The transparent red gem is flawless and has a faint red fluorescence. There is no doubt that this is a gem with high collection value. However, its cool and soft touch and visually like a heartbeat of vitality show that it is not a truly cold and hard gem.
"How did you get it?"
After a long time, Qin Qi heard a hoarse voice coming out of his throat.
The gem in front of you is a powerful being.
It just seemed to be blocked by something, so it had not been discovered. However, when Yaxiao took it out of his pocket and handed it to him, Qin Qi could feel the intimidation coming from the gem.
This is a living being.
A being that possesses the aura of the insect queen and should not appear in Yaxiao's hands at all.
"Marshal, is this the insect mother?"
Yaxiao did not answer Qin Qi's question, but stared at Qin Qi expectantly, hoping to get a negative answer from him.
This little thing is only slightly powerful, but when it comes to how powerful it is, Yaxiao doesn't agree at all. How can it be a worm mother? ! The worm mother should be stronger!
Qin Qi looked slightly gloomy and said nothing.
Seeing Qin Qi's performance, Yaxiao had something in his mind that he didn't understand. For a moment, he felt mixed emotions. The huge sense of loss made him want to throw this shiny thing to the ground and stomp on it a few times.
waste time!
Such a lousy thing turned out to be the worm mother! Such a disappointment to the devil! Bad review!
After waiting for such a long time with great anticipation, Yaxiao actually got rid of the insect mother by himself a long time ago. He was exhausted both physically and mentally in an instant. He looked at Qin Qi in a trance, and when he met Qin Qi's gaze, he remembered that Qin Qi had been waiting for his answer. Yaxiao barely came back to his senses.
"This thing actively attacks me."
“So I just sorted it out.”
Qin Qi did not interrupt the boy's irrelevant words. How could a frail boy possibly defeat the insect queen
But he knew that the boy was not the kind of person who would act without purpose.
Yaxiao paused, raised his blue eyes and looked at Qin Qi, only to see the man in front of him with a pair of eyes as dark as the abyss staring back at him, waiting for his explanation. Yaxiao understood the confusion in the other party's heart.
But even though the other party was full of confusion, he never urged him and treated him with respect as always.
Yaxiao pursed his lips for a while, then he said to Qin Qi seriously: "I am Crow Step."
The scene fell into silence for a moment.
Three simple sentences reveal a lot of information.
Why did the Worm Mother come to find Yaxiao? How did Yaxiao deal with the Worm Mother? They are obviously two completely different people, why did Yaxiao say that he is Yabu
All kinds of past scenes flashed by quickly, and the actions of Yaxiao and Yabu gradually overlapped, but more and more problems arose.
A gentle breeze blew by.
The sound of rustling leaves could be heard, and the subordinates behind him gradually caught up. This was not a suitable place for conversation.
"We'll talk about it when we get to the base."
Qin Qi paused for a moment and returned the suspected insect mother in his hand to Yaxiao. Although it has been confirmed that this is the insect mother, nothing can be concluded without testing.
Yaxiao shook his head.
"Marshal, you can take it. I used a little trick, it won't pass messages to other demon insects."
For a period of time, Yaxiao didn't want to see this insect queen who made him so sad. It was such a waste of the devil's feelings!
Qin Qi looked at Yaxiao deeply, then he withdrew his gaze and without saying anything more, he took Yaxiao to meet up with the large force in front.
At the same time, the system, which had been watching all this from beginning to end, noticed that the host seemed to want to explain everything to Qin Qi, and couldn't help but feel a little worried and puzzled: [Host, are you really going to tell Qin Qi everything? ]
Hearing the system's question, Yaxiao barely perked up. He nodded and said to his fourth uncle in his heart: [Otherwise, there is no way to explain the matter of the insect mother. ]
The system was silent.
It is not difficult for the host to reasonably explain the matter of the Insect Queen. He can do it by using the identity of Crow Step.
A young man wearing a clown mask handed the "gem" to Yaxiao, believing that the marshal would not have any suspicion.
However, the host did not choose to do so.
Of course, one of the reasons is that the host wants to know as soon as possible whether the gem demon worm is the worm mother, but the system knows that Yaxiao is very smart, and he did this more because he probably doesn't want to hide it from Qin Qi anymore.
In other words, there is no need to hide.
After becoming a high-level demon, the host can use his innate skills to leave here and return to the demon world.
This was their original purpose.
Now the host still plays the role of housekeeper. In addition to wanting to fight with the insect queen, there is another reason.
—He wanted to help Qin Qi.
Looking at Qin Qi's back in front of him and the host who followed him closely, the system made a conclusion in its heart.
If the insect queen is really solved by the host, then Qin Qi's crisis will be much smaller. The host can escape at any time, and there is no need to worry about any problems after the vest is removed.
Thinking of this, the system felt relieved, lying on the rocking chair, slowly fanning himself with a palm-leaf fan and drinking tea.
All in all, it's good as long as this matter doesn't threaten the host.
Similar to what the system guessed, Yaxiao did plan to return to the Demon Realm, but he stayed because he liked Qin Qi very much and wanted to fight the Insect Queen.
Although it was beyond Yaxiao's expectation to deal with the insect queen in advance, from another perspective, his goal had been achieved. Yaxiao naturally had the idea of leaving, or to prepare for leaving.
However, if I really leave, it will be difficult to meet Qin Qi again.
Yaxiao pursed his lips and looked up at the figure in front of him. The man always kept his back straight, even when he was in a hurry.
He was a little reluctant to be the villain.
It would be great if I could take Qin Qi with me when I leave.
Tsk, in the end it’s all because the Bug Queen is too easy to beat, Yaxiao is a little depressed.
If the Insect Queen were a little stronger, I wouldn’t have to think about going back for the time being!
Passing through the shortcuts of the forest and mountain roads, Qin Qi, Yaxiao and their group soon reunited with the previous group of volunteers who had left. After nearly three hours of journey, they were temporarily away from the core area of the insect tide. The magic insects in this area were relatively sparse.
When they arrived at the new garrison, the huge silver wall had stood up again, and rows of warehouses were lined up. The layout was exactly the same as the previous garrison. The only difference was that this time the garrison was located in the mountains and forests and was more hidden.
Along the way, Qin Qi and Yaxiao didn't talk much. The former was shocked by all the news and deliberately kept calm and didn't talk, while the latter was still immersed in the depressed mood of why the Insect Mother was so weak.
"marshal."
Soran ordered his men to make arrangements for the companions who had arrived, and then walked up to the marshal to report the current situation: "The garrison has been properly arranged, and there are no casualties for the time being."
"Well, Yaxiao and I have something to discuss. Don't let anyone disturb us." Qin Qi nodded calmly.
"yes!"
Soran responded immediately. He looked at the backs of the Marshal and Yaxiao and felt that something was wrong. However, Soran was not as perceptive as his brother Mist.
Yaxiao and the Marshal liked each other, so even if there were some problems, they were just minor quarrels between lovers. Thinking of this, Soran let it go and turned away.
On the other side, Yaxiao, in a bad mood, followed Qin Qi into the room. As soon as the door was closed, a sharp voice cut through the air. Yaxiao was still a little distracted, but his body slightly turned to the side and he instinctively dodged.
With a thud, a crumpled ball of paper fell to the floor.
"Marshal, if it's just a ball of paper, I won't feel any pain even if it hits me."
Qin Qi hummed.
The paper ball was just a test, which could not be called a test. Yaxiao had practiced martial arts, but with his reaction ability and body movements, it would be impossible for someone who had only practiced martial arts to dodge it so easily.
This does not mean that Yaxiao is Crow Step.
But it also lets Qin Qi know that Yaxiao himself is not weak.
Qin Qi felt a little complicated.
According to Yaxiao, the insect mother went looking for him, but was easily dealt with by Yaxiao. Qin Qi's eyes darkened slightly. He looked at Yaxiao and asked, "You said you are Crow Step?"
The body shapes of teenagers and young men are completely different.
Although the boy said this himself, Qin Qi found it difficult to equate the slender boy with the mysterious young man.
Seeing the young man nodding with his eyes bent, Qin Qi paused and concealed the gloom in his expression.
He still had doubts about the matter.
However, if this is used as a basis, all the inconsistencies in the past seem to be explained. For example, although Yabu has no entry and exit records, he can always appear quietly where he is. For example, Yabu has always been helping him. For example, when he faces Yabu, he can always think of Yaxiao.
Crowstep is a mysterious being.
Changing the shape didn't seem strange on him.
Qin Qi looked at Yaxiao, whose blue eyes were still clear, and his throat felt a little itchy, as if something was blocking it.
"Why are you telling me this all of a sudden?"
Qin Qi didn't understand why Yaxiao admitted that he was Yabu. He could have said that it was Yabu who taught him.
"But if you don't tell me, the Marshal will be wary of Crow Step!"
Yaxiao said as a matter of course: "The Marshal doesn't want Crow Step to get close to me, right? If the Marshal knew that Crow Step and I knew each other, he would definitely think too much. It would be better for him to admit it directly from the beginning."
The devil is best at seeing into people's hearts.
Upon hearing this, Qin Qi made a subtle expedition.
Suddenly he remembered that a long time ago, the young man Yabu had mentioned Yaxiao in front of him.
At that time, he was still wary of Crow Step and warned Crow Step not to approach Yaxiao.
Qin Qi looked down at Yaxiao.
The boy with fair and delicate skin and blue eyes are still bright, and he is still as smart and cunning as before.
He chuckled softly a few times. As expected, he still liked Yaxiao. Qin Qi knew that this was Yaxiao's characteristic. Regardless of whether Yaxiao had the Crow Step or not, these characteristics unique to young people would not change.
Qin Qi did not ask about Yabu and Yaxiao anymore.
Yaxiao was originally thinking that he still had to transform into Crow Step to show Qin Qi, but when he realized that the other party didn't seem to want to ask any more questions, he felt relieved.
He started talking about his previous confrontation with the Insect Queen.
"I don't know why the Insect Mother came to see me." Yaxiao emphasized seriously. He still asked with some reluctance: "Marshal, is that shiny magic insect really the Insect Mother?"
"I'll go check it out."
Qin Qi's expression darkened slightly. If that was really the insect mother, it meant that there must be something on Yaxiao's body that attracted the insect mother. He looked at the ignorant boy and finally suppressed the urge to continue asking.
There are many mysteries surrounding Yaxiao and Yabu.
But these questions need to be asked after the test results come out.
"That's good."
Yaxiao curled his eyes, and after he felt that he had said everything he needed to say, he raised his hand and pointed to the door: "Marshal, if everything is ok, I will leave first."
Qin Qi hummed, but when Yaxiao was about to leave the room, he suddenly asked: "Why did you keep helping me in the beginning?"
This question is asked on the premise that Crow Step is Yaxiao.
Yaxiao didn't think much about it. He turned his head and looked at Qin Qi. His blue eyes curved into crescents with a bit of brightness: "Because the Marshal is very powerful, I like the Marshal very much!"
One of the reasons is the demon value.
However, due to system limitations, this answer cannot be given.
After saying that, Yaxiao stared at Qin Qi for a few seconds, nodded, then turned and left the room.
[Host, what are you thinking about? ]
"It seems that Qin Qi is not satisfied with my answer?" Yaxiao reviewed his answer and found no problem, so he picked up his suitcase and went back to the room first.
At the same time, Qin Qi's dark eyes were fixed on the red gem on the table. He sat on the chair, silent like a cold sculpture.
The boy said he liked himself.
After getting this answer, Qin Qi found it difficult to force a smile, because he finally realized from the smile in Yaxiao's eyes that there seemed to be a difference between Yaxiao's and his own preferences.
"marshal."
There was a knock on the door, and Soran's voice came from outside the door, "The research room you requested on the optical computer has been vacated and can be used at any time."
Qin Qi, who was sitting on the chair, hummed.
Now is not the time to think about these things. The most important thing now is to verify the worm mother.
Qin Qi narrowed his eyes slightly, picked up the ruby magic insect on the table, and left the room without looking back.
—In a room at the base
Yaxiao was still wondering what was wrong with Qin Qi when he left. Was it wrong for him to say before that he liked Qin Qi
"Fourth Uncle, Qin Qi doesn't like me?"
Yaxiao puffed up his face in confusion. He could only think of this possibility, otherwise why would Qin Qi be unhappy
But Yaxiao still felt that Qin Qi should like him as well, otherwise why would Qin Qi rub his cheek affectionately with his fingers on the way to the garrison, be so kind to him, and even teach him fighting skills.
The system hesitated for a moment after hearing this, and said vaguely: [I like it. ]
Fourth Uncle also thinks that Qin Qi likes him!
Yaxiao was happy for a second, and then became even more puzzled. He frowned and sat cross-legged on the bed, thinking hard for a long time, but still got no result.
"Damn it, is it because our preferences are different?" Yaxiao was a little unhappy.
system:…
Yaxiao noticed his fourth uncle's silence and became confused as well.
"ah?"
(End of this chapter)