Chapter 130 - 132: Nantu’s Mind

Chapter 130: Chapter 132: Nantu’s Mind

"He actually agreed! I knew that fish Nantu was up to something!" Mo Xuan said resentfully.

"Exactly. And here I thought he was the one least interested in Su Luoluo out of all of us," Fu Feng added, fuming.

"So what? It was his stone that Luoluo happened to pick," Xi Yi chimed in, twisting the knife.

As soon as he said that, the two men, who had been fuming just a moment ago, instantly fell silent.

True enough. It was just their bad luck that Su Luoluo hadn’t chosen their stones.

After his cool remark, Xi Yi glanced at the man beside him.

’Xiao Ye hadn’t said a single word. Surprising that this snake could be so composed.’

But on closer inspection, he noticed something was off about Xiao Ye’s eyes.

His purple irises had darkened to near-black, his gaze dark and sullen as he stared at the two figures in the distance.

Xi Yi’s lips curled into a smirk. ’He knew Xiao Ye couldn’t be completely unaffected.’

’After all, Snake Beasts were the most jealous and possessive of all Beastmen.’

Su Luoluo was completely oblivious to the fact that she was being watched.

Since Nantu had agreed, she began leading him toward her cabin.

’For someone as fascinated by "technology" as him, she wasn’t at all surprised he’d accepted her invitation.’

’People like that usually have an innate curiosity about new things.’

She didn’t see the invitation as anything complicated. If Nantu wanted to see the mirror she’d made, she’d just show it to him. Besides, this was a great chance to increase Nantu’s Heartbeat Value and attraction value.

Had it been anyone else, Su Luoluo would have been keenly aware of just how unusual an act it was to invite a Beastman into her own home.

Especially here in the Beast World.

In this extremely open society, inviting a Beastman into one’s room was virtually the same as a female inviting him to sleep with her.

As long as the Beastman or the female agreed, it was a tacit understanding that the two of them would be sleeping together.

As for Nantu, although he had reached Level 5 in his Beast Rank, he was a Water Beastman, after all. His senses were weaker when it came to Land Beasts, so he remained completely unaware that their every move was being secretly watched.

Nantu, for his part, had been thinking about today’s date over and over. He’d even had a rare bout of insomnia last night after returning from the hot spring.

He couldn’t get the image of Su Luoluo’s full breasts and pert bottom out of his head.

He felt he was becoming just like those Beastmen in the tribe who loved to fool around every day, no different at all.

’Then again, it wasn’t anything to be ashamed of.’

In a primitive society, such things were always considered perfectly normal.

After all, it was a commonplace affair; things like this happened every day.

Ever since he learned that Su Luoluo could purify salt, make pottery, and even grind a type of yellow weed into a white powder to serve as a staple food, he couldn’t stop his eyes from being drawn to her.

Every day, he looked forward to seeing Su Luoluo, wondering what new and fascinating things she would come up with next.

Whenever he saw her create one novel item after another, he couldn’t help but get excited. ’Su Luoluo is so clever,’ he would think. ’She can make anything.’

’When others questioned her, he would silently laugh at them. Just wait, they’ll definitely eat their words.’

As this feeling grew stronger, he gradually realized that something was off about him.

He had tried to suppress these thoughts, to put distance between himself and Su Luoluo, to stop looking at her.

But in the end, he discovered he couldn’t control himself at all; he couldn’t help but sneak glances at her.

That day, when he hid to the side to watch Su Luoluo make that thing called "cake," he had originally only planned on watching. But before long, he found that he also wanted to have a taste.

He even thought that it seemed nice for the other Beastmen to eat with Su Luoluo, and he wanted to join in as well.

That was why, during the Moon God Festival, he had given Su Luoluo the most precious treasure of the Mermaid Clan: a Luminous Pearl.

After drinking the milk tea Su Luoluo had made, a sweetness spread from his mouth straight to his heart.

’Yes, this was the feeling. It made him feel grounded.’

But just when he thought he could finally be at peace around Su Luoluo, he’d spent another sleepless night tossing and turning.

He suspected that perhaps there were... other things he wanted to do.

So when Su Luoluo suggested going to her cabin, he only hesitated for a moment before agreeing.

The open-air kitchen wasn’t far from Su Luoluo’s cabin, and the path was smooth. But as Nantu followed behind her, the short walk felt long and agonizing.

With every step, he felt his heart about to THUMP right out of his chest, no longer beating normally within his body.

The cabin was built on stilts and had a set of stairs. Su Luoluo climbed them quickly, but Nantu, thinking about what would happen next, found his own steps growing slower and slower.

’What was he supposed to do next?’

’Su Luoluo will probably take the lead, right?’

’She was very forward when she climbed into his bed before.’

At that thought, Nantu’s racing heart calmed slightly.

When they had rebuilt Su Luoluo’s house, they had also built their own homes right next to hers to be closer to her. They never imagined they would one day use them for spying.

The group watched Su Luoluo and Nantu leave the open-air kitchen and followed them all the way to her cabin.

Mo Xuan watched them go inside, so resentful of Su Luoluo that he was grinding his teeth.

’When he’d gone to find her at night, she had been so reluctant to do anything in her own room. Yet today, she was actively inviting Nantu over.’

’So she really does play favorites.’

’She probably thought we all went to deal with that pig!’

’Well, surprise!’

’We came back.’

Xiao Ye had been the first to suggest building near Su Luoluo’s house, so his was the closest one.

Now, as he watched through his window while the two were about to push the door open and go inside, his eyes were bloodshot.

’He would definitely find a chance to make this up.’

The longer Fu Feng watched, the darker his expression became. He did a quick mental calculation. Excluding the Lizard, who didn’t have a Contract Totem with Su Luoluo, he was actually the last of the five.

’A Dragon Sparrow, as handsome as him, was going to be the last one?’

There was no way he could swallow this indignity.

’Su Luoluo, tomorrow it’s his turn.’

Xi Yi, on the other hand, appeared indifferent. But then he thought, ’If Su Luoluo really becomes my female master, doesn’t this mean I’m just standing here watching her have an affair?’

At this thought, his expression soured as well.

’For someone of his status to have to compete with several such weak Beastmen for a single female master... it was utterly absurd.’

’If Su Luoluo was truly his destined female, he could never accept a relationship like this.’

Finally, Su Luoluo reached the door of the cabin and pushed it open.

Nantu felt his heart pound faster than it ever had before. BA-DUMP, BA-DUMP. It was like a scorching flame, burning and tearing violently inside his chest.