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

"What's going on?!"

"Where did you get these whip marks? Who did them?"

Asher's questions went unanswered by the female soldier. He lowered his head and walked toward the door. Derek stared at him with displeasure and coldly added, "Go kneel at the door and keep kneeling."

"As long as Xiao Li doesn't wake up, you'll kneel there for as long as you want."

The words "Since you're injured, why don't you apply medicine?" that Cen Li was about to say but couldn't be heard by the insects suddenly stuck in his throat. He guessed that the female soldier's injuries were most likely related to her father.

Derek was too hostile towards Ashleigh.

"Yes, Father."

Ashleigh stood like a silent statue, accepting all of Derek's provocations.

No one knew that he was secretly relieved that his female father hadn't forbidden him from coming to the hospital; he had only knelt at the door.

The insects passing by in the corridor might look at him with all sorts of strange eyes, but so what? As long as he can get closer to the male master, that's enough.

The Duke's caning was comparable to the military's interrogation of criminals, and there was no leniency whatsoever. Ashel had not applied any medicine to himself.

The prolonged kneeling and whipping gradually took a toll on Ashel's body. The moment he stood up, his vision went black, and he had to compose himself to prevent himself from showing any abnormality.

"General, great news! Great news!!"

A female insect suddenly pushed open the door and swept in like a gust of wind, knocking down Ashel, who was already unwell.

"Major General, Major General, are you alright?" The female insect was startled and belatedly realized that she had been too reckless, so she quickly apologized to Ashel, who had fallen to the ground.

"I'm so sorry, it's all my fault for not seeing clearly."

"Major General, are you alright? Let me help you up?"

The female insect looked ashamed and leaned closer to help Ashel up, but suddenly realized something was wrong and froze.

Just as the insect rushed over and knocked Ashel off balance, Cen Li instinctively reached out to support Ashel, but his hand unexpectedly went straight through Ashel's waist.

Cen Li was taken aback, forgetting his current predicament.

He soon noticed Ashel's unusual behavior.

The female soldier didn't get up immediately. She curled up like a small animal, her exposed side face was pale, she bit her lip tightly, and cold sweat beaded on her forehead.

"Major General, Major General, what's wrong?"

The female insect panicked immediately.

Derek knew at a glance that Ashel wasn't faking it. Seeing the female soldier clutching her stomach in extreme pain, he suddenly had a bad feeling and quickly asked her what was wrong.

"Ashel, what's wrong?"

"My stomach hurts..." Ashel's lips trembled as she clutched the fabric in front of her lower abdomen, causing it to wrinkle badly.

Derek's heart skipped a beat.

The female insect's face changed drastically, and she screamed, "Major General, could she be pregnant?"

Ashel, whose stomach was still aching intermittently, suddenly had a glimmer of light in his eyes upon hearing these words, and he clutched his abdomen tightly, refusing to let go.

Cen Li's mind went completely blank.

Derek's expression changed drastically. "Call a doctor immediately!!"

A period of chaos ensued.

"Major General, you must be alright."

The female insect that knocked Ashel down was pacing anxiously outside the emergency room.

Derek's expression shifted several times before he finally frowned and looked at Pera. "Why were you so reckless today?"

Pera was his subordinate, and he had never seen him in such a hurry before.

Pera's eyes showed shame. "General, the female insect that injured Lord Cen Li has been caught. I was so happy that I forgot my limits..."

Derek was taken aback, then said angrily, "It's good that we caught her. This female insect deserves to be torn to pieces."

As his anger subsided, Derek looked at Pera with slight displeasure. "Don't be so flustered in the future."

Derek's expression darkened as he thought of something.

If Ashel is really pregnant with Xiao Li's bug offspring, and something else happens...

Derek felt a chill run down his spine. He dared not think too deeply and stared straight at the tightly closed door, as if trying to bore a hole through it.

Cen Li followed the doctor into the examination room and saw them inject Asher with a syringe, and then scan Asher's body with an instrument.

Cen Li couldn't understand the flashing numbers on the instrument, so he could only stand aside anxiously.

Ashle lay on the examination bed, her spine slightly hunched, her hand still resting on her stomach.

This is a protective posture.

"Strange, strange..."

The doctor stared thoughtfully at the newly released test report.

"Just say what's so strange!" Cen Li took a deep breath, watching the doctor's hesitant manner.

"I..." Ashel's dry lips parted, as if he wanted to ask the doctor something, but his voice was weak and the female insect doctor did not hear him.

The doctor walked to the door and opened it.

"Is he pregnant?" Derek stared intently at the doctor; this was undoubtedly the answer he most wanted to know right now.

Ashleigh's heart pounded, her attention completely focused on the doctor's next answer.

"Yes."

With a loud bang.

Cen Li turned his head, his gaze fixed on Asher's lower abdomen.

Yes, yes, yes...

The two words kept echoing in his ears. Ashel felt as if fireworks were exploding before his eyes, and a subtle, indescribable feeling arose in his heart. He stared blankly down, speechless.

"He's actually pregnant."

Derek's expression was unreadable, but for a second a hint of surprise flashed across his face as he muttered to himself.

The doctor glanced down at the test results again. "This is how the test results are shown."

He looked up at Derek and said, "There's something I must tell you. Although the test results do indicate pregnancy, we haven't detected any eggs in the Major General's abdomen yet. Perhaps it's because the Major General's constitution is somewhat special, and the pregnancy is still in its early stages."

The doctor was also puzzled, as he had never encountered such a situation in all his years of practice.

For now, we can only attribute this to other reasons.

"I suggest you come to the hospital for another check-up after some time."

"Okay, okay," Derek said several times, completely believing in Ashleigh's pregnancy.

The test results are irrefutable; how could they be false?

The medical report, written in black and white, was thrown down, and all the insects in the room turned their attention to Ash's belly, which was being protected by Ash.

The blood of the male insect flows there...

The doctor hesitated and said, "The major general's injuries are very serious. The wounds have become infected due to the lack of treatment for a long time, and he now has a slight fever."

"A weakened immune system is not good for eggs."

The doctor didn't know how Ashel got his injuries, so he gave a vague answer.

Derek's expression tightened, and his attitude changed from usual. "Then hurry up and treat his wounds."

"We must use the best medicine; money is not an issue."

Cen Li breathed a sigh of relief as he watched the doctor take out bottles and jars to apply the ointment to Asher's wound.

The system suddenly spoke up, "Host, have you made up your mind?"