Chapter 1028 - 758: Mating Season (3)

Chapter 1028: Chapter 758: Mating Season (3)

A flicker of complexity flashed in the deep, ocean-like eyes of Liu Ye.

Clearly, he knew very well that the sweet words spoken by the female were not meant for him...

But why...

He shut his eyes tightly, a hint of struggle passing through his mind.

Forget it, keeping her around is still useful.

If this female really died, those two madmen outside would truly go insane and might take him down with them.

As long as Shen Tang was in his hands, it was equivalent to having a trump card for survival; he could use her to threaten them at any time.

Besides, Shen Tang’s healing ability was something he desperately needed, just in case.

Liu Ye initially thought of killing Shen Tang to seize the Crystal Core, but even if he absorbed the Core, his power would be greatly diminished, making it not worth the effort.

Killing her needlessly would be too wasteful; he had to make good use of her.

Anyway, now that the female was under his control, her whole being was his, and posed no threat, so he could keep her for the time being.

The sharp claws slowly reverted to fair, slender hands, fingers with distinct joints threading through the female’s seaweed-like soft, lush black hair, gently stroking it, looking just like a loving companion.

The cold and unfeeling Deep Sea Merfolk’s displayed gentleness was like crocodile tears.

Shen Tang couldn’t help but feel extremely tense, but she had to hold steady and not give herself away!

Anyway, knowing now that she still had value to Liu Ye, he wouldn’t easily kill her! Shen Tang went straight to the System Mall to buy a sleep buff and fell asleep.

The next morning, Liu Ye gently called her to wake up for breakfast.

Shen Tang woke up groggily, snuggling lightly in his arms, her sugary, muffled voice like thick honey, coquettishly saying, "Mmm... I’m still sleepy, I want to sleep a little longer~ Let me hold you for a bit longer."

She lightly frowned, seemingly a bit feeble, and a little uncomfortable, her face turning slightly pale.

This time, Shen Tang truly wasn’t pretending.

Upon waking, she felt a weariness she couldn’t quite describe, utterly drained of energy.

She originally thought it was due to her mental tension and staying up too late last night, but then a faint pain seemed to come from her lower abdomen, along with that familiar yet strange feeling...

Damn!

Wait, could it be—

Liu Ye also realized something was off.

He hadn’t had time to think it through when his nose suddenly twitched, catching a whiff of a peculiar fragrance, causing his breath to deepen.

This fragrance emanated from the female, but it differed from her usual faintly bewildering scent, more mingled with a hint of iron-sweet blood, yet even more alluring, stirring the male instinct of desire!

Liu Ye’s pupils contracted sharply, feeling the restlessness emerging within, causing a hint of flush to appear on his handsome face, his breathing becoming rapid.

He wasn’t inexperienced in such matters; he immediately realized—

The female’s heat had arrived!

"Tangtang, your... your heat is here?" Liu Ye forcibly maintained his composure, but his breath was somewhat unsteady.

Shen Tang also remembered, as it’s been half a year since she arrived on Eris Star, spending this time either fleeing or being hunted, so nerve-racking she almost forgot about this.

Calculating the time, now that winter had passed, her heat was indeed due.

Shen Tang felt like crying with no tears: Why did it have to pick this exact moment? This was entirely beyond her plans!

Liu Ye looked a bit bewildered, seemingly at a loss as well.

He wasn’t pretending this time either.

For over a year, he had plenty of beauties in his harem, and some females would deliberately use their heat as an excuse to try and seduce him, but Liu Ye had rarely touched them, so he hadn’t paid much attention to such things.

The allure of the pheromones Shen Tang released far surpassed those of the females Liu Ye had encountered before.

Not to mention, she was, after all, a female who had been intimate with "him," and his body had the most primal, intense desire for the pheromones she released during her heat! It even showed faint signs of overtaking his reason.

Liu Ye gritted his teeth, forcibly suppressing his body’s restlessness, feeling both annoyed and frustrated.

Damn it, he had thought he had the female firmly in his grip, but it seemed ever since she came into his life, his emotions were increasingly out of control, growing more intense each time; it felt as if he was the one being held by her.

Liu Ye could only maintain his character, pretending to ask with concern, "Tangtang, are you feeling unwell?"

Shen Tang gently nodded her head.

For the past six months, she indeed lived a somewhat erratic life, and the temperature of the deep sea was too chill, making her feel somewhat uncomfortable, though not severely.

However, on the surface, she still put on a facade of being very uncomfortable and weakly said, "Ah Lan, my stomach hurts a bit. Could you help me make some medicinal soup?"

Liu Ye learned from the memory of Jia Lan that females tend to feel slight discomfort during their heat period. Although with increased strength this discomfort would gradually diminish, the temperature of the deep sea was inherently cold and not suitable for a land-dwelling female like her to survive, thereby slightly intensifying her discomfort.

In the past, with Jia Lan being a married Prince, he had no official duties, so he spent more time at home taking care of Shen Tang.

Naturally, he knew very well how to handle such situations.

"Alright, I’ll go prepare some medicinal soup for you. Please wait a moment, I’ll be back soon." Liu Ye personally went to brew the medicine for her.

In the past, there were many beauties in the Sea Palace, and many females experienced this situation more or less, so the palace kept precious herbs dedicated to nourishing the bodies of females.

As Liu Ye simmered the medicinal soup, he felt somewhat frustrated: why was it his turn to take care of this female again?

He could only self-soothe repeatedly in his heart.

She still had her uses.

He couldn’t just ignore her.

Taking care of her once wouldn’t hurt.

But this plot, somehow, did not align with what he had envisioned.

After Liu Ye finished brewing the medicinal soup, he poured a bowl, brought it over, and walked to the bedside.

He scooped a spoonful of soup, gently blew on it, sipped to make sure the temperature was just right, neither too hot nor cold, and then fed it to Shen Tang.

Once he skillfully completed this series of actions, Liu Ye’s face immediately darkened!

Taking care of Shen Tang seemed to have become a muscle memory in this body, instinctively performed.

That fool truly was disappointing. Obviously, as the new master of the sea area, the Sea God High Priest, he was nonetheless adept at serving females, which even misled him!

Shen Tang naturally had no idea about the internal struggle Liu Ye was having in his mind.

After finishing the warm medicinal soup, she instantly felt much more comfortable.

"Ah Lan, I want to go out for a walk."

Shen Tang blinked her beautiful eyes at him, tugged lightly at his sleeve, and said expectantly, "Staying inside the palace is so dull. It’s my first time here, and I haven’t had a chance to look around. Take me out for a stroll, let’s go for a walk."

"I... Tangtang, things are really quite busy here at the moment. I’ve got some matters to attend to and might not be able to accompany you all the time."

"But I’m feeling a bit unwell and just want you to be with me. Having you by my side makes me feel so much better."

Shen Tang pulled out the same persuasive reason that never failed and posed the soul-searching question, "Are other matters more important than me?"

"..."

Liu Ye was rendered speechless.

As Shen Tang was speaking, she purposely leaned closer to him.

Liu Ye stepped back half a step, inhaling the increasingly sweet and alluring fragrance emanating from the female, feeling as if the heat in his body was coursing through him chaotically. At every moment, he was under immense torment, desperate to distance himself from her, at least for some time avoiding contact with her more.

However, as he now had to maintain the character role, he had no choice but to agree.

Only two or three days had passed since the farce concluded, and the collapsed ruins within the Sea Palace had been completely cleared out. Thousands of strong Sea Clan beastmen brought stone materials from all over to commence construction, appearing bustling and grand.

Within the palace, it had long since spread that a favored foreign female was by His Majesty’s side, yet many had not seen what this female actually looked like.

As they saw Jia Lan and Shen Tang walking together from a distance, many young males found their gazes irresistibly drawn to the beautiful female.

They felt their spirits swayed, their eyes unable to move away, filled with infatuation.

Such a beautiful female.

After the female walked by, it seemed as though a faint scent lingered in the air, detectable even from such a great distance.

The male beastmen suddenly felt parched and their bodies were overwhelmed with a strong instinctual impulse, some even showing signs of arousal, unable to help but transform into their beast form.

There were even beastmen, not fearing death, who wanted to discreetly offer her their attentions.