Chapter 20

Su Mo returned to the room and had just sat down when Mo Xiao walked over carrying some anti‑swelling herbs.

He half‑knelt beside her bed, gently took her hand, carefully applied the herbs, and wrapped it with gauze.

Then he lifted his eyes to her, speaking softly: "Wife Master, I made you suffer; it won't happen again."

Su Mo was startled by his voice and trembled slightly【What does this sudden gentleness mean? Later? You actually dare to think there will be a later?!】

【In my past life I never even dated, and now you… I can't think about it; if I keep thinking, my heart will get dirty again……】

Mo Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly, his deep black pupils fixed on her.

Past life? What is that?

And what is love?

Su Mo felt nervous under his gaze, clenched her hand, and the next second winced slightly from the pain.

Mo Xiao nervously reached out and grabbed her wrist: "Don't move."

Su Mo struggled a bit, trying to pull her hand out of his palm.

Who knew Mo Xiao would grip even tighter; he pulled hard and dragged her toward him.

Forcing her to meet his dark, deep eyes.

"Before… I didn't know what was good for me; from now on I will prove to you that your choice was correct."

Su Mo suddenly widened her eyes: "No, no need……" like that!

【I really did touch something I shouldn't have, but he wouldn't just offer himself in return, would he?! At the time the situation was urgent; if it were someone else, I… could only do this, like this……】

Mo Xiao frowned, a spark of fire flared in his heart—if it were someone else, would she act this way too?!

Just imagining that scene, he instantly felt jealous and wanted to kill.

But on the surface he still appeared the proper gentleman: "Tonight I'll stay in the Wife Master's room so I can take care of you, all right?"

"No……"

"Or does the Wife Master want me to sleep on the inner side of the bed? That would be more convenient?"

As he spoke, the sash of his black brocade robe suddenly came undone.

Revealing those perfect muscle lines.

The words on Su Mo's tip of her tongue vanished in an instant, and she stared blankly.

【I was too nervous just now; I didn't even take the chance to really feel the texture…】

"If you don't speak, I'll take it as your agreement."

Su Mo snapped back to reality: "What did I agree to? I……"

"Wife Master, do you really want me to sleep on the inner side? Hmm?"

As he said that, Mo Xiao's eyes flicked up slightly, his demeanor alluring, carrying an indescribable charm.

Su Mo's heart jumped, she turned her back on him and said: "Forget it, do as you please, I'm going to sleep!"

Mo Xiao looked at her slightly red ear tip and couldn't help curling the corner of his mouth.

Then he reached out to cover her with the animal‑skin blanket, while he himself slept on the wooden boards beneath her bed.

Suddenly there was another person in the room; Su Mo felt uncomfortable everywhere, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.

The moonlight was like water, its clear, cold light streaming through the window, spilling onto the bedside and falling on Mo Xiao.

His black brocade robe fell open as he casually lay on his side, revealing perfect muscle lines—truly a captivating picture of a handsome Beastman at rest.

One must say, this snake's innate qualities are excellent.

Otherwise the original novel's heroine wouldn't have tried to persuade him to surrender, failing that, wanting to kill him swiftly.

After all, the heroine's creed is: no matter how stunning a beauty, if it cannot be used by her, she will decisively eliminate it!

Speaking of which, that book's values are actually somewhat warped; the protagonist is not a traditionally good person.

To achieve her goals, she has also done many things that harm heaven and reason; many of those villains were actually forced onto that path.

The author believes history is written by the victors, yet those who truly reach high positions inevitably have some unsavory blood on their hands.

There's no need for every protagonist to be an absolutely good person by the book.

But this also led some readers to think that Mo Xiao and a few others are the real main characters.

They even started discussions and votes in the comment section, pressuring the author to change the ending.

Unfortunately Su Mo didn't even see the big ending that night; she fell asleep and woke up in the world of the book.

She also doesn't know what kind of ending that crazy book ultimately has.

Realizing she had been staring blankly at the person under the bed for too long, Su Mo turned over.

In her mind Xiao Jiu's voice sounded: "Host, Tian Du is about to dawn; aren't you going to sleep?"

"I can't sleep… there's an unwelcome guest in the room, an eyesore!"

Xiao Jiu raised an eyebrow: "Is it really an eyesore, or is it his male beauty tempting you, making you unable to rest? How about it—tonight have you gained a full understanding of Mo Xiao's strength?"

"Cough!" Su Mo widened her eyes: "What kind of trash is in your head!"

"Tch~ the junk in my head isn't nearly as much as yours~ you've got so many tricks, even thinking of using your hands, tsk tsk—reading those smutty posts wasn't for nothing, you've learned all this! Those little sweet nothings you whispered tonight were so smooth, you've got him practically bursting at the seams, you just won't stop—you've practically opened a whole new world for the Snake Young Master!"

"……"

Su Mo's face flushed crimson: "You're shameless, how can you peek?!"

Xiao Jiu said righteously: "We weren't doing anything proper, what's wrong with me taking a quick look?"

Su Mo gritted her teeth and cursed him a few times,

Then she lay on the bed recalling the night's events, 【So Mo Xiao kept going over and over… couldn't stop because my sweet nothings were too smooth? I swear to heaven, I'm totally off the rails!!!】

Mo Xiao under the bed slowly opened his eyes, his deep gaze fixed on her back.

He also couldn't sleep; his mind was full of her earlier pitiful calls of his name, even with a pleading, coquettish tone begging him, "Hurry up……"

He couldn't think about it; just imagining her slightly flushed cheeks, kneeling and sitting on him……

The suppressed evil fire will come back to life.

Now, after hearing another wave of her thoughts, I can't sleep even more.

She wouldn't actually think that he can't stop because of her... those... improper words, would she?

It seems she truly lacks sufficient understanding of his strength.

Suddenly, he transformed a snake tail, quietly wrapping around her slender ankle.

Again, it silently slid over her calf...

The icy touch made Su Mo startle; upon realizing what it was, she instantly lost all sleepiness.

Quietly sitting up, she reached out to untwine the snake tail wrapped around her leg.

Accidentally touching the tip of the tail, it perked up and then wrapped around her wrist.

Mo Xiao almost let out a muffled groan; her gentle fingertip had just slid over that sympathetic scale on his tail.

Fortunately it was just a light touch; otherwise...

The icy sensation made Su Mo feel like she was about to die.

Quietly glancing at the person under the bed, the damned snake beastfolk seems to be sleeping soundly.

What the heck is going on with this tail? Could it be uncontrollable when asleep?!

【Waa waa waa, Granny really is scared of this thing~ I really want to chop it with a knife!】

In the next second, the snake tail directly wrapped around her waist; Su Mo really is going crazy.

The tighter it wound, the higher it crept—even starting to faintly heat up?!

After Mo Xiao realized something was wrong, he immediately pretended nothing was happening and withdrew his tail.

He just wanted to tease her, not to scare her.

Su Mo breathed a sigh of relief, pulled the blanket over herself, really needing to sleep—otherwise she'd die suddenly...

The next morning, when Mo Xiao opened the door and stepped out, Fei Yan and Yue Ying had just returned from outside.

Seeing this snake emerge from Su Mo's room, both of their faces flashed a hint of jealousy.

Mo Xiao walked over and asked: "Last night's captured shaman doctor and Qing Shan, how does the tribe chief plan to deal with them?"

"They're already dead in the tribe's prison, said to be a sudden illness, but I don't think it's that simple."

Mo Xiao frowned: "Acting this fast?"

Originally he also planned to take action, after all who would want to keep a future archenemy? Moreover those two really hadn't done anything, so there was truly no need to keep them.

But he had originally planned to ask the shaman doctor a few questions; now there's no chance.

"The tribe chief wants Su Mo, after she wakes up, to go find him."

Mo Xiao frowned; what does the tribe chief want Su Mo to do?

The two exchanged a glance, simultaneously thinking of something, both furrowing their brows.