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

"Major General, didn't the military give us a week to complete the mopping-up operation?"

"Don't we need to rush like this?"

Yero finally couldn't help but say something.

The major general's strategic deployment was frighteningly tight.

These past few days, apart from their rest periods when they could catch their breath, they were either clearing out alien beasts or on their way to search for them.

The military gave them ample time, but the major general seemed intent on further compressing it.

As a result, they were busy as spinning tops.

Yero looked at Ashel not far away, who was also working hard to eliminate the alien beasts. The major general still looked energetic, and with a swift stroke of his blade, he took the head of an alien beast.

A little blood splattered on his face couldn't hide the light shining in his eyes.

Yero dodged an attack from a strange beast charging at him and curled his lip.

It's true what they say, even among insects, one insect can make another infuriate it!

Ash took a moment to reply, his amber eyes looking over, "The sooner we get rid of the monsters, the sooner the surrounding residents can feel at ease."

This answer is rarely given.

It sounded reasonable, but Yero felt that something was off.

What exactly is strange about it...?

Even in that short time, Yero still had the leisure to spare a bit of attention on the major general.

The major general was in an unusually good mood from the day he set off, and this pleasant feeling has continued until now...

Even with such intense work, the female insect in front of her showed no signs of fatigue.

Yero muttered something to himself.

The major general looked eager to complete the mission, and then the next second he flapped his wings and flew home.

Yes, it's that kind of feeling where you can't wait to go back!

Yero secretly sized up the major general, feeling that he vaguely knew the real answer.

After driving Miha and his group out of the Duke's mansion last time, Duke Yolai showed no sign of softening his heart.

The next day, Jolai dissolved his marriage to Renzo and removed both insects from the family tree.

It is said that Renzo tried to make peace several times along the way, but Yole remained resolute and did not change his mind, still driving the insects away without mercy.

Renzo ran into several obstacles, and Derek told him that he hadn't seen him for the past two days.

They must have resigned themselves to their fate.

"They're already getting off easy!" Derek snorted.

Renzo and Mihaly were merely expelled from the Duke's mansion; they suffered no real harm.

"I have already handed over the home surveillance footage to the military. Mihav can't deny that he instructed his female servant to harm you, no matter how hard he tries."

Both insects were involved in the poisoning, so the matter may be difficult to resolve.

But deliberately revealing the male insect's whereabouts and colluding with the rebellious female insect can't be faked!

Derek was determined to teach Mihajlovic a lesson.

"Although he is a male insect, he might not receive severe punishment under normal circumstances, but the situation is different when another male insect is involved."

Derek chatted with Cen Lidong for a while longer, then kept him at the Duke's mansion for dinner.

After dinner, General Derek suggested to Cen Li, "Why don't you spend the night here?"

"It's not too late to leave tomorrow morning."

Just now, during dinner, Derek mentioned to Duke Joly that Cenli should stay at the Duke's mansion from now on.

But Cen Li refused.

Cen Li had fully recovered, and Derek couldn't understand why he was unwilling to return to the Duke's mansion to continue living there.

Isn't the Duke's mansion much more comfortable than Cen Li's little villa?

But Cen Li still refused, "No need, Father."

Ashel said he'll be back tonight.

Derek immediately became displeased upon hearing this. "So what if he's back? Is the Duke's mansion not big enough for a bug like him?"

A hint of helplessness appeared in Cen Li's eyes. "It has nothing to do with him. I'm just not used to sleeping in the same bed."

Derek was speechless for a moment, then muttered, "Why did he come back two days early...?"

The sound wasn't loud, but it was enough for Cen Li to hear.

The original week-long trip was compressed into two days, and Ashel truly lived up to his words when he left.

The two insects did not communicate at all in the first two days.

On the third day, Ashel sent him a message.

It's a photograph.

To be precise, it's a photograph of the starry sky, a pitch-black backdrop dotted with countless points of light.

[My lord, the sky here is beautiful.]

Then came a full minute of typing.

[What are you doing right now?]

When the message popped up, Cen Li hadn't left the chat box yet; the screen was still displaying the starry sky image.

Cen Li read the message clearly.

The message was quickly retracted, and the sender seemed to realize that it was inappropriate and changed it to another sentence.

[My lord, are you asleep?]

It was only six or seven o'clock in the evening, so Cen Li was obviously not asleep.

Ashleigh knew his routine and sent this inquiry in a cautious tone, probably because she was worried about disturbing him.

[I didn't sleep.]

Thinking of the retracted message, Cen Li thought that Ash would probably still want to know what he was doing.

So, Cen Li typed a few words.

[Have a meal.]

Undoubtedly, whether it was the news in front of him or the news that the female soldier had hurriedly withdrawn, Ashel wanted to find a topic to talk about and get closer to him.

Female soldiers probably rarely do this kind of thing, so they seem a bit clumsy.

Cen Li saw right through it.

When the lord sent his first reply, Ash was still wondering what to say next.

Immediately afterwards, the next message from the male ruler was displayed.

Ashel had only typed half of his message when he hesitated to type any more.

The powerful ruler even saw the news of his withdrawal!

This is just too, too embarrassing.

Ashel rarely showed signs of embarrassment before, but recently he has experienced a lot of it, and it's almost all related to his lord.

After calming down, the terminal beeped.

The male ruler also sent over a photo.

Cen Li casually turned on the terminal's camera function, pointed it at the dining table, and took a picture of Ash's food.

Ashel messaged him for the next two days.

Sometimes it's noon, sometimes it's evening.

When the other party sends a picture, Cen Li will also send one back.

Hiero was the first bug to notice that something was wrong with the major general.

Specifically, the major general ate much faster than usual, and after finishing his meal, instead of resting, he sat in a corner with a terminal, seemingly doing something.

When the troops are resting in formation, you can see the major general playing with his terminal, and occasionally he will type a few words, as if he is chatting.

Most of the time, the major general was silently observing something.

Hierro had intended to approach him.

The first time I saw the major general on the screen, there was a table of delicious-looking dishes.

Could it be that the major general got tired of the military's standard meals and found a picture online to satisfy his craving?

It must be said that compared to the bland food at the military base, the dishes in the picture are brightly colored, making the insect thief's appetite look very appetizing!

Yero left, drooling.

The second time was when Hiero 'unintentionally' passed by.

The major general's screen displayed a landscape image: trees, grass, blue sky, and an aircraft that happened to be passing by.

It was just ordinary and unremarkable.

But the major general watched with great focus.

This is such an ordinary photo; it's obvious the photographer didn't even bother to find the right angle.

It is neither aesthetically pleasing nor of any value worth preserving.

It's worth the major general looking at a photo like this for so long!

Hiero didn't understand, he didn't understand at all.

The major general stared at the photo for about five or six seconds, then moved his body slightly, and the page switched to the chat box.

Yero had excellent eyesight and immediately noticed the contact worm's note.

A powerful ruler.