Inside the Thunder Battleship.
Lin Hao had originally intended to pack his belongings and quickly return to his home planet, where his family awaited his return.
However, everything seemed to have taken a slight deviation.
He couldn't quite believe it as he slowly turned his head, looking at a person who shouldn't possibly be there, leisurely sipping tea in the reception hall.
Meanwhile, Elfa and the others stood some distance away, watching the tea-drinker with serious expressions.
"You're back?" The person drinking tea seemed to sense something. They placed their teacup on the table, turned their head, and lightly adjusted their glasses before speaking to Lin Hao.
Lin Hao nodded, indicating he had finished his meal.
However, he felt a strange illusion. When Qin Mohan spoke to him, he seemed to have smiled, with a hint of longing in his eyes.
With this thought, Lin Hao glanced at Qin Mohan again. But this time, he still had the same deadpan expression, with no trace of a smile in his eyes.
Let alone longing.
Indeed, the biggest variable in this homecoming was that the Imperial Crown Prince had followed.
This had all started yesterday.
Yesterday, when he had asked Qin Mohan if he had any business accompanying him, Lin Hao couldn't help but feel uneasy in his heart, fearing that his rebirth might be discovered. Thus, he was very wary of Qin Mohan and other acquaintances getting close to him.
Alas, one must guard against others.
But instead of an interrogation, Qin Mohan had asked casually, "Can I go back with you and see the planet you're from?"
At that moment, Lin Hao had nodded in agreement without thinking.
'Anyway, I'm leaving first thing tomorrow, so it won't be his fault if he misses the boat,' Lin Hao thought.
But he hadn't expected that while he was discussing leaving early with Elfa and the others, upon opening the door, he would see Qin Mohan leaning tiredly against the wall of his villa.
When he saw them emerge, Qin Mohan's expression remained unchanged.
He slowly closed the distance between himself and Lin Hao. Just as he was about to reach Lin Hao, Hill, standing behind Lin Hao, stepped forward and said, "If you want to talk, you don't need to get this close."
Qin Mohan, as if he hadn't seen Hill blocking his view, looked past Hill, met Lin Hao's eyes, and said coldly, "Are you ready to depart?"
There was no question, just a simple inquiry about whether they could set off now.
Lin Hao, seeing Qin Mohan suddenly appear, was momentarily stunned and nodded dazedly.
And so, it had led to the current situation.
Qin Mohan was sitting in the Zerg conference room as if he were on vacation. Lin Hao truly wondered what kind of news would be released if this got out. Would it be something like "#Bug King Threatens Imperial Crown Prince to Visit Bug Planet#"?
As expected, the entire universe was watching today's trending topics.
Yet, beneath these trending topics, there seemed to be no negative comments, only a chorus of 'Awesome, awesome.'
In truth, it wasn't that they didn't want to post anything else, but they feared a certain madman was constantly lurking and might invite their entire family on a 'Red Flower' tour for a few days.
A certain madman sitting in his own fleet let out another sneeze.
Li Huan saw his leader seeming to be looking at something. He didn't dare to approach and ask, so he slowly moved towards Bai Chen and whispered, "Do you know what our leader is doing? Why has he been looking at his phone since he returned from that planet? His expression keeps changing, from sunny to cloudy. Do you think our leader's face is twitching?"
He lowered his voice even more when he said the last part.
Bai Chen, listening to his childhood friend badmouthing their leader, didn't say anything, simply listening quietly.
Actually, they hadn't planned to return to 'Red Flower' immediately. They were going to detour to the Federation first. But their decision was vetoed by Shi Tian.
"You must return with me," Shi Tian had said, walking up to them.
"Little Huan'er, is my face twitching?"
Just as Li Huan was about to continue his complaints, Shi Tian's young voice echoed.
Li Huan, who had been leaning on Bai Chen's shoulder, heard the voice and, like a startled chick, immediately hid behind Bai Chen.
His voice trembling slightly, he explained to his leader, "Who said that? I had no idea. If anyone says my leader's face is twitching, I, Li Huan, will be the first to give them a kick."
After saying this, he thumped his chest confidently.
Shi Tian didn't pay much attention to this, continuing to look at the star network in his hand.
Seeing this scene, Li Huan's shock was almost palpable. He quickly signaled to Bai Chen, 'You tell me, has our leader been possessed? This isn't his style. It's terrifying.'
Bai Chen glanced at their leader and also felt something strange. He looked down and saw the expression on Li Huan's face, then explained with a hint of helplessness, "It's possible. Our leader might have something important to do right now, so he doesn't have time to bother with you."
Li Huan became even more confused after hearing this explanation.
'What kind of important matter could make our leader both happy and solemn?'
'I dare not say anything, dare not ask anything.'
Meanwhile, at the center of the discussion, Shi Tian looked at the comments under the star network, as well as a picture, secretly taken by someone, of Qin Mohan boarding the Thunder Battleship.
He pondered what was going through his mind.
Let's return to the Thunder Battleship.
Lin Hao sat opposite Qin Mohan with a serious expression. Behind him stood two of the commanding officers. As for the other commander, Yaslan was piloting the battleship.
"Speak. What is your intention in following me?" Hill stepped in front of Lin Hao, resting his hands on the table and looking down at Qin Mohan with a stern expression.
This man, from the moment he appeared, she intensely disliked him. Although she didn't have much fondness for humans in general, her dislike for him was even greater.
"What business could I possibly have? I just want to see what the Bug King's planet is like."
In truth, Qin Mohan had been asking himself this question repeatedly. Was what he was doing truly right?
Yesterday, he had followed the Bug King to his villa and said nothing, only stating that he was ready to go back with him.
He didn't know what hint had been given, but he hadn't slept all night, guarding outside his villa.
He seemed afraid that Lin Hao would run away again.
Short scene:
Seeds: Why did you go to the Bug King's house?
Qin Qin: I wanted to see where he was born.
Seeds: That's it?
Qin Qin: Is there anything else?
Seeds: Really?
Qin Qin: I was afraid I wouldn't see my wife again, so I had to be shameless.
Elfa: Ptooey, shameless.
Hill: Shameless.
Yaslan: Shameless.
La la la la, updated.
Sending hearts, sending hearts.