Chapter 73: A Difficult Journey
Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations
Editor: Karai
Everything was ready. Little kit hoisted luggage bigger than his whole body onto his back and pattered toward the door. When he reached the doorway, the little kit stopped and fell into deep thought. Smart little kit felt that sneaking off while openly walking out through the door was far too bold, as if he didn’t take anyone else seriously at all.
After thinking it over, the little kit stepped back twice. His gaze shifted and landed on the window. Patter, patter, patter—he rushed toward the window. With a clean jump, he leapt up onto the windowsill.
The March weather was still a bit chilly, and the maidservant had closed the windows early. Little kit bounced again and unlocked the closed window.
To prevent the two mischievous Little Bun from having accidents, the Imperial Consort had deliberately placed their bedroom and playroom on the first floor. That naturally made it easier for the little kit to climb out of windows.
He opened the window. Outside was a safety railing. The railing couldn’t stop the little kit, but it could stop the little kit’s luggage. Little kit squeezed hard toward the outside of the railing. His tiny self squeezed through, but the large luggage bag got stuck.
Little kit’s little face drooped as he hung there, stuck in place, staring blankly. A moment later, the little kit stepped back several paces and returned to the windowsill. What he didn’t know was that the instant he got himself stuck, the attendants in all directions responsible for caring for the two Little Bun had already noticed something was wrong.
A guard reported little kit’s misbehavior to Emperor Jarren and the Imperial Consort. The moment the two received the message, they got out of bed and opened the palace surveillance. What they saw was a little kit stuck in the railing.
Emperor Jarren said, “Let’s go grab our little darling back.”
The Imperial Consort grabbed his arm, puzzled. “Where’s Taotao? Why isn’t Taotao here?”
Very quickly, the Imperial Consort checked the location on the personal terminal and knew where the little egg was. Their expressions turned complicated as they looked at the luggage bag that had little kit stuck in the window railing.
They thought that aside from life-or-death crises, the two brothers showed absolutely no brotherly love. They never expected that little kit, while escaping, would actually bring the little egg along. The Imperial Consort wondered aloud, “I don’t even know what else he packed besides Taotao.”
Emperor Jarren’s eyelid twitched. He looked calm on the surface, but inside he was deeply worried for the two Little Buns.
The Imperial Consort smiled and said, “Jiaojiao is tough. No matter what he faces, he never gives up easily. If we drag him back now, he’ll just try to escape again. It’s better to let him try once. Next time, he won’t act out again.” Pausing, he added, “Mainly… Jiaojiao carrying Taotao is so cute. Let’s observe them a bit longer. I’m curious how chaotic the Little Bun will be this time.” The Imperial Consort nudged Emperor Jarren’s arm. Emperor Jarren paused, silently exhaled, and agreed. “Alright.”
Through the surveillance, the two saw the following scene. Little kit realized he couldn’t get the luggage out, so he returned to the windowsill. His eyes scanned around. He glanced toward the door, then back at the window.
The Imperial Consort said, “Jiaojiao really is smart. He knows that if he goes out the door, we may catch him immediately, so he chose the window on purpose.”
Emperor Jarren said, “He truly is clever.”
Emperor Jarren ordered the hidden guards protecting the two Little Buns to follow closely and not allow any accidents.The guards understood instantly. In other words, let the two Little Buns mess around as they pleased. Meanwhile—
Right after Emperor Jarren and the Imperial Consort praised little kit’s intelligence, they saw little kit retreat to the windowsill again. He hoisted the luggage, charged out the window, and got stuck again. Little kit kicked his legs, his entire little body radiating despair. He returned to the windowsill again and fell into thought.
Emperor Jarren and the Imperial Consort felt comforted. Their child was a Little Bun who knew how to think. With their parental filter on full blast, they felt their child was the smartest little one across the starry seas, completely different from other families’ brainless kids.
Indeed, the little kit did think. Then they saw the little kit “think” again, change direction, charge once more—only to get perfectly stuck again. He bounced up and tested the railing mid-air. Predictably, he got stuck again.
Little kit panicked. He stomped his tiny paws angrily. The luggage behind him trembled. He reached out his little paws and smacked the railing hard. Instantly, the railing bent outward.
The observers: “…”
Everyone thought, little kit might be tiny, but his strength was ridiculous. From the surveillance, Emperor Jarren and the Imperial Consort saw little kit’s pupils shake in shock. Little kit blinked rapidly, looked at the bulging railing, grabbed one bar with both paws, and pulled. It opened easily.
He grabbed the other side and tugged again. It opened just as easily. This time, the railing finally failed to hold the little kit back. He jumped out with the luggage. Clearly, the luggage wasn’t heavy for the little kit at all. He successfully escaped and was obviously thrilled. Joyful little bubbles surrounded him as he landed on one paw and spun in several happy circles.
Covering his little mouth with both paws, he giggled and walked forward under the glow of night lights. The hovering follow-cam ball silently tailed little kit, filming him from all angles with zero blind spots. Little kit didn’t know the way, but that didn’t stop him from marching forward with determination on his journey to find Daddy. It was already past midnight.
Carrying his luggage, little kit ran past an artificial hill. The whole Little Bun looked sleepy, his head nodding again and again, as if he might fall asleep on the spot at any moment.
Emperor Jarren frowned slightly and glanced at the Imperial Consort, asking tentatively, “Should we bring Jiaojiao and Taotao back? Jiaojiao looks exhausted.”
The Imperial Consort said, “Send orders. Prepare a mobile little castle and freshly made milk formula for him.”
“…You want Jiaojiao to sleep outdoors?”
The Imperial Consort’s smile deepened. “This is all part of Jiaojiao’s childhood. It’s so cute. We should record it and show him when he’s older.”
Emperor Jarren sighed softly. After a moment, he said, “Jiaojiao is smart. If a tiny castle and milk bottles suddenly appear, he’ll find it suspicious. He might not approach them.”
“Then bring them back.” After all, they couldn’t let the two Little Buns starve or freeze.
As they talked, the maidservants worked quickly. In no time, they placed a mobile little castle and three bottles of warm formula not far ahead of the little kit. The drowsy little kit, whose head kept drooping, perked up a bit when he saw the castle. He circled the small—for others—but somewhat large-for-him castle, his body emitting happy bubbles, then stepped inside the outdoor castle. The secretly watching Emperor Jarren and the Imperial Consort: “…”
As it turned out, their earlier worries were unnecessary. They thought, this Little Bun truly had no sense of caution at all. The two elders—whose parental filters were far too thick—tried once again to salvage the little kit’s dignity. Little kit wasn’t completely without caution; he was simply still far too young.
The castle was an open-air simulation model. Its energy system kept the interior very warm. Little kit set down the luggage bag. His eyes swept around the space, and he immediately noticed the three full bottles of milk. Little kit pattered over and carried all three milk bottles onto the bed.
After thinking for a moment, he hopped off the bed and walked toward the luggage bag. Seeing this, Emperor Jarren and the Imperial Consort jolted with excitement. They both had a feeling. They were about to see the little egg!
Even though they had only been separated for a short time, the two were extremely eager to see the little egg again. Sure enough, little kit opened the luggage bag. His tiny paws rummaged around inside until he dug the little egg out.
Little kit poked the little egg and called, “Da-da-da?” Little egg kept sleeping and didn’t respond. Little kit grew a bit annoyed and let out a small “awrr” at the little egg. Little egg barely twitched, giving the tiniest reaction, then fell right back asleep.
Taking advantage of the moment, Emperor Jarren and the Imperial Consort finally got a clear view of the little kit’s luggage bag.
The Imperial Consort, touched, said, “Jiaojiao really is such a good older brother. He remembered to bring his own milk bottles, and he even remembered Taotao’s milk bowl.”
Emperor Jarren nodded gently in agreement. “Jiaojiao is such a good boy.”
The palace attendants thought that if he truly were a “good boy,” he wouldn’t have hoisted an egg baby onto his back to run off and find Daddy.
Little kit placed the little egg on the bed and nudged him, pushing him to the other side. Then the little kit climbed onto the bed as well. His two little paws wrapped around the little egg. He removed his mask, grabbed a milk bottle with both paws, and began drinking.
Glug-glug-glug—one bottle emptied. Little kit tossed it aside and grabbed another. Glug-glug-glug—he kept drinking. After finishing all three milk bottles, little kit pulled the blanket over both himself and the little egg, closed his eyes, and fell sound asleep.
The Imperial Consort said, “Your Majesty, Jiaojiao sleeping while hugging Taotao is really too cute.” Emperor Jarren nodded.
That night, the Imperial Consort couldn’t bear to close his eyes at all. He spent the whole time secretly watching little kit sleep outdoors. Maybe because he was sleeping outside, little kit opened his eyes at six in the morning. He pushed off the blanket and nudged little egg.
Little egg rolled aside, putting some distance between them, and kept sleeping.
Little kit flopped onto the little egg’s eggshell like a sticky little bunny pancake and spoke to him. “Da-da-da!”
Little egg continued sleeping. Little kit hugged the little egg and rolled twice, and when little egg still didn’t get up, he simply picked him up and stuffed him back into the luggage bag. Little kit put his mask on and began a new day’s journey.
He walked out of the little castle. Little kit immediately spotted the three milk bottles again. He stopped, put down the luggage, lay right on the ground, and hugged a bottle while drinking. Glug-glug-glug. When he moved on to the second bottle, he paused. Little kit opened the luggage bag, dug out the little egg, and drank milk while hugging him.
By the time he reached the third bottle, little kit—now mostly full—finally developed a tiny bit of brotherly affection. He shoved the bottle toward the eggshell. “Da-da-da!”
Little egg rotated half a circle in little kit’s arms to avoid the disturbance. Little kit said, “Da-da-da?”
After thinking a bit, little kit decided to finish the last bottle himself. When he was done, he stuffed the little egg back into the luggage bag. Little kit put his mask on again and resumed his determined steps, continuing his mission to find Daddy. How to find Daddy, however, was a serious question for the little kit and his short legs.
Maybe it was luck, or something else entirely, but everyone watched the entire scene unfold. There were many transportation tools in the palace—cargo carts, pushcarts, cleaning carts…From little kit’s behavior, everyone was once again reminded that this tiny creature’s jumping power and strength were far beyond what they had expected.
This was absolutely not a normal little bunny. Little kit bounced, landing precisely on a moving cargo cart. He landed firmly on the roof. Immediately afterward, he clawed open the special roof covering, hoisted the luggage bag, and rolled boldly into the back seat.
The driver in the front received the message instructing him to pretend he didn’t see the little kit. The driver could only comply. Emperor Jarren and the Imperial Consort continued watching little kit’s every move.
Suddenly, Emperor Jarren said, “Jiaojiao’s strength is truly incredible.” The Imperial Consort nodded softly. Emperor Jarren added, “Before, I thought Jiaojiao inherited Elvis’s bloodline, but…”
The Imperial Consort said, “Zhizhi is actually very strong too. His spiritual strength and physique were both exceptional.”
Emperor Jarren suddenly said, “Zhizhi and Jiaojiao… are they truly little white rabbits?”
The Imperial Consort fell silent. A stretch of silence passed between the two. The attendants in the room quietly listened to their conversation, their minds slowly filling with question marks. If Yun Yingzhi and little kit weren’t white rabbits, then what were they?
The Imperial Consort said, “As far as I know, white rabbits tend to be weak. It’s extremely rare for them to have a second form with powerful strength.” After a beat, he added, “Almost nonexistent.”
Yet it was obvious that both Yun Yingzhi and little kit exceeded the average by an unbelievable margin. If only one showed those traits, it could be considered an exception… but two?
After a brief silence, the Imperial Consort said, “Then what breed are they?” Emperor Jarren didn’t answer.
The hover truck continued driving outward, leaving the palace grounds. A swarm of follow-cams hovered from all directions, capturing every angle of the little kit inside the vehicle.Then something happened that no one had expected.
The driver received new instructions.It was obvious that the little kit was carrying luggage to go find Yun Yingzhi, so the driver was told to redirect the route toward Fansa Academy. But…
No one anticipated that little kit would refuse to play by the rules. After the truck left the palace and entered the regular district, little kit suddenly stood up with his luggage. Then, in an absolutely outrageous move, this Little Bun climbed onto the transparent window like a sticky bunny pancake, still carrying his luggage, and looked outside.
Up until that moment, nobody believed little kit would actually do anything drastic. They assumed he was just choosing the best vantage point. The next second, the window shattered. With no fear whatsoever, little kit executed a precise leap and landed perfectly on the ground.
He had no idea that countless hidden guards had nearly lost their souls from shock, their scalps tingling, their bodies frozen in panic. Little kit was extremely pleased with his perfect landing. He spun several happy little circles in place and then began pattering forward.
It was already past six-thirty in the morning. Hover transit vehicles were running along the sky routes, and the streets were filled with pedestrians. After last year’s Starshine Competition, little kit and little egg had become famous. The vast majority of the Empire’s citizens knew the two tiny princes.
The moment the little kit hopped out of the truck, he instantly drew every gaze on the street. Wearing a second-year Fansa Academy uniform, his hat crooked, his mask on, and a luggage bag slung on his back—little kit looked impossibly adorable.
Pedestrians stopped in their tracks. Their eyes sparkled as they stared at the little kit, their hearts thumping faster, overwhelmed by pure cuteness. Having matured a bit, little kit wasn’t as shy as he used to be. He blinked and thought seriously about which way he should go.
His twin pupils swept around and spotted a descending hover bus. Little kit had never ridden a hover bus before, but he had seen the main characters in cartoons ride them.After tilting his head and thinking it over, he moved his short legs and pattered toward the hover bus.
Many pedestrians couldn’t control themselves and instinctively followed behind him.In the blink of an eye, a long line had formed behind little kit.
People whispered quietly:
“That has to be the little prince Jiaojiao.”
“But why would His Little Highness be traveling alone?”
“It’s impossible for him to be truly alone. Look at the sky—there are surveillance drones everywhere. And there are guards hidden nearby to protect him.”
Someone in the crowd said, “Then here’s the real question: Why are the guards protecting him secretly? Why is His Little Highness out here alone?”
“Because he’s being naughty, obviously?”
Everyone paused, then nodded. It did make perfect sense. It could only be because he was being naughty.
Little kit and little egg’s reputation for being chaotic little troublemakers had already spread across the Empire. And today, little kit’s level of chaos had evolved once again—transcending all previous boundaries.
About two minutes later, a hover bus heading to who-knows-where descended. The steps of the hover bus were taller than little kit’s entire height. Little kit lined up obediently, waited for the people ahead of him to board, then hopped his way up with his luggage.
Every movement he made was so cute it caused hearts to race. Seeing him struggle yet still determined to board the bus, many people had the urge to pick him up and help him. But they didn’t dare. Doing so would be an offense to His Little Highness. They also didn’t want to scare the Little Bun.
Once little kit hopped onto the hover bus, he searched for a seat under the stunned, delighted, and indescribably emotional gazes of the driver and all the passengers. Unfortunately, little kit’s luck wasn’t great. At six-thirty in the morning, the hover bus was completely full.
Just as several people were about to give up their seats for him, little kit bounced straight onto the lap of a female passenger and sat down. Everyone on the bus—including those who had followed him inside—stared at the woman with burning envy.
The female passenger felt her heart racing. Excitement flushed her cheeks red. She opened her personal terminal and filmed a short video of herself and little kit. Little kit initially sat obediently on her lap.
After a moment of thought, he stood up, scooted over, and sat on top of her hand instead. “Da-da-da?”
The woman froze for a second, then lifted her hand, raising the little kit up so they were eye to eye. “What is it?”
Little kit blinked, thought for a moment, then pointed at his uniform. “Da-da-da!”
The Fansa Academy crest on his uniform was extremely noticeable. She asked, “You mean… you’re going to Fansa Academy to study?”
At the words “Fansa Academy,” little kit’s eyes lit up. His voice instantly became much more cheerful. “Da-da-da-da-da…”
His tiny mouth babbled nonstop, though nobody could understand a single word. Even so, everyone could grasp the core meaning hidden within his bunny-language.
Determination. Effort. Endurance. Perseverance. Little kit was going to Fansa Academy to study!
Someone on the bus exclaimed, “Oh my god! As expected of His Little Highness. He’s so young, yet he already knows he should enroll in the best academy!”
“No wonder he’s the son of a great warrior. He’s barely out of infancy and already has the mindset of a military cadet!”
Under everyone’s excited chatter, the woman gazed at the little kit with sparkling eyes. “Th-then… shall I take His Little Highness to Fansa Academy?”
Little kit’s pupils brightened even more. Happily, he bounced once on the woman’s hand and said, “Da.” His pitch rose at the end—clearly, he was very pleased.
The woman hesitated and added, “Your Little Highness… do you need me to help you change your diaper?”
Little kit blinked, considered it, then quietly lifted his leg.
Even more people were convinced that little kit had incredibly high self-discipline for his age. He was still young enough to wear diapers, yet he was already charging bravely toward a military academy. Surely, he would become the Empire’s most outstanding child in the future.
In reality, little kit was simply trying to find his daddy.
Fansa Academy. This morning, the Battle Division had a combined training session. Students from all four grade levels of the Battle Division gathered together to train. Yun Yingzhi was a little sulky; he had never liked these combined sessions in the past.
The main reason was that all the students with second forms had to transform, and everyone else turned into fierce beasts—he was the only one who turned into a little white rabbit. He truly did not like it.
In the blink of an eye, it neared eight o’clock in the morning. After finishing breakfast, Yun Yingzhi went with Yun Yingyao to the outdoor training grounds. Suddenly, a notification sounded from his personal terminal.
Yun Yingzhi opened it and saw that he had sent applications to join twelve teams yesterday, and surprisingly, three of those teams had not immediately rejected him. Those three teams replied and told Yun Yingzhi to come for an interview that afternoon.
Yun Yingzhi secretly glanced at Yun Yingyao. If possible, he truly did not want to keep teaming up with her. Whenever he stayed with her, he practically lost all room to perform. Yun Yingzhi asked the three teams if it was okay for him to come alone. It was a rather subtle way of asking.
At Fansa Academy right now, all the students had practically bound him and Yun Yingyao together, and many people who had their eyes on Yun Yingyao wanted to get to know her through him. Among the three teams, two of them hinted that he should avoid coming alone if possible, and the third replied that he could do as he pleased.
At exactly eight o’clock, the training session began. Under the instructors’ direction, the students of all four grade levels spread out, and then all the students with second forms transformed at the same time. In an instant, Yun Yingzhi was surrounded by a horde of fierce beasts and predatory birds.
At that moment, someone in the crowd suddenly shouted, “Oh my god! I heard that little Jiaojiao is right at our academy gate right now!”
The entire crowd erupted. A swarm of students couldn’t control their gaze and turned toward the direction of Fansa Academy’s main gate. Some of the quicker students bolted off like wild horses, completely ignoring the instructors’ commands, and rushed toward the academy entrance.
Yun Yingzhi froze for a moment, and a question mark slowly popped up in his mind. What was going on?
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