CHAPTER 113: CHAPTER 113: WITH ONLY ONE HOUR, HE’S UNWORTHY TO STOP RUAN RUAN

The person standing outside seemed to hesitate for a moment, then quickly averted their gaze, but did not walk away from the outside of the booth’s curtain where they were seated.

Separated by a thin layer of curtain, only three to five steps away, as long as Lu Shinian showed a bit of his wolf tail, he would be discovered by the person outside.

Su Ruan had her back to the curtain, so she was unaware that someone stood not far away, but she sensed Lu Shinian’s unusual behavior, vaguely guessing something.

Her fingers traced circles on his chest, she moaned softly, her body relaxing, swaying gently, "Hmm, want."

The person standing nearby stiffened, feeling a bit embarrassed, he glanced at Lu Shinian in confusion, perhaps thinking he had really mistaken him for someone else, and whispered, "Sorry."

Then he turned and left quickly.

Though Su Ruan’s body was weak, her nerves were tightly wound, and she naturally heard that low murmur.

Her eyelashes drooped, her fingers unconsciously clutching the fabric on Lu Shinian’s chest, wrinkling it.

"Ruan Ruan, don’t be afraid." Lu Shinian saw that the "enemy" had left, gently patting Su Ruan’s back, he coaxed softly, "Don’t be afraid."

He stopped moving recklessly, obediently hiding his wolf tail, even the previously excited, trembling wolf ears folded forward, concealed under his thick black hair, unnoticed unless looked at closely.

After hiding himself properly, Lu Shinian comforted Su Ruan, "Ruan Ruan, don’t be afraid."

"I’m powerful."

"Chased away the bad guy."

Su Ruan answered with a soft "Hmm," resting her head on Lu Shinian’s chest, listening to his steady, strong heartbeat, she slowly calmed down.

Time ticked away, and she didn’t know how long had passed when Lu Shinian’s head slowly lowered, resting on Su Ruan’s shoulder, a satisfied smile playing on his lips, he held her just like that and fell asleep.

The even sound of breathing in her ear made Su Ruan pause for a moment.

She blinked, tentatively called out.

"Lu Shinian?"

No response.

"Commander Lu?"

Still no response.

Su Ruan’s long lashes trembled, her small hand originally resting against Lu Shinian’s chest slowly slid down, brushing past his abs, reaching for his lower back.

She groped around, seemingly not feeling the wolf tail.

Only then was Su Ruan sure of her suspicion, Lu Shinian’s ancestral phenomenon had temporarily disappeared.

Fortunately, this time it only lasted for an hour, if it had really lasted several hours like before...

Seeming to realize something, Su Ruan’s lips twitched.

Lost in thought, her fingertips instinctively reached toward Lu Shinian’s tailbone.

Before she could retract her hand, the arm around her waist tightened slightly, and in the next second, that familiar, low, and sultry voice of Lu Shinian’s sounded in her ear.

"Still want more?"

Su Ruan quickly retracted her hand, pretending nothing happened.

"We should go home."

She said this, trying to stand up and pull him outside.

But before she could stand, Lu Shinian held her waist again.

Su Ruan blinked innocently at Lu Shinian, softly saying, "It’s over, we should go home."

The ancestral phenomenon had ended, wasn’t it time to go home?

But these words made Lu Shinian misunderstand.

He glanced at the time on his Light Brain, frowning slightly.

"One hour?" he asked, "This time so short?"

Even though they were outside, the time to do such intimate things with Ruan Ruan was too short. This made him a bit displeased.

Su Ruan thought he was talking about the short duration of the ancestral phenomenon, and chuckled, "Yeah, it’s pretty short this time."

Lu Shinian’s aura darkened, lips pressed tightly together, a hint of displeasure between his brows.

Su Ruan patted Lu Shinian’s shoulder, trying to comfort him, "Short time is good, it means your condition is gradually stabilizing."

Although she didn’t quite understand the specifics of the Ancestral Stage, being shorter than last time and not even beastifying into wolf claws should mean the ancestral phenomenon on him had improved, right?

It seemed that once they returned to Central Star, she had to talk to Lin Tianxian, to ask about the specifics.

If there were any issues with Lu Shinian, she could respond in time.

Su Ruan pondered, casually holding Lu Shinian’s large hand, stood up, mumbled, "Let’s go back."

Lu Shinian responded lowly with an "Mm," not stopping Su Ruan anymore.

Only one hour, he was unqualified to stop Ruan Ruan from leaving with him.

The two quickly left Moonlight Bar, without attracting the attention of others.

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Meanwhile, in a villa in the Central Villa District, Su Hu was deploying the "search" operation of all ships leaving the Star River Star.

The so-called search naturally involved boarding and examining by force, after all, they were Star Thieves, reasoning with others was not in their nature.

But unless absolutely necessary, civilians must not be harmed, for though they were Star Thieves, they had their own code of ethics.

After deploying, Su Hu asked loudly, "Did everyone hear that clearly!"

The few people standing opposite him replied in unison, "Yes!"

Only one person, the treasurer Zhao San, was a bit distracted, responding a beat slower with a "Yes."

Su Hu frowned heavily, commanding, "Third Brother, you stay behind, the rest get to work."

The others quickly left, leaving Zhao San and the strategist Ye Qing.

Su Hu glared at Zhao San, exerting his authority and majesty as the leader, sternly asked, "Third Brother, what’s going on?"

Zhao San, knowing he was at fault, dared not hide anything, "Leader, I was just thinking about something, got a bit distracted."

"What is it? Speak!" Su Hu said loudly, full of authority.

Zhao San then explained, "I went to Moonlight Bar before coming here."

"It seemed I saw Commander Lu at Moonlight Bar."

He paused, very unsure, "But it probably wasn’t him."

"Moonlight Bar?" Su Hu recalled, "You mean that thrilling place opened by old two?"

"Yes." Zhao San replied, "I went there to get something, and happened to see someone who looked like Commander Lu."

"Explain in detail." Su Hu said in a deep voice.

"The person sitting in Booth Number One looked like Commander Lu, and there was a girl with him, the two seemed to be..."

Zhao San hesitated, not knowing how to continue.

Su Hu, raising an eyebrow, laughed broadly, "That can’t be Lu Shinian that bastard."

"That man is so abstinent and aloof, he wouldn’t do that."

"To make him do something like that in public, might as well kill him."

Su Hu laughed heartily, waved his hand, "You must have been mistaken."

Zhao San nodded in agreement, "Must have been mistaken."

"Commander Lu wouldn’t do such a thing."

"Definitely." Su Hu agreed, "Otherwise, why do you think Third Brother is at ease with his sister around Lu Shinian?"

"Isn’t it because he’s not capable."