Chapter 154
“…98, 99, 100.” Qi Heng counted the last number and opened his eyes.
After agreeing to let Xizi play hide-and-seek with him, he closed his eyes and counted down to one hundred, then went to find the hiding little bug.
only.
Qi Heng glanced at the bright blue dot mark on the system. There was no need to look for it. It could be found at a glance.
The underground structure of the entire Dead Egg Pit is quite large, but it only takes a little over a minute, so even if Xizi runs very fast, he can't run very far.
He walked out, deliberately slowing down his pace so as not to find some insect baby hiding in a corner too quickly.
At this moment, Xizai was hiding in a small hole, using a tool worm to block the outside, and was carefully observing the situation outside through the gap.
After a long time, Xizai didn't see Xiong's father. He couldn't help but wonder if he had hidden too well, otherwise why Xiong's father hadn't found him yet.
Just at this moment, Xizi suddenly saw his father's figure appear not far away.
He subconsciously held his breath, silently repeating in his heart: Xiong father can't see me, Xiong father can't see me.
Woohoo, the handsome father is getting closer and closer. Has he discovered himself?
With this thought in mind, Xizi didn't dare to move even though he felt his legs were numb from squatting.
Qi Heng stopped in front of an engineer bug that was supposed to transport ore. Looking at the blue dot that had not changed since the beginning, the corners of his mouth curled up.
"I found you."
"Go do your thing."
The first sentence was said to Xizai, and the second sentence was said to the engineer bug caught by Xizai.
This is the main road of the Dead Egg Pit underground base. From time to time, engineer bugs pass by here. Xizai is the dominant bug. His innate mental power allows him to drive these lower-level primitive bugs without self-awareness.
After receiving Qi Heng's order, the engineer bug immediately crawled to the side - as the master, Qi Heng's order was above everything else.
Without the cover of the engineer bug, Xizai, who was hiding in the pit, was exposed.
The hole that could accommodate a little bug like Xizai was certainly not big enough, not to mention that he was squatting, so it could only barely accommodate him.
Their eyes met, and the squatting Xizi looked up at him and called out pitifully, "Father Xiong."
"What's wrong."
"My feet are numb, I can't move."
“…”Is such a stupid kid really your own?
"Hold my hand." Qi Heng sighed and stretched out his hand, letting Xizi help him stand up.
Xizi stood up unsteadily and said softly, "Thank you, father Xiong."
"Father Xiong, how did you find me? I was hiding very well."
"The first time I hid here, my female father didn't find me." Xizi didn't say that he was so exhausted that time, and when his female father found him, he jumped out and fell at his feet.
Well, this is too embarrassing. Better not let Xiong’s father know.
Qi Heng brushed off the dust on his body and said, "I guessed it."
"Father Xiong is really amazing. He can even guess it."
Facing Xizi's adoring and surprised gaze, Qi Heng replied with a clear "Hmm" and then asked, "Do you want to play more?"
"Play!"
"The female father can't cook that fast. Can the male father play with me a few more times?"
Qi Heng touched the cub's head and nodded, saying, "Okay." It didn't matter if he played with him a few times. He was just afraid that Xizai wouldn't want to play anymore.
"Great!" Xizi jumped up and down a few times, smiled slyly and said, "This time I must hide somewhere where my father can't find me."
Qi Heng: I’m afraid this is difficult.
He glanced at the blue dot representing Xizi's location on the system, and for a second he wondered if it was a bit unethical for him to cheat and bully the little bug cub, but then he remembered that sometimes it was necessary to let the cub experience setbacks.
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"Father Xiong, you are so awesome. You always find me so quickly." Lying in Father Xiong's arms, the whimpering Xizai showed a pair of dead fish eyes.
Every time, note that every time, hide and seek was over within five minutes.
No matter where he ran, he would be found by his father immediately. The repeated blows made Xizi almost have a psychological trauma on playing hide-and-seek.
"Still playing?" Qi Heng pinched the insect cub's face.
Xizi pursed his lips: "No."
"Father Xiong can always find me. It's so boring."
Qi Heng changed his position while holding the insect cub, listened to the weak voice, and patted the insect cub's back soothingly.
"Are you tired?"
"A little bit." Xizi said, rubbing his father's neck affectionately.
Running around in the passage was a bit too much for him as a cub.
In order to delay her father's discovery, she would have to think for a long time every time before figuring out where to hide. In the end, it was no longer hide-and-seek, but hide-and-seek.
——Hide while changing position.
However, it was of no use. No matter where he ran, his father could find him.
"Then go back and see if your mother-in-law has prepared the meal, okay?"
Xizi, who was leaning on his shoulder, said crisply, "Okay."
Qi Heng turned around and walked towards the kitchen.
On the way.
Xizi tugged at his collar and asked, "Father Xiong, can you find me no matter where I hide?"
"That's right." Qi Heng said with a smile: "No matter where Xizi hides, Xiong Dad will be able to find you."
With the system's real-time positioning function, he can know Xizai's location anytime and anywhere.
Xizi let out a long "ah" and whispered, "Then I won't play hide-and-seek with Xiong's father anymore. It's boring if I get caught every time."
Hearing this, Qi Heng laughed.
"You can play with your female father."
Xizi puffed out his cheeks and sighed, "This is the only way."
Qi Heng carried Xizi into the restaurant.
He saw several dishes similar to those he had eaten at lunch placed on the table, but there was no sign of Chu Xiu.
Is it in the kitchen?
Before he could say anything, Xizi had already gotten out of his arms and rushed into the kitchen, shouting as he ran: "Father, Father, Father, Father and I are back."
Qi Heng didn't follow him in. He walked aside and sat down.
A cub is a cub. It was clearly lying on his shoulder just now, looking tired and unwilling to move, but after just a short rest, it became full of energy again.
In the kitchen.
Chu Xiu shifted his gaze from the cassava paste in the pot to the noisy little bug and gently touched his head.
"Are you having fun?"
"It's so, so fun to have Xiong's father playing with me." Xizi kept nodding his head and grinning from ear to ear. "It would be so great if Xiong's father could play with me every day."
If you don't want to play hide-and-seek, you can play something else.
Chu Xiu thought that he had neglected the growth of the cubs in the past, and that there was no way to avoid the same situation after the end of the cold winter, so he felt helpless.
"There will be a chance."
I wonder if I can discuss this with His Majesty and see if we can take turns taking care of them during our free time... I think His Majesty would agree, right?
Xizi tilted his head, nodded very sensibly and said nothing.
Although I know that both the female and male fathers are very busy and may not have much chance to play with me, I am a sensible and obedient little bug cub, so of course I cannot take the initiative to cause trouble for the female and male fathers.
"What's cooking for the mother-in-law?"
"It's for other insect cubs to eat." Chu Xiu said lightly.
Xizai lost interest when he heard that. He thought that the porridge was not tasty at all and meat was more delicious.
"Father, I'm hungry."
"Shall we go out? Father Xiong is waiting for us outside."
Of course Chu Xiu would not refuse. He turned off the black stove under the pot and walked out holding the insect cub's hand.
This black furnace is the same one used by the Zerg in the gathering area. It can not only help combustion but also reduce the consumption of other fuels.
Both starting it and using it consumes energy. The longer it is used, the faster the internal stored energy is consumed. Therefore, the Zerg in the gathering area will use it together with wood, hay and dead branches.
However, for Chu Xiu, this amount of energy consumption is nothing. The thing that is most lacking in the Dead Egg Pit base is energy crystal ore.
Furthermore, while the energy furnace's technological content wasn't high, it was still at the technological level of a Level 4 civilization. With a little modification, it could directly use crystal ore as its energy source. Otherwise, it wouldn't be possible to directly use energy crystal ore—low-level technological items wouldn't have built-in converters to convert crystal ore energy.
In the restaurant.
Qi Heng raised his head when he heard footsteps. He thought Chu Xiu and the others would not come out for a while.
He turned off the book projected by the computer and nodded slightly to Chu Xiu: "Thank you for your hard work."
"No." Chu Xiu picked up Xizi and placed him on the special chair for him, his eyes showing a hint of gentleness: "Compared to the past, what I do now is much easier."
"My... cooking skills are not very good, but I will try my best to do better." Although he didn't show it, Chu Xiu was still a little nervous in his heart.
He has been busy directing battles and killing enemies on the battlefield. He has only cooked a few times recently for the little bug cub, and the ingredients are limited... He is really worried that His Majesty will eat today and not come next time.
"Next time you come, the food I cook will probably taste better."
Qi Heng took a small cassava from the plate, peeled off the outer skin, and held a small portion in his hand. He handed it to Xizi and said, "No, it's already good."
In his opinion, Chu Xiu was a little too modest.
These foods look and taste great, and it is really not bad to be able to make them to the current level with such simple ingredients and seasonings.
"Have you ever studied cooking?"
Chu Xiu hummed and said, "I've learned it."
He had learned this a long, long time ago, long before he became an important insect in the empire.
He had done quite well in this course back then, but he never picked it up again because he didn't need it anymore... After all, with his status back then, he couldn't get close to His Majesty at all.
Xizai listened to their conversation without interrupting them. He only said sweetly as he took the cassava: "Thank you, Father Xiong."
"Yeah, good."
Qi Heng put the second peeled fruit into Chu Xiu's bowl, and without waiting for Chu Xiu to speak, he stood up and said, "I'm going to wash my hands."
Before Chu Xiu could come to his senses, Qi Heng disappeared from his sight.
He stared at the cassava in the bowl, feeling helpless but also a little excited.
This was the first time His Majesty had personally put it in his bowl... This was something he had never thought of before, let alone dared to hope for.
Holding the cassava that was a little big for his hand, Xizai took a bite and did not forget to remind his female father who was in a daze.
"Father, eat it. It won't taste good if it gets cold." This is what his father usually taught him.
"Hmm..." Chu Xiu responded unconsciously, but he felt a little conflicted in his heart. He was reluctant to eat it, so what should he do?
When Qi Heng came out after washing his hands, he saw a cub trying hard to chew cassava and a female insect staring at the bowl in a daze.
What's going on?
Qi Heng sat down, picked up his bowl and said to Chu Xiu, "I forgot to ask. If you don't like cassava, we can change it."
His bowl has not been used yet.
"No, it's not." Chu Xiu pressed the bowl, as if he was afraid that he would really switch with him in the next second, and said quickly: "I ate it."
Qi Heng served himself a bowl of cassava stew, which contained diced cassava and animal meat. The soup did not smell like animal meat but was rather delicious.
As he ate, he recalled the cassava paste warming in the pot that he had seen when he washed his hands. He said to Chu Xiu, who was taking small bites of cassava, "When you go to feed those cubs later, call me along."
The young of the Tianjia Zerg grow at an astonishing rate for a period of time after birth. In order to grow up as quickly as possible, they need to consume more food and eat more frequently, and need to be fed about four or five times a day.
After hearing what he said, Chu Xiu's expression froze, as if he was stunned.
He added, "Two people will be faster."
Xizi spoke up, his eyes sparkling as he said, "Father Xiong, I want to eat some meat."
Qi Heng picked up a piece of meat with his chopsticks and put it on the spoon in his bowl, and reminded him: "Eat more, you will grow faster."
"If I eat more, will I grow as tall as my father?" Xizi put the meat into his mouth and asked vaguely while chewing.
It’s not that he doesn’t want to grow as tall as the female father, but the male father should be taller. As a male insect cub who is the same height as the male father, of course he has to aim to be like the male father.
That’s right, it’s definitely not because I think female fathers are shorter than male fathers or anything like that!
"Just eat well and don't be picky about food, and exercise well, and that's all."
Xizai:!
Xizi, who originally had no interest in eating and only ate two bites of meat each time, said bitterly, "Zizi, listen to your father Xiong and eat well from now on."
Ying, just eat to grow taller!
Qi Heng, who had noticed from lunch that the little bug was a picky eater, found this funny. The little bug looked really pitiful.
However, bad habits like picky eating are not allowed. As a parent, he certainly has the obligation to help the little bug correct it.
"Well, that's what a good boy should be like as a male father."
Xizai completely saw through Xiong's father's perfunctory attitude. He only heard what he wanted to hear - ahhh, Xiong's father said that he was his good boy. He was so happy.
Thinking of this, Xizi felt a lot more motivated to eat.
During the meal, Qi Heng would occasionally pick up some food for Xizi with his chopsticks.
Chu Xiu on the side looked at them with a smile. Everything at the moment made him feel satisfied, and he couldn't help but have similar thoughts as the little bug.
It would be great if Your Majesty could come every day.
Perhaps as their relationship improved, the atmosphere at the dinner table gradually became warmer, completely different from the lunch.
After the meal.
Qi Heng quickly took over the task of clearing the dishes, but when he was about to wash the dishes, a baby insect, which was holding its stomach because it had eaten too much, was suddenly stuffed into his arms.
He looked over and raised his eyebrows slightly at Chu Xiu, asking him to explain what was going on.
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