Xi Qingqing suddenly felt a strong wind rush past her. Jiang Fei was already beside her, casually throwing the rabbit to the ground.
His gaze was like cold chains wrapping around her, locking her in place.
“Woman, are you serious?”
His voice sounded nice, but his eyes were cold.
She nodded.
Jiang Fei said, “Wait here.”
Then he turned to the stunned Xue Xi.
“Watch her. If she runs, I’ll skin you and use it as a mat.”
“What’s wrong with you?” Xue Xi was furious. Why did everyone want his skin?
Before he could finish, Jiang Fei had already run back to the hut.
Xi Qingqing looked down at the rabbit. Its throat had been bitten through. She broke off a branch, squatted down, and stuck the rabbit onto it.
“You should go,” Jiang Fei said when he came back.
She turned to look at him.
He pressed his lips together. “I know you’re just pretending. Go far away. When that lion calms down, come back.”
As he spoke, he took out a stack of red paper money and handed it to her.
“This is all I have. It might not even be enough for one day. Use it carefully.”
Xi Qingqing looked up at him. Even from below, he looked handsome and impressive.
She liked this type too.
She stood up, took the money, and glanced at it. The currency had a panda design on it—it looked nice. She put it away.
Then she picked up the rabbit and patted Jiang Fei on the shoulder.
“Thank you, but I’m not leaving. This is my home.”
“He’s counting how many times you’ve lied to him!” Jiang Fei said urgently.
“When it reaches 999 times, even if he suffers backlash from breaking the contract, he’ll kill you!”
Xi Qingqing narrowed her eyes. She saw Jiang Fei counting on his fingers, but he couldn’t finish counting.
He grabbed her arm. “Hurry! I’ll take you away!”
Before she could pull free, a cold voice came from behind:
“You’re trying to run?”
Xi Qingqing held Jiang Fei’s hand and gently pulled it away.
She turned around.
Jiang Fei stood tall, looking down at her. He held the divorce agreement tightly in his hand. His eyes were full of anger—and faint despair.
She didn’t understand the despair until he spoke, biting his lip until it bled:
“This is the 999th time you’ve lied to me. Do you know that?”
So this was the 999th time?
She asked the system: 【How old is Jiang Fei?】
【28.】
The original owner had lied to him more times than his age…
Xi Qingqing felt a little guilty for the first time.
“I’m not running. Really.”
But Jiang Fei didn’t listen. He had already decided.
The lion tribe was naturally fierce. Even in a world where females were rare, many lions killed other husbands out of jealousy.
Memories of being humiliated by her filled his mind, and his anger exploded.
Xi Qingqing saw him tear the divorce agreement into pieces. He dropped to the ground, and his body began to change.
Behind her, Xue Xi cursed quietly.
Because they had never truly formed a bond with her, their beast cores could not produce male energy. So they relied on their beast forms to fight.
Transforming into a beast meant they were ready to fight.
In a moment, Jiang Fei turned into a lion. His fur moved in the wind as he roared.
A gust of wind rushed behind her. A smaller fox charged forward—it was Xue Xi.
“Run!” he shouted.
But Xi Qingqing didn’t move.
After using the growth liquid last night, her strength had mostly recovered. She wanted to test it.
She watched the two beasts fighting, calculating their speed and strength.
Xue Xi was no match for Jiang Fei. His ability wasn’t direct combat.
Soon, he was badly injured and pinned to the ground. Jiang Fei raised his sharp claws toward his throat.
Xue Xi glanced toward where Xi Qingqing stood.
But she hadn’t moved. She looked like she was frozen in fear.
His heart grew cold. He closed his eyes, accepting his fate.
But the final blow never came.
Instead, Jiang Fei suddenly lost strength. Xue Xi seized the chance and escaped.
When he stood up, what he saw shocked him so much that he forgot his pain.
Xi Qingqing stood in front of Jiang Fei, her right hand slightly raised. The cold wind blew her hair.
She hadn’t even touched him—but Jiang Fei couldn’t move.
His eyes were red with blood, and his killing intent was fading.
Xue Xi could see tiny energy particles gathering in her hand, forming a huge golden net that trapped Jiang Fei easily.
Such powerful spiritual energy…
And it came from the female he once thought was weak.
Only now did Xue Xi realize something was wrong.
She felt different—completely different from before.
Xi Qingqing tightened the net, forcing Jiang Fei to calm down. He had no choice but to return to human form.
Only when the pressure left marks on his skin did she stop.
Jiang Fei fell heavily to the ground, raising dust.
He stared at her in shock.
“You… weren’t you useless?”
Xi Qingqing walked over and lightly patted his face.
“Do you admit defeat?”
Jiang Fei was covered in blood. The pressure had left deep marks across his body.
He opened his mouth but couldn’t speak.
Tears mixed with blood as he closed his eyes.
“Just kill me.”
Unable to take revenge, unable to escape—better to die now than be humiliated again.
“From the beginning, I never said I wouldn’t sign the divorce agreement,” Xi Qingqing said slowly.
Jiang Fei’s eyes shot open in disbelief.
She picked up the torn pieces of paper and sighed. Then she pressed them lightly against his trembling lips.
“You’re too impulsive. This beating wasn’t unfair.”
She said it calmly, like it didn’t matter.
He asked blankly,
“What… do you mean?”
The white paper fell to the ground, along with drops of his blood.