[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-transmigration-the-villain-wants-a-happy-end-wit":3,"chapter-transmigration-the-villain-wants-a-happy-end-wit-transmigration-the-villain-wants-a-happy-end-wit-chapter-33":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Transmigration:The Villain Wants A Happy End Without His BeastHusbands",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1728206,2209,"Chapter 33: A Slippery Thing","transmigration-the-villain-wants-a-happy-end-wit-chapter-33",33,"\u003Cp>\"How do you feel?\" Lan Meishan asked as Ningyan took a sip of the calming hot tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Warmth spread through his body almost instantly. Ningyan closed his eyes and let out an embarrassingly loud moan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meishan blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ningyan felt... better. He was dressed in fresh robes Meishan had provided, seated in a quieter chamber of the imperial library. One that looked lived-in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Artifacts lined the shelves. A dining table sat near a neatly arranged bed, and behind it, a large circular window overlooked the cultivation space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lowered the cup and set it on the table. Meishan sat across from him, spectacles back in place, emerald serpent eyes fixed patiently on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh.. heh.\" Ningyan stretched his arms, working out the lingering stiffness. \"I can’t really pinpoint it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meishan nodded slowly. \"You may feel numb for now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Numb?\" Ningyan echoed. \"Yeah. That’s it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It took four days for the core-strength sharing,\" Meishan said evenly. \"Your core is adjusting... quietly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ningyan’s eyes lit up. \"So it’s activated? I can start cultivating?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meishan stopped mid-sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light in his eyes shifted, turning faintly sharp as he glanced toward the chamber entrance. His displeasure was subtle but unmistakable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think we have visitors.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same moment, Ningyan felt it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spirit mate chain tugged violently at his neck, sharp and insistent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That pull alone told him who it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh.\" He blinked, unease settling in his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meishan rose smoothly to his feet. \"I could send him away.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ningyan stared at him. \"I don’t think that’ll work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meishan grimaced. \"So you want to leave? You need to recover and to do that, you should be with me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ningyan sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Wuhen wasn’t someone you reasoned with. Especially not after vanishing for four days. He could already imagine the fox prince’s fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll see him,\" Ningyan said, standing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meishan said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned and left the chamber. Ningyan followed, and soon they were back in the main library, tall shelves looming silently around them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And there he was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Wuhen stood before them. The immaculate Vermillion Fox Prince. Crimson hair framed his sharp features, a single golden-and-green beaded earring glinting on one ear. His nine tails swayed behind him in slow, graceful arcs, each movement controlled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His red-gold fox eyes narrowed into slits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ningyan’s heart skipped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a terrifying second, Wuhen looked moments away from grabbing him by the throat but then his gaze shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn’t know you were capable of taking what isn’t yours, Lan Meishan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ningyan realized then that Wuhen wasn’t looking at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was looking at Meishan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lan Meishan calmly brought his hands together and bowed in greeting. Wuhen acknowledged it with a dismissive huff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meishan didn’t seem bothered. Though the displeasure in his eyes was unmistakable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He didn’t take me,\" Ningyan said quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wuhen’s gaze snapped to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He was helping me with my core.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I figured that out,\" Wuhen replied, irritation sharp beneath the restraint. \"The question is why you didn’t tell me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes softened, just slightly. \"You should have told me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn’t know it would take so long,\" Ningyan admitted, frowning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wuhen studied him, then exhaled slowly, clearly realizing Ningyan wasn’t evading the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very well,\" he said. \"Then let’s go home.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The word sent unexpected warmth through Ningyan’s chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have to recover,\" he said quickly. \"And to do that, I have to stay with Lan Meishan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wuhen raised a brow. \"I can help you recover.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"His core already contains my core strength.\" Meishan’s voice cut in, his voice low, controlled, unwavering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Introducing another spiritual energy now would destabilize it. Once he enters the second stage of cultivation, you may assist him as much as you like. But for now, only I can.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words sent a faint shiver down Ningyan’s spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wuhen stared at Meishan, surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then his lips curved slowly into a wide, teasing smile, sharp canines flashing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For all the years I’ve known you,\" Yan Wuhen drawled, clearly amused, \"this is the longest speech I’ve ever heard you give. A slippery thing like you can speak this much? How pleasant.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ningyan’s eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Wuhen, however, looked openly pleased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lan Meishan frowned. \"I will not tolerate insults from you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wuhen pouted exaggeratedly. \"But I’m not insulting you. I’m teasing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meishan’s face flushed faintly. He parted his lips, clearly searching for a retort and finding none.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze shifted to Ningyan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ningyan gently patted Meishan’s arm before turning and fixing Wuhen with a stern look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop teasing him, Wuhen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boring,\" Wuhen said lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, without warning, he snatched Ningyan closer, wrapping an arm around his waist and pressing their bodies together. He leaned in, inhaling deeply, clearly savoring Ningyan’s scent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ningyan sighed. He didn’t struggle. And, to his own surprise, found his fingers gripping Wuhen’s sleeve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wuhen lifted his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His red-gold eyes sharpened as they locked onto Lan Meishan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Never breaking eye contact, Wuhen dipped his head and pressed a kiss to the side of Ningyan’s neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ningyan gasped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wuhen followed it with a slow lick, drawing another startled sound as Ningyan buried his face against Wuhen’s chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"W–what are you doing?\" he protested breathlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wuhen smirked, his eyes still fixed on Meishan. Whose emerald serpent eyes glowed faintly behind his spectacles, expression unreadable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So,\" Wuhen asked smoothly, \"how long is the recovery going to take, Lan Meishan?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A month or so,\" Lan Meishan replied evenly. \"I need at least two to four hours with him every day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Wuhen’s expression dulled. \"That’s a long time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s enough,\" Meishan said simply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wuhen rolled his eyes and finally released Ningyan. Ningyan frowned faintly at the loss of contact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s just a few hours,\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly,\" Wuhen muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I spend more than that in lectures, Wuhen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wuhen turned his gaze back to Meishan, his impatience clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you start the recovery later?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meishan parted his lips. \"I..\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good. Great,\" Wuhen cut in briskly. \"Let’s go, Yan’er.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He grabbed Ningyan’s arm and started pulling him away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ningyan groaned but still managed an apologetic smile and a small wave over his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lan Meishan returned it with a faint smile of his own, bowing his head slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason, Ningyan felt an ache in his chest. Meishan looked unbearably gentle standing there like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Wuhen was already dragging him away, all the way back to the manor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time they arrived, midnight had settled fully over the grounds, stars scattered across the sky, cold air brushing against Ningyan’s skin as the gates closed behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>",1089,"2026-06-06T15:58:24.904Z",1,"novelbin.me","462a9608fae76669d36ff66b54e832d193e76a32f051db448be314e752c154ed","transmigration-the-villain-wants-a-happy-end-wit-chapter-34","transmigration-the-villain-wants-a-happy-end-wit-chapter-32",228,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ftransmigration-the-villain-wants-a-happy-end-wit-cover.jpg"]