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

Chapter 72: Chapter 72: The Turn to Serve in Bed...

That’s what Bai Zhi thought, and that’s what she asked.

System: "Yes. Just now, in order to allow the Host to regain control of her body for a short time, the System mobilized all its energy. It is now severely low on energy and is about to shut dow—"

Before the System could finish, it automatically shut down from a lack of energy.

When Bai Zhi heard nothing more from the System, she instantly understood that it must have automatically shut down.

It also made her realize just how critical the situation had been. If she didn’t have her System, she never would have gotten the Invisibility Device. Then, just as the Starship was hit and started to fall, the System used all its energy to buy her a precious few moments. That was the only reason Hu Yan and the others were able to rescue her in time. Otherwise, she would now be nothing more than a tiny fragment scattered across the cosmos.

This successful rescue was only possible because everyone had put in so much effort.

Bai Zhi lowered her eyes, a moved expression on her face. "Thank you all."

The men were all stunned for a moment, but then said in unison, "You don’t have to thank us."

"Yeah, it’s our duty."

Just then, a member of the Female Alliance, who had deliberately given them some time for their reunion, knocked on the door. He waited for everyone to look his way before approaching. "Hello, beautiful female Bai Zhi. I am Lan Xiong, the vice president of the Female Alliance, and these are my colleagues. We’re delighted to be able to escort you home."

’Sloth??’

Bai Zhi was a little taken aback. She didn’t think anyone actually had a name like that.

But she quickly composed herself, putting a smile on her face and saying with the utmost sincerity, "Thank you, and thank the Female Alliance for saving me."

Lan Xiong said with a smile, "Protecting every female is the duty of our Female Alliance. Besides, it was your Beast Husbands who insisted you were on that Starship. Otherwise, we might have missed you."

Bai Zhi smiled proudly. "My Beast Husbands are amazing, but without you all, even if they wanted to save me, they wouldn’t have known where to start."

Lan Xiong nodded. "Your Beast Husbands are indeed very impressive."

Then he added, "You’ve just had a scare, so we won’t disturb your rest. If you need anything at all, just let us know, and we’ll do our best to accommodate you."

Bai Zhi smiled and nodded. "Okay, thank you for everything."

With that, Lan Xiong and the others from the Female Alliance took their leave.

Once again, it was just Bai Zhi and her men.

Hu Yan said, "You should eat something first."

Bai Zhi nodded. She had just had a good cry, and now she was actually a little hungry.

The food Yan Yichen and the others had given her earlier had all fallen on the floor when she hugged Hu Yan.

Hu Yan and the others were carrying a lot of the dried rations she had prepared earlier. Hearing that she wanted to eat, they piled it all in front of her.

Bai Zhi found a place to sit, popped a piece of jerky into her mouth, and asked indistinctly while chewing, "By the way, weren’t you guys still on the group hunt? How did you end up here? I just heard Hu Yan’s voice on one of those guys’ Light Computers."

Lang Qiu patiently explained, "We were originally on the hunt. Yan Yichen overheard a conversation between two Beastmen who got out of the same Hovercar. When Hu Yan found out, he guessed they were deliberately trying to delay our progress. As it happened, those two Beastmen rustled up a large number of Low-level Beasts to slow us down, but we saw through their plot. Not only did we block their path, but according to Hu Yan’s plan, we also snatched the beasts they killed, allowing us to gather the required number of Low-level Beasts ahead of schedule. On our way back, we happened to run into Xing Fan, people from the Female Alliance, and the female who lives next door to us."

As for what happened at Yun Xi’s house, Lang Qiu had been outside and had only heard about it from Yue Junxiao. So, Yue Junxiao jumped in, "Bai Zhi, you should have seen how amazing Hu Yan was today..."

He then went on and on, recounting the story of how Hu Yan had outsmarted those Beastmen and dealt with Yun Xi.

Hu Yan put a hand to his forehead. ’Next time, maybe I shouldn’t take these two. I should bring Lang Qiu and Sang Mo instead. Otherwise, I have to listen to their exaggerated retellings every single time. It’s really a bit embarrassing.’

Finally, with a slightly arrogant and smug little expression, Yue Junxiao concluded, "Impressive, right?"

Thus ended his speech.

After listening, Bai Zhi looked at Hu Yan in astonishment. She knew from reading the book that Hu Yan was smart, but this was the first time she had such a direct sense of it. ’He really has a great brain in that head of his.’

’He’s good-looking, has a sharp mind, and his height and build are excellent, too. So what door did God possibly close for him?!!’

Meeting Bai Zhi’s astonished gaze, which held a trace of admiration, Hu Yan could only explain helplessly, "They’re exaggerating."

Yue Junxiao said with righteous indignation, "What part of that was an exaggeration? The part where you devised a plan to take those guys’ beasts, causing them to fight amongst themselves while still thinking you were a good guy? Or the part where you tricked Yun Xi into delivering the evidence herself?"

Hu Yan: "..."

Bai Zhi also said in a serious tone, "He’s right. These are your strengths. Why can’t they be spoken of and praised? Hu Yan, you’re too modest."

Yue Junxiao looked smugly triumphant. "Exactly! If I could pull off stuff like that, I’d be bragging about it to high heaven."

Hu Yan said helplessly, "I can’t win against you two."

In his view, these were all very ordinary matters. Besides, it wasn’t wise to publicize them widely, as it could give his opponents something to use against him.

During this time, Bai Zhi ate a good amount of jerky and hardtack, drank some water, and was now about sixty or seventy percent full.

Before long, the Starship landed.

Bai Zhi was still wrapped in the blanket Lang Qiu had given her. Their Flying Sports Car was parked not far away.

After thanking the Female Alliance one more time, Bai Zhi bid them farewell and got into her family’s Flying Sports Car.

Back home, since her Light Computer had been confiscated by those Beastmen, Bai Zhi had to use a spare one at home to let Xing Fan and Xiang Ling know she was safe.

The two of them must have been terrified after she was kidnapped.

According to Hu Yan and the others, when they saw them, both of their faces were etched with worry.

She had originally bought the spare for her own use, but later found that the Light Computer the original owner of her body used was still pretty good, so she never switched. She didn’t expect to end up using it now.

Xing Fan replied with a video call almost the instant she received the message.

As soon as Bai Zhi answered, she heard Xing Fan’s concerned voice, "I’m so glad you’re back safely! Did they hurt you?"

As she spoke, Bai Zhi stood up and spun around, saying with a wide smile, "Nope, I’m perfectly fine. See for yourself."

Xing Fan watched her carefully, and only after confirming that she was really unharmed did she let out a sigh of relief. "That’s good. As long as you’re okay."

The two chatted for a while before ending the video call.

Bai Zhi grabbed some food from home and went next door with her Beast Husbands to thank Xiang Ling.

But she didn’t seem to be home, so they went back for the time being.

Hu Yan cooked her a sumptuous dinner to soothe the anxiety she’d felt throughout the day.

After dinner, Bai Zhi suddenly remembered the sleeping arrangements she had scheduled before they left.

According to the schedule, tonight was supposed to be...