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

A bad feeling welled up in Cen Li's heart, and this feeling was soon confirmed.

"He was taken away by insects from the Male Insect Protection Association."

General Derek: "Ashel put you in danger and must be punished accordingly."

"What?!"

The Male Insect Protection Association is an organization established by the Empire specifically to protect male insects.

They favor the males, and females who make mistakes are sent to disciplinary centers, where they invariably meet a bad end.

Cen Li had a headache and rubbed his temples.

His actions led General Derek to believe that Cen Li was starting to feel unwell again.

His face darkened.

"I'll make them punish Ashel properly. How can a female servant allow her male master to be harmed?!"

Cen Li hesitated slightly, feeling utterly dismayed by General Derek's favoritism. He emphasized, "Ashel really didn't do anything to me."

"Father, please let him come back."

General Derek looked at Cen Li suspiciously, as if considering the veracity of his words and whether Ashel would hurt Cen Li again.

He had already concluded in his heart that Cen Li's accident was caused by Asher.

With the system's reminder, Cen Li realized that he had deviated from the original plan.

Then, the next second, he spoke in a calm voice.

"Make him come back here!"

"I want to punish him myself."

This somber tone instantly put General Derek at ease.

Very well, his small gift was still the same as before, he wasn't upset at all.

General Derek relented: "I'll have them send the bugs back."

He agreed readily, eager to deliver the insect to Cen Li and vent his anger on the spot.

Cen Li:......

Midway through, General Derek received a notification from the military headquarters and left ahead of time.

Soon, only Cen Li and Xi Ya remained in the room.

Xiya huddled in the corner, seemingly not wanting to be discovered by Cen Li.

Cen Li lay bored on the hospital bed for nearly an hour, feeling like a corpse.

He suddenly threw back the covers and exclaimed, "I want to be discharged!"

Xiya trembled, utterly terrified: "My lord, the doctor says you need to be observed for a few more days..."

Furthermore, General Derek instructed him to take good care of Cen Li these next few days, as the general might reprimand him if he knew that Cen Li had been discharged from the hospital early.

Cen Li narrowed his eyes and threatened, "Don't make me say it a second time."

Xiya almost knelt down before him, her face full of struggle and hesitation, but in the end she couldn't resist Cen Li's imposing presence and quickly went to complete the discharge procedures.

During this time, the doctors heard that Cen Li wanted to be discharged from the hospital as soon as he woke up, and they all came to persuade him to leave.

But Cen Li's attitude was firm, and they had no choice but to comply.

And so, Cen Li was discharged from the hospital without incident.

On the aircraft.

Cen Li noticed that Xi Ya was secretly glancing at him several times. Confused, he looked at Xi Ya with displeasure.

"What are you looking at?"

Xiya shrank back and immediately looked away: "No, nothing, Your Majesty."

His face turned pale; he almost forgot that the most powerful man hated being stared at.

Cen Li sensed something was wrong, and he said with certainty, "You're looking at my face."

"What's wrong?"

Is there something on my face?

Cen Li found it strange.

Wasn't the original owner always sporting a face full of dark spots? What's with Xiya constantly glancing at me like this...?

Could it be that there's something dirty on his face?

Cen Li subconsciously reached out and touched his face.

Xiya was startled by Cen Li's actions, and he knew that Cen Li's questioning was unavoidable.

He glanced at me discreetly, then said carefully, "Your face... seems a little different."

Xi Ya spoke carefully, avoiding any words that might provoke Cen Li.

He tactfully handed over a mirror, then suddenly remembered the male insect's resistance to mirrors.

Xiya hurriedly tried to pull her hand back, but the mirror in her hand was already in the male insect's hand.

Sia's heart skipped a beat, and her fear intensified as she saw the male insect looking in the mirror.

He prayed that the male insect would smash the mirror on the ground.

However, things didn't go as he wished. Cen Li looked at himself in the mirror, examining himself very carefully and attentively.

well.

He still had a face covered in dark patches.

but……

The narrow eyes in the mirror gradually narrowed.

Cen Li frowned and mentally smacked 007: "System, why do I feel like the spots on my face have faded a bit?"

Previously, his face was almost entirely covered by large dark spots, but now they are much less noticeable, and his pale skin, caused by the lack of sunlight, is faintly visible.

Cen Li's heart stirred, and he tried to move his usually weak left leg again.

Unfortunately, his left leg remained completely still, just like always.

Seeing that Cen Li had finally spoken to him again, 007 suppressed his excitement and adopted a boastful tone.

"It must be the electric current that catalyzed your recovery process!"

"The lightning strike from the Supreme God is something you can only hope to receive once in a lifetime."

Cen Li was taken aback, then gave a cold laugh.

"Oh."

"It sounds like an honor, but this blessing is for you, do you want it?"

007 choked, and cried silently in its heart.

Eek.

The host is fierce.

The recovery process has sped up, which is a good thing.

After being electrocuted twice, Cen Li felt even more frustrated by being forced to do the task with his head down, and he could no longer muster any will to resist.

Don't ask.

The answer is that I'm terrified of getting electrocuted.

Cen Li thought that if this kind of "beautiful flower stuck in cow dung" scenario happened again, he might actually compromise...

West Asia waited and waited, but the powerful ruler didn't smash the mirror. Instead, he revealed a rather eerie smile.

West Asia: ?

He felt panicked and even more frightened, so he hid in a corner and tried to make himself as inconspicuous as possible.

At the same time, he racked his brains trying to figure out where things went wrong.

Although the male insect had not taken the medicine given to him these past few days, the toxins accumulated in his body could not simply disappear.

West Asia was completely baffled.

The fading spots on Cen Li's face seemed like a sign that he was about to recover.

Xiya pinched her fingertips to suppress her unease.

He had to report this to that person, otherwise, when that person found out, they would certainly not let him off easily.

Cen Li, unaware of Xi Ya's complex inner thoughts, casually tossed the mirror aside.

The aircraft stopped at that moment.

The hatch was lowered, and Cen Li maneuvered the wheelchair out of the aircraft, while Xi Ya silently followed behind him.

When Xiya first became Cen Li's female servant, she did consider helping Cen Li push his wheelchair and taking the initiative to show her goodwill in order to win the favor of the male insect.

However, the male insect reacted strongly and stopped him in the end.

That day, Xiya was not only severely reprimanded, but also forced to kneel all night as punishment.

The next day, he had no feeling in his legs.

Xiya almost thought she would have to have her leg amputated and live a life confined to a wheelchair like Cen Li.

Fortunately, it wasn't as bad as he thought.

From then on, Xiya treated Cen Li with even greater caution, fearing that she might anger him again.

As soon as Cen Li got off the aircraft, he saw an insect kneeling at the door.

……

It's Ashel.

He didn't know how Ashel found out he was being discharged from the hospital, or how long he had been kneeling at the door.