Chapter 108: Interesting

Chapter 108: Chapter 108: Interesting

Today, Tushan Feishang wore a red brocade robe. Its lapels were embroidered with golden flowing cloud patterns, and a white jade pendant hung at his waist, giving him an air of noble elegance. When his fox-like eyes looked down at her, they shimmered with a bewitching luster. They were enchanting and demonic, carrying a fatal allure that seemed capable of stealing one’s soul. The morning sunlight cascaded down, making him look like a vibrantly colored painting.

Qiao Suluo’s eyelashes trembled.

Seeing Tushan Feishang here caught her completely off guard. And this dog of a man—couldn’t he see she had fallen onto the ground? He didn’t even know to help her up, or at least pull her. Furthermore, when she was knocked backward, he hadn’t reached out his hand. At the time, she had reflexively tried to grab his sleeve, but he had swiftly flicked it away, leaving her grabbing at empty air.

"Tushan Feishang?"

"What, does my wife not recognize me now?" He looked at her languidly, his smile coquettish yet dangerous. Deep in his eyes, a biting frost seemed to be hidden.

This wife of his was quite bizarre. They hadn’t seen each other for that long, yet she had lost so much weight. Her face was so fair that he almost didn’t recognize her. Thinner and paler, her facial features were indeed vivid and bright. However, he would recognize her even if she turned to ash. Otherwise, looking at her like this, it really would have been hard to tell.

Qiao Suluo could instinctively sense the dangerous aura radiating from Tushan Feishang. She had the distinct feeling that he was itching to strangle her. Reflexively, she touched her own neck, her bottom involuntarily scooting backward to put some distance between them. She still remembered the time he had grabbed her by the throat.

She offered an awkward smile and said, "How could that be? When I went to redeem you before, didn’t your boss say that thirty taels of silver wasn’t enough, and that it required fifty taels? I’m just saving up silver again."

Qiao Suluo was well aware of how dangerous Tushan Feishang was; she knew she couldn’t afford to anger him. If she had the choice, she really didn’t want to conquer him. She just wanted to leave this place.

Watching her subtle movements, Tushan Feishang scoffed. "What, do you want to run away?

"Or are you afraid of me? The things you said before about redeeming me were all lies to coax me.

"Does my wife know what will happen if you deceive me again?"

At this moment, the system sensed Qiao Suluo’s urge to retreat and spoke up. "Host, Tushan Feishang’s blackening is growing more intense by the minute. You can’t back down now. You can’t let his blackening continue.

"Otherwise, this world will collapse. All Beastmen will cease to exist, including Que Hongjin and Bai Qianluo."

Hearing these words, Qiao Suluo’s heart clenched, and her face turned pale.

She couldn’t let anything happen to Que Hongjin and Bai Qianluo. Originally, she had come to this world with a mission, feeling no emotional attachment to it. But after spending so much time together day and night, they had treated her so well that her heart had been moved. No matter what, she couldn’t let anything happen to this world.

Taking a few deep breaths to pump herself up, Qiao Suluo looked up at Tushan Feishang and forced her smile to appear more sincere. "How could that be? Why would I run away?

"I’m in a rush right now to set up my stall and make money, so I can redeem you sooner."

As she spoke, Qiao Suluo pressed her hands against the ground to get up. Who would have thought that Tushan Feishang would crouch down first, using his long, pale, and cold fingers to lift her chin?

A chilling temperature seeped in from her chin, making her hair stand on end. She was truly afraid that Tushan Feishang would strangle her over the slightest disagreement.

Tushan Feishang stared intently at her expression. Because she had lost weight, her neck was visible, and her skin felt like warm jade—quite a rarity. Her large, watery eyes were very deceptive. She looked obedient, but her temperament was entirely different from before. She was very cunning now.

His soul-stealing fox eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at Qiao Suluo with a faint, mocking smile. "Is that so?

"I heard you’ve gone into business with Zhao Tingci, the Young Master of Drunken Immortal Tower. Quite the capable one, aren’t you?"

Originally, he wouldn’t have cared in the slightest about what she was doing, let alone pay attention to her. Her previous claim about redeeming him was merely a minor interlude. As time passed, he would have forgotten about it. However, he had found out about this matter by chance and found it rather amusing. Drunken Immortal Tower had been on the verge of closing, and his subordinates had planned to buy out the restaurant for other uses. Unexpectedly, its business had been booming lately. Those new dishes and set meals of hers were quite a novelty.

When the corners of Tushan Feishang’s eyes lifted, they were wickedly alluring, adding an enchanting flair. A single glance gave off a soul-snatching vibe, leaving her mouth completely dry. Especially being forced to look up at him like this—the posture was incredibly uncomfortable.

"Bro... I mean, Tushan Feishang, I’m really not that capable. It’s... it’s just that when I was setting up my stall, the Shopkeeper of Drunken Immortal Tower thought my food was pretty good, so I sold him the recipes.

"Once I got the silver, I went to redeem you right away. Unfortunately, it required fifty taels of silver, so I had to earn more."

When she partnered with Zhao Tingci on the tofu workshop business, only she, Zhao Tingci, and the Shopkeeper were in the room. Outsiders didn’t know the exact amount she made. She absolutely couldn’t let Tushan Feishang know that she currently had enough silver on hand to redeem him. She could sense that this Tushan Feishang was very dangerous, so she couldn’t just stay silent.

Having gotten the answer he wanted, Tushan Feishang finally let go and slowly stood up. Only then could Qiao Suluo breathe a sigh of relief and pick herself up off the ground.

This dog of a man still didn’t offer a hand to help her.

She dusted off her clothes and continued walking forward. Just as she was about to pass Tushan Feishang, her arm was suddenly yanked.

Qiao Suluo’s eyes widened, and her tongue tripped over itself. "Wh-what are you doing?"

"Come with me to Nanfeng Building."

"Bro... hey, I have to set up my stall and make money!"

In her panic, the word "Bro" had slipped out again.

Tushan Feishang stopped in his tracks and looked down at her. "What did you just call me?"

Sensing the dangerous aura surging in his fox-like eyes, Qiao Suluo instantly chickened out. "Uh, I called you Young Master Tushan, Tushan Feishang."

If only she had known, she would have let Que Hongjin and Bai Qianluo accompany her! Right now, she was as weak as a kitten and completely no match for Tushan Feishang.

"Are you coming with me to Nanfeng Building?"

Qiao Suluo’s face was full of resistance. "Can I not?"

"No."

"Then why did you even ask?"

Tushan Feishang continued walking forward. Seeing that she hadn’t moved, he paused, turned to look at her, and said, "Keep up."

"Oh. Oh."

Qiao Suluo followed him involuntarily. As she walked, she suddenly realized—why was she being so obedient? She kept her head down impatiently, staring at the tips of her toes, lost in thought.

By the time she snapped back to reality, she had crashed right into Tushan Feishang’s back again.

"Ugh..."

Qiao Suluo’s nose throbbed in pain once more. She looked at Tushan Feishang with teary eyes, appearing extremely angry.

Seeing the twin flames of fury in her eyes, Tushan Feishang suddenly found it amusing, his lips curling into a playful smile. This face and these eyes were much more vivid than before, and her expressions were so rich. It made him realize something interesting.

"You weren’t looking where you were going, and you blame me?"

"What did you grow up eating? How are you so hard?"

Tushan Feishang suddenly leaned in close. Lowering his head to her ear, he whispered in an alluring, seductive voice, "If I weren’t... how could I be your Beast Husband?"