Chapter 170: Heart Flutter

Lin Manzhi silently stayed alone, and it had been a long time since she last refined the medicine liquid.

Estrus period, what the hell.

She had thought about the progress with Mo Lie, thinking to first bond then date, wanting to connect emotionally before physically, but who knew this would all come ahead of plan.

However, thinking about today's talk on female estrus, it actually gave her a prior adaptation period; when the estrus truly arrives, she won't be completely clueless and panicked.

Lin Manzhi slowly took a deep breath, composed her somewhat flustered expression, and decided not to think about this for now.

She sat behind the desk, picked up two Holy Maiden Fruits again to refine, the vanished pheromone threads reappeared, wrapping around the bright red Holy Maiden Fruits.

'Female estrus just needs a male beast to get through', 'Estrus increases chance of bearing offspring', 'Lord Lin and the Chief's cubs'.

Thud. Thud.

The chat content just now shot straight into her mind, Lin Manzhi's hand trembled, the two Holy Maiden Fruits fell from midair, rolling several times on the wooden table before stopping.

The four people in the room turned their heads at the sound, looking toward Lin Manzhi, as if they didn't know how she just made a mistake.

Lin Manzhi kept her head down, afraid that if she lifted her head and met their gazes, they'd bring up the estrus topic again.

Ahhh...

Stop thinking about it, let everything take its natural course.

Evening.

Mo Lie returned and immediately went to pick up Lin Manzhi, standing at the doorway, quietly gazing toward the interior.

The Little Female's Black Cloak tightly wrapped her head, hiding her facial expression; for some reason, her movements felt slow, her eyes only lowered to look at the ground.

Lin Manzhi's heart, which had calmed while she worked, immediately fluttered again upon seeing Mo Lie, jumping wildly.

She constantly reminded herself that Mo Lie was her bonded husband, her Beast Husband, and without a medicine to resolve the estrus, he was her legitimate 'antidote'.

Mo Lie's gaze swept over the interior behind Lin Manzhi.

Lin Manzhi immediately quickened her steps.

Huang Cai and the others, while chatting, all sent her blessings regarding her estrus, fearing that Mo Lie's gaze lingering in the room might prompt someone to bring this up to him.

Although she didn't object to what might happen between them, discussing such private matters in public would make her feel mortified.

Mo Lie barely raised an eyebrow, looking at Lin Manzhi lowering her head and swiftly walking past him, asking: "Don't you need to bring anything?"

Lin Manzhi startled, stopped, then turned: "Bring what?"

Mo Lie: "The Holy Maiden Fruit medicine liquid to sell tomorrow, forgot?"

Lin Manzhi hadn't remembered at all; she exclaimed in realization: "Right, I'll go get the medicine liquid now."

Almost forgot, the Holy Maiden Fruit will be placed at Yuequan Lou tomorrow for external release!

Look at her, she actually forgot such an important matter; later they'll have to hastily send someone to fetch it, affecting the Holy Maiden Fruit's sale time.

Mo Lie: "Slow down, don't rush."

As they brushed past, he reached out, grabbed her hand and pulled it to his side, saying: "I'll have someone go in to get the medicine liquid."

In an instant, Lin Manzhi's hand was taken by Mo Lie.

A surge of electricity shot up from where their hands clasped.

The warmth from his palm clearly transmitted from the point of contact, quickly spreading up the arm; although he is a leopard-type with higher body temperature, his temperature is actually lower than hers, making his presence especially noticeable in the scorching summer, and that restless feeling rose from within.

Hmm?

Mo Lie noticed Lin Manzhi's distraction, looking at her as she made a questioning sound.

Lin Manzhi startled, immediately lifted her head to look at the black-haired male beast before her, her eyes widening like a startled rabbit, she quickly nodded: "Sure, let them bring the Holy Maiden Fruit medicine liquid later; I'm a bit hungry, let's go."

She held Mo Lie's hand, gently swaying left and right, as if trying to coquettishly urge a quick departure.

Mo Lie lowered his gaze to look at Lin Manzhi.

The Little Female slightly raised her head; this angle caused the black gauze on her head to shift back slightly, revealing her delicate white face and her somewhat fluttering beautiful black eyes.

Her eyes are somewhat round, containing a thin layer of moisture in the sunlight, the corners slightly reddened, as if she had been bullied and cried.

Mo Lie: "……"

He pursed his lips, his blue eyes becoming deep and full of possessiveness, then turned: "Okay, Zhizhi, what do you want to eat? I'll make it."

Lin Manzhi, pulled by that final glance from Mo Lie, walked forward holding his hand, her steps pausing slightly.

Wait, he won't notice anything, will he?

She felt as if he seemed to know something, making her heart anxious yet anticipating; her conflicting emotions made her ear tips red, as if they might bleed.

Lin Manzhi slowed her steps, deliberately lagging behind Mo Lie by a beat; not having to face him, she followed her heart and let her gaze rest on him, unwilling to look away.

Mo Lie turned his head and glanced at Lin Manzhi behind him.

His condition seemed off.

Previously, Lin Manzhi's acceptable intimacy was limited; he didn't want her to feel even the slightest discomfort, and always restrained himself from going all the way.

But this time, her changes were too obvious, and this appearance seemed to match the description of female estrus in the texts.

Has he finally awaited the day the Little Female wouldn't resist? A secret pleasure flickered in his heart.

On the way back, Lin Manzhi felt today was hotter than usual; this unfamiliar restlessness vaguely made sense, and upon reflection, it likely started about three days ago.

Lin Manzhi walked in the shadow cast by his tall, slender figure; the long black gauze draped over his broad shoulders, and the tip of the black sand occasionally brushed her wrist with his steps, soft as a feather's touch, infinitely magnified at this moment.

Okay, heart fluttering.

Lin Manzhi felt a bit dazed, as if she smelled the chill of cold weapons at her nose; it was his strong, omnipresent aggressive aura.

No, the more she thought, the hotter her body became; instinctively she wanted to press close to the black-haired male beast beside her.

To break this train of thought, Lin Manzhi forced herself to think of something proper.

Starting tomorrow, the Holy Maiden Fruit medicine liquid and fresh Holy Maiden Fruit will officially debut in Kuangsha City; she had already decided on the price.

One bottle of Holy Maiden Fruit medicine liquid uses five Cherry Tomatoes from the Spiritual Field; its price equals that of Kuangsha City's soothing medicine, 6000 Beast Coins per bottle.

Fresh Holy Maiden Fruit is sold like fruit, per piece, but after all it's not grown in Spiritual Fields, its effect is slightly inferior to the Holy Maiden Fruit refined into medicinal liquid, each 600 Beast Coin.

She also didn't expect that, bringing crops here, lettuce is sold per head, and even Holy Maiden Fruit can be sold per piece.

Lin Manzhi considers herself not a black-hearted merchant; once she stabilizes cultivation of crops in reality later, she will expand scale, then lower prices, letting modern crops here develop into medicinal plants that everyone can eat.