Lost… Completely lost…
This thought? It was the first time it appeared in Jin Qi’s mind.
Jin Qi has been standing at the top of the Zerg since birth. What if he was promoted from D-level to A-level within half a year? Even the legendary Song Jianshu couldn’t frustrate Jin Qi as much.
Jin Qi has grown up in love and care since childhood. The reason why he didn’t just eat and die like other male zergs was entirely because of his surprisingly high self-esteem.
In the Zerg society, the male has the highest status. Among the males, besides the almost legendary S-level males, the A-level males have the highest status.
He thought about it for a long time and finally thought of it. He wants to be the most eye-catching, the most popular male! But there are so many A-level males; how can he become the top male zerg?
To this end, he made great efforts, practised his acting skills, trained hard, and finally became the best actor among the Zerg.
In his eyes, Song Jianshu was nothing more than a male zerg with a weird personality.
But now?
Jin Qi couldn’t ignore his frustration. Although his self-esteem was clamouring to refuse to admit defeat, he still had good sense. His logic was telling him to give up.
“Give up, give up. You can’t hide from the eyes of this male zerg. All your tricks are just playing house in his eyes; he doesn’t even bother to expose you!”
Jin Qi raised his eyes and glanced at Lu Mo deeply, but there was a trace of pity-like kindness in those cold emerald eyes—what a cruel kindness.
He had read Lu Mo’s information. Before that, he had always stayed on Barren Star, but Lu Mo also held a small title. Perhaps this is the case; Lu Mo possessed a perfect aristocratic demeanour. He would not break through his traps and preserve his most cherished self-esteem under such circumstances.
Jin Qi couldn’t help but be bewildered. Is there such a perfect male zerg in the world?
With A-level strength and standing at the top of society, Lu Mo has never lost his heart under the influence of the whole culture. He has always maintained extremely keen insight and reason. What’s more terrifying is that such a male zerg is worthy of his noble title…
Compared to him, what is he? What is Jin Qi?
Now that Jin Qi thinks about it, he used to be so arrogant that he thought he was the best male in the world. Jin Qi shook his head and laughed.
“Your Excellency, I really lost. A male like you is really rare in the world.”
Lu Mo: “…”
Um?
What’s the meaning of this?
This male, Jin Qi, changed his face several times in front of him. He seemed to have experienced a great ideological struggle but finally settled on flattering him.
Five thousand years of Chinese wisdom rushed through Lu Mo’s brain at this time, and Lu Mo remembered the painstaking efforts of countless ancient people.
Good medicine can taste bitter; good advice can be hard to receive. Close to the villain and far from the wise minister, the Han Dynasty has been in disrepair since then. When necessary, you should compliment other people if you consume their benefits, but if you take their possessions, you shouldn't do anything with them.
…This man must have an ulterior motive!
Lu Mo squinted his eyes and looked at Jin Qi coldly
What does he want from me?
Jin Qi was already frustrated, and at this time, he couldn’t stand such sharp eyes at all. He forced a smile. “Then, I will leave.”
He turned around, ready to leave. But at the same time, this was also his last test for Lu Mo. Both sides were in a showdown. Lu Mo knew what he was planning, but so what? Just like that man said, no matter how mighty Lu Mo was, he was like Song Jianshu, with weird persistence and gentleness. Jin Qi left the injured female here, and he had to rescue the female.
Then, as that man expected, this female will enter Lu Mo’s life— This is a conspiracy, and it depends on how Lu Mo deals with it.
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
As Jin Qi’s gaze swept Ling subtly on one side, the silver-haired female was playing with a fragile and exquisite teacup spinning at his fingertips. It seemed dangerous, but it never fell. He remembered the sentence he had heard before. “If you had seen him go crazy, you wouldn’t think so.”
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At this moment, Lu Mo finally said, “Hold on.”
Jin Qi subconsciously squeezed his fist. “What else do you have to say?”
The cold-faced male chuckled in a low voice: “Your Excellency, have you forgotten to introduce me to what it is you want to give me?”
Jin Qi’s eyes widened slightly, surprised that Lu Mo had chosen such a rigid approach. He hadn’t expected it, so Lu Mo directly pointed out the situation? At this moment, he was a little caught off guard and blurted: “You…what do you mean?”
The other party frowned, dissatisfied, with a cold voice: “Your Excellency Jin Qi, I don’t think I need to say more about this matter. This is not really the etiquette of an aristocrat. Or have you become so accustomed to your poor and humble life that you have forgotten the Aristocratic way?”
These words made Jin Qi’s face a burst of hot embarrassment, and his shame restricted him from looking directly at Lu Mo. In front of the other party, he was like a newborn cub!
“Okay… okay.” Jin Qi rubbed his wet palm with his thumb, “I’ll take you to see it.”
Suppose Jin Qi hadn’t been so flustered and had maintained his original sanity and clarity. In that case, he might have noticed that Lu Mo’s footsteps were also stiff.
System: [Lu Mo, you are a bumpkin after all (4).]
Lu Mo: [Shut up.]
System: [How many years have you been unable to get rid of your greed for money.]
Lu Mo said angrily: [So? I’m still here to earn the scum value instead of just packing it home. So you will be unemployed, and I will be unemployed, and everyone will die together!]
System: […*blows air*…. ]
There must be a demon if something goes wrong, and Lu Mo finally understands everything. Why does Jin Qi suddenly praise himself, and why does Jin Qi behave so enthusiastically? As a mature adult who worked non-stop in his previous life and had various rich experiences, Lu Mo immediately knew.
Praise your customers to get closer to them so that they are off guard.
Looking at Jin Qi’s stiff attitude, Lu Mo sighed: Brother, you are so young! I’m very unskilled when I look at the business!
Do you think this will make me forget your promise? That is what Starnet said: will you give me a little surprise after buying the house? Some people are afraid that they will be easily fooled this time. Even if they realize it, they are not embarrassed to ask the seller where the promised gifts are hidden.
Even though Lu Mo is a rich idiot, he is different — thick-skinned. After three years of hardship, he has no moral integrity or shame left in him.
—Hand over the things to me!
Lu Mo coughed lightly: “My dear lady, what are you doing there? Do you want me to help you get over here?”
The teacup at Ling’s fingertips trembled and fell on the glass table with a “ding” sound. The little zerg looked at Ling timidly: “Your Excellency Ling, you don’t look very good…”
Ling lowered his eyes and said softly: “It’s nothing.”
The group walked through the mansion and came to a hidden corner of the flower garden. Just as Lu Mo was wondering what could be there, Jin Qi crouched down and fumbled for a while on the ground. Then came the sound of a machine, and a tunnel slowly appeared in front of him.
Lu Mo:…!
Lu Mo: =口=
Was this the way of the nobles? Amazing! He has only seen this kind of thing in TV dramas! Mr. Jin Qi, you really are amazing.
Jin Qi gestured, “Please follow me.”
“Ahem… okay.”
The tunnel had a damp and musty smell, but it was more of a bloody smell. The smell of blood was different from that of Ling’s body; it was a corrupt stench and made him very uncomfortable. Lu Mo couldn’t help but frown.
Going along the tortuous corridor, a small room appeared in front of him after a corner.
The dim light illuminated the outline of the room. After Lu Mo saw what was inside, his pupils shrank.
A tall female zerg covered in wounds was lying on the ground, and his limbs were tightly handcuffed by the thick shackles around his arms. He was like a vigorous lion, but now he could only breathe feebly. His wounds looked like they had been smeared with weird medicine, which prevented him from healing on his own. Even at that moment, blood was still oozing from the wounds in rivulets. He didn’t die entirely because of his will to hold on. He was panting and breathing hard; he was struggling, trying to survive, all in pain.
“It really makes you laugh.” Jin Qi smiled awkwardly, “This is my captive female slave. I have to teach him a lesson when he is not obedient… I will give it to you as a bonus. For hundreds of years, I heard he used to be called “The most talented female zerg” in a certain family. Unfortunately, he failed in the family struggle and was scrapped, and I bought him from the black market for a hundred points.”
“It’s cheap. I expect it to break soon.”
After speaking, he immediately stared at Lu Mo’s expression, hoping to find a crack in that face that seemed to be eternal. Come, let me see, what on earth would you do?
Under Jin Qi’s gaze, the male zerg’s stern face did not show the slightest movement. He was frigid – as cold as all male zerg.
He said: “Your Excellency, you are really stupid.”
Jin Qi was stunned as he watched Lu Mo walking past him and into the cramped room. The feet in delicate boots kicked the female zerg’s shoulder with care.
“Want to live?”
The female zerg’s consciousness was already on the verge of fading. He lay motionless on the ground. Lu Mo looked down at him like a noble emperor. “From now on, be loyal to me, surrender to me, my will is the direction you are going, and the meaning of your life is me.”
“How?”
“…”
The room was terribly quiet, and the female’s hard breathing could be heard clearly.
He took a deep breath and used all his strength to grab the hem of Lu Mo’s coat, his voice extremely weak. “Yes, my Master.”
Jin Qi stared at everything in a daze. He was shocked when he saw the corners of Lu Mo’s mouth slowly raised. It was completely different from what he had imagined. There was no gentleness, no mercy, and no kind of goodwill. Lu Mo was cold and cruel, and all his actions symbolized the most respected of the Zerg.
To conquer.
“Very good.” Lu Mo said, “When you recover, I will sign a contract with you. Since you are so good, you are naturally worthy of being my housekeeper.”
“…Yes, thank you, Master, for the gift.”
Before Jin Qi could recover from the shock, Lu Mo did not hesitate to remove the corner of his clothes from the female and walked toward Jin Qi as he stepped back subconsciously. “Your Excellency, I have just come here with a shallow foundation. Can I ask you about it to mould and teach him?”
Jin Qi: “This…”
Lu Mo smiled slightly: “I’ll leave it to your exceptional housekeeper to mould and teach him. How about that?”
Jin Qi opened his mouth wide: “This, this…”
His mind was in extreme disarray. Obviously, he clearly saw what was wrong with the housekeeper and also saw his own trap. Why did Lu Mo do this… He couldn’t figure it out at all!
And furthermore, could it be that he was declaring war on that lord? This action tells that man: “If you want to play any tricks, just come.”
Only a genuinely confident male zerg would have such a calm attitude. At this moment, the last bit of unwillingness in Jin Qi’s heart completely disappeared. All his tricks and temptations came to nothing. Even at a complete disadvantage, Lu Mo won.
Lu Mo said quickly without waiting for him to speak: “It’s decided then. Please bear with me.”
After speaking, he glanced at Ling proudly: “My dear female, your Master seems quite capable.”
The house and the housekeeper’s problems were solved together, and a handful of aristocratic pride was smashed, killing three birds with one stone—fuck, is there anyone wittier than him in this world!
No!
Ling leaned against the door; those bright red eyes reflected a faint light. He looked at Lu Mo; a little smile slowly appeared on the corner of his mouth. “I absolutely agree with that.”
“Go back to your room first…” Ling’s eyes slowly turned to Jin Qi, “I have something to discuss with this nobleman.”
Lu Mo blinked, “What’s the matter?”
Ling: “Some details about the house.”
Lu Mo shrugged and sighed with relief: Talking with a real nobleman was stressful. He always felt that he wouldn’t be able to discern their secrets all the time. It’s excellent that Ling can take over, ah.
“Then do as you wish.”
Lu Mo, who turned to leave, did not see Jin Qi’s request for help.
………………………………………..
When Lu Mo’s figure disappeared in the corner, and no sound was heard, Jin Qi, covered in a cold sweat, raised his eyes weakly and looked at Ling: “I…”
“Boom–”
For a moment, Jin Qi felt that he would return to the arms of the mother goddess. The silver-haired and red-eyed female stepped on Jin Qi’s shoulder; Jin Qi was sweating from the pain and stammered, “I-I’m a male.”
Ling looked at him as if looking at a dead body: “You may not be anymore.”
Jin Qi’s tail was tucked away in his clothes and pressed tightly to his back. Shaking with tears, he moaned. “Don’t…”
He finally understood the meaning of that sentence. This female zerg was completely different from other female zergs. He had no awe, no scruples, and he… was downright crazy.
“Tell me,” Ling’s voice seemed to freeze, the sharp blade pressed against Jin Qi’s neck: “Who asked you to do this?”
Jin Qi’s voice trembled, and his brain was in chaos: “I, I don’t know, but you can ask my housekeeper. He is actually a killer, and he came to me.”
Ling looked at him quietly and smiled suddenly: “You made the right choice.”
The blade moved away from his neck, and Ling whispered: “Go back and pretend that nothing happened. He will tell you what to do next. Just do it.”
Jin Qi was left breathless and limp on the ground with desperate eyes. What the hell did he do to meet these two lunatics?
Translator Notes!
In this chapter, Lu Mo has been referencing a lot of internet slang and idioms, and I am trying my best to translate them into readable English T^T
Extra notes: they keep referring to a Xiansheng/(blank), but that roughly translates to Mr. – (blank) in English. I am trying my best to circumnavigate around the issue to make the flow smoother, but I am having a hard time, hence I resorted to just going That man.
Thanks for the update
Thanks for the chapter!! I’m still marveling at the fact that I tried reading this novel through MTL and it fried my brain.. So a lot of moments where I’m like “ohh.. so that’s what it meant…” while reading this chapter, lol
Me too😆😆
Same…
What is MTL?
Machine translation, so for example using google translate or other apps
My mom had Google translate do a big fucky and translate “bubbles” into “blowjobs” it was English to maybe german?
In defense of Google translate in german “bubbles” and “blowjob” basically are the same word just one is written with a capital b and the other isn’t. It also depends on the context so yeah 😅. Just had to laugh a bit at your comment because language is so weird and funny sometimes
Thanks for the chap!!!! Loveeeee loveee Lo Mu ang Ling <3
Lu Mo*
Thank you for the update! So excited to see what’s coming next!!!
And you could always do Mr X or Mr **** if that would flow better?
I forgot how much I missed this series. The fact that he is trying to be a complete scum but keeps on being the apex of zerg qualities is great
Thx for the chappy
Thank you so much for translating!!!😭 I can’t wait to read more!💕
Thank you💚
I love it when they’re not on the same wavelength 😂
Thank You for the new chapter ♡⃛(=^w^=)
I love looking at this chapter from Jin Qi’s perspective. They really do seem like lunatics lmao
Thanks for the chapter la~ <3
Ahhhh I love this! Thank you for the chapter!!
Thank you! Lu Mo and Ling are the best team!🤭💖🌺❤🤣
really love this story
Thanks for the update ❤️
Thank you
I didn’t struggle too much with the mtl and managed by ignoring things and just assimilate the main point and that’s thanks to the fact that English isn’t my mother tongue. But now I can marvel with the details of the story and appreciate the author’s talent and the translator’s skills
Thank you so much for coming back. I could read Gia till now since I struggle to update discord. I was in sob much pain for the last 2 months 😭
I think Xiansheng could be translated to “that estemeed person” or “that Mister”. Thanks for the translation!!
Kkkkkk what a wonderful misunderstanding!!