Daily Survival After Inheriting a Harem (GL) - Chapter 16

Being the hero who saves the beauty really did feel very cool, but Qiu Qi expressed that behind this cool and flashy act was unbearable pain.

The assassination incident at the entrance of Ruyi Pavilion did not end the instant she sacrificed herself to block the attack.

The black mist released by the demon race’s attack drew Yan Wan’s attention while she was purchasing things at other stalls. She immediately threw aside the big and small bags in her hands and rushed toward the direction where Qiu Qi and Pei Yuqing were.

With a loud shout, her lower body swelled and expanded. Yan Wan transformed into a half-human, half-beast form, lifting her sheep hooves and gracefully yet calmly taking an attacking stance on the ground. It seemed she did not take the little minion before her seriously at all.

After all, she had once been a popular candidate for Beast God. Her moves were fierce, direct, and decisive, without any complicated spell-casting wind-up. By the time they reacted, Yan Wan had already leapt from the ground and flown above the demon envoy at lightning speed. As she dropped from midair with a fully charged strike, her sheep leg muscles in beast form bulged and knotted, inspiring awe with just one glance. With that kick, the demon race member was blasted into ashes without any ability to resist.

Yan Wan’s movements were clean and without the slightest drag. Compared to the half-baked skills Qiu Qi had learned from her coach, this was far more shocking.

“Apologies, my lord. I came late. Are you all right?”

Yan Wan walked over and crouched down, but the first person she reached out to support was Pei Yuqing, who was bleeding nonstop.

One was once the daughter of the elf race’s War God. The other was the current Beast God, whose reputation was known far and wide. If they were not both shackled by layers upon layers of restraints, how could they have been single-handedly beaten into such a miserable state by a small demon race member?

Yan Wan shook her head and sighed. At the same time, she took out the wound medicine she carried with her and applied it to Pei Yuqing.

“What a state you are in.”

Using spiritual arts in large amounts had caused the wound on Pei Yuqing’s back to tear open into a large gash. The Mystic Ice Rings embedded in her body continuously absorbed the little warmth and spiritual energy left inside her. Yet even though her lips had already gone bloodless and translucent, she still did not loosen the hand wrapped around Qiu Qi.

“Steward Yan, check her.”

Yan Wan responded. She used her hand to lift open Qiu Qi’s torn clothes and casually glanced twice. When her gaze touched the Soft Hedgehog Armor flashing with golden light, she said,

“She is fine. It is only a pity that a Soft Hedgehog Armor worth a hundred gold has been wasted.”

As expected of a money-grubber. Her first reaction was still to care most about the Soft Hedgehog Armor.

If Qiu Qi had not already fallen unconscious, she definitely would not have let go of this chance to jump up and put on a pitiful act. Unfortunately, Yan Wan had always spoken according to facts. Seeing that her attitude was more regretful about the armor than worried about Qiu Qi’s safety, Pei Yuqing knew that she had indeed worried too much.

“Then that is good. Let us return.”

“Yes, Madam Pei.”

Yan Wan helped Pei Yuqing up, then grabbed Qiu Qi by the collar and flung her onto her back. She widened her stride and jumped across the walls several times. When she passed by the shops from earlier, she even did not forget to pick up the things she had dropped on the ground and take them home.

A full-score steward. Worth having.

…

After Pei Yuqing returned, Yan Wan settled her inside a bath barrel filled with Guluo Sacred Water to recover her strength. In any case, this water was being paid for by a sucker, so when Yan Wan poured it, she did not feel the slightest heartache.

The sisters in the courtyard first went one by one to visit Pei Yuqing. After a round of meaningless concern and greetings, they were coldly chased out by the person herself.

After all, no one would be in a good mood while soaking in a bath and being surrounded by a crowd.

This group of people who loved excitement were noisily driven out. They turned around and headed together toward Qiu Qi’s bedchamber.

What were they going there for?

Of course, to watch the fun and laugh at the joke.

The number of times Qiu Qi had been assassinated outside could not be counted even with all the hairs on their heads. But being beaten so badly that she was knocked back into beast form was a first.

When they heard Yan Wan’s report, nine out of ten people laughed madly. The remaining one, Yin Ci, was expressionless.

“Speaking of which, what is her beast form?”

“I don’t know.”

Zu Mianmian turned to ask Yin Ci, “Sister Yin Ci, do you know?”

Yin Ci shook her head.

“Steward Yan must know, right?”

“She told us to look for ourselves.”

“Then hurry, hurry, hurry. I’m too curious!”

This matter was so lively that even Xu Zishe came out to join the fun.

She stepped forward and knocked on the door. Yan Wan opened it from inside and raised a finger to her lips.

“She is still sleeping. Do not wake her.”

“Okay, got it.”

The group tiptoed to the bedside. Yin Ci stepped forward and lifted the cover. After clearly seeing the furry thing on the bed, her expression visibly stiffened.

Qiu Qi’s beast form had never been seen before, but its name had already spread far and wide—Qiongqi.

This thing appeared only once every thousand years, and one mountain could not tolerate two tigers. When more than one existed, they would kill each other until only one remained.

Because too few people had seen its true appearance, the annotated pictures in books had at least four or five versions. Some said it looked like a tiger, some said it looked like an ox, and there were even combined versions. However, because of the original body’s cruel and bloodthirsty style of conduct, everyone had already equated it with being hideous and ferocious in their hearts.

But could someone tell them what this round-headed, round-brained little thing curled up on the bed with four meaty paws was? Its plump little butt even trembled along with its breathing, wildly triggering the motherly love in their hearts.

Not only did it have nothing to do with ferocity, it actually resembled the cats that humans liked to keep in their arms and tease. It was just that the tiger stripes on its body were rather heavy, and there was a pair of small wings on its back that looked somewhat too thin and weak compared to its body.

“Hoo-wu…”

The cat-beast on the bed swayed its tail, turned over, and lay on its back facing upward. With narrowed eyes, it comfortably exposed its soft white belly.

Xu Zishe, standing beside the bed, instantly felt her hands itch. So she very obediently followed her heart and reached out to rub that nice-feeling belly.

“So obedient.”

“It tickles… N-No, don’t bully me… meanie…”

The little milky voice carried a soft and sticky tone that scratched right into people’s hearts.

Xu Zishe silently withdrew her “demonic claw” and really did not touch her again.

“The legendary ancient vicious beast looks like this?”

“Hehehehe…”

Zu Mianmian laughed dryly.

Everyone’s mood at this moment: To be honest, this thing… was actually kind of cute?

Only Yin Ci maintained her original calm. She drew the Demon-Slaying Blade from her robes.

“Why not take this chance and end her life with one strike?”

“Wait.”

Zu Mianmian hesitated.

“Didn’t Sister Pei order that no one is allowed to harm her life?”

“If we do not take her life, playing with her to vent our anger should be fine, right?”

Xiao Chu’er smiled.

“I happen to know how to use a few small poisons. How about I feed her some now for fun?”

“Chirp… But she became like this because she saved Master…”

Lan Tang flapped her wings and quietly interrupted.

Lin Yujin’s face showed worry.

“That is true. And last time, she also endured it and did not lose control and attack me.”

Xu Zishe: “No, why are all of you so soft-hearted?”

Zu Mianmian shot back, “The one with the least firm stance is clearly you, okay!”

“Cough, cough… I was…”

She discovered that she could not come up with anything after “I was.”

“How about this? We go back first and discuss a proper countermeasure. Once she changes back into human form, we can carry it out. If we also take advantage of someone in danger, wouldn’t that make us no different from this demon?”

Everyone seized the step offered to them and nodded wildly in agreement.

“Right, this method is good.”

After they finished watching the excitement and rubbing the cat, everyone dispersed. Qiu Qi slept with her belly exposed all the way until evening. When she opened her eyes, she discovered that she was being held in a soft and fragrant embrace.

The ears on top of her head twitched. Qiu Qi burrowed even farther inside. The instant she was surrounded by that sweet scent, a few comfortable little purrs naturally rose from her throat. Half-asleep and half-awake, she muttered about the daydream from earlier.

“Sigh, the beauty didn’t even let me sleep with her once before arranging for me to go offline… Too immoral…”

The gentle force stroking Qiu Qi’s back paused, then grabbed her ear.

“My lord, it is time for dinner.”

It was a serious tone completely different from the one in her dream, and it even carried a chilly threat.

“Ahhh, it hurts!”

Qiu Qi practically jumped up.

Someone above her head laughed softly, and even the chest she was leaning against trembled along with it.

Qiu Qi raised her tiger-like little head, only to discover that the angle of her view was extremely wrong…

She hurriedly lowered her head, then stared in confusion at that pair of furry little “mangosteens.”

“What am I?”

“A lingering effect of being attacked by the demon race. Although Steward Yan arrived in time and helped preserve your life, she could not stop you from being beaten back into beast form.”

Pei Yuqing explained,

“As long as you recuperate a little, you should recover in about three days. My lord need not panic.”

Qiu Qi admitted that she was indeed a little panicked. She had finally changed to a pleasing skin and was preparing to show off her skills and seduce someone, only to suddenly turn into this appearance.

No chest, no butt. Who could still get interested in her like this?

“Aowu!”

Qiu Qi opened her mouth and howled. Her little appearance actually looked rather bluffing.

Watching her wilted-vegetable appearance, the smile at the corners of Pei Yuqing’s mouth never faded.

“Right.”

Qiu Qi remembered.

“Madam, how are your injuries?”

Pei Yuqing shook her head.

“I soaked in sacred water for two hours. Most of it has already recovered.”

“That’s good.”

In this posture, Qiu Qi had to tilt her neck back to clearly see Pei Yuqing’s face. Dissatisfied, she kicked her legs. Her paws stepped on Pei Yuqing’s arm as she tried to climb upward. Unfortunately, as a twenty-first-century human, this was her first time walking on four legs. She could not find any sense of balance at all. After flailing around for ages, not only did she fail to climb up, she accidentally hooked her claws on the other woman’s clothes and sent herself away.

The cat-beast hung from Pei Yuqing’s body, stretched into one long strip. Her claws could not be pulled out, and she could not move. She could only sway back and forth against Pei Yuqing’s thigh like a cat-shaped pendant bought from a two-yuan store.

“Madam…”

Qiu Qi called out pitifully. Her plump little butt trembled as she still struggled to move upward.

“Help me.”

“Mm.”

After watching enough of the joke, Pei Yuqing covered the raised corner of her mouth, held Qiu Qi’s meaty paw, rescued her from the clothes, then lifted her and placed her on her shoulder.

Qiu Qi’s body swayed. Her two hind legs stepped on Pei Yuqing’s shoulder, while her front paws fearfully hugged the other woman’s neck.

“Madam, I’m not a bird. I don’t like standing on people’s shoulders.”

“Then where does my lord want to be?”

Qiu Qi gave an embarrassed little heh. Her paws patted Pei Yuqing’s chest.

“Here. I want a hug.”

“Then let go first.”

Pei Yuqing’s patience today was strangely good, making Qiu Qi feel unused to it.

She stared with her round eyes, then was happily picked up by Pei Yuqing and placed into her arms.

What kind of damn good luck had she stepped in for Pei Yuqing to suddenly be so gentle? Qiu Qi thought, swaying her tail.

Why did she feel that Pei Yuqing was much more interested in her beast form than her human form?

Her eyes had become gentler. Her speech had become more patient. She did not even refuse hugs anymore!

Then… could she push her luck and ask for a kiss too?

Author’s Note:
I’ll be the first to rub her out of respect.

There is a reason Sister Pei’s attitude toward beast-form Sister Qiu has improved. I’ll tell you later.