Asui was not shy at all, and he clearly distinguished himself from "other bugs" in his words and deeds, but he didn't know that Brand was guarding against him.
"… no."
Brand uttered two words, and rejected as expected. He couldn't understand why Ah Sui was so interested in his wings. If the other party was not so "eager" and "drooling", he might have shown it to the other party a long time ago, so why would he hide it so secretly
When Asui gets enthusiastic, there's always a feeling that he's up to something.
"ah… "
Ah Sui felt a little disappointed when he heard this, like a puppy with drooping ears, "Why not?"
Brand didn't hear his muttering, and turned to deal with the body of the snow elk with Quick and the others. This kind of strange beast has a poison sac in its throat, and if it is not dealt with in time after death, the poison sac will rupture and spread throughout the body, making it impossible to eat a single bite of meat.
After the battle just now, the ground was in a mess. Most of the dozen pirates sent by Black Fang had been killed by snow elk beasts. The few who survived by chance were also seriously injured and lay on the ground wailing.
Asui was afraid that the smell of blood would attract other wild animals, so he had to ask Quick and his men to help carry the wounded and bring the prey back to the camp. The snow elk was really huge and notoriously difficult to deal with, so it was understandable that it caused quite a stir among the pirates.
Hei Ya heard that his subordinates were almost wiped out, and his face was extremely excited. Ah Sui had brought nearly 40 female insects with him. How come the other female insects were fine, but his subordinates had problems? Could it be that the other party wanted to deliberately give him a warning? !
Brand couldn't help but laugh when he heard this: "You are a male insect, you don't need to learn how to cook."
He seemed to be expressing emotion about something, but it seemed like he was just saying it unintentionally.
Brand didn't want Asui to get too close to them, so he pulled Asui to sit next to the fire, keeping a considerable distance between them.
Ah Sui had nothing to do, so he continued to study the horns of the snow elk. He used the ancestral sword in his hand to cut and chop, not knowing what he was doing. After a while, he smelled the aroma of meat in the air and couldn't help but move his nose: "Can you cook too?"
Brande looked up at Asui, wondering if this male insect really didn't understand or was just pretending not to understand. After a moment of silence, he said, "Because after marriage, the female insect has to take care of the male's daily life. If she can't cook, it will be difficult for her to find a partner."
Ah Sui wondered if cooking was something he could force: "Why?"
Brand skewered the marinated meat onto a branch and passed it to the fire, slowly turning it over. His movements looked quite experienced: "Eat it right after grilling it, otherwise it will get cold."
The southern female insects were gentle by nature and required 100% obedience to the male masters, so the nobles had stricter rules in this regard. Brand not only had to learn cooking, but also painting, flower arrangement, and musical instruments. They had to learn any course that could please the male insects.
As they were talking, the meat on the tree branch was almost cooked. Brande used a knife to cut the outer layer of meat onto a plate and handed it to Asui. Then he put the rest of the meat on the fire. He stared at the flickering flames in front of him and whispered, "Asui, the male insects in the imperial capital don't need to learn anything. There will always be countless female insects handing food to them."
Ah Sui was surprised when he heard this, and his voice sounded a little nervous: "Then I can't cook either, will I be unable to find a partner in the future?"
Quick and the others were already shocked by the skill that Asui had just displayed in the dense forest. They no longer had the disdainful look they had just shown. Every insect picked up a stick and came over to surround Asui. It was such a lively scene.
"Chief, I just picked up a dead branch from an iron tree. Do you think it can be used as a weapon?"
Brand was originally helping to process the pieces of meat. He glanced inadvertently and suddenly found a female insect with gray hair and golden eyes standing next to Asui. He paused for a moment, then stood up and walked over.
"Big Chief—"
Ah Sui thought the rice was really ready when he heard that. He looked into the pot with great interest, but found that the meat had not even started to cook. He couldn't help but feel a little disappointed: "You lied to me, the rice is not ready at all."
Asui didn't seem irritated. He squatted on the ground and helped the team members cut branches one by one. He was concentrating on his work and didn't show any airs of a leader at all.
The female insect with gray hair and golden eyes was named Julian. If Brand's intelligence was correct, he was the real leader of these undercover agents. Unlike Quick and his friends who were very curious, Julian had just been slowly wandering behind Asui, studying him like a wild animal studying the weaknesses of its prey. He looked dangerous no matter how you looked at him.
Brand hummed: "The female insects of Salilan Law must learn to cook."
Black Tooth was totally overthinking. Ah Sui didn't have that many complicated thoughts. At that time, he was sitting next to the camp studying the sharp horns of the snow moose beast, while the fat cook set up a big pot to help boil water and cook meat, making the other pirates drool.
"Chief, don't listen to him, look at mine first, I picked one up too!"
Brand stepped forward and pushed aside the female insects that were gathered together, and directly pulled Asui out. He did not explain anything, but only said: "It's time to eat, and we can deal with those branches later."
As Brande finished speaking, there was suddenly a piece of meat beside his mouth. He looked up and saw Ah Sui feeding him with a bright smile in his eyes: "This meat is delicious, try it."
"… "
Brande had no choice but to open his mouth and swallow the meat, but he heard Ah Sui whisper in his ear: "Actually, I was just teasing you. I knew how to cook when I was six years old."
Asui grew up in the mountains, and could do everything from fetching water to chopping wood. He might be more skilled in kitchen matters than Brand. After he finished speaking, he picked up a branch from the ground, skewered a piece of meat, and slowly roasted it beside the fire. He also used a brush to apply some fire ant honey found under the roots of the tree, and the meat sizzled and smelled delicious.
Brand was stunned when he saw this: "Who taught you to cook?"
Asui is only six years old and has to cook. Who would be so cruel to a little insect
Ah Sui said expectantly: "After I tell you, can you show me your wings?"
Brand: “?”
Ah Sui raised a finger: "Just take a look, just once."
Brand: “No.”
This matter is not negotiable.
Asui: “…” Miserable guy.
Ah Sui had no choice but to look away and continued to grill meat by the fire. When he looked up, he suddenly found Xu Cenfeng standing not far away. He waved to him quickly: "Brother Cenfeng, the meat is almost cooked, come and eat!"
Xu Cenfeng was like a slacker, with zero presence at ordinary times, but he could not be ignored at the critical moment. He walked towards Asui after hearing the words, took the skewer of barbecue from him, pulled down his scarf, tasted it, and said, "It tastes good."
It's just a bit blurry.
Ah Sui picked up another skewer of meat and roasted it over the fire. When it was almost cooked, he handed it to Brand and said, "Try it. It's delicious."
Hearing this, Brand looked between Asui and Xu Cenfeng, and his eyes fell on the skewers in Xu Cenfeng's hand. He paused for a moment, then retracted his gaze and said calmly, "No, I'm full. You guys can eat slowly."
After he finished speaking, he put the unroasted meat in his hand aside, stood up and went back to the starship, which inevitably made people feel a little puzzled.
Xu Cenfeng looked down at the barbecue in his hand, then looked at Asui, as if he understood something, and asked in confusion: "Why did you give me the first skewer of barbecue?"
Isn't this intentional provocation
Ah Sui said, "Because that skewer was burnt."
Xu Cenfeng: “…” What on earth is he expecting? Asui is obviously a fool.
After lunch, Asui led Quick to practice. The team first ran around the camp for a few laps to warm up, and then began to learn the basics of the whip method. Asui held a black branch and demonstrated in front of the team. The moves were sharp and swift, and the sound of breaking the wind was constant, which stunned the female insects and made them reluctant to even move their eyes.
Ever since the male insects from Heim were rescued by Asui, they have been living on the same starship with Xu Cenfeng. They were bored every day, and when they suddenly saw Asui teaching these female insects martial arts, they felt like being scratched by a cat's claws and felt extremely itchy.
Heim waited until Asui finished practicing, then he and the other two male insects quickly ran up to surround him, his tone unable to conceal his excitement: "Asui, those moves you just used were so beautiful, can you teach us?!"
Asui didn't expect that Heim and the others also wanted to learn. Hearing this, he scratched his hair, feeling quite distressed: "Ah? You guys also want to learn martial arts? Martial arts are very difficult."
Heim nodded repeatedly, and made a strongman gesture, and said unconvincedly: "If they can learn, why can't we?"
Ah Sui looked them up and down, then shook his head and said, "Your lower body is too weak, you can't stand steadily. If you want to practice, you have to start with the horse stance, which will take at least two or three years."
Hearing this, Heim looked at his legs in surprise: "I'm standing quite steadily, how can I be unstable..."
Before he could finish his words, Asui suddenly made a lightning-fast move, and the stick in his hand directly hit Heim behind the knee. With a dull "thump", the latter fell flat on the ground.
Haim cried out in pain: "Oh my god! My leg!"
Ah Sui shook his head: "See, I told you that your lower body was unstable. I only used 50% of my strength just now, and I didn't even poke you hard."
The other two male insects quickly dragged Heim up from the ground and asked stutteringly, "Then... how do we do the horse stance?"
Ah Sui had no choice but to throw the stick aside and demonstrated the horse stance to them: "Here, just like this, one hour every day. If you can persist for five days, I will teach you martial arts."
The male insects of Heim were quite tough, otherwise they would not have dared to offend Black Fang. Upon hearing this, they immediately stood up and said, "Five days is five days, how difficult can it be? You are not allowed to regret it!"
Asui was happy, thinking there was no need to regret it. He waved to Quick who was doing a combo seriously and said, "Come here, watch them do the horse stance for an hour every day. If they can't hold on, report to me."
Quick immediately saluted: "Yes! Great Chief! I will definitely complete your orders!"
In this world where the strong are respected, strength represents everything. Even the male insects like Heim were tempted by Asui's beautiful moves, not to mention the other pirates. Unfortunately, with Black Fang and Carlos suppressing them, they did not dare to rashly surrender to Asui and could only stand by and watch enviously.
Seeing Ah Sui taking the captives for his own use, Heiya sneered and said, "What can a broken wooden stick do? On the battlefield, they will all be my targets!"
He looked down on those "mobs" and naturally did not take them to heart. Instead, he thought they were ridiculous and let Asui do whatever he wanted.
The day passed quietly and soon it was night. Brand had hardly left the starship the entire afternoon.
When Asui came out of the bathroom after taking a shower, he saw the other person lying on the bed with his eyes closed as if he was asleep. He unconsciously lightened his footsteps, then quietly lifted the quilt and got into bed.
Asui's body was covered with moisture, and he always smelled fragrant after taking a shower. Brand smelled the familiar scent, opened his eyes quietly, and finally closed them again without saying anything.
Asui saw that Brande had his back to him, so he reached out and poked him on the back: "Brande?"
Brand didn't turn around: "What's wrong?"
Ah Sui asked, "You haven't been out of the starship all afternoon. Are you angry with me?"
Brandt said calmly: "You didn't do anything wrong, why should I be angry?"
Ah Sui's behavior made people wonder if he was pretending to be stupid: "Today I gave the first skewer of barbecue to Brother Cen Feng, you are mad at me, right?"
Hearing this, Brand finally opened his eyes and frowned slightly. He didn't know if he was speechless because of Asui's question. After several seconds, he uttered two words: "... No."
Brande didn't turn around, so Ah Sui could only lean over and talk in his ear. The slightly damp hair gently brushed against his ear, bringing an ambiguous itch: "Don't be angry. The first skewer of meat was burnt and not tasty. The second skewer of meat is tasty."
It’s a pity that Brande didn’t eat any, and in the end Asui ate them all.
Brand paused after hearing this: "You don't have to explain to me. I said I'm not angry."
Ah Sui didn't believe it: "Then show me your wings."
Brand refused: "No."
Asui: "Then you are angry with me."
"you… "
For the first time, Brand realized that Asui was a rogue. He turned to look at the male insect, but saw that he was staring at him with sparkling eyes. When he smiled, there was a small dimple on his cheek, which made people lose their temper: "Let me see, okay~"
Brand immediately lost his temper. He thought if he didn't show it to Asui, the male insect would probably pester him with questions for days, so it would be better to have some peace and quiet: "Can I just take a look?"
Ah Sui nodded immediately after hearing this: "Okay, just one look!"
Facing Asui's burning gaze, Brande felt awkward. He pursed his lips slightly, blushed, quietly unbuttoned his white shirt under the quilt, threw it aside, turned over and lay on the bed, revealing his sexy and strong back.
The whip marks on Brand's body had almost completely faded. He was about to spread his wings, but he saw Asui staring at him. He couldn't help but raise his hand to cover his eyes in the dark and whispered, "Close your eyes first..."
Ah Sui's eyelashes trembled for a moment when he heard that, and then he closed them obediently, feeling a little nervous. He counted the time silently, and it seemed like only a few seconds had passed, but it also seemed like a century had passed. Finally, he felt the hand covering his eyelids fall quietly.
Asui slowly opened his eyes, and was immediately stunned by the beautiful scene before him, unable to speak for a long time.
The wings of the southern female insect are said to be a gift from God. A glimpse of them during the day is already dazzlingly beautiful, but at night they have an indescribable softness and tranquility.
The bright moonlight from the woods poured in through the porthole, and I saw a pair of translucent wings on Brand's back, covered with many tiny spots of light. Every gentle flapping of the wings would cause a burst of colorful changes, like stars falling into the clearest river, like pearls strung together by a silk thread made of moonlight, sacred and indescribable.
Asui held his breath unconsciously, then carefully reached out and touched it. The wings seemed to be shy, trembling and dodging for a moment, and even Brand's ears turned red.
Brand closed his eyes, not sure whether he was feeling embarrassed or ashamed, and he could only bury his face in the pillow.
Asui couldn't help but move closer to Brande and whispered in his ear: "Your wings are so beautiful. No wonder that bad guy Carlos wanted to pick them off."
After he finished speaking, he couldn't help but gently touch the beautiful wings: "From now on, I will protect it with you. Don't let other bad guys take it away."
"… "
Brand paused after hearing this, and subconsciously raised his face from the pillow, only to see Ah Sui blushing and whispering, "So don't show your wings to other male insects anymore, understand?"
(End of this chapter)