The Males Were Reborn After The Female Ruler Was Scumbed [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 6
Darkness enveloped the land, and the moon climbed the treetops.
The huge villa seemed to have entered a deep sleep, with only a few areas dimly lit.
In the living room, an elegant silver-haired sub-female was patiently playing with a female larva, presenting a harmonious scene.
Suddenly, the white-haired female bug butler walked in and said to the silver-haired sub-female playing with the larva: “Young Master, Lieutenant General Crete has arrived.”
Lanxi: “Mhm, let him in.”
The female larva looked up, “Cifu is here?”
“Vili—!” His voice came before he did. Crete hadn’t arrived yet but was already impatiently calling out to his larva, “My baby~”
A red-haired military female bug strode in, his straight military uniform and long boots looking imposing and heroic.
Lanxi tapped his terminal, smiling faintly, “Lieutenant General Crete, you are two hours later than expected.”
“Ugh, don’t mention it.” Crete lifted the larva who had pounced at his feet and affectionately rubbed him a couple of times. “I was held up by Admiral Wales halfway and was delayed for a bit.”
Lanxi paused, “Admiral Wales?”
“Yes, he said that the Rostar Star detected abnormal energy fluctuations from Star Beasts returning to their nest and asked me to check it out on the way.” Crete handed the larva to his accompanying adjutant. “Take Vili to play for a bit.”
Lanxi: “What’s the situation over there?”
Crete knew he was suspicious again and patted his shoulder, “Don’t worry, it should be a coincidence. I checked it out, and there were indeed issues. The data has been sent back to the military.”
“Admiral Wales is famously fair, selfless, and doesn’t take sides. You shouldn’t worry.”
Lanxi glanced at his friend, pointed to himself, gentle and harmless, “Then what do you think of me?”
Crete shivered, “You are a real psycho.”
Lanxi smiled brightly, “So, don’t jump to conclusions easily, bugs cannot be judged by their appearance, and besides, they all change.”
Crete couldn’t help but twitch his mouth. But you’ve always been this psycho.
“Fine, I’ll pay attention. But what about that assassin incident you mentioned?”
Crete frowned, “Is it your brothers acting up again? Or other resistors?”
Lanxi smiled good-naturedly, “Of course, it’s my mischievous little brother.”
“Tsk tsk.” Crete shook his head. “You’ve only been back to the Capital Star for two days, and they can’t hold back? They have no self-control.”
“But, you too. Knowing they would go after you, you still went out alone. If a bug hadn’t saved you, I really don’t know what terrible situation would have happened.”
Lanxi paused, inadvertently remembering the pair of amber eyes, and unconsciously fiddled with his fingers.
“Nothing would have happened, Crete.” Lanxi said innocently, “I have an energy shield on me; they couldn’t hurt me.”
“It’s you, Crete,” Lanxi warned, “Perhaps you should also investigate the bugs around you.”
“What do you mean?”
Seeing his puzzled look, Lanxi sent him a file on his terminal. “Those spineless creatures confessed without much effort.”
Crete opened the file and glanced at it, saying in disbelief, “What?!”
Investigating Vili’s daily movements, summarizing the pattern, thereby judging Lanxi’s movements, and using the opportunity to ambush…
Lanxi shrugged, “If they were determined to investigate, our relationship is no secret on the Capital Star, let alone that they are bugs from the main family.”
Crete’s face was ashen, with visible anger in his eyes, but he held it back: “I’ll go back and check.”
Vili had been going to school here, so he had probably been targeted for quite some time.
Lanxi apologized, “Their target was me, Crete. I’m sorry that Vili was implicated. Please rest assured, I will find a way to resolve this.”
“What are you saying?” Crete was dissatisfied with his formality. “Don’t use that polite talk with me.”
“After all, they found a loophole through Vili,” Crete said. “Tell me anything you need.”
Lanxi curved his eyes, “There are indeed some things I need Lieutenant General Crete to cooperate with me on.”
Meanwhile, at Lu Qing’s home—
Lu Qing lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.
He racked his brain but couldn’t understand why he had been so nosy.
Lu Qing and Lanxi met around these two days in his previous life.
Lanxi was safe and sound back then, meaning that even without Lu Qing today, he would have been fine.
It was a thankless effort, and that brat of a System would definitely not let him take advantage of the situation to seek wealth.
Not to mention, the opponent had a knife.
Knives are blind!!
Lu Qing didn’t think his slight feelings for Lanxi could outweigh his personal safety.
Lu Qing looked at the flashing light ball hanging on the ceiling and concluded that his brain must have been stabbed by this thing.
“System, I’m begging you, can you put away your powers? I need to sleep.”
This colorful light was shining like a KTV; it was inexcusable not to have some music playing.
“I don’t think you want to sleep either.” The System slowly floated down and peered around, “Host, why did you run away after saving him?”
“I thought you would seize the opportunity and cling to him.”
As previously stated, deliberate approach or intentional creation of incidents is not allowed. However, the Host’s encounter this time was purely by chance, and he rushed out without malicious intentions, so the System could classify it as a righteous act.
If Lanxi thanked him and wanted to give him some benefits, the System had no right to stop it.
And judging from the trajectory of the previous life, that sub-female was a decent bug. If the Host had thrown a tantrum and stayed there, the chance of getting a benefit would have been very high.
Lu Qing rolled his eyes, “If I wanted to, would you allow it?”
Since it wouldn’t allow it anyway, what was the point of staying?
Besides, his feelings for Lanxi were very complex now. Staying with him made him uncomfortable all over. It was better to run away early.
“That’s true.” The System nodded. “However, if you don’t try to seek repayment for the favor, and he gives it voluntarily, the System has no right to interfere~”
Lu Qing sat up with a whoosh, “Why didn’t you say so earlier?!”
Lanxi was always generous, especially towards bugs who had helped him; he was even more of a big-time sucker than a typical one.
His first hundred million was casually given by Lanxi as repayment.
The System looked innocent, slowly floating back to the ceiling, making sure Lu Qing couldn’t hit it, “You didn’t ask~”
Lu Qing: “…………”
“I’ll give you three seconds. Think about how you’re going to compensate me for that hundred million.”
“Host, don’t be like that. Accepting such a huge sum would be judged by the System as excessive acquisition, deemed ill-gotten gains.”
Only a fool would come down. The System clung to the ceiling like a puddle of slime, saying earnestly, “Besides, even if you could take it, think about what you did. Wouldn’t that hundred million feel hot in your hands?”
Lu Qing glared at it, “What’s hot about it? I took it in my last life.”
The System’s dot eyes blinked and blinked, “That’s why you were bound by me, wasn’t it~”
#EveryCauseHasAnEffectAndIMyRetribution#
Lu Qing: “…………”
If I have sinned, the law can punish me. Why send such a spiky ball?
Lu Qing fell asleep with resentment, sleeping until late the next morning.
If it weren’t for hunger, he probably would have slept until the evening, right before work.
Lu Qing used his last Star Coin to buy a steamed bun downstairs, and then carried his “Big 28” to the Bizarre Delicacies Research Institute.
Since he had nothing to do at home, Lu Qing planned to go to the shop and check it out.
If he could get a free meal, that would be even better.
Lu Qing had heard Geli say that not many bugs bought their stuff and thought the shop would be deserted, but now it seemed otherwise.
It wasn’t even eleven o’clock yet, and quite a few bugs were already sitting in the shop.
“Manager Geli, I’m here~”
Geli was a bit surprised to see Lu Qing, “It’s not your work shift yet, why are you here so early?”
Lu Qing smiled, “I have nothing to do at home anyway, so I came to see if there’s anything I can help with.”
Geli scanned him up and down with an inexplicable look, feeling that the fellow’s intention wasn’t really about the work.
Forget it, who cares. They were short-handed anyway. Geli handed him the tray he had just cleared. “Then go wash the dishes. Put them in the disinfection cabinet when you’re done.”
Since he had just started, they could only let him help in the back kitchen to avoid mistakes.
Lu Qing had no objection: “Okay.”
The System squatted on his shoulder, watching him vigorously scrub the dishes, unable to hide its shock: “Host, you actually know how to wash dishes?!”
And they were scrubbed so sparkling clean. It was obvious he had been working in a back kitchen for many years.
Lu Qing: “Stop making a fuss. Your Brother Lu here is known as the ‘Little Dishwashing Expert,’ the ‘Little Floor Mopping Gentleman.'”
System: “…………My sincere apologies. Seeing how you were in your last life, I always misunderstood you as being Level 9 Disabled when it comes to daily life.”
Lu Qing snorted, “Who decided that if you know how to do something, you must do it? If a limited life is not used for enjoyment, it is meaningless.”
System: “…”
I suddenly feel that my Host is more compatible with that system next door that says you’ll die if you’re not ambitious.
However, the System hadn’t seen this in the Host’s memory from the previous life. Every System, when binding a Host, loads the Host’s life memories. Given that Lu Qing was originally human, it loaded the memories of both his life as a human and his life as a male bug.
But since Lu Qing’s scumbag behavior was mostly concentrated during the Insect Race period, the System inevitably overlooked the fact that he was once a human.
The System then flipped back to Lu Qing’s life before the last one and almost shed tears. “Host, you had a terrible life when you were a human.”
Lu Qing narrowed his eyes unpleasantly upon hearing this, “Did you peek at my memory? Do you understand what violating personal privacy means?”
The System said righteously: “How can this be called peeking? This is called legitimate reading of the Host’s memory, to allow the System to better understand the root causes of the Host’s personality, prescribe the right medicine, and successfully complete the mission.”
Lu Qing: “…You’re always right.”
The System chuckled, “And if I hadn’t looked, how would I have known that you are so talented?”
Lu Qing looked bewildered and pointed to himself, “Huh?”
System: “At thirteen, you washed dishes at XXX Grand Hotel and earned the title of ‘Little Dishwashing Expert’; at fourteen, you started helping people collect scraps and trash, earning the reputation of ‘Little Prince of Junk’; at fifteen, you helped people collect debts…”
“Stop, stop, stop!!” Lu Qing’s face was lined with black. It was one thing to say those titles to himself, but hearing someone else read them out was so embarrassing that his toes were curling. “What exactly do you want?!”
“I just want to tell you that you still have good points, and you absolutely must not give up on yourself.” The System said, “I know your nature isn’t bad. You just suffered too much and accidentally went astray.”
The System, like a big brother, extended two soft spikes and patted his shoulder, “But don’t worry, with me here, you can definitely become a model young person…”
Lu Qing shooed it away like a fly, “Go away, go away, what nonsense are you talking about? You’re interrupting my dishwashing.”
The System, afraid that Lu Qing would become angry from shame, wisely stopped there and let the Host calm down on his own.
Ten minutes later, Lu Qing glared at the System with resentment. He admitted that he had been affected by the System’s words and remembered some unpleasant memories.
Lu Qing’s childhood was indeed miserable. He had no parents and was raised by an old beggar who picked him up. But the old man didn’t live long and died when Lu Qing was thirteen.
He was a minor, and no legitimate place would hire him. To survive, he had to work illegally, doing all sorts of dirty and exhausting jobs, just to get a meal.
Lu Qing thought things would get better when he grew up, but as an adult, without education, skills, or experience, he could only do the hardest and most tiring work.
So, when he tasted the sweetness brought by things with low effort and high reward, he could no longer pull himself out… even though he knew it was immoral.
But the life he lived before was too bitter. He never wanted to go back to that kind of life.
I could have endured the darkness if I had not seen the light—
One wrong step leads to many wrong steps. Life is a one-way street, with no way to turn back…
Lu Qing looked at the washed dishes, lost in thought.
“Xiao Lu, are you done? Come out and eat.”
Geli called out from outside.
“Coming!” Lu Qing’s gloom and melancholy vanished instantly. He washed his hands clean and ran out happily.
If you’re not enthusiastic about eating, you have a problem with your thinking.
The System clicked its tongue. This Host, he has self-reflection, but not much.
“What are we eating, Manager Geli?”
“Takeout.” Geli said, “The taste of the shop’s food is a bit unique. We’re not quite used to it.”
“But if you want to try it, there’s some in the kitchen. I’ll have the chef make it tonight.”
Lu Qing: “…Thank you for your kindness, but that’s not necessary.”
“But where are the others?” Besides Manager Geli, there was a chef and a helper in the shop, but Lu Qing didn’t see them when he came out.
“They left. They eat at home.”
Lu Qing picked up his chopsticks, “That’s a shame.”
Geli eyed him, convinced that he was right, “You just came to get a free meal, didn’t you?”
Lu Qing blinked, feigning innocence, “I just saw you were too busy and wanted to help.”
Geli nodded, “Then I should take these dishes away. You’re not here to eat anyway.”
Lu Qing pressed his hand down firmly and said seriously, “Thrift is the traditional virtue of the Chinese… the Insect Race people. How can we waste food like this? I will help you take care of it right now.”
Seeing his anxious look, Geli stopped teasing him and cleared his throat, “Hurry up and eat. Get some rest when you’re done. You’ll be working late tonight.”
“Don’t worry, I remember.”
Geli saw him wolfing down the food and couldn’t resist saying, “I remember you live on C1 Avenue?”
Lu Qing: “Yes.”
“That’s very close to the shop…” Geli said seemingly unintentionally, “In the future, if you have nothing else to do, just come to the shop to eat. Sometimes it gets busy at noon, and a little help is good too.”
This both preserves the male bug’s dignity and solves his problem of not having money to eat. Perfect.
Lu Qing looked at the older bug with the same affection as a biological father, “Thank you.”
“Alright, alright, hurry up…”
In the evening, as the busiest dinner time had just passed, Lu Qing set off with the hopes of the entire shop, carrying his bicycle.
Today’s destination is—District D.