Night Expedition of the Little Beast

“Dragon King?”

“Dragon King!”

“The Dragon King?!”

The surrounding beastfolk stared in astonishment at the bowed heads of the Lord of Myriad Beasts City and the other clan leaders. Clearly, none of them had expected that the little girl who had attacked someone in broad daylight would be the daughter of the Old Dragon King.

Feeling the worshipful gazes around her, Ao Xue could not have been more pleased.

So this was what it felt like to be royalty!

She forcefully suppressed the corners of her mouth and did her best to look calm. Turning to the Giant Ape City Lord, she raised both hands in a gesture of reassurance.

“Please, there’s no need to be so formal. No matter what, you’re still my elder. There’s no need for such a grand gesture.”

“Ao Xue is not worthy of such a ceremony from all of you.”

Regardless, the respect that was due had to be shown. If she relied on her noble bloodline to act arrogant and look down on everyone, she might not even know how she died.

After all, a genius who had yet to mature was not truly a genius.

And an immature hatchling was not a true dragon.

What was more, if she wanted to become the leader of the beastfolk, winning the support of these veteran eighth-stage powerhouses was essential.

Ao Xue understood this very well.

She lowered her hands and slightly humbled her posture. She maintained the dignity of a true dragon without making the others feel that she was excessively proud.

The Giant Ape City Lord glanced at her and nodded faintly.

“Your Highness, please come with us to the council hall to rest. We can discuss tomorrow’s election ceremony there. All the beastfolk will be present at that time. If we announce the return of the Old Dragon King’s descendant before the clans, I’m sure everyone will be delighted.”

With that, he turned slightly to the side and gestured for her to proceed.

Ao Xue remained where she was. Slowly, she turned her head and cast a glance at Mo Shisan in the distance.

“Hiss…”

Mo Shisan immediately sucked in a sharp breath.

This little woman really held a grudge.

All he had done was slap her twice. It had not been intentional. Why was she still dwelling on it?

This was bad.

If the people surrounding Ao Xue attacked him, he could probably manage a thirty-seventy split.

Three moves for him, seven pieces for his corpse.

He was not worried about dying. After all, this was only a puppet body. The problem was Mo Shisan’s identity.

Unless absolutely necessary, he really did not want to abandon it.

Fortunately, Ao Xue merely gave him a cool glance before walking toward the Lord of Myriad Beasts City’s residence.

Seeing this, Mo Shisan hurried forward and grabbed Mo Yu, who was burning with rage after being ignored. Lowering his voice, he said, “Young Master Mo, this isn’t human territory. Endure for a moment and things will be peaceful; take one step back and the world will open up.”

Mo Yu glanced at the surrounding beastfolk. His fists tightened, but he slowly relaxed them anyway.

“Ao Xue of the beastfolk? Very well!”

“I’ll remember today’s grudge. Let’s go!”

With that, he flung his sleeve and left with Mo Shisan, thoroughly humiliated.

Meanwhile, at an inn in Myriad Beasts City…

Ye Shu had Jiang Xin tucked under his left arm and Xia Hanmo under his right. He was enjoying himself immensely.

Both women were curled up in the crook of his arms, fast asleep.

Their overwhelming sense of shame had reduced their combined fighting power to less than that of one person. It had not taken long for them to surrender.

Ye Shu slowly opened his eyes, the corners of his mouth curling into a faint smile.

Wasn’t this easy?

With only a slight intervention, he had effortlessly ruined Mo Yu’s plan to form an alliance with Ao Xue.

As for Ao Xue’s hostility toward him…

There were enemies everywhere now. With so many lice, one more bite hardly mattered. Ye Shu did not care about gaining another enemy.

Compared to that, he was more worried about his kidneys.

There were only two women at the moment, but later, every kind of strange creature might join the fray.

After all, a rotation system definitely would not work for him.

If they lined up one by one, how long would the queue become?

They would probably start fighting on the spot.

Leaning against the headboard with a foxtail grass stem between his lips, Ye Shu gazed at the bright moon outside the window. His expression was melancholy, his face filled with sorrow.

What a headache…

Just then—

Knock, knock, knock.

In the silent night, a faint series of knocks suddenly sounded at the door.

Knock, knock, knock… knock, knock, knock…

Ye Shu frowned.

Who would come looking for him at this hour?

Could it be that witch Liu Ruyi had returned and planned to settle the score with him in the middle of the night?

After thinking it over, he decided that was unlikely.

With her personality, why would she bother knocking? She would have kicked the door down instead.

That left only one possibility.

Ye Shu quietly rose, brushing the jade-like hand from his arm, and walked to the door. He gently opened it.

As expected, a petite figure stood outside.

The moment Little Beast raised her head, the first thing she saw was Ye Shu’s well-built bare torso. Through the gap behind him, she could also see Jiang Xin and Xia Hanmo lying on the bed with their shoulders exposed.

Little Beast’s face instantly flushed crimson.

She turned around at once, trying to leave with her legs pressed tightly together.

“Th-that… I’m sorry. I thought you had already… done… I’m sorry for disturbing you. I’ll leave right away, right away!”

Ye Shu was speechless. He reached out, grabbed her by the back of her collar, and lifted her high into the air, pulling her back like someone picking up a cat.

“You knock on the door and then try to leave? If you have something to say, then say it.”

“I… I…”

Little Beast covered her face with both hands. Through the gaps between her fingers, she continued sneaking glances at the bed behind him. Her cheeks were burning, and she stammered helplessly.

Seeing this, Ye Shu glanced back.

He stretched lazily and gave a disdainful laugh. “Relax. I’ve already cut them all down on the battlefield.”

Little Beast’s delicate body trembled.

Her gaze unconsciously drifted toward Ye Shu’s lower body, and the scene she had secretly witnessed outside the door earlier suddenly resurfaced in her mind.

“Eek—”

Just imagining it made Little Beast let out a strange sound.

What was wrong with this girl?

Ye Shu looked at her curiously and asked suspiciously, “What’s that supposed to mean? You came all the way here in the middle of the night. Don’t tell me you came just to watch your master put on a live show with other people?”

“N-no!”

Little Beast hurriedly covered her mouth, banishing all those shameful images from her mind. Her little face was red as she spoke in a tiny voice.

“I just… just wanted to have a private talk with you, Teacher.”

“Just a private talk?”

Ye Shu widened his eyes and leaned close to her face.

“Y-yes.”

A beastfolk’s sense of smell was seven times sharper than a human’s.

At such a close distance, Little Beast could smell the thick scent of lingering desire on Ye Shu’s body, making her entire body feel weak.

Hearing this, Ye Shu nodded somewhat disappointedly.

“All right.”

He glanced back into the room and asked, “Do you want to talk here, or…?”

“L-let’s go to my room!”

Little Beast quickly spoke up.

Remaining in this prison of desire for even one more second was a test of her sanity.

“No problem.”

Ye Shu agreed without hesitation. He set Little Beast down and followed her toward another room.

Halfway there, he suddenly scratched his head.

“Hiss… I feel like I’ve forgotten someone. Never mind. If I can’t remember, they probably weren’t important.”