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Chapter 49 It Bites
“The Empress Mother was heartbroken over this. She searched the world for high-grade females, attempting to use their Xinxisu to heal him, but none of them worked. It even made him incomparably loathsome toward females.
Up until now… everyone has given up, except for the Empress Mother.
She burns incense and worships Buddha every day, praying to the gods and hoping that a miracle will appear one day. Therefore, she would rather make Hua Rong the puppet new king than let anyone else ascend the throne.
Because that position was kept specifically for my royal brother.
Only he is the true Lion King.
But everyone knows it’s impossible.
After so many years, there’s no way my royal brother can ever restore his human form.”
“Tell me, if my Crown Prince Brother were still perfectly fine, would these people dare to ride on my head? Would they dare to despise the dignity of the imperial family? I’m afraid they wouldn’t even dare to speak loudly, hahaha…”
Catherine acted completely unhinged, gulping down wine sip after sip. Her words were intermittent, leaving Su Miantang thoroughly confused. Was she drunk and talking nonsense? Or was she so angry she had developed paranoia?
Catherine walked to the side of her bed and turned on the light with a click, just in time to catch the questioning expression on her face.
“What do you mean by that?”
“You don’t believe Bengong‘s words?!”
Su Miantang replied, “As far as I know, SS-grade combat males are extremely rare. In Zhongyangcheng, there was only Admiral Yaslandi. I’ve never heard of there being one in the imperial family as well.”
“That’s because my royal brother is the pain in everyone’s heart, and no one is willing to bring it up again!”
“Oh~”
Su Miantang still didn’t believe it, but to get her to leave earlier and not disturb her sleep, she pretended to buy it.
“Your acting is simply too clumsy!”
Catherine saw through it at a glance and yanked her off the bed in a fit of exasperation.
“Since you don’t believe it, I’ll take you to see it with your own eyes!”
“Hey, it’s the middle of the night, where are we going?”
Su Miantang thought she was having a drunken fit and might just take her to some desolate wilderness and pass out.
To her surprise, her destination was crystal clear. They boarded a magnetic wheel hoverboard, shuttling and leaping over one resplendent palace after another.
“Catherine, stop right now! Drunk driving isn’t good!”
“Coward! Bengong is an S-grade female, do you think I’ll drop you to your death?!”
“Get down!”
Finally, they stopped in front of a towering, majestic palace. The entire body of the hall was a profound Xuanse, surrounded by eighteen lion head statues. Just looking at it evoked a sense of imposing grandeur.
There were two large characters at the very top, but because the light was dim, they couldn’t be seen clearly.
Su Miantang had the lingering feeling that this palace was quite different from the others.
It wasn’t just because of its color and lighting, but also its aura.
Catherine pulled her inside.
Sure enough, entering required swiping an imperial edict, undergoing infrared scanning, iris confirmation, and four or five other procedures. Then, under the guidance of a robot, they passed through a long passage riddled with mechanisms. It was simply far more complicated than entering Laboratory Number One at the Scientific Research Institute.
Deep within the Eastern Palace, it was pitch black. In the dead silence, an ear hidden within a thick mane twitched agilely.
Who is it?
So reckless as to dare disturb his peace.
“Your Highness the Princess, please.”
The robot performed a curtsy and turned on the lights. With a whoosh, thousands of lights illuminated all at once. Caught completely off guard, Su Miantang witnessed a soul-stirring scene.
In the massive inner hall, there were no furnishings whatsoever. There was only a single cage forged from Xuantie. In the center of the cage lay a giant male lion.
His eyes were half-closed, his muzzle broad, and his head large. He was wreathed in a circle of fluffy, imposing long mane that resembled golden flames, making him look handsome, mighty, and awe-inspiring. His entire body was four to five meters long, his tail thick and long, and his claws, though resembling white jade, gleamed with a sharpness keener than the edge of a spear or blade.
She had never seen a lion so huge with such a magnificent mane. It could simply be described as ‘majestic and grandiose’. If he hadn’t been trapped in a cage, she would have turned and run away long ago.
Courting death!
Not only disturbing his peace but also daring to stare at him so intently, scrutinizing him up and down!
Suddenly, the male lion opened his eyes.
They were an extremely clear, translucent pair of azure eyes, resembling the Heart of the Ocean jewel, yet harboring a cold glint frostier than ice and snow beneath. His conjoined Chongtong was just about to unleash its power when it froze.
He had guessed it was another female.
But he hadn’t guessed… she would be this beautiful.
In his brief days of contact with the world, he had never seen a little female like this. In his pupils, which were brimming with irritability and hostility, there was a rare moment of blankness.
“Hic~”
Catherine let out a boozy hiccup and groggily pointed at the male lion in the cage.
“See it? Believe it now? This is my eldest brother, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Central Empire, an SS-grade combat male beastman. Even though he has devolved into a wild beast, his heroic bearing is still extraordinary. As long as you have eyes, you should believe what I said, right?”
“I believe it.”
Su Miantang nodded.
This time, she truly believed it.
A lion this massive was clearly abnormal; it felt like he could swallow a person whole in one bite.
—Huangmei, who is she?
The male lion slowly got up and shook out his golden mane. Just as he was about to question Catherine, he let out a deep, powerful roar that startled Su Miantang, frightening her so much that she directly scrambled onto the person beside her.
“?”
“Ah!!”
This time, it was Catherine’s turn to roar.
She slowly and incredulously looked up at Su Miantang, who was clinging to her for dear life. Her drunkenness instantly cleared up quite a bit.
“What are you doing? How dare you climb onto Bengong!”
When she did it with her male consorts, she was always on top.
How dare this girl climb onto her—it was sheer insolence!
Su Miantang: “…” Oh right, it seemed she had been so scared by a male lion that she climbed onto a female lioness.
“S-sorry.”
She smiled rather awkwardly and pointed at the cage to explain.
“I was afraid it would bite me.”
Bite her?!
In an instant, unparalleled fury erupted in the depths of the male lion’s azure eyes.
He was an SS-grade combat male beastman, born with Chongtong. Even if he had devolved into a beast, a single look from him could effortlessly turn her into ashes.
Yet she actually compared him to a dog! A dog that bites people!
Translator’s Note / Glossary:
- Bengong: “This Palace”. An arrogant first-person pronoun used by high-ranking royal women, like princesses and empresses, to assert their authority.
- Zhongyangcheng: Central City. The capital metropolis of the empire.
- Xuanse: A deep, profound black color with a reddish tint, often associated with royalty or solemnity in ancient texts.
- Xuantie: Mysterious Black Iron. An extremely durable, rare metal common in fantasy settings used to craft legendary weapons or unbreakable cages.
- Huangmei: Imperial Sister. An honorific used by a royal to address their younger sister.
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