Luo Qi nodded listlessly, retracting his gaze from the spectacle to earnestly try and learn how to control his wings.
Meanwhile, Ye Mu seized the moment when Liya looked up at Luo Qi and quickly took two steps towards Liya.
However, this small movement, as expected, did not escape Liya’s eyes. With a flip of her wrist, a small pebble flew directly towards Ye Mu.
But Ye Mu was prepared and narrowly dodged the pebble, though his steps were forced back.
Ye Mu’s identity as a human academic prodigy was not for nothing. After practicing for a while, he was making good progress.
Luo Qi also put away his flippant attitude and began to seriously ponder his wings.
These wings were a faint pink, reflecting light under the sun, with iridescent powder occasionally scattering. They were now flapping at a steady pace.
Luo Qi crossed his arms and muttered to himself, "Growing wings out of nowhere, how can I use them freely…"
111 spoke up abruptly, "What did Liya say?"
Luo Qi was startled. "Auntie Liya said to know my body and accept my body."
111 tutted, "Don't you already know that?"
Luo Qi frowned, "But I simply…"
"Simply what?" 111 interrupted him. "Are you going to say that you were originally human, and now you're in an insectoid body, so it's normal not to be used to it?"
Luo Qi’s eyelashes trembled. "Yes."
111 seemed to sigh. "Haven't you understood yet?"
"Understood what?"
"It's because you came over that this body gained a soul, and it's also because of this body that you could survive here.
Although this might sound a bit cruel, this world and your original world are not in the same dimension. This means,
You can never go back in this lifetime."
Luo Qi's eyes widened abruptly.
His lips pouted, and he looked aggrieved like a mushroom. "How can you… not leave me any hope?"
111 smiled cruelly. "If I leave you hope, you'll never adapt to your current body. Listen, a tiger father has no dog sons, and a tiger system doesn't have lazy cubs. Hurry up and learn!"
Luo Qi dejectedly retracted the aggrieved expression from his face. Life is not easy, a chubby cub sighs.
However, it was time to face the problem he had been avoiding. In fact, he had known in his heart for a long time that he might not be able to go back, but he always held onto a sliver of hope.
Perhaps it was the innate sentiment for one's homeland in the bones of Chinese descendants. Even though there was nothing in Ancient Star that Luo Qi missed, he still sometimes thought about going back to take a look.
After a long while, Luo Qi sighed and closed his eyes.
111 asked curiously, "Why are you sighing again?"
Luo Qi said sagely, "I'm a little sad that I won't be able to eat braised pork anymore. Why did such cute creatures as pigs get eliminated by the river of history."
111 was so angry that his chip almost flipped. "If you don't work harder, you'll follow in the footsteps of pigs!"
Luo Qi quickly shut his mouth and began to feel the existence of his wings.
This sensation was quite mystical, reminding Luo Qi of the scenes in movies he had watched on Ancient Star about opening the Ren and Du meridians.
He felt the flow of blood within his body, the sensation of the breeze brushing against his skin, and he felt his limbs and even his wings, from the scalp to the tips of his toes.
The open-air classroom in the royal palace's backyard became clean and harmonious. Ye Mu on the ground dodged the pebbles faster and faster, while Luo Qi, tied by a rope, always remained almost stationary.
Liya's movements also became quicker. Both the young prince and Ye Mu were learning at a speed that exceeded her expectations.
After about half an hour, Ye Mu could dodge most of the pebbles. Of course, this was also partly because Liya was going easy on him, as she didn't want the young cub to lose the fun of learning on the first day.
Suddenly, the rope in Ye Mu's hand loosened. He was startled and pulled off his blindfold to look up.
Luo Qi, with his eyes closed, fell straight down from the sky.
Ye Mu was terrified, his eyes wide with fear. He instinctively reached out to catch Luo Qi. In a free fall, the distance of over ten meters was very short. Just as Luo Qi was about to hit Ye Mu, half a meter away, Luo Qi opened his eyes in mid-air.
The wings behind him fluttered again, but this time they didn't just fly upwards. Instead, they circled in the air before landing in front of Ye Mu.
The chubby little bug cub smiled brightly, "You scared me once, and I'll trick you once. We're even."
Against the backdrop of his bruised and battered face, Ye Mu's expression was both ugly and comical. He let out a sigh of relief and squeezed Luo Qi's cheek hard. "You scared me to death."