The Crazed Little Darling: Pampered by the Possesive Commander!-Chapter 345: Lu Zhiya’s Patient Guidance
She reflexively looked up at Lu Shinian.
But in the darkness, she couldn’t see anything.
She could only hear his slightly heavy breathing, and the occasional furry touch brushing against her waist.
Su Ruan: ???
Could it be another Ancestral Stage?
But doesn’t Lu Shinian already have a Companion Beast?
With the presence of a Companion Beast, there shouldn’t be a phenomenon like the Ancestral Stage, right?
Before Su Ruan could figure it out, a wave of dizziness overwhelmed her, instantly drowning her.
The next moment, she lost consciousness.
In the last second before losing consciousness, Su Ruan vaguely felt Lu Shinian’s unusually warm kiss landing on her brow.
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Within the Empire, on Wanling Star.
After wandering outside for a while, Cheng Qingye finally arrived at the estate.
Lu Zhiya had been waiting for him for quite some time.
Still at that garden spot, Lu Zhiya sat on a rocking chair, with a small table on her right side. On the table was a set of tea utensils.
Near her hand was a delicate teacup, with some floral tea inside, steaming hot.
The rising steam added a sense of blurriness to her appearance.
Not far away, Cheng Qingye was striding over.
As he approached, he bent down, picked up the cup of tea Lu Zhiya had prepared for him, casually played with it a bit, but didn’t drink it, and placed it back down.
"Lu Shinian’s mother?"
His voice was indifferent, without any detectable emotion, as he sat down.
Lu Zhiya turned her head to look at him, a gentle smile on her face, "Yes, I am his mother."
"You’re Han Jing’s third son."
"In the blink of an eye, you’ve grown so much."
"When I first met you, you were just this little."
She gestured, the smile on her face deepening.
"Han Jing truly has good fortune."
Cheng Qingye propped his face with one hand, his light brown eyes carrying a faintly aloof expression.
"Your Empire has never been unified?"
He evidently developed an interest in the matter of unification.
"How about I unify it?"
To unify the Insect Race and humans, becoming their sole king.
The mere thought was enough to excite him.
Lu Zhiya didn’t seem surprised at all that Cheng Qingye would say such a thing. She gracefully poured herself some hot tea, took up her teacup, and sipped lightly.
"If you wish to unify, then go ahead and unify."
Cheng Qingye raised an eyebrow, "I thought you might try to stop me."
He had some understanding of humans, knowing there was a saying: "Not of our kin, its heart must be different."
How could those humans ever submit to him, being from the Insect Race?
Cheng Qingye thought it through, hence he was surprised that Lu Zhiya had no intention of stopping him.
"You hate the Empire?"
It’s the only reason he could think of.
Lu Zhiya shook her head with a smile, "I don’t hate it."
Even though she couldn’t deny the Empire’s education had greatly influenced her life, no one in the Empire could escape education.
What’s more, humanity’s progress was always about exploring forward, in technology and in education.
She didn’t hate anything, except...
With a gentle smile, Lu Zhiya looked at Cheng Qingye, "You unify the Empire, then what?"
"Then?" Cheng Qingye paused.
He really hadn’t thought about it.
"Unify it, and it’s unified, what else?"
Lu Zhiya wasn’t surprised at all that Cheng Qingye asked such a question; the thought processes of the Insect Race and humans were different after all.
She lightly sipped her tea again and slowly spoke, "The pressing issue for the Empire now is the birth rate."
"Next is the core pollution of the four major planets."
"You unify the Empire, can you increase the birth rate of the Empire? Or find a way for us Imperial people to conceive?"
"If not, even if the population is initially subdued by the Insect Race’s force and forced to submit, they’ll eventually rebel against you."
"And it will be a rebellion with the utmost disregard for life."
Lu Zhiya looked at Cheng Qingye.
"We humans are the least willing to yield to other races."
Cheng Qingye fell silent.
Lu Zhiya continued, "Of course, if you have a way to solve the birth rate issue, a way to bring new births to the Empire where there have been none for a decade, then I imagine our Imperial people will not only not resist you but immediately proclaim you as king."
Cheng Qingye: ...
"You just said humans do not yield to other races."
Lu Zhiya’s smile grew, "But humans are also the best at yielding."
In the face of new life and reproduction, a temporary yielding is very necessary.
As for afterwards...
Hmm, humans are also the smartest and the most cunning.
Of course, there’s no need to say these things out loud.
Cheng Qingye squinted his eyes, suddenly asked, "Are you testing me?"
Testing if he had a method to increase the Empire’s birth rate.
Lu Zhiya didn’t show anything on her face, "You are just as smart as your father."
Clearly a single-line Insect Race, yet able to align with human thoughts.
Sometimes it made Lu Zhiya sigh in admiration for the wonders of the universe.
Cheng Qingye kept observing Lu Zhiya’s expression; seeing her admit it, he clicked his tongue lightly, "Before coming here, I went around other places in the Empire."
"I can tell you clearly, there’s no way to increase the Empire’s birth rate."
"At least, I can’t figure it out."
Cheng Qingye leaned back a bit, looking forward, his long eyelashes trembling, those light brown eyes seeming indifferent and unfeeling.
"You humans are going to be extinct."
Lu Zhiya’s fingertips slightly paused, withdrawing the smile from her face.
"No."
Her voice confident, "No matter what happens, we will not go extinct."
A thousand years ago, when the mother planet went extinct, the ancestors built arks and ventured into the stars.
Now, over two thousand years later, humans are still living well.
Even though they’re facing challenges again, there’ll always be a solution.
"What you don’t know now doesn’t mean you can’t know in the future."
Lu Zhiya’s voice was gentle, the breeze blowing as if carrying some temptation.
"Don’t you want to be the king of humans?"
This undoubtedly struck at Cheng Qingye’s ambition.
He crossed his hands together, looked forward, pursing his lips, contemplating who knows what.
Lu Zhiya also remained silent.
The breeze carried a fragrance.
After a long time, Cheng Qingye stood up, didn’t even glance at Lu Zhiya, and said in a low voice, "You are quite suited to be a persuader."
"My mother befriending you was truly her good fortune."
Lu Zhiya shook her head, her expression uncharacteristically serious.
"Becoming friends with her is my luck."
She had wasted a lifetime, calculated all her life, but with her, she had no calculations, only sincerity.
Because Han Jing was always sincere to her.
"It’s the luckiest thing in my life." 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢
She firmly repeated.
Yet Cheng Qingye’s figure had already disappeared from her view.
