“Go to hell! How dare you try to steal from right under my nose! This is beyond intolerable! Shen Lingjun, attack her!!”
Chu Xuan rode on Shen Lingjun’s back, pointing angrily at Lin Qinghui across from them, like a fox borrowing the tiger’s might.
This female was simply outrageous. Not only did she try to seduce her Male Beast right in front of her, but she even told her Male Beast to kill her?
Did she think Chu Xuan was dead?
Chu Xuan glared viciously at Lin Qinghui, while Shen Lingjun beneath her had already lowered his body into an attacking stance.
Seeing this, Cheng Xu across from them instantly transformed into his true form—a black bear—standing protectively in front of Lin Qinghui.
But Tier 3 strength was nothing but trash before Tier 6!
Lin Qinghui couldn’t believe that Shen Lingjun would actually listen to this female and attack her. He clearly hated that female, so why would he obey her so readily?
Chu Xuan also didn’t understand why Shen Lingjun would follow her command and assume an ambush posture.
She knew perfectly well how much her Beast Husbands detested her.
Her earlier shouting was merely an attempt to borrow Shen Lingjun’s intimidating presence to scare off Lin Qinghui.
Otherwise, if a real fight broke out and Shen Lingjun stood by indifferently, she might truly die.
Now seeing that Shen Lingjun was actually cooperating with her, Chu Xuan raised her chin even more triumphantly.
“Lin Qinghui, take your useless Beast Husband and scram if you don’t want to die. Otherwise, when my other Beast Husbands arrive soon, they’ll chop you into pieces, grind your bones to dust, and leave you without even a grave to bury you in.” Chu Xuan threatened viciously.
Lin Qinghui also knew the current situation was unfavorable for her. She had originally thought she could persuade Shen Lingjun, since he already hated Chu Xuan to the bone.
Who knew what method Chu Xuan had used on Shen Lingjun to make him so obedient to her.
Today she had only brought Cheng Xu, her Tier 3 Beast Husband who couldn’t even defeat Shen Lingjun, let alone withstand Chu Xuan’s other Beast Husbands when they arrived.
“Absolutely useless!”
Lin Qinghui cursed under her breath, though it was unclear whether she was cursing Chu Xuan or Cheng Xu. After cursing, she jumped onto Cheng Xu’s back and said through gritted teeth, “Let’s go.”
Watching the human and bear turn and run away, Chu Xuan suddenly shouted: “Cheng Xu, your Female Master just called you useless!”
Lin Qinghui: “…”
She swore that one day, she would personally tear that bitch Chu Xuan to pieces.
“Female Master, I never realized you had such a mischievous side,” Shen Lingjun suddenly teased after the two had gone far away.
Chu Xuan snorted lightly: “She tried to persuade you to kill me. Is it too much for me to sow discord between her and her Beast Husband?”
“Not too much at all.” Shen Lingjun carried Chu Xuan forward slowly. After a moment, he added: “I wouldn’t kill you.”
Hearing this, Chu Xuan raised an eyebrow slightly. She clearly remembered the intense murderous looks her Beast Husbands had given her when she first transmigrated here!
The memory still made her shudder.
Seeing Chu Xuan remain silent, Shen Lingjun continued: “I told you I would protect you and not let you get hurt.”
Shen Lingjun’s voice remained cool, but there was an extra note of sincerity in it.
Chu Xuan giggled: “Mmhmm, I believe you.”
The moment Shen Lingjun heard her playful, teasing tone, he knew she was trying to fool him.
But it didn’t matter—time would tell the truth.
In the past, he had truly disliked this female, sometimes so much that he even wanted to kill her. But he had his principles and would never actually harm her. Otherwise, he would have agreed when Lin Qinghui came to him last time.
After spending these past few days together, he found that this female seemed to have become much more interesting than before.
He even felt a bit fond of her now, so his words about protecting her were sincere.
In this lifetime, he would only serve one Female Master.
Although he had been unwillingly forced into this marriage by her back then, now that he had married her, she was the only one for him in this life.
It didn’t matter if she didn’t believe him—they had plenty of time ahead!
[Ding! Shen Lingjun’s favorability +10. Reward: Points +10.]
Hearing the sudden notification about the Points, Chu Xuan was momentarily stunned. Then she lowered her head to look at the leopard beneath her, a slow smile curling at the corners of her lips.
[New task issued for the host: Spend one night with your Beast Husband, Xie Xingwen. Time limit: five days. Task reward: Points +30. Additional reward: Ability Awakening Card ×1.]
Chu Xuan’s happy mood lasted only two seconds before her smile vanished.
“System 38, are you even listening to yourself? You want me to spend a night with that penny-pincher Xie Xingwen?”
“Even if you’d asked me to spend the night with Mo Jingxing, it would’ve been better. Or, at the very least, Shen Lingjun would’ve been fine—both of them have decent favorability toward me. Why did you have to pick Xie Xingwen, that stingy miser? Are you deliberately messing with me?”
How could Xie Xingwen possibly agree to spend a night with her?!
System 38 chuckled mischievously: [Host, you must believe in your own charm. You can definitely win over Xie Xingwen. Besides, the more difficult the task, the richer the rewards. If you complete this task, you’ll gain an ability. Just think about it—with an ability in your hands, you’ll rule the world! Who would dare to provoke you recklessly in the future?]
Hearing this, Chu Xuan frowned thoughtfully for a moment. System 38’s words made a lot of sense!
If she had an ability, she could beat up Lin Qinghui every time she saw her and never have to fear her again.
“What ability will I be rewarded with if I complete the task?” Chu Xuan asked the system.
38: [Host, the Ability Awakening Card is random. Whatever ability you draw is the one you’ll get.]
A gacha system!
Chu Xuan felt her lucky streak awakening. She declared firmly to the system, “I’ll take this task.”
38 wanted to say, “It’s not like you have a choice—fail the task, and you’ll be erased by the system.”
But seeing how confident and determined Chu Xuan looked at the moment, it decided not to pour cold water on her enthusiasm.
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Shen Lingjun carried Chu Xuan slowly on the way home. It took quite a while before Jian Ze and the others finally caught up.
“Shen Lingjun, why did you run so fast? Were ghosts chasing you?”
Mo Jingxing immediately questioned Shen Lingjun as soon as he caught up.
He was supposed to be the one carrying the Female Master, but this guy Shen Lingjun had snatched her without a word and run off—completely unreasonable!
And to make matters worse, this damn leopard was incredibly fast. No matter how hard they tried, they couldn’t catch up.
Hearing this, Shen Lingjun turned his head and gave him a calm glance. “Aren’t you the one chasing me now?”
Mo Jingxing: “…”
He was about to say something more, but Shen Lingjun had no intention of listening to his nonsense. Carrying Chu Xuan, he accelerated once again.
Mo Jingxing quickly sped up as well to catch up with them.
After returning home, Chu Xuan handed the Mystic Iron to Xie Xingwen, entrusting him with the task of forging the sword.
Xie Xingwen glanced at Yu Jinglan, thought for a moment, and then said, “I’ll need to borrow your foxfire.”