Lethal Stunner: Kicking Off with Five Beast Husbands

Chapter 239: Chapter 239: Pick One to Give Me a Boost

Xiao Jinsheng was so startled that she jumped up and hurriedly ran from one sofa to another, conveniently curling up beside Su Ye.

"What, saw a ghost? Why so nervous?" Su Ye’s golden eyes gazed at her, as he reached out and gently smoothed down her messy hair.

Xiao Jinsheng avoided Que Zelian’s gaze, her heart in turmoil.

This morning, she had teased Que Zelian like that.

And Que Zelian, that guy, was like a white glutinous rice dumpling stuffed with black sesame—a sweet exterior masking hidden intensity.

Who knows, the next time they’re alone together, would he secretly take revenge?

The thickening and thinning of the clouds—all tricks Que Zelian loved to use.

Xiao Jinsheng instantly felt her vision go black.

However, when she remembered that her *Plundering Superpower* was now stronger than theirs...

She immediately regained her confidence.

In a real ’fight,’ these guys weren’t her match anymore.

"You all are just small fries." Xiao Jinsheng smugly said.

All eyes turned to her with suspicion.

What kind of wild thoughts were making her so excited all of a sudden?

Only Que Zelian smiled knowingly.

Arrogant.

He took note of it.

Xiao Jinsheng decisively turned off the *Mind-Reading* block for Que Zelian temporarily.

She gave him a provocative look and inwardly said: [What are you laughing at?]

Xiao Jinsheng: [Don’t think for a second that I won’t hold you accountable for colluding with Huaiqing to hide the truth from me.]

Que Zelian glanced back at her, his inner voice calmly responding: [Got time? We can settle it tonight.]

Que Zelian: [You’re not the vengeful type. If too much time passes, I’m worried you’ll forget.]

Xiao Jinsheng: [Save your schemes. Tonight’s no good.]

Xiao Jinsheng: [Tomorrow night, the night after, or any time in the next month won’t work either!]

She threw her retorts at him in rapid fire, and when she saw the smile freeze on Que Zelian’s lips, Xiao Jinsheng felt a wave of satisfaction.

Lou Yan Zhi, who had left earlier to settle accounts, returned unexpectedly.

Xiao Jinsheng looked at him in puzzlement: "Didn’t you say it would take three hours?"

By Lou Yan Zhi’s timekeeping standards...

It hadn’t even been fifteen minutes yet.

"The accounts can’t be sorted out." Lou Yan Zhi rubbed his temples in distress.

Caicai owed him *points*; just the principal alone amounted to three million.

And over different periods, it had borrowed hundreds of additional small loans.

Each loan had a different timeline and a different interest rate.

Of course, with every Interstellar resident equipped with an *Intelligent Brain*, calculating this should’ve been a breeze.

The real problem was that whether it was principal or interest...

Caicai didn’t have enough *points* to repay him!

Caicai’s *points* had to be reserved for its own upgrades.

If Lou Yan Zhi demanded repayment, Caicai would be unable to level up.

Without enough points to upgrade, it wouldn’t agree to switch bindings.

It was a vicious cycle.

For the sake of his freedom...

Lou Yan Zhi decided to give up on the accounts altogether.

He even presented the Cannibal Flower to Xiao Jinsheng: "This flower is for you."

The Cannibal Flower, which had been biting on Lou Yan Zhi’s pant leg, immediately let go as soon as it spotted Xiao Jinsheng. It lifted its head and formed a heart shape toward her.

Lou Yan Zhi instantly distanced himself from it.

What a bandit of a flower.

If it weren’t for the unexpected *tribulation crossing* that brought it along during his Otherworld journey...

This flower, which was once naïve and clingy, yet tyrannical like a bandit, would’ve been left behind by Lou Yan Zhi ages ago.

But now, the timing was perfect.

Unbonding from the system, and throwing in a Cannibal Flower from the Cultivation World as a bonus—it all lined up nicely.

Since it seemed to like Xiao Jinsheng, this wouldn’t be seen as him setting her up, right?

"Buy one, get one free." Lou Yan Zhi pointed at Caicai the yam and the hip-swaying Cannibal Flower.

Xiao Jinsheng nodded in delight: "Really?"

She absolutely adored the Cannibal Flower.

She had never seen such a cute flower before.

It didn’t need watering or sunlight.

The Cannibal Flower could sustain itself.

And it could even provide for her in the process.

"Let’s start the unbinding." Lou Yan Zhi urged.

Eager to untangle himself from Caicai and rid himself of the Cannibal Flower...

He was willing to walk away with nothing.

He didn’t want the *points* or items in Caicai’s system.

He didn’t want the possessions that the Cannibal Flower had looted either.

But...

Lou Yan Zhi walked over to the Cannibal Flower and pulled out his *Lifebound Sword* from its mouth.

He wasn’t giving this up.

For a Sword Cultivator to lose their sword was no different from losing their life.

"Mine!" the Cannibal Flower roared, trying to snatch it back.

"The sword or following Xiao Jinsheng—which will it be?" Lou Yan Zhi asked with a commanding voice.

The Cannibal Flower froze on the spot.

It glanced nervously between Xiao Jinsheng and the sword.

Ultimately, with great reluctance, it relinquished the sword and hopped over to Xiao Jinsheng’s side.

"Heh." Lou Yan Zhi sneered with disdain.

A mere flower.

Trying to outplay him.

"Alright, let’s start the binding." Caicai exclaimed with excitement.

Staying with Lou Yan Zhi had only made it feel guilty about spending *points* on system upgrades.

After all, Lou Yan Zhi barely even used the system tools.

"Let’s do it, then." Xiao Jinsheng was equally thrilled. noveldrama

Binding to a system was like unlocking cheat codes.

This was her first time binding to one!

"Come on, both of you sit together so I can read the data." Caicai, the yam, beckoned them, prompting Xiao Jinsheng and Lou Yan Zhi to sit side by side.

Everyone else stared intently at the two sitting together.

Between Xiao Jinsheng and Lou Yan Zhi, there was only about ten centimeters of space.

But as Beast Husbands, everyone’s concern was solely focused on Xiao Jinsheng.

After all, binding a system was something they were encountering for the first time.

And given Caicai’s notoriously unreliable nature, they were a bit anxious about unexpected incidents.

Fortunately, Caicai wasn’t as unreliable as it used to be.

At times, it could even be dependable.

Under Caicai’s guidance, Xiao Jinsheng carefully used her *spiritual power* to connect to the signal emanating from Caicai.

The surroundings went utterly silent as Xiao Jinsheng felt herself transported into the vastness of the cosmos.

She was a lone, tiny planet amidst infinite nothingness.

Until she received a signal from afar.

She accepted the incoming message.

[Host 001 ’Xiao Jinsheng,’ greetings. System #54250 is at your service.]

[Of course, you can call me by my grand name, Cai, or my nickname Caicai, or even Guess.]

[Mainline mission is being received. Please hold on...]

"Caicai..." Xiao Jinsheng, looking at the system number assigned to Caicai, finally understood why it had chosen its own name.

[Stop talking!] Caicai quickly interrupted her, crying *boo-hoo* in her mind. [I was already self-conscious about that code. Let’s keep it between us and the heavens above, okay?]

[Lou Yan Zhi knows.] Xiao Jinsheng retorted in her mind.

Caicai froze for a moment.

The yam flew up into the air, glaring at Lou Yan Zhi, and said to Xiao Jinsheng: [This one can’t stay. Let’s eliminate him now.]

Lou Yan Zhi, sensing Caicai’s gaze, smirked as he opened his *Intelligent Brain* and displayed a screen full of debts. He grinned and asked, "Looking at me like that—planning to repay my points?"

"My apologies." Caicai instantly changed its tone, bowing politely, "I just can’t bear to leave you. I’m taking one last, long look."

"So, what kind of mission setting did you get?" Lou Yan Zhi curiously inquired.

He was Long Aotian.

Caicai had once said Xiao Jinsheng’s data matched his 99.99%.

Could Xiao Jinsheng’s designation be Feng Aotian?

"It’s... hmm?" Xiao Jinsheng stared at Caicai’s newly loaded mission and widened her eyes in shock.

She wasn’t entirely sure, so she enlarged the virtual screen projected by the system and read the words aloud: "Cosmic Dominator?"

"Is it your character setting or the mission?" Lou Yan Zhi was stunned. "Don’t tell me it wants you to rule the universe?"

"Hold on, I haven’t finished reading it yet." Xiao Jinsheng waved her hand dismissively.

She frowned as she read the rest of the system’s task details out loud, sounding exasperated: "Demon Lord, Deep Sea Lord, Cloud Realm Master, Technology Master, Illusion Realm Master, Prophet, Dragon Realm, Yin Yang Realm, Beast God, Sword Master."

"Caicai, what is this? Are you letting me pick one to cheat with?" Xiao Jinsheng asked in confusion.