Yue Ying’s room was much tidier than Su Mo had imagined.

The room’s furnishings were simple: just a wooden plank bed, a wooden table, and two chairs.

A faint scent of herbs, the kind used to repel mosquitoes, hung in the air.

There was also a light aroma of wine, tinged with the sweet fragrance of osmanthus.

Su Mo tilted her head, glancing at the two jars of wine placed by the window.

’I wonder if the wine in this Beast World is any good.’

Yue Ying listened to her thoughts without a change in expression, his meaningful gaze sweeping over the two jars of wine.

Then, he nonchalantly removed his outer robe and lay down on his side on the bed.

He extended a hand. "Let’s begin."

Su Mo reached out and placed her fingers on his pulse point, then frowned slightly.

’Strange. He clearly doesn’t look sick, so why isn’t his pulse smooth? But it doesn’t seem like he has any serious illness either.’

She had no idea that for a Beastman of Yue Ying’s Level, controlling one’s pulse was not difficult at all.

When the situation called for it, he could feign illness even when perfectly healthy.

Su Mo glanced at the man on the bed and asked, "Where have you been feeling unwell lately?"

’Is it just my imagination, or does his face look a little pale? He couldn’t actually have some serious disease I can’t treat, could he? I’d better kick him out quickly. If he dies here, people will say I murdered my own husband. I can’t afford to bear that accusation...’

Yue Ying gritted his teeth and closed his eyes. ’That heartless little thing, is she really that eager for me to die?’

"My back hurts, my legs hurt, my stomach hurts! My head hurts too, and most importantly, my heart aches right now!"

It was all because she was infuriating him!!!

Su Mo raised an eyebrow. ’Playing with me, are you? Fine!’

"Oh my, judging by your pulse, your body is quite weak. You need to rest and recuperate, and eat more nutritious food. For the headache, think less. For the leg pain, walk less. For the stomachache, avoid unclean food. As for the back pain..."

"That must be a kidney deficiency! If you take some supplements, maybe there’s still hope, haha~ How about I prescribe you some aphrodisiacs?"

Yue Ying clenched his jaw. ’Don’t I know whether I have a kidney deficiency or not? You just open that little mouth of yours and spout nonsense, don’t you?’

Seeing him silent, Su Mo’s eyes narrowed into a delighted smile.

’I knew this sly fox was full of tricks. How would he dare take my medicine? He’s afraid I’ll poison him~ No, wait. He’s probably afraid I’ll cure him by making him completely impotent~’

Yue Ying raised an eyebrow and smiled. "Alright then. I’ll take whatever my wife prescribes. After all, my dear wife cherishes me so much, you would never harm me~ Yue Ying is deeply grateful and will treasure our bond even more in the future."

Su Mo’s mouth twitched as she forced an awkward smile.

’All this sudden sweet-talking... he’s definitely up to no good. I need to get out of here!’

Su Mo stood up to leave, but a fox tail suddenly coiled around her waist.

"I’m still not feeling well. How about you trouble yourself to give me a massage, wife? You did promise to grant me one request today~ You can’t just do it halfway and go back on your word, can you?"

Su Mo: "...Fine!"

She’d just see this good deed through to the end!

"Where should I massage?"

"My shoulders are sore, my back hurts, my legs ache... I’ll leave it up to you, wife~"

Su Mo closed her eyes in resignation, turning to sit on the edge of the bed to give him a quick massage.

Who knew that sly fox would use his tail to pull her directly on top of him.

"Isn’t it more convenient to massage me from up here?"

He said in an emotionless tone, his face buried in the pillow.

Looking at their position, Su Mo felt an inexplicable blush creep up her face.

She had just thought of moving her legs when a fox tail blocked her path.

"Hurry up. The sooner you start, the sooner we finish! You’re dawdling so much, I’m starting to think you have designs on me."

Su Mo huffed and started the massage.

"Harder. It feels like a cat scratching~"

"I know!"

Su Mo pressed down with more force.

"A little lower. And use more strength!"

Su Mo pouted, resignedly moving her hands a little lower.

’Massage, massage, massage. Is he really treating me like a maid?! I should just hit a couple of your pressure points and make sure you can never ’get it up’ again...’

The next second, her waist was seized as the man lying prone suddenly flipped over.

The fox tail around her waist loosened, and they were completely face-to-face...

Yue Ying grabbed her wrist and gave a seductive smile. "The front needs a massage too~"

This position made Su Mo even more uncomfortable.

Her mind suddenly flashed back to the day she helped Mo Xiao with... *that*. The scene was a bit like this one.

Seeing her distracted, Yue Ying felt a pang of annoyance.

’Damn it, how can she be thinking about someone else while she’s with me?!’

He reached out, grabbed her hand, and pressed it against his stomach, smiling. "It hurts here~ Massage it."

Su Mo gritted her teeth, found a few acupressure points, and pressed down hard.

’Who would’ve thought? This damn fox is the ’slim when clothed, ripped when not’ type! His abs feel pretty good~’

’Pah, what am I thinking! In his eyes, I’m just a worthless maid~ I should just massage him to death!’

"Mmm~"

Yue Ying let out a low grunt. Su Mo couldn’t tell if it was from pleasure or pain.

Until she felt something increasingly... wrong... beneath her.

It felt like something was...

When she realized what it was, her face instantly turned red, and she tried to escape.

In a flash, a fox tail wrapped around her waist again, trapping her firmly.

Yue Ying composed himself for a long moment before opening his eyes, which he had been using to conceal his desire.

He purred in a seductive, sultry voice, "Does my wife still think I have a kidney deficiency?"

Su Mo, blushing, cursed, "You’re sick!"

"Whether I’m sick or not, don’t you know?"

The next second, the man before her grabbed her wrist and, with a tug, forced Su Mo to fall on top of him.

Their breaths mingled instantly. She could hear the man beneath her gasp sharply.

An intimate, teasing voice whispered in Su Mo’s ear, "You smell so good. What did you use to wash your hair, wife? Hmm?"

Su Mo struggled for a moment but couldn’t get up.

Yue Ying’s scorching palm rested firmly on her waist as he said one thing but meant another, "What are you panicking for? I’m not interested in a beanpole like you~ This is just a normal Beastman reaction~ It doesn’t mean anything."

As he spoke, he freed his other hand and twirled a lock of her hair. "My wife is always doubting my abilities. I’m just clarifying things for myself, there’s nothing wrong with that, is there?"

"I don’t need to know about that... I—!"

Blushing again, Su Mo struggled, but it was futile. She even slipped and was pressed down by the fox, forced flush against his chest.

Yue Ying’s voice was tantalizing. "Didn’t my wife used to always flock to my side, telling me you loved me, that you adored me? If you could say that one more time right now..."

He deliberately leaned close to her ear and whispered in a gentle, bewitching tone, "I would give you my very life!"

Su Mo looked up and met his clear eyes.

The usual playfulness was gone, replaced by a purity like a pool of lake water.

Su Mo’s heart skipped a beat, and she stared at him with a bewildered gaze.

Yue Ying stared at her flushed, delicate lips, somewhat lost in thought. ’I want to... I really, really want to...’

Suddenly, an inopportune voice rang out.

’What—what is this?! Is this damn fox trying a new tactic? Se-seduction? Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey! He shouldn’t be interested in an ordinary Female like me, otherwise he wouldn’t have dragged his feet on getting married for so long!’

’He just wants to see me lose my head over him like before, to have my Divine Soul captivated and shamelessly flock around him, and then, right when I’m hooked, he’ll kick me away to salvage his pathetic pride!’

’I’ve seen this kind of trick in trashy dramas for ages! Damn this scheming fox!’

Yue Ying: "...!!!"

Before he could explain.

The next second, Su Mo took advantage of his distraction, broke free from his grasp, and scrambled off him, running for the door.

’Run! Run! This damn fox isn’t normal. I need to stay far away from him for a while!’

"!!!"

Sometimes, he really, really wanted to shut his wife’s mouth...

Otherwise, he was genuinely going to get an ulcer from all the frustration!

Just as Su Mo came out of Yue Ying’s room, she saw Fei Yan hurrying over with the Little Wolf Man who had been looking for her that morning, along with an unfamiliar Beastman.

Fei Yan said with a grave expression, "Wife, there’s a heavily injured Beastman over at the village entrance. We need you to take a look."

Su Mo nodded and followed them.

Fei Yan explained the man’s injuries as he led the way.

When they arrived, Su Mo squatted down to check the man’s injuries, then pushed aside the messy hair on his face to get a look.

Her eyes fell on the scar on the man’s left cheek, and she froze.

’Why is *he* here?!’