Chapter 143: Little Rabbit x Archon (Part 2 – End)

One year later.

Wen Chu took office as the new Archon of the Lower District, sparking heated debates.

It wasn’t just his overly perfect resume, his beautiful appearance, or his young age of nineteen that caused people to talk, but also his gossip news.

—According to insiders, the reason the former Archon, Xiu Aflund, abdicated in his prime was that he was forced by Wen Chu to give birth to nine children at once, and thus couldn’t wait to flee the Lower District.

This rumor was so bizarre that when the surveillance footage was first sent from the Upper District, some people doubted its authenticity. But by today, no one believed it was true anymore.

However, people who loved drama kept the story alive, and messy gossip of this sort never ceased.

By this time, Xiu had already been back in the Upper District for three months.

During these three months, he used thunderous methods to swiftly suppress the resistance in the Upper District.

The Upper District tried to use rumors to sow discord between them, frequently launching massive propaganda campaigns with headlines like “Xiu shows a look of disgust when hearing Wen Chu’s name in the Upper District” or “Wen Chu strictly forbids the mention of Xiu.”

But without exception, all these were overshadowed by the debate of “Can the Archon actually get pregnant?”

Let alone causing a rift, Wen Chu seemed not to care at all about who held the real power. He wished he could hand the entire Lower District to Xiu on a silver platter.

As a result, while Xiu appeared to be starting from scratch in the Upper District, he was actually the power holder of both the Upper and Lower Districts.

Let alone touching him, the elders of the other two major families had to force smiles when they saw him, terrified that if their smiles weren’t bright enough, they would receive a death threat letter from Wen Chu the next day.

—How old is he!! Can he stop being so blindly obedient to his adoptive father!!

Even that trusted adjutant of Xiu’s wouldn’t be this loyal if he took over the Lower District!!

Countless high-ranking officials in the Upper District were vomiting blood in frustration.

But no matter how much they complained, they couldn’t stop Xiu’s power from growing day by day, nor could they stop Wen Chu’s prestige in the Lower District from rising.

Initially, it was because of the gossip, but later, it was because of the concrete things he actually achieved.

Comprehensive eradication of illiteracy, canteens for the elderly, poverty alleviation, cracking down on organized crime…

Xiu had left Wen Chu the foundation for development, and Wen Chu followed the roadmap to push forward.

He was raised and taught personally by Xiu.

This former Archon gave him the ability to wield a gun, but also gave him a kind and responsible heart.

No matter how childish he was emotionally, when it came to doing real work, Wen Chu’s methods bore the shadow of Xiu. After a brief period of surprise, the people of the Lower District quickly accepted Wen Chu’s succession.

The only oddity was that the Archon would inexplicably disappear for ten to fifteen days every month. During this time, Xiu would almost always take over the affairs of the Lower District.

People simply assumed Wen Chu lacked experience and needed to go to Xiu regularly to report and further his studies.

Until three years later, when Xiu consolidated the forces of the Upper District and became the Archon of the Upper District once again. At his succession ceremony, he held Wen Chu’s hand.

On both their ring fingers were matching simple bands.

The Crowd: ?

The protagonists of the gossip became real?

Everyone’s first reaction was disbelief. During the interview, a reporter even tentatively asked, “Mr. Xiu and Mr. Wen have a very good relationship. You are both wearing matching rings today; is it a coincidence that you bought the same one?”

Xiu looked calm. “It’s not a coincidence. We have been married for many years.”

The Crowd: ??

No, but when the rumors were spreading, no one said the rumors would come true???

Because the scandals of the previous few years were simply too shocking, now that Xiu and Wen Chu announced their marital relationship, everyone had a feeling of “Oh, is that it?”

So it’s just marriage, not actually birthing nine babies in one go.

Many years later.

“…This is the Era of the Dual Archons, the story of two Archons.” The history teacher closed the textbook.

“Under their governance, the Upper and Lower Districts ushered in a golden age of rapid development and formally merged ten years later. After the merger, they chose to leave politics and live in seclusion.”

“As for the reason why Wen Chu disappeared for about half a month every month, no one knows to this day.”

Below the podium, a little girl whispered secretly to her deskmate, “I know. My aunt is Alice. She told me that the reason these two disappeared was to go give birth to nine babies at a time. She even gave me a book of unofficial history; it’s written in great detail.”

Her deskmate’s eyes widened in shock. “Huh? Nine babies at once?!”

Because she was too surprised, the deskmate forgot to lower her voice, attracting the attention of the teacher on the podium.

The history teacher looked toward the source of the sound, looking stern. “Elizabeth, what are you secretly saying? Stand up and say it out loud.”

Elizabeth stood up. “Teacher, are you sure you want me to say it?”

The history teacher narrowed his eyes. “Is there something that can’t be said in class?”

Elizabeth said honestly, “Nothing much. I just said that according to unofficial historical records, the reason Wen Chu disappeared for half a month each time was that he was making Xiu carry nine babies at once, and he was busy delivering children every month.”

“Pfft—Hahahaha…” The class erupted in laughter.

The history teacher’s face turned iron-gray. “Where did you see this unofficial history! Neither of them is dead yet! Who made up this wild history? You will make a mind map of the content I taught today and hand it to me before evening study hall tomorrow.”

Elizabeth shrank her neck and didn’t make a sound.

She didn’t want to say it, but the teacher insisted, and then got unhappy when she did.

What’s wrong with nine babies at once? Aunt Alice also said that Wen Chu and Xiu were actually in a father-son relationship, that Wen Chu was actually a palm-sized lop-eared rabbit, that Xiu wiped out all the laboratories for Wen Chu, and that Wen Chu was Xiu’s child-raised husband…

But she wasn’t as bold as her aunt and didn’t dare say all those things in class; she only dared to whisper them.

Fortunately, the bell rang soon after. The history teacher left in a huff, and Elizabeth sat back in her seat, patting her chest.

The student behind her poked her back, laughing so hard they couldn’t straighten up. “You can really spin a yarn, nine babies at once, hahahaha… What else did the unofficial history say?”

The History Class Representative suddenly spoke up. “The unofficial history also says that actually, Wen Chu was Xiu’s child-raised husband.”

Elizabeth’s eyes widened instantly as she looked at the History Class Representative wearing black-rimmed glasses. “How do you know?”

The History Class Representative pushed up their glasses. “This is a top-tier ship. If you search online, you can find massive shipping threads. There are plenty of newspapers from over a dozen years ago inside; they are all ironclad proof.”

Elizabeth’s deskmate said weakly, “What if what’s in the newspapers is also fake? I saw a theory saying they had a political marriage…”

The History Class Representative slammed their organized mind map onto Elizabeth’s desk. “I don’t care. If it’s written down, it’s true. No matter what, ChuXiu really got married, beating 90% of real-person ships globally.”

Elizabeth took the mind map, moved to tears. “The History Class Rep is right!”

Deskmate: “…”

Unofficial history cannot be trusted!!!