Chapter Eighty-Two, Part 2
The Marshal, who was feared and awed by countless people, had become the frustrated one in front of her little mermaid.
She reflected on her mistake, and was just about to continue coaxing her wife, when she saw the manager walk out with a woman.
After raising her hand to stop their flattery, Yu Zhao put her arm around Bo Chi’s shoulder, pulled the awkward little mermaid, who was giving her face in front of outsiders, into her arms, and said: “Please examine my partner’s body.“
Although Mermaid’s Home was a business, it belonged to the Mermaid Base, and the teachers inside not only taught nobles about mermaids, but were also professional mermaid doctors.
Bo Chi cooperated with the doctor’s examination, and even showed an expectant look.
Yu Zhao didn’t believe her explanation, then what the doctor said personally, there was no reason for her not to believe it, right?
“Her body is very healthy,” the doctor put away the instruments, and said thoughtfully, “as for the baby… did you two become intimate recently? Less than half a month ago?“
Yu Zhao said seriously: “Yes, it was probably a few days ago, but she’s already feeling unwell, and often retches.“
The doctor said casually: “Mermaids have delicate constitutions, it’s normal for them to have morning sickness in the early stages. What do you usually feed her?“
“What?” The doctor really didn’t hear clearly, and asked again. After understanding, her expression changed: “You actually abused a mermaid like this?! And a pregnant mermaid? I, I have to report this to the headquarters, and let them send someone to talk to you!“
Bo Chi sighed deeply, as if giving up, and said self-deprecatingly: “My taste changed after I got pregnant, is this reason sufficient enough?“
Before the doctor could answer, Yu Zhao on the side smiled, her eyes saying ‘You finally admitted that you’re pregnant‘, which made Bo Chi speechless.
After thinking for a while, the doctor’s expression softened: “There are indeed such precedents. Since Marshal didn’t do it on purpose— Huh? You, you’re a mermaid?! How can you talk to humans so intelligently?“
Halfway through her words, the doctor discovered the blind spot, and stared at Bo Chi in surprise, as if she had seen something unbelievable.
Her gaze was too intense. Yu Zhao’s arm around Bo Chi tightened, and after leaving a displeased “It’s none of your business“, she took Bo Chi and got into the hovercar.
When the car arrived at her house, the robot heard the movement and came to greet them: “Master, welcome home.“
Yu Zhao responded and entered the house, holding Bo Chi.
Bo Chi had just soaked in the pool, and her body was moist, not dry. She refused Yu Zhao’s suggestion of ‘soaking in the bathtub’, and instead followed her into the training room, watching Yu Zhao’s daily training.
The center of the training room was empty, big enough for a mech to freely swing and slash. But after officially entering, Bo Chi found that the end of the room had been destroyed beyond recognition, like ruins after a war.
Yu Zhao saw Bo Chi’s stunned look, and said helplessly: “That’s why I told you not to come in. My mental power was on the verge of collapse before, and I would lose my mind when it went berserk. If it weren’t for your singing calming me down, I definitely wouldn’t have agreed to let you watch.“
Bo Chi’s face didn’t show any fear, but instead she said: “This opportunity is so rare, I have to watch more.“
Yu Zhao smiled, raised her hand and pinched her face, turned around, and walked onto the training platform.
Three days passed in a flash. Yu Zhao didn’t go anywhere these days, and stayed at home with Bo Chi, as if wanting to cherish this time before leaving.
Bo Chi was pampered by her, and didn’t have the chance to learn about Murong Xin and the others’ situation afterwards. It wasn’t until Yu Zhao sent her to Shen Yu’s house and left reluctantly that she learned about the follow-up from Shen Yu.
“You’re talking about the space pirate incident a few days ago?” Shen Yu was wearing an apron. After sending Yu Zhao away and closing the door, he came back, picked up a knife, and continued to skillfully prepare breakfast for Zhao Dai: “They even dared to steal from our imperial capital, what consequences can there be? Of course, after the interrogation, they will be—“
He stopped halfway through his words, probably considering the mermaid’s fragile mentality, and changed his words tactfully: “They will be respectfully sent to the guillotine, and let them be more careful in their next life.“
Bo Chi: “…Then are Murong Xin and Qing Zhi okay?“
“Murong Xin is a noble, what problems can she have?” Shen Yu looked up and asked with a hint of curiosity: “Why do you care so much about them?“
Bo Chi answered truthfully: “Those two don’t seem very smart, I’m worried that they will be bullied wherever they go.“
Shen Yu laughed: “You’re right about that. The Murong family used to be in the middle of the aristocratic families, but after a few years, they have already fallen to the bottom, and any noble can step on them. If their family doesn’t think of a solution, they might not even be able to protect Murong Xin’s mermaid, and she will sooner or later be returned to the base and chosen by other single nobles.“
Bo Chi frowned, thinking of the hidden intimacy between the two girls, and couldn’t help but ask a few more questions: “How can they maintain their status as nobles?“
Shen Yu took off his apron and came to Zhao Dai’s side with the prepared breakfast.
Zhao Dai was singing and refused to eat obediently, so Shen Yu could only seize the opportunity, feeding Zhao Dai while answering Bo Chi’s question: “I don’t know about this. I only know that when we were fighting the Zerg Queen a few years ago, the higher the military merit, the higher the conferred status. For example, our Marshal, she can probably sit in that position forever.“
“But now that the Queen has been repelled, if you ask me what other ways there are to consolidate one’s status, I really don’t know.” Shen Yu said truthfully.
Bo Chi nodded silently, and could only temporarily put aside her concern for Murong Xin and the others.
After feeding Zhao Dai, Shen Yu’s expression suddenly froze, and he asked Bo Chi nervously: “Have, have you had breakfast? I forgot to ask you just now, if you haven’t eaten, I’ll go make you another one.“
Bo Chi smiled: “I’ve already eaten, thank you.“
Shen Yu was flattered by this thank you. He hesitated, his gaze falling on Zhao Dai, and he asked Bo Chi: “Miss Chi-Chi, can I ask you a question?“
Bo Chi could guess what he wanted to ask, and said first: “You want to know why my intelligence is the same as a normal person? You want Dai’er to become normal too?“
Shen Yu’s gaze at Bo Chi changed, and he tugged at the corners of his lips: “You’ve already surpassed the normal range and entered the realm of intelligence. I don’t expect Dai’er to become very smart, I just hope… she can remember everything from the past, remember every bit of our past, that’s enough.“
Bo Chi hummed, didn’t tell him directly what to do, but said slowly: “I was also muddle-headed at first, and didn’t remember anything, but after drinking a lot of mental power medicine, I gradually remembered many things, and now I can communicate like a normal person.“
Shen Yu’s face showed a contemplative look, and he pondered there for a long time, until Zhao Dai shouted in his ear, and he covered his ears, came back to his senses, and stood up: “Thank you, Miss Chi-Chi, I’ll try it now.“
He did as he said, carried Zhao Dai, who was making a fuss, to Bo Chi’s side, turned and went into the house, took a pile of medicine, and then began to use various methods to tempt Zhao Dai to drink it.
This process was destined to be long. Bo Chi watched from the side for a while, then felt bored, went to Zhao Dai’s room, and soaked in the big pool like a salted fish.
On the first day Yu Zhao left, Bo Chi silently missed her.
On the second day Yu Zhao left, Bo Chi video chatted with her on Shen Yu’s smart computer.
On the third day Yu Zhao left, Bo Chi unexpectedly received an invitation from Murong Xin.
Shen Yu was also very surprised. After looking at it for a long time, he turned to Bo Chi and asked: “She wants to thank you for your help that day, are you going to the banquet?“
Bo Chi was currently free, and tilted her head when she heard this: “Will it trouble you?“
“It’s okay,” Shen Yu said readily. “I usually take Dai’er out to play, and she, like before, likes lively places with many people. If you decide to go to the Murong family, I’ll just take Dai’er with me.“
Bo Chi nodded: “Then let’s go.“
The Murong family’s banquet was held at night, and not many people were invited – of course, it might also be because others saw the Murong family’s decline and didn’t want to come.
Whether it was because she was frightened by the robbers before, or some other reason, Murong Xin’s mood was obviously not very good. When she saw Bo Chi, she forced a smile: “You’re here, thank you and Marshal Yu for your timely help before, otherwise Qing Zhi would have been taken away by those two robbers.“
Zhao Dai on the side was attracted by other people. Bo Chi waved to Shen Yu, signaling him to take care of Zhao Dai with peace of mind. She sat down beside Murong Xin, propped up her chin, and said: “I was also their target, saving you was also saving myself, you don’t need to thank me. But you don’t look very happy, is it convenient to talk about it?“
Murong Xin hesitated for a moment, her expression falling, and she muttered: “Is it that obvious? Sigh, actually, I’m not unhappy, I’m just a little worried about my brother and sister. You know, our Murong family originally had a councilor ancestor, but after she passed away, there was no one in the family who could take the lead. It’s been dragging on until now, and if we don’t make a change, our mermaid will be forcibly taken away.“
“In order to protect his wife, my brother and sister heard that there were Zerg in the neighboring star, and rushed over without hesitation, intending to exchange Zerg corpses for military merit. But it’s been several days, and they haven’t come back yet, and they’re not answering video calls. My parents and I are very worried about them.“
Bo Chi nodded in understanding, but she didn’t have any solutions either, so she could only comfort Murong Xin and tell her not to overthink it.
The people who came to the banquet were all familiar with the Murong family. Perhaps because they knew about the family’s current situation, the atmosphere wasn’t very lively, and the piano music was relatively slow and peaceful.
In this atmosphere, when two young people with blood on their clothes rushed in and shouted, everyone immediately noticed the commotion, and stood at the back, discussing uncertainly.
“These two people… look like the Murong family’s children?“
“They are from the Murong family! Look, that little girl Murong Xin ran over directly.“
“Hiss, I see, those two children’s mental power is out of control! I heard that they went to kill Zerg before? Oh dear, how can they, these children, deal with such terrifying things as Zerg?“
“There’s no other way, if they don’t go, they can only watch their family fall from the aristocracy to commoners, and become like us.“
“Hey, those two children have been restrained, but it’s probably too late to feed them mental power medicine now, right?“
“Yes, it has to be taken when they’re still conscious, it’s too late now.“