The gentle, sickly beauty is a cold and aloof general.

The kiss lasted for a very, very long time.

Atal was only released when he thought he was about to drown in the kiss.

Jun Ming reached out and wiped away the moisture from Atar's eyes with his fingertips.

Do you like it?

Atal nodded, slightly out of breath and with a flushed face.

"like......."

"When did the powerful ruler prepare all of this?"

"I have no idea."

Jun Ming squeezed the knuckle of Atal's finger with the ring.

"The ring has been in preparation for a long time."

"The fireworks were arranged by Thorn and his companion."

"I asked them to keep this from you, because I wanted to surprise you."

Do you know what day it is today?

Atal shook his head.

"On Earth, today is a day called 'Qixi Festival,' a festival that lovers cherish."

"This holiday is to commemorate the great love between a couple."

"They overcome numerous difficulties just for this once-a-year meeting."

Atal leaned against Jun Ming's chest and said, following Jun Ming's words:

"Then we are luckier than them."

"Because I can be with the male ruler every day."

Jun Ming held Atal in his arms, feeling his heart filled with joy, and then kissed Atal's cheek.

"I'm so glad that Atal found me."

That was the beginning of our destiny.

"That was also the beginning of my love at first sight."

Junming and Atal talked a lot under the night sky, about their feelings when they first learned they would be forced into a match, and about their changing emotional journey as they got to know each other.

"Atal, you actually thought about running away?"

Jun Ming exclaimed in exaggerated surprise.

Atal smiled indulgently.

"At that time, I was still very opposed to marriage."

"The lord also said that the time you whipped your own leg, I was terrified."

Jun Ming then remembered the box he had thrown away.

"I'm only thinking of you."

"Who knows if that thing will hurt you."

"I married a wife to cherish her, not to bully her or vent my anger."

As they chatted, Junming and Atar descended the mountain under the moonlight.

The surroundings were very quiet. Most of the insects had finished their day's work, and there weren't many insects on the streets when they returned to the city.

As they were talking, Jun Ming suddenly paused.

His eyes instantly sharpened.

Atal keenly noticed Jun Ming's change and looked at him questioningly, asking what had happened.

Jun Ming shook Atar's wrist without answering, and then continued the previous topic, chatting about some trivial matters.

However, her tone had lost its previous ease.

Atal remained silent as he chatted with Jun Ming.

When they arrived at their doorstep, Thornsha was just coming out of their house with Hevalius when they saw Junming and Atal disembarking from the starship.

Hevalius was about to greet them when Thorn pulled him back, closed the courtyard gate, and peered out through a crack in the door.

Hevalius was somewhat bewildered by Thorn's sudden action, but seeing Thorn's serious expression, he didn't ask any further questions and quietly waited beside Thorn.

It wasn't until Jun Ming pushed open his own courtyard gate and led Atar inside that Ji Sha silently watched for a while before finally letting out a sigh of relief.

Something's happened.

Jisha frowned, his face full of worry.

"The boss is being watched."

Hercules knew that Thorn could see the spiritual power of different insects.

Judging from Thorn's expression, he has most likely discovered something.

"Walk."

After confirming that the mental energy monitoring Jun Ming had left, Ji Sha took Hevalius to Jun Ming's house.

"Boss! Something terrible has happened!"

Ji Sha pushed open the door and saw Jun Ming sitting on the sofa with a serious expression.

"I know."

"I noticed it."

"You saw it?"

Thorn nodded.

"Ever since you stepped off the starship, boss, a spiritual force has been sticking close to the outer wall of the starship, constantly peeking and eavesdropping."

"That spiritual force didn't disappear until you went home and entered the yard, Boss."

Jun Ming understood; Ji Sha's words further confirmed his suspicions.

That's it.

"On my way back, I felt something watching me, but I didn't dare to release my spiritual power to investigate, for fear of alerting it."

Jisha stared at the water glass in front of him, the scene he had just witnessed flashing in his eyes.

"I feel like that spiritual energy I just saw is familiar... like I've seen it somewhere before."

Jisha tried hard to recall.

"I've got it!"

"Boss, when you hypnotized Elika, the mental energy that lingered in front of each male insect was exactly the same as the one that was monitoring you today."

"I'm not mistaken!"

"That's it."

Junming recalled that experience through Jisha's words.

"You mean... that mysterious S-class male insect's spiritual power is now targeting me?"

Thorn looked tense and gripped Hevalius's hand tightly beside him.

"Could it be that our plan to hypnotize Ileka and save Hevalius has been exposed?"

Jun Ming pondered for a moment, then shook his head with great certainty.

"Won't."

"If the matter of saving Hevalius comes to light, given Ileka's personality, she certainly won't swallow this insult."

"They'll definitely come to your door in a big, aggressive manner, bringing lots of bugs, demanding them from you."

"It seems that the spiritual force was specifically targeting me."

Atal looked at Junming with some concern.

"What's wrong with you, Master? How did you end up being targeted by an S-class male insect?"

Jun Ming was also completely baffled.

"have no idea."

"We haven't obtained any useful information yet."

Speaking of Ileka, the former ruler of Hevalius, Junming suddenly remembered something.

"When I hypnotized Elika, I found a trace of intrusion in his mind that was surrounded by layers of 'taboo'."

"I was about to touch her when I felt Ileka's strong resistance. At the time, I was thinking that saving Hevalius was more important, so I didn't investigate any further."

"Thinking about it now...it really is strange."

Hevalius interjected at the opportune moment:

"But from the time I met Elika until I left his house, I didn't notice anything unusual about him."

"That trace of intrusion must have existed for a long time."

Jun Ming pondered for a moment before finding a suitable word:

"Ideological Imprint".

"That protected area is where insects imprinted Ileka's mind, thereby controlling all of Ileka's subsequent actions."

"Furthermore, this thing must have existed for quite some time. It is well protected in Elika's mind, and no mishap is allowed to occur."

Upon hearing this, all the insects present shuddered.