When Mo Xiao returned to Su Mo’s small courtyard, dinner was almost ready.

Fei Yan had also finished chopping the firewood.

Seeing Mo Xiao return, he tossed aside the ax in his hand and walked over. "How did it go?"

"Qing Shan wasn’t dead, just as we thought. This is the medicine we found on him."

Fei Yan reached out, took the black pill, and sniffed it. "Let’s have our wife help check the ingredients in a bit."

Just as he said that, Su Mo came out carrying a plate of stir-fried greens. She froze for a moment when she saw the two of them standing there like statues.

Her clear eyes swept over the corner of Mo Xiao’s robe and noticed a bloodstain. Su Mo’s brow furrowed slightly.

’That damn snake came back reeking of murderous intent. Don’t tell me he went out and... killed someone?! And Fei Yan is over there whispering with him. WAHHH, I knew they weren’t good people. I’m just cannon fodder! These major villains should be out conquering the world, so what’s the deal with them freeloading at my place and refusing to leave?’

Mo Xiao glanced down at the hem of his robe. There was, indeed, a bloodstain.

He calmly said, "I just went hunting in the mountains. Ran into a wild boar, but it got away."

In the past, he would have scorned making up such stories. But now... he really didn’t want to scare her.

If he could help it, he never wanted her to glimpse his dark side.

Hearing this, Su Mo breathed a sigh of relief. "Oh. In that case, go get cleaned up. It’s time for dinner."

"Okay."

After Mo Xiao went inside, Fei Yan chatted with Su Mo for a bit.

Then he took out the pill. "Another Beastman came across this. We don’t know what it does. Would you mind taking a look, wife?"

Su Mo took the pill, sniffed it, then broke off a small piece and crushed it.

’A Fake Death Medicine? They already have this stuff in the Beast World?!’

Su Mo knit her brow. "Taking this will cause a person’s breathing and heartbeat to stop completely, creating the illusion of death for a short period. However, if the dosage isn’t controlled properly, it can be fatal."

"Understood."

Fei Yan was about to ask for the remaining half of the pill back, but Su Mo spoke up and kept it.

Su Mo thought that tonight, she would take the pill to her lab and see if she could improve it.

Then she could sell it to other dimensions to earn some points.

’This kind of thing would be perfect for those neglected concubines in the Cold Palace.’

By the time Mo Xiao came out in a fresh change of clothes, Yue Ying had already finished the last dish.

Of the six or seven dishes on the table tonight, he had made three of them.

In the days he’d spent by Su Mo’s side, he had learned a thing or two, and the appearance and taste of his cooking were now more or less the same as hers.

Even Fei Yan couldn’t help but praise him: "It’s basically identical to what our wife makes."

Yue Ying squinted at Su Mo. "From now on, you won’t have to work so hard, wife. I’ll cook for you all!"

Su Mo: "..."

’Are they really planning to live here permanently? Hello? Aren’t any of you going to ask for the opinion of the head of this household?!’

Yue Ying placed a piece of pork rib in Su Mo’s bowl and said shamelessly, "No need to praise me for being so domestic, wife. It’s all part of Yue Ying’s duty."

"But if you really want to praise me, how about in a different way?" As he spoke, he leaned his face closer. "Just one little kiss~"

Su Mo shot him a speechless look, then picked up the rib from her bowl and stuffed it into his mouth!

She narrowed her eyes and reminded him, "No talking while eating, no talking while sleeping. Got it?!"

’Shameless, damn fox! How dare he try to take advantage of me?’

Yue Ying narrowed his eyes and chewed on the piece of meat.

Then, batting his eyes, he said, "Everything tastes better when you feed it to me, wife. How about another piece?"

Saying this, he leaned in again, opening his mouth coquettishly. "Momo, feed me~"

Across the table, Fei Yan and Mo Xiao gripped their chopsticks so tightly their knuckles turned white.

That shameless, damn fox, always pulling these kinds of tricks!

Su Mo: ???

’Has he lost his mind? Should I be offering to treat his brain damage?’

Little Nine sighed helplessly in the ether: *Casting pearls before swine... There’s a reason you were single for over twenty years in your past life.*

After dinner, Su Mo went to check on Long Yan’s injuries.

’How strange. The wounds on this dragon are mostly healed. Shouldn’t he be waking up? Why is there still no reaction?’

The Little Dragons squatted beside her, asking in their high, childish voices, "Sister Mo, when will the Lord Major General finally wake up?"

"Soon, I hope."

The Little Dragons nodded obediently.

Su Mo sat by the bed in a daze for a while. She had slept too much during the day and was afraid she wouldn’t be able to sleep tonight.

’There’s just so little entertainment in the Beast World. How am I supposed to get through the long nights?’

Meanwhile, in a small grove on the back mountain, Fei Yan and the other two had once again taken out the book, *God’s Prophecy*.

After a moment, Fei Yan came to a conclusion. "Based on the prophecy and our wife’s inner thoughts, it’s highly likely that we are characters living in a novel. The ’female protagonist’ she talks about is probably the main character of this world."

"And ’cannon fodder’ probably means an unimportant bystander."

Yue Ying stroked his chin. "So if we find this female protagonist and kill her, will we and our wife become the main characters of this world?"

Fei Yan: "In a sense, that seems to be the logic."

The three of them were in agreement. In any case, according to what their wife said, the female protagonist was their enemy, so it was naturally best to strike first!

Yue Ying then asked Fei Yan, "As for Qing Shan, did you get anything out of him?"

"Not yet, but we’ll get his mouth open eventually."

Fei Yan nodded. "Let’s head back for now."

Yue Ying, fanning himself, took the lead. But even after just a short time away, he was already starting to miss his wife.

’It feels so strange not being able to hear our wife’s thoughts from this far away.’

「At that moment.」

Su Mo and the two Little Dragons were preparing to give the bedridden Long Yan a bath.

After all, the dragon hadn’t been washed in days and was starting to stink.

The female and two small beasts huffed and puffed as they carried the wooden bucket toward Long Yan’s room.

Su Mo’s mood instantly brightened.

’Whoa~ I get to feast my eyes today! The dead fox isn’t here right now, so no one can ruin my fun~’

’La la la~ This fairy is going to give Long Yan a bath~ So happy!’

The three men, who had just arrived behind the house, suddenly heard these two thoughts pop into their heads.

All three of them stopped dead in their tracks. The next second, they shot like lightning into the front yard.

Then, like a set of door gods, they landed right in front of Su Mo and the two Little Dragons.

Su Mo stared at the people who had suddenly materialized, unable to react for a long moment.

’You’ve got to be kidding me. You could have come back anytime, but you just had to show up at the exact moment I was about to do something ’fun’?!’

She decided to ignore the men in front of her and urged the Little Dragons to hurry up and move the water inside.

Yue Ying took a light step, blocking her path. He narrowed his beautiful fox-like eyes and asked, "Wife, what are you so busy with?"

Then he craned his neck to take a look. Oh? There were even flower petals in the bathtub, and the scent of that body wash his wife usually treasured.

’She was really willing to spare no expense for that dragon!’

This made Yue Ying even angrier!

"I..."

Su Mo wanted to say that this bathwater was for herself!

But unexpectedly, that little cub Nannan blurted out, "Sister Mo is going to give our Lord Major General a bath~"

"Oh." Yue Ying smiled at Su Mo. "Men and women should maintain a proper distance. It’s better if we help our wife with this kind of chore!"

"Um... actually, in a doctor’s eyes, there is no gender!"

"Even so, I can’t just stand by and watch my wife get tired!"

As Yue Ying spoke, he pried Su Mo’s hands off the bucket, lifted it with one hand, and strode into the room with incredible flair.

Su Mo: "..."

’I’m totally incompatible with this damn fox! He ruins my fun every single time!!!’

"You two, get in here and help!"

Yue Ying shouted to Mo Xiao and Fei Yan.

Su Mo wanted to take the opportunity to sneak a peek, but just as she reached the door, Fei Yan mercilessly shut it.

She and the two Little Dragons were left standing outside, staring at each other blankly.

’What the hell? They’re guarding against me like I’m a thief! What’s the big deal about letting me take one little look?!’

Suddenly, the door opened, and Yue Ying said with a cheeky grin, "Wife, if you’re really that eager to wash someone, why not wash me later?"

Su Mo’s beautiful eyes widened instantly. ’Do you have abs? A V-line???’

"Of course I..."

Before Yue Ying could finish, a snake tail hooked around him and yanked him back!

Fei Yan went a step further, directly stuffing the cloth they were using to wash Long Yan into Yue Ying’s mouth...

’That damn fox! Trying to seduce our wife right in front of us!’

Then the door was slammed shut with a BANG.

Inside the room, Yue Ying shot an unhappy look at Mo Xiao and Fei Yan.

The two of them couldn’t be bothered to pay him any mind.

Mo Xiao grabbed the dragon from the bed and roughly tossed him into the bucket.

Looking at this love rival who could attract their wife’s attention without even speaking, the expressions on all three men’s faces turned sour.

Yue Ying: ’Why are we giving him a bath? We should just drown him and be done with it~’

Fei Yan: ’The more I look at him, the more of an eyesore he is!’

Mo Xiao: ’He’d better wake up and get back to his own territory soon, or I’m really going to lose control!’