Ji Xiuyun was very calm.

He placed the documents in his hands properly on the table, clasped his hands, and placed them firmly on top of the documents. He looked up at Yue An, waiting for his response.

Marshal Ji didn't look worried or nervous at all. His face, which rarely showed any obvious emotions, was the perfect cover at this time.

The only thing that could show his current mood was his clasped hands, his tightly clasped fingertips, and the muscles all over his body that looked like they were going to explode at any time.

Yue An, who was standing in front of him, didn't notice all of this.

Yue An's brain was buzzing, and his mind was filled with a series of suffocating thoughts. Was this the end of the story? Was Ji Xiuyun going to make a wish for him to become an immortal?

Yue An felt like he couldn't breathe.

Ji Xiuyun didn't wait for Yue An's response for a long time, and his tightly clasped hands slowly loosened. His palms seemed a little stiff.

Perhaps it was because he had been tense and excited for a long time, but after returning to his relaxed state, his body instinctively felt empty and powerless. Even his brain was a little blank because of the lack of blood pressure.

Marshal Ji quietly waited for this temporary blankness to fade away, and stared at Yue An, who was in a daze.

"How is it?" he asked.

Yue An came back to his senses a little, and his empty blue pupils moved slightly.

"Yue An, I like you very much." Ji Xiuyun didn't mean to be tactful at all.

He admitted that it was very abrupt, but his feelings were very clear.

If Yue An had always been a cat, then Ji Xiuyun, who had a completely normal aesthetic view and didn't have any strange fetishes, naturally wouldn't have any thoughts.

However, his savior cat had become a human twice in a row, and she was also an excellent beauty in all aspects. Not many men could control their thoughts that were full of lust.

Marshal Ji was a very normal adult male, and he was very good at controlling his emotions.

He had never felt a clear desire to possess anyone.

Ji Xiuyun wouldn't be unhappy even if his subordinates wanted to leave. At most, he would have a headache over who to transfer to fill this vacancy.

In Ji Xiuyun's dictionary, possessiveness was the same as childishness.

But once this kind of emotion surged and occupied his chest and mind, Ji Xiuyun seemed to have chiseled through the dark curtain of night. Light shone in, making him instantly and clearly aware of his own feelings.

"I think …" Marshal Ji said calmly, "We're quite suitable for each other."

Yue An: "…"

Yue An: "???"

What makes you think we're compatible?

Don't you know what species differences and reproductive isolation mean?

Yue An could not believe it.

Yue An was already used to the fact that Ji Xiuyun did not meet his standards of beauty. He even felt that Ji Xiuyun was a little ugly and handsome.

The fact that they were both boys was even less of a problem in Yue An's heart.

Homosexuality was not rare. In the past, there was a pair of gay cats in the clan. They were sticky and sweet all day long.

The problem was species differences!

Since ancient times, how many relationships between humans and demons had a good ending?

Reproductive isolation was also a big problem. The birth rate of half-demons was very low. Even if they managed to survive, they often failed to grow up because their strength was not as strong as normal demons.

Yue An still wanted kittens.

Aside from his dream of becoming an immortal, Yue An's goal had always been to find a beautiful, soft, and coquettish female cat and give birth to a litter of furry kittens.

Yue An, who was longing for kittens, stared at Ji Xiuyun. After a while, he stuttered, "You … you said you would make a wish for me to become an immortal?"

Ji Xiuyun waited for a long time for this sentence. He was silent for two seconds, and a few wrinkles appeared between his brows.

"You refused?" Marshal Ji's voice was a little hoarse, as if he was unhappy.

"Yes …" Yue An carefully looked at Ji Xiuyun and nodded slightly.

Ji Xiuyun looked at his blue eyes, which were not hazy at all. He thought for a while and said, "If you regret it, remember to tell me."

That's it?

Yue An watched as Ji Xiuyun opened the document again. After carefully confirming it, he asked in a small voice, "Then … then the wish …"

Marshal Ji's control of his emotions was quite good.

At this moment, no negative emotions could be seen on his face. He said very calmly, "If you don't regret it, I won't either."

Yue An carefully looked at Ji Xiuyun again. He reached out to take the candy that had fallen on the table and sat down behind the deputy's desk.

Marshal Ji looked at the document very seriously. However, only he knew that this document, which had been interrupted halfway by Yue An, was stuck in the middle.

He could not read the rest of the words.

It was the first time in his life that he had been rejected after confessing to someone. No matter who it was, this was not a good thing.

Especially for Marshal Ji, who had been cold for many years, it was a huge blow to him.

Ji Xiuyun did not intend to make the situation clear to Yue An so quickly.

However, the change came too quickly.

He couldn't possibly say that those people were spouting nonsense, right?

Some things could not be denied, especially when it came to feelings. Furthermore, it was in front of the person involved, so it was even more impossible to deny.

Otherwise, Yue An would definitely think that he was joking if he confessed in a serious manner in the future.

Ji Xiuyun could not wait for them to talk more nonsense and help Yue An open up.

Ji Xiuyun's logic was very straightforward and simple when it came to feelings.

His thoughts were like this: I like you very much. We have a tacit understanding and are compatible in all aspects. If there is nothing wrong with it, let's date. If it goes well, we can settle down for the rest of our lives.

As for Ji Xiuyun, he was a person who did not like to beat around the bush, except when it came to matters of military strategy and layout.

Therefore, when Yue An suddenly asked, he went with the flow and agreed. If the straight ball did not work, then he would think about how to beat around the bush.

Unfortunately, his straightforward and simple logic did not connect with Yue An.

Because Yue An's logic was also very straightforward and simple.

He wanted to become an immortal, and he also wanted kittens.

Ji Xiuyun's goals were completely in conflict with his. If he dated Ji Xiuyun, it meant that Ji Xiuyun might not allow him to become an immortal and leave. It also meant that he would not have kittens.

Therefore, Yue An's rejection of Marshal Ji was in big letters.

However, he could not delay Ji Xiuyun from finding a partner.

Yue An wondered if he should consider sleeping by himself.

After being pampered by Ji Xiuyun's warm body temperature, Yue An did not want to sleep by himself. No matter what, he had to hug a heater.

Yue An sat in his chair and turned left and right. From time to time, he would raise his head to look at Ji Xiuyun, who was engrossed in his work. The absent-minded cat did not notice that Marshal Ji had not flipped through the documents in his hands for a long time.

When the Third Corps Commander rushed in, Yue An was sitting in his chair with his long legs bent and his hands hugging his knees. Ji Xiuyun was holding the documents in his hands. His head was slightly lowered and he looked like he was deep in thought.

The office was very quiet. The scene of the two of them doing their own things was very harmonious.

However, the Third Corps Commander felt that the atmosphere between the Marshal and Yue An was a little strange.

"Marshal Ji Xiuyun!"

The Third Corps Commander saluted. "We found the communication between the small pirate gang and the Free Army on the mainframe we just captured!"

Ji Xiuyun immediately put down the documents in his hands. After glancing at Yue An, who was not prepared to move at all, he turned around and left the office.

Yue An sat in the office for a long time. Then, he slowly sat up and left the office as well.

The communication records of this small pirate gang were the result of the technical team working on it for more than an hour. They only managed to save it ten minutes before it was destroyed.

There were text messages, video messages, and voice calls.

If the latter two were not specifically recorded, it would be impossible to dig them out and repeat them. However, text messages could be pieced together to form many clues.

For example, this small pirate gang would receive supplies from the Free Army every month.

The price was that they would have to patrol this star sector and report the situation on time. They would be the outpost of the Free Army in the 17th Star System.

For a small pirate gang that did not have enough people, this kind of work could not be better.

However, ten days had passed since the supplies were supposed to be delivered, and the supplies that were supposed to be delivered did not arrive.

The message they sent out also sank like a stone in the ocean.

The promised supplies did not arrive. Naturally, there was no need for them to continue helping them. Therefore, when Ji Xiuyun's troops arrived on this desolate planet, they did not alert anyone.

"The Free Army should have received the news that we have arrived at the border. Coupled with the fact that the vanguard troops are blocking the way, they decided to withdraw from the 17th Star System." The First Corps Commander handed the sorted information to Ji Xiuyun.

The vanguard troops fought rather smoothly. There were no major accidents, and they did not advance recklessly. Instead, they stayed at the border between the two star systems.

They did not allow anyone to pass, nor did they allow anyone to come. No matter how the Free Army lured the enemy, they were as steady as Mount Tai. They did not have any intention of attacking.

The pirate gangs that the Free Army left behind would cause chaos due to the supply chain suddenly being cut off. They treated it as a gift to Ji Xiuyun. Even if they could not stop him, it would be good to annoy him.

Marshal Ji took the information and glanced at it. "We will set off in five hours. Contact the nearby garrisons to keep an eye out for the pirate gangs. We will continue to move towards the border. After passing Star G11, we will split up according to the old rules."

Marshal Ji spoke with the other Corps Commanders as he returned to the main ship.

He did not find Yue An in the office.

Ji Xiuyun paused for a moment and turned to the bedroom. Of course, he did not find Yue An either.

Not only that, the cat toys that Yue An always threw on the bed had also disappeared.

Marshal Ji was stunned for a moment.

However, he quickly reacted — Yue An would not leave him.

Ji Xiuyun thought for a while and felt that he could roughly guess what Yue An was planning to do.

Marshal Ji Xiuyun looked up at the date on the wall. He did some calculations and immediately felt relieved.

The First Corps Commander had been busy for the entire day. When it was time to sleep, he returned to his room. When he lifted the blanket, he saw the cat in the blanket — there were also some cat toys scattered around.

The milky-white little ball was sleeping soundly among more than a dozen dolls that looked similar to him. A pile of white furry balls rolled together. At a glance, it was impossible to tell which one was the real one.

Yes, that's right.

Yue An decided not to hinder Ji Xiuyun from finding a partner. However, he did not want to leave the human heater and decided to come to the First Corps Commander's bed.

However, the First Corps Commander did not appreciate his kindness.

He slowly walked out of the door and sent a message to Marshal Ji Xiuyun.

However, to his surprise, the Marshal Ji Xiuyun did not come over immediately. Instead, he asked him to temporarily take in this cute little kitten. He even asked the guards to send over the little bed that Yue An had not used and specially put an extra heater on it.

In the following two weeks, Yue An followed Ji Xiuyun to the frontline to defeat the galactic pirates during the day. At night, he changed back to his original form and went to sleep in the First Corps Commander's room.

Many people were saying that the little kitten and the Marshal Ji Xiuyun had a quarrel.

Marshal Ji did not comment on this.

Since he could not shoot straight, he could only choose to save his country in a roundabout way.

Marshal Ji Ji had to let Yue An stay with someone else for a while. When Yue An realized that Ji Xiuyun was special to him, he would bring him back.

At the very least, he had to let Yue An realize that Ji Xiuyun was different from other people.

Not everyone could accept the little kitten acting cute, and not everyone had the time to slowly understand the meaning of Yue An's meowing.

Yue An was also the type of cat that was too lazy to type. He would soon realize that Ji Xiuyun was really gentle and patient with him.

There were always some things that could only be understood when they were far away or lost.

Wasn't it just playing tricks?

Marshal Ji Ji Xiuyun said that he was very good at it.

For example, Ji Xiuyun knew very well that the First Corps Commander was not used to sleeping with other people or other creatures.

In fact, the First Corps Commander did not let Yue An get into bed. Instead, he carried him to the little bed that was piled with various cat toys every time.

Every time Yue An was carried out of bed by the First Corps Commander, he felt very wronged. When he hugged the heater to sleep, he missed Ji Xiuyun's natural and warm body very much.

Ji Xiuyun, who provided the little bed and heater, was very famous.

Today, Yue An was rejected again. He curled up into a white ball and meowed at the First Corps Commander.

The First Corps Commander, whose cat language level was almost negative, listened to his meowing for a long time. After a while, he still chose to ask Marshal Ji for help.

This time, Ji Xiuyun came over immediately.

When he came, Yue An was hugging his tail. His face was buried under his two paws. He curled up into a white ball and looked very sad.

He missed Ji Xiuyun.

In this world, people were cold and indifferent. No one cared about cats. Only Ji Xiuyun's bed had some warmth.

"Yue An?" Ji Xiuyun gently poked the little ball of fur.

Yue An let go of his tail and slapped Ji Xiuyun's hand. It was neither light nor heavy, but it was enough to pull Ji Xiuyun's hand away.

The First Corps Commander, who had been watching all this, thought for a while and decided to go out for a walk. He didn't want to see his Marshal coaxing the cat and his faith collapse.

Marshal Ji paused and said, "Don't be angry."

"Meow!" Yue An raised his head and meowed at him.

Big liar. He said that he liked cats, but he forgot about them the next moment!

He didn't even come out to look for his cat after staying out for half a month!

Marshal Ji couldn't understand such complicated cat language.

However, Yue An's pitiful little voice was vividly expressed.

Ji Xiuyun's heart, which was still calculating, melted into a puddle of water.

All the thoughts of playing hard to get, of losing and cherishing, were thrown to the back of his mind.

"We'll be landing again in one day," said Ji Xiuyun.

Ji Xiuyun said. He tried to soften his voice, but it still sounded stiff. "The first batch of goods from your energy ore vein planet has already been sent there."

Yue An's meowing instantly decreased by half.

"So don't be angry." Ji Xiuyun reached out his hand to Yue An again.

Yue An stopped meowing without hesitation and sat on Ji Xiuyun's palm.

The familiar temperature, touch, and smell made Yue An curl up into a ball and rub against Ji Xiuyun's palm.

Ji Xiuyun hooked his little meatball and asked, "Come back with me?"

"Meow ~" Yue An hugged Ji Xiuyun's finger and wagged his tail before gently hooking onto his wrist.

Mr. Marshal Ji Xiuyun looked at his cat's clingy appearance. Ji Xiuyun, who hadn't touched a cat for half a month, felt his heart itch.

Finally, he couldn't take it anymore. He turned his wrist and flipped the soft kitten over. Then, he reached out his hands and grabbed Yue An's two front paws. He aimed at Yue An's pads and pinched them.

Yue An lay on his back on the soft mattress and stared at Ji Xiuyun with his beautiful cat eyes.

I suspect that this person doesn't like me at all.

What he loves is just my little pad of flesh.