Chapter 22: Struggle
Since realizing he liked Lan Ze, Yan Mo had quickly accepted the fact that Females could bear children.
If it were Lan Ze…
Picturing Lan Ze’s lean waist gradually rounding, his well-defined abs softening…
Yan Mo felt a rush of heat straight to his head.
Quickly cutting off the fantasy, Yan Mo smiled at Lan Ze. “I love them both!”
This answer wasn’t enough to satisfy Lan Ze.
He thought of Admiral Lan Hechen’s ordeal and had no desire to follow in his Female Father’s footsteps.
He was the youngest Major General of the Zerg. He had achieved countless military distinctions among the stars. He had his own pride.
The biggest difference between him and his Female Father was that Lan Hechen did not love his Male Father, Lu Min. Therefore, Lan Hechen could endure Lu Min’s violence and coldness.
But Lan Ze knew he had already fallen in love with Yan Mo.
If he was destined to lose him in the end, it would have been better never to have started.
All sorts of thoughts flashed through Lan Ze’s mind.
He remembered the agreement Yan Mo had made with him at the very beginning.
If the time came and he asked Lord Yan Mo for his freedom, Yan Mo was so good that he surely wouldn’t refuse.
Yan Mo felt waves of heat rolling through his body. He didn’t know if it was because of his sudden shyness, but the heat in his head wouldn’t dissipate.
Yan Mo looked at Lan Ze. The Female had his head lowered, lost in his own thoughts.
Watching Lan Ze, Yan Mo’s throat felt parched. He couldn’t help but swallow, his Adam’s apple bobbing.
In a raspy voice, he called out, “Lan Ze…”
Lan Ze snapped back to reality. The scent of pheromones spilling into the air made him realize what was happening.
Lan Ze’s body went weak, and his eyes reddened. “Lord…”
He was thrown into disarray by Yan Mo’s pheromones. The complex thoughts from a moment ago vanished, leaving his mind a complete blank.
“What’s wrong with me? I feel so hot. Is it just the temperature here?”
Lan Ze forced himself to focus. He said to Yan Mo, “You must be in your estrus period before your secondary differentiation. Quick, we have to get to the room! There’s a pheromone shield there. Saiensi and the others are likely on their way back!”
Lan Ze grabbed Yan Mo and hurried toward the camp. He couldn’t imagine the terrifying consequences of a Male going into estrus while surrounded by hundreds of Females.
Lan Ze pushed Yan Mo into the house and followed close behind, locking the door and activating the defense mode. He slammed the switch for the pheromone shield.
Once it was done, Lan Ze’s legs gave out, and he slid down against the back of the door.
Yan Mo helped Lan Ze up and pulled him into his arms.
“What do I do now? Lan Ze, tell me.”
“Follow my mental power… release the excess pheromones…”
…
The feverish heat in Yan Mo’s body subsided, and his reason returned.
Looking at the limp Lan Ze in his arms, Yan Mo’s breath hitched. Heavens, what had he done!
Yan Mo felt his face grow hot enough to steam an egg.
Recalling what had just happened—by human standards, he hadn’t done much, but by Zerg standards, it felt like he had done everything!
Had he really just used those “pheromones” to turn Lan Ze into this state?
Afraid Lan Ze might catch a cold, Yan Mo quickly rose, picked Lan Ze up, and laid him on the bed.
With a flushed face, he stripped off Lan Ze’s soaked clothes and changed him into dry pajamas. Yan Mo was about to get some water when his arm was caught by a slightly more lucid Lan Ze.
Yan Mo sat back on the edge of the bed and nervously gripped Lan Ze’s hand.
“What is it? Are you uncomfortable? Should I call a doctor?”
A crimson blush spread across Lan Ze’s face.
“No… no need…”
After a pause, Lan Ze said, “Lord, your estrus period has ended for now. But before your secondary differentiation, you will experience several more. Your pheromones are leaking; it’s best if you don’t go out until you can control them.”
Before a Male’s secondary differentiation, there were several pheromone imbalance periods, commonly known as estrus.
During these periods, a Male couldn’t control his pheromone leakage. If this happened in an area with a high density of Females, it would trigger a collective estrus among them, leading to mental riots as they fought over the Male.
A Male’s estrus required guidance from a Female’s mental power. This allowed the Male to vent the excess pheromones and learn how to control them.
The official secondary differentiation would involve the Female guiding the Male to fully bond. Once the differentiation was successful and the pheromone level stabilized, the Male was considered a true adult and could take a Female Monarch.
Listening to Lan Ze’s explanation, Yan Mo nodded obediently. “Alright. I won’t go out. I’ll stay here with you!”
Lan Ze’s cheeks turned red. He felt conflicted.
Before Yan Mo’s estrus, he had been worried that Yan Mo would reject him because he couldn’t easily bear a Male cub, and he had even considered giving up on the relationship.
But the sudden onset of estrus had cut his brooding short.
In reality, he could have found any Female to help guide Yan Mo’s pheromones.
Any of the Females outside would have been more than willing. As for Yan Mo, would he have been willing? Probably. After all, a Male could have countless Females in his lifetime.
But Lan Ze realized he couldn’t do it. He couldn’t stand the thought of Yan Mo being intimate with any other Female.
His upbringing had taught him that if you wanted something, you had to fight for it with everything you had.
He would tie Lord Yan Mo firmly to his side, ensuring his eyes never strayed to any other Female.
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