Oops, the princess is surrounded by the male protagonists

Ruoxu did not directly touch the stone door, but instead walked to an inconspicuous stone box next to the stone door.

She fumbled around for a bit and took out four transparent cloaks. As soon as the other person handed one of them to Bai Yue, the "Complete Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatments" in her mind immediately reminded her.

"Reporting to Master, special biological material detected! This is the hindwing membrane of a 'bumblebee'!"

"A bumblebee? With wings that big, how big is that bumblebee?"

Just as Bai Yue was examining the enormous hindwing membrane, Ruo Xu urged her in a low voice.

"Goddess, everyone, quickly put on this. It's a 'Concealment Cloak' made of special materials. It will prevent us from being attacked by swarms of bees and Gu insects when we go inside."

"it is good!"

Upon hearing this, everyone quickly put on their 'Concealment Cloaks' and, once they were ready, Ruoxu triggered the mechanism, and the stone door slowly opened a crack.

After the four quickly slipped inside, Ruoxu activated the mechanism again, closing the stone door.

Inside the door was a vast cavern filled with pale green and dark blue fluorescent minerals. The light was hazy, like a vast starry sea, and the air was filled with a warm, humid, and sweet smell. A deep, continuous humming sound came from the depths.

"Your Holiness, please come with me."

Ruoxu led the way deeper, and Baiyue and the others followed closely behind. After walking for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the scene before them took everyone's breath away.

The space ahead was even larger, with huge hexagonal nests covering the cave walls. Countless fist-sized, black-bodied, gold-striped giant bees flew back and forth like an army.

On the ground, various types of Gu worms wriggle and crawl, forming a bizarre symbiotic scene with the swarm of bees.

When the flying giant bees and crawling Gu worms approached them, they seemed to have encountered some terrifying natural enemy, and they all took the initiative to detour and avoid them. Some of the smaller Gu worms even froze and did not move, obviously not daring to come within three feet of them!

Are these insects afraid of us?

Bai Yue was taken aback at first, then a flash of inspiration struck her as she looked at the thin "wings" draped over her body.

"No, it's not that they're afraid of 'us,' it's that they're afraid of the scent emanating from this cloak! Could this so-called bumblebee be the queen bee?"

Just as Bai Yue was pondering, she noticed that on the antennae of a group of giant flying bees in front of her, they were very carefully "holding" small, dark red "meatballs" the size of quail eggs!

Following the direction the giant bees were "transporting," Bai Yue saw a human figure lying there.

"Uh, isn't this Yang Mushan?"

At this moment, from the neck down, Yang Mushan was nothing but a skeleton with bits of flesh and blood hanging on it. Only his head was still basically intact, his eyes wide open, frozen in the extreme fear and pain before death, staring blankly at the cave ceiling.

"Well……"

Yuwen Ze, who was following closely behind, suppressed his churning stomach and immediately covered Yuwen Tianle's eyes, holding him tightly in his arms to prevent him from seeing this horrific scene.

Bai Yue looked at Ruoxu and asked in a calm voice.

"Ruoxu, could this be the bottom of that giant cave?"

The other person nodded, confirming Bai Yue's guess, and whispered.

"Goddess, you guessed right. This is directly below that sacrificial cave. Before long, Yang Mushan will probably be reduced to nothing but bones!"

Ruoxu's gaze swept over the skeleton, his eyes devoid of any emotion, while Yuwenze quickly moved closer to Baiyue and whispered something.

"Goddess, thank goodness you abolished this human sacrifice! These people weren't here to serve the Queen Bee; they were just there to feed her!"

Just then, Ruoxu pointed to a deeper part of the cave, to an entrance that was much larger than the others, where giant bees carrying "meatballs" were constantly going in and out, and spoke in a voice filled with awe.

"Your Holiness, the Queen Bee is inside!"

"Okay, let's go check it out."

Bai Yue was very curious about what that "bumblebee" with its wing membrane that could be used as a cape actually looked like.

This time, she took the initiative to walk in front, while Ruoxu and Yuwen Ze protected Yuwen Tianle, whose eyes were covered, on either side, and followed closely behind.

They made their way through the swarm of insects that were actively avoiding them, heading towards the deepest, most precipitous hole.

The moment you step into the giant cave, most of the light seems to be swallowed up, with only a few scattered fluorescent minerals at the top of the cave wall providing dim illumination.

"At this point, we must bring out the searchlights!"

With a casual wave of her hand, Bai Yue produced a military searchlight. She shone it around and saw countless giant black bees, each nearly the length of an adult's forearm, crawling densely on the cave walls!

"Sorry, I'm offended!"

Fearing that it would attract the attention of these giant bees, Bai Yue quickly turned off the searchlight. Then, looking towards the center, she saw a huge creature lying on a relatively flat stone platform!

It was a giant female bee with a deep, dark gold color all over its body!

Its length was estimated to be over three meters, and even when crouching, its height was close to that of an adult. The most striking feature was the four semi-transparent wing membranes that folded up on its back. Although they were closed at the moment, their astonishing size and the feel of the material of the cloaks worn by Bai Yue and the others were exactly the same!

"Good heavens, it really is a bumblebee! With that size, it truly is the king of bees!"

Just as Bai Yue was silently complaining, Yuwen Ze next to her exclaimed in surprise.

"Aino?"

On the stone platform in front of the Queen Bee lay a woman dressed in Wu ethnic clothing with her eyes closed. Yuwen Ze rushed over, knelt down beside her, trembling as he took her hand, pressed it to his cheek, and whispered his grievances.

“Aino, it’s me, Aze… I’ve come… I’ve finally found you…”

He choked up, tears welling up in his eyes. Seeing this, Yuwen Tianle quickly ran over and, imitating his father, lay down by the stone platform, curiously looking at the sleeping "stranger".

"Tianle, quickly call her Mother... This is your mother..."

Yuwen Ze wiped away his tears, took his son's hand, and his voice trembled.

"Mother...Mother?"

Yuwen Tianle reached out his little hand and gently touched Ayinuo's cheek, then burst into tears.

"Mother! Wake up! Tianle and Father have finally found you!"

The father and son wept bitterly around Aino, but Baiyue noticed that the giant bees that were motionless on the surrounding walls had begun to make extremely subtle vibrations in their wings!

"Yuwen Ze! Stop crying! Quick! Pick up Ayinuo, we need to get out of here right now!"

Bai Yue rushed to Yuwen Ze's side and whispered a reprimand.

"Yes!"

Startled awake by Bai Yue's shout, Yuwen Ze quickly bent down and carefully picked up Ayinuo.

But just as he lifted Aino slightly off the stone surface...

"Om-"

A sharp, high-pitched roar suddenly erupted from the giant queen bee!