Hearing this from the Little Princess of the Empire,

Jiang Zheyu’s first suspect was Jiang Yi.

After all, Jiang Yi was a stream of data. He could control anything that data could control, so tampering with the surveillance and then torturing those people was a plausible explanation.

Regardless of who did it, Jiang Zheyu thought they had done a good job. Otherwise, they would have just been thrown in prison. She had no idea what the punishments in there were like, and if they weren’t severe enough, locking them up would have been rather meaningless.

"I heard that Yan Luo is using her position to threaten my brother and my Beast Father. She said that if they don’t release her Beast Husband, she’ll renounce her status as a Special-level Researcher." The Little Princess of the Empire leaned in close to Jiang Zheyu and said, "My brother and my Beast Father seemed a little hesitant, but they haven’t released him yet. From their attitude, I think they’re going to side with you, because I saw that Yan Luo has been placed under house arrest."

"Is that so." Jiang Zheyu nodded thoughtfully.

Yan Luo hadn’t yet been able to develop a reagent to heal spiritual power, whereas Jiang Zheyu could already heal a Beastman’s damaged spiritual power. Compared to Yan Luo, she was currently far more valuable, which was why the Star Emperor and the others would side with her.

Besides, they could keep Yan Luo under house arrest in the Imperial Palace. Once she came to her senses and couldn’t take the pressure anymore, she would eventually resume her research. It was a perfect solution that served both interests.

The Little Princess of the Empire chatted with her for a while longer.

"I can’t chat anymore, I have to go pick up my Beast Husbands." The Little Princess of the Empire stood up. "I’ll walk you back to your palace on the way. Otherwise, your Beast Husbands might come here to steal you away."

"Okay." Jiang Zheyu smiled and stood up.

The two of them left the Little Princess of the Empire’s palace together.

Jin Wan waved goodbye to her and left, and Jiang Zheyu returned to her own palace.

However, just as she reached the palace doors, the main gate opened automatically.

"Master, you’re back." Jiang Yi opened the door, his pair of pink eyes looking at her with a calm gentleness.

Jiang Zheyu was a little surprised. She hadn’t even knocked yet, but Jiang Yi had already opened the door. She glanced at the surveillance camera above and figured that was probably how he knew she had arrived.

Jiang Yi was about to walk toward Jiang Zheyu when someone else beat him to it.

A gust of wind swept past.

"Jiang Yuyu!" Feng Qi appeared from the side, sped past Jiang Yi, and arrived at Jiang Zheyu’s side. He grasped her hand, his dark eyes looking down at her. "Are we still going to the mountains today?"

"Not today." Jiang Zheyu smiled, walking inside as she spoke.

Behind Jiang Yi, Zexun and Su Yan stood to his left and right.

"A Yu."

"Yu Yu."

...

Jiang Zheyu walked past Jiang Yi and stopped in front of Su Yan. She gently took his hand and looked up at him. "Aren’t you going to your room to rest?"

Su Yan squeezed her hand in return, a faint smile on his lips as he looked down. "I want you to stay with me. I can’t sleep by myself."

That was a lie. The real reason was that he was afraid the others would use the time he was resting to seize more of their Female Master’s attention.

"Commander Su, you just got back, you should go rest by yourself." Zexun’s leisurely voice chimed in. "A Yu was originally planning to go out with us, but your situation ruined the mood. If you knew what was good for you, Commander Su, you would go get some proper rest and not make A Yu worry." 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Su Yan’s eye twitched, and the corner of his lips curled into a barely perceptible, cold smile.

Jiang Zheyu quickly interjected, "A Yuan has been gone for a long time. I’ll go rest with him. If you have anything you need to do, you can go ahead and do it."

The light in Zexun’s eyes seemed to dim for a moment, but he still forced a smile. "Mm, whatever A Yu says."

’Ugh, having too many men is such a hassle, especially when they’re all gathered in one place.’

That evening, Jiang Zheyu found four men blocking her doorway.

Feng Qi wore a sheer top that faintly revealed the smooth lines of his abs, as well as a silver chain that hung around his waist. He had on a pair of loose gray trousers, and his arm was propped against the wall. He raised an eyebrow slightly at Jiang Zheyu. "Jiang Yuyu, will you dote on me tonight?"

As he spoke, he tugged the collar of his shirt down a little, lowering it even further.

Jiang Zheyu’s cheeks flushed slightly red.

’No, this Feng Qi!’

’How dare he be so blatant with his seduction!’

Nearby, Jiang Yi, dressed in a black suit, lowered his eyelashes slightly. Though there was a smile on his face, it didn’t reach his eyes. Inwardly, he sneered: ’Seductive slut.’

Zexun, wearing a pink shirt, felt his eye twitch. ’A miscalculation. I’ve been outdone.’

Su Yan hadn’t even changed out of his combat uniform.

His expression was currently awful.

’I never should have let Yu Yu take this guy in. I should have done everything I could to stop her!’

’Fine. Fine. Just great. So you know how to seduce Yu Yu, huh!’

’I had no idea this guy had it in him.’

"Yu Yu."

"A Yu."

"Master."

"Jiang~ Yuyu~" he sang in a drawn-out voice.

Jiang Zheyu’s face was beet red. She grabbed Feng Qi and pulled him inside. "Fine. Seeing as you put in so much effort, you can be the one to serve me tonight."

"I will be sure to serve my Jiang Yuyu well." A brilliant smile spread across Feng Qi’s face.

He shot a triumphant glance at the three men outside the door, whose faces were all equally dark.

’As expected, the proactive one gets the world.’

Jiang Yuyu was his entire world.

The door closed in front of the three men.

All three of their expressions were utterly awful.

In the end, they could only secretly resolve that next time, they absolutely had to capture Jiang Zheyu’s attention. They had to be the one to warm her bed at night!

The evening breeze drifted past.

The sheer fabric flowed gently over distinct muscle lines.

Later, that waist chain was wrapped around Jiang Zheyu’s waist.

The links of the chain clinked crisply as they touched.

The sound continued for a long, long time, not stopping until the middle of the night.

When Jiang Zheyu woke up, she felt like these men were going to suck her life essence dry.

She felt she needed to stop before things went too far.

’Besides, who was serving whom, really?’

Every night, it felt like her back was about to break.

Feng Qi had clung to her all night, asking again and again how it was.

His voice was hoarse and cloying.

His sweat-drenched cheeks pressed intimately against Jiang Zheyu’s neck, as if trying to plaster their bodies even closer together.

"Jiang Yuyu, you’re so beautiful..."

"How was my service?"

"How does it feel?"

"Do you want to hear how I..."

...

So, the next evening, Jiang Zheyu made them all go sleep in their own rooms.

She absolutely would not be tempted by a handsome man again.

And so, for the next few days, Jiang Zheyu was comfortably taken care of—she slept, ate the delicious meals Jiang Yi cooked, watched movies with them, and went out to have fun together.

At night, Jiang Zheyu slept all by herself in the big bed.

’Pure bliss.’