Future Beast World: Becoming A Pampered Beauty-Chapter 158 - 102: Rebellious Daughter

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The desks and cabinets in the side hall were covered with scrolls and small trinkets. ’This must be Lou Xianyue’s study,’ Sang Luo thought. She walked over and saw a huge Luminous Pearl placed right in the center of the desk. What was inside it was—unbelievably—her!

So that’s when he’d left the energy mark on her.

He had been using this to monitor her back at the Yalan Palace.

The thought of Lou Xianyue sitting at his desk every day, organizing scrolls, and looking up only to see her being intimate with other Male Beasts, left Sang Luo both speechless and amused.

The sound of hurried footsteps came from behind her. At the same moment, a tall, elegant figure appeared within the Luminous Pearl. Lou Xianyue rushed forward and quickly tucked the Luminous Pearl into his robes, trying to hide it.

"Stop pretending, I saw everything!"

"Um, I only just woke up. I haven’t had a chance to look..."

"I don’t want to hear your excuses! Turn it off, now!"

"Okay! I’ll turn it off right away!"

Lou Xianyue quickly wiped his power from the Luminous Pearl. The scene of the study inside the pearl vanished instantly, and it grew dim. It then shrank and fell into his wide sleeve.

"That thing can shrink and grow!"

"It can also be stored in a spatial pocket, which is very convenient." Seeing her interest in the pearl, Lou Xianyue took another, silver Luminous Pearl from his sleeve and handed it to her. "If you leave a power mark on a target and a Heavenly Eye Pearl, you can check on their status anytime, anywhere. The target can be a person, or it can be..."

Before he could finish, Sang Luo shot a power mark onto him. Lou Xianyue was left speechless. She brandished the pearl in her hand and grinned brightly. "A taste of your own medicine! Now we’re even. Let me see what you do all day. With a face as beautiful as yours, have you been flirting with other females?"

Lou Xianyue sighed helplessly. "Every day, aside from reviewing scrolls, I go to see our child."

’Even if I wanted to, I don’t have the power to create a Clone.’

Sang Luo nodded in satisfaction. ’He’s quite the faithful husband, isn’t he?’ Her gaze was soon drawn to the other items on the bookshelf. Lou Xianyue followed behind her and said, "Just a few trinkets. If you like them, you can take them all."

’These are no mere trinkets; they’re all masterfully crafted Magic Artifacts.’ Sang Luo picked up several Magic Artifacts of varying designs. On the bottom of each was the mark of a blue, swimming fish, almost identical to the Soul Mark on her ankle. They were all made by Lou Xianyue. "You enjoy Artifact Refining?"

"I know a little. It’s one of my few hobbies." Lou Xianyue glanced around, then took a floral hairpin from the third shelf of a cabinet. He moved closer to Sang Luo, and with one long, slender hand, gathered her silky, waterfall-like black hair. In a few deft movements, he styled it into a simple, refreshingly elegant bun and inserted the hairpin.

Lou Xianyue took two steps back and gazed at Sang Luo’s lovely face, which was as fresh as a lotus emerging from the water. He nodded in satisfaction.

Sang Luo shook her head, feeling no weight at all. She was about to reach up and touch the hairpin when he quickly grabbed her hand. "Be careful. The hairpin is very sharp. You might cut yourself."

At the same time, Lou Xianyue conjured a Water Mirror for her to see her reflection.

"You’re really skilled."

After Sang Luo had finished admiring herself, Lou Xianyue helped her remove the hairpin.

Instantly, her river of black hair cascaded down like a waterfall. The contrast of her dark hair against her fair skin gave her an enchanting, almost bewitching beauty. His breath hitched. Lowering his gaze, he watched as the hairpin in his hand transformed into a small, elegant sleeve-knife.

Sang Luo’s eyes lit up. "This hobby of yours is really something. Can you refine some offensive and defensive Magic Artifacts for me?"

"What style would you like?" he asked with a smile.

Sang Luo mentally sifted through every martial arts and xianxia film she had ever seen, picturing the handsome, suave protagonists and their legendary weapons. "I want a... a fan! Yes, a fan! The great martial arts hero stands atop a mountain peak, one hand behind his back. When facing a powerful enemy, he flicks his folded fan, and countless hidden weapons fly out, catching his opponent completely off guard..."

Lou Xianyue raised an eyebrow at Sang Luo’s strange and fantastical description, but he found her animated expression quite amusing. He listened patiently until she finished, grasped the general idea, and nodded. "I’ll have to find some suitable materials first. I’ll give it to you after some time has passed."

"Thank you, Ah Ze."

"Is that all the thanks I get?"

Sang Luo stepped forward, wrapped her arms around Lou Xianyue’s lean, strong waist, and stood on her tiptoes to kiss his beautiful cheek. She buried her face in his chest, lingering to take a deep breath of his scent. After a long moment, her voice came out muffled. "This time, it was really all thanks to you... If it weren’t for you, the child and I probably wouldn’t have made it back... I don’t even know how to thank you..."

Lou Xianyue raised a hand, as slender and perfect as jade, and gently stroked her soft, long hair. "You never need to say those two words to me. I’m the one who owes you a debt. Although I want to make it up to you, I feel that nothing I do is ever enough."

"All I did was have a child for you..."

’These Male Beasts really do value their offspring.’

The movement of his hand paused. He threaded his fingers deeper into the hair at the back of her head and said in a low voice, "Actually, I..."

Sang Luo suddenly looked up and asked him, "Oh, right, where’s Little An? I haven’t even had a proper look at him since he was born. Can you take me to see him?"

"...He’s still in a deep sleep. Let’s wait a few more days. I’ll take you to see him then."

"Alright." Sang Luo knew this wasn’t something she could rush. It would only be a few days, and she could afford to wait.

"By the way, where’s Little Zhi Xin? How did she disappear again?"

"She’s having a great time playing outside. I’ll take you to her."

...

「On the coral path outside the Imperial Palace.」

Zhi Xin was completely encased in a giant bubble. A far cry from her usual laziness, she was excitedly tumbling around on top of it, drifting farther and farther away from the palace...

A passing sea turtle, Uncle Su, happened to be nearby and quickly brought her back to the palace.

The outer perimeter of the palace was sealed off by an Array, preventing the outside seawater from entering.

The bubble around the Wolf Pup popped. Her eyes lit up as she stared at the turtle meat right in front of her, and with one swift motion, she bit down on Uncle Su’s arm.

Sang Luo and Lou Xianyue came out just in time to see this scene.

"You rebellious daughter, let go!"

Uncle Su just laughed indulgently. "Hahaha, this new Young Master is so lively and cute! It’s just... her teeth are a little sharp. She even made this old man’s thousand-year-old turtle shell ache."

"How rude of her! So rude!" Sang Luo rushed forward and pulled her rebellious daughter out of Uncle Su’s arms. If there weren’t guests present, she really wanted to give her little bottom a triple-whipping.

"Sang, this little Wolf Pup is as cute and interesting as you are." Lou Xianyue took Zhi Xin into his arms, his eyes filled with affection. "She has blue eyes, just like me. I’m very fond of this little cub. Why don’t you and she stay here?"

"You can’t ask me that. You’ll have to ask her father. He’d never be willing to leave his precious little daughter with you."

"What about you?" Lou Xianyue asked, setting the Wolf Pup down.

"Of course I... have to leave too." Sang Luo bent down again to scoop up the little Wolf Pup circling her legs. She didn’t see the hopeful expression on the silver-haired man’s face behind her suddenly dim. She continued, as if to herself, "I’m almost fully recovered. I’ll take my daughter and head back first."