radicalducati Chapter 164 Confession Leads to Leniency
Chapter 164 Confession Leads to Leniency
That day, Cheng Chu returned from the Saint Xing Teng cultivation base and reported to Mikel.
I didn't want to care about anything, all I wanted to do was go upstairs and get a good night's sleep.
The first time I infused that green plant with spiritual energy, I didn't control the intensity well, which caused me to sleep for the entire afternoon.
When he went to check on it the next day, he found that the plant had changed significantly. However, more than half of the energy had not yet been converted into the energy it needed, and it would take more time.
So that day he simply watered it and didn't infuse it with any spiritual power.
It seems that some things can't be rushed, and rushing won't help. We just have to be patient and wait.
When Mikel picked him up and took him to the military headquarters, he hadn't overslept and was fortunate enough to tour the headquarters. He witnessed the Zerg military facilities and the training of the female soldiers.
To be honest, it was still quite shocking.
Mikel was especially cool when he was training them!
On the fourth day, the green plant finally finished converting Cheng Chu's spiritual power.
He tried inputting only a quarter of the amount from the first day, which was exactly the amount the plants could convert in one day. Cheng Chu didn't feel any significant fatigue, and his afternoon nap was normal, except he slept more soundly.
Having figured out the pattern, Cheng Chu confessed the matter to Mikel that night.
After hearing the whole story, Mikel angrily asked him, "My lord, why didn't you tell me from the beginning?"
Cheng Chu felt guilty and didn't dare to look up. He squatted by the bed and wanted to hold Mikel's hand.
He cowardly admitted his mistake: "Wife, I was wrong."
When it came to the male insect's safety, Mikel wasn't about to let it go easily. He shook off the male insect's hand and turned his head away, ignoring him.
Cheng Chu tilted his head and peered over to see Mikel's expression.
Mikel simply turned his body away so he couldn't see.
"Wife? Empress? I was wrong." Cheng Chu clasped his hands together and threw himself onto the bed, his attitude of admitting his mistake sincere. "General Empress, I was really wrong!"
Seeing that Mikel remained unmoved, he grabbed Mikel's arm and shook it. He pleaded even more earnestly: "My darling wife, my darling wife, my precious wife, my precious darling wife, please forgive me, please..."
The male insect's skin had somehow become thicker, and it started calling out all sorts of shameful names, leaving only Mikel blushing.
"You...you shut up." Mikel finally couldn't take it anymore and turned around, only to find that the male insect had already gone too far and gotten onto the bed. He glared at the male insect and said irritably, "Don't throw a tantrum."
"Oh." Cheng Chu obediently knelt on the bed, head down, picking at his fingers.
She only dared to mutter a rebuttal in her heart; it wasn't a tantrum, it was a coquettish act.
Despite his anger, Mikel was still worried about the male insect. He calmed down and asked, "Besides being lethargic, is there anything else that bothers you?"
Cheng Chu was happy to know that his wife was just saying one thing and meaning another.
He shook his head and answered honestly, "No."
Mikel seemed to be weighing the male insect's credibility. He looked at his face suspiciously and asked again, "Really? You're not lying to me?"
"Really." Cheng Chu raised his head and patted his chest to assure her, "Wife, I'm not lying to you this time. It's just that I didn't manage my mental energy well at first, so I slept all afternoon. After I figured it out, I didn't sleep for long because I was so tired, and I didn't even feel it."
Mikel asked, "You kept it a secret at first, why did you suddenly tell me?"
Cheng Chu smiled sheepishly, crawled forward on his knees, and leaned closer, saying, "Wife, I didn't mean to keep it from you. I only found out when I woke up after sleeping all afternoon that day. I was thinking I'd just try it out, and if there were no other harms, I'd tell you."
Mikel reached out and placed his hand against the male insect's thorax, preventing him from getting closer.
"Why are you standing so close when you're just talking?"
His movements were natural, his tone domineering, yet he carried a relaxed ease that even Mikel himself was unaware of.
This is not something a female ruler should say to a male ruler.
Cheng Chu grabbed Mikel's hand and rubbed it against his face. He grinned shamelessly at Mikel, "Wife."
Mikel withdrew her hand, her face cold. Her voice held a hint of danger: "You mean if something bad happens, you're not going to tell me and will keep it from me forever?"
"That's not true." Cheng Chu sidled closer, and seeing that Mikel didn't push him away, he said, "Whatever the outcome, I'll tell you. I won't hide anything from you. I won't do anything dangerous."
He managed to get close to Mikel, put his arm around his shoulder, and said, "After all, you saved my life, so you have the authority to make decisions, right?"
He didn't say anything at first because he thought the side effect was just sleepiness, nothing serious. However, Mikel would treat anything concerning him as a major issue.
He thought that since it was such a small matter, he wouldn't bother Mikel and could handle it himself.
Having been appeased by the male insect, Mikel glanced at him and gave an approving "Mmm."
Cheng Chu continued, "That plant has almost recovered. I also heard that apart from a brief improvement that day, the Saintly Vine has shown no signs of improvement. None of the experts and researchers can figure out what the cause is..."