The Crazed Little Darling: Pampered by the Possesive Commander!-Chapter 189: He Should’ve Noticed Her Oddities Long Ago
Before Aiers could properly admire the young one, Lu Shinian keenly sensed something and suddenly looked up, staring in her direction.
Aiers was startled, activated her ability, and disappeared from the spot.
Lu Shinian fixed his gaze on the direction where she vanished, his eyes deep and unfathomable.
He tightly wrapped his large hand around Su Ruan’s slender waist, not relaxing for a second.
Beside them, Su Heyuan cleared his throat and reminded once again, "Commander Lu, you’re hurting your sister."
Lu Shinian didn’t speak, just stared at the place Aiers disappeared for a few seconds, then grabbed Su Ruan’s wrist, saying in a deep voice, "Come home with me."
Su Ruan obediently nodded, allowing Lu Shinian to lead her away.
Su Heyuan didn’t follow them; he stayed behind to look at this laboratory, a trace of disgust passing through his eyes.
For some reason, the lab was devoid of others, and the strange hooded figure Lu Shinian mentioned was nowhere to be found, differing from the situation he understood.
Out of curiosity, Su Heyuan stepped inside, approaching a table that held human remains, alongside a few pages of paper with large characters written on them.
[Experiment No. 5555 Failed]
Su Heyuan turned over those pages, quickly glancing through, his pupils slightly contracting.
Soon, he secretly photographed the content of those pages, then returned them to their place.
A man stood at the entrance of the basement.
He didn’t come in, just stood there dazed, his eyes blankly observing everything in the lab.
Su Heyuan circled the laboratory, found nothing besides those sheets, and then walked towards the door.
At the door, he adjusted his glasses, slightly turning, the lenses reflecting a glint, and he spoke, "Your Majesty."
Your Majesty returned to his senses, his gaze complex.
"This place..."
"It’s evident." Su Heyuan shrugged, "This is a laboratory."
One that shouldn’t be allowed to exist.
However...
Su Heyuan’s gaze intentionally or unintentionally landed on Your Majesty, "I heard Commander Lu say that the Rose Union was an investment from Your Majesty?"
Your Majesty hesitated for a second and nodded.
"I invested in them many years ago."
"Oh?" Su Heyuan became interested, "Then did Your Majesty know there was such a laboratory underneath your palace?"
Your Majesty shook his head, "I didn’t know."
If he had known, he would never have allowed this laboratory to exist.
Perhaps thinking of something, Your Majesty slowly clenched his hands at his sides, exuding the authority of a person in power.
He began to scrutinize Su Heyuan, questioning, "Who are you?"
Su Heyuan chuckled, "I’m just a minor official in the Third Legion."
He slightly bowed to Your Majesty, showing respect.
"Your Majesty, I should leave."
"As for this place..."
He paused meaningfully, "Commander Lu will send someone to investigate."
Your Majesty scrutinized Su Heyuan, confidently stating, "You’re definitely more than just a minor official."
Su Heyuan shrugged, saying no more.
He turned slightly, bypassed Your Majesty, and left.
Your Majesty didn’t turn around to watch him, instead fixating on the laboratory, lost in thought.
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Lu Shinian quickly brought Su Ruan back home.
Before Su Ruan could speak, she found herself pressed onto the bed by him.
His head buried in her neck, his voice seemed to emanate from deep within his throat.
"I was very scared."
His voice trembled. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶
Su Ruan’s hands, originally around his waist, paused, "I’m fine."
"I’ve already absorbed the Physical Energy Liquid, and my physique should have reached B now."
"Moreover, my spiritual power has also strengthened."
"One-on-one, that hooded person wouldn’t be able to beat me."
"Tangtang and I have agreed, if anything feels wrong, I’d send you the real-time location."
"I’ve thought of a backup plan."
She thought he was worried she’d get into trouble, so she tried her best to reassure him, confident and capable of defeating the hooded figure if it came to it.
Hearing this, Lu Shinian slowly raised his head, looking at Su Ruan.
His pitch-black eyes held no light, dark and heavy.
"It’s not because of that."
Yesterday, he had already marked that hooded figure’s spiritual sea.
As long as he wanted, he could make that hooded figure’s spiritual sea collapse and die anytime.
This transformation came from ten years ago when he merged with the Insect Queen’s Insect Crystal; no one knew, and he never told anyone.
In fact, he rarely used this small skill.
Every time he used these powers, his spiritual sea would become agitated, as if extremely thirsty for something.
Until yesterday, he noticed something abnormal with the hooded figure’s body, then took the risk to try.
He trusted Su Ruan, but at the same time, he hoped to keep the initiative in his hands.
It seemed like he gave Su Ruan free space, yet in reality, even that space was within his grip.
What truly terrified Lu Shinian in this situation was Su Ruan’s abnormality.
Lu Shinian pressed his lips tightly, frowned, and fixedly stared at Su Ruan.
He should have realized earlier; his Ruan Ruan was so unique.
He should have recognized it earlier.
Lu Shinian’s long lashes quivered, then slowly lowered his gaze again.
These actions left Su Ruan puzzled as she watched.
"Brother Lu?" she called softly, "Then what is it?"
If it wasn’t worry about her being harmed by the hooded figure, then what was it?
She couldn’t think of any other reasons.
"Physical Energy Liquid." Lu Shinian’s voice carried a hoarseness, "Back then when I absorbed the Physical Energy Liquid, it took me three days."
Su Ruan still didn’t quite understand.
She thought the longer it took to absorb the Physical Energy Liquid, the better. By that calculation, taking less than a day should be normal for her, given her physique was much worse than his.
"I don’t understand." Su Ruan said bluntly, "I took less than a day, isn’t that normal?"
"It’s not normal." Lu Shinian’s tone was firm, "The stronger the physique, the faster the absorption of the Physical Energy Liquid."
Su Ruan’s pupils slightly contracted.
If that’s the case, then indeed it’s not normal, and it’s very abnormal.
She’s much weaker than Lu Shinian; how could she absorb it faster?
Seeing Su Ruan’s bewildered expression, Lu Shinian sighed, pulling her into his arms.
"It’s my fault."
Though Ruan Ruan had shown many signs of abnormality in front of him, he hadn’t noticed nor investigated the reasons behind them.
Thinking carefully, from the time they met ten years ago, her ability to save him should have highlighted the peculiarity she possessed.
Not to mention Su Heyuan’s unusual attitude, all indicating something.
He only now realized, belatedly.
Lu Shinian’s eyes darkened further, speaking in a deep voice, "There won’t be a next time."
