“Fu Shiyi, in your dreams!”
Xuan Yu immediately pulled out his jade token.
“Female Lord, they’ve all already had their tokens drawn. Doesn’t that mean it’s my turn to accompany you tonight?”
Even though Fu Shiyi had helped the female lord get in touch with the Pei family, Xuan Yu wasn’t about to give up the chance to spend the night with her.
Fu Shiyi glanced at the jade token in Xuan Yu’s hand before asking Yunyang, “Is that all right, Female Lord?”
As long as she agreed, that was all that mattered.
Qin Mo and Pei Wenye had already had their tokens drawn and had no chance to volunteer for credit, so they stood off to the side and watched the show.
After Fuyuan and Rong Jin finished setting dinner on the table, they came over as well.
When he saw the jade token in Xuan Yu’s hand, Fuyuan thoughtfully took his own merfolk jade token out of his space ring.
With an earnest expression, he asked for guidance. “Female Lord, what is this jade token for?”
He had originally assumed the token was a gift from the female lord, something every one of her beastmen husbands could receive.
But judging from what Xuan Yu had just said, the token seemed to have another purpose.
The moment he spotted the merfolk jade token, Xuan Yu’s eyelid twitched.
Could Fuyuan be planning to compete with him for the chance to accompany the female lord tonight?
Absolutely not!
Xuan Yu immediately revealed his wolf ears and gazed at Yunyang pitifully.
“If the Female Lord doesn’t want me to accompany you, I can stop competing with Fu Shiyi.”
Rong Jin had been enjoying the spectacle, but the moment he saw Xuan Yu put on that familiar act, he spat inwardly.
How shameless—he was actually copying him!
The moment the wolf ears appeared, Yunyang reached out and gave them both a pinch before saying, “I never said I didn’t want you to accompany me.”
Of course, Fu Shiyi had helped her contact the Pei family, so he deserved a reward too.
Yunyang beckoned Fu Shiyi over. When he lowered his head and leaned closer, she whispered something in his ear.
All five of her beastmen husbands pricked up their ears to listen.
Unfortunately, Yunyang spoke too quickly. Before they could make out what she had said, she was already finished.
The only one who had heard her clearly was Fu Shiyi. His eyes flickered, and he nodded at Yunyang. “All right.”
After arranging things with two of her husbands, Yunyang finally looked at Fuyuan, who was still holding the merfolk jade token.
“Qin Mo, explain what the token is for. I’m hungry.”
At that, Xuan Yu immediately helped her up from the sofa.
The other beastmen husbands hurried after Yunyang toward the dining room.
Qin Mo gave Fuyuan a simple explanation. “The Female Lord likes drawing tokens. Whoever’s token she draws that day gets to accompany her to bed that night. That’s why each of us has one.”
“Before you arrived, Xuan Yu was the only one left in this round whose token hadn’t been drawn, so tonight is his turn.”
“You don’t have a chance this time, but the Female Lord should allow you to join in the next round.”
Fuyuan understood. So that was why the female lord had given him a jade token.
Although Fuyuan had never been paired with a female, he knew that in the Federation, finding a fair-minded female lord was practically impossible.
Regardless of sex, beastmen all had their own selfish desires.
Male beastmen wanted to become the most favored husband and monopolize their female’s affection. Females, too, would have husbands they liked best and others they liked less.
The favored males were naturally favored more often.
As for those who were not favored, they might not be allowed to sleep with their female even once a month.
And beastmen had strong physical needs. Every so often, they would enter a rut.
When that happened, the unfavored males could only endure it on their own.
As the husband who had received his title last, Fuyuan had assumed he would not be particularly favored. He might have to wait half a month, or even one or two months, before being marked.
He had already prepared himself for that.
As long as he could become the female lord’s husband, he didn’t mind waiting longer to be marked.
He had never expected that the female lord would decide which husband accompanied her by drawing tokens.
In other words, if he was lucky, he might be marked by the female lord on the very first day of the next round.
Fuyuan’s heart leaped with joy, and an involuntary smile appeared in his deep blue eyes.
The Beast God truly favored him, granting him such a wonderful female lord.
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All the beastmen husbands were curious about what Yunyang had said to Fu Shiyi before dinner.
Xuan Yu was curious too.
After bathing that night, he held Yunyang in his arms and asked, “Female Lord, what did you say to Fu Shiyi just now?”
Before Yunyang could answer, someone knocked on the bedroom door.
She blinked and decided to keep him in suspense.
“Go open it.”
Which rival was interrupting his time with the female lord now?
Xuan Yu placed Yunyang on the bed before walking over to open the door, clearly unwilling.
On the other side stood a pair of familiar red-gold eyes.
Xuan Yu frowned. “What are you doing here?”
Fu Shiyi was dressed in casual home clothes, and he calmly met Xuan Yu’s gaze.
“The Female Lord told me to come.”
Xuan Yu looked back at Yunyang. Only after seeing her nod did he step aside and let Fu Shiyi into the room.
Still, he didn’t quite understand.
Hadn’t the female lord agreed to favor him tonight? Why had she called Fu Shiyi over too?
Had she changed her mind?
Xuan Yu closed the door and returned to Yunyang with his head drooping.
“Female Lord~”
Yunyang reached out and pinched his wolf ears.
“I never said I wouldn’t let you accompany me. Why are your ears drooping?”
Xuan Yu looked confused. “Then why did the Female Lord ask Fu Shiyi to come over?”
Could it be… that she wanted to…
Xuan Yu suddenly had a bold guess.
When he had previously taken on a commission, Barlo had told him that some females liked… several males at once.
Yunyang said with a perfectly serious expression, “Fu Shiyi before midnight.”
“You after midnight.”
Xuan Yu: “…”
So he had been overthinking it.
The female lord simply wanted to turn one night into two.
“But, Female Lord…”
Xuan Yu still wanted to say something, but Yunyang suddenly placed an index finger against his lips.
“Xuan Yu, tomorrow is my day off.”
Xuan Yu’s eyes lit up at once.
According to their usual routine, after the tokens for each round had all been drawn, the female lord would take a day off and sleep alone.
Why had she brought that up now? Could she be saying that he would also get a turn tomorrow night?
At that thought, Xuan Yu instantly became generous.
He shot Fu Shiyi a glance and volunteered, “Then I’ll go back to my room first. Take good care of the Female Lord.”
“Don’t worry.” Right in front of him, Fu Shiyi lifted Yunyang into his arms.
Xuan Yu snorted at him before turning and leaving Yunyang’s room.
It was almost ten o’clock. The female lord had said he could accompany her after midnight.
He supposed he could reluctantly give Fu Shiyi some time.
Xuan Yu didn’t return to his own room. Instead, he went straight to the living room to wait.
He browsed the StarNet while keeping an eye on the time.
The moment midnight arrived, Xuan Yu strode upstairs.
The doorbell rang.
Yunyang had already been utterly seduced by Fu Shiyi, leaving her dazed with desire.
The sudden knock startled her.
Fu Shiyi silently sucked in a breath of cold air.
He pulled over a blanket from the side and wrapped Yunyang up tightly.
The Xuan Yu outside the door didn’t care in the slightest whether his sudden knocking had interrupted Fu Shiyi.
He even thought maliciously that it would be best if he scared Fu Shiyi so badly that he couldn’t continue doing that sort of thing. Then he would have one fewer rival.
Unfortunately, Xuan Yu’s plan fell through.
When the bedroom door opened, Fu Shiyi looked up. He had casually wrapped a piece of cloth around his lower half, but he showed no intention of leaving.
At some point, Xuan Yu had also opened the buttons of his shirt.
“Fu Shiyi, it’s midnight.”
He stepped aside, revealing the open doorway behind him.
