Their true feelings revealed: the beastly husbands are working themselves to the bone every night.

Chapter 174 Don't call me Mother, call me Sister

Su Mo called out "Mother" completely subconsciously, because the book she was reading didn't describe her original parents much.

She can't even remember the name of the person in front of her now.

The original owner's 'mother' before her was somewhat different from what she had imagined. She was around thirty-something years old, which would have been the prime of her life in her previous world.

The look in her eyes as she gazed at Su Mo carried a hint of unspoken excitement, which made Su Mo's suspicions even clearer.

The person in front of me got straight to the point: "You've come about Jiang Wu, haven't you? Come inside and let's talk."

Su Mo frowned and said to Mo Xiao behind her, "Wait for me outside."

Mo Xiao glanced at her and nodded: "Okay."

……

The room fell silent for a brief moment.

"Hello, let me introduce myself. My name is Fu Ying."

Su Mo stared at the outstretched hand, remaining silent for a long while before finally frowning involuntarily: "Fu Ying? Then you are..."

Fu Ying nodded: "It's just as you think. I was drawn into this place by Jiang Wu's resentment."

A flash of surprise crossed Su Mo's eyes, but she quickly regained her composure.

The author was actually drawn into the plot by the resentment of the characters? Such a heavy sense of resentment is unprecedented and will likely never be repeated.

Su Mo's last bit of defense relaxed, and she couldn't help but raise an eyebrow and chuckle, "Wouldn't you be considered the most tragic author in history?"

Fu Ying sighed, "Did you come here today just to make fun of me?"

Su Mo frowned slightly. "Since you're the author, you should have a way to deal with her."

Fu Ying was utterly despondent: "After she awakened, she was completely out of control of the plot. Everything I could think of about her, she could think of too. To be honest, I've been killed by her eight times already... and in the previous few cycles, my memories were completely blank. How could I, a pure human with no cheat codes, possibly kill her?"

"You... have been killed eight times?!" Su Mo knew she shouldn't be laughing at this moment, but she couldn't help it: "Your mortality rate is terrifyingly stable."

Fu Ying frowned and complained, "Stop laughing. Did you come here just to laugh at me?"

Su Mo asked seriously, "Then why did you suddenly awaken your memories this time?"

Fu Ying: "It's probably because... this is the last chance for reincarnation. If we can't change the previous outcome this time, then we should all be completely destroyed in this space-time."

Su Mo's eyes widened suddenly: "You...are you serious?!"

Fu Ying frowned and said, "That's most likely the case."

Su Mo frowned: "But you've only reincarnated nine times, haven't you? Even if you die again... you should still have one more chance, right?"

"When Jiang Wu first awakened, I hadn't even arrived in this world yet, so this is the tenth time..."

Su Mo looked at her speechlessly: "But you've made her immortal. If we kill her now, we'll still die together!"

"That wasn't designed for her at all. It was because she didn't follow the rules after she awakened and possessed the protagonist's body."

Su Mo frowned: "Isn't she the main character?"

"When did she become the main character? Are you reading a rewritten fanfiction?"

Su Mo: "Ah...right, the author of that book is named Fu Ying2. So it's not the same person as you?!"

Fu Ying doesn't want to talk right now.

Su Mo suddenly realized something: "So the book that Jiang Wu had before was also a fan fiction?"

"..."

Fu Ying was completely speechless. This world was simply a huge bug!

No wonder Jiang Wu, that villain, was like she had cheat codes...

Is there anything more outrageous than this?!
Fu Ying sighed, "Never mind, she's not the only bug in this world right now. The important thing is how to deal with her!"

Su Mo opened her eyes wide and asked expectantly, "You must have a way, right? At a time like this, stop holding back and use your trump card!"

Fu Ying rested her chin on her hand, saying weakly, "If I had a way out, would I have been trapped in this godforsaken place and killed by her eight times???"

Su Mo: "..."

A thought popped into my mind: "Host, she looks even weaker than me..."

Su Mo didn't want to talk anymore.

I thought I had found a pillar of strength, but it turns out I'm still just a beginner.

Why is her life so miserable...?

Fu Ying said guiltily, "Although Ni Ling is not Jiang Wu's weakness, we can still try to find another way to deal with her! Maybe if we try to cut off her connection with this world, we can make her disappear completely."

How do you cut it?

Fu Ying sighed, "...I...I can always think of something!"

Su Mo took a deep breath and forced a smile that looked more like a grimace, saying, "Yes, Mother is wise and resourceful; she will surely be able to turn danger into safety!"

Fu Ying quickly waved her hand to stop her, saying, "Don't call me 'Mother,' it feels awkward~ I wasn't much older than you in my original world. Call me 'Sister'!"

"..." Su Mo was speechless.

After a moment of silence, she asked, "And what about your beastly husband?"

“He was killed by Jiang Wu’s men while protecting me.” A trace of sadness flashed across Fu Ying’s brows. “I originally thought that if I couldn’t go back, I would just live a good life here, but things are unpredictable.”

Fu Ying seemed to remember something: "Don't blame us for not taking care of you. When I awakened my memories, Jiang Wu had already poisoned you and asked me to secretly get rid of you. I tried every means to bring you out."

"At the time, I wasn't sure if you were the transmigrator she was looking for." Fu Ying smiled awkwardly. "The enemy of my enemy is my friend, right? I was thinking, what if you really could change the ending? I left after you came of age because I was afraid that if we gathered together, we would be too conspicuous. Besides, at that time... you hadn't transmigrated yet. I was afraid that if we stayed with the original owner, we would die even faster. After all, every few more years we can survive is a year, right?"

Su Mo nodded to indicate that she understood.

"By the way, you should be satisfied with the beast husbands I arranged for you, right? You have no idea how much I racked my brains to get them to agree to these marriages! Fortunately, I've seen a lot, and with a little trickery, it was done! Now they are your strongest support, so all my hard work back then wasn't in vain."

Su Mo: "...Thank you so much! You truly are my good mother!"

This coincidence happened to coincide with the plot of the book she had just started reading, leading her to initially believe that she was there to follow the storyline.

Fortunately, she was still quite sharp-minded, otherwise she wouldn't even know how she died.

Fu Ying frowned and said, "I already told you not to call me 'Mother,' call me 'Sister'! As long as we get through this ordeal, we'll be best sisters through thick and thin for all eternity! I'll ask you to make a cameo appearance in my next book!"

Su Mo was so frightened that her eyes widened and she waved her hands frantically: "Let's just forget about that! Let's deal with the immediate problem first?"

Fu Ying gave an awkward smile: "What trump cards do you have up your sleeve right now? Tell me quickly, and we'll discuss it further."

Su Mo briefly explained the system and the totem, and Fu Ying looked at the dark patterns on her wrist with delight and said, "What a great thing! It really is an essential cheat for transmigrators! I really made the right bet. We can still take a gamble this time!"

Su Mo sighed: "But these things of mine are not secrets to Jiang Wu. I was lucky to repel her that day. If she comes back, her attack will definitely be more ruthless than before. Moreover, she didn't use her ultimate move that day. If she had used her ultimate move, I might not have been a match for her."

Fu Ying pondered for a moment and said, "She broke through Ni Ling's weakness during her cultivation, and she must have changed her ultimate skill a long time ago. I don't know what her ultimate skill is. Since I came to this world, I've died quite early, and I've never had the chance to witness her use her ultimate skill..."

Su Mo frowned: "Why is she so difficult to kill?"

Fu Ying sighed, "She harbors too much resentment, is cold and ruthless enough, and has even awakened the plot setting... You know, this kind of character is the most powerful boss in the script." As she spoke, she waved her hand and said, "It doesn't matter, isn't she injured now? While she's recovering, we can still have some fun."

Su Mo turned her head and glanced at the person beside her: "You're pretty open-minded, aren't you?"

"Look at what you're saying. I've reincarnated so many times, my mentality has been honed long ago! Anyway, the outcome now is either complete destruction, or everything returns to peace after her death, or... we are killed by her."

Su Mo: "So... there's no other possibility?"

"Then... what if we return to our original world after we die?"

Su Mo glanced at her speechlessly, thinking that she was truly terribly insane.

She came to her precisely because she didn't want to die, yet she couldn't stop talking about 'death' in almost every other sentence...

Let's not talk about this anymore.

"By the way, why was my Beastmaster's power also affected after Jiang Wu controlled the power of my totem?" Su Mo frowned. "Could she have some kind of cheat code that I don't know about?"

Fu Ying pondered for a moment: "I didn't give her this kind of setting in the original book, and the protagonist doesn't have it either. Could she have gotten it from those fanfictions? This is not a good thing, we need to find a solution as soon as possible."

-

When Su Mo and Fu Ying came out of the cave, Mo Xiao started walking towards them.

"Have the wife and mother finished talking?"

Su Mo nodded.

Fu Ying smiled awkwardly at Mo Xiao, then said to Su Mo, "I'll come find you when I think of a solution."

Su Mo frowned and asked, "Aren't you coming back with me?"

Fu Ying whispered in her ear, "Let's forget it. It's even more unsafe for me to stay by your side right now..."

Su Mo gritted her teeth, wondering who had been in the room just now. They kept calling her their best sister, someone they'd share life and death with!
This sisterly bond is really as thin as paper...

"As you wish."

Fu Ying is right. Jiang Wu's target right now is her, and she has no time to care about anyone else.

It's definitely safer for her not to be by my side.

After coming down from the mountain, Mo Xiao couldn't help but ask Su Mo, "Is Mother... really alright all by herself on the mountain?"

"It's alright. As of now, there is no one more dangerous than Jiang Wu."

As she said this, Su Mo recalled her last conversation with Fu Ying in the room.

Fu Ying asked her, "Su Mo, if this time we still can't change the inevitable outcome of death, will you be afraid?"

She didn't rush to answer her, but instead asked, "Are you scared?"

Fu Ying remained silent for a long time before chuckling softly, "It would be a lie to say I'm not afraid; even ants cling to life. But nine lifetimes of reincarnation... are enough for me to take life and death lightly."

She looked at Su Mo and said softly, "At this point in the story, this world is no longer just a novel. Everyone here is alive. You know how desperate it was for me to watch those lives wither away in my dreams, like... personally extinguishing ten thousand lights. Jiang Wu's obsession should not become a prison for everyone."

"Since you came to see me today, you must have already made up your mind. Let's give it a try. This time, we'll either rewrite the ending, or..."

Su Mo frowned and interrupted her: "No, this time the ending must be rewritten. There is no other possibility."

Now that she's in this situation and there's nowhere to hide, there's no need for her to hide anymore.

She didn't want to die, nor did she want to see anyone she cared about in danger, so... she had to change the ending!

Fu Ying said with great enthusiasm, "Okay, I'll go with you!"

-

"Master wife."

When Su Mo came to her senses, she was already standing at the foot of the mountain. She heard Mo Xiao calling her from behind.

As she turned around, he pulled her into a tight embrace.

Suddenly... I really want to hug you.

He seemed to want to forcefully embed her into his chest. Su Mo leaned against his chest, listening to his thunderous heartbeat.

He hugged her tighter and tighter, his arms trembling uncontrollably.

Noticing his unease, Su Mo gently comforted him, "Don't worry, I will definitely find a way to deal with Jiang Wu."

Not far away, the family members also came looking for them.

Mo Xiao's gaze swept over the figures, and he said in a hoarse voice, "I'm not worried about that, I'm worried about you, worried that you'll get hurt, worried that you'll..." He disappeared before my eyes in the blink of an eye.

Su Mo chuckled and pushed him away, reaching out to gently pinch his nose with a indulgent smile: "You forgot I'm capable of protecting myself now. I'll take good care of myself. Let's go home quickly, I want to cook for you tonight!"

We may not know what tomorrow will bring, but we should still eat well today.

Mo Xiao smiled and nodded, then turned and took her hand, walking towards the four figures not far away.

As soon as Su Mo approached, Yue Ying came over and unceremoniously wrapped her arms around her slender waist, pulling her slightly into her embrace.

"You talk for ages as soon as you step out the door, what's there to say? Don't you know she'll be thinking of you at home?"

Su Mo felt that he was about to go crazy again, and secretly struggled for a moment.

Yueying hugged him tighter: "Are you avoiding me again? Do I have some kind of virus? You despise me so much, yet you still want to marry me? Do you marry me just to waste my time?"

Su Mo squinted and coaxed, "How could that be? Of course I'll cherish you after marrying you!"

"Then give me a kiss?" Yueying said shamelessly as she leaned in.

Su Mo glanced at him speechlessly, but still leaned over and kissed him.

Yueying smiled contentedly and was about to lean in to kiss her when she suddenly heard a plaintive voice behind her: "My lady, I want one too!"

Su Mo turned around and saw Ye Yuan looking at her with red eyes and a mournful expression.

Canglan, standing beside him, pouted and said, "I want a kiss too."

Su Mo pursed her lips: "..."

If you can't afford to play this game, run!

Su Mo shoved the fox beside her aside and ran away as if fleeing.

Looking at the people running faster than rabbits, Yueying sighed helplessly, "Why are you all joining in this nonsense!"

He glanced at the people who had already disappeared, then turned around to ask Mo Xiao about what had happened on the mountain.

After Su Mo ran into the yard, she went straight to the kitchen.

I talked to Fu Ying for a long time, and my mouth was dry.

As soon as she stood at the door, she saw Xuan Qing brewing medicine for her. Drops of glaring scarlet blood dripped from his wrist into the medicine pot, the rising steam making the bloody smell even stronger, but the smell quickly dissipated.

Su Mo stumbled in disbelief, bumping into something outside with a crisp sound that startled the people inside who were engrossed in their work.

(End of this chapter)