The Crazed Little Darling: Pampered by the Possesive Commander!-Chapter 236: Another Gift Saved Up for the Little One
Lu Shinian fell silent.
After two seconds, he slowly nodded, his voice extremely low as he spoke: "I will."
"But even if they transform into a human, there will still be some characteristics of the Insect Race on them."
"They could be obvious, or they might not be."
Lu Shinian had never seen an Insect Race that transformed into a human form. What he knew about them was told to him by his mother when he was little.
His mother would always tell him various little stories, some about humans and some about the Insect Race.
This information was gleaned from those little stories, even though as a child he thought of them as entirely fictional tales.
Upon hearing a definitive response, Qi Chen immediately declared, "Then I must have seen that Nightmare Butterfly’s High-level Insect Race."
"And it was in human form."
"That day I took Tiger to a café..."
Qi Chen recounted what had happened at the time. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮
When he heard that a strange girl was interested in an apple, Lu Shinian’s eyebrow twitched.
Qi Chen did not notice the change in Lu Shinian’s expression, he only confirmed, "That strange Insect Race must have taken Tiger away."
"I am going to find her!"
After saying this, Qi Chen was about to rush out but was stopped by Lu Shinian.
"Where are you going to look?" Lu Shinian’s voice was calm, "She might have already left Central Star."
Qi Chen turned back to Lu Shinian, his tone firm, "Even if she returned to the Insect Race, I will still find her."
"If it was Su Ruan who was taken by the Insect Race, what would you do?"
Lu Shinian almost immediately replied, "No matter where she is, I will find her."
"So..." Qi Chen stood firm, "Are you still going to stop me?"
Lu Shinian’s hands hung by his sides, staring at Qi Chen, without answering.
Qi Chen shrugged, not needing Lu Shinian’s answer anymore.
He turned and walked quickly forward, soon disappearing into the night.
Lu Shinian stood watching the empty villa for a while before leaving.
In the Lu Villa, Su Ruan waited at the door for Lu Shinian to come back.
Seeing a familiar figure, she quickly walked two steps forward, speaking out: "Brother Lu, how was it?"
Lu Shinian quickened his pace, walked up to Su Ruan, and took her small hand to walk towards the villa.
"I’ll tell you when we get back."
Back home, Su Ruan asked again, "Was it a problem with Tiger?"
Lu Shinian nodded and succinctly explained that Tiger might have been taken by a High-level Insect Race.
Su Ruan was slightly startled, "A High-level Insect Race infiltrated Central Star?"
She originally thought it might take another ten years for the second Insect Race war to break out, but she didn’t expect that in just half a year, a High-level Insect Race had already infiltrated Central Star.
And took Tiger away.
"Why did that High-level Insect Race take Tiger?" Su Ruan asked with some confusion.
Lu Shinian shook his head, "It’s still unclear for now."
"You said that High-level Insect Race is called Nightmare Butterfly?" Su Ruan recalled, "I also encountered a Nightmare Butterfly on Muhe Star. Do you think it could be the same one?"
High-level Insect Races within the Insect Race are extremely special, even being described as unique.
Like the Insect Queen, there will only be one of its kind in the same era.
In the current Insect Race, there is only one Nightmare Butterfly, and that is Aiers.
The Insect Race has a long lifespan; under normal circumstances, they can live for 500 years, and the Insect Queen can even live longer.
But unfortunately, humans know very little about the Insect Race, especially the High-level Insect Race, and are unaware of this fact, which is taken for granted among the Insect Race.
After Su Ruan proposed this guess, Lu Shinian acknowledged it.
"Qi Chen said that the girl spoke up only after seeing the apple you purified and took that apple away."
The apple was purified by Su Ruan, and theoretically, it should have traces of Su Ruan’s spiritual power.
However, when Lu Shinian used instruments to detect it, he could hardly detect any residual spiritual power on it.
If the Nightmare Butterfly indeed came for Su Ruan, it can only mean that the Insect Race’s sensitivity to spiritual power far exceeds any instruments currently researched by humans.
"Ruan Ruan, come with me to the Military Department these days, hmm?"
Although there’s a security protection mode in the villa, it’s indeed less monitored compared to the Military Department.
If that High-level Insect Race is really targeting Su Ruan, it would be best for Ruan Ruan to come with him to the Military Department.
Su Ruan nodded, "I’ll go with you to the Military Department."
She had a hunch that the Nightmare Butterfly was indeed coming for her.
"Do you remember that Level 5 Energy Stone?" Su Ruan asked, "Strictly speaking, that Level 5 Energy Stone was actually a gift from the Nightmare Butterfly."
"Do you think it came to reclaim that Level 5 Energy Stone?"
Lu Shinian pondered for two seconds, "If so, she will certainly appear again."
"Let’s wait and see."
"What about Tiger?" Su Ruan frowned slightly, "If something happens to Tiger, Qi Chen will..."
"I’ve already arranged for people to search." Lu Shinian raised his hand and ruffled Su Ruan’s hair, "Ruan Ruan, don’t worry."
"I’ve also sent a message to Su Heyuan; his information network is broader. If Tiger appears somewhere, he will surely know."
Su Ruan grasped Lu Shinian’s wrist, her delicate face showing seriousness, "Time is of the essence. Let’s head to the Military Department now."
She no longer felt sleepy, especially after hearing about this, making it impossible to fall asleep.
Long nights and many dreams, it’s best not to stay in the villa now.
"I’ll go start the car."
Lu Shinian quickly took Su Ruan to the Third Legion.
Meanwhile, in a certain apartment.
Aiers poked at the still soundly sleeping Tiger’s butt, withdrawing her fingers disdainfully at the soft sensation.
"Furry, not cute at all."
Aiers muttered.
But she remembered that Zai Zai seemed to say they liked furry things.
In the Spiritual Domain, she often heard Zai Zai lamenting the absence of anything furry.
In the Insect Race’s Spiritual Domain, how could there be creatures like those who are furry?
Most of the Insect Race are oviparous. Although they come in various forms, their strong physical abilities don’t require fur to keep warm, so within the Insect Race’s aesthetics, having fur is considered very low class, and the least attractive among the Insect Race.
But, Zai Zai likes it.
Aiers felt a bit conflicted.
If Zai Zai likes it, should she keep this furry one for Zai Zai?
Even though she prepared many gifts for Zai Zai, what if Zai Zai doesn’t like them?
Aiers’ gaze fell on Tiger’s furry big head, imagining Zai Zai’s bright smile when seeing something furry, her heart softened immediately.
"Alright, I’ll keep you for now."
She slightly smiled.
She had just added another gift for Zai Zai; Zai Zai will surely like it!
That way, in Zai Zai’s heart, she will be the best insect apart from the Queen!
