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

Cen Li's knee was suddenly bumped.

He looked down, and in that brief moment of distraction, a tiny insect, not even as tall as his leg, crashed straight into his knee.

The little insect sat down on the ground with tears glistening in its eyes, looking up with a accusing gaze, but soon its eyes turned to fear.

To be precise, after seeing Cen Li clearly, the little insect's eyes turned fright, and it bit its pink lips until they turned white.

"Yes, I'm sorry."

Cen Li didn't do anything to the insect cub, but the other party looked like it was about to cry from fright.

Just as Cen Li was about to reach out to support the little insect, his hand froze in mid-air. He wondered if he had scared the insect so badly.

"What's wrong with the powerful ruler?"

Cen Lifang suddenly walked exceptionally fast for a period of time, and Ashel couldn't catch up with him.

When he caught up, he saw the male king standing there, not knowing what he was doing. When he got closer, he saw a little insect sitting on the ground with tears in its eyes, apologizing to the male king in a very frightened manner.

"Little En?"

Ashel exclaimed in surprise.

Ashel's expression clearly showed that he recognized the insect cub and even accurately called out its name.

Cen Li took a closer look at the insect cub and found it somewhat familiar. In a flash of inspiration, he realized it matched the plot.

He seemed to know the relationship between the insect cub in front of him and Ash.

This is Ashir's older brother, Gapuni's larva.

Gene.

When the insect cub saw Ashel suddenly appear, its eyes lit up noticeably, as if it had seen a savior.

Then, when Gene's gaze fell on Cen Li's face, it turned deathly pale. "I didn't mean to bump into Lord Cen Li."

Ashel immediately understood the gist of the matter.

He saw Gene on the verge of tears and wanted to go over to comfort him, but he took half a step and then stopped abruptly, looking at the lord with a hesitant expression.

When Gene first saw Cen Li sitting in a wheelchair, he glanced at him curiously, which resulted in Cen Li holding a grudge against him.

Later, Gene got a small pet, and Cen Li ordered Chong to break one of the pet's legs.

This cast a significant shadow over little Gene.

From then on, Gene was always terrified whenever he saw Cen Li.

Cen Li clearly knew something from the original owner's memories, and he silently withdrew his outstretched hand.

Even if he wanted to help the little bug up, the other party would probably be so frightened that his legs would tremble.

"A mighty ruler,"

The little insect sat cautiously on the ground, looking at Cen Li but not daring to sit up.

Ashel couldn't help but say something.

Looking at Cen Li, he felt that the powerful ruler would not hold a grudge against Xiao En for his offense like he did last time.

But a louder voice drowned out Ashel's.

"Gene?"

He is Ash's older brother, Gaponi, who is also Gene's stepfather.

He saw from afar that Xiao En bumped into a male insect.

He remained seated on the ground for a long time, clearly frightened.

Gapuni rushed over, and before he could even see the male insect's face clearly from a distance, he knew that this male insect was not someone to be trifled with.

He became even more worried.

Male insects are known for their vindictiveness; even the smallest offense can cause them to hold a grudge.

Unexpectedly, when Gapu Ni got closer, he discovered that the seemingly intimidating male insect was Cen Li.

Standing behind Cen Li was Ashier.

Gapu Ni frowned slightly, watching the male insect stare at the baby insect with an unreadable expression. After hesitating for a second, he helped Xiao En up first.

Sensing the arrival of his female father, Gene clung tightly to Gapuni's leg as if he had found a powerful backer.

Gapuni gently ruffled the insect's hair, offering silent comfort.

He glanced at Cen Li, then shielded the insect cub behind him. "I apologize, Your Excellency. Gene didn't see where he was going and accidentally bumped into you. I hope you won't hold it against him."

Thinking of Cen Li's past bloody return gifts, Gapu Ni considered it for a moment and decided to take the initiative to give the male insect a satisfactory apology.

However, before he could finish speaking, he heard Cen Li say in an indistinct tone, "Next time, watch where you're going."

"...Yes, that's right."

As Gapuni subconsciously echoed the male insect's words, he was on guard, waiting for Cen Li to make further rude and difficult remarks to the insect. However, the male insect had already walked a short distance with a blank expression.

Gapuni stared at the male insect's retreating figure, still not quite understanding whether it was over so easily.

Ash, who was following behind Cen Li, looked at them. Gapu Ni looked at him questioningly, and Ash shook his head at him.

This wasn't the time for the two brothers to talk, so Gapuni had to suppress his questions and prepare to ask Ashir another time.

Has his powerful master changed his ways, or does he simply not have any intention of pursuing the matter today?

Gapuni examined the insect from head to toe, and only breathed a sigh of relief after finding no injuries.

He instructed the baby insect, "Next time you see that male insect, you must stay far away, understand?"

In Gabriel's mind, his impression of Cen Li was extremely poor.

He had seen whip marks on Ashl's body more than once.

Cen Li not only enjoyed whipping his younger brother for amusement, but also caused considerable trauma to his insect offspring by having his pet beast's leg broken by an insect.

He was certain that a worm like Cen Li would be among the most brutal and cruel in a group of male worms, completely devoid of any worm-like nature.

"My lord, are you alright?"

Cen Li turned around and looked at Ashir with a puzzled expression, not understanding what he meant by injury.

Ashel glanced at Cen Li's knees.

Cen Li immediately understood Ash'er's meaning, but he didn't know why the other party asked that question. He wasn't made of clay and would get hurt from a light bump.

Moreover, how much strength can a larva have?

"no."

A single, calm, and unwavering statement.

The atmosphere fell silent again.

Ash also knew that the impact of a bug cub wouldn't cause any real harm to Cen Li; on the contrary, Gene's forehead turned slightly red.

He was just trying to test the tone of the powerful ruler.

Ash didn't know if the other person was angry.

Ash was surprised that the lord hadn't made things difficult for Gene. Now that Cen Li was acting normally and even seemed puzzled by his question, Ash breathed a sigh of relief.

He even had a sense that Cen Li's reaction was to be expected; the current ruler was indeed different from the one before.

This is definitely not Ashel's imagination.