Steam trains in ancient times (15): Later

It seemed that in every world, Chu Feng’s marriage became a concern for people around him – of course, Si Qi was the same.

Seven years had passed since Si Qi last mentioned the matter of taking a concubine in Chu’s study. Now, the territory of Chu State had reached the other side of the planet and it had completely become the world’s hegemon. Chu Feng had also long passed the stage of establishing a career before starting a family.

However, the candidate who could inherit the throne could not appear, and even could not be born, because the noble Emperor Chu had no intention of taking a concubine until now.

Many people were anxious and advised that His Majesty, who was already over 30 years old, was losing a lot of hair because of this.

Some people also found Si Qi, who was also keen on being single, and wanted to ask this prime minister who was second only to the emperor to persuade him.

Unfortunately, the results all ended in failure. The Prime Minister went, but the responses he received were not satisfactory. Moreover, the court officials who encouraged the Prime Minister to go behind his back were eventually warned and punished by His Majesty. As a result, no one dared to come to Si Qi to persuade him anymore.

Some people were quick to sense that something was wrong and were so frightened by their own guesses that they lost their appetite and felt inexplicably panicked.

They observed the situation carefully, not knowing whether they were suspecting someone of stealing the axe or whether it was true. They felt that the look in Emperor Chu’s eyes when he looked at Lord Si was particularly gentle, even a little doting.

Fortunately, Prime Minister Si was still as cold as ever, except for the occasional look at His Majesty, where his gaze would become softer, as if he was looking at his close brother.

This made many ministers feel relieved, thinking that if Lord Si also had that intention, then they would not have any chance to persuade him.

In such a fearful mood, they carefully advised His Majesty to leave an offspring as soon as possible. These ministers, who were bystanders, silently watched His Majesty wait for Lord Si for more than ten years but to no avail. Even after more than ten years, there was no sign of any ambiguous relationship between the two.

Until one day, the Emperor of Chu suddenly announced that he would choose a child from the royal family as the crown prince. This news shocked everyone in the world, except for the group of ministers who saw something from the beginning.

There was even a hint of expectation in it.

They could only sigh at the depth of His Majesty’s love, and thought that if Lord Si did not get married in his lifetime, His Majesty would probably wait for him for a lifetime without giving up. This time, they all began to collectively persuade Si Qi to get married soon.

Si Qi was confused.

When did these guys, who used to avoid him whenever they saw him, become so bold that they even dared to ask about his private life.

The words “Don’t get married until you meet someone you like” made the ministers feel very sad. They thought to themselves, Your Majesty, how sad you would be if you heard this. The more they thought about it, the sadder they felt. They actually started crying in front of Si Qi. Si Qi was so overwhelmed that he drove everyone away.

It was probably from this day that some strange messages began to circulate on Chu State. Something like His Majesty and Lord Si were both single, His Majesty was infatuated with Lord Si, but Lord Si was unwilling to accept it. The words were so convincing that Si Qi was extremely angry.

How could they make up this story about his deep friendship with Chu Feng that spanned several worlds? This was too much!

The media still begged the question: “What does Lord Si think about homosexuality?”

Si Qi knew that every word he said would have a huge impact. Although he knew that saying this at this time might lead to greater misunderstandings, he still answered honestly: “I don’t think much of it. This is a very common thing.”

The media exploded instantly. Many people watched the live broadcast on the Internet and cried bitterly, saying “Your Majesty has hope.” However, Si Qi was so angry because of their barrage of comments.

When he got home, his sister Si Peihuan happened to come to see him with her children. Seeing his distressed look, she said jokingly, “Even the invincible Si Qi would encounter something he couldn’t solve?”

Si Qi: “Don’t mention it, I’m very upset now.”

Si Peihuan said cheerfully, “You feel annoyed, but haven’t I already explained the answer?”

Si Qi was stunned.

Si Peihuan walked over and gently touched the young man’s cheek: “Make a choice that you will not regret.”

These words instantly calmed down the young man who was originally somewhat moved.

He said expressionlessly: [Will I meet Chu Feng again in the future?]

Xiu Xiu said uncertainly: [Maybe]

Si Qi sighed: [But even if he does, after I meet him again, he will still forget everything about me. I have to lose him again and again, and then keep looking for him… What if one day, I can no longer find him, what should I do?]

Xiu Xiu was silent, not knowing how to answer.

Si Qi also remained quiet for a while, then in front of Si Peihuan’s surprised gaze, he shook his head and said, “Forget it.”

Si Peihuan was somewhat shocked and confused.

“Why?” she couldn’t help but ask.

Weren’t Si Qi and the Emperor of Chu the most suitable couple for each other in the world?

Si Qi said: “It’s not appropriate.”

He turned his back to Si Peihuan, and his attitude showed that he didn’t want to listen to Si Peihuan’s advice anymore. Si Peihuan could only sigh helplessly and turned to go to the kitchen to cook for his brother.

Si Qi thought about it seriously for a long time. A few nights later, he couldn’t help but say to Xiu Xiu: [Can I bring Chu Feng to the World Tower and ask the supervisor to allow him to become a fast traveler?]

Xiu Xiu was speechless. He seemed to be panicking about something, and stammered: [This, this, this…]

Seeing that Xiu Xiu couldn’t answer, Si Qi sighed and said: [Can you write down everything that happened between Chu Feng and me? Maybe one day, they might come in handy.]

For example, he could show these contents in the form of a video to Chu Feng in another world, so that he would believe that he and Chu Feng had a connection in their previous life.

Xiu Xiu assured: [Of course no problem! ]

After Si Qi finished speaking, he fell silent again.

Xiu Xiu felt the emotions conveyed by Si Qi and couldn’t help but said in a tangled voice: [Master, are you sad? ]

Si Qi: [Maybe]

Xiu Xiu hesitated: [Master… Xiu Xiu has something to say to you…]

Si Qi was puzzled: [What did you say? ]

Xiu Xiu was struggling with her thoughts, and suddenly he started to cry, which scared Si Qi: [Xiu Xiu can’t say anything now, Xiu Xiu is so scared]

Si Qi: […………]

Although Xiu Xiu may seem unreliable sometimes, as an intelligent AI with a set of logical algorithms, he rarely made mistakes on his own initiative. Therefore, Si Qi did not ask further questions or doubt them. Instead, he comforted him: [I know. When you want to say something, just tell me. Why are you afraid? Is there anything I can do for you?]

Xiu Xiu cried and said: [Wait until Xiu Xiu tells the master, then the master will know.]

[Okay] He bought a lot of candies and toys from the mall, put them in the consciousness space and gave them to Xiu Xiu, [Don’t be afraid, master is here]

Xiuxiu cried loudly: [Xiu Xiu is so touched. It’s great that Xiu Xiu can have you as the master of the system! Wuwuwuwuwu…]

Si Qi listened to the voice in his head and didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

But after this conversation, he finally decided to maintain a lifelong relationship of monarch and subject, and friendship with Chu Feng.

Many people felt sorry about this, but since this was the choice made by Lord Si, no one could force him.

His relationship with Chu Feng had always been very good, so good that people around them would wonder why they didn’t stay together since they both regarded each other as their only love.

After all, there was no one and no resistance in this world that could stop them, right?

Just like this, more than ten years passed, and the spacecraft ascended into the sky. After arriving at the moon, Si Qi said to Chu Feng, the wish you made to me that year has come true.

Chu Feng was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then he laughed dumbly.

“Yeah, I didn’t expect it to come true so soon.”

On the huge screen, the astronauts in thick space suits left their footprints on the surface of the moon, and the entire command center erupted in unparalleled excitement and shouting. At this moment, the people of the entire planet were cheering and crying for this. Si Qi had to get closer to Chu Feng and said to him: “Next, do you have any other wishes?”

They conquered all places on the planet and let the flag of Chu fly in every corner of the world. Even the name of the planet was named Chu Star.

Was it all over?

No.

He didn’t want it to end like this.

He wanted to leave more memories with this person.

However, Chu Feng smiled and said, “My wish is to support you in doing everything you want to do.”

After hearing this, Si Qi’s expression softened and he nodded after a moment: “I’m doing what I want to do now.”

Chu Feng smiled gently: “That’s good.”

Time passed day by day, and several decades passed in the blink of an eye. Human’s exploration of the universe had moved from the solar system to the Milky Way.

On this day, the whole country was covered in a gray gloom, whether it was the expressions on people’s faces or the pages on TV media and the Internet.

The great Emperor of Chu, who personally expanded the State of Chu from a small country all the way to the whole world, passed away at the age of 96.

The moment the news was announced, everyone couldn’t believe it.

The cries spread to every corner of the planet. Many people subconsciously came to the outskirts of the palace. They sat on the ground and cried until they were almost fainting under the obstruction of the guards.

Not long after, the media captured the scene of Lord Si coming to the palace with a dejected look on his face. Many people looked at the old man’s haggard face with worry, fearing that he would not be able to bear the blow. Many stopped crying loudly, shed tears silently, and gave encouragement and comfort to Si Qi.

Si Qi just nodded tiredly to the people around him. His sad look made many people feel nervous. For some reason, they had a bad premonition.

The funeral ended solemnly under the auspices of the current emperor, and Si Qi personally saw his old friend off for the last time.

The next day, his body was found by the guards. Many people who had a premonition in their hearts were stunned. Many people could not accept the blow and fainted. Many people who were already in a heavy mood and had not yet been relieved were devastated. Most of the shops on the street were closed, and all entertainment companies were closed. Walking on the street, there was no smile at all. Everyone pinned a white cloth on their sleeves, and crying seemed to be heard everywhere.

From then on, the third and thirteenth of this month every year became national memorial days. The names of Si Qi and Chu Feng may be engraved in the minds of people in this world for the rest of their lives.

…

Three hundred years later.

The second habitable planet after Chu Star was discovered by humans. At this moment when the whole world was cheering and applauding, the current Emperor of Chu announced that this planet would be named Qi Star.

As a result, Si Qi’s name once again entered the public eye in the form of national attention, and many netizens commented: “It doesn’t seem surprising at all.”

“It’s better to say that apart from Lord Si, no one else is qualified to name this planet.”

“Shall we take this opportunity to discuss Lord Si’s achievements in his past?”

“Come on, the TV series and movies have been made so many times, isn’t it enough? Everyone knows it.”

“Don’t even mention the TV series. From my primary school years to my doctorate, I could see Lord Si’s name all over my textbooks. It was amazing…”

“How could someone in this world be so powerful? If Lord Si could have lived a few more decades, I’m afraid Qi Star would have been discovered by us long ago.”

Some people also said that the netizens’ praise was too exaggerated, and said: “Come on, Si Qi is an ancient man. The spacecraft of that era could barely leave the Milky Way. How could he master the leap technology and explore such a huge universe?”

This statement then caused everyone to laugh at him: “The person above is so naive.”

“Do you know how far our civilization had developed when Lord Si was born?”

“Some scholars speculate that if it weren’t for Lord Si who single-handedly pushed ancient civilization into the modern era, we would still not be able to solve the problem of food and clothing, the average life expectancy would be only 40 years old, and the most luxurious means of transportation would still be a horse-drawn carriage.”

“It’s terrible to be uneducated. Don’t you know that leap technology and interstellar detection technology are the basic theories proposed by Lord Si, which gave all scientific researchers a specific research direction, so we humans can master them in just a few decades?”

“The global positioning automatic charging technology launched two years ago was developed by Lord Si, so now you can’t even find a charging plug on the streets. The sad thing is that we didn’t officially realize the technology until 300 years later, even though we were almost there. Because Lord Si passed away at that time, it took us a full 300 years to complete the last step.”

“Is this true? That’s too exaggerated!!”

“In the last official interview video, the president of the Institute of Space Science and Technology said that if Lord Si were still alive, thousands of researchers would not need so much time to solve the technical difficulties of the leap, and they only needed to ask Lord Si. They all believed that if the scientific technology at that time had not developed to the point where it could provide accurate relevant data, limiting Lord Si’s subsequent research, Mr. Si would definitely be able to write all the formulas by himself.”

“Hey, now that you mentioned that, I remember the video that the school showed us of people from that era mourning Lord Si. The atmosphere, wow, was really amazing.”

“Yes, I was stunned when I saw it. All the people in the video fainted from crying. I could feel their sadness through the screen. They really loved Lord Si.”

“After all, many of them had experienced such hard times when they were young. It was Lord Si who provided them with food and clothing and allowed them to live a life they could never have dreamed of. It is easy to imagine how deep the feelings of the people of that era were for Lord Si.”

“Hey, if only His Majesty the Emperor of Chu could live a few more years.”

“Yes, I have always thought that Lord Si died right after supporting His Majesty the Emperor of Chu because he could not bear the blow. I heard that Lord Si was still very healthy at the time. The medical staff around him cried and said in the interview that they could not believe that Lord Si would suddenly pass away.”

“Speaking of which… there must be something between them, right? I don’t dare to film it in the TV series for fear of offending the great man, but I just feel that there must be something.”

“I think so too… I watched the video of the interaction between His Majesty the Emperor of Chu and Lord Si, and it seems that His Majesty the Emperor of Chu definitely has feelings for Lord Si! After all, Lord Si is so powerful and so handsome. The two of them knew each other when they were young and fought side by side for so many years, yet they both remained single their entire lives. I wouldn’t believe it if there wasn’t some hidden secret!”

“Yes, I still remember that all the media were discussing whether there was an ambiguous relationship between His Majesty the Emperor of Chu and Lord Si. The Emperor of Chu publicly stated that the Prime Minister had no plans to marry anyone, and asked everyone to respect the Prime Minister’s wishes and not speculate too much and bring him trouble. This attitude clearly shows that he has those thoughts in his heart but he doesn’t want to force his lover. Otherwise, why doesn’t he just say directly that he doesn’t have those feelings for the Prime Minister and ask everyone not to make random guesses? It’s just because he respected Lord Si’s wishes that he decided to protect him silently.”

“Eh, even if His Majesty the Emperpr of Chu owns the whole world, he still can’t own the person he loves… It’s too cruel TnT”

“I don’t think LordSi had no feelings for the Emperor of Chu. Look at the videos of Lord Si interacting with others. He is dull and emotionless, even a little cold. Only when he met His Majesty, he smiled all the time and was very relaxed, which seemed particularly real! Not to mention that when the Emperor of Chu left, Lord Si left right after him. It is impossible to say that Lord Si didn’t have the Emperor of Chu in his heart!”

“…They say they have feelings for each other, but why aren’t they together? Can you explain?”

“If this could be explained, we wouldn’t have been arguing about this topic over and over again for hundreds of years.”

“Oh…it’s such a pity that they were not together. If Lord Si had a little more intention in this regard and taken a little more initiative, the result might be different.”

“By the way, do you think Lord Si is a person who traveled from the future?”

“Again? I always see people like you every year.”

“Please, even if we were transported back to more than 300 years ago when Lord Si was still alive, we can only go there and set off fireworks… In the end, we still have to cling to Lord Si’s thighs.”

“Lord Si’s wisdom has made me feel that he is not a time traveler… He is really just simply amazing. How can a time traveler know so many things?”

“Some people have speculated that Lord Si might have traveled through time with an intelligent AI that recorded all human knowledge and civilization. But if you look at the videos preserved in history, when Lord Si was communicating with scientists, cultural scholars, and music masters, it didn’t look like he was looking up a system at all. He really integrated the knowledge into his brain and mastered it thoroughly!”

“Yeah, even if we can memorize the formula, can we use it to calculate the position of every planet in the galaxy? It’s impossible… Knowing and practicing are two completely different things. Even if you give me a recipe, I still can’t cook a good dish.”

“And do you think that the Lord Si portrayed in the TV series is already very powerful? Not at all! Due to the length limit of the TV series, it is impossible to film everything in detail. It only shows that Lord Si is good at scientific research, powerful on the battlefield, and assisting the Emperor of Chu to unify the world. In fact, Lord Si is really an all-rounder!! As long as it is an industry you can imagine, there is no industry that Lord Si is not good at! A promotional video he edited casually in the past is still a classic work that is repeatedly mentioned in the industry!! There is absolutely no weakness in Lord Si!”

“Yes, look at Lord Si’s calligraphy, paintings and so on. Anyone who knows a little bit about it will be fascinated by it. And those ancient poems are really… Every time I recite them, I can’t help but sigh how can there be such a monster in the world! He is so good at writing!”

“My favorite is the music played by Lord Si, which is absolutely heavenly. After a rough calculation, based on the video recordings circulating on the market, Lord Si has mastered at least sixteen musical instruments, and all of them have reached performance-level level! Sixteen kinds!!”

“And Lord Si is also a peace-loving person. Our technology has developed so fast, but our weapons have been stagnant. The reason is that after Lord Si helped His Majesty to unify the world, he never developed any weapons again. The electromagnetic guns and electromagnetic cannons used in the army now are, after all, just improvements based on the guns and shells that Lord Si originally made. It is conceivable that if there were no scientific research notes left by Lord Si, the development of our scientific and technological civilization over the past few hundred years would probably be just like these guns and cannons, with some progress, but definitely not to the extent it is today. “

“Even though Lord Si has passed away for three hundred years, he is still guiding us forward. (Tears)”

“Yes, it is said that hundreds of years ago, human civilization was generally very brutal, the class system was particularly obvious, and men and women were not even equal! The father of our Emperor Chu was famous for his diligence and kindness, but even he would regard other countries as foreign countries after conquering them, and the people of that country would be reduced to inferior people or even enslaved! Even our Chu State was like this, and other countries were even more exaggerated. Except for the noble class, everyone else was an ant!

“But after His Majesty unified our ancestors’ country, he did not treat us as slaves, and even gave us equal rights. Otherwise, it would be impossible for us in Chu State to be so peaceful now, and we might even be unable to sincerely accept each other because of skin color, eye color and other reasons!”

“Because of skin color and hair color, there is a barrier? How is that possible? You really have a tendency to think.”

“But this is proven in history, and scholars have speculated this way.”

“Some scholars have speculated that in serious cases, there could be mutual hostility or even war.”

“…I don’t understand at all. Aren’t we getting along pretty well?”

“So, we should be thankful that it was our Lord Si and His Majesty who stood at the historical node at that time. If it were anyone else, I’m afraid we wouldn’t be as united as we are today.”

“Hey, it’s another day to thank Lord Si.”

“I really hope I can travel back in time and meet him…”

“Then you might as well take Lord Si to the future. Who knows, there might be some way to prolong life in the future. This way, our human civilization will take off directly.”

“Then it may not be enough to just bring Lord Si with you. We have to bring our Emperor Chu as well.”

“Hahaha, really.”

“So the topic is back again. Is there really nothing going on between Lord Si and His Majesty?”

“Don’t worry about it. This question may really become an eternal mystery in human history.”

The author has something to say:–

A short drama about a parallel world that does not exist:

In modern society, Zhao Er lies on the sofa and watches TV. She finds that no matter which channel she switches to, she can always see handsome young men playing Si Qi of different ages and periods in different dramas, and they are always accompanied by a handsome and extraordinary young man of similar age.

Nine out of ten of the most popular TV series of the year are related to stories of that era, which is a real annoyance for Zhao Er.

It’s strange to say, for some reason, but she seemed to feel uncomfortable with Si Qi’s existence since she was born, as if she had a grudge against him in her previous life.

But in elementary school, junior high school, high school, college, and even when she entered society, she would hear Si Qi’s name from different people and different media, and even see Si Qi when she turned on the TV when she got home!

Zhao Er was almost going crazy. From then on, she stopped watching TV, liking or chasing celebrities, and didn’t even want to study the history of that era.

As for the Fourth Prince, who is he? A TV villain? From the same era as Si Qi’s gang?

Oh, I don’t want to understand at all.