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

Chapter 175 He Likes You
The moment their eyes met, Su Mo's astonishment was palpable.

She stared at the red mark on Xuan Qing's wrist, her mind going blank for a moment.

Xuan Qing calmly lowered his wrist, his gaze as serene as still water as he looked at her, his tone as distant and indifferent as ever: "My blood can maximize the medicinal effect."

Su Mo's lips trembled slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but for a moment she couldn't find the words.

After a brief silence, Xuan Qing strode towards her.

Su Mo instinctively panicked and backed away, but the person simply walked past her and strode out.

"Xuan Qing!"

She finally called out to him.

"Actually, you don't need to do that... I just need to take the medicine, and I'll get better slowly."

His voice remained cool and still, without the slightest fluctuation: "I wanted the effect to be faster."

Su Mo stood there, unsure of what to say.

In the twilight, his silver hair was like frost, gleaming coldly in the moonlight, and even his back view exuded a otherworldly aloofness.

His clear, cold voice rang out again: "Miss Su protected thousands of Tiger Clan members and then rescued me from my predicament. What I did is insignificant and you don't need to take it to heart. Right now, we are at a critical juncture in dealing with Jiang Wu, and my blood will be of no benefit to you."

Su Mo clenched her fists, the creases between her brows deepening.

In her mind, Xiao Jiu was frantically complaining: What is he so stubborn about? Every word he says is about others, every sentence is full of righteousness, but he doesn't mention his own feelings. What would it matter if he said "I like you"?!
After a long pause, Su Mo said, "Don't do that again next time. I don't like it when others get hurt because of me, even if it's... for my own good."

Xuan Qing suddenly turned around, his hands hanging at his sides clenching tightly.

His gaze remained calm as still water, but his tone was no longer as flat as before: "Miss Su, is it that you don't like others acting this way, or... is it just that you don't like me acting this way?"

Su Mo's gaze darkened slightly, her tone firm: "Anyone! I don't want to see anyone get hurt because of me."

Xuan Qing's frost-like eyes fixed on her, a thousand emotions surging within him in an instant, but what came out was: "This isn't an injury. This little injury is insignificant to me. At most, it's called..."

He closed his eyes, suppressing the turbulent emotions in his heart, and said calmly, "It's mutually beneficial. Miss Su is now... the best candidate to defeat Jiang Wu. Only by defeating her can our Tiger Clan live in peace, isn't that right?"

He lowered his eyes, concealing the turmoil within them, and forcefully suppressed his surging emotions: "Even if it weren't you, I would have done the same for anyone else. So, you don't need to dwell on this."

Knowing she didn't like him, he couldn't reveal any personal feelings, otherwise she would feel guilty and blame herself. He didn't need her guilt, and he didn't want to see her blame herself; he... only hoped she was safe.

"I have said everything I wanted to say, Miss Su. You should understand my intention."

Su Mo frowned deeply, and before she could figure out how to speak, the person in front of her had already disappeared.

Turning to look at the bowl of medicine on the stove, her thoughts were complicated.

Xiao Jiu sighed and gritted her teeth, saying, "Host, he's saying one thing but meaning another; he likes you."

Su Mo stared intently at the bowl of medicine, remaining silent for a long time.

Xiao Jiu raised her voice: "Host, I'm telling you, the Third Young Master likes you!"

Since the stubborn self refuses to speak, then let the system speak for him.

Su Mo lowered her gaze slightly, picked up the bowl of cooled medicine, drank it all in one gulp, and then turned to walk out.

"Host, are you even hearing me...?" Xiao Jiu frantically danced in her head: "He likes you so much, why not just win him over? Maybe your strength will improve even more!"

Su Mo frowned: "Shut up."

"He's a level nine orc..."

“This has nothing to do with his rank! His loyalty and martial prowess should not be the weapons I use to kill enemies.”

Xiao Jiu paused for a moment, seemingly understanding, and said sincerely, "I'm sorry~"

Su Mo only cooked one dish that evening; the rest were prepared by Xuan Qing beforehand.

At first glance, her spicy rabbit dish had more chili peppers than rabbit meat.

Ye Yuan took only one bite, and it was so spicy it felt like he was on fire.

Canglan and Yueying weren't much better off.

But she kept piling food onto their plates, saying, "Come on, eat more! Finish it all. I rarely cook, so don't waste any!"

Yueying glanced at Feiyan and Moxiao, exchanging a silent message: Is the mistress planning to murder her husband today?
Mo Xiao calmly finished the rabbit meat that Su Mo had put in his bowl.

Although it was so spicy it felt like he was on fire, he endured it.

The wife is in a bad mood today, but we don't know why she's angry yet. It's better to let her vent her anger.

Fei Yan frowned and silently ate her rice.

Xuan Qing remained silent throughout the entire process, without exchanging any words with Su Mo.

He was the only one who escaped the ravages of tonight.

Fei Yan vaguely sensed that the trigger for his wife's anger might be related to Xuan Qing. Something flashed through his mind, but he wasn't sure yet.

It's alright, he's with her tonight, we can talk things out then.

After finishing her meal, Su Mo went for a walk and then returned to her room.

When Fei Yan pushed the door open, he saw her standing motionless with her back to him.

He lay on his side on the outside, propped his head up, and looked at her with a smile.

"Does the mistress have any questions?"

Su Mo ignored him; those guys were really going too far, everyone knew Xuan Qing…

He kept it from her alone!
Fei Yan reached out and turned the sulking person around, and Su Mo leaned over and bit his shoulder in annoyance.

Fei Yan grunted and chuckled, "Feeling better now? Want another bite if you're still not satisfied?"

Hearing his voice, Su Mo became even angrier, and leaned down to take another bite.

But the man didn't feel any pain; instead, a hint of excitement flickered in his eyes: "Mo'er has so much energy, why don't we do something else first, and then talk?"

Su Mo squinted: "Will you listen to me?"

"Ah."

……

Fei Yan realized that she was deliberately trying to torment him today...

How could there be such a bewitching beauty in the world? Her eyes could easily captivate anyone's heart with a mere glance, and her fingertips could easily burn away all his reason.

He loved being tormented by her like this... It fascinated him, it got him addicted, and even if there was an abyss of no return ahead, he was willing to sink with her.

Despite her near-collapse, Fei Yan patiently negotiated with her, "Mo'er, it's my turn, okay?"

"MoMo, be good, it's my turn."

He grabbed her misbehaving hand, flipped her over, and pinned her down.

In his most passionate moment, he stared into her affectionate eyes and asked in a hoarse voice, "Mo'er, do you know what I'm most afraid of right now?"

Su Mo replied groggily, "Jiang Wu?"

A gentle smile flickered in Fei Yan's eyes as he leaned down and kissed her honey-colored lips: "I'm afraid you'll suddenly disappear..."

"Please don't disappear, I'll be with you through thick and thin, to the ends of the earth."

……

By the end, Su Mo was already somewhat drowsy, her cheeks flushed, and she looked as delicate and beautiful as a flower that had just been sprinkled with morning dew, making her incredibly charming.

Suppressing the urge to make a comeback, Fei Yan held the person in her arms: "My wife must know what the Third Young Master did for you?"

Su Mo remained silent.

He continued, "I didn't tell you before because I wanted you to recover quickly, and also because... I didn't want my wife to know these things, fearing that knowing would shake her resolve in him."

His voice suddenly took on a bitter tone: "Mo'er, curse me. I am such a despicable person. On one hand, I wanted to take advantage of the Third Young Master's affection for you to heal your body, and on the other hand, I didn't want you to know about these things. How could I be so wicked..."

"I knew this day would come, but I kept deceiving myself, thinking that one day later would be better than one day later. Because I knew in my heart that the Third Young Master was a very good person, and it was understandable that the wife would fall in love with him. But in my heart, I also felt disgusted by such a rival in love... I felt ashamed of such sordid and contradictory thoughts. Why don't you hit me a few times to vent your anger, Mo'er?" Su Mo raised her hand to pinch him in anger, but changed her mind at the moment of impact and finally gently hugged the person in front of her.

She mumbled, "You really should have told me this sooner. How can we ever repay this favor now?"

Fei Yan hugged her tighter, her chin brushing against her hair, and said softly, "The Third Young Master... is also your fiancé. He did these things not so that you would remember his kindness."

“If protecting you is a responsibility and an instinct for us, then he has the same instinct and responsibility.”

"But his status is different from yours..."

“He likes you.” Fei Yan interrupted her, her voice barely audible. “I think if I don’t say it, the Third Young Master will definitely not speak up, because he is more unwilling than anyone else for this feeling to cause trouble for his wife.”

But now that things have been exposed, even if Xuanqing doesn't speak up, his wife will surely have noticed something.

Fei Yan remained silent for a moment, as if she had made up her mind: "If my wife is attracted to him, perhaps..."

After speaking for a while without hearing a response from the person in his arms, he couldn't help but look down.

The person in my arms had fallen asleep sometime earlier.

Fei Yan sighed and said, "Never mind."

Fate is three parts destiny and seven parts human effort; some things still depend on the Third Young Master's own hard work.

Early in the morning.

Su Mo felt a sharp pain in her chest, and when she turned over, there was nothing beside her.

Xiao Jiu: "Host, quickly take a pill to stabilize your breathing!"

Su Mo took out a pill from her spatial storage and frowned, asking, "What's going on?"

"It's most likely that something happened to Jin Tong." Xiao Jiu frowned and said, "Logically, after your totem power is upgraded, the feeling of being restrained by him should be reduced. It's possible that his current situation is not very optimistic."

Su Mo frowned: "He's just a level nine orc, who could be his match? Could it be Jiang Wu?!"

Xiao Jiu frowned: "He must have something on Jiang Wu. During the battle that day, Jiang Wu pulled out something that instantly turned him into a cat."

Su Mo remembered, that was indeed the case.

Speaking of Jin Tong, as the awakened one in this story, he is generally not subject to the control of others.

What could it be that allows Jiang Wu to manipulate Jin Tong so easily?
A thought flashed through Su Mo's mind, and she asked suspiciously, "Could it be the soul essence?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jiu hurriedly said, "It's best if it isn't!"

"Why?"

Xiao Jiu frowned and said, "Now that the host and Jin Tong are bound by fate, if his soul is controlled by Jiang Wu, it will not be a good thing for us. Once Jiang Wu discovers the connection between you and Jin Tong, she may use it to make trouble."

Su Mo frowned, about to speak, when another sharp pain shot through her heart.

She frowned and said, "This medicine doesn't seem to be working? In fact, the pain is getting worse."

Xiao Jiu frowned and said, "Host, we need to find Jin Tong immediately. It would be best to get Jin Tong out before Jiang Wu discovers this. If we delay too long, I'm afraid she'll find out something."

Before Su Mo could speak, the door was opened.

Mo Xiao and his group hurried in.

"My wife, what's wrong?!"

Mo Xiao nervously helped the pale-faced person up.

Su Mo endured the throbbing pain in her chest and shook her head: "It's nothing, I'm just feeling a little unwell. I'll rest for a bit."

After a moment, she forced herself to stand up and said, "I need to go out for a bit."

Ye Yuan asked with a worried expression, "Does my wife want to go find Jin Tong now?"

Su Mo looked at him with suspicion.

She didn't seem to have mentioned who she was going to see just now, so how did Ye Yuan know? And how did he guess so accurately?
Ye Yuan didn't think he had said anything wrong, but asked with a worried look, "My lady, your heart is aching so much, why don't you rest a little longer?"

Su Mo narrowed her eyes slightly and said, "I don't have a heartache, it's just... a headache."

The room fell silent instantly.

Su Mo's calm gaze swept over the expressions of those people, and as expected, she saw a fleeting look of astonishment on their faces.

There seemed to be similar coincidences before, but she didn't think about it at the time, only that it might be some special skill of the orcs, and it wasn't surprising that they occasionally guessed her thoughts.

Now it seems that is not the case.

Does this mean everyone has the ability to read minds?

wrong……

Su Mo quickly realized something, but now was not the time to think about such things.

She quickly got out of bed, dressed, and went out.

Mo Xiao followed behind her, his brows furrowing slightly.

After the group came out, Xuan Qing, who was leaning against the door, quickly followed.

On the mountain where Jin Tong is located.

Upon seeing the newcomers, Lin Shan immediately became wary: "What are you doing here?!"

Su Mo said in a deep voice, "I'm looking for Jin Tong."

Lin Shan frowned slightly and said impatiently, "The lord does not wish to see you!"

Su Mo didn't miss the fleeting panic in his eyes, and too lazy to argue with him, she said directly: "If you don't want him to die at Jiang Wu's hands, you'd better let me go up the mountain to discuss countermeasures."

Lin Shan's eyes showed obvious surprise. He hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said to his men, "Let them pass."

After Su Mo went up the mountain, she asked about the time when Jin Tong disappeared.

Lin Shan explained everything in detail, after all, he had tried every possible method, but with his abilities, it would probably be difficult to get the adult out of Jiang Wu's hands.

Su Mo frowned and said, "Tell me clearly what he has that Jiang Wu has on him, so I can think of a solution."

Lin Shan remained silent for a moment before saying, "Your Excellency has a wisp of your soul in Jiang Wu's hands. That day during the battle, Your Excellency revealed your determination to kill her. Jiang Wu has never tolerated such a thing happening. This time, I'm afraid things are going to turn out badly."

Su Mo frowned slightly; it was indeed the soul.

It seems this person has no choice but to be saved.

Su Mo turned around and sat down on a stool, saying, "Tell me everything you know about Jiang Wu's situation, and draw it out."

Although Lin Shan felt that Su Mo was not very reliable, he had no better choice at the moment and could only trust her.

He told Su Mo everything he knew and even drew her a map showing the defenses on Jiang Wu's side.

"She usually uses these few types of defenses, and changes them irregularly."

After reading it, Su Mo casually handed it to Mo Xiao, who was standing next to her.

Mo Xiao frowned and said, "A direct attack won't work; we don't have enough manpower to defeat them."

Su Mo remained silent. Of course, she did not intend to launch a forceful attack. Saving Jin Tong was a last resort, and she could not allow innocent people to be implicated because of him.

She glanced at Lin Shan beside her, and after a moment's thought, she had an idea.

　This story is almost finished, so let me say a few words. First of all, thank you to all the lovely readers who have followed the story this far~ I know some of your IDs very well... I'll keep them in mind. But I don't really like interacting, explaining, or giving spoilers, so I won't be showing up much.

　　Xuan Qing's character is loved by some and disliked by others. I apologize to those who dislike him; it's my fault for not satisfying everyone.

　　I spent a lot of time describing this character, which means he is destined to be a special character, so his storyline will be different from the previous ones.

　　It seems that he has gained the approval of some people, and we are happy for him.

　　No story can please everyone; ultimately, it's about finding those who resonate with it. Thank you to everyone who has walked with me this far, and I also understand and respect those with different voices.

　　Love you all~ Thank you~
　　(End of this chapter)