Just as Su Yi said before, Xie Mingzhao had too many concerns and was restrained. Even though he lost his temper before, after Huo Jun appeared, he suppressed his anger and did not even have the energy to confront him.
"Nothing, just a few words to Su Yi." Xie Mingzhao looked at the interaction between the two, took a step back, and his ugly expression returned to normal.
Huo Jun looked indifferent, and his tone was distant and arrogant. "I know you and Yi Yi have known each other for a long time, but given your previous relationship, I think we should avoid suspicion in the future. What do you think?"
Xie Mingzhao pursed his lips and did not respond to his words directly. He just nodded slightly as if to say yes, said goodbye to Su Yi, and turned to leave. No one cared about him just as when he came.
Huo Jun narrowed his eyes and stared at his back. Once there were no outsiders around, he could no longer maintain his indifferent and reserved attitude in front of Su Yi. He muttered unhappily, "What does he mean? Does he agree to keep his distance from you, or is he just fooling me?"
"Whether he is fooling around or not, we'll know after we see whether he will show up again or not." Su Yi finally understood after comparing. Huo Jun's ice cream balls were bigger than hers, but the total number was not as many as hers, and the varieties were not as complete as hers. All in all, hers had richer flavors.
Hearing this, Huo Jun sat next to her and said secretly, "You said before that he wouldn't pester you. If I hadn't happened to show up just now, he would definitely pester you. So if you meet him next time, remember to avoid him and don't talk to him."
Speaking of this, Su Yi still felt a little regretful. If Huo Jun had not appeared just now, she might have given Xie Mingzhao a profound "lesson". She has wanted to beat him up for a long time.
She ate ice cream and responded casually: "I know, I know."
After hearing this, Huo Jun became even more worried and made a unilateral decision. From then on, whenever he was free, he would always stay with Su Yi to prevent some scheming people from taking advantage of her.
On the weekend, the two went to the other side of the capital star as planned, to a vast grassland.
Su Yi only heard Huo Jun say that there was an animal here whose meat was extremely delicious, so she lay in ambush with great interest, intending to ambush and hunt. However, she never expected that what finally appeared in the hunting range was a huge strange beetle!
She stood there motionless, watching Huo Jun fly out like a spring, knocking down the beetle with a neat move, and then cutting off a large piece of fresh meat from the beetle's back, between its two huge shoulder blades. She even said as if to take credit, "The meat in this part is the essence of its entire body."
Sue pointed at the huge corpse and complained, "You didn't tell us in advance that we wanted to eat bugs. Is this a Zerg?"
Huo Jun shuddered as if he had thought of something, revealing an expression that he couldn't bear to recall. "Although insects can be eaten, believe me, the taste is so bad that people would rather starve to death than have a second bite. This is not an insect, its scientific name is thick-backed ironclad cattle, and it eats grass."
Su Yi looked at the strange-looking thing and thought it looked like everything except a cow. Just because it eats grass, it can't be classified as a cow, right
However, she had already experienced the strange species in this world. As long as they were edible and tasted good, she could completely ignore their appearance and names.
The two of them started a fire on the spot. Huo Jun sliced the meat into thin slices and roasted it over the fire. The fresh and delicious aroma emanated, making Su Yi instantly forget her dislike for his appearance.
She clapped her hands and was about to enjoy the meal when she suddenly realized something and looked up at the calm sky.
Huo Jun performed the same action, only a little slower than her.
Sue complained, "Every time there's something delicious, something goes wrong."
Just as he finished speaking, a well-organized fleet of flying ships suddenly appeared behind the clouds. The fleet came closer and closer, and in a few breaths, it arrived above their heads, spread out in a circle, and landed slowly, surrounding the two of them in the middle.
Su Yi looked around at the situation and asked Huo Jun, "What important person did you offend?"
Such a well-trained fleet cannot be commanded by ordinary noble officials.
Huo Jun's brows were furrowed tightly, and his face was rarely solemn. After hearing her question, he said with a bit of bitterness: "If possible, I just want to provoke you."
"Don't just talk, help me roast the meat first." Su Yi ordered him confidently.
Teams of guards marched in neat steps down from the flying ship, and in a blink of an eye, the two of them were surrounded tightly.
When Huo Jun saw the flying ship appear, he tensed up and was ready to go. But when he heard Su Yi instructing him to grill the meat, he paused, then actually picked up the tools and continued what he was doing.
As they grilled, perhaps influenced by Su Yi's nonchalant attitude, he also relaxed and was in the mood to chat, "Do you want to guess who this important person is?"
Su Yi stared at the meat slices intently, only giving him a little glance from the corner of her eye, and said quite reasonably: "To be honest, I have already guessed your situation, but I have been pretending not to know it because you didn't mention it."
Huo Jun was stunned again when he heard this, and then he said with a smile: "Then I have to thank you for saving my face."
As he spoke, his hands did not stop moving. He put the cooked meat slices on a plate and handed it to Su Yi.
Su Yi couldn't wait to take the first bite. The rich aroma of fat and the tenderness of gravy melted in her mouth. The meat was plump and firm, without any fishy smell. It was truly worthy of the word "essence" as Huo Jun had said.
She finished a piece herself, stuffed a bite for Huo Jun, and then asked, "It doesn't look like they're going to do anything. It looks like they want to ask you to go. Do you want to go?"
Just as he finished speaking, a person came down from one of the flying ships.
Su Yi originally thought that he was a key figure, but after taking a closer look, he found that the other party was at most the leader of this group of guards, but he put on a very pretentious attitude.
Huo Jun didn't even look at the man, he just asked Su Yi: "Do you think I should go?"
Su Yi said truthfully: "If you don't want to go, these people may not be able to invite you. However, if they fail, there will be others who will come."
Huo Jun is very strong now, but he is not strong enough to do whatever he wants on his own. After all, in the face of absolute power, the power of a single person still seems insignificant.
Su Yi might be able to do whatever she wants, even kill the scumbag emperor and solve Huo Jun's problem from the root, but she would not do that. In her eyes, the emperor is not so much a person as a machine to maintain the stability of the empire and protect the lives of the people. She can despise him, call him a scumbag, and complain that he has holes in his brain, but in any case, she will not plunge the entire empire into turmoil and treat the survival of countless people as a joke for her own selfish desires.
The last person to come down from the flying ship finally spoke, and said in an arrogant tone that someone wanted to see Huo Jun.
The two still ignored him, so Huo Jun asked, "Do you want to go with me?"
Su Yi shrugged lightly, "Why not? Actually, think positively. You are the one who will benefit the most from this trip. Since he wants to see you, it means he has plans to recognize you. By then, your status will be greatly different."
"I don't care." Huo Jun was a little indifferent.
Su Yi stuffed a piece of meat into his mouth and said, "Young man, don't be so stubborn. Sometimes you can take advantage of the situation and go with the flow. You have relied on yourself to get to where you are today. Who can deny your own ability? But from now on, you still have to fight alone, which is much more difficult than before. The most important point is, if you only rely on yourself, how long do you need to fight to avoid the situation like today?"
Huo Jun was silent for a moment.
Su Yi added: "This is not a sign of weakness, nor is it something to be ashamed of. It is just a strategy. We can grow by taking advantage of his momentum until we have enough strength to compete with him. This does not mean we can just sit back and enjoy the fruits of his labor. If you do not make corresponding efforts and do not have the strength to live up to the expectations, even if you are pushed to the throne, you will be pulled down by others sooner or later."
The people waiting on the side were obviously getting impatient, but they had to continue standing there due to the order.
Huo Jun thought for a long time and said, "Then let's go and take a look?"
Su Yi nodded. "Since it's hard to refuse, let's go and see what he's up to. Business requires mutual consent, not to mention recognizing a father. If you don't want to pay attention to him, let's go when we get there."
Huo Jun looked at her pitifully and said, "If I get stuck in there, remember to rescue me."
Su Yi squinted at him and said, "Are our roles reversed? I can rescue you if you want me to, but you should call me dad first."
"… "
Huo Jun couldn't help but hold his forehead in thought, why did he have to call her daddy when the roles were reversed? Did she always want to call him daddy? !