Chapter 10: Nuzzling
The four walls of lightning vanished, and Elvis moved forward with Yun Yingzhi.
Yun Yingzhiâs long ears drooped, and his rabbit face was pulled into a pout. Feeling utterly humiliated, he shifted his posture slightly, burying his entire rabbit self into Elvisâs embrace.
In his ears, he could hear Elvis’s steady and powerful heartbeat.
Even with Huai Boshe, he had never had such an intimate interaction. He felt a bit uncomfortable, yet he couldn’t escape Elvis.
Yun Yingzhi sniffed, trying to hypnotize himself.
He was just a little rabbit. He was a genuine, bona fide little rabbit. No one could possibly discover his true identity.
So many people in Fense Academy were secretly raising rabbits; how could they find him out? Thinking this way, Yun Yingzhi achieved a state of “enlightenment” (Buddhist-like calm).
Yun-Vested-in-Rabbit-Vest-Fearless-Yingzhi forced himself to stay calm, believing his logic was sound.
He wanted to know where Elvis was taking him. Glancing around, he realized Elvis was heading toward the senior dormitory area. In other words…
His Highness Elvis’s dorm?
Yun Yingzhi perked up slightly.
Any student of Fense Academyâor more accurately, anyone in the Los Empireâwould be curious about Elvis.
To this day, many students in the academy wanted to establish a close relationship with Elvis, but it was very difficult. He was always hard to approach. According to some students, he was like unmelting ice.
Until now, no one had ever entered his private territoryâhis dormitory.
Yun Yingzhi thought: if nothing unexpected happened, he was likely going to enter the Crown Prince’s private bedroom under a “disguise” today.
He sharpened his focus and observed his surroundings. There was a rumor about the senior dorm area.
Fense Academy was a closed-off school, making it very difficult to escape. However, juniors and seniors frequently managed to sneak out. He heard there was a hidden passage specifically for students to escape near here.
In the past, Yun Yingzhi never had the thought of playing truant, so he hadn’t paid much attention. This time, he could scout it out properly.
On the way to the senior dorms, Yun Yingzhi also heard passing students talking about the students selected for this year’s Ranking War among the Top Ten Military Academies.
Hearing about the Ranking War made him think of Huai Boshe and Yun Yingyao, and his mood immediately soured. At the same time, it made him even more determined to escape the academy, earn a fortune, manufacture a top-tier Source Weapon, and use it to snatch the valedictorian spot from Huai Boshe and slap his face hard.
Oh, aside from practical combat classes, his other theoretical knowledge courses weren’t great either. He needed to brush up on everything.
Yun Yingzhi felt that life was truly difficult.
While he was lost in thought, Elvis had already carried him into a large villa.
Even though Elvis was the only Crown Prince of the Empire and the senior valedictorian, he received no special treatment in terms of dorm allocation. He shared a villa with about twenty other seniors.
The difference was that while other students shared rooms, he occupied the entire third floor by himself, with a private lounge, study, walk-in closet, and more.
Freshman and sophomore valedictorians didn’t have this privilege, but juniors and seniors did.
The moment Elvis entered the villa with Yun Yingzhi, a group of seniors turned their gazes toward…
Elvis’s arms.
In other words, they were looking at Yun Yingzhi the rabbit.
By this point, Yun Yingzhi was completely numb. Earlier, his small head had been buried in Elvisâs chest, but now he was facing everyone directly.
Thus, he could feel everyone’s eyes locking onto him in that instant.
Yun Yingzhi: “…”
His eyelids jumped. He felt his cheeks, ears, and tiny bodyâwhich had just cooled downâstarting to heat up again in waves.
A student in a senior uniform smiled at Elvis and said, “His Highness Elvis, is this the little rabbit you picked up today?”
The student speaking had pale blond hair and green eyes. He had a gentle temperament and was a senior named Wei Yuanqing. He was known for being “love-brained”; he spent all his energy on romance and was rarely seen training or studying, yet his exam scores never dropped out of the top three of the grade.
Compared to His Highness Elvis, Yun Yingzhi actually had a deeper impression of Wei Yuanqing. After all, when he first entered Fense Academy, Wei Yuanqing had confessed to him.
At the time, Yun Yingzhi was shocked and rejected him instantly. Later, they had been on the same team for a mission. He had felt very uncomfortable, but after a day, he got over it.
The reason was simple: Yun Yingzhi heard that the day after Wei Yuanqing confessed to him, the man had started dating someone else.
Elvis looked at Wei Yuanqing, paused for a moment, and said, “Mine.”
As he spoke, his hand moved casually, manually turning Yun Yingzhi around so the rabbitâwhich had been facing the crowdâwas now facing his chest again.
Wei Yuanqing smiled. “It seems you really like this little cutie.”
Elvis gave a cold “It’s alright” and carried the rabbit upstairs.
Several students in the lounge lowered their voices to discuss. One of them said, “But this little rabbit really looks like Yingzhi’s Second Form.”
“It really is similar.”
Another student looked at Wei Yuanqing and said, “Yuanqing, your ability lets you understand the language of beasts. If you get the chance, you can ask the bunny what it thinks of His Highness, hahaha…”
The entire rabbit was shocked.
It was true that some people awakened an ability for “Beast Communication,” allowing them to communicate with fierce beasts and cute pets, but…
This did not include “pseudo-beasts” who had awakened a Second Form.
For example, Yun Yingzhiâs Second Form was a rabbit, but he couldn’t understand the “non-human” speech of other warriors when they were in their Second Form.
Alright.
Now the key problem was: if Wei Yuanqing really came to talk to him, how was he supposed to speak “Beast Language”?
This really…
Made Yun Yingzhi, the fake pet, feel put in a difficult position.
Elvis brought Yun Yingzhi to his bedroom on the third floor.
He placed the little rabbit on the bed.
Yun Yingzhi immediately snapped out of his thoughts and looked around, checking the state of Elvis’s bedroom.
In Yun Yingzhiâs imagination, the Crown Prince’s room should have been very similar to his temperament: cold, tidy, and spotless.
But it wasn’t. It wasn’t dirty, but it was a bit messy.
There were half-open books on the desk, and the quilt on the massive bed was scattered in a disarrayed mess, with half of the light blue duvet falling onto the floor.
The curtains were a warm light yellow, and there was a faint fragrance in the roomâthe cedar-like scent from Elvis’s body.
Yun Yingzhi shifted his gaze and looked toward the window.
The wind blew, fluttering the curtains, and waves of breeze entered.
Yun Yingzhiâs spirits lifted. This was the third floor; he felt he could escape through that open window.
Suddenly, a shadow loomed over him. He instinctively looked up and locked eyes with Elvis’s violet pupils.
Yun Yingzhi: “…”
Elvisâs gaze shifted to another direction.
Yun Yingzhi froze. He followed Elvisâs gaze and saw the exact spot he had been looking at just moments agoâspecifically…
The window he had been thinking of using to escape.
Yun Yingzhi: “…?”
Why did Elvis suddenly look at the window?
While Yun Yingzhi was wondering, Elvis picked him up again and walked toward the window with long strides.
Yun Yingzhi suddenly had an extremely bad premonition.
A few seconds later, his bad feeling was confirmed.
Right in front of Yun Yingzhi, Elvis walked to the window, closed it directly with a click, and even locked it.
Yun Yingzhi was in a daze, his entire rabbit heart collapsing.
Now it was certain: escaping through the window was impossible.
Thinking about it, the rabbit perked up a bit and looked toward the door.
The bedroom door was closed, but Yun Yingzhi felt that even in his rabbit form, he could jump onto the door handle and open it. Then he could start looking for a place to escape from the third floor.
It was truly a tall task for a 30cm-tall rabbit.
As Yun Yingzhi was thinking this, he looked up at Elvis again.
Because he was being held, he could only see the beautiful lines of Elvisâs jaw, but…
From the direction of Elvis’s face, he discovered that the man was currently looking at the door.
Yun Yingzhiâs eyelids jumped wildly, his heart racing.
Then, Elvis carried him toward the door, and with a click, he locked the door too.
Yun Yingzhi: “…”
There was no “most distraught,” only “more distraught.” Elvis had once again precisely cut off the escape route Yun Yingzhi had just found.
His eyelids twitched. He looked around and saw the bathroom.
Yun Yingzhiâs spirits lifted again; he felt the bathroom should have a window.
Suddenly, he thought about what had just happened.
Earlier, wherever he looked, Elvis would precisely look there too, blocking his retreat step by step. It was simply too much.
His eyelids twitched wildly as he looked up at Elvis.
Yun Yingzhi: “…”
For a split second, Yun Yingzhi suspected Elvis had a “Mind Reading” ability. Otherwise, why could he precisely move to block the last path every time the rabbit thought of something?
Just like now, Elvis looked toward the bathroom.
Yun Yingzhi couldn’t hold back and let out two “ji ji” cries.
Elvis looked down at the rabbit.
The human and the rabbit locked eyes. Elvis stroked the rabbitâs head and then gently tugged at its long ears.
Fearing Elvis’s grip might be too strong, Yun Yingzhi suppressed the urge to bare his teeth and instead pressed his soft body obediently against Elvis.
Elvis carried him into the bathroom.
Yun Yingzhi instinctively looked toward the window. Sure enough, the window was open.
His eyes lit up. Considering the bedroom window and door were locked, his first thought was: what was the success rate of a precise leap from Elvis’s arms to escape?
Just as Yun Yingzhi was about to put the plan into actionâhis tiny body tensing and building up strength to leapâ
As if knowing his thoughts, a wall of lightning snakes suddenly appeared over the open bathroom window, the sound of electricity crackling instantly.
Yun Yingzhi: “…”
âCrack-crack!
âSizzle-sizzle!
The flashing lightning arcs forcibly snuffed out Yun Yingzhiâs desire to run away.
The little rabbitâs tense body immediately went limp in Elvisâs arms, the entire rabbit losing all interest in life.
The Crown Prince was truly troublesome.
Translator’s Note:
- Tie Tie (貟貟): Often translated as “nuzzling,” “cuddling,” or “intimacy.” Here, it describes MC’s desperate attempt to look like a pet.
- äşşé迡ćĺ¤§čł (Human Confusion Awards): A Chinese internet slang term referring to bizarre, confusing, or funny real-life events.
- A little note from me: Zhizhi is currently suffering from “404 Error: Escape Path Not Found.” Elvis is playing him like a fiddle! The mention of the cat hitting its owner in the sleep is a hint toward Zhizhi’s desire to “bunny punch” the Prince. Stay tuned!
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