Free Web NovelChapter 81: Chapter 81: Some Plot Points from the Original Book
Mu Tangfeng couldn’t care less how much his collapse value had dropped; his mind was consumed by the thought of Lanlan treating him.
’His wife was so wonderful. He was suffering from High-Level Spiritual Power collapse, yet Lanlan—who wasn’t even married to him—was already willing to treat him.’
The gloom that had clouded him just moments ago vanished. Mu Tangfeng squatted in his prison cell and began to giggle foolishly.
In the opposite cell, He Hanshi hadn’t yet figured out the mechanics of Shi Lan’s spirit body’s healing, but he knew that, one way or another, it was all connected to Lanlan.
’So she’s been silently sending her spirit body to help me all this time.’
’If it weren’t for her, given the severity of my spiritual power collapse, I probably would have died during my very first episode.’
’Come to think of it, Lanlan is my lucky star.’
His gaze softened, and he stopped dwelling on it. Hearing laughter from the opposite cell, he remembered that Mu Tangfeng, having been unconscious, was still unaware of the perfume misunderstanding. He spoke up directly, "Mu Tangfeng, we can’t pressure Lanlan from now on. The perfume last time was an accident. Lanlan didn’t know the meaning of ’Jasmine’."
"How is that possible?"
Mu Tangfeng refused to believe it. His mood plummeted like a roller coaster, and his wide, black eyes filled with shock and pain.
Although He Hanshi also didn’t understand why Lanlan, a female, wouldn’t know such things, it did suggest one thing: Lanlan had never pursued another male before.
That was good news, too.
"Mu Tangfeng, believe it or not, that’s the truth."
Mu Tangfeng’s expression turned listless. "So you’re saying... Lanlan doesn’t like us at all? Were we just being delusional?"
He Hanshi fell silent for a moment. "Let’s wait until we can get out of this prison to talk about it."
"Besides, even if Lanlan were willing to accept us, could you accept being stuck in prison, unable to stay by her side and protect her?"
"Mu Tangfeng, you’re not a child anymore. Acting like this is irresponsible to both Lanlan and yourself. As a male, if you can’t even protect your own female, how could you accept the title of Lanlan’s Beast Husband with a clear conscience?"
’Mu Tangfeng’s thoughts drifted back to the recent incident with the Insect Clan. If he hadn’t been locked up, he could have gone out with Lanlan. When they ran into the Insect Clan, he could have protected her immediately instead of leaving her to worry and wait for him for so long.’
He remembered the panic he’d felt, thinking the Insect Clan had eaten Lanlan. His chest tightened, and his voice grew hoarse. "I get it. You’re right."
"It’s just... I’m afraid we’ll never be able to leave this prison..."
He couldn’t help but give a bitter smile. Huddled in a dark corner, the pale yellow markings around his black, bird-like eyes seemed to blur as they welled with tears.
Whether he was comforting him or encouraging himself, He Hanshi said, "Since Lanlan can treat us and soothe the violent outbursts from our spiritual power episodes, maybe... she can bring us a miracle."
’Even if there were no such success stories in all of interstellar history, Lanlan was trying her best. They shouldn’t dismiss the possibility of a positive outcome before they’d even begun.’
’What if?’
’What if we’re really cured...?’
’It was just like how they’d thought it was impossible to lower the collapse value in just over ten minutes.’
Mu Tangfeng didn’t respond. He Hanshi reminded him, "Since Lanlan’s treatment lowered your collapse value by 2%, remember to pay her the medical fee." fгeewebnovёl.com
"...Okay."
Mu Tangfeng took a deep breath, managing to pull himself together.
’Vice Admiral He was right. Things were starting to look up. His spiritual power collapse was already down to 52%. With Lanlan here, things would only get better.’
....
Shi Lan had just finished washing up and was lying in bed when she felt her chip vibrate. She opened it to see that Mu Tangfeng had transferred 30,000 to her.
’Looks like he’s all right now.’
Shi Lan breathed a sigh of relief and quickly accepted the payment.
Seeing the notification on his chip that Lanlan had instantly accepted the transfer, Mu Tangfeng couldn’t help but smile.
’Seriously... accepting the money so fast. Did she think I’d be petty enough to take it back or something?’
He gave a wry tug at his lips. For some reason, He Hanshi’s words came back to him, and his heart felt like it had been struck by another arrow.
’So I really was just overthinking things. Lanlan doesn’t like me.’
’But that’s fine. I’m so ugly right now, I’m definitely not worthy of being her Beast Husband. I’ll wait until my feathers are properly cared for again, and after I get out of prison, I’ll pursue Lanlan openly.’
Just as he was thinking this, a new message from Shi Lan popped up on his chip: "Are you feeling unwell at all?"
Mu Tangfeng quickly replied, "No, I’m feeling great."
He paused, then awkwardly sent another message: "Thank you, Lanlan."
Mu Tangfeng was not the type of person to bow his head to anyone, let alone apologize or offer thanks.
But he realized that since Shi Lan had arrived at the prison, he had made many exceptions for her, and he’d been happy to do so every single time.
He thought: ’It seems it really can only be Shi Lan for me now.’
’Besides, she petted my head. She can’t just not take responsibility for me.’
At this thought, Mu Tangfeng’s confidence returned. He had an advantage over the others.
Lying in her bed, Shi Lan had no idea about the whirlwind of thoughts in the mind of the person on the other end of the chip. Once she confirmed that Mu Tangfeng was physically fine, she finally relaxed and lay back down.
Her eyes narrowed slightly as she contemplated the next steps of the treatment plan.
’Actually, according to my original plan, prioritizing He Hanshi’s treatment would have been best. But I’ve heard that 50% is the critical threshold for High-Level Spiritual Power collapse. Only by bringing the value below 50% can the treatment be proven truly effective.’
’Otherwise, it’s just considered prolonging life; the risk of death from High-Level Spiritual Power collapse still remains.’
’And of the people in the prison right now, Mu Tangfeng is the closest to that 50% mark.’
’I’m thinking I could test if I can lower his value further. If I really can’t get it below 50%, I can use the time to think of other solutions.’
’Especially the Golden Finger of the book’s female protagonist.’
Previously, Shi Lan had been misled by the book’s plot. She had assumed the protagonist would be able to heal them, which was why she had pinned her hopes on her.
But at noon, she had rummaged through her Space Bag and finally found her old notebook. Based on her notes and her memory of the plot, she guessed that the protagonist’s healing ability only manifested later in the story.
The time for her to acquire that Golden Finger probably hadn’t arrived yet.
She had used this notebook to jot down plot points back when she first realized she had transmigrated into a book.
Although the book was set in a world with few females and many males, the main characters achieved a sort of 1v1 relationship. The female protagonist only married the male lead, and he was the only Beast Husband she ever truly acknowledged.
Later on, although she had contact with many other males, she only ever promised them a child as part of a marital partnership.
In a world like this, even though the female protagonist had relations with many males, her blatant favoritism toward the male lead—granting him the exclusive title of "primary husband" and appearing in public only with him—still led other males to envy them and praise them as a divinely matched pair.
Back then, fans of the male lead and fans of the female lead had argued for ages over whether this could truly be called "exclusive devotion." Shi Lan had only started reading the book because she found the arguments in the comment section so interesting.
Only to discover that she shared the same name as a female side character, and then end up transmigrating into the book herself. fɾēewebnσveℓ.com
However, she read novels purely for the romance, so she could only recall a few major turning points in the main characters’ relationship.
For example, the part where the main couple was stranded on a planet, endured hardships together, and acquired the Golden Finger; the part where the female lead was captured by a female-trafficking ring and the male lead wiped them out; the death of the female side character; and so on...
As for which specific planet it was, or when exactly the Golden Finger was obtained, she couldn’t remember at all, and she hadn’t written it in her notebook.
Still, if her own healing methods couldn’t get the collapse value below 50%, she didn’t mind reviewing the plot again to get her hands on the protagonist’s Golden Finger ahead of schedule.
No matter what, she wouldn’t let He Hanshi and the others stay in prison forever.
Shi Lan’s gaze grew resolute.
