Insectoid: I’m Old-Fashioned, So This Really Won’t Do, My Queen

Name: Insectoid: I’m Old-Fashioned, So This Really Won’t Do, My Queen
Author: Flowers Chatter, Birds Squawk

虫族：我是老古板，雌君这真不行

by Flowers Chatter, Birds Squawk (花烦鸟吵)

Status: Completed
Length: 413k Words
Genre: Two Male Leads
Updated: 1y ago
English: Request a translation

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Synopsis

[Content warnings: two male leads, insectoid world, sweet romance, top-focused, equally matched leads]

Su Zhenqing always thought he had the refined air of the Wei and Jin dynasties, a true wild scholar. That was until, after holding a border city for three months with wounded soldiers and civilians, he arrived in an unknown insectoid world and became a male insect.

Unable to speak the language and lacking even the most basic common sense, Su Zhenqing went out to scavenge and found a “fellow countryman.” Sure, this was a black-haired female insect, but there was nothing wrong with teaming up to get by.

In this cramped home, on this garbage planet built on chaos and sin, Su Zhenqing wielded the whip in his hand with dazzling skill, stood in front of the female insect, and fought to stay alive and accept the insectoid world.

Who would have thought that male and female insects weren’t different species, but different sexes?

Stunned stiff, Su Zhenqing could never have guessed that the insect before him, nearly two meters tall and capable of tearing exotic beasts apart with its bare hands, was an unmarried young woman. Remembering how he had stripped her bare, washed her, and shared a bed with her, he suddenly clutched his open collar, looked into the female insect’s shadowy eyes, and stammered, “I... I’ll take responsibility!”

I-I’m just an old-fashioned traditionalist. I really can’t agree with the insectoid world’s insane ideas.

“Y-you, get up first! Don’t kneel on the floor! You made a small mistake, so why are you reaching for a knife or a gun?”

“Keep your own dowry safe! What kind of male insect covets his consort’s dowry?”

“Stop taking in random people! I only glanced at them by accident! The Su family can only take a concubine after forty years without a child. By insectoid standards, I’d have to wait a hundred or eighty years!”

Other names

Insectoid World: I’m Old-Fashioned, My Wife, This Won’t DoEnglish name

Stats

188Chapters

717Reads · 30 days

110.7kReads · all time

103Shelf adds, last 14 days

8.0Score

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Of course, I have to give my own book a five-star review! I hope everyone likes it. ❤️ Please point out any problems, and I will slowly read, learn, and revise. I am a novice. Although I have read a lot of articles, I am completely clueless about writing my own photos.
42 likes2y ago
I really enjoyed this story. Unlike some Zerg-themed novels, the setting here shows the author's dedication. Each character has their own unique charm—Ian, Grimm, each with their own distinct appeal. However, there's one shortcoming. Perhaps because it's the first time trying this style full of political intrigue, the transitions and organizational descriptions feel disjointed and disjointed.
21 likes1y ago
I devoured it in one go! Seeing the Zerg setting, I thought it would be a romance or a typical farming story, but it turned out to be a political intrigue novel focused on power struggles. The tense and exciting main plot was very engaging, especially the subtle, underhanded plotting – so satisfying! The supporting characters were also well-developed.
15 likes2y ago
I enjoyed watching it, keep it up! ⸜૮* ॑^꒳^* ა⋆* Five-star encouragement The transitions really need improvement. Every transition feels like a slap on the head—a blank screen, then it jumps to the next scene. The transitions just don't connect. 😂
11 likes2y ago
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11 likes2y ago
Precious items, noble people [insect] • The plot is engaging, the logic is sound [referring to the reactions in the alternate world], and the characters are quite well-developed. •Highlights: Language barriers, struggles in an alien world, and the social conflicts of the Zerg. Minor flaws: Some paragraphs are not very clear, and some scene transitions are abrupt. Keep it up, DaDa! 👍
10 likes2y ago
It's a political intrigue novel! 😂 It's not very brain-friendly for me; it left me completely bewildered. I had to listen to an audiobook to make it less strenuous, as reading it would be a bit tiring. The romance between the main characters seems a bit lacking; they're not even married yet, which is a little heartbreaking.
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This is quite good for a Tomato Zerg novel, but the world-building and details are a bit similar to JJ's live-streamed romance novel (the plots are completely different x3, there's no climax, just like in post-apocalyptic novels where zombies have crystal cores).
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