Chapter 72: Just Interpret It Like This

Chapter 72: Chapter 72: Just Interpret It Like This

"Got it," Gu Weilan said, completely calm.

She had to hurry and recreate the Cultivation Liquid the system had given her. Then she could use this project to apply for a Pharmacy patent. She could take the formula...

Gu Weilan looked at Zhan Heng, failing to notice his slightly furrowed brow. She wondered if Zhan Heng and Xie Jing’s family made nutritional supplements. Did their business scope include Cultivation Liquid?

Seeing that Gu Weilan’s attitude toward him was lukewarm, Xuanshuo turned his head to look at Zhan Heng. The corners of his mouth curled up. He felt that the Female Master really knew how to bait a hook, though her methods were still a bit rough. He figured the Female Master wanted to use Zhan Heng to make him jealous. He sighed inwardly. If he didn’t play along, how else were they supposed to foster their relationship?

Never mind. Who could blame him when the current Female Master had already quietly stolen into his heart? He had to admit, the Female Master had her ways.

Xuanshuo pouted slightly, shooting Zhan Heng a sidelong glance. He wondered if a Twelfth Rank male really looked good pretending to be weak here. If word got out, wouldn’t he be afraid of losing face? He sighed again. The Female Master’s Beast Husbands were all unpresentable. Unlike him.

After glancing at Zhan Heng, Xuanshuo looked at Shi Lingfeng. Shi Lingfeng furrowed his brows slightly, his gaze toward Zhan Heng appearing somewhat fierce.

Xuanshuo shook his head inwardly. A Beast Husband like this, who thought of nothing but romantic rivalry and jealousy, really dragged down the Female Master’s taste.

He then looked at Lorenzo Snow and Shen Mianzhou, who were both looking down at their Light Brains, and felt even more speechless. Did those two, who had a bit of a boyish vibe, really think they were still youths? Pretending to be addicted to their Light Brains? They ought to look at how much older they were than the Female Master! A couple of old fogeys!

Lorenzo the Old Fogey, who was currently issuing tasks to the Hunting Team, and Shen Mianzhou the Old Fogey, who had just received a message from the Hunting Team asking when he could rejoin, were both supposedly "addicted to their Light Brains" while actually being busy with their respective matters.

Xuanshuo glanced at Xie Jing, who looked drained of energy and completely hollowed out, and felt even more speechless. He figured the man had overindulged himself entirely too much. Truly... The Female Master’s Beast Husbands, every single one of them, were utterly unpresentable and embarrassing to take out in public. It really had to be him holding the fort.

Lifting his chin slightly, Xuanshuo said to Gu Weilan, "Female Master, I feel like Gu Yaoqing wants to do something to you. I plan to trick him into talking so I can see what methods he intends to use against you."

The moment Gu Weilan thought of Xuanshuo and Gu Yaoqing, she recalled being on the Starship. The system, Pomegranate Seed, had told her to rest easy and that it would help monitor Gu Yaoqing for her. Thinking of this inevitably reminded her that Pomegranate Seed had fallen into a deep slumber for her sake.

Gu Weilan nodded. "Got it. Thank you. I don’t have any money to give you."

The Beast Husbands all noticed that the Female Master’s mood had suddenly plummeted, and on top of that, it seemed she had started missing someone. Gu Weilan put down her chopsticks and got up, walking toward the specially made glass doors next to the floor-to-ceiling windows. She was heading to the planting shed in the backyard, built from special glass, to check on the little seeds and seedlings she had planted.

Xuanshuo frowned. He needed to ask Gu Yaoqing whether his sister, Gu Weiran, had a childhood sweetheart or a love at first sight. He had noticed it; just now, after hearing Gu Yaoqing’s name, Gu Weilan had sunk into a moment of sorrow! Xuanshuo also stood up and left the villa.

Just as Zhan Heng was preparing to get up, Shi Lingfeng spoke. He didn’t shy away from the other Beast Husbands being present, nor did he avoid Xie Jing, who was about to be kicked out of the house.

"Shall we go accompany the Female Master to look at her seeds? I have some questions I want to ask you. I also want to chat with the Female Master, and since I don’t want to make two trips, I plan to talk to you both together.

"Of course, this matter might also concern Lorenzo Beast Husband and Shen Mianzhou Beast Husband. If those two are interested, they can come along as well.

"However, I need your brother to keep an eye on the villa’s entrance.

"If Xuanshuo comes back, could I trouble Xie Jing to find us and give us a heads-up before Xuanshuo makes it to the backyard?"

Shi Lingfeng looked at Zhan Heng, his expression filled with utmost seriousness as he spoke. Zhan Heng looked at Xie Jing. Xie Jing pursed his lips; although he also wanted to hear exactly what they were going to say to Gu Weilan, he definitely didn’t want Xuanshuo to eavesdrop on their affairs. The butler robot couldn’t be fully trusted either—what if it failed to guard against him? Thus, Xie Jing nodded at Zhan Heng.

Only then did Zhan Heng reply to Shi Lingfeng, "Okay."

Shi Lingfeng finally stood up, pulled back his chair, and led the three Beast Husbands behind him toward the glass greenhouse in the backyard.

Gu Weilan was currently pulling weeds. Originally, if interstellar planting agents were poured into the soil, weeds wouldn’t grow. But Gu Weilan refused to let the robots pour planting agents on this plot of land she was cultivating. Aside from water, she only used some ancient chemical fertilizers.

Gu Weilan furrowed her brow and looked at the Beast Husbands. "If you’re free, help me weed. But don’t pull out the seedlings. Whoever pulls out a seedling isn’t allowed in my bed for a month."

With those words from Gu Weilan, they were all much more careful as they worked. Zhan Heng, however, simply held the Incubation Pod and sat off to the side, showing no intention of helping.

While pulling weeds, Shi Lingfeng noticed Gu Weilan using her Wood Talent Skill, Vitality Activation, on all the little seedlings. Zhan Heng watched, not saying a word. But he remembered that Gu Weilan’s Wood Talent Skill seemed to be only at the Seventh Rank... Wait, how did she have three Talent Skills now?

Gu Weilan didn’t know what Zhan Heng was thinking. If she did, she would have told him that it wasn’t three—it was four.

Shi Lingfeng eventually spoke up. "Female Master, I noticed that the data displayed on Zhan Heng Beast Husband’s Incubation Pod is exceptionally good."

Gu Weilan looked like an old farmer, hunched over as she cast Vitality Activation on the tiny seedlings one by one. She felt that farming was just too hard! Truly...

Supporting her lower back, she stood up straight and looked at Shi Lingfeng. "Right. I plan to use the Cultivation Liquid formula I created to apply for a patent. Because my formula is quite different from the more than a hundred Cultivation Liquid formulas currently available on the market."

Zhan Heng’s phoenix eyes instantly grew sharp as he looked at Shi Lingfeng. Shi Lingfeng cast a passing glance at Zhan Heng, not really wanting to pay him any mind. He knew that whenever interests were involved, Zhan Heng’s first reaction would likely be to guard against him.

He slowly gave a rough overview of some of the messy situations happening in his own family. Before Shi Lingfeng could say much more, Gu Weilan frowned and widened her eyes. "You knew full well that your family needed purer bloodlines, and you also knew my Fertility was only zero-point-something. Yet you still dared to choose me back then? Are you crazy?"

A smile played at the corners of Shi Lingfeng’s mouth. He finished pulling up a weed before straightening his back, his narrow peach-blossom eyes gazing deeply at Gu Weilan. "That’s right. I was completely bewitched by your beauty at the time. So, are you going to take responsibility for me?"

Zhan Heng’s expression darkened, and Shen Mianzhou clenched his jaw tightly. Lorenzo accidentally pulled up a seedling and was just about to toss it aside when Gu Weilan pointed at him. "You just try pulling up another one of my seedlings and see what happens!"

Shi Lingfeng wasn’t sure if Lorenzo had intentionally diverted Gu Weilan’s attention, but he decided it was best to continue explaining matters properly.

"Actually, any Beast Clan with a bit of a foundation knows that the Female Master matched by the Beast God Matching System has the most compatible genetic chain.

"I think my gamble paid off. The baby in Zhan Heng Beast Husband’s current pregnancy must have excellent aptitude; that’s why it’s making him look a bit weakened.

"I wanted to take a look at the numerical changes on the Incubation Pod, but I was afraid he wouldn’t agree.

"I want you to stay with me constantly this month, Female Master. Every month, you have the chance to produce a batch of exceptionally high-quality ova.

"I’d like the Female Master to give me the opportunity this month to give it a try. Can you do that?"