Favorite of the Beast-world: I Got Rich Through Farming-Chapter 328 - 213: Spiritual Power Precognition + Painting for Her
The Leopard Beast was sprawled pathetically on the ground, his muscles twitching in agony. A bleeding gash marred his forehead where it had struck the hard stone tiles.
He got a clear look at the Snake Beast and the female in the room scrutinizing him.
"What do you want? This city has explicit rules against random fights and kidnapping Beastmen!"
The Leopard Beast’s mind raced, trying to assess his predicament and the identities of the two before him. He scrambled backward, threatening viciously, "Just wait until I tell the City Lord! You’ll be expelled for this!"
An Jin propped her chin on her hand, watching him with a faint smile, while Mi Yin’s expression was dangerous and mocking.
Death was imminent, but he remained oblivious. His gaze swept across An Jin’s beautiful face, full of longing.
’She’s absolutely gorgeous.’ A wave of lust washed over the Beastman, heat pooling low in his belly.
The Leopard Beast swallowed hard, a feverish look on his face. Unwilling to give up, he said, "Little female, what future is there for you with a Wandering Beast? You’d be better off with me. You saw it yourself—I was the winner of that last fight. Not only am I powerful, but I can also take good care of you in bed..."
Before he could finish his disgusting words, Mi Yin sent him flying with a lash of his tail. If An Jin hadn’t given specific orders, he would have whipped this disgusting, clueless thing who dared to covet his mate to death on the spot.
"No need to go looking for me. I’m right in front of you. Anything else you want to say to me?"
An Jin crouched in front of the Leopard Beast, who was coughing up blood. She grabbed his hair with her right hand, forcing his head up. "And another thing," she said, "the city forbids Beastmen from fighting under normal circumstances. But you’re a Demon Beastman. You’re an exception."
The man’s eyes widened in astonishment, not only because her words had just revealed her identity, but even more so because she had so easily seen through his. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢
"You..."
"I am the City Lord of Sheng’an City. Weren’t you looking for me to demand an explanation? Go on, I’ll give you your chance." An Jin felt quite pleased with herself for that badass reveal.
"Why waste so much breath on him? If he won’t name the person behind this, I’ll just snap his neck," Mi Yin said, never missing an opportunity to display the ferocious nature of a Wandering Beast.
The Beastman’s face went deathly pale. "I don’t know what you’re talking about! Please, just let me go! I haven’t done anything!"
He suddenly pulled a handful of black powder from his clothes and flung it directly at her face.
"Jin’er!" The black powder spread so quickly that Mi Yin didn’t even have time to react.
But then, a shocking scene unfolded. The cloud of black powder settled on her face but seemed to be held back by some kind of personal barrier. An Jin was completely unharmed.
It might sound unbelievable, but ever since her spiritual power had increased, she could even perceive the thought processes of lower-level Beastmen.
Just now, for example, the Beastman had been feigning surrender while planning a sneak attack. But she had known his intentions a second before he acted and had already deployed a barrier with her spiritual power.
"You damned thing!" Mi Yin attacked with lethal force, leaving the Leopard Beast barely breathing.
"Talk," An Jin said. "Tell me why you entered the city and if anyone is giving you orders. If you do, I might consider letting you live. Otherwise—"
The Leopard Beast was just an ordinary Demon Beastman who wanted to live. Realizing he couldn’t possibly fight them, he closed his eyes in despair and swallowed a mouthful of blood. "I can tell you, but—but you have to promise not to kill me..." Yet, as the words left his throat, his own hands suddenly flew up and clamped violently around his neck.
His face turned a ghastly purple, and his neck swelled, red as a branding iron. He began to foam at the mouth.
"AHHH—"
He tried to say something, but his hands had already transformed, sharp claws sprouting from his fingertips. The claws dug deep into the major artery in his neck.
’He’s being controlled by the person behind this!’
An Jin moved to pull his uncontrollable hands away, but it was too late. With a faint CRACK, the Leopard Beast twisted and broke his own neck.
The bizarre scene left both of them stunned.
’The person behind this can control others mentally from a distance?’
’No, it wasn’t spiritual power.’ An Jin’s gaze fell upon the threads of Demonic Qi fading from the cooling corpse. With a flicker of intent, a small thread detached and floated into her waiting palm.
"It was a cloaked figure in black," she said, turning to Mi Yin. "Don’t alert anyone else in the city. Extend your King Beast Domain to cover as much of the city as you can and see if you can find any suspicious figures in black."
"Alright." He nodded, his thoughts turning to the robed skeleton he had encountered under the sea. ’It’s most likely the same person.’
’But why would he send a Demon Beastman to infiltrate the city?’
...
In Unicorn King City, Ze Sheng sat on his palace throne, adding the final brushstroke to a painting.
Looking at the girl in the painting, her features now distinct, a hint of satisfaction appeared on the man’s coolly gentle face, and a faint smile touched his eyes.
He held the scroll, gazing at it for a long time, completely captivated.
In the painting, a beautiful girl slept with her eyes closed, leaning against a towering ancient tree whose canopy was as lush and sprawling as a giant mushroom. She was holding a little white fox in her arms.
Cool, gentle moonlight kissed her serene and lovely face, imbuing the scene with an otherworldly sense of peace that made his long-dead heart burn once more.
"Didn’t you say you’d come see me today? Why haven’t you come yet? You weren’t this cold to me at the beginning..." Lin Shaoxue said plaintively as she approached his side.
Everyone in the palace knew he favored her, so no one dared stop her from entering his private chambers. This fact made Lin Shaoxue feel even more smug.
The gentle look on Ze Sheng’s face instantly cooled. His thin lips pressed into a line. Other than the real Wamiya, he disliked having his private time disturbed by anyone unimportant.
Lin Shaoxue’s gaze fell upon the painting on his desk. She stole a glance, and her radiant expression immediately froze.
’It’s a strange female, and she’s even prettier than me? Why do her features look a little familiar?’
"Hmph!" Lin Shaoxue clenched her fists. She tried to hold back her anger, but she couldn’t stop herself from pointing at the painting and demanding furiously, "Who is she! Why are you painting another female?"
"Send her out."
Ze Sheng carefully rolled up his treasured painting. It was something only he was allowed to admire. He looked at the Beast Servant at the door and said coolly, "From now on, without my permission, I don’t want to see anyone else barging into my private chambers."
"I didn’t do anything! Why are you treating me like this?" ’In his heart, am I not even worth as much as a painting!?’
Lin Shaoxue was reluctantly escorted out by the Beast Servant. She was seething with resentment. ’Some other female must have seduced Ze Sheng!’
’No wonder he always said, "Now is not the time," whenever she brought up becoming his mate. Even though he showered her with endless affection and wealth, he never let her so much as touch him.’
In fact, whenever she got close to Ze Sheng, he would recoil, and she could sense a hint of deep-seated revulsion from him.
She knew he wasn’t a philandering scoundrel like Song Ke; she was the only female by his side! His endless affection proved that she was his chosen mate... ’So what is he waiting for?’
