Chapter 147: Love Rivals' Contest

Before Su Mo went downstairs, she applied some medicine.

Those traces had clearly faded somewhat, but if one looked closely they were still quite obvious.

A voice suddenly rang in her mind: "Congratulations, host, you have obtained a new Binding Contract pattern; the system grants you a Soul-Protecting Totem, which you can view by lightly touching your left wrist."

Su Mo, sitting in Yue Ying's arms, her eyes lit up: "New gadget?" She raised her hand and lightly stroked the faint rose pattern on her wrist; instantly it flowed with light, a brilliant golden radiance burst forth like dawn breaking, filling the whole room with dazzling golden light in an instant.

As her finger passed over, the dazzling light receded like a tide, the dark pattern silently sank beneath the skin, vanishing without a trace.

Su Mo asked in her mind: "What functions does it have?"

Xiao Jiu: "It's very useful! Not only can it protect you to a certain extent, it also has some offensive capability. The Totem comes with built-in illusion arts—hypnosis, memory alteration—and can also help you fend off enemies to a degree~"

Su Mo raised her eyebrows: "Illusion arts, hypnosis, memory alteration? Sounds not bad."

Yue Ying, hearing Su Mo's thoughts, couldn't help but be surprised; it seemed the Wife Master's weapon had been upgraded? Great!

That Xiao Jiu is still somewhat useful.

Xiao Jiu continued: "The Totem will keep upgrading; host, you can keep working hard, try to start new functions~ In my view, that Xuan Qing is a top-quality potential stock; he is the highest-ranked among your Beast Husbands!"

Su Mo frowned: "Can you stop randomly pointing at the Yuan Yang Register? If you opened your eyes wide and looked, does Xuan Qing seem like someone indulged in love?"

Yue Ying's hand resting on her waist suddenly tightened; just after praising that Xiao Jiu, he's causing trouble!

Damn thing! Again scheming to have the Wife Master find his love rival!!!

Su Mo continued talking to Xiao Jiu: "I have no interest in that ice-cold Xuan Qing; why don't you get me some medicine to strengthen the body, and upgrade the few we already have."

"No problem, my performance has been good lately! The leadership is still quite generous!"

Soon the System Space dropped a packet of pills.

Xiao Jiu: "Host, the pills have been placed in your pouch, one at a time, take one every half month!"

Su Mo excitedly felt her waist pouch and indeed found several more pills.

She took one out and sniffed: 【Sure enough, they're all good stuff, a great tonic!】

Su Mo directly stuffed the pill into Yue Ying's mouth: "Eat it."

Yue Ying frowned, wondering if his body still needed supplementing?

But since the Wife Master likes it, he'll just take the supplement.

He narrowed his eyes in a smile, lowered his head and took her finger into his mouth together.

A faint current arose.

Su Mo's cheeks suddenly flushed, she wanted to dodge.

But in a daze, he pressed her onto the bed.

Yue Ying brushed the hair from her cheek, smiling alluringly: "The Wife Master gave me something good to eat; I should also properly repay the Wife Master, right?"

Su Mo suddenly widened her eyes: "You're not allowed to mess around again!"

Yue Ying looked at her with a furrowed brow, aggrieved: "When have I ever messed around? You're wrongly accusing me; I deserve punishment!"

Having said that, he pressed her onto the couch and gave her a good tossing about, though he didn't dare go overboard.

After all, he didn't want to end up on the blacklist of bedchamber attendants.

By the time Yue Ying embraced her and went downstairs, Fei Yan and Ye Yuan had already finished cooking dinner.

Su Mo's gaze met Fei Yan's gentle eyes; Fei Yan smiled: "Let's eat."

Ye Yuan walked over, took Su Mo's hand and said: "Wife Master, there's a dish I made today; you must try it."

Su Mo's eyes curved with a smile: "Sure!"

"Then wait, I'll go fetch the dishes!"

Having said that, Ye Yuan dashed off like a gust of wind.

Su Mo stood there, scanning the surroundings; Cang Lan stood there, looking at her with a somewhat guilty gaze.

She stepped over and asked: "Is your injury better?"

Cang Lan extended his arm, revealing his furry ear tips, his face slightly red as he said: "I want the Wife Master to help apply medicine."

"Sure, have a seat."

Su Mo took the medicine from his palm and instructed: "Take off your clothes."

Cang Lan swiftly removed his clothes and sat obediently.

Su Mo carefully applied the medicine to him, then helped him put his clothes back on.

As she was about to withdraw her hand, he grabbed her wrist firmly, his low gentle voice saying: "It's my fault for not protecting the Wife Master well."

Su Mo lightly laughed and shook her head: "It's the enemy who's too cunning; how can I blame you? If he wants to catch me, he'll always find an opportunity, regardless of who's by my side."

"But..." Su Mo shifted her tone, turning serious: "Next time such a situation arises, you must remember: in a crisis, the first person to protect should be oneself. I can never become the shackle that binds your will to survive."

Cang Lan's brows knit tightly, his gaze deep and fixed on him, his heart stirred by undercurrents of thought.

He would obey her in everything, but this one thing he could not.

Su Mo gave Cang Lan another pill, telling him that after his injury heals, taking it can raise his level.

She lifted her gaze and saw Xuan Qing leaning against a tree not far away.

He was still dressed in plain clothes; his gaze toward her was calm as water, appearing clear and see-through, yet actually unfathomable.

His bare wrist seemed to faintly bear some scars.

Su Mo stepped over and politely said: "Third Young Master, I haven't yet thanked you for yesterday's incident."

Having said that, she casually tossed out a medicine bottle: "This is wound medicine."

Xuan Qing raised his hand and caught the porcelain bottle.

His clear, deep eyes locked onto her, his tone undulating as he asked: "Miss Su, do you always like to treat people differently?"

Su Mo was stunned.

"Do you thank everyone in the same way?"

"Or maybe I should ask what my status is in this household now… exactly… what am I to the young lady?"

"……"

【What does he mean? Doesn't he know his own status?!】

【Ah right, I should give him another pill, after all he's now considered my fiancé, I can't show favoritism!】

Su Mo thought that, and then threw another pill at him.

She immediately narrowed her eyes and said: "Third Young Master gets a share too."

Xuan Qing raised his hand to take it, furrowed his brows, and said: "I wasn't referring to that."

Su Mo: "……"

【Not this, not that? Then what exactly is it?! He couldn't be wanting me to apply medicine to him, could he?!】

【……He's doing this on purpose to disgust me? That must be it!】

【Since that's the case, I'll disgust him once too!】

Su Mo's eyes flashed with mischief as an idea struck her.

She stepped forward, calm and frank: "Third Young Master is my fiancé; applying medicine is something I can also do—take off your clothes, I'll apply it for you!"

【Trying to compete with me, this stinky scholar is still a bit green~ Anyway, I'm not losing! Who fears whom! If I don't scare him off, it's on me!】

Xuan Qing stood there, unmoving.

Su Mo blinked and said: "Embarrassed to undress? Then let me help you?"

She said, narrowing her eyes: "I love helping people!"

Su Mo said and was about to move to help him undress, but Xuan Qing didn't budge an inch from head to toe, standing like a pine tree in snow.

Su Mo suddenly felt nervous.

【Good grief, why isn't he dodging! Does he think I wouldn't dare? Well then I'll do it just to show him! This is him forcing me! It's not what I wanted to do……】

Just as Su Mo's hand was about to touch his belt, her waist suddenly felt a chill.

Before she could react, she fell into a familiar embrace exuding a faint cold aura.

She turned her head and met Mo Xiao's deep gaze.

Mo Xiao held her tightly in his arms, a flash of jealousy crossing his eyes.

Su Mo felt the stinky snake's aura was low and a bit frightening……

She resembled a child who had done wrong, huddled in his embrace, afraid to move.

Mo Xiao's calm gaze collided with Xuan Qing's from afar, and in an instant it seemed as if cold light burst forth, even the surrounding wind seemed to stop.