Chapter 6: Out-of-Control Ferocious Beast, Begging Her for a Touch

Qin Muye said this while tapping his terminal.

A translucent electronic screen appeared before Jiang Qingli’s eyes.

From top to bottom, it was densely packed with a list of Qin Muye’s assets.

Jiang Qingli had originally thought Qin Muye was here to pick a fight, but now it seemed he was actually quite sincere.

He really was shelling out the gold coins.

The girl’s fingers slid across the screen, her black eyes filled with sparkling amusement.

Qin Muye leaned back against his chair, admiring Jiang Qingli’s money-grubbing look.

It was actually more pleasing to the eye than when she was snapping at him earlier.

—The moment this thought popped up, Qin Muye forcibly suppressed it.

Pleasing to the eye, my foot.

Not only was Jiang Qingli the wicked female that everyone in the First District avoided like the plague, but her habit of throwing herself at males was so shameful it was known to everyone.

What could possibly be good about a female like this?

Three years from today would be their divorce day!

Qin Muye let out a heavy snort through his nose.

After finishing the inventory of her (future) assets, Jiang Qingli put on a serious expression: "In consideration of your sincerity, I agree to the divorce."

It seemed Qin Muye didn't have much of a plot in the original story.

There were no feelings between them, Qin Muye posed little threat, and getting money out of a divorce was a top-tier outcome.

Qin Muye raised an eyebrow in satisfaction and handed over the contract he had written.

Jiang Qingli read it for a while and said, "I have one more question."

Given her decent attitude, Qin Muye’s expression softened slightly: "Go ahead."

Jiang Qingli: "The contract says I cannot lay a hand on you without your consent, but if you lay a hand on me, how is that counted?"

Qin Muye found it absurd: "Me? Laying a hand? On you? Absolutely impossible!"

Jiang Qingli countered: "A male's physical capabilities far exceed a female's; it is a possibility."

Her reasoning was sound. Qin Muye closed his eyes, the veins on his forehead throbbing uncontrollably.

"Then what do you suggest?" Qin Muye gritted his teeth.

"Write a covenant," Jiang Qingli said. "If you do anything to harm me, I can dispose of you as I please, and the Imperial Family and the Shen family cannot intervene."

Qin Muye’s father, Shen Zhixue, was an S-rank snow leopard beastman who had served as a General. He and the Emperor were quite affectionate after marriage, but only a few years later, he died in an assassination while protecting the Emperor during an inspection of the Twelve Cities.

To compensate him, after Qin Muye was brought back to the Imperial Family a few years ago, the Shen family and the Emperor had been constantly providing him with resources.

They all hoped he would differentiate into a high-level beastman to continue the glory of his predecessors.

But unfortunately, on the day of his ability test at age twenty, Qin Muye’s lightning-type ability was rated as F-rank.

He became the laughingstock of the entire empire.

Yet, even as a joke, the Shen family still regarded him with special importance.

Now that the system was offline, Jiang Qingli had to ensure her own safety.

Qin Muye’s chest heaved violently with anger several times, but in the end, he compromised.

Anyway, he wouldn't actually do anything to her.

After signing the covenant, Qin Muye sneered: "Taking everything you can get, I've never seen a female like you!"

Having gained the upper hand, Jiang Qingli didn't bicker with him: "It's your lucky day that such a bad person is your female master~"

The girl raised her eyebrows with a hint of triumph, her irrepressible smile looking exactly like a successful little fox—sly and bright, yet impossible to dislike.

Qin Muye was slightly dazed. Realizing he was staring at Jiang Qingli, he abruptly turned his head away and snorted heavily.

*

The two reached a temporary reconciliation, and Jiang Qingli didn't intend to stay long.

She opened the map, planning to go find Ye Linyuan.

Not long after leaving the aircraft, a piercing alarm suddenly sounded behind her. Dozens of imperial military drones surrounded the area where Jiang Qingli was, flashing red lights incessantly.

The crowd that had been walking normally suddenly became panicked, scrambling to find cover.

An electronic mechanical voice came from the drones' speakers: "Please be advised, an out-of-control beastman has appeared in the Central District C-09 area. Identity verification in progress..."

Not far away, dozens of beastmen in neat military uniforms held weapons, trapping a giant, gorgeously red-colored bird in a massive iron cage, surrounding it vigilantly.

The red bird seemed to be in a manic state, flapping its wings incessantly. The flames on its tail feathers whipped up with the wind, and it let out a sharp cry, forcing the guard team to retreat continuously.

"A Vermilion Bird?!" A beastman nearby gasped. "Only an S-rank female could control that!"

As long as male beastmen used attack-type abilities, they would generate spiritual pollution.

Their spiritual domains would be continuously eroded by their dark sides until they lost control.

The higher the rank of the beastman, the more spiritual pollution they caused when using abilities. Once it exceeded the normal threshold, they would face the situation of complete beastification, unable to return to human form.

The higher a female's spiritual power, the stronger her healing ability; a high-level S-rank could even completely purify beastification.

Someone turned and saw Jiang Qingli, hurriedly shouting to the guard team: "There’s a female here! Let her try!"

But others immediately recognized Jiang Qingli and laughed mockingly: "Miss Jiang has no spiritual power, how is she supposed to try?"

"Who in the Central City doesn't know that Jiang Qingli doesn't even have spiritual power? She's just trash!"

"Shh, keep it down, watch out she doesn't attack you..."

"I'm asking if you military guys can hurry up! Don't burn down the block, we still have a photoshoot later!"

The residents of the Central City were either rich or noble, so the guard team naturally didn't dare to be negligent, hurriedly saying: "Everyone, please stay calm. We have already found an S-rank female, expected to arrive within three minutes!"

As they were speaking, dozens of people arrived, surrounding a girl in a white dress.

Jiang Qingli took one look and thought, *Oh ho, an acquaintance.*

Their eyes met, and Bai Yiyi lifted her chin, hooking her lips into a provocative smile.

Seeing a female had arrived, the guard team automatically dispersed.

Bai Yiyi walked up to the Vermilion Bird. The bird stopped its manic movements and lowered its head to look at her.

Bai Yiyi curled her lips and reached out toward the bird's head.

However, the moment she was about to touch it, the Vermilion Bird suddenly erupted into an even more manic shriek, the sound waves knocking Bai Yiyi and the entire guard team to the ground!

*Crack, crack!*

The cage was pushed open by the Vermilion Bird's wings. It let out a roar to the heavens, and the wind whipped up by its wings carried flames that instantly ignited the greenery on both sides of the road!

The crowd scattered in a panic, and the sound of alarms rang through the streets.

The street that had been bustling just moments ago was now like a living hell.

Five beast-husbands hurriedly shielded Bai Yiyi in their arms. As they retreated, someone pushed, and Jiang Qingli fell to the ground.

The Vermilion Bird tilted its neck, its blood-red eyes narrowing as they locked onto Jiang Qingli.

In the span of a single breath, the Vermilion Bird dove toward her.

Terrified screams rang out all around. The timid females buried their heads in their males' chests.

Her palm stung, but Jiang Qingli didn't have time to care who had done it. Looking at the Vermilion Bird, which was more than three times her size, she could only instinctively raise her hands to protect her head.

The world seemed to go silent in that second.

Everyone held their breath.

Jiang Qingli’s heart was beating uncontrollably. She squeezed her eyes shut, cursing the system in her heart for being so incompetent that it hadn't even left her a golden finger!

However, the expected pain did not come.

She felt a furry sensation against her palm.

Jiang Qingli gathered her courage and opened her eyes, completely stunned—

The Vermilion Bird, which had been so violent it wanted to destroy the world just a moment ago, had now retracted its flames and arrogance. It was tucking in its wings, diligently shoving its head into her palm.

Years later.

Vermilion Bird: Looking back, when I had just left the novice village, I met the top-tier female master...

(End of chapter)