If all the officers were present at the meeting, but Shi Kaixin wasn’t there, did that round him up with those with authority who were excluded from the loop?

Jun Qingyu lifted his eyebrow, “Don’t you have any sense of crisis towards a demotion?”

“No, as long as I protect you well, I will never be demoted in a lifetime.”

Shi Kaixin knew that much.

“……”

After listening to his words, Jun Qingyu couldn’t even think of how to retort for a moment.

Shi Kaixin saw that he was silent and chuckled mischievously, “Sir, you won’t demote me, will you?”

“Even if Yuanchuan wants to demote you, I can’t stop him.” Jun Qingyu had the authority to do that, but he wouldn’t get involved in these matters; otherwise, he would have handled those officers and there wouldn’t be a need for Fu Yuanchuan to speak up for him. He didn’t do it because he didn’t want to get involved.

“You can stop him, the marshal is not able to demote me so long as you disagree.”

Jun Qingyu’s fingers stopped in their motion. He faintly sensed that something wasn’t right, that there was something wrong with what Shi Kaixin had said…

After struggling for a moment, Jun Qingyu did not inquire immediately, instead, he explained this issue, “Even if Yuanchuan and I are of the same status, the precedence is still there. If he declares for a demotion, and I object, the command stated first will be implemented.”

Shi Kaixin said, “That has been changed, the marshal has repealed this precedence. Everything is primarily in your hands.”

With this change, it could even be said that Fu Yuanchuan had put his authority after Jun Qingyu’s.

Jun Qingyu frowned, this was even stranger.

In the past, the Emperor and the Imperial Consort were never equal in power; the Imperial Consort was even the backdrop to the banquet. Other than the banquet, they would only stay in the palace at other times. It was true that their status was high, but it was also a fact that they had no power in their hands.

Moreover, this change appeared somewhat strange now that the Emperor and the Imperial Consort were equal in power.

There seemed to be no issue on the surface, but perhaps out of professional sensitivity, Jun Qingyu pondered and said, “Other than that, are there any other arrangements?”

After a pause, he added, “In regard to the transfer of authority.”

“Well…no, just this one major change, is there something wrong?” Shi Kaixin saw that his expression looked off, it seemed that he was not happy to know this news.

“It’s nothing.” Jun Qingyu pinched the centre of his eyebrows, “I’m probably overthinking.”

After sitting for a while, Jun Qingyu couldn’t calm his mind; this made him uncomfortable, so he simply got up and said, “Let’s go for a walk.”

“Yes, sir.” Shi Kaixin remembered Fu Yuanchuan’s instructions and took down the coat hanging on the clothes rack, “Sir.”

Jun Qingyu conveniently took the coat and draped it over his shoulders. There was no one in the hall and the mental energy outside was nearly gone. They should have made arrangements to return to their quarters to recuperate.

Although there were seats in the hall, it was still not even half as good as the beds in the dormitory.

When he stepped out of the door, Jun Qingyu was stunned at the sight of snow. It’s snowing?

It was rare that he could feel a tinge of coldness. Ever since he became a mermaid, he didn’t know what being cold was.

He extended his hand out. The snowflakes that fell on his hand did not melt in an instant. There was quite a bit of snow outside. If not, a layer of snow would not have accumulated in such a short duration.

There were also people responsible for clearing the snow on the roads.

Shi Kaixin held an umbrella over Jun Qingyu’s head, “Isn’t it beautiful? It snows here at this time of year, no other planet will have such a thick layer of snow.”

Jun Qingyu clutched the snow in his hand and made a small snowball, “Do you come here often?”

From what Shi Kaixin had said, he seemed to know this place very well.

“This is my home planet, but I haven’t been back for quite a while.” As beautiful as the snow is here, in the event of a war, this is the first line of defence against foreign enemies.

It was too dangerous and great importance was attached to the Empire’s military development here. This place was not suitable for people to live in, and over time, the inhabitants of this planet moved to another planet.

“After this, you can come back more often.” Jun Qingyu thought that if Fu Yuanchuan’s men had been in control of the Federation for a long time, then there would be no more wars.

At least for a long time.

As Jun Qingyu talked and walked ahead, the snowball in his hand was already taking shape. He often encountered snowy days before he transmigrated into this book.

It was only when he went out on a mission, snowy days would increase the probability of him being exposed. As a result, he didn’t like snow very much and he didn’t feel comfortable playing with it in any way;

but he could now make a snowball and have a snowball fight with Fu Yuanchuan.

Shi Kaixin smiled as he watched Jun Qingyu form a snowball and said, “I used to love snowball fights very much. I used to make snowballs so much that my fingertips got red and numb from the cold. I stuffed them into my friend’s collar, and then I got chased and hit by many of them.”

The smile on his face deepened when he thought about the good old days, but after a short pause, he inevitably felt a little melancholy, “I won’t be able to do it anymore after I grew up. I’m surrounded by people who are no less powerful than me, so it’s easy to get hit to death.”

Jun Qingyu: “……”

Shi Kaixin’s cheerful and lively temperament must have been cultivated since childhood.

Jun Qingyu would not have a snowball fight with others. He put the snowball in his hand aside and found a place where the snow was thicker to sit down.

“Are you going to build a snowman?”

“Mhm.”

Shi Kaixin did not follow after him to sit down, he planned to help him in making a big snowball later.

In the end, Jun Qingyu wasn’t in a rush to build a snowman, rather he mused over it, and took out his light brain to look up information on the Internet.

Shi Kaixin thought he was searching for how to build a snowman, “Sir, I…” He was just about to state he knew how to, and there was no need to check the Internet, when he accidentally caught a glimpse of the information on the webpage.

[How to does one build a snowman couple?]

Shi Kaixin: “……”

He did not dare to state he knew how to do that. Shi Kaixin was one of those who had grown up without knowing what their significant other looked like.

There were a lot of answers on the Internet, but Jun Qingyu couldn’t find any that were particularly reliable. Therefore, he simply piled the snow up blindly on his own, as long as one could roughly tell what it was.

It was hard to say how difficult building a snowman was, but it could not be said to be simple either.

Just as he made a rough figure, a voice came from behind him, “Are you building a snowman?”

Upon hearing Fu Yuanchuan’s voice, Jun Qingyu abandoned those snowmen at once, tilted his head and said, “Are you done with your work?”

Fu Yuanchuan moved his hand to clean the snow that had fallen on the little fish, “Mhm. Why didn’t you wear gloves, aren’t you cold?”

He saw that the little fish’s hands were already a little red.

“I’m fine.” Jun Qingyu didn’t feel anything.

Jun Qingyu pointed to the results in front of him and said, “Look, I made a snowman.”

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“It looks great.” Fu Yuanchuan looked at the two mounds of snow and complimented them without so much of a change in his expression, “Are they two people? You and me? It’s lifelike. My little fish’s hands are indeed skilled at this.”

Shi Kaixin: “???”

Shi Kaixin looked at the mounds of snow and then at Fu Yuanchuan. Am I seeing things?

Jun Qingyu blushed when he heard that compliment. He stood up, pounced on Fu Yuanchuan, and smiled as he said, “Are you trying to coax me?”

“It’s the truth.”Fu Yuanchuan touched the little fish’s hands. He had come out of the house earlier, and he felt that the little fish’s hands were cold just by touching them like this, so he grasped the little fish’s hands to keep them warm.

Feeling the temperature of Fu Yuanchuan’s palm, he subconsciously wanted to pull his hand out, “Aren’t you cold?”

Fu Yuanchuan kissed the little fish’s slightly cold cheek, “I’m not cold.”