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Chapter 52 Big Lion? Big Golden Retriever!
Ever since Su Miantang entered the East Palace, Catherine began to count the time. “Send someone to wait outside. In less than a minute, she’ll be so scared she’ll piss her pants and run out.”
But one minute passed.
“Princess, she hasn’t come out.”
Five minutes passed.
“Princess, she still hasn’t come out.”
Ten minutes passed.
“Princess, she is still inside.”
Half an hour…
“This is bad, go in and check quickly. She must have been eaten by Imperial Brother!”
Just as she was about to rush out of the Fengyang Pavilion, a guard came to report, “Reporting to the Princess, Su Miantang has come out completely unharmed. She is currently heading to the Changqian Palace with His Majesty.”
“What?”
She was actually able to stay alone with Imperial Brother for so long without suffering a single injury, and she even had the mood to go play with a male after coming out?
In the past, no matter how high-ranking a female was, none of them had stayed inside for more than a minute!
“What exactly happened?”
“This subordinate does not know. We only heard four lion roars from outside.”
Four roars?
Hahaha!
It was rare for Imperial Brother to be this angry. It seemed Su Miantang was just forcing herself to hold on inside, dragging out the time. It wouldn’t be long before she gave up.
In the dead of night at the East Palace, the lion dormant in the giant cage had a dream again.
He dreamed that the reckless little female came to approach and provoke him again. Unable to bear it any longer, he grabbed her with one paw, but she took advantage of the momentum to hug his neck and kiss his nape. The unfamiliar and turbulent wave of pleasure from earlier that day struck him violently, stimulating him to abruptly open his eyes.
But… before his eyes, there was nothing but endless darkness and loneliness, exactly the same as usual.
Come here, don’t be afraid. I’m not here to hurt you, I’m here to save you. I have no ill intentions towards you. I really just wanted to come in and make friends with you.
Her voice echoed in his mind.
Save him? Friends?
He shook his head vigorously.
Liar!
No one would be willing to be friends with a beast!
Tomorrow, she wouldn’t come.
But the next day, Su Miantang came again.
The sleeping male lion caught a whiff of the familiar, quiet peony fragrance and instantly opened his eyes.
“Hi~ Good morning!” Su Miantang greeted him brightly.
Why did she… come again? Did she want to take the opportunity to strike him down again? However, she hadn’t brought that laser gun specifically designed to attack beasts today.
He thought he would greet her with a giant roar as soon as they met, but this time he didn’t, which was a good sign.
Su Miantang directly unlocked the cage and walked in.
Her lock-picking skills were getting more and more proficient. Was she treating his territory like her own home?
The third step of beast taming (Part 1)—beastmen will never be slaves, unless room and board are included! If you want a beast to truly submit to you, you must first provide him with food.
Food?
There was no food more exquisite than the food in the royal palace, except for her secret weapon.
“Here.” Su Miantang opened her palm and offered him two marshmallows. “Have some candy~”
Candy?
The male lion lowered his head and sized up those two strange, white, powdery things. Did she really think he didn’t know what candy was? It definitely didn’t look like this!
This must be poison, right?
So she hadn’t brought the laser gun because she switched to poison!
Seeing the doubt and ferocity in his eyes, Su Miantang helplessly unwrapped one, took a bite, and to prevent him from thinking one piece was poisonous and the other wasn’t, she directly stuffed the remaining half into his mouth.
You!
The male lion was suddenly startled by her action. His face flushed slightly. With half a piece of candy in his mouth, he instantly couldn’t swallow it, nor could he spit it out.
She, she actually put something she had eaten into his mouth. Such intimate behavior could only be done between mates. She really was shameless… Wait, why was this candy so soft? So sweet? It was a hundred times more delicious than any piece he had ever eaten before!
He involuntarily began to chew.
Su Miantang thought the scene was somewhat cute. Taking advantage of his relaxed guard, she approached and introduced herself. “Now that you’ve eaten my candy, you’re my good friend~ My name is Su Miantang, what’s yours?”
The male lion slightly turned his head away because of the words ‘my’.
“Right, I forgot you can’t speak. Then I’ll just call you… Little Golden Retriever!”
What!
The male lion quickly raised his head, glaring at her with his azure blue pupils.
Su Miantang held back her laughter. “Then Big Golden Retriever, you can’t change it anymore!”
Audacious!
Did she really treat him like a dog?
He was the Lion King who commanded all the people!
Just as he was about to roar again, Su Miantang unwrapped the other marshmallow and stuffed his mouth.
“Alright, there’s no more. I’m leaving first.”
W-what?
She was leaving just like that?
Before the male lion could get angry, he saw her turn around and leave the cage, freezing him in place.
Yesterday, didn’t she constantly try to strike up a conversation with him, only leaving after being roared at four times?
Today, he hadn’t roared at her and had even agreed to be friends with her.
Then why?
He lowered his massive head somewhat helplessly, as if he didn’t know what he had done wrong. The soft marshmallow in his mouth also inexplicably lost its flavor.
Fortunately, in the afternoon, the little female came again.
This time, she held an iron chain in her hand.
When the male lion saw the hard, cold chain, it was as if some painful memories had been triggered. All the fur on his body stood on end, and his paws assumed a defensive posture.
“Don’t be afraid, this isn’t meant to tie you up.”
At least, not yet.
“I’m here to take you out today.”
Out?
Impossible!
It was impossible for him to ever go out!
In the past, he was the Crown Prince with the most honorable status in the royal family, but now, he was just a mentally broken beast!
He loathed the outside, loathed the light, loathed all people, and… loathed himself even more.
He would stay in this pitch-black cage for the rest of his life, until he died.
Su Miantang knew it wouldn’t be this simple to get him to step out, so she resorted to reverse psychology.
“Weren’t you very dissatisfied with me calling you Big Golden Retriever this morning? Then I’ll give you a chance for revenge. We’ll go outside and have a competition. If you win, you can use this chain to tie me up, and I’ll bark like a dog for you!”
Tie her up with a chain…
The male lion didn’t even dare to imagine that scene, his burning hot ears hidden within his fluffy mane.
The Central Planet had always revered females and subordinated males. Only females had the right to toy with males. Was she trying to play some kind of special kink?
“If you lose, you have to obediently crawl in yourself and bark for me!”
As expected!
But… hmph, dealing with a mere weak female like her, how could he possibly lose?
Seeing his disdain, Su Miantang leaned in slightly. “Then let’s go out and compete!”
“…”
Unwilling to fall into her trap, the male lion turned his head to the left.
Su Miantang followed him to the left. “What, you don’t dare?”
He turned his head to the right, and Su Miantang followed to the right. “Afraid of losing and losing face by barking like a dog? You’re too timid, aren’t you? Some Lion King you are, I think you’re just a cowardly Golden Retriever! Hey, can you do it or not?”
One lion and one person went back and forth like this several times.
Suddenly, Su Miantang tightly hugged his fluffy, massive head with both hands, her gaze firm and sincere. “Jun Chengyin, believe me. I will take you away from here. You won’t be hurt by anyone ever again.”
Translator’s Note:
- Golden Retriever (金毛): In Chinese, “Jinmao” (golden hair) is the common term for Golden Retrievers. Su Miantang gives the lion this nickname to playfully compare him to a big, fluffy dog.
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