Before going to bed last night, Yun Yang had uploaded the profiles of her five beast husbands into the databases of Butlers No. 1, 2, and 3, in case any of them moved in while she was away from home.
Now, after Butler No. 1 stated the identity of the person outside, Xuan Yu’s information automatically surfaced in her mind.
Name: Xuan Yu
Age: 21
Height: 192 cm
Beast form: Frost Wolf
Ability: Ice
Ability rank: S-rank
Occupation: Unknown
Genetic compatibility: 96%
“001, let him in.”
Butler No. 1 received the command and quickly operated the smart system to open the door.
Standing outside was a male about the same height as Qin Mo.
Unlike Qin Mo, who had been tense at first, Xuan Yu strode into the villa after allowing the robot butler to scan him, his gaze immediately settling on Yun Yang sitting on the sofa.
He gave off an entirely different impression from Qin Mo. As he walked, his tousled black hair fell at an angle over his forehead, concealing a trace of coldness between his brows.
When those brown eyes landed on her, Yun Yang suddenly had the feeling that everything about her had been seen through.
This male was dangerous.
That was Yun Yang’s first impression.
Yet before long, Xuan Yu stopped in front of her, placed his left hand against his chest, took her hand in his right, and knelt on one knee before her.
The corners of his lips lifted, and the sharpness between his brows vanished without a trace. “It is a pleasure to meet you, Female Master.”
“I was delayed by some trivial matters yesterday and couldn’t come to meet Female Master right away. If that made you unhappy, please punish me however you wish.”
Yun Yang: “……”
Was the contrast really that extreme?
Just moments ago, she’d had the illusion that this man was walking toward her to kill her, and now he was pulling something like this?
But honestly, his opening words were a little too formal.
This was the first time Yun Yang had ever been treated this way, and she wasn’t quite used to it. She pulled her hand back. “Um, you can get up first.”
Xuan Yu obediently rose to his feet, then sat down without the slightest hesitation in the seat to Yun Yang’s right.
He tilted his head slightly, his gaze falling on Qin Mo on the other side.
At some point, Qin Mo had clenched his fists. His voice was clearly edged with gritted teeth. “Xuan Yu, you’re Female Master’s beast husband too!”
How had this wolf cub gotten so damn lucky!
Xuan Yu raised an eyebrow. “Deputy Commander Qin seems to be rather hostile toward me?”
Qin Mo snorted coldly. “You already know the answer.”
The atmosphere instantly became tense.
Yun Yang looked at Qin Mo, then at Xuan Yu. Her two beast husbands clearly knew each other, and from the looks of things, they had some kind of history between them.
They weren’t actually going to start fighting, were they?
Worried that her guess might come true, Yun Yang quickly spoke up. “Xuan Yu, do you know what it means when an unknown ability is detected?”
That successfully diverted the attention of both males.
Xuan Yu glanced at the testing equipment that had yet to be put away on the coffee table. “If it’s certain that you have an ability, then perhaps it’s an ability that hasn’t been catalogued by the Federation.”
“Such cases are rare, but they do happen. Ever since the Federation was established, the Zerg have launched wars from time to time. Many beastmen who awakened abilities were killed in battle before they even had a chance to have their abilities tested.”
“The Federation has catalogued dozens of abilities. Any ability outside those dozens can be classified as an unknown ability.”
Yun Yang continued asking, “Then if I don’t go to the Federation’s Ability Testing Center, is there any way to determine exactly what ability it is?”
At that, Qin Mo’s hostility toward Xuan Yu eased slightly, and he also looked at him inquisitively.
Xuan Yu: “Ability manifestation.”
Ability manifestation?
Yun Yang had never even heard of the term. She looked at Xuan Yu blankly.
Qin Mo understood immediately, secretly cursing himself.
How could he have forgotten about this? He had let that wolf cub get the upper hand for no reason!
No, he couldn’t let Female Master think he was inferior to Xuan Yu.
Before Xuan Yu could explain, Qin Mo spoke first. “Aside from certain special abilities, most abilities can be manifested externally, like mine…”
As he spoke, Qin Mo raised his hand, and a metal block shimmering with a fine luster quickly condensed in his palm.
Xuan Yu made the same motion, but what appeared in his palm was a piece of ice shaped like a wolf’s head, taking up only half his palm.
“Without relying on any external force, releasing your own ability and materializing it, that’s ability manifestation.” Xuan Yu took Yun Yang’s hand and gently placed the piece of ice in her palm.
He used his ability to block the cold, so Yun Yang couldn’t feel the chill, but she was certain that the piece of ice in her hand was exactly like the ice she used to freeze in a refrigerator in her previous life.
Seeing his rival’s move, Qin Mo was unwilling to be outdone and also stuffed the rose-shaped metal block into Yun Yang’s hand.
In other words, whatever she could manifest externally corresponded to the ability she possessed?
Yun Yang held the metal block and the piece of ice, then tried to release the faint energy within her body, just as she would when projecting her mental strength.
She vaguely sensed that she had successfully released it, but no matter how hard she tried, the ability she projected refused to materialize.
Qin Mo and Xuan Yu were both S-rank ability users, so they could easily detect the fluctuations of energy appearing around Yun Yang.
But the energy did not materialize.
A special ability.
The same term surfaced in Qin Mo and Xuan Yu’s minds, but neither of them could determine exactly what kind of special ability it was.
“Female Master, try using your ability on us.”
Yun Yang’s hand trembled. “Wouldn’t that be a bad idea?”
What if she accidentally hurt Qin Mo and Xuan Yu?
Qin Mo looked at her in silence.
Yun Yang immediately realized that with her F-rank ability, even if she used all her strength, it would probably be difficult for her to hurt either of these two males.
So frustrating!
Although she was frustrated, Yun Yang still tried to use her ability on Qin Mo and Xuan Yu.
The two males patiently waited for the effect of Yun Yang’s ability, but even after a full two minutes, they didn’t feel the slightest bit of discomfort.
Yun Yang noticed it too.
She fell into deep thought.
So her ability was completely useless?
Seeing her like this, Qin Mo hurriedly said, “Female Master, don’t be disappointed. At least you have an ability. That’s already extremely rare among females.”
Although it was only F-rank, and although it didn’t seem to have any use at the moment, at least she had one, didn’t she?
Yun Yang: “……”
Thanks. That was actually comforting.
What was the difference between having this ability and not having one?
“Female Master.” Xuan Yu suddenly caught her hand and leaned in extremely close. “Try it one more time.”
Qin Mo: !!!
That wolf cub had held Female Master’s hand more times in this short while than he had in the entire two days combined!
No, that wouldn’t do. He wanted to hold her hand too!
Qin Mo moved even closer and quietly took Yun Yang’s other hand.
Yun Yang paid no attention to his little move. She was slightly dazed as she looked at Xuan Yu up close.
Xuan Yu’s eyes were really beautiful. Unlike Qin Mo, everything about him, from his hair color to his eye color, was closer to the people of Huaxia on Earth.
People from Huaxia were naturally fond of such hair and eye colors.
“Female Master? Are you feeling unwell?”
Xuan Yu’s voice brought Yun Yang back to her senses.
She instinctively straightened her posture and shook her head repeatedly. “No, I’m fine. Didn’t you just say I should try it one more time?”