Mo Fuqing looked over in surprise. During those days, he had been in the cave saving his people, so he didn’t know what had happened between Jiang Fei and Xi Qingqing.
Xue Xi, however, was very happy. His fox ears suddenly popped out.
Beastmen usually don’t like showing partial animal features, but ever since he noticed Xi Qingqing liked touching his ears, he kept them out all the time.
Jiang Fei took the money and turned to leave.
Halfway, he came back.
“Woman, I didn’t expect you to be in such a hurry. You still remember this matter. Do you really want to divorce me?”
Xi Qingqing answered without hesitation, “Of course.”
The system asked in confusion:
【Host, do you really want to divorce Jiang Fei? He is deeply tied to the original host’s fate and is the only beast husband with strong presence in the story. He might also be someone whose fate needs to change!】
After the original host died, Jiang Fei died the next day.
So the system’s concern made sense.
Xi Qingqing replied in her mind:
【Haven’t you seen how a player handles relationships? You don’t chase men too eagerly—you pull and release at the right time. Understand?】
The system paused.
【Understood.】
Xi Qingqing smiled. She had many things to do next, and as a refined person, some things didn’t need to be said too clearly.
According to the marriage law of the Beast Continent, even if they submitted a divorce agreement, the office would call her after one month.
If she disagreed, the divorce would be rejected based on the female’s will.
Everyone understood this without saying it aloud.
In this world, females control reproduction, so their status is naturally higher than males.
“I respect your choice,” Xi Qingqing said smoothly. “After everything, I’ve thought things through. I hope you get what you want. We can still be friends.”
After speaking, she walked into the house happily.
Jiang Fei watched her leave. Her dress moved like a butterfly as she entered the living room.
The words he wanted to say stayed in his throat.
He put the money into his pocket and prepared to leave.
Behind him, Xue Xi said proudly:
“You can’t recognize treasure when you see it. The female master now has a beast core and is very powerful, yet you still don’t understand.”
Jiang Fei didn’t realize at first that Xue Xi was talking about him.
“What do you mean, beast core?” Mo Fuqing asked.
Jiang Fei stopped walking. He also wanted to know.
Xue Xi didn’t know the truth, but his fox instincts made him act confident:
“Of course it’s because of that thing—the thing that makes all of us stronger.”
“The thing that makes us stronger?”
Mo Fuqing thought of the time he was drugged, but nothing happened between him and Xi Qingqing.
He looked at the fox and decided he was talking nonsense, then went to choose a room.
Jiang Fei, however, walked out—then came back again.
“Did you do it with the female master?”
Xue Xi nodded proudly.
Before he could continue making things up, Jiang Fei suddenly grabbed him.
“What are you doing?! ” Xue Xi’s fur stood up.
“You’re not in mating season. How could you attract her? ” Jiang Fei said coldly. “I hate liars. Want to fight? ”
Xue Xi became annoyed:
“You’re about to divorce her. Mo Fuqing can be angry, but why are you angry? What does it have to do with you? ”
Jiang Fei then realized Xue Xi was mocking him.
He felt angry but couldn’t argue.
Xue Xi continued:
“You only have looks and a good body, but no brains. If the female master wants, she can find many like you.”
The more he talked, the happier he got.
“When you leave, the next one will be third. Then I’ll be first, Mo Fuqing second, and the newcomer third.”
Jiang Fei couldn’t take it anymore and threw a punch.
Xue Xi caught his fist.
“Coward! ” Jiang Fei sneered.
“Who’s a coward? ” Xue Xi replied. “Let’s fight outside! Please keep in mind last time—you broke her chair and got starved for ten days! ”
Jiang Fei paused, then looked at the limited furniture.
“Let’s go! ”
…
Xi Qingqing stood by the floor-to-ceiling window in her bedroom, enjoying the view.
“This is real life,” she thought.
She saw the two beastmen fighting outside on the grass.
“They seem happier than me,” she thought. “They’re even sparring.”
She believed people need a supportive environment to stay kind.
After resting for a few days, Mo Fuqing came to ask if his people could stay in the nearest room on the second floor.
He promised they wouldn’t smell and he would take care of everything.
She agreed.
She hadn’t had time to check what kind of snakes they were.
“What kind of snake is Mo Fuqing? ” she wondered. He looked familiar.
But it wasn’t important. The mission mattered more.
She had never been to Qingshui Town before. She only knew the manager was Zhang Fengyun—and he clearly didn’t like her.
Coming from the apocalypse, she was used to thinking carefully.
If she wanted a comfortable life and to complete her mission, she had two choices:
Either win Zhang Fengyun over or take his power.
But judging from how the townspeople reacted when she arrived…
No matter what, she first needed to fix her reputation.
The system suddenly spoke:
【Alert! Host, please purify the polluted beastmen in Qingshui Town! Some are near death!】
“Where are they? ” she asked.
【In the prison.】
She almost wanted to kiss the system.
The best way to fix her reputation was to help people.
Once she did enough good deeds, others would naturally change their opinion of her.
“Wait for me—I’m coming! ” she said excitedly.
As soon as she stepped outside, a man in a thick coat threw rotten vegetables at her.
She didn’t move. She used her mental power to suppress him.
The man trembled and fell to his knees.
She turned and saw her door covered in rotten leaves.
“…My beautiful new home.”
She smiled gently.
“Give me a reason to spare you, okay? ”
The man gritted his teeth:
“I’ll throw more! If it weren’t for you taking over Qingshui Town, we would have been assigned to Princess Anning! How could people here be polluted by the snake tribe? How could my mother be locked in prison?! You—! ”
Before he could say worse things, Xi Qingqing sealed his mouth with mental power.
Xue Xi came over, still half asleep, turned into beast form, grabbed the man, and rubbed him against the door.
The man kept yelling:
“You evil woman! One day you’ll be killed by her! She’ll skin you and eat you! ”
Xi Qingqing asked, “What are you doing? ”
“Helping you clean the door,” Xue Xi replied.
She thought for a moment.
“…That works.”
“After that, tie him to the street lamp and throw all the fallen leaves at him.”
“Okay.”
The man shouted:
“If you have the ability, just kill me! My whole family is polluted—I’m not afraid of death! ”
“Your whole family? ” Xi Qingqing looked surprised and then sighed. “Then use his clothes to wipe the door. It’s cold today—just teach him a lesson.”
Xue Xi was touched.
“Female master, you’ve become so kind.”
Xi Qingqing nodded proudly.
“When you have great power, you must be more tolerant.”
The man, now stripped and freezing, was too shocked to even curse anymore.
At that moment, a voice came from behind:
“Your Highness, you just arrived and you’re already tormenting the people of Qingshui Town. Isn’t that a bit too much? ”