Translated by Eve

　　Edited by Karasunofight

　　Thank you San Xiaojie for the kofi! ?

　　Quietly observing a moment of silence for his 'little brother,' Sui Yuan very quickly threw the matter to the back of his head, feeling optimistic. Afterwards, he tried to get into contact with Zhao Xihe.

　　This time, it was successful. 0007 said that they were on their way to the s.p.a.ce pirate s.h.i.+p and would be back very soon. Furthermore, Zhao Xihe's ident.i.ty in this world was Germain's adopted son, Hill.

　　Before, Sui Yuan had been Zhao Xihe's adopted son. This time, it was his turn to be the adoptive parent. He didn't know why but Sui Yuan felt a strange sense of superiority.

　　Sui Yuan alerted his lieutenant, expressing that he had matters to discuss with Hill, so he should tell his adopted son to come directly to his room. Afterwards, Sui Yuan peacefully began to search for who the Destroyer could be.

　　It had to be said, as he completed more and more missions, the difficulty also gradually increased. The Destroyer's sphere of movement included the entire planet in the last world. In this world, it was expanded to contain an entire universe. Fortunately, although this increased the number of obstacles in Sui Yuan's search for the Destroyer, it was likewise more difficult for the Destroyer to reach their goal. After all, the bigger the world, the more stable it would be, and the more unlikely it would be affected by one insignificant person.

　　After browsing through the plot, Sui Yuan very quickly identified several characters within the military, Guide Academy, and s.p.a.ce pirates. All of these characters were powerful characters who had a connection to the protagonist shou, Nova, and had comparatively many scenes. There was a high probability that the Destroyer would choose to replace one of these characters. Sui Yuan's pale, slender fingers slowly slid across the star atlas, his brows furrowed. Before he could figure out a good plan of action, his lieutenant had already sent him a video message, indicating that Hill had returned.

　　Sui Yuan："…………………………"

　　——It was clear that this fellow had been in a hurry.

　　The door slowly opened with Sui Yuan's command, revealing a young sixteen-to-seventeen-year-old youth. This Hill had yet to mature into the callous and unfeeling boss who would lead the s.p.a.ce pirates in sweeping the military away after Germain's death. He still had the purity, gentleness, and naivety that all young guides possessed.

　　——That's right. Guide. Zhao Xihe's current ident.i.ty was that of a delicate guide.

　　Right now, the youth with pale, cyan hair had slightly flushed cheeks as he looked at Sui Yuan with excitement and childish reverence. It seemed like he had rushed over here, his breath still a bit quick as he gasped urgently, "Father, I've returned! Did you have something to discuss with me?"

　　Sui Yuan nodded insipidly, waving his hands to indicate for the other to come in.

　　The youth immediately stepped in. As soon as the door shut though, his expression instantly changed.

　　Before Sui Yuan could even react, he was pushed down onto the bed, the other boy like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey. It was clear that Zhao Xihe had indeed felt extremely stifled in the last world. He didn't even want to happily chat, wanting to directly and straightforwardly jump to the main topic instead.

　　Sui Yuan's skin was showered in kisses, causing him to break out into a familiar tremble. Zhao Xihe's nimble fingers quickly undid Sui Yuan's tightly-b.u.t.toned combat suit that covered him entirely. His skin was white like jade because of his body's frail health and low temperature. At the same time, Zhao Xihe plundered the other's pale lips, invading that warm and moist cavity.

　　Sui Yuan's breath quickened as Zhao Xihe's actions became more frenetic. He felt dizzy. Evidently, his own soul also craved his beloved's touch, spurring on his body that hadn't had the taste of l.u.s.t for so long.

　　The next second, Sui Yuan felt a burning pain. Something rushed up his throat, seemingly uncontrollable, b.l.o.o.d.y, and painful.

　　He suddenly pushed Zhao Xihe away and sat up, coughing intensely. He immediately spurt out blood onto Zhao Xihe, who was in a daze.

　　Sui Yuan："…………………………"

　　Zhao Xihe: "…………………………"

　　5237 & 0007："…………………………"

　　"Cough. Don't look at me like that. I…cough cough cough, didn't do it on purpose," Sui Yuan blinked, a bit embarra.s.sed, glancing at the blood on Zhao Xihe's combat suit, "Are…you OK?"

　　"No, I don't think I'm OK," Zhao Xihe came back to himself after a long while, raising his hand to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead, "While being affectionate with my lover, my kiss caused the other person to vomit blood. Even if my current body is extremely healthy, a couple more times and even I will be scared to the point of suffering from cell atrophy, OK…."

　　Sui Yuan silently lowered his head to look at Zhao Xihe's lower half. Just as expected, that thing, full of energy and ready for action while poking at him earlier, had softened, looking dejected and pitiful now.

　　Momentarily, Sui Yuan didn't know if he should feel annoyed and blame himself, or feel sympathetic and pity the other. Or maybe…he should take joy from the other man's misfortune?

　　Zhao Xihe, who could read the subtle expressions on Sui Yuan's face, unhappily covered that part of him that had suffered such an attack and frowned, "What's wrong? Why is your body's condition so bad? Didn't the story say that Germain could slaughter an entire battlefield?"

　　"I also don't know what's wrong," Sui Yuan spread out his hands helplessly, "Perhaps it's a bug. Who can say, ne? With Germain's body settings, if his emotions become unstable, or if he exerts himself too much, he'll cough out blood. But according to this, his body should have collapsed on the battlefield a long time ago. He shouldn't be able to…mn, continue struggling like this while at death's door."

　　Seeing that Sui Yuan's coughing fit finally settled down and that a red flush effused onto his cheeks, Zhao Xihe sighed in relief. He cautiously reached out and wrapped an arm around his beloved but did not dare to act blindly without thinking again. He was afraid that in a moment of carelessness, he would cause the other to vomit blood again, "Can we improve your body's condition?"

　　"5237 said we can. However, the medicine is a bit expensive," Sui Yuan replied. After looking at Zhao Xihe who never lacked money, he immediately lowered his head to search through the exchange page. After hesitating, he added, "But, I think that it'd be better if we don't use it."

　　Zhao Xihe raised an eyebrow, "Why do you say that?"

　　"The technology of this world is highly developed. If my body suddenly improved without explanation, I'll definitely look suspicious," Sui Yuan cleared his throat, enduring the b.l.o.o.d.y taste still in the back of his throat, "Besides, coughing and vomiting blood is Germain's…characteristic traits. If I'm cured, I don't know how I'll be able to cough out blood on command."