The wicked female is extremely fierce, but she's pampered by her seven beast husbands.

Chapter 122 Unwilling Madness
Yu Shaochen quickly returned carrying a bamboo basket, from which he took out nearly twenty kinds of beans.

The sheer variety of them was beyond Ling Chengen's expectations.

However, she quickly calmed down because the legume family is a large family.

Ling Chengen further subdivided the seeds; half of the beans were medicinal herbs, such as astragalus and licorice, as well as sophora flavescens, cassia seed, and catechu…

There are edible options, but what she's most looking for are soybeans.

Ling Chengen found a seed that most resembled a soybean.

After seeing her sort the seeds, Yu Shaochen held the tender yellow bean seeds and secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "The seeds in my wife's hand are cloud bean seeds. These are very common in the Northern Beast Plains, although they usually grow in remote areas, but they are not hard to find."

"It's just... that picking them might be a bit troublesome."

Ling Chengen held the cloud bean in his hand, lost in thought.

These kidney beans are very large, shaped like ping-pong balls. They look plump and feel quite heavy.

Are these beans poisonous? Why are they so difficult to harvest?

Yu Shaochen scratched the back of his head: "Cloud beans are not poisonous, they just grow on cloud bean trees. Cloud bean trees are usually very tall, and I don't have many cloud bean seeds here, so I had to climb up and pick them myself."

"Of course, you can also stand under the tree and pick up the fallen cloud beans."

"But these cloud beans fall from a great height and can easily injure you if they hit your head. So every year during the cloud bean harvest season, many orcs avoid cloud bean trees if they can."

After all, a rock falling from a height of hundreds of meters is still quite terrifying.

“It’s not the season for cloud beans to ripen right now, so it will be a bit difficult for my wife to get a large quantity of cloud beans.” Yu Shaochen sighed softly. “Although I can induce growth, it will take at least four or five days to induce growth in a cloud bean tree and ensure that the cloud beans reach maturity.”

The cloud bean tree is different from the flowering trees used to build treehouses. It is easy for the tree to enter the flowering period, but it takes several times more superpower to enter the fruiting period. Moreover, a cloud bean tree is several hundred meters long. It is already his limit to grow a cloud bean tree in four or five days.

Chongzhen: "Instead of forcing the growth of cloud bean trees yourself, you should forcibly grow the ones that are already there."

"I remember that the cloud beans are now in their flowering period, so you can save a lot of your special abilities and a lot of time."

Yu Shaochen clenched his right fist and slammed it against his palm. He suddenly looked up and said, "That's right. In this way, we can harvest the harvest in two days at most."

Yuheng passed by them and scoffed when he heard this: "It's just a cloud bean tree, what's so difficult about it?"

Ling Chengen looked up at him, and Yu Heng simply used his vines to snatch the bean seeds from her hand: "Where do you want to plant them?"

Yu Shaochen turned around and looked at the young man with a sharp jawline. He was stunned for several seconds. Seeing that Ling Chengen was looking at him without speaking, he hesitated for two seconds before saying, "It's best not to plant cloud bean trees in front of your house, otherwise the beans will fall down when they mature and could easily injure people."

“Then plant it over by the stream, a little to the east. Nobody lives there anyway, and your family usually uses water in this area in front of your house, right?” Yuheng casually twirled the seed and walked towards the stream.

Seeing that he really intended to help, Ling Chengen and Bai Qingyu beside him exchanged a glance.

"I'll go over and take a look."

Yu Shaochen was genuinely curious. His ability level limited his ability to induce growth, and most of the wood-type ability users he had seen used their abilities for healing, with very few using them to induce the growth of giant plants.

He knew very well that Yuheng was a wood-type, and he also knew that Yuheng was very strong, but he didn't have a clear idea of ​​what that meant.

“He’s a pretty helpful person.” Chongzhen followed him.

Ling Chengen shrugged at Bai Qingyu and spread his hands, saying, "I'm not quite sure what this person is trying to do, but it's really a good thing that he's willing to help."

"Let's go together." Bai Qingyu pulled her along, and the two of them finally walked over.

As the beans fell to the ground, tender shoots quickly broke through the soil, and a small tree took shape in the blink of an eye.

Yu Heng didn't seem to have wasted any effort; he simply took a few steps back without even moving his fingertips.

As he moved backward little by little, the trunk grew thicker and thicker until it took seven or eight people to encircle it, at which point the giant tree finally stopped growing.

Wu Zhuo tilted his head back, his eyes wide open, picked up Ling Xiaoxi who was watching the commotion, and dodged the cloud beans that were falling from above.

Like rocks falling from a mountain, the cloud beans hit the stones, leaving white marks and even creating small dents.

The others also quickly moved back, afraid of being hit by the cloud-like clouds overhead and getting injured.

Seeing many plump cloud beans fall to the ground, bouncing and landing in the stream, Yu Shaochen felt a pang of heartache. He immediately raised his hand to encourage the growth of vines, weaving a large net below to catch as many of the falling cloud beans as possible.

The bean rain lasted for a full half hour before it stopped. Most of the mature bean pods above had burst open, leaving only about 20% of the pods hanging precariously on the branches.

Wu Zhuo looked at Ling Chengen and said happily, "Sister En, shall I go up and pick all the remaining bean pods?"

Ling Chengen nodded: "You can also ask other flying orcs for help, but be careful."

Wu Zhuo felt he could handle the pods by himself, so after they left, he hung a basket around his neck, transformed into a giant eagle, and flew upwards.

The yield of a single bean tree is astonishing. Not counting the beans that rolled into the stream and those that have not yet been harvested, the yield has reached 500 jin (250 kg), which is almost comparable to the yield of improved soybeans per mu (0.067 hectares).

Moreover, apart from looking slightly different from soybeans, kidney beans are almost identical in other aspects. They are high in protein and can also be used to extract oil.

Ling Chengen has an exceptional fondness for cloud beans. Dinner was being prepared by Zhongzhen, and she planned to make some bean products first.

First, she needed to prepare a stone mill, which was extremely simple for her. She just needed to find a suitable stone and then chisel and polish it herself.

When Bai Qingyu asked about the kiln firing she had mentioned before, Ling Chengen gave him a general overview of the process.

Seeing her busy working with the stones, Bai Qingyu, after figuring out the general principle, planned to return to Hanshan to ask Bai Xi for help.

Ling Xiao probably won't be back today, and there's no other fire-type ability user in the house. Calcining lime requires fire, so it's perfect to leave that to Bai Xi.

The stone mill was finished around dinnertime, but Bai Qingyu still hadn't returned.

Ling Chengen didn't make everyone wait for him; he divided his food out and let the others eat first.

Bai Qingyu arrived home after everyone had gone to sleep. She stared at the glowing lamp wick hanging on the tree trunk for a few seconds, then a smile appeared on her face. Just as she was about to go straight to the treehouse to rest, she saw Ling Chengen jump down from the tree.

"Go eat first, I've saved some food for you."

Bai Qingyu saw her standing in the shade under the tree, gently hummed in agreement, went to wash up first, and then took out the food she had left from the kitchen stove. She sat down at the stone table and slowly began to eat.

Ling Chengen placed a glass of milk next to him and sat down beside him: "Why are you back so late?"

"I tried several times with Bai Xi, which wasted a lot of time."

Bai Qingyu was already hungry, but because she wanted to get the kiln ready first, she didn't go to eat.

The father assumed they were eating dinner outside on their own, so he didn't bother them.

Bai Xi was so angry that she kept nagging all night, saying that her father was very biased, that once a son is married, he is like water spilled out, and now he doesn't care whether they live or die.

"The kiln firing you mentioned seems to have been successful." "You can go and take a look tomorrow."

Seeing the faint dark circles under his eyes and the fact that he was eating much faster than usual, Ling Chengen felt a little soft-hearted: "Let's eat first, we'll talk after we finish eating."

Bai Qingyu ate half of it, picked up the cup, took a small sip, and frowned slightly, saying, "This is..."

"Milk."

Bai Qingyu's expression was slightly strange: "I... don't really like this taste."

"If you don't want to drink, then don't drink." Ling Chengen reached out to take the cup away, but found that the cup was being held down by him.

She looked up at him, and seeing him purse his lips, he said somewhat shyly, "Did you prepare this for me?"

Ling Chengen chuckled and said, "So, you're forcing yourself to drink it?"

Bai Qingyu nodded: "The taste is a bit strange, but it's still drinkable."

Ling Chengen: "This milk has been boiled. I originally wanted to make it sweeter, but I couldn't find any sugar. I can only make do with it like this."

"Why did you suddenly decide to make milk?" Bai Qingyu finished the milk in the cup and wiped the corner of her mouth.

"This stuff is very nutritious and good for your health. Let me let you try it first."

"The two cows that I bought have excess milk, so I plan to let the calves in the shelter drink some every day."

Bai Qingyu: "I see. If you want it sweeter, you can just add honey."

"However, honey is relatively difficult to obtain. If we happen to encounter the White Bear Tribe during the next trade fair, we can buy some honey to stock up."

At this point, Ling Chengen remembered that he had honey, which he had kept in a corner of his space but had completely forgotten about because he was too busy.

Looking at the empty cup, she chuckled and said, "I have honey, I'll add some for you to try tomorrow..."

After dinner, Ling Chengen went to wash the dishes, while Bai Qingyu went to bathe in the stream.

The two returned to the treehouse one after the other. Bai Qingyu did not go back to her own house. With her slightly damp long hair, she looked at Ling Chengen, who was blocking the door.

I still want to sleep with you tonight.

Ling Chengen shook his finger: "You have no self-control if we sleep together."

"Then I'll stay here with you for a while. We just got married and should be inseparable, but we've been separated for two days. Whose partner is as pitiful as mine?"

Bai Qingyu's expression softened as he gently embraced her, resting his chin on her shoulder: "Mmm—"

Listening to his slightly nasal, coquettish tone, Ling Chengen had a bit of a headache, but in the end, he couldn't resist his persistent pleading and stepped aside to let him in.

Bai Qingyu carried her soft pillow made of animal hide and dried lavender into the room. Before Ling Chengen could even lower the curtain, she skillfully lay down on her bed, propping her head up with one hand and patting the bed in front of her with the other.

"I've saved you a seat, come on over."

Ling Chengen turned to look at Bai Qingyu, who was lying in a seductive position, and tried his best to keep a straight face. He warned her first: "If you can't control yourself tonight, don't blame me for not letting you into the house in the future."

Bai Qingyu touched the tip of her nose somewhat awkwardly: "I'll try my best."

Ling Chengen shook his head with amusement, then covered a pot of lamp wick with a straw curtain, instantly dimming the light in the room, but not to the point of complete darkness.

Seeing that she had already lain down, Bai Qingyu immediately reached out and pulled her into his arms, then lowered his head and kissed the tip of her nose.

It was just a kiss, and Ling Chengen was already used to it, so he didn't resist.

Bai Qingyu's ears slowly warmed up, and his fingers touched her waist, gently stroking her smooth skin with his fingertips.

But soon, his brow twitched, his fingertips curled slightly, and he looked down at her waist: "What is this?"

Ling Chengen knew that the matter of the Heartfire could not be hidden, and he did not intend to hide it from him. After explaining the cause and effect, he lay down on his side next to him, smelling the faint lavender scent emanating from the pillow.

Bai Qingyu's face quickly darkened, his right hand clenched into a fist, and his eyes became even more unfathomable.

Ling Chengen slowly placed his hand on his firm waist and pressed the person who wanted to sit up down.

“What’s the use of being angry?” Ling Chengen pressed him down on the bed, lowered his head and kissed the corner of his lips. “The most important thing for you is to work hard to improve your superpowers. If your superpowers surpass his, you can break the Heartfire Contract on me.”

Bai Qingyu was initially somewhat out of control and wanted to go out and do something to vent her emotions.

But Ling Chengen's words struck him right in the heart.

Yes.

We can't beat them in a fight now, and going to their door won't do any good either.

He stared intently at her face, nuzzled her cheek with the tip of his nose, and slowly kissed her lips, but in the end, reason prevailed, and he restrained himself from going any further.

"I'm sorry, I'm so useless."

Bai Qingyu's tone was somewhat downcast as he rested his head against her neck, his eyelids drooping to conceal the emotions in his eyes.

He is currently at level nine, and without taking shortcuts, it will be extremely difficult for him to advance to level thirteen.

Three years sounds like a long time, but he wasn't actually very confident.

After all, Chang Tianchen was someone whose talent was no less than his, and he was also much older than him.

Others may waste their time, but Chang Tianchen has not lived to this age in vain.

Ling Chengen sighed softly and reached out to pat his head: "You really think too much! Don't be so insecure. Even if you can't surpass him in a short time, the worst outcome is that I'll be with him briefly after I come of age."

Bai Qingyu's face suddenly hardened, all traces of her previous fear and worry vanished, and she simply said firmly, "No, it won't happen."

“If you don’t want to be with him, I will definitely help you resolve this contract within three years.”

Ling Chengen yawned lazily, rested her head on his arm, and slowly closed her eyes. Her warm breath gently brushed against his shoulder and neck. Bai Qingyu couldn't help but look at her, staring at the fine downy hairs on her face for a long time in the dim warm light filtering through the bedside lamp.

"Yes, I can definitely do it."

He whispered to himself, making a decision in his heart.

The hand that gently pressed against Ling Chengen's waist had distinct knuckles and was as slender as a jade bamboo shoot. It slowly lifted the hem of his clothes, and the fingertips repeatedly caressed the slightly hot marks, as if venting something.

It seemed like restraint, yet also like jealousy.

It seemed like resentment, yet also like madness.