Although the simulated armor calculated the simulated power based on the wearer’s soul power, and the impact of the action was also within the bearable range of the wearer.
However, Cream Puff was only two days old — even though he had an extraordinary self-awareness and a relatively strong body, he was still a just a cub that had just hatched from his shell, staggering when walking.
Archibald also realized the potential danger of this toy. After taking Cream Puff off Yangyang’s face, he was about to take off his armor.
”I’ll take this toy for Rong Hui to modify and then return it to you to play with.”
Of course, Cream Puff was not happy. When he was placed on the coffee table, his body immediately rolled, his whole body turning into a ball as he hid paws under his belly, while gesturing towards Archibald with his tail: “Umh!”
No way!
Archibald: “…”
Archibald had no idea what to do, so he had to turn his head and look at Yang Yang — you go.
Yang Yang laughed, with a teasing look in his eyes. Archibald shrugged helplessly — he was indeed not good at dealing with children.
After Yang Yang finished laughing, he leaned on the sofa and suddenly covered his nose with an, “aiya!” and then added, “It hurts so much.”
Cream Puff on the coffe table was startled, he stopped flailing his tail and the buried down head turned sideways, to see Yang Yang.
Yang Yang pinched his red nose and spoke with a nasal tone: “My nose seems to be bleeding.”
Cream Puff immediately raised his head and called out softly: “Uum?”
Yang Yang looked at Cream Puff. “It is your doing.”
Cream Puff: “…”
Yang Yang bent down to be on the same level with Cream Puff: “Look, you knocked dad into this state. If you still play, you might hurt dad’s head next time.”
Cream Puff’s hidden paws didn’t move. He raised his head and reasoned with Yang Yang: “Um, um umh…”
Yang Yang didn’t know exactly what he said, but he knew that he wanted to retord.
Yang Yang: “Anyway, dad is scared of being hit. If Cream Puff wants to continue playing this, then don’t get close to dad and don’t sleep with dad at night.”
Cream Puff immediately disagreed: “Um!”
No way!
Yang Yang: “It’s settled. Aiya, I’m going to get some fruit to eat. Cream Puff, don’t follow me. Dad is scared.”
Seeing that Yang Yang was really going to leave, Cream Puff became anxious and quickly took out the little short paws he had hidden and raised them high in the air: “Umh! Umh!”
Little daddy, quickly take it off for me, big daddy is going to run away!
Archibald laughed, bent down to take the simulated armor off Cream Puff, then picked up Cream Puff and put him in Yang Yang’s arms.
Yang Yang hugged Cream Puff that was delivered to him and held him up in front of his eyes, with a look of surprise on his face: “Ya, my Cream Puff returned to the previous Cream Puff.”
Cream Puff let out a soft “umm” and then stretched out his small front paws and pink paw pads gently touched the tip of Yangyang’s red nose: “um.”
Yang Yang’s eyes softened and he kissed Cream Puff’s forehead: “Daddy doesn’t hurt anymore.”
Upon hearing this, Cream Puff was finally not so anxious, and the little paw pad fell on Yang Yang’s face and his head rubbed against Yang Yang’s chin affectionately.
Archibald looked at the loving father and son, smiled and then took the opportunity to put the simulated armor in the storage space — just in case Cream Puff saw it later and wanted to play with it.
After a while, Abel came down from upstairs empty-handed.
Seeing this, He Shu hurriedly asked: “How is Ya Qing?”
Abel replied: “He has stabilized and is now resting. But this time the situation was a bit serious. Some of his medicines are left on the Soul Locking Star, I asked him to return to Soul Locking Star tomorrow.”
He Shu nodded: “That’s fine.”
Abel did not continue the topic, turned his head and focused on Cream Puff, smiling happily: “Has Cream Puff opened his toy yet? Put it on and play.”
Cream Puff: “…”
Cream Puff glanced at Abel resentfully, then turned his head and hid his head in Yang Yang’s arms, leaving only his butt exposed to Abel.
Abel’s smile froze, and then he turned to look at He Shu blankly: “What’s wrong with him?”
He Shu laughed, “He’s angry at you.”
Abel was confused, thinking that he didn’t mess with Cream Puff, did he. But seeing the little guy’s little butt pointed at him, Abel still felt a little uncomfortable, so he came close to He Shu and asked He Shu in a low voice: “Why??”
He Shu glanced at him sideways: “What do you think, did you forget what you added to the simulation armor? Just now, Cream Puff was wearing that thing and hit Yang Yang in the face, almost giving him a nosebleed. You gave him such a dangerous toy and almost made him hurt his big daddy, how could he not be angry with you.”
Abel knew it, but still grinned happily: “Hey, our Cream Puff has activated physical assistance? You need to be able to use soul power to activate it! So powerful!”
He Shu: “… …”
Isn’t your focus wrong?
But when Cream Puff in Yang Yang’s arms heard Abel praising him, his hidden little head came out again and he looked at Abel.
Abel had a good grasp on Cream Puff’s personality and quickly gave Cream Puff a rainbow fart*: “Your little daddy wasn’t as good as you when he was a kid! Even my grandpa could only activate the simulated armor when he was one year old ——Cream Puff is the most powerful in our family!”
*overexagerrated praise
Cream Puff stopped hiding, squatted on Yang Yang’s hand, and shouted happily: “Umh!”
The most powerful!
Abel kept up his efforts: “Then when you are older, grandpa will give you more powerful toys, okay?”
Cream Puff: “Um!…Mmm…”
After responding at first, Cream Puff hesitated again, then looked at Yang Yang.
Yang Yang smoothed down Cream Puff’s messy fur and said with a smile: “When Cream Puff grows up, you can play with it. You will definitely not hurt your daddy anymore.”
Cream Puff pressed his head against Yang Yang’s chest and rubbed against him, responding after a while: “Um!”
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In the evening, Ruo Hong and the children came back.
The children were always very happy. Since coming here, they have been exposed to new things every day and integrated quickly.
Ruo Hong was holding her child like usual, but her expression was much calmer than yesterday.
Ruo Hong entered the door, greeted everyone, then looked at Abel and said: “I must thank Lord Planet Master and his family for taking care of us during the New Year. I have discussed it with the children and tomorrow we will go to the military academy base to live and get familiar with the situation, so that the children will not be unaccustomed after school starts.”
Abel had no objection and didn’t say much. He only asked Amber to arrange a smart butler to help them pack their luggage.
Ruo Hong nodded, thanked them again, and then returned to the room with the children.
Yang Yang stood for a while, put the puff in Archibald’s hand, and said with a smile: “I’m going to see off Little Whitebelly and the others.”
Archibald was aware of Yang Yang’s purpose, but he didn’t ask nor did he stop him: “Okay. I’ll take Cream Puff upstairs to apply some nursing cream.”
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Yang Yang arrived at the children’s and Ruo Hong’s residence. The smart butler arranged by Amber was also there, helping the children pack their luggage — they had received a lot of gifts this New Year and their luggage was several times larger than when they arrived.
Yang Yang took one look, walked in with a smile, said a few words to the children, and then turned around and went to Ruo Hong’s room.
The door was unattended, and there was no smart butler inside. Ruo Hong was packing her things alone.
Yang Yang gently knocked on the door. Ruo Hong looked over and seemed a little stunned when she realized it was Yang Yang. Then she straightened up and gave a general salute: “Duchess.”
Yang Yang replied and asked: “Can I come in?”
Ruo Hong was keenly aware that Yang Yang’s intention was not as simple as seeing her off. She paused and nodded, “Please come in, Duchess.”
Yang Yang walked in and closed the door.
Yang Yang said straight to the point: “I want to talk to you about the medicine stone.”
Ruo Hong’s face changed, and her expression couldn’t help but become a little colder.
But soon, Ruo Hong regained her composure. She looked down at her child, then held her left wrist and asked: “What does the Duchess want to know?”
Yang Yang shook his head: “No, I don’t want to ask for information. ——I saw you talking to Duke in the back yesterday. I just want to tell you that the Duke is innocent.”
Ruo Hong was startled, a little surprised, but then there was a sneer: “Innocent or not, what does it matter? I’m just a nobody, why should Duchess explain this to me?”
Yang Yang’s expression didn’t change much when he heard Ruo Hong’s hidden meaning. ——He can completely understand Ruo Hong’s reaction.
Yang Yang: “Because Duke feels very guilty, and I don’t want this matter to be a thorn in his heart.”
Ruo Hong chuckled twice, but her eyes turned red: “So Duchess wants me to apologize to him?
Yang Yang sighed: “Sister Ruo Hong, I thought that after these days, you should have understood that we are not the kind of nobles who bully others.”
Ruo Hong’s expression froze and she said nothing.
Yang Yang continued: “I know the misfortune of your village and I also understand your deep hatred for the people behind the scenes. But Duke is not an insider. You know the harm of medicine stone better than I do, and he is also a victim. I don’t want your hatred for the people behind the scenes to be directed at Duke.”
There were tears in Ruo Hong’s eyes, she chukled grimly and asked: “Why can’t I hate him? ——Yes, he’s a victim, but he also benefited a lot! His medicine was created with our lives!
I watched my parents die of illness in front of me. They scratched themselves all over their bodies until there was no good skin left. In the end, they couldn’t bear the pain and committed suicide by hitting the wall.
My husband was fine before going out, but because of a sudden onset of illness, I didn’t even get to see his body.
And my child!”
Ruo Hong’s voice rose for a moment, and then stopped suddenly, as if an invisible thread had broken, tears rolled down like falling pearls, she burst into tears.
”My child, his scales covered his knees and his legs can’t even bend freely. Even now, the scales are still soft, but his knee joins are easily worn out, so I had to tie his legs together in the swaddle. He is so small, so small…
What did they do wrong? Just because you need medicine stone, they have to bear so much!”
Yang Yang’s eyebrows moved. He had also seen that child, but he didn’t notice the child’s knees could not bend.
Yang Yang closed his eyes for a moment to calm down the unbearable feeling in his heart, then looked into Ruo Hong’s eyes and said: “But this has nothing to do with Duke. —He is not the one who developed medicine stone, nor the one who bought and sold medicine stone, neither is he one of those who needed medicine stones. It was all not of his own free will. So it’s not him you should hate.
Sister Ruo Hong, why should Duke, with his status, want to take you to the manor to celebrate the New Year? Why did he ask Monta to play with the children? And why did he choose to confess to you, apologize to you, and accept your anger after learning the origins of the medicine stone? Do you really not understand?
The Duke is upright and kind, but this should not become your reason to hurt him wantonly.”
Ruo Hong said nothing, just crying silently.
Yang Yang said no more, “That’s all I have to say. If you are still unwilling, I don’t trust you to stay in the Old Emperor Star. But since we have taken you out of the village, we will be responsible for you. ——I will discuss it with the Duke and send you to other planet, provide you with daily necessities and ensure that the children receive the education and treatment they deserve before they reach adulthood.”
After saying that, Yang Yang turned to leave, “I won’t bother you. “
”Wait!”
Just as Yang Yang turned around, Ruo Hong called out to him.
Yang Yang paused and looked back, “Do you have any other requests?”
Ruo Hong looked at Yang Yang quietly, her expression no longer as intense as before, and her eyes were very calm.
After a while, she asked: “Can I trust you?”
Yang Yang turned around and looked Ruo Hong in the eyes: “If you are willing, yes, you can trust us.”
Ruo Hong took a deep breath and wiped the tears from her face, “Okay.”
After saying that, she extended her left hand to Yang Yang.
Yang Yang looked down and saw Ruo Hong’s left hand clenched into a fist, with the palm facing up, revealing a section of wrist skin under the sleeve.
On that section of skin, there was a short red scar.
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