Chapter 71: A Silent Shura Field at the Table

Chapter 71: Chapter 71: A Silent Shura Field at the Table

Hearing Zhan Heng’s words, Xie Jing’s face filled with disbelief.

He couldn’t understand. How could his own brother betray him? How could his own older brother refuse to help him!

"Last night, I tried to help you convince our Female Master to cancel her unmatching request with you. But she hates it when I make decisions for her. In a fit of anger, she dragged her Beast Husband, Shen Mianzhou, away."

Listening to Zhan Heng’s explanation, Xie Jing’s mouth fell open.

If anyone asked, he was currently filled with nothing but pure regret! Whether it was the Female Master’s personality or the potential of her cubs, everything perfectly hit the exact spot in his heart!

What should he do! What could he do?

Xie Jing scratched his red hair again. The pathetic look on his face made Zhan Heng’s hands itch with the urge to beat his younger brother. He really disliked seeing Xie Jing make such weird expressions on a face that was identical to his own!

"If I wrap myself up like a present, will the Female Master accept me?" Xie Jing raised his brows, looking exactly like a pitiful puppy.

However, both Xie Jing and Zhan Heng had striking, aloof facial features. Making such an expression... It actually looked quite attractive, but Zhan Heng prided himself on never having shown such a spineless look! Therefore, it was incredibly hard for him to accept Xie Jing making that face when they shared the same features!

He massaged his brow with his left hand, closing his eyes to avoid looking at his stupid brother.

Suddenly, Xie Jing cupped his elbow with one hand and rested his chin on his right hand, lowering his head in deep thought. Gradually, it seemed he had come up with a plan!

Zhan Heng instantly sensed something and couldn’t help but glance at his stupid brother. He narrowed his eyes but ultimately said nothing.

Having figured out his plan, Xie Jing prepared to open the door and head downstairs to wait for the Female Master! But as he reached the door, he couldn’t help but turn back to Zhan Heng. "You wait here..."

Before he could finish his sentence, under his horrified gaze, his brother stood up while hugging the Incubation Pod!

He was even more nervous about the Incubation Pod than Zhan Heng was!

"Can’t... can’t you just wait here? I’ll bring your lunch up to you," Xie Jing said, his voice pitching up with anxiety.

Zhan Heng held the Incubation Pod tightly. "No. I’m going down to eat. I want my Lanlan to see how hard I’m working."

Xie Jing’s face was etched with shock!

He had never known that his older brother—his own brother!—could be so scheming! Well, his brother was pretty calculating in business too... He just hadn’t expected his brother to use those scheming tactics with the Female Master! It was completely beyond his expectations! Moreover, his brother was actually proud of it!

He couldn’t watch this. He really couldn’t watch this!

Though he claimed he couldn’t watch, Xie Jing kept observing, eager to learn. He racked his brains for a way to get Gu Weilan to cancel her unmatching request and accept him!

After Shen Mianzhou carried Gu Weilan downstairs, she looked radiant with her creamy skin and spring-like flush. However, the gloomy aura lingering in her eyes made the other Beast Husbands steal glances at Shen Mianzhou.

Could it be that after finally getting together with the Female Master, he was already falling out of favor?

Zhan Heng narrowed his eyes. One of his hands rested on the Incubation Pod, steadily supplying it with energy, while the other hand held his food. He cast a glance at Shen Mianzhou and saw the man sitting with lowered eyes, occasionally stealing a peek at Gu Weilan. Had he really done something to upset the Female Master?

Shi Lingfeng frowned slightly. A hint of guilt flashed through his deep grayish-blue eyes, which resembled those of a Ragdoll cat.

Just yesterday, he had been worried that Shen Mianzhou’s inferiority complex and timidity would drive him to insist on having a cub with the Female Master to secure his status. That way, even if Shen Mianzhou eventually fell out of the Female Master’s favor, he would still have a cub to raise by his side. As it turned out, Shen Mianzhou really hadn’t beaten him to the punch.

Shi Lingfeng desperately needed a strong and healthy cub!

He had already contacted the trusted aides raised by his family. Recently, his siblings had quieted down because the news of his severe injuries, which he had released to the public, had indeed deeply enraged Grandma. As a result, all of his siblings were behaving themselves a bit more.

If he could seize this opportunity and produce a Gray Wolf cub with a bloodline purity similar to his own—or even slightly lower, as long as it was higher than that of his siblings—he would be the winner! He had consulted other well-connected Beastmen. Given that his Female Master could mix high-quality Cultivation Liquid, they might actually have a shot at it. He had even spent a hefty sum to search for excellent-quality Cultivation Liquid!

Shi Lingfeng planned to tell his Female Master all of this.

Even though Shen Mianzhou had made Lanlan angry, he would still put in a good word for him! All because Shen Mianzhou had promised not to use the Incubation Pod first and had actually kept his word.

Wearing his gold-rimmed glasses, Shi Lingfeng silently ate his food.

Lorenzo, on the other hand, wore a dark expression because he couldn’t shake the feeling that Shen Mianzhou’s archetype overlapped with his own! Both he and Shen Mianzhou belonged to the category of having a strong boyish charm.

The other Beast Husbands might genuinely believe that Shen Mianzhou had angered the Female Master, but Lorenzo saw things very clearly. The Female Master was merely unhappy with Shen Mianzhou’s lack of restraint. Half the reason she was acting so huffy was to let them know that true life was about taking things slow and steady.

Only Lorenzo truly cared about the Female Master’s well-being. He hadn’t gone overboard on their first day and had completely considered her feelings.

Lorenzo shot a cold glare at Shen Mianzhou, who had just advanced to the Ninth Rank. He felt that the Hunting Team Shen Mianzhou belonged to had been far too idle lately. They needed to go out and take on missions so he wouldn’t have so much leftover energy to make the Female Master’s waist ache.

Xuanshuo’s almond eyes were brimming with jealousy. He was wondering how he could move Gu Weilan. Should he just directly agree to form a bond and accept her Engraving? If he did that, wouldn’t he seem too cheap?

He needed to think of a good plan.

Xuanshuo was very confident that Gu Weilan wouldn’t cancel her match with him. After all, Gu Weilan didn’t look like she wanted the Beast God Matching System to assign her any more Beast Husbands. In that case, he was guaranteed to be accepted as Gu Weilan’s Beast Husband.

The table full of Beast Husbands ate in silence, each lost in his own thoughts.

Meanwhile, Gu Weilan looked at the changes in her Light Element Seventh Rank: 73380/30000. Then she checked her Wood Element Seventh Rank: 71292/30000, and her Ice Element Seventh Rank: 36087/30000. Finally, her Space Element Seventh Rank was at 23405/30000.

There wasn’t much of a change. This was because one-tenth of Shen Mianzhou’s Ninth Rank energy and two Fifth Rank Beast Ranks’ energy was simply too little. It amounted to a mere 6,600. When distributed evenly across Gu Weilan’s four Beast Ranks, it barely made a dent.

Gu Weilan decided to sleep alone for the next couple of days. She wanted to go to the greenhouse and study the seeds she had planted to see if there were any changes. She also wondered about the seedlings she had planted in her space and stimulated with her Wood Talent Skill, Vitality Activation. She had no idea how they were doing now.

As Shi Lingfeng ate, he periodically glanced at Gu Weilan’s slightly pensive face, constantly guessing what his Female Master was thinking about. When he withdrew his gaze and let it sweep past Zhan Heng, he couldn’t help but feel a sense of confusion.

However, Shi Lingfeng could sense that the Female Master didn’t like Xuanshuo.

He planned to seek out Zhan Heng privately later. But to his surprise, Xuanshuo received a message and looked up at Gu Weilan, shattering the silence in the dining room.

"Female Master, a male named Gu Yaoqing is looking for me for some matter. I’m going to go see exactly what he wants to get out of me."

Only then did Gu Weilan lift her head and look at Xuanshuo.