CHAPTER 45: CHAPTER 45: THE PERSISTENT LUCIUS

A cold large hand firmly grasped Wen Shu’s shoulder, forcing her to stop.

Once again restrained by the familiar force, her originally good mood was instantly broken.

She pursed her lips, really not understanding where she had offended the male protagonist, for him to hauntingly come knocking again.

Because of Lucius’s sudden arrival, all the male beasts in the cave came to the outer hall, trying to drive him away before the female woke up.

But they didn’t expect that this seemingly polite male would be so shameless, not only refusing to leave but also following the female excitedly upon seeing her!

Wu Xuan, who had just had intimate contact with the female, couldn’t bear it. This spider had shamelessly clinged to the female yesterday, and dared to come again today?

Besides, the female simply didn’t want to see him!

"Take your dirty hands off!"

With a fierce eyebrow, Wu Xuan aggressively pulled Lucius’s hand away, swept Wen Shu into his arms with a long arm, and sat at the stone table in the outer hall.

Lucius was violently flung aside at the cave entrance, staggered weakly for a few steps, and Ku Jia hurriedly stepped forward to support him.

"No need." Steadying himself against the wall, Lucius gently shook his head.

He calmly sat opposite Wen Shu, showing no anger, instead staring at the female’s face, with the corners of his eyes maintaining a faint arc, but the smile never reached his eyes.

Wen Shu didn’t notice his gaze. After she sat down, she realized the outer hall was filled with people and the atmosphere was somewhat strange.

Her three nominal Beast Husbands were all there. Nan sat on her left and, seeing her sat beside him, pushed the prepared food gently in front of her, then coldly glared at Lucius and his group.

Wu Xuan securely held her waist, as if afraid she would be taken away.

Mious sat on the stone stool on her right, and from the moment he glanced at her and Wu Xuan, he had been coldly staring at Ku Jia and the others, with even colder demeanor than earlier, almost freezing.

On the other hand, Ku Jia and his people were quite at ease. They seemed oblivious to the cave owners’ lack of welcome, even carrying false smiles.

Everyone was silently at a standoff, with the atmosphere being quite tense.

Wen Shu intended to break the eerie silence, but Lucius beat her to it.

Lucius’s somewhat weak voice rang out leisurely in the cave, "Wen Shu, I was injured by your Beast Husbands yesterday and couldn’t sleep well due to the pain."

While speaking, he lifted his shoulder slightly, his face turning pale immediately, his broad body trembling from the pain, "I need to trouble you to treat me."

He raised his eyelids slightly, glanced at the males beside Wen Shu, and painfully bent over the table, placing his pale arm in front of Wen Shu, his thin lips lightly parted, "Will you?"

His shoulder was bleeding from the movement, staining his pale robe, his complexion was deathly white, and his snowy eyelashes trembled slightly, making him look pitiful.

Seeing his demeanor, Wen Shu was directly stunned.

This move by Lucius was all too familiar; it’s the same trick he used to entice the heroine, so why is he using it on her now!

A love at first sight? Absolutely impossible, he’s definitely the hardest male protagonist to deal with.

In the novel, the heroine sacrificed her body and soul, spending countless days and nights helping him overcome childhood shadows before finally opening his heart.

Yet she had done nothing and even allowed her Beast Husbands to beat him, so why was he suddenly trying to court her?

Wen Shu stared into Lucius’s eyes for a few seconds, unable to fathom his intentions, and decided to test him by gripping his wrist.

Seeing her actually take hold of Lucius’s hand, the arms tightly holding her by Wu Xuan tightened, "Female?"

He had been waiting for the female to firmly refuse, but why was the female...

Feeling the tightening around her waist, Wen Shu turned to look at Wu Xuan. The male pursed his lips, really listening to her and not hiding his emotions; he looked utterly resentful.

Afraid of him overthinking, Wen Shu gently patted his hand, giving him a reassuring smile before seriously examining Lucius’s injuries.

As she expected, the majority of the injuries she treated on Lucius yesterday had already completely healed, with such a rapid healing rate, his shoulder injury shouldn’t be still unhealed.

Lucius must’ve torn the wound apart himself; any Healing System female would notice this.

Unable to discern his purpose, Wen Shu instead wanted to see what he truly intended.

So she released his hand, then casually asked, "Speak, what exactly are you here to do?"

Lucius’s long lashes trembled, still wanting to pretend, but Wen Shu directly stopped him, "Isn’t the wound self-inflicted?"

Seeing her response, Lucius hesitatedly froze, a thin blush covering his cheeks, his eyes dodgingly retracting his hand.

He lowered his eyes in thought for a moment, his fingers tightly gripping the table edge, then peeked at Wen Shu, "I just..."

His lips moved slightly, as if wanting to say something but stopped, silent for a while before closing his eyes as though finally reaching a decision.

When he looked at Wen Shu again, a trace of uncontrollable nervousness flashed in his eyes, and his gentle voice also trembled slightly, "Wen Shu, I want to pursue you as your Beast Husband."

The sudden confession made Wu Xuan sneer; he knew this guy had ulterior motives.

If there were other Beastmen present at the moment, having witnessed Lucius’s intimate moves towards the female yesterday, they would certainly realize his intention of pursuing the female.

Yet Wen Shu looked straight into those shining blood-red eyes and only felt Lucius was incredibly insincere.

Tsk, she’s meeting an opponent; this male protagonist can fake it more than her.

But she’s truly puzzled; spending so much effort on her, what does he want?

If he was interested in her abilities, he could simply recruit her.

If he wanted to harm her, there are countless ways, so why choose such a self-damaging way?

Seeing Wen Shu remain silent, Lucius straightened his body, his steady voice carrying a hint of tension, "Bring everything up."

Ku Jia and the others immediately headed out of the cave, returning soon with more than a dozen bundles, arranging them in front of Wen Shu, a total of fifteen bundles of jewels and Crystal Coins, illuminating the cave.

Lucius cleared his throat, stood up and held Wen Shu’s hand, expressing his feelings sincerely with his eyes, "Wen Shu, last night I tossed and turned, thinking only of you."

Wen Shu wanted to withdraw her hand, but he held it tightly.

Lucius’s gentle and mature face revealed the eagerness of a young boy, "Please let me be your Beast Husband, I’m the leader of the Spider Clan, governing a main city!"

"Life there is much more prosperous than in the tribe, as long as you accept me, you can bring your Beast Husbands and live at my residence."

He glanced at the males behind Wen Shu, then gestured to those gleaming bundles, whispering temptingly, "And all these jewels and money, as long as you want, I will present you with the most beautiful jewels, even the wealth of an entire Beast City will be within your grasp!"

He approached Wen Shu a bit closer, a somber gleam flashed in his eyes, his lips curled into a seductive smile, speaking softly, "Accept me, female, I can give you everything you desire..."