Chapter 341: A Fluttering Heart
After returning to the camp, Jiang Qin and Lan Yuyan immediately went to the medical bay to visit Lan Yan.
Sure enough, he was still in his beast form.
"Brother... Miss Jiang, what are you two...?"
Hearing him call her Miss Jiang, Lan Yuyan frowned but didn’t say anything. ’Maybe it’s because they don’t know each other well,’ he thought, ’so he can’t bring himself to call her Sister-in-law.’
’After all, in some families, siblings call each other by their full names.’
"What is your Riot Value now?" Lan Yuyan asked.
"83%."
The number shocked everyone present.
"What? 83%?"
"Why is your Riot Value so high?" a nearby warrior wondered aloud.
It wasn’t just them; Lan Yuyan couldn’t figure it out either.
Most likely, only Lan Yan himself knew why.
Jiang Qin had already prepared herself, so she wasn’t surprised. She asked gently, "Would you let me perform a soothing for you?"
Lan Yan gripped the mat beneath him and nodded nervously.
Once they were in Soothing Room No. 6, Jiang Qin saw how nervous he looked. She didn’t rush to begin the soothing, instead sitting down and smiling gently. "Does your wound still hurt much?"
Lan Yan shook his head, his face a little pale.
"Okay, go ahead and lie down. Put on your Light Computer. Don’t be nervous, this will be quick."
By "quick," she meant he would soon be fast asleep.
Jiang Qin sang "Big Fish" for him.
Her ethereal, deep voice seemed to emanate from the depths of the sea...
In the holographic simulation, Lan Yan saw an undersea Dragon Palace.
It was a fantastical underwater world, accompanied by a song that made his very soul tremble.
Listening to the final humming melody, he felt as if he’d received an electric shock.
A pleasant tingle spread from the tip of his tail all the way to the base of his spine!
In that moment, Lan Yan was incredibly grateful he was in his beast form.
If he hadn’t been, his "sister-in-law" would have witnessed a rather indecent scene.
...
When he opened his eyes again, Lan Yan had already reverted to his human form.
He was a little surprised.
’His Riot Value had been quite high. Had it really dropped to a safe level after just one soothing?’
’Was it because Jiang Qin’s Spiritual Power Level was high, or because the compatibility between their spiritual powers was high enough?’
"You’re awake? How are you feeling?"
Jiang Qin, who had been drawing, quickly noticed that he was stirring.
Lan Yan remembered the dream he just had, and his expression turned a bit... strange.
Fortunately, no one could read his mind.
He shook his head, indicating he was fine.
"Good. If you’re feeling all right, you should go back and rest. Come back tomorrow after you’ve recovered a bit, and we’ll do another soothing."
Lan Yan’s lips moved as if he wanted to say something, but ultimately, he couldn’t get the words out. Only after leaving the soothing room did he lower his eyes in frustration.
As night fell, no one could sleep peacefully.
The battle on the front lines had begun. The enemy had already deployed several Advanced Alien Beasts, and the camp’s highest-ranking High-level Beastmen had not returned that night.
Yun Xie... hadn’t come back either.
She didn’t dare to fall into a deep sleep. She knew that tonight, the Riot Values of many High-level Beastmen would go off the charts.
And she was the only female in the camp with S-level or higher spiritual power.
Sure enough, someone came calling late that night.
"Miss Jiang, Miss Jiang!!!"
Lan Yuyan opened the door and asked, "What’s going on?"
The warrior outside, covered in blood, looked overjoyed to see him. "Mr. Lan, can we ask Miss Jiang to save someone? There’s an S-level Beastman whose Riot Value is already at 89.6%."
"What? That high!"
Just as Lan Yuyan was about to go back to wake Jiang Qin, he saw that she had already changed her clothes, freshened up, and emerged from her room.
"Let’s go. Where is he?"
"He’s already been moved to your soothing room."
"Got it."
She hurried to the soothing room, only to discover it was another familiar face.
Lan Shaoyu was surprised to see Jiang Qin, then greeted Lan Yuyan. "Brother Yan."
"Shaoyu, what are you doing here?"
"It’s Mufeng. His Riot Value was already very high, so he went back to the Main Star a few days ago to find an S-level female for a soothing. But unfortunately, none of them were available recently."
Because his value was so high, the soothing effect of A-level females was negligible, so they had no choice but to seek out an S-level.
But nearly every S-level female is partnered with one or more High-level Beastmen from the military, so they’ve all been busy soothing their own mates every day, leaving no open slots.
As for the S-level females stationed on other planets, their burdens are even greater, so they have absolutely no slots to spare.
Even if a slot occasionally opened up, it would be used to repay a favor.
That’s why the males are so desperate to find mates.
After all, it’s only natural to prioritize those you’re close to.
With a mate, you just have to wait in line with the other males in the family. Without one, you have to go out, spend money, call in favors, and wait in a long line with everyone else—and you can’t even get a deep soothing.
...
Seeing Bai Mufeng’s hands beginning to unconsciously undergo Beastification, Jiang Qin didn’t dare delay. She quickly had everyone else leave the room and then began to soothe him.
Waiting outside, Gu Tianyou and Lan Shaoyu were anxious.
They didn’t know if Jiang Qin could soothe someone with such a high Riot Value.
The more he thought about it, the more anxious he became. Gu Tianyou began to pace restlessly, finally unable to stop himself from asking, "Brother Yan, is Miss Jiang really going to be okay in there alone?"
"What if..."
A Beastman who goes berserk loses all reason.
Of course, Lan Yuyan was worried too, but he knew Jiang Qin had plenty of ways to protect herself, so he managed to remain calm.
"It’s fine. If there’s a problem, Qinqin will contact us."
"Alright..." Gu Tianyou sighed deeply, still on edge.
By contrast, Lan Shaoyu was far more composed.
After all, finding an S-level soothing master at such a critical moment was already incredibly lucky.
The rest was up to fate.
Fortunately, Jiang Qin already had experience handling males in such critical condition.
She had already treated three of them today alone.
’And tomorrow,’ she mused, ’there will probably be several more, like Mo Chen and his subordinates.’
To lower his Riot Value by a larger margin, she chose songs that were exceptionally sweet.
Bai Mufeng was immersed in the holographic simulation, his face growing redder and redder...
He, too, was confused.
’His mind had been descending into chaos because of his Riot Value, so how had he suddenly appeared here?’
’Could this be a dream?’
Looking at his surroundings, he was clearly on a sandy beach by the sea.
A familiar song reached his ears, and he followed the bustling crowd toward the place where everyone was gathered.
It turned out a singing competition was being held here.
In a daze, he was good-naturedly pushed toward a front-row seat by the beaming tourists around him.
All the performers on stage were sweet-looking young women.
Every one of them was vibrant and beautiful, each with her own unique style.
But in his eyes, they all transformed into another face.
He saw an image of her in ancient-style robes, another of her in a sweet dress, and another of her usual, elegant and gentle self.
Even the sweet singing in his ears became her voice.
’So this is what it feels like,’ he thought, ’to have your heart flutter...’