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

Seeing that Cen Li was about to turn and leave, General Derek reached out to stop him.

Speak up and dissuade them.

"You're not going to go find Ashe, are you?"

"It's only three days, he'll be fine. Female soldiers can go without food or water for up to seven days."

Upon hearing this, Cen Li felt much more at ease.

Ashleigh doesn't deserve this punishment.

Sleeping in his room was a result of Cen Li's tacit approval.

I just didn't expect that Mihalyu and Duke Jolai would interfere.

Duke Joly may have wanted to help him establish his authority, but Cen Li was very disgusted by this presumptuous behavior.

Derek, seeing that Cen Li wasn't listening at all, grew impatient: "Don't go against your father, Ashel, it's no big deal for a female servant to be punished."

"It's just solitary confinement; the female soldiers won't get hurt."

Cen Li removed Derek's hand from his grasp and said in a deep voice, "I know what I'm doing, Father."

Derek paced anxiously back and forth, watching the direction Cen Li had left in.

This little bug is definitely different from before. Is it paying too much attention to Ashel, this female servant?

The dark, cramped, and damp basement reeked of rust, and the humid air was thick with the nauseating stench of blood.

The corridor was lined with prison cells.

The environment is simple and cramped.

Not knowing which room Ash was in, Cen Li could only search one by one.

As they drew closer to the end, faint voices drifted over.

It seems there is more than one insect.

Who else is here?

Cen Li frowned and quickened his pace.

Suddenly, a series of hurried footsteps came from ahead.

Accompanied by terrified screams.

"Oh no! He's experiencing a mental breakdown!"

"Run!"

"He can't be stopped here at all. Once an S-class female soldier goes into a mental breakdown, this whole area will be turned into ruins."

"Quickly cover your escape!"

If Cen Li remembers correctly, isn't Ashel's rank S?

Could it be such a coincidence?

Cen Li practically ran to the scene. The situation was too urgent for him to think much; he just wanted to confirm whether the other person was Asher.

"Help!"

"Well,"

A familiar voice.

When Cen Li arrived at the scene, Asher, covered in blood, was choking Mihawu, the veins on the back of his hand bulging.

The male insect's face turned red, it kicked its legs hard, and its whites almost rolled onto its eyelids.

The ground was littered with fallen insects.

The once arrogant and domineering male insect has now been reduced to a rag doll that can be easily torn apart in Ashel's hands.

Ashel is experiencing a mental breakdown!

Logically, the previous mental therapy should have been able to alleviate the female insect's mental state to some extent, maintaining it at a normal level.

There's only one possibility for Ashel's mental breakdown right now: he's been severely traumatized!

The female soldier's eyes were red-rimmed, and she had lost all reason.

The important thing now is to bring the other person back to their senses, otherwise Ashel will slowly lose consciousness until she becomes a mindless monster.

Then, all that awaited him was the fate of being killed by his own kind.

Cen Li naturally couldn't just stand by and watch this happen.

In the blink of an eye, he had rushed in front of Ashel, his mental energy, condensed into a sharp sword shape, tearing a gash in the rampaging energy around the female general.

The process went so smoothly thanks to the recent fusion of the two insects' spiritual energies.

Ashel's perception of Cen Li's mental power remained at a level of mildness and harmlessness.

Cen Li, who suddenly entered Ashel's field of vision, did nothing but provoke him with his series of actions.

On the verge of death, with his consciousness a jumbled mess, Mihaly sensed something and uttered broken syllables.

"Help, help..."

Taking advantage of the other party's attention turning to him, Cen Li snatched Miha Wu from their hands.

then.

He casually tossed it aside.

A dull thud as a heavy object hits the ground.

Miha closed his eyes and completely lost consciousness.

Cen Li didn't pay much attention to him; if you asked him, it was Miha'u's own fault.

But the other party cannot die now.

At the very least, he cannot die at Ashel's hands. Otherwise, once Ashel regains consciousness, he will be taken away directly by the Imperial legal department and subjected to one of the eighteen extreme punishments.

Any later, and Mihalyu might have been strangled to death.

"Ashel!"

"calm!"

Cen Li gripped Ash's shoulders with both hands, forcing him to look directly at him, hoping that the other would remember something.

But obviously this was useless against a female soldier who was in a state of mental chaos.

Ash, his eyes bloodshot, even launched an attack on Cen Li!

The sharp spikes of mental energy came head-on, tearing through the air and creating a buzzing, clashing sound.

The two insects were too close for Cen Li to dodge, and he never expected Ash to attack him.

This is an attack from a highly experienced, S-class female soldier!

Unsurprisingly, Cen Li was injured.

This was the result even after he had tried to evade it.

A thin, long cut appeared on his cheek, and a string of blood beads immediately fell down.

Pheromones are released.

Ash's pupils narrowed to pinpoints, and his steps slowed for a moment.

"It smells so good..."

Cen Li's eyes flashed, and he understood something. He immediately released his pheromones, surrounding Asher.

At the same time, he seized the opportunity and unleashed several mental pillars, firmly binding Ash's upper body.

Cen Li was unsure whether the other party could break free.

Ash struggled twice, looking as if he might break his mental energy strand at any moment, which made Cen Li's eyelids twitch.

Ash quickly stopped moving, clutched his head, and looked pained.

Cen Li guessed that it was the pheromones at work, and the other party's consciousness was recovering.

"Ah..."

Ashel, are you alright?

Cen Li took a few steps forward, always maintaining a safe distance from the female soldier. If Asher wanted to, she could definitely break free from his mental restraints.

"A powerful, or perhaps a powerful ruler?"

Ash felt a tearing pain in his head, as if a stick was violently twisting it, causing him a splitting headache.

Suddenly, he smelled a familiar pheromone scent.

He was a powerful ruler.

Suddenly, the image of a silver-haired, blue-eyed male insect appeared before Ashel's eyes.

Cen Ligang and Ashir's eyes met, and then the other shouted, "My lord, run! I might hurt you!"

Ash has regained consciousness, but the resulting mental disturbance has not subsided.

Seeing Ash's distressed expression, Cen Li frowned: "If I leave, what will you do?"

Ash gritted his teeth.

"You don't need to worry about me."

The female soldier was afraid of hurting Cen Li, so she would hide herself in a corner and, when she was in extreme pain, she would pound the wall violently.

Several deep pits were left behind.

Leaving now is impossible.

Cen Li stared at his bleeding hand, which was almost showing bone, and his tone gradually turned cold.

"Are you going to break your hand?"

Ashel watched as the lord approached him step by step, took a step back, his body already drenched in cold sweat: "I... I really will hurt you."