Yunyang was genuinely happy.
She had already been planning to give up, so the fact that one of her beast husbands had won the prize in a draw contested by hundreds of thousands of people was an unexpected delight.
In front of her other beast husbands, Yunyang kissed Leonardo on the cheek and announced, “Leon will sleep with me tonight.”
Since luck had not been on their side, the other seven beast husbands had no objections.
After winning the draw, the recipient had to send their address to the female who was giving away the prize.
Leonardo wasn’t very familiar with the process, so he simply let Yunyang handle it.
Yunyang first asked when the package would probably be shipped. After learning that it would be sent within about three days, she asked You Lu and Chu Zhiwei in their group chat whether either of them could help receive the delivery, explaining the situation in detail.
The Female Protection Association had already arranged a residence for her on Central Star. It was quite close to both You Lu and Chu Zhiwei’s homes.
However, because Yunyang had refused the robot butler they provided, the place was currently just a well-secured empty villa with no one there to accept deliveries. She could only ask her friends for help.
The other two soon replied in the group chat.
Chu Zhiwei said that she would be heading to the Second Legion’s base in a couple of days, while You Lu said she would be happy to help.
Yunyang sent You Lu’s address to the female who was giving away the prize, then continued the conversation based on Chu Zhiwei’s message.
[Yunyang: Sister Zhiwei, are you going to the frontier planets again?]
[Chu Zhiwei: Yes. I’m leaving the day after tomorrow.]
[Chu Zhiwei: After the insect queen’s breeding site was destroyed last time, the insect race launched a massive attack on the Federation in retaliation. The contamination levels among the Federation soldiers stationed on the frontier planets have risen considerably, so I need to go help them.]
Chu Zhiwei was the first female in nearly two hundred years of Federation history to awaken S-rank mental powers.
She seemed to feel a sense of responsibility. Every so often, she would make a point of going to the frontier planets to help.
Of course, only the bases of the ten Federation legions closest to the insect planet were eligible to receive assistance from an S-rank female like her.
The rest had to rely on A- or B-rank females.
Actually, according to Chu Zhiwei’s original plans, she had intended to go to T01 this time. She knew that the First Legion had not received help from a female in a long while.
However, Yunyang and You Lu had gone to help recently, so she changed her destination to the Second Legion’s base instead.
[You Lu: How are things over there?]
[Chu Zhiwei: Not very good. But anyone whose contamination level is above 95 has already been sent back to the purification towers on their respective planets.]
[You Lu: Then be careful when you go to the frontier planets, Sister Zhiwei.]
After replying in the group chat, You Lu quietly sent Yunyang a private message.
[Yangyang, can you add me to your reservation website?]
Yangyang and Sister Zhiwei were both working so hard. You Lu couldn’t keep lying around doing nothing.
Yunyang reminded Chu Zhiwei in the group chat to stay safe, then replied to You Lu:
[Sure. I’ll have Lao Wei modify it later. We can discuss the specifics after I move to Central Star and come find you.]
[Okay~]
After chatting with her friends, Yunyang had more or less finished digesting her meal.
She reached a hand toward Leonardo. “Leon, carry me to your room.”
Leonardo wrapped one arm around her waist and slipped the other beneath her knees, lifting her gently and steadily.
Only after he carried Yunyang back to his room did the other beast husbands gradually make their way upstairs.
“Female Master, would you like to bathe first, or…?”
Leonardo had no experience with this sort of thing and didn’t know which she preferred.
Curled up in his arms, Yunyang’s expression had already grown languid.
“Let’s bathe first.”
Leonardo nodded seriously. He carried her to the bathroom, prepared a bath at a comfortable temperature, and then carefully attended to her as she bathed.
He was perfectly proper, not taking the opportunity to seek even the slightest advantage for himself. He didn’t even dare let his gaze linger on Yunyang’s body.
Still, with his fingertips constantly brushing against her delicate, smooth skin, it was inevitable that all sorts of improper thoughts would arise in his mind.
The male’s breathing grew heavier in the bathroom.
With her eyes closed, Yunyang reclined in the tub. The sound of the water concealed everything, and she didn’t notice the change in Leonardo at all.
She only thought that the little fox was such an honest boy. If it had been any of the first six, they would have taken the opportunity to do something by now.
But this was fine too.
Yunyang enjoyed a comfortable bath, brushed her teeth, and washed her face before he carried her to Leonardo’s bed.
After tucking her in, Leonardo returned to the bathroom, took off his clothes, and turned on the shower.
He set the temperature as low as it would go.
The cold water dispelled the lingering steam in the bathroom and suppressed his impure thoughts.
He couldn’t do this.
His female master would hate him.
While Leonardo showered, the other beast husbands were busy with their own affairs.
Perhaps they had been provoked by the arrival of a new rival. Qin Mo and Xuan Yu, who had arrived first, had been working especially hard lately. They seemed determined to raise their abilities to SS rank in a single night.
Rong Jin, who was also an S-rank ability user, wanted to work harder as well. But he had only awakened his ability a little over a year ago. No matter how much he wanted to improve, he couldn’t make rapid progress in such a short time.
Fu Shiyi, Pei Wenye, and Chen Yueli were already SS-rank ability users, but they had not let themselves grow complacent either.
Yunyang was sleeping in Leonardo’s room that night, so her own room was empty.
At that moment, the unlocked door was gently pushed open.
A tall figure slipped into the room. After scanning the surroundings, his gaze settled on the bed where Yunyang usually slept.
He carefully lay down on it, but soon realized that it was inappropriate and got up to straighten the bed.
Even in the darkness, he could see the furnishings in the room clearly.
The man walked straight into the bathroom and lowered himself into the bathtub Yunyang usually used.
A faint trace of Yunyang’s scent still lingered in the tub.
He filled it with cold water and submerged himself, but he still couldn’t control the desire surging through him.
The man’s long, defined fingers gripped the edge of the bathtub. They turned faintly white from the force, while a strange layer of scales rose over his exposed arm.
His other hand moved slowly down along his body…
“Female Master…”
“Female Master?”
Leonardo showered in cold water for quite some time in an effort to suppress the heat inside him.
As a result, by the time he came out, Yunyang had already closed her eyes, drowsy with sleep.
He called out to her cautiously. When she didn’t respond, he wasn’t disappointed. He simply walked around to the other side of the bed, lifted the covers, and carefully lay down beside her.
Cold air slipped beneath the covers.
The chill startled Yunyang awake, banishing her sleepiness in an instant.
She opened her eyes and looked at Leonardo beside her.
“Leon, why are you so cold?”
Leonardo immediately moved closer to the edge of the bed, putting some distance between them. “I’m sorry, Female Master. I should have waited a while before getting into bed.”
His eyes were full of remorse at having accidentally woken her.
Yunyang said nothing. She reached out and touched his arm.
Feeling the cold beneath her palm, she quickly understood what had happened.
“Leon, why did you take a cold shower?”
As she spoke, she edged closer to him.
Her warmth dispelled the chill.
“Is it because you don’t want me to mark you?”
“No!”
Leonardo hurriedly denied it. He was only afraid that he would frighten Yunyang, causing her to dislike him.
Fox folk were naturally gifted with the ability to bewitch others, and that ability only worked on females. This was precisely because their desire for such things was stronger than that of other races.
He was afraid that he would lose control and make Yunyang unable to bear it.
