Beast World: From Villainess to Cub-Raising Chef novel Chapter 264

Chapter 264: Chapter 262: Bringing Some Qin City "Specialties

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The Qin Family Estate.

When Li Chenlin heard the news, he was instantly ecstatic. He packed his bags and started to walk out.

But after a moment, he stopped.

’With Qin Nuo’s personality,’ he thought, ’if I just walk out on my own, her pride couldn’t take it. She’d probably insist that I stay.’

’It would be better to...’

Li Chenlin narrowed his eyes. He stabbed himself, then clutched the wound and went to find Qin Nuo.

"I’m injured! Give me 2,000 Crystal Stones for healing!"

Qin Nuo was busy arranging the new patrol schedules for the soldiers. Seeing Li Chenlin come to ask for Crystal Stones again, she became incredibly annoyed. "It’s not like you’re dying. Why do you need Crystal Stones every single day?"

Li Chenlin threw out his hands in a lazy, roguish gesture. "I don’t care. Since you wanted me as your Beast Husband, you have to at least be able to support me, right? I’m very delicate. For a wound like this, if I don’t get two thousand Crystal Stones, I’m going to make a scene."

"If you don’t give them to me, I’m going to lose my temper."

He whipped his snake tail, making a loud noise on the ground.

The surrounding soldiers were already used to these scenes.

This legendary king of the underworld hadn’t done a single proper thing since he entered the Qin Family.

All day long, he was either demanding Crystal Stones from their young lady or complaining that he wasn’t feeling well somewhere.

In short, he did very little work but demanded a ton of Crystal Stones.

The total Crystal Stone expenditure of Qin City over several years didn’t even add up to how much he’d gone through in this short time.

’No wonder our young lady can’t bring herself to like this person.’

’A male, so useless.’

’From now on, we’re never believing any of that crap from online clickbait accounts again.’

’Isn’t he just a moocher?’

’We’ve been right here for so many years and never got the chance to be kept men, yet someone she just met gets to do it.’

’And even if he is a moocher, he should at least have some skills, right?’

’He’s a brazen mooch with no abilities. He’s useless at everything. When fighting fierce beasts, he always hides behind us. What a waste of a Level 9 Beastman; he’s completely useless.’

Li Chenlin was still demanding Crystal Stones, but Qin Nuo was so busy with her duties that she didn’t even want to acknowledge him.

The other soldiers couldn’t help but get angry watching this.

’This guy usually shrinks behind us during monster fights.’

’We do all the hard work, this snake takes the credit, and he takes the Crystal Stones too.’

’Who wouldn’t be mad about that?’

Qin Nuo grew even more agitated. "Are you ever going to stop?"

Li Chenlin shot back, "Not until you give me the Crystal Stones!"

Qin Nuo used to think Li Chenlin’s face was very handsome, but now, it didn’t seem so special anymore.

A dignified Level 9 Beastman, yet when faced with a surprise attack from a fierce beast, not only were his reactions slow, but his ability to protect himself was also terrible.

She even had to assign a squad of soldiers just to protect him.

At first, she thought he was just deliberately throwing a tantrum because she had forcibly snatched him away from Bai Su.

But it had happened more than once. Whenever they encountered danger, Li Chenlin’s performance was far below the level expected of a Level 9 Beastman.

When Qin Nuo questioned him about it, he even said, completely self-righteously, "Well, it’s not like I don’t have subordinates. Just have them do the fighting. Why should I have to act personally?"

Qin Nuo thought about the Level 10 Lu Tingyan she had failed to capture, and then looked at this useless replacement, Li Chenlin.

She had already spent so many Crystal Stones on him, yet not only had he failed to provide her with any emotional satisfaction, but his strength was also pathetic.

She swore she had never seen a Level 9 male with such weak combat power!

Li Chenlin continued to press her aggressively. "Qin Nuo, do you even see me as your Beast Husband? Is being your Beast Husband this demeaning?"

"I can’t even get a few Crystal Stones? If the Qin family is this poor, then you shouldn’t be keeping a Beast Husband! How embarrassing!"

Qin Nuo was so angry she wanted to lunge forward and claw his face. "What nonsense are you spouting? I haven’t given you Crystal Stones? Why don’t you take a look at how many Crystal Stones you’ve spent since you arrived at my home?"

"Besides the Qin Family, who else would give you Crystal Stones? You get everything you want and still complain! Do you think I, Qin Nuo, can’t live without you?"

"It’s your good fortune that I even noticed you! I am the heir to the Qin Family, the future King of Ten Thousand Beasts foretold by the Beast God! Do you think that without you, I have no other options? There are far more outstanding males than you on this continent!"

Li Chenlin sneered. "You think they pursue you because they actually like you? If you weren’t one of the Qin family, how popular do you think you’d be?"

"Li Chenlin!" Qin Nuo was so furious she threw the Command Whip in her hand at his head. "Get the hell out of the Qin Family estate right now!"

Li Chenlin retorted, "No! On what grounds? Why should I have to come when you say come, and obediently scram when you say scram?"

"Let me tell you, Qin Nuo! It’s easier to invite a god in than to send one away! Since you’ve already let me live in your house, you have to give me a proper status!"

Qin Nuo looked at him in disbelief. "Me? Give you a proper status?"

"Who do you think you are? Demanding I give you status?"

This was the first time Qin Nuo had ever encountered someone who clung to her so shamelessly and yet completely failed to stroke her ego.

The thought that she had supported such a thick-skinned, shameless male for so long made her feel disgusted.

’If it were Lu Tingyan, he definitely wouldn’t be like this!’

’At least Lu Tingyan paid her no attention at all!’

’She liked males who ignored her!’

’The surrounding soldiers must be laughing at her, thinking she’d cast aside a watermelon to pick up a sesame seed.’

’Clearly, a powerful male like Lu Tingyan was the only one worthy of her.’

’What did that make Li Chenlin?’

Qin Nuo had her soldiers try various methods, but they couldn’t pry Li Chenlin off the building.

Completely out of options, she finally relented. "Fine. What will it take for you to leave?"

Refugees from all nations would soon be migrating to Qin City, and she didn’t want them to arrive only to see her being made a fool of.

Li Chenlin thought for a moment, then said "reluctantly," "I suppose I could leave... but you’ll have to give me some compensation for my emotional distress."

Qin Nuo sputtered, "You dare ask me for compensation for emotional distress?"

’She should be the one demanding it from him!’

Li Chenlin: "That’s right! Give me ten tons of Crystal Stones and another fifty million, and I’ll leave."

Qin Nuo: "In your dreams!"

Li Chenlin tucked his head back into his coils. "Then I guess we’ll just wait it out."

Qin Nuo turned as if to leave.

Just then, the butler came up to her. "Young Miss, the first group of refugees will arrive at the gates of Qin City in four hours."

Qin Nuo shot him an irritated glare. "I know! Stop rushing me!"

The butler respectfully bowed his head. "..."

’I wasn’t rushing her.’

Qin Nuo stared intently at the giant white snake coiled around the building and finally gave in. "Fine! I’ll give you your compensation. Take it and get the hell out of Qin City right this instant!"

Li Chenlin replied, "Deal."

’After coming all this way,’ he thought, ’I should at least bring back some of Qin City’s "local specialties" for everyone.’