After Pampering Her 5 Beast Husbands, the Villainess Struck It Rich

Chapter 25: Chapter 25: Gift

Bai Zhi had them drive directly to a store that sold all sorts of protective gear and medicine—the more expensive, the better.

The group then took the flying supercar to the shop Bai Zhi had specified.

This was a high-end shop selling all sorts of protective gear. It had everything from Soft armor that could block attacks from beasts below A-level to weapons like Flame Guns and Thunder Flame Whips that could pierce A-level beasts. They also sold superior medicine, such as potions that could stop bleeding in a second or rapidly restore one’s spiritual power.

As expected, none of it was cheap; everything was significantly more expensive than their previous purchases.

Most importantly, the shop had a few treasures that served as its main attractions.

They could save your life from a full-powered attack by an S-level Beast and even withstand a single blow from an SS-level beast. However, they were limited to that one hit, as they would be destroyed in the process.

But because they were incredibly difficult to craft, they sold for an extremely high price.

Bai Zhi walked in without a second thought. The owner saw her and her companions but didn’t even bother to stand up, simply drawling, "Look around. Bring whatever you want over here to pay."

After a quick scan of the shop, Bai Zhi whispered to Hu Yan at her side, "This owner is remarkably calm. Isn’t he worried we might steal something? A single item in here costs several hundred thousand Star Coins, and from this distance, it’d be easy for someone to pocket something without him noticing."

Before Hu Yan could say a word, the owner’s voice drifted over again. "Thank you for the compliment, young lady."

Bai Zhi whipped her head around to look at the owner. Seeing that he was still sitting in his spot and hadn’t moved at all, her round eyes filled with shock.

’How could he have heard them whispering from seven or eight meters away?’

Hu Yan explained in a normal voice, "I forgot to tell you. The owner of this shop is a mutant Beastman. He’s said to have ’Thousand-Li Ears’ and can hear sounds from hundreds of meters away."

Hearing this, Bai Zhi nodded in awe.

’But it made sense,’ she thought. ’How could a lone Beastman dare to run such a big shop without keeping a close eye on things if he didn’t have a special skill or two?’

Bai Zhi didn’t dare to whisper to Hu Yan anymore. At this point, whispering was no different from speaking aloud.

She first went to the armor section and picked out identical sets of protective gear for them.

Lang Qiu’s earlier reminder was what made her think of buying them armor. If Yun Xi’s Beast Husband decided to do something underhanded and hire people to get revenge, it would be terrible if any of them got hurt.

’After all, this whole mess started because of me,’ she thought. ’I have to take responsibility.’

Then, she went to pick out weapons for them, choosing each one based on their individual traits.

Watching her grab one thing after another, Yue Junxiao couldn’t help but ask, "Are we just going to let her spend like this? No amount of money can hold up if she keeps spending like this every day, right?"

Hu Yan said calmly, "Bai Zhi just won the lottery. Let her enjoy the fun of shopping. She isn’t spending that much all at once. Aside from major necessities like the car and the house, she hasn’t spent much at all."

Yan Yichen thought about the clothes Bai Zhi had bought them and the items for the house. That, combined with learning today that her violent temper was actually because she had lost her Energy Stone, moved him a little. He chimed in, "Bai Zhi... she’s only buying what’s necessary. She’s not spending recklessly."

Yue Junxiao frowned. "Go on, just indulge her and let her keep shopping like this! Once she gets used to spending money like water and blows through all her Star Coins, I’d like to see where you’ll find more for her to spend!"

After listening to them, Lang Qiu thought for a moment and said, "She won’t let us hunt in Zone C, so why don’t we find jobs? That way, even if she spends all the Star Coins later, we can at least make sure she doesn’t starve."

Yue Junxiao was speechless. "You guys are hopeless! It’s only been a few days and you’ve already been bought over? Have you changed your minds about her? Did you forget how she used to treat us?"

Yan Yichen looked at him. "Then why don’t you take off the clothes you’re wearing?"

Yue Junxiao: "..."

Yan Yichen said with a serious expression, "We haven’t been bought over. How could we possibly forget what happened in the past? It’s just that the Star Coins are Bai Zhi’s, after all. She won’t listen to anything we say anyway."

’Of course, he would never admit that he’d taken a liking to the bow Bai Zhi had just been holding. That bow would be a perfect match for his wings.’

’Bai Zhi doesn’t know how to use these things, so she must be buying them for us, right?’

’In that case, can I pick the one I like?’

’I’ll take that bow!’

Sang Mo saw right through their little schemes and clicked his tongue.

The next second, however, something was suddenly thrust into his arms—it was the Flame Gun.

And Yue Junxiao, who had just been running his mouth, had a pair of speed running boots shoved into his arms. His speechless expression instantly turned into a daze.

Yan Yichen successfully received the bow, Hu Yan got the Thunder Flame Whip, and Lang Qiu received the most straightforward weapon of all: a Wolf Fang Club.

After handing them their respective items, Bai Zhi explained, "I chose these based on what I thought would fit. Hu Yan is a fox, so he’s small and agile; I felt he would be formidable with a flexible weapon like the Thunder Flame Whip. Lang Qiu gives off a very dependable vibe, like someone who doesn’t care for flashy things, so I picked the simple and direct Wolf Fang Club. Yan Yichen can fly, and pairing him with a long-range bow should make up for any shortcomings in his attack. As for Yue Junxiao, tigers are fast, so I wanted to push that speed to its limit. The Flame Gun for Sang Mo was purely for my own satisfaction—I just think it would look really cool to see him attack with the gun coiled in his tail."

’What she didn’t say was that her inspiration actually came from a snake spirit in an old cartoon who coiled arrows in its tail. She had a feeling that if she dared to admit it, Sang Mo would immediately use his new Flame Gun to put a hole in her.’

The men hadn’t expected Bai Zhi to buy a weapon for every single one of them, let alone choose them based on their individual traits. For a moment, they were all deeply moved.

Even Sang Mo couldn’t help but tighten his grip on the Flame Gun. His Adam’s apple bobbed once, and a complex emotion flickered in his dark eyes. Reason told him this was just another one of Bai Zhi’s tricks and that he couldn’t trust her.

But the solid feel of the Flame Gun in his hands told him that maybe, just maybe, he could wait and see if she had truly changed for the better.

Before he could sort out his thoughts, however, Yan Yichen had already expressed his excitement. "Thank you, Bai Zhi! I love this bow!"

The others also chimed in with their thanks.

"You’re welcome. I’m just glad you like them."

Seeing them all express their gratitude, Yue Junxiao felt a little embarrassed. He had just been griping about Bai Zhi’s reckless spending, but it turned out she hadn’t bought a single thing for herself—it was all for them.

So, he said quietly, "Thank you, Bai Zhi."

Hearing this, Bai Zhi made a point of giving him a smile. "You’re welcome."

Then she handed over the clothes she was holding. "Oh, right. Here are five sets of soft armor. I bought them based on your sizes, so try them on. We can exchange them if they don’t fit."

[Congratulations, Host. Task complete. 3,000,000.00 Star Coins have been successfully disbursed. Please check your account.]