Ten Thousand Queens

"I'm going on a honeymoon with Emily. There's food at home, you all take good care of the house," were Lin Feng's last words to Yuna before he left.

Afterwards, he went to the city pharmacy to inquire about the herbal medicine Emily had mentioned and described it to the owner.

The answer he got was strangely consistent:

"Takizawa flowers? Never heard of them."

"What you described sounds like something we have! But that's for treating diarrhea."

"Sir, you must be talking about roses, right? There's a flower shop if you turn right when you go out, you should be able to find them there."

Sure enough, if it was that easy to find, this task would be too simple.

[Warm reminder: Opportunism is inferior to perseverance.]

Lin Feng was ready to flip the table.

Getting lectured by his parents at home, and getting lectured by the system in another world.

He arrived at the agreed meeting place and looked around, but did not see Emily anywhere.

Just as he was about to find a place to sit down, a chill suddenly came from behind.

Glancing back, his eyes met directly with the red eyes in the bushes.

"Old Six, what are you hiding in there without making a peep?"

Seeing she was discovered, Emily finally stood up from the bushes, shaking the leaves off her head.

"Just passing by on patrol, that's all." Emily looked Lin Feng up and down in his getup, "Wearing a black cloak, although it covers your hair, it looks even more suspicious."

"As long as they can't tell I'm human, it's fine. Or do you want me to hang a fake tail on my butt?" Lin Feng said as he started to dig through his bag.

"That won't be necessary." Emily glanced at Lin Feng, then at his bag, hinting with her eyes.

"No medicine. I asked several pharmacies and they hadn't even heard of such a thing."

Emily had originally had a glimmer of hope.

"That's normal too. This flower is hard to find, probably few humans have seen it before." She spoke as she walked, then looked up at the sun, "Master, just follow me. I'll lead the way, you just need to protect me well."

Lin Feng yelled inwardly, good heavens.

In order to increase her favorability, he had become her tool.

But the pain now would be temporary, and the joy to come would be forever.

Hee... hee hee... hee...

The two walked from morning till afternoon, mostly unobstructed. They did not encounter other beastmen or elves, and the only magic creatures they could meet were mostly sticky slimes.

It was a pity that after hurrying for so long, they came up empty-handed.

"Why don't we rest for a bit? We've been walking since morning without eating lunch."

Lin Feng was human. Even with a sturdy physique, he couldn't take such a hurried walk.

On the other hand, Emily had been hopping and jumping the whole way without showing any fatigue.

Beastmen really had vigorous athletic cells.

"Then let's rest for a while and replenish some food before continuing on our way." Emily found a rock, blew off the dust and sat right on it.

Finally able to catch his breath, Lin Feng also started chewing on his rations. But after just a couple bites his cheeks felt weak.

The stuff bought outside tasted so bad. He couldn't help but miss the meals Emily cooked.

When Emily was his maid at home, she cooked breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Whether it was due to poor cooking skills or what, she loved making mixed vegetable stew.

She would throw all kinds of vegetables into the pot and cook for half an hour before serving.

Although it looked thick and sticky, it was quite aromatic and delicious to eat.

For the week Emily had been away from home, the cooking at home was left to Yuna.

She was more primitive, roasting meat for all three meals...

The only meat soup she made was too gamey that Lin Feng couldn't drink a sip.

"I've always wanted to ask, you guys eat meat too, right?"

"Of course." Emily opened the food she carried with her. Inside were all kinds of dried stuff. Lin Feng could vaguely recognize carrot jerky, sweet potato jerky, and some red meat jerkies. "I just don't really like eating meat, that's all. My brother loves eating meat the most."

Although it sounded a bit strange, when he thought about it carefully, it seemed normal too.

Rabbits, despite primarily eating grass, would occasionally eat meat too.

And they were beastmen. The human part made up the majority, with just the addition of beast ears and tail, different eye colors, and some hairier places...

So eating meat should be quite normal as well.

"Want to try some?"

Lin Feng opened his abyssal maw. Emily got up and stuffed a piece into his mouth.

After chewing a couple times, it was more unpalatable than he imagined. The only thing he had hopes for, the meat jerky, was salty and bitter.

"Not bad, very delicious."

Emily rarely smiled. "You're saying that as if it's true."

"I've been eating this stuff for over ten years, I know exactly how good or bad it tastes."

"That's pretty miserable." Lin Feng looked over Emily's body.

To grow such tall crops from such barren land, impressive, impressive.

"Since you see me as so pitiful, why not consider letting me go?"

Lin Feng snorted. "Once I've earned enough money, I'll let you go immediately."

Emily thought for a moment.

It had only been this long since she was groped by Lin Feng.

If it really lasted a few years, whether she would still be intact was unknown.

She had just told Yuna it was impossible to let Lin Feng touch her, yet she went back on it the very next night.

Plans cannot keep up with changes.

"Alright." Emily walked over to stand in front of Lin Feng and bowed her head slightly to him, "In any case, thank you master for being willing to accompany me to find herbs."

"No need to thank me. You can work longer for me later to make up for it." Lin Feng stared at her bunny ears, to be honest he really wanted to pluck them to feel the texture.

The two chatted about many strange things. After it got completely dark, they found a relatively secluded grove to rest inside.

Through this interaction, Emily realized this human didn't seem as annoying as she thought.

At least he was quite talkative, and chatting with him felt more relaxed.

No wonder everyone said it's best to have a partner in the future.

At first she didn't understand, thinking being alone was good enough, with no one to disturb her peace and quiet.

But now it seemed having someone to disturb her was not bad either, at least it's not as boring.

"Yuna said you had a mate before? What kind of person was she?"

"Don't use unseemly terms like mate, she was my girlfriend." Lin Feng looked up at the sky. Through the green leaves he could see the fiery glow of dusk. "What kind of person... I really can't say."

"You slept with her yet don't even know what kind of person she was?" Emily looked at him with disdain.

Among their clan, even if a guy had many women, once they did the deed, it was for life.

"Your thinking is too vulgar. What we have is called a meeting of hearts and minds, going with the flow of nature." Lin Feng started recalling the person deep in his memories. "Gentle and kind, smart and witty, and the same age as you too."

Emily let out a cold laugh. "The last part is the key huh."

"You don't understand. However hard, one must not make it hard on the children."

The two chatted about many strange things. After the sky had completely darkened, they found a relatively concealed grove and rested inside.

Through this interaction, Emily realized this human didn't seem as annoying as she thought.

At least he was quite talkative, and chatting with him felt more relaxed.

No wonder everyone said it's best to have a partner in the future.

At first she didn't understand, thinking being alone was good enough, with no one to disturb her peace and quiet.

But now it seemed having someone to disturb her was not bad either, at least it's not as boring.

"Compared to a beast, at most your lower half is beastly." Lin Feng flipped her off.

[Achievement Unlocked: Friend of the Beastgirl]

[Effect: Greatly increases beastgirl favorability]

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