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

Jiang Mian frowned slightly and looked up at him: "You've met Xiao Xu?"

Jiang Xu frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and slowly shook his head: "No."

Jiang Mian didn't speak, but pointed to the butterfly jade on the table and said, "The Jiang family from the south has received some insects, this..."

He paused for a moment, then remembered that this was something Xiao Xu had asked for before. After a moment of silence, he said, "Take this and keep it safe."

Several insects from the Jiang family in the south have come this time, and the Insect King specifically requested that we receive them. You can check if they have another one of these identical items when they arrive.”

"Yes." Jiang Xu reached out and picked up the butterfly jade, examining it closely. "What is this?"

What's the use of a butterfly made of some unknown material?

"A family heirloom of the Jiang family." Jiang Mian thought for a moment and added, "The human Jiang family."

Jiang Xu was even more puzzled. According to what the human Jiang Xu and his grandfather had said, this thing should be from another world.

How could they be connected with the Jiang family on the Zerg side?

"I know there are some things you don't know, but since Xiao Xu isn't here, you'll have to fill in the rest." Jiang Mian glanced at Zoran outside the study, then looked away and said in a low voice:

"Apart from you, me, and Xiao Fei, the other insects don't know about Xiao Xu's situation. You..."

"Yes, I know what to do, Grandfather." The other party's meaning was all too clear. Jiang Xu knew that from today onwards, he would need to properly cooperate with that female insect named Fei outside.

"Okay, good that you know. They specifically asked you and Xiao Fei to go together. So I won't be going." Jiang Mian had already looked at the list.

They are all insects from another branch of the family.

He couldn't understand how those insects had come to the east, and how they had connections with the Imperial Court.

That's very strange.

Jiang Xu saw the female insect again two days later.

Compared to the day he returned, the other person's expression was even colder, as if he didn't care about anyone.

However, he was always proper in his manners.

He carried a faint sense of impending death, as if he were living mechanically.

His heart clenched painfully, and he frowned as he looked at the female insect.

"Father—" Jiang Yi's voice broke the silence between the two insects.

He flapped his wings and flew to Jiang Xu's shoulder. Now that he was a bit bigger, he knew that he was no longer suitable to perch on his father's head.

"Father, why didn't you come home the day before yesterday?" The little guy spoke more clearly and coherently, although there were still some pauses.

"Yes, something's up," Jiang Xu replied, explaining.

"Really?" Jiang Yi tilted his head and looked at Jiang Xu, sniffing the air beside him.

It smelled like his father's, but it seemed to have something more to it.

He couldn't figure it out, so he decided not to make things difficult for himself and asked, "Going home today?"

He and his mother both missed him very much.

Jiang Xu frowned; he couldn't answer that question.

Fei, who was not far away, watched the interaction between the two insects, but the light in his eyes dimmed again when he saw Jiang Xu.

Yes, he forgot.

This insect is not its male master.

The coldness and aloofness in the other person's eyes were still there.

His powerful lord would not show him such an expression.

Fei walked slowly to Jiang Xu's side, keeping a step's distance, so that the other insects wouldn't notice the strangeness between them, and so that they would be relatively comfortable.

"Greetings, Your Excellency Jiang Xu." He clenched his right fist and placed it against his chest, bowing to Jiang Xu.

"Hmm," Jiang Xu responded, glancing at the insect walking beside him. They seemed to have walked for a long time, even though they were only a few dozen meters away from the banquet hall.

"Distinguished guests, please come in." The insect servant behind the door bowed and greeted the two insects upon seeing their attire.

The entire hotel has been booked by VIPs today. Even if they haven't met the guests before, they know how distinguished they are.

Jiang Xu nodded subconsciously, then quickly frowned, a strange feeling creeping over him.

"Daddy, Daddy." The little bug rolled around on Jiang Xu's shoulder and rubbed its head against his neck. "Daddy, stay with me tonight and sleep, okay?"

Upon hearing this, both insects fell silent.

Fei paused, but quickly regained his composure. He took the insect off Jiang Xu's shoulder, placed it on his own, and said coldly, "Father has many things to attend to."

"But..." Jiang Yi looked at Jiang Xu pitifully and said, "But Father, you clearly said before that you would play with the baby."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xu's brows, which had just relaxed, furrowed again: "When?"

Since he returned, he hasn't had much contact with this little insect. Could it be...?

Was it another Jiang Xu who said that?

"My father doesn't keep his word," Jiang Yi grumbled. "When he approached my great-grandfather, he clearly agreed."

"........" Okay, Jiang Xu realized that these words must have been the promise made by the other party during his last exchange with the human Jiang Xu. After hesitating for a moment, he asked, "How do you want to play?"

"Will you play with me, Father?" The dejected little insect's face lit up with a smile. "Father, will you sleep with me tonight?"

He hasn't slept with his male father for a long time since his female father left.

Um.......

The male father hasn't slept with the female father in a long time.

Jiang Xu thought for a moment. He remembered that there were two bedrooms on Qingcao Street. After hesitating for a moment, he agreed, "Okay."

After thinking for a moment, he added, "Just this once."

"Great!"

Fei completely ignored the insect cub's cheers and reminded Jiang Xu, "Lord Jiang Xu, there's no need to pay attention to the insect cub."

The insect cub was too young to understand what had happened.

Jiang Xu glanced at Fei out of the corner of his eye. "It's alright."

He had promised Jiang Xu of the human race that he would help take care of the two female insects, so let's just consider it as him fulfilling his promise.

This "It's alright" sounded less cold and more helpless.

The low echo reverberated in Fei's ears, causing a flicker of surprise to cross his eyes.

That voice—

He tilted his head slightly to look at the male insect, which was staring straight ahead.

It's he who thinks too much.

"Oh, isn't this Lord Jiang Xu? It's been a long time."

An unfamiliar voice rang out ahead. Jiang Xu looked in the direction of the voice and saw a male insect.

"What, my cousin has forgotten me after not seeing me for a while?" Jiang Baiyou raised his wine glass and toasted Jiang Xu.

Seeing the unfamiliarity in the other person's eyes, she couldn't help but tease, "You haven't really forgotten, have you? I'm going to be heartbroken."

Jiang Xu frowned slightly and subconsciously glanced in Fei's direction.

Fei received the gaze, paused for a moment, and then whispered a reminder: "Jiang Baiyou, a cousin from a collateral branch. The other male insect next to him is called Jiang Baiyang, also a cousin from a collateral branch."

"Hmm." Jiang Xu responded, turning his head to look at them. "Hmm, I forgot."

"Heh." Jiang Baiyou's smile froze on his face: "Xiao Xu really loves to joke."