After I Dumped 7 Beast Husbands and Ran

Mermaid Princess Chuchen loved to gossip about her younger brother and his female master. Today, she had brought several of her Fishermen to the shore to watch Lanxing and the others.

As she watched the handsome males on the shore, Chuchen said, "Those must be our Sui Sui’s other Beast Husbands. They’re all quite good-looking."

Chuchen’s other Fishermen grew jealous. "Female Master, what’s so good-looking about them? Are they better looking than us? Besides, that White Fox looks like he couldn’t take a punch."

Chuchen said, "He’s a Beast Husband. It’s not like he needs to fight every day."

"Is that so? But don’t we fight every day to decide who gets to sleep with you?"

Chuchen cracked open a scallop, skipping past the sour topic.

"How far do you think my silly little brother has gotten? In that family of his, is he still favored?"

"My silly brother is so naive. He probably doesn’t even know he’s supposed to engage in Xiong Jing at home. Tell me, when he and Sui Sui are together, do you think they just waste time—pull up the covers and literally just sleep?"

Chuchen’s mermaid Fishermen exchanged glances.

’Based on what we know of Prince Lanxing, him taking the initiative? Seems unlikely.’

Chuchen said, "No, this won’t do. Absolutely not. I brought you all here specifically to give Little Star a proper lesson."

"Lanxing, Lanxing."

A series of soft calls caught Lanxing’s attention. He turned his head and saw splashes on the coastline as one mermaid after another emerged from the water.

Hu Bai’s gaze drifted over for a moment before he looked away.

With a SPLASH, Lanxing jumped into the sea and swam over to Chuchen and the others.

Little Fu also swam over, circling around her father beast and auntie.

"Sis."

"Lanxing! Little Fu!" Chuchen was especially happy to see Little Fu, too.

"Little Fu, you can’t get lost again. Every time you disappear, your father beast acts like he’s lost his soul."

Lanxing asked Chuchen directly, "Is there any news about Yu Chen? Little Fu said he was the one who took her."

Chuchen’s expression changed slightly. She said, baffled, "Why would Yu Chen take Little Fu? How could he be so wicked?"

Chuchen’s Fishermen were also indignant. "How could the Mermaid Clan have such a wicked mermaid?!"

"But the ocean is so vast. We’ve all searched, but we can’t find Yu Chen. How are we supposed to find him?"

Lanxing was a little disappointed.

Chuchen comforted him, "Don’t worry yet. We’ll catch him eventually. For now, what’s important is to make sure Little Fu is well protected."

"Mm."

Chuchen said, "Lanxing, I see Sui Sui already has three Beast Husbands. If anything happens in the future, they should be able to handle it. There will be a Beast Husband to protect the cub."

"It’s four," Lanxing said, a bit worried. "Chi Xiao is the female master’s Beast Husband, too."

"Chi Xiao?!" Chuchen’s jaw dropped in surprise. "Lanxing, your female master is incredible! Not only did she contract the Seven-striped Beast Xuanjin, but she also contracted the Seven-striped Beast Chi Xiao? What kind of fish-shit luck did she step in?!"

’Having too few Beast Husbands has its downsides. For example, back when it was just me and Hu Bai, if something happened, we couldn’t watch over both Nan Zishi and the cub at the same time.’

’But with more Beast Husbands, it wouldn’t be like that. There would always be one to stay home and look after the cub.’

’Then again, having too many Beast Husbands has its downsides, too. For instance, now that the Cold-blooded Snake Beastman has seized his chance, he’s constantly clinging to the female master, and I don’t get any opportunities to be with her.’

Lanxing was very troubled.

As veterans in this area, Chuchen and her group of Fishermen knew at a glance where Lanxing’s troubles were coming from.

Chuchen whispered, "Lanxing, after you and your female master made up... have you mated?"

"Mated?" The moment Lanxing heard the word, his entire face flushed crimson.

"N-n-no, we haven’t!" Lanxing was so flustered his voice was a little loud. "We haven’t, really!"

Chuchen couldn’t help but cough a few times. "So you really do just pull up the covers and chat."

’This little brother of mine is just too naive.’

’He’s clearly crazy about her, but he has no idea how to show it.’

Chuchen gave her Beast Husbands a meaningful look.

Her ten Beast Husbands pulled Lanxing aside.

"Female Master, we’re going to have a private talk with Prince Lanxing. You shouldn’t listen."

Chuchen replied, "Teach my brother properly how to win favor. He’s so naive, he’ll lose horribly in the family’s Xiong Jing."

"Yes. We won’t let the Mermaid Clan lose when it comes to Xiong Jing against other clans. This is about the dignity of our Mermaid Clan!"

Lanxing: "...?"

"That’s right. Besides, our Prince Lanxing is so handsome, he really shouldn’t lose at Xiong Jing."

Lanxing was a little embarrassed and mortified.

The ten Fishermen surrounded Lanxing and began explaining the world of adult Beastmen.

Three-hundred-year-old Mermaid Lanxing’s thoughts were suddenly pulled back to when they had mated five years ago, and his face turned completely red.

"If your female master likes you, she’ll definitely like mating with you."

"Really?"

"Of course."

"Prince Lanxing, don’t you want to?"

Lanxing lowered his head, extremely shy, his face as red as an apple. But he was still listening intently to the earnest teachings of his brothers-in-law.

...

Hu Bai stared at Xuan Jin training Nan Zishi for a while, then glanced over at the sea.

When he saw Lanxing’s handsome face turn completely red, he frowned slightly.

’That school of fish must have told him something they shouldn’t have.’

Hu Bai gave a couple of soft coughs.

He began to ponder his own situation.

’Before, I thought that since Xuan Jin is a Cold-blooded Snake Beastman and Nan Zishi doesn’t like Snake Beastmen, he wasn’t a threat.’

’But now, it seems like Nan Zishi is gradually starting to accept him.’

’Mermaid Lanxing... even though he’s a fish... Nan Zishi’s superpower has almost completely overcome the problems between their species.’

’On top of that, Lanxing can now stay on shore for a good amount of time. That means if Nan Zishi continues to live by the coast, Lanxing is a powerful rival.’

’And then there’s Chi Xiao... Although I haven’t officially interacted with him, I’ve heard a lot about him.’

’A High Mountain Fire Red Eagle, a War Bird, combative, tall, and strong.’

’Any way you look at it, he seems much better than this sickly appearance of mine.’

Hu Bai clenched his fists slightly. He felt a little discouraged.

’It’s like... I’m not competitive at all...’

"Hu Bai!" Nan Zishi had sandbags made by Xuan Jin tied to her body. She had trained all day, and both her superpower and her physical stamina were completely depleted. She was exhausted.

"I’m thirsty, so thirsty..."

"Coming!" Hu Bai immediately brought over some clean fresh water and helped her drink. "Female Master, drink some water."

Nan Zishi gulped down the water, and after she finished, she flopped onto the sand, spread-eagled.

"Ah, I can’t go on! I can’t move!"

As she spoke, her body transformed, changing from her snake form back into her human form.

Hu Bai covered her with a Beast Skin, and after confirming that her stamina was truly depleted, he picked her up and looked at Xuan Jin.

Xuan Jin hadn’t yet shed his role as the strict teacher. He furrowed his brow slightly, but seeing that Nan Zishi was indeed exhausted, he nodded.

Nan Zishi used her hands and feet to clamber onto Hu Bai.

"I’m so tired, Hu Bai. I want to take a hot bath." Utterly exhausted, Nan Zishi started acting cute subconsciously.

The corners of Hu Bai’s lips curved up. He gently held her close and coaxed her in a soft, doting voice, "Alright, Female Master. I’ll heat up some water for you."

"I don’t want it too hot, I want it just right," she said, being picky.

Hu Bai continued to coax her, "Alright, a bath with water that’s the perfect temperature for you."

"I want the big wooden tub."

"Alright, the big wooden tub it is. We have one," Hu Bai said dotingly.

"Mm." Nan Zishi snuggled into his arms.

Hu Bai carried Nan Zishi into the cave. She had trained all day, was dead tired, and just flopped down.

She hadn’t been lying there for long before Hu Bai, having already prepared the hot water, mixed it to the right temperature and had a full tub ready for her.

’You can always count on my thoughtful Little White!!’

After taking off her clothes, Nan Zishi soaked lazily in the tub inside the cave.

She hadn’t been soaking for long when her fox husband came to the mouth of the cave and asked in a soft voice, "Female Master, would you like me to give you a massage?"

Hearing Hu Bai’s words, Nan Zishi’s heart sped up a little. She ducked her head into the water.

"Th-that might not be a good idea."