Chapter 124: My Beast Husband Is Also a Leader

"I am a female with a Pheromone Value," Lin Manzhi said.

Mu Qiao: "…"

Mu Qian: "…"

They froze, thinking they were about to die, and then heard the other side's sweet voice continue:

"It's not something that can't be told to the outside, I just hope you can keep it secret for me."

Mu Qian was startled: "You won't kill us??"

"Huh?" Lin Manzhi widened her eyes speechlessly, "Why would I kill you?"

Mu Qian said fearfully, "To keep the secret, they always handled it like this before."

Lin Manzhi glanced at the two's frightened faces.

No wonder they were more frightened than she was just now.

She said, "You were carefully selected by Boss Hua, sharing the surname Mu with me. Do you even want to spread the news that I have a Pheromone Value to the outside when you die?"

Mu Qiao: "... Of course not."

Mu Qian frantically nodded along.

Being by the Wooden Female's side was the easiest time for them; they didn't have to worry about a male beast suddenly charging into the house, nor about hunger.

The Wooden Female hardly needed them to serve; each day she only needed to have food delivered and the house cleaned, and nothing more.

In the chaotic, lawless Kuangsha City, females were essentially treated as precious assets, and they spent the first half of their lives involuntarily living among raiding male beast groups.

Now such a life only exists in their dreams; they wouldn't even think of leaving here.

Thinking of the situation females face in Kuangsha City, Mu Qian's body trembled with fear.

Seeing they were still uneasy, Lin Manzhi tilted her head and thought, "Even if you speak out, it's fine."

"B-but all females with a Pheromone Value are very dangerous in Kuangsha City!" Mu Qian began to worry for her: "The leaders here... they take pride in recapturing females with Pheromone Values!"

"I can't even imagine, if you were discovered, what kind of harm you'd suffer..."

Lin Manzhi smiled shyly, "My Beast Husband is also a leader, you know."

Mu Qiao and Mu Qian suddenly snapped out of their tension.

"Yes, indeed," Mu Qian nodded with a blank mind.

After a violent scare, her mind was a mess; the female before her was the Wife Master of the Xicheng leader!

After a moment of silence, having realized the Wooden Female's Pheromone Value, she didn't intend to cause trouble for the two.

Mu Qiao looked at Lin Manzhi with firm eyes: "I will never tell any Beastfolk your information. From today, I, Mu Qiao, am willing to recognize you as my master, witnessed by the Beast God; if I betray you, may I forever lose the ability to bear offspring."

Mu Qian quickly added, "Master, I am as well."

Breeding offspring is an aspiration etched into Beastfolk's bones, more important than one's own life.

It shows that after this, the two sincerely want to follow her; others hold genuine feelings toward her, and Lin Manzhi sincerely smiled at them:

"You don't have to call me Master; just call me Wooden Female as before."

The stalemate atmosphere now eased, and a roasted meat aroma filled the room, reminding the two that they originally came to deliver a meal to their master.

Mu Qiao lowered her head to look at the spilled food at her feet, quickly bent down to clean it up, apologizing, "I'll clean this place right away and then bring you a lunch."

Mu Qian squatted down to tidy up with Mu Qiao, while Lin Manzhi lowered her head to look at the small vial in her hand.

After being interrupted, she had now decided to just tell Mo Lie the news directly, and not keep showing him this alluring liquid.

As for the Sand-tail Grass Stalk elixir she had refined, she first stored it in this small vial; when she accumulates enough, she'll sell it in bulk. It's said the potion sells very well, a single drop fetching a thousand Beast Coins.

When Mo Lie returned at night, during the two's meal, Lin Manzhi first told Mo Lie that Mu Qian and Mu Qiao knew she was a female with a Pheromone Value.

Mo Lie paused.

Listening to Lin Manzhi say to keep those two females by her side, he nodded casually, "Hmm, if you want them to stay, just let them stay." He only needed to send someone to keep an eye on the two females.

Lin Manzhi, hearing his agreement, happily told him that she could now refine potions.

Her black eyes glittered as she looked at Mo Lie, exclaiming excitedly, "I can now try refining Lettuce herb now; if successful, you won't have to queue at Wushen Temple for raw elixirs anymore. I've got it covered~" Mo Lie chuckled.

He lifted his gaze to the little female's bright, happy smile, feeling a warmth that made it hard to look away.

Mo Lie placed the roasted meat, cut into bite-sized pieces for Lin Manzhi, beside her, raising an eyebrow, "Do the raw elixirs need any other herbs?"

Lin Manzhi: "The quality is insufficient; I can make up the quantity. In any case, no need to let Su Li profit from the price difference!"

She turned her head, her eyes bright as stars in the night sky under the flickering lights, her fair skin glowing in the warm yellow light, her expression becoming even more lively.

"So cute," Mo Lie thought.

But actually, just eating Lettuce continuously can soothe the Spirit Core.

Mo Lie, expression unchanged, lifted his gaze, staring deeply at the little female before him, his blue eyes holding an indescribable meaning as he curled his lips, "Now I count as having my own exclusive elixir to use."

"Hmm, I'm looking forward to using the first potion you, Lin Manzhi, have refined."

Hearing him say that, Lin Manzhi suddenly felt that practicing potion refinement wasn't so arduous or restless anymore.

She knew she couldn't compare with others; Lin Manzhi's Pheromone Value was only four, unable to match females whose values were 1 or 2 from the first teaching, so doing her best was enough.

Slow is fine, then.

The next day, Lin Manzhi went to find Huang Cai, asking if she knew the potion formula. She wanted to gather those herbs in advance, and once she was familiar with refining potions, have Huang Cai teach her how to craft them.

Huang Cai was delighted by Lin Manzhi's eagerness to learn, and immediately gave her a list of single herbs needed for three common potions she knew: Spirit Core Soothing Elixir, Spirit Core Imitation Elixir, and Female Pheromone Elixir.

Lin Manzhi looked down and saw that each potion required three herbs, nine herbs in total.

As far as she knew, aside from the main ingredient of the Spirit Core Imitation Elixir being replaceable with Lettuce, she hadn't seen the other herbs, not even heard their names.

Herb trades were controlled by Wushen Temple; there were no street shops selling herbs at all.

She thought for a moment, gave the herb list to Mo Lie, who took it and instructed his subordinates to watch for any of the listed potions, bringing them back immediately upon finding them.