Chapter 116: They’re All Bullying Me

Chapter 116: They're All Bullying Me

It wasn't just Romar that was clouded over—the whole star system's weather turned nasty in that instant.

Shen Yu's heart tightened, and he couldn't stop himself from walking outside.

"General, the wind's picking up. You should head back inside the base!" Gu Yuankai blocked his path, worried he'd catch a cold in the wind with his injuries still healing.

Shen Yu clutched his chest and murmured softly, "Something's wrong with YeYe."

Shen Cun walked up beside him. "Don't freak yourself out. YeYe is protected by his family now—what could happen to him?"

"I need to go find him."

"Even if you wanna go, you shouldn't head out right now. Tell you what—contact YeYe and his family first to check what's going on."

Shen Yu gave Bai Yeye half an hour. If he didn't reply by then, he'd head to Romar right away.

Shen Cun patted his shoulder. "Calm down first. If something really is wrong, I'll go with you."

Half an hour went by with no word from Bai Yeye—but instead, a guest showed up at the base.

"The wind's this bad today—why'd you come all the way out here? Come on in!" Gu Yuankai ushered the fortune-teller inside.

Shen Yu stepped up quickly. "What's going on?"

The fortune-teller produced his crystal ball, now stained blood-red. "The heavens are showing signs—there might be a blood disaster."

"Who's it gonna be?"

"It could be you—or it could be Long Tianao."

Shen Yu clenched his fists. "Can it only be me?"

Shen Cun kept his cool and pushed for more details: "What exactly is going on? Please explain clearly."

"Long Tianao killed someone. He's got mermaid blood in him—once he sees blood, he'll go feral, no question. Shen Yu needs to go find him now; there's a chance he can stop this blood disaster."

"What do I gotta do? Hurt myself?" Shen Yu asked with deadly seriousness.

The fortune-teller waved a hand. "Nah, no need. Just go over and mark him."

"..."

Shen Cun stared in disbelief. "You're kidding, right?"

"I'm not kidding. Mermaids are vicious by nature, and Taotie's an ancient beast of destruction too. Shen Yu can hold him back."

"..." Wait, "restrain" as in...?

"Why didn't you just say that from the get-go! You made it sound like someone was gonna die!"

The fortune-teller scratched his head. "Saying it that way sounded cooler. It's my first time seeing a red crystal ball, alright? I got excited."

Shen Cun rubbed his forehead. How could anyone be this flaky?

Shen Yu was still frowning. "Why'd he kill someone?"

He knew Bai Yeye—if he actually hurt someone, he must've been pushed way past his breaking point.

"Beats me. Go ask him yourself. But there's something else—him showing up like this will get every planet's attention. Those monarchs are definitely gonna gang up on him again. You guys should plan your strategy ahead of time."

The monarchs of those planets respected Shen Yu because he never acted like he wanted to take over the whole star system. But Bai Yeye's secret identity made them real uneasy—they didn't want anyone lording over them.

Bai Yeye got targeted for assassination a bunch of times as a kid. After years of finally having peace, if he shows up again, the assassination attempts'll probably start up nonstop.

Shen Yu pressed his lips together and gave the fortune-teller a small bow. "Thanks!"

"Don't mention it. No need to stress too much either. In the end, he'll be the top ruler of the star system—but how that happens is up to you guys."

Right as the fortune-teller finished talking, the wind happened to die down, and he didn't stick around.

Shen Cun walked him to the door, then came back in.

Shen Yu had also received a reply from the Romar imperial palace, and found out Bai Yeye had lashed out today because of what happened with Bai Ningxin.

"What do you think?" Shen Cun asked Shen Yu.

Shen Yu had been holding a grudge against those envoys for a long time, and knowing they'd pushed Bai Yeye to that point just made him even angrier: "They all bully YeYe like this—then I'll make damn sure YeYe stays on top of them forever!"

Shen Cun rubbed his nose. He agreed with Shen Yu, but—was it possible those people couldn't bully Bai Yeye even if they wanted to?

"Since you've made up your mind, go. Yuankai and I will handle the base. Do your best—try to mark YeYe."

That way, the Shen family would get a daughter-in-law. How great!

Shen Cun was daydreaming about his son getting married when he heard his son declare firmly: "Don't worry, Dad. I'm definitely gonna marry YeYe."

"Wait, what?? Isn't that the wrong word?"

His big, strong son was gonna marry into the other family as a live-in son-in-law?!

Shen Cun didn't really mind—as long as they could be together. He just wondered if his little daughter-in-law would mind his son being a live-in son-in-law for the other side.

Inside the Romar imperial palace, Wu Shao was sweating buckets as he stuck needles into Bai Ningxin's acupoints to keep his condition stable.

"Divine Physician, how's he doing?"

Long Shen was about to pass out from panic. Bai Ningxin was the one he'd cherished his whole life—he couldn't stand the thought of anything happening to him.

Wu Shao put in the last needle, then quickly got up to grind some medicine powder.

Long Shen asked again, "Is my Xinxin okay?"

"A heart condition's already hard to treat, and someone went and provoked him on top of that—what do you think?"

Even a divine physician can't easily cure a sickness of the heart; otherwise, he'd have fixed Bai Yuanzhou a long time ago.

"Ruo Shui... Ruo Shui..." In his coma, Bai Ningxin called out Bai Ruoshui's name again, tears leaking from the corners of his eyes.

"Xinxin, I'm here. Don't cry." Long Shen held his hand, tears falling without him even realizing onto Bai Ningxin's skin.

Wu Shao sighed and tried to get Bai Ningxin to take the medicine, but he wouldn't drink it, and it just spilled out.

Even Wu Shao was stumped in this situation.

Long Shen saw how helpless he looked and begged desperately, "Divine Physician, think of another way—please, think of something!"

Wu Shao's mind was in a whirl; of course he wished he had a solution too!

"If it really comes down to it, you'll have to take him to Phoenix Mountain. My master said Phoenix Mountain has miraculous effects, maybe it can snap him out of it! But I cannot guarantee the final outcome!"

To them, Phoenix Mountain was just something in medical books. Wu Shao had tried multiple times to go there for study, but was always rejected.

Long Shen, like a drowning man grabbing at a lifeline, immediately contacted Xie Shihua. Xie Shihua agreed without a second thought and came to the planet Romanel with Shen Yu.

When Xie Shihua saw Bai Ningxin like this, he couldn't stop the tears from streaming down. "Xinxin, let's head back to the mountains now. We will definitely cure you."

They set off with Bai Ningxin overnight. By the time Bai Yeye calmed down, he realized they were already gone.

"Where's my father?"

"Father took Uncle Bai back to Phoenix Mountain, along with Uncle Long and Wu Shao."

Bai Yeye let out a sigh of relief, looking at Shen Yu with a pitiful expression: "When you're not here, they all bully me."

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