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

"Gaponi! And this gentleman is...?"

Ethan's face was flushed, and her eyes sparkled as she watched the approaching male insect.

Good heavens!

Can anyone tell him why such a handsome male insect suddenly appeared at his house?

The male insect looked somewhat familiar.

Ethan couldn’t wait to get closer and whispered to Gapuni, who was furthest from the male insect.

Gapini frowned at Ethan. "He is the lord of Ashir."

What!

Ethan's eyes widened. "He's that ugly freak?!"

He exclaimed in surprise, his voice inevitably a bit loud, and the two insects that had already walked away turned around to look at him.

"A mighty ruler..."

Ash glanced at the male master with concern, trying to make a sound to attract his attention.

Cen Li looked away.

Ashel looked at the lord whose gaze had returned to him, and didn't know what to say.

Not far away, even Ashel could hear Ethan's disrespectful words very clearly, and the lord must have heard them too.

By the time Gaponi realized what was happening, he had already pulled Ethan into a corner.

He gritted his teeth, "What are you doing?! Like you're afraid the male insect won't hear you?!"

"If the male gets angry, he'll accuse you of insulting him, and you'll behave!"

Ethan gave a sheepish chuckle. "I didn't mean to, it's just that he's changed so much."

He remembered where he had seen this face before—on the StarNet! How come he hadn't looked it up back then? This was Ash's overlord.

Ethan couldn't help but picture those beautiful blue eyes in his mind, and his heart skipped a beat.

He cursed under his breath, "Ash is so lucky!"

The cheap male lord she married has now transformed into the male lord that the imperial female worms most want to marry.

Gapini stared at his shifty eyes and warned him, "Don't get any ideas you shouldn't have. This is Ashir's lord."

Ethan pursed his lips.

Before leaving, Gapuni gave a final reminder, "And this male insect said before that it would not marry any other female insect."

He will only marry one female insect!

Where can you find such a devoted and affectionate male ruler?!

This makes the insects even more excited!

Gapni was completely unaware that his words not only failed to persuade Ethan, but also made him even more eager to try.

Ethan mumbled a reply, "I understand, don't worry."

Gaponi was satisfied and left.

His concerns were not unfounded. Ethan was the offspring of another female servant of their male father. He was beautiful and ambitious, and from a young age he aspired to marry a male master who was excellent in every way. Gapuni was worried that he would take a fancy to Ash's male master.

After all, Cen Li is quite attractive to female insects right now.

Gapuni had his own selfish motives; he didn't want any other insects to compete with his brother Ashir for the male lord.

"bump--!"

A ball suddenly hit Cen Li's leg.

Following the trail, he saw a baby insect staring at him with its big eyes.

Gene, the female insect offspring of Gapunni.

Cen Li had a vague impression of him from their previous meeting.

Gene's face paled slightly when he saw the familiar insect. Could someone tell him why this ferocious male insect was in his house?!

Gene was playing football outside, having a great time, and didn't pay much attention when he entered the living room. But before he knew it, the ball flew over and hit a bug.

It was the insect he least wanted to see!

Gene looked around pleadingly for a moment, but finding no trace of his female father, he was half-defeated and turned his pleading gaze to Ashel.

Unfortunately, Ashel didn't notice his gaze. His eyes shifted down to the lord's leg, the spot where the ball had hit him, and he asked with concern, "Lord, are you alright?"

The sound of the ball hitting flesh was loud, but it didn't actually cause any harm to Cen Li.

How much strength can a bug larva have? If Cen Li gets hurt so easily, he's too fragile.

Cen Li took the ball in his hand. "It's okay."

Ash felt relieved and breathed a sigh of relief before noticing Gene's pleading look.

Gene immediately apologized, looking uneasy. "...I'm sorry, Your Excellency, I didn't mean to."

Why is it that he always manages to precisely provoke this male insect with such a terrible temper?

He never wants to touch a ball again.

Ashel also said, "Lord, Gene certainly didn't do it on purpose."

The next second, his heart skipped a beat.

The male master stood up, placed the ball at his feet, as if he were about to kick it back.

When Gene saw the male insect's movements, his face turned even paler, and his legs became as stiff as wooden blocks, unable to move at all.

This male insect was just as ferocious as before!

He already apologized...

When Gene saw Cen Li move his toes, he closed his eyes in fright and covered his most vulnerable head.

Someone, please save him!

This vengeful male insect must be trying to repay the harm tenfold by kicking the ball right back at itself, right?

Gene was about to cry, but remembering what his female father had said about female insects needing to be strong, he bit his lip and forced back his tears.

"A mighty ruler,"

"Gene!"

After Gapuni and Ethan finished their conversation, they came out to find Gene looking terrified, his hands covering his head.

Upon closer inspection, Gene was facing a tall, imposing male insect, with a ball at his feet, which Gene often kicked.

Did Gene offend the male insect?

When Cen Lidong moved, Jia Puni's heart was pounding, and he ran over to stop him.

Too late.

Gaponi's pupils contracted.

The ball rolled over, and then... landed steadily at Gene's feet?

After waiting for a long time without experiencing the expected pain, Gene felt something touch his right foot instead, and he tentatively opened his eyes.

The ball that hit his feet was his ball!

Gene blinked blankly.

Why is this different from what he expected?

He thought the wretched male insect would smash the ball into him, and he was even prepared to protect his head.

In the end... nothing happened?

"Why are you all staring at me? What do you think I'll do to him?"

Cen Li simply kicked the ball back, and when he turned around, he saw several insects staring at him with fear, afraid that he would do something to the insect cubs.

Is he not a bug?

Just because the original owner was like that doesn't mean he was too, right?

This feeling of being misunderstood is really unpleasant.

Cen Li snorted coldly, crossed his arms, and sat back down on the sofa with a sour face.

Gapin looked embarrassed. When Gene saw his father, he ran to him with the ball in his arms.

Ashel misunderstood the powerful ruler, and a hint of shame appeared in his eyes.

He should have known that the new lord wouldn't do anything to Gene, but... such a lord was too ethereal and somewhat unrealistic.

Ashle didn't know when such a powerful ruler would disappear, or if it would happen suddenly, just like when a powerful ruler became much better.

He sometimes projects his image onto the previous powerful rulers, inevitably causing him to worry and overthink.

"My lord, I'm sorry..."