Chapter 84: The Consequence of Being Discovered as a Female...

Chapter 84: Chapter 84: The Consequence of Being Discovered as a Female...

Lip Fei: "It was love at first sight."

Chi Jie felt that this whole analysis from Lip Fei, whom he’d summoned, was utterly useless.

He let Lip Fei finish his long-winded, nonsensical speech without letting a single emotion show on his face. Still propping his chin on his hand, he lowered his gaze, then expressionlessly raised a hand and gestured for the other man to leave.

’A female’s attraction to a male beast?’

Heh. That would require them to meet in real life, or for a bloodline test to show exceptionally high compatibility before any feelings could develop.

Chi Jie looked down at the ’Si Shi Xiao Si’ account on his communicator.

Still, he dismissed his previous theory that the sub-female was part of some conspiracy against him. ’That’s just too childish.’

He reached out, his long, slender fingertips tracing over the other’s profile picture. His finger hovered for a second over the delete option when it appeared, but in the end, he pulled it away.

Perhaps the Prime Minister was right. Her voice and appearance did hold a certain appeal. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

But—

’I already have the female I’m searching for. I shouldn’t be giving anyone other than my future mate a second glance.’

Chi Jie rose and walked outside, his eyes dark and fathomless.

’After the coronation ceremony, if there’s still no news about ’her,’ I’ll go search for her myself.’

...

After feeding Yun Chi and coaxing him to sleep, Feng Si picked up the small black sphere the cub had pinned under his paw.

She turned on the screen and immediately froze, sitting stiffly on the edge of the bed.

Her little cub, while playing with the screen, had unconsciously added a whole slew of ’friends’ she had previously rejected.

Her contact list now had a long list of new friends. Most importantly, at the very top was an account with a completely black profile picture, and next to it, the display read: "Video call ended - 20s."

A chill went down Feng Si’s spine. She frantically opened the chat window to check the call log, simultaneously trying to recall what time she had entered the room.

’My attention was entirely on Yun Duo back then, so I can’t remember clearly.’

’From what I remember, Yun Duo was blocking the camera sphere... they shouldn’t have been able to see anything, right?’

For a moment, she considered moving to a new city. But... her identity and her livestream were linked. If she wanted a new identity, she’d have to scrap everything.

All the money she had earned was on her ’Feng Si’ identification card. The moment she used her Coin Card anywhere, her location would be exposed.

’Abandoning everything just to hide my female identity, like I did before... the cost is just too high this time!’

Then, another thought occurred to Feng Si. ’After my female identity is exposed...’

Sigh!

’It’s not like anything terrible will happen to me, will it?’

Feng Si’s eyes glazed over for a moment.

In Beastman society, social status was determined by bloodline and was immutable.

The original owner of this body had been identified as a low-level female at the Sacrificial Hall. If her identity were discovered now, wouldn’t she just be invited to Pantian City to attend some coming-of-age banquet?

If her identity was exposed, she would just become an elite among the Beastmen.

Then, the right to choose which male beasts to date would be hers. The decision of whether to form a Contract with one would also be up to her.

As for her previous troubles—that family who wanted to sell her—her appearance was no longer the original owner’s red hair. Besides, she had plenty of coins now. Couldn’t she just hire bodyguards?

And that big shot from Cang City? Please, he was never after a low-level female like her in the first place, was he?

If there was any trouble, it was all started by Feng Lian.

After analyzing all the pros and cons of her identity being exposed, she was overcome with a feeling of "helplessness." ’Oh, what a close call,’ she thought sarcastically. ’If I’m discovered, I’ll just have to go back to living the life of a privileged female.’

Feng Si instantly calmed down.

She pulled the small fur blanket over Little Cloud, who was sleeping on his back with his belly exposed. A blissful expression on her face, Feng Si lay down on her side, facing the cub. She dimmed the screen and pulled it down closer.

A sea of red dots, each representing a new message, pulsed on the screen. She opened her friend list, and amidst all the notifications, easily tapped on the one profile that had no red dot—the dark one.

His profile was empty, and he hadn’t left her a message. It was as if he were just a stranger who had been added by mistake.

Feng Si frowned. ’What’s his deal?’ she thought. ’If he hadn’t sent a friend request in the first place, how could my cub have accidentally accepted it?’

’Whatever his game is, I’ll keep him on my list for now. Let’s see how long it takes before he makes a move.’

Feng Si went back and casually glanced at the latest messages from her new friends.

"’HeyFemaleLookAtMe’ has initiated a transfer of 30,000 coins. Message: Ten jars of pickled cabbage..."

"’ArenaFighter’ has initiated a transfer of 50,000 coins. Message: Urgently need pickled cabbage..."

Just as she expected, all the transfer notifications were from people trying to buy food from her privately.

The offers were for much more than her livestream prices.

Still, Feng Si ruthlessly deleted all of them. ’I could make some extra money, but I’m not running a personal shopping service,’ she reasoned. ’Besides, Si Shi is my own shop. Why go through all that extra trouble?’

...

Si Shi’s groundbreaking livestreaming style had opened up a new world for the Beastmen. Without spending a single coin on fake hype or paid shills, its reputation continued to soar.

Feng Si had taught everyone how to make delicious food with pickled cabbage, and now the hottest topic online was "I want some pickled cabbage."

If she hadn’t limited online sales to five thousand orders a day, the City Lord’s stockpiled raw materials probably wouldn’t have even lasted a month with the way people were buying.

The 400-million-coin promotional contract she had with the City Lord was more or less complete, so one day, Feng Si contacted Niu Ding. "City Lord, have you reached Pantian City yet?"

Now only five days away from Pantian City, Niu Ding could already hear people talking about pickled cabbage everywhere he went. He was in an excellent mood and said:

"Almost! I was just about to contact you, so your timing is perfect. Quick, tell Yang Wen to send me a thousand jars of pickled cabbage to Pantian City with today’s shipments."

Feng Si: "..."

Thinking of pickled cabbage, Niu Ding smacked his lips, still craving more. "I’ve been watching your livestream every day, and I couldn’t help myself! I started with five hundred jars of pickled cabbage when I left the city, and now I’m down to just a dozen or so."

A towering green ox, as large as a small mountain, walked up beside him and boomed in a deep male voice, "A thousand is too few. That’s not enough. Tell Yang Wen to send ten thousand."

As they drew closer to Pantian City, the snowy landscape had given way to a world of lush green. From within the covered palanquin on the back of his yellow ox servant, Niu Ding glanced out the window at his son.

Since he wasn’t in Nantong City, Feng Si was the primary decision-maker for Si Shi. All daily food sales had to be approved by her.

He immediately changed his tune. "You heard him! Send me twenty thousand jars!"

Feng Si was a bit bewildered. "Didn’t you bring some pickled cabbage as a tribute for the Beast King? Why do you need so much more shipped to you?"

Niu Ding gave an embarrassed laugh. "It’s all your fault for teaching so many ways to eat it! I’ve tried every recipe, and I absolutely love all of them. And when you’re bored on the road, you just want something to chew on. I was even trying to eat the pickled cabbage sparingly!"

It was all the same to Feng Si—selling twenty thousand jars of pickled cabbage was just business. It only required her to give a simple order. "Alright, send me the address. I’ll have Yang Wen make it a priority shipment."