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

Chapter 49: Chapter 49: Questioning

Hu Yan suddenly said, "I’ve heard of variant superpowers before. It’s possible that’s what our wife has. This type of superpower is difficult to detect. And because of its unique nature, there isn’t even any similar data in the superpower database. We can only guess and verify based on certain data and the person’s own feelings to reach that conclusion. In any case, we are all bound to our wife. If something were to happen to her, we couldn’t survive either."

Hearing Hu Yan’s words, Bai Zhi shot her head up to look at him. ’Is he covering for me?’

Hu Yan seemed to sense her gaze. His light blue eyes met hers, and he gave her a soft wink before looking away.

In that instant, Bai Zhi’s heart began to pound.

It was pounding even faster than when Hu Yan had found out her identity just a moment ago.

Lang Qiu asked, "Do you know how to use this superpower of yours?"

Bai Zhi nodded and said, finding it hard to broach the subject, "A little. It might require... um..."

She subconsciously glanced at Hu Yan. "Tonight, why don’t you and I try it first, Hu Yan? I’ve never used it before, so I’m not sure what the exact effects will be."

Hu Yan nodded. "Alright."

After that, Bai Zhi started preparing food for their hunt.

Bai Zhi roasted all the meat she had bought into jerky, repeatedly basting it with her secret sauce.

In the meantime, Hu Yan and the others brought the items they had bought from the vehicle into the house, unpacking them and dividing everything up.

That evening, the air around the neighboring houses was filled with all sorts of delicious smells.

Bai Zhi made a large batch of jerky, some hard biscuits to gnaw on, as well as some flatbreads and meat paste. It was enough food to last them a week in the wilderness.

Since they had bought a Space Ring, it was more than enough to hold everything, even though its capacity wasn’t huge.

Lastly, she packed some nutrient liquid for them, just in case.

In sharp contrast to their peaceful preparations, a fierce argument had erupted at Yun Xi’s house over the matter of the auction.

It started when Yun Xi’s Beast Husband heard about the previous day’s auction from others at military headquarters.

A Beastman in a military uniform approached, a smirk on his face. He exerted pressure on Han Yu with his spiritual power and teased, "Major Han Yu, I heard your wife made quite a splash at the Xing Lang auction yesterday, spending sixty million Star Coins on an SS-level spiritual power Beast Core. Word is she bought it for her Beast Husband whose spiritual power is declining. Don’t tell me you’re having problems with your spiritual power, Major?"

Han Yu had already heard from Yun Xi about the Beast Core, so his expression didn’t change much, though his brow furrowed slightly. He said coolly, "You’re overthinking things, Major Yu. My wife probably bought the Beast Core because I’m heading to the front lines soon. She wanted to make sure I could replenish my spiritual power if it gets depleted. Besides, an SS-level spiritual power Beast Core is extremely rare. Now that we’ve found one, how could we not seize the opportunity? But then again, I suppose it’s normal for an unmarried Beastman to not understand a wife’s concern."

Then, his tone turned serious as he pointed out the other man’s transgression. "However, let me point something out, Major Yu. Your casual use of spiritual power within military headquarters can be justifiably interpreted as an attack, allowing me to respond in self-defense."

The Beastman called Major Yu sized him up for a moment before retracting his spiritual power. He arched an eyebrow. "Oh? My apologies. I lost control of my spiritual power for a moment. I just didn’t realize Major Han Yu’s family was so well-off. The donations for the slums are coming up soon. I’m suddenly quite eager to see how much Major Han Yu will be contributing."

"I’ll donate whatever everyone else donates. It wouldn’t be appropriate to stand out too much." Han Yu brushed him off with a vague answer. "Major Yu, I have some other business to attend to, so if you’ll excuse me."

A corner of Major Yu’s mouth twitched into a smirk as he made a "go ahead" gesture.

Han Yu walked away at a brisk pace, leaving Major Yu to stare thoughtfully at his retreating back.

’My only intention was to test whether Han Yu’s spiritual power was really failing,’ he thought. ’But he looked so composed. Was he just faking it? Or was it true what he said, that his wife was just worried about him going to the front lines and bought it as a backup?’

Han Yu, on the other hand, collapsed the moment he was inside his office. His ramrod-straight back instantly hunched over, and he leaned against the door, panting heavily as his body trembled.

The incident at the birthday party had caused his spiritual power to drop by an entire level. Now, even Major Yu, who had always been a little weaker than him, could actually overwhelm him with spiritual power!

His superiors had been giving him hell for the past few days, making his life incredibly difficult. And of all times, Yun Xi just had to go and make a huge scene. Now that Major Yu knew, the news would probably spread through the entire military within a day!

At this thought, his face darkened. He sent Yun Xi a message, telling her to wait for him at home!

He then made a point of finding out exactly what had happened at the auction to prepare himself for the aftermath.

What he discovered was completely unexpected. A mysterious and very wealthy female had appeared on Blue Star. Yun Xi had somehow offended this person, who had then deliberately driven up the price, forcing Yun Xi to spend an extra ten to twenty million to acquire the Beast Core.

And it was that person’s comment about the "Major’s wife" that had completely exposed him.

When he got home that night, Yun Xi heard him and came out of her room, smiling. "You’re back."

Seeing her smile, Han Yu couldn’t help but think about how she always greeted him with a smile like this when he returned. Their relationship had always been good, from the day they were married until now. If it weren’t for what happened at the birthday party, which caused his spiritual power to drop, she wouldn’t have gone to bid on a Beast Core for him in the first place.

In the end, she was doing it for him.

Thinking of this, the anger in Han Yu’s heart subsided a little.

His face grim, he asked, "What happened at the auction?"

Yun Xi hadn’t expected Han Yu to ask her to wait at home because of the auction. She pursed her lips and explained, "I heard that Xing Lang had an SS-level spiritual power Beast Core, so I thought I’d bid on it to help you restore your spiritual power. I’ve seen how much pressure you’re under these last few days, leaving early and coming home late. I figured that even if it cost a lot of Star Coins, it wouldn’t matter as long as you could recover."

Han Yu stared at her, his eyes dark. "Then how did they know my identity? Do you realize that because you said you were buying it for a Beast Husband with declining spiritual power, my arch-rival used his spiritual power to test me today?! He came after me today, which means by tomorrow, the leadership will know my spiritual power is compromised!"

Hearing Han Yu’s words, Yun Xi said in shock, "He dared to use his spiritual power to suppress you at military headquarters? Isn’t he afraid of being caught?"

Han Yu’s face was frigid. "If it wasn’t for throwing you that birthday party, my colleagues, my subordinates, and I wouldn’t be in this situation! They don’t even dare to use their spiritual power now, terrified that someone will notice something is wrong."

Yun Xi bit her lip. "I’m sorry, I didn’t know this would happen..."

She then turned, ran into the room, and came back with the Beast Core, holding it out to him. "Don’t worry. I got the Beast Core. Hurry up and absorb it. Your spiritual power will be restored, and you might even level up!"