Qin Qi could see that Yaxiao was a little unhappy. He lowered his head and looked at the sulking boy. He vaguely realized what Yaxiao was thinking, but it was too late to change his mind now.
A trace of helplessness flashed across his dark eyes, but he calmly buttoned up Yaxiao's shirt. His slender fingers paused for a moment, and he put his arms around the boy's shoulders and bent down to kiss the boy's forehead.
"Do you want to see the gift I gave you?"
Yaxiao was a demon who was easily diverted. Although he was still angry, he looked up at Qin Qi and stretched out his hand.
Looking at the boy's white and soft fingers, Qin Qi felt relieved and handed the Yaoxin Stone hidden in his arms to Yaxiao.
The gray-white skull is very eye-catching in the black crystal, and the smooth crystal reveals a hint of warmth.
Only if you keep the crystal close to your body will it carry the human body temperature like it does now.
Yaxiao's unhappiness suddenly disappeared. He clenched the crystal in his palm and looked at Qin Qi.
It was at this moment that he noticed that the usually calm man now had a hint of expectation on his face. Yaxiao raised the corner of his mouth, raised his head and moved closer, kissing the other's lips, but they separated in an instant.
"Next time you have to say you are afraid of the devil, okay?"
Yaxiao is a bit unreasonable.
However, Qin Qi didn't even think about it and just nodded calmly.
Finally satisfied, Yaxiao reached out and clasped the other party's fingers, then left the cave with Qin Qi.
"I don't know how to use my wings yet. Once I've learned enough, I can take you with me!" Yaxiao can use his wings to teleport, but he can't take others with him yet.
"good."
Qin Qi's gaze swept across Yaxiao's back.
In the sunlight, the black wings were faintly shiny, exuding a mysterious and powerful aura. They closed quietly, and when they trembled slightly, one could seem to feel the air vibrating.
Qin Qi forced himself to see a hint of obedience in her. He retracted his gaze and temporarily suppressed the idea of touching her. Qin Qi has always been an introverted person and is not used to doing such intimate things in public. The kiss just now was already the limit.
"Let's go."
Too late to make the voice hoarse.
"Hmm! Hey, Marshal, the scales on your face and your tail are gone. Are you still feeling uncomfortable?"
"One more thing, it's much better now."
Qin Qi didn't dare to hide anything from Yaxiao anymore.
"That's good."
The clear, smiling voice dissipated in the air.
The man and the boy walked down the mountain hand in hand.
The mountain road is rugged, with branches intertwined. The occasional conversations gradually fade away with distance. The morning breeze blows through the mountains, and the darkness that exists in the Mist Gorge Mountain will never be known to anyone.
Although the crisis caused by the disappearance of the Bug Queen has gradually subsided, there are still many things to deal with on the battlefield.
After returning to the base, Yaxiao and Qin Qi started to get busy again.
"In the past week, the insect tide has been basically stable."
Adjutant Soran reported to several marshals: "According to statistics from the logistics department, the death toll caused by the insect tide has also stabilized, and the emergency situation has been reduced to A-level and is under control."
After the report, Soran placed all the information in front of the marshals, nodded to Qin Qi who was sitting in the first seat, and left the meeting room.
The situation is better now.
But none of the marshals present smiled.
Even Marshal Westard, who was usually not very serious, did not show any signs of alertness as usual. His right arm was broken and put in a cast, so he could only helplessly scratch his hair with his left hand.
"We suffered heavy losses here at our base."
Wista casually flipped through the information in front of him and said with a smile: "Even if I win, it's hard to be happy."
It is not easy to disperse those crazy demon insects. Even if the line they are responsible for is not as terrifying as the Sixth Base, it is still deadly dangerous for low-level officers.
The other marshals said nothing.
Death on the battlefield is a very normal thing. They have recognized this fact since they first entered the battlefield. However, when they saw the aggregated death toll, even Marshal Gwen, the oldest and one who had long since let go of death, found it difficult to remain calm.
The current situation is much better than they expected. In fact, when they came to support, several marshals including Westar were ready to die in the line of duty.
"The Insect Mother has no way to control its army of demon insects." Wen Bol, who had a slicked-back blond hair, knew very well that the most important thing in this large-scale insect tide was actually the special substance that wrapped the Insect Mother. He looked at Qin Qi and said solemnly: "Your partner is the biggest contributor to this insect tide. Are you really not going to introduce him to us?"
Qin Qi nodded, his tone as calm as ever: "He's been very busy recently."
To be precise, after knowing that the marshals wanted to see him, Yaxiao simply shook his head and refused. He couldn't help feeling a little bored when being praised for something he had done so casually.
The devil will only feel happy when he takes the initiative to do something seriously and is praised.
"Yeah?"
Wenbol shook his head regretfully.
Next to him, Marshal Lu Chuanxi of the Eighth Base had been looking forward to meeting that collaborator, and he looked disappointed when he heard this.
As a research fanatic, he really wanted to discuss the special substance on the insect mother's body with his collaborator, but since they really couldn't meet, Lu Chuanxi could only accept it.
"Qin Qi."
Lu Chuanxi adjusted the frame of his glasses and outlined a few key points with a pen. "I will be able to complete the preparations in ten days."
"Um."
Qin Qi's eyes swept over all the marshals: "Ten days later, all of our marshals will meet in the central city."
The words of the two people were ambiguous, but both the three marshals present and the marshals projected by the optical brain knew the meaning of their words. The expressions of the marshals were serious and solemn. Westa clenched his left hand, veins bulged on his arm, and tried his best to hide his inner excitement.
Ten days, ten days left.
They can completely block the Zerg Queen.
According to Qin Qi's collaborator, once the Worm Mother is killed, it will be reborn immediately, so they cannot kill the Worm Mother. The best way is to seal it.
However, if the blockade is not safe, they must find a way to weaken the power of the Worm Queen. This way, even if they pass away one day and the Worm Queen comes out unexpectedly, she will no longer pose any threat to humans.
And Lu Chuanxi's preparations were for this.
"Once the insect queen is locked up, I can get a good night's sleep." Westar said jokingly.
Qin Qi glanced at Westa and did not refute. He nodded calmly and said, "Since there is nothing else, let's adjourn for now."
The marshals present had no objection. Although the war situation had stabilized, they still had many things to deal with and did not stay for long.
Although ten days is not a long time, it is enough for the marshals to solve the problems at hand and set off on time.
In order to avoid unnecessary complications, only a few marshals at the top knew about this matter, and the army did not release any news. A few days later, the officers at various bases only knew that their marshals planned to go to the central city.
The battle situation gradually stabilized, and it was normal for the marshals to leave for the central city to report on their work. The officers did not doubt it, but happily talked with their companions about how many demon insects they had strangled today.
The attack of the magic insects is now so weak that the officers can't believe it. If they kill one more magic insect now, there will be one more companion who will survive in the future.
The officers and soldiers of the entire garrison were extremely excited and wished they could stay on the battlefield.
Yaxiao, who was becoming increasingly bored at the garrison, was also ready to leave with Qin Qi. However, before leaving, he went to the medical station to speak to the stationmaster.
"Yaxiao, you are a good boy."
The elderly webmaster has always admired Yaxiao and treats this smart and cheerful boy as his grandson. He often explains to Yaxiao the use of medicines.
Now that he heard that Yaxiao was going back, he felt sad and happy for him: "The medical station was so busy these days. If it weren't for you, I really don't know what to do."
Yaxiao also knew that the stationmaster was very kind to him, or rather, all the humans here were very kind to him. Yaxiao hugged the old and fat stationmaster.
This place is different from the demon world.
In the demon world, only his fourth uncle was kind to him.
Yaxiao likes this world very much, which is why he is not in a hurry to return to the demon world.
“Ya, Yaxiao, are you going back?”
Yaxiao turned around and saw Wei Shi, who was gasping for breath because he ran too fast.
Wei Shi has lost a lot of weight. Until now, he still can't figure out the material codes in the medical station. He is often confused and flustered by all kinds of medicines.
But even so, Wei Shi was busy and attentive every day, and he vaguely discovered that the officers in the garrison were acting differently than before, and it seemed that the marshals had made new moves.
Just as he was preparing to conduct another secret investigation with his tired body, he learned that Yaxiao was going back, and rushed over immediately. Wei Shi wanted to confirm the authenticity of the matter.
"right."
Yaxiao looked at Wei and smiled with his eyes crooked, "The marshals are going to the central city, and I want to follow them."
"Are you leaving tomorrow?"
"Yes."
Yaxiao nodded.
I felt a little complicated when I heard Wei’s answer.
He thought of Qin Chen, who was still serving Marshal Westa, and wondered if Qin Chen knew that Marshal Qin was about to leave.
For a moment, Wei Shi was a little restless. After saying a few words to Yaxiao, Wei Shi turned around and asked for leave from the stationmaster and left the medical station.
Yaxiao looked at Weishi's back thoughtfully, then smiled and said to the stationmaster, "By the way, stationmaster, Director Liu from the logistics department said that the mental spray needs to be relabeled."
—Temporary residence of the fifth base
Wei Shi had already found Qin Chen who was on duty and briefly told him what he had heard.
"Although the battle situation is stable at the moment, the marshals' return to the central city may be a plan to deploy the next step of the magic insects. I just think there should be something strange."
As a private detective who has been working outside for many years, Wei Shi's intuition is much sharper than that of ordinary officers.
"I understand what you mean."
Qin Chen actually heard the news in Marshal Westa's military camp yesterday. Compared with usual, his temperament seemed a little depressed.
Wei Shi naturally noticed this, and he paused and asked tentatively: "So what are you going to do now?"
Qin Chen closed his eyes, and after a long period of thinking, he opened his eyes and said, "I plan to go find Qin Qi."
Go find Qin Qi? !
Wei Shi still remembered that the last time he went to Qin Chen to find Marshal Qin, he was beaten all over.
"Why did you make this decision?"
Wei Shi looked at Qin Qi, his lips curled down, his eyes filled with a hint of worry.
This cannot be explained in just a sentence or two.
It was difficult for Qin Chen to explain what he was thinking at the moment. Probably since he had been strangling the magic insects on the battlefield, Qin Chen had been thinking about Qin Qi.
The person who finally made him decide to look for Qin Qi again was Yaxiao.
"Qin Qi has a lover."
Qin Chen felt a little strange when he said this. It was hard for him to imagine that his taciturn and cold brother could be with other people.
"Every moment on the battlefield is changing rapidly."
But Qin Qi has remained the same for more than ten years, cold and silent. When Qin Chen found the clue, he hoped that his brother would tell him the truth.
But Qin Qi always looked unmoved and even beat him up severely. It was impossible for Qin Chen not to feel resentment.
But now he wants to go again.
Qin Chen felt that there should be changes this time. There was no reason for this guess, but he still couldn't help but make this choice.
Wei Shi looked at Qin Chen's expression and finally nodded.
That night, when Yaxiao came back from the medical station, he happened to see Qin Chen walking out of the Marshal's room.
His eyes involuntarily looked at the purple swelling on the other person's left cheek. It was a bit confusing. Was he beaten again
It was hard not to notice such a look. Qin Chen paused slightly with a complicated look in his eyes.
Yaxiao came back to his senses, coughed lightly, and looked away. Qin Chen was a man with a strong sense of self-esteem, and he probably didn't want anyone to know that he was injured.
He was just about to take the initiative to resolve the embarrassment, but who would have thought that the next second, Qin Chen took the initiative to nod to him, and his attitude was much more respectful than usual.
Looking at Qin Chen's back, Yaxiao blinked.
[What happened to the host?]
At this time, the system with a nightcap on its head in the sea of consciousness was about to cover itself with a quilt and go to sleep. Now, when the host is interacting with the villain, the system is always worried about seeing something it shouldn't see, so it goes to bed early every day.
Yaxiao shook his head.
He didn’t know if it was his illusion, but Yaxiao always felt that Qin Chen’s eyes were red, as if he had cried.
When entering the room, Yaxiao deliberately observed Qin Qi who was putting books in front of the bookcase, and then nodded with satisfaction.
Well, no injuries.
But that's normal. Qin Qi's body has become stronger than before since absorbing the fragments. As long as he doesn't deliberately give in to Qin Chen, he will definitely not be injured.
Hearing the movement of the door, Qin Qi turned his head and met Yaxiao's gaze. He closed the bookcase, walked in front of Yaxiao, reached out and gently touched the corner of Yaxiao's eye, and said in a low voice: "What's wrong?"
"I saw Qin Chen when I came back."
Yaxiao hugged Qin Qi's neck, and after exerting a little force, his legs naturally wrapped around Qin Qi's strong and thin waist, and rubbed Qin Qi's neck.
Yashao is not heavy.
Qin Qi hugged Yaxiao easily. He held Yaxiao's waist to prevent the boy from falling.
This posture is very intimate.
The devil likes to be close to his lover like this.
When Qin Qi heard that Yaxiao had just met Qin Chen, he paused, but was not too surprised. He hugged the boy and sat on the chair.
"It's okay, we just talked about what happened in the past."
Yaxiao nodded, pointed to half of his face, and said with a smile: "Then why is Qin Chen still injured?"
Qin Qi was silent for a moment.
"I'm just a little angry. He knows that those things are not good for him. Those things would endanger his life. Although the danger has decreased now, it is not something that can be spread at will."
Whether it was the secrets of the Elders' Council or the internal affairs of the Marshals, Qin Chen was not qualified to know. Even the things just now were only revealed after Qin Qi had carefully selected them.
He would still not reveal anything that Qin Chen shouldn't know.
Looking at Qin Qi's expression, Yaxiao curled his eyes. It seemed that Qin Qi was still a little depressed, but being able to reconcile with his younger brother should make the other party feel relieved.
"Then don't think about him."
As Yaxiao thought about it, the tail behind him shook and wrapped around Qin Qi's wrist. The tip of the inverted triangle tail gently scraped across the back of Qin Qi's hand.
It's cold, dangerous, yet it feels a bit itchy.
Qin Qi's eyes suddenly became much deeper.
Yaxiao is very understanding.
"If the Marshal is unhappy, I can lend you my tail to play with."
When he is unhappy, he likes to grab his tail and rub it, which is very relaxing. The devil's tail is the devil's favorite weapon and toy. Yaxiao is very generous to his lover!
Qin Qi looked at Yaxiao's innocent blue eyes with a smile on their faces. His Adam's apple moved slightly. For a moment, it was difficult for him to tell whether his lover was seducing him.
"Do not want?"
Yaxiao tilted his head slightly, a little confused.
Qin Qi paused and gave a calm answer:
"want."
(End of this chapter)