After I Dumped 7 Beast Husbands and Ran

Nan Zishi’s lips curved into a smile. ”Lanxing, your heart is beating 52 times a minute.”

”52?” Lanxing didn’t quite understand the number, but it was obviously much lower than Hu Bai’s 142.

Lanxing said in a panic, ”Sister, I swear my heart feels like it’s beating super fast. Really!”

He seemed afraid Nan Zishi would misunderstand something and grew very anxious. ”My heart is truly racing for you, really! It feels so fast!”

Nan Zishi put away her stethoscope. ”It is fast. Very fast.”

Lanxing was confused. ”But my heart rate seems so much slower than Hu Bai’s.”

Nan Zishi explained, ”You and Hu Bai are different. A fox’s normal heart rate is 100 beats per minute. But a fish’s normal heart rate is only 30 beats per minute.”

”Yours is already at 52, Lanxing.” Nan Zishi reached out and touched the right side of his chest, her lips curling. ”That’s too fast. Why don’t you calm down a little?”

The young male mermaid, who had just come of age, blushed.

”So it is fast, right?” Lanxing asked.

”Very fast.”

”It’s telling you I like you, right?”

Nan Zishi couldn’t help but chuckle and nod.

Lanxing suddenly let out a sigh of relief.

”That’s great.”

The Little Mermaid’s appearance was simply too endearing, and Nan Zishi couldn’t resist kissing his cheek.

Nan Zishi smiled dotingly. ”Come on, I’ll go to the sea with you tonight.”

In an instant, Lanxing’s beautiful eyes seemed to be filled with stars. ”Okay!”

’My brothers-in-law were right.’

’To win the affection of our female master, I have to take the initiative.’

Xuan Jin’s dark eyes watched Nan Zishi jump into the sea, and he tutted softly. ’So it’s Lanxing’s turn tonight.’

’The little female has chosen Hu Bai, and she’s chosen Lanxing, but she’s never actively chosen me!’

The poor Xuan Snake Beastman’s gaze met the dejected Chi Xiao’s.

Suddenly, Xuan Jin felt that he was still better off than Chi Xiao, no matter what.

’At least I’ve slept with the little female many times, while Chi Xiao... he hasn’t had a single turn yet.’

...

In the days that Nan Zishi waited for the Priests from Ten Thousand Beasts City, the home was filled with the smoke of battle, bustling with activity every day!

Xuan Jin threw the prey he’d hunted that day at the cave entrance, decisively carved out the most tender meat, and shot a grin at the other three before moving aside to grill it for the little female.

Lanxing caught several of the freshest fish from the sea and prepared sashimi, waiting for Nan Zishi.

Seeing that the other two were already preparing meat, Hu Bai started peeling vegetables, getting ready to make some vegetable dishes for Nan Zishi.

Only Chi Xiao looked completely lost.

Once all the food was ready, the family of nine gathered around the large stone table to eat happily.

”Little female, eat some meat.” Xuan Jin placed the cooked, sliced meat onto her plate.

Lanxing also smiled. ”Sister, this is your favorite caviar.”

Hu Bai silently pushed two plates of green vegetables toward her.

Chi Xiao silently focused on his food.

Nan Zishi: ”...”

”Thank you, everyone!”

With that said, Nan Zishi first reached her chopsticks for Xuan Jin’s grilled meat. Just as Xuan Jin was about to smile, she changed targets, scooping the caviar and vegetables onto the slice of meat, picking it up, and eating it all in one bite.

Xuan Jin, Hu Bai, and Lanxing: ”...”

Chi Xiao kept eating.

Hu Bai asked with a smile, ”Do you like it?”

Nan Zishi nodded.

Hu Bai then asked, still smiling, ”So which one did you like the most?”

Nan Zishi: ”...” ’A loaded question!’

She said with a smile, ”The meat, the seafood, the vegetables—they’re all wonderful. I need to eat all of them, and I like all of them. It’s because I have all these dishes that I can have a balanced diet and stay healthy and beautiful!”

Just as she was speaking, a strong, menacing gust of wind swept past.

’An enemy attack?’

Chi Xiao, Xuan Jin, Hu Bai, and Lanxing—the four Beast Husbands—instantly moved to protect Nan Zishi and the cubs.

’They’re here!’

Nan Zishi stood up.

And at that very moment, three Eight-Pattern Priests, including Hu Qian, appeared before them, leading a snow-white Holy Deer.

”The Priests from Ten Thousand Beasts City?”

The leader was an Eight-Striped Eagle Beastman Priest. Ying Li gave Nan Zishi a polite nod. ”Correct. We are Priests from Ten Thousand Beasts City. I am Priest Ying Li. This is Priest Bao He, and that one you already know is Hu Qian.”

The White Panther Priest asked, ”You are the female, Nan Zishi, who committed the great crime of killing another female in Stone Village, correct?”

Chi Xiao was on high alert. ”Ying Li, Bao He, Hu Qian... three Eight-Pattern Great Priests?”

Hu Bai remarked, ”Ten Thousand Beasts City is really giving us face, sending three Eight-Pattern Great Priests just to capture our female master?”

Bao He’s gaze swept over the male beastmen before him.

’Eagle King Chi Xiao, Snake King Xuan Jin, and this one, supposedly a previously unknown Fox King named Hu Bai. And there’s the Mermaid Prince from the sea, Lanxing.’

’This female has actually formed contracts with so many Beast Kings from the East. What a remarkable female.’

’No wonder Hu Qian couldn’t handle them.’

The Priests’ gazes landed on Nan Zishi again, and they sized her up at a glance.

’Black hair, black eyes. Her eyes are bright, her skin smooth and delicate. Though she’s thin, she’s still very beautiful and lovely to look at.’

’No wonder she was able to contract so many outstanding males.’

Nan Zishi stepped forward from between her four Beast Husbands and asked, ”Are you still trying to arrest me for the crime of killing a female?

”But the two females, Fox Xin and Fox Zi, were wicked and tried to harm my Beast Husbands and cubs. I fought back only in self-defense. We were acting in legitimate self-defense.”

Ying Li’s eyes were cold as he said, ”Females in the Beast World are becoming fewer and fewer. One of the duties of the Priest Hall is to protect females. Therefore, regardless of whether you were acting in self-defense, you are not permitted to kill another female.”

”That’s completely unreasonable.”

Ying Li said, ”Reason is determined by beastmen. What the High Priest of our Ten Thousand Beasts City says *is* reason.”

After speaking, he also looked at Xuan Jin and Chi Xiao.

”Xuan Jin. Chi Xiao. You two are also guilty of defying the rules of Ten Thousand Beasts City, and for provoking and assaulting one of our Priests. However, considering you were acting to protect your female master, we will let it go this time.”

Hu Qian said anxiously, ”Ying Li, what do you mean? I just have to take that beating for nothing?”

This world was just that unfair. Fights between males could be treated lightly, but if a female was bullied, it was a major crime.

Bao He turned to comfort Hu Qian. ”How can you say you took it for nothing? It wasn’t for nothing.”

Hu Bai revealed his Beast Pattern. ”Our female master is very important to us. We will not let you take her. Besides, she killed Fox Zi and Fox Xin for my sake. If you’re going to arrest someone, arrest me.”

Ying Li said, ”The Five Directions of the East are desolate, and spiritual element is scarce. It’s not easy to raise several Seven-striped Beast Kings. Frankly, I don’t want to fight you.”

Xuan Jin joked, ”Well, that’s perfect. Let’s just drop the whole matter, then.”

Ying Li didn’t answer Xuan Jin directly. He said, ”However, I don’t think you need to resist.”

”According to the laws of Ten Thousand Beasts City, Nan Zishi is a female, this is her first offense, and there were mitigating circumstances. In summary, the Ten Thousand Beasts City Ministry of Justice sentences Nan Zishi to one month of exile in the Eastern Wilderness Mine.”

If a male had committed a crime as serious as killing a female, it would have been a death sentence no matter what. But in the Beast World, punishments for females were very light. Just a month of digging in the Eastern Mine as a warning.

’The Eastern Wilderness Mine? For a month?’

The male beastmen all breathed a sigh of relief.

Chi Xiao was also stunned for a moment. The tall male began to ponder.

”If she goes to the Eastern Wilderness,” Hu Bai asked, ”can a Beast Husband accompany her?”

Ying Li looked at the four beastmen. ”One Beast Husband may be chosen to accompany her.”

Hu Bai said, ”Let us discuss it.”

”Very well. Once you’ve decided, you can depart tomorrow.”

...

On Nan Zishi’s side, the four Beast Husbands each stated their opinions.

Chi Xiao said, ”The little female is so fragile. How can she go mining in the Eastern Wilderness? She wouldn’t last a day, let alone a month.”

Hu Bai said, ”The environment there is indeed harsh. Plus, it’s full of Sin Beasts. They probably won’t be easy to get along with.”

As a merman who had lived in the water his whole life, just imagining that water-scarce place made Lanxing’s whole body feel dry and itchy.

”Sister, don’t go. Our East Sea can stand against Ten Thousand Beasts City. They need our salt, so they wouldn’t dare to offend us.”

Xuan Jin glanced at the other beastmen. He remained silent, his gaze fixed only on Nan Zishi.

’Their opinions don’t matter. Only the little female’s thoughts are important.’

Nan Zishi said, ”I’ll go.”

The four handsome Beast Husbands looked at her in unison.

”If I don’t go, we’ll end up in conflict with Ten Thousand Beasts City. Besides, the Holy Deer can track people. I’d be found no matter where I ran.”

”It’s only for a month, anyway. This will save the beastmen of the East some trouble.”

”Sister!” Lanxing cried out in alarm.

Nan Zishi looked at her four husbands.

”So, which of you will come with me?”

The four Beast Husbands said in unison, ”I will!”