I Was Scammed By A Snow Leopard cub - Chapter 12

Chapter 12 – Going Out

Breakfast time was almost over, and Luo Yu finally remembered Wen Qiu’s reminder.

“Admiral, yesterday Teacher Wen said that Tuan Tuan is not adapted to the human form and needs to be guided to transform. I don’t quite understand this, can you teach me?”

Xie Yingcheng raised his eyebrows, drank the remaining coffee in the cup, and uttered a word lightly.

“You.”

Luo Yu was stunned: “Ah?”

He stood up slowly, put the empty cup into the sink, and then turned around and said, “Address me as ‘you’ instead of ‘you’.”

Luo Yu was suddenly speechless.

Isn’t it because he wanted to ask a favor of others that he used the honorific?

Luo Yu forced a polite smile and asked again.

“Then…can you tell me how to guide him?”

Xie Yingcheng pondered for a moment, and finally answered in Luo Yu’s eager expectation.

“I have no idea.”

Luo Yu was silent for two seconds, picked up the plate and turned away.

(T/N) : In Chinese, like most languages, there’s formal and informal speech. So, the ‘you’ in “can you teach me” is the formal one and XYC tells him to use the informal one.

Behind him, Luo Yu heard a chuckle. He tried hard to suppress the urge to throw away the plate in his face, telling himself that he could not go against money and the cute cub.

If it weren’t for the baby, he wouldn’t have endured this anger!

What’s wrong with this guy? Is he addicted to bullying him?!

Just as he was feeling indignant, Xie Yingcheng added, “You can communicate with him.”

It’s the same as saying nothing!

Luo Yu turned his back to him and clenched the porcelain plate in his hand.

On the other side, little boy, Xie Anxing, was gulping down milk, with a lot of doubts in his little head.

Is the relationship between father and Luo Luo good or bad?

He couldn’t understand it! QAQ

After finishing his breakfast, Tuan Tuan moved towards Luo Yu with his little legs that were only slightly longer than when he was in his beast form.

“Luo, Luo Luo!”

Luo Yu stopped what he was doing and squatted down to communicate with the cub.

“What’s wrong?”

“Wait a minute, can you accompany me to class?”

For some reason, the little baby’s voice was timid at this time. Luo Yu was about to agree, but he heard Xie Yingcheng call out the cub’s name.

“Xie Anxing.”

The voice was as emotionless as ever, and even sounded a little cold.

Luo Yu saw the cub that was grabbing his trouser leg immediately put down his little hand, took two steps back uneasily, and hid his tail behind his back.

“Yes, I’m sorry, Father.” The little guy lowered his head, his fingers tightly pinching the hem of his clothes, and his voice was no longer as lively as before.

Before Luo Yu could say anything, Xie Yingcheng said, “The re-customized terminal has been placed in the study. In the morning, you will study imperial history and languages.”

“Log on to StarNet yourself when you’re ready.”

After the cub responded, he walked into the study obediently.

Luo Yu looked at this scene and was speechless for a moment.

Instead, Xie Yingcheng glanced at him. He seemed to want to say something, but in the end he said nothing.

The man straightened his clothes and walked to the entrance.

“The orc cub is not as fragile as you think. Besides, his last name is Xie.”

This surname had its own pride.

The black gloves brushed across the military emblem on his chest representing the highest command. Xie Yingcheng straightened his back and walked out of the door.

Just before closing, Luo Yu’s voice was heard.

“He’s only five, Admiral.”

The departing figure paused for a moment, then walked away. Luo Yu took a deep breath and exhaled slowly.

The fire called “anger” in his chest gradually subsided, and after his sanity returned, he felt powerless once again.

There was a voice in his mind that kept echoing: He was just an outsider, he could not and should not interfere in the way Xie Yingcheng educated his child.

Another voice said—

Screw you, you stupid parent!

Five years old! How can you leave a five-year-old kid at home to take online classes by himself? Is this something a human being can do?

Luo Yu wiped the dishes in the sink with a cold face until they were shiny.

He decided, next time, he should just throw them right in the man’s face.

•|•

Imperial Military Headquarters, High-Level Meeting Room.

There are nine seats in total, eight of which are occupied.

At this time, the owner of the last vacant seat had just stepped into the military building.

The sword on Xie Yingcheng’s waist was hanging empty, but his fierce aura was even more powerful than usual. His military cap was pulled down so low that it was impossible to see his expression at the moment.

He went upstairs and stood in front of the meeting room door. With a slight creaking sound, all eyes converged on the same place.

Xie Yingcheng took off his military cap, nodded slightly, and walked towards his seat in silence.

At the main seat, Colonel Kai, one of the empire’s highest ranked commanders, tapped lightly on the table.

“Now that everyone is here, let’s start today’s meeting.”

“Regarding the removal of Admiral Bourne-Copeland from his post as commander, please give your opinions one by one.”

The Duke of Bradley, who was on the right, snorted coldly and said mockingly, “Admiral Bourne violated military discipline by arbitrarily mobilizing troops to garrison the border star, and delayed his return after the recall order was issued. I guess there’s nothing more to talk about, right?”

As soon as he finished speaking, a rather young voice objected: “Excuse me, Colonel Bradley. Your words are biased. As far as I know, there have been a large number of pirates on the Border Star recently. As the commander of the Border Star, it is reasonable for Admiral Copeland to take some actions. As for the delay in returning, it was also because of the pirates’ surprise attack on the way. I think all the generals present should have heard about the frequent pirate actions recently?”

After these words were spoken, many people exchanged glances.

One of the generals with the rank of a major stood up and said, “This matter does need to be taken seriously. Recently, robberies by star pirates have occurred more and more frequently. Many second- and third-level planets under the main planet have sent reports, requesting reinforcements from the main planet.”

Several generals present nodded slightly. The scope of activities of the space pirate was extremely wide. In addition to transport ships, even equipment transport ships belonging to the military were hijacked, resulting in the loss of a large number of weapons and energy.

There was a slight commotion in the meeting room. Duke Bradley saw that something was wrong, cleared his throat, and winked at the person on his left.

The colleague understood and said, “Everyone, the space pirate activities are not the focus of this discussion. Let me reiterate: Admiral Bourne-Copeland’s behavior seriously violated military discipline and he should be removed from his position in the military.”

The original discussion about the space pirate activities paused for a moment, and the generals present were all thinking about it. After a long time, someone cautiously put forward his opinion.

“Admiral Bourne’s ability is obvious to all. He has made many achievements since taking over the position of commander, and even eliminated several bases of the largest pirate organization. Now he is being dismissed because of pirate activities. It is a bit unreasonable.”

“That’s not right. How can past military achievements be used to offset current mistakes? Admiral Bourne violated military orders, that’s a fact.”

The voice that had spoken for Xie Yingcheng before rang out again. As a good friend and comrade-in-arms, Wen Yan could not bear to watch him being dismissed. He argued, “There are reasons for this. It is too arbitrary to deal with him internally without submitting him to a military court for trial.”

The meeting room was divided into two factions. One faction, led by Duke Bradley, advocated dismissal, while the other faction, led by Wen Yan, advocated a long-term plan. Everyone held their own opinions and refused to give in. For a while, the atmosphere was tense.

Seeing this, Colonel Kai, who was sitting at the main seat, spoke up again to take charge of the situation: “Everyone, please be quiet. Admiral Bourne-Copeland, do you have anything to say about this matter?”

Xie Yingcheng had remained silent since entering the meeting room. Being brought up at this time made him the focus of everyone again.

He looked straight ahead with a calm expression.

The seats in the conference room were arranged one by one, just like a chess game between black and white. Xie Yingcheng recalled the chessboard that had been moved this morning and tapped his knees with his fingers.

A risky move.

It’s a bold gamble, but one worth taking.

As their gazes crossed, Xie Yingcheng slightly opened his thin lips.

“I am applying to voluntarily resign as admiral and will keep it for review.”

The crowd was shocked.

•|•

At home, the cub finished his morning classes, but was in a very low mood during lunch.

The little silver curls drooped listlessly, and the tail that was always wagging back and forth had lost its former vitality.

Luo Yu saw it all and couldn’t help but blame a certain admiral in his heart.

He is only five years old, so her tone might be a little harsh.

‘Can’t you be a little gentler? Look how scared the little one is.’

So Luo Yu racked his brains to make a fancy lunch for the little guy. After eating, the little guy finally became a little more energetic, and his furry tail began to wag back and forth again, but the enthusiasm soon ended with the arrival of Wen Qiu.

Wen Qiu looked at the cub, who was in his animal form yesterday but had turned into a human form today, and gave Luo Yu a meaningful look.

“Xiao Luo, can I call you that? You’re much better than Ying Cheng at taking care of the cubs.”

Luo Yu waved his hands and said, “Actually, it was Tuan Tuan who transformed himself. It has nothing to do with me… Er, Tuan Tuan is Xie Anxing.”

Wen Qiu smiled and said, “Tuan Tuan? What a nice nickname.” After that, he turned to the little cub standing obediently on the side and said, “Well, why don’t we start today’s lesson?”

As soon as these words came out, the cub’s white and tender face immediately turned bitter. After looking at Luo Yu pitifully, he slowly moved towards the study. After finally reaching the door, Wen Qiu, who had finally finished admiring the cub’s human form, coughed lightly and said, “Today’s course content is a little different. It’s a transformation practice class.”

“So, just maintain the current form.”

“Other than that, anything you do is allowed.”

So the little man, who was far away, immediately ran back to Luo Yu. The little tail that was originally hanging on the ground immediately lifted over the top of the head, and with a “puff” sound,

There were two more round little ears on the cub’s head.

The excited cub on top of his head was stunned for a moment, and quickly reached out to cover his ears: “Ears, ears! There are no ears!”

Soft black and white fluff leaked out from between fingers. Luo Yu and Wen Qiu looked at each other and saw smiles in each other’s eyes.

He pretended not to notice the cub’s attempt to hide his true intentions, and said to Wen Qiu, “Can you take care of him for a while? I may need to go out for some private matters in the afternoon.”

Luo Yu touched Tuan Tuan’s little head, feeling a little reluctant. He had already made an appointment with the landlord, otherwise he could have taken a closer look at the little cub with a tail and ears.

Wen Qiu did not agree, but said: “If it’s not too much trouble, you can take Tuan Tuan. Contact with the outside world is also an important part of practice. As for Ying Cheng…”

The old man winked slyly: “Don’t worry, as his former teacher and also Tuan Tuan’s current teacher, I think I can still make this decision.”

Everything was arranged perfectly. Luo Yu was filled with gratitude towards Wen Qiu. After making necessary preparations, he held Tuan Tuan’s little hand and walked out of the castle gate.