Yunyang slept for a very long time.
She herself didn’t feel anything unusual, but she gave her six beast husbands quite a scare.
That very night, she suddenly developed a fever.
At first, there were no obvious signs, and Fu Shiyi and Fuyuan, who were keeping watch beside her bed, failed to notice.
It was only after a while, when Fu Shiyi checked her condition, that he discovered her temperature had risen to 39.7°C—and was still climbing.
A female’s body was different from a male’s. Her temperature was relatively stable, normally remaining between 36°C and 37.2°C, with fluctuations of no more than one degree.
If it exceeded 37.2°C by too much, it was considered a fever.
Yunyang wasn’t merely feverish—she already had a high fever.
Fu Shiyi immediately turned to Fuyuan. “Mistress has a fever.”
At the same time, Yunyang’s optical computer sounded an alarm.
[Warning: Your body temperature is above 39°C. Please seek medical attention immediately!]
Seeing the line of text appear on the holographic screen, Fuyuan shuddered and immediately opened his spatial bracelet to search for a treatment agent.
Treatment agents in the Federation had a wide range of applications. Unless an injury was especially serious, they could treat it.
Fuyuan took out a syringe of highly effective treatment agent, lifted a corner of the blanket, and gently injected it into Yunyang’s upper left arm.
The treatment agent needed some time to take effect. During that time, Fu Shiyi kept a close eye on Yunyang’s temperature while notifying the other beast husbands in their group chat.
After receiving the message, the four beast husbands waiting outside rushed into the room at once.
They moved quickly but made hardly any noise.
Soon, all six beast husbands were gathered around the bed.
Knowing that Fuyuan had already injected Yunyang with a treatment agent, Xuan Yu lowered his voice and demanded, “Fuyuan, didn’t you say the Spirit Tide Amber wouldn’t harm Mistress? Then why did she suddenly develop a fever?”
Fuyuan guiltily lowered his head.
He had no way to explain it.
Before this, Fuyuan had been certain that the Spirit Tide Amber would not harm a female’s body. But now, looking at Yunyang’s flushed cheeks, he began to doubt what he knew.
Could he have remembered incorrectly?
Qin Mo was anxious too, but he remained relatively calm.
He quietly reminded Xuan Yu, “Don’t get worked up. Didn’t Steward One also say, after examining it, that the Spirit Tide Amber wouldn’t harm Mistress?”
A robotic steward’s data could not be wrong.
Hearing that, Xuan Yu calmed down slightly, though he was still worried.
Beastmen had exceptionally strong constitutions. Illnesses like fevers and colds were extremely rare among them.
How could Mistress have developed a fever for no apparent reason?
All six beast husbands were baffled by the question.
Fu Shiyi continued monitoring Yunyang’s temperature and said, “Bring the starship to the entrance. Be ready to take Mistress to the treatment center at any time.”
“I’ll do it!” Rong Jin was the first to volunteer.
As soon as he finished speaking, he transformed into his beast form and bolted from the room, racing toward the starship parked outside the villa.
Pei Wenye looked at Fu Shiyi. “Have there been any changes in Mistress’s other readings? Her mental value, for example?”
“Not for now.” Fu Shiyi shook his head. “All her other readings are normal. Only her temperature refuses to come down.”
Fuyuan stared at the time displayed on his optical computer. Every minute, he asked about Yunyang’s temperature.
The good news was that Mistress’s temperature had stopped rising.
The bad news was that it remained fixed at 39.7°C.
After Fuyuan asked for the fifth time, Fu Shiyi stopped waiting. He decisively lifted Yunyang from the bed.
“We’re going to the treatment center.”
After leaving those words behind, he carried Yunyang out of the room.
On the way to the treatment center, Qin Mo contacted the staff in advance and briefly explained Yunyang’s condition.
Rong Jin pushed the starship to its maximum speed. A journey that normally took half an hour was completed in less than twenty minutes that night.
Although it was already deep into the night, the treatment center dispatched dozens of staff members as soon as they learned that Yunyang had a fever.
Several of them waited at the entrance. The moment the starship came to a stop, they hurried forward to meet it.
“The medical pod is ready. Come with us.”
There wasn’t a single unnecessary word.
Fu Shiyi nodded and followed the staff while carrying Yunyang. The other five beast husbands stayed close behind.
As soon as they entered the treatment room, the rest of the staff surrounded them and carried out a rapid examination with their instruments.
A minute later, Yunyang was placed inside the medical pod.
Only after the pod’s door closed did Fuyuan impatiently ask, “Why did Mistress suddenly develop a fever?”
He had been filled with guilt the entire journey, convinced that he had caused harm to Mistress.
If he couldn’t find out the reason, he would never be able to forgive himself.
The staff had already finished analyzing the data from the examination and looked somewhat puzzled.
“We don’t know the reason either. According to the data, this appears to be a normal fluctuation in body temperature.”
If it were truly a fever, there would be abnormal fluctuations in the body’s other readings besides the elevated temperature.
But Lady Yunyang had none.
All her readings were within perfectly normal ranges. Everything indicated that she was in excellent health.
That was also why the treatment agent injected earlier had failed to work.
Fuyuan couldn’t understand. “As far as I know, a female’s normal body temperature is between 36°C and 37.2°C.”
“That’s correct.” The staff member showed him the data from the examination. “But all these readings indicate that Lady Yunyang is perfectly healthy right now.”
“As for the reason behind Lady Yunyang’s elevated temperature, we’ve already arranged for a specialized team to investigate it.”
Though the cause remained unknown, the explanation did manage to ease the six beast husbands’ worries—if only slightly.
The six of them waited outside the medical pod for Yunyang to wake up.
They waited for three full days.
Not one of the six beast husbands left her side. During that time, they didn’t even drink a sip of water.
Yunyang knew nothing about this. She only opened her eyes to find herself staring at a mechanical wall, and she sat up in confusion.
Where had she woken up?
The door of the medical pod was transparent, so the moment the six beast husbands saw Yunyang sit up, they immediately called for the staff.
The staff opened the pod. After Fu Shiyi carried Yunyang out, they quickly approached with their instruments.
Yunyang sat blankly in a chair, allowing the staff to conduct a full-body examination.
Once the examination was complete, the staff smiled at Yunyang.
“Lady Yunyang, you’re perfectly healthy now, and your body temperature has returned to normal.”
What did they mean by “now”?
Hadn’t she been healthy before?
Yunyang looked at her six beast husbands.
Perhaps it was only her imagination, but they all looked somewhat haggard today.
“What happened?”
Fuyuan rushed over and knelt before her, clasping her right hand in both of his.
“Mistress, you had a fever earlier and were unconscious for three days before finally waking up.”
“It was all my fault. Mistress, please punish me.”
With outsiders present, Fuyuan didn’t say much more. He simply admitted his mistake with tears in his eyes.
Yunyang blinked once, then twice.
“I had a fever? And I slept for three days?”
She looked toward the other beast husbands. All five of them nodded at the same time.
Yunyang fell silent.
Was this really normal?
Why didn’t she feel anything at all?
