Defeat the system! Kiss my little monster!

“Didn’t Sean already have a female ruler?” Adrian asked. “He hasn’t shown any intention of marrying another female ruler for so many years, but has he changed his mind now?”

"What 'female ruler'? Colin is his female servant," Arran said coldly.

In the Zerg race, a male Zergling can only have one female ruler. Unless the female ruler commits a serious offense, the male Zergling cannot easily abandon her.

Ryan, the female ruler of Sean, was disliked by the Insect Emperor in her early years and is now dead, so the position of female ruler of Sean has become vacant.

But even under these circumstances, Colin was still just Sean's female servant.

Adrian found it amusing and asked, "Sean still has feelings for Ryan?"

"Otherwise what? Colin must have had his brain crushed in a door. He'd be willing to be Sean's maid if Sean asked him to. He went to the palace today to receive the imperial decree and express his gratitude."

Arran became inexplicably angry as he spoke, and he told Adrian everything that had happened in the cemetery. This was a royal secret, strictly forbidden by the Insect Emperor to be circulated, yet Arran had revealed it all.

Adrian was somewhat surprised after hearing this, and he said, "Sean has put a lot of effort into his female ruler."

Ryan suffers from organ failure after becoming a plant insect, and Sean resorts to any means necessary to prolong Ryan's life. He digs out the lungs of other insects and transplants them into Ryan.

After Ryan died, Sean even hid him in a black crystal coffin to preserve his body from decay.

"Your Highness, could you tell me about Sean and Ryan?" Adrian, who used to be indifferent, was now curious about Sean's infatuation with Ryan.

Zerg males are known for their cold-bloodedness and indifference, and Sean is no exception. Adrian was curious to know the reason why he would do so much for his female lord.

"Them?" Aran raised his eyes upon hearing this. He rarely went out and lived in the palace, so he didn't know much about anything except gossip.

"I don't know the specifics of their situation, I only know the general outline."

"Sean is said to have fallen in love with Ryan at first sight, and Ryan became pregnant not long after they got married. But at that time, the king was often plagued by nightmares. He had this chronic problem ever since he ascended the throne, and it hadn't been cured despite many years of treatment."

Aran paused here. The current Insect Emperor murdered his brother and usurped the throne, slaughtering all the bloodlines of the former emperor. At midnight, the Insect Emperor is always plagued by nightmares, all of which are the vengeful spirits of the former emperor coming to claim his life.

"During the month that Rui'an was pregnant, the Insect Emperor had a nightmare. He dreamt that the evil spirit of the late emperor was still lingering and had been reincarnated into the unborn child of the royal family. This insect cub carried the resentment of the late emperor, and when it grew up, it skinned and dismembered the Insect Emperor, chopped him up, and threw him outside the city walls as a public spectacle."

Adrian's expression changed slightly upon hearing this.

Aran glanced at him and sighed, "Back then, all the pregnant female insects in the royal family had their babies aborted, and Ryan was just one of them."

It was a fully formed female insect larva. Ryan was more than seven months pregnant at the time, and the violent abortion nearly killed him on the spot.

Adrian nodded, suddenly understanding Sean's feelings. After what had happened, Sean did indeed feel guilty towards Ryan, even finding it difficult to let go.

"Sean regrets my ass. You have no idea how ruthless he is." Aran's face once again showed that sarcastic smile.

“Ryan’s child was aborted by him. At the time, the Insect Emperor secretly gave the order, and there was a lot of resentment within the royal family. In order to win the favor of the Insect Emperor, Sean simply took the lead to set an example for the other Queen Insects.”

“Poor Ryan, his physical condition deteriorated rapidly after the child was lost, and his level dropped to D.”

Adrian remained silent for a long time before finally asking, "How did it come to this?"

"Because Ryan's brain got caught in a door too." Aran had a bad impression of most of the female Zerg, and he mostly sneered and mocked them when he mentioned them.

Perhaps it was out of pity for their misfortune, and anger at their lack of resistance.

“Sean treated him like that, any female insect with a brain would know to stay away from that stinking insect Sean, but he just wouldn’t.”

"Sean was later assassinated while traveling. Ryan stood in front of him and was stabbed to death right in front of Sean. He was only a D-rank at the time. Who could he possibly beat? He was just a human shield for Sean."

Aran picked up the hot water on the table again, and the humid steam rose and surged, soaking his cheeks.

"After he turned into a plant insect, Sean suddenly regretted it. Sean sent Ryan to the hospital for emergency treatment and took meticulous care of him for the past few years, but what was the use?"

"Late-blown affection is worth less than grass."

Adrian stood there stunned, as if he had been hit on the head by a hammer, which smashed open the skin and pulverized the bone marrow and flesh inside.

"After he died, Sean suddenly regretted it..."

"Late-blown affection is worth less than grass."

Adrian blinked, and then Arran said something to him, but he couldn't hear it clearly.

Adrian simply told Arran what he needed to do next, as planned, and then told him to pay close attention to Colin's movements.

“Prince, if it’s not absolutely necessary, we can resort to extreme measures,” Adrian said absentmindedly. “This wedding cannot take place.”

Arran had also made a plan in mind. He briefly discussed the strategy with Adrian, then put on a baseball cap and left the villa.

Adrian heard the mechanical lock on the door close with a heavy thud, and then the room fell silent again.

Adrian leaned back on the sofa, looking up at the villa's walls—white-painted walls, a pale face.

"Adrian, hahaha, you might as well die with me... that way we won't have to think about anything."

"You want a divorce? I don't agree."

"What, Adrian, you think I'm useless now that I've lost an eye? You're going to abandon me? You'll never get me! I'll drag you down with me..."

"boom--"

Another dull thud echoed, as if shattering the distant lattice window. Adrian lowered his hand, opened his slightly sleepy eyes, and heard the click of the mechanical lock opening and closing.

Adrian's vision blurred for a moment, and it took him a few seconds for the scene to become clear.

"My lord, why are you sleeping here?" Adrian felt a weight on his lower back and instinctively reached down, his fair fingers running through his black hair.

Morris had originally intended to carry Adrian upstairs to sleep, but now that he saw Adrian awake, he simply squatted down next to the sofa and buried his face in Adrian's stomach.

Adrian felt a little ticklish from his movements, chuckled, and bent over to sit up.

Maurice buried his face in his stomach and didn't move. Adrian didn't think much of it at first, but after exchanging a few words with Maurice, he immediately realized something was wrong.

“Maurice, lift your head.”

Morris paused for a moment before raising his face. Adrian looked at his face, his gaze lingering.

"...Who hit you?"