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

Chapter 340 Extra Chapter: Taking an Inch and Wanting a Mile
Shi Ruoan is a person who rarely makes requests, so Ling Chengen was ultimately unable to refuse and was half-coaxed and half-lured into bed by him.

To be precise... it wasn't a bed either.

Because the fireplace was burning, it was noticeably warmer in the damp courtyard, so Shi Ruo'an laid a thick cushion in front of the fireplace, and then a dark brown bearskin blanket.

Compared to the less conscious mating during the breeding season, this time when they were together, they were noticeably more reserved and awkward.

During their time together, Shi Ruoan took the initiative more often, but because of his physical limitations, he didn't do anything too excessive or make any large movements. He simply lay on his side and carefully kissed her eyebrows and eyes.

Ling Chengen placed several pillows and cushions, letting him gently snuggle close to her, but inappropriately, she felt something was off. The person in front of her seemed to have changed personality, like a little dog that had been wronged outside, desperately seeking comfort from her.

Ling Chengen was slightly distracted, listening to the sound of the water slowly boiling in the copper kettle. He slightly raised his upper body, glanced at the shelf in front of the fireplace, and sat up, saying, "I'll get the hot water down first. It'll be a problem if it boils over and spills onto the floor."

Shi Ruoan nodded, watching her barefoot on the black bearskin blanket, pouring hot water from the copper kettle into the thermos, and then moving the scalding hot rack away from the fireplace before returning to his side.

Shi Ruo'an had cushions and a backrest behind him, and his skin was slightly hot from the heat in front of the fireplace. He pressed one hand on the sofa cushion, reached out and grabbed the arm of the person in front of him, and moved his feet away from the fireplace.

Merfolk are not warm-blooded animals; their body temperature changes with the surrounding environment. In addition, he comes from the far north, where the temperature is colder than here. He also has ice-type abilities, so he dislikes high-temperature environments. Summer on the northern wilderness is his least favorite season.

But sometimes there's no way around it. Ling Chengen is a beastman with a constant body temperature and prefers a warm and dry environment. So, apart from the first time when the environment didn't allow it, every time he was with her afterward, they stayed in a very warm environment.

However, if exposed to high temperatures for too long, his skin will become dry and prone to scaling.

While the scales don't cause much harm to the body, they feel terrible to the touch, and the sharp edges can even cut her palms and skin...

Therefore, if he can avoid some of them, he will still take the initiative to avoid them.

……

She suddenly asked, "Are you mermaids born viviparous or oviparous?"

Shi Ruoan paused for a few seconds, then said, "Viviparous."

"Newborn babies are wrapped in a very thin amniotic sac."

"I thought all sea creatures were oviparous." Ling Chengen had actually guessed that at first, because merfolk, apart from looking very much like humans, were very similar to fish in every other way. "What about the other sea creatures?"

"Are they all born from a womb?"

Shi Ruoan thought for a long time before answering: "It's probably half and half. For example, the ancient giant octopus clan and the sea serpent clan are basically oviparous. But the merfolk and whale clans and dolphin clans are viviparous."

Ling Chengen suddenly raised his left hand and gently pressed it on his chest, feeling his heartbeat and the slow rise and fall of his chest: "Do you breathe with your lungs in the sea?"

"No." Shi Ruoan looked at her curious eyes, and pulled her fingertips to touch his neck and behind his ears. His ears suddenly transformed into extremely beautiful ear fins, as graceful and agile as in a game CG animation. Following the transformation of his ears, Ling Chengen's fingertips touched the undulating lines behind his ears. "In the sea, we breathe through the gills behind our ears."

"But once you get ashore, you still rely on your lungs."

Therefore, merfolk have two sets of respiratory organs, which ensures that they can live freely in the deep sea and also go ashore.

Ling Chengen stared blankly at his gently swaying ear fins, then suddenly reached out and touched them. Shi Ruoan's expression changed, and he pulled her onto his lap, offering her the ear fins: "Do you like them or are you just curious?"

"Can't we have both?"

"Of course."

Shi Ruoan was secretly pleased. There was a clear difference in appearance between the sea creatures and the land beastmen. Even though the merfolk were known for their beauty, many land beastmen thought the sea creatures smelled of the sea or that their sea creature features were deformed and disgusting, so they regarded them as aliens.

After the orcs of Huangyan Beast City captured Panxing, they also treated him as an anomaly, satisfying the curiosity of the orcs on land.

Apart from her fishtail, Shi Ruo'an almost never reveals any of her beast-like parts when she is on land, also for fear of displeasing Ling Cheng'en.

Ling Chengen gently rubbed his almost transparent blue ear fins and said with emotion, "They're very beautiful. When I first saw you, your ear fins were already showing, but after your injuries healed a bit, I almost never saw them again. I was a little disappointed later."

I was worried you wouldn't like it.

Ling Chengen asked in surprise, "How could that be? You merfolk are blessed with exceptional looks and physiques. I'm just an ordinary person, how could I not like you?"

Shi Ruoan raised her hand and touched her face, curving her lips into a smile as she said, "Before we met you, when we interacted with the orcs on land, we were often treated as outsiders. They would always comment on our appearance and features. Over time, after we came ashore, we were unwilling to show our sea creature characteristics anymore, but because of our scent, we were still rejected..."

Ling Chengen suddenly moved closer to his face, lowered his head and sniffed his neck, and said in a puzzled tone, "Your scent is very refreshing and crisp, a very unique icy and snowy aroma, mixed with a faint scent of cedar, it smells very nice."

Shi Ruoan's skin and scales behind his ears slowly turned pink. He leaned back against the sofa, looking down at her face so close to his. He awkwardly placed one hand on her waist, and his breath began to rise and become hot. He took an uneasy breath and said, "I can't really smell it myself, but what you're talking about shouldn't be my body odor, but rather the smell when I'm in heat and out of control."

Ling Chengen asked doubtfully, "Is there a difference?"

“Yes.” Shi Ruoan tried to maintain a calm demeanor, but her face was already turning red uncontrollably, and her eyes were somewhat unfocused. She explained to her word by word, “The smell of sea creatures is similar to the smell of fish that come ashore.”

Ling Chengen asked in confusion, "But you've never had this kind of smell on you before."

Ling Chengen has a very good nose, and as a feline beastman, her sense of smell is 70-90 times more sensitive than in her previous life. So she can clearly distinguish any changes in scent, but Shi Ruoan definitely did not have a fishy smell on her.

Shi Ruoan looked at her with some surprise, her eyes widening slightly in astonishment, and hesitated before asking, "Really?"

"Absolutely not, I have a very good sense of smell."

Shi Ruoan breathed a slight sigh of relief, but said uncertainly, "That might be because I usually keep myself very clean. I'm worried that your body odor might disgust you, so unless I'm particularly busy, I spend a lot of time grooming myself every day to avoid smelling fishy."

Ling Chengen patted his head and said with a smile, "You don't really need to worry about these things. Even if you do, a tiger is still a big cat and would like the taste of fish."

Shi Ruoan's face immediately turned bright red. Looking at her smiling eyes, her heart completely melted. She took her arm and offered a kiss.

Ling Chengen could sense his previous fear and tension, and was somewhat surprised that such a calm and strong person would feel inferior because of a small smell problem. However, she had never noticed his unease, so she felt a little guilty.

So when he leaned in, she went along with it and deepened the kiss.

He was still easily swayed. Without any overstepping of boundaries, he suddenly exuded a scent of ice and pine resin, a clean and refreshing aroma. While it wasn't the kind of scent that would fatally attract her, it still made her instinctively relax and move closer, wanting to absorb more of the same scent from him.

The kiss was deep, and her fingertips unconsciously and gently entwined around his long hair, circle after circle, then dispersed, only to continue their entanglement.

When they were almost out of breath from the kiss, Ling Chengen pulled away in time. He watched as Ling Chengen reached for a pillow to cover his legs and quickly realized what was happening. He grabbed Ling Chengen's loose belt with his fingertips and, without asking for Ling Chengen's opinion, reached into Ling Chengen's clothes.

When touched, Shi Ruoan's body trembled slightly, then tensed up completely.

I was still a little uncomfortable because my body was suddenly touched.

The feeling of being on the verge of losing control made him somewhat apprehensive, and his body involuntarily tensed up.

Ling Chengen gently touched his forehead to his temple, trying to ease his discomfort. His deep eyes were filled with a gentle yet alluring emotion. He lightly brushed his long, fine eyelashes with his right fingertips, and finally gently rubbed away the thin redness at the corner of his eyes. He then placed a feather-like kiss on the corner of his eye with restraint and tenderness.

As her lips left, Shi Ruoan suddenly raised her eyes, staring at her luscious lips, her delicate and high nose accidentally brushing against her cupid's bow.

He mimicked her gesture, raising his hand to touch her brow bone and cheekbone, then leaning forward slightly and gently kissing her eyelids.

She had a pair of very spirited eyes, somewhat like peach blossom eyes, bright and expressive. The emotions in her black pupils were always deeply hidden, calm and reserved, only occasionally revealing a touch of allure and debauchery unknown to outsiders in bed.

He loved the subtle, rippling look in her eyes when she was experiencing extreme emotional fluctuations.

I like to cherish those subtle changes in her expression that are rarely seen in everyday life.

However, what he liked most was her as a person.

Shi Ruoan's initial nervousness gradually disappeared under her partner's reassurance.

When the firewood in the fireplace had burned out, leaving only flickering orange embers, he looked at the faint light coming through the window and sighed softly.

Thick darkness filled the room. Ling Chengen casually picked up a wooden hairpin and tied his sweat-dampened hair behind his head, revealing his slender and delicate neck.

She raised her hand to rub her temples and glanced at Shi Ruoan, who was lying on his side, staring at her with his eyes wide open.

Ling Chengen placed one hand between the two of them, brushed the wet hair sticking to his face with his fingertips, touched the slightly swollen wound on the corner of his lip, and asked with some confusion, "Why are you sighing?"

Shi Ruoan lay beside her, too tired to move, but still raised her hand and grasped her wrist.

"Suddenly, I feel that sometimes having too many principles isn't a good thing." Ling Chengen looked at him speechlessly: "..."

Shi Ruo'an felt a little regretful. In the end, she still refused to do as he wished. She would only go along with his temper at times, patiently coaxing him when he was a little carried away, and waiting for him to slowly regain his senses.

Shi Ruoan raised her pillow, pulled the blanket up to cover herself completely, and asked in a low voice, "Am I ugly?"

Ling Chengen answered seriously and decisively, "No."

Shi Ruoan slowly sat up, supporting himself with his hands, stroking her slender nape. He then placed the base of his hand against her spine, suddenly biting her neck and then gently soothing her with his lips.

Ling Chengen guessed that he probably hadn't had enough fun, so he was still somewhat restless and excited, both physically and emotionally.

She tilted her head and touched the back of his head, asking, "Do you need my blood to relieve the pain?"

Shi Ruo'an was afraid of biting her, so she carefully put away all those sharp teeth, leaving only a few inconspicuous teeth marks and a very light red patch on the side of her neck.

He shook his head and gently embraced her: "No need, I don't want you to bleed for me anymore."

Ling Chengen paused, holding a small metal knife about the length of a finger, ready to cut his fingertip.

Shi Ruoan immediately noticed her unusual behavior, swiftly snatched the knife from her hand, and stretched out her other hand towards Ling Chengen: "Where's the scabbard? Give it to me."

Ling Chengen handed over the scabbard, and Shi Ruoan sheathed the knife. Then, she tossed the small knife out through the slightly ajar window. With a "plop," the knife seemed to have landed directly in the pool, but it was unclear where it landed.

Ling Chengen stared blankly at the crack in the window for several seconds before asking, "Why did you throw my knife away?"

"This knife is for bleeding people out, isn't it?"

When Shi Ruoan saw the size of the knife, she sensed something was wrong.

Ling Chengen didn't use this kind of thumb knife before, and she didn't need it much in her daily life.

This knife is ingeniously designed, sharp and hard, and the blade is so thin that you don't even need to apply force; you might not even feel the skin touching it before it cuts you.

Ling Chengen did not refute, and Shi Ruoan's expression instantly turned ugly. He pressed his throbbing temples, gritted his teeth, and finally maintained a calm expression and tone.

"Don't hurt yourself."

"I'm not in my breeding season, I'm just experiencing some emotional fluctuations."

"Furthermore, even during the breeding season, do not use your own blood to nourish us."

"When I was single, I managed to get through so many years on my own. Does that mean I'm becoming less resolute as I get older?"

Ling Chengen leaned back on the sofa cushions, tilted his head to look at him, and chuckled, "You were the one who started it. I only did this because I saw you were uncomfortable."

Shi Ruoan gazed at her in silence for a long time, then grasped her fingers and said, "It was my fault."

He discovered that human desires are truly endless.

He used to think that being her partner was enough.

Being able to live with her is enough.

Now, however, he wants more.

I hope she has more time to spend with me.

I hope he also has a place in her heart.

I hope... she can fall in love with him.

It was his inability to control his greed that caused her so much distress and worry.

A pang of sadness welled up in Shi Ruo'an's heart. She kissed the corner of her lips and said guiltily, "It's my fault."

"Okay, okay, it won't happen again."

Ling Chengen didn't know what he was thinking, and it was actually difficult to discern many changes in his expression from his face. She could only rely on her intuition to judge. Shi Ruoan seemed to have suddenly become depressed, and his eyes held a hint of guilt as he looked at her...

She sighed helplessly, then suddenly bit his index finger knuckle, pouted, and said, "What do you mean it's your fault or his fault! We're partners, it's perfectly normal to satisfy each other's needs, how did it become your fault? And you even said it won't happen again."

Ling Chengen wiped his index finger knuckles, then suddenly laughed and said, "Are you planning to never share a room with me again?"

Shi Ruoan looked at her teasing eyes, opened her mouth... but didn't know how to explain.

Ling Chengen didn't care about his answer; he was just teasing him anyway.

She stood up, adjusted her belt, and held out her left hand to him: "Want to go wash up?"

Shi Ruoan looked at the fingertips that the woman offered, and without any hesitation, she grabbed her hand and used it to slowly stand up.

While washing up with Ling Chengen, he couldn't help but linger his gaze on her face.

When he decided to be with Ling Chengen, he was already mentally prepared to be rejected by her countless times.

Because the methods he used to rise to power were indeed not honorable.

Being disliked and ignored by her is not actually that hard to understand.

But she didn't.

She reached out her hand to him.

He wanted to hold onto that hand, not giving her any chance to break free.

Ling Chengen felt uncomfortable under his gaze. He wiped the water droplets from his face with a handkerchief and whispered, "Haven't you looked enough? You've been staring at me for a long time."

Shi Ruoan took the handkerchief from her hand, rubbed it on the drain, wrung it out, wiped the back of her neck, and instead of staring directly at her face, looked at her reflection in the mirror and said softly, "How could I possibly get enough of looking?"

He wished he could imprint her voice and appearance into the deepest part of his memory, even the position of every strand of hair and the amplitude of its movement, all clearly imprinted in his mind.

Ling Chengen chuckled at him, brushed aside a few strands of wet hair, and teased, "Am I pretty?"

Shi Ruoan nodded and said seriously, "Without a doubt, your beauty is comparable to that of the first Beast God."

Ling Chengen was amused by his description and laughed so hard he couldn't stand up straight: "You're exaggerating too much. If the first Beast God heard you say that, he would probably be so angry that he would come back to life."

Shi Ruoan was amused and said with a smile, "In my heart, that's exactly how you are."

Ling Chengen held his arm, looking at him with eyes like stars, and said, "Who exactly said you're old-fashioned and unromantic? When you praise someone, your words are so sweet."

Shi Ruoan raised her eyebrows slightly, puzzled, and asked, "Old-fashioned? Lacking in romance?"

Ling Chengen realized he had let something slip and immediately pulled him outside: "Come on, come on, we've already missed dinner. At this hour, there probably aren't any shops open in the city. We'll just have to make ourselves a late-night snack to tide us over."

She couldn't let him go hungry until dawn, so she went to the kitchen to prepare a midnight snack.

After settling the people in, Ling Chengen left the courtyard.

But not long after they arrived in the kitchen, Shi Ruoan followed them.

Ling Chengen didn't want to send him back, so the two of them simply sat in the kitchen and had a late-night snack before going back to their room to rest.

Shi Ruoan's room was damp and cold, so she took him back to her own room.

The two slept straight through until noon the next day.

Yuheng had an urgent matter to attend to, but couldn't find anyone anywhere, so he angrily came to her house.