Chapter 215
Chapter 215: I do not even need to deal with this bird myself, the bird beside him does it for me
Zhong Li He’s loud, unrestrained laughter echoed through the warship. He laughed so hard that he doubled over, his thigh slaps sounding in sharp pops.
Chong Ming’s sharp gaze passed over him and landed on Kong Que, who had been standing behind him the whole time, one step away, with most of his attention on his own Supreme Commander.
Kong Que met his golden eyes. In that flash like lightning between them, the two of them silently exchanged a few thoughts.
Then Kong Que lowered his eyes, breaking the stare with Commander in Chief Chong Ming. He stepped half a step forward and spoke respectfully: “Supreme Commander, even putting aside the fact that Miss Jiang Tea Tea is pregnant with Commander in Chief Chong Ming’s dragon cub, even if she were not, a top tier talent like her, now and in the future, will only belong to the Zhenlin Empire. She will not belong to another country.”
“Earlier, when you met her, she had a good impression of you. She also thought well of me. She even said that after she finished her work, she would help calm the restlessness in our supernatural abilities and smooth out our spiritual seas.”
“You suddenly say you want to pursue her. She treats you as a friend, while you want to marry her as your partner and be the father of her dragon cub. This is really a bit much. It is like returning kindness with ingratitude and stabbing her in the back.”
Zhong Li He had finally managed to regain the upper hand in front of Chong Ming, press him down, jab at his heart, and mock him in that sarcastic tone. How could he let it end so easily?
“I am too much? How am I too much?” he said. “In this day and age, outstanding and beautiful females are of course chased, snatched, and won over with every trick.”
“I am pursuing her openly and marrying her openly. Who knows, maybe she just likes a colorful phoenix with beautiful feathers like me?”
“She is indeed talent of the Zhenlin Empire, but she is free. Chong Ming failing to win her does not mean I will fail. If you stop me and do not let me try, I will think about her every day and will not be able to eat or sleep well.”
Kong Que was silent for a moment, then said: “Supreme Commander, pure human females and bird-kind females have different tastes in males.”
“In bird-kind groups, male birds are prettier than the females. Male birds rely on bright pretty feathers, loud clear songs, graceful dances, nest-building skills, and bug-catching skills to attract the attention of females.”
“In the eyes of pure humans, if a male is too bright and pretty, he seems to lack a manly aura. So, Supreme Commander, you may not match Miss Jiang Tea Tea’s aesthetic taste.”
“If you do not fit Miss Jiang Tea Tea’s taste, your chance of successfully pursuing her is almost zero. If you know you have almost no chance and still chase her, and it backfires so that she refuses to stay good friends with you, then you will lose a level S variant plant-type healer friend. That deal is not worth it for you at all.”
Zhong Li He’s laughter stopped at once. He pointed at his own face and said: “My face does not fit her taste? Kong Que, do you even hear what wild words you are saying?”
Listen to that. Saying he looks good, yet does not fit Jiang Tea Tea’s taste?
He was famous for his looks in the whole M31 Star System. Many men and women were obsessed with his face, treating him as the bird of their dreams, wanting to be his partner, lay eggs for him, and hatch little birds.
Even in the StarNet poll for the most handsome single male beastman in the M31 Star System, he had left that dragon Chong Ming eight streets behind, leading at number one by a huge margin.
Kong Que did not doubt his level of supernatural abilities or his leadership and combat abilities, but to doubt the charm of his face was going too far.
Across from Zhong Li He, Chong Ming put on a serious expression and nodded as he said: “Zhong Li He, Lieutenant General Kong Que is right. Your feathers are indeed too bright and flashy. They do not match the aesthetics of pure human females.”
Zhong Li He raised his brows, glared, and snorted: “My feathers are too bright only because you do not know how to appreciate them. Your shiny golden scales are the ugly ones. They are so ugly they hurt people’s eyes.”
Chong Ming’s face stayed calm as he said: “Oh? If you had not reminded me, I would have forgotten. Jiang Tea Tea asked me for some scales. Do you know what it means when a female outside the Dragon Clan takes the initiative to ask a dragon male for his scales?”
Zhong Li He pretended not to understand and said: “It means she cannot stand the sight of your scales, that your scales are so ugly they offend her eyes. She wants to strip them all off but feels shy about saying it, so she asks you for them.”
Chong Ming made a small sound and said: “Supreme Commander is truly well read and knowledgeable. I have learned a lot. So before our official meeting, you can leave my warship, so others do not see and think we are secretly working together to divide the whole M31 Star System and attack the insectoid race.”
Zhong Li He refused at once: “I am not leaving your warship. I am going back to Imperial Military Headquarters with you, and tonight I am staying in the Imperial Palace.”
“Besides, it is not like you and I have only just started working together for one or two days. Let others talk, let others look. I am not afraid of anyone. I am not afraid of…”
“Supreme Commander.” Kong Que softly cut off Zhong Li He’s words and said: “You still have three military meetings today, and fifteen urgent documents that need your signature.”
“As for the matters you asked me to handle, there are a few that I did not handle well and do not really understand. I still need you to wrap them up and teach me a bit more.”
Zhong Li He’s attention was pulled away at once: “Fine. I have already had fun on Chong Ming’s warship for two and a half days. I will go back to my ship.”
He added: “Chong Ming, remember, when we have our meeting the day after tomorrow, bring Schoolmate Jiang Tea Tea with you. I prepared a gift for her.”
Chong Ming replied with two words: “We will see.”
He was not saying the meeting would be discussed again. He meant that whether or not to bring Jiang Tea Tea would be discussed again.
Zhong Li He had wanted to ask what there was to discuss and insist that Jiang Tea Tea had to be brought, but Kong Que stepped closer to him again and said: “Supreme Commander, our warship has already docked with Commander in Chief Chong Ming’s warship.”
“Commander in Chief Chong Ming has also arranged people to guide us to the resting area. We can go now.”
Zhong Li He shot Chong Ming a look and turned to leave. His posture and manner were not like those of a national leader at all. He looked more like someone who had not gotten any advantage out of his friend and was stomping off in a huff.
Seeing his own Supreme Commander walk off, Kong Que saluted Chong Ming, then followed after Zhong Li He while still staying half a step behind him.
Standing where he was, Chong Ming watched the two of them walk away one after the other. He noticed that Kong Que seemed to be just a bit taller than that noisy bird Zhong Li He, whether because of his military boots or because he was simply taller.
The warship’s hatch opened and closed again. Only then did Deputy Officer Ai speak up: “Commander in Chief, during questioning by the Judicial Department, the White Wolf Tribe’s clan leader Wolf Yin Feng revealed that he holds a list of information, one that even his madam, Wolf Luo Feng, does not know about.”
“He will not talk. The Judicial Department has tried many methods and still cannot pry open his mouth. They even used hypnosis-type supernatural abilities, but it still did not work.”
“He made a demand. He wants to see Miss Jiang Tea Tea. He says that as long as he sees her and talks with her, he will reveal that list.”
Chong Ming’s voice was as cold as ice as he said: “Jiang Tea Tea and the other seven are going out on the last mission of their summer break. Wolf Yin Feng really knows how to pick the right time.”
“Pass down the order. Delay Jiang Tea Tea and the others’ mission time by two hours. Have Jiang Tea Tea make a trip to the Judicial Department, and tell her to beat Wolf Yin Feng within an inch of his life.”