A few quarreling insects lowered their heads in shame.
Tong Sui stated, “You all are so curious about the Blizzard, its pilot is none other than me and General Bai Xingluo.”
“What?”
“How is that possible? Just now we clearly saw—”
All the insects in the audience shifted their gazes back to the seemingly ordinary female insect standing next to Tong Sui.
In the next moment, that female insect lifted the disguise from her face, revealing a cold expression they were all too familiar with.
The audience was thrown into chaos.
Tong Sui continued, “From the very start, General Bai Xingluo has been by my side, piloting the Blizzard with me. How could a female insect who has betrayed the Empire be willing to do such things?”
His voice carried clearly to every insect’s ears.
Insects who had previously voiced doubts felt immediate shame, with many posting their apologies in the comments.
[General Bai Xingluo, I’m sorry, I was wrong. I apologize for my previous remarks!]
[It was my reckless speculation, I fell into the trap laid by the star pirates. You will always be our Empire’s star, please don’t take those words to heart! Sorry!]
[Sorry! General Bai Xingluo!]
[I plead for the restoration of General Bai Xingluo’s position! He is innocent!]
In an instant, #General Bai Xingluo I’m Sorry# became the hottest topic on the StarNet.
Tong Sui added, “Additionally, while the star pirate group has indeed infiltrated our ranks, you have completely targeted the wrong person. Now, look closely at who the real traitor is.”
As his voice fell, the military female following orders pushed a silhouette onto the stage.
The figure was forced to stagger forward, the chains on her feet dragging against the ground with a heavy sound, before being pressed to kneel on the floor.
Lu Ting looked up to see Tong Sui, gritting his teeth in anger, wishing he could cut him into pieces. “Let me go! You have no right to do this!”
The audience erupted in discussion.
No one expected Lu Ting to appear, and at this moment, he no longer had his usual air of superiority, for resentment made his face look disheveled and twisted.
“How could it be him?”
“Did they catch the wrong person? I always liked him.”
Hearing those doubtful voices, Lu Ting seized the opportunity and shouted, “Tong Sui, you are deliberately framing me to seize the position of Insect Monarch!”
“Framing you?” Lu Yunyi, who had been standing nearby, played a recording, “Why don’t you listen to what you’ve actually said.”
The audio clearly recorded his conversation with Yu Guangji.
Upon hearing the assassination plot against the old Insect Emperor, the royal members on stage changed their expressions drastically.
They couldn’t believe Lu Ting was so deranged, not only colluding with the star pirates but also committing such an unforgivable act.
And then, he pretended to keep an innocent image, which made them feel disgusted to think about.
They shouted in anger, “Lu Ting, are you even an insect?!”
“What more can you argue? The Empire has treated you so well, has your conscience been eaten by a dog?”
Listening to the audio, Lu Ting’s face slowly turned pale.
“No, the recording can be forged!” Lu Ting continued to deny it. “They’re all in collusion! Lu Yunyi, how much did you benefit from Tong Sui?!”
“If recordings can be forged, then what about what happened yesterday in the prison? How do you explain that?”
Lu Yunyi nodded, and the remaining star pirates and prison guards were all brought up.
The prison guards were terrified by such a scene, and before they could be interrogated, they spilled everything like beans.
Finally, the last insect pushed forward was not amongst the others’ disheveled state; he even appeared somewhat dismissive.
“Yu Guangji, long time no see.”
Bai Xingluo looked down on him, facing this long-time adversary, his light blue eyes showing a tinge of complex emotion.
Yu Guangji was forced to kneel on the ground.
“Hey, don’t look at me with that kind of expression; I don’t want your sympathy. A bet’s a bet.”
His gaze shifted from Bai Xingluo to Tong Sui, and for the first time up close, he viewed the male insect he longed to meet: black hair, white skin, even more attractive than in the photos.
If only he hadn’t been captured; he would have liked to experience that spiritual power again, to savor that bone-eroding sensation.
At this moment, Lu Ting suddenly pointed at him, saying, “I was threatened by him; I had no choice but to do this. It was all his doing!”
Hearing this ear-piercing accusation, Yu Guangji frowned, and the pressure around him suddenly dropped.
“It was you who proposed the collaboration. It was your fear of exposure that caused you to dream of becoming the Insect Monarch and agree to release all the star pirates.”
Yu Guangji’s every word crushed Lu Ting’s last hope. “Bai Xingluo did not betray the Empire, I deliberately deceived you, but Lu Ting is a willing traitor.”
At this point, all the insects understood everything.
Then, an elderly insect on stage stood up and declared, “Our council, along with the Empire’s judiciary, unanimously decides to revoke Lu Ting’s title immediately, banishing him to the wasteland, never to return.”
Lu Ting collapsed to the ground, unable to believe what he had just heard, his dark gaze fixated on Tong Sui’s beautiful face.
“No, no, you can’t do this.”
Despite his struggles, the military females waiting on the side closed in to forcibly remove him.
Lu Ting exerted all his strength and suddenly lunged toward Tong Sui.
A scream erupted from the audience.
However, before he could grab Tong Sui’s clothing, he was suppressed by a chilling mental force, crashing heavily to the ground. His spiritual sea throbbed with pain, and the crystal core inside shattered into countless tiny cracks.
Lu Ting panicked instantly, looking at Bai Xingluo, his eyes darkening, “You’ve gotten ideas you shouldn’t have.”
The crystal core in his mind shattered in response.