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The next morning.

A series of clanging and banging sounds came from the kitchen.

Cen Li had just come downstairs when he heard it clearly.

He moved his wheelchair over and saw from afar the scene of Xiya and Ashir confronting each other inside.

"What are you doing?"

Cen Li's gaze shifted from the scattered shards of porcelain on the ground to the two of them.

The sudden sound made the two insects turn their heads almost simultaneously.

Immediately, they all froze on the spot as if struck by lightning.

"My lord, you..."

A strange feeling welled up in Cen Li's heart.

Normally, these two insects wouldn't dare stare at him or make eye contact with him for so long.

Ashel was alright; he wasn't so blatant.

But Xiya looked like she'd seen a ghost, her eyes practically glued to him, as if she wanted to bore a hole through him.

Cen Li frowned.

"Why are you all staring at me?"

"Don't you recognize me?"

Wasn't the original owner always like this?

Their shocked expressions today really gave Cen Li a heart attack.

Am I really that scared of bugs?

Cen Li's repeated questions left Xi Ya, who was staring directly at him, in a state of half-crying, half-laughing.

Of course, they just can't recognize it!

Under the oppressive gaze of Cen Li, the shock in Xi Ya's eyes had not yet completely subsided. He spoke with a mixture of fear and helplessness.

"My lord... your face is completely healed!"

Cen Li was taken aback.

No wonder the system told him there was good news as soon as he woke up this morning.

That's probably it.

Since he took over this body, he has also followed the original owner's habit of not liking to look in the mirror.

Of course, the main reason is that it's disgusting to look at, so I might as well not see it and not be bothered.

The system suddenly said, "Host, do you regret blocking me back then? Otherwise, you would have known this news a few minutes earlier."

Cen Li: "..."

Cen Li: "No."

He thought the system was about to issue another task, so he unilaterally blocked it before it could finish speaking.

But I wouldn't say I regret it; now he knows, doesn't he?

Cen Li did not miss the fleeting look of amazement in Xi Ya's eyes.

He suddenly felt a strong urge to see what the original owner of this body actually looked like.

Just as he was about to suggest looking in a mirror, a hand reached out from the side, with a small, antique mirror lying quietly in its palm.

Cen Li looked up and saw that it was Asher.

He remained expressionless on the surface, but inwardly he was already shouting, secretly praising Ashel for being so shrewd!

Without any pretense, Cen Li accepted it without hesitation.

The male insect in the mirror has a pale, cool skin and a rosy lip.

His eyes are slightly upturned at the corners and long and narrow, typical of peach blossom eyes.

But his eyes were rather pale, casting a cold shadow over his entire being, making him appear distant and indifferent.

Her eyes were a beautiful lake blue, clear and deep.

Under the soft light, it's like a vast, boundless lake with shimmering ripples, making it impossible for insects to look away.

After taking the picture, Cen Li felt satisfied and shoved the mirror back into Ash's hands.

The topic has circled back to itself.

"What exactly were you doing just now?"

"Or are you playing some kind of plate-throwing game?"

Ashel glanced at West Asia.

Cen Li followed his gaze and suspiciously glanced at Xi Ya.

"Are you trying to cause trouble?"

Sia felt a jolt of surprise at Ashel's gaze and inwardly resented him. What did this guy mean by deliberately making the lord misunderstand?

He immediately defended himself: "I didn't, my lord."

"Oh?"

"Then explain it to me."

Cen Li glanced at him with interest, giving Xi Ya a chance to explain.

Xiya couldn't utter a word for a long time. Her lips trembled, and finally she closed her eyes and said with great force.

"It's Ashel!"

Meeting Cen Li's gaze, he spoke clearly.

"Ash accidentally broke the plate. I heard the noise and rushed over to take a look, but he was afraid that I would tell on him and be punished by you, so he threatened me not to tell anyone."

After saying this long passage, it sounded like a very reasonable explanation. Normally, whenever Ash made even the slightest mistake, the original owner would nitpick without any mercy.

Cen Li nodded, seemingly believing but not quite, and looked at Ashel: "Is that what he said?"

Cen Lidu could see the veiled threat in Xiya's eyes towards Asher.

He wondered if Ashel would choose to silently endure it again, just like before.

Ashel remained silent for a while, without saying anything.

Cen Li patiently asked again, "Is what Xiya said true?"

The lord's voice echoed in Ashel's ears, but he couldn't understand it.

Why did the powerful ruler ask him twice?

Normally, wouldn't the punishment have already been handed down by now?

If he says no, can the powerful ruler believe him?

……

The answer is no. Ash had already learned the answer through repeated bleeding and the male insect's indifferent whipping...

Ash remained silent for quite some time, so long that it seemed Cen Li already knew the answer before Ash even spoke.

Sia grew anxious and urged, "Ashir, speak up!"

"You're not afraid of being punished by the master, so you're denying that you accidentally broke the plate, are you? I'm warning you, don't you dare try to pin this on me!"

Ashel didn't reveal this intention at all, but Sia had already rattled off a whole bunch of things.

Perhaps it was West Asia's urging that finally had an effect, because after a while, Ashel slowly nodded.

It was like an old, neglected machine finally starting to run again.

Cen Li looked at Ashier, who remained silent, and for some reason felt a tightness in his chest.

It felt heavy and oppressive, as if a stone was pressing down on my chest.

Thick eyelashes obscured the expression in Ash's eyes, while Sia looked relieved, her eyes darting around.

When they met Cen Li's gaze, they shrank back like turtles.

Cen Li gave a light "hmm" without saying whether he believed it or not.

When Xiya saw that Cen Li did not continue to ask questions, she assumed that he completely believed her, and she felt even more relieved.

But the lord didn't mention punishing Ashir, which disappointed West Asia.

This morning's farce has come to a temporary end.

Before long, the three insects sat down at the dining table.

The female servants are not allowed to eat before the male master has even picked up his chopsticks.

Cen Li picked up the bowl of porridge in front of him and subtly glanced at Xi Ya's furtive gaze. Just as the bowl was getting closer and closer to his lips, Chong suddenly reached out and knocked the porridge over.

The slightly hot porridge instantly made a mess of the ground.

Cen Li turned his head to look at Ash, his eyes filled with complex emotions.

Ashel knew he was bound to be punished, so he knelt down and begged for forgiveness: "I'm sorry, my lord, I wasn't paying attention."

Ash's sudden movement startled Cen Li.

Then he heard Ashel's utterly flawed words.

Cen Li was speechless: "Major General, are you reaching this far?"

"Intentional?"

Ash's eyes flashed with annoyance as he realized that his hasty excuse was so lame that it was hard to convince the insects.

His expression was tense, and his tone was stiff: "It wasn't intentional, my lord, I just... I don't know what happened to me..."

Ashel forced himself to continue, but he spoke haltingly, breaking his sentences into fragments.

Two seconds later, he heard a very soft sound.

Why?

Ashel didn't understand what the lord meant and looked up in confusion.

Cen Li narrowed his long, narrow eyes.

He didn't expect Ashel to risk being punished by him by spilling a bowl of porridge that had been drugged.

Cen Li had no intention of drinking the porridge; he just wanted to see Xi Ya's reaction.

A few minutes ago, he learned from the system that the bowl of porridge in his hand had been drugged.

While Ashel was distracted, Sia slipped into the kitchen and mixed the potion into Cen Li's food.

This medicine only works on male insects, and they are not afraid of accidentally ingesting it.

Unexpectedly, Ashel returned shortly afterward and caught Sia red-handed while she was drugging him.

This made West Asia both anxious and afraid.

Although he didn't think Ashel would dare to complain, he was just in case.

Like Renzo, Siam wanted to win over Ashir and turn him into an ally.

But he failed.

Sia and Ashir got into an argument, which led to the scene that Cen Li witnessed.

Cen Li felt that Ashel was quite conflicted, as he would actually help a male insect who constantly beat and verbally abused him.