Chapter 31
Maybe because of meeting Tang Yiran, Tang Li had another nightmare about Tang Yiran that night.
It was still that day. After being drugged by Tang Yiran, he was pushed into the cold lake. He could only clearly feel his body being swallowed up by the lake water bit by bit, but he had no strength to break free.
Tang Li woke up from the nightmare with cold sweat on his forehead. He subconsciously curled up his fingers, as if he wanted to grab something, but his hands were empty, with only a mass of empty air.
Now, there was no hand beside him that could make him feel warm.
The afterglow of waking up from a nightmare made Tang Li want to open the door, then knock on the door opposite, and then throw himself into Izzy’s arms unscrupulously, absorbing his familiar and reassuring warmth.
However, he had no way to explain to Izzy why he had such a nightmare.
If Izzy knew that he was originally a human, would he still like himself as much as he does now?
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“What did you find out?”
Izzy closed the door, looked at Slott who was already waiting in the room, and asked directly. He didn’t realize that there was a hint of urgency in his tone – he had no way to remain calm when it came to the matter of the little insect mother.
Just now at the table, he noticed that even though the little insect mother was eating breakfast, she still looked absent-minded, as if she was troubled by something. But even so, the little insect mother still had no intention of talking to him. And after meeting his eyes, she subconsciously looked away.
So after receiving the message from Slott, Izzy hurriedly left the table without even finishing his meal with Tang Li.
Slot was also a little shocked when he first collected the information, but as he collected more complete information, he felt more and more distressed for the human youth who had died long ago.
It may be because he and Her Highness the Insect Mother not only look very similar, but even have the same name.
When he thought about the young man who looked almost exactly like Her Highness the Insect Mother, who had suffered those things and died quietly in the cold lake, and no one even investigated the cause of his death, and buried him hastily, Slott wanted to turn into his original form, use his mouthparts to ruthlessly tear the family apart, let them experience the incomparable pain, and then die miserably.
After hearing Izzy’s question, Slot took a deep breath, then maintained his demeanor as the captain of the palace guards, and began to report to Izzy in detail all the information he had found.
“Your Majesty, I have found out that the two humans are from the Sen Empire. One of them is named Tang Yiran. He has a half-brother who died two years ago. His name is the same as Your Highness the Insect Mother, also called Tang Li…”
At this time, in the restaurant on the first floor.
Amos looked at the dining table where only he and Tang Li were left, and his eyes flickered.
Although it is unclear what Izzy has done, this is obviously a great opportunity for him.
Amos raised his eyes and looked at Carl, who was standing not far behind Tang Li, waiting to serve Tang Li at any time.
When Carl saw Amos looking at him, his eyes immediately became dazed for a moment. Then, like a robot with an activated program, he executed the mental instructions that Amos had just injected into his brain.
Carl walked slowly to Tang Li’s side, then leaned over and whispered in Tang Li’s ear: “Your Highness, I just received a report from the gatekeeper of the Commander’s Mansion. A human named Tang Yiran wants to see you, but because of his rude words, he has been escorted by the guards to the side room of the main house and is being held temporarily. This human said that he has something you want, but he will not give it to you until he sees you. How do you want to deal with this human?”
When Tang Li heard Karl say the words “Tang Yiran”, his hand movements paused. Of course, he didn’t want to see Tang Yiran, but what did Tang Yiran have that he wanted?
Tang Li immediately thought of his mother’s pendant. Could it be that his mother’s pendant was in Tang Yiran’s hand now?
There was nothing else he wanted.
Although he didn’t know why Tang Yiran wanted to see him, if Tang Yiran really had his mother’s pendant, Tang Li had to meet him, even though the consequence of doing so would likely expose his identity more thoroughly.
Tang Li put down the cutlery in his hand, turned to look at Karl and said, “Where is he? I’ll go see him now.”
“Okay, please follow me.”
Amos sat opposite Tang Li and watched the young man stand up and follow Carl out of the restaurant. A dark light flashed in his light purple eyes.
The pleasure of successfully plundering Tang Li made Amos’ eyes turn into Zerg’s compound eyes out of excitement at that moment.
Then, a smile slowly formed on his lips, and he drank the red wine in his hand in one gulp.
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Tang Li followed Karl and soon passed through the long corridor and the huge garden. If he hadn’t been thinking about getting the pendant back, he would have noticed that Karl, who was leading the way, was obviously not right.
Although Karl seemed to be no different from usual, if it was Karl at ordinary times, it would be impossible for him to walk such a long way without turning back to talk to him.
Karl took Tang Li to a small house. Although this house was also in the commander’s mansion, normally few people came here and most of the rooms were used as storage rooms.
Karl opened the door of an inconspicuous room in the corner, “Your Highness, the Insect Mother, the human named Tang Yiran is in this room.”
The room is not big. As soon as you enter the room, you can see everything inside at a glance.
Therefore, as soon as Tang Li walked into the room, he saw Amos looking at him with a smile.
There was no one else in the room except Amos.
Tang Li finally realized that something was wrong. He turned around and saw Carl closing the door of the room with dull eyes.
Carl’s current state obviously means he has been controlled by Amos for a long time, but he didn’t even notice it!
Tang Li immediately took a cautious step back, his black almond eyes looking at Amos vigilantly. His consciousness quickly extended several mental tentacles, ready to use the mental connection to connect to the light ball of Izzy’s consciousness.
At this moment, Tang Li discovered that the light balls surrounding him that were as dazzling as stars that he could see after he sank into the sea of consciousness were all gone. The only thing left was the light ball of consciousness in front of him that belonged to Amos.
“Tang Li, did you want to contact Izzy just now?” Amos had already discovered Tang Li’s intention, but he did not stop him. Only after seeing Tang Li’s attempt fail, he smiled and slowly said, “It’s useless. I have placed a special ban on this room. You can’t use your mental power to contact any other Zerg in a short time.”
The Zerg Queen’s mental power is obviously at the top of the Zerg race. Even though his abilities are also in the mental aspect, Amos knows that he can never beat Tang Li in terms of mental power control.
If Tang Li found the flaw, he should be able to break through the restriction he set soon – provided that Tang Li can always stay conscious, but he will soon fall into a breeding fever in his own calculations. After being controlled by instinct, Tang Li will no longer have the mind to look for flaws, and will only become extremely eager for the mark of the king insect.
Of course, Amos also considered that after Tang Li’s mental power was blocked, Izzy would definitely discover it soon.
But all he needed was the time difference before Izzy found him.
This period of time was enough for him to trigger Tang Li’s reproductive period, which was about to come, and then leave his own mark on Tang Li.
As long as he could leave his mark on Tang Li, it would be of no use even if Izzy found this place.
Thinking of this, Amos glanced at the incense lamp he had lit on the cabinet not far away before Tang Li came in.
The smell from the burning incense lamp had already filled the entire room, and now the room was filled with an indescribable and decadent fragrance.
This smell will not have any effect on other Zergs, but for the Zerg queen who is about to enter the breeding fever period, as long as she inhales a certain amount, she will immediately enter the breeding fever period passively.
“Amos, what do you want to do?”
Tang Li followed Amos’ gaze towards the incense lamp, and the alertness in his eyes became more obvious. He tried to hold his breath, but the fragrance that had been lingering around him since he entered the room was still pervasive, as if it was trying to penetrate through his pores.
Moreover, as he stayed in this room for a longer time, he gradually felt that his body, which had made his legs and feet soft, was slowly recovering. He also felt a swelling sensation at the back of his neck, and he even smelled a sweet fragrance emanating from his body, like melting ice and snow – that was his own honey fragrance.
The honey scent gradually became stronger and stronger, mixed with the continuous decadent fragrance in the room, and suddenly turned into a smell that was enough to drive any Zerg crazy.
Although Amos, as the king insect, is much more resistant to the honey scent of the insect queen than other ordinary insects, after smelling the honey scent emanating from Tang Li, his eyes couldn’t help but turn into compound eyes.
The desire to mark the queen insect that had entered its reproductive period grew wildly in his heart like weeds.
Amos did not suppress his desire, but allowed this feeling to gradually occupy his mind. He could even be said to be enjoying the pleasure of being dominated by the Zerg instinct.
“Tang Li, don’t you think I’m the most suitable king insect for you?” Driven by instinct, half of Amos’s face has changed from human mimicry to a triangular insect face with black huge jaws, while the other face still maintains the human form, so it looks extremely terrifying. “My ability is also in the form of mental power. I believe that I can resonate with you enough, and I can also guarantee that I will be good to you in the future.”
The human half of Amos’s face smiled at Tang Li, “So you should give up Izzy and choose me as your partner, the king insect.”