Chapter 87
This scene is somewhat embarrassing.
Facing Chu Xiu's hopeful eyes, Qi Heng felt no emotion at all. He just wanted to pull out the system and whip the corpse.
Headache.
Judging from Chu Xiu's performance, the Chu Xiu in front of him should be the female insect in his memory... What should he ask? If he really wanted to ask, he had a lot of things to ask, the first of which was what happened to the Tianjia civilization after he left.
That was a time when there wasn't even a system to record it.
Qi Heng was silent for a moment, then chose another question: "Your appearance has changed a lot. What happened to you?"
He didn't know how Chu Xiu had survived to this point in time, but it was most likely inseparable from Chu Xiu's current appearance. A female insect that was clearly an adult was growing backwards... Even in the Tianjia civilization, it was incredible.
Hearing Qi Heng's words, Chu Xiu's eyes were filled with joy, but just as he opened his mouth to say something, a look of confusion suddenly appeared on his face.
"I-I don't remember."
Chu Xiu frowned and tried desperately to recall his past memories, but his mind was blank. He muttered to himself in despair, "...what happened to me? Why can't I remember it?"
Qi Heng noticed something was amiss with Chu Xiu, his already gloomy face now looking even uglier. He recalled A0's earlier scan of his body, which had indicated his frail health, and spoke up to interrupt Chu Xiu's self-deprecating recollections.
"If you can't remember, forget it. Don't think about it." It's not a big deal anyway. Even if you figure it out, what's the use? It's too late after ten thousand years.
Qi Heng sighed silently. Honestly, he was mostly grateful for Chu Xiu's appearance. Chu Xiu's story had given him a new idea: if there was a Chu Xiu, could there be another one? Could there still be insects in the Tianjia civilization from ten thousand years ago?
Although this possibility is small, it is not impossible.
"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, I can't answer your question." Chu Xiu said as he knelt on one knee in front of him, lowering his head as if to ask for forgiveness.
Qi Heng choked. He suspected that Chu Xiu was treating what he had just said as a task.
He looked at Chu Xiu with a complicated expression. The boy was short to begin with, and now he could only see the top of Chu Xiu's head.
"No need to kneel to me."
The Overlord might be accustomed to this gesture of loyalty and apology, but Qi Heng was, at most, an ordinary Earthling just two months ago. Even if he possessed one-fifth of the Overlord's memories, the memory of 'Qi Heng' was more profound to him, and therefore he felt somewhat uncomfortable with Chu Xiu kneeling before him.
"Did I do something wrong to make you angry?" Chu Xiu still maintained the same posture as before, not even raising his head while speaking.
"No." Qi Heng frowned.
He didn't notice that the little bug behind him and the fat bug were twisting their bodies dishonestly, and were finally suppressed by a headbutt from the fat bug.
If he had noticed, Qi Heng would definitely not let Fatty Worm do that.
The insect cub felt pain from being hit, and its eyes turned red. Its mouth pursed and it used the cub's unique talent to attract its parents' attention.
"Wow, w ...——"
Qi Heng's ears hurt from the sudden noise, and the corner of his mouth dropped three degrees, almost forgetting that there was another problem to be solved.
He turned his head and saw the fat bug holding the baby bug at a loss, staring at him pitifully.
The baby bug in the fat bug's hand had tears in its red eyes. It cried and used its hands and feet to try to escape from the fat bug's claws.
Qi Heng's forehead twitched. It was impossible to coax the kid. He didn't have that much time. If it weren't for the kid's surprise and Chu Xiu's sudden awakening, he would have left the dead egg pit by now.
——There is a solution.
He came up with a good idea that could deal with both Chu Xiu and the crying cub at the same time. He coughed lightly and said to Chu Xiu, who was kneeling in front of him, "Don't kneel down. Get up and comfort the cub and make him stop crying."
The words of the Overlord were still very useful. Chu Xiu responded "yes", stood up and walked towards the fat worm to take the worm cub from its hand.
Qi Heng stood aside and wanted to see how Chu Xiu would coax him.
He didn't feel the slightest bit guilty about his own dismissive behavior. Well, maybe this insect cub had an even deeper relationship with Chu Xiu than he did. Besides, the Tianjia insect race always had female insects responsible for raising the cubs, so there was no problem with his arrangement.
Chu Xiu held the bug cub in a very stiff position, and it was obvious that he had little experience in this area. Facing the bug cub with tears in its eyes and a red face, he could only squeeze out a dry sentence: "Stop crying."
This scene made Qi Heng laugh uncontrollably. If it wasn't for the wrong timing, he would have probably laughed out loud.
Seeing the dazed look of the little bug boy who even forgot to cry because he was suddenly held in a different embrace, Qi Heng raised his eyebrows slightly.
Well, that's enough to appease me?
"Woo woo ah." The insect cub moved in Chu Xiu's arms, making ambiguous sounds and rubbing against his chest.
Fatty moved to his side and cried out in grievance: "Father, woo woo woo, I didn't mean to make that cub cry when it just came out of the egg."
Qi Heng rubbed its head and said, "I know."
"They are staying with you for now. Don't let them leave, okay?"
"Father Xiong, are you leaving again?"
"Well, those female insects are trapped underground due to a mining accident. Today is their second day." He explained, "They can't stay there forever. I'll move them to the second underground level and let the Devourer watch over them..."
'Without the Devourer, progress in the dungeon will be slow.'
"Transfer two initial Engineer Zergs and have them evolve towards combat. Once they're finished, have them replace the Devourers."
'clear. '
"It's almost time for me to leave."
While Qi Heng was talking to the fat bug, Chu Xiu was beside him, coaxing the bug cub. Although his movements were unskilled, he was doing his best.
Hearing that he was leaving, Chu Xiu took a step forward without thinking and said anxiously, "Master, I will go with you."
"No need." Qi Heng refused without thinking. Seeing Chu Xiu wanted to say something, he said, "You stay here with Qi Lan and the bug cub. I'll be back soon."
"But……"
"No buts. Stay here and don't leave without my order." Qi Heng blocked Chu Xiu's words and his tone became noticeably heavier at the end.
He jumped directly from the edge of the platform and ran towards the entrance of the passage at an extremely fast speed, leaving Chu Xiu and the others behind.
"Your Excellency the Lord..."
Qi Heng, who had entered the passage, seemed to hear Chu Xiu's voice calling him from behind, but soon he could no longer hear it clearly.
Inside the channel.
Qi Heng avoided the mining bugs that were digging and transporting ore in an orderly manner. He went deeper into the passage, but confusion arose in his heart.
Why is the Chu Xiu I met different from the Chu Xiu in my dream? It’s not about appearance, but personality... Does he seem a little too clingy?
——The Chief Chancellor who is in charge of the entire civilization turned out to have such a true character. It was so unbelievable that no one would believe it.
He complained in his heart and couldn't help but find this 'accidental discovery' somewhat interesting.
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The author has something to say: Unexpectedly, but it makes sense, I got stuck (scratching my head)
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Thank you to the little angels who voted for me or provided me with nutrient solution between 2022-10-05 21:13:34 and 2022-10-06 19:14:59~
Thanks to the little angel who cast the mines: 1 for the gate of the Civil Affairs Bureau;
Thanks to the little angels who irrigated the nutrient solution: Mudi Fansheng 20 bottles; Qianyu 2 bottles; Zonggong, Xichen, and Xizi 1 bottle;
Thank you very much for your support. I will continue to work hard!
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