As the crowd was complaining, the Zerg Empress had already arrived above Earth. She was silent for only two seconds before ordering the spaceship to land.
"You all go back first," the Zerg Empress said from the spaceship, her voice cold as she spoke to the Zergs on board.
The Zerg guards hesitated for a moment, then quickly agreed, "Yes."
The Zerg spaceship soon departed, and no one knew that the Zerg Empress had already landed on Earth.
The Zerg Empress glanced at the dark Earth. After a moment, her form shifted. The tall, beautiful woman disappeared, replaced by a giant, seven-colored Sky-Swallowing Python. Then, the giant python rapidly shrank. In just a few seconds, a seven-colored Sky-Swallowing Python as tall as a dozen floors had become a snake as thin as a finger, and even its seven-colored hue had transformed into the pitch-black color that blended with the mutated, dark Earth.
Lu Wanqing was searching the forest with Cui Cui, but prey wasn't easy to find, except for... birds!
Lu Wanqing's gaze repeatedly drifted to the trees. Many birds perched on the high branches. If she could shoot down a few, it would definitely be better than grasshoppers.
Besides a bow and arrow, what else could be used to catch birds?
Lu Wanqing's mind raced. Indeed, in the ancient Earth era, there were many old bird-catching tools. Slingshots and bows and arrows were offensive. She didn't have suitable materials now to make them, but... making a few traps might be good?
However...
Traps still required bait. She couldn't find suitable bait at the moment, so the plan to set traps was not feasible for now.
Thinking this, Lu Wanqing continued to walk forward with Cui Cui, searching for prey while also not overlooking the traces under the trees.
The signal Wei Xingzhou had left them was definitely not without purpose. She and Cui Cui should find that tree as soon as possible, and perhaps all their current troubles could be resolved.
However, true wilderness survival was not as easy as imagined. They walked for an entire afternoon without finding any rabbits, not even a second grasshopper like they had caught once before.
It was already nearing noon, and their stomachs were rumbling with hunger. Lu Wanqing looked down at Cui Cui and said, "Cui Cui, why don't we go back first, eat some peaches to fill our stomachs, rest, and then come out again in the afternoon to continue searching."
Cui Cui agreed, "Okay."
The mother and daughter discussed it and turned to head back.
"I feel so heartbroken. My goddess and Cui Cui walked in the forest for so long and couldn't find a single prey. Is Earth already so desolate?"
"If only the goddess had a bow and arrow. There are so many birds in the trees. Goddess Wanqing's archery skills are so strong. As long as she has a bow and arrow, she won't go hungry."
"Worried about the goddess!"
"Has the Federation investigated clearly? What does the Zerg Empress want to do by capturing Goddess Wanqing and bringing her to Earth?"
"Who knows? The Zergs are like lunatics. Has the goddess offended them?"
"The goddess is so pitiful, being treated like this by the Zergs for no reason."
On the StarNet Plaza, many people were watching the live broadcast and sending bullet comments in the public chat. Everyone's mood was complicated, and they were even more worried about Lu Wanqing and Cui Cui's safety.
Seeing that Lu Wanqing and Cui Cui had gained nothing after a morning of searching, the Zergs on the other side felt a sense of comfort. They enjoyed this outcome – watching pitiful humans work hard all day only to achieve nothing was truly satisfying for the Zergs.
At this moment, unbeknownst to everyone, in the forest, not far from the temporary cave where Lu Wanqing and Cui Cui were staying, a small black snake was coiled high on a treetop. Its cold vertical pupils stared in the direction of the cave. After a long time, only when Lu Wanqing and Cui Cui had completely entered the cave did it slowly shift its gaze away.
The next moment, the black snake turned its head and tapped its tail twice. The projection screen of the live broadcast appeared.
The little snake did not move. It remained on the treetop, watching Lu Wanqing and Cui Cui eating peaches in the cave on the live broadcast, then looking at the bullet comments.
This was their Zerg live broadcast, so only Zergs could post in the comment section.
In the past few days, the Zerg Empress had seen many people scolding her.
All the Zergs were unhappy. As the Zerg Empress, why should she favor humans? Why didn't she just kill Lu Wanqing directly, or capture Lu Wanqing and use her life to threaten Lu Yang into marrying her?
Her subjects were right to scold her. She also wanted to know why she had gone mad and liked Lu Yang so much, even though... he was the most detestable human.
She also hoped to use this opportunity to make all the Zergs scold her awake. After this, she would never be infatuated with humans again.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Zhong Lixing also suddenly received news: the Zerg Empress had entered Earth!
Zhong Lixing's face changed drastically. He worried that the Zerg Empress had discovered that Zhong Lifeyu and Wei Xingzhou had sneaked into Earth and was going to deal with Zhong Lifeyu and the others. He quickly sent a message to Zhong Lifeyu.
Fortunately, a reply came back soon, proving that Zhong Lifeyu was not in trouble yet, or at least the Zerg Empress had not discovered them.
"Feiyu, the Zerg Empress has gone to Earth. You and Wei Xingzhou be careful and don't get discovered," Zhong Lixing warned Zhong Lifeyu.
Zhong Lifeyu looked at the message from his father, his expression solemn. He nodded, "Okay, I'll be careful."
The father and son in the military camp had no other topics to discuss besides essential matters, so after talking, they ended their communication.
Zhong Lifeyu turned off his communication device and looked up at Wei Xingzhou, who was drinking nutrient solution beside him. He said sternly, "Wei Xingzhou, the Zerg Empress is here. We need to find a place to hide."
What?
Wei Xingzhou was stunned and looked up at Zhong Lifeyu in shock.
Zhong Lifeyu repeated, "Father just sent a message saying the Zerg Empress has entered Earth."
Wei Xingzhou reacted and quickly turned to look at the live broadcast. However, in the live broadcast, Lu Wanqing and Cui Cui were still fine, just like before, comfortably gnawing on peaches in the cave.
Zhong Lifeyu also looked at the live broadcast. He thought for a moment, then said, "Since the Zerg Empress publicly stated that Lu Wanqing and Cui Cui would survive on Earth for a year, she shouldn't go back on her word. She shouldn't harm Lu Wanqing and Cui Cui."
"...So we've been exposed?" Wei Xingzhou quickly realized, his voice tense.
Zhong Lifeyu said sternly, "Perhaps... but it's also possible she hasn't discovered us yet."
"Regardless, we need to hide now and not let the Zerg Empress discover us," Zhong Lifeyu said.
"Okay." Wei Xingzhou agreed immediately. He wasn't a foolish person and knew what was most important now.
Thus, the two of them put on their gorilla disguise protective suits and exited the spaceship.
Fortunately, Lu Wanqing had previously gone to Tianxing and opened up trade between Tianxing and the Federal Empire. They had also purchased some extra-large spatial distortions from Tianxing. These spatial distortions were very large and could even accommodate their small spaceship.