Chapter 80: Snatching Is an Instinct

Chapter 80: Chapter 80: Snatching Is an Instinct

Gu Weilan poked Shen Mianzhou’s arm, his abs covered by ultra-low body fat, and the slanting side of his V-line.

Shen Mianzhou’s voice was hoarse, as if his vocal cords had been torn. "Female Master..."

Gu Weilan quickly took out a throat spray. "Don’t rush to speak. Does it hurt terribly right now?"

Xuanshuo, taking advantage of their conversation, had opened the bathroom door. The pungent smell hit his nose, and he couldn’t help but gag.

Gu Weilan directly grabbed Shen Mianzhou’s wrist and pulled him outside.

All the Beast Husbands followed suit, leaving the room one by one.

Xuanshuo was speechless. "The water in your bathtub has turned completely black! Even though there’s a faint metallic smell of blood, it just reeks of filth! My God! You... you sure have a lot of impurities in your bloodline!"

Zhan Heng and Shi Lingfeng’s pupils dilated slightly. Now... they finally saw the true value of the formula from the Female Master’s childhood friend!

Gu Weilan shot Xuanshuo a glance but said nothing. Instead, she pulled Shen Mianzhou to her room. "Stay here tonight. You’ll be joining the Hunting Team tomorrow morning. You must take good care of yourself and always prioritize your own safety, got it?"

Shen Mianzhou’s short, deer-brown hair, which had been slicked back, now flopped forward softly. Part of it covered his forehead, softening the sharp edges of his features and giving him an unexpectedly obedient look. His pores were now completely invisible. He looked like a top-tier 3D model that had been meticulously retouched.

Gu Weilan couldn’t resist reaching out, brushing the side of her thumb against his cheek. "You absolutely must put your own safety first! Take good care of yourself so you can finish your mission and come back to me."

Shen Mianzhou nodded obediently. Cupping Gu Weilan’s hand in both of his, he nuzzled it against his cheek.

Zhan Heng took a deep breath and looked at Shi Lingfeng. "Should we stay and ask Beast Husband Shen Mianzhou about the potion’s effects?"

Shi Lingfeng instantly understood Zhan Heng’s intention. He wanted to hold him back, using the Bloodline Purification Potion’s effects as an excuse to prevent him from consummating his bond with the Female Master.

Instead, Shi Lingfeng turned his head and gently grasped Gu Weilan’s wrist. He needed to make Zhan Heng understand that he had firmly chosen the Female Master. Making money could wait; there would always be more money to make! Besides, anyone could see at a glance that Shen Mianzhou was in excellent condition! And the potion formula was in the hands of the Female Master’s damn childhood friend anyway! Oh wait, not "damn" yet—at least not until they got the formula out of him!

Gu Weilan also saw through Zhan Heng’s little scheme. She couldn’t help but roll her eyes at him.

Looking at Shen Mianzhou, she gently reminded him once more, "Get some rest." After giving Shen Mianzhou her instructions, she grabbed Zhan Heng’s sleeve with her other hand, shot Lorenzo a glance, and walked out of her room.

Having developed a tacit understanding with the Female Master, Shi Lingfeng looked at Gu Weilan and pulled her toward his own room.

As the six Beastmen stopped at the door to Shi Lingfeng’s room, Gu Weilan turned to Xie Jing and Xuanshuo. "As the Female Master, I have a few words of instruction for my bonded Beast Husbands. It wouldn’t be appropriate for Xie Jing and Xuanshuo to listen in."

Gu Weilan’s smile was polite, but the courtesy and distance were glaringly obvious.

Xie Jing felt a dull ache in his chest. He truly had made one wrong move, and everything went wrong after that.

Xuanshuo, however, widened his almond-shaped eyes in slight astonishment. Then, with a smile playing on his lips and his eyes lowered, he whispered to Gu Weilan, his cheeks flushing red, "If you keep using this method to make me jealous, it’s actually going to work."

But deep down, he thought she was only doing this because she couldn’t bear to truly break his heart. Who would use a whole group of Beast Husbands just to make him jealous? If she had singled out just one Beast Husband and kicked the rest of them out, he might have actually felt bitter. But with things as they were, it was obvious she just had real business to discuss!

Gu Weilan blinked. She just felt that Xuanshuo was seizing every opportunity to provoke her with his delusions. She needed to speed up the patent application process!

Xie Jing frowned. As his silver-grey phoenix eyes looked toward Xuanshuo, the latter actually sneered at him, sizing Xie Jing up from the corner of his eye with a look of utter pity. Only when he had sneered his fill did he turn and walk away.

Xie Jing found him completely speechless. He raised his brows slightly, looking at Gu Weilan with a pitiful expression.

Gu Weilan blinked and cleared her throat. "You should go back and rest first."

A glimmer of light flashed through Xie Jing’s eyes. He wondered if the Female Master had hesitated to speak to him for a split second. That had to be a good sign, right?

Gu Weilan led the three Beast Husbands into Shi Lingfeng’s room, locked the door, and turned on the soundproofing before sitting down on the sofa.

As soon as she sat down, Zhan Heng, who had already seized the advantage by standing on the right side of the sofa, took the lead and sat right next to her.

Lorenzo, who was standing on the left, had stepped aside to let the Female Master in, putting him a step behind. As a result of this slight delay, Shi Lingfeng used the excuse of pouring tea to squeeze in on the Female Master’s left side, using his hips to nudge Lorenzo out of the way as he handed her the cup.

Lorenzo’s heterochromatic eyes widened in sheer shock. But he had no choice but to sit in the single armchair on the left.

Gu Weilan’s left hand was gently held by Zhan Heng, who was carefully massaging her fingers. Meanwhile, her right hand lifted the cup of tea, and she took a sip.

"I plan to apply for a patent through the academy. It’s for the Basic Cultivation Liquid." Gu Weilan had only had this idea a few days ago, but she hadn’t consulted Shi Lingfeng or Zhan Heng about the details. Therefore, she needed to put this on the agenda as soon as possible today.

Zhan Heng asked directly, "Do you want to apply for a patent through the academy so you can earn high credits as quickly as possible?"

Gu Weilan nodded. "Yes. I looked at a lot of the upcoming courses, and I feel that many of them... won’t really be of much practical help to me. I can just read the relevant books and take the exams."

For example, the History of Interstellar Development, the Psychological Journey of Beastman Holy Females to Female Emperors, the Theory of Equilibrium, the Overview of Eternal Strength... These subjects were a bit like Blue Star’s... if she had to make a comparison, they were a bit like college literature courses. These were of zero help to Gu Weilan’s Pharmacy studies, yet they were mandatory! That made it very troublesome; mandatory courses that required daily attendance felt like a bit of a waste of her time. Although she wasn’t saving time to work harder, but rather so she could lie out in the sun and space out for a while. Thus, to solve the problem with Xuanshuo, she needed a patent. To avoid taking mandatory classes, she also needed a patent with a rating of B-level or above!

Zhan Heng immediately understood Gu Weilan’s needs. He quickly activated his Light Brain. "Applying for a patent at the academy is very fast. You just need to upload the formula, experimental results, and experimental data used for your patent.

"Even if you are still in the experimental stage, as long as you have complete experimental data, you can submit the application.

"It will take them anywhere from a week to a month to verify the patent level."

Shi Lingfeng had a nagging feeling that if he didn’t interject now, he would regret it for the rest of his life. He immediately added to Gu Weilan, "At first, when you upload the formula and its effects, it only takes two to twenty-four hours to get a preliminary approved patent number.

"If the patent number isn’t approved, it means they don’t believe the patent supports establishing a project. If it passes, you can continue uploading the rest of the contents."

Zhan Heng hadn’t originally planned to explain in such detail, solely because his goal was to coax the Female Master back to his room! When Shi Lingfeng lifted his eyes, he saw Zhan Heng sitting opposite him. With just one glance at Zhan Heng’s slightly annoyed expression, he understood his rival’s true intentions!

Shi Lingfeng cursed inwardly, "Damn it! He actually dares to pull such a dirty trick!"