They continued until late into the night. When Fuyuan noticed that Yunyang was reaching her limit, he finally brought things to an end.
Afterward, as usual, he cleaned Yunyang up before holding her in his arms and falling asleep with her.
The other beast husbands went two whole days without seeing Yunyang, and their jealousy grew unbearable.
But they also knew that unless Yunyang was willing, no amount of seduction from Fuyuan would work. So none of them dared disturb the two of them. Instead, they focused on absorbing insect cores.
Ever since Qin Mo and Xuan Yu had reached the SS level, the other beast husbands had been working hard to improve their abilities as well.
Over the past few months, whenever they had free time, they would stay in their own rooms to work or absorb insect cores. Their abilities had improved by varying degrees.
Fu Shiyi, Fuyuan, Leonardo, and Cang Zhuonian had also made in-depth contact with several tribes that had returned from the outer territories, learning how the tribesmen increased the strength of their abilities.
When Yunyang woke up again, she received several notification messages in succession.
They had all been sent to her individually by the other beast husbands.
It was only when Yunyang opened her photobrain to check them that she discovered the Marriage Center had sent her a message the night before last.
Ever since she had accepted Cang Zhuonian, she had not received a single message from the Marriage Center in a long time. To be honest, she was a little curious.
Yunyang opened the information attached to the message.
Name: Nuo Xiao
Age: 20
Height: 196 cm
Beast Form: Snowy Owl
Ability: Feather Explosion
Ability Level: SSS
Occupation: Combat Instructor at the Interstellar Male Academy
Genetic Compatibility: 95%
By the time she saw the first line, Yunyang already knew who it was, but she still patiently read on.
However, when she saw Nuo Xiao’s occupation, she blinked in disbelief.
A combat… instructor?
After the beastmen from the outer territories had been brought back to the Federation, the younger males had indeed been sent to the Interstellar Male Academy, Nuo Xiao among them.
But under normal circumstances, it took a male at least a year to graduate from the academy.
Nuo Xiao had been there for less than half a year, hadn’t he?
He had graduated in just six months—and had immediately stayed behind to become an instructor?
Was this the talent of an SSS-level ability user?
While marveling at the thought, Yunyang opened the photo attached to the file.
The first picture was fairly proper: Nuo Xiao wearing the formal uniform of the Male Academy.
The black-and-gold uniform had been tailored to fit him, covering him from head to toe. He looked stern and serious.
But after seeing the next few pictures, Yunyang could only think—
Could these really be shown in public???
The uniform from the first picture had been stripped down to nothing but the upper half in the second.
The third picture went even further. Even the lower half was gone, leaving only a piece of fabric covering the crucial area.
The fabric clung tightly to his skin. Although Nuo Xiao’s pose concealed some of it, Yunyang could still make out the general shape and size…
She sucked in a sharp breath.
The next few pictures were also nearly nude, with several photos of Nuo Xiao in his beast form mixed in among them.
Yunyang’s face flushed as she looked through them, and she was incredibly grateful that Fuyuan was not in the room.
There was no denying that Nuo Xiao had an excellent physique.
She glanced at the pictures once, then again, unable to resist.
Besides his figure, Nuo Xiao’s appearance and beast form also matched her tastes perfectly. Yunyang felt that she must have been blinded by his beauty to agree to the matching request almost on impulse.
The moment she agreed, the Marriage Center sent Nuo Xiao a message.
“[Federation Marriage Center: Nuo Xiao, your matching request has been accepted. Congratulations! You and Yunyang have entered into a marriage bond. Please choose an auspicious date to travel to Lady Yunyang’s side, and remember: protecting females is the first duty of every male in the Federation. We wish you a happy marriage~]”
Nuo Xiao had been guarding his photobrain these past few days. The moment he received the message, he opened it eagerly.
When he saw what it said, the corners of his lips rose uncontrollably.
Wonderful! Lady Yunyang had agreed!!!
No, she was his female lord now!
Nuo Xiao immediately added Yunyang as a friend on his photobrain. Then he transferred all his assets to her, even changing the account receiving his salary to her name.
Half an hour later, he had completed all the necessary procedures and boarded a starship bound for H2978.
At that moment, Yunyang had just finished washing up.
While freshening up, she had checked the messages sent by her other beast husbands. Several of them had said that they had good news to tell her.
Curious, Yunyang went downstairs after washing up, though she did not pay any attention to her newly accepted husband right away.
It was nearly lunchtime, and all nine of her beast husbands were gathered in the living room.
As soon as Yunyang came downstairs, they surrounded her.
Rong Jin’s ears and tail swayed back and forth, and his dark brown eyes shone as he gazed at Yunyang.
“Female Lord, my ability has leveled up!”
He was now an SS-level ability user as well.
Rong Jin had reached the next level the previous afternoon, but he had kept it to himself without telling anyone. He had wanted Yunyang to be the first to know.
So this was the good news the Little Panda had mentioned.
Yunyang smiled and pinched one of Rong Jin’s ears as he leaned toward her. “Not bad. You’re now the youngest SS-level ability user in the family.”
The little panda’s tail wagged so fast it was practically spinning like a propeller.
“Female Lord, can I request a reward?”
Whenever one of her other beast husbands had advanced, Yunyang had rewarded him, so Rong Jin’s request was not unreasonable.
But the other beast husbands did not want to let him get his wish.
Leonardo wrapped one tail around Yunyang’s wrist, his emerald eyes filled with the reflection of Yunyang alone.
“Female Lord, I’ve reached the SS level too.”
Another double celebration?
Yunyang praised the little fox as well, then turned her gaze toward Fu Shiyi.
Besides the little panda and the little fox, Fu Shiyi had also sent her a message that morning. Could it be that…
Meeting Yunyang’s gaze, Fu Shiyi’s lips curved slightly. Then he asked in a low voice, “Female Lord, I’d like a reward too. Is that all right?”
The beast husbands would never ask for rewards without a reason. In other words, Fu Shiyi’s ability had advanced as well.
Rong Jin and Leonardo had risen from S to SS, while Fu Shiyi had advanced from SS to SSS.
Yunyang did the calculations in her head.
That meant she now had four SSS-level beast husbands and six SS-level beast husbands!
She sucked in a breath.
The weakest of her beast husbands was now an SS-level ability user.
That lineup was simply too extravagant.
Still, Yunyang was more than happy to see her husbands growing stronger and stronger. After rewarding the three who had advanced, she cleared her throat.
“I have some news to tell you too.”
The nine beast husbands immediately looked at her expectantly.
“Female Lord, is it good news?”
Yunyang did not answer the question.
To her, it counted as good news. But to the beastmen, it was probably bad news, wasn’t it?
Whatever. She quickly said, “I received a matching request from the Marriage Center, and I just agreed to it.”
The nine beast husbands: “…”
They must have heard wrong, right?
The smiles on the faces of the husbands who had just been delighted by their rewards vanished instantly when they heard Yunyang’s words.
Fu Shiyi’s smile had never been especially obvious, so after it disappeared, there was not much change in his expression.
A trace of caution flickered in his eyes as he asked softly, “Female Lord, is it a male we know?”
