I controlled the entire Zerg race with my superb culinary skills.

There is a secret passage in the palace, which Li Yang and Wen Huaijin secretly dug together back then. The other end of the passage leads to the edge of the forest on the Imperial Star, where they hid their flying vehicle beforehand.

Li Yang carried Wen Huaijin, his steps light as he walked towards the end of the secret passage. The general, who rarely shed tears, had his pale purple eyes blurry. He could feel the insect's breath in his arms growing weaker and weaker.

“Huaijin, you must see Chu Yang come back with your own eyes, otherwise I will not be able to explain to him. You are his mother, and you cannot die now.”

"Hehe, Father Mother, yes, I finally heard Lanhe's insect cub call me Father Mother, did you hear it?"

Wen Huaijin heard Chu Yang's voice and saw his figure before his eyes.

"Father, try this, it's delicious."

"Father, come quickly! We're all waiting for you."

In his eyes, it was a warm home. Chu Yang was carrying dishes out of the kitchen, and Lan He was sitting at the dining table smiling and waving to him.

"Huaijin, come quick!"

Wen Huaijin stretched out his hand towards the air with tender eyes, and the corners of his mouth slowly turned up.

"Lan... Lan He..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Yang suddenly stopped in his tracks, his pupils trembling as he looked at Wen Huaijin, who had closed his eyes.

"Heh, you've all left, leaving me, a mere worm, to clean up this mess for you? What a selfish...worm..."

Tears fell like broken pearls onto Wen Huaijin's face, which was filled with happiness. Her feet slipped, and she knelt heavily on the stone slab, burying her head in Wen Huaijin's neck, sobbing uncontrollably.

After the death of the Insect Emperor, Xiao Mufeng succeeded to the throne. According to tradition, a new emperor needs to issue new decrees upon his ascension to the throne.

In the main hall, all the Zerg councilors and military personnel of high status came to pay their respects to the new emperor.

Xiao Mufeng sat on the throne with a gloomy look in his eyes, tilting his head and tapping three fingers back and forth on the armrest.

"It's been so long, and the mastermind behind the assassination attempt on the late emperor still hasn't been caught. Marshal, isn't this a dereliction of duty on your part?"

His cold voice carried a accusatory tone as he stared at Zhuo Qingyue standing below.

"Your Majesty, the military has wiped out all the space pirates along the interstellar route."

"is it?"

Zhuo Qingyue met his golden eyes and nodded firmly.

"That night, we could have captured the assassin who murdered the late emperor on the spot, so all the insects came. Why is General Liyang the only one missing?"

Li Yang raised his head with a cold gaze and a blank expression.

Does Your Majesty doubt me?

"Doubt? Heh."

Xiao Mufeng's smile grew increasingly cold, and his tapping of his fingers became faster and faster.

“Your Majesty, it was I who arranged for General Li to be in charge of the guard and search work outside the palace that night.”

Zhuo Qingyue took a few steps forward and stood between the two of them.

“I see that General Li Yang has been working very hard lately. Why don’t you take a good rest at home for a while? I will temporarily take your place.”

In the main hall, the military's insects stared in shock at Xiao Mufeng, who sat at the very top.

The position of general is usually appointed or transferred after discussion between the marshal and the insect king. Now, the marshal has been bypassed.

A barely perceptible glint of coldness flashed in Zhuo Qingyue's wine-red eyes, but he did not object to Xiao Mufeng's action.

"General Liyang, do you have any objections?"

"Since His Majesty the Insect King is so considerate of me, I will rest at home for a while."

Li Yang lowered his head and bowed to him, his purple eyes revealing a deep and meaningful emotion.

After the meeting, as they left the palace, Li Yang walked to Zhuo Qingyue's side and asked softly.

"Thank you."

"I only helped you this once because of Lan He. Go back and get some rest. I'll talk to Xiao Mufeng about the military matters later."

After Xiao Mufeng obtained military power in Liyang, he did not go to the front line in person. Instead, he secretly suppressed planet D06.

Wang Xingyu has been having a real headache lately. The military has ordered them to not only provide several times more inhibitors than before, but also to increase the tax revenue of their planet.

Even his Chu Group was subject to audits and rectification by higher authorities for various unfounded reasons.

Even Xu Le was brought back for questioning because of a case from a long time ago. Fortunately, he escaped unscathed because there was sufficient evidence and witnesses.

"Everyone, as you know, the Chu Group is currently facing a situation where the company can no longer provide you with free inhibitors, and your salaries will have to be reduced. If any of you are considering other options, I will provide you with partial compensation in accordance with the contract."

“President Wang, I, Pan Cheng, swear to follow the Chu Group to the death. I can do without a salary.”

"Mr. Wang, we're the same."

In the conference hall, all the employees of the Chu Group answered in unison, and those who were unable to come to the headquarters building also spoke through video.

"If it weren't for Lord Chu Yang's generosity in offering me this job, I'm afraid I would have starved to death on the streets by now."

Song Luoli thought of his impoverished home, where they barely had enough to eat. If he hadn't met Chu Yang, he and his children probably wouldn't have survived that winter.

"President Wang, our film and television department has unanimously decided to stand with the Chu Group through thick and thin."

Liu Yuejin said with a firm look in his eyes, “Everyone knows how the company has treated them over the years. Especially at times like this, we must not undermine our backing.”

"Everyone..."

Looking at those familiar faces, Wang Xingyu's eyes welled up with tears. He smiled, wiped the tears from his eyes with his sleeve, and said to them.

"Thank you all for believing in me and in Brother Chu Yang."

Xu Le, standing beside him, also wore a relieved smile. They were all waiting for the day Chu Yang would return.

Five years have passed since the new emperor ascended the throne. During this time, Li Yang has been on unpaid leave. Without the tedious military affairs, he has become quite relaxed and carefree, spending his days flying his aircraft to revisit the places they had walked before.

The entire interstellar community knows that His Majesty the Insect Emperor is intentionally or unintentionally suppressing Planet D06 and the Chu Group, so many former partners no longer dare to continue cooperating with them.

"Father, here, this is the contract I just signed, the promotional video for Chu Group next year."

Jin Ke ran back with the contract, placed it on his father's desk, immediately turned on his personal computer, and happily logged into the game to redeem exclusive outfits and items for his character, Lord Apollo.

Looking at the female child who was engrossed in the game, Jin Jin shook his head helplessly. All she does all day is play games and she doesn't care about her own business. What will she do in the future? Should she have a second child?

In 1586, the Zerg faced the biggest blizzard in nearly 100 years, and the magnetic field on the desolate planet experienced extremely strong fluctuations. General Qiu Yanchen and General Guang Wencheng rushed to the front line.

The supplies of inhibitors and other materials were also provided by Planet D06. Shen Nanxi looked at the hospital's inventory of inhibitors, which was far from meeting the requirements, and discussed it with the other insects in her family. They decided to take out all the remaining 20,000 inhibitors from home.

"Even so, it's still not enough, right? All the inhibitors that Brother Chu Yang left for you have been taken by Xiao Mufeng."

Wang Xingyu stayed at the hospital with Li Hui and his father-in-law, helping them inventory supplies. He had developed a habit of donating blood every month for the past few years, and thankfully, his mental strength had improved, barely enough to supply the front lines. But this war would likely be very fierce, and all the supplies combined wouldn't be enough.

"It's alright, I've already received the notice to accompany the troops this time, so I guess I have a mobile blood bank, hahaha."

Li Hui pinched the soft flesh on his waist to make him quiet down.