Chapter – 67
The Female Lord’s Smile
Jiang Xi reacted instantly—her face flushed red in a rush of heat.
She hurriedly said, “You— you work hard too! Do your best!”
But after her gaze circled around the rooftop once, it landed back on Lu Liufeng.
Jiang Xi felt even more guilty.
Because the snow was too heavy, and Yi Yuexi had a head full of snow-white hair… he seemed to blend right into the wind, snow, and rooftop…
Yi Yuexi leaped straight down from the roof, walked a few steps to the female lord, lowered his fox eyes slightly, crossed his arms, and looked at her.
“So, Female Lord, can you see me now?”
Jiang Xi: “……”
It’s not like I’m blind.
“I see you, I see you! Hurry up and go help Lu Liufeng cover the roof!”
As she spoke, Jiang Xi moved to his side and pushed at his shoulder, trying to shove him back.
Yi Yuexi lazily leaned backward, half-resting directly against the female lord, his weight so heavy that Jiang Xi felt like she was propping up a huge rock.
Now she really couldn’t push him anymore.
Jiang Xi patted him twice. “Get up! Don’t lean on me! You’re too heavy!”
Her words only made it worse. Yi Yuexi leaned even more toward her and said shamelessly,
“Female Lord, use a bit more strength. If you’re like this, how am I supposed to get back on the roof?”
Jiang Xi’s teeth itched—she wanted to bite him twice.
But when she felt almost all his weight pressing on her shoulder, her dark eyes flickered, and an idea formed.
She coughed twice, saying, “Go on, go on,” while suddenly shoving him hard forward and quickly dodging aside.
Yi Yuexi kept falling backward. Even though he quickly realized the female lord had moved away, he still staggered back several steps before finally steadying himself.
Jiang Xi stood to the side, hands on her hips, laughing loudly.
“Hahaha! Serves you right!!”
Yi Yuexi froze in place for two seconds.
He looked toward her, but just as he said, “You—!” his voice stopped.
The female lord’s smile was… oddly interesting.
Her dark eyes were curved, sparkling brightly, and for some reason, it made him want to laugh along with her.
Yi Yuexi awkwardly looked away and snorted.
“Forget it. I’m not as childish as you.”
With that, he stepped on ice-blue snowflakes and leaped back onto the roof.
But for some reason, his face felt a little hot.
Noticing Lu Liufeng’s gaze, he glanced at him and said irritably,
“I just teased the female lord a bit. Is that really worth staring at me like that?”
Lu Liufeng’s gaze carried scrutiny, making Yi Yuexi feel even warmer—and inexplicably guilty.
Lu Liufeng handed him a bundle of dry grass, his voice calm.
“It’s nothing. Let’s lay it down.”
Lu Liufeng looked composed, but in his heart, he already had an answer.
He had always known that such a wonderful female lord—no one could help but like her.
If it were two days ago, he would have felt pain in his heart.
But after Mu Ling fell for her, and then Yi Yuexi unknowingly moved by her, the fluctuations in Lu Liufeng’s heart had already eased a great deal.
He looked into the courtyard and saw the female lord quickly raise her hand, smiling as she waved at him.
Lu Liufeng smiled as well and said gently,
“It’ll be done soon. The wind and snow are strong outside—Female Lord, go back inside and rest.”
Because he knew that in the female lord’s heart, there was a place for him.
That was enough.
Jiang Xi stood outside for a while and really did feel cold.
She didn’t hesitate, rubbing her hands as she went back inside to keep warm.
After the fire room was finished, they began making dinner.
Because of the black fish, they didn’t dare use river water, instead melting a basin of snow.
Jiang Xi had eaten too much hot pot at noon, so for dinner she only had one bowl of lamb and potato noodles.
During the meal, Mu Ling talked about his investigation in the tribe, while Jiang Xi told them about her healing ability—what was essentially mental power recovery.
Mu Ling froze, then his wolf eyes instantly lit up.
“Then if the female lord marries ten or so more beast husbands, wouldn’t we not have to worry about injuries when fighting cursed beasts?!”
The female lord’s mental power could not only level up, but also recover faster through her beast husbands’ battles—stronger than even a holy female!!
The expressions of the beast husbands in the room differed.
Lu Liufeng calmly drank his soup. Yi Yuexi looked at Mu Ling as if he were an idiot. Huo Lun appeared thoughtful.
Jiang Xi directly rolled her eyes at Mu Ling.
“What, do you think finding beast husbands is like pigs giving birth to piglets?!”
Mu Ling didn’t understand and asked back,
“Giving birth to piglets? What does finding beast husbands have to do with piglets?”
Jiang Xi felt utterly defeated.
Being able to speak is an art; being able to understand is also an art.
Just as she was about to change the topic, Lu Liufeng suddenly spoke up to explain to Mu Ling.
“I’ve heard that pig-tribe beastmen have very strong fertility. They can give birth to several offspring at once—sometimes even more than ten.”
“However, because pig-tribe beastmen aren’t favored by females, they never interact with outside tribes and don’t allow other races’ beastmen to enter their territory.”
Jiang Xi was momentarily blank.
So there really are pig-tribe beastmen…
The beastman world truly has everything.
Mu Ling also looked shocked.
“I only knew that snake-tribe fertility was strong. Pig-tribe beastmen are even stronger? I saw some pig-tribe beastmen in the Holy City before—very strong in close combat. But since no females wanted them, they eventually left the Holy City.”
At this moment, Yi Yuexi said with a smile, “I know where their tribe is.”
Back then, he and several clansmen had traveled together, determined to find the most beautiful female in the world.
Before they even reached the tribe’s gate, they were beaten out by a group.
Of course, he would never admit that he’d been beaten out.
Yi Yuexi shook his head and began speaking nonsense with a straight face.
“Those beastmen were just jealous of my fox clan’s beauty. They drove us away, afraid we’d steal their females.”
Seeing the conversation about to turn into Yi Yuexi’s grand beauty showcase, Jiang Xi hurriedly changed the subject.
“After we try treating the corrupted beastmen tomorrow, I want to do an experiment—see whether I only recover when fighting curses, or if it works no matter who you’re fighting, as long as there’s combat.”
If her recovery worked as long as her beast husbands fought, she could practically roam the beastman continent unchecked!
Jiang Xi’s words pulled everyone’s attention back.
Mu Ling was especially eager, looking like he wanted to go out and fight several rounds that very night.
Interest also burned brightly in Yi Yuexi’s eyes.
Huo Lun kept thinking, often sinking into his thoughts. Occasionally, he would look up at the female lord, then at Lu Liufeng.
Lu Liufeng knew what he was thinking. He didn’t look at him—and he would never agree to that idea.
He ladled a bowl of steaming hot lamb soup for the female lord.
“Female Lord, eat a bit more. You’ve been tired all day.”
Jiang Xi was already full, but unable to refuse his kindness, she accepted it and sipped the soup slowly.
As the lamb soup went down, warmth spread through her body.
She sighed comfortably, and for some reason, suddenly thought of Duan Si, who was in the Hot River Valley.
She spoke up,
“In a few days, when we go to the Hot River Valley to gather herbs, should we bring some meat for Duan Si? He’s been helping us collect things all this time—it feels a bit bad to keep taking advantage of him.”
