Beast World: The Crazy Female Is Chased by Five Beast Husbands - Chapter 33

A flash of ruthlessness flickered in Jun Mo’s eyes.

“Ahem!”

Li Feng felt slightly uncomfortable under the gazes of the crowd.

But as the Phoenix Empress, she naturally adjusted her composure immediately.

She cleared her throat and spoke slowly, “Lord Jun is unwell, so the princess stayed at Junhe Hall last night to care for him.”

“If there’s nothing else, everyone should enjoy the feast and not concern themselves with them.”

As for the “care” Li Feng mentioned, everyone present understood all too well.

It simply meant Lord Jun was in heat, and Princess Xuanyue couldn’t leave she had to accompany him through his rut.

But with the saying “Snakes are inherently lustful,” could Princess Xuanyue endure a whole month of his mating season?

This question lingered not only in the minds of the crowd but also in Li Xuanyue’s heart.

Last night, she had been ravaged and tormented by the man over and over.

At one point, she nearly thought she was about to meet her ancestors in the Phoenix Clan.

Fortunately, once the man regained clarity, he began to treat her with tenderness.

“P-Princess, was this your first time?”

Jun He’s voice still carried a lingering warmth as he asked the question.

Li Xuanyue instinctively shrank further under the blankets, unsure how to respond.

It was true she had many consorts, but she had never allowed them to share her bed.

At most, she had whipped them during her fits of madness.

But this kind of intimacy was entirely new to her.

Seeing her silence, a complex emotion flickered in Jun He’s dark eyes.

He had initially believed Princess Xuanyue to be a promiscuous woman.

In his past life, it was precisely because of the rumors about her and the palace consorts that he had immediately judged her as impure.

But after this night, he suddenly realized that Princess Xuanyue might not be as debauched as he had imagined.

“Princess, don’t worry. I will take responsibility for you.”

This was Jun He’s promise to Li Xuanyue.

It also signified his acknowledgment of their relationship.

No matter whether he returned to the Snake Clan in the future, she would always be his wife.

Li Xuanyue was held so tightly in his embrace that she could barely breathe.

She reached out and lightly patted his shoulder.

“Could you let go of me first?”

Only when she spoke did she realize how hoarse her voice was.

Memories of last night’s wild passion with Lord Jun flooded her mind.

Her face instantly flushed crimson.

Jun He noticed the dryness in her throat and quickly rose to pour her a cup of warm tea, handing it to her.

“Drink.”

Li Xuanyue glanced up at him and accepted without hesitation.

Her throat was indeed parched and in need of relief.

“L-Lord Jun, what are you doing?”

After finishing the tea, she finally felt alive again. But the moment she handed the empty cup back to him, he suddenly pulled her from the bed.

Her startled voice trembled slightly.

Jun He gazed at her deeply.

“The princess has just experienced intimacy for the first time your body must be sore.”

After a brief pause, he added, “I thought of the hot springs in the back mountains. Soaking in them should help ease your fatigue.”

He spoke as though he had her best interests at heart.

Yet Li Xuanyue’s face burned even hotter.

“No need, Lord Jun.” She rejected Lord Jun’s proposal without hesitation. “There’s still quite a distance to the back mountains. I’d rather rest here.”

Walking so intimately together, the Phoenix Clan might mistakenly think she favored this Lord Jun excessively.

She didn’t want any misunderstandings.

Her relationship with Lord Jun was merely due to urgent circumstances.

She didn’t believe this encounter would make Lord Jun truly fall for her.

After all, she knew her place.

Ignoring Li Xuanyue’s words, Jun He carried her toward the back mountains.

This embarrassed her beyond measure.

Though she’d grown up surrounded by many attendants, few had ever gotten this close.

None had ever disregarded her orders so willfully like Lord Jun.

Thus, she forced composure throughout the journey, ignoring the maids’ astonished glances.

Yet the blush on her cheeks remained unmistakable.

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Soon, news of Jun He carrying Li Xuanyue to the back mountain hot springs spread throughout the Phoenix Clan.

Naturally, it reached the ears of the five visiting clans’ representatives.

“Aren’t you worried at all, Brother Mian?”

In Twilight Hall, Yusheng’s blue fishtail flicked lazily in the pool.

He couldn’t understand Yumian.

Having reluctantly agreed to the political marriage, yet making no effort to pursue it.

Did he truly think staying holed up here would make Princess Xuanyue come to him?

“You should give up,” Yusheng advised earnestly. “Princess Xuanyue seems quite admirable.”

“As for Sister Qingyue, she and Brother Yulin are living happily at Dongting Lake.”

Though young and inexperienced in matters of love, Yusheng grasped the essentials.

Why had Yumian stubbornly entered this political marriage over such trivial heartbreak?

Had Yusheng been older, Yumian would have thrown him out of the pool for such presumptuous words.

“Since when did you become a lobbyist?”

Yumian’s voice dripped sarcasm.

Yusheng blinked, then grinned sheepishly. “I’m no lobbyist, Brother Mian. I only want what’s best for you.”

“I know you’re bitter, but what’s done is done. Since Sister Qingyue and Brother Yulin are married, why keep torturing yourself?”

“Princess Xuanyue truly seems decent. Though rumors paint her poorly, her demeanor yesterday suggested otherwise.”

“Look at the Serpent Clan’s Third Prince a royal heir who boldly claimed the princess first.”

“Why not try your luck? You might find unexpected happiness?”

Yusheng genuinely wished Yumian would move on.

This self imposed isolation only deepened his despondency.

Yumian’s sharp gaze suddenly fixed on Yusheng.

“Do you know why I haven’t thrown you out yet?”

His tone was deceptively light.

Yu Sheng immediately sensed an unprecedented murderous aura permeating the air. He swallowed hard and instinctively shrunk his neck back.

Yu Mian acted as if she hadn’t noticed and continued calmly:

“If you keep chattering nonstop in my ear like you just did, I won’t mind personally teaching you a lesson.”