Chapter 59: Awakening

All the insects felt a wave of fear; they had almost killed an S-class male insect.
“The punishment for Bai Xingluo cannot be avoided,” said Xie Feibai, “but please consider Lord Tong Sui’s identity and punish Lu Yuanzhao by stripping him of his heir status.”
After a long silence, the old insect emperor sighed deeply, “Let’s do as you say. As for Tong Sui, I will adopt him as my son when he wakes up.”
In the insect world, the level of mental strength determines whether one can ascend to the position of insect emperor, even surpassing bloodline connections.
And Tong Sui was the consensus choice.
Time flew swiftly.
Finally, on the seventh day, much anticipated by all the insects, Tong Sui’s body temperature began to drop.
This news spread quickly, and the medical pod was surrounded by insects. Dr. York, the lead physician, frowned nearby.
He scolded, “Everyone stand back! Your ugliness might scare Lord Tong Sui!”
The prominent figures turned red but dared not retort; they took a small step back, only to unconsciously crowd in again soon after.
The young male insect, asleep, looked like a finely crafted piece of art. Having not been exposed to sunlight for a long time, his skin was almost translucent, stunning from head to toe, almost unreal.
Suddenly, his eyelashes fluttered.
The room went silent, leaving only the sound of deep breaths and heartbeats.
Their lord was about to wake up!
The scene was simultaneously broadcasted online, where countless netizens gathered in the live stream, with dense comments flooding the screen.
[Ahhh! My male lord is finally waking up!]
[Lord Tong Sui is too handsome! I think I’m going to faint from seeing his beauty.]
[Please, Lord, don’t hesitate! Supermarket me!]
[Thank you for the great invention of empathy! Thank you for technological advancements! I want to experience the scent of an S-class male insect!]
[I’ve taken a day off work, preparing a mountain of tissues and a stack of bitter tea at home.]
…
Lying in the medical pod, Tong Sui felt the lingering heat finally dissipate, and the heaviness in his body vanished.
The once-small sea of consciousness in his mind had transformed into an expansive ocean.
The mental core emitted a dazzling light, unlike anything else.
He tried to open his eyes, and the long-lost brightness made him tremble his eyelashes unaccustomedly.
After a few seconds, his gaze gradually focused.
Pale unfamiliar ceiling and the glass cover before him.
…Where is this?
Tong Sui’s gaze slowly moved, seeing a crowd of insects with eager eyes surrounding him in layer upon layer.
He was startled, confusion instantly overtaking him.
He moved, and his arm bumped against the inner wall of the medical pod, causing him to curl up in pain.
The insects immediately became flustered, panicking, “Help! We’ve scared the lord!”
“Lord Tong Sui, don’t be afraid! We’re not bad insects, quickly find someone Lord Tong Sui knows!”
After some pushing and shoving, Lu Yunyi was pushed to the front, envied by all the insects.
Lu Yunyi softened his tone and gently said, “Lord Tong Sui, please don’t be afraid. Do you remember who I am?”
Tong Sui recalled that before he lost consciousness, Lu Yunyi had contacted him, reminding them to leave.
He could barely be considered a good person.
Thus, Tong Sui relaxed some of his vigilance and nodded, “I remember.”
The insects immediately buzzed with excitement.
How gentle and pleasant that voice sounded, like the flowing of a spring, enchanting them to the core, making their scalps tingle!
Lu Yunyi took a deep breath and continued, “You were unwell, so we transferred you to the medical pod for treatment. How do you feel now?”
Aside from being startled when awakening, Tong Sui noticed no other discomfort.
“I’m fine now.”
Tong Sui didn’t pay attention to Lu Yunyi’s following questions; instead, he scanned the crowd of insects surrounding him.
Those who met his gaze lit up with excitement, their uncontrollable stirring spreading throughout the room.
However, Tong Sui frowned; he looked around several times but couldn’t find the figure he wanted.
“Where’s Luo Luo?” Tong Sui interrupted Lu Yunyi’s other questions, “Have you seen General Bai Xingluo? I want to see him.”
The faces of all the insects changed drastically.
No one expected that as soon as Tong Sui woke up, he would ignore himself and ask for that sinful female.
“Your Highness, the Third Prince, why are you not speaking?” Tong Sui scanned their expressions, guessing, “Have you done something to Luo Luo? Did you take him away?”
He didn’t know how long he had been unconscious; perhaps Bai Xingluo had already been dealt with during that time.
Tong Sui became anxious.
He must get out of this cover.
Tong Sui noticed a button inside the medical pod and decisively pressed it.
As the glass cover opened, a fresh and vibrant mental energy surged out.
Due to the master’s unstable emotions, this fragrance swept through like a permeable hinge, locking all the insects in place.
A wave of pleasure directly struck the sea of consciousness, surpassing the threshold of what the body could bear, causing cries and screams to erupt.
Worse still, the scent here was captured by the live-streaming empathy and precisely transmitted to countless insects nearby.
The comments section instantly cleared out.
All the insects watching the live stream were hit; the joy in the sea of consciousness drowned out the pain, leaving the entire imperial star paralyzed in an instant.
Tong Sui sat up.
All the insects showed symptoms he was somewhat familiar with, and the deep-colored insect patterns made him shrink back slightly.
This time, the protective Bai Xingluo, who would envelop him in his wings, was absent.
Tong Sui struggled to push himself up from the medical pod.
After a long time in bed, his legs could barely support his body; after a while, he regained some feeling in his legs.