Ye Mu frowned slightly, not quite understanding what Li Ya meant, but it was clear Li Ya had no intention of explaining. She merely tilted her chin towards Luo Qi in the distance, indicating that Ye Mu could go and help.
Ye Mu pursed her lips and didn't dwell on the ambiguous remark. She ran towards Luo Qi, her face bruised and swollen but beaming, "Luo Qi! I'm here to help you!"
Luo Qi, who had been bent over picking up pebbles alone in the distance, seemed to be suddenly pulled out of his solitary atmosphere. He turned his head and laughingly cursed, "Good to know you have a conscience."
Ye Mu raised an eyebrow, "You little grub, I'm the one helping you, so you better be polite to me!"
Luo Qi stood with his hands on his hips, his small brows furrowed, "If it weren't for you, would I be picking up pebbles right now?"
The two little cubs laughed and bickered, but their hands moved faster and faster, as if competing, each more energetic than the other.
Li Ya watched the two little cubs in the distance and said to the bug general beside her, "Go report to His Majesty that dinner will be a little later today."
The bug general wore a black mask, but his eyes were full of smiles. "Yes."
Indeed, this patch of grass wasn't vast, but it wasn't small either. Moreover, with over a thousand pebbles, Luo Qi and Ye Mu didn't finish collecting them until nightfall and the lamps were lit.
Li Ya carried one cub in each arm and returned to the royal palace with the two little cubs. On the way back, both cubs had fallen asleep in her arms.
Cecil was waiting at the entrance. He reached out and took Luo Qi from Li Ya's arms, his eyes filled with concern. He lowered his voice, "Are they tired and asleep?"
Li Ya handed Ye Mu to the butler, Reid, and then bowed slightly, "Yes, the two little ones performed very well today."
Luo Qi lay in Cecil's arms, his head tilted, his mouth open as he slept soundly. The faint sound of his snoring could be heard.
Cecil reached out as if to touch Luo Qi's cheek, but stopped just before his fingers made contact.
The little cub's face was covered in dust, with a few small bruises, making him look pitiful.
Cecil sighed, feeling a sharp pang in his heart. He knew these lessons were for Luo Qi's own good, for his future ability to protect himself.
But as a father, he wished he could hold Luo Qi in his mouth and carry him in his pocket wherever he went.
Deep love leads to far-reaching plans. Cecil's sapphire-like eyes flickered, and he quietly instructed, "Wake the two children up in an hour, bring them their dinner, and then let them sleep."
Li Ya nodded and followed Cecil into the royal palace.
"Li Ya!"
Suddenly, she heard someone softly calling her name. Li Ya raised an eyebrow.
"Bosya? Didn't the King send you to the legions?"
A hint of schadenfreude flashed in her eyes. "I heard you made the little Highness cry? No wonder the King punished you."
Bosya wore a wry smile, his face still bearing bruises. He looked listless, suggesting he had likely been in many fights in the barracks.
Bosya was punished to train new recruits in the legions, not ordinary training, but to face challenges from the new recruits in rotation.
The insect race was warlike, and those who entered the legions on the main planet of the insect race were certainly not simple characters. Moreover, facing the challenges of millions of new recruits in succession was something even the four legion commanders could not withstand.
Bosya finally managed to escape today and immediately came to beg Luo Qi for mercy.
He wasn't an idiot; he knew why he was punished. He had come to understand that in the future, even if he offended the King, he must not offend the little Highness.
Who would have thought that as soon as he arrived, he would see the little Highness and that human asleep? It seemed begging for mercy today was too late.
However, Bosya looked at Li Ya, who was dressed in casual clothes. Coming to Li Ya would be good.
He had originally thought Li Ya, with her cold expression and decisive demeanor in her combat uniform, was the most beautiful. Now, it seemed Li Ya in casual clothes was also very beautiful.
Bosya's face was still bruised and discolored, and his eyes were fixed on Li Ya. He couldn't help but say, "Li Ya, I've been beaten up this badly, and you don't feel sorry for me?"
Li Ya was startled and quickly looked around. She saw the surrounding bug generals acting as if they saw nothing and heard nothing.
A blush crept onto her cheeks. She walked towards Bosya, scolding him, "You damned bug, how can you say anything!"