Ye Zhiyuan briskly scaled the stairs as he took out his terminal to contact his deputy.
“Arrange for doctors to remain on standby at my suburban villa. Yes, the one in Huanxuan. Have them prepare psychic power medications as well as stabilizing agents. Send someone trustworthy ASAP.”
In the room, Ye Muo opened his eyes and stared blankly at the ceiling. His head hurt so much, and his whole body burned. He felt as if even the blood flowing in his veins was boiling. Sweat dampened his bangs.
Ye Zhiyuan swept a glance at Lin Yizhi as he approached and took Ye Muo from the man’s arms.
“How many doses of the psychic power soothing agent were used?”
“Three. That’s the maximum dose.”
Lady Ye stood by anxiously.
“Little He and Little Yun have never been like this. This child has always been a little weaker physically than the two of them since childhood…”
Ye Zhiyuan reassured Lady Ye.
“Don’t fret, it’ll be fine. I’ll take care of it.”
Ye Zhiyuan helped Ye Muo up. As a veteran soldier in his prime, his slender stature belied his strength. His arms were perfectly capable of supporting the weight of Ye Muo’s entire body. He allowed the child to lean on him almost entirely.
“Go downstairs with Yizhi first. A guest like him shouldn’t have to help. I’ll take Little Muo back to his room.”
Lady Ye glanced at Ye Muo, and then at Lin Yizhi.
“I supposed I let my anxiety get the best of me. Come with me, Yizhi. Make sure to take good care of Little Muo.”
As soon as Lady Ye and Lin Yizhi were far enough away, Ye Zhiyuan swiftly retrieved his military-issue cloak and completely covered Ye Muo.
Ye Muo was still clinging to consciousness. He barely managed to peek out from under the cloak like a fragile fledgling bird.
“Father, where are we going?”
His drowsy voice was faint.
“My head hurts a lot.”
Ye Zhiyuan wrapped him up more tightly.
“Don’t worry, I’ll take you to see the doctor. You’ll be fine soon.”
He escorted Ye Muo downstairs past the guests and out the rear entrance, where a hovercar was already waiting in advance.
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Even the driver sensed that something was wrong. A rampant, manic psychic power filled the air, making people feel suffocated.
He had only felt this almost suffocating sense of oppression when they had just returned from the frontlines. Their psychic powers almost seemed to come alive after tasting blood, ready to unleash destruction at any moment.
The low roar of thunder suddenly came from the sky. At the same time, the hovercar jerked violently before regaining its balance.
Ye Zhiyuan immediately ordered.
“Switch to manual drive.”
“Understood.”
Fine beads of sweat dotted the driver’s forehead. He simply did not dare to even think about what caused the thunderclap just now. He rushed to the villa in the suburbs at top speed. Fortunately, Ye Muo remained very quiet during this time.
There was already a medical team standing by in front of the villa. As soon as Ye Zhiyuan got out of the car, several people came to greet him and escorted him towards the villa while getting to work.
“Legion Commander Ye?”
Ye Zhiyuan turned back. His pupils dilated in an instant.
Standing by the roadside was Lin Huixuan, His Majesty’s secretary-general who was almost always by his side. Behind him stood another man in a black uniform trimmed with gold, one of His Majesty’s imperial guards.
He turned and left a brief list of instructions before approaching Lin Huixuan.
“What brings you here?”
Lin Huixuan pushed his glasses up and kept his response concise.
“I’m here to deliver documents to His Majesty.”
Ye Zhiyuan didn’t even blink.
“I thought His Majesty would be pursuing galactic pirates in the borderlands. Should I come to greet His Majesty?”
Lin Huixuan shook his head.
“He’s just returned for a short rest in Huaxuan and most likely is not welcoming visitors. In a few days he’ll be returning to the palace.”
His Majesty’s psychic power had yet to calm down. Just by arriving in port, he was able to affect the weather all the way over here at the imperial capital. The port itself was enveloped by lightning and thunder. All their warships had basically been navigating a severe thunderstorm.
The palace was in the epicenter of the imperial capital. Ever since a bout of His Majesty’s psychic power running rampant caused the entire imperial capital’s equipment to shut down and no small amount of chaos, His Majesty has started taking a few days to rest elsewhere before returning.
Huaxuan was considered military territory, its land basically only assigned to high-ranking officers and elderly meritorious officials who needed to recuperate. It was a sparsely populated, tranquil location with no truly important facilities around. Very suitable for temporary rest and recuperation.
The two exchanged a few pleasantries before Lin Huixuan took his leave.
Ye Zhiyuan immediately went into the villa.
The main hall was filled with medical equipment and medications. People bustled about.
“Keep him pinned down and inject him with more psychic power suppressant agent! Keep a close eye on his condition.”
As the ice cold liquid was pushed into his veins, Ye Muo started to struggle. Yet his limbs were held down firmly. All he could do was struggle to raise his head before collapsing in exhaustion like a dying swan. Only the faint rise and fall of his chest indicated he was still alive.
If the psychic power soothing agent could be said to ease the strain, then the psychic power suppressant agent simply plugged all the holes. It basically suppressed someone’s rampant psychic power through brute force.
Resulting in pain several times worse than the psychic meltdown itself.
A man approached Ye Zhiyuan.
“He’s been temporarily stabilized with suppressant agent and put under with a sedative.”
“The soothing agent’s effect on him is lessening by the day. I’m afraid that it will be rendered completely ineffective before his development period is over. My recommendation is to find his birth mother.”
“Or father.”
He quietly added.
It was already very late by the time Lin Yizhi came home. His father Lin Huixuan was sitting on the sofa, the table in front of him covered with documents.
He sat down across from his father and poured himself a glass of water.
Lin Huixuan did not even raise his head.
“Why are you back so late?”
“Have you forgotten that today is Lady Ye’s birthday?”
Lin Huixuan frowned for a moment.
“Then why did I see him at Huanxuan earlier? Someone seemed to be injured, judging by the considerable team of doctors waiting there.”
Lin Yizhi was also stumped for a moment.
“But the youngest son of Uncle Ye’s family had a psychic meltdown today. The soothing agent didn’t work so Uncle Ye has been soothing him personally.”
The pen in Lin Huixuan’s hand paused.
“Are you referring to the illegitimate child Ye Zhiyuan brought back? I remember the considerable amount of gossip that year. No one could believe that someone like Ye Zhiyuan would father one.”
Lin Huixuan also did not believe it at the time. Ye Zhiyuan was a very orthodox soldier, rigid to the bone. He wouldn’t do such a thing even if it killed him.
Then Lin Huixuan caught a glimpse of the skinny child around Ye Yun’s age by Lady Ye’s side. He had little impression of the child by now, and the child didn’t seem to attract much attention to begin with. He was almost never seen in their circle. The only thing Lin Huixuan remembered about him was his remarkable appearance.
Because of this matter, Ye Zhiyuan’s original promotion to the position of legion commander went up in smoke. The man earned it again later through his own merit.
Seeing Lin Huixuan pause in thought, Lin Yizhi also poured him a glass of water.
“Don’t think about it too much. There might be personal factors involved.”
Lin Yizhi casually stated.
“It can’t be that Uncle Ye’s psychic soothing failed, right? How could a legion commander fail at that? You might as well say that child isn’t his.”
Lin Yizhi paused there. Lin Huixuan raised his eyes. They exchanged a glance. Both the old fox and the little fox were keenly aware of something off here.
Finally, Lin Huixuan came to a conclusion.
“Keep your curiosity in check and pretend you know nothing.”
The affairs of the Ye family were not something they could interfere with.
He warned.
“Stay away from that child.”
Author’s Corner
Ah, the power’s back!
Smooch! Attempting to muddle through…
Love ya
Does secretly creating and raising the Emperor’s child count as treason? Even if it isn’t I don’t expect a tyrant is likely to show restraint in punishing those involved. What’s going to happen to the Ye family?
I honestly love the fact that the mom and brothers actually do care for him (even though the youngest is a tsun lol), and put the blame firmly where it belongs. Poor thing probably tries to keep his distance so as not to cause problems. I also hope the mom and brothers don’t get hurt when the truth comes out. And I am so curious as to why the Ye dad is hiding him and taking all the blame knowing the rift it would cause with his fam. Thanks to the translator for bringing this to us. I’m trying not to MTL as this is my little gift to myself and I don’t want to finish it too soon
Thank you for the update ❤️💯
Thank you for the update. The mystery and intrigue are developing so well.
Poor baby, stuck with the pain… Thanks for the update ❤️
im stuck thinking about the psychic powers…. the emperor’s can cause severe thunderstorms, which is prob why they suppress Ye Muo to such an extent (cause he could do the same)….. ough but that pain from the suppressants;;; Ye Zhiyuan, whatever your goals were/are, im guessing ya cant keep this hidden for much longer;;;;
ooh I wonder if this was some secret plan the empire came up with to have an heir just in case, since the emperor killed off his entire family?
I think the emperor did kill his entire fam and said his bloodline would end here. So that may be why they are raising him in secret so the bloodline doesn’t go extinct
Wow, I feel bad for the mother. She has gone all this time thinking her husband cheated on her and even then, she still raised the child well and yet he knows the whole time the child was not his. He better have a great reason for the pain and embarrassment he put his wife through.