Cannon Fodder Chapter 29: Phoenix Awakened 29: Together

Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Editor: Sulo’s heart has melted after all the dogfood

 

Yu Ze thought about what he was wearing, his face burned, and he whispered, “I, I want to change first.”

Long Yuan rubbed his thumb against his wrist, “Shy, or do you hate me looking?”

Yu Ze’s fingers curled abruptly, how could he possibly hate Long Yuan looking? He was so embarrassed that he bumped his forehead against Long Yuan’s shoulder and didn’t dare to look up again, his voice was even smaller, “Just one look?”

“Yes.” Long Yuan said.

Yu Ze dropped his hand in front of his eyes, turned back to the bed, buried his face in the soft pillow, pulled up the back hem of his shirt to reveal his waist, and did not make a sound.

Long Yuan turned on the light. Yu Ze’s eyelashes fluttered, and his face was buried even tighter. Long Yuan looked towards the bed, his breathing stagnant.

The young man’s fair skin seemed to glow in the light, and there were two conspicuous scars on his tailbone. The bright red color made his skin appear even whiter. The young man had upright full hips and straight legs. Long Yuan’s heart was beating wildly, and he restrained himself from the urge to jump on him. He gently walked to the bedside and squatted down to check the wound.

Two seconds later, he could not control himself and his hand gently touched the skin next to the wound. The skin under his fingers was incredibly soft, “Does it still hurt?”

“No.” Yu Ze’s voice came out of the pillow, buzzing. He tilted his head slightly and pulled the blanket behind him, trying to cover himself, but after two seconds, the blanket was removed. He froze and turned around to see Long Yuan clutching the corner of the blanket in his hand, his eyes falling behind him. Yu Ze blushed and continued to bury his face as if evading, all as he whispered accusations, “You said you would only take a look.”

Long Yuan gently lowered the blanket, carefully avoiding Yu Ze’s injury, and gently covering only half of his buttocks. Long Yuan let out a low laugh, moved to the head of the bed and sat down. He leaned down, placed both hands on Yu Ze’s side, gathered him firmly, and looked down. The white tips of his ears were tinged with red and looked extra soft.

Long Yuan kissed him on the tip of his ear, “My eyes are not under my control, what do you think?”

His breath was right next to his ear, and Yu Ze’s eyelashes fluttered, “You turn off the lights.”

Long Yuan smiled again, looked up and pressed the bedside switch, turning off the lights.

Yu Ze knew the Awakened had good night vision, but the darkness made it easier for him. He gently pushed Long Yuan’s hand, “Get out of the way, I’ll sit up.”

“Don’t toss and turn. Go back to sleep, I’m going to take a shower.” Long Yuan rubbed his hair.

Yu Ze’s sleepiness was gone, but after hearing him say so, he still lay down honestly, “You go and wash, I won’t move.”

Long Yuan’s heart was soft. He lowered his head and kissed the side of his face, “So obedient.”

Yu Ze’s heart beat faster. Long Yuan went to the bathroom for a while, and he still had not calmed down. He took a deep breath, but found that the air was filled with Long Yuan’s scent that was hard to ignore; strong and reassuring.

Long Yuan’s ability had strengthened a lot.

“What are you thinking about?” Long Yuan came back and saw his feet cocked up, so he knew he hadn’t slept.

Yu Ze faced him and said honestly, “You’ve become powerful.”

Long Yuan squatted next to the bed, “Want to try?”

“Huh? Do you want to fight?” Yu Ze blinked, “You just came back from District 6, you’re tired, right?

Long Yuan laughed low and slowly approached him, “Not fight, there are other ways.”

The word ‘ways’ disappeared between the lips of the two.

Yu Ze’s breath stalled, the soft touch made him shy, yet he couldn’t leave. He closed his eyes lightly and opened his lips slightly.

The powerful Green Dragon breath spread out through the bedroom, Yu Ze’s eyelashes moved, and the vigorous Phoenix breath spread as well. When the two met, they did not reject each other. The air seemed to be on fire. The room was getting warmer and warmer, and the two were breathing heavier and heavier.

The students in the nearby dormitory woke up from their dreams, hugging their blankets and shivering in the corner.

The gods were fighting and the kids were suffering. Such a strong aura, who could stand it!

Yu Ze’s whole body was hot, and he experienced a kind of pleasure that he had never experienced before. But what made him uncomfortable was that this feeling did not calm down, but continued to get a little worse.

His legs unconsciously rubbed against Long Yuan’s, and a moan escaped from his lips. The moan that came out of his lips had a whining tone to it, “It’s hard…”

Long Yuan breathed heavier, left him slightly, and inserted his fingers. He said, “Don’t be afraid, I’ll make you comfortable right away.” He said as his hands moved, stopping for a moment on Yu Ze’s waist, and then continued downwards.

Yu Ze grunted and subconsciously tried to roll over and back away.

“Don’t move,” Long Yuan reminded in a hoarse voice, holding his waist with a slight force to keep him in a sideways position, “lying down will press on the wound.”

Yu Ze curled up slightly, “I, I…”

He was ashamed and panic-stricken. His thoughts were in a mess, and his words were incoherent.

Long Yuan kissed his face to soothe him, “Don’t be shy, we are engaged. This is a normal thing.”

He gently coaxed, and then lowered his head and kissed him.

Yu Ze’s breathing soon became confused. He didn’t know how long it took, but he let out a soft cry, and Long Yuan lay down and let him lie on his body. Yu Ze was lost in thought for a moment, his face pressed against his chest, and he didn’t speak for a while.

Long Yuan gently stroked his back, “Are you okay?”

Yu Ze’s face was burning. His hands were propped up on the bed and he wanted to get up, but before he moved, his feet touched something. He stiffened and then whispered, “Let me help you.”

Long Yuan’s eyes darkened and he took his hand in time, “No need.”

Yu Ze hesitated, “But you…”

Long Yuan replied, “I’ll get it myself after you’re healed.”

Yu Ze did not speak. The dim room lit up red and Long Yuan ‘hissed’. Yu Ze had actually spontaneously combusted again! Yu Ze panicked and tried to get up, worried and embarrassed.

“Don’t move,” Long Yuan grabbed him and laughed low, “so shy?”

Yu Ze blamed himself. He grimaced and went to feel Long Yuan’s abdomen, “Are you hurt?”

“Ah…” Long Yuan grunted and grabbed his hand, his voice was hoarse, “I’m fine.”

Yu Ze peeked. His fingertips moved slightly, and before Long Yuan could move his hand away, his fingers traced his abdomen. It was really smooth and slightly cool to the touch.

Long Yuan said, “Now you believe it, right? Don’t worry, in case of danger, there will be a self-protection reaction. Dragon scales are not afraid of phoenix fire,” he said with a smile in his tone, “we were born for each other.”

Yu Ze put his heart down and his eyes curved; the dragon and phoenix did match in his perception. He was a little curious and wanted to touch Long Yuan’s abdomen, but Long Yuan pushed slightly and reminded in a dark voice, “Don’t move, or I won’t be able to control myself.”

Yu Ze bit his lip. He lifted his head, moved forward and asked in a whisper to his ear, “It’s hard for you, isn’t it?”

He was also a man and he completely empathized with him. He mustered up enough courage and spoke, “You just said, we’re engaged and it’s normal to do all this. I, my wound doesn’t hurt anymore.”

Since the blackness of the wound faded, the sharp pain disappeared, and the deepest feeling of the wound was cooled by the ointment. It was not unpleasant at all.

Long Yuan squeezed his wrist a little harder and teased, “Are you inviting me?”

The room was instantly on fire, and a layer of scales instantly emerged on Long Yuan’s epidermis.

Yu Ze was ashamed and angry, “You know very well… still teasing me!”

Long Yuan laughed hoarsely, held the back of his head, applied slight force, and lifted his head up, “I was wrong.”

Later, when Yu Ze was so tired that he could hardly lift his hand, he said silently in his heart, No, I was wrong!

 

The next morning, when the sunlight poured into the room through the window, Yu Ze’s eyelashes twitched, and then his eyes opened.

“Sleep a little more?” Long Yuan asked softly as he wrapped his arm around his waist.

Yu Ze blinked his eyes. Last night’s experience came to his mind and he blushed visibly, “No, I’m rested.”

The tiredness from last night disappeared and his body was full of strength.

Long Yuan’s tone was regretful, “It’s a pity that I have to go back to District 6, otherwise I would really like to do it again.”

Yu Ze blushed and did not answer. He pushed him away, “Do you have time to eat breakfast before going back?”

Long Yuan got up smoothly. He was wearing only a pair of shorts, and the marks on his body clearly showed off last night’s activity.

Yu Ze hurriedly averted his eyes and looked over again, pointing at his left chest near the heart, “Why do you suddenly have a red flower here?”

He was curious as he got closer, “I don’t think I’ve seen this variety before, it’s kind of like a red spider lily.”

Long Yuan looked down, lifted his chin and looked into his eyes, “There is no flower, are you blind?”

“You don’t see it?” Yu Ze was stunned.

“No, how could I get a tattoo of something so ungodly? Even if I did get a tattoo, it’d be of a green dragon and a phoenix.”

Yu Ze stared at the spot to make sure he wasn’t wrong. He recalled that when he first came to the dorm, he had bumped into him in the bathroom, it wasn’t there then. He couldn’t explain the situation and guessed it had something to do with the system, either that or something might be wrong with his eyes.

He didn’t want Long Yuan to worry and smiled, “I saw wrong.”

Long Yuan laughed lightly, “If it were anyone else, I would have thought they were playing tricks on me — a red flower on my chest.”

He deliberately pressed the word red very hard.

Yu Ze’s gaze swept across his chest and blushed. He tried to explain, but there was nothing he could do. He turned around and changed his clothes.

After washing up, the two of them had breakfast together in the cafeteria. Yu Ze felt that it was a bit strange, “Do you feel that the students seem to be avoiding us?”

Long Yuan put one hand in his pocket and one hand on his shoulder, and raised an eyebrow, “Probably we are too good, and being too close to us gives them an inferiority complex.”

Yu Ze, “…” If he believed it, he’d be damned.

Long Yuan finished his breakfast and returned to District 6. It wasn’t until Yu Ze had dinner with Bai Yan and Xuan Miao that he finally figured out why.

Bai Yan smiled with an ambiguous face, “You two were very intense last night!”

Yu Ze’s mouthful of nutritional fluid almost sprayed out, “You, what did you say?”

Bai Yan said, “When you released yesterday’s breath, the whole school felt it. Others thought you fought, but I do not believe it. There’s another kind of fight that would explain it.”

“But those who misunderstood, saw your and A’Yuan’s intimate looks in the morning and should also understand. A’Yuan claimed you, afraid you’d get stolen. It’s the first time I’ve seen him so unsure of himself.”

Yu Ze was embarrassed and didn’t want to say anything, his move yesterday in response was just silly!

But Long Yuan’s idea was right, because after that, he was surrounded less. He concentrated on training, and a week later, applied for the graduation test and passed it successfully. Getting his graduation certificate, he directly contacted Father Long and went to the Green Dragon Legion for the frontline soldier test.

After the examination, he officially became a member of the Green Dragon Legion, and when he saw the uniform given to him by Father Long, he froze, “Is this wrong?”

A Senior Awakened person going into the Ministry directly was a lieutenant — but this uniform, clearly, was a captain’s uniform.

Father Long said, “You helped to solve three senior Awakened beasts last time, so it was rewarded second-class merit.”

The incident dawned on Yu Ze and he took the uniform, “Dad, can I go over there today without telling A’Yuan first?”

Father Long said, “Yes.”

In District 6, the sniper team members of the first team were talking about the incoming vice captain.

“Young Master Yuan doesn’t want a vice captain?”

“No vice captain. Young Master Yuan must not be happy to have someone meddling in our team.”

Long Yuan leaned against the wall, his leather gloves brushing against the bazooka, and grunted, “He must be a good talker. Just let him try his skills if he wants to stay.”

The team: Put down the bazooka, we can still pretend to believe.

A man ran over and exclaimed, “The lieutenant is here!” 

Long Yuan looked up lazily.

 

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