Chapter 39: Spoiled Brat Xue Yu. Do Open-Minded People Play So Wildly?
The spiritual landscape was like a dream in one’s mind. It could be constructed at will. The stronger the spiritual power, the stronger the construction ability.
Youke’en’s landscape was boundless—oceans, islands, coral reefs, seaweed fields, seagrass beds… water connected to the sky, sky connected to the water. It was magnificent and very deceptive.
Xue Yu took a simple tour and wanted to leave, but she found that she couldn’t.
It was like sleep paralysis. She knew it was an illusion, but she couldn’t wake up. From head to toe, it felt as if she were filled with lead, heavily fixed to the bed.
Xue Yu desperately tried to concentrate, but she still couldn’t leave Youke’en’s landscape. She seemed to be trapped.
Her whole body was engulfed by the surging seawater. A faint, decadent hum came from all around, like the sonar of an orca.
A pale, strong hand took hers and led her towards a deeper trench.
The metabolism of the people in the White Tower was very strong. Youke’en’s silver-gray hair had already grown to a finger’s length and was very elegant in the illusionary landscape.
“Xiaoyu, welcome to Daddy’s world. Don’t be afraid,” Youke’en switched to holding her in his arms, his lips close to her ear.
“Youke’en, you’re mistaken. I’m not your daughter!”
Xue Yu struggled with all her might, but she couldn’t break free.
This was Youke’en’s spiritual landscape, his spiritual world. Everything in it was controlled by him.
Xue Yu regretted it. Why was she so picky about a hundred families’ food and milk? Since Zhou Siyan was willing, she should have eaten her fill with tears in her eyes.
If her spiritual power had been strong enough, she wouldn’t have been trapped in Youke’en’s landscape.
Sensing Xue Yu’s struggle, Youke’en stopped, held her face, and kissed her on the cheek. “Xiaoyu, don’t you like Daddy?”
Xue Yu stared at his deep, dark green pupils and said, “I’m sorry, I like Mommy.”
“…”
A dark tide rose in Youke’en’s eyes. After a moment of silence, he said, “Daddy can have a sex change operation. For you, Daddy is willing to do anything.”
He held Xue Yu’s face in his two large, fair palms, his forehead pressed against hers. He said seriously and sincerely, “If Xiaoyu likes Mommy, Daddy can also become Mommy.”
Xue Yu wanted to cry again. Mommy, I want to go home. I want to go back to Earth…
“Daddy, I want to leave here,” Xue Yu said, able to be both firm and yielding, acting pitiful.
Youke’en’s finger touched her lips. “You can’t go out. Children are not allowed in the White Tower. If you go out, you’ll be caught.”
He bent down, picked Xue Yu up horizontally, in the exact posture of an adult holding a baby, and lowered his head to nuzzle her cheek. “Xiaoyu, will you be with Daddy forever? Daddy has been lonely for too long. Daddy wants a child, wants you.”
Perhaps she was bewitched by Youke’en. Xue Yu’s five senses grew heavier, and she couldn’t concentrate.
She was fixed in Youke’en’s arms. It was clearly a water-type world, but she still felt that Youke’en’s embrace was unusually warm.
After being mesmerized for a few seconds, Xue Yu suddenly came back to her senses.
She kept telling herself that this was Youke’en’s spiritual domain, and she couldn’t be bewitched by him.
Xue Yu pushed him away and swam quickly in the sea of the landscape, trying to find an exit.
Youke’en chased after her again. “Xiaoyu, don’t run around! It’s dangerous!”
“Daddy, I’m going on a long voyage. Parents have to learn to let go. Don’t follow me!” Xue Yu swam towards another trench.
Youke’en pursued relentlessly.
At that moment, Xue Yu saw a pitch-black shadow coming towards her, like a giant ball of seaweed rolling over.
Before she could see clearly, the ball of seaweed extended countless tentacles, wrapped her up, and pulled her away.
Only then did Xue Yu realize that this “ball of seaweed” was an octopus, a blue-ringed octopus—Mo Li’s blue-ringed octopus.
The head of the blue-ringed octopus was attached to Mo Li’s back, becoming one with him. Looking at it this way, these tentacles seemed to be growing out of Mo Li’s back, which was very strange.
“What was he going to do to you?” Mo Li asked.
“He’s crazy. He insists on me being his daughter.”
Mo Li was puzzled. “Why?”
Xue Yu was helpless. “When I had a trial match with him before, he was affected by my spiritual power and developed phantom pregnancy symptoms. Now he really wants to be a father, so he’s forcing me to be his daughter.”
Because his spiritual landscape had been forcefully invaded by Mo Li, Youke’en’s mind cleared up a lot.
He quickly activated the landscape’s defense system and threw both Xue Yu and Mo Li out.
Xue Yu’s consciousness quickly returned. She was still sitting on the bed in her dorm. Because she had consumed a lot of spiritual power when she entered Youke’en’s landscape, her forehead was sweating, and her hands were trembling slightly.
Mo Li stood in front of her. He had finally washed the camouflage paint off his face, revealing his complete features—well-defined, with a straight nose and prominent brow ridges, clean and youthful.
“How did you get in?” Xue Yu asked.
Mo Li looked at the broken metal door. “The door wasn’t very strong. It opened with a push.”
“You’re quite strong.”
At this moment, Youke’en also came out of his own spiritual landscape. He slowly stood up, his head bowed low. “Xue Yu, I had another episode. I’m really sorry.”
“Youke’en, your repeated offenses are making things very difficult for me,” Xue Yu said, not wanting to be too harsh.
Youke’en’s head sank even lower. “I’m really sorry. I’ll find another psychologist when I get back. I’ve caused you trouble. I’m very sorry.”
Since he was like this, Xue Yu couldn’t be too harsh. “Sigh, then you should stay away from me in the future, in case you start wanting to be a dad again as soon as you see me.”
“Okay, I’ll try to stay away from you. I’m really sorry.”
Youke’en walked out, then took half a step back and looked at Mo Li, a look of a father-in-law who disapproved of his son-in-law on his face. “Mo Li?”
He leaned slightly closer to Mo Li and warned in a voice only the two of them could hear, through gritted teeth, “Stay away from my daughter.”
With that, he walked away.
Mo Li’s eyes were calm, his expression unchanged from beginning to end.
After Youke’en left, Xue Yu asked, “Mo Li, what did he say?”
“Nothing.”
Xue Yu stood up and went to the water dispenser. “Huh, there are no disposable cups.”
“It’s fine. I won’t drink.”
Xue Yu rummaged around again. “There’s a glass, but I’ve used it…”
Mo Li quickly replied, “I don’t mind.”
Xue Yu poured a glass of water for him. “Here, drink up. I’ve washed the glass.”
Mo Li took the glass and took a small sip.
Xue Yu asked, “By the way, Mo Li, why are you suddenly here?”
Mo Li’s tone was flat. “I’ve been following you since you came back from the Manster Building.”
Xue Yu scratched her head and asked again, “Then why didn’t you call me?”
“I saw you talking to Youke’en at the door. I thought he was your boyfriend,” Mo Li took another sip of water.
Xue Yu laughed. “How could that be? I have so many kids to raise now. How could I have time to date?”
“Raising children and dating are not mutually exclusive.”
Xue Yu felt that the atmosphere was a bit strange. She took the water glass from Mo Li’s hand, went to refill it for him, and handed it back. “How is your body? And the child? Has it grown?”
“My belly has gotten a little bigger. I can sometimes feel the baby moving,” he put down the water glass and also stood up, his dark, bright eyes looking at Xue Yu. “Do you want to feel it?”
“Sure.”
Mo Li was wearing his regular training uniform. He unbuttoned his jacket and then took off the inner shirt. He looked thin overall, but the muscles on his body were very firm. His entire body was like a sharp sword that had been tempered a thousand times.
Even with his slightly protruding lower abdomen now, it didn’t affect the sense of power his body exuded.
Xue Yu placed her hand on his belly. There was indeed a slight movement, a gentle bump against her hand.
“It’s really moving. It can move at such a young age. It’s so amazing.”
Mo Li showed a rare smile, picked up his clothes, and put them back on. He rarely chatted with Xue Yu like this.
“I don’t dare to take on any more dangerous missions now. A few days ago, after I jumped from the sixth floor, I didn’t feel the baby move for a long time. I was really scared then.”
Xue Yu’s blood ran cold. “You dared to jump from the sixth floor while pregnant? Are you trying to get yourself killed?”
“I won’t dare to do it again.”
“That’s right. After becoming a parent, you have to be more careful. You’re no longer a lone wolf who only has to feed yourself. You have to be cautious about everything,” Xue Yu lectured him seriously.
A faint smile still hung on Mo Li’s face. “Yes. You should be careful too.”
Mo Li stayed in Xue Yu’s dorm for a long time, telling her some things to pay attention to in tomorrow’s competition.
He said, “I’ve watched every one of your matches. You’ve improved so fast, and your physical fitness is also very strong.”
Xue Yu subconsciously licked her lips. “I’ve been working hard. It’s mainly with the help of the children. The faster the children grow, the stronger my spiritual power becomes.”
Mo Li was not suspicious. “Your current points are very high. Just perform normally tomorrow. You don’t have to push yourself too hard.”
He paused and then added, “You don’t have to keep worrying about raising the children. I’ve also saved some money. It’s enough.”
“Okay. You don’t have to worry about me.”
Perhaps afraid that Youke’en would go crazy again, Mo Li didn’t leave. The two of them chatted intermittently.
Xue Yu was sleepy and couldn’t stay up any longer. She simply fixed the door that Mo Li had broken and managed to close it.
She came back and pulled at the wrinkled bedsheet. “Mo Li, it’s too tiring to sit. Why don’t we get into bed and talk?”
“Okay.”
The two of them took a shower one after another.
Xue Yu lay down on the side against the wall, making room for Mo Li.
The single bed was very small. Their shoulders were touching, their arms were touching, and the outside of their legs were also touching.
Perhaps it was because of their personalities. Even though Xue Yu and Mo Li were sleeping in the same bed, it didn’t feel sexual. It was as innocent as two childhood friends.
This was completely different from Zhou Siyan and Feng Qizhou.
If she were sleeping with Zhou Siyan and Feng Qizhou, Xue Yu would have to cover herself from top to bottom. She would be worried about being given oral by Zhou Siyan from below and being forcibly breastfed by Feng Qizhou from above.
Mo Li was very quiet after he lay down, his breathing even. Xue Yu didn’t know if he was asleep or not.
The room was silent. After the lights were turned off, a thick darkness filled the room.
Xue Yu closed her eyes, preparing to sleep.
Mo Li, beside her, suddenly moved and said softly, “When we had relations, it was also a single bed like this.”
The sleepiness Xue Yu had just been cultivating was blown away. She turned onto her side and looked at Mo Li’s profile in the darkness.
“Yes, it was in your dorm then. I didn’t even see your face clearly that night. I wanted to take a good look the next day, but when I woke up, you had to go on a mission, and your face was covered in camouflage paint.”
“I’m sorry, Xue Yu,” Mo Li apologized for no reason.
“Why are you saying sorry?”
Mo Li’s sleeping posture was very proper. He lay flat on his back, his chest not rising and falling much when he breathed. His voice was very deep. “I should have taken you to a hotel then, or somewhere else. I shouldn’t have been so casual.”
“It wasn’t your fault. I was the one in a hurry then.”
Xue Yu remembered how impatient she had been. She and Mo Li hadn’t even confirmed their relationship. She had been so desperate to awaken her spirit body that she had undergone electroshock therapy in an attempt to awaken it through external force.
In the end, she hadn’t awakened her spirit body, but had instead entered a pseudo-estrus period.
At that time, she had dragged Mo Li, wanting to go straight into the woods. It was Mo Li who had been a little more rational and had taken her back to his dorm.
“My dorm is very small, and the bed is also very small. The sheets are not soft enough. Nothing is good enough,” Mo Li seemed to be blaming himself.
Xue Yu moved closer to him. “But you are very good. Your body is very good, your abs are very hard, your pecs feel very good, and your lips are very soft.”
“You are very good too,” Mo Li moved closer to her.
The two of them lay close together and fell asleep.
When Xue Yu woke up the next day, Mo Li was gone.
There was breakfast from the cafeteria on the table, and a note: Xue Yu, I have something to do, so I’m leaving first. Good luck in today’s competition.
Xue Yu rubbed her eyes. Sigh, this Mo Li is really elusive.
She ate breakfast, put on her combat suit, and quickly went to the arena.
As soon as she entered, she saw Zhou Siyan and Feng Qizhou standing under a flagpole. The two of them had a strong presence and stood out from the crowd.
She didn’t know if they had just attended a conservative meeting, but both of them were wearing black suits, black ties, and black leather shoes. Their hair was all slicked back and neatly styled.
They both had a violet insignia on their chests, and the ascetic and restrained aura was particularly sharp.
As soon as Xue Yu appeared, Feng Qizhou came over. He didn’t get too close to her, keeping a distance of two steps.
“I can’t feed you today. I was probably seen being too close to you yesterday. Those old geezers from the conservatives scolded me and even demanded that all conservatives wear the sect’s uniform today and not get too close to the open-minded people.”
Xue Yu’s tense nerves suddenly relaxed a lot.
On her way here, she had been very worried that Zhou Siyan would also follow Feng Qizhou’s old path.
She could drink Feng Qizhou’s milk, but she couldn’t accept drinking Zhou Siyan’s. It was too outrageous, too perverted.
Feng Qizhou was a person with no bottom line. It was not strange for him to do such a thing. But Zhou Siyan couldn’t. She couldn’t accept the always dignified and solemn Zhou Siyan also going astray. It was too strange.
“That’s good, that’s good. I wasn’t planning on drinking it anyway.”
Xue Yu took half a step back and lectured him with a straight face. “Since you’ve been scolded, you should stay at home and take care of the child. Don’t come out and show your face anymore. Both of you are out, and the two children are at home by themselves. Is that right?”
Feng Qizhou smiled, his gaze scrutinizing her from head to toe. He frowned.
“Why do you give me the feeling that you’ve eaten your fill outside and are now impatient with your old husband? Did Mo Li come to find you last night?”
“Of course not. I have a competition. I have to go now,” Xue Yu said, planning to run away.
Zhou Siyan also came over and cleared his throat. “Just do your best. Your points are very good. You don’t have to push yourself too hard.”
“Okay, thank you!”
Xue Yu still felt very embarrassed when she saw Zhou Siyan again.
Zhou Siyan was too inconsiderate. Why did he have to burst in last night? It made her embarrassed all night.
Today’s competition was still a draw.
Xue Yu relaxed and treated it with a normal attitude. She hadn’t had any milk, and her physical fitness was much worse than these contestants who treated all kinds of hormone drugs as meals. And these contestants were even stronger than yesterday’s.
Her only advantage now was to affect the opponent with her reproductive ability. If she could cause the opponent to have a phantom pregnancy, she would have a chance of winning.
However, this skill was not always effective. It wouldn’t work against the fanatical conservatives who had had their sexual organs removed.
These fanatical conservatives were the proponents of the sterilization movement. They themselves were disgusted by reproduction and had no reproductive anxiety at all.
In this case, even if Xue Yu’s reproductive ability was very strong, it would not affect them.
In one morning, Xue Yu only managed a draw with one of the contestants. She lost all the rest.
She was not very disappointed. It was all within her expectations.
She also didn’t plan to fight with all her might. The points she had accumulated were already enough to enter the naval combat team. If she fought with all her might, she would only consume her own spiritual power, which would affect her ability to take on missions and earn money later.
In the afternoon, there was a match with Youke’en.
Youke’en was not in a good state. The phantom pregnancy had made his mental state extremely poor.
The two of them fought for a few rounds, and Youke’en was the first to admit defeat. He threw down his weapon and came out of the water in a daze.
The promotion competition officially ended. Xue Yu successfully entered the naval combat team as an intern.
The benefits were not bad. Food and lodging were free, the dorm was a single room, and the configuration was quite good. The salary during the internship was 20,000 a month.
This salary shocked Xue Yu. She only earned 3,000 New Dollars a month in the mining district and had to pay 2,000 for lodging.
After entering the naval combat team, not only were food and lodging free, but the salary was also so high! Raising children would not be a problem in the future.
Just as Xue Yu was so happy that her eyes were sparkling, the sisters who had teamed up with her before had also entered the naval combat team. They were constantly complaining.
“Only 20,000 a month. How is that enough!”
“Only 20,000 during the internship. What about after becoming a regular? How much is it after becoming a regular?”
“20,000 New Dollars. That’s too low. How can we live!”
Seeing Xue Yu smiling foolishly on the side, Ning Ting came over and snapped her fingers in front of her. “You’re still smiling with such a low salary?”
Xue Yu said foolishly, “It’s enough for me. I only earned 3,000 a month in the mining district. Here, it’s 20,000 a month, and food and lodging are included. How can it not be enough?”
Ning Ting sighed. “You’ll know if it’s enough or not later.”
After understanding the soldier’s salary system in the White Tower, Xue Yu realized that she had been happy too soon.
Although food and lodging were free, the White Tower had a very annoying system.
All soldiers had to buy their own weapons. Military equipment, combat boots, firearms, cold weapons, helmets, and everything else had to be bought with their own money.
The type of weapon was chosen according to one’s own economic ability.
However, if the weapon purchased was too poor and resulted in the inability to perform missions, you would be dismissed.
Only then did she know why Mo Li’s life was so tight.
Even though the price for his missions was not low, his two sniper rifles were sky-high. If the gun accessories were damaged, they had to be replaced in time, which was another large expense.
Xue Yu returned to her dorm that night.
Zhou Siyan sent her a message: I don’t have the authority to purchase weapons for the naval combat team, and I can’t transfer money to you. The supervisors of the conservatives will find out. Come to my place when you have time. I’ll give you cash.
Xue Yu: Alright. I’ll go to the military factory tomorrow to check the prices of weapons first.
Feng Qizhou also sent her a message: Have you discovered that mining is actually a good profession?
Xue Yu: I’ll adapt for a few days first. If it really doesn’t work out, I’ll go back to mining. The water here is too deep. I’m afraid I can’t handle it.
Feng Qizhou: I’ll see if I can pull some strings for you and get you some good weapons. If it really doesn’t work out, we’ll buy them with money.
Xue Yu: Let me calm down first.
Xue Yu lay in her new dorm, feeling dejected, for half the night.
She heard someone vomiting at her door. She looked through the peephole and saw that it was Youke’en.
“Xue Yu, can you open the door? Please,” his deep green eyes were pressed against the peephole.
Xue Yu was startled. She didn’t open the door. After Youke’en left on his own, she lay down, feeling uneasy.
***
The next day, Xue Yu went to the military factory and sensed that someone was following her. The person was very fast, like a shadow.
After passing a low bush, Xue Yu sat down on a bench.
She sent a message to the members of her sisterhood, asking if they wanted to go to the military factory. They said yes.
Xue Yu planned to sit here and wait for them, and then go together when they arrived.
She knew that Youke’en was following her. The military factory was a bit far, and she didn’t dare to go alone anymore.
After waiting for a few minutes, a fair hand with black nails reached out from under the bench and grabbed her ankle, trying to drag her into the woods.
Xue Yu struggled with all her might and stomped on the hand several times before the other person let go.
Youke’en came out of the bush in a wretched state and hugged Xue Yu, going crazy again. “Xue Yu, will you be my daughter? I really need a daughter. I beg you.”
“Why are you like this again?”
“I had a dream last night. I dreamed that you were my daughter. Xue Yu, I won’t let you go. You have to be my daughter.”
He dragged Xue Yu into the woods, to a metal rockery, and held her in his arms. He also snatched her Cloud Sound Box, not letting her contact anyone.
He sat with his back against the metal wall, still holding Xue Yu in the posture of holding a child. He kissed her ear. “Good child, why don’t you want Daddy?”
“Youke’en, wake up. I’m the same age as you. How can I be your daughter?” Xue Yu pushed his chest hard.
“It doesn’t matter. You are my daughter.”
Xue Yu looked up and asked, “Do you know what my name is?”
Youke’en: “You are Xue Yu, my daughter.”
Xue Yu: “Then what’s your name?”
Youke’en: “I am Youke’en, your father.”
Xue Yu waved her hand in front of him. “My surname is Xue, and your surname is You. How can you be my father?”
“You took your mother’s surname,” Youke’en found a reason very naturally.
He carefully observed Xue Yu’s expression, afraid that she would get angry. He touched her face and said, “Xiaoyu, don’t be angry with Daddy, okay? Daddy will take your surname. I will change my surname to Xue in the future. Then we will be a family.”
“You’re even crazier than Feng Qizhou,” Xue Yu said, at a loss.
“Feng Qizhou, that doctor? What’s your relationship with him?”
Xue Yu: “He’s your son-in-law.”
Youke’en’s face darkened. “I don’t like him. Xiaoyu can’t date him. He’s not good. I don’t agree.”
Xue Yu was held by him in this strange posture for a long time. She finally came up with a plan. She put on a big smile. “Daddy.”
“Yes,” Youke’en was extremely excited, his eyes moist.
Xue Yu held his arm. “Daddy, I don’t have any clothes to wear, and I don’t have any toys. Buy me toys!”
Youke’en was overjoyed and stood up with her in his arms. “Okay. Whatever Xiaoyu wants, Daddy will buy it for you.”
Xue Yu held his arm and led him to the military factory.
“Daddy, I want this,” Xue Yu pointed to a set of the best quality water-type equipment.
“Okay, Daddy will buy it for you.”
Xue Yu then chose a submachine gun. “Daddy, I want this too. Buy it for me.”
“Okay. Whatever you want, Daddy will give it to you.”
Everyone in the military factory showed a look of contempt. What kind of new game is this, calling someone ‘daddy’ over and over? Do open-minded people play so wildly?
“Daddy, this sniper rifle is not bad. I want it. Hurry up and buy it for me!”
“Daddy, I want this helmet too. Buy it for me!”
“Daddy, I also want to buy a submarine. If you don’t buy it for me, I won’t eat tonight!”
“…”
Xue Yu acted like a spoiled brat, wanting to buy everything without even looking at the price.
Youke’en gradually couldn’t take it anymore. He was quite rich, but when Xue Yu wanted to buy a submarine, he really couldn’t handle it.
He put his arm around Xue Yu’s shoulder and patiently persuaded her, “Baby, you’re still young. It’s too dangerous to play with a submarine. Let’s not buy it, okay?”
Xue Yu pretended to be angry and threw the military uniform she had just bought on the ground.
“You won’t let me buy this, you won’t let me buy that. You’re not worthy of being my father. You’re not a good daddy!”
“Sweetheart, can you give Daddy some time?” Youke’en picked up the things Xue Yu had thrown on the ground and comforted her in a soft voice.
“I want it now, Daddy! Didn’t you say you would be good to me?” Xue Yu pulled his arm back and forth. “Hurry up and buy it for me! Hurry up! If you don’t buy it for me, I’ll cry!”
She covered her face with both hands and actually started to wail.
Youke’en held her. “Baby, don’t cry. Daddy will buy it for you. Don’t cry, okay? Daddy will be heartbroken.”