Chapter 166: Herta is Outside the Door?
Kenji and Ruan Mei were tidying up the laboratory. Having personally witnessed such an interesting event, Ruan Mei now held great expectations for the Swarm Empress.
"Kenji, I never expected your power to be so magical, to be able to make the Swarm King metamorphose so beautifully," Ruan Mei said, her eyes burning with intensity as she looked at him. For a genius in the field of biological science like her, the beauty she pursued was genetic beauty; physical appearance was only secondary. If the Swarm Empress hadn't been on her way to retrieve the Aeon's divine body, she really would have wanted to study her thoroughly.
Kenji just smiled faintly. He had used the power of creation, which had also made the Swarm Empress's foundation extremely terrifying. There was a high probability she would become a new Aeon.
"Kenji, I'm very curious... if you and I had a child, would it inherit this power of yours?" Ruan Mei's red lips moved close to Kenji's ear, her breath like an orchid.
Kenji thought for a moment. His current life level had already far surpassed that of an ordinary person, and Ruan Mei was no ordinary person either. A child of the two of them would certainly have extremely high talent. But even for ordinary people, the probability of hitting the mark on the first try was very low, let alone for them.
"Shall we give it a try?"
Ruan Mei's voice was gentle and soft. If you looked closely, you could see a pink light flowing in the depths of her eyes.
"Alright...?"
Kenji responded subconsciously. It was a physical instinct.
Wait, something's not right.
Hah, hah—
Kenji felt the desire in his body surge. Looking at Ruan Mei, his breathing became heavy.
"It's the pheromones..." a flash of insight struck Ruan Mei's mind.
Kenji understood as well. It was that strange fragrance from before. He hadn't felt anything special at the time because the effect wasn't immediate.
Propagation, propagation... and these were the pheromones emitted by the Swarm Empress. Both of them had been distracted by her, and since the pheromones weren't a harmful poison and caused no harm to the body, they hadn't triggered their bodies' natural alarm systems.
Ruan Mei's flushed, pretty face was enough to make one's blood boil. A captivating, plum-blossom-like fragrance wafted from her body, tugging at Kenji's nerves and rationality.
Sister, you smell so good right now.
Kenji felt his desire constantly expanding, a fire burning in his eyes. He held back no longer, lowering his head and kissing Ruan Mei's delicate red lips, embracing her soft, boneless body.
"Mmph..."
Ruan Mei's eyes widened, the rationality of a genius disappearing.
Riiiip—
"Wait! Herta might come in!"
Ruan Mei felt a chill as her qipao was torn to shreds. The last shred of her rationality told her they couldn't do it here.
With a wave of Kenji's hand, an energy barrier enveloped the room. The battle of the Path of Propagation had begun.
"Gently..."
"Hiss..."
A soft gasp, mixed with a hint of pain, echoed in the room.
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After the battle, the scent of pheromones in the room was incredibly thick.
Kenji put on his pants and entered a state of sage-like clarity. He hadn't expected his first time to be with Ruan Mei in a laboratory. How stimulating. The power of the Path of Propagation was truly about propagation. It caused no harm to the body but would arouse a creature's most primitive desires. The Swarm Empress probably hadn't expected that the pheromones she had unintentionally leaked would affect both of them. In fact, if they had known beforehand, both of them could have found ways to avoid it.
At this moment, in space, the Swarm Empress sat on a True Sting Bug, heading for the Xianzhou.
"My Lord and My Lady should have gotten together!" the Swarm Empress murmured to herself. Although she hadn't released the pheromones on purpose, she knew they were there but hadn't told them. Her assist should have been successful.
Elysia: Uh-huh, you keep talking ♪♪♪
"What? Still savoring the moment?"
Ruan Mei had changed into a pure white silk robe; her previous qipao had been torn to pieces. A faint smile graced her radiant, pretty face, as gentle as water.
Kenji was taken aback. The current Ruan Mei had lost her usual coldness and felt more... real.
"And you?" Kenji asked. He felt great right now, completely refreshed.
"Not bad. This kind of... propagation... was a first for me," Ruan Mei said calmly. She touched her flat stomach, wondering if she could get pregnant. He had poured so much into her; there should be a chance.
"I should be your first woman, right?" Ruan Mei asked nonchalantly. She knew she didn't have that worldly kind of love for Kenji. She also knew that Kenji was just lusting after her body.
Kenji nodded. They had had no emotional foundation before, yet they had gone straight to a home run.
"If we have a child, don't you dare do anything... that would be too cold-blooded," Kenji said.
"I won't. If we really do, I will try to give him or her the love of a home," Ruan Mei promised seriously. In her childhood, her "scientist" mother had given her her first enlightenment. Although her family members were all devoted to science, her life was inseparable from love. Her father and mother loved each other but often argued. She often made mistakes and was often forgiven. (This is from Ruan Mei's character story.) So if she really did have a child, she would give that same love to her child.
"Are you Ruan Mei?"
Kenji blinked. This was a little different from what he knew. Was this still that indifferent Ruan Mei?
"Then who do you think I am?"
Ruan Mei was a little speechless. They already knew each other's depths and lengths, yet he was asking this kind of question. It was quite offensive.
"I know you're Ruan Mei. It's just a little surprising that you would say something like that," Kenji smiled.
"It doesn't matter. Time has never been a constraint for you or me. We have more time to get to know each other."
"Perhaps, one day in the future, I will fall in love with you."
Kenji's mouth opened slightly. Is this right? But he was also looking forward to it.
Ruan Mei took small bites of a fresh pastry, enjoying the dopamine reaction.
"Want some?"
"There's no reverse-truth serum in this, is there?" Kenji thought of Hoshi, who had trusted Ruan Mei too much, eaten it without hesitation, and fallen into the trap.
"I don't think a reverse-truth serum would work on you."
Ruan Mei held the pastry to Kenji's lips. Kenji had a "weak stomach" and accepted the feeding from Ruan Mei. It had to be said, the pastries Ruan Mei made were delicious.
Ruan Mei pulled her finger from Kenji's mouth and shook her head helplessly.
[Ruan Mei, open up! It's the Genius Club!]
...
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[Ruan Mei, are you still alive? Squeak if you're there!]
Ruan Mei saw the messages. Herta had sent several. The earliest one was from around the time her qipao had been torn.
"..."
In other words, from that moment on, Herta had probably been right outside. Because of the protective barrier Kenji had set up, Herta hadn't forced her way in.
Her best friend was right outside, while she was inside doing that. A strange sense of excitement surged through her, something she had never experienced before.
Ruan Mei covered her forehead and said to Kenji, "Kenji, you can take down the barrier now."
Kenji nodded. With a casual wave of his hand, the energy barrier dissipated into the air. Besides preventing others from coming in, it was also to prevent Aha from peeking. That guy would definitely have sensed the birth of the Swarm Empress.
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