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The short-haired female insect was being denounced by the group of male insects. His temples throbbed, and he gritted his teeth.

"Shut up!"

The male insects quieted down.

Hearing their conversation, the doctor's eyes flickered, and he said to the female insect beside him, "Our current medicine is indeed insufficient to help your wound heal quickly."

The short-haired female insect's eyebrows were furrowed, making him look even more intimidating. "Why?"

The doctor looked up and met Cen Li's gaze again. "You've arranged too many mental energy therapy sessions for him every day, causing his mental energy to be completely depleted. His body is weak and unable to fully recover, and his self-healing ability has also declined rapidly."

"If we don't want to experience the same exhaustion and near-fainting situation again, it's best to use better medication."

The short-haired female insect, after being led around in circles, finally interrupted impatiently, "You don't really need a high-grade potion, do you?"

The doctor neither confirmed nor denied, saying, "Preferably a high-grade medicine, but a slightly lower-grade one will also be acceptable."

The short-haired female insect looked at Cen Li, her face darkening considerably.

Why are male insects so troublesome!

Before Cen Li and the others were captured, this place was full of female insects. They had strong self-healing abilities and did not have high requirements for medicine. Even when they were injured, they only used some basic medicines.

That's enough for them.

But now that male insects have arrived, the shortage of medicine has become a problem.

The short-haired female insect did not immediately respond to the doctor's suggestion.

They need to go out to buy more effective medications.

He can't make the decision.

As the doctor finished applying the medicine and stood up to leave, Cen Li called out to him, "You forgot your things."

The doctor looked at the roll of white gauze in Cen Li's hand, bent down to take it, paused for a moment, then quickly resumed his normal movements, "Thank you, Your Excellency."

The short-haired female insect was in a hurry to report back. Seeing the doctor dawdling, she urged, "Hurry up."

After the two insects left, Chloe sat down next to Cen Li, looking at Cen Li's re-bandaged wound and hesitating to speak.

The short-haired female insect led the doctor directly to an office and knocked on the door.

"You said you were going to buy high-grade potions from outside?"

Cooper's expression was dark and uncertain. He looked directly at the doctor. "Are you sure?"

The doctor met his gaze without flinching. "Yes, Your Excellency's condition is very bad. The daily mental energy channeling has already put an excessive burden on your body. If this continues, it will probably be very detrimental to your health."

Mental well-being.

Cooper narrowed his eyes.

At this critical juncture, Cen Li cannot afford to get into trouble.

The female insect standing nearby added, "This A-grade male insect still needs to provide mental guidance to the boss tomorrow; he can't afford to make any mistakes."

Cooper hesitated for a moment, then said, "Then go outside and buy him some medicine."

The female insect, who had just spoken, hesitated again. "But the search outside is very strict right now, and the boss has ordered us not to go out casually during this period."

Cooper's eyes showed displeasure. "Then don't let the boss know about this."

The female insect instantly understood his meaning. Meeting Cooper's warning gaze, he didn't dare say anything more and had no choice but to obey.

They didn't bring too many insects, otherwise it would attract too much attention from the insects; apart from the doctor, there were only two female insects.

Of course, they were all disguised, and on their way there they encountered several groups of insects searching from afar.

The short-haired female insect quickened her pace, saying, "Let's hurry up and buy it so we can go back."

The doctor pointed across the street, "They regularly sell high-grade medicines there."

Insects come and go.

The female insect looked in the direction the doctor was pointing.

The Empire's largest auction house; there's no one who doesn't know it.

The short-haired female insect spoke sharply, "You're too conspicuous. Are you afraid we won't be discovered?"

The doctor didn't show any displeasure. He pointed to a pharmacy several shops away and asked, "How about this one?"

In contrast, this place was quiet and deserted, much more low-key, and the female insect nodded in acquiescence.

The line of insects then walked inside.

"Hello, what would you like to order?"

The doctor's gaze swept discreetly over the colorful medicines displayed on the counter. "A bottle of high-grade treatment solution."

Upon hearing the sound, the shop assistant looked over, and then his gaze subtly sharpened.

He looked apologetic. "I'm sorry, sir, but the Empire's control over potions is very strict now. If you need to purchase high-grade potions, you will need to provide your identification information."

The female insect standing to the side felt a chill run down her spine.

He asked casually, "I remember there weren't these regulations before."

The shop assistant's smile remained unchanged. "It's because things haven't been peaceful in the empire lately."

If we're talking about any major event that's happened in the Empire recently, it's the kidnapping of the male insects.

The short-haired female insect gave the doctor a wink.

The doctor then said to the shop assistant, "Let's buy a bottle of medium-strength medicine then."

The shop assistant didn't ask why the man suddenly changed his mind, but packed the medicine and handed it to him, saying, "Please take care."

Registering your identity information doesn't take much time. Most terminals are already linked to your identity information, so you just need to show it.

Once outside the store and out of sight, the female insect cursed under her breath, "I almost got exposed. I didn't expect even medicines to be regulated now. I should have found out beforehand."

The other female insect comforted her, "Don't scare yourself, everything's alright now, isn't it?"

The two insects, one on the left and one on the right, were whispering something to each other.

The doctor stood beside them, silent and somewhat out of place.

Little did they know that after they left, the shop assistant's expression changed, and he immediately dialed the Duke's mansion.

"What?!"

"Have you heard anything about Xiaoli?"

The clerk told Derek the whole story, and Derek's voice trembled with excitement.

"Yes, General. I saw Lord Cen Li's family brooch on that insect."

Every shop in the Duke's estate recognizes the brooch belonging to the Duke's heir.

The moment the doctor entered the store, the shop assistant noticed the brooch he was wearing. The design was simple yet exquisite, and the shop assistant knew every single insect in the store intimately.

A brooch belonging to Cen Lige.

The shop assistant was pondering how to report to the Duke's mansion when he heard that the other party wanted to buy high-grade medical liquid. He quickly came up with a solution, saying that such medicines are now strictly controlled and require identification information to purchase.

Unexpectedly, the insects were very wary and did not take the bait easily.

After listening, General Derek suppressed his barely suppressed excitement.

"As long as we follow them, we're sure we can find Xiaoli."