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

Ashel looked like he had just come straight from the juvenile detention center, his wounds untreated.

The whip marks on his back were crisscrossed, the gruesome wounds exposed, and dark red scabs of blood congealed at the edges, telling a tragic story.

His back remained as straight and beautiful as ever, as if it would never bend.

But Ashel's pale lips paradoxically gave him a hint of vulnerability.

Ashel will call out an apology when the male insect approaches.

"I'm sorry, my lord, it's all my fault."

"Please punish me."

Having learned from her previous experience, Xiya did not jump out to make accusations this time. Instead, she observed silently, her gaze shifting back and forth between Cen Li and Asher.

Seeing that the powerful ruler ignored Ashel and drove away in his wheelchair, Xiya breathed a sigh of relief.

He had a feeling that this was how it should be.

It seems he was overthinking it.

The lord treated Ashel the same as always, without any preferential treatment.

However, the next second, Cen Li, who was supposed to enter, suddenly stopped and turned back with displeasure.

"Why are you still kneeling?"

"Get in here."

Ashel was taken aback.

He immediately stood up; his legs were aching from kneeling for so long.

Normally, the strong physique of the female soldier wouldn't make her seem so embarrassed, but she had just experienced a brutal torture.

Ashel's figure swayed slightly.

His lord was still waiting for him not far away. Ashel paused for a moment, then walked step by step toward Cen Li.

Cen Li's gaze lingered on Asher for a moment. Although she had been unconscious for only a day, the female soldier was in a more disheveled state than he had imagined.

Cen Li's eyes darkened little by little; he was truly angry now.

It's like seeing marks on your belongings that don't belong to you.

"you……"

Cen Li's gaze fell on the approaching female insect, and he had just uttered a single word.

Before she could finish speaking, the female insect tilted her body, suddenly lost her balance, and fell straight towards Cen Li.

"A mighty ruler!"

Cen Li ignored Xi Ya's anxious shouts in his ear.

As if afraid of hitting Cen Li, Ashel, clinging to his last shred of consciousness, suddenly twisted his body and fell to the other side.

Upon seeing this, Cen Li frowned deeply, and with swift movements, grabbed Asher's forearm and pulled the insect into his arms.

His voice was angry.

"Are you out of your mind?!"

The concrete floor is hard and uneven; if you slip and fall on it, you'll probably get a head injury.

Moreover, since the female soldier is currently unconscious, there's no guarantee that something unexpected might happen if she just falls straight to the ground like that.

"I...I'm sorry, my lord."

Ashel never imagined she would fall into the arms of her lord, as if she herself had thrown herself into his embrace.

Although the truth is that the male master pulled him back, which led to this situation...

This cleared his throbbing brain considerably.

Asher suppressed his physical discomfort and prepared to get up and apologize.

Cen Li pressed down on his wrist and asked coldly, "Is the Major General sober now?"

"Don't fall on me again later."

The male insect spoke with a sarcastic tone.

Asher's body was forced to lie on Cen Li's body. When he heard the voice in his ear, his body suddenly stiffened, and it took him a long time to utter a sentence.

"My lord, I promise I won't do it again."

Cen Li gave a cold laugh.

He didn't speak, but he tightened his grip on the female insect's wrist.

After a while, while Ashel was feeling uneasy and couldn't figure out what the powerful ruler meant, Cen Lisong let go.

"Get lost."

Ashel lowered his head, feeling puzzled, but still obediently replied, "Yes."

Seeing that the female insect had recovered, Cen Li lowered his head and rubbed the bloodstains that had just been on his hands.

He curled his lip and said, "Disgusting."

Ash noticed a few drops of crimson blood on the male insect's slender fingertips, and his expression tightened: "I'm sorry, Master."

"Let me clean it up for you."

Ashel found a handkerchief from somewhere, bent down, and tried to wipe Cen Li clean.

Cen Li avoided the sights and suddenly reached out to carefully wipe away the bloodstains from the clean areas of Asher's uniform.

After doing all this, Cen Li saw Asher's stunned expression and smiled slightly: "The Major General won't mind, will he?"

Humiliation Value +2

Ashel lowered his eyes, looking very docile: "Of course not, my lord."

Cen Li gave a soft hum.

A flash of silver light passed by.

He caught a glimpse of something Asher was wearing around his neck, but because it was half-hidden by his clothes, Cen Li couldn't see it clearly.

"What is this?"

Ashel hadn't yet realized what Cen Li had asked.

Soon, the male ruler hooked his hand around the collar around his neck and tugged at it with great curiosity.

Ashel's back was stiff, and she bent her body slightly lower in line with the male insect's movements.

"My lord, this is a mental energy restriction ring."

Cen Li paused slightly.

The mental energy restriction ring, as the name suggests, is used to limit the mental energy level of female insects.

This is generally used on female insects during their period of mental turmoil. During this period, their mental strength is extremely unstable and poses a potential danger to society. They may harm the public, and in particular, they may threaten the safety of the delicate male insects to a great extent.

Cen Li rubbed the neck ring with his fingertips, knowing that Ashel had suffered an undeserved misfortune.

Ashel did not harm himself, but was considered by the other insects to be the most likely to "harm" the male insect simply because he was with Cen Li at the time.

"It's so ugly."

Cen Li flung away the metal ring, his brows furrowed, looking as if he was about to erupt in anger.

Ashel, not knowing how he had angered the lord again, instinctively apologized: "I'm sorry..."

He was interrupted by Cen Li before he could finish speaking.

"Get rid of this ugly thing."

Ashel looked up in surprise, and for a moment thought he had misheard.

Cen Li narrowed his eyes slightly.

"What are you looking at?"

"Can't you understand me?"

Ashel withdrew his gaze: "No, Lord."

He wasn't that he didn't understand, he was just very surprised, so surprised that he almost lost his composure in front of the male insect.

Ashel noticed that the male insect's gaze was fixed on his neck, realizing that the male insect was not joking and seemed to genuinely want to remove the restraining ring.

Just because it's ugly?

It sounds absurd, but it makes some sense when applied to male insects whose emotions are volatile.

Ashle convinced himself of this.

He looked at Cen Li and tentatively said, "The mental energy restriction ring was put on me by a bug from the Male Bug Protection Association, and I can't take it off myself."

The air fell silent for a moment.

Cen Li's eyes turned cold, and he scoffed, "That's really troublesome."