Life of the Emperor Chapter 2

David Kevin's nose itched and he turned his head and sneezed.

He imagined the possible reaction from the palace and felt the hairs on his arms stand at attention.

Now it’s difficult to get off the tiger’s back.

The little B@st@ard who was tied up like a silkworm cocoon squirmed on the ground for a few times, but he couldn't get rid of the vines on his body. He was anxious and angry, and his face turned red. He stretched his neck with difficulty, made a fierce "Pooh" sound, and raised his face to shout, but he met David Kevin's face as dark as the bottom of a pot, and he swallowed it back immediately, almost choking to death.

David Kevin squatted down in front of him, patted his head lovingly, and asked softly: "Which hand?"

The little B@st@ard didn't react for a moment: "What?"

At his young age, his voice should be clear and crisp, but now it is very hoarse, not much better than David Kevin's, which shows that he has suffered a lot.

David Kevin looked at him calmly, but still threatened: "I ask you which hand held the cowhide bag?" As he said that, he deliberately touched the back of the dagger with an obvious movement.

Little B@st@ard: ...

His face turned even redder, and he said stubbornly, "I, I just saw it, didn't I just slap a black bug to death? At worst, I can compensate you with one!"

David Kevin laughed when he heard this, licked his cracked lips, and said, "Oh? How do you compensate me?"

The boy squirmed twice again, then sat up with difficulty. He scratched his body with one hand like a chicken claw, and grabbed one from the rag-like clothes, and spread it out to David Kevin: "Here, I'll give you a colorful one, and it can fly."

David Kevin: ... He couldn't tell for a moment whether the kid was being provocative or just really stupid.

It is often difficult to estimate the thoughts of children. David Kevin's understanding of such young creatures is based on past experience. Unfortunately, the children he met were all more stubborn than the others. The one who impressed him the most was particularly good at irritating and provoking...

So five minutes later, David Kevin soaked in the river in a relaxed manner, washing the mud off his body while thinking about how to explain the so-called "resurrection from the dead".

The little B@st@ard, who looked like he was asking for a beating when he opened his mouth, was hung on a tall tree by the river, like a big upside-down silkworm pupa, shaking and howling at the top of his lungs.

As expected of a warrior race like the Orcs, he was very blunt in his words despite his young age. He yelled at David Kevin, "You actually hit a child. Do you have any shame?"

David Kevin said without even turning his head: "No."

The boy continued to howl: "I'm only eight and a half years old, I can't even kill a bug---"

David Kevin laughed: "Are you kidding me? You can bite my neck off if you change your form."

Boy: "I'm going to puke ahhhhhh---"

David Kevin: "Puke, I won't look at you."

The boy let out a fake cry.

David Kevin: ...

He howled for a long time, but found that David Kevin didn't even give him an extra look. Instead, he packed up and went ashore, walking away with a dagger in his hand like a water ghost.

The boy fell silent.

David Kevin was gone for a short time, and he did not stir up any noise in the silent forest. But when he came back, he was carrying three fat Andoha gophers and several wild bird eggs as big as fists.

He squatted by the river and skillfully skinned and bled the birds, picked out the internal organs, drained all the water, then returned to the stand under the tree to roast them. He also buried the bird eggs under the soil of the fire.

Each Andoha mole was as long as an adult's forearm, with just the right amount of fat and leanness. It sizzled and glistened under the fire. David Kevin crushed the fruit he had picked up earlier and smeared the juice on the crispy meat. The aroma became even stronger as it was baked by the heat.

David Kevin was flipping the barbecue when he saw something shiny dripping onto the ground out of the corner of his eye.

He subconsciously looked up and found that the little B@st@ard hanging upside down had no time to howl, but was drooling with his mouth open.

"I've seasoned it enough, you don't need to add any more." David Kevin said unhappily, moving the barbecue to the side.

The boy was so hungry by the smell of the food that his stomach, which had just been quiet for a short while, started to rumble like thunder again.

There is nothing more immoral than "eating heartily in front of a starving person". The boy finally couldn't help but asked: "Why are you so cruel to me?"

David Kevin turned the meat over and sneered, saying casually: "That's pretty good. I once took care of a naughty kid about your age, and I was much more cruel to him than I am to you."

boy:...

He briefly imagined what "much more cruel" meant, and immediately his hair stood on end. He thought: Aren't you afraid that he will put you in a sack when he grows up...

When David Kevin first emerged from underground, his face was still covered in black mud, and apart from being thin, there were not many other features that could be seen. Now that the mud has been washed away, his original fair and gentle appearance is completely revealed.

The firelight softened the lines of his brow bone and nose bridge, and deepened the shadow cast by his eyelashes, finding an excellent balance between sharpness and beauty.

To be honest, the little B@st@ard thought David Kevin was the best-looking adult he had ever seen...

He was also the most worthless adult he had ever seen!

"He actually started eating it by himself, ahhh---" the boy complained in his mind.

The hungrier you are, the less likely you are to eat too fast. David Kevin knows this well, and he eats slowly and leisurely, as he has a gentle appearance.

As a result, before he had even taken a few bites, he couldn't help but say, "If you keep staring at me, your eyes will pop out..."

After saying that, David Kevin glanced at the boy, only to see that he was pursing his lips and staring, with a fierce and stubborn expression that inexplicably carried a hint of grievance.

David Kevin: ...

The little B@st@ard's eyes still had some traces of a cat's, their color was light and translucent, and their pupils were large and round at night, appearing particularly clear. Coupled with this expression, David Kevin was reminded of the young master of the Pach family many years ago - the naughty child he had just mentioned.

At that time, David Kevin had just joined the reserve corps and had a rare longer spring break. He wanted to relax his legs, but halfway through, he was asked to go to the Pach family to help take care of the little master.

That kid is a real bear...

He is stubborn, hard and unyielding, and his lifelong pursuit is to go against others, especially David Kevin.

David Kevin was not that old at that time, and had the blood of a young man, even more of a jerk than he is now. In order to stop the boy from going astray, David Kevin beat him up several times.

Every time he was beaten, the young master's expression was exactly the same as the boy's, fierce and stubborn.

There is reluctance and a little bit of grievance.

For many years after that, David Kevin never had the chance to see the child again. The last time he heard about it, he was in the marching tent in the desert of bones, listening to the gossip of the officers in the same tent that "the Pah family is finished."

In that case, after so many years, the grass on the young master's grave has been replaced several times, and it will never be seen again.

Thinking of this, David Kevin, who had already cultivated into a thousand-year-old turtle spirit, actually felt a little guilty.

So, he coughed for some unknown reason, and just as he was about to stand up and untie the boy, he heard the boy crying, "Give me some meat, and I'll call you daddy!"

David Kevin: ...

Like that kid from the Pach family...

Finally, the little B@st@ard was let down, and he was eating a roasted gopher beside the fire with his mouth full of grease.

David Kevin actually counted this kid's share when he was hunting for game, but he didn't expect him to be such a big eater. This skinny guy actually ate two gophers and three bird eggs...

Seeing this, he couldn't help but remind her: "You'd better keep some on you just in case. After tomorrow, no one will share food with you."

The boy asked without hesitation: "Why?"

"Because I'm leaving at daybreak," David Kevin said smoothly.

"Can I go with you? This place is like a maze. I've been wandering around for days and I still need to find someone..." The boy adhered to the principle of whoever gives him milk is his mother, and muttered vaguely while chewing the last bit of meat.

Unfortunately David Kevin wasn't paying attention.

He estimated that according to his previous understanding, it would take about two days for the information from Xinsha to reach the priest and for the people sent by the palace to arrive in this dense forest. And he didn't plan to meet those people before he figured out how to explain his situation. So one day was used for rest and adjustment, and the other day was enough for him to leave this dense forest and find another place to hide.

He had a nice idea, but unfortunately God just liked to make things difficult for him.

The next morning, just as the sky was getting light, a young man with short blond hair and a team of elite cavalrymen descended from the sky in front of David Kevin, completely waking up his already light sleepiness.

"Mio?" David Kevin looked at the blond young man in the lead with surprise, almost thinking he was dreaming.

Mio was originally sitting on the vulture's back with his back straight, but when he saw David Kevin's face clearly, he almost fell down.

He lowered his head and buried it behind the eagle's raised neck for a while, waving his hands and saying, "Wait, wait... Let me take a moment, I think I seem to be hallucinating."

It was impossible to dodge now. David Kevin glanced at the boy next to him who was ready to attack, and said frankly: "No, it's not an illusion, it's me, I'm still alive."

"I personally retrieved your body from the battlefield! How could you..." How could you still be alive? ! How could you appear in Andorha? !

Mio was excited and dazed. He was halfway through his words when his throat cracked and his voice broke, so he couldn't finish the rest of the sentence.

David Kevin patted the black vulture on the head and said, "It's a long story."

Mio, who was holding his breath waiting for an explanation, almost vomited blood. He turned over and got off the back of the eagle. The entire team of cavalry behind him also fell to the ground with a "bang" in a frighteningly orderly manner.

"I don't know how I ended up in Andorha, but I was indeed found nearby. It was said that I was wearing the heavy armor of an ordinary cavalryman and was in a state of suspended animation." David Kevin said seriously, "In fact, I was unconscious afterwards and only opened my eyes recently."

As he spoke, he patted the boy's shoulder and said, "Look - this child was rescued by his family."

Boy: ... Are you kidding me?!

Perhaps due to excessive excitement, Mio didn't have the brain to think carefully for a moment, and actually believed David Kevin's nonsense, and said: "What did you do to make you so embarrassed?"

David Kevin waved his hand and said, "Don't mention it. I was planning to go through this dense forest and follow the East Road all the way north, return to St. Antis first and then look for you. I just wanted to take this kid to the north to have a look, but I got lost. I couldn't find my way out after wandering around for several days. I had no choice but to crush a letter sand last night."

The boy really wanted to expose his lies and let him suffer a loss... However, he was soft-hearted and would get beaten anyway, so he could only stand there half-paralyzed, looking at the blond young man's face with mixed feelings and a toothache.

Mio stared at David Kevin for a long time, and finally confirmed that everything in front of him was real. He couldn't help but hug David Kevin tightly, then let him go, took a step back, saluted with a sword, and said: "Jason Mio, deputy commander of the Bronze Army and your most loyal friend, leads the newly formed first elite squad, welcome your return!"

The boy was stunned: ... What? !

David Kevin smiled and patted Mio on the shoulder, saying, "Long time no see."

After confirming that his good friend was still alive, Mio was more excited than ever. While leading David Kevin and the dizzy boy out of the dense forest, he excitedly told David Kevin about the major events that had happened in the past few years.

When talking about the change of power, David Kevin finally couldn't help but interrupt and said, "Wait, what was the name of the new emperor you just mentioned?"

Mio said: "Samuel Osvid, what's wrong?"

David Kevin: "Sh ...

"You forgot? Oh, yes, it's normal that you didn't react. His Majesty changed his last name." Mio said, "His last name was Pach before. Do you still remember the youngest son of the Pach family?"

David Kevin: ... I remember, how could I not remember, last night I recalled how cruel I was to him...

"I know, you must want to know why he changed from Pach to Kno, right? This is a long story, I will explain it to you slowly when I get back, after all, it's not convenient now." Mio blinked with a gossipy look on his face, and said something irrelevant, "Speaking of which, I remember you knew him before, when he was seven or eight years old, didn't you beat him up?"

David Kevin wiped his face and thought to himself, thank you so much for reminding me...

However, he changed his mind and became more confident again, saying indifferently: "It's a hundred years old account, it must have been forgotten long ago. People who have ascended to the throne will not be so petty."

Mio agreed: "That's right, otherwise His Majesty would not have come here in person."

David Kevin braked suddenly, and without even a second's hesitation, he turned around and walked in another direction, saying, "You guys go ahead, I have something else to do, after I finish that, I'll ---"

He stopped abruptly before he could finish his words.

As luck would have it, he had only taken a few steps when he saw a tall man coming out from behind a tall tree, standing in front of him with his arms folded. He looked him down and said with a fake smile, "Long time no see, David Kevin... Your Excellency?"

David Kevin's right eyelid twitched: ...