D-level males reached the pinnacle of life by living off women.

The forced shutdown didn't keep Lu Yuan asleep for long; he woke up slowly about an hour later.

The moment he opened his eyes, he felt as if he was almost blinded by a dazzling light. A handsome face, seemingly radiating divine light, was sitting on the edge of the bed, looking at him with eyes full of worry.

Lu Yuan blurted out, "Handsome guy, who are you?"

The handsome man frowned slightly.

"My lord, what are you saying?"

Oh, I remember now, this is Rhine's real face. It's been so long since I've seen him that I almost forgot.

"Rhine, why have you changed back to this state?"

"I can't wear a mask for too long, so I'm taking it off."

But Rhine never took it off during all those days she wore it.

A question flashed through Lu Yuan's mind, but he was too lazy to think about it. It was just a mask. Rhine could wear it if she wanted to, or not if she didn't. What was the big deal?

With nothing left to distract me, the pain in my arms instantly overwhelmed me.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch! Rhine, is there any medicine that can cure my hand?"

"Male insects should be treated in a medical bay for this kind of injury, but there are definitely no such bays around here. Maybe they can be found in a bigger city further away, but if you go to a big city for treatment, your injury will probably be healed by the time you get there."

"Never mind then, I'll just have to bear with it."

That's what they say, but it really hurt terribly. Lu Yuan lay on the bed, grimacing and groaning.

"My lord, let me apply some cold water to your face."

Rhine brought in a basin of cold water from outside, soaked a towel in it, and then applied it to Lu Yuan's swollen shoulder.

The pain subsided slightly, and Lu Yuan's furrowed brows relaxed a bit.

Rhine took very good care of Lu Yuan, changing his towel every half hour and staying by his side the whole time, doing this and that for him, which made Lu Yuan feel a little embarrassed.

"Rhine, why don't you go back to your room and rest? I'll call you when it's time to change the towels."

"No need, I want to take good care of you. It's all because of me that the lord's hand is injured like this."

"Any insect would do that in that situation."

No, that's not true. Most insects wouldn't do that, but this thought remained only in Rhine's mind; he didn't say it aloud.

He simply stared intently into Lu Yuan's eyes and said, "My lord, please don't refuse me."

Being stared at so intently by such a perfect face, Lu Yuan felt his head was completely blank. He would do whatever Rhine said, and so Rhine continued to stay in the room to take care of Lu Yuan.

After a while, Lu Yuan felt a little hungry.

"Rhine, get me a bag of nutrient solution, I'm hungry."

"it is good."

Rhine brought over a bag of intermediate-grade nutrient solution, which they bought to improve their diet.

Lu Yuan didn't intend to refuse; he was feeling very unwell and needed some comforting food.

Lu Yuan groaned as he tried to sit up, but Rhine immediately came over and helped him up, then let him lean against her chest while holding the nutrient solution to his lips.

"My lord, drink."

Lu Yuan froze. Although he had fed Rhine like this before, it was because Rhine was unconscious at the time, and this was the only way he could feed her.

Right now, his hand is indeed in a lot of pain, but it's not to the point where he can't move it at all. He can drink the nutrient solution on his own.

"Rhine, I can drink it myself."

Lu Yuan struggled to get out of Rhine's arms, but Rhine pressed him back down.

"My lord, you'd better not move your hands too much, it's not good for your recovery. Let me feed you."

Alright, considering that Rhine meant well, Lu Yuan didn't refuse again.

Rhine fed him very slowly. The nutrient solution that usually takes five minutes to finish took a full fifteen minutes to feed him. Lu Yuan, who was lying in Rhine's arms, went from being stiff at first to gradually getting used to it.

When Lu Yuan finished drinking the nutrient solution and lay back on the bed, he thought to himself that the bed was really hard, not as elastic as Rhine's body.

After eating and drinking his fill, and with the pain somewhat relieved, Lu Yuan began to have time to think about other things.

He unconsciously shifted slightly on the bed; he felt a little itchy and dirty.

Today, I first scavenged for trash at the garbage dump, which made me sweat profusely. Then I ran like crazy, and to save Rhine, I rolled around on the ground several times, covered in dust, dirt, and sweat.

I usually take a shower every day after I finish picking up trash and go home, even if it's a long way.

There's a makeshift bathhouse nearby that some insects have built for a fee. However, many insects in the garbage dump can't afford it, so they only bathe once every five or six days, or even seven or eight days.

Lu Yuan couldn't go; he felt that he smelled like garbage every day when he came back from the garbage dump, and he couldn't sleep without taking a shower. Rhine had the same habit as him and also showered every day.

But with his hand injured like this today, he definitely couldn't wash it. Feeling his wet hair and the itching coming from all over his body, Lu Yuan unconsciously rubbed against the bed again.

"Does the lord want to take a bath?" Rhine asked, who had been keeping a close eye on Lu Yuan's situation.

"Hehe, I'm a little itchy, but I know I can't take a shower now, so I'll just have to bear with it."

That's what he said, but when Lu Yuan thought about Rhein saying that his hand would take three to five days to heal, he felt his face turn green. In three to five days, he would be like a salted fish that had been thoroughly pickled.

Rhine didn't say anything, turned around and left. After a while, she brought in a basin of water and placed it by the bedside, then moved Lu Yuan up.

"Rhine, what are you doing?"

"Let me wash the male master's hair."

After carefully washing Lu Yuan's hair, Rhine changed the water again and wiped Lu Yuan's body. After wiping him, Rhine helped Lu Yuan sit up and washed his feet.

Seeing how Rhine was taking such good care of him, Lu Yuan was so moved he almost cried. This was a true brother; even his own older brother might not do this for him.

I never imagined that after transmigrating, I would meet such a good brother.

"Rhine, from now on you are my brother," Lu Yuan said, moved.

Rhine paused, then took the water and went out, looking rather unhappy.

That evening, Rhine brought a blanket to Lu Yuan's room.

"Rhine, why are you here instead of sleeping?" Lu Yuan asked curiously.

"I'll stay with you tonight, just in case you need to get up at night or something and it's inconvenient."

What else could Lu Yuan say? He could only sigh in his heart once again how wonderful Rhine was, and that he would treat Rhine even better in the future, since Rhine was his only family member among the Zerg.

Rhine made a makeshift bed on the ground, and after chatting for a while, the two insects quickly fell asleep one after the other.

While Lu Yuan was asleep, he felt as if he smelled a fragrance. The scent was crisp and sweet, with a hint of wood, somewhat like the scent of datura.

In his dream, all his weariness and worries vanished with the soothing fragrance, and he felt himself deeply immersed in it.