Yun Yinghui: “Mhm.”
Yun Yingzhi added, “Father doesn’t want me either, so I don’t want Father anymore!”
Yun Yinghui smiled and said, “Our Zhizhi is truly impressive. Zhizhi, you are Xingchen. When Grandmaster Alvin gave you that name, he must have believed you were the most beautiful star in the night sky.”
Yun Yingzhi felt a bit proud, his beautifully lined little chin lifting slightly. “Thatās what Teacher said.”
“Then, our Zhizhi should work hard to become even more outstanding and let Father and Mother watch you grow from afar, alright?”
Yun Yingzhi looked at the two cubs, his eyes bright. He leaned against Yun Yinghui again, his mind racing with all sorts of thoughts.
He was Xingchen, and he was super powerful.
Even though Father and Mother were full of prejudice against Source Weapons, they still needed them.
Yun Yingzhi thought: he was angry. Since Father and Mother didn’t want him, he wouldn’t give them any Source Weapons either.
Father and Mother wanted to use him to contact Elvis, yet his two cubs were Elvisās children. If Father and Mother ever found out one day, they would surely regret disowning him.
After thinking for a bit, Yun Yingzhi felt something was slightly off. If the Imperial Family found out the two cubs were Elvisās, what if they tried to snatch them away?
Yun Yingzhi said, “Brother, we can’t let anyone know about the two cubs for now.”
Yun Yinghui narrowed his eyes and asked nonchalantly, “Is it because of their other father?”
Yun Yingzhi immediately shifted his gaze guiltily.
Yun Yinghui: “Heh.”
Yun Yinghuiās laughter was inexplicably cold. Yun Yingzhi shuddered, feeling that the current Yun Yinghui was particularly terrifying.
In the afternoon, the Star Glory Competition auction began.
The finale Source Weapon of the auction was the Level 4 weapon Yun Yingzhi had created. As of now, it still didn’t have a name.
According to the organizers, for such a high-quality Source Weapon, the manufacturer hoped the owner could give it the most suitable name. However, the truth was simply that Yun Yingzhi was too lazy.
At the auction, this Level 4 weapon was sold at a price far exceeding the market value, earning Yun Yingzhi a huge profit.
According to some people on the StarNet, the auction price for this weapon that day directly set a new record for the highest price of a Level 4 Source Weapon in the Los Empire.
Contestant A13167, the Red Peony guy from Fanse Academy, had passed the initial rounds and become famous in one stroke.
Time flew by. Yun Yingzhi had been on leave and hadn’t gone to schoolāhe couldn’t go even if he wanted to.
The cubs were born on December 15th, and in a blink of an eye, it was December 20th.
Over the past few days, the two cubs became more troublesome by the day. The egg cub was truly impressive; at first, he could only move objects closely connected to him, but now, he could actually move other things.
On one occasion, Yun Yingzhi had been holding the rabbit cub for a long time without giving the egg cub a single glance.
Mainly, compared to a hard egg, the rabbit cub, which was starting to grow downy fur, seemed to need more love and care.
The egg cub was likely a bit angry. He targeted his ability at the rabbit cub on Yun Yingzhiās palm. Then, under Yun Yingzhiās bewildered gaze, the rabbit cub floated directly into mid-air.
The egg cubās intention was very clear: he wanted to separate Yun Yingzhi and the rabbit cub.
Yun Yingzhi caught the rabbit cub in time and then tapped the top of the incubator. The egg cub shuddered and went back to pretending to be a quiet chicken egg.
What Yun Yingzhi didn’t know was that the rabbit cub had opened its eyes, glared with its obsidian-black pupils at the egg cub, and pursed its lips in anger. It let out a low “å·” (ao), looking like it was one step away from giving the egg cub a beating.
Yun Yinghui saw the rabbit cubās behavior clearly and found it very subtle.
Both cubs were like this so shortly after birth; what would they be like in the future?
That evening, a conflict arose between Yun Yingzhi and Yun Yinghui.
After the initial rounds of the Star Glory Competition ended, the preliminary rounds were set to begin on the 21st and last for seven days.
Normally, Yun Yingzhi should have been preparing to go compete tomorrow, but Yun Yinghui wouldn’t allow it.
Yun Yingzhi was a bit angry.
The rabbit cub seemed to sense Yun Yingzhiās anger. As if to comfort him, it nuzzled his palm and licked it with its tongue.
Feeling the damp sensation, Yun Yingzhi stroked the rabbit cub.
The rabbit cub let out a few more milky cries.
Inside the incubator, the egg cub bounced twice to assert its presence.
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