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

General Derek, who had been pacing anxiously in the hall, suddenly brightened up when he saw Cen Li.

He then frowned and asked, "How did you get that injury on your face?"

He strode up to Cen Li, and when he saw Ashel, who was in a disheveled state in his arms, he choked for two seconds, organizing his thoughts.

"Wasn't it just solitary confinement? How did it turn into this?"

Ash's eyelashes trembled, and she unconsciously clenched the thing in her hand.

He didn't realize that it was an ornament on the male ruler's clothes.

General Derek's words gave Cen Li a clue.

It must have been Mihalyu who deliberately used torture. The female soldiers have strong regenerative abilities; no matter how they are tortured, they can recover completely in three days.

That's why he's so reckless.

No one expected that Cen Li would go to the cramped and dirty basement to find a female servant.

Derek glanced at Cen Li's increasingly cold expression and thought to himself, "The female soldier's injuries will heal with time. Releasing Ash'er now is just going against your father, isn't it?"

Derek was worried that Cenli would anger Duke Joly, but Cenli had no such concerns.

Ashley overheard General Derek's words.

The female soldier, her face stained with blood, lowered her eyelids and spoke softly, but loud enough for both insects to hear.

"I am willing... to continue to accept the punishment."

Upon hearing this, Derek was slightly more satisfied with Ash, who at least had the sense to avoid putting his powerful leader in a difficult position.

The hands that were across his waist and the back of his legs suddenly tightened, and Ashel couldn't help but look up at the lord.

Cen Li looked at him expressionlessly: "Say one more word, and I'll throw you down."

Ashel pursed his lips, knowing that the male ruler was angry.

The female insect calmed down again.

Cen Li walked right past General Derek, ignoring how anxious and worried the insects behind him were.

Ash was placed on the soft bed, the place where he woke up in the morning.

A sudden sharp pain shot through my body.

Ash looked over and saw the male ruler's long, slender fingers pressing down on a wound on his waist.

He looked up.

The female soldier frowned and pursed her lips. Cen Li said emotionlessly, "I thought you weren't in pain."

Ash's eyelids trembled as he looked away.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

The housekeeper led the doctor in.

The doctor entered the room and glanced around before finally fixing his gaze on Cen Li.

He looked up and down uncertainly, then finally his face showed horror: "Are you injured, sir?"

Who dares to harm Your Excellency, the noble male insect?

When Cen Li saw the doctor step forward to treat his wound, he frowned and stopped him, saying, "Examine him."

He stepped back, making the insects on the bed more clearly visible.

The doctor was taken aback, and following Cen Li's movements, he saw the female soldier who had soaked the white bed into a pool of blood.

He did see Ashel, but...

The doctor looked at Cen Li and couldn't help but ask, "Sir, are you sure you don't need to treat your wound first?"

Female warriors have a strong ability to recover, even if they appear to be seriously injured; but in comparison, the delicate males are obviously more important, as they do not have the same terrifying self-healing ability as the females.

Cen Li said coldly, his face already showing displeasure: "Show him first."

He thought to himself, "Can't this doctor tell whose injury is more serious and who needs more treatment?"

The small wound on his face will heal on its own with a little more time.

The male insect's answer surprised the doctor, who then went to examine the female insect.

After examining her carefully for a while, the doctor turned to Cen Li and said truthfully, "The external injury is a bit serious, but with the female soldier's recovery ability, she will be fully recovered in a few days."

This is just... a little serious?

Cen Li frowned, his gaze shifting from the doctor to Asher, who was covered in wounds.

"What about his mental state going berserk?"

The doctor has already examined him with instruments and said, "You should have already helped the Major General regulate his mental energy, right? Although his mental energy is still unstable, it is currently within a controllable range."

"As a safety precaution, I will need to take inhibitors during this period."

Meeting Cen Li's gaze, the doctor, as if possessed, added, "Or, you could continue to provide the Major General with mental energy guidance; this method is the most effective."

After he finished speaking, a look of annoyance flashed in his eyes.

He was just being nosy; male insects generally don't want to do something so strenuous and thankless.

The doctor had even figured out how Cen Li would refuse.

Before Cen Li could speak, Ash, who had been silent all along, lowered his eyelids and said, "My lord, I'll just take an inhibitor."

Cen Li had already given him a mental energy channeling session, something the female insect wouldn't even dare to dream of. He didn't dare to hope that the male master would treat him again.

Ashel asked for an injection of inhibitors, which made Cen Li frown slightly, but he didn't respond.

He turned to the butler behind him and asked, "Where's the treatment pod at home?"

Cen Li remembered that the Duke's mansion had just purchased the latest model of the Empire's healing pod, which could restore a severely injured insect to full health in less than ten minutes.

"You wouldn't be thinking of...?"

The butler's pupils dilated in shock as he instantly understood Cen Li's meaning. He said cautiously, "Isn't this a bit too extravagant?"

Operating a healing chamber is extremely expensive, not only because of the energy stones consumed by the machine, but also because the specialized recovery fluid is very costly.

Isn't it a bit too much of a waste to use this on a female insect...?

The Duke's mansion's treatment pods are all prepared for male insects to deal with special situations; they are all treasures of the empire.

Even if the female soldiers don't use the treatment pods, they will eventually recover.

Cen Li, however, had lost his patience and said coldly, "I need to see something within five minutes."

The butler met Cen Li's warning look, feeling the pressure, said "Yes," and immediately slipped out of the room.

Ashel listened to the whole thing, then couldn't help but look at the powerful ruler, his mind in turmoil.

Why would the powerful ruler use the Duke's mansion's treatment pod to treat him?

This is probably for the noble male insect.

The doctor standing nearby was also shocked.

When he first saw the wounds on Ash'er's body, he thought it was from Cen Li's whipping, and thought to himself that the male insect was too brutal.

Now it seems that this is not the case at all.

What kind of exceptionally virile master would use such a precious treatment chamber for his female servant?

Ashel was unaware that he had received an envious look.

As he lay down in the treatment pod, Ashel truly felt that the Lord's words were not just empty talk.

The female insect was filled with mixed emotions, and only then did she feel a fine, persistent pain in the wound she had been ignoring.

However, with the combined effect of the treatment chamber and the medication, the wound was healing rapidly, and the newly formed skin brought with it an unbearable itch.

This feeling... is so unfamiliar.

In contrast to the quiet and peaceful atmosphere of the treatment pod, the Duke's mansion was in complete chaos.

"Damn it! How did Lord Mihajlovic get injured?!"

"Call the doctor right away!"

"...The doctor is currently in Lord Cen Li's room..."

"Then go call another doctor! You idiot."

……

Miha, who was now unconscious in the dungeon, was finally discovered by the insects, but none of them dared to compete with Cen Li for the doctor.

Even though Mihav's symptoms appear to be more severe.

"Who dares to harm Your Excellency, the noble male insect!"

"Your neck has obvious strangulation marks, as well as traces of being struck by mental energy."

"Clearly, this was caused by a female insect whose mental energy had gone berserk!"

The finger marks on Miha'u's neck were conspicuous, deep red with bruises.

Following the strong clues, they suspected the insect that was harming the male insect.