Lethal Stunner: Kicking Off with Five Beast Husbands
Chapter 130 Chen Yunji Returns

Chapter 130: Chapter 130 Chen Yunji Returns

"Don’t tell me it’s Bai Yan again." Hearing the doorbell ring, Xiao Jinsheng frowned.

When it came to Bai Yan, Xiao Jinsheng was already tired of her.

But thinking of how she had just completely cut ties with Bai Yan, even if Bai Yan were shameless, it was unlikely she’d come knocking so soon.

At this moment, Xiao Jinsheng felt Caicai might have been right.

The Cannibal Flower might look terrifying, but it was indeed an excellent choice for a guard flower.

Only, during its first day on duty as a gatekeeper, it had blocked an ally.

Chen Yunji stood at the gate, staring at the Cannibal Flower blocking the entrance. His initial reaction was to assume Xiao Jinsheng’s house had been overtaken by mutant plants.

"Come back." Huaiqing stepped outside and called out softly. Instantly, the Cannibal Flower froze in place mid-motion, its long neck stuck as it was preparing to snap at Chen Yunji.

"This... is the flower you’re raising?" Chen Yunji used his Elemental Power to sense the situation, realizing the barrier was, indeed, just a flower. He was even more surprised.

"Yep, isn’t it adorable?" Xiao Jinsheng, seeing it wasn’t Bai Yan who’d arrived, felt significantly better.

Upon hearing Xiao Jinsheng’s words, the Cannibal Flower lifted its green leaves again and formed a heart shape, displaying affection toward her.

"Hmm. Very cute," Chen Yunji responded.

His eyes were covered with a white fabric, so he could only see faint, blurry outlines of the Cannibal Flower.

But hearing Xiao Jinsheng’s cheerful inquiry, he instinctively followed along with her tone.

"This is for you."

Chen Yunji carried a box from the car. He was about to hand it to Xiao Jinsheng when he noticed the seven Beast Husbands around her glaring at him, their expressions resembling a guard against theft.

Chen Yunji hurriedly corrected himself, adding, "Uh, for all of you."

"What’s this?" Xiao Jinsheng asked, curiosity evident.

"Star Stone Source Stone," Chen Yunji replied.

As they entered the house, Chen Yunji began explaining the items he had retrieved during his recent trip.

He had previously lived alone in a Barren area and amassed quite a bit of wealth during that time.

When trapped on Cloud Island Snow Peak for two years by the Terminal, his remarkably remote home meant no one noticed the stash he had hidden away.

On this trip, he brought everything that could be of use.

Additionally, he handed Xiao Jinsheng a black card.

"I’ll be needing your help," Chen Yunji said, looking toward Li to initiate the conversation.

Li adeptly expanded his Domain, and Caicai—originally by the door—curiously followed them in as well.

"Star Stone Source Stones only appear in Star Stone Mines. At most, one mine will yield ten of them, and their function differs from that of regular Star Stones."

"The power of Star Stones can be absorbed by Beastmen, helping them increase their Superpower Levels."

"However, Star Stone Source Stones allow Beastmen to separate their Superpower Energy for storage, thereby lowering their Superpower Levels without resorting to self-harm."

"I’ve collected eight of these in the past, and they should be sufficient for your needs."

After his explanation, Chen Yunji pushed the box containing Star Stone Source Stones toward Xiao Jinsheng and her group again.

Xiao Jinsheng lifted the lid and saw inside were fist-sized, transparent white Crystal Stones.

When exposed to light, the Star Stone Source Stones revealed an interior resembling meteors streaking through the sky.

Even if the stones didn’t help Beastmen reduce their Superpower Levels without injury, they were undeniably aesthetically pleasing as tabletop decor.

With this thought, Xiao Jinsheng didn’t hold back from asking aloud, "So, for most people, they’re useless. Did you collect them just because they looked nice?"

Chen Yunji appeared embarrassed, quickly explaining, "Beastmen unaware of the truth about Mist Continent wouldn’t voluntarily lower their Superpower Levels. To survivors of Mist Continent, Star Stones and Source Stones are essentially useless."

"Yes, when I collected them before, it was indeed because they were shiny and could be used to decorate my lair."

"Makes sense; you’re Beasified as a dragon. Dragons naturally like shiny things," Xiao Jinsheng nodded to herself confidently.

Chen Yunji pressed his lips together and softly uttered, "Hmm."

Early that day, Xiao Jinsheng had already accepted a Star Map Task, and now that Chen Yunji had returned, their household had gained yet another new additions in the grand planting endeavor.

The area assigned to Xiao Jinsheng for planting by the Terminal was located in Mist East, outside the suburbs of Moon City.

It would take them an hour’s drive to get there.

As the two cars were just rolling out from their villa, Xiao Jinsheng noticed that Bai Yan’s family next door was also taking two cars and heading out.

In Mist Continent, instances where entire households mobilized usually meant there was a mission.

Xiao Jinsheng immediately grew wary: "Don’t tell me Bai Yan’s received a Star Map Task for planting trees too?"

At this moment, Xiao Jinsheng had a bad feeling.

And she was right, as it turned out.

Bai Yan’s Star Map Task not only involved planting trees like hers, but their allocated plots were adjacent.

Together, the tasks required planting four mu of land.

Xiao Jinsheng had two mu; Bai Yan had two mu.

Xiao Jinsheng’s assigned area was to the right, Bai Yan’s to the left.

Between them flowed a small river five meters wide.

"Dormitory allocations, wedding house allocations, now mission planting allocations." Xiao Jinsheng raised her hand to cover her eyes and said, "Sometimes I really suspect the Terminal is intentionally doing this."

And this time, Xiao Jinsheng wasn’t the only one harboring that suspicion.

With a harmonious relationship between Xiao Jinsheng and her seven Beast Husbands, each one guarded her as if she were the apple of their eye.

This made it impossible for Bai Yan to tamper with Xiao Jinsheng’s memory or concoct other schemes.

To top it off, one of Xiao Jinsheng’s Beast Husbands was a Dual Soul Person, whose Dark Soul possessed an unsettlingly formidable strength.

Given such an unbalanced situation where a direct confrontation would undoubtedly lead to failure against Xiao Jinsheng, Bai Yan naturally wasn’t foolish enough to blatantly hand herself over.

So when Bai Yan saw her planting plot was right next to Xiao Jinsheng’s, with only a thin river separating them, it meant she’d have to endure seeing Xiao Jinsheng flitting about before her eyes throughout the tree-planting period.

Bai Yan’s face instantly soured.

But, recalling the need to maintain her gentle and kind persona before her Beast Husband, Bai Yan swallowed all her bitterness and anger and turned to complain to her system instead.

Bai Yan: [Does the Terminal have some sort of illness?!]

Bai Yan: [When we were kids, dorms were assigned next to each other. Then our wedding houses were made neighbors too, fine.]

Bai Yan: [But even for a planting task, Xiao Jinsheng has to be my neighbor?!]

System replied indifferently: [Didn’t you used to be happy being close to Xiao Jinsheng?]

Bai Yan remained speechless: [That was before. Back then, I needed to modify her memory and make use of her. Naturally, keeping her nearby made things convenient and safe.]

Bai Yan: [Just look at those Beast Husbands of hers. I mean, come on.]

Bai Yan: [If Xiao Jinsheng steps out for some watering, there’d be three of them following her like bodyguards.]

For her own safety, Xiao Jinsheng couldn’t step out of her home—even her yard—without being accompanied by at least three Beast Husbands.

The three would stand in triangular formation, effectively shielding her in the center.

With such a defense mechanism in place, it wasn’t just modifying Xiao Jinsheng’s memories the system couldn’t manage—getting close enough meant Bai Yan would risk multiple lives just to escape unscathed.

Bai Yan: [System, tell me this isn’t insanity—they’re supposed to be carrying out a mission, not going on a picnic!]

Fuming with rage, Bai Yan vented further.

The system followed her line of sight to see Su Ye holding an oversized sun umbrella, even on an overcast day.

The umbrella was large enough to shelter six people at once.

Under the shade, a rocking chair stood next to a round table laden with food and drinks.

Xiao Jinsheng was reclining in the chair, leisurely flipping through a comic.

Beside her sat Li and Que Zelian, devotedly accompanying her.

One fed her drinks and turned comic pages for her, while the other offered snacks and blew cool air to help her stay comfortable in the heat.

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