Dressed as a male insect, but suffering

Huo Zixiao had just had his prosthetic limbs fitted, and he couldn't use them very well yet, especially the movement of his knee joints. He couldn't control them well, and walked as if he was on stilts.

Huo Zixiao was very anxious. The worse it felt, the more he wanted to go.

Controlling a mechanical prosthesis is a slow process, but Huo Zixiao does not have much patience.

The prosthesis was made of relatively light materials, but it was still much heavier than Huo Zixiao's original legs.

Every step Huo Zixiao took was extremely heavy, as if his feet were sunk into heavy, sticky mud. Every step he took was resistance, and his mechanical knee joints refused to listen to him. Every time he lifted his feet, they stood straight up. This made Huo Zixiao look like a puppet or a machine, walking in fits and starts, with difficulty.

Sweat was pouring down Huo Zixiao's forehead, and his gnashing teeth showed that he had reached the limit of his patience.

Finally, he roared and punched one of the mechanical legs hard.

There was a loud 'bang', followed by a unique metallic humming sound, and Huo Zixiao's hand was hurt.

At this time, Ji Che, who was urged by Bie Zai again and again, finally pushed aside the document in his hand that he had been reading for three days but had not read any of it at all, and came to the hospital reluctantly, with a basket of perfunctory thoughts, to visit Huo Zixiao who was undergoing rehabilitation.

As soon as Ji Che arrived, he heard the sound of Huo Zixiao hitting metal hard.

To be honest, for a bug like Ji Che who has actually been on the battlefield, broken arms and legs are really not a big deal.

Maybe Ji Che was a little timid when he saw the female soldier's arm being shot off in front of him on the battlefield for the first time, but when he got used to the feeling of blood or flesh splattered on his face, he no longer cared at all, or rather, he became numb.

To this day, Ji Che still finds it amazing, and often wonders how he managed to escape from the battlefield with both his hands and feet intact.

How fierce was the Tiancang War? Ji Che, a noble female insect, had to go to the front line. The female insects in the front were still running one second, and they might fall down the next second, or their heads might be separated from their bodies or something else.

"Why don't those female soldiers sit in mechas?"

This was the most frequently asked question by the noble insects far away in Ziweiyuan at that time.

Whenever Ji Che thought of these words now, he still couldn't help but get angry.

Back to the present, Ji Che adjusted his emotions and walked to Huo Zixiao with "thoughts".

Huo Zixiao saw Ji Che, but he pretended not to see him and walked towards the rest area with his legs that could not bend.

Ji Che shrugged helplessly and followed.

"Hey!" Ji Che was able to walk easily, so he took a step forward and patted Huo Zixiao on the shoulder.

Huo Zixiao looked back at him, deliberately pretending to be expressionless, and then said "hmm".

Ji Che put his arm around Huo Zixiao's shoulders, put his head close to Huo Zixiao and asked, "Little bug, is this how you treat your life-saving bug?"

"Hmph." Huo Zixiao turned his face away, refusing such close contact with Ji Che.

"Why, do you also feel ashamed to be dying in front of other insects?" Ji Che asked.

Huo Zixiao was silent.

"Little guy, you still have a long life ahead of you, and there are many embarrassing things to do, so don't take it to heart."

"you!"

Huo Zixiao's eyes were wide open with anger, but Ji Che was laughing happily.

"Take good care of your legs..." At this point, Ji Che patted the mechanical prosthesis hard: "After all, this is your friend for the rest of your life."

Huo Zixiao turned his head and said angrily: "You make it sound so easy."

Ji Che looked at Huo Zixiao and shook his head: "Little guy, what I said is not easy, I am just stating a fact."

"Of course, maybe there will be updates to the mechanical prosthesis in the future, and you may get a more convenient and better-used prosthesis. But..." Ji Che shrugged: "The fact that you will always wear the prosthesis will not change."

"You don't need to remind me!"

Huo Zixiao was really fed up with Ji Che. He really wanted to leave now, or make Ji Che disappear immediately.

"Don't be angry. In fact, I'm here to comfort you today."

Huo Zixiao laughed angrily: "You're comforting a bug like this?"

Ji Che nodded and said, "Look, you have to accept the reality first before you can listen to me carefully."

"Hmph!" Huo Zixiao sneered and turned his head away again.

"Do you know who the last Grand Marshal of the Empire was?"

Huo Zixiao's ears moved, but his body still maintained a posture of resistance.

Ji Che didn't really want Huo Zixiao to answer, he just used this question to lead to what he was about to say.

"Jiang Jieyue... is Wu Yang's female father." Ji Che said.

Huo Zixiao turned his head subconsciously, but when he saw Ji Che's face, he immediately lowered his eyes.

"Marshal Jiang joined the military in July of the 569th year of the Star Calendar. Soon after, four star systems began to rebel against each other. He followed the army to suppress the rebellion and performed very well. He was soon promoted out of turn."

"Do you know why it was an exceptional promotion?" Ji Che asked again. Obviously, he did not intend to leave this question to Huo Zixiao. After asking the question, he answered it himself: "Because at that time, if a military female wanted to move up, she needed to find a noble male insect to recommend her. Theoretically speaking, without a recommending insect, the military female could not be promoted."

"Marshal Jiang did not recommend Chong at the time, but he was promoted anyway."

Huo Zixiao listened, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Of course, Marshal Jiang always seems to be an 'exception'. He has done many incredible and impossible things..."

"But he also encountered many difficulties. So far, the biggest blow to him was probably the accident in the big melee 79 years ago."

"I don't know if it was an accident or a trap set by the bugs, but Marshal Jiang lost his bone wings."

Huo Zixiao's eyes trembled a little and he swallowed unconsciously.

Ji Che continued, "Yes, the last marshal of the empire, Marshal Jiang, was a disabled female insect."

"Bone wings are different from limbs. They have a complex structure. When we don't need them, they can be hidden in the wing sacs on our backs, making them completely invisible. But when we need to use them, they will unfold and effortlessly carry a body weighing 100 to 200 kilograms into the sky."

"79 years ago, there were no mechanical bone wings. Experts at the time said that there was no material in the entire universe that could replace our bone wings."

"The experts were wrong. After a long period of depression, Marshal Jiang finally installed mechanical bone wings that were very similar to natural bone wings."

"In fact, non-professional mechanical bone wings can now be purchased in high-end shopping malls in Ziweiyuan. Marshal Jiang was not affected at all. Later, he even served as the commander-in-chief of the Tiancang War."

After Ji Che finished speaking, he looked at Huo Zixiao and asked, "How is it? Isn't it amazing?"

Huo Zixiao still didn't say anything, but his expression had eased a lot.

It can be seen that Ji Che is not very good at comforting insects. He said so many words before, mainly to tell Huo Zixiao: Look, the imperial marshal is also a disabled person, and his disability is more serious than yours, so don't be depressed.

At this moment, Huo Zixiao's light computer rang. He opened it and saw that it was a call from Wu Yang.

Huo Zixiao answered it.

"Huo Zixiao?" Wu Yang shouted.

Huo Zixiao looked at Wu Yang's face covered with insect patterns, and he could still feel a little strange. However, because of the Internet, Wu Yang's gender was not obvious at this time.

Seeing Wu Yang frowning slightly, Huo Zixiao knew that Wu Yang was worrying about him again, so he subconsciously replied: "I'm fine."

Wu Yang on the other side was not very reassured. After telling him a lot to have a good rest and not to force himself too much, he reluctantly hung up the phone.

After the communication ended, Ji Che spoke again: "In fact, if you have a male insect friend, you may be much better off in the future."

Huo Zixiao didn't like this statement and frowned slightly.

Ji Che stood up and said, "Okay, I see you're in a much better mood, so I'll leave first."

Huo Zixiao hummed sullenly, which was considered as his agreement.

Very good. Compared with before, Huo Zixiao's attitude is much better.

……

The other side of the dangerous 7 stars.

Several female insects named Shao were trapped together by a metal chain, and the one who tied them up was a tall and strong female insect. He had a cigarette in his mouth and seemed to be casually tying these three or four female insects together. His movements were neat, and the muscles on his arms bulged. It was obvious that he had put in some effort.

"Shao Ying, we all come from the same place, why are you making things difficult for us?"

After tightening the chain, Shao Ying finally freed one hand to hold the cigarette in his mouth. He spit out the cigarette with a frown on his face and said to the group of insects with great contempt: "Don't try to get close to me! After graduation, everyone has their own masters. You and I are not on the same page."

Upon closer inspection, this female insect named Shao Ying was the tavern owner who had helped Bie Zai once before.

He was arranged by Li Gui to look after Wu Yang's insects in Guji Street. He was already worried about losing his little master insect.

When the master insect came back and he was about to go and apologize, he discovered a string of tails following the master insect.

Shao Ying thought: These bugs are really useless. They barely survived when they graduated, and after graduation they can't even track someone properly. Trash!

"Shao Ying, this is the order from the master insect!" one of the female insects shouted.

Shao Ying snorted disdainfully, "Whose master insect is it? My master insect is Mr. Li Gui."

"You are treacherous!" the female insect wanted to shout, but was stopped by another female insect.

The other female insect was obviously in a better mood. She said to Shao Ying in a gentle voice, "Shao Ying, we are friends after all. Can you leave us a chance to survive and let us report to Brother Fa?"

Shao Ying touched his chin and thought for a while, then nodded under the expectant gazes of the female insects.

"Okay, let's give Shaofa some face."

The communication was quickly connected, and Shao Fa's serious face with a frown immediately appeared in the communication.

"What's going on?" Shao Fa asked. As soon as he asked, a familiar face appeared in the camera.

Shao Ying said to Shao Fa with a smile: "I'm sorry, I caught all the bugs you sent. I guess they can't complete the task you assigned to them."

As he spoke, Shao Ying deliberately moved the camera around so that Shao Fa could see the whole picture of the female insects being tied up by him.

Shao Fa took a deep breath and asked Shao Ying: "Shao Ying, you should know who I am loyal to."

Shao Ying nodded, "Of course I know, after all, I was loyal to him before."

"You should know that we will not harm Mr. Li Si."

Shao Ying curled his lips and took a puff of the cigarette, "It's hard to say."