Only when Ningning, who was in An Nuo’s embrace, saw his older brother preparing to leave did he panic.

“Brother.”

The little child called out to Huo Lin, “Don’t go!”

The outside was so scary, and the little child was worried about his brother going out.

Despite the little child’s attempts to stop Huo Lin, he couldn’t deter him.

“Ningning, Uncle Auben is still outside, don’t you remember? Brother needs to go find Uncle Auben.”

Under Huo Lin’s reassurance, in the end, the little child could only furrow his brows and watch his brother leave.

“Ningning, what is your relationship with Caesar?”

An Nuo had never heard that, apart from Caesar, there were other imperial princes in the empire.

Ningning, in An Nuo’s embrace, seemed a little down. He laid against An Nuo’s body and answered with a muffled voice, “He’s my brother.”

An Nuo: “...”

An Nuo had to change his question: “Is Ludwig your father?”

Ningning shook his head. “Uncle Lulu is my brother’s father. I have a dad.”

In his eyes, his dad was the best dad ever. He didn’t want to exchange fathers with his brother.

An Nuo rubbed Ningning’s soft hair. Upon hearing the answer, he felt a sudden melancholy in his heart. “You already have a dad... What’s your dad’s name?”

“Zhan Xi!”

An Nuo had never heard this name before.

He continued to rub Ningning’s hair, not asking further about his family.

He didn’t inquire, but the talkative Ningning continued speaking.

Having been taught by his father not to casually share family matters, Ningning had completely forgotten his father’s admonishment in front of An Nuo.

He was telling An Nuo about his life experiences, like how he could drink two bottles of milk at once or how his vegetables were bitten by bugs, and how bravely he caught all the bugs...

An Nuo listened attentively to these trivial matters of life.

He could almost imagine in his mind the scene of this little child doing those things.

“So adorable.”

“Your dad must be very happy to have such a cute child like you.”

An Nuo murmured softly, his voice ethereal and pleasant. Even simple compliments made the little child intoxicated as he listened.

Unconsciously, the slight uneasiness the little child had due to his older brother leaving had dissipated a bit. He found a comfortable position in An Nuo’s arms, held onto An Nuo’s hand, and continued talking to him.

“Uncle An Nuo, Ningning likes your scent.”

Scent.

This word had been used by the little child ever since he received An Nuo’s handkerchief. Being in the early stages of kindergarten, the child still lacked in verbal expression.

The child kept emphasizing the scent, but it wasn’t because An Nuo used any particular bath products or had a distinct fragrance.

The scent the child repeatedly mentioned was An Nuo’s natural aura. The child liked the aura that emanated from An Nuo, but he didn’t know how to accurately express it, so he simply said:

“Uncle smells nice.”

An Nuo listened to the child’s soft voice in his arms. He lowered his head and, without showing any signs of being a neat freak, gently rubbed the child’s forehead. “Uncle likes you very much, too.”

Perhaps there was indeed some kind of magical resonance between people, and An Nuo happened to resonate perfectly with this little child, which is why they got along so well.

“Ningning, do you want to listen to a song? A lullaby to put the little child to sleep.”

An Nuo looked at the young child, sensing his drowsiness, and softly asked.

The young child nodded without hesitation, clutching An Nuo’s clothes. His chubby face rested against An Nuo’s chest, waiting for An Nuo to sing to him.

An Nuo hummed a lullaby, the lyrics of which were not in the Empire’s language but in another language.

In the gentle hum of the lullaby, the young child gradually closed his eyes.

Just before the young child fell completely asleep, in a drowsy state, he said to An Nuo, “Ningning hasn’t heard this for a long time.”

The young child’s babyish voice was muffled, making it difficult to discern.

If it were Zhan Xi or Huo Lin, they would surely be able to fully translate the young child’s babyish speech.

However, An Nuo was not yet familiar with this particular babyish voice, so he only vaguely recognized some words and couldn’t be entirely certain.

“Ningning, what did you say?”

“Hu, hu, hu.”

An Nuo’s question received a string of small snoring sounds in response.

Time passed gradually.

Huo Lin not only found Auben outside but also met up with Mans, who had come here for business.

Mans had no intention of intervening in the internal turmoil of the Sixth Planet; he only intended to protect the young prince.

Of course.

If any foolish chip person dared to come and kill him, he wouldn’t hold back either.

The uprising on the Sixth Planet did not spread to the outside like the previous federation. Due to the all-encompassing signal blockade, the outside world remained unaware of everything happening on the Sixth Planet.

The outside world’s ignorance didn’t mean that the Empire was unaware.

The family group chat that often did video call with the little child every day, but today they couldn’t connect to Huo Lin’s star device.

The group video call didn’t go through, and the individual phone call wasn’t answered either.

Ludwig frowned and directly contacted Raphael.

Raphael was also unreachable.

Seeing this, Ludwig contacted Mans and, after several attempts, Ludwig confirmed one thing--

There’s trouble on the Sixth Planet.

“Ai Wei, I’m going out with Zhan Xi to take a look.”

Ludwig’s emotions didn’t show on his face as he chose his words carefully, saying, “The network on the Sixth Planet is probably experiencing issues. With Mans there, Caesar and Ningning shouldn’t encounter any accidents.”

Ludwig went out with Zhan Xi while Ai Wei stayed in the palace, waiting.

Meanwhile...

After lasting for most of the night, the riot on the Sixth Planet was preliminarily suppressed before daybreak.

Raphael, a king with a not-so-good reputation, had held onto his power for so long and hadn’t been overthrown yet. Of course, he wasn’t a pushover.

He was powerful enough, powerful enough to single-handedly quell a riot that could be called a disaster.

“I leave this place to you. I’ll return to the palace first.”

Leaving the subdued scene to his subordinates, Raphael didn’t let anyone accompany him and returned to the palace alone.

Upon entering, he saw Mans in the palace, accompanied by the little prince.

“General Mans, Prince Caesar.”

Raphael’s gaze was heavy as he looked at them. “What are you doing here?”

There was a moment of silence as Hou Lin wanted to respond.

But Raphael furrowed his brow. “Where’s the chubby little kid you brought along?”

In this riot, many people died.

Raphael didn’t want to see the name of the young child on the list of casualties.

Huo Lin remained silent.

During his silence, he was contemplating how to reveal the truth to Raphael.

That the little child managed to sneak into Raphael’s secret palace while Raphael was away, and was now even attached to Raphael’s lover.

Huo Lin had a feeling that Raphael wouldn’t take it well if he found out.

In Huo Lin’s hesitation, Raphael raised his hand and pressed his temple.

Single-handedly quelling the riot sounded impressive.

But behind that strength was his inherently unstable mental power, showing signs of losing control once again. He pressed hard against his temple, forcibly calming his mental power.

He needed to go check on An Nuo first, and then quickly find a place to wait alone for his mental power to lose control.

An Nuo’s body was too weak.

Raphael had made a decision long ago. Even if his mental power tortured him to death, he would never let An Nuo soothe his mental power again.

“Ningning, Ningning is doing fine.”

Huo Lin spoke and decided to tell the truth as well, “He is currently with Uncle An Nuo.”

Raphael: “?”

Raphael’s expression changed, “You’ve seen An Nuo?”

Huo Lin: “...”

Huo Lin pursed his lips and replied, “Yes, we saw him. He was about to come out, but when he saw us, he brought us in.”

“Ningning is with him now.”

A few words from Huo Lin helped Raphael understand the situation.

Fortunately, An Nuo did not come out.

Whether it’s the air or the environment outside, it’s not suitable for An Nuo.

Raphael didn’t want him to come out.

When An Nuo was mentioned, Raphael lost interest in dealing with anyone else. He left the others behind and headed towards his own dormitory.

Huo Lin followed him and Mans, and the guards were not allowed to follow.

“Why are you following?”

Raphael didn’t even want to bring Caesar along and warned, “You must not tell anyone about An Nuo’s existence.”

Huo Lin responded with a “Hmm.”

He never had the habit of discussing other people’s family matters.

“I’ll go in and bring Ningning.”

With Huo Lin’s words, Raphael willingly brought him along.

Walking through the passage filled with gemstones, Raphael suddenly glanced at Huo Lin and asked, “Is An Nuo good-looking?”

Huo Lin: “...”

Huo Lin honestly replied, “Yes, he is.”

Raphael smiled, seemingly pleased to have found someone he could talk about An Nuo with. With a seemingly casual but actually boastful tone, he said to Huo Lin, “An Nuo is the most beautiful person I’ve ever seen.”

“Of course, my liking for him is not solely based on his appearance.”

Raphael had a strong desire to survive, so after showing off his partner’s beauty, he emphasized that he wasn’t the type of person who only looked at appearances.

“I like An Nuo for many, many reasons, but I won’t tell a kid like you about them.”

The passage was long, and as Raphael continued speaking, he naturally transitioned into talking about his relationship with An Nuo.

“An Nuo’s cleanliness obsession is quite severe. Apart from me, he doesn’t let anyone touch him. The first time I met him, I accidentally touched him, and he almost vomited.”

“Now he’s gotten used to being in contact with me.”

If it weren’t for An Nuo’s special identity, unable to be exposed to the public, Raphael would have loved to publicly serialize his love story with An Nuo on his Star Network account.

He believed that their love story would definitely be something many people would want to hear.

Although Huo Lin was still young, he wasn’t naïve.

When Raphael spoke about how difficult it was to get close to An Nuo, Huo Lin understood very well that Raphael was showing off the fact that he, himself, was now An Nuo’s partner.

An Nuo was still close to only him.

Huo Lin maintained a blank expression and remained silent while Raphael boasted.

Continue to show off.

Continue to flaunt their relationship in front of him, an elementary school student.

Anyway, once they entered, Raphael’s boasting would come to an end.

The little child of his family would surely deliver a decisive blow to this show-off!

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Ningning ahead: Don’t you dare compete with me for my uncle!

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