Gu Shiting, the empire's first omega merfolk marshal, was stunningly beautiful, aloof and chaste. He always buttoned his clothes to the very top, never showing so much as an inch of his snow-white skin, and was revered by countless people.
In the year 210 of the Star Calendar, war with the Zerg broke out. Gu Shiting died heroically at the age of 28, and the entire nation mourned.
He left behind three young children. His husband, Qin Heng, went mad overnight, his hair turning completely white. He reverted to his true form as a giant dragon and fell into a deep sleep in the nest he had shared with his wife.
Five hundred years later, Qin Heng had become a bloodthirsty tyrant infamous throughout the universe, his moods impossible to predict.
Gu Shiting's name was one that everyone in the empire could think of, but no one dared speak.
Until one day, a four-year-old little merfolk appeared outside the emperor's residence.
The little merfolk stuck out his plump, round tail. His skin was as white as milk, and his round eyes blinked brightly.
He wrapped his arms around a servant's leg, his chubby cheeks quivering as he spoke in a babyish voice. "Auntie, I'm this family's mommy! Let me come in. I still have to cook for the babies, too."
Seeing the little merfolk's resemblance to Gu Shiting, the servant thought he was one of Gu Shiting's lost children and brought him inside.
The three alpha children were all grown now, and had become leading figures in their respective fields across the empire.
But they had lived their whole lives in the shadow of their mother's death. They were every bit as gloomy as their father, killing without a second thought and consumed by the torment of their deranged mental powers.
They paid no attention to the little merfolk, assuming he was some minister's child.
But the little merfolk stubbornly followed them around. Though he was still a baby himself, he picked up a huge pot.
"Babies, I'm your mommy, you have to be good to Mommy." The little merfolk bared his belly like a kitten and held up an empty baby bottle. "Mommy's tummy is rumbling now."
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There was often a little something wriggling in the sons' beds, murmuring in a babyish voice, "So busy. I still have to put the babies to bed later..."
"The little moon floats by, the stars blink... No, that's not how the lullaby goes!"
One son was too busy working to eat. The little merfolk got angry, putting his hands on his hips as his tail puffed up. "You have to listen to Mommy and eat properly, or I'll spank you!"
Everyone thought the little merfolk was doomed. He was so young and ignorant, yet he dared to impersonate Marshal Gu Shiting...
But later, they discovered that the little merfolk really was Gu Shiting!
The great marshal who had died many years ago had been reborn as a lively, adorable little baby who sweetly called everyone "big brother" and "auntie."
A tragic, loveless childhood had made the marshal taciturn, aloof, and cautious as an adult.
Now, the entire empire had a chance to raise the marshal all over again.
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