—Jealous
Huo Xianfeng is jealous
Although this fact shocked Jiang Ci and was unbelievable, it seemed to have happened. Because before Jiang Ci mentioned He Zhun, the other party was fine, and as soon as he mentioned He Zhun, Huo Xianfeng turned around and left.
[—Then go find He Zhun.]
Isn't it obvious from this sentence that she minds him mentioning He Zhun
But that’s He Zhun.
He Zhun is a beta, is Huo Xianfeng jealous of even a beta
"Besides, He Zhun is like my brother... we are family..."
Jiang Ci hurriedly chased after him. In fact, he still found it hard to believe that Huo Xianfeng would be jealous of He Zhun. It was simply too unreal.
It's so unreal... It's like a dream.
But Huo Xianfeng still ignored him and strode forward with a cold face.
—I am really angry.
Jiang Ci finally confirmed this.
But in Jiang Ci's impression, Huo Xianfeng is always at ease, and from the time they met until now, Huo Xianfeng has always been in a dominant position, no matter what they have done along the way, or the emotional tug-of-war between them. Huo Xianfeng seems to always be in control of everything.
No matter how hard Jiang Ci tried to hide it, he could keenly sense all of the former's emotions and respond accordingly.
From this point of view, Huo Xianfeng is undoubtedly powerful, not only in terms of physical strength, but also in terms of mind and soul. He is always emotionally stable, calm and rational, far surpassing everyone else.
So this kind of childish and meaningless jealousy should not have happened. It is very unbelievable and it is really the first time.
Jiang Ci felt an unprecedented novelty.
"Huo Xianfeng?"
He jogged after him, his eyes following Huo Xianfeng's face, but it was too dark. Even though the lights were on in the First Legion's temporary base and part of the repaired central temple in the distance, he still couldn't see clearly.
"Huo Xianfeng, wait a minute!"
In addition, the ground was full of potholes and ruins, and Jiang Ci's eyes were fixed on Huo Xianfeng's face. When she hurriedly chased after him, she didn't pay attention and was suddenly tripped by a steel bar.
In fact, this kind of thing is nothing to Jiang Ci. He can stabilize himself quickly. Even if he really trips, it doesn’t matter. When he was in military school, the injuries he suffered were much more serious than this.
Snapped!
Just when the Major General lost his balance, a hand instantly grabbed his elbow and helped him stabilize his body. Jiang Ci was slightly stunned, and immediately looked up at the young man.
"... Huo Xianfeng?"
"Falling on the ground?"
The boy uttered a cold mocking sound.
"I have finally seen that there are people in this world who are even dumber than Huo Chao."
Jiang Ci: “…”
Although Huo Xianfeng never loses to anyone in verbal attacks, most of his words to Jiang Ci are not meant to be sarcastic or mocking, but rather to tease him. Moreover, Jiang Ci can feel that the other party has always been giving in to him.
So, this was actually the first time Huo Xianfeng confronted him.
—It seems that he is really angry.
And it's not just ordinary anger.
Jiang Ci confirmed this again.
He was actually starting to feel a little panicked.
Jiang Ci can be sharp and indifferent to anyone, because he doesn't take those people to heart. But once he classifies someone into his own field, he will care about the other person very much.
Everyone only saw that Jiang Ci inherited the talents and potential of Jiang Jinsheng and Zhou Jiuya, but in fact, his personality was very much like his mother Bai Min: not frank, delicate, sensitive but kind, and he cared very much about the people around him.
Therefore, when someone really enters his heart, Jiang Ci will care extremely about everything about the other person, including all emotions and actions, and even be affected by the other person.
For example, in the case of He Zhun, even when Jiang Ci was at her weakest, even when she had thousands of reasons to doubt him, she would still go to the most dangerous place on Tiandong Star alone for He Zhun without hesitation.
And when He Zhun said those hurtful words to him, Jiang Ci's first reaction was to reflect on himself, reflecting on how he had not paid attention to He Zhun all along, and how he had not noticed that He Zhun had been in so much pain.
Later, because He Zhun left him and went to the most dangerous church, Jiang Ci felt that he still couldn't protect the most important person.
Even though there were irresistible physiological effects of the puberty period at that time, the incident did temporarily destroy Jiang Ci's self-awareness and the self-confidence that she had built up with great difficulty.
And now, Huo Xianfeng has become the most important person in his heart, so when the former shows a little indifference and anger, Jiang Ci's world instantly sounds the highest alarm of level 12.
"Huo Xianfeng, listen to me..." explained.
But before he could finish his words, the other party mercilessly let go of his hand, turned around and continued walking.
Jiang Ci could only hurry up and catch up. But at this time, the ground around him began to make crackling sounds. As Jiang Ci ran, he suddenly found that the road under his feet became flat.
And in the night with extremely low visibility, a soft light began to appear.
"…?"
Jiang Ci was slightly startled, and finally moved his eyes away from the other person's profile. He saw warm golden light balls gradually lighting up one after another in the night, just like fireflies in summer.
—That's the Zerg army.
A small number of them hid underground, quietly clearing the way for Wang to move forward. More of them flew in the air, stretching out only a pair of tiny tentacles, lighting up gentle balls of light and illuminating the night.
Many soldiers came out of the temporary base. They looked up with stunned and shocked expressions, and countless beautiful and bright fireflies were reflected in their eyes.
Such a beautiful scenery was something humans had never seen before, and such gentle and quiet Zerg were far from the terrifying monsters they had come to know.
The terrifying and ferocious appearance of the Zerg was finally lost in the night. They spread their bony wings, and the thin wing membranes shone brightly under the gentle light.
At this moment, everyone's eyes were fixed on the setting sun and the wasteland.
In the deep and gloomy darkness, countless warm fireflies appeared.
They are scattered all over the mountains and plains.
The ultimate grandness and the ultimate romance.
Jiang Ci was stunned for a moment. Because he was very close, he could still see the terrifying faces of those monsters. He didn't know if it was because of Huo Xianfeng's filter, but now when he faced the monsters that he once thought were so scary and hideous, he actually found them cute.
But this was not the time to pay attention to the Zerg, Jiang Ci trotted to keep up with the boy.
Really, why are this guy's legs so long
Jiang Ci finally realized that Huo Xianfeng had been too accommodating to him. In the past, whenever he and Huo Xianfeng walked together, they would walk side by side, and sometimes the other party would even deliberately let him walk in front.
But now, he had to jog to keep up.
"Huo Xianfeng,"
Jiang Ci finally grabbed the other person's sleeve.
The Zerg will only obey the orders of the king, so Jiang Ci knows that all this was secretly instructed by Huo Xianfeng.
Whether it is the suddenly flat road or the gorgeous fireflies lighting up in the night.
—Both.
"You are for..."
"Don't be so self-indulgent, Major General,"
Huo Xianfeng's tone was cold.
"This is just a nighttime pastime for the Zerg."
"… oh."
Jiang Ci's remaining words were blocked. He grabbed Huo Xianfeng's clothes and thought about it. He still had to explain.
"He Zhun is a beta. We grew up together and are a family, not that kind of relationship. Didn't you know this a long time ago?"
"… "
Huo Xianfeng glanced at him, still said nothing, and continued walking.
Finished.
Jiang Ci realized.
—It’s hard to coax her.
But the major general still didn't let go and could only continue to jog after the other party.
Fortunately, with the Zerg lighting, Jiang Ci could clearly see Huo Xianfeng's appearance in the night. But he rarely saw him with such a cold face.
To be honest, Huo Xianfeng's appearance is very perfect, the kind of perfection that comes naturally from genes, in short, there is no flaw to be found. Jiang Ci knows that Huo Xianfeng is handsome, but most of the time, he sees Huo Xianfeng's lazy and listless appearance, or when he teases him, he has a bad smile in his eyes, handsome and cool.
But Jiang Ci had never looked at the other person's cold face so carefully.
Huo Xianfeng has been growing at a rate that exceeds that of humans. Or rather, it is not growth, but as Dr. Wen said, he is gradually returning to the appearance of the Zerg, which is what he should have been like.
The boy's youthfulness was rapidly fading from him, and in its place was the unattainable coldness and power that belonged to a king.
At this moment, the pair of narrow phoenix eyes were cold and grim, and a faint golden light could be seen in the left pupil. His lips were tightly pursed, and his jawline was sharp and deep. Even at this death angle when Jiang Ci looked up, he was still extremely handsome.
"Huo Xianfeng?"
Jiang Ci no longer just pulled his sleeve, but reached in and grabbed the boy's wrist.
"Are you really angry?"
For the first time in history, Huo Xianfeng was angry with him.
Jiang Ci thought about it and realized that she was indeed wrong.
After all, Huo Xianfeng did a lot for him this afternoon. First, he let so many Zergs mess up the place, then he pulled in the legion commander, and taught him the mecha close combat skills step by step.
Later, she protected him and spoke for him in front of the teachers.
As a result, during the most tender and private time, he himself mentioned that He Zhun had also said the same thing.
Jiang Ci changed it and felt that it was indeed too much.
—He was wrong.
The major general had no idea that he had never reflected on himself before, but now he was listing all his mistakes.
"Huo Xianfeng, I'm sorry, I was wrong."
Jiang Ci apologized sincerely.
He had a very bad character since he was a child and was not likable. But the only good habit he had was that when he found that he had done something wrong and hurt others, Jiang Ci would apologize sincerely at the first time.
—This is a habit that Jiang Ci was taught by his father since he was a child.
"He Zhun is a family member to me, just like my biological brother. I don't have that kind of emotion."
"Then I... Then I will try not to mention Congratulations in front of you next time, okay?"
After thinking for a while, he added,
"Unless it is necessary, I will not mention others in front of you anymore."
Hearing this, Huo Xianfeng slowed down his pace a little and snorted coldly.
"Jiang Ci, I turned out to be such a petty person in your eyes."
Huo Xianfeng was indeed unhappy that Jiang Ci suddenly mentioned He Zhun at that time, but he was not the kind of person who was extremely petty. He certainly understood that Jiang Ci had many ties with other humans, otherwise he would not have accommodated her so much in the past few days.
"If I need to possess you, if I can't stand you having all the ties other than me, if I want to turn you into something that belongs to me completely, like a beautiful collection, Jiang Ci, you should know that it is not difficult for me."
Huo Xianfeng finally stopped, he turned around, and for the first time he looked down at Jiang Ci from a high position.
"For example, they violently suppressed all your resistance, locked you up, cut off all contact with other people, or even maliciously used pheromones to force you to have sex endlessly until you became pregnant..."
He reached out and gently touched the omega's soft and warm cheek with his knuckles. His voice was low and gentle, but the words in it were chilling.
"You know, it's a simple thing."
"… "
Jiang Ci suddenly froze.
Yes.
He knew that Huo Xianfeng was right.
However, the respect and gentleness that the other party had always shown made Jiang Ci never think about it in this way.
But Huo Xianfeng did not do that. Since the First Legion arrived in Mingcheng, the other side has never resisted being pulled by Jiang Ci to integrate into his world.
Originally, Jiang Ci simply thought that Huo Xianfeng was angry because he was jealous of He Zhun.
But if you think about it carefully, Huo Xianfeng is not the kind of person who keeps everything to himself. Just like before, when he noticed Jiang Ci's care for He Zhun, he asked Jiang Ci directly if she liked He Zhun.
However, this time, Huo Xianfeng said nothing.
So this means that Huo Xianfeng doesn't mind all the ties with Jiang Ci, nor does he mind He Zhun. It's just that in the situation just now, Jiang Ci's mention of He Zhun might just be a trigger.
Isn’t it just because of He Zhun
If it’s not because of He Zhun, what else could it be
Jiang Ci tried hard to recall. He confirmed that after the teaching training match, Huo Xianfeng's condition was normal. After that, they just went to meet several of his teachers, and the time was less than twenty minutes.
So these are the problems that arose during this period of time.
Something flashed through Jiang Ci's mind, and an extremely shocked and incredible look instantly appeared on his face.
"Huo Xianfeng... you're not angry just now... because I said I don't want to get married..."
Before the major general could finish his words, the other party turned around and left.
Jiang Ci: “…!!!”
-Yes!
That's the reason.
It must be because of this!
It’s not because of He Zhun!!!
The major general was instantly convinced and felt a subtle sense of amusement.
It was difficult for him to suppress the upward curl of his lips, but he had to hold back a smile with great difficulty, and then immediately caught up with her with brisk steps.
"Huo Xianfeng, wait a minute, that's not what I meant, it's..."
"—lower Zerg are bred by the queen."
Huo Xianfeng suddenly interrupted Jiang Ci's words. He was stunned and listened to the other party continue,
"The queen will lay many eggs at once to replenish the army. There is no affection between them, they just want to reproduce. That's why they are classified as inferior. The higher Zerg are not like that. They have the same intelligence as humans, and their combination and reproduction are also similar to humans. It is a one-to-one combination, and then the eggs are bred. However, they are completely different from humans."
"You humans first look at pheromone matching, then personality, ability, occupation, social status and a series of comprehensive factors, weigh them, and then confirm your partner."
Although Huo Xianfeng is indeed a Zerg, his understanding of human society even far exceeds that of most humans themselves.
Because he looks at it from the perspective of learning and research, and from the perspective of a ruler.
"The current gender structure of humans is mostly beta, followed by alpha, and the rarest is omega. So most lower-class families are usually a combination of beta and beta, and then the middle class is alpha and beta. Only a very small number of upper classes can have omega."
Jiang Ci was actually a little confused. He didn't quite understand why Huo Xianfeng brought up the topic here, but he didn't interrupt him. Instead, he reached out to pull Huo Xianfeng's hand.
But the other person had his arms across his chest, looking cold and arrogant, and it was obvious that he wouldn't let him pull him.
Jiang Ci thought about it, then suddenly jumped up from behind and jumped onto Huo Xianfeng's back.
Now the cool guy couldn't cross his arms across his chest, he had to reach over and hug his wife's thighs and buttocks to prevent them from sliding down. This contact point made him touch the shirt clip worn by the major general.
“… Tsk.”
Huo Xianfeng paused, reached out and patted the omega's butt, humming softly.
"Jiang Ci, you really know how to act like a spoiled child."
"… "
The major general was slightly startled.
behave in a spoiled manner
This word is normal for omegas, but it is too unfamiliar to Jiang Ci.
He actually subconsciously wanted to refute, but when he realized what he had just done, he couldn't say anything to refute.
—Because this is indeed a way of acting like a spoiled child.
In fact, some children know how to act coquettishly, while some do not. The main difference is that the former live in love and know that as long as they act coquettishly, they will get what they want, while the latter do not.
So Jiang Ci didn't know how to do it before, but now he can do it unconsciously. He didn't even have too many concerns and thoughts at the time, and he did it subconsciously.
Huo Xianfeng was the first person to say that he could act like a spoiled child. Because Jiang Ci had indeed only expressed such intimate and childish behavior to him.
Others said that Jiang Ci's personality was weird and awkward, and she was not likable.
The omega leaned his face against his neck, his voice was muffled, and he seemed a little embarrassed.
"You... continue talking."
In fact, at this time, Huo Xianfeng was not so angry anymore. He pursed his lips and continued walking forward, but his speed slowed down a lot, just like a leisurely walk in the evening.
"Betas cannot be marked. So alphas will only feel protective of omegas who have been thoroughly marked, and the latter will also become dependent on alphas, which stabilizes the bond between the two parties."
But the Zerg are different.
The Zerg believe in loyalty, and even regard it as a belief. This quality is innate to them, and lasts throughout their lives until they die.
Not just to the king.
Higher Zerg are also very loyal to their partners.
They only have one partner in their lifetime and will not get bored like humans.
"So apart from AO unions, it is normal for couples and families of other genders to separate and reunite. Unions of other genders will not be one-to-one forever. The long life span will make humans tired of living with the same person, so the divorce rate in the empire is also very high."
—That’s all Huo Xianfeng had to say.
Jiang Ci understood what was meant. He knew that Huo Xianfeng had heard his conversation with Dr. Wen in the morning.
Although the other party seemed to be saying a lot of empty and big words, as if he was talking about human fertility rate or gender combination, Huo Xianfeng meant something completely different.
He was saying that, long after, if he became a completely Zerg, if he failed to retain the pheromones of the human alpha, then they would not have the absolute bond between human AO.
Everyone was concerned that Huo Xianfeng, who was not human, could not have a desire to protect Jiang Ci, but it seemed that only Huo Xianfeng himself cared about it. When he completely became a Zerg and had no pheromones, then the two of them would be like the union of other human genders, without the binding force of genes.
Jiang Ci realized that Huo Xianfeng did have a strong possessiveness, but this possessiveness was not the kind of possessiveness for objects that must belong to him completely. Rather, he needed to confirm that his love for him must be firm and all-consuming.
Jiang Ci was silent, as if he was organizing his words carefully. After a moment, he slowly spoke,
"Huo Xianfeng, when the hair growth period was the most painful, I thought about removing the gland. But the gland removal surgery will make the body weak, and then I won't be able to drive the mecha."
"So for quite a long time, I hated my own gender and I hated alpha. I did have to stay by your side at first because of the pheromones, but it made me feel miserable, so I was very mean to you at first."
"I felt pain during my sexual intercourse, and I hated and was annoyed and resented having to be suppressed by the alpha, and having sexual intercourse passively because of pheromones, and so on."
“But now, I don’t think that way.”
Jiang Ci put her arms around his neck and leaned against Huo Xianfeng's neck in an extremely dependent and soft posture.
They walked together under the glowing sky, quietly telling the most secret and tenderest confession.
"Because whenever I think about the fact that the alpha is you, I feel like being an omega isn't that hard."
"Even when you asked me if we wanted to have a new life together, I actually thought that it sounded like maybe..."
Jiang Ci leaned close to Huo Xianfeng's ear, as if she was telling him some embarrassing secret.
"—It will be a very happy thing."
"… "
Huo Xianfeng stopped and asked softly after a few seconds,
"Really?"
Jiang Ci couldn't see Huo Xianfeng's expression at that moment, and thought he didn't believe it, so she expressed her affirmation in a very firm tone.
"Yes! Of course it's true!"
In fact, his original confession was not this, but... never mind, this impromptu version is also good.
Huo Xianfeng didn't say anything. He seemed to believe it, but also seemed not to believe it. He turned around and walked towards the direction of the First Legion.
Jiang Ci was surprised: "Where are we going?"
"go back."
"…?"
Jiang Ci suddenly realized that Jinyuan was being repaired, so now Huo Xianfeng could only live with him in Jiang Ci's room on the warship.
"Aren't you hungry? I have nutrient solution in my bag."
—This is a sign of reconciliation.
"Oh, okay."
Jiang Ci breathed a sigh of relief and reached out to touch it skillfully until he heard the other party's next sentence.
"Drink more to replenish your energy."
"… ah?"
"Because I won't be too happy to get out of bed tomorrow morning."
Jiang Ci: “…”
"—Huo Xianfeng!!!"
Sure enough, this guy can’t be serious for more than three minutes!
(End of this chapter)