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Just as Cen Li was about to board the flying vehicle after leaving the Duke's mansion, he was stopped by a bug.

He turned around and saw it was General Derek.

Did the other person find out what happened and come after him to persuade him?

Cen Li's brow furrowed slightly as he pondered how to refuse General Derek's offer to stay.

General Derek strode over, first glancing at Ashley behind Cen Li, then returning his gaze to Cen Li.

As if knowing what Cen Li was thinking, he chuckled lightly: "Little Li, I'm not here to persuade you to go back."

Admiral Derek doted on this only insect offspring to an almost unbridled degree.

As long as Cen Li doesn't do anything that he can't bear to look at even with his eyes closed, Derek usually pretends not to see it.

Anyway, he didn't like Renzo and his group.

Upon hearing this, Cen Li met General Derek's smiling gaze and silently inquired.

"Aren't your symptoms much better?"

"I just consulted the most authoritative doctor in the empire. Since you have regained some feeling in your leg, massage can help unblock the meridians, promote blood circulation, and help your leg recover better."

Cen Li waited for General Derek to continue.

"So, how about we let Xiya learn some massage techniques?"

Upon hearing this, Cen Li's eyes were filled with resistance: "There's no need for that."

Even without massage, his leg will heal quickly.

General Derek paused, then said, "Then let Ashel learn it."

"Um?!"

Cen Li looked straight ahead, and even Ashel behind him looked up.

I thought that after Admiral Derek rejected the offer, the topic would not be brought up again, but it turned out that they just changed the choice of the insect and the topic still came back to the same point.

"What do you think, Xiaoli?"

Cen Li opened his mouth: "I think... it's not a good idea."

Seemingly anticipating another refusal from Cen Li, General Derek turned to Ash and said, "What do you think, Ash? You must really want to share your lord's burdens, right?"

General Derek's gaze was menacing, forcing Ashley to act according to his whims.

Ashel nodded: "Of course."

Having received the answer he wanted, General Derek turned his head, his eyes crinkling with a smile, giving Cen Li no chance to continue declining.

"Then it's settled!"

Cen Li swallowed the words that were in his throat and looked at General Derek, who had already arranged everything, with a sense of helplessness.

As he was leaving, General Derek earnestly advised, "Don't try to fool me; if you keep at it, the massages will definitely be effective."

Cen Li met his gaze, which seemed to see right through him, and nodded stiffly.

General Derek then left satisfied.

After boarding the aircraft, Ash heard Cen Li sigh and assumed that the lord was dissatisfied with Admiral Derek's arrangements.

After a while, he said, "My lord, you can have Xiya give you a massage."

Seeing Cen Li looking over, Ashley added, "I won't tell General Derek."

After the conversation ended, Cen Li immediately realized that Ash had misunderstood and mistakenly thought that he wanted Xi Ya to help him with the massage.

But that's not true at all.

If he had to choose between the two, Cen Li would definitely not choose the scheming Xiya.

Therefore, he flatly refused: "No need."

Meeting Ash's slightly surprised gaze, Cen Li slowly said, "I'd like to try out the Major General's cooking."

Ashel bowed his head and replied "Yes," his astonishment only growing.

Could it be that West Asia has truly fallen out of favor?

It seems that the powerful ruler has become increasingly indifferent to West Asia lately.

……

Cen Li's progress in accumulating humiliation points remained largely unchanged, climbing at a slow and steady pace.

There's income every day, but it seems insignificant compared to the huge sum of 100,000.

Cen Li has not yet found a faster way to collect humiliation points.

Therefore, less than a week later, Cen Li was urged by the system to complete tasks.

"Host, you absolutely mustn't slack off!"

Cen Li had no choice but to head to the military headquarters, sending Asher a brief message along the way.

"I arrived at the military headquarters in ten minutes."

the other side.

Ash was in a meeting when his terminal screen suddenly flickered.

He glanced around quickly, then his gaze froze.

Why would a powerful leader suddenly want to come to the military?

Ash's mind raced, but he calmly reached out and turned off the screen.

The meeting was incredibly uncomfortable.

During this time, Ashel kept checking the time, and even his adjutant, Yero, noticed something was wrong.

The meeting ended, and the insects got up and left.

Seeing the major general's flustered movements as he bent over to tidy the table, Yero asked curiously.

"Major General, what are you in such a hurry to do?"

It was already five minutes late for the appointed time, and Ash could not help but think that the master might be angry because of it.

It is extremely impolite to keep a noble male insect waiting.

Upon hearing Yero's voice, Ashel forced himself to calm down and then shoved the neatly organized documents into Yero's arms.

"My mighty lord has arrived."

"Could you please put these things in my office?"

Yero instinctively grabbed the thin stack of documents.

"Ugh!"

When he looked up and went to the door, Ashel was already halfway out the door.

Yero muttered, "Is it really that urgent?"

Suddenly, something flashed through my mind, a beat behind.

Yero slapped his forehead: "What is Major General Xiong Zhu doing at the military headquarters?!"

The military and the male insect are two insulators.

No male insect would want to come to the military headquarters, which is full of hard female insects.

Therefore, when a male insect appears outside the door, it attracts the attention of most of the female insects.

Many female soldiers recognized Cen Li, not only because he was a rare A-rank male insect, but also because his physical characteristics were quite distinctive.

Cen Li sat in his wheelchair, his fingers slightly bent as he tapped the metal armrest, staring listlessly at the doorway.

The sun overhead was blindingly bright, and Cen Li squinted his eyes like slits.

He regretted coming so early.

A moment later, a slightly rapid breathing sound came from behind.

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, I'm late."

Cen Li looked towards the sunlight.

Ashel had probably jogged over; his chest was still slightly heaving, and his light-colored eyes beneath his eyebrows held an apologetic look.

Cen Li glanced down at the time and stated.

"You're a full twelve minutes late, Major General."

Ashel couldn't refute it, and after a long pause, he finally managed to say, "My lord, I was in a meeting when you sent me that message."

"I rushed over as soon as the meeting ended."

Cen Li naturally did not doubt the truthfulness of Ash's words, but when an insect wants to cause trouble, it will not delve into the cause and process of the matter.

Cen Li watched as Ash's expression gradually became uneasy, and he tugged at the corner of his mouth.

"Have I been too nice to you lately, Major General?"

"To make you forget who you are."

The mocking voices came crashing down on Ashel, leaving him completely flustered.

His entire body seemed to be under judgment, his back stiff, and his eyes gradually dimming.

Ash opened his lips, but could only utter weak words.

"...No, my lord."

Cen Li looked away, avoiding eye contact, and suddenly felt a pang of guilt as she thought about what she was about to do.