The Zerg Queen, who is assigned to me, wants to kill me!

Chapter 166 Shut up! Go back!

Seeing Ling Yi's slightly red eyes and expectant look, Qi Min couldn't help but soften. He opened and closed his mouth, but couldn't bring himself to say no.

"I still have some time to listen to your explanation, but you'd better think carefully about it. I won't give you a second chance."

Qi Min's tone was somewhat stiff as he expressed that he disliked himself for being like this. Even though he wanted to ignore him, he couldn't help but want to hear what Ling Yi had to say.

'Fine, let's see how he explains it. We can't just sentence him to death without even listening to his explanation.'

Things always need to be clarified; no matter what, there has to be a result.

Besides, since people are inexplicably pulled into this game, they're bound to spend a lot of time together afterward.

Things always need to be clarified. Rather than avoiding the topic, it's better to find out sooner rather than later.

After Qi Min finished speaking, he waited quietly, his gaze wandering over the pattern on the carpet, secretly thinking about what Ling Yi might say.

"I... I'm sorry, I can't refute what the lord saw, because it was indeed a plan I had envisioned and devised beforehand."

But my lord, regarding that plan, all I can say is that you haven't read the whole thing.

I didn't really want to kill you; it was just part of a previously drafted plan.

Ling Yi looked at Qi Min with apologetic eyes and spoke in a slightly anxious tone. Seeing that Qi Min just turned his head away quietly and didn't look at him, he continued.

“I admit that when I was first assigned to you, I did have some intention of getting you killed to achieve some of my goals, but that was only at the very beginning! Really!”

As we spent more time together, I realized that I couldn't help but fall for you and felt a strong liking for you in return.

From that point on, I changed my plan. I only designed to fake your death and then hide you away, so that my plan could achieve the same goal.

But I didn't expect you to know all this beforehand. I'm so sorry I kept it from you.

But I dare not gamble. I can't imagine how you would react if you knew... I..."

Qi Min's continued silence prompted Ling Yi to lower his voice slightly, suppressing his guilt and apology, and continue explaining with some difficulty.

"what did you just say?"

Qi Min looked at his guilty expression and suddenly spoke, his tone calm and inquisitive.

"what?"

Ling Yi looked up in surprise at Qi Min, who had asked him the question, slightly puzzled as to which sentence he was referring to.

"Regarding what you said earlier, after we got to know each other better, what happened to you?"

Qi Min calmly reminded him again, his face revealing nothing, but the gloom and discomfort he felt earlier had already quietly dissipated.

"I... I told you that after we got to know each other better, I realized I couldn't help but fall for you."

I also have a strong liking for you, so I changed my plans…

Ling Yi looked into Qi Min's eyes and repeated himself earnestly. For some reason, he sensed that Qi Min's expression seemed to have softened considerably...

Is it because I said I liked it?

Yes, after Qi Min confessed that he had discovered it, all he did was tie him up and do what they were supposed to do anyway.

Before that, she kept asking him if he liked it, and even later...

Ling Yi vaguely realized that she had never taken the initiative to tell Qi Min that she liked him.

Instead, she continued to enjoy Qi Min's indulgence and care, busy with her own affairs and planning how to better grasp power.

Unbeknownst to him, he not only failed to do everything a female ruler should do.

Instead, he can't even be a good partner...

Unwilling to share Qi Min with other females, he left him alone in the house.

There was no companionship, nor were any kind words spoken.

Not to mention, he later witnessed how she planned to kill him...

If you look at it from another angle, if you were Qi Min, it wouldn't be as simple as just being angry and tied up...

"I'm sorry, my lord... I..."

Ling Yi suddenly lowered his eyes with a sense of guilt. A huge sense of apology and regret suddenly enveloped his heart, causing his voice to choke up. He inexplicably began to regret his actions.

"Ling Yi, what's wrong? Ling Yi!"

Qi Min had just finished listening and was savoring the comfort that those words brought him when he noticed Ling Yi's odd behavior.

"My lord, um... I'm so sorry, not only have I failed as a queen, I've also been planning..."

Ling Yi, held in Qi Min's arms, began to sob.

Qi Min frowned as she looked at him like this, and then suddenly realized something. She quickly opened her backpack and frantically searched for the cards she had previously stored.

"Ling Yi, what's wrong? What did you do?!"

Chen Xuan, who had been eavesdropping behind the door, noticed something was wrong with the sounds outside and quickly opened the door, preparing to approach Ling Yi and question Qi Min.

He couldn't hear very clearly from inside the door; he could only vaguely make out that Ling Yi seemed to be explaining something to Qi Min. Out of concern, Chen Xuan initially just leaned against the door and listened quietly.

But slowly, Ling Yi's choked apologetic voice drifted in. Before Chen Xuan could finish being surprised by Ling Yi's other side of himself, she was drawn to Qi Min's exclamation and immediately opened the door to come out.

"Shut up and go back!"

Qi Min held Ling Yi, who kept apologizing, and looked sharply at Chen Xuan.

Seeing Qi Min's serious and sharp appearance, Chen Xuan couldn't help but pause. Before he could react, the female insect behind him exclaimed in surprise.

"Ah! What's happening! Help me!"

Chen Xuan turned around and immediately widened her eyes. She saw several black hands suddenly rise up from the empty room, grabbing the female insect's feet and trying to pull her down.

"What are you all standing there for! Get back here now!"

Qi Min's shout startled Chen Xuan, who then realized that several black hands had appeared around her and were about to grab her.

Chen Xuan hurriedly tried to dodge, but found that those hands were always following her like a shadow, and she couldn't shake them off at all. They even seemed to be getting bigger.

"Damn it! I'm telling you to go back!"

Seeing that Chen Xuan was hiding and running away, Qi Min immediately put Ling Yi down, got up and kicked her!

"Well!"

Chen Xuan was caught off guard by the kick, but luckily she grazed the enlarged arm and retreated back into the room.

The female insect's body had been pulled down to her knees.

"Help...help me! Please, help me!"

The female insect lay on the ground, struggling to break free, reaching out to Chen Xuan for help, her nose running, looking extremely pained.