Chapter 156.2 The Purple Medal of Honor
Editor: Jodi
The awarding of the Purple Medal of Honor was a grand affair, one where the awarding and adorning would be done by the President of the Federation himself amidst the gathering of various bigwigs as it was broadcast live across the Federation.
When the live broadcast started, the audience who had been waiting in front of their screens discovered that the bigwigs who were participating in the medal awarding ceremony this time were particularly numerous. The General Admirals of the three major legions, and even the Federal Marshals were present. Although the awarding of the Purple Medal of Honor ceremony was grand, with the Federation requiring the participation of the top brass of the ZF, the military department was an exception.
The military department, responsible for the security of the Federation, couldn’t leave their posts easily, and even if they had to attend significant events, having even just one of them present was considered a great honor. However this time, for Yan Hao’s award ceremony, all three of the Federation’s General Admirals and the Marshals appeared together, something which was really a rare sight.
However on second thought they understood why. In the past, the General Admirals and the Marshals didn’t appear because the stationed forces weren’t strong enough, hence they had to stay at their posts to ensure the Federation’s safety. But now, with the phantom spirit stone, the military’s advanced combat power had grown exponentially, so it wouldn’t be a big problem for these military bigwigs to come out once in a while.
Although the award ceremony was grand, the process was quite simple, because after the President of the Federation went up the stage and delivered a speech praising and thanking Yan Hao for his contributions, someone brought up the Purple Medal of Honor that was encased in a brocade box, then at that moment, Yan Hao also walked up onto the stage and accepted the medal under the watchful eyes of everyone.
And with that, the award ceremony was over.
After the award ceremony, there was a dinner party, and Yan Hao, as the main character, couldn’t miss it, hence throughout the evening, he was greeted by all kinds of bigwigs and dignitaries of the ZF. Fortunately he had Old Pang and Old Zhong by his side throughout, so he wasn’t too nervous. It wasn’t until halfway through the dinner party, after all the bigwigs had greeted Yan Hao, that Sheng Heng, along with his father, walked over to them.
And seeing them, Old Pang and Old Zhong didn’t stay in place like they had done before to help their disciple, turning away tactfully instead as they walked away.
After all, this was their disciple’s future wife’s father. They couldn’t treat him like how they had treated the others.
“Xiao Hao, this is my father.” If they were counting, this was the first time Sheng Heng was introducing his father formally to Yan Hao.
“Xiao Hao.” General Admiral Sheng greeted with a rare gentle smile on his usually stern face.
“General Admiral Sheng, hello.” Yan Hao bowed nervously.
General Admiral Sheng’s smile thickened by a few more points. “We’re not in the military department right now, and I’m not here on behalf of the War God Legion, so just call me uncle.”
“Hello, Uncle.” Yan Hao corrected his address hurriedly, however at the same time, he became even more nervous and subconsciously glanced at Sheng Heng several times.
“Dad, it’s all your fault for looking so fierce, look at how you’ve scared Xiao Hao.” Sheng Heng smiled as he walked over, taking Yan Hao’s hand.
Yan Hao instinctively breathed a sigh of relief when his hand was held, however after hearing what Sheng Heng said next, he stuttered in fear again: “No… not scared.”
“Don’t be afraid, my dad just looks fierce, but he’s actually very nice.” Sheng Heng comforted him.
“I’m not scared, I’m just nervous.” Yan Hao, a little embarrassed, pinched Sheng Heng’s hand fiercely.
What was senior saying? What if General Admiral Sheng became unhappy? He had never been liked by parents in the first place.
General Admiral Sheng, having spent most of his life on the battlefield, knew very well that his aura was a bit terrifying, and that although he tried to soften it, he still seemed very unapproachable to ordinary people, hence he consciously made his smile even more gentle then said, “Don’t be nervous. I just came over to say hello to you. You’ve visited the War God Legion a few times, but I haven’t been able to find the right opportunity to talk to you. You’ve helped the War God Legion a lot….”
“Uncle, you’re too kind. I didn’t do anything…..” Yan Hao said humbly.
“If you haven’t done anything then why is Sheng Heng’s mom so anxious?” When General Admiral Sheng mentioned his wife, his overwhelming aura, which couldn’t be concealed no matter how much restraint was applied instantly became much more approachable.
“Ah?” Yan Hao was confused.
“Sheng Heng’s mother has always wanted to prepare a gift for you, saying that she can’t let you suffer. However every time she’s almost ready, you would give the War God Legion an even bigger gift. And just based on the fact that you cured Sheng Zhuo, our family owes you a debt that we can’t repay. So, his mother and I made a decision.”
“What decision?” Yan Hao asked subconsciously.
“If we can’t repay it, then we won’t repay it. We’ll just give this kid to you to offset the debt. Anyways he’s already the Federation’s number one soft rice eater.” General Admiral Sheng pointed to his younger son who was smiling broadly with disgust.
Yan Hao’s eyes widened violently.
“Dad, even if you find me annoying, you don’t have to be so eager to get rid of me, right?” Sheng Heng, seeing that Yan Hao was stunned, spoke out to ease the situation.
“What, you know that you’re not good enough for Xiao Hao, so you’re afraid he won’t want you?”
“Want, I want.”
Yan Hao’s eager response made the two men turn to look at him at the same time, and between the Sheng family father and son, one had a smug expression while the other had a complicated expression.
And seeing that General Admiral Sheng’s expression wasn’t right, Yan Hao thought he didn’t believe him and so added hurriedly, “We’ll get married after I graduate.”
“……”
General Admiral Sheng looked at his son who was already so happy that the corners of his lips were almost about to touch the sky silently and suddenly felt a little jealous in his heart.
He thought of how at that time, in order to marry his mother, he had gone through great difficulties just to propose, and now the result, it was his son who was being proposed to? Forget it, he would just take it as him having married off his son. Thinking about it like this he felt somewhat better.
General Admiral Sheng, not someone who couldn’t read atmospheres, excused himself and left, giving the two children some space.
“Xiao Hao, I’ll remember your words.” Sheng Heng said as he held Yan Hao’s hand for confirmation.
“En.” Yan Hao naturally wouldn’t go back on his word.
And getting this response, the smile at the corners of Sheng Heng’s lips deepened, and suddenly leaning down, he whispered in Yan Hao’s ear in a suggestive and coaxing tone, “Then, I’ll wait for you to graduate.”
Yan Hao’s ears trembled, only feeling a tingling sensation flowing down from his earlobes to his body, causing the blood in his whole body, from top to bottom to stir restlessly.
However right at that moment, he felt a gaze that kept coming back to him, and turning his head, he saw Sima Ming Xuan, dressed in a dark military uniform, standing not far away, and seeing him looking at him, Sima Ming Xuan just nodded but didn’t make any move to come closer.
“Sima Ming Xuan wants to make an exchange with us for the formula of the medicine.” Naturally, Sheng Heng had also seen him.
“The one for healing mental energy?”
“Yes, I was just about to ask for your opinion. The formula is yours, so it’s your decision whether to make the exchange or not.” Sheng Heng told him.
To be honest, Yan Hao was surprised because of the state of Sima Ming Xuan’s mental energy. Yan Fei was already in his senior year, and in the previous life, he had already configured the medicine that could control Sima Ming Xuan’s mental energy, but it seems as if he hadn’t done it yet in this life, what’s more his progress didn’t seem to be as smooth as it had been in the previous life either.
“I don’t know.” Yan Hao didn’t like Sima Ming Xuan, but he couldn’t also just watch him die without helping him, so he was a little hesitant for a while.
“Then let’s leave it for now.” Today was Yan Hao’s award ceremony and the day Yan Hao had proposed to him. He didn’t want their moment to be disturbed by irrelevant people.
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Thanks for the chapter! Just heal the dude & get rid of him with a promise of staying away forever?
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Thanks for the chapter!
This may be an unpopular opinion, but I actually find Ming Xuan to be a really interesting character. He’s manipulative and lacks empathy, but he’s also observant and somewhat capable of self-reflection. When Yan Fei suggested that weird mind controlling drug, I wouldn’t have been surprised if Ming Xuan turned into a typical canon fodder villain and took the offer (after all he did attempt to kidnap Yan Hao), but instead he drew a firm line and acknowledged that the fate of the federation was worth more than his life. And now it seems he’s finally using the appropriate channels to try and get his illness treated.
Generally he’s just really complex and while I don’t like him, I also don’t hate him like I hate Yan Fei. I may eat my words later, but as of right now I’m curious if he can be redeemed and what that would even look like. Overall I just like villains who are multi-faceted instead of one-dimensional green tea B’s like Yan Fei.
Everyone seem to agree that Sheng Heng will become Yan Hao’s wife, even Sheng Heng’s parents. 😂