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

The news that the major general, known as the "Light of the Empire," had caused his lord to fall into a coma for a day and a night had already spread throughout the military.

Along the way, many female soldiers secretly glanced at Asher, their faces all showing surprise.

Ashel frowned slightly, but his steps remained unchanged, and his back remained straight.

Everyone was probably surprised that the major general, who should have been in the disciplinary center, suddenly returned to the military headquarters unharmed and continued working.

Hiero was Ashel's adjutant.

Upon seeing Ashel for the first time, he wore the same expression as the other insects, yet with a hint of something he wanted to say but couldn't.

"Major General, what brings you to the military headquarters today?"

Ashel replied truthfully, "The Lord has pardoned me, so of course I must come to the military headquarters to perform my duties today."

Upon hearing this, Yero's eyes widened slightly, and he raised his voice.

"But weren't you already suspended?"

What?!

Ashel suddenly looked at Yero.

He was suspended?

When did this happen?

Ashel's fingers, hanging by his sides, instinctively curled up as a jumble of thoughts rushed towards him at the same time.

His eyes revealed confusion and a hint of barely perceptible fear.

Yero observed Ashel's expression and sighed inwardly.

"You didn't know about this?"

Although Jero was somewhat surprised that Ashir's lord had personally pardoned him.

However, he then seemed to realize something, and his eyes turned somewhat indignant.

The major general's superior must have ill intentions! By relieving the major general of his punishment, he only intends to punish him more severely himself!

Otherwise, why would they suspend the major general?

Ashleigh understands now.

The surprised looks he received on the way here weren't actually from surprise that he had been spared punishment.

It was not because he had been suspended from his post, but because he was still showing up at the military headquarters today, which was puzzling.

Ashel stood still, his hands unconsciously clenching into fists.

His mind was in chaos, filled with all sorts of unpleasant thoughts, making him unable to resist trying to figure out what was going on.

Could it be that the military's decision to suspend him from his post was orchestrated by Xiong Zhu?

Ashleigh could only think of this possibility.

If it wasn't the male insect that did it, then who else could it be?

Everything was fine the day before, and the ruler hadn't shown any sign that he didn't want him to continue serving in the military.

Ashel's eyebrows were tightly furrowed, and the muscles on his face were taut, as if all the strength in his body had been drained.

How could this happen?

How could this happen?

Did he do something to upset the male ruler again?

That's why the powerful ruler punished him without saying a word.

Ashel stood there in the bustling corridor, his whole body screaming with embarrassment.

Looking at the major general's dejected expression, Yero felt a surge of resentment.

As expected, all male insects are the same!

They don't empathize with female insects; they just recklessly do whatever they want, regardless of the consequences.

Yero's lips moved, but he didn't want to say anything that would hurt the major general even more.

So he simply offered words of comfort: "Everything will be alright, Major General."

"Why don't you think carefully about what you did to offend the male insect, and then sincerely apologize?"

"Maybe everything will get better."

After speaking, Yero remained silent for a moment.

They both knew in their hearts that a simple apology was not enough to change the male insect's mind.

Perhaps, the major general will need to pay an even higher price.

Upon hearing this, Ashel shook his head.

No matter how hard he racked his brains, he still couldn't figure out what went wrong that caused the powerful ruler to impose such a severe punishment.

In the courtyard.

Cen Li sank his back into the cushions of his wheelchair, lying lazily in the sun.

He also asked 007 to find some modern TV dramas to pass the time.

There are quite a few resources on Zerg-related films and television shows, but most of them are about interstellar warfare. They are exciting at first, but become boring after a while.

Cen Li was enjoying his time alone with the insect, feeling quite content.

If you ignore the constant notification in your head that the humiliation level is rising.

Strangely enough, even though he hadn't done anything in the past few hours, a large sum of "windfall" had inexplicably come his way.

Suddenly, he heard approaching footsteps.

Cen Li had instructed Xiya not to come and disturb them, so the insect that came would not be a sub-female.

Ashel had already gone to the military headquarters.

Cen Li was puzzled.

He glanced sideways and was surprised to find that it was the female officer who should have been at the military headquarters.

Ashel.

Why is he back so early today?

Before Cen Li could figure it out, Asher knelt down in front of him without saying a word.

The sound of a knee hitting the ground.

Somber yet resolute.

It was as if he was suppressing extremely strong emotions.

The female soldier's head was lowered, and Cen Li could not see the emotions churning in her eyes.

What's wrong with this bug?

Ashel's only thought now was to get the lord to retract his punishment.

But... he didn't know what to do.

Or perhaps Ashel knew that the decisions made by the lord were difficult to change.

Moreover, he is the insect that male rulers hate the most.

Ashel had no other choice.

He didn't want to leave the military, and he didn't want to become a useless insect who stayed at home every day just waiting for male insects to favor him.

This feeling of resentment is intense.

This deeply agitated him.

Finally, Ashel stammered, "Please punish me, my lord."

Cen Li was baffled.

Ashel was acting very strangely today.

"Oh?"

"How come I don't know what mistake you made?"

Upon hearing this, Ashel gave a wry smile.

Is the powerful ruler pretending to be confused?

He knew it all too well, didn't he?

But Ashel couldn't bring himself to say these words.

He concealed the complex emotions in his eyes, his beautifully shaped lips pressed into a straight line, and then he took off his clothes.

After doing all this, he knelt there in a very standard posture.

"Please punish me, my lord."

"If this can help you calm down."

When Cen Li saw the female insect silently unbuttoning her clothes, his eyes widened slightly.

The female insect's next words left Cen Li even more puzzled.

What exactly happened that made Ashel voluntarily request punishment?

In such a humble manner.

The male insect remained silent for a long time, and Ashel's heart sank to the bottom.

He felt bitter inside.

Is that still not enough?

It was his lowly body that prevented the male insect from having any thought of whipping him.

Ashel was like a drowning insect, desperately trying to grab onto something, unwilling to let go of any possible chance of survival.

He suddenly remembered that night, and a secret hope rose in his heart.

The male ruler must still be interested in his body.

Otherwise, that night wouldn't have happened, although... she pushed him away in the end.

Asher lowered his eyes.

You have to give it a try.

He couldn't think of any other way.

Ashel crawled closer to Cenli on his knees, finally stopping at the male insect's feet.

Cen Li, not understanding his meaning, was about to say something.

The next second, the words caught in his throat.

Ashel slowly placed his hand on Cen Li's, his skin rubbing against Cen Li's, and lowered his voice: "My lord, please allow me to serve you."

Ash deliberately raised his head, revealing a flawless face with wispy golden hair falling obediently across his forehead.

Beautiful and aloof.

The posture can be described as harmless and gentle.

Cen Li was taken aback.

The female insect's amber eyes were filled with nothing but him.

The usually aloof major general's deliberate softening of his demeanor unexpectedly captivated Chong.

Cen Li felt increasingly something was amiss.

"A mighty ruler..."

Ashel's fingertips moved upwards at an extremely slow pace.

It brushed across the smooth, delicate skin, then touched Cen Li's slightly stiff cuffs.

It was more like teasing, or even testing the waters.

Where exactly is the male insect's bottom line...?

Just as Ashel was about to take it a step further, Cen Li grabbed his hand in return.

They prevented him from making any further moves.

Ashel's expression darkened.

Even so...

He was willing to give up everything.

Loyalty, even if it's physical...

Does the powerful ruler still disdain it?