Chapter 83: Punishment Method
The System listened to Su Muyao’s resolute tone and whispered weakly, “But… but it’s going to hurt so, so much!”
“I may be just a System, but my heart aches for my Host. I can’t bear to see you in pain.”
“Host, you already have beastmen husbands. You could totally just…”
Su Muyao interrupted helplessly, “Stop. Put a lid on it.”
“What is pain compared to staying alive?”
“Just wait until I, your Host, become strong. I’ll blow those assassins to smithereens!”
The System looked at its Host’s current demeanor and felt a shiver run through its virtual coding. It remembered how the Host used to slaughter her way through the apocalypse.
She was truly fierce and beautiful back then!
But this is the Beast World Continent! The laws of Heaven are completely different here!
Sensing Su Muyao’s determination, the System knew it couldn’t persuade her otherwise. It could only think of ways to protect her and ensure she didn’t meet an untimely end. Its Host was, after all, a person of strong convictions.
It figured today’s events must have triggered her.
It was hateful—not knowing who was behind the scenes, daring to kill its Host.
However, fearing Su Muyao was under too much pressure, the System thought for a moment and whispered, “Host, actually, you don’t need to be too afraid.”
“Although I am a System, I can faintly sense the laws of Heaven. You are a person of great destiny, protected by the Heavens. You won’t die easily.”
“Look, you died in the apocalypse, but you didn’t really die; you transmigrated to the Beast World.”
“When you were weak in the apocalypse, you almost died several times, yet you always survived.”
“You always manage to turn danger into safety.”
Su Muyao listened to these words, her expression remaining calm.
Sensing this calmness, the System asked, “Host, aren’t you excited?”
Why is she so calm after hearing all this?
Su Muyao replied, “I cannot rely on such ethereal, intangible things.”
“So, there is nothing to be excited about.”
“In the apocalypse, I survived time and time again, but because I wasn’t strong enough, I couldn’t even protect the cat that had been with me for all those years.”
“Instead, it died for me.”
That cat… for some reason, she always felt it possessed a special spirituality and aura. Whatever she said, it understood. But it died, and she had been truly heartbroken. Even now, she couldn’t help but think of that cat.
It was an incredibly beautiful creature.
Thinking of it, Su Muyao’s mood dampened slightly. But she would look forward; she wouldn’t let any emotions hinder her progress in becoming stronger.
The System fell silent.
It also remembered the Host’s pet cat from the apocalypse. It hadn’t looked like an ordinary cat; it was too spiritual. Even as a System, it hadn’t been able to scan any information about it.
It really was strange.
After the meal was prepared, Hua Linye went to the main house to invite Su Muyao to eat.
However, when he arrived, he found Su Muyao’s door shut tight. Looking at the gap, he could see the latch was engaged from the inside.
A bitter and complex expression appeared on Hua Linye’s face.
In the past, her door was always open, even at night. Back then, they wished they could be as far away from her as possible. Now, she had started locking her door. Even in broad daylight.
Hua Linye felt a sourness in his heart.
He stepped forward and knocked gently. “Wife, are you alright?”
“Wife, lunch is ready. It’s time to eat.”
Hua Linye was genuinely worried about Su Muyao. He didn’t know what her mood was like right now. Did she think they were useless? As beastmen husbands, failing to protect their own wife was indeed useless.
Hua Linye spoke cautiously, his voice soft, terrified of startling her or making her unhappy.
Subconsciously, he was now afraid of her anger. Perhaps it wasn’t fear, but rather an emotion born of caring.
Inside, Su Muyao set aside the prepared medicinal herbs. She would undergo the medicinal bath tempering in the afternoon. Hearing Hua Linye’s voice, she unlatched the door and stepped out.
She looked at him. The once proud Fire Fox now looked like a frost-bitten eggplant—completely listless and crestfallen.
“What’s wrong?”
“Wife, my heart hurts. I didn’t protect you well.”
Su Muyao said, “It’s fine. It’s in the past. It wasn’t your fault.”
But Hua Linye felt even worse. “Wife, I’d rather you beat me. That would make me feel better.”
Su Muyao was startled. She scrutinized Hua Linye’s expression. Does this guy have masochistic tendencies?
“No. I said I would change, so naturally, I won’t raise my hand against you again.”
“But I made a mistake. It is only right for the Wife to beat me.”
Hua Linye leaned in, gingerly took Su Muyao’s hand, and struck it against his own chest.
“Wife, hit me like this!”
“I’ll feel better!”
Holding Su Muyao’s hand, Hua Linye didn’t want to let go. He didn’t dare be too obvious in his approach, afraid of annoying her, so he could only test the waters like this.
Her hand felt so good to hold. So comfortable. He wanted to hold it forever.
Su Muyao’s hand landed abruptly on Hua Linye’s chest, reminding her of the day he had unbuttoned his clothes and pressed her hand against his bare skin.
Her hand suddenly felt scorched.
“No… no need!”
“You don’t need to blame yourself, really!”
Su Muyao yanked her hand back from Hua Linye’s grasp with force. Her eyes were incredibly sincere, fearing he might insist on doing something drastic. This fox seemed to be seducing her anytime, anywhere.
This isn’t a beating; this is him making me feel up his chest muscles.
Is he showing off his figure?
Hua Linye’s fox eyes revealed a trace of grievance and loneliness. “Wife doesn’t like this?”
He didn’t know how to please a wife; he only knew the tricks those men in the Xu family’s backyard used to fight for jealousy. It was supposed to involve physical contact.
Su Muyao wanted to face-palm.
Heavens, what am I supposed to say?
A fox acting like a peacock, fanning his tail feathers at every opportunity.
“It’s not about liking or disliking. I’m hungry now. Let’s eat first.”
Yes, eat first.
Hua Linye immediately returned to normal, his fox eyes looking at Su Muyao with infatuation. “Okay, eat first. We can’t let the Wife go hungry.”
“Rule of the Beast Husbands: Feeding the Wife is the number one priority!”
Su Muyao choked on air when she heard that.
“Cough, cough!”
The rules of the Beast World Continent really left room for wild imagination. What kind of fierce phrasing was that?
When they entered the kitchen, Wen Nanxi and the others were standing, waiting for her. As soon as she entered, they rushed to pull out her chair and hand her chopsticks.
The service was impeccable.
“Wife, please eat!”
Su Muyao’s mouth twitched. “Actually, you don’t need to do this.”
She was sitting while they stood, looking like servants waiting on her.
“You guys sit and eat too!”
Wen Nanxi sighed. “We aren’t qualified right now. Wife, please eat.”
This was their form of self-punishment. Seeing them like this, Su Muyao couldn’t bring herself to be angry. Even if she had felt some discomfort earlier, it wasn’t truly their fault.
“I’m not used to you standing. I can’t eat like this. Just be like before—sit down and eat!”
T/n: This novel is so interesting, I binge read this. Have a great day!
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