Zerg: Cold and aloof Major General, stop pretending to be innocent, I have a headache!

Achilles stared at Jiang Xu in shock, his mind flashing back to countless stories of another male insect from the Jiang family that his elders had mentioned.

This insect is actually his descendant!

Jiang Xu looked at the shocked and inquisitive faces in the arena and felt inexplicably satisfied.

He stepped toward the center of the hall, and the insects around him made way for him.

Yes, that gives me the confidence to have bugs in my house.

A huge artwork was placed in the center of the banquet hall, which Jiang Xu noticed as soon as he entered.

How so?

It looks familiar!

It was about the height of two insects stacked together. Only when he got closer did he realize that the handicraft was surrounded by a protective fence.

A black curtain hung down from the top of the artwork, covering two-thirds of it.

but--

Jiang Xu reached out and touched the exposed part, his eyes darkening slightly. He raised his hand and tapped it with his knuckles.

A deep, muffled "hum" sound echoed in the small banquet hall.

"Curious about this?" Jiang Baiyou appeared beside him at some point, and upon seeing Jiang Xu's actions, he wore a gloating expression.

Jiang Xu didn't turn his head, continuing to stare at the colossal object before him: "You know?"

"Of course." Jiang Baiyou looked at him with a slight smile on his face: "If you're curious, you can tear off the cloth and take a look."

This thing has been here for quite a while.

Jiang Xu withdrew his hand, turned to look at him, and chuckled softly, "I know what this is."

"???" Jiang Baiyou looked at him with a puzzled expression after hearing his words—this insect is here for the first time, how could it have seen it before?

Lies come out of his mouth easily.

"Really?" He chuckled twice. "Did your grandfather tell you that?"

Jiang Xu did not answer.

He finally remembered where he had seen the material used for the metal sculpture in the center.

That was a family heirloom of the Jiang family—the Butterfly Jade.

Both the color and the material are exactly the same as the one in front of you.

His eyes flickered, and he inexplicably remembered the instrument in the corner of the Jiang family's study.

"A mighty ruler."

Just as he was lost in thought, Fei, who was beside him, suddenly spoke up.

"Hmm?" He responded subconsciously, turning his head to look at the insect beside him.

"Look there." Fei pointed to the wall in a corner of the meeting room.

Jiang Xu looked in the direction he was pointing and saw that the wall was covered with an unknown paint, and the four words "I am your father" were written all over the wall.

Chinese character!

"..." A bizarre image suddenly flashed into his mind: Jiang Mian stepping on the insect cubs, holding a paintbrush, and scribbling wildly on the wall.

"Pfft—" He couldn't help but burst out laughing. He hadn't expected Jiang Mian to have this side to him.

"What's wrong?" Fei looked at him in confusion.

Jiang Xu looked at the two faces full of confusion, touched the tip of his nose with his hand, coughed twice as if to make a sound, and explained, "I never thought that Grandfather had such a 'majestic' side when he was a child."

Seeing that Fei was still looking at him with confusion, he turned his head and leaned down to explain in Fei's ear.

Fei pursed her lips, and after knowing the answer, a smile flashed in her eyes: "Grandfather Xiong was like this when he was a child... always making a fuss."

He originally wanted to say "cause trouble," but he changed it to a more euphemistic word.

Jiang Ping looked at the two of them with a puzzled expression. Right now, he felt like an outsider, which was particularly "bright".

"Everyone, please be quiet."

Achilles, who was not far away, shouted something, and the noisy hall instantly fell silent.

"The banquet outside has already started, shouldn't we start too?" he asked the insects in the hall.

Jiang Xu turned to look at Achilles in the swarm of insects, and he realized that the group of insects seemed to be centered around them.

"Begin, begin."

The female insects in the banquet hall were almost all silent, while the male insects were becoming more and more excited.

Of the insects present, only the four of them were completely bewildered.

Jiang Baiyou patted him on the shoulder: "I'll go first."

After saying that, he turned and left without looking back.

After he left, Jiang Ping whispered, "That worm, so young, yet so wicked."

The fact that the curtain was not lifted on the sculpture behind them at such a banquet is enough to prove that the Jiang family did not want to display this thing in front of these insects.

Jiang Baiyou, however, secretly instructed Jiang Xu to tear the cloth—clearly, he was deliberately setting a trap.

"He's a bit cunning," Jiang Xu commented casually.

He suspected that these insects hadn't suffered any real hardship. What was the difference between this underhanded tactic and openly saying, "I'm going to frame you"?

If it were him—

Ha, he can get the other person to sell him out and still help count the money.

"Ignore him, just don't let them distract you." Fei turned to look at him: "If you really fall for their tricks, I'd be happy to share it with Uncle Lin."

Jiang Ping's smile froze, and she rolled her eyes at him.

The male insects in the room had almost all gathered in the center, and after saying something, they were incredibly excited.

Jiang Xu had no intention of getting involved, but to his surprise, all the insects turned to look at him.

"......." He was speechless.

"Lord Jiang Xu, come and play with me?" Achilles stood on a wooden stool, looking down at Jiang Xu from his elevated position.

"I'm not coming." Jiang Xu replied directly.

None of the female insects present spoke; moreover, he noticed that some of them looked rather unwell.

It's obvious what these spoiled brats are up to.

Achilles was surprised by this answer, his smile froze on his face, but he quickly recovered: "Lord Jiang Xu is joking."

In this game, all the male insects present must participate.

"Why?" Jiang Xu raised an eyebrow and looked at him.

"If you don't participate, it means you're tacitly accepting that your female insect is at the very bottom of the game." The other person also raised their chin at him, their eyes sweeping over the three female insects beside him with obvious provocation.

"We're not involved." Jiang Xu's face turned cold. He turned around, found a corner, and walked directly to the sofa.

"You—" Achilles hadn't expected Jiang Xu to be so difficult to get along with.

On his first visit to the Jiang family, he had no intention of socializing with the local nobles or building up his insect network. Instead, he offended so many male insects at once. Was he crazy?

"Since he's not participating, let's just ignore him." Jiang Baiyang chimed in, "He probably looks down on us insects and thinks we're not good enough."

His words, though neither too harsh nor too mild, subtly planted the impression of "Jiang Xu's arrogance" in the hearts of every insect.

"Yeah, if he doesn't want to participate, he doesn't want to participate. We'll just ignore him! He's just a male insect from the Jiang family's main branch, isn't he?"

"Exactly, the head of the Jiang family is still Lord Jiang Jin. Who does he think he is?"

Jiang Baiyang glanced at the two male insects who were talking, a slight smile playing on his lips, and said, "Let's not talk about this anymore, let's begin."