Chapter 64: Zhan Heng: I Will Take Good Care of My Female Master

Chapter 64: Chapter 64: Zhan Heng: I Will Take Good Care of My Female Master

Zhan Heng let out a muffled groan, followed by a soft sigh, and finally chuckled softly. "Yes, yes, it’s my fault. I’m a bastard. Bite as much as you want, Female Master. I’ve relaxed my muscles so you won’t hurt your teeth."

Saying that, he really stopped propping himself up on both sides of Gu Weilan. Instead, he supported himself with one arm and completely relaxed the other arm—the one whose shoulder and neck she was currently biting—allowing her to fiercely leave her teeth marks.

Gu Weilan had no idea when she had fallen asleep. She only knew that she woke up for a brief moment when the Starship landed.

Zhan Heng carefully carried Gu Weilan, who was wrapped in a blanket, out of the guest bedroom. The moment the door opened, Lorenzo, Shen Mianzhou, and Xuanshuo immediately caught the rich scent wafting out from the room.

Lorenzo frowned slightly, looking at the highly energetic Zhan Heng, and said in a deep voice, "You went a bit too far."

Shen Mianzhou wanted to say something, but then he noticed Zhan Heng was wearing a thin, V-neck knit shirt with a white to dark brown gradient. And on Zhan Heng’s neck, Adam’s apple, and collarbones, there were blooming red marks and distinct teeth marks.

Shen Mianzhou’s ears turned bright red. The words he wanted to say were blocked in his throat, like a wad of cotton.

Xuanshuo kept a cold face. "Our Female Master really should choose a First Beast Husband. Otherwise, if every Beast Husband is this unruly, how many more years can she even live?"

"I fed Lanlan a Spirit Recovery Potion, but I didn’t give her an Energy Potion. Lanlan will feel much better after a bath and a good, comfortable sleep. I know very well what kind of state will make her spiritual power even stronger than before. As for you, an unmarried Beast Husband who hasn’t even formed a bond yet, you don’t need to interfere."

Zhan Heng’s deep voice carried a cold and arrogant attitude. Except when speaking to Gu Weilan, where his tone would become so gentle it almost sounded like a deep, coaxing purr. Any other Beastman was simply unworthy of him sparing even an extra word.

As Zhan Heng carried Gu Weilan out of the room, he tilted his head slightly, his gaze sweeping over a handbag in the corner. "Don’t forget to bring that stinky cat and dead bird back. Lanlan might still have some use for them."

Shen Mianzhou hesitated for a moment before bending down to pick up the bag from the floor. Although he still hadn’t figured out exactly what had happened, he already had a vague guess. This cat and bird might actually be connected to that Rank Fourteen Star Beast, and it seemed... they were also related to the Insect Clan.

Lorenzo watched Zhan Heng’s monopolizing attitude toward Gu Weilan, which made him somewhat displeased. He forcefully suppressed the discomfort in his heart and followed half a step behind and to the left of Shen Mianzhou as they left the room together.

Xuanshuo clenched his jaw. Not long after stepping out, he saw Gu Yaoqing standing not far away.

Gu Yaoqing thought he was being very subtle in asking for information about Gu Weilan, but Xuanshuo had already turned the tables and extracted even more information from him.

"Xuanshuo, what happened to the female Gu Weilan?" Gu Yaoqing looked on curiously as Zhan Heng carried Gu Weilan toward the Starship’s exit.

Xuanshuo rolled his eyes and let out a sigh. "Another of my Female Master’s Beast Husbands had some issues with his Spiritual Sea, so she comforted him... and ended up passing out." He then looked at Gu Yaoqing with feigned wariness. "You aren’t using the excuse that you have a sister with a name that sounds exactly like my Female Master’s just to deliberately get close to her, are you?"

Gu Yaoqing couldn’t help but roll his eyes. "I’m the only son left in my family! Even if a test shows that your Female Master and I have no blood relation, I still need to find a female with high Fertility. Otherwise, wouldn’t my family’s legacy be completely wiped out for nothing?"

Xuanshuo looked at Gu Yaoqing in confusion.

Gu Yaoqing instantly felt a surge of superiority. Having a Ninth Rank male looking at him, a Fourth Rank male, with such an ignorant expression gave him an unprecedented sense of satisfaction.

He immediately explained to Xuanshuo, "After a Female Master and I form a bond, if she doesn’t give birth to one or two cubs for the Gu family, wouldn’t our Gu family’s line end with my generation? Within the Mole Clan, our Gu family has the purest bloodline!

"If our family doesn’t have a cub to inherit everything, then when I become a High-level male and go to the Deserted Star in the future, wouldn’t all the resources I gather just go toward supporting the Female Master’s other cubs? Or... if the Female Master’s Fertility is too low and she doesn’t have a single cub... wouldn’t I be drained dry for nothing?"

Gu Yaoqing shook his head, looking at Xuanshuo with a pitying expression. "For us Beastmen, the most important thing is the continuation of our bloodline! Otherwise, a thousand years from now, who will remember that the ancestors of our branch of the Mole Clan were the Ear Mouse Clan?

"Xuanshuo, have you ever heard of the Ear Mouse? Our ancestors had the form of a mouse, the head of a rabbit, the body of an elk, and a tail capable of flight."

After showing off his Beast Clan’s genealogy, Gu Yaoqing sighed again. "Even if it’s impossible for our family to give birth to an atavistic bloodline, the line still can’t be cut off in my generation! So, Xuanshuo, you don’t need to suspect that I have my eyes on your Female Master.

"I genuinely just think the female Gu Weilan looks too much like my sister. I had such a good relationship with her. She was kidnapped, and her Light Brain was deregistered. But I’ve always felt that she isn’t dead. Really!"

Xuanshuo asked with a look of innocent curiosity, "Then did you find any old photos of you and your sister? Let me see just how much she looks like my Female Master!"

Gu Yaoqing was dumbfounded.

Where the hell was he supposed to find a group photo! Every year during the Beast God Festival, New Year’s Day, the Spring Festival... this quiet sister of his was always busy outside, working blindly on who knew what.

Of course, if it hadn’t been for her blind efforts, it would have been impossible for him to use his sister’s heart’s blood to refine a potion that purified his bloodline, elevating his aptitude to a higher level. But the problem was, ever since his sister’s Fertility had tested at a mere 1, she hadn’t taken any family photos at home!

Xuanshuo then pointed out that old photos couldn’t possibly show what a twenty-four-year-old would look like now.

Gu Yaoqing had used the excuse of going back to look for one last time, but even after scouring his Light Brain, he hadn’t found a single photo with Gu Weiran. On one hand, he used the excuse of having a great relationship with his sister, always feeling that Gu Weilan was her. On the other hand, he couldn’t produce a single group photo... Wasn’t he just shooting himself in the foot?

Xuanshuo naturally knew that Gu Yaoqing was lying to him! His current goal was simply to bait more useful information out of Gu Yaoqing, so he could use it to salvage his image in front of his Female Master.

However, he hadn’t expected that right as Zhan Heng carried her toward the Starship’s exit, Gu Weilan would wake up for a moment. The second she opened her eyes, she saw Xuanshuo chatting enthusiastically with Gu Yaoqing.

Gu Weilan made a decision: she was going to dissolve her match with Xuanshuo.

Since the Beast God Matching System had already sent her a message, whether she dissolved her match with Xuanshuo now or not, she would be matched with other Beast Husbands through the Beast God Matching System next year anyway. So what was the point of keeping Xuanshuo around? After observing him for so long, it was clear that this guy’s only goal was to swindle her out of her money.

She would have even more secrets moving forward. She needed to propose dissolving the match as soon as possible, and she also had to check the option in the Beast God System that would prohibit Xuanshuo from participating in any discussions related to her; otherwise, it would be considered leaking her classified information. But before that, she first needed to develop a specific potion.

Only then would the Beast World’s laws make this kind of special protection a mandatory option to enforce. That way, the law would grant the Light Brain default permission to monitor Xuanshuo’s life—scanning keywords in his speech and typing to flag anything related to her—and strictly forbid him from mentioning her again in any form.

Gu Weilan only briefly formulated this plan in her mind before her exhaustion took over, and she fell back asleep.