Chapter 48: Hatred or Not?
Xie Yi was momentarily stunned by these words.
After recovering, he sighed and said, “Ai, originally, if Young Master stayed by Miss Su’s side, nourished by the aura on her, your body would gradually improve.”
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have agreed to let his Master stay by Miss Su’s side in that manner. What if someone harmed him? Yet, only Miss Su held the possibility of curing him.
“Young Master, the High Priest said that the aura on Miss Su is perfectly compatible with yours, which is beneficial for your recovery.”
“After all these years, only Miss Su has a way.”
Xie Yi actually wanted to persuade his Master to go to Miss Su.
“However, Young Master, I also investigated information about Miss Su.”
Xie Guixue’s eyes, like frozen spirits, flickered slightly as he looked at Xie Yi.
Xie Yi explained, “I heard she was malicious, useless, good-for-nothing, loathed by everyone, and exiled.”
“Oh, right, Young Master, she had ten beastmen husbands before. Each one was of noble status, top-tier in family background, appearance, and ability.”
“But before Miss Su was exiled, five of them forcibly dissolved their contracts with her.”
“Miss Su didn’t agree, but they had their ways, forcibly crippling half their abilities to break free. Tsk tsk, pretty ruthless…”
Xie Yi sighed and shook his head as he recounted these things.
Listening to this, Xie Guixue’s snow-cold brows seemed stained with a layer of ink, hiding a faint frost that made his emotions indistinguishable.
Seeing his Master silent and not stopping him, Xie Yi continued, “But Young Master, I feel Miss Su doesn’t match the rumors at all.”
“Is there a problem with the rumors, or is Miss Su good at disguising herself?”
Xie Yi pondered, “The rumors say Miss Su abuses her beastmen husbands, but in reality, she treats them very well, cooking personally. Which female treats her husbands like that?”
“They say Miss Su is useless, but the food she makes, just those skewers, could crush the Imperial Chefs.”
“I don’t know what to believe anymore.”
Xie Guixue spoke in a cool, refreshing voice, “Seeing is believing; rumors are false.”
Xie Yi nodded in agreement. “Young Master sees clearly. Indeed, we can’t trust rumors; we must judge by what we see ourselves.”
“I think Miss Su is very good, approachable and sincere.”
While speaking, Xie Yi looked at his Master and suddenly realized something. His eyes widened. “Young Master, you…”
“You used your ability just now, and your body is fine?”
“No, Young Master, why do I feel your health has improved a bit? Is it my illusion?”
“Could it be that just staying with Miss Su benefits your health?”
Xie Yi revealed a look full of doubt.
Xie Guixue evidently discovered this too. Her ability aura had surged massively into his leg earlier, then flowed into his body through the wound. It repaired some issues within his body. An incredible ability!
At this moment, Su Muyao was completely unaware of these things. After finding no danger, she continued collecting sunflowers with Xiao Jihan. But for some reason, Su Muyao was a bit absent-minded. She still worked earnestly, but her mind couldn’t help drifting to that beautiful Ice Spirit Beast.
After collecting most of the sunflowers, Xiao Jihan saw her complexion wasn’t great and asked softly, “Does Wife Master want to go home?”
Su Muyao shook her head. “It’s still early. Let’s not go home yet, let’s walk around first.”
This walk led Su Muyao to discover sugar beets.
“It’s actually sugar beets!”
Xiao Jihan asked softly, “Is it food?”
Su Muyao smiled and nodded. “Mn, it’s food. Most importantly, it can be used to make sugar.”
Sugar was scarce and expensive on the market now. The south had sugarcane, but the north didn’t. However, having sugar beets worked too. If she could make sugar from these beets, she could sell brown sugar at the trade market to earn crystal coins. So, Su Muyao instantly became motivated.
She was no longer listless. She began digging sugar beets earnestly.
Xiao Jihan stepped up to help. “Wife Master, let me do it. You go rest aside.” From gathering sunflowers to these so-called sugar beets, she hadn’t rested. Before, she never even came into the forest, let alone did manual labor.
Su Muyao shook her head. “It’s fine. I have strength; I can work.”
Xiao Jihan’s expression shifted. Seeing her persistence, he didn’t persuade her further but continued working alongside her.
By mid-afternoon, they had dug up most of them. Su Muyao stored the sugar beets in her dimension. Her hands were covered in mud.
Xiao Jihan took out a handkerchief and gently wiped them clean for her. His movements were very gentle.
Su Muyao looked up at Xiao Jihan. At this moment, Xiao Jihan gave her a trance-like feeling, as if he were her true beastman husband, caring for and looking after her.
But reason told her he wasn’t. This only proved he was responsible. Moreover, this was his usual temperament; he was conscientious in everything he did. Truly worthy of being the carefully cultivated heir of the noble Xiao family. Back then, her predecessor had used means to marry him.
“Xiao Jihan, do you hate me in your heart?”
Hearing this question, Xiao Jihan paused in wiping Su Muyao’s hands. He lowered his head, looking at her with a clear, cold gaze. Meeting her misty, clear eyes, a dark gloom surged in his gaze.
“Wife Master, why do you say that?”
Su Muyao said, “Well, you are the carefully cultivated heir of the Xiao family, destined to become the head of the Xiao family.”
“As the Xiao family heir, you could have taken a wife, choosing a female to marry into your family.”
“But because of me, you were forced to marry out.”
“And you were ridiculed for it.”
In this Beast World Continent, females generally took beastmen husbands. However, the noble male beastmen at the center of power would also take wives, in which case the female would marry into the male’s family. This was generally called a matrilocal husband (zhui qi). Usually, lower-status females married into high families.
Back then in the Beast Imperial City, Xiao Jihan was a young lord pursued by many females.
“It is said that back then, your family had already selected candidates for you to marry.”
Su Muyao was curious. A wife marrying into the husband’s family had to listen to her beastman husband. That way, Xiao Jihan would have the final say at home, wouldn’t have to prioritize his Wife Master in everything, and wouldn’t have to suffer grievance taking care of her. Su Muyao felt pity for him.
Xiao Jihan looked down at her eyes full of curiosity, somewhat helpless. As his Wife Master, did she not care about these things at all? She was different from before; previously, mentioning these things would make her go crazy. He had never explained.
However, at this moment, Xiao Jihan explained, “That’s not true.”
“I never met other females, and my family hadn’t selected any female.”
Actually, at that time, when his family learned he was targeted by the notorious her in the Beast Imperial City, they immediately rushed to arrange a marriage for him. But before they could make a selection, and before he met any female, under pressure from all sides, he was forced to marry her for the sake of his family.
The family raised him, gave him wealth and glory, and poured all their resources into him. When the time came, he had to contribute to the family.
There was no hatred or lack thereof.
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