Yu Yu: Answer me seriously. Before I purified you, what exactly was your Beastification Value?

Feng Qi: It was really 0! Jiang Yuyu, don’t you believe me? (crying face)

Jiang Zheyu looked at the messages on her Light Brain and confirmed that Feng Qi wasn’t joking.

That could only mean one thing: when Feng Qi measured his Beastification Value, it was zero, but when Jiang Zheyu entered his Spiritual Domain Space, she had seen a value of over 100.

’So what in the world was going on?’

"System, don’t tell me you’re the one with the data error?" Jiang Zheyu turned her suspicious gaze toward the System.

"The System’s data has not encountered any errors," the System replied in a friendly tone.

Hearing the System’s reply, Jiang Zheyu wondered if perhaps the Spiritual Domain Spaces of the Beastmen had changed.

After all, for all the Beastmen she had purified recently, the Beastification Value in their Spiritual Domain Spaces had turned into spheres.

Jiang Zheyu hadn’t yet seen any harmful effects on the Beastmen from this change.

’It’s probably harmless, then. I guess I shouldn’t worry about it.’

Besides, now that it was spherical, Jiang Zheyu no longer had to grasp it strand by strand; she could just grab the black sphere and quickly complete the purification.

Putting the matter out of her mind, Jiang Zheyu planned to head back to the White Tower to purify more Beastmen.

However, her Light Brain kept buzzing. She glanced down and, just as she expected, the messages were from Feng Qi.

Feng Qi: Jiang Yuyu, miss you, miss you.

Feng Qi: Female Master, I want kisses! I want kisses! I’ll die if I don’t get kisses!

Feng Qi: Female Master, answer, answer! I want to hug you and kiss you! I’m going crazy thinking about it, boohoohoo...

Feng Qi: Jiang Yuyu, your kisses save my life! Only my wife’s kisses can save my life!

...

Yu Yu: ?

Feng Qi: Yu Yu, you finally replied! I missed my Yu Yu to death!

Feng Qi: Jiang Yuyu, please have pity on your poor Beast Husband, I’m begging you.

But Jiang Zheyu wasn’t going to be charmed by these men’s sweet talk anymore.

’I must maintain my firm resolve!’

Yu Yu: I’m busy today. You go do your thing, and I’ll go do mine.

Feng Qi: Heartbroken!

Feng Qi sent a few more messages after that, but even though Jiang Zheyu saw them, she didn’t reply.

Realizing he had no chance, Feng Qi just sent a crying emoji and, true to form, didn’t send any more messages to bother Jiang Zheyu.

Jiang Zheyu sighed softly. She really hadn’t expected Feng Qi to be so clingy.

’Truly, you can’t judge a person by their appearance.’

Thinking of how Feng Qi was now, she was reminded of what he was like when they first met.

The way he had interrogated her was extremely cold and intimidating.

Recalling this, Jiang Zheyu decided to add another demerit against Feng Qi in her mental black book: next time, he wasn’t allowed in her bed!

She opened her door. The villa seemed truly empty; Xiao Luo had left so quickly.

Jiang Zheyu couldn’t quite name the emotion she was feeling, but it was probably a bit of disappointment.

And so, she didn’t notice the tall, slender figure that had appeared beside her.

"Princess Yu Yu, you’re awake?" a voice suddenly sounded beside Jiang Zheyu. "Are you hungry? Would you like Xiaoyi to prepare a lunchtime nutrient solution for you?"

Jiang Zheyu had been immersed in the melancholy of parting, and the sudden voice beside her gave her a start.

She looked up and saw a tall, sturdy man with broad shoulders and a narrow waist, dressed in a black butler’s tailcoat.

The man was undeniably handsome, with pink hair and a pair of pink eyes.

Perhaps it was because of his height and build, but even though the man had the same pink hair and eyes as Xiao Luo,

with a physique like that, Jiang Zheyu really couldn’t call him cute.

His handsome, sharp features seemed to be softened with a hint of sweetness by the pink color.

Those long, narrow pink eyes watched Jiang Zheyu with a gentle, smiling warmth.

"Princess Yu Yu," he said, a smile on his lips, asking again in a soft voice, "May I ask if you require lunch?"

Jiang Zheyu paused for a moment, then asked, "And you are?"

’I have a feeling this might be the new housekeeper, but I’m not entirely sure,’ she thought.

"Princess Yu Yu, I am the new housekeeper. My name is Jiang Yi." Jiang Yi watched Jiang Zheyu with a faint smile.

Now that Jiang Yi had confirmed it, Jiang Zheyu thought, ’I didn’t expect Xiao Luo to leave so quickly, and the new housekeeper arrived just as fast.’

"I see." Jiang Zheyu adapted quickly, nodding. Recalling his question, she realized she was indeed a bit hungry. She looked at Jiang Yi and said, "I’ll just have a Strawberry Nutrient Supplement for today."

’I keep putting off this cookbook business.’

’I can’t put it off any longer!’

’Today, I’m going to that Forest Cake House.’

’That cookbook I bought from the System Mall... I’m going to give it away, even if it’s for free.’

’I have to get these recipes into the hands of someone capable, someone who can popularize them and spread them across all of interstellar space!’

So, Jiang Zheyu, who had originally planned to go to the White Tower for more purifications, changed her plans on the spot. Today, she would leave the Imperial Palace and go to the Forest Cake House!

’The owner of the Forest Cake House makes such delicious cakes; he must have some natural talent for cooking.’

’I’ll give him my cookbook for free!’

"Princess Yu Yu, your Strawberry Nutrient Supplement." Jiang Yi quickly brought it over.

"Thank you." Jiang Zheyu took the Strawberry Nutrient Supplement, opened it, and downed it in one go. She handed the glass bottle to Jiang Yi. "Xiaoyi, could you throw this away for me? I’m heading out for a bit."

"Princess Yu Yu, allow me to accompany you." Jiang Yi looked at her with a gentle smile, his calm, pink, phoenix-like eyes holding a quiet, doting affection. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

Jiang Zheyu paused but didn’t refuse. After all, if she went out, guards would probably have to follow her anyway.

’What’s the difference between being followed by one person or two?’

’It’s already noon, and the heroine still hasn’t been found.’

’I’m also reminded of those Star Thieves... their methods of deception and disguise are endless.’

’This new housekeeper... is he real or fake?’

’I just drank the nutrient solution he gave me without a second thought. If he were a fake housekeeper, a part of some Star Thief’s ploy, I probably would have passed out by now.’

Jiang Zheyu’s expression froze. ’So, raising my spiritual power doesn’t raise my IQ!’

’Should I laugh or cry?’

However, Jiang Zheyu wasn’t feeling any effects, so it seemed nothing had been added to the Strawberry Nutrient Supplement. He was probably the real deal.

This served as a good reminder for Jiang Zheyu. From now on, she couldn’t let her guard down and had to scan the Beastmen around her with her spiritual power. It would be a disaster if one turned out to be a Star Thief.

And so, just to be safe, Jiang Zheyu silently used her spiritual power to probe the new housekeeper beside her.