Defeat the system! Kiss my little monster!

Thinking this, Morris turned his eyes to the side.

Adrian was still waiting for Maurice's answer. His green eyes were moist, and when he stared at Maurice, there was a hint of suspicion and uncertainty in them.

Morris knew he wouldn't give up easily. Adrian was like a little bug that never grew up; he would play with anything that piqued his curiosity before he would be satisfied.

He compromised, saying, "My lord, you may go in. I will do my best to control the fluctuations in my spiritual sea."

Adrian's expression softened slightly. He ruffled Maurice's dark hair and said, "Don't worry, I won't hurt you."

Morris: "..."

It would be good enough if Adrian didn't kill himself inside his mental space.

Morris propped himself up, adjusting himself to a comfortable position for Adrian, before touching foreheads to his.

This would allow Morris to relax while enabling Adrian's mental energy to smoothly enter his mental sea.

Adrian had prior experience in this area, but his reborn body now lacked mental strength, making it exponentially more difficult to enter Morris's mental sea to soothe him.

Adrian's eyes darted around before settling on Gouqiechoing: "Little Gouqie, can you lend me some Yang energy?"

To live a life of ignominy: "..."

Adrian, that male insect, is the most shameless. He'll live a life of ignominy when things are going well, and then he'll lie low when trouble comes. He'll say whatever comes to mind.

Clinging to life, he raised the red card and asked, "How many do you want?"

"Lend me a hundred first, I'll pay you back later." Adrian thought for a few seconds and settled on a not-too-large amount.

The creature, unusually refraining from haggling, slowly said, "I can lend it to you, but you'll have to pay interest."

Adrian was taken aback: "What interest?"

To eke out a living: "I'll lend you a hundred, you have to pay me back a thousand next time."

"No, you're a loan shark?" Adrian was incredulous. His total yang energy was less than 300, and this guy was trying to take 1,000 from him.

Gouqie Tousi Sheng spread his hands and said, "Then there's nothing I can do. I'm also very short of yang energy. After all, I've heard that female insects have chaotic mental seas, and it's quite dangerous for male insects to go inside."

Adrian: "..."

He paused for a few seconds, then said, "Okay, let's change it."

The creature, though seemingly insignificant, was true to its word. After Adrian agreed, it promptly transferred one hundred of its own Yang energy into Adrian's body.

The pale red light spread along Adrian's skin and soon became one with his flesh and blood.

Adrian didn't feel much. His body seemed to warm up a bit, and the energy that entered quickly dispelled the cold and deathly aura that had been accumulating around his chest for a long time within a few seconds.

Before long, Adrian's mental strength also rose by two levels.

Adrian was fairly satisfied. He closed his eyes and slowly entered his mental sea, bathed in the warmth emanating from Morris.

Morris's spiritual sea remained dark for many years.

Perhaps due to his long years of fighting on the battlefield, the roar of artillery fire could be heard intermittently above the dark and chaotic sea. Coupled with the thunder that could almost shatter eardrums, Adrian felt a strong sense of threat and repulsion as soon as he entered his mental sea.

The seawater had already submerged half of Adrian's trouser legs. Adrian walked in the water, skillfully releasing his mental energy to suppress the surging waves around him.

Adrian had already provided mental guidance to Maurice in his previous life. He often entered this sea of ​​spirits, but he never stayed for long.

Morris was, after all, an S-class female insect. It was already quite an achievement for Adrian, a B-class male insect, to survive the grooming process, not to mention that his relationship with Morris wasn't exactly good at the time.

Adrian suppressed the surging seawater around him. The yang energy he had gained from barely surviving finally had some use, as it allowed him to jump two levels in a short period of time, enabling him to quickly suppress the raging waves.

Morris was also consciously controlling his mental sea. Dark clouds piled up above, lightning flashed and thunder roared, but there was no sign of any lightning striking Adrian.

Adrian stood inside Morris's mental sea. In his previous life, he would turn and leave as soon as he accomplished his mission, but this time he consciously stayed inside a little longer.

Morris's mental state was extremely unstable, and Adrian planned to resolve most of the hidden dangers this time.

This guy is so greedy, if Adrian wants to enter Morris's mental sea again to appease him, who knows how much Yang energy he'll lose.

Considering this, Adrian might as well stay in Morris's mental sea a little longer this time.

He lingered for about fifteen minutes longer, during which time Adrian intentionally moved closer to the center of the deep sea. That was closer to Morris's mental core, the area where his mental turmoil was most severe.

"Don't come over."

A slightly childish voice came from behind. Adrian paused slightly and looked towards the center of his mental sea. Several waves crashed up and soaked the front of his clothes. He could only make out the figure after the sea calmed down.

It wasn't very tall, barely reaching Adrian's knees. The insect cub had brownish-red skin, large, deep purple eyes, and thin, tightly pursed lips on its small face. It frowned as it looked ahead, already displaying a composure and intimidation beyond its years.

Adrian tilted his head slightly, a miniature version of Maurice.

Even as a child, Maurice's clothes exuded an air of nobility; the all-black tuxedo was well-tailored with smooth lines, highlighting Maurice's upright figure.

His shirt had an unidentified pattern sewn into the high collar with gold thread, adorned with small pearls, and the red tie stood neatly in the center.

Maurice held a longsword, its tip pointing directly at Adrian. Perhaps due to the excessive force of his movement, the golden tassels on his coat trembled violently as he swung his arm.

He repeated, "Don't come any closer, back off!"

Adrian watched him with interest, and he obediently took a step back, drawing out his words, "You're so fierce. Were you this fierce when you were a child?"

Morris: "...?"

"Shameless worm, how dare you flirt with this prince!" Maurice's eyes flashed with a cold light. He gripped his longsword tightly and charged at Adrian without saying a word.

"what?"

Adrian was completely bewildered. When he saw Maurice spread his wings and swooping towards him, he quickly turned around and moved to the side.

Even as a child, Morris's physical strength far surpassed that of his kind. His wings stirred up a cold wind, and the accumulated chill swept past Adrian's face.