Chapter 38: I Want to See How Many Bins of Food Your Family Eats in a Day.

Chapter 38: I Wanna See How Many Buckets of Grain Your Family Eats in a Day.

"Big brother, I'm sorry, but I can't go with you." Bai Ruoshui stood up apologetically, bracing himself to refuse Long Rui's words.

Long Rui had seen that coming and gently coaxed him, "Xiao Shui, this isn't just my idea—it's what Bai Yuanzhou and our fathers want."

"Yuanzhou?"

"Yes. You can ask him yourself. He said a battle might break out soon and asked me to take you back."

Bai Ruoshui was both angry and hurt—angry that his husband had hidden this from him, and hurt that he was always looking out for him.

"I understand, but I truly can't leave. Yuanzhou is my husband; wherever he is, I'll be there."

Long Rui placed his hands on his younger brother's shoulders, always speaking softly, afraid to scare him. "Xiao Shui, big brother understands you want to stay by his side. But you also need to respect his wishes. If you're here, he'll be distracted."

"I can take care of myself. I won't be a distraction to him."

"Of course, big brother knows you can take care of yourself. But just like with YeYe—he can take care of himself too, yet we still can't bear to see him in danger."

Bai Ruoshui was speechless. Long Rui was right; everyone had the ability to take care of themselves, but they couldn't bear to see their family in harm's way.

"Big brother promises you, after you go back, I'll stay here to help him. With the three of us working together, we can end this battle quickly. Trust me, okay?"

"Big brother..."

Long Rui patted his shoulder. "You're more obedient than YeYe. Don't make big brother worry, alright?"

Hearing this, Bai Ruoshui had no choice but to swallow his words. But deep down, he still resisted. He couldn't leave—even if Bai Yuanzhou didn't need him, the wounded soldiers still needed his treatment.

Seeing how dejected his brother looked, Long Rui softened. "Big brother will allow you to stay here a little longer. But as soon as the war shows signs of starting, you must return. Understand?"

"Mm-hmm." He could only agree for now.

"Also, we can't put off dealing with that naughty YeYe any longer. He has to go back now. Otherwise, when the fighting begins, I won't have the energy to keep an eye on him." Mentioning Bai Yeye made Long Rui's voice turn harsh.

It wasn't that he didn't dote on this younger brother—it was that this brother was too much trouble! It was bad enough that he caused chaos in their own imperial palace, but now he'd run off to another planet and gotten entangled with an alpha.

When they got back, their father would definitely shave the fur off his butt as punishment!

Bai Ruoshui thought of something and said, "Big brother, Yuanzhou asked me a while ago if YeYe was in the imperial palace."

"What do you mean by that? Does he know YeYe's identity?"

"He doesn't, but he went to a diviner with Shen Yu. The diviner said YeYe would save the Lexus planet. I wonder... is YeYe really meant to do that?"

After all these years together, they had always seen Bai Yeye as a little brother who needed protection—how could he have the power to unify the galaxy?

Yet here he was, on Lexus, drawn into this war.

If that's really fate, then there was nothing they could do to change it.

Long Rui frowned, not expecting that twist.

"You think he's got what it takes?"

"YeYe is just playful, but his abilities are no less than anyone's." Bai Ruoshui had complete faith in his little brother.

Long Rui let out a long sigh. "But I hope he doesn't. I just want him to be a happy-go-lucky Samoyed who eats and sleeps."

The title of Galactic Overlord was no easy burden, and no one in the family wanted Bai Yeye to go through that.

Bai Ruoshui felt the same way, but there was nothing they could do—they couldn't force Bai Yeye to follow their wishes. "I want YeYe to choose for himself. If he wants to go down this path, we'll back him up."

Long Rui rubbed his temples, frustrated. "I'll ask the old man's opinion."

"Mm."

"By the way, what's going on between him and Shen Yu? Shen Yu isn't really interested in him, is he?"

Bai Ruoshui was taken aback. "Probably not. The two of them went to seek our master's help together. General Shen probably sees him as a brother in arms, so he's extra protective."

Long Rui said icily, "As long as he sees him as a brother in arms, that's fine. If he dares to see him as a boyfriend, I'll show Shen Yu what it means to be shut out."

Shen Yu had totally pissed him off lately. Want to join their family? In your dreams!

Bai Ruoshui didn't know whether to laugh or cry—what a mess!

Bai Yeye, not knowing his two older brothers were worried about him, came anxiously to Shen Yu's office door. He wanted to go in but didn't want to bother him.

Just then, Bai Yuanzhou came out. Seeing Bai Yeye, he tried to grab him to trade for his wife, but Shen Yu kicked him away.

"Get lost! Keep your hands to yourself!" Shen Yu bent down and picked up Bai Yeye.

Bai Yuanzhou rubbed the spot where he was kicked and complained, "Why can you hold him?"

Shen Yu shot him a haughty look and, without a word, went inside and shut the door.

"Like I'm the same as you stinky alphas?"

"What's up? Didn't you get enough to eat?" No, that couldn't be it—he'd told the kitchen to cook a few extra buckets of Bai Yeye's favorite porridge this morning.

Bai Yeye hesitated. "Do you know where the source of the Gu poison is?"

Shen Yu shot back, "Did Wu Shao tell you?"

"Yes."

Shen Yu pursed his lips. Wu Shao must have done that on purpose. He knew that telling Bai Yeye would only make him worry.

"Don't think about it. I'll take care of this."

Bai Yeye had already worked so hard going to beg Wu Shao for Lexus. Shen Yu didn't want him stressing over this too.

Bai Yeye muttered quietly, "But I want to help you. The people's safety matters too."

Even though it wasn't his planet, Bai Yeye still worried about the civilians here. They should be happy, not caught in misery.

Shen Yu's heart stirred. Bai Yeye was just like him in this regard—neither of them cared whether the people they saved were from their own planet; they only wished for peace across the universe.

"I can't trace the source right now. If I find something, I'll let you know, okay?"

"Alright. But if you need anything, just tell me. I can help with the investigation too! I'm pretty capable!" Bai Yeye was afraid Shen Yu thought he'd just make things worse.

"I know. I won't hesitate to ask if I need anything."

Not wanting things to get too heavy, Shen Yu shifted the topic. "Are your parents on the Romer planet?"

"Yeah."

"After the war ends, can you take me to visit them?"

Bai Yeye's little heart raced. "You, you... what do you want to see them for?"

Could it be to propose marriage? I'd die of shame!

General Shen was too embarrassed to say it directly, so he beat around the bush: "I want to see how many barrels of grain your family consumes in a day."

Bai Yeye: ?

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