Chapter 200: Liang He is a Master of Balance

Chapter 200: Chapter 200: Liang He is a Master of Balance

When Liang He and the others heard Yin Qi’s roar and rushed to the activity room, they found the door leading from the activity room to the dormitory wide open. At a glance, it was clearly Lanton’s doing.

The main culprit, Lanton, had happily faded into the background. He stayed behind in the dorms, obediently guarding the Iron-eating Beast. The Green Tea Eagle’s manipulative persona was back online.

"MEOW!"

"ROAR!"

The Mengji Snow Leopard and Yin Qi roared at each other, neither willing to yield a single inch. Meanwhile, the Mojin King Tiger stood between them, trying to act as a peacemaker.

It wasn’t until Yin Qi first spotted Liang He’s figure that he immediately halted his move to teach the Mengji Snow Leopard a lesson. He backed up repeatedly, shrinking himself into a corner.

"Wait, this scene... why do I feel like something isn’t quite right?"

Silver Shuttle stared foolishly as the situation took a strange turn. His literal-mindedness left him completely baffled. On the contrary, Silver Feather, who was standing right next to him, directly pointed out the crux of the issue.

"Yin Qi is deliberately showing weakness. He’s playing pitiful."

Silver Feather and Silver Shuttle muttered to each other in low voices. After all, Yin Qi was one of their own, so they couldn’t throw him under the bus.

They watched as a highly aggrieved Yin Qi blinked his beautiful, large eyes. He squatted obediently in the corner and gave his ears a little twitch.

He was clearly putting on the appearance of having been bullied and wronged, yet being too afraid to fight back. This act immediately made Liang He’s heart ache with sympathy.

"Be good, Yin Qi. Kuang Ye didn’t mean to roar at you. Let me apologize to you on his behalf, okay?"

In Liang He’s eyes, Yin Qi was a patient and a newly arrived Beast Beast who was isolated and helpless. Naturally, she hoped the other fluffy creatures could accept him so they could all live together in harmony.

However, she couldn’t blame Kuang Ye for this either. After all, to him, Yin Qi was an unfamiliar beast. Fierce beasts possessed strong territorial instincts, so it was completely normal for Kuang Ye to be unable to accept him right away.

"ROAR~"

Seeing Liang He walking toward him, Yin Qi’s beautiful eyes filled with reliance. He wanted to get closer to her, but upon catching sight of the Mengji Snow Leopard and the other Beast Beasts behind her, he pulled his paws back. He curled up right where he was, not daring to move an inch.

"Good heavens, Yin Qi actually knows how to use these kinds of tricks to fight for favor?"

Silver Shuttle widened his eyes, still gossiping in hushed tones with Silver Feather. His eagerness to watch the drama unfold was incredibly obvious.

"Pretending to be bullied, playing pitiful and wronged in front of the ’Emperor’, wanting to get close to his beloved but being afraid of being targeted... Isn’t this a palace drama?"

Influenced by Liang He, Silver Feather was immensely curious about Blue Star’s culture. She couldn’t absorb a single word of the history books, but she had accidentally gotten completely hooked on palace dramas.

"So, Liang He is the Emperor right now, and they are the concubines?"

Hearing Silver Feather explain it like that, Silver Shuttle felt it really did seem that way. His enthusiasm for the unfolding drama skyrocketed.

After all, who didn’t love watching a chaotic scene?

As the target of this scheme, the Mengji Snow Leopard—who had also seen right through Yin Qi’s act—was furious. However, because Liang He was present, he couldn’t exactly teach Yin Qi a lesson.

He was also terrified that Liang He would toss him aside for the new guy and blame everything on him. The more he thought about it, the more aggrieved he felt. Drooping his head, he bit down hard on the tip of his tail. His eyes grew moist, and he didn’t dare to look up at her.

"Don’t be afraid, Yin Qi. Kuang Ye doesn’t have any ill intentions."

If it were anyone else, Yin Qi’s trick might have actually worked and caused Liang He to turn around and blame Kuang Ye.

But out of trust and understanding for her fluffy friends, Liang He chose not to blame any of the Beast Beasts.

Instead, she tried to ease the tense atmosphere between them.

"Kuang Ye, come here for a second."

Liang He gently waved at the Mengji Snow Leopard. The snow leopard, who had assumed Liang He wouldn’t defend him, felt as if a sudden rush of warmth was injected into his ice-cold body. He snapped his head up.

Looking through moist eyes, he clearly saw the smile tugging at the corners of Liang He’s lips. The Mengji Snow Leopard finally opened his mouth, dropping his tail, and then walked toward her in a foolishly eager manner.

"Pfft... why is Kuang Ye stumbling so awkwardly?"

Xu Yi, who hadn’t said a word the entire time, was also amused by this.

A dignified Imperial Admiral was so excited by Liang He summoning him that he actually tripped over his own paws. If his fans ever found out about this, what a massive loss of leopard face it would be!

"What a good Leopard."

Relying entirely on instinct, the Mengji Snow Leopard dazedly approached Liang He. By the time he came back to his senses, he was already standing by her side, less than a meter away from Yin Qi.

"MEOW~"

Pulling the adorable, furry head of the Mengji Snow Leopard into her arms, Liang He softly comforted him. She knew that Kuang Ye had also felt wronged.

Liang He felt deeply guilty, especially since all her attention had been focused on the Iron-eating Beast lately, and then on Yin Qi, causing her to somewhat neglect him and the other fluffy creatures.

"I’m sorry, Leopard. I made you guys worry about me and feel neglected."

Liang He’s comfort didn’t just stabilize the Mengji Snow Leopard’s mood; the Platinum Giant Lion and the Mojin King Tiger also began to approach their area, silently guarding her.

Seeing this, Liang He naturally treated everyone equally. She gave each of them a hug before finally shifting the topic back to Yin Qi.

"Kuang Ye, Cyril, Cedriel... Yin Qi is our new friend and also our future family member. You all need to get along well. You can play around, but don’t fight, okay?"

Although Yin Qi was a Divine Beast of the Silver Wing Temple, from the moment he stepped into the Seventh Service Area and accepted Liang He’s presence, she had treated him as a member of their group.

Even if he would eventually leave the reserve with Silver Feather in the future, it didn’t stop her from treating Yin Qi as her own Beast Beast, placing him on equal footing with the other fluffy creatures.

"AWOO~"

"MEOW~"

"WOO-ARGH!"

The Platinum Giant Lion, who had just been called out by name, was curiously walking in circles around Yin Qi. Hearing Liang He’s words, he immediately responded with a loud roar. His voice was so booming that Yin Qi almost wanted to lift a paw to cover his ears.

"So good."

Seeing how obedient and well-behaved her fluffy animals were, Liang He was delighted. She then turned her focus to Yin Qi.

"Yin Qi, are you willing to live peacefully with them?"

"ROAR..."

Since things had come to this, Yin Qi generally understood the position the Mengji Snow Leopard and the others held in Liang He’s heart. Unwilling to make things difficult for her, he could only force himself to accept their presence.

"Tsk, tsk, look at how reluctant he is. Anyone who didn’t know better would think he was the favorite concubine."

Silver Feather mercilessly teased Yin Qi. His former aloof, restrained image was now thoroughly destroyed.

Sure enough, once they fell into Liang He’s hands, there wasn’t a single fluffy creature whose majestic image wasn’t ruined.

"So, who is the head favorite?"

Silver Shuttle was rather curious. In Liang He’s heart, who exactly was the head favorite?

To this, Silver Feather had no answer either. She hadn’t interacted with Liang He for as long as Silver Shuttle had, so how could she possibly know who was favored more?

"Doctor Xu, what do you think?"

Suddenly called upon, Xu Yi scratched his head in a conflicted manner, realizing that he couldn’t answer this question either.

"Liang He treats all of them equally. She isn’t like some parents who show blatant favoritism. If they make a mistake, she’ll discipline them, and if they get sick, she’ll care for them meticulously..."

Perhaps because Liang He only viewed them as somewhat unusual fierce beasts rather than male Beastmen, her affection was pure, lacking any particular romantic preference.

However, from a Breeder’s perspective, this trait of hers was actually highly professional. Otherwise, if she showed favoritism, she would end up neglecting some in favor of others, which would be detrimental to the animals’ physical and mental well-being.

"Then I’m really looking forward to the day they turn into humans..."

Silver Feather revealed a sly smile, immensely looking forward to the large-scale chaotic scene that was bound to happen in the future.