Above the Galaxy
Chapter 79 - 79 64 Only Knowing How to Advance Not Knowing How to Retreat!

79: Chapter 64: Only Knowing How to Advance, Not Knowing How to Retreat!

79: Chapter 64: Only Knowing How to Advance, Not Knowing How to Retreat!

Phoenix Pavilion.

The banquet had long been cleared away, and the servants brought up two cups of digestif red tea.

Phoenix and Sheng Xinhua sat opposite each other, one fresh and bright, the other seductive and charming, both more beautiful than flowers.

Phoenix, tilting her head in an incredibly adorable way, cast a sidelong glance at her best friend across from her and asked, “We’ve eaten, and everyone’s gone.

Aren’t you going back?”

“What, just after dinner you want to send me away?” Sheng Xinhua crossed her arms and pretended to be hurt, “Don’t you want to do a post-mortem on tonight’s dinner?

Don’t you want to talk about how you felt after seeing Brother Tang Fei?”

“What do you think?” Phoenix looked at Sheng Xinhua and asked.

She really did want to talk to Sheng Xinhua, something every girl shares after a date…

I like it, so I want you all to like it too.

What?

You don’t like it?

Then I’ll stop liking you from now on.

“He really is a clever boy,” Sheng Xinhua voiced her praise.

“Clever?” Phoenix squinted and smiled, loving to hear Sheng Xinhua praise Tang Fei for being smart.

But she deliberately played contrarian, asking, “Where do you see his cleverness?

His performance tonight didn’t seem smart at all.”

Contradict me, contradict me fiercely…

Don’t pity me because I’m a princess.

Such a complicated woman!

Of course, Sheng Xinhua understood Phoenix’s girlish thoughts and gave her a sharp look before saying, “You just want me to praise him more, right?

Okay, I’ll indulge you.

How does that saying go?

‘Taking the hand that’s given, short on words to bite.'”

“I don’t have such thoughts,” Phoenix denied.

“I heard Chen Fenglei was unhappy when he saw him?

He didn’t like Tang Fei?” Sheng Xinhua asked.

“Oh, Mr.

Sheng is well informed.

You know about such private matters?”

Sheng Xinhua rolled her eyes and said, “Within the court, what secrets can there be?

Such a big deal spreads so that everyone knows… even taxi drivers are well aware of what happens inside the Phoenix Palace, talking as if they know it all…”

“…”

“I heard that when Chen Fenglei received the two of them, he almost smashed his cup several times.

Chen Fenglei demanded he not call you Phoenix but rather Princess, worrying you’d get angry…” Sheng Xinhua cradled her red tea and savored it, saying, “His attitude pretty much reflects what your dear father thinks… If he talks badly in front of your dad, do you think your dad would continue to like him?”

“And you still say he’s smart?”

“That’s exactly where he’s smart,” Sheng Xinhua’s eyes lit up, her voice becoming excited as if she was a female strategist devising plans for her lord, “Think about it; if he showed himself as especially smart and outstanding, beloved by everyone, with everyone thinking he has personal charm… What do you think would happen to him?”

Phoenix tensed up inside and said in a deep voice, “His fate would be uncertain.

At the very least, he would not stay in Phoenix City; he’d surely be sent to some extremely remote and desolate place.”

“Exactly.

With so much land on New Star, and the vast territory of the Phoenix Empire… where couldn’t they send those two youngsters?

Your dad only agreed to bring them up to New Star, but as for where to send them, that’s for the old man to decide, right?”

“If he insists on sending Tang Fei to other cities, making sure he has food to eat and clothes to wear, arranging everything for him to live well, doesn’t that count as repaying the debt?

Can you forcibly keep them by your side?”

“Lack of cultural knowledge, ignorance, arrogance from having saved the Princess, greed for a quick return, and shallow cunning that is transparent at a glance…

Isn’t this exactly in line with everyone’s perception of refugees from the Old Land?

Isn’t it an image that everyone can accept?”

“You notice it, so my dad and the others can’t?” Phoenix asked with concern.

“Hmph, why can I see through it?

If you hadn’t dragged me into spending the whole night telling me the story between you, I would have been deceived by his facade too.

Nowadays, with truth and lies intertwined, everyone wears several layers of masks…

How can we, who mingle in the circles of fame and profit every day, really see through anyone?”

“Besides, even if they do see through it, what of it?

Your dad holds the reins of power in a country, one of the most powerful people on this planet…

Looking across the starry sky, how many real opponents can he actually take seriously?”

“Not to mention His Majesty the King, but even Chen Fenglei…

he’s probably never given Tang Fei a serious look, right?

The kind of power he holds, others may not know, but you, as the Empire Princess, how could you not?”

“Tang Fei and Little Fatty are just refugees from the Old Land, without any foundation.

Even if you let them develop for a decade or two…

what use could they be?

Wouldn’t they still be easily crushed with just a flick of a finger?”

“If they don’t care, then I’m relieved,” Phoenix said with a smile.

Looking at Phoenix, Sheng Xinhua said, “Your judgment in choosing people won’t be wrong…

it’s just that this is very difficult.”

“What’s difficult?” Phoenix stretched leisurely; she hadn’t rested well these past few days in preparation for Tang Fei and Little Fatty’s arrival, and she was indeed feeling a bit tired now.

“What will happen in the future, who can know?

Everything I’m doing, I genuinely want to do for them…

As for what you’re worried about, that’s really too far off.

Even if we can only be friends…

what of it?”

“Speaking against your heart,” Sheng Xinhua pointed at Phoenix and then sighed, “But, this might be for the best.

By bringing them to New Star, giving them a house, providing for their education, and that foolish generosity of gifting them a car…

no matter what, they’ll be set for life.

It’s far better than enduring the sun and the rain in the Old Land, living day to day by hunting…”

Sheng Xinhua sighed softly and said, “Who says one must marry a princess?

Finding a pretty classmate at school or a young company employee to fall in love with would make for a simple and happy life, wouldn’t it?”

“…”

Watching Phoenix with a jovial look, Sheng Xinhua teased, “What, are you angry?”

“Why would I be angry?” Phoenix shook her head and said, “I think what you’re saying makes a lot of sense.”

“To wear the crown, one must bear its weight.

To marry a princess…” Sheng Xinhua looked at Phoenix and said, “He has to stand high enough.

If he could make it to the Star Sky list, the blue or black rankings…

might there be a chance?”

Above New Star, there is the Star Sky ranking.

It ranks those young people with extraordinary talent by comprehensive quality, divided into the red, blue, and black rankings, where the red ranks feminine charm, blue ranks masculine charm, and black ranks combat power.

Phoenix, for instance, is at the top of the Star Sky red ranking.

If Tang Fei had the chance to surge to the top of the blue or black ranking, wouldn’t that be standing high enough?

At that time, Tang Fei, just below one and above all, would be the brightest new star in the entire galaxy…

Would there be a chance then to marry a princess?

“How would I know?” Phoenix shook her head.

She knew very well that she had no say in her marriage.

If she forced the issue, her own fate might still be somewhat tolerable, but the man she loved would surely die without a burial place.

Even if the Royal Family did not act, those families who could not bring a princess into their home yet wanted to please her father would probably not let Tang Fei off either…

“Well,” I said, thinking about it, “it’s impossible to expect Tang Fei to top the Blue Rankings.”

“Every single one who makes it onto the rankings is a heaven-sent prodigy, isn’t they?

Every one of them comes from noble lineage, don’t they?”

“For an ordinary person to make it on the list, it’s as hard as reaching for the sky.”

“Oh, now reaching for the sky is quite easy…”

“From the perspective of the Old Land, aren’t they already in the sky?”

“Anyway, let’s talk about the future when it comes.

At least… this start isn’t too bad, right?” Sheng Xinhua reassured Phoenix, who had fallen into thought again.

After returning from the Old Land, the Little Princess, who used to do things carefree and always with grace and order, often found herself lost in a daze.

Worry had started to settle in her heart.

“What do you think is the reason my eldest brother and second brother suddenly came over?” Phoenix asked.

“For love.

To see if their dear sister is feeling better.

Since your return, the siblings haven’t met.

This really isn’t proper.

They are people with grand ambitions and goals, they naturally won’t let others gossip about such minor issues.”

“In principle, of course, it’s to see Tang Fei…

General Bai Qi’s words were reported to His Majesty in private, but, it’s impossible to hide from their eyes and ears.

To them, Tang Fei is an unknown factor…

coming over to see him allows them to make a judgement…”

“Sigh, once you enter the palace gates, it’s like the depths of the sea.

Does this mean Tang Fei has half stepped into the palace?”

Phoenix gently shook her head and said, “I still hope he can live a more relaxed life.

The life he led before…

was too difficult.”

“Then you need to control yourself,” Sheng Xinhua said seriously, looking at Phoenix.

“He knows when to advance and when to retreat.

I’m afraid you only know how to advance and not retreat.”

“…”

“Nevertheless, that’s what I like about you,” Sheng Xinhua grinned with a wide smile, her fiery red lips bold and unrestrained.

“It’s my body; I’ll sleep with whoever I want; what’s it to those stinking men?”

Phoenix nodded, saying, “You go tell my father…”

“I wouldn’t dare,” Sheng Xinhua immediately backed down.

“Then you tell your father.”

“That old stubborn man would disown me on the spot, believe it or not?”

“You want me to do something you can’t do?”

“Of course, who told you to be a princess?”

“…”

——-

Tang Fei had a good sleep, and he also had a good dream.

In his dream, there was no acid rain, no Mutant Beasts, no predators skilled in murder and robbery, and no Flame Shrine claiming justice but committing evil acts…

There was sunshine, beaches, and bikini-clad girls, and that bikini girl’s face even looked a bit like Phoenix…

When Tang Fei opened his eyes, he found Little Fatty squatting beside him staring.

Tang Fei got a major fright and cursed, “Why aren’t you sleeping at this early hour?

What are you doing in my room?”

“Bro, I’m hungry,” Little Fatty said.

“No food in the kitchen?” Tang Fei asked.

“None.”

“What about the freezer?”

“Empty.”

Obviously, Little Fatty had looked everywhere already and, with no other choice, had come to Tang Fei for help.

Tang Fei climbed out of bed and said, “Let’s go out…”

Then he remembered this was New Star.

Even if they went out, they wouldn’t be able to hunt anything.

Buy food?

They didn’t have a penny to their names.

Just then, Tang Fei’s cellphone on the bedside table rang.

Tang Fei grabbed it and saw ‘Phoenix’ displayed on the screen.

Last night before she left, Phoenix had shown them how to use the cellphones and even entered her own number…

She had listed it under ‘Phoenix’.

Was she calling this early for a reason?

Tang Fei picked up the cellphone and pressed the answer button.

Phoenix’s delicate face appeared on the screen.

“Are you two hungry?” A crisp voice came through, pleasing to the ear.

“Yes,” Tang Fei pointed at Little Fatty and said, “If I had woken up any later, he might have started eating me.”

Phoenix giggled sweetly, seeming in high spirits, “I’ve been negligent.

I arranged for someone to prepare a house for you but forgot about the food… Stay home and wait for me a bit; I’ll drive over and take you out for breakfast, and we’ll also buy you a few sets of clothes.”

“Great,” Tang Fei agreed without hesitation, asking, “When will you be here?”

“Ten minutes,” said Phoenix.

“I’m already on the way.”

“…”

They say when people who like each other just parted, they start missing one another.

Could it be that Phoenix feels this way about me?

Without realizing it, Tang Fei walked in front of the mirror and looked at his face—snow-white and handsome; it had never disappointed him.

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