Future Beast World: Becoming A Pampered Beauty-Chapter 157 - 101: Admitting the Identity

"He is..." Lou Xianyue walked over.

"My Beast Husband." Sang Luo sighed.

They hadn’t spent much time together. She had some feelings for Anu, but they weren’t deep. In the beginning, she really had just intended to use him. But Anu had given his life to save her and their child, and in the depths of her heart, she now truly accepted him as her husband.

Lou Xianyue stopped, his gaze falling on Sang Luo’s grieving face. It was the first time he had ever seen her with such an expression. "...Take out that Soul Pearl. Let me see it."

Sang Luo didn’t know what he was planning, but she did as he asked, retrieving the Soul Pearl from her space for him. Lou Xianyue examined it for a moment before handing it back to her. "This is a stroke of luck amid the misfortune. He wasn’t devoured long ago, so his soul is still reasonably intact. If you find the right opportunity in the future, he might even have a chance to be revived."

"R-Really?"

"Yes." Fearing this would become an obsession for her, Lou Xianyue added, "But the hope is slim. You shouldn’t seek it out deliberately. This was his fate. It’s best to let nature take its course."

But at least there was still something to hold on to.

It made her feel like Anu was still by her side.

When Lou Xianyue saw Sang Luo’s relieved smile, his lips curled up as well. He raised his hand and caressed her fair, beautiful cheek. Sang Luo looked up and blinked, and he quickly pulled his hand away. Turning to look at the little Wolf Pup running toward them, a faint smile graced his stunning blue eyes. "Your child is certainly bold."

"I’ll teach him a good lesson when we get back! If he hadn’t disobeyed and run off, none of this would have happened!" Sang Luo said huffily. "This little cub is so carefree. He had a nice, long sleep and woke up, probably without a clue that he just escaped death."

"Just a light punishment when you get back will do. Don’t be too harsh. The cub is too young to understand what danger is. Besides, he’s an Innate King Beast cub. There’s almost nothing in this world that can harm them, so they’re naturally fearless."

Lou Xianyue saw the little Wolf Pup try to run to his mother, but after being yelled at, he turned back midway. He ran to the Insect King’s corpse, bit down hard on its giant Butterfly Wings, and, shaking his little body, began to walk backward with difficulty toward the two of them. Lou Xianyue’s lips curled in amusement. "Actually, this trip was quite worth it. Killing the Insect King has eliminated a major menace."

"What about the rest of the Insect Clan?"

The number of Insect Clan members on the South Continent was enormous. What they killed was just a drop in the bucket. Sang Luo was worried that if the rest of the clan was left alone, more females would be abducted and harmed.

"All things have their own laws of survival. After eons of reproduction and integration, the Insect Clan has actually been assimilated as a branch of the Beastmen. The two are now inseparable. They have no females of their own, so they can only go to other continents to find females to continue their race... Most of the Insect Clan live out their lives disguised in Beastman tribes and cities. Among them, there are surely female partners who have discovered their identities, but many females have peacefully accepted it."

"In itself, this isn’t wrong. It was Di Mishi who, in order to cultivate his evil arts by devouring females, forced the Insect Clan under his control to abduct females in large numbers. That’s what broke the balance and incurred the wrath of all Beastmen."

"Now that he has been killed, the rest of the Insect Clan can return to their normal lives. We don’t need to interfere any further."

As Lou Xianyue spoke, he pressed the Insect King’s Crystal Core into her hand.

It contained a powerful Rule Talent. Just looking at it was enough to make one’s heart tremble.

Sang Luo accepted it solemnly. She had intended to use it as a resource for her next child, but after a moment of thought, she placed the Crystal Core together with the Soul Pearl.

Little Zhi Xin knew he had done something wrong, so he dragged the Insect King’s wings over to please his mother.

Sang Luo clearly didn’t understand her cub’s apology. She picked him up off the ground, patted his little bottom, and chided, "You naughty cub, don’t just go biting anything! Who knows, these wings could be poisonous!" Feeling uneasy, she circulated a wave of Purification through his body.

Lou Xianyue smiled. "May I have this?"

"Hm? You mean these giant Butterfly Wings?"

Lou Xianyue nodded, looking at Sang Luo eagerly, his stunningly bewitching face filled with longing. "May I? Sang..."

"Ahem! You killed it anyway, so it’s useless to me. If you want it, just take it." Sang Luo’s resistance to his beautiful face was practically zero. She waved her hand, her tone feigning annoyance.

Lou Xianyue quickly stored the massive, colorful Butterfly Wings into a Space Jade Ring and looked at her again. "Are you coming back with me?"

"No, I have to take my child back first. His father must be worried sick."

"Then... I’ll take you back."

"No need."

Hearing Sang Luo’s firm refusal, a flicker of disappointment crossed Lou Xianyue’s eyes. He was about to say more when he saw Sang Luo pitch forward and collapse, unconscious.

The moment before she hit the ground, Lou Xianyue moved with lightning speed to catch her in his arms. He looked down and saw that her face had turned deathly pale, her lips as white as paper. A strange Black Qi was spreading throughout her body.

Lou Xianyue’s heart leaped in horror. He ripped open the collar of her dress and found the source of the Black Qi.

In the center of her chest, a skeletal butterfly was rapidly devouring her flesh and soul from within!

’To think that thing would try to possess her even after death!’

Lou Xianyue immediately used his power to suppress it, then took her back to the Deep Sea. He brought the little Wolf Pup along as well.

...

Her body felt as if it were wrapped in an airtight white cocoon. Endless darkness consumed her sanity. So hot! So cold! So awful! Sang Luo felt as if she had been thrown into the mouth of some terrifying behemoth and was being slowly chewed to pieces, flesh and blood. She curled up in agony, letting out pained cries.

A gentle power seeped into her, returning strength to her limbs, and she startled awake.

Lou Xianyue was sitting by the bed, wiping the sweat from her brow. When he saw Sang Luo wake up, he asked nervously, "Sang, how are you feeling?"

"...Much better."

Sang Luo’s breathing was deep and slow, and she hadn’t fully come to her senses yet. "What just happened to me? I suddenly fainted... It felt like a nightmare, suffocating and hopeless. I thought I was going to die..."

"As the Insect King was dying, it left a remnant of its soul inside you, trying to possess your body. But don’t worry, I’ve already brought it under control. However, it will take some time to completely eliminate this soul remnant."

Sang Luo surveyed the magnificent palace of white jade before her. "This place is..."

"The Endless Blue Sea. The Sea Palace. My bedchambers."

Lou Xianyue told her, "You fainted so suddenly, I could only bring you back to my residence for treatment. It’s very safe here. You can recuperate in peace."

"Thank you." Sang Luo threw back the covers, intending to get out of bed and walk around. She discovered she had been changed into a misty-blue Shark Sha Long Skirt. Its fabric was as soft and smooth as the finest silk, yet it repelled water. The collar and right side were adorned with exquisite, colorful coral and pearls, making it both gorgeous and delicate.

She was wearing nothing underneath.

"This dress... ahem, you must have had an Old Beast Mother from the palace change me."

"Of course not. I changed you myself. What do you think? Don’t you like it?" His eyes were innocent.

"..." Sang Luo forced out the word, "I... like it."

She touched the collar and the waistband. "It’s very comfortable. The size of the dress fits me quite well, as if it were tailor-made for me."

"I did indeed have it custom-made for you. You were unconscious for three days, and there were no spare clothes in the palace, so I had a few outfits made for you. But don’t worry, I didn’t have those Male Beasts take your measurements personally. I just told them your body’s dimensions."

"That was very thoughtful of you. Wait... how did you know my measurements?"

Lou Xianyue stood up from the bedside. "Um, Sang, you’re not well. You just woke up, so you should rest for a bit. I-I’ll go make you a cup of hot ginger tea."

After he teleported away, Sang Luo suddenly understood. A furious roar echoed through the bedchambers.

"LOU XIANYUE—!"

’That damn, scheming old fish!’

’I can’t believe I let him lay his hands on me!’