The Marshal’s Wife is Wild
Chapter 400 - 399 Selective Deafness

Chapter 400: Chapter 399 Selective Deafness

It’s also possible that it’s just a problem with my body, but I don’t dare to get it checked out.

All prenatal screening facilities in the Empire should be connected to the genetic database.

Getting pregnant is already difficult for Interstellar residents, so no one bothers with contraception. The manufacturers of contraceptives have all gone out of business.

With Si Yuting and me, it’s always been anything goes.

But I’m not ready to share my guess with him yet. The Fertility Value is a sensitive topic for Si Yuting, and even if I say I don’t mind, he always feels like he owes me.

There’s no need to give him false hope before anything’s certain.

When did Si Yuting get a Fertility Value anyway?

Qu Tong placed her hand on Si Yuting’s palm, channeling her spiritual power into his body.

This has a healing effect too, but it’s less effective than directly entering the Spirit Sea.

"Honey, let’s get a check-up after we get back," Qu Tong said.

"Sure, I’ll find time to go back to Abel Star for it," Si Yuting interlaced his fingers through Qu Tong’s, hand in hand, "Your husband isn’t that weak. Don’t worry."

Qu Tong didn’t explain; she just responded with a muffled "Mmm."

Truthfully, she didn’t want to have children so soon either. This body is barely 20 years old, after all. She thought it was a bit early.

But Si Yuting would probably be happy about it.

Even though he never seemed very close with children, she could feel it.

As these thoughts filled her mind, sleepiness overcame her and Qu Tong quickly drifted into dreamland.

Si Yuting laying beside her wasn’t sleeping so well, shrouded in her faint, sweet scent. His mind was telling him it was time to sleep, but his body remained alert.

"Hmm~" The dreaming girl seemed uncomfortable, murmuring softly and twisting her waist to free her hand from his grasp. She reached inside the bed and grabbed the little dinosaur toy, and in the process took Si Yuting’s blanket, only then snuggling back contentedly into her dreams.

Si Yuting’s deep gaze swept over Qu Tong’s soft hair, and he cursed under his breath, "Little rascal."

When Qu Tong woke up the next day, she looked at the little dinosaur on the floor, her mind deep in thought...

The slippers beside the bed were neatly arranged, the clothes she tossed onto the chair were folded at the head of the bed, the desk was tidy, and a few more sprigs had been added to the vase of Langa Los, enhancing its aesthetic.

Qu Tong bent over, picked up the little dinosaur, hesitated for a moment, and then placed it in the hanging basket.

Her villa didn’t have a dedicated training room, so Si Yuting would train in the open space in the backyard.

Old man Yuan lay on a lounge chair under the grapevines, grumbling disdainfully.

The gist of it was, a man should have substance; what’s the use of just having a good physique? My girl isn’t so shallow.

Si Yuting’s face was expressionless, completely unaffected.

Amused, Qu Tong walked over and urged Old Man Yuan to give it a rest, "His hearing isn’t great, you should take a break."

Old Man Yuan did indeed shut up, but then cast a suspicious glance at Si Yuting, "Never noticed that before."

"Selective deafness," Qu Tong plucked a grape from Old Man Yuan’s fruit plate and began peeling it.

Old Man Yuan: "..."

Si Yuting glanced up at her.

Qu Tong provocatively raised her eyebrows at him and popped the glistening grape flesh into her mouth.

Si Yuting silently looked away.

Qu Tong’s lips curved into a pleased smile.

Nice try, kiddo.

Grandpa Yuan popped a grape into his mouth, skin and all, and chewed away.

*

Qu Tong’s flyer wasn’t as fast as Si Yuting’s; by the time she reached Capital Star, it was already the next morning.

Si Yuting, having received Cheng Feng’s message, skipped rest and immediately went back to work; before leaving, he gave Grandpa Yuan a glance.

"What did you do?" Qu Tong asked Grandpa Yuan with suspicion.

Grandpa Yuan smirked slyly, "Oh, nothing much..."

Then Grandpa Yuan laid out how he had obtained funds in advance from Emperor Changxin, how he had spread rumors online, and how he had self-taught himself to guide and manage public opinion.

Originally, the Insect Clan capturing pharmacists had little to do with the Lan Family—the Alchemist Association’s large base of senior alchemists just naturally meant there were more victims.

Grandpa Yuan didn’t care about that; he firmly pinned the blame on them.

The pharmacists of the Alchemist Association were already at odds, and Grandpa Yuan’s meddling only added to the chaos, leaving them unable to focus on concocting elixirs.

Last night, Lan Weiying’s situation, which had finally stabilized, rebounded again as several senior alchemists chose to pay fines and terminate their contracts with the Alchemist Association rather than risk their lives.

Compared with interests, life was of course more important.

This also increased the workload for Si Yuting and his colleagues.

Although an agreement had been reached with Sai Pu, Si Yuting had already given the magnet to Cheng Feng, instructing him to investigate the pharmacist matter first.

SS-rank Insect Clan members that could hide among the crowds weren’t fools; having captured two with Cheng Feng and Wen You leading the team, they no longer dared to show themselves. Whenever other Insect Clan members emerged to cause trouble, local security was able to deal with them.

Qu Tong suddenly realized she might have forgotten to ask a crucial question.

What purpose did the Insect Clan have in capturing pharmacists?

Previously, it was speculated that eating pharmacists could increase the Insect Clan’s strength, but this theory was eventually dismissed by the military.

If it truly could enhance their power, why wouldn’t the Insect Clan consume them on the spot instead of taking great pains to abduct them?

It couldn’t be that the Insect Clan intended to farm pharmacists, could it?

Fortunately, having added Sai Pu’s Light Brain before she departed, Qu Tong was able to directly communicate and ask.

Sai Pu chuckled disdainfully, "Them, worthy?"

"Sister, you might not know, but the elixir we traded with you is only for the females, as both alchemists and elixirs have one important function: they enable the female insects to produce offspring with better physiques, a discovery made unintentionally in recent years."

"Sister, remember I told you about the previous existence of three SSS-rank Insect Clan members? Apart from me, there was an original Insect Clan member, a female, and your missing pharmacists most likely ended up in her stomach."

"The difference between pharmacists and elixirs is akin to that of the chicken and the egg. However, elixirs are only as big as quail eggs; but sister, your elixirs are different."

As for what was different, Sai Pu didn’t say, but combining previous events involving Sai Pu, Qu Tong could more or less guess.

It was fortunate that the portion of elixirs traded with the Insect Clan back then had all been concocted by Grandpa Yuan.

Naturally, the Military Department also traded those elixirs from the Lan Family, which had relatively lesser effects.

It seemed that next time, special attention should be given to not trading her elixirs with the Insect Clan, and she needed to be clear about this with Gong Yun as well.

However, what Qu Tong didn’t know was that whether her elixirs, the Energy Fruits and Vegetables, or Qingmu, only original Insect Clan members of a certain level could absorb the energy inside them.

Just like Sai Pu’s healing ability, it was unique to the original Insect Clan members.

The Queen Mother was also an awakened original Insect Clan member.

After ending the communication on her side, Grandpa Yuan raised his Light Brain and asked, "The Fang Family has invited us to dine with them, do we go?"

Qu Tong raised an eyebrow and asked, "Since when have you been in touch with the Fang Family?"