Healing S-Class Beasts Made Me the Empire's Treasure

AHHHH!

How could such a man exist?

Yu Lan’s anger flared at Jun Lin Yuan’s words.

Her rosy lips pressed into a tight line.

’Conceited. Utterly conceited.’

’Jun Lin Yuan is just way too conceited.’

Hearing this, Yu Lan squirmed, desperate to get down, but the man’s lean, powerful hand was like a branding iron, clamped firmly around her waist.

Her struggles were like the wriggling of a small animal; for a man accustomed to being dominant and iron-willed, they posed no threat whatsoever.

For some reason, as Jun Lin Yuan gazed at Yu Lan’s fair, slightly flushed face, his Adam’s apple bobbed. An unbearable desire surged from the depths of his heart.

His heart was pounding—THUMP, THUMP, THUMP—and scalding blood rushed from it to his limbs, relentlessly urging him to do *something*.

SMACK!

Biting her lip, Yu Lan slapped Jun Lin Yuan’s hand.

Her slender, delicate fingers pinched and twisted at the steel-hard muscle of the man’s arm.

"Jun Lin Yuan, let go of me."

"What are you trying to do by not putting me down?"

Seeing the furious, questioning look on Yu Lan’s face, Jun Lin Yuan finally seemed to snap out of his daze.

He forced himself to look away as if nothing had happened, carefully placed Yu Lan on the ground, and then began to grumble,

"Was that really necessary?"

"I just zoned out for a second. Why so fierce?"

"What male will dare marry you in the future?"

Finding a good Female Master could change a male’s entire life.

Every male had to be cautious, extremely cautious, to avoid falling into an abyss.

Yu Lan rolled her eyes at his words, the corner of her mouth twitching.

"You don’t need to worry about that for me. I already have males."

Huo Zhanting, Su Xingye, Shen Zueran, Li Yucheng.

’Four of them, in fact.’

’Just one of them is more than enough for her to handle, let alone all four.’

’Every single one is a jealous mess.’

’They can’t stand it if she’s nice to just one of them. If she kisses one, the other three get angry and won’t be happy until they each get a make-up kiss.’

’Sometimes, her mind would wander, and she’d wonder... if they all really got together, when it came time for bed, *ahem*, would they start comparing who got one more time and who got one less?’

’She would definitely go insane.’

Yu Lan had only retorted subconsciously, not giving it a second thought.

Jun Lin Yuan, however, paled the moment he heard her.

His incomparably handsome face took on an ashen hue. The special forces team members beside him exchanged helpless glances.

’And he claims he doesn’t like Princess Yu Lan?’

’He’s so jealous he might as well swallow the whole vinegar jar.’

’The only thing tough about him is his mouth—well, that and his little tiger.’

The team members all averted their gazes, widening their patrol perimeter to give the area a wide berth.

「At that moment」

The live broadcast’s levitating sphere rose higher, giving the audience a broader view from above.

On the outskirts of the forest not far away, a fully armed squad could be seen tracking the special forces team led by Jun Lin Yuan.

Judging by their uniforms, it was none other than the Empire’s greatest rival: the team led by the current Federation Commander, Fu Chenhan.

The hearts of the Empire’s audience clenched the instant they saw this.

Comments flew by one after another.

[AHHHHH!!!! The Federation is here! Jun Lin Yuan, stop flirting and get ready!]

[We’re screwed, we’re screwed, we’re screwed! How did they run into the Federation right at the start? Doesn’t that usually happen near the end of the tournament?]

[Um... I don’t know if I should say this, but has anyone noticed that the Federation’s special forces team seems to have a very clear objective this time? You could say they’re hunting Jun Lin Yuan specifically. With the prepared ambushing the unprepared, our Empire isn’t going to be wiped out this time, is it?]

Everyone’s hearts were in their throats.

But no matter how heated the discussion in the live stream chat became, or how desperately they wanted to warn Jun Lin Yuan and give him time to prepare, it was all useless. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

However, Fu Chenhan, standing at the very front with a pale, cold face, seemed to sense something. He abruptly looked up, his sharp, piercing gaze aimed directly at the levitating sphere.

His deep blue eyes were filled with an icy chill. In that instant, the audience in the live stream felt as if they had been plunged into a biting, murderous winter wind.

The chilling sensation of being targeted by a massive predatory Hunter washed over them. Their heartbeats grew faint, and they held their breath, afraid to even move.

Only when Fu Chenhan slowly averted his gaze did everyone begin to gasp for air.

[Phew, I was suffocating! Is this the kind of pressure the Federation Commander gives off?]

[Terrifying. Absolutely terrifying. I was so scared I didn’t even dare to breathe just now. How can someone be so powerful that their aura can be felt right through the camera?]

And their Empire had to face off against the Federation led by such a Commander, all while constantly battling the encroachment of the dark miasma.

Times were tough for the Empire!

Regardless of what anyone was thinking, they could only watch helplessly as Fu Chenhan led the Federation’s special forces team like a sharp blade, plunging straight toward where Jun Lin Yuan and Yu Lan were.

「Back on the ground」

After getting down from Jun Lin Yuan, Yu Lan’s legs suddenly went weak, and she nearly fell to the ground.

A look of mortified embarrassment flashed across her face.

’Damn it!’

The Red Flame Fierce Tiger was, after all, an adult tiger. Its fur was soft but had a coarse toughness to it.

As Yu Lan rode it, the rapid galloping had caused her thighs to be rubbed raw.

Now, Yu Lan could only feel a searing pain in the most tender part of her inner thighs.

It was enough to make her face flush red and pale white in turns.

Yu Lan was dying of embarrassment.

She let out a soft hiss of pain, forcing herself to act as if nothing had happened.

Seeing the slender, delicate female about to fall right in front of him, Jun Lin Yuan’s heart leaped into his throat, as if seized by a giant hand.

Before his brain could even process it, his body acted first. With lightning-fast reflexes, he shot out a hand, wrapped it tightly around Yu Lan’s waist, and pulled her into his arms.

His voice, filled with worry, rang out.

"What’s wrong? Are you hurt somewhere?"

Other than an injury, Jun Lin Yuan couldn’t think of any other explanation for Yu Lan’s current state.

The words had barely left his mouth when another urgent question followed.

"Where are you hurt?"

As Jun Lin Yuan spoke, he quickly scanned Yu Lan’s body. A flicker of confusion crossed his molten-gold eyes; he couldn’t see anything wrong.

How could a male, strong as an ox and with a body as hard as iron, ever imagine that someone could be so soft and delicate as to be injured by the mere friction of fur?

Confused and bewildered, Jun Lin Yuan stared intently at Yu Lan with his molten-gold eyes, waiting for her answer.

His strong, powerful hand held her waist firmly, its heat seeping through the thin fabric of her clothes, hot enough to make her blush.

How could Yu Lan possibly tell Jun Lin Yuan where she was actually hurt? She pressed her lips together and shook her head frantically. "I’m fine, you don’t need to worry."

With that, she tried to push Jun Lin Yuan away and walk off.

How could Jun Lin Yuan possibly agree to that? His gaze swept over her again, and a flash of realization appeared in his molten-gold eyes.

’Based on what I just saw, she must have hurt her leg. I don’t know why she won’t tell me, but I obviously can’t pretend I didn’t see it.’

He subconsciously moved to grab Yu Lan and check her over.

The wind rustled the leaves. Someone was launching a sneak attack!