Chapter 205 - 178: Plenty of Strength and Methods

When Su Mo woke the next day, Xuan Qing had already packed his things.

He hadn’t brought much with him in the first place, so there wasn’t much to take away as he left.

Su Mo stopped in front of him. She took the package she had prepared for him from Fei Yan and handed it over, explaining, "One bag is the young lady’s medicine, and the other is for you."

Xuan Qing took the package, then grabbed her hand and casually stuffed something into it. "I don’t like being indebted to people," he said. "Now we’re even."

Su Mo glanced down at the object in her palm, but before she could see it clearly, his warm hand covered hers. With a gentle but irresistible force, he folded her fingers closed over it.

She froze for a moment.

Xuan Qing withdrew his hand. His eyes, tranquil as still water, met hers as he said softly, "Take care."

"Have a safe journey."

Only after his figure had completely vanished from sight did Su Mo finally open her palm, revealing a small, blood-red Crystal Stone.

At her side, Mo Xiao and the others all glanced over in unison. In the sunlight, the red Crystal Stone radiated a crimson, dazzlingly brilliant light.

It was a Crystal Stone nourished by the heart’s blood of a Tiger Beastman. Such stones were said to store a portion of their owner’s Life Force and Combat Power, capable of turning the tide in a moment of crisis.

Fei Yan’s brow furrowed. ’Such a precious item... and he just gave it away so casually with a line like, "I don’t like being indebted to people. Now we’re even"?’

’Some people’s tenderness is always so quiet. All of his unspoken worries were hidden inside this Crystal Stone.’

’He’d never liked his rival, Xuan Qing, but now that he was actually gone, it felt... strange.’

Fei Yan hesitated, wondering if he should explain the purpose of the Crystal Stone to Su Mo.

But then he saw her clench her fist around the Crystal Stone, turn, and start walking back.

Watching her walk away, he thought, ’Our wife is so clever; she’s probably figured it out already.’

...

By the stove, Su Mo took a sip of water.

Little Nine’s dejected voice sounded in her head. ’Host... I’m starting to miss him already~ Are you really not the least bit regretful? Not even a little sad?’

Su Mo answered silently, ’I only make the right decision for the moment. There is no need for regret.’

’As for sadness, that’s a part of life. What’s more important is not to dwell on the past or fear the future.’

Little Nine pouted, looking dejectedly at the empty Beast Husband slot in the System Space.

Su Mo had just finished breakfast when Huang Ming came looking for her, a book in his hand.

He had been visiting almost daily for the past few days, and his questioning would take up half the day. While Su Mo appreciated his thirst for knowledge, his incessant, deep-drilling questions were becoming a bit overwhelming...

And today, Huang Ming was followed by that Little Wolf Man, Fei Yun.

The moment Fei Yun saw Su Mo, his eyes lit up, his intentions written all over his face.

Yue Ying’s expression soured the moment he saw the Little Wolf Man. ’He’s been an adult for ages,’ he thought. ’What’s he playing at, not having found a Female Master yet?!’

’This won’t do. Tomorrow, I’m going to the Fox Clan and finding a match for this Little Wolf Man myself!’

Ye Yuan and Cang Lan weren’t feeling any better. Who can smile at a love rival? By now, they couldn’t even be bothered to maintain a facade of dignified composure!

Mo Xiao and Fei Yan were acting relatively normal, but even they were getting a headache just watching the incessantly chattering Huang Ming Witch Doctor.

Ye Yuan was the most miserable of them all. ’I was hoping to take my wife back to the underground palace today for some time alone,’ he lamented internally. ’And now this! An uninvited guest. How is she ever going to get away?’

’So annoying!’

’I really want to run away from home with my wife!’

’WAHHHH, I want to cry!’

’But my wife doesn’t really like it when I cry... I’d better hold it in...’

Su Mo spoke with Huang Ming for a while, and then Fei Yun chimed in with a few questions of his own.

Fei Yun kept saying things like, "Miss Su, thank you."

"Miss Su, you know so much!"

"You’re so amazing!"

He was just short of blurting out, "I really like you!"

Ye Yuan and Cang Lan squatted in a corner, gnashing their teeth in anger as they watched Fei Yun beam ecstatically at their wife.

As tears dripped from Ye Yuan’s eyes, he whispered, "That’s the third time! She looked at that Little Wolf Man three times..."

"That’s the fourth time."

"SOB... The fifth time!"

Cang Lan shot him a speechless glance. ’A real man doesn’t just start crying at the drop of a hat.’

’So annoying. In a minute, she’s going to make us pick up the pearls again!’

Cang Lan glanced at the small, round pearls scattered on the ground, then casually picked one up. He strode over to Su Mo and secretly pressed the pearl into her palm.

Su Mo rolled the small pearl between her fingers, her head turning instinctively to look at Ye Yuan, who was still squatting nearby, silently crying pearls.

The little Mermaid’s tears stopped abruptly. He hiccuped, forcing a smile that looked even worse than his crying, and blinked his misty eyes at her.