Chapter 97: I Only Want Her
Su Miantang stood up, but before she could curtsy, Duchess Hillary took her hand and gently helped her up. “No need for formalities, beautiful lady. Might I ask your name?”
“My name is Su Miantang.”
“Su Miantang? What a lovely name…”
Wait!
As the Duchess spoke, her fingers suddenly froze as if she had remembered something.
Su Miantang?
Wasn’t that the female Lingāer mentioned who had no pheromones?
How could that be?
She was clearly so beautiful and possessed such an extraordinary temperament.
Yue Zhongxian watched their overlapping hands, the corner of his eye lifting almost imperceptibly.
His mother was always graceful and kept a proper distance when dealing with people; she would never have physical contact right away. This meant she also liked her very much.
While Duchess Hillary was feeling regretful, she saw her son… in his original human form, staring straight at the girl before him with an unprecedented, intense, and fervent gaze of joy. Her heart skipped a beat.
It couldn’t be.
Her son didn’t take an interest in Isphine, but in her?
That was normal, as she was so dazzling; she was the first person the Duchess had noticed as well.
But…
[Absolutely not!]
Yue Zhongxian sensed his motherās telepathic message, and his brows furrowed instantly.
[Why?]
[Because she is a female without pheromones.]
If it were any of her other children, she would have let them be. But not him. He was the pride of the herbivore lineage, carrying the glory of the entire family. He absolutely could not be matched with a female without pheromones.
It would ruin him.
After saying that, she turned to walk toward Isphine.
[Never mind not having pheromones. Even if she had nothing at all, I only want her.]
[You…]
Duchess Hillary was furious. She saw through his little tricks and was about to expose him when she heard the second half.
[Furthermore, she is an SSSS-grade female.]
Wh-what?
Duchess Hillary almost threw out her back as she turned around.
Seeing this, Su Miantang quickly supported her. “Duchess, are you alright?”
“Iām… Iām fine…”
The usually elegant and composed Duchess Hillary had never lost her composure like this. She looked at the young girl before her, her eyes filled with disbelief.
She was the legendary SSSS-grade female who had just been born in the Central Starāthe Supreme of the World?
No wonder her appearance and temperament were so otherworldly!
She knew it…
How could she possibly be a female without pheromones!
Yue Ling was also deeply stunned by this news, unable to snap out of it for a long time.
Miantang was actually an SSSS-grade female? What did that even mean? It was infinitely close to being a god, wasn’t it?
Ahhh, she was going to lose it. Why wasn’t she a male? Her brother was getting such a bargain for free!
“Respected Miss Su Miantang.”
Duchess Hillary completely changed her attitude, holding her hand with an excited expression.
“Might I ask if you would be willing to tour the castle with me after dinner?”
“Of course,” Su Miantang nodded. “It would be my honor.”
For some reason, she felt the Duchessās attitude toward her was overly enthusiastic. She even stayed to join them for dinner, meticulously looking after her just like “Little Ears” did. Could it be… that like Queen Janie, she had also sensed her pheromone grade?
After dinner, the group began their tour of the castle.
From the spectacular moat to the majestic towers, through the inner courtyard, across the gardens, and finally to the museum housing countless exquisite works of art.
There, Su Miantangās gaze was captured by a painting.
In the painting was the back view of a man.
To be precise, it was the back of a man integrated with machinery.
Hard and sharp silver battle armor grew around his body, and a pair of mecha wings were both elegant and fierce. His entire body emitted a cold metallic luster. On the sensor atop his head was a string of lightbrain code. He walked alone across a battlefield filled with smoke. Compared to the threat of conventional weapons, he gave off an insurmountable sense of powerful technological deterrence.
Seeing her staring intently at the painting, Yue Zhongxianās heart began to pound heavily. “Sister, do you like this painting?”
“I do. It’s very special.”
“This was painted by Moon Cometās most famous artist for my son,” Duchess Hillary walked over. Seeing her sonās elated expression at just one compliment, she couldn’t help but smile. “It is also my favorite painting.”
She and “Xianāer” truly had a fated connection.
Out of so many exquisite and expensive works of art, she had stopped only here.
If this wasn’t a match made in heaven, what was?
So this is Yue Zhongxian? The Interstellarās First Commander is actually a combination of a beastman and mecha. No wonder he has the invincible ability to destroy all high-end intelligent products.
She just wondered what he looked like from the front.
“Duchess!”
At this moment, an attendant carrying a cage came rushing in from outside.
“What is that? Why does it smell so bad?”
Everyone caught the scent and covered their noses in disgust.
“Reporting to the Duchess, this was just sent from the army. The Commander specifically instructed that it be given to a lady named Su Miantang as a meeting gift.”
“Me?” Su Miantang was confused. “What is it?”
The attendant whipped off the cloth covering the cage. Inside was a skunk.
“This is the head of the Shadow Robot Organization, Dr. Lauren.”
Dr. Lauren?!
Su Miantang was shocked.
Yue Zhongxian had actually destroyed the Shadow Robot Organization.
But why would he hand the leader over to her? He seemed to know about the grudge between them, even though they had never met. Where did this “meeting gift” come from?
“The Commander said that he witnessed Miss Su Miantang rescuing Miss Isphine at the experimental base and deeply admired your intelligence and courage. Therefore, he is handing Dr. Lauren over to you to deal with.”
So that was it.
Su Miantang took the cage, her heart filled with gratitude.
“It’s a pity he isn’t here. Otherwise, I would definitely thank him in person. Please convey my message, DuchessāI like this gift very, very much!”
Duchess Hillary glanced at her son beside her, her tone meaningful. “Alright.”
“However, I believe you will definitely meet.”
“So it was you who wanted to harm me!”
Hearing “Dr. Lauren,” Isphine rushed forward in anger, about to activate her pheromones to strike him dead. She was stopped by Su Miantang.
“Isphine, let’s keep him alive for now.”
“Why? Heās a monster who has committed countless evils!”
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