Chapter 36: One Drama Queen After Another

When Fei Yan and Su Mo arrived home, Yue Ying and Mo Xiao were already inside.

When he saw them return, Yue Ying shook his fan and walked over.

"Yo, finally you're back. If you don't come back soon, I'm going to go put up a missing‑person notice."

Su Mo glanced at the oddly eccentric fox and thought, what madness is he up to now?

She was too lazy to bother with him, turned around and went inside.

I need to ask Xiao Jiu why the Super Love Potion from the Laboratory doesn't work on that Beastman.

Fei Yan stood there and gave them a brief explanation of why he hadn't returned all night yesterday.

Yue Ying frowned and said, "You actually took her to Baihua Pavilion? Don't you know Wife Master's temperament? You dare bring her anywhere!"

Fei Yan frowned and replied, "She was just curious, she only went in to take a look."

"Hmph!" Yue Ying snapped, fanning his fan at breakneck speed.

Although he thinks his looks aren't bad, he can't resist the sheer number of Beastmen inside Baihua Pavilion; he might not win Wife Master's favor and ends up being lured by some damned little imp.

So she did look, why didn't she return home in time?

She got drunk and later stayed in a private room at Baihua Pavilion.

You actually gave her more alcohol?!

Yue Ying nearly gritted his teeth and said, "You wandering chicken, what peace of mind do you have?"

Fei Yan gave him a casual glance, too lazy to explain any further.

He only said to Mo Xiao, "On the way back with Wife Master, we ran into a killer; his level was above mine, and he evaded the Confusing Drug that Wife Master created."

Mo Xiao nodded and asked about the person's physical features,

Regarding Fei Yan and Wife Master's overnight stay at Baihua Pavilion, he didn't press further.

Given Fei Yan's temperament, if the two actually got together, the next step would probably be arranging a marriage.

Mo Xiao observed Fei Yan's unchanged expression and thought it likely hadn't reached the step Yue Ying imagined.

Wife Master's personality is rather lively; she loves to play. She's at an age where she's curious about everything, so even if Fei Yan tried to stop her, he couldn't.

Since they've made up their minds and chosen her as their Wife Master, they must accept her nature.

If they restrain her, her desire to switch partners might grow even stronger.

"Baihua Pavilion will be the female lead's main intelligence source in the later stage. I scouted it this morning; the current owner shouldn't be the female lead yet, it's a branch of a county boss. It would be best to seize it into our hands as soon as possible."

"Wife Master, she refuses to accept us because of our villainous roles in the book. Since that's the case, we'll use her voice to preemptively eliminate everything that could turn us into villains."

Yue Ying paused his fan‑shaking hand and said, "I'll make arrangements this afternoon."

Since Baihua Pavilion is the female lead's main intel source later, let's take over that shop now and make it our territory!

As for the funds to seize Baihua Pavilion, only Yue Ying can provide them.

Mo Xiao is the Snake Young Master; he isn't short of cash, but those funds aren't his personal assets, so using them is inconvenient.

Although Fei Yan is the High Priest, the High Priest's monthly salary isn't high.

He previously wasn't very interested in money and other external things, so in terms of assets, Yue Ying is the wealthiest among the three.

After all, he controls the Black Market, which is still fairly lucrative.

Mo Xiao frowned and said, "If it's not enough, we can go find Mermaid Night Abyss."

Ye Yuan governs a sea region and always has some small vaults.

Yue Ying, still shaking his fan, said, "No need; taking over a shop isn't hard for me. That guy went to handle internal family matters, so he must be unavailable."

The five of them as fiancés, now only Yue Yuan and Cang Lan haven't had much contact with Wife Master.

Yue Ying privately hopes those two will voluntarily Break Engagement.

As rivals, the fewer the better; otherwise after marriage they'd have to fight to the death.

Yue Ying, still fanning, asked suspiciously, "The ones hunting you today aren't agents of the female lead, are they?"

"Not likely; so far we don't even know who the female lead is. The other side probably hasn't located us that quickly, and that person is heavily wounded. Whoever managed to injure him must be of a higher level than the five of us."

Mo Xiao frowned, "Later, I'll have someone investigate."

He seemed to recall something, "We also need to keep a closer eye on the Tiger Beastmen side."

After all, it's still uncertain whether that Tiger Beastman actually came from the female lead's side.

"The Dragon Clan's recent situation isn't very stable either; judging by the current state, someone is probably trying to muddy the waters among the three Tribes and stir up trouble."

Mo Xiao continued, "In some matters we can't be too passive; we need to lay out plans in advance."

"We can act freely in our own Tribe, but in other Tribes…" Yue Ying hadn't finished speaking when he suddenly thought of something.

A meaning‑laden glance turned toward the interior of the house.

Fei Yan frowned, "That Dragon Clan Minor General, I wonder how much longer he'll keep sleeping."

Su Mo returned to her room and planted the herbs she had just dug up on the mountain into the Spirit Spring Space.

Then she harvested the mature ones; those that could be sold were sold, and those that could be made into pills were turned into pills.

The Space and Laboratory have expanded again, which is a good thing for her.

"Xiao Jiu, why doesn't my Confusing Drug work on that masked Beastman?"

"Perhaps the Laboratory's level is insufficient; at its current level the Confusing Drug can't affect a Beastman of his tier. However, Host, the System Laboratory's current production of Confusing Drugs, Poisons, and self‑defense items is already enough for you to take down eighty percent of the Beast World's Beastmen."

Su Mo raised an eyebrow, "So that means he's outside that eighty percent—do you know what role he plays?"

"Sorry, Xiao Jiu only assists the Host in better surviving this world and doesn't take part in the plot direction."

Su Mo deliberately raised an eyebrow and said, "Tell me, what do I want? Other people's systems can traverse heaven and earth; what about yours? You answer nothing, just say it's a system—why such a huge gap? I want a new system!!!"

Xiao Jiu: "Wuwu… I've been rejected by the Host; I'll go into seclusion and write a will."

Su Mo: "…"

How is it that everyone around her lately is more of a drama queen than the last?!

Xiao Jiu: "Although this system can't move heaven and earth, I can still be a side dish~ How about I gift you a pack of hot pot base~"

Su Mo raised an eyebrow: "Then give me some beef rolls, lamb rolls, shrimp paste, vermicelli… and sauce! Bring me a case of RIO!"

Xiao Jiu: "... You're pushing your luck."

Hmph, I see you're just limited in ability, sigh~ My host's fate is so miserable~~ I'm going to complain to the System Administration Bureau about you!

Thud thud thud, a pile of things dropped in front of Su Mo.

In her mind floated Xiao Jiu's voice, seething with resentment: "I must have owed you in my past life..."

He's just a system, yet the host leads him around by the nose—how will he ever hold his head up in the system world?

Su Mo squinted her eyes and smiled—getting free wool without spending points feels awesome!

Holding the stuff, she was about to go out to make lunch.

Fei Yan and a few others were no longer surprised by the strange things Su Mo produced.

The two Dragon Cubs couldn't be bothered to wonder where these things came from; they only knew that anything Mo Jiejie brought out had to be delicious.

Before lunch, Su Mo had the two Dragon Cubs take some meat over to that black cat.

But the Black Cat Group lay motionless in the corner, seeming to be in a deep sleep.

The two Dragon Cubs thought it was dying, so they called Su Mo to have a look.

Su Mo reached out, grabbed his neck, lifted him up to observe for a moment, then narrowed her eyes and said, "It's alive."

Then she casually tossed him back into his nest, crouched down, and gave him a rough rub.

The cat lying in the cat nest furrowed its brows, suddenly opened its blue eyes, and looked at the person opposite.

This damned female!

Su Mo narrowed her eyes and gave his head another rough rubbing.

Then she got up, satisfied, and left.

She just loved his expression of being unable to tolerate her yet unable to get rid of her!

It's just a cat—where does it get such a big temper? She'll refuse to follow his wishes, just to see what he does.