Chapter 58: The Sixth Prince's Manor He was silent, not agreeing with Muas...
Lin Xi took a deep breath and didn't argue with Muas. Instead, he asked, "So, when do you plan to leave the capital planet?"
Muas sat on the sofa, his eyes twinkled when he heard this and said, "I still don't know how you came to the capital planet."
Lin Xi smiled and said, "Guess?"
Muas really lowered his head and began to think.
At the time at the meeting, I really couldn't think of it right away, but some things can be figured out naturally if you think about them more.
What's more, the result is very clear and there is no need to think too much.
"It's Elrond Levy." Muas used a declarative sentence.
Lin Xi said: "So you haven't forgotten that little female insect yet."
Muas pursed his lips, feeling something dull in his heart: "You haven't forgotten it either, have you?"
When this tone came out, Muas herself felt it was not good, like a complaint, and also like... jealousy.
Lin Xi chuckled, then suddenly moved closer and said, "Muas, could it be that you are..."
"Could it be something serious?" As the breath got closer, Muas became a little nervous.
Although he implicitly agreed to Lin Xi, he was still a little uncomfortable if the other party asked him to do some intimate actions right now.
Lin Xi slowly moved closer, her breath lingering in the other person's ear: "Are you jealous?"
A hot current hit him, and his ears turned red from being burned. Muas subconsciously pushed Lin Xi out and didn't even hear what the other person said.
Muas's action was subconscious and the force was quite strong, but the sofa back was soft, so he shouldn't be hurt.
Lin Xi, however, clutched her chest, as if she had been seriously injured, and looked at Muas accusingly: "Why are you pushing so hard? Are you trying to kill your husband so you can find the next one?"
"Husband? What's that?" Muas didn't understand and blurted out.
Lin Xi looked angry: "Is this the point?"
Muas turned his head and said, "Who told you to get so close?"
Being pushed away, isn't that what you deserve?
Besides, he didn't use much strength, and the other person's appearance was just acting.
Muas crossed his arms and said, "If you don't want to talk about it, forget it."
Lin Xi rubbed his chest and said, "Since my wife wants to hear it, even if you murdered her husband, I can't be angry with her."
Muas glared at him again.
Lin Xicai slowly explained, "Husband and wife, on the planet where I live, are just nicknames for lovers."
Nickname? Are you kidding me?
Muas narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the cunning look in Lin Xi's eyes. There was indeed something fishy. Why wasn't he on his wife's side?
"Really? Then why aren't you the wife, and I'm the husband?" Muas stretched out his hand, first pointing at the other person, and then pointing at himself.
Lin Xi said, "You are so beautiful and noble, gentle and considerate, dignified and generous. How could you condescend to be my husband?"
"Smooth talker, sweet words but a sharp knife in the heart." Muas said coldly.
Lin Xi was a little depressed. It was obvious that female insects liked the smooth-talking and sweet-talking male insects. They were also talking and laughing at the banquet, so why were they so cold to him?
"Aren't all the male insects at the banquet like this? And you treat them politely?" Lin Xi said unconvincedly, "But you don't treat me well at all. You're clearly treating me differently!"
"That's because you look like a scoundrel, but you're actually a lecher and a scoundrel. Do you expect me to be nice to you?" Muas glared at him. "Dream on."
Lin Xi felt aggrieved. It was okay to call him a hooligan, but why did he say he was lustful? He only liked Muas, but he hadn't even gotten a kiss from her so far.
"You're going too far!" Lin Xi said.
Seeing Lin Xi being humiliated, Muas was smug: "The current situation is that I am the prince and you are a commoner. Whether it is power or wealth, you can't compare to me."
"So," Muas said, leaning closer, "you can no longer take advantage of my love for you and act recklessly."
Lin Xi, however, sensed something different in his words and looked at Muas with interest: "What you're saying is that you were already attracted to me before this?"
Muas's expression immediately changed, and he looked away: "No!"
Lin Xi nodded: "Oh, I heard that the attempt to cover up makes it more obvious."
Muas gritted his teeth and said, "This prince's words are as good as gold. If I say no, then there is no!"
Lin Xi nodded again: "I understand, I am angry out of shame."
Muas walked away, "You're just talking to yourself, stubborn as a jerk!"
Muas didn't want to pay attention to Lin Xi and went upstairs by himself.
Lin Xi shouted from downstairs, "I know. The Sixth Prince is very concerned about his reputation. Even if it's the truth, he can't speak so bluntly."
"I won't tell you anything, Your Highness, please come back!"
"Sixth Prince?"
"Sixth Prince?"
After shouting for a long time, no insect responded. Lin Xi smiled, thinking that Muas was shy.
…
the next day.
Ying came to the Insect Emperor's bedroom to report what happened last night.
But what surprised the insects was that the male insect who had suffered a loss last night did not have any elders come to the palace early in the morning to cry to His Majesty the Insect Emperor, saying that his cubs were bullied at the banquet.
However, the strange thought only flashed through Ying's mind for a moment. He knelt respectfully on the ground and reported in detail about the Sixth Prince's escape and failure last night, without any personal emotions, and left it entirely to His Majesty to decide.
Although Ying felt that the female insect was a little strange, he did not exaggerate anything.
The Insect King dropped the chess piece on the board, his attention completely drawn to the words "failed escape": "I knew Muas hadn't given up yet."
Ying said, "Your Majesty, do you need to add more guards to the manor?"
"No need. He's in a bad mood, so if he wants to make a scene, then let him make a scene." The Insect King shook his head, then smiled after thinking about something. "It's not bad to sneak out for a while. His temper is much more lively than before."
Ying lowered his head deeply. He had already reminded His Majesty that something was wrong with the female insect beside him, but he didn't know whether His Majesty hadn't noticed or had ignored it because he was in a good mood. He didn't say anything more.
After all, saying it once is enough. If I emphasize it again, it would seem like I'm implying that Your Majesty is not in the right mind.
It doesn't matter if Your Majesty hasn't noticed. As a loyal captain of the guard, he can investigate the situation privately and then report to Your Majesty.
Ying believed in his intuition. He felt that there was something wrong with the female insect taken away by the Sixth Prince, so there was definitely something wrong with the other party.
Ying asked the guards to bring the information of all the servant insects at last night's banquet and reviewed it.
After confirming that even with disguise, there was no similar servant insect figure, Ying concluded that there was something seriously wrong with this insect.
Ying checked all the lists, procedures, and interactions between insects again, and indeed found clues, and locked in two suspect insects, the fifth prince and the eighth prince.
It is not difficult to investigate such trivial matters, but the difficulty lies in the fact that it involves the prince, which makes the investigation process much more difficult.
Ying cannot reach into the prince's palace, even though the fifth prince and the eighth prince are not very favored by the Insect Emperor, but rules are rules.
And behind the fifth prince stands the Yingman family.
The Yingman family did not have a male insect to attend the coming-of-age banquet, but this family is an old-established aristocratic family.
Every step and every action must be carefully considered.
Even if His Majesty the Insect Emperor came in person, he would have to give some face to the head of the Yingman family.
The guard insects spied on the prince's whereabouts and inquired into his private affairs at will, which was no different from monitoring His Majesty the Insect Emperor.
Once exposed, there will be no place to bury the dead.
Therefore, Ying must be careful and cautious in every step, otherwise he will be caught by the opponent.
The pace of investigation was hindered and the case slowed down.
But if you don't want the insects to know, you'd better not do anything. As long as the wind and sand blow, there will always be traces left.
The spy came back to report that the Fifth Prince did not bring any servant insects to the coming-of-age banquet, and the servant insects brought by the Eighth Prince were in a side hall. However, as soon as the banquet began, after His Majesty the Insect King left, the other party also left, and when he left, the other party's servant insects followed him back to the Prince's Palace.
No one saw what the servant insect taken away by the Eighth Prince looked like, so this cannot be used as evidence.
But the spies also found out something strange.
The Levi family has never had much contact with the Eighth Prince. To be precise, the Levi family has had little contact with any prince. But two days before the coming-of-age banquet, the heir of the Levi family met with the Eighth Prince.
The meeting place was a club owned by the Levi family, which was very confidential.
Ying thought to himself: There must be something wrong with being so sneaky and secretive.
The Levi family is also an old noble family, but there are not many offspring in the family, and no female insects are sent to the palace. They do not have good relations with the princes, which means that they will not participate in the selection of insects for the future throne.
It is certainly good to be prudent and protect yourself, but it also makes you lose some of your sharpness.
The head of the Levi family was ruthless in his early years and was not so gentle. It was probably to pave the way for the next heir.
However, what Ying could figure out, other families could naturally see clearly as well. Therefore, there were many forces secretly eyeing the Levi family, and some of them could not wait and had already started to prepare and began to erode the Levi family's wealth and power.
The head of the Levi family was no pushover either. With a thunderous move, he cut off the claws extended by many families, thus venting his anger.
But this is not a long-term solution.
Therefore, Ying wondered if the Levi family was planning to rely on a certain prince and place a bet?
But Ying became confused again. The Eighth Prince had no favored female father, no male insect brothers, and no powerful maternal clan. What was the Levi family trying to achieve by visiting the Eighth Prince at this time?
What a coincidence that it happened to be the day before the coming-of-age party.
The prince's identity is sensitive and the matter is difficult to investigate, but the Levi family does not need to be too worried.
Ying called back the assigned insects and focused on investigating the Levi family, and was sure to act with caution.
…
The Sixth Prince's Manor.
Lin Xi said, "I'm going to get moldy after staying here for two days. What are your plans? Why don't you tell me?"
Lin Xi tried to persuade Muas for a long time, using indirect hints, sweet words, and even threats and seductions, but it was all in vain. The other party's mouth was harder than a clam with a nail embedded in it.
"Did you swallow the planetary mothership with your mouth? I can't pry it open no matter how hard I try." Lin Xi said.
Muas smiled faintly: "Thank you for the compliment, it's all thanks to the good teaching of the instructor."
Lin Xi rolled his eyes and clapped perfunctorily: "I see, you're indeed a capable person who attended military school."
"But," Lin Xi continued, "Why do I remember that there was such training in the military academy?"
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