Chapter 29: Internal Injury from Qi

Yue Ying's room is much tidier than Su Mo imagined.

The room's furnishings are very simple, just a wooden plank bed, plus a wooden table and two chairs.

The room has a faint scent of medicinal herbs, which are mosquito-repelling herbs.

There is also a faint aroma of liquor, with a hint of sweet osmanthus.

Su Mo tilted her head and glanced at the two jars of liquor placed by the window.

【Beast World's liquor, I also don't know if it's good to drink.】

Yue Ying listened to her inner thoughts without changing expression, his meaningful gaze sweeping over the two jars of liquor.

Then he gracefully took off his outer robe and lay sideways on the bed.

He stretched out a hand, "Let's begin."

Su Mo reached out and placed her hand on his pulse, then slightly furrowed her brow.

【Strange, he looks perfectly fine, yet his pulse isn't that smooth? But it doesn't seem like he has any serious illness either.】

She had no idea that, for a Beastman of Yue Ying's level, controlling one's pulse is not difficult at all.

Given the circumstances, even without illness one can feign being three-tenths sick.

Su Mo glanced at the person on the bed and asked, "Where have you been feeling uncomfortable lately?"

【Is it an illusion? I actually feel his face is a bit deathly pale? Could he really have contracted some serious illness I can't cure? If so, I'd better chase him out quickly—if he dies here, people will say I murdered my husband, a charge I can't bear……】

Yue Ying gritted his teeth, closed his eyes, and thought, "You're so heartless, just wishing for my death?"

"My waist hurts, my legs hurt, my stomach hurts! My head hurts too, but most importantly, my chest is very painful right now!"

It's all because she made me angry!!!

Su Mo raised her eyebrows, 【Playing with me, huh? Fine!】

"Ah, from your pulse I see your body is very weak; you need to properly rest and nourish yourself, eat more good stuff to strengthen. For headaches, think less; for leg pain, walk less; for stomach pain, eat less unclean food; as for waist pain..."

"That must be kidney deficiency! Maybe supplementing will help—how about I prescribe you some yang-strengthening medicine?"

Yue Ying clenched his back teeth, "I don't know if I'm kidney deficient or not? You open your mouth and just spout nonsense?"

Seeing him silent, Su Mo narrowed her eyes and smiled with satisfaction.

【I knew that dead fox is full of schemes; he wouldn't dare take my medicine, fearing I'd poison him—no, he's probably afraid I'll completely cure his yang deficiency~】

Yue Ying raised an eyebrow and smiled: "Sure, Wife Master, I'll take whatever you prescribe. Besides, Wife Lord (Honorable) values me so much, she certainly wouldn't harm me~ Yue Ying keeps this in mind and will cherish your affection even more from now on."

Su Mo's mouth twitched, and she laughed awkwardly.

【Such sudden sweet talk surely hides ill intent—I'd better get out of here fast!】

Su Mo had just risen and was about to leave when suddenly a fox tail hooked her waist.

"I'm still uncomfortable; why don't you trouble Wife Master to give me a massage again? As agreed, today you fulfill one of my requests—can't do half and then renege."

Su Mo: "……Okay!"

She's done being a good person to the end, right!

"Where should I massage?"

"Shoulders sore, waist aching, legs hurting—Wife Master, you decide how to handle it~"

Su Mo resignedly closed her eyes, turned, and prepared to sit on the bed's edge to give him a couple of presses.

Who knew the dead fox would directly hook her with his tail and sit on her.

"Come up and massage—wouldn't that be more convenient?"

He lay prone on the pillow, speaking in a tone devoid of emotion.

Su Mo looked at this pose and inexplicably felt her face flush.

She had just wanted to shift her leg when a fox tail blocked her path.

"Hurry up, the sooner we finish the better! Dragging your feet, I'm starting to think you have some ideas about me."

Su Mo snorted and began to massage him.

"Focus the strength, like a cat's scratch~"

"Got it!"

Su Mo increased the pressure.

"A bit lower, exert a bit more strength!"

Su Mo pouted her little lips, resignedly moving her hands a bit lower.

【Press, press, press—are you really using me as a maid?! Granny might as well hit a couple of your acupressure points so you can't 'stand' at all……】

The next second, her waist tightened, and the person lying prone suddenly flipped over.

Then the fox tail hooked around his waist loosened, and they ended up completely face to face……

Yue Ying grabbed his wrist, gave a bewitching smile: "The front needs massage too~"

This pose made Su Mo even more uncomfortable.

Her mind suddenly flashed to that day, helping Mo Xiao with that… the scene was somewhat similar to the present situation.

Yue Ying watched her dazed look and felt a bit displeased inside.

Damn it, in his presence she's still thinking about someone else?!

He reached out, grabbed her hand, placed it on his stomach, and smiled narrowly: "This spot hurts—press here."

Su Mo gritted her teeth, found a few acupoints, and pressed down firmly.

【Really can't tell, this stinky fox is the type who looks slim in clothes but has muscle when undressed! The feel of his abs is pretty nice~】

【Pah, what am I thinking! In his eyes I'm just a worthless maid~ I'll massage him to death!】

"Mm~"

Yue Ying let out a muffled hum; Su Mo also didn't know whether he was pleased by her massage or in pain.

Until she felt that something under her butt was getting increasingly wrong.

It seemed like something…

When she realized what it was, her face flushed instantly, and she tried to run away.

In an instant, a fox tail appeared at her waist, firmly trapping her.

Yue Ying had been brewing a pair of eyes, and finally opened them—eyes that concealed his desire.

In a flirty, seductive voice: "Wife Master, do you still think my kidneys are weak?"

Su Mo, blushing, snapped: "You… are sick!"

"You don't know whether I'm ill?"

The next second, the person in front of her grabbed her wrist, gave a push, and Su Mo was forced to lie on top of him.

Their breaths intermingled instantly; she could hear the person beneath her panting rapidly.

An ambiguous, flirtatious voice sounded in Su Mo's ear: "So fragrant—what shampoo did Wife Master use? Hmm?"

Su Mo struggled, but couldn't get up smoothly.

Yue Ying's scorching palm pressed firmly against her waist, saying insincerely: "Why panic? I'm not interested in a skinny bamboo pole like you~ It's just a normal Beastmen reaction~ It doesn't mean anything."

While saying that, he freed his other hand and tangled her hair: "Wife Master always doubts my ability; let me clarify for myself—this must be right, right?"

"I don't need to know those… me!"

Su Mo blushed and struggled again, but in vain. With one careless move, the fox pressed her down, forcing her to be stuck against his chest.

Yue Ying, in a seductive tone, said: "Didn't Wife Master used to love surrounding me, saying she loved me, that she liked me immensely? If you could say another sentence now…"

He deliberately leaned close to her ear, in a gentle, enchanting tone: "I'll give you my life!"

Su Mo lifted her gaze and met his clear eyes.

No longer the usual teasing, pure as a lake.

Su Mo's heart jumped instinctively, her confused gaze fixed on him.

Yue Ying stared at her crimson, delicate lips, a bit dazed, wanting… really wanting…

Suddenly, an ill‑timed voice rang out.

【What the heck?! That stinky fox changed his trick again? Seduction? Pah, pah, pah, he shouldn't be interested in a plain, ordinary female like me; otherwise he wouldn't have delayed marriage for so long!】

【He just wants to watch me, like before, swooning over him, circling him without dignity, and when I get on top, he'll kick me away to salvage his pathetic pride!】

【I've seen this trope eight hundred years ago in a melodramatic story, damn scheming fox!】

Yue Ying: "…!!!"

Without waiting for his explanation.

The next second, Su Mo seized the moment he wasn't watching, tore free from his grip, hurriedly leapt down and ran out.

【Run! Run! That stinky fox is acting weird; stay away from him for a while!】

"!!!"

Sometimes, I really want to shut Wife Master's mouth…

Otherwise it's easy to get an internal injury from being so angry!

Su Mo had just left Yue Ying's room when she saw Fei Yan bringing the little werewolf who had come looking for her this morning, along with an unfamiliar Beastmen, hurrying over.

Fei Yan's expression turned serious as he said, "Wife Master, there's a Beastmen over at the village edge who is more seriously injured; please go take a look."

Su Mo nodded and followed them forward.

Fei Yan explained the person's injuries while leading them over.

When they arrived, Su Mo crouched on the ground to examine the person's wounds, then pulled back the tangled hair on his face for a glance.

She caught sight of a scar on the left side of his face and was startled.

【How did he end up here?!】