Chapter 46: Why Would Feng Si, That Ugly Sub-Female, Appear Again?

Chapter 46: Chapter 46: Why Would Feng Si, That Ugly Sub-Female, Appear Again?

As Feng Si walked, she used her communicator to contact Mao Qiu and the others. Her heart, which had been heavy with worry, finally settled when she learned they had been sent home safely.

After ending the call, her gaze swept over the decor of the City Lord Mansion. She was a bit curious as to why the trees here could grow so lush and full of life without any sunlight.

The long-tailed sub-female leading the way noticed Feng Si’s slowing pace. Her brown-and-black tail twitched behind her. "My lady, is something wrong? Is there a problem?"

"It’s nothing." Feng Si quickened her pace to catch up.

"I just think the scenery here is quite lovely."

Hearing someone praise the City Lord Mansion, the sub-female Maid’s fluffy, feather-duster-like tail stood up proudly. "All the trees in the City Lord Mansion are varieties my beast-father personally selected and cultivated." 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

Feng Si asked humbly, "What clan is your beast-father from?"

The sub-female replied, "The Squirrel Clan."

Feng Si’s gaze fell on the sub-female’s tail. ’No wonder it looked a little familiar.’

She let out a soft "oh."

As she emerged from behind a large tree, she came face-to-face with a group of tall Beastmen walking toward her.

Seeing so many male beasts at once, Feng Si averted her gaze and edged toward the side of the path.

She wanted to avoid bumping into them.

But just as she was about to pass the group of beasts, they suddenly spun around. One of them called out, "Hey, stop right there."

Feng Si: "?"

She turned around, her heart pounding with a little fear.

As a female pretending to be a sub-female, Feng Si instinctively kept her distance from Beastmen, even though she wasn’t currently emitting any pheromones due to her pregnancy.

Now, she was confronted by three men with varying expressions. Their gazes bypassed the squirrel sub-female beside her and landed squarely on her. Feng Si couldn’t help but feel a surge of alarm and uncertainty.

Having already turned to face them, pretending not to hear would only make her look guiltier.

She lowered her gaze. "I’m busy. If you need something, ask someone else."

"Ask someone else?" The lead male beast, Niu Dou, lowered his head to look at the black-haired sub-female before him.

Yang Junran recognized her voice, and seeming to recall the shame of being hung up on, he let out a sneer. "You’re the one we’re looking for."

Hearing this, Feng Si raised her eyes to look at them, her expression surprisingly calm.

"You’ve got a lot of nerve, but not a lot of luck." Yang Junran leaned down slightly, threatening her. "Our Little City Lord has taken an interest in your cooking methods. He’s been waiting all this time, and you dare to just wander around the City Lord Mansion?"

With a malicious look on his face, Yang Junran took a step closer to Feng Si.

"Where do you get off treating our Little City Lord like that? How dare you show him such disrespect! Do you have any idea how many people our Little City Lord has killed on the battlefield? How many merits he’s earned? There isn’t a more formidable male beast in all of Nantong City."

Hearing himself being praised, Niu Dou puffed out his chest.

"I suggest you get on your knees and apologize right now. Hand over the cooking method, and we might spare your life." Yang Junran took another step forward, his eyes glaring fiercely at Feng Si.

The black-haired sub-female before them suddenly took a step back. Her jet-black eyes met Niu Dou’s for a brief moment, her gaze twinkling like starlight breaking through the darkness. It seemed to bring the sub-female, whose face was covered in dark spots, to life. His heart skipped a beat, and Niu Dou coughed unnaturally.

But Yang Junran saw the sub-female ignore him again and could hardly believe it. ’To be slighted to my face by an ugly sub-female, again!’ Furious, he strode forward. "I’ll—"

"Stand down."

"What do you think you’re doing!"

Two voices rang out, one after the other. The first was from their captain, Niu Dou, and the second was a stern, scolding female voice.

Feng Si looked past the frozen Yang Junran to the figure behind him, her eyes widening slightly. "Lady of the City~"

Feng Si’s small, aggrieved voice broke the silence. "I was just on my way to the kitchen, and I was suddenly cornered and harassed. It was only when I heard his voice that I realized..."

She raised a finger and pointed at Yang Junran. "It’s him! He’s the one who kidnapped my helper to try and steal our cooking recipe."

Niu Dou stood frozen in place, completely confused. "Mother..."

"You, stand aside." Mao Xianing walked closer with a dark expression and backhanded Yang Junran across the face.

SLAP! The crisp sound of the slap echoed in the quiet woods.

The tall Beastman didn’t dare to dodge. Instead, he dropped to his knees. Terrified of having offended the female before him, Yang Junran’s expression was one of panic. "I... I didn’t know she was one of your people! Please, spare me, I..."

In a world of carnivorous beasts, this was the preferential treatment enjoyed by the privileged class.

Feng Si stood to the side, watching coldly.

It was just as Yang Junran had said before, only it wasn’t her kneeling and begging for mercy, but Yang Junran himself.

The Guard Commander knelt as well. The Lady of the City sentenced Yang Junran and the Guard Commander to twenty strikes with a rod. The two Beastmen didn’t dare protest and went to the City Guard Team to receive their punishment.

Niu Dou stood there, dumbfounded.

’What just happened? Where am I?’

After dealing with the two male beasts, Mao Xianing turned to glance at her son. She knew he wasn’t clever enough to come up with something like this on his own; someone must have been pulling the strings from behind the scenes.

As the mistress of the City Lord Mansion, she would not tolerate any household servant who dared to challenge her authority. She turned and ordered the Chief Maid behind her:

"Go and investigate. From the Stewards in the Little City Lord Mansion down to the cleaning sub-females, leave no one out. We must find the person daring to scheme behind the scenes."

"Yes, my lady." The sub-female beside her acknowledged the order and left.

In the blink of an eye, the woods fell silent.

Niu Dou watched his decisive and swift mother, his stern body trembling slightly. But he still thought of his subordinate. Stealing a glance at Mao Xianing’s face, he said, "Mother, Yang Junran is a Beastman from the Empire’s Second Legion. The City Lord Mansion has no right to strike him."

Mao Xianing shot him a look of exasperation. "What about as an Intermediate Female? He angered me. Are you saying I don’t have the right to strike him then?"

Faced with his mother playing the "female" card, Niu Dou’s mind was in chaos. "...You can."

Feng Si silently watched the mother and son. Now that the crisis was averted, she understood even more clearly just how lenient this world was toward females.

’However, I’m just a low-level female,’ she thought. ’Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been used as Feng Lian’s substitute and so casually sent away.’

In the low bushes.

Bai Dan and Bai Qi had been secretly following, wanting to see Feng Si’s miserable state with their own eyes. When they saw her standing there completely unharmed, they were so scared their hearts nearly stopped.

Bai Dan’s face was deathly pale, the blood drained from her lips. Her bloodshot eyes widened in disbelief. "How can this be? How! Why is Feng Si still standing there perfectly fine!"

"We must have eaten poisonous mushrooms! Our eyes must be deceiving us!" Bai Qi cowered in the bushes, like a weak little white mouse from ancient times, terrified of being crushed underfoot.

"Just grab her already! I scraped the bottom of the barrel to sneak into this City Lord Mansion, so why are the Lady of the City and the Little City Lord being so good to her!"