Chapter 202 - 177: Dissolving the Relationship (Part 2)

Jin Tong and Lin Shan had already returned to the mountain.

Lin Shan looked at the pouch Jin Tong had placed on the table. "Can Su Mo really control the poison in your body? What if she’s trying to trick you?"

Jin Tong said coldly, "It doesn’t matter."

’In the current situation, his death would be of no benefit to Su Mo. If she really wanted to poison me, she wouldn’t have bothered giving Lin Shan advice.’

’Compared to Jiang Wu, Su Mo at least has some semblance of morality and conscience.’

"Did you tell her what you found out about Jiang Wu? I wonder what she’ll do."

Jin Tong fiddled with a medicinal pill, a flicker of interest in his eyes. "To be honest, I’m also very curious to see what she’ll do."

’Humanity is the one thing in this world that can’t stand up to scrutiny. I died for Jiang Wu nine times, and not once did it awaken a shred of conscience in her.’

’Su Mo has only been with those men for a short while. What difference can her bit of conscience possibly make?’

...

After Su Mo finished dinner, Fu Ying came looking for her.

Yue Ying and the others were incredibly curious about this "mom" figure.

After Su Mo called out, "Mom," the men beside her followed suit.

Fu Ying nodded with an awkward smile, comforting herself internally. ’Oh well, a bestie is basically half a mother-in-law...’

Su Mo led her into her room. Fu Ying sniffed the air and frowned. "What did you sprinkle in here?"

Su Mo raised an eyebrow. "To keep the ’bugs’ from eavesdropping."

Hearing this, Fu Ying chuckled, having already guessed what she meant.

She glanced at the white figure by the window and smiled. "So Xuan Qing is one of your Beast Husbands now?"

Su Mo faltered. "Technically, he’s my fiancé."

"Tsk." Fu Ying sighed. "This plot has gone completely off the rails. I can’t believe you even managed to land Xuan Qing."

Su Mo was speechless. "It’s in name only..."

"Pfft. He’s a character I wrote. You think I don’t know his type?!" Fu Ying laughed. "This is so interesting, I love how derailed this plot has gotten! Why don’t you hurry up and marry him before Jiang Wu shows up? Seize the day, I say! I’m so curious about his ’combat effectiveness’~"

Su Mo said, "...You’d better be talking about his *combat* effectiveness!"

Fu Ying feigned innocence. "I *am* talking about that kind of combat effectiveness... What were *you* thinking?"

A DING sound announced Little Nine’s appearance. "Mom is truly sharp-eyed! Host, hurry up and get married!"

Fu Ying’s eyes lit up instantly. "Is that Little Nine?"

Little Nine chirped, "It’s me! It’s me!"

Fu Ying was overjoyed. "I can actually talk to your System?!"

Su Mo spoke with a world-weary tone. "Don’t be so surprised. The bugs in this world are everywhere..."

’At this point, nothing could surprise her. This world was just that insane.’

Fu Ying and Little Nine chattered away for ages, looking for all the world like a pair of long-lost sisters.

"Ha! So that’s how Mo Xiao became your main husband? Interesting!"

"The Dragon Race’s Young General actually gave her a Dragon Bone?!"

Little Nine nodded. "Yep! It’s still sitting in the System Space!"

Fu Ying looked at Su Mo and raised an eyebrow. "He even gave you his Dragon Bone! What are you waiting for? Pounce on him!"

Su Mo was silent. "..."

’She never liked to think of herself as a particularly moral person, but it seemed the woman in front of her was even more shameless. There was always a bigger fish!’

Little Nine was still chattering away.

Fu Ying was listening with immense excitement. "So that’s how Xuan Qing became your fiancé? How could someone with his personality tolerate that? He must have fallen for you on the spot! Oh my god, I feel like I can write another epic masterpiece. I’ll call it, *The Aloof Prince’s Humble Plea: I’ll Even Be the Other Man!*"

Little Nine let out a squeal. "My taste is trash and I love it! Quick, write it! I’ll help you sell it across all the Parallel Worlds! We’ll make you an overnight sensation, Mom!"

Fu Ying popped a wild fruit into her mouth and nodded excitedly. "That’s a fantastic idea! After we defeat Jiang Wu, we’ll get right on that~"

Seeing their conversation get more and more absurd, Su Mo frowned at the overly excited Fu Ying. "Are you two planning on holding a tea party in here???"

Only then did Fu Ying remember the reason for her visit. "Little Nine, dear, we’ll talk about my story later. Let’s get down to business."

Su Mo sighed. "Let me go first."

She recounted what Jin Tong had told her earlier that evening. Fu Ying frowned. "Can Jiang Wu really manipulate the entire lifeline of the Beast World? Could her Golden Finger actually be her fatal weakness? It’s just that she’s hidden it so well. We won’t be able to figure it out anytime soon."

Su Mo frowned. "I may not be able to figure out her Golden Finger, but I think I can guess one of her weaknesses."

Fu Ying thought for a moment. "You don’t mean Jin Tong, do you?"

Su Mo nodded. "Many have gone through the cycles with her, but she specifically holds a wisp of Jin Tong’s Heart Soul. Yet, she’s never delivered the killing blow. That alone is enough to prove how special he is to her."