Chapter 96
The desire to be close to the male father made the insect cub twist restlessly in the female father's arms. When it was still in the egg, the insect egg showed great concern for Qi Heng's every arrival. It was lively and active, completely different from the peaceful look it showed when lying in front of Qi Lan.
Qi Lan is the same in this regard.
It is only in front of Qi Heng that it becomes overly "childish" and "human". When it is alone, it is completely impossible to see that it has the same way of thinking and behavior patterns as intelligent life.
However, every time Qi Heng came, he left after a while. Apart from completing his job and giving the insect eggs two head-patting kills, he did not do anything extra.
Seizing every minute and every second to get close to the male father is an essential skill for insect cubs, and it is an ability that even insect cubs that have just crawled out of eggs can master.
Although Qi Lan is not a bug cub, it is still just a baby over 20,000 years old. What's wrong with wanting to get close to the male father? Absolutely no problem!
The male insect cub is still trying hard to break away from the arms of his female father.
This behavior attracted some of Qi Heng's attention, but he didn't say it out of some bad taste... The short, white and cute cub struggling to break free from the shackles looked a little silly and cute no matter how you looked at it.
The bug cub that had been staring at him didn't miss his gaze.
The insect cub's eyes suddenly lit up and it flapped its wings even harder: My father has seen me, I have to work harder!
Qi Heng was afraid he would burst out laughing if he continued watching, so he calmly turned his gaze away and said to Chu Xiu, "Let's talk business."
"Okay, no problem, what do you want to say?" Chu Xiu replied quickly.
His men firmly restrained the male insect cub in his arms, which was writhing like a slippery loach, and tried to continue chatting with the Lord as if nothing had happened. However, the insect cub in his arms had no intention of understanding the female father's hard work, and the more he was restrained, the more he struggled.
Bug: QAQ.
"Hug, hug." The insect cub pouted and tried to turn its head towards where Qi Heng was, trying to whimper and attract the attention of its father.
He was almost out of energy to flutter, sob, sob, sob, why didn’t the male father come to hug him? - inherited memory is a lie, didn’t they say that everyone loved the male insect cubs the most! ! !
Qi Heng laughed in his heart when he saw this. The kid was really persistent.
When Chu Xiu heard the bug's voice, he looked at Qi Heng apologetically, then lowered his head and whispered, half warning, half coaxing, "Don't lose your temper. Didn't you promise to be obedient?"
Because he had no strength left from the activities just now, the insect cub could only lie limply in the arms of his female father, looking hopeless.
——The cub is confused, the cub feels aggrieved, the cub just wants a hug from his father QAQ.
——Why don’t you let me hold you?
"Be good, father, hold me—" The insect cub in Chu Xiu's arms suddenly raised its head and said it in a heavy voice, not forgetting to emphasize that it was very good and obedient.
Chu Xiu was speechless. He didn't expect that the insect cub would remember his words to coax him.
Perhaps it was because he slept for too long that his memory was blurred. When Chu Xiu woke up to find a lively insect cub, he was surprised but also a little at a loss.
The blood connection made him feel close to the bug cub, but this could not hide the fact that he had no idea how to take care of a cub. Fortunately, the bug cub was quite obedient and had taken care of it despite the bumps and bruises over the past few days.
During the time when Qi Heng was away, the thing Chu Xiu heard the insect cubs ask about most often was the Lord, asking when he would come and saying that he missed the Lord very much.
In order to appease the insect cub and make it stop asking the Lord questions, Chu Xiu used a panacea trick that works on all cubs - if the insect cub is obedient, the male father will come.
Facts have proved that sometimes we really can’t make promises or prevaricate just because our children are young.
Now the retribution has come.
Rather than shooting himself in the foot, Chu Xiu was more concerned about what the Lord would think at the moment...whether he would be dissatisfied with him.
Chu Xiu felt uneasy about the Lord's importance to him. He couldn't imagine a scenario where the Lord would be unhappy with him. That was hard for him to accept.
Qi Heng, who was standing aside, coughed lightly: I have to say that the thoughts of Chu Xiu and his son are too easy to guess. Almost everything they think is written on their faces, and it is impossible to pretend not to see it.
He ignored Chu Xiu, who was avoiding his gaze, and the pitiful-looking bug cub, and continued the topic he had just left unfinished: "How much have you heard from Qi Lan about the current situation?"
It’s not that Qi Heng is heartless, it’s just that he really doesn’t know what attitude he should use to face the extra cub and the cub’s other father.
Besides, he was not as calm as he appeared on the surface... He had lived alone for more than 20 years, and suddenly he had a "family" that was so unfamiliar to him. He was neither sure to accept it nor to reject it.
Qi Heng suppressed these entanglements somewhere in his heart with the excuse that "there are more important things to do right now", and buried them tightly with a few handfuls of dirt. It is estimated that the day when they will see the light of day again is a long way off.
The Lord didn't respond to the bug kid's words, presumably because he didn't want to continue the conversation. Chu Xiu noticed this, and his panic subsided. He composed himself and said calmly, "We already know most of the information about Tianjia's current situation..."
Chu Xiu's answer was pretty much what Qi Heng expected.
Although they hadn't worked together long, Qi Lan knew Chu Xiu was the last Zerg he'd seen since waking up, so he felt somewhat familiar with him. Therefore, it was natural for Qi Lan to tell Chu Xiu everything without reservation when explaining his current situation.
In addition, he did not say anything that could not be told to Chu Xiu, and he did not deliberately conceal the information that the blue-tailed butterfly brought back to him these days from Chu Xiu... With Chu Xiu's IQ, he knew everything he should know.
That's what he meant too.
Whether it is the current situation of Tianjia civilization, the "gray fog" of the empty shell organization, or the unknown original Zerg, Chu Xiu will know it sooner or later as long as he comes into contact with other Tianjia Zerg in the future.
Compared to these three points, Chu Xiu even knew that he was the master, so there was nothing else he couldn't say.
"I brought five female insects to the dungeon." Qi Heng said this, briefly recounting the process of his acquaintance with Yan and the others and the teaching tasks he assigned to them, and mentioned the composition of the members in the gray fog and some important information.
Whether it was Chu Xiu's past performance in the game or the fact that he came to find himself immediately after waking up, it showed that he was trustworthy.
Qi Heng was not stingy in giving his trust.
Besides, just because it can give me an extra powerful helper, this is a sure-win deal.
Qi Heng thought for a moment and said, "You can lead them if you have the chance." Yan and the others have a lot to learn, and Chu Xiu is fully capable of taking on the role of instructor, so I can rest assured to leave it to him.
"yes."
Chu Xiu nodded to show that he understood, and decided to treat these young insects recruited (tricked) by the Lord according to the standards of training subordinates in the past, so that they can better contribute to the construction of civilization and the Lord.
"Don't worry, I will definitely teach them well."
Listening to Chu Xiu, who looked to be no more than eighteen or nineteen years old, calling him "you" repeatedly and showing his respect and extreme trust in him, Qi Heng subtly found that his conscience was actually a little painful.
Do I still have a conscience?
Qi Heng had thought his conscience had long since vanished, but he'd never expected to still have a little bit of it... Chu Xiu looked like a minor now, and he had the illusion that he was some unscrupulous capitalist exploiting child laborers...
It is indeed an illusion.
Chu Xiu had become an adult many years ago, and his current teenage physique was entirely the result of an accident, although, perhaps, that accident had something to do with him.
While they were talking, Qi Lan, who was leaning against Qi Heng, kept stuffing obsidian crystals into his mouth while tilting his head to show off to the insect cub. His smug mood was faithfully transmitted to the insect cub through the spiritual connection that had never been broken.
Qi Lan: Hehehe——My dear father, go ahead.
Bug: Damn it! !
Qi Heng and Chu Xiu, who were talking, had no idea that the two kids were secretly competing with each other, and continued chatting.
"Don't be too anxious, we can take our time." Qi Heng sensed Chu Xiu's enthusiasm and said, "But we need to figure out your identity first... Member of the Gray Mist is a good identity, so just make it a code name within the Gray Mist."
Considering that Chu Xiu will come into contact with many people like Yan and 058 in the future, the code-named members in the gray fog not only perfectly fit his positioning, but can also conceal his true identity to a certain extent when he leaves Tianyun Star and contacts the outside world.
"You can come up with the code name yourself. It will be useful to external parties in the future."
Chu Xiu hesitated after hearing his words and asked, "Let me decide for myself? Can it be anything...?"
Qi Heng was a little surprised, but he didn't think much about it and said directly: "Of course."
Chu Xiu's eyes flashed with a subtle expectation, and he asked solemnly, "Can I call him 'Consul'?"
Your Excellency, I would like to be your consul, is that okay?
The code name is Archon? Qi Heng didn't quite understand, but that didn't stop him from agreeing.
"Okay." To him, it was just a code name, it didn't matter what Chu Xiu was called.
"Thank you very much for your consent." Chu Xiu was extremely happy and showed a satisfied smile on his face.
The Lord didn't seem to understand what I meant, but it didn't matter. I was already very happy that he agreed with me.
Chu Xiu didn't notice that as he relaxed, the pressure on the insect cub also loosened.
Unfortunately, this was discovered by the insect cub who had regained some strength.
So the next second, the insect cub, who had been provoked by Qi Lan and could no longer bear it, kicked its female father away with its two short legs and pounced towards the direction of the male father it had been thinking about.
Qi Heng and Chu Xiu were both stunned by this sudden scene. They didn't expect the insect cub to do that, and for a moment they both forgot to reach out to catch it.
With a "bang" sound, the insect cub fell on its butt, pursed its lips, and its eyes began to turn red.
Wuwu, from the moment I came out of the egg until now, this is the first time I feel so much pain... I want to cry, but I can't! I am a strong baby, I can't keep crying.
Just as Qi Heng was facing the insect cub and saw the little cub's red eyes and thought, "Is it going to cry?", the insect cub staggered towards him and then... hugged his right calf.
He hadn't expected this to happen. He'd thought the bug cub would jump on him and ask for a hug, just like it had done before.
Not far away, Chu Xiu was so shocked by the insect cub's bold behavior that he didn't know what to do. Just when he decided to go forward and bring the insect cub back.
The insect cub did something that they didn't expect...
The baby bug hugged Qi Heng's legs, made a face at the fat bug next to Qi Heng's left leg, then raised his head and made a mocking sound: "My dear father, my, lululu." As he spoke, he hugged Qi Heng's right leg even tighter.
After receiving the counterattack from the insect cub, Qi Lan immediately felt that the ore in his hand was not interesting anymore. It was just clinging to his father's thigh, but it was as if he had no hands.
Relying on his larger body than the insect cub, Qi Lan threw the ore in his hand and then directly hugged Qi Heng's thigh with his claws.
"Ahhhhhhhhh——" Qi Lan howled back arrogantly.
Although they didn't use mental power to communicate, Qi Heng, who was watching, could probably guess what Qi Lan was saying. It was nothing more than the same words as the insect cub.
...Has he become a toy for these two little brats? Thinking of this, the corners of his mouth twitched and he was speechless.
"Stop messing around. How can I walk with you like this?" Qi Heng looked at them helplessly, raised his hand and slapped each of them on the head to stop their actions of competing for favor, but he missed Chu Xiu's expression at the moment.
Some of it feels like envy, but it's more than just envy, it seems to be mixed with other complex emotions.
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