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

The sky was just beginning to brighten.

Gu Heng frowned, rubbing his slightly sore neck. Once fully awake, he saw the scene before him clearly.

Gu Heng frowned. Where is this?

What lay before me was a desolate scene, like an abandoned factory, with all sorts of junk piled up on the ground.

Gu Heng's memory of the previous second was that he was following behind Bourne, but he couldn't recall anything after that.

"He's awake!"

A gasp of surprise rang out.

Gu Heng looked over, and then his pupils contracted. Wasn't this the arrogant southern envoy, Kam, whom he had met at the banquet last time?

The other person's words were extremely rude to him, which made Gu Heng remember him vividly.

Kam raised an eyebrow at Gu Heng, who had already woken up. "Gu Heng, you're finally awake."

Looking at the several female insects behind Kam, Gu Heng understood everything.

He's been kidnapped.

Gu Heng glanced at himself, who was free of ropes and anything that restricted his freedom, with an ambiguous expression.

Aren't these insects afraid he'll escape?

Were they too arrogant, or did they inherently underestimate male insects, believing they couldn't possibly escape their sight?

"You knocked me out?" Gu Heng still felt a soreness in his neck. The moment he lost consciousness, his neck hurt. They must have done something to his neck.

Cam watched Gu Heng rubbing his neck, his gaze unreadable. "It's just an anesthetic. It won't have any effect on your body."

Is this such a sneaky trick?

"You're just going to tie me up and bring me here right here on Imperial territory? Aren't you afraid of the Insect Emperor's wrath?"

Gu Heng's gaze circled again, and through the window, he tried to look into the distance.

But he still didn't know where he was.

I have no idea where they took him.

Gu Heng was frustrated. He had clearly told Hermes that he should be able to get back by dinner time, but this had to happen again.

He's made Heemis worry again.

"The Insect Emperor has no evidence, so he can't do anything to us." Kam didn't seem worried.

Gu Heng pursed his lips and remained silent.

A female insect walked over, and Kam took the bowl from her hand and placed it in front of Gu Heng.

The porcelain bowl hit the ground with a dull thud.

Here, eat.

Gu Heng looked at the extremely simple meal on the ground, coupled with Kam's tone and expression just now.

Gu Heng frowned in displeasure. Why did it feel like this female insect was feeding a dog?

Gu Heng's gaze fell on a sumptuous breakfast on a table not far away, before he looked down at the coarse food at his feet.

Gu Heng fell silent; this preferential treatment was far too obvious.

He smiled, but even a dog wouldn't eat it.

Cam raised an eyebrow. "Not eating?"

He seemed completely unsurprised by the male insect's reaction.

Kam pretended to take the bowl away, feigning concern, "We don't pamper male insects. If you don't eat, there really won't be any left."

Gu Heng ignored him, "Then let's leave it at that."

"I'm starving to death."

Cam was clearly not joking; he simply took the bowl away.

The sun rises in the east and slowly sets in the west.

finally.

Kam stared at Gu Heng leaning against the pillar, lost in thought. This male insect really hadn't eaten all day...

Gu Heng was one of the more principled male insects that Kam had ever seen.

A red-haired female insect couldn't help but speak up, "Are we really not letting the male insects eat? Won't that starve them to death?"

Adam muttered under his breath, "The leader wants live worms."

Cam glared at him. "Didn't I give him any food?"

Adam's lips twitched. "Isn't that what we left over? What kind of delicious food hasn't the Imperial Male Worm eaten? You're feeding him this..."

"Even if I were asked, I wouldn't want to eat it."

Kam couldn't stand the arrogant attitude of the Imperial male insect and deliberately wanted to humiliate Gu Heng.

Kam glared at the female insect. "Adam, do you know why you've been just a lieutenant all this time?"

Under Adam's inquisitive gaze, Kam slowed his speech and scoffed, "It's because you talk too much."

Adam glared at him resentfully.

They had already finished dinner. Kam rummaged around for a bit, then walked over with a nutrient solution in his hand and placed it directly in front of Gu Heng. "Take it."

"If they really starve to death, I won't be responsible."

Looking at the item that finally looked somewhat presentable, Gu Heng accepted it with a blank expression.

No kidding, Gu Heng felt that if he didn't replenish his nutrients soon, he really would die.

Although the taste of the nutrient solution was indeed not flattering, somewhat like it had gone bad, Gu Heng still swallowed it all.

Kam watched as Gu Heng finally ate, his eyebrows relaxed slightly, then furrowed sharply again the next second.

"I need to use the restroom."

Without even thinking, Cam refused outright, "No way!"

"Trying to suffocate me?"

Then Gu Heng saw Kam take a bucket from somewhere and place it in front of him.

Gu Heng: ?