After saying these few words, Tong Sui lost consciousness and closed his eyes.
Bai Xingluo’s eyes flashed with a hint of panic as she held Tong Sui and repeatedly called, “Your Highness, please don’t scare me. Open your eyes and look at me, okay?”
Tong Sui kept his eyes tightly closed, his body’s high temperature causing him to unconsciously knit his brows into a frown.
One could only imagine how uncomfortable he must be feeling now.
“You won’t have any issues; I will take you to the hospital,”
Bai Xingluo trembled as she held Tong Sui in her arms. Seemingly feeling her cool body temperature, Tong Sui unconsciously nestled closer, gripping her clothing, even his pale fingers tinged with a layer of reddening colour.
“It’s so hot…”
“Bai Xingluo,” the general female officer, knocked to the ground, struggled to prop herself up, “You are now in a wanted state and can’t go anywhere. Doing this could result in her death.”
Bai Xingluo lowered her eyes, struggle evident within her gaze.
Tong Sui was clutching her collar, seemingly murmuring something softly, his tone gentle, hot breath escaping with the opening and closing of his lips.
Bai Xingluo leaned down, listening closely to the content.
“Go…”
“Lu, Luoluo, don’t go back…”
Bai Xingluo’s heart tightened, a suffocating feeling washing over her.
Why must she only watch in anguish as His Highness suffers? If possible, she would happily bear this pain tenfold herself.
“The male insect’s constitution is frail. If high fever states aren’t treated properly for too long, he could die.”
The general female officer extended her hand, “Hand him over to us, and then surrender; I will immediately arrange for the best hospital and treatment for him.”
“His Highness will be fine.”
Bai Xingluo raised her eyes, and the chill in her gaze was akin to a vengeful spirit crawling out of hell, enough to send shivers down the spines of the armed female officers present.
The general female officer felt her heart quiver as well.
It wasn’t until she heard Bai Xingluo speak in an extremely hoarse voice as if she had carved a piece of flesh out of her own heart.
“You promise me that you will ensure his safety.”
If anything were to happen to the one in her arms, the general female officer felt she would definitely not survive, but the thought of failing her mission was intolerable.
She steeled herself and replied, “I promise.”
Only then did Bai Xingluo laboriously move her arm forward a few inches, her gaze fixed tightly on the unconscious Tong Sui.
The general female officer quickly waved her hand, and her subordinates hurriedly moved the transport pod from the military starship.
The transport pod was intricate and complex, the front glass cover opening, its interior lined with thick protective padding.
“General, let go.”
Bai Xingluo carefully placed Tong Sui on the mat, sensing the coolness leaving him, making Tong Sui emit a soft murmur as he raised his hand.
He gently tugged on Bai Xingluo’s sleeve, which was about to leave.
Bai Xingluo looked slightly stunned, whispering, “Your Highness…”
The fingers attached to the hem of her sleeve slowly slipped away, and in the next moment, the glass cover of the transport pod closed, separating them.
“Take him away.”
After the transport pod was sent onto the starship, Bai Xingluo was restrained by several female soldiers, hands behind her back, heavy shackles placed on her, pointed toward the opposite direction of a military ship, “General, please.”
Tong Sui felt as though he were submerged in a pot of boiling water, his insides scorched, body drained of energy, powerless to even lift his eyelids, no matter how hard he tried.
Amidst the infinite darkness, the sea of consciousness seemed to expand several times wider than before, with a core of spirit floating in the middle, radiating dazzling light, bright as the stars, pure and beautiful.
Tong Sui tried to call the system’s name in his mind several times.
This time, he received a response.
System: [Upgrading…]
“Upgrading?”
Tong Sui called a few more times, receiving only the same response, his impatience making him feel even hotter.
He still didn’t know how Bai Xingluo was doing, whether she had heard his last hint, and if she had managed to leave the imperial star safely.
In the midst of his muddled thoughts, Tong Sui suddenly heard someone speaking in his hazy consciousness.
“Why are you still sending insects over? We are already overwhelmed dealing with those insects in the banquet hall; the regular wards are overcrowded, where will we find a medical pod?”
The speaker’s tone seemed quite impatient.
Another voice replied, “This one has a more special identity; see how you can arrange it. A regular medical pod is also acceptable.”
“Special? How special can it be?”
The head nurse of the central hospital had seen countless aristocratic male insects, yet the young male insect in front of her momentarily made her head spin as she couldn’t take her eyes off it.
“What a handsome lad.”
The nurse asked carefully, “You see… is it possible?”
Having seen many noble male insects, the head nurse suddenly felt dizzy at the sight of the young male insect before her.
“Of course, it’s fine! I just remembered that I have a VIP ward free; this one—”
“Tong Sui.”
“What a lovely name,” the head nurse almost impatiently accepted the transport pod from the female soldiers, “Rest assured, your superior, I will take great care of this young master Tong Sui.”
Tong Sui felt himself being moved, but he was so exhausted that he couldn’t concentrate on what they were saying and unconsciously drifted off to sleep again.
The head nurse pushed the transport pod to the top floor of the central hospital, where a crowd of nurses were chatting away.
The author has something to say:
Everyone understands; that it’s a secondary differentiation.
Also, let’s give Sui Sui some time to buffer; it’s too stimulating for the child, and he won’t be able to handle it!
I’ve worked hard on this for ten thousand words until my head is spinning; can someone please lend me a hand, Sui~