Chapter 398: The Special Phase Triggered by Withdrawal Symptoms
Chapter 398: The Special Phase Triggered by Withdrawal Symptoms
"Brother Lu."Su Ruan called out, leaning her head over.
"I feel a bit itchy on my head."
"Can you take a look for me?"
Lu Shinian gently parted her hair and saw the bright red antennae, hesitating for a moment.
"Ruan Ruan, your antennae have come out again."
His fingers lightly touched the tip of the antennae, his voice lowered, "Does it hurt?"
"It doesn’t hurt." Su Ruan hummed lightly, "It just feels a bit itchy."
Lu Shinian pulled her close, letting her sit on his lap, and played with her hair, allowing the two small antennae to get some air.
The subtly transparent little antennae seemed to sense someone watching them, trembling slightly, exuding a pitiful aura.
Lu Shinian watched with a hint of a smile in his eyes, speaking slowly, "Do you feel anything besides the itchiness?"
Su Ruan shook her head, "Nothing else."
"Is it because the special period of the Insect Race might be coming?"
She remembered it seemed the same last time.
"Maybe." Lu Shinian wasn’t quite sure either.
The only ones who understood the Insect Race were Cheng Yushu and Cheng Qingye, and neither were on the Starship at the moment, so they still weren’t clear about what was happening.
However, Lu Shinian agreed with Su Ruan’s guess, "Was it the same last time?"
The pitiful tip of the antennae blushed red, rubbing back and forth in grievance, and Su Ruan, its owner, was unusually captivating, clinging closely.
Thinking about this, even the color of Lu Shinian’s pupils darkened a bit.
"Ruan Ruan, do you want to rest now?" he asked softly.
Su Ruan wasn’t sleepy at all, instead, she felt particularly energized.
Upon hearing Lu Shinian’s question, she didn’t think much and directly shook her head, saying, "I don’t want to rest."
She spoke so openly and naturally, without blushing at all.
Such a reaction fell into Lu Shinian’s eyes, prompting a helpless sigh.
"When I said rest, I didn’t mean actual rest."
His Ruan Ruan, how could she be so dull?
Su Ruan took a few seconds to realize what he meant by rest, and her face immediately turned red.
She gave Lu Shinian’s chest a push, huffing lightly, "You’re just so presumptuous."
Lu Shinian wasn’t angry at the push, instead, he smiled and caught her wrist, laughing gently, "Didn’t you mention it first, Ruan Ruan?"
"During the special period of the Insect Race, you might have those kinds of thoughts, right?"
Su Ruan nodded with a flushed face, paused, and seemed to remember something, with a thoughtful look in her eyes.
"Speaking of which, mother asked me about the special period last time."
Lu Shinian was taken aback, asking, "What did she ask?"
Could there be something they didn’t know?
"Just asked if anything strange happens during the special period."
Su Ruan said uncertainly.
Too many things had happened lately, she was a bit confused.
"I think I answered that nothing strange happened."
"Then mother didn’t ask anything else."
Su Ruan said, picking up the Light Brain, ready to send a message to Su Hanjing.
"Why don’t we just ask?"
Lu Shinian had the same idea.
He agreed, nodding, watching Su Ruan leaning against him, sending messages to Su Hanjing.
After sending the message, Su Hanjing might be busy, or maybe didn’t see the message, as there was no reply for a while.
Su Ruan and Lu Shinian waited for a full hour without receiving a response, and could only look at each other silently.
Finally, Su Ruan coughed lightly, "I’ll tell you when mother replies to me."
Lu Shinian looked at the small antennae on top of Su Ruan’s head, constantly trembling, and said with some concern, "Are you sure there’s no problem?"
"There’s no problem." Su Ruan shook her head, the little antennae on her head swaying with her, looking extremely cute.
"Now, besides feeling a bit itchy, there’s nothing else, so I don’t think it’s a big problem."
Su Ruan lightly poked Lu Shinian’s chest, "Moreover, since you are beside me."
"If I really want something, I’ll definitely come to you first."
Su Ruan said with a sweet smile, wrapping her arms around Lu Shinian’s waist.
Her little face lightly rubbed against his chest, yawning lazily.
"But now I’m a bit sleepy."
Her voice gradually lowered, and almost as soon as she finished the sentence, she fell into a deep sleep.
Lu Shinian adjusted his position so she could sleep more comfortably.
The worry in his eyes didn’t decrease at all.
Something felt off, something wasn’t right.
Lu Shinian picked up the Light Brain again, sending another message to Su Hanjing, inquiring about the special period of the Insect Race.
Originally, he wanted to directly ask Cheng Yushu, but Cheng Yushu was strange, he didn’t even add his own daughter’s Light Brain, let alone anyone else’s.
Cheng Yushu’s Light Brain only had Su Hanjing as a contact, supposedly because he believed if anything happened to him, then he or the person helping him could only contact Su Hanjing.
In other words, apart from Su Hanjing, he didn’t want to be rescued by anyone else.
Lu Shinian could understand this idea, but it was inconvenient at this time.
The person who understood the Insect Race’s special period the most was Cheng Yushu, even Cheng Qingye didn’t understand it as much as he did, and given Su Ruan’s current situation, asking Cheng Yushu directly would be best.
Unfortunately, he’s currently unreachable.
Lu Shinian’s eyes darkened, looking at the peacefully sleeping Su Ruan, deep in thought.
Meanwhile, on the Empire Wanling Star, Cheng Yushu was packing his things.
Su Hanjing was going to take him back to Lindong Star, so he needed to pack up and go with her.
After just finishing packing, Su Hanjing walked in from outside.
"Yu Shu, are you done packing?" Su Hanjing asked.
Cheng Yushu nodded, stood up, his body wobbling.
Su Hanjing promptly supported him, frowning slightly, "Wasn’t the special period supposed to be a few days later? Why now..."
Cheng Yushu lowered his head slightly, speaking softly, "It’s because of Ruan Ruan."
"Ruan Ruan?" Su Hanjing was startled, "What’s wrong with Ruan Ruan?"
"Ruan Ruan’s spiritual power has a deadly attraction to us Insect Race, and I’m no exception."
"During this period, Ruan Ruan has been restraining her spiritual power, but some still leaked out."
"I’ve been drawn to her spiritual power, getting used to it gradually."
"Once she suddenly left, I experienced withdrawal symptoms with my spiritual power, leading to the early onset of the special period."
Cheng Yushu grasped Su Hanjing’s wrist, with his fingertips subtly warm, his voice trembling slightly, tears glistening in his eyes like he was at his limit.
"Are we heading back now?"
Su Hanjing nodded, pulling Cheng Yushu and heading out.
They must return to Lindong Star as soon as possible.
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