Free Web NovelChapter 38: Chapter 36: One Bigger Actor Than the Next
When Fei Yan and Su Mo got home, Yue Ying and Mo Xiao were both there.
Seeing them return, Yue Ying walked over, fanning himself.
"Well, well, you’re finally back. If you’d taken any longer, I was about to go out and post missing person notices."
Su Mo glanced at the sarcastic fox and thought, ’What’s he freaking out about now?’
She couldn’t be bothered to deal with him and turned to go inside.
’I have to go ask Little Nine why the super knockout drug from the System Laboratory didn’t work on that beastman.’
Fei Yan stood there and explained to them why they hadn’t returned all night.
Yue Ying frowned. "You actually took her to Bai Hua Pavilion? Don’t you know what our wife is like? How could you dare take her to a place like that!"
Fei Yan frowned. "She was just curious and went inside to take a look."
"Hmph!" The fan in Yue Ying’s hand fluttered rapidly.
’He knew he was handsome, but that was no match for the sheer number of beastmen in Bai Hua Pavilion. There was no guarantee the wife’s heart wouldn’t be stolen by some damned little seductress.’
"So she had her look. Why didn’t she come home right away?"
"She got drunk and ended up staying in a private room at Bai Hua Pavilion."
"You even let her drink?!"
Yue Ying practically ground his teeth. "You ground-pecking chicken, what are you playing at?!"
Fei Yan gave him a cool glance, too lazy to explain any further.
He simply said to Mo Xiao, "The wife and I were attacked by an assassin on our way back. His Level was higher than mine, and he even evaded the knockout drug the wife developed."
Mo Xiao nodded and asked for the man’s physical description.
As for Fei Yan and the wife spending the night at Bai Hua Pavilion, he didn’t question it further.
’Knowing Fei Yan’s personality, if something had really happened between them, the next step would have been arranging the wedding.’
’Mo Xiao saw that Fei Yan’s expression was normal, so he figured things hadn’t gone as far as Yue Ying imagined.’
’The wife has a rather lively personality; she loves to have fun. She’s at an age where she’s curious about everything. Even if Fei Yan had tried to stop her, he wouldn’t have been able to.’
’Since we’ve all decided to have her as our wife, we have to accept her nature.’
’If we tried to restrain her, the thought of replacing us would only grow stronger in her mind.’
"Bai Hua Pavilion becomes the protagonist’s main source of intelligence later in the story. I made some inquiries this morning. The owner right now shouldn’t be the protagonist; it’s a branch store owned by a businessman from the county. It would be best if we could take it over as soon as possible."
"The wife is unwilling to accept us because of our roles as villains in the book. Since that’s the case, we should use her inner thoughts to proactively eliminate all the people and events that could turn us into villains."
Yue Ying’s fanning hand paused. "I’ll make the arrangements this afternoon."
’Since Bai Hua Pavilion is the protagonist’s main source of intelligence later on, we’ll just take over the shop now and make it our territory!’
As for the funds to take over Bai Hua Pavilion, only Yue Ying could provide them.
Mo Xiao was the Young Master Snake and didn’t lack funds, but that money wasn’t his personal asset, so it was inconvenient to use.
Although Fei Yan was the High Priest, the monthly salary for a High Priest wasn’t very high.
He had never been very interested in worldly possessions like money, so when it came to assets, Yue Ying was the wealthiest of the three.
After all, he controlled the black market, which was quite a profitable place.
Mo Xiao frowned. "If it’s not enough, we can ask Mermaid Night Abyss."
’Ye Yuan controlled a region of the sea; he was bound to have a private stash.’
Yue Ying fanned himself and said, "No need. Taking over a single shop is hardly a difficult task for me. Isn’t that guy off dealing with internal family affairs? I doubt he can get away."
’Of the five fiancés, only Yue Yuan and Cang Lan haven’t had much contact with the wife yet.’
’In his heart, Yue Ying hoped those two would take the initiative to break off the engagement.’
’Rivals in love... the fewer the better. Otherwise, there would be bloody fights even after marriage.’
Yue Ying fanned himself and asked suspiciously, "The person who tried to kill you today... it couldn’t have been someone sent by the protagonist, could it?"
"Unlikely. To this day, we don’t even know who the protagonist is. The other party probably couldn’t have found us this quickly. Besides, that person was also heavily injured. The one who managed to injure him must have a Level higher than any of us five."
Mo Xiao frowned. "Later, I’ll have someone investigate."
He seemed to remember something. "We also need to keep a closer eye on the situation with the Tiger Beastmen." freēwēbnovel.com
’After all, we still aren’t sure if that Tiger Beastman is from the protagonist’s side.’
"The situation with the Dragon Clan hasn’t been very stable recently, either. Looking at how things are, someone is probably trying to stir up trouble between the three tribes and use the chaos to make a move."
Mo Xiao continued his analysis, "We can’t be too passive about certain things. We need to plan ahead."
"It’s easy for us to act within our own tribes, but in other tribes..." Yue Ying trailed off, then suddenly thought of something.
His gaze, full of meaning, shifted toward the house.
Fei Yan frowned. "I wonder how much longer this Dragon Race’s Young General is going to sleep."
When Su Mo got back to her room, she planted the herbs she had just dug up on the mountain in her Spiritual Spring Space.
Then she harvested all the mature ones, selling what she could and making pills out of the rest.
The Space and the Laboratory had expanded again, which was a good thing for her.
"Little Nine, why didn’t my knockout drug work on that masked beastman?"
"Perhaps it’s because the Laboratory’s Level isn’t high enough. Knockout drugs at its current Level are ineffective against a beastman of his Level. However, Host, the knockout drugs, poisons, and self-defense items currently produced by the System Laboratory are already enough for you to take down eighty percent of the beastmen in the Beast World."
Su Mo raised an eyebrow. "So that means he’s in the other twenty percent, huh? Do you know what his role is?"
"I’m sorry, Little Nine is only responsible for helping the Host survive better in this world. I don’t get involved in the plot’s direction~"
Su Mo raised an eyebrow and said deliberately, "Then tell me, what good are you? Other people’s systems can do anything and everything. And you? You don’t know anything I ask. You’re both systems, so why is there such a huge difference? I want to switch systems!!!"
Little Nine: "Waaah... The Host dislikes me. I’m going into seclusion to write my will."
Su Mo: "..."
’Why is everyone around me lately such a drama queen?!’
Little Nine: "This system may not be able to do everything, but I can help you eat! How about I gift you a pack of hot pot soup base?~"
Su Mo raised an eyebrow. "In that case, give me some beef rolls, lamb rolls, shrimp paste, vermicelli... dipping sauces! And a case of RIO!"
Little Nine: "...You’re pushing your luck."
"Hmph, I see your power is just limited. Sigh~ Why is my life as a Host so hard?~~~ I’m going to the System Administration Bureau to file a complaint against you!"
THUD THUD THUD. A pile of things dropped in front of Su Mo.
Little Nine’s voice, brimming with resentment, echoed in her mind: ’I must have owed you in a past life...’
’I’m a system, yet I’m getting led around by the nose by my Host. If word of this got out, how could I ever show my face in the System World again?’
Su Mo’s eyes crinkled into a smile. ’The feeling of getting freebies without spending any points is the best!’
Cradling the items, she prepared to go out and make lunch.
Fei Yan and the others were no longer particularly surprised by the strange things Su Mo produced.
The two Little Dragons couldn’t be bothered to think about where these things came from, either. They only knew that whatever Sister Mo brought out was guaranteed to be incredibly delicious!
Before lunch, Su Mo had the two Little Dragons take some meat over to the black cat.
But the black cat was curled up in a corner, completely still, seemingly fast asleep.
The two Little Dragons thought it was dying, so they called Su Mo over to take a look.
Su Mo reached out, grabbed him by the scruff of his neck, and lifted him up to observe for a moment. Then she narrowed her eyes and said, "It’s alive."
Then she casually tossed him back into his nest, squatted down, and unceremoniously ruffled his fur for a bit.
The cat lying in its nest frowned deeply and suddenly opened its azure eyes, glaring at the person before it.
’This damned Female!’
Su Mo, her eyes narrowed, gave his head another rough tousling.
Then, satisfied, she stood up and left.
’I just love that look of his—the one that says he can’t stand me but can’t do anything about it!’
’He’s just a cat, what’s with the huge temper? I’m deliberately going to go against his wishes and see what he does about it.’
