The powerful leader was tough on the outside but soft on the inside; the aloof major general fell fo

"You were found in the basement, so isn't Major General Ashell the prime suspect?"

The insect servants lowered their voices and whispered among themselves.

Most of the insects saw Ashel carrying Cen Li out of the basement.

Now, they have pieced together a rough outline of the situation.

A male insect was severely injured, suspected of being murdered.

This matter quickly escalated.

This also alarmed Duke Jolai.

Miha was lively and energetic when he was in front of him in the morning, but not long after, he was lying in bed unconscious.

"Why haven't you sent the bug to the treatment pod yet?!"

Duke Jolai's sharp gaze swept over the butler, and he questioned him in a stern tone.

What are these insects doing? Are they just going to leave a male insect, its fate unknown, to stand there like that?

The butler's forehead was beaded with sweat: "His Excellency Cen Li is using the treatment pod..."

"Was he injured too?"

Duke Jolay frowned.

"no,"

The butler immediately denied it, realizing the absurdity of what he was about to say: "It was Ashel who was injured."

Duke Jolai thought he had misheard: "You mean, that female servant is being used?"

"right."

The butler nodded reluctantly.

Duke Jolai's expression changed several times before finally settling on an extremely unpleasant one.

"Knock knock—"

It is the butler who left and then returned.

He stood at the doorway, glanced quickly inside, and then said cautiously, "Your Excellency Cen Li, the Duke requests your presence."

Stared at by the male insect, he broke out in a cold sweat: "Also, the Duke of the Healing Chamber said there's no need for a female servant to use it; Lord Mihalyu needs it more now."

Several female insects stood behind him, their intentions clear: they had come to take away the treatment pod.

Cen Li's eyes turned cold.

The moment the sharp gaze fell upon them, it deterred several insect servants who were about to attack.

They looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Your Mightiness……"

The butler looked at Cen Li and immediately felt overwhelmed. The male insect was right in front of him, and he couldn't just open the treatment pod and pull Ash out.

Please cooperate.

Ash was undergoing treatment, and only half the time had passed. Cen Li couldn't let the insects interrupt him halfway through.

Moreover, he had no intention of giving the treatment pod to Mihav for treatment.

Cen Li said indifferently, "If we had that kind of time, he would have been taken to the hospital long ago."

The implication was that they should give up their idea.

The steward was in a terrible predicament; he couldn't simply report back to the Duke like this.

Separated by a single door, they stand in silent confrontation.

Just as another insect came to urge them on, the treatment chamber stopped operating.

The treatment pod was opened, revealing the female soldier lying inside.

Ash sat up, his straight back strong and resilient. All the wounds on his body, whether deep or shallow, had healed completely, leaving no trace.

The light outside was bright, and he squinted because he hadn't adjusted yet.

When Ash opened his eyes again and saw a large swarm of insect queens outside, he was stunned for a moment and looked at the male lord.

"Is it completely repaired?"

Cen Li asked.

Ashel nodded: "Yes, my lord."

He gestured with his arms to Cen Li, and when he noticed that the male master's gaze seemed to be focused on him, he gradually slowed down his movements.

The torn clothes revealed the flesh beneath; the wounds were gone, replaced by fair and smooth skin, with only a few unsightly bloodstains remaining.

"Sir, now that Major General Ashel has recovered from his injuries, can we move the treatment pod?"

The butler, who had been standing outside the door for an unknown amount of time, could no longer contain his anxiety and finally couldn't help but interrupt the conversation between the two insects.

Cen Li did not stop him.

Seeing this, the butler breathed a sigh of relief and quickly instructed the female insects behind him to move the treatment pod away.

Ash realized something, and his body, which had just relaxed, tensed up again.

The only reason the housekeeper was in such a hurry to move the treatment pod was that one of the insects had been seriously injured.

When his mental energy went berserk, chaotic consciousness surged into Ash's brain like a tidal wave.

Memories he had ignored slowly resurfaced.

Ash's face paled slightly; he remembered everything!

Losing control, he nearly strangled Mihajlovic to death.

He almost killed a male insect?

This is such a horrifying thing for insects!

No insect would do that! Unless it has a death wish...

If it weren't for the strongman's intervention, Ash would probably be in prison the next second.

But now that the male insect is seriously injured, he cannot escape being held accountable...

Ashel couldn't see how terrible the expression on his face looked.

When he realized what was happening, a cool sensation squeezed into his palm.

He looked down.

Cen Li's long, slender fingers pried open his clenched fist with force, revealing a patch of mottled blood on his palm.

The female soldiers' extraordinary physical abilities grant them the power to slay alien beasts, but also allow them to easily injure themselves.

The body, which had just been repaired, was ruined again within minutes.

Cen Li felt a rare surge of anger. Seeing the woman's pale face, he knew that she was probably overthinking something again.

Ashel saw that the lord was staring at the wound he had just unintentionally made, and his face looked very bad. He subconsciously tried to clench his palms and hide his hands behind his back.

Noticing his movement, Cen Li suddenly tightened his grip on the female insect's wrist, pulling her in front of him. He pinched a wound in his palm, from which blood seeped out, and the wound was exposed to the air without any cover.

The cool air seeped into the wound, and Ash felt inexplicably uneasy.

Cen Li's eyes were cold: "I just healed you, and you don't appreciate it at all?"

Ash was stung by Cen Li's gaze, his eyelashes trembled slightly as he lowered his eyes, his lips pressed together until they turned white: "I'm sorry, Your Majesty."

Cen Li gave a cold snort and shook off his hand.

Ash should apologize to someone else, not him.

Before leaving, the butler gave two instructions, telling Cen Li to take Asher down to see Duke Bench.

After waiting for a long time without a reply, the insects in the hall were as anxious as ants on a hot pan.

Before the treatment pod was even brought down, the hospital's ambulance arrived first.

The unconscious Mikhail was rushed to the hospital.

"You've finally figured it out."

Derek was about to go upstairs to find Cen Li himself when he saw Chong slowly coming downstairs.

Derek felt a headache coming on. He grabbed Cen Li's arm and pulled him away, saying, "Your father is very angry right now."

"What if you let Mihalyu treat him first? If you want to treat Ashel, you can use the treatment pod later."

As he spoke, Derek's gaze fell on Cen Li's face, where a thin, long bloodstain stood out against the male insect's now flawless face.

Derek looked distressed: "You haven't even treated your own injury yet. Why don't you treat yourself first?"

Cen Li didn't react much, only replying, "I'll deal with it later."

Derek sighed when he saw that Derek didn't seem to care much.

He pulled Cen Li along, not forgetting to remind her, "Don't talk back to your father later. Try to go along with him. He won't make things difficult for you."

Cen Li gave a perfunctory reply.

He thought to himself that Duke Jolai would not make things difficult for him, but he would make things difficult for Ash.

Ashel followed closely behind Cen Li, keeping a respectful distance from the two insects embracing intimately in front of him.

Once a male insect is severely injured, regardless of the process, its fate is already clear.