The Villainess Cannot Escape — Five Beast Husbands Chase Her Madly-Chapter 170: Su An’an Subdues the Lu Family

"Raymond controls most of the Forbidden Medicine channels on Black Star."

Lu Chengfeng’s silver-gray wolf ears twitched slightly.

"I intentionally used ’Life Burning’ during the duel to infiltrate their ranks."

He clenched his fists, his knuckles turning white.

"But I didn’t expect the potion to be laced with a neurotoxin."

His voice was laced with lingering fear. "They didn’t just want to kill Fei Zhao; they wanted to frame you for it."

Su An’an raised an eyebrow and sneered, "Killing two birds with one stone. What a clever scheme."

Lu Chengfeng suddenly dropped to one knee, pressing his right hand firmly against his left chest.

"Princess, the Lu Family is willing to pledge its loyalty to you."

His Adam’s apple bobbed as his words unconsciously quickened.

"I only ask that you request Master Jiu Su to treat my Gene Collapse."

Su An’an paused, then feigned anger. "Are you trying to humiliate me?"

Lu Chengfeng stiffened and hurriedly explained,

"Princess, you misunderstand. You are Master Jiu Su’s only direct disciple. You’re the only one in the entire Interstellar who can contact her."

"Hah!"

Su An’an suddenly let out a cold laugh, her tone full of meaning. "You should be begging Ying Jiuyao!"

She deliberately drew out her words. "Or my other Beast Husbands. After all, Jiu Su seems to have a particular fondness for them."

"Awooo!" Fei Zhao’s fox ears shot up, and his tail puffed up into a ball of fur.

"There’s nothing going on between Master Jiu Su and me!"

He glared at Lu Chengfeng with feigned annoyance.

"Isn’t your Female Master, Nicola, a Double S Level Divine Female? You got hurt risking your life for her, so go ask her to save you!"

The color drained from Lu Chengfeng’s face.

He slowly placed a hand on his chest, where the eerie blue cracks characteristic of Gene Collapse were showing.

"There’s no cure for Gene Collapse. Nicola, she..."

His words trailed off into a long sigh.

He suddenly straightened his back and slammed his forehead against the marble floor.

"The Lu Family swears a death pledge of loyalty. I only ask that Your Highness forgive Nicola’s youthful ignorance."

Blood trickled down from his forehead. "She’s just spoiled, but she doesn’t have a bad heart."

Su An’an raised an eyebrow in surprise. "You’re about to die, and you’re still protecting the Female Master who abandoned you?"

"She didn’t abandon me!"

Lu Chengfeng’s head shot up. "She’s the one who sent me here!"

An image of Nicola flashed through his mind, biting her lip as she said, "If she gives you a hard time, I’ll keep my promise and crawl out of here." A trace of sweetness bloomed in his heart.

’Forget it!’

Lu Chengfeng shook his head, stood up, and brushed off his knees.

Since Su An’an was unwilling to help, he might as well go back and spend more time with that sharp-tongued, soft-hearted little princess.

Just as he turned to leave, a cool voice came from behind him.

"Stop."

Lu Chengfeng’s steps faltered, and he whipped his head around.

Su An’an was slowly twirling a pen in her hand. "I may not be able to contact Jiu Su!"

The tip of the pen suddenly stopped. "But I can still help you delay the progression of your Gene Collapse."

Lu Chengfeng’s wolf ears instantly perked up.

"After all," Su An’an’s red lips curved into a mocking smile,

"I am Jiu Su’s direct disciple. I should have at least learned a thing or two."

"Princess!"

Lu Chengfeng spun around, a spark of hope flaring in his eyes. "As long as you’re willing to help, the entire Lu Family..."

"That’s enough."

Su An’an cut him off with a wave of her hand.

"I want you to assist Fei Zhao and dig up all the dirty dealings between Raymond and the major families."

"Let everyone on Black Star see clearly who they should be kneeling before now."

"Yes!" Lu Chengfeng dropped to one knee and struck his chest hard with his fist.

Fei Zhao hauled Lu Chengfeng to his feet, grinning. "Let’s go, brother! We’re going to pay a visit to that old bastard Raymond!"

He patted the bulging pouch of potions at his waist.

"I’ve got some ’good stuff’ right here. I guarantee he’ll even spit out his Star Card password."

Su An’an crossed her arms, a sharp glint flashing in her dark eyes.

"Remember, you must break him and dig up the Rebel Army’s bases and personnel lists."

"Don’t worry, Female Master!" Fei Zhao winked, his fox tail swishing proudly.

"You know how I get things done, don’t you?"

As Su An’an watched the two of them leave, her right eyelid suddenly began to twitch violently.

Her brow furrowed slightly. She recalled an old saying from Ancient Earth: "Left eye twitches for wealth, right eye twitches for disaster."

"Tsk, superstition." She shook her head, but an unsettling feeling lingered in her heart.

「Meanwhile」

Fei Zhao and Lu Chengfeng had just reached the prison entrance when they heard a commotion from within.

The heavy metal door was thrown open with a CLANG.

Hosen rushed out like the wind and shouted the moment he saw Fei Zhao,

"Master Fei Zhao, it’s bad! Raymond is dead!"

Fei Zhao’s smile instantly froze. He lunged into the cell in a single bound, and the thick stench of blood assaulted him.

Raymond lay on his back in a pool of blood, his throat cleanly sliced open by sharp claws.

Fei Zhao crouched down, his fox tail tensing in alarm, and his nose twitched. "Tsk, they were ruthless!"

Suddenly, his gaze sharpened.

Clutched tightly in Raymond’s stiff fingers was a single gold claw sheath, engraved with the spiral pattern specific to a Leopard Beast.

Fei Zhao’s fingertip gently fiddled with a hidden clasp on the inside of the sheath. The metal surface was still stained with wet blood.

"To be able to sneak into a prison guarded by the Cow Clan, and to do it so that Raymond didn’t even have a chance to fight back... it could only be a 3S Beastman."

He looked up, directly at Lu Chengfeng. "Are there any Leopard Clan members of that level on Black Star?"

Lu Chengfeng’s wolf ears twitched uneasily. "The Leopard Clan on Black Star doesn’t even have any S Level members. The Imperial City, on the other hand..."

Before he could finish, he suddenly paused, as if he had just remembered something.

At the same time, an image flashed through Fei Zhao’s mind.

Short golden hair, Amber Beast Eyes, a lithe and graceful figure.

Princess Alita’s chief Beast Husband, the Level 3S Jaguar Warrior, Louis.

"Impossible." Fei Zhao scoffed and casually tossed the claw sheath to Lu Chengfeng.

"Princess Alita is famous for doting on her little sister. Her Beast Husband would never move against Anan."

Lu Chengfeng caught the sheath, rubbing his thumb over the pattern on it, looking as if he wanted to say something but held back.

Fei Zhao had already stood up, his fox tail flicking impatiently.

"Since Raymond is dead, let’s just go ’visit’ a few of the major families directly."

He opened his smart device, quickly forged a "list confessed by Raymond before his death," and a cold smile touched his lips.

"Let them think long and hard about whose side they should be on now."

「Black Star. A hidden villa.」

Louis stumbled into the room, clutching his left hand.

Blood dripped from the wound where the claw sheath was missing, spreading into dark red stains on the carpet.

"Damn that Raymond!"

He cursed through gritted teeth, his body trembling with rage beneath his cloak.

’That bastard actually dared to fight back before he died and even tore off my claw sheath!’

’What’s worse, the sudden appearance of Fei Zhao and Silver Wolf didn’t even give me a chance to destroy the evidence.’

Louis suddenly froze. A familiar scent of blood and sandalwood permeated the air.

He slowly raised his head.

The light from the crystal chandelier cast Lord Red’s silhouette on the wall, distorting it into the shape of a giant python poised to devour someone.

He was lounging in an ebony high-backed chair, his long, pale fingers slowly turning the pages of a dark-red, leather-bound ancient book.

"M-My lord!"

Louis’s knees slammed heavily onto the marble floor. The sharp pain from his wound reopening made his voice tremble.