CHAPTER 189: CHAPTER 180 PRESUMPTUOUS KNOWLEDGE_1

After the two Dragon Clan Beastmen left, Xue Lin was in the castle, coaxing his panda Mistress. His Mistress, Mei Mei, was beautiful and gentle, with an incredibly cute appearance, yet she was particularly distressed about the dark circles under her eyes. She slept well every day and pored over a pile of cosmetics, all in the hope of lightening her dark circles.

"Mei Mei, don’t worry," Xue Lin vowed. "I’ll definitely get the scar removal cream for you in three days! Then you’ll no longer have those dark circles."

Mei Mei said sadly, "Really? I’ve tried so many methods, but I can’t get rid of these dark circles. I look hideous... *sob*... I’m so ugly."

"Really, really, I guarantee it will work this time!" Xue Lin coaxed softly. "And you’re not ugly at all; you’re pretty."

"Really?"

"Really!"

Just as Xue Lin and his Mistress were being affectionate, a Beastman from the City Lord’s mansion came rushing over, making a commotion.

"Lord of the Castle! Lord of the Castle!"

Hearing the noise outside, Xue Lin said irritably, "So early in the morning and already so noisy! If you have something to say, say it quickly. You’d better have something important!"

A Beastman, holding a bowl of spirits, said urgently, "Lord of the Castle, a new brewing master has appeared in the city! Quick, take a look! This is spirits! It’s spirits!"

"A brewing master?" Xue Lin was skeptical. But when the Beastman presented the bowl, the rich aroma of the spirits instantly invigorated him.

"These are really spirits?" He snatched the bowl and took a large gulp. His eyes immediately lit up, and he even forgot about his Mistress and her dark circles.

"Excellent spirits!" With that one gulp, a feeling of boldness surged through him, an exhilarating sense of omnipotence. He pointed at the bowl and demanded, "What kind of spirits are these? Where is this brewing master?!"

The Beastman replied, "It’s called Fairy Drunk, and it costs one Red Crystal per bowl. The brewing master is in the city; she’s from the Delusional Domain!"

"Quick, take me to her!"

Seeing him so excited over the spirits that he’d stopped coddling her, the panda Mistress, Mei Mei, grew even angrier, her face puffing up. She turned her back on him. Her plump body, viewed from behind, resembled a Japanese sandwich—a triangular shape.

Xue Lin had just stood up when he remembered his Mistress was still sulking. He quickly set down the bowl of spirits and turned to coax her. "Mei Mei, Mei Mei, don’t be angry, don’t be sad."

Mei Mei ignored him. Xue Lin grew anxious and coaxed, "Mei Mei, don’t be upset. What spirits? I won’t drink any spirits!" He added, "I won’t go, I won’t go, so please don’t be angry, okay?"

With that, Xue Lin shot a meaningful glance at the Beastman waiting below.

The Beastman quickly understood. "Oh, yes, yes! I’ll go right now! I’ll go and invite the brewing master over."

「...」

The first day’s revenue was indeed impressive, and Si Yan made a tidy sum. Using some of the Green Insect Crystals Si Yan had given him, She Chuan went to Myriad Beasts City and exchanged them for a large quantity of rice, as well as clucking and quacking creatures. Everything was piled up on the second floor.

After storing the rice and some of the livestock in her dimensional space, Si Yan retrieved the best-tasting cask of spirits she had brewed from her small room. These were the spirits brewed in the red cask she had acquired from White Eagle City.

Having done all this, Si Yan sat down to take a break. The Old Gecko from her dimensional space, who hadn’t stretched its legs in a long time, climbed onto Si Yan’s shoulder and gave a lazy stretch.

"My dear granddaughter," it said, "let Grandpa have a chat with you."

"Okay," Si Yan smiled.

After observing Si Yan for a while, the Old Gecko asked, "Granddaughter, these past few days, Grandpa has noticed you’ve been getting friendlier with the world antagonist... Do you really like him?"

Her grandfather really was quite the gossip.

Outside, She Wang had just reached the door when he suddenly heard the Old Gecko’s words. He paused, turned slightly, and stood by the doorway. Previously, he could only vaguely perceive its shadow. Today, however, he could not only see it clearly but also hear its words distinctly. He could even hear Si Yan communicating with this golden gecko through her thoughts. No, that’s not right, he corrected himself. It’s a four-legged creature with two small horns on its head. It doesn’t look like a gecko, more like a small dragon. World antagonist... What is a world antagonist?

Si Yan replied, "Yes, I like him."

At her words, the snake Beastman’s face warmed slightly; nothing pleased him more than hearing her admit it.

The Old Gecko pressed, "So have you fallen in love with him?"

After thinking it over, Si Yan answered, "Not to the point of love. Aren’t I trying to conquest him?"

She Wang, still by the door, widened his eyes slightly. World antagonist? What is a world antagonist? And conquest? What is conquest? ’Not to the point of love’... what did that mean? Although he didn’t understand many of the words, he had a vague feeling that Si Yan might be talking about him.

Si Yan continued, "You know, I can only cultivate when I touch him. Whether I love him or not, I have to come into close contact with him either way."

The Old Gecko looked deeply at Si Yan before finally saying, "It’s good that he doesn’t know this."

The cold-blooded snake Beastman at the door stiffened instantly. She can only cultivate by touching him? So, she approached me just to cultivate?

"My dear granddaughter," the Old Gecko continued, "She Wang is the world antagonist. Like the world’s heroine, he possesses a strong world fortune. You must control yourself and not fall in love with him."

"Why?"

The Old Gecko tapped her head. "Just maintain your current mindset of playing a game in this world. You can even consider yourself an outsider. You can get involved, but don’t invest too much. Remember, Grandpa would never harm you."

Si Yan said nothing. It was so frustrating when he spoke in riddles.

Outside the room, the imperial-purple, cold-blooded snake Beastman’s mind reeled. She can only cultivate when she touches me? She approached me to cultivate? She doesn’t love me?

"Anyway," Si Yan said lightly, "I’m not going to take a second Beast Husband. I’ll be happy to live a quiet, steady life with She Wang."

The cold-blooded snake Beastman suddenly entered the room.

Si Yan looked up at him. She had never doubted his ability to hear her conversation with the Old Gecko.

The snake Beastman’s expression was frigid.

"Great Demon King!" Si Yan greeted him with a smile.

The snake Beastman’s dark purple eyes shifted towards Si Yan.

Si Yan tilted her head and asked, "What’s wrong? In a bad mood?"

An unknown emotion surged within the snake Beastman, and a chill seemed to spread through his limbs. He masked it well, for as a snake Beastman, he had always been cold. He stared at the wine cask she was tending to and asked, "What is this?"

"This is the red cask," Si Yan explained. "It contains the best spirits I’ve brewed. Sit down, and I’ll ladle some for you."

Watching her back, the snake Beastman felt a wave of dejection wash over him, accompanied by a sting of inferiority.

When he finally had a home, he thought he possessed the entire world. This past month or so had been so wonderful, so beautiful it felt unreal. But it turned out this was the true nature of the world. The woman he thought loved him was merely using him, using him to gain power.