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Chapter 9 - Chapter 9: Protecting Her

Xiao Jihan and Hua Linye remembered all of Su Muyao's habits.

She has lived in the Beast Emperor City since she was young, a precious jewel of the Su Family, with a noble identity that garnered admiration, always loving cleanliness.

She needed to boil water for a bath every day.

As for them, they would wash in the river every day.

After their beast bodies were washed, they dried quickly under the sunlight.

The two of them were boiling water inside the house, while Wen Nanxi was peeling sweet potatoes in the yard.

After peeling, he went inside to fetch a knife to cut them into small pieces.

He looked at Xiao Jihan and Hua Linye inside the house and said, "Today I am taking care of Wife."

The three of them took turns scheduling time.

Hua Linye said awkwardly, "We ate the food she cooked, we should do something."

Otherwise, they'd feel uneasy.

Xiao Jihan said, "Indeed we should."

No matter what, ostensibly, Su Muyao is their wife.

They can't have her busy working while they laze around.

Wen Nanxi explained, "Today we dug up a lot of sweet potatoes, Wife wants to cut them all into small pieces."

Hua Linye said, "Let's help together, it will be faster."

Xiao Jihan also looked at Wen Nanxi, showing an intention to help.

Wen Nanxi nodded, and the three of them quickly got to work.

A portion of the cut sweet potatoes was placed into a pot of fresh water.

They started to boil them on high heat.

Once the sweet potatoes were soft, Su Muyao had just finished cleaning and entered the house.

She saw Wen Nanxi boiling sweet potatoes, while Xiao Jihan and Hua Linye mashed the sweet potato slices into puree.

They had superpowers, making this task incredibly fast.

Su Muyao was slightly surprised, not expecting these two people who disliked her to still get the work done.

It's good to have work done.

Su Muyao raised her eyebrows and said to Wen Nanxi before the pot, "That's enough, scoop them out and strain them."

She then went to find a clean piece of cloth and a large wooden bucket.

Following Su Muyao's instructions, Wen Nanxi scooped everything out and poured it in.

"It's a bit hot to handle now, wait for it to cool down a bit before squeezing with the cloth."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jihan's fingers moved, and a wave of coldness enveloped the bucket and cloth.

The temperature immediately dropped.

Su Muyao was amazed by this scene.

She turned to Xiao Jihan with bright, radiant eyes.

She almost forgot that Xiao Jihan's power was the Ice Ability.

This is practically a natural refrigerator.

She wanted Xiao Jihan to make an ice cellar for storing food.

But she thought Xiao Jihan might refuse, so she refrained from asking.

She turned her head away.

Xiao Jihan's eyes flashed due to her bright gaze, initially thinking she would say something.

But as her eagerness faded, her eyes dimmed, and she turned away.

Xiao Jihan slightly furrowed his cool eyebrows and, lowering his voice, asked, "Wife, do you need me to do something?"

Su Muyao was stunned, not expecting Xiao Jihan to ask her.

His voice was still calm and cold, with a chilling aura, but it seemed less biting than before.

It felt different than when she had just crossed over yesterday.

Su Muyao turned with a questioning look at Xiao Jihan, confirming that his gaze was calm, without any additional emotion.

She then spoke up, "Can you help me dig an ice cellar in the corner of the yard?"

"This way, I can use it to store these meat foods, preventing them from spoiling."

"Otherwise, if they can't be eaten, it's all wasted."

Her habits from the apocalypse made her dislike wasting food.

Upon hearing these words, not only did Xiao Jihan's expression change, but Hua Linye was also surprised.

Wasn't she the one who liked wasting food the most?

Complaining that the next day's food wasn't fresh or had the wrong texture.

In hot weather, she ate everything on the same day, anything leftover was thrown away.

Xiao Jihan regained his composure, softly replying, "Alright."

Then, Xiao Jihan went directly to the yard to build the ice cellar.

Su Muyao didn't expect him to be so efficient.

Hua Linye, unwilling to be outdone, directly used his power to ignite the firewood.

His superpower was the Flame Ability.

This ability was handy, especially in winter.

Obviously, when starting a fire, no need to light the wood.

Su Muyao suddenly thought of something, her eyes sparkling.

Looking at Hua Linye, she was somewhat satisfied.

Hua Linye saw Su Muyao's expression and noticed her gaze was on his Flame Ability, not him.

It's fine that she likes the Flame Ability.

Su Muyao instructed Wen Nanxi to strain the sweet potato liquid, then continue boiling the juices in the pot.

Hua Linye asked, "Wife, what should we do next?"

He had already crushed the peeled and diced sweet potatoes into a puree using his strength.

Su Muyao explained, "First clean and strain, then squeeze out the starchy water..."

Su Muyao guided Hua Linye through these steps.

"Let the starchy water sit in a jar overnight, and by morning, the starch will precipitate to the bottom. Pour out the water, leave the starch, add water to filter again, this way the starch becomes finer..."

After letting it sit twice, the starch can be placed in a cloth bag to dry in a ventilated space.

Calculating the time, by tomorrow night, the sweet potato starch will be ready.

Perhaps by tomorrow night, we can make sweet potato vermicelli.

Once everything was almost finished, Su Muyao finally used the boiled water to take a bath.

Fortunately, her predecessor was clean, creating a designated bathing room by the beast husbands.

Inside was a bathing pool made of stone.

After bathing and getting dressed, Su Muyao was ready to step out, only to hear noises outside.

Su Muyao's face changed, she rushed out of the house.

At the doorway, she saw many strange beasts outside.

All the beastmen of the tribe were fighting.

Is this a Mutated Beast?

Su Muyao's pupils contracted upon seeing the Mutated Beast.

More bizarre than the Mutated Beasts she had seen during the day.

Wen Nanxi, Hua Linye, and Xiao Jihan were also confronting them.

They moved incredibly fast, their superpowers morphing into various weapons.

"Careful!"

Xiao Jihan moved, an Ice Blade created by his Ice Ability pierced the head of one Mutated Beast.

This Mutated Beast had just been about to attack her.

Their blood was oozing with a creepy black hue.

Xiao Jihan used his Ice Ability to freeze the Mutated Beast's black blood.

Otherwise, that black blood would have frightened her.

These Mutated Beasts seemed to be attacking her.

Hua Linye's Flame Ability could also burn the Mutated Beasts directly.

"Ki ki..."

The cries of these Mutated Beasts were eerie and terrifying.

Accompanied by sharp screeching sounds.

Wen Nanxi moved incredibly fast, seemingly teleporting while killing the Mutated Beasts one by one.

Soon, the tribe's beastmen united and killed all the Mutated Beasts.

Wen Nanxi immediately came to Su Muyao's side, carefully looking at her and saying, "Wife, are you okay?"

Wen Nanxi worried she might be scared.

But Su Muyao's expression was calm, not showing any signs of fright.

Xiao Jihan and Hua Linye looked at her calm demeanor, their expressions shifting.

Previously, just hearing the sound of Mutated Beasts would have her hiding inside the house in fear.

If she saw a Mutated Beast, she'd panic, shaking and hiding.

So they did not expect her to come out.

Su Muyao was merely startled, not fearful; she shook her head and said, "I'm fine."

She was just suddenly thinking, until her strength returns, she truly needs their protection.

But she promised to enhance her abilities within three months, so she had to rapidly increase her strength.

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