Chapter 161

Use mental power to communicate with the fungal mat, causing its drooping leaves to close, and the fireflies to restrain the light they emit.

In a blink of an eye, the room fell into darkness.

However, such an environment had no effect on Qi Heng. Unlike humans, the Tianjia Zerg could still see clearly even in pitch darkness.

In silence.

Qi Heng placed one hand behind his head, lying on his side, his brows relaxed and his eyes closed, as if he was about to fall asleep.

But in fact, his mind was very clear at this moment and he had no intention of falling asleep.

It had to be said that sharing a bed with someone else after adulthood was a novelty for Qi Heng. Especially since his perception was now extremely sharp, so sharp that even without trying to perceive it, he could still hear breathing sounds that didn't belong to him.

Even if someone in the other two breaths tried to breathe as lightly as possible, they were as obvious to him as fireflies in the dark night.

Qi Heng frowned slightly.

It seems that not only he couldn't sleep, Chu Xiu was the same.

Well, to put it bluntly, the two of them are just strangers who know each other, not even familiar with each other.

If it must be defined, it is probably a 'forced' binding relationship?

He needed Chu Xiu's ability to help rebuild the Tianjia civilization. As a Tianjia Zerg, Chu Xiu followed his innate instincts and instinctively chased after his "master".

He was not familiar with Chu Xiu, and the only impression he had of him came from the Lord's hammering here and there.

However, it is a pity that even among those memories that emerged... there was very little content related to Chu Xiu.

If I am like this, let alone Chu Xiu.

Even though he was once the chief minister of the Tianjia civilization, he was at best a subordinate in front of the Lord. No matter how familiar he was with the Lord, he was not that familiar with him... let alone a half-baked "Lord".

No, but you can’t say you are unfamiliar with it.

...To some extent, the relationship between Chu Xiu and the 'Master' was too close.

Qi Heng thought of something, and the corners of his mouth twitched involuntarily, and he felt a little embarrassed in his heart.

Chu Xiu should like to 'dominate', right? Anyway, it's not very simple, but I don't have that idea.

He thought that the space under the Dead Egg Pit was very large. In order to avoid the situation where he only had one room to stay in, should he ask Chu Xiu to clean up another room?

Qi Heng knew that he would definitely come again, whether it was to take care of the little bug's physical and mental health or to deal with something else.

——We can’t squeeze into one room every time we come.

It seems I have to talk to Chu Xiu about this tomorrow.

After making up his mind, Qi Heng felt relaxed, a little sleepy, and fell asleep in a short while.

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In the dark.

Chu Xiuyuan was not as calm as he appeared.

He slowed down his breathing and quietly sensed the movements of His Majesty who was lying on the other side.

When Chu Xiu felt that His Majesty's breathing became longer and knew that His Majesty had fallen asleep, he slowly exhaled.

Your Majesty is asleep.

Does this mean that His Majesty is not that opposed to me?

Chu Xiu fell into memories.

You can't blame him for being so cautious and even a little timid, because the last time didn't leave him with a good impression.

The last time I slept in the same bed with His Majesty was when His Majesty chose me, and there was a little bug there.

Being the chosen one among so many female insects, even someone as calm as Chu Xiu couldn't help but have some thoughts about whether he was special or not.

However, it turned out that he was overthinking it... His Majesty left as soon as the affair ended, and it was obvious that he didn't like her.

All right.

Your Majesty actually doesn't just dislike me.

——Your Majesty treats all female insects equally, without any obvious likes or dislikes.

The only female insects that can be treated differently by His Majesty the Overlord are those who have made indelible contributions to the construction of the empire and the development of civilization.

His Majesty was only interested in their achievements, and didn't care about anything else, such as their admiration for him... In this regard, I was extremely lucky compared to other female insects to be chosen by His Majesty.

Not to mention, His Majesty generously gave him a bug egg.

Thinking of this, I suddenly felt balanced.

Chu Xiu moved, tilted his head and looked at the sleeping Majesty.

Although I don’t know what happened to His Majesty that made him a little different from what I remember... maybe he is more gentle?

It’s not that His Majesty in the past wasn’t gentle, it’s just that His Majesty in the past didn’t care about anything other than the development of the empire.

His Majesty doesn't care about the things that others are flocking to and going crazy for. His attitude is so indifferent that they don't know how to make him happy.

Fortunately, the fruits of victory from conquering other civilizations made up for this.

——Every time they conquered a powerful civilization, they could see some appreciation and smiles from His Majesty the Overlord.

The rapid and glorious development of Tianjia civilization is inseparable from His Majesty the Lord.

But……

Thinking about the current situation of Tianjia civilization that he had heard from His Majesty, and then looking at the Zerg on Tianyun Star, Chu Xiuzhen could never have imagined that civilization would collapse in just one night.

Chu Xiu recalled the memories before he fell into hibernation, but unfortunately, the closer he got to the time of hibernation, the more blurred those memories became.

Was the Tianjia civilization really at such a disadvantage at that time?

Maybe, maybe not.

From his own perspective, as a Chu Xiu, he could just sit there and wait for an unknown possibility. But as the Chief Consul of the Empire, he couldn't abandon his responsibilities and make a decision that would be detrimental to the empire.

Qi Heng was sleeping soundly beside him, but Chu Xiu, who was reminded of the past when sleeping in the same bed with him, was tossing and turning.

With Qi Heng's vigilance, he shouldn't have not reacted when being stared at.

Perhaps it was because the environment he was in was very safe, and he didn't need to be distracted or vigilant. Plus, it was rare for him not to be in cultivation, so he slept quite soundly this time, and didn't even notice that someone was watching him for most of the night.

Not only did he not notice this, he didn't even notice Chu Xiu approaching him.

When Qi Heng opened his eyes the next morning, the first thing he felt was the soft light emitted by the fungal mat.

After a few seconds, he, who had adapted to this level of light, felt numb when he saw the familiar yet unfamiliar face less than a foot away from him.

No, why did I see Chu Xiu’s face?

Isn't that a little bug sleeping in the middle?

Wait, that's what Chu Xiu said—where did that little bug go?! Where did that little bug go?

He looked down and first saw the hand covering the back of his hand that obviously did not belong to him, and then he saw a head of black hair at the end of the bed.

Qi Heng had no expression on his face.

How could the little bug kid sleep so badly? He slept from the head of the bed to the foot, and even slept upside down.

Or are you just following suit?

However, I seemed to have slept too soundly last night. I didn’t even react when the person sleeping next to me changed... and he was so close to me.

He glanced at Chu Xiu and thought that if he pulled his hand back at this moment, he would definitely wake Chu Xiu up.

He looked at Chu Xiu who was still sleeping. Well, he was sleeping very soundly and had no intention of waking up.

Qi Heng felt a little tired.

Is it because I trust myself too much and therefore have no defenses?

At this moment, he noticed that Chu Xiu's eyelashes trembled slightly. Was he about to wake up?

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I thought I would feel better after taking medicine for a week or two, but it took me almost a month to get better (although I still have to continue taking it).

I'm feeling well now, my headaches have eased a lot, and I'll resume my daily updates.

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