Chapter 72: The Princess Carry
Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations
Editor: Karai
There was no way he was going to agree. If Yun Yingzhi shifted into his second form, his classmates would immediately discover his true identity. He rejected Yun Yingyao’s suggestion without hesitation. Yun Yingyao tried to persuade him. Yun Yingzhi said, “The moment I transform, everyone will know who I am.”
Yun Yingyao, unwilling to give up, said, “I can hide you inside my clothes and sneak you over. Then you can change back when no one’s paying attention.”
Yun Yingzhi’s mouth twitched. He genuinely wanted to shake Yun Yingyao until she woke up. Even if they were biological siblings, what normal girl would stuff an adult man inside her clothes? Yun Yingzhi said, “A’Yao, don’t even think about that.” He paused, then added, “Not just me—you can’t carry anyone else’s second form like that either. I’d get angry. I’d tell big brother!”
Yun Yingyao grew irritated. “Are you an elementary schooler? Do you have to tattle every day?”
Yun Yingzhi said, “I wasn’t tattling. I was stating facts.”
Yun Yingyao choked on her words. Realizing she couldn’t convince him, she turned her head away and refused to look at him. The two of them ran to the training hall together. The other students had already arrived. Everyone lined up on their own. Not long after, the instructor reached the field. Yun Yingzhi pressed down the brim of his cap and looked over.
He couldn’t tell if it was just his imagination, but he felt the instructor’s gaze land on him. There was no malice in his eyes—if anything… A hint of admiration?
Morning training began. Warm-ups came first, the mid-section intensified, and the final portion increased difficulty even further. It was Yun Yingyao’s first time training with Yun Yingzhi, and she kept asking, “Are you okay?”
“Can you keep going?”
“Your health has always been bad. If you really can’t continue, don’t force yourself. I can ask for leave for you.”
Yun Yingyao worried herself sick over him. Every time, Yun Yingzhi replied, “It’s fine. I’m doing great.”
The surrounding students exchanged glances. Once again, they became thoroughly convinced that Yun Yingzhi was a shameless good-for-nothing who used connections to steal a Ranking Battle slot. Morning training ended smoothly.
Yun Yingyao said, “I’ll carry you back.”
Yun Yingzhi froze. “Ah? No, no—”
Before he finished speaking, Yun Yingyao scooped him up in a princess carry. Yun Yingzhi’s pupils shook. His mind went blank—an entire stampede of ellipses rushed through his head. And then… The most devastating part was that he instinctively wrapped his arms around her, clinging to her like a helpless bird seeking comfort.
In an instant, every gaze in the training ground snapped toward them. Their shock mirrored Yun Yingzhi’s.
Expressionless, Yun Yingyao carried Yun Yingzhi away. The entire field watched the two leave in stunned silence.
A student said, “Even our senior Yingzhi isn’t that delicate, right?”
“It was just morning training. He actually let Yingyao carry him?”
“I’m furious. How could a grown man shamelessly let a girl carry him like that?!”
Elsewhere—
Yun Yingzhi snapped out of it and immediately struggled to get down.
Yun Yingyao shouted, “Don’t move!”
Yun Yingzhi shouted louder, “No, put me down first!”
“How could I put you down?” Yun Yingyao said. “I know you yearn for strength and want to improve, but wake up. You’ve been out of school for so long. Jumping into high-intensity training right away—I’m worried your body can’t take it.”
“That’s not true. I think I could keep training for two or three more hours. I can handle it. Look, everyone’s staring at us.” So embarrassing.
“You see? You’re already talking nonsense. How could you possibly keep going for several more hours?”
“…” Yun Yingzhi fully realized the situation—his sister sincerely believed he was weak. Weak enough to be sent straight to the medical center. Right in front of everyone, Yun Yingyao strode away, carrying Yun Yingzhi in a princess carry all the way to the infirmary.
On the way, countless students stared. At that same time, a message spread through Fansa Academy:
—The parachuted transfer student really was parachuted. He collapsed from just morning training and had to be carried by Yun Yingyao into the infirmary.
Other students were shocked. Yun Yingzhi, meanwhile, sincerely believed his sister was a little too brutal. When he re-enrolled, he already didn’t want to be in the same grade as her. Back then it was because it felt embarrassing. Now he wanted it even less—she worried about him way too much.
In the infirmary, Yun Yingzhi underwent a full check-up. The results showed his body was perfectly healthy with no abnormalities. Which, in his opinion, was the only possible outcome.
Yun Yingyao nodded to the doctor with a completely serious expression and said, “Good thing it wasn’t anything serious. When he was little, he couldn’t lift a shoulder or carry anything, he couldn’t even twist open a bottle cap, and he used to fall when he walked. I was really worried that suddenly doing such high-intensity training would be too much for his body to handle.”
The doctor looked at Yun Yingyao with a very complicated expression. “No wonder you worry about him.” After thinking for a moment, he decided Yun Yingyao wouldn’t lie, and he looked at the frail and sickly Yun Yingzhi with deep sympathy. “Train well. Don’t make the people around you worry.”
The two of them walked out of the medical room together.
“A’Yao, you exaggerated too much. I used to do morning training every day. Back then, I—” Yun Yingzhi began.
Yun Yingyao cut him off. “Was the past the same as now?”
“What’s different about it?” Yun Yingzhi asked.
“In the past, everyone indulged you. You could stand still during morning drills and no one would say anything. Now you’re doing real training,” Yun Yingyao replied.
“…” Even so, he really had trained seriously in the past. He just felt that even if he explained it, Yun Yingyao wouldn’t believe him.
Some things were impossible to clarify.
“You go back to the dorm first. I’ll go get food,” Yun Yingyao said.
“I’ll go with you.” Yun Yingzhi felt he couldn’t let Yun Yingyao handle everything alone.
“That’s fine,” Yun Yingyao replied. “I’m very worried about you. I don’t know if you have the strength to walk back to the dorm by yourself. I’d better carry you to the cafeteria, and then carry you…”
A chill shot down Yun Yingzhi’s spine. He turned and sprinted toward the dorm area. He felt that Yun Yingyao was far too terrifying. He had to find a way to put distance between them.
After breakfast, classes for the day began, and Yun Yingyao treated Yun Yingzhi like a delicate greenhouse flower the entire time. What neither of them knew was that some students in the class and even the grade actually wanted to bully Yun Yingzhi. However, under Yun Yingyao’s meticulous protection, they never found an opening.
In terms of airtight defense, Yun Yingyao truly was impressive. In the blink of an eye, another two days passed. Yun Yingzhi tried several times to submit an application to join a team. Without exception, every single one was rejected. He felt a bit troubled. If things really didn’t work out, he would have no choice but to thicken his skin and trouble Yu Feiwen and the others.
That same day, after morning training, Yun Yingyao said, “Fourth-years — Senior Xu Jingyi’s team is willing to take us.”
“Senior Xu?” Yun Yingzhi frowned. He remembered this person. Mostly because of how awkward it was. Back in middle school, Xu Jingyi had confessed to him. They were kids back then. Dating? Absolutely not. Yun Yingzhi rejected him immediately. Then he confessed again in high school. Yun Yingzhi rejected him again.
By the time Yun Yingzhi entered university, Xu Jingyi had confessed three times in total. Rejection after rejection made it very awkward.
“What’s between you and Senior Xu?” Yun Yingyao asked, narrowing her eyes at him.
With slightly flushed cheeks, Yun Yingzhi raised all five fingers. “He confessed to me many times.”
“No wonder he’s willing to take us,” Yun Yingyao muttered. She added, “I’ll check if any other teams are suitable.”
Yun Yingzhi nodded. He thought about it. If joining any major team had originally been S-rank difficulty, then after several days of Yun Yingyao’s excessive, meticulous pampering — which made the entire school believe he was a useless, delicate flower — the difficulty had jumped straight from S-rank to ultra-SSS-rank.
Suddenly, he felt that as an ordinary person who parachuted straight into the elite class and even joined the Ranking Battle team through connections, this was practically the peak of entry-level privilege.
Life really was full of hardships.
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Little kit put a diaper on the little egg and then helped him into his Fansa Academy uniform. Little egg used his space esper ability to help little kit into his own uniform. The two loving Little Buns straightened each other’s clothing once they were dressed. After everything was ready, the little kit heldthe little egg up and they checked themselves in the mirror.
“Da-da-da-da,” the little kit chirped.
Little egg hopped up and down. Little kit let the little egg go, and the two little paws held each other. With bright, sparkling eyes, he looked at their reflection. He truly felt he was such a beautiful Little Bun, exactly like Daddy’s second form.
Thinking for a moment, little kit blinked his shiny black eyes and threw a flirty wink at his reflection. Little egg shivered and scooted half a step away from him. The two Little Buns continued communicating.
Roughly translated, it meant: If we dress like this, can we really sneak into the place Daddy is at?
Of course we can.
You’re right. We look exactly like Daddy. Sneaking in should be easy.
Let’s try. If it doesn’t work, we’ll do what Daddy does — get a hat and mask. Then we can pretend to be Daddy.
Makes sense.
Once fully equipped, the two Little Buns set off together to find Daddy. At first, the little kit held the little egg as they moved forward side by side.
But as a Little Bun, holding something the same size as himself was like carrying a massive object. Even if the little kit didn’t find the little egg heavy, it still slowed him down.
After walking a short distance, the little kit put the little egg down. “Da-da-da!”
Little egg hopped a few times in acknowledgment. This time they switched roles — little egg took little kit along. Little kit clung to little egg’s eggshell like a tiny bunny pancake. Little egg rolled forward at high speed with little kit hanging on, zooming along…
He was far too anxious to see Daddy. A few hours of video calls each day were nowhere near enough. He desperately wanted Daddy’s kisses, hugs, and lift-ups. In his rush, little egg lost control and rammed straight into a wall with little kit. Both Little Buns bounced off the wall, rolled backward, and ended up in two separate spots.
“…” little kit stared blankly.
Little egg hopped once in place. Little kit drooped his long ears, shook out his fur, and looked at little egg. “Ao ao ao!”
Little egg hopped back a few steps, keeping a safe distance from him, then bounced a few more times.
“Da-da!” little kit replied.
After a round of communication, the two Little Buns reached another consensus. Little kit stood in front and little egg stood behind him; the two Little Buns lined up one after the other as they walked forward. Behind them followed a group of servants responsible for looking after the two Little Buns.
They whispered among themselves, “That crash just now… I wonder if the young highnesses hurt.”
“Little Jiao didn’t cry.”
“I’ll ask the young highnesses if they’ll let us carry them.”
“The young highnesses don’t really like being held.” More accurately, they didn’t like being held by people they weren’t close to.
A servant who looked to be in her twenties hurried forward and crouched before the Little Buns. Looking eagerly at the palm-sized pair, she said, “Little Highness Jiao and Little Highness Tao, I don’t know where you want to go. May I carry you there?”
Little egg immediately rolled out from behind the little kit and into his arms.
Little kit patted the little egg’s eggshell comfortingly and shouted at the servant, “Ao ao ao!”
“Alright, alright, I won’t hold you,” the servant replied immediately.
“Ao ao ao!” The little kit barked again.
The servant stood up at once, backed away, and resumed her place at the end of the line. Little egg rolled out of little kit’s arms and hopped back into position behind him. Perhaps feeling something was off, the little egg hopped back in front of the little kit and used his tiny body to nudge him, straightening his uniform.
Little kit also helped tidy the little egg’s uniform in return. The two Little Buns didn’t understand much, but instinctively they knew one thing — they had to sneak away from Emperor Jarren and the Imperial Consort to find Yun Yingzhi.
This was mischief. Whenever the two Little Buns teamed up to cause trouble, they got along shockingly well. One behind the other, the two Little Buns left the palace. A beautiful scene of spring warmth and blooming flowers filled their view.
Little kit blinked his dark, shiny eyes in confusion and looked at the little egg. “Da-da-da?”
“…” the little egg responded.
The two Little Buns suddenly realized — they didn’t actually know the way. They had absolutely no idea how to find Daddy.
Little kit shook his little head, totally lost. Little egg shook his egg body, utterly devastated. The two Little Buns wobbled together and collapsed miserably onto the ground.
Soon, the little kit climbed back up and said, “Da-da-da!”
Little egg hopped excitedly once, rolled forward, and blocked the little kit’s way. The two Little Buns now had conflicting opinions. Little kit believed that not knowing the route didn’t matter. They could just charge out — eventually they would find Daddy.
Little egg disagreed. He thought that would be dangerous. If they encountered someone as powerful as Emperor Jarren or the Imperial Consort before meeting Daddy, and Daddy wasn’t there to protect them, that would be bad.
Seeing that the little egg didn’t agree, the little kit shoved him aside. Little egg grew upset and rushed right back in front of the little kit. The two Little Buns started arguing over their disagreement.
Not long after, Emperor Jarren and the Imperial Consort hurried over upon hearing the news. Each one scooped up a Little Bun.
Emperor Jarren gently wiped the dirt off the little egg’s eggshell and said, “Taotao, tell grandfather — why were you fighting with Jiaojiao this time?”
Little Jiao turned his back on the little egg and tattled to the Imperial Consort. The Imperial Consort stroked the little kit’s fur, which had puffed up from the static arcs, and said lovingly, “Jiaojiao, tell grandpa — what do you want? Grandpa will give you anything.”
Little kit perked up immediately, opened his personal terminal, and initiated a video call with Yun Yingzhi. It happened to be noon, and Yun Yingzhi was eating lunch with Yun Yingyao. The call connected.
Little egg, who had been complaining to Emperor Jarren, instantly used his space esper ability to leap into the Imperial Consort’s arms. The Imperial Consort caught him at once, now holding a Little Bun in each arm. The two Little Buns first greeted Yun Yingzhi obediently, then little kit began pointing with his tiny paws at Yun Yingzhi’s hat and mask.
The Imperial Consort paused for a moment. “Jiaojiao, do you want a hat and a mask?” he asked tentatively.
Little egg bounced in his hand.
“Alright, alright,” the Imperial Consort soothed. “Jiaojiao and Taotao will both have them.”
All the adults thought, Kids really do imitate everything. We only just finished making their miniature uniforms, and now they want hats and masks too.
Soon after, the call ended.
Compared to the uniforms, the hats and masks were finished quickly. In the afternoon, a maid delivered the tiny hats and masks. The Imperial Consort personally helped the two Little Buns put them on.
Little kit looked at the little egg and asked, “Da-da-da?” Little egg bounced twice, asking the same question.
The Imperial Consort looked at Emperor Jarren, unable to contain his curiosity. “What are they saying?”
Emperor Jarren, who also didn’t understand, guessed as he looked at the two fully equipped, adorable Little Buns. “They’re probably asking each other if they look like Yingzhi now.”
The Imperial Consort felt that this guess made perfect sense. The two Little Buns looked at the Imperial Consort, then climbed down from his hands to the ground. One in front, one behind, they lined up and walked toward the outside. With their guardians present, little egg no longer worried about meeting bad people.
Little kit charged ahead on his short little legs! Emperor Jarren and the Imperial Consort followed behind the two Little Buns. The palace was enormous. Walking out on foot was extremely difficult — at least for Little Buns who didn’t know the way.
The two Little Buns stopped and turned to look at their guardians. Little kit suddenly wrapped himself around the Imperial Consort’s leg, then climbed upward all the way until he slipped into the Imperial Consort’s robes.
Little egg rolled up Emperor Jarren’s body and tucked himself into the emperor’s robes as well. Little kit extended his tiny paws and began pointing directions, attempting to guide the Imperial Consort out of the palace.
Then… The two Little Buns hadn’t taken a nap, and over the course of four hours in the afternoon, they gradually realized a cruel reality. Although the Imperial Consort had repeatedly said he would take them wherever they wanted to go, after four hours of pointing the way, the Imperial Consort still hadn’t taken them to see Daddy.
Faced with this reality, the two Little Buns sulked and finally fell asleep. Once asleep, little kit ate his meal with a sense of hopelessness, while the little egg sat in the milk basin like a withdrawn egg. Both Little Buns felt disappointed.
That evening, during a video call with Yun Yingzhi, little kit’s spirits suddenly perked up. He glanced at Yun Yingzhi, then at the Imperial Consort, holding on to the last sliver of hope in his heart. It wasn’t that the Imperial Consort didn’t want to take him out — it was that he hadn’t understood what he meant, which was why he hadn’t brought him to see Daddy.
Little kit suddenly missed Yun Yinghui terribly. After a moment of thought, little kit opened a chat with Yun Yinghui. This time, he didn’t send a group message, but a private one.
Little kit: Rose, rose.
On the other end, Yun Yinghui, busy with his own tasks, saw the message and curved his lips into a smile. He replied: Rose, rose, rose.
Seeing the little kit’s action, little egg also sent Yun Yinghui a private message: Rose, rose.
Yun Yinghui immediately replied: Rose, rose, rose.
Emperor Jarren and the Imperial Consort observed the two Little Buns’ behavior and secretly envied Yun Yinghui.
Recently, they had watched closely how the two Little Buns “raised their fish,” so to speak. After all, he and the emperor were also like two fish in the same pond as the Little Buns, and the days of their lively conversations had been steadily increasing.
Among all the fish, it was obvious that Yun Yinghui was the most unique one. Little kit closed the private chat with Yun Yinghui and initiated a video call with Yun Yingzhi. Emperor Jarren and the Imperial Consort again saw little kit’s chat interface with Yun Yingzhi.
Normally, when children were separated from their parents, the adults would be the ones to contact them. But with little kit and little egg, it was mostly the two Little Buns themselves who reached out to Yun Yingzhi.
It wasn’t that Yun Yingzhi didn’t care for the Little Buns — it was just that the two of them didn’t leave him much room to act in this area.
Soon, the video call connected again. Little kit blinked his dark eyes, this time not even greeting Yun Yingzhi. His tiny paws kept pointing toward him, while his shiny black eyes stared at the Imperial Consort, full of hopeful anticipation.
The Imperial Consort paused and said, “Jiaojiao, you mean you want to go find Daddy?”
Little kit’s expression left no doubt. On the other end, Yun Yingzhi froze for a moment, lost in thought. The Imperial Consort gently held the little kit by the neck. “No, Yingzhi is very busy with studying. He can’t take care of you and Taotao, so you can’t go see Daddy yet. Do you understand?”
Little kit’s body wobbled and he collapsed. The Imperial Consort kissed the little kit and whispered soothingly, “Good Jiaojiao, Yingzhi has only been back at school for almost a week. If you wait another twenty-some days, you’ll be able to see him.”
The Imperial Consort could say such things simply because the little kit was terrible at math. Little kit’s ears twitched. He glanced at Yun Yingzhi, then at the Imperial Consort, curling himself into a ball. The Imperial Consort kissed the little kit again.
Before they knew it, evening arrived. As usual, Yun Yingzhi coaxed the two Little Buns over video call but, exhausted, fell asleep early. Little egg lay still, and little kit sprawled across the floor. Not long after, the Imperial Consort put the little egg into the incubation box, then carried the little kit to the bed.
Little kit’s eyelids twitched but he didn’t open his eyes. A knock sounded at the door. The Imperial Consort gently patted the little kit and walked out of the room. Two minutes after the Imperial Consort left, the little kit opened his eyes. He moved quickly, jumped to the floor, and began packing his things: milk bottle, diapers, nap blanket. Hesitating for a moment, he glanced at the egg inside the incubation box.
Little kit da-da-dad over to the incubation box and asked, “Da-da-da?” Little egg seemed truly asleep, motionless.
After a moment, little kit opened the incubation box and fiddled with the egg inside. Little egg still didn’t move. Little kit fiddled with the egg again, hesitating, and finally placed the little egg into the luggage pile along with the rest of his things.
Once all his things were packed, he put on his uniform, then his hat and mask.
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