LIGHTNOVELONLINE 50
Chapter 50 (End of the Main Story) Empire in Peace, Marriage…
Yi Er made some simple food ans brought to the bedroom for Qi Yao to eat, and meanwhile, Yi Er asked his question.
Qi Yao said while eating, “I randomly invested in some stocks and luckily made a small profit. Since we’re both like this and we don’t have a certificate or a wedding ceremony, I’ll transfer some money to you as a gift.”
“Gift money?” Yi Er had never heard of such a term.
Qi Yao chuckled, “Ah, it means the dowry of a male monarch.”
“The dowry of a male monarch?” Yi Er was even more confused.
It’s always the female zerg preparing the male lord’s dowry. Where would there be a male zerg preparing the male lord’s dowry for the female zerg? Yi Er couldn’t understand.
Qi Yao didn’t intend to explain it to him in detail, only saying, “If it’s not enough, I’ll buy more in a few days. I just don’t know if luck will be as good.”
Yi Er sat quietly beside him, not saying a word.
Qi Yao called out to him, “What’s wrong?”
Yi Er hesitated for a while, recalling several times before when Qi Yao said some strange things and showed completely different behavior from the local male zergs. Gradually, a clear train of thought emerged in his mind.
He retrieved a segment of video that he had always cherished, half-lying down on the pillow, and opened it to share with Qi Yao.
In the dimly lit bedroom, in the void, the terminal projection revealed scenes from home.
—Qi Yao lay unsupported on Yi Er’s single zerg sofa, holding up an empty wine glass and swaying, slurring his words unclearly: “Affection level 1, hehe.”
“!!!”
Qi Yao quickly realized why Yi Er brought out this video?! What did he want to do with it out of the blue?!
Yi Er pointedly said, “I’ve watched this video many times, always with some doubts. I hope the male lord can help me clarify after watching it.”
Qi Yao vaguely remembered what he had said that night, now shaking out would be tantamount to dying on the spot, and if Yi Er asked him some sensitive questions, how would he answer?
He dryly said, “Just ask directly what you want to ask. Why bother bringing out the video.”
Yi Er calmly said, “Don’t you want to see it?”
“…I don’t want to see it.” No zerg would want to see their own drunk behavior, and even if they did, they would only watch it secretly behind closed doors.
Yi Er said, “But I want to see it.”
“…”
“I also want to watch it with you.”
Whether Qi Yao wanted to see it or not, the video of him being drunk that night played in the room without hindrance.
In the quiet bedroom, in the void image, Qi Yao couldn’t straighten his tongue no matter how hard he tried: “Do you know how hard it is to brush your natural number 1?”
Yi Er didn’t understand and asked, “What natural number 1?”
Qi Yao sighed in frustration, “It’s your affection level.”
“Oh, my affection level…” Yi Er exclaimed, though he didn’t understand, he found it very interesting, so he tempted Qi Yao to continue speaking, “How hard is it to brush?”
Qi Yao frowned and pouted, saying, “It’s so hard, it’s been increasing little by little, and just now, it increased by a whole integer!”
Yi Er said, “Wow, that’s impressive!”
Qi Yao nodded repeatedly, “Exactly, exactly, what does this mean? It means you don’t dislike me, my efforts are paying off!”
His volume suddenly dropped again, “I don’t dislike you either, on the contrary, I think you’re very good, and I also want to be good to you, but I don’t know how to do it…”
The screen paused for a long time, Qi Yao didn’t move, and then he heard Yi Er say, “What did you do for me to treat you like that?”
“Ah, I think I’ve said too much,” Qi Yao said, quickly covering his mouth as if trying to play innocent, refusing to say another word.
Yi Er grabbed his hand, making him reveal his mouth, threatening him, “Hmm? If you don’t speak, I won’t increase your affection level.”
The male zerg tightly pursed his lips, refusing to say a word, finally leaning his head against the sofa and forcefully squeezing his eyes shut, pretending to sleep.
No matter how much coaxing Yi Er tried, Qi Yao refused to say more. Yi Er had no choice but to remove the empty wine glass from his hand and carry him to bed to sleep. After covering Qi Yao with the blanket, Qi Yao suddenly opened his eyes without warning.
He blinked his round eyes and said sadly, “Although I’m a little afraid of death, meeting you again after reincarnation, I feel lucky.”
Yi Er tucked him in properly.
Qi Yao looked at him intently, “I really want to be good to you, and what I said before is true. Don’t be so stubborn. Can we hold hands and strive for a happy ending together?”
There was a very light “Hmm” in the video, so light that if you didn’t pay attention, you wouldn’t notice it, but fortunately, the environment was quiet now, and both zergs watching the video heard it.
The video ended here.
Qi Yao pulled the blanket covering his head down to his forehead. Although compared to being drunk in the palace, this time was not embarrassing at all, he still felt ashamed.
The blanket covering his head was pulled down by Yi Er, who asked him, “Meeting you again after reincarnation… What does that mean?”
Qi Yao’s heart suddenly skipped a beat.
He knew Yi Er would ask, so he turned his face away and casually said, “Just drunken nonsense, did you take it seriously?”
Yi Er lay down and randomly changed the subject, “There was a little zerg who loved working. While on a trip, he fell into the cold sea trying to chase a blue butterfly.”
Qi Yao: “…”
Yi Er continued to smile, “When he woke up, he met a female zerg and asked him to be his mate.”
Qi Yao: “…”
Yi Er seemed to have welded a smile onto his face, “The little zerg is the male lord, right?”
Qi Yao: “…”
Yi Er straightforwardly laid out the logical connection in his mind, “In the place where the male lord lives, there are no arrogant male zergs, no need for female zergs to prepare dowries for the male monarch, and there are no rules like the ‘Female zerg Regulations,’ right?”
Qi Yao didn’t speak. He reflected on when and how he had been exposed, and it was so obvious.
Yi Er seemed determined to get an answer, “Where is that place? Where you can make wishes on shooting stars, where partners respect each other equally, and the way to express love is to increase affection levels. Can the male monarch tell me?”
“Pfft—” Qi Yao couldn’t hold back and burst into laughter.
Yi Er was puzzled, “?”
He didn’t expect Yi Er to consider increasing affection levels as a way of life on Blue Star. Qi Yao laughed uncontrollably, saying, “There’s no such thing as increasing affection levels.”
Increasing affection levels was just his task.
“How is it then?” Yi Er asked patiently.
Qi Yao thought for a moment, trying to describe it in a simple and understandable way with a nostalgic attitude, “In that place, the environment and topography are somewhat similar to our small asteroid, but the difference is that life there is free and equal, and mutual respect is emphasized. If you hit or scold your partner, you’ll be arrested.”
“Arrested?” Yi Er’s curiosity was piqued. “So in that parallel world, did I hit you?”
Yi Er recalled what he had done before marriage. He would indeed resort to violence against male zergs, but he felt that this might not apply if the male zerg was Qi Yao.
Qi Yao pondered how to smooth things over. He couldn’t tell Yi Er that they were currently in a book, and all that talk about parallel worlds and male zergs falling into water were events from two different dimensional worlds.
He thought for a moment and said, “Haven’t you heard the saying? People speak the truth when they’re drunk. At that time, I couldn’t control my actions, and I might have mistaken fear for reality. You believed it all.”
Yi Er had no response. His own history was indeed severe. Before Qi Yao’s introduction, Yi Er must have inquired about these things to some extent. Moreover, he had personally staged the brutal act of assaulting a male zerg in front of Qi Yao. Qi Yao’s gentle nature made it unclear whether he had taken fear as reality.
Seeing Yi Er silent, Qi Yao turned his head and asked, “Do you believe it?”
“…I indeed had a bad character before,” Yi Er admitted, lowering his gaze.
Qi Yao whispered, “But that’s all in the past. My mate is excellent now.”
After a moment of silence, Yi Er raised his eyes and cautiously asked, “Are you still afraid now?”
Without hesitation, Qi Yao replied, “Not at all.”
Throughout their marriage, Yi Er had never shown any violent behavior in front of Qi Yao. Qi Yao knew that Yi Er’s nature wasn’t as rumored. He also longed for affection. As long as he was given enough equality and respect, his response would be equal or even greater affection.
“You are my mate. Why should I be afraid of you?” Qi Yao said. “I still want to prepare a wedding for you.”
He gazed at Yi Er and continued, “On the day we registered, I thought about it. At that time, I didn’t have money, and I thought your status was so noble. I wondered if a shabby wedding would be too much of a letdown for you.”
“Fortunately, luck was on my side, and I made some money,” Qi Yao said proudly.
Yi Er, rarely feeling embarrassed, said, “With me around, you actually don’t need to worry about these things.”
Qi Yao, who had received twenty-two years of equal education on Blue Star, didn’t allow it. “I don’t want to freeload off you forever.”
Yi Er agreed, “Yes, you’ve paid back double the freeloading.”
Qi Yao asked softly, “Are you not happy?”
Yi Er replied, “No, maybe my soft rice isn’t delicious enough, so the male monarch has to rely on his own efforts.”
“Haha, that’s not true,” Qi Yao said seriously. “Without relying on you and working hard together, becoming an equal spouse alongside you has always been my goal.”
In the dim light, Yi Er buried his head, hiding his emotions under the lamp light.
Qi Yao placed his finger under Yi Er’s chin, forcing him to look up and face him. “I want to make up for my mate with a wedding. I wonder if my mate would be willing?”
Yi Er opened his eyes, and in that moment, the strong-willed and robust male zerg’s heart softened like water.
He said, “Male lord, I’m willing.”
He had once believed Qi Yao’s advice and made wishes on shooting stars. Now, with every wish fulfilled, he was grateful for this world and even more grateful for the male zerg before him.
“The male lord is right,” he sighed.
Qi Yao asked, “Right about what?”
“Making wishes on shooting stars. Indeed, shooting stars can help make them come true.”
One wish for peace in the empire. The second wish for a happy marriage. These simple and plain wishes were something he didn’t dare to think about before meeting Qi Yao. Now, they had all come true one by one. At this moment, he was very happy.
After resting for two days, the two zergs hurried back to the imperial mother star. The wedding was put on the agenda immediately.
Although it was Qi Yao who suggested having the wedding, Yi Er also took it to heart and didn’t let Qi Yao handle it alone. With the help of their perfect steward, Dean, who took care of every detail, all the preparations were completed within a month.
On the day of the wedding, Qi Yao was nervous and apprehensive. This feeling was different from the one he had when waiting to meet Yi Er at the airborne restaurant. It wasn’t fear but anticipation.
They would exchange rings and vows under the witness of the emperor and empress, and Qi Yao couldn’t wait.
Under the blessings of Yalman and other relatives and friends, they embraced and kissed.
Qi Yao wore a luxurious suit and stood in front of the mirror for rehearsal.
After the system finished reading the script prepared by Dean, it calmly said, “Well, I can’t help you rehearse the kissing part next. But you’re already familiar with it, so you shouldn’t need rehearsal.”
“…,” Qi Yao thought to himself. He regretted not learning to shut down his consciousness earlier, not knowing how many times this guy had watched him and Yi Er.
“Alright, I got it. You’re done now,” he dismissed the system.
The system didn’t leave and instead displayed the graph of affection again. It marveled at the pink line, which had surpassed 100 points and was still soaring endlessly, showing no sign of stopping.
“Look at this! You’ve done such an excellent job! You successfully rewrote the script!”
Qi Yao’s mind was filled with thoughts of ensuring the wedding went smoothly, so he ignored the system’s praise for his work.
“Got it, got it. You can leave now.”
The host had no patience to deal with the system anymore. The system silently labeled Qi Yao as prioritizing romance over friendship, reluctantly left, and even requested on its way out, “Can you open your consciousness to me tonight? I missed your molting last time, feeling like I missed out on a billion…”
Without hesitation, Qi Yao closed his consciousness.
Just then, Yi Er knocked on the door and entered. He was wearing a suit matching Qi Yao’s and came to him. Before saying anything, he leaned down and gave him a passionate kiss, then asked, “Nervous?”
Qi Yao looked at himself in the mirror, adjusted his neatly arranged suit, “Nervous.”
Yi Er said, “Me too.”
Although everything could proceed according to the plan, they were both nervous and afraid of making the slightest mistake because they cared for each other deeply and wanted to give each other the perfect wedding.
Yi Er took out a medal from his pocket and solemnly placed it in Qi Yao’s hand.
Qi Yao picked it up and examined it, not understanding why Yi Er brought it out.
Yi Er said gently, “Let’s simulate exchanging rings.”
Qi Yao asked, “Using this as a ring?”
Yi Er explained in a warm voice, “A few days ago, when I met His Majesty, he recalled his wedding with the Emperor and said that besides exchanging rings, he also gave the Emperor the first meaningful medal he received. So I thought, I’ll give you mine too.”
“Is this the first medal you received?”
“Yes, it got me the position of lieutenant general and helped me establish myself in the Second Military District.”
Wasn’t that the honor Yi Er received at the age of eighteen?
Moved, Qi Yao accepted the medal and gave Yi Er a hug, “I’m suddenly not nervous anymore. Unfortunately, your male lord didn’t prepare a substitute ring for you.”
Yi Er didn’t mind, “Then I’ll wear the real one later.”
“Okay.”
Ten minutes later, the wedding began. Under the witness of relatives and friends, they exchanged rings, recited vows, and finally embraced and kissed each other.
The wedding was successfully completed.
At night, as soon as the protagonists Qi Yao and Yi Er returned home, they both collapsed onto the bed.
Recently, because of the wedding preparations, the two zergs had been extremely busy. Today, with the successful conclusion of the wedding, they could finally get a good night’s sleep.
“I won’t last long tonight. Your male lord is really tired,” Qi Yao lay flat on the bed, exhausted.
Yi Er had planned to let Qi Yao rest well tonight and said, “Okay, then I’ll help you take a bath first.”
Unexpectedly, the female zerg’s physical stamina could also show advantages in this matter.
Qi Yao wanted to rest a bit more and postponed the bath, “No, you go ahead. I’ll take one later.”
“Okay, then I’ll go first.”
Yi Er went to take a bath first.
While resting, Qi Yao focused on reviewing the wedding photos taken by the Royal Media on the terminal, deleting the unsatisfactory ones and keeping the good and meaningful ones. He didn’t notice when Yi Er finished bathing and came out.
As usual, Yi Er had Xiao En scan his abdomen every night.
Qi Yao was engrossed in looking at the photos, and suddenly, he received a message from Xiao En.
He stared blankly at the scan result, forgetting all the photos he had seen before. His eyes and mind were only focused on this image.
Feeling excited, disbelieving, and a little magical.
Yi Er was pregnant.
He was pregnant with his eggs.