Sheng Tianze must have just finished bathing.
A white silk bathrobe hung loosely on his body, revealing a large expanse of his chest and showing off his supermodel physique.
A few damp, golden strands of hair drooped lazily across his forehead.
Crystal-clear droplets of water slid from the tips of his hair, tracing a path down his well-defined cheeks and long neck before disappearing into the firm chest beneath his robe, leaving much to the imagination.
Broad shoulders, a lean waist, hard abs, and long, straight legs—Jiang Xinli couldn’t tear her eyes away.
As someone who’d been a sucker for handsome faces and great abs in her past life, her heart began to pound uncontrollably.
Sheng Tianze keenly caught her gaze.
A flash of inscrutable jealousy flickered in his deep eyes.
“Female Master, what are you thinking about?”
“N-nothing,” Jiang Xinli stammered, her cheeks burning as she hastily averted her eyes.
She turned her head, glanced toward the hallway, and blurted out an excuse, “I…
I’m just a little hungry.”
The nutrient liquid tasted fine and was filling enough, but being used to Earth’s delicacies, she was feeling a bit peckish.
‘I want BBQ, I want hot pot, I want fried chicken, I want bubble tea…’
“Oh?” The corner of Sheng Tianze’s mouth lifted slightly as he deliberately misinterpreted her.
“Hungry?
In that case, I can…”
Before Jiang Xinli could respond, he gently raised a hand, pushed the door open, and strode in with a gait that was both elegant and brazen.
The next second, Jiang Xinli felt her body lighten as she was lifted and placed on the sofa.
As the man deliberately leaned over, from the corner of her eye, Jiang Xinli thought she glimpsed something inside his loose robe…
Absolutely breathtaking!
Jiang Xinli’s heart suddenly raced, and a series of risqué scenes uncontrollably flooded her mind, making her shudder in fright.
‘I was originally planning to find an excuse to keep him here tonight and upgrade the Dodder Flower.’
‘On second thought, better not.’
The outwardly refined and elegant Sheng Tianze could be so intense and wild with just a kiss; she didn’t dare to imagine what else he could do.
Getting struck by lightning and dying in her past life was absurd enough.
If she were to die a different way…
Jiang Xinli shuddered again.
Sheng Tianze drew closer.
He lightly ground his canines, his gentle voice laced with Enchantment.
“Female Master, what kind of dishes might you like?”
“Ah, that’s not—” Just as Jiang Xinli was about to struggle and flee, her stomach let out an embarrassing GROWL.
Sheng Tianze’s hand, which had been pretending to unfasten her buttons, froze.
“Let’s go.
Downstairs, time to eat.”
This drastic change in attitude made Jiang Xinli instantly realize that all his ambiguous words and actions had just been to deliberately tease her.
The girl was both embarrassed and annoyed, glaring at him with puffed cheeks like a kitten with its fur on end.
But Sheng Tianze acted as if nothing had happened.
He solemnly tied his bathrobe, then took her hand and intertwined their fingers.
“Female Master, you seem to have gotten even cuter.”
Jiang Xinli pouted and muttered under her breath, “Jerk.”
Sheng Tianze just smiled without a word, dotingly bending a finger to tap her nose.
Halfway there, Sheng Tianze suddenly stopped.
“By the way, the interstellar prison just posted a benefit mission on the Light Computer.
Did you see it, Female Master?”
Jiang Xinli nodded.
Sheng Tianze looked down at her, a barely perceptible, scrutinizing glint in his eyes.
“Then what are your thoughts on it, Female Master?”
“I…
haven’t decided yet.” Jiang Xinli actually had a plan already, but she wanted to announce it in front of everyone.
Speaking of exile, a question occurred to her:
“I’m a little curious.
The criminals exiled to the Dark Star have such short work hours every day.
Why not just combine the tasks and shorten their sentences?”
Sheng Tianze’s raised foot froze mid-step.
His gentle voice was now tinged with ice.
“For the felons exiled to the Deserted Star, crushing their minds is far more interesting than simply torturing their bodies…”
“…” A chill ran down Jiang Xinli’s spine.
The two of them went downstairs.
Seeing them with their fingers intertwined, and Sheng Tianze still in his bathrobe, the eyes of the other men in the living room immediately shot toward them.
The four men’s expressions remained unchanged, but complex emotions flickered in their eyes.
Xuan Ying looked up and swept a cold glance over them, his voice dripping with sarcasm.
“Well, look who finally grew some legs.”
Sheng Tianze’s face darkened, his tone severe.
“Xuan Ying, watch your words.”
“My words?
What about my words?” Xuan Ying stood up, a Dark Tide churning in his eyes.
“Sheng Tianze, drop the arrogance.
This isn’t the Empire, and you’re not in your roy—”
Before he could finish, Sheng Tianze cut him off with a sharp shout, “Enough!”
The atmosphere instantly grew tense enough to cut with a knife.
Jiang Xinli was stunned; she had never seen Sheng Tianze this angry.
A chilling pressure radiated from Sheng Tianze beside her, his overwhelming gaze locked on Xuan Ying. Follow the newest chapters on g.com.
Provoked by rage, ice-blue Snake Scales materialized on Xuan Ying’s face and the backs of his hands.
He bared his fangs, his eyes filled with vicious gloom.
“Sheng Tianze, the Female Master isn’t yours alone!”
“Oh?” Sheng Tianze raised an eyebrow, looking askance at him, his voice cold and imposing.
“The Female Master, of course, isn’t mine alone.
However, who she wants to be with is her own freedom.”
Watching the two of them at each other’s throats, Jiang Xinli felt a wave of helplessness.
But in everyone else’s eyes, her bright, watery eyes instantly turned red.
With a look of guilt on her pale little face, she said in a tearful voice:
“Please, stop fighting.
It’s all my fault, it’s all because of me…
*sob sob sob*…”
Sheng Tianze immediately retracted his anger, replaced it with a gentle smile, and softly comforted her, “It’s not your fault.”
His words were meant to comfort, but they only made things worse.
Jiang Xinli let out a loud “WAAAH!” and burst into tears.
She sobbed pitifully, tears and snot running down her face.
Yue Hua Yin and Ye Kuo stood frozen on the spot, not knowing what to do.
Seeing this, Hua Xi got so flustered his Peacock Feathers practically stood on end.
He rushed over to Jiang Xinli and presented the Seven-Colored Feather Fan to her as if it were a priceless treasure.
“Female Master, please don’t cry.
You’ll definitely like this fan.
I’m giving it to you.”
That Seven-Colored Feather Fan was his Superpower Magical Artifact.
Before he was exiled to the Deserted Star, when he wasn’t short on money, he had scoured the entire interstellar space for rare treasures to adorn it.
‘When a girl is unhappy, you give her a gift.’
‘The prettier and more precious the gift, the more the girl will like it.’
This was a secret his father, who was one of his mother’s consorts, had told him.
Jiang Xinli grabbed the sleeve of Sheng Tianze’s bathrobe to wipe her face.
She took the fan, looked at it, and then handed it back.
“This is your Superpower Magical Artifact, I can’t take it.
Don’t worry, I’m not crying anymore.”
Looking at Jiang Xinli’s bright smile, Hua Xi quickly said, “Then in the future, I will definitely give an even more exquisite gift to you, Female Master.”
‘With the magical artifact, I can better protect Jiang Xinli.’
‘But if she really liked it, he could bear to part with his beloved possession.’
Sheng Tianze’s gaze fell on Hua Xi’s face, and an almost imperceptible hint of vigilance flashed in his eyes.
Xuan Ying snorted coldly.
“Sheng Tianze, don’t get cocky just because the Female Master likes you.
I advise you not to get too into your role!”
‘Likes me?’
Sheng Tianze lowered his eyes to the still-sniffling Jiang Xinli beside him.
His gaze darkened, and an inexplicable sourness welled up in his heart…