CHAPTER 14: CHAPTER 14: HE MIGHT BE THAT EIGHT-STAR SUPERPOWERED BEASTMAN

The tall figure of the man completely enveloped her in shadow, the sense of beastly aggression almost overwhelming at this moment.

Ruan Li stopped breathing for a few moments, realizing belatedly that she had entered the lair of a big gray wolf.

"Weren’t we supposed to talk about serious matters?" she stammered nervously, lacking confidence.

"Yes, about serious matters," the man supported himself with one hand beside her neck and suddenly leaned closer, so close that she could hear his low, heavy breathing.

Ruan Li watched the face coming increasingly closer to hers. After a brief brain freeze, she turned her head in the last few seconds, with the back of her head to the man, whispering angrily and ashamedly, "What are you doing!"

"Shh"

The intimate contact she anticipated did not happen; the man didn’t even touch her.

The arm propped up maintained a space of more than ten centimeters between her and Zhe Ye.

Ruan Li blinked and saw the man with one ear pressed against the door, seemingly listening to the movements outside.

Was she imagining things?

How embarrassing.

So, so shameful.

The kiss she thought she was about to receive... was probably just a misconception, then?

Ruan Li’s chest heaved a bit, feeling her thoughts were terrifyingly vulgar.

A few minutes later, Zhe Ye raised his head, his expression composed, "There’s no sound outside."

His wheat-colored, rugged face showed no suspicious expression, not even the stride was abnormal.

Zhe Ye sat on the small sofa, looking at Ruan Li, "There’s a chair there, would you like to sit next to me or across from me?"

Ruan Li discarded the messy thoughts from her mind, choosing to sit across from him.

As Zhe Ye saw her sit down, he opened with a piece of explosive news, "If I didn’t see wrongly, just now in Bai He’s room, there was an eight-star superpower male Beastman."

"However, I didn’t smell any unfamiliar Beastman’s scent on him."

Ruan Li blurted out, "How did you smell the scent on him?"

Zhe Ye leaned against the back of the sofa, his long legs relaxed and stretched out in front.

"Naturally, with my nose. A Wolf Beastman’s nose can clearly detect any scent, even if it’s within ten meters, I can smell all the odors he has been exposed to in the past three days."

Ruan Li’s eyes widened a bit, "That’s amazing."

Zhe Ye’s gaze deepened as he looked at Ruan Li, "It does help on the battlefield, though in life, it can be somewhat troubling."

"Hmm? What kind of trouble?" Ruan Li followed his words.

"Male Beastmen have very strong possessiveness, no male Beastman can tolerate his female having the scent of another male all over her.

Some jealous male Beastmen will purposely hug the female, or kiss, um... some do even more excessive things, like that fox last night deliberately jumping onto your bed.

Presumably, his acts caused you a lot of distress."

Ruan Li pondered, no wonder that flirtatious fox suddenly hugged her and crawled onto bed yesterday.

But wasn’t he supposed to be quite annoyed with her?

Could it be he did it on purpose, to disgust her?

Hey, that’s too much.

Seeing the invisible eye drops had been successfully applied, Zhe Ye stopped at the right point.

"I am very disdainful of such shameless behavior from those male Beastmen. If I were to win over the Female Head’s affection, I would definitely show my personal charm from other aspects.

Returning to the point, there’s a big problem with Bai He.

Just when I entered the door, I smelled a strong bloody smell, it certainly is severely injured, which means there’s an injured eight-star male Beastman in his room, and there’s another possibility...

He could be the Beastman himself."

Ruan Li reacted after a moment and asked, "Isn’t Bai He a five-star superpowered Beastman? How could he be an eight-star?"

"Male Beastmen who suffer serious injuries, if not healed within a month, will experience a temporary drop in superpowers. Over six months, their superpowers will suffer devastating impacts, unable to advance again for life. Over twelve months, they will have a superpower riot, losing their sanity, attacking everyone indiscriminately, and, in worse cases, transform into Wandering Beasts.

Wandering Beasts only have two outcomes, either being completely eliminated or escaping to Deserted Star, but the ultimate result is still death."

Ruan Li didn’t expect the consequences of male Beastmen getting injured could be this severe, "So, the wounds from their battle with Fierce Beasts must be treated immediately?"

"Strictly speaking, it’s about any wounds from contact with polluted sources. Only females can heal such wounds, and females can absolutely exploit this to torment disobedient Beastmen," Zhe Ye tugged at the corner of his mouth.

Ruan Li recalled the malicious deeds of "Ruan Li," as she threatened her Beast Husband with this, this was why when she came to this world, Shi Yu almost pointed at her nose and cursed.

"If Bai He is injured, I can treat him," Ruan Li lifted her face, saying seriously.

Zhe Ye’s relaxed gaze gathered focus, his pupils narrowed slightly, "He’s currently suspicious, most likely a Federation spy, you"

"Even if he truly is a spy, you shouldn’t treat him so harshly." To become a complete waste, to be banished by those around, despised... this seemed to be exactly what "Ruan Li" once went through.

Zhe Ye lowered his eyes and chuckled, "You’re right."

As an Empire soldier, he had slain countless enemies, cold-hearted on the battlefield, yet the first time he executed a fellow kind, he also doubted himself.

"I plan to report this to the army, do you have any other thoughts?"

"Hmm? No thoughts."

The imagined obstruction didn’t occur, Zhe Ye even doubted for a moment, was Ruan Li feigning indifference?

But he realized, she genuinely didn’t care.

"I will observe his every move for a few days. Once confirmed suspicious, I’ll report to the military department. If you notice anything, you can also tell me."

"Oh, okay."

Zhe Ye sent her back to her room. As he prepared to close the door, he noticed her pitiable door lock.

He resisted the door, "I’ll get some tools to fix it; it will only take a moment."

Zhe Ye took out a toolbox from the Space Hub and tapped and fidgeted, finally fixing the smart lock.

"Take care and have a good rest, good afternoon."

"Good afternoon."

After Zhe Ye returned to his room, he didn’t rest; he opened his Smart Brain, searching "how long does it take for a female to fall for a male Beastman."

The forum answers were varied, some spoke of love at first sight, some declared falling in love after one night, some called it a kiss that binds love...

Zhe Ye felt, these seemed not to apply to Ruan Li.

She seemed to have no particular interests aside from eating and shopping... no favorite Beastman either.

The man leaned against the head of the bed, unconsciously recalling everything that happened today.

She seemed to be moved, yet seemed not to be moved.

The day quickly passed, ordinary Beastmen on Smart Brain needed to independently retrieve the mission of hunting Fierce Beasts, thereby earning Star Coins and Crystal Cores.

Ruan Li woke up from a nap at six; she washed up, went downstairs, saw Shi Jue sitting in the living room and Bai He cooking in the kitchen.

"Ruan Li, you’re awake!" Shi Jue, seeing her, instantly filled his faded and weary green eyes with light.