The Villainess Cannot Escape — Five Beast Husbands Chase Her Madly-Chapter 104: Shift Change, Lan Cangming Prepares to Take the Stage
At the Empire Space Port, the Golden Royal Airship slowly ascended.
Su An’an sat in her seat, holding Qiuqiu in her arms.
The little baby’s ruby eyes shimmered with unshed tears. Her trembling little paws clutched tightly at Su An’an’s sleeve, and her cloud-like white fur shivered uncontrollably.
"Don’t be scared, Qiuqiu. Auntie’s home has lots of yummy food and fun things to play with. You’ll definitely like it."
Su An’an wrapped her in a small blanket, gently tucking her little tail, which was sticking out, back inside. "Just take a nap, and we’ll be at your new home."
Qiuqiu lifted her cute little face, her high-pitched, childish voice tinged with a nasal tone. "Is Female Mother home yet?"
"She should be there very soon."
Su An’an gently stroked her little head.
Qiuqiu carried the bloodline of Nieruo. If her identity was ever exposed, death was certain.
Ah Jin had no other choice but to entrust the young cub to her care.
"Female Master, are you sure you want to take this risk?"
Night Abyss’s scarlet eyes swept over Qiuqiu as he spoke disapprovingly. "If anyone discovers that you are harboring the bloodline of a traitor, your reputation will..."
"She can recombine gene chains."
Su An’an cut Night Abyss off, soothingly stroking the soft fur behind Qiuqiu’s ears.
"If the Rebel Army gets ahold of this ability, it will cause immense harm to the Empire."
"Compared to the risk, the consequences of this ability running out of control are far more terrifying."
"Fine."
Night Abyss opened his smart device and, using his authority as an Executor, began to fabricate a fake identity for Qiuqiu.
Su Qiuqiu, a female cub from a remote planet. Her gene test report was flawless.
"This fake identity will hold up for half a year."
Without hesitation, Night Abyss stamped the seal on Qiuqiu’s file.
"Thank you," Su An’an said, looking at Night Abyss gratefully.
Harboring Qiuqiu was a serious crime in the Empire. If discovered, Night Abyss would be hard-pressed to keep his position as Executor.
"It’s because you’re my Female Master,"
Night Abyss looked at Su An’an seriously.
"I will support you unconditionally, so no matter what happens, you have to tell me beforehand."
"I know!" Su An’an’s eyes crinkled into crescents. "Next time there’s dangerous business, I’ll be sure to drag you in as my accomplice first."
With that, she stroked Qiuqiu’s little head. "Quick, thank Uncle Night Abyss."
"Thank you, Uncle!"
Qiuqiu mustered her courage to glance at Night Abyss and said in her childish voice,
"Female Mother told me to learn skills by the Princess’s side so I can protect Her Highness in the future!"
"That’s not necessary," Night Abyss replied coldly. Noticing Su An’an’s slightly reproachful gaze, he stiffly added, "Just take care of yourself."
"That’s more like it!"
Su An’an patted Night Abyss’s arm, then looked down and cupped Qiuqiu’s little face, gently rocking it from side to side. "Qiuqiu is such a good girl. Auntie bought you lots of things. Let’s see if you like them."
With that, she took out her smart device and showed her the items in her shopping cart.
She had bought everything based on the habits of hamsters and lizards.
Right now, Qiuqiu could only transform into her little female hamster form during the day. Once night fell, she would revert to her lizard beast cub form.
She planned to set up two rooms for her so she would be comfortable no matter which form she was in.
"I love it!"
Qiuqiu lay on her lap, her ruby eyes shining astonishingly bright.
In the rotting nest, she could only eat spoiled leftovers. When she was starving, she gnawed on rotten wood. Even when she was injured, there was no beast to take care of her.
But now, she was a baby who was doted on by her auntie.
Night Abyss sat beside Su An’an, his scarlet eyes coldly sweeping over Qiuqiu’s small body.
’This little cub is so annoying.’
’She’s completely monopolized the Female Master’s attention.’
’She loves her this much even though she’s not her own child.’
’What will happen when the Female Master has her own cubs?’
’Will there still be a place for us Beast Husbands?’
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!
His communicator suddenly rang.
Night Abyss stared at his smart device, his expression instantly darkening.
Su An’an finally noticed something was wrong. "What happened?"
"The list of corrupt officials from the Pharmaceutical Administration Bureau is out." 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶
Night Abyss turned off the communicator, his tone clearly agitated. "After I see you back to your palace, I have to go back and deal with this immediately. I probably won’t have time to come back for the next few days."
"Work is more important."
Su An’an reached up and ruffled his hair, earning a helpless yet affectionate look from Night Abyss.
In her sea of consciousness, Little Pink was anxiously jumping up and down.
’Your Highness! With Night Abyss gone, it’s too dangerous for you to be without a Beast Husband for protection! Should we call Big Cat back?’
Su An’an refused in her mind. ’No need. The royal guard is sufficient.’
But Little Pink pulled up the contact list, intending to secretly send Big Cat a message.
Suddenly, Night Abyss placed a hand on Su An’an’s shoulder. "Female Master, Lan Cangming is already waiting at the palace. I will brief him. He will protect you during this time."
Su An’an’s eyes widened in surprise. "How is he back? Doesn’t the Canglan Sea Area need guarding?"
"The military cut his funding, so he just feigned illness and threw in the towel."
The corner of Night Abyss’s mouth curled into a faint, almost imperceptible smile.
"Now the Mermaid Battleships are only guarding their own family’s shipping routes. Those nobles who blocked his funding are furious, accusing him of disregarding the bigger picture."
"But it’s useless. After all, no one has the power to strip him of his Marshal title."
’Come to think of it, he was the one who gave Lan Cangming the idea.’
"What about Big Cat? Is he coming back too?"
Su An’an remembered that Big Cat was in a similar situation with his military funding being cut.
"Big Cat wanted to feign illness too, but Lan Cangming beat him to it."
Night Abyss couldn’t help but laugh.
"That guy was so angry he smashed several training grounds. Unfortunately for him, Lan Cangming works year-round without a break, while he has too many leave requests on his record. He could never pull off the same trick."
"Why are you so happy?"
Su An’an tugged at Night Abyss’s cheek.
Night Abyss lowered his gaze, avoiding her eyes, and said with feigned seriousness,
"I’m not."
’That dumb cat already holds a high enough place in the Female Master’s heart.’
’If he came back and pestered Su An’an all day, it would be even harder for me to fight for the position of first Beast Husband.’
’Your Highness, on Ancient Earth, they often spoke of battles between dragons and tigers. It’s only natural that Night Abyss and Big Cat would clash. As long as they both do their best to protect you, you shouldn’t force them to act like brothers!’
It shook its head excitedly.
’You should be thinking about how you’re going to conquer the Big Fish when you see him later!’
’Fish is very nourishing! It’s time to serve up that Frozen Fish!’
"It’s not that easy."
Su An’an sighed to herself.
Lan Cangming’s handsome, ice-cold face appeared in her mind’s eye.
When she had been injured, he had been more frantic than any other beast, even willing to take out his precious calming beads to heal her.
But on a normal day, he always maintained a detached expression, like a frozen fish soaking in a cold pond.
’I can’t figure out what he’s thinking at all.’
Little Pink’s tentacles twisted into a heart-shaped special effect.
’This Big Fish is just the aloof type! He acts like an ice block on the surface, but he’s actually head over heels in love with you.’
’Watch this! I’ll replay a classic case of him eating his words!’
In the recording, Lan Cangming’s silver-blue fishtail thrashed in the pool.
His ice-green eyes were veiled with a watery mist as he snarled at Su An’an through gritted teeth, "Get out."
But his slender fingers were latched onto Su An’an’s wrist like an octopus’s suckers, holding on for dear life.
’When did you record this?’
The tips of Su An’an’s ears instantly turned red.
She still remembered how she had been the one to take the initiative, stripping off her clothes to seduce him during his second rut.
’I’m your 24/7 personal assistant, of course.’
Little Pink giggled mischievously.
’Before, your constitution was too weak to handle his rut.’
’Now, I guarantee you can make him kneel and beg for your favor.’
’Devour the Big Fish, and you’ll definitely be able to raise your Level again.’
