The male insect adores it! The female general, envious, begs for a kiss.

After leaving the hospital, Gu Heng and Hermes boarded the aircraft.

The two insects sat close together.

The atmosphere, however, was no longer as relaxed and pleasant as before.

Gu Heng broke the silence, offering words of comfort: "General, don't worry, didn't the medic say there's a solution?"

Heamis was clearly not so optimistic. "But the insect doctor also said that there is only one dose of this medicine left. Such a rare medicine, the insects of the southern tribes may not be willing to give it to us."

Heamis even thought it was absolutely impossible.

Gu Heng knew this well, and he wasn't entirely confident, but he didn't want to see Hermes continue to be so depressed.

Gu Heng offered words of comfort, "But there is still hope; it's not that we have no direction to strive for."

Gu Heng continued under Heamis's gaze, "Last time, Kam came to me to perform mental energy channeling for their leader, although I did not agree at the time."

"But now, I feel I can make an equal exchange with them. I'll help Curtis with his mental energy channeling, and he'll give me the holy medicine in exchange."

If mental energy outbursts occur too frequently and accumulate to a certain point, it can kill the insects.

The fact that Kam was so eager to take Gu Heng away that night also shows that their holy medicine could not solve the mental disorder.

Although Gu Heng initially did not want to provide mental guidance to Curtis, he did not expect that Heemis would be injured upon her return and would happen to need medicine from their tribe.

Gu Heng felt that if they could exchange them, it would be a win-win situation.

"My lord, you don't need to perform mental energy manipulation on Curtis for my sake."

The male lead must have harbored resentment towards Kam and his gang for kidnapping Gu Heng.

Right now, when he heard the male ruler say that he was willing to put aside these grudges and provide mental guidance to Curtis, he was honestly touched.

"If we could make an exchange, I would only need to do a mental energy channeling session; it's not a big deal."

After a three-second silence, Gu Heng voiced his concern: "I'm afraid the insects from the southern tribes will demand exorbitant prices because of this."

The medicine is in the hands of the Southern Insects. Once they learn that it will be useful to Gu Heng and his group, they might ask for an exorbitant price.

This certainly sounds like something a cunning and treacherous southern tribe would do.

Gu Heng's doubts were not unfounded.

Thinking of something, Gu Heng asked, "Marshal Adif said there's a traitor in your ranks. What's going on?"

Heamis never expected there would be a traitor in his camp; if it weren't for this insect, he wouldn't have been indirectly injured.

Heamis paused, as if he had thought of something bad, and a dark cloud settled over his face.

"It was Emory who betrayed us. During the battle, he secretly sprayed a potion that could drive the monsters into a frenzy. Although our insects discovered it, the situation was too urgent at the time, and he escaped."

The moment the potion evaporated in the air, all the beasts went berserk.

Heamis still can't figure out why Emory suddenly betrayed him; these were all his former comrades-in-arms.

After hearing Heemis's words, Gu Heng frowned deeply.

After disembarking from the aircraft, they returned home.

The furnishings in the house remained unchanged.

However, Heemis's gaze lingered on those Fmecoka for a long time.

The bright red petals still had dewdrops on them, indicating that they had just been changed.

That's true; he's been away for so long, the flowers from before have long since withered.

Seeing Hermes' gaze linger on the flowers, Gu Heng gently asked, "I just changed into these this morning, do they look good?"

Heamis withdrew his gaze and nodded. "Beautiful, my lord."

Although Heemis did not show any unusual behavior from beginning to end, Gu Heng could still sense that he was in a low mood.

When it was time to go to sleep that night, Heemis went to her room first.

After taking a shower, Gu Heng looked at his tightly closed door and gently pushed it open to go inside.

The insect on the bed seemed to move slightly.

Gu Heng quietly lifted the blanket and crawled inside, hugging Hermes from behind.

With Heami's keen senses, she had already noticed the moment the door was opened.

When a pair of hands wrapped around my waist, a thin warmth wafted through my back.

Heemis lowered her long eyelashes, unable to describe the feelings in her heart.

Gu Heng's grip tightened slightly. His voice was gentle, "General, are you still in a bad mood because of what happened during the day?"

Heemis's back stiffened, clearly indicating that her thoughts had been guessed.

Heemis was in a bad mood, and Gu Heng felt bad seeing her like that.

However, he couldn't force Heemis to be happy, as this would indeed be a huge blow to a female insect.

Gu Heng could only say, "I'll go ask Curtis and the others next time."

Heamis suddenly rolled over, his gaze meeting Gu Heng's. Gu Heng's heart tightened. "What if they don't want to?"

Gu Heng frowned. Hemires's concerns were not without reason; there was indeed such a possibility. However, he instinctively did not want to think about this worst-case scenario.

Heemis gazed silently at her lord, not missing a single expression on his face, before speaking slowly and deliberately, "Then I may forever remain an infertile female insect, unable to bear you any offspring."

Gu Heng precisely captured the fleeting vulnerability deep within Heemis's eyes, and for a moment, his heart ached as well.

After a long pause, Gu Heng said, "If that's the case, then we don't need the insect cubs."

Upon hearing this, Heemis abruptly looked up at the powerful ruler, his expression one of astonishment, his eyes filled with disbelief.

His voice was hoarse when he spoke again, "But don't you like insect cubs?"

Gu Heng's hand slowly covered Heamis's face as if tracing his features, his eyes softening with tenderness. "But I like you more, General."

Amidst the turbulent emotions in Heemis's eyes, Gu Heng continued speaking, "I want the insect cub, but only if it's the insect cub that's with the General. The insect cub is like the fruit of our love. Because I love the General, I will also love our insect cub."

"But now it's due to force majeure..."

Gu Heng changed the subject, "I think the General is the most important person in my heart, so it doesn't matter if we don't want the bug cubs."

Heamis was so shocked that she could barely speak.

The male said he was the most important person, and that he could even sacrifice the insect offspring for him.

Heamis felt guilty for being so selfish and depriving the lord of his right to be a father.

After a long silence, Heamis seemed to have made a decision. He spoke, "Perhaps you could take some female servants. They are healthy and can bear you insect offspring."

After saying this, a bitter smile appeared on Heamis's lips.

He also had his own desires, but after suffering inner torment, he decided to make concessions.

A look of helplessness flashed in Gu Heng's eyes, and a soft sigh escaped his lips. "General, haven't you understood what I mean?"

"I've said it before, I will only have you, I will not marry any other female insects."

"You don't need to blame yourself for not being able to have children in the future. It's okay if we don't have the baby insects."