Chapter 45 Bai Ze "You are dreaming, Ronan."
The cold wind carried ice particles, which hit the metal layer outside the outpost, making a dull rustling sound.
Yitulan stood here, looking at the distant sky. His long eyelashes were covered with snow, which was somewhat similar to the color of his original eyelashes. His light blue eyes looked holy and pure.
He is waiting for the arrival of his great master.
Aboard the spaceship, it was warm and quiet. Murphy, utterly bored, was holding Jie Lan and giving him a lecture. An Nuo had fallen asleep while holding Xiao Er, and Meng Er was quietly recharging in a corner. According to their estimated timeline, they would soon reach the Northern Territory.
Wei An closed the notes he had organized, let out a breath, and felt a mixture of anxiety and anticipation.
......
Central Star Region, Imperial Palace.
Bad things just happen one after another, even the wind and snow join in the fun. This year, the central star field welcomed the first snow earlier than in previous years.
Chaos arrived before the cold wave and spread as fast as a plague.
Ronan was in the study, his golden curly hair was a little messy, and even the perfect mask had a crack. The books that he usually took good care of were thrown on the ground by him, becoming a pile of newly created garbage.
Requests for rescue and emergency messages poured in from all directions, nearly overwhelming the garrison commander's communications. The major families in the Central Star Region refused to take any responsibility, either shirking responsibility or simply losing contact. Those old men in the Xiongbao Society were only interested in protecting the safety of the noble male insects...
The balance was collapsing at an unprecedented speed, and Ronan felt an unprecedented panic in his heart.
He needs power, absolute power to stabilize the situation.
Who else can help him?
Now, who else...
......
Yes, and Bai Ze. How could he forget Bai Ze? Bai Ze is so powerful, Bai Ze can definitely help him.
Ronan walked through the silent and magnificent corridor, his elegant steps somewhat hurried.
A blizzard was raging, yet the room felt warm as spring. Even the rich aroma of incense couldn't overpower the thick odor of illness and medicine. Bai Ze didn't lie weakly on the couch as usual. Dressed in plain casual clothes, he stood by the window, gazing out at the occasional flames and rising smoke in the distance.
His posture was still as upright as a military woman, as still as a green mountain, which was an unshakable and unchangeable nature.
At this moment, Ronan also walked to the outside of Bai Ze's bedroom. He tried to restore his expression to his usual gentleness and pushed open the heavy door.
She walked in with a leisurely pace and a smile on her face. Her elegant fragrance was somewhat at odds with the heavy medicinal odor in the room, which was like dead wood.
Looking at Bai Ze's back by the window, Ronan subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.
"Aze." His voice was gentle and soft. "It's very chaotic outside right now. I was worried about you, so I came to see you."
Bai Ze didn't look back at him. He reached out and opened the window. The wind rushed in. The cold and damp air made Ronan shiver, but Bai Ze seemed unconscious and reached out to catch the snowflakes that were floating nearby.
Seeing that Bai Ze looked absent-minded, Ronan took a few steps closer and his tone became more earnest and straightforward.
"Aze, you're the only one who can help me now. There's a problem within the garrison. Those nobles... they're all unreliable. I need you, the people need you, the empire needs you..."
"With your prestige, as long as you come forward, you will definitely be able to calm people's hearts. Those riots..."
Ronan walked to Bai Ze and wanted to hug him as usual. He stretched out his hand and released his mental power.
At the moment when his fingertips were about to touch Bai Ze's shoulder, Bai Ze dodged.
The first thing Bai Ze saw when he turned around was the astonishment in Ronan's eyes, and a sarcastic smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Ronan's hand froze in mid-air as he met Bai Ze's eyes.
Those warm and gentle eyes that he was once so familiar with were now like a bottomless well, as cold as ice.
The room was so quiet that Ronan could even hear his own breathing. He didn't know what he was afraid of. What was there to be afraid of? Just as he was about to continue speaking, Bai Ze spoke.
"Help you?" Bai Ze looked straight at Ronan.
"Ronan, look outside. Does it look like the slums we lived in back then? Chaotic, dirty, and a place where the strong prey on the weak."
Ronan's heart sank suddenly, and he forced a smile and said, "Aze, now is not the time to talk about this..."
Bai Ze ignored him and continued his own words. His eyes fell into the void, his voice was hoarse, with the weakness of a long illness, but it also revealed a strange calmness.
"At that time, you were nearly sold as a breeding slave. I met you and saved you."
"You took me away from wherever I was, sent me to school, and later even gave me love..."
"A noble male insect, the future king, is actually willing to be with an ordinary military academy student, and he goes against all odds and disregards the opinions of those established nobles."
"How perfect."
Ronan's face turned grim, and he subconsciously didn't want Bai Ze to continue speaking.
"What else did you give me?"
"Let me think about it. You are the most merciful and generous Lord."
"You have been kind and generous to me, and have forgiven my mistakes for being greedy and reckless, and for harming the royal bloodline..."
"But why did my first child die? Because you needed a female monarch who was strong enough to protect you and maintain your position, not a useless person who couldn't fight on the battlefield. You had all the medical bugs conceal my physical condition, so I only discovered I had a miscarriage after the battle."
"My merciful Lord, I truly should thank you. You gave me a body riddled with wounds that relies on your grace to survive."
Ronan's expression completely changed. He tried to summon his usual dignity: "Bai Ze! Do you know what you're saying?! This is disobedience!"
He thought about the purpose of coming here again, softened his tone, and tried to regain control of the situation.
"Aze! Listen to my explanation!"
"That child...that child came at the wrong time. The situation was unstable at the time, and I only discovered it after you went to the battlefield... And now we have a new child, so nothing will happen this time. But you have to help me overcome the current crisis."
"Disobedience?" Bai Ze laughed softly, his laughter cold and filled with a creepy amusement. "The moment I learned that Wei An and his team's Dawn Project was successful, Ronan, do you know what I was thinking?"
He took a step forward, half a head taller than Ronan. After his natural flattery and docility towards the lord disappeared, he turned out to be sharp and piercing.
"I'm thinking, finally... I don't have to get better anymore."
Ronan's pupils suddenly contracted.
"After I was injured, those precious potions, and the spiritual comfort you gave me during those intimate moments. So gentle, caressing my spiritual sea over and over again... I indulged in it like a fool, letting go of all my resentment, thinking that this was happiness..." When Bai Ze mentioned these, his eyes became increasingly darker.
"You cured me, but you also made me a dog tied up with chains. I am a piece of trash that can't live without you. I will never make you feel uncomfortable again, and I will never let you feel fear again."
The sound came out as if it was ground out from deep in the throat, with a bloody hoarseness.
"Ronan, you're actually really mean. When you depend on me, you want to control me. When you belittle me, you're jealous of me. You think I'm dazzling and want to destroy me."
"Even at this time, you still want me to charge into battle for you."
Ronan felt a chill running down his spine, and he subconsciously wanted to step back, as if it was the first time he truly knew this female monarch who had been with him for decades.
"You...you have always known this?" His voice was dry, losing its usual mellowness, and with a barely perceptible tremor.
"I want to protect you. You're always injured on the battlefield. Besides, don't you want to spend more time with me?"
Bai Ze didn't answer, but just looked at him with that cold, scrutinizing gaze.
The wind outside the window blew harder, directly blowing open the window that Bai Ze had just partially opened. The wind messed up Bai Ze's hair, and the snowflakes carried by the wind fell into Ronan's eyes. He wanted to reach out and wipe them off, but the snow melted directly into his eyes, bringing an uncomfortable chill.
"Protect?" Bai Ze looked at Ronan, and the word came out of his lips with a strong sense of sarcasm.
"What you have always protected is only your shaky throne and your fragile and vicious heart."
"No!" Ronan denied harshly, the gentle mask on his face completely shattered, revealing the ferocity and panic inside.
"Bai Ze! Without me, you'd be stuck in that filthy slum for the rest of your life. I gave you everything, and this is how you repay me? You actually suspect and resent me."
"Repay?" Bai Ze laughed, his voice hoarse and sad. He looked around the luxurious yet lifeless bedroom. "I've almost used up half my life to repay you: my abilities, my talents, my health, my unborn child, my freedom... Isn't that enough, Ronan?"
Bai Ze's gaze fell back on Ronan's face. There was no more resentment in it, only complete calmness.
"I'm curious. When you returned to the Central Star Region, you sent someone back. You wanted to kill me, didn't you? But that person happened to discover that I was actually an S-rank female insect."
"And then you changed your mind, didn't you?"
Ronan felt uneasy at the coldness in his eyes, and was seized by the fear of losing control completely.
No, he can't lose Bai Ze,
At least not now...
"Aze, I was wrong about what happened in the past. I apologize!" Ronan tried to soften his attitude, with a hint of pleading in his voice. This was his usual trick that almost always worked against Bai Ze.
"But the Zerg need it now. For the sake of our relationship over the years, please help me. As long as we get through this difficult time, we can start over. I swear, I will really treat you well. Besides, our child hasn't been born yet. You can't let him live in such an environment..."
"Feelings?" Bai Ze repeated softly, as if he had heard an extremely funny joke.
"Ronan, how could you have feelings for a knife or a dog?" His voice was very soft, hitting Ronan's heart.
He raised his hand, his fingertips resting on his lower abdomen, where he could already feel signs of life.
"This child is my child, not yours."
"Don't even think about it!" Ronan was completely enraged, his fear turning into violence. He rushed forward and grabbed Bai Ze's shoulders, "You are my queen! Everything about you belongs to me! Including the child in your belly!"
"Belongs to you?" Bai Ze stood still, slightly raising her head. The pride and dignity that once belonged to the most outstanding female soldier broke through all shackles at this moment, and was unstoppable.
"You're dreaming, Ronan."
Looking at Ronan's handsome face twisted with anger and fear, he spoke clearly, word by word: "Your empire is crumbling, and you, my merciful majesty, can only stand here, helpless and furious."
He approached Ronan again, his nose almost touching Ronan's, and blew out a cold breath: "The reason I'm still here is to wait for you."
"How do you think Wei An and the others escaped?"
Bai Ze's pupils shrank into vertical pupils, looking dangerous and a little scary.
"So, when you come to me like a stray dog and beg me to protect you, do you know what the only thought in my mind is?"
Bai Ze's voice was extremely low, like a venomous snake spitting out its tongue, and it reached Ronan's ears clearly:
“I was thinking, what a great opportunity this is.”
Ronan stood frozen in place, looking at Bai Ze opposite him, feeling an unprecedented chill that ran from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, almost freezing his blood and soul.
"It's so chaotic outside. If you die, will anyone find out?"
Ronan's breathing suddenly stopped, and he looked at Bai Ze in disbelief. For the first time, real fear appeared in his golden eyes.
"You...you dare!" Ronan's voice was sharp with fear, and he could no longer maintain his dignity.
"Why shouldn't I dare?" Bai Ze asked back, even with a hint of curiosity in his tone.
"Bai Ze! Are you crazy? I am your lord! The Insect King!" Ronan growled.
"You are the crazy one, and you still expect me to save you."
The hypocritical god was finally stripped of his gorgeous skin by the believers and sacrifices he had created with his own hands, exposing his rotten inner face and completely destroying the shrine.
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