Chapter 43: Wow, a Shura Field

Chapter 43: Chapter 43: Wow, a Shura Field

Gu Weilan spent the morning sitting in Lorenzo’s arms. Breakfast concluded as Shi Lingfeng and Shen Mianzhou picked up food to feed her, while Xie Jing served her juice.

Seeing that Gu Weilan was full and satisfied, Lorenzo couldn’t help but ask, "Do you want to go to the backyard now?"

Gu Weilan shook her head. Today was a cloudy, smoggy overcast day; going to the backyard wouldn’t do her any good.

Lorenzo took a deep look at the weather outside. Holding Gu Weilan, he asked softly, "Can Shi Lingfeng and Shen Mianzhou go to your room? Can we all have a chat together?"

Xie Jing suddenly looked up at Lorenzo. Zhan Heng, who was resting on the table, also immediately lifted his head, but his blood-red eyes stared deeply at Gu Weilan.

Gu Weilan vaguely guessed what Lorenzo wanted to say, so she gave a slight nod. "Sure."

With that, Gu Weilan got down, walked over to Zhan Heng, and gently patted his Qilin head. "Be good. I can only tell you certain things after you’ve recovered from this period."

Zhan Heng thought for a moment and rubbed his head against Gu Weilan’s palm, deciding not to follow her.

However, after Gu Weilan and the other three Beastmen entered the room, Zhan Heng still stood in the hallway, keeping guard not far from the door.

Xie Jing looked down at his twin brother and couldn’t help grumbling, "She doesn’t even trust you, so why are you still guarding her here?"

Zhan Heng frowned slightly, his gaze shifting to the figure behind Xie Jing—Xuanshuo.

Xie Jing wasn’t a male who couldn’t tell right from wrong. Since Gu Weilan only trusted the Beast Husbands she had formed a bond and undergone Engraving with, it meant that what she was about to discuss was quite important. If his brother wanted to guard the Female Master’s secrets, he shouldn’t drag him down, right?

The things he had done previously had already made the Female Master dislike him. If he still couldn’t figure out whose side to be on at a time like this, he felt he could forget about ever becoming her Beast Husband in this lifetime. Thus, following Zhan Heng’s line of sight, Xie Jing simply turned around, slung an arm over Xuanshuo’s shoulders, and led him away.

In fact, as soon as Gu Weilan entered the room, Lorenzo, out of caution, had specifically selected the High level for the room’s soundproofing. Seeing that Lorenzo had made the arrangements, Shi Lingfeng calmly walked over to a corner of the sitting area in Gu Weilan’s room. The sectional sofa was just the right size to seat the four of them.

But Lorenzo couldn’t resist picking Gu Weilan up again, using the excuse, "You’re not wearing shoes. Walking barefoot on the floor isn’t good for your health." Gu Weilan didn’t argue with him.

Once everyone was seated, Gu Weilan looked directly at Shi Lingfeng. "As you all know, I’m an orphan. No Beastman ever taught me that Beast Ranks had so many variations.

"I thought Beast Ranks were only categorized into elements like metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, lightning, ice, dark, and light. It wasn’t until I awakened a special Talent Skill that I realized apart from these elemental distinctions, there are also a wide variety of Talent Skills."

Gu Weilan purposefully showed vulnerability, making herself sound pitiful and pathetic. How would an orphan struggling at the bottom of society know that participating in some competition would guarantee admission to Qingbei? Obviously, Beast Husbands with more resources and better information channels would know about these things! She was just a little wildflower struggling to make ends meet. What could she possibly know?

Shi Lingfeng and Shen Mianzhou couldn’t help but feel a pang of heartache for her.

Meanwhile, Lorenzo kissed Gu Weilan’s forehead. He thought to himself that the Gu family she previously belonged to had better not come looking for trouble. If he found out that her previous faked death was to escape the Gu family, he would crush them with the flick of a finger.

Shi Lingfeng was the first to speak. "The Female Master’s Wood Element Fifth Rank awakened a Talent Skill. It’s a Talent Skill to Repair Spiritual Sea."

Shen Mianzhou froze completely. His emotions fluctuated so wildly that deer antlers actually popped out from the top of his head in shock! Yet he seemed completely oblivious to this, turning his deer-like eyes toward the Female Master, who was sitting on the middle sofa in Lorenzo’s arms.

"Repair... Spiritual Sea...?" he murmured in utter disbelief.

Lorenzo took a deep breath and nodded. "Yes. Originally, it hadn’t been long since I advanced to the Eleventh Rank... but last night, the Female Master..."

Seeing the flush spreading across Lorenzo’s ears and cheeks, Shi Lingfeng gritted his teeth. It wasn’t hard for him to see that Lorenzo was definitely putting on an act! He just wanted to show off that he was the Female Master’s initiating Beast Husband!

Lorenzo took the opportunity to nuzzle his cheek into the crook of Gu Weilan’s neck. Gu Weilan couldn’t stop her cheeks from turning a rosy red, either. Although all three of these uniquely styled Beast Husbands were hers, she currently felt a subtle, awkward sensation—like being caught red-handed having an affair with another Beastman right in front of her Beast Husbands...

Shi Lingfeng spoke up, interrupting the ambiguous atmosphere between Gu Weilan and Lorenzo Snow. "I noticed that today, the Female Master is already at Rank Six in her dual element Beast Level, and Ice Beast Rank Five. I presume Beast Husband Lorenzo has also realized the special nature of the Female Master’s Talent Skill?"

Lorenzo couldn’t resist nuzzling Gu Weilan’s neck again.

Shi Lingfeng’s hand, resting on the sofa’s armrest, clenched tightly into a fist. Lorenzo, however, showed absolutely no intention of holding back. The arms wrapped around Gu Weilan pulled her even deeper into his embrace.

He said softly, "Yes. The Female Master used her Talent Skill to plant a mark in my Spiritual Sea."

His tone feigned nonchalance but couldn’t hide the bragging undertone. As Shi Lingfeng took deep breaths, his chest heaved so violently from suppressed anger that the buttons on his purple-black shirt threatened to pop off! Lorenzo added airily, "You guys haven’t had a mark planted by the Female Master yet, so you wouldn’t understand what it is."

Shen Mianzhou’s well-defined fingers involuntarily tightened.

Lorenzo paused to think. He seemed to be earnestly explaining the mark, yet at the same time, it felt like pure provocation aimed at Shi Lingfeng and Shen Mianzhou!

"The Female Master entered my Spiritual Sea twice. After she... used that special Talent Skill to leave a mark in my Spiritual Sea... at first, that mark immediately healed some of the hidden injuries left behind from when my Spiritual Sea went into a frenzy.

"Then... that mark was just like the Female Master, little by little, minute by minute, second by second... constantly leaving deeper traces on my body at all times."

Gu Weilan turned slightly and reached up to cover Lorenzo’s mouth! Lorenzo didn’t struggle; instead, he planted a kiss on her palm.

With burning red ears, Gu Weilan slapped Lorenzo’s thigh. But this series of movements accidentally loosened the bathrobe that she had kept tightly wrapped around herself. The moment the front of her robe fell open, Shi Lingfeng and Shen Mianzhou spotted a cluster of red plum blossom-like hickeys on her chest, right below her neck, exposed by her slip dress.

Shi Lingfeng was so furious that a pair of grayish-blue wolf ears popped up from the top of his head.

Gu Weilan’s eyes instantly lit up. She loved fluffy ears! She got right out of Lorenzo’s embrace, settled into Shi Lingfeng’s lap, and reached out to squeeze his wolf ears.

They felt incredibly good! The inside of the ears was hot, while the edges were cool.

Shi Lingfeng couldn’t hold back a muffled groan. A deep flush crept across his cheeks. Looking away uncomfortably, he didn’t dare to look at Gu Weilan anymore.

"Do you not like it?" Gu Weilan looked at him curiously.

Shi Lingfeng gently cleared his throat, his sexy Adam’s apple bobbing. He gave a slight nod. "I like it..."

This time, it was Lorenzo’s turn to narrow his eyes. His heterochromatic eyes instantly darkened as his brows lowered, releasing a heavy, oppressive aura.

Shi Lingfeng lowered his head and tenderly kissed the forehead of the Female Master, who was currently gazing at him. Then, he raised his gaze to meet Lorenzo’s, the corners of his lips curving into an undisguised, provocative smirk.