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Chapter 50 Helping the Crown Prince Restore His Human Form
“Roar—”
This time, he truly let out a majestic roar. The sheer momentum of it was terrifying, making one tremble with fear as if about to be eaten alive. Su Miantang immediately ran out.
Catherine’s drunkenness was entirely roared away, and only then did she realize… what was she doing? She had actually brought Su Miantang into the imperial palace’s forbidden grounds!
“Royal Brother, I’m sorry Royal Brother. We’ll leave right away, right away!”
Scram!!!
The male lion stared fixedly at the retreating back of Su Miantang as she fled, letting out a few more roars.
Females, as expected, were all greedy, foolish, and arrogant. Now, add ‘cowardly’ to the list. He loathed them to the core! Loathed them utterly!
No matter how beautiful they were!
That night, he dreamed of using his sharp claws to tear Su Miantang’s clothes to shreds bit by bit, devouring her whole.
Having been frightened in the dead of night, Su Miantang didn’t sleep well at all.
Early the next morning, she was woken up by the bells in the imperial palace. She originally planned to catch up on her sleep, but to her surprise, Catherine, that royal madwoman, came over again.
“Su Miantang, are you playing tricks on Bengong? This pitch-black mask is almost dry on my face, clinging to it like a toad. It’s so disgusting…”
She was simply too noisy.
Su Miantang couldn’t help but reach out and forcefully snap off a piece of the mud mask at the corner of her chin.
“What are you doing?!”
“Go look in the mirror yourself.”
“Mirror?”
Half in doubt, Catherine walked up to the bronze mirror, raised her chin, and was astonished to see… it was white! It was white! It was really white!
The fair skin she had painstakingly sought for most of her life, her lifelong dream, had actually become a reality!
Although it was still far less snow-white and translucent than Su Miantang’s, compared to her previous brown skin, it was already a massive improvement!
The suffering these past few days had truly not been in vain!
Su Miantang cast a sidelong glance.
She genuinely felt that the light brown skin suited her grand, wild facial features much better.
Now, she had lost all her personal distinctiveness.
“Su Miantang!”
Catherine turned around in ecstatic joy, only to find that she had already fallen asleep.
For once, she didn’t rush forward to yank her up. Instead, she stood quietly by the bed looking at her, a different scheme brewing in her mind.
She never expected this little piece of trash to actually have some real skill!
Suddenly, she didn’t want the Imperial Twin Stars anymore; she wanted her!
In her life, what she cared about the most was her own appearance. Compared to her face, mere male beastmen weren’t even worth mentioning!
And Su Miantang possessed the power to change appearances, turning rot into magic. Since she could turn her brown skin white, she could definitely adjust the flaws in her other facial features.
If she could keep her trapped in the palace forever as her exclusive personal maid for grooming, it couldn’t be better!
Although Zhongyangxing had always strictly forbidden taking females as slaves, as long as the temptation was sufficient, she believed she would definitely stay willingly.
Su Miantang slept soundly until noon. Feeling a bit hungry, she prepared to get out of bed and forage for food. Suddenly, she caught a whiff of a mouth-watering, fragrant aroma. Following the scent, she saw… Catherine sitting in the main hall with an abundant, colorful spread of dishes in front of her. Seeing her arrive, Catherine waved her over gently.
“Su Miantang, you’re awake? Having slept so long, you must be hungry, right? Come quickly and eat.”
“…”
For a lioness who only ate meat to have prepared rice and vegetable dishes, and with such a gentle tone no less—it was simply far too abnormal.
A proverb instantly flashed through Su Miantang’s mind.
The weasel pays respects to the hen.
“What is all this for?”
“These are all prepared for you, to thank you for whitening my skin.”
“There’s no need. As long as you can keep your promise, that’s fine.”
“Of course.” Catherine curled her lips into a faint smile. “In the future, I will no longer pester the Twin Stars, but… let’s not talk about that for now. You helped Bengong, and Bengong must certainly reward you. Speak, what do you want? Gold, silver, and jewelry?”
Su Miantang shook her head.
She couldn’t even finish the monthly living expenses issued by the Imperial Female Protection Agency; she wasn’t short on money at all.
“Rare treasures and exotic herbs?”
She shook her head again. She had originally been very interested, but after entering the Scientific Research Institute, she found that the rare herbs and magical potions stored inside were enough for her to study for a lifetime.
“Then…”
Seeing that these worldly possessions couldn’t move her, Catherine cast a few glances at the male consorts beside her. Gritting her teeth, she decided to part with what she loved.
“These male consorts in my harem—take a look and see which one you like. Pick anyone you want, and I’ll give him to you.”
“Pfft—”
Hearing this, Su Miantang nearly spat out her mouthful of beast milk.
“No need, no need!”
“It seems one isn’t enough?” Catherine gritted her teeth again. “Then pick a few more. I’ll have them all sent to your room tonight to serve you together! Don’t say I’m not generous enough; these were all meticulously trained by me. Every single one has top-notch skills in bed. I guarantee you’ll sleep with them until your soul is turned upside down.”
How was she not generous enough? She was clearly far too generous.
Su Miantang waved her hand. “Forget it, I don’t have such heavy tastes.”
“Heavy tastes? This is considered heavy tastes?”
This was clearly just the daily routine.
Catherine was certain she was just pretending to be pure. It was absolutely because she slept with high-quality male beastmen like the Twin Stars and Lu Sili so often that she looked down on her harem.
“If you despise them for being boring and tedious, I can tell you an even more exciting way to play. Have them transform into their beast forms, and then with you…”
“However, with your frail little body, you should still be cautious. Try to pick the gentler ones, and be careful not to get broken. After all, when fierce beasts go into heat, they are incomparably ferocious and completely heedless.”
“…”
Su Miantang’s mouth twitched. What on earth had she just heard? She wanted to cut off her own ears!
“I often feel out of place with you all, simply because I’m not perverted enough.”
“You…”
Catherine grew a little anxious.
She was invulnerable to both swords and spears, completely immune to persuasion. She didn’t want gold, silver, treasures, rare herbs, or male consorts. Did she have to force her using Xinxisu?
But she didn’t want to damage her brain; she still needed her for her beauty treatments.
“What exactly do you want?”
“If possible…” Su Miantang finished eating, took a paper towel from the side, and gracefully wiped her hands. “Let me go right now. I need to go to work.”
Leave?
Keep dreaming!
She refused to believe there was nothing she could use to control her!
“Reporting—”
Outside the door, a guard suddenly ran in and whispered a few words into her ear. After hearing this, Catherine laughed triumphantly, “Hahahaha, heaven is truly helping me!”
“Alright, Su Miantang, you can go~”
“But if you leave, the Twin Stars will have to stay!”
“What do you mean?” Su Miantang’s expression turned severe. “Catherine, you promised me that after this was done, you would no longer make things difficult for them. Are you going back on your word?”
“Don’t wrongly accuse Bengong. Look for yourself!”
She opened the light brain and tossed it to her.
On it was an imperial edict—Fred Perez and Enzo Osborne had forced their way into the imperial palace and severely injured hundreds of Imperial Guards. An emergency arrest warrant had been issued!
Forcing their way into the imperial palace? How could this happen?
They…
Could it be they knew she had been taken by the Princess?
She immediately pulled out her own light brain and, sure enough, saw dozens of missed calls. It was all her fault for sleeping in.
She hadn’t told them the news of her being taken by the Princess simply because she was afraid they would act on impulse and do something irreversible.
Over the past few days, she had actively stayed in touch via the light brain, creating the illusion that she was still cultivating on Lanhuan Island. She wanted to wait until everything was resolved before going back and telling them, but she didn’t expect that…
“How could they know I was here? Was it you?”
“What kind of person do you take Bengong for? What I promise, I will absolutely fulfill! I heard it was Madam Joy who went to Lanhuan Island to deliver something to you and learned the news from the staff. If you want to blame someone, you can only blame your wonderful future mother-in-law for being too considerate~”
So that was it.
Su Miantang clenched the light brain in regret.
“Tsk, it’s truly touching. For your sake, not only did the Twin Stars not hesitate to rebel against me and throw away fortunes, but now they even dare to publicly go against the imperial family. They once swore an oath to forever be loyal to the sovereign and love their country! This just shows how much they love you~”
“It’s a pity that according to Zhongyangxing‘s laws, forcing entry into the imperial palace and severely injuring the Imperial Guards carries a fixed-term imprisonment of no less than three years and no more than five years!”
“However, you don’t need to worry too much. Saving them is very simple; it’s just a matter of a single sentence from me.”
“Really?”
Su Miantang raised her head.
“Really. But you have to agree to one condition first.”
Another condition?
She really wouldn’t take a loss.
“What condition?”
“You, stay in the imperial palace as my maid, exclusively responsible for my beauty treatments. You won’t lack glory, splendor, wealth, and rank in the future~”
“Impossible.”
Su Miantang refused without even thinking about it.
“Are you sure?” Catherine gritted her teeth. “Refusing is the same as sending the Twin Stars to prison!”
“…”
Su Miantang remained silent, paying her no heed.
“Men!”
“Wait.”
“Figured it out?” Catherine revealed an inevitable-victory smile toward her. Su Miantang slowly nodded.
“Figured it out. However, I’m not agreeing to your condition, but rather… I can help you with another favor.”
“Another favor?”
“I can help your Crown Prince Brother restore his human form.”
What?!
Catherine froze for a moment, and then, as if she had heard some Arabian Nights fantasy, burst into earth-shattering laughter. “Hahahaha, you’re joking, right?”
“I’m not.”
Last night, after hearing the Crown Prince’s story, she was wondering: if it was a genetic mutation that led to his mental collapse and devolution into a wild beast, then if the artificially modified genes were restored to normal, wouldn’t he be able to return to his human form?
“Is this condition enough?”
“Enough, of course it’s enough!” Catherine laughed until she had to hold onto the table. “If you can cure my Crown Prince Brother, let alone releasing the Twin Stars, even if you wanted half of this imperial city, the Empress Mother would hand it over without hesitation! But… depending on you? Hahahaha…”
“I’m afraid you don’t know, but every S-grade female on Zhongyangxing has tried, and there hasn’t been a single successful case. Where does a female like you, who doesn’t even have Xinxisu, get this confidence?”
“You don’t need to worry about that. I have my own methods. First, release Fred and Enzo.”
“…Alright.”
Catherine took a temporary step back, certain she couldn’t do it at all. Once she hit a brick wall and was still unwilling to stay, it wouldn’t be too late to lock up the Twin Stars then.
“Don’t blame me for not warning you. My royal brother is currently incomparably disgusted by females. Careful not to get eaten alive the moment you go in!”
Previously, the S-grade females invited by the Empress Mother had all been despised by her royal brother for having foul-smelling Xinxisu. Before they could even get close, they were all roared away.
Not to mention her.
She remembered, last night, she had run even faster than she did, right?
“Many thanks.”
Su Miantang said, before not bothering to pay her any more attention. She returned to her room to call Fred and Enzo on the light brain.
“Tangtang!”
“Tangtang, are you okay? Did the Princess hurt you?!”
On the other end, the two young field-grade officers were incomparably anxious and concerned.
“I’m fine. What about you two? Did you get hurt fighting the Imperial Guards?”
Su Miantang scrutinized them carefully. The two shook their heads. “No, the Imperial Guards at the palace couldn’t hurt us at all. It’s just…”
The imperial family had restrictions, and no matter how they tried, they couldn’t break in!
“That’s good. I’m sorry…”
Su Miantang revealed a relieved smile and patiently explained things to them. It took quite a while before she managed to soothe the two men.
After hanging up the light brain, she began to seriously consider how to save the big lion. Before she could figure it out, Hua Rong arrived first.
“Rongrong, why are you here?”
She stood up happily, but Hua Rong’s eyes were filled with worry, and his sign language seemed a bit hurried.
—Tangtang, I heard you are going to treat my royal brother?
“Yes. Are you worried about me? Or… do you not believe me either?”
Su Miantang thought he was the same as Catherine. She didn’t expect him to firmly make a sign.
—No, I believe you!
He had searched for her information on the light brain and remembered every word and sentence by heart.
She was truly amazing, incredibly amazing, exactly like a fairy from the legends.
“Really?”
—Really.
—It’s just… Royal Brother was taken away to a laboratory by bad people when he was young. What he hates the most are researchers. I’m worried he will hurt you.
This was indeed something she hadn’t considered. Almost all animals that escaped from laboratories would never want to go back. Even if caught and brought back, they would have a series of stress responses. Little mice, little rabbits, and the like—she could handle those. With a lion this big, she’d only be meant for eating.
“I understand. Before treating him, I need to tame him first, making him completely trust and rely on me.”
Hua Rong was shocked.
Was she just saying… taming his royal brother?! His royal brother was an SS-grade male beastman, the representative of the highest combat power in the palace! And his temper was so explosive right now that even the Empress Mother could barely control him.
“Rongrong, can you help me look up some information in the imperial palace? Things regarding the Crown Prince.”
—Of course.
“Thank you~”
Su Miantang combined the secret information he had investigated with her own data and summarized a system—the Four Steps to Taming a Beast.
Step one: if you want to tame a wild beast that is far stronger and fiercer than yourself, you must first overcome your inner fear.
Summoning her courage, she walked back into the place she had fled in panic yesterday.
Deep in the Eastern Palace, inside the massive Xuantie cage, the male lion’s ears twitched slightly, and his brows furrowed tightly.
Who was it this time?
Coming to disturb his peace!
He fiercely opened his eyes and saw a little female standing in front of him, wearing a magnificently colorful velvet tutu dress.
Her thick, charming curly hair was half pinned up and half cascading down. Around her snow-white neck, she wore several strings of round, lustrous pearl necklaces. The hem of her skirt was embellished with lace, and the tightly laced bodice vividly outlined her slender waist and the towering, beautiful curves of her chest. It was simply a breathtaking sight!
So beautiful, and so familiar.
He remembered when he was a child, a famous grand painter presented several paintings to the palace. The Empress Mother called him and his brothers together to pick whichever they liked.
Everyone had set their sights on one particular painting, the “Portrait of a Fairy,” and fought over it. But the Empress Mother solely bestowed it upon him.
The fairy in the painting was dressed almost exactly the same as the little female currently standing in front of him. Only, her figure and appearance were even more captivating than the fairy’s.
Translator’s Note / Glossary:
- The weasel pays respects to the hen: A Chinese idiom meaning someone is harboring ill intentions under the guise of friendliness.
- Lanhuan Island: Blue Illusion Island.
- Arabian Nights fantasy: A localized equivalent for “Tianfang Yetan” (Tales of the Arabian Nights), used to describe an impossible or completely absurd fantasy.
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