Lethal Stunner: Kicking Off with Five Beast Husbands
Chapter 17 Another Husband?

Chapter 17: Chapter 17 Another Husband?

"Your lovers are truly weak." A completely unfamiliar male voice rang above Xiao Jinsheng.

The voice was unexpectedly pleasant, but the words carried no hint of safety.

"Can’t even protect their own female. Want to consider abandoning them and choosing me instead?" A warm hand pressed against Xiao Jinsheng’s cheek, gently tilting her chin upward.

Through her startled gaze, Xiao Jinsheng saw a small flame ignite, faintly illuminating the elegant line of a jade-like fingertip amidst the darkness.

As the finger shifted slightly, the fire leaped outward, lighting the golden palace candelabras along its path.

And with it, Xiao Jinsheng saw clearly the man on one knee before her—a terrifyingly grotesque Demon Mask, its impact in the dimly lit surroundings leaving her quite shaken.

Startled, Xiao Jinsheng stumbled backward and fell to the ground.

She looked up at the man in front of her, dressed in regal splendor, his tall frame carrying an imposing air. Smiling awkwardly, she said, "I’m timid, so I’ll politely decline."

"Heh." A low, amused laugh escaped the man’s lips.

"I saved you. Shouldn’t you be thanking me?" He sat cross-legged on the ground with Xiao Jinsheng, propping his chin against his palm, his arm lazily resting on his knee, as he asked teasingly, "Don’t all your females abide by the rule of repaying life-saving debts with your bodies?"

"But I’m timid, and your mask scares me." Xiao Jinsheng’s eyes glistened wetly as she bit her red lip, cautiously testing the waters: "How about you take off the mask, and I’ll think it over?"

"Take off the mask? Absolutely not."

The man shook his head, shifting closer to the stunned Xiao Jinsheng, who was still sitting on the ground.

Grabbing her hand, he pressed it against his Demon Mask, his voice low and laced with temptation: "Of course, if you make me your one and only Beast Husband, as spouses, you can take the mask off yourself."

"And what if we don’t end up as spouses?" Xiao Jinsheng hesitated to ask.

A soft chuckle drifted out from behind the Demon Mask before a provocative reply followed: "Then... I’ll devour you."

Under the dim lighting, the flickering candelabras made the already menacing Demon Mask appear even more horrifying.

Xiao Jinsheng thought about the rumors she’d heard. On the Mist Continent, aside from normal Beastmen, there existed a kind of Fallen Beastman...

They were uncontrollable by terminals, drank human blood, and resided in Mist West.

At this moment, Xiao Jinsheng surmised this so-called Fallen Beastman was exactly who she had encountered.

Attempting to pacify him, she hastily said, "Handsome, calm down."

"Your terms, it’s not like I can’t agree."

Xiao Jinsheng tried to reason with him: "Right now, all five of my Beast Husbands are fighting for divorce. Once we return from Mist West, I’ll have divorced them all."

"Since you want to be my one and only Beast Husband, why don’t you wait a few more days? After I go back to Mist East and settle the divorces, you can come find me?"

"Since the beauty invites me, and takes such care to consider divorce, how could I possibly refuse?" The man’s laughter brimming with playful satisfaction revealed his good mood.

"Li?" Xiao Jinsheng blinked, puzzled.

"Mm, your one and only Beast Husband. That’s my name." Beneath the Demon Mask, Li’s crimson eyes locked intensely onto Xiao Jinsheng’s scarlet lips.

Raising Xiao Jinsheng’s chin once more, he leaned in, dominant and possessive, planting a forceful kiss.

Before Xiao Jinsheng could react and push him away, he had already withdrawn.

The Demon Mask, which had originally covered his entire face, shifted during the kiss, transforming into a half-mask. It revealed a sleek jawline and thin lips curled into a smirk, still stained with a trace of crimson lipstick.

Li raised his hand and brushed his fingertip lightly against his lips. Seeing the rouge on his skin, his crimson eyes swept across Xiao Jinsheng’s already smudged lip makeup. He chuckled softly: "Rose-scented?"

"It suits you. You’re just as thorny."

"Y-You!" Xiao Jinsheng sprang up in frustration, flailing fists and kicks at Li. Yet all she managed to do was leave a few traces of shoe prints on him, causing no harm.

"Tired of hitting me yet?" Li grinned as he caught Xiao Jinsheng’s fist aimed below his waist mid-swing. "I’m 10 Stars. Your current spiritual power is a mere 1 Star. Breaking through my defense isn’t possible for you."

"T-Ten Stars?" Xiao Jinsheng paled in shock.

From what she remembered, both in her knowledge and from the story’s timeline, the most powerful young Beastman was Bai Yan’s Beast Husband, Jin Ao, with an 8-Star superpower.

While Mist Continent had a few 9-Star experts, they were all from the older generation. Among the youth, Jin Ao reigned as the most gifted.

But the man before her—his voice, and the skin exposed—told her that he wasn’t old at all.

"I don’t believe you." Xiao Jinsheng cautiously retrieved the foot she’d rested on Li’s shoe, trying to see through the mask obscuring his face:

"I know a 10-Star superpower allows full Beastification. Since you won’t remove the mask, at least show me your Beastification prowess."

"Now’s not the time." Li chuckled, shaking his head. "Want to see my Complete Beastification? Divorce those five men first, and then we’ll talk."

"You have my word. It’ll definitely happen." Xiao Jinsheng struggled to stay composed, her mind spinning in overdrive as she softly suggested, "How about... we get married first? Once that’s done, I’ll immediately handle the divorces. What do you think?"

"Sounds like a promising idea," Li mused, lightly stroking his chin.

Seeing him actually consider it, Xiao Jinsheng’s inner schemer rubbed its hands in glee.

Gotcha! How dare you steal a kiss from me!

Once we’re married and I’ve got the terminal’s authority, let’s see how I can make you pay!

"But... Xiao Jinsheng, yes?"

Li, still seated on the floor, leaned back with one hand and tilted his head to meet Xiao Jinsheng’s gaze. His aura grew even more oppressive: "Your tactic of using divorce as leverage against your five former husbands? I’ve seen it all."

"Now you’re planning to use marriage to manipulate me?"

Dreaming of controlling Li post-wedding, imagining his regret and anger.

Xiao Jinsheng never anticipated the tables to turn on her so quickly.

They’d met in this obscure, dimly lit palace, yet from Li’s words, he’d apparently been secretly observing her during her Mist West escapades these past two days.

"You’ve been spying on me!" Xiao Jinsheng accused, though deep down, she already knew the answer.

Her thoughts darted to the bloody corpse that had driven her off a rooftop: "That bloodied figure—it was your doing too."

"Scaring people with a Fog Corpse? My methods wouldn’t be so crude." Li scoffed disdainfully. "That was a 6-Star Fog Corpse. With your ex-husbands’ low-level abilities, it’s no surprise they failed to spot it."

"As for spying..."

"I just happened to be bored and found an amusing thorny rose being chased to terror by a limping Fog Corpse on a rooftop."

"Aargh, #%@*&!^!" Xiao Jinsheng glared at him fiercely, muttering gibberish under her breath.

"What was that?" A curious Li asked.

"I was complimenting your looks," Xiao Jinsheng snapped moodily.

"Thank you." Li chuckled lightly but added, as if struck by a thought, "An honor, really. Perhaps I should play the role of a male Bodhisattva for you?"

"Shut up!" Xiao Jinsheng dropped into a crouch and clasped her hands over his mouth, intending to silence him physically. Yet her palm suddenly felt a wet, ticklish sensation.

Flushing with embarrassment, she quickly pulled her hand back, trembling as she pointed a finger at him: "Y-You licked me! What’s wrong with you?"

"Shh." Li tightened his hold on her wrist, his thin lips brushing a kiss against her fingertip. "Don’t say I didn’t warn you—your Beast Husbands are looking for you."

For some unfathomable reason, Xiao Jinsheng felt a trace of guilt upon hearing that her five husbands had come looking for her.

She struggled to pull away, but Li held her wrist firm.

Leaning in closer, he murmured suggestively, "You wouldn’t want me showing up in front of your five ex-husbands right now, would you?"

"Then leave already!" Xiao Jinsheng whispered harshly, urging him to go.

Li merely tapped his lips and said with a smirk, "Seal it with a kiss, and I’ll go. Just so I know where to find you after you’ve divorced them."

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