novelraw Chapter 423 - 422: It Seems She Has Been Exposed
Chapter 423 - 422: It Seems She Has Been Exposed
Si Shuo didn’t need a brain to know that in a place like this, the Beast Slaves would only play along with the crowd and take things even further!
It was probably for the best not to look. She didn’t have a fetish for studying anatomy, after all. Still, she was curious just how far these Beast Slaves would go.
She looked up at Yin Jiang’s firm jaw. "Yin Jiang, are they wearing very little? How little?"
’It can’t be some kind of Beastman bikini show, can it?’
Yin Jiang looked down into her brown eyes, trying to see his little female through them. Unfortunately, his impression of Xiao Cheng was too strong, and it kept pulling him out of the moment. A corner of his mouth twitched. "Master, you’re overthinking it. They’re not wearing anything at all!"
Si Shuo’s eyes went wide. Standing on her tiptoes, she saw her own reflection in Yin Jiang’s eyes—her disguise as Xiao Cheng. She also saw the Beastmen walking over from the distance. They really didn’t seem to be wearing any clothes. But they were in their half-beast forms, with ears and tails. Their private parts were covered by their tails. Good heavens!
Her eyes, however, sparkled as she looked at Yin Jiang and whispered, "In that case, my dear Male Slave, when we get home, how about you give me a private show? You’ll have to call me Master, too!"
Yin Jiang’s eyes darkened. He pulled her back into his arms. "Mm."
As if afraid she would find him boring, he added, "Master, I’ll even let you experience a world of ice and fire."
Si Shuo hugged him and nuzzled him affectionately. ’My big hawk is so adorably clueless. I love it! He’s calling me Master! He wants to play games with me! Who could possibly resist this?’
The surrounding crowd, however, was not pleased. "Hey, what’s the deal with your Male Slave? Is it your place to block your master from seeing the other Beast Slaves?"
"Don’t think you can monopolize your master just because you’re handsome... You’re a Male Slave. You’re destined to serve more than one master. If you behave a little better and act less jealous, maybe your young master will keep you around a while longer..."
Everyone started to condemn Yin Jiang for being too controlling. They were afraid Si Shuo wouldn’t pay up, costing them all a free show.
Si Shuo pulled out of Yin Jiang’s embrace but didn’t turn around. She sneered, "What, now you’re trying to boss me around? Who I like and who I want to take with me is my business. Since when do I need you all to tell me what to do?
"So what if I like him? I enjoy making him happy. That’s our little game. If he were completely indifferent to me right now, *that* would be my failure. Don’t you people get it?"
Yin Jiang ruffled Si Shuo’s hair. Halfway through the motion, he remembered his little female was still disguised as Xiao Cheng. His expression cooled slightly as he paused, then looked straight at the Shopkeeper without wavering. "My master is still young and full of vigor. This sort of display might harm his health. You’d better have these Beast Slaves put on some Beast Skins."
The Shopkeeper smiled and nodded in understanding. He let out a soft cry and clapped his hands. "Did you hear our distinguished guest’s order? This master has permitted you to put on clothes!"
Si Shuo looked up and added, "Leave the ears and tails out..."
As soon as the words were out, she saw Yin Jiang grinding his teeth. ’Oops,’ she thought. ’I think I just gave myself away!’
She giggled and tugged on Yin Jiang’s collar. "I—I only saw the gist of it. The reflection in your eyes was tiny, I couldn’t see clearly..."
"Hah. So Master wanted a clearer look?" Yin Jiang sneered.
Si Shuo frantically shook her head, showing her firm resolve. "No! I only want to see my Little Jiang clearly!"
She blushed even as she said it.
Yin Jiang grunted, seeming willing to turn the page on the matter.
Once the Beast Slaves were dressed, Si Shuo finally turned around. She looked them over one by one with considerable interest. There were about twenty Beast Slaves from more than ten different Beastman types, all of them quite striking. But they had been here too long. The smiles on their faces were fawning, and their eyes were filled with all sorts of schemes.
Whenever Si Shuo’s gaze passed over them, they would strike provocative poses, desperate to show off their best assets and win another admirer.
Her gaze landed on a Three-tailed Blue Fox Beastman, and she feigned great interest. "Little Jiang, he has three tails!"
"Young Master, the Three-tailed Blue Fox Clan are all born with three tails. Their... appetites... are exceptionally large, and their abilities are strong. Whether they’re serving on the bottom or the top, I guarantee your satisfaction.
"The Male Slaves of the Three-tailed Blue Fox Clan are also handsome, so they’ve always been one of our most popular items..." the Shopkeeper said with a smile.
"Then have him accompany me," Si Shuo said, nodding with a slight smile. Inwardly, however, she was seething. ’If Xiao Cheng were here,’ she thought, ’I wonder if he’d be so angry he’d start swinging his fists.’
Yin Jiang tossed the Crystal Stones in his hand into the Shopkeeper’s arms.
The Shopkeeper was overjoyed. He quickly ushered them into a stone cave upstairs. The room was filled with a thick, foul, fishy stench. The Beast Skins covering the stone bed were mottled and stained with who-knows-what, utterly filthy.
Si Shuo stood at the entrance, unwilling to go inside.
The Shopkeeper wrung his hands. "Er, well, business here is quite good. With so many customers coming and going every day, and being underground, it’s inevitable that there’s a bit of a smell.
"I’ll have someone bring you clean Beast Skins in a moment, and some fresh flowers..."
As he spoke, Si Shuo heard grunting sounds coming from the next room. ’Are these walls not soundproof at all?’
"It’s fine, you can go. We brought our own things," Si Shuo said, waving him away and flashing the Storage Ring on her hand.
Seeing the Bone Ring, the Shopkeeper became even more respectful. People who owned a Storage Ring were usually at the very top of the great families.
After the Shopkeeper left, Yin Jiang set up a Protective Shield. Si Shuo, for her part, bit down on a Dust Cleaning Talisman. The strange odors in the room were completely eliminated, replaced by a faint, fresh scent of flowers and grass.
The male from the Three-tailed Blue Fox Clan wanted to approach, but he was too intimidated by Yin Jiang’s icy expression to move. He could only use his facial expressions to plead for the ’young master’ to take the initiative.
Si Shuo glanced at him coolly, toying with a green Twelfth Level Crystal Stone in her hand. "What’s your name, and how did you end up here?"
"My name is Qin Wu, and I have many skills. Would you like to try them out, Young Master? I guarantee I’m even better than this big brother here," Qin Wu said with a smile.
Before he could finish, his expression changed and he leaped away with a WHOOSH. A fireball exploded right where he had been standing!
"My master asked you a question. You will answer what he asks and say nothing more," Yin Jiang said coldly.
Qin Wu let out a long breath, still shaken. From two arm’s-lengths away, he could feel the searing heat of the fire. This was definitely no ordinary Fire Ability.
A slight smile touched Si Shuo’s lips. "How did you get here?"
Qin Wu looked between the two of them, his expression wilting. "Please don’t ask. Even if you ask, I can’t say. No matter what methods you use."
Si Shuo and Yin Jiang exchanged a look. She then turned, wrote a note, placed it in her space, and summoned the invisible Little Hong.
Feeling the little one land on her shoulder, Si Shuo could sense Qin Wu’s nervousness. "I’ll ask you one more time. How did you get here!"