Su Mo had just returned when the Sea Doctor arrived in person, carrying some herbs.

The attendant beside him spoke with a nervous expression, "Miss Su, these are all Lord Hai Yi’s treasures! He dug them all up just for you today."

Su Mo was taken aback and thanked the Sea Doctor profusely.

The Sea Doctor glanced at his talkative young attendant, then smiled at Su Mo. "These were always meant to save people. Using them on someone who truly needs them is the very reason I grow them."

Su Mo accepted the herbs, thanking him again.

"Miss Su, if you trust this old man, you can have someone contact me even after you return to the North Wing. I will do everything in my power to help you cure the poison."

Su Mo nodded. "Alright."

"Well..." The Sea Doctor rubbed his hands together, hesitating to speak.

Su Mo smiled. "Lord Hai Yi, please feel free to speak your mind."

"It’s nothing major, really. It’s just that before dinner, I was by the pond and accidentally ingested some of your poison. I don’t know the exact ingredients, so I can’t prepare a Detoxification Pill."

Su Mo smiled, listed the poison’s ingredients for him, and handed him a Detoxification Pill.

The Sea Doctor took the pill and sniffed it, then asked excitedly, "Miss Su, do you have any other poisons? You see, I’m not really interested in other things. It’s just these herbs... and poisons... that I find fascinating..."

Su Mo smiled, retrieved several poisons from her space, and handed them over along with their antidotes.

She also gave him a Beast World edition of the ’Compendium of Materia Medica’.

"The effects of the herbs are recorded in quite some detail here. Lord Hai Yi, you can take a look when you have a moment."

The Sea Doctor accepted it excitedly. "Thank you, Miss Su! Well, this old man will be heading back now. You should get some rest!"

On his way back, the Sea Doctor’s path was blocked by Fei Yan and Mo Xiao.

He looked at them in confusion and asked, "Is there something you two need?"

Mo Xiao spoke politely, "It’s nothing urgent. We just wanted to ask you, Lord Hai Yi... that plant you mentioned at dinner, the one that can cure our wife’s poison—where would be the best place to find it?"

The Sea Doctor frowned in thought for a moment. "I’m afraid it will be very difficult to find. When I was young, I only ever saw a similar plant among the Tiger Clan. Perhaps you could try searching there."

Mo Xiao nodded. "Thank you."

"You’re welcome. If there’s anything this old man can help with in the future, don’t hesitate to find me."

Fei Yan and Mo Xiao thanked him again, then watched as Lord Hai Yi departed.

—

After returning to her room, Su Mo began to study the herbs.

DING—

Little Nine said excitedly, "Host, these are all rare herbs from the Beast World! Quick, toss them in the lab for analysis and see if they’re effective against your poison."

Su Mo raised an eyebrow. "Since they’re so valuable, I’d rather put them in the Spiritual Spring Space. If they grow, couldn’t I sell them to a Parallel World and earn a lot of points?"

Little Nine sounded helpless. "This isn’t the time to be thinking about earning points! There’s no guarantee a rare herb like this will even grow in the Spiritual Spring Space. Let’s focus on the antidote first, okay~?"

"It’s fine. A little delay won’t make a difference."

With that, Su Mo tossed the herbs into the Spiritual Spring Space.

Then she took a moment to check her points in the System Space. "Whoa, have I really saved up this many points?"

More than fifty thousand points!

Little Nine explained, "The poisons and antidotes from the lab have been selling steadily in the Parallel Worlds~ Plus, your ’villainous fiancés’’ affection levels have been rising quickly~ and you’ve also gained a lot of favor from random people, so you’ve got more points now~"

Hearing this, Su Mo opened the system panel to take a look.

The affection levels for all her fiancés had become positive.

The highest was Fei Yan at 87, followed by Mo Xiao at 85, Yue Ying at 80, Ye Yuan at 65, and Cang Lan at 55.

Below them was: Passerby A: 60 points.

Passerby B: 40 points.

Su Mo frowned. "Who are Passerby A and Passerby B? Their affection scores are even higher than Cang Lan’s?!"

’This is a bit ridiculous...’

Little Nine said, "Uhh, Little Nine isn’t too sure about that... The system only displays people you have a close relationship with; everyone else is just labeled as a ’passerby’~ You could try thinking about who else you’ve been interacting with closely, besides these guys. It shouldn’t be too hard to guess~"

Su Mo’s mind was a complete muddle as countless faces flashed before her eyes.

She shook her head. ’I’m done thinking about it. It’s not important.’

"Are there any new weapons? Maybe I’ll redeem a few."

Little Nine replied, "You can check the System Mall~ If you find anything suitable, you can redeem it right away~"

Su Mo scrolled through the panel and frowned. "None of these are very high-end. Stuff like this won’t be enough to kill that Jin Tong."

Little Nine said, "He’s been hit with one of your special poisons, so he must be having a rough time lately. You should be safe for a little while~"

’That’s true. I’ll just take it one day at a time! When I get the chance, I’ll concoct some body-strengthening medicine for my fiancés. It would be best if it could help them level up faster! Then I won’t have to be afraid of that damn pervert!’

Su Mo yawned as she lay on the bed. Just as she was about to fall asleep, Yue Ying pushed the door open and entered.

He had just bathed. His hair was still damp, and his robe was draped loosely over his body.

With every step, his alluring abs were faintly visible.

Su Mo’s eyes suddenly lit up, and her sleepiness began to fade.

Lying on her side, she watched through narrowed eyes as he approached her with an enchanting gait.

Her bright eyes were fixed, unblinking, on his faintly visible abs.

’Damn it, have they all figured out this is my weakness? Are they taking turns trying to seduce me???’

Yue Ying came and sat on the edge of the bed, his gaze as soft as water as he looked at her.

’God knows how much he wanted to press her down on the bed and kiss her senseless.’

’He hadn’t had a chance since he’d confessed and stolen a few kisses back at the Dragon Clan Tribe.’

’But when he remembered his promise from that evening not to do anything out of line, he had to suppress the urge.’

’His wife held grudges. If he was the first to break their agreement, she would never believe a word he said again.’

’So, the one to break their promise tonight absolutely could not be him.’

’At least, not yet.’

Yue Ying looked at her with his enchanting eyes. He reached out, brushing a stray lock of hair from her cheek, his voice a seductive murmur. "Wife, move over a little."

Su Mo felt a tickle on her cheek and turned her head away. "I don’t like sleeping on the inside."

"I’ll sleep on the outside. It’ll be easier to protect you."

Yue Ying said this with a straight face, but what he was really thinking was, ’Sleeping on the outside will prevent her from running away later.’

Su Mo was puzzled.

’This is the East Sea. What danger could there possibly be? Whatever, I can’t be bothered to argue with him about it~’

She scooted further into the bed.

Yue Ying smoothly lay down beside her.

He wasn’t in a hurry to sleep. He just watched her, his gaze burning, direct, and completely undisguised.

’She won’t let me touch, but looking has to be okay, right?’

Su Mo turned her head to glance at him.

’This damn fox has desire written all over his face... How am I supposed to sleep with him staring at me like that? This is torture!!!’

’Whatever, I’ll just turn my back to him.’

Before Su Mo could move, a hand suddenly wrapped around her waist.

She frowned at the hand on her waist, and in the next second, she was pulled against him.

Before she could speak, she heard Yue Ying say in a pitiful tone, "I can’t sleep, and you won’t let me kiss you... a hug isn’t too much to ask, is it?"

Su Mo raised an eyebrow. ’You’d better be just hugging me...’

A minute later, she asked, "How much longer?"

Yue Ying exhaled sharply in frustration. ’It’s only been a moment and she’s already getting impatient???’

"Mo Xiao gets to hold you, Fei Yan gets to hold you, even Ye Yuan gets to hold you, but I can’t? You spend all day figuring out how to make me angry, why don’t you go annoy one of them? You know how I feel about you, so you just trample all over my heart without a care... We’re all your Beast Husbands, why do you always have to play favorites?"

Listening to his rambling complaints, Su Mo couldn’t help but frown.

’Am I really that biased? Surely not... Oh, whatever~’

She stopped struggling.

She snuggled closer into his arms.

’What did this damn fox wash with? Why is this scent so familiar?’

Yue Ying mentally raised an eyebrow. ’Playing the victim really works!’

’He had actually used some of the things his wife treasures, things he’d secretly stolen back in the Dragon Clan.’

He hugged her a little tighter and said with feigned hurt, "It’s just a hug, and you still have to bargain with me..."

Su Mo blinked. "Loosen up, you’re practically strangling me~"

"Oh!"

Yue Ying replied cheerfully and adjusted his hold.

As Su Mo shifted into a more comfortable position, she glanced down and saw that the sash of his robe had come undone.

It revealed an alluring expanse of skin.

She stealthily reached out and poked him.

’Wow, that feels nice!’

Poke poke!

Then she gave it a feel...

’This sly fox... it’s a little strange how obedient he’s being all of a sudden~’

Yue Ying clenched his jaw, swallowing the groan that threatened to escape his lips.

But the hand resting on her waist grew unconsciously hot.

’He’d gotten smarter now. Adopting an "if you can’t beat them, join them" mentality, he was learning the High Priest’s tricks.’