Chapter 12: Principal Husband Position

Su Mo's first patient is that old woman's grandson.

She felt the little Beastman's pulse point, then gently tapped the child's chest.

She furrowed her brows and asked, "Did you catch a chill a few days ago? How many days have you been coughing?"

"Five days!"

"You haven't taken any medicine these past few days?"

"The Shaman Doctor prescribed some earlier, it improved, but this morning it suddenly got worse."

"Did you give him a bath?"

The old woman nodded, "Yes!"

Su Mo frowned, "The condition is relapsing, it's getting worse. I'll prescribe a few medicines; go up the mountain to find them. Brew them back home and give him several doses. If it still burns badly at night, remember to come see me again. Use Warm Water to wipe his body frequently."

"Alright, thank you, Su Mo!"

"Go quickly!"

Su Mo's next patient is a patient with a stomachache; this is not a difficult case for Su Mo.

The following one is a hunting injury with a slightly inflamed wound, all minor matters.

She treats patients extremely quickly, and soon those outside are all but done.

Finally, it's Mo Xiao's turn.

Su Mo called the person into the room; Fei Yan fetched clean water, and Mo Xiao removed his coat, exposing the wound on his left shoulder.

The wound is a bit deep; it must first be cleaned of debris, then anti‑inflammatory hemostasis, and it also needs suturing.

Su Mo's hands, empowered by the system, handle these tasks with great proficiency.

Before cleaning, she applied a small amount of mandrake flower extract to the wound.

The dosage was well controlled, so throughout the whole process Mo Xiao barely felt any pain.

While Su Mo tended his wound, she instructed Yue Ying and Fei Yan to prepare dinner ingredients.

By the time she finished treating Mo Xiao's wound, Yue Ying and Fei Yan had already finished preparing.

Mo Xiao, after dressing, said, "Thank you."

"You're welcome; when you go back, keep that wound from getting wet. In the next few days you still need to change the medicine; you can ask someone in the clan… to help a bit."

Before Su Mo could finish speaking, Mo Xiao said, "I'll come again tomorrow."

"Actually… the wound is already taken care of; if you don't want to come over, you don't have to."

Mo Xiao, as if he hadn't grasped her meaning, said, "That's troublesome."

Su Mo: "..."

【What is he doing? Can he let me finish speaking? Isn't he the one who least wants to see me? Letting someone from the clan handle it would be fine?!】

A strange expression flashed across Mo Xiao's face, and he let out a soft cough.

Yue Ying smiled and said, "Snake Young Master, this wound has already been handled by Wife Master; as for changing the medicine, perhaps we should let others…"

"The wound is too deep; he comes to Wife Master daily to change the medicine and check the healing, which is the correct approach," Fei Yan's heavy gaze turned to Yue Ying.

Then he said to Mo Xiao, "I think you'd be better off staying here; if any situation arises, it would also make it convenient for Wife Master to handle."

"!!!"

Su Mo was already dumbfounded.

【What is Fei Yan, this wandering chicken, thinking? He's fine staying here, but now he wants to keep this snake? Who really is the head of the family? Who gave him the right to overstep here?!】

【No, no, I absolutely cannot let them hold an animal gathering here! If they conspire to harm me, I wouldn't even have a chance to resist!】

"..."

Fei Yan, Mo Xiao, and Yue Ying exchanged a glance.

They have a look that seems eager to plot against Wife Master, like vicious husbands?

Could this be why Wife Master is so determined to break off the engagement?!

Su Mo shifted her gaze to Mo Xiao, awkwardly pulling at the corner of her mouth: "My place is small, you should first…"

Mo Xiao promptly interrupted, "I'll just live next to Fei Yan."

Fei Yan: "Hmm, I can help Wife Master take care of him together."

【Su Mo's mouth opened wide enough to fit an egg. What the heck? I let him stay, and now he's just lingering here like a water‑spirit? Can they even listen to my thoughts!!!】

Su Mo frowned, "Better not. This place isn't very safe; there were thieves a couple of days ago…"

Mo Xiao: "It's fine; even though I'm injured, dealing with a few thieves is no problem."

Fei Yan: "Wife Master, don't worry any more. Precisely because it's unsafe, we as fiancés should stay to protect your safety."

Su Mo: "... Do as you please!"

She gritted her teeth and turned to leave.

Yue Ying waved the Feather Fan in his hand, glanced at Mo Xiao and let out a light laugh, his gaze somewhat mocking.

Back then, when the marriage was to be broken, this snake caused the biggest trouble; he thought he really had the resolve to call off the engagement.

Who would have thought, huh, it's just like that.

He says on his lips that this fox is shameless, yet their methods are even better than his.

Fei Yan squinted at Yue Ying, warning, "Wife Master belongs to everyone; put away those petty thoughts."

"Don't say that so early; who ends up marrying her is still uncertain!" Yue Ying pulled at the corner of his mouth and said, "It was agreed back then: whoever enters the door first becomes the Principal Husband. Don't forget that."

Upon hearing that, Fei Yan and Mo Xiao slightly furrowed their brows.

Originally, it was decided that Mo Xiao would be the first to enter, and the Principal Husband Position was his by right. The next in line were Fei Yan, Yue Ying, Ye Yuan, and Cang Lan.

Now, they all understand that Su Mo most strongly rejects Mo Xiao, so he basically has no chance at the Principal Husband Position.

Ye Yuan and Cang Lan, busy handling their own families' affairs, can't attend to this for a while, leaving only him and Fei Yan, that bird, behind.

Yue Ying thought, he could certainly vie for it!

Anyway, monopolizing now is impossible, so vying for status will do!

At this moment Su Mo was in the kitchen, stir‑frying dishes while chatting with Xiao Jiu.

Because she helped a group of passersby that night, she gained 120 points.

There was also a boost in Mo Xiao's Affection Level; it is now –50, and it rose by 30 points that night.

Since the increase was too rapid, the system awarded an extra 50 points.

Now she still owes the System Mall 181 points.

Xiao Jiu exclaimed excitedly, "Host, at this pace you'll soon be able to clear the mall points. Once Mo Xiao's and Long Yan's injuries are fully healed, you'll receive a huge wave of points and can go shopping again!"

"Hmm…"

Su Mo responded weakly.

Xiao Jiu: "Host, why aren't you happy?"

"What's there to be happy about? The faster the villains' Affection Levels rise, the harder this marriage becomes to break off!"

That's not a good thing for her; she's just an ordinary expendable who only wants to spend the rest of her life peacefully in this world, not to be dragged into the villains' life‑or‑death struggles…

Su Mo looked up to the sky and sighed, "Tell me, what exactly must I do to get them to call off the marriage!!!"

"Please forgive Xiao Jiu for being powerless…"

【Ahhh! How can I get rid of those big villains?!】

The three about to enter from outside halted their steps. "Big villains?"

Is the Wife Master talking about them?

Mo Xiao frowned; this was the second time he had heard that term.

What does it actually mean?

Very quickly the three arrived at the nearby Xiao Shulin, where Scarlet Face flipped open the book "Prophecy of the Gods" and found a note.

Big villain, as the name suggests, a great scoundrel who does every kind of evil, is a story's antagonist and the protagonists' toughest nemesis. Usually it is also the most detestable existence.

After reading it, the three fell into silence.

So the Wife Master now wants to break off the marriage because she thinks they're bad people?!

Mo Xiao furrowed his brows and asked, "What exactly is up with her medical skill?"

Given his injury today, even if a Shaman Doctor handled it, it might not be resolved so neatly.

Fei Yan knit his brows, thought for a few seconds, and said, "The book offers no detailed explanation; perhaps she has awakened an ability we don't know."

Mo Xiao and Yue Ying nodded, also thinking the possibility was great.