Chapter 161: "What a saintly lady who brings benefit to the people."

Sheng Jieyue's smug smile froze on her face, as if someone had poured a bucket of cold water on her.

She almost forgot her disguise, pointed at Sheng Ran, and her voice trembled.

"You...you can actually speak?! Didn't the news at the end of the chapter say that you were traumatized and couldn't speak anymore?"

"News?" Sheng Ran raised her eyebrows slightly and asked slowly, "Isn't it fake news deliberately spread by someone?"

She had been holding back her emotions and not saying anything just now because she didn't want to have a direct conflict with Sheng Jieyue.

Her ability to express herself is limited, and she cannot gain the upper hand in a verbal confrontation.

So he had to pretend to be mute for a while to disrupt Sheng Jieyue's psychological defenses.

What's more, during the unilateral humiliation just now, Sheng Ran had already trained herself to be very calm.

No matter what happens next, her emotions will not be stimulated and her language expression will no longer be disturbed.

Just now, Sheng Jieyue repeatedly provoked the relationship between her and the beastly husbands. It was impossible for Sheng Ran to just let it go so patiently.

She had also learned the trick of an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, "Maybe... the person who spread the news was deliberately trying to embarrass you."

As soon as she finished speaking, a suppressed gasp was heard in the hall.

The beastmen stopped their movements, their eyes filled with shock - no one had expected that this exiled female beast who was rumored to be "ugly and dumb" could actually speak clearly and distinctly.

On the contrary, why does the Saint Female look disappointed at this moment?

Wasn't she acting like a loving sister just now? She should have been happy to hear that her sister was safe.

This drama of "the saintly lady training her sisters" suddenly became interesting.

"Yuan Ziyun..." Sheng Jieyue gritted her teeth as she repeated the name, "You can't even handle such a small matter!"

Sheng Ran dragged out a slow tone, adding fuel to the fire, "You treat him as a backup and keep him hanging. Of course he will have a temper."

The system looked at the way its host spoke and felt worried for her.

I never knew before that the host could say so much and be so irritating!

Don't worry, I've found that as long as I don't rush, I can express myself smoothly.

Sheng Ran always controlled her speaking speed and emotions, and she felt that she was becoming more and more powerful.

My mentality was not affected at all.

She could even continue to anger Sheng Jieyue.

"If you ask me, sister, take him in as soon as possible." She said, glancing at Situ Yu, "Looking at this face all day long..."

Seeing that he was about to say something to humiliate him again, Situ Yu's face turned pale.

He took a step forward and was about to grab Sheng Ran's wrist, but was stopped by Zhu Jiuyin.

The powerful force of the dual superpowers immediately shocked Situ Yu, and the orcs around him even felt a slight sense of oppression.

Several nobles who were nearby even subconsciously took half a step back.

A middle-aged orc in a brocade robe muttered quietly, "Is this orc the new orc husband that Sheng Ran took in when she was exiled to the wilderness? Where did she find him? His abilities are so strong... No wonder he dared to challenge the prince."

Situ Yu narrowed his eyes and looked at the beast in front of him, his eyes full of anger. "Who do you think you are? Do you know that I am the only prince in this beast world?"

In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Zhu Jiuyin kept the dragon horn hidden when he came over.

There's no need to hide now.

The corner of his mouth curved into a playful arc. "You don't know who I am? It's true. After sleeping for thousands of years, my story now only exists in legends."

"The prince—is that so great? And he's the only one. Do you think it counts?" Zhu Jiuyin laughed contemptuously and pointed at Huai Jun beside him, "Isn't there another one here?"

Situ Yu has always hated being confused with Huai Jun. With just a glance from him, his guards would immediately come forward.

"How dare you disrespect the Crown Prince!"

Zhu Jiuyin ignited a ball of ancient true fire, "I think you are too bold."

"Even if your ancestors saw me, they would kneel down and welcome me."

The ancient power that has never appeared in the central city makes everyone terrified.

"Is this a dragon?"

"Zhulong, it's the Zhangwei Mountain God! Why is he in Central City?"

"So Sheng Ran took the Zhangwei Mountain God as her beast husband? Then she really made a fortune on this exile trip!"

Sheng Jieyue had not expected that Zhu Jiuyin's identity would be so complicated!

Seeing that Situ Yu was embarrassed in front of him, Sheng Jieyue quickly changed the subject, staring into Sheng Ran's eyes and provoking her, "So what even if she has a new beast husband!"

"Why are the others around you gone? Pei Xiaoxing, Ling Rui, and Tu Shanyi. These three people happen to be backed by prominent clans in Central City, but now they haven't come. Have you never suspected anything?"

Sheng Jieyue calmed herself down and said, "I heard from the Pei family that Pei Xiaoxing's curse has been lifted. There's no need to keep him by your side."

Sheng Ran's expression did not change. Of course she knew that it was even she who lifted Pei Xiaoxing's curse personally.

Sheng Jieyue clenched her teeth and continued, "Given the personality of the Pei family, they will definitely make him cancel your engagement. Maybe right now, they are discussing how to arrange for Pei Xiaoxing to be by my side."

As soon as these words were spoken, the whispers in the hall immediately became louder.

It is an indisputable fact that the Pei family has served the Holy Female for generations. Now that Pei Xiaoxing's curse has been lifted, he should go to Sheng Jieyue.

Sheng Ran's calm and composed expression finally relaxed, and she clenched her hands.

These comments pierced her heart like needles, and she suddenly remembered Pei Xiaoxing's expression when he left.

No wonder I'm so reluctant to leave.

He had expected something like this to happen, hadn't he?

At this moment, Pei Xiaoxing's voice suddenly rang out: "It is not the Saint Lady's turn to worry about the matters between my wife and me."

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw Pei Xiaoxing walking in with an upright posture, wearing a silver-white brocade robe, and Ling Rui following behind him with a sword in hand.

Pei Xiaoxing said in front of everyone: "My Pei family's protection of the Holy Female and I, Pei Xiaoxing, will guard Sheng Ran for the rest of my life. There is no conflict."

I don't know what this means, whether it means excluding herself from the Pei family, or equating Sheng Ran with the Holy Female.

In short, their attitudes and positions were clear, and the faces of several orcs who supported the Pei family were stiff. They obviously did not expect that Pei Xiaoxing would slap the Pei family in the face in public.

Not only that, Pei Xiaoxing walked to Sheng Ran, held her hand, and said firmly: "You are my only wife, Pei Xiaoxing."

Ling Rui even pulled out the sword he had just brought from home and gestured with it twice as if nothing had happened. "Oh, it's just been sharpened, so it's so bright. I don't know when I can use it!"

"I haven't beaten anyone in a long time. My hands are itching!"

The timid orcs nearby were so frightened that they shrank back, and no one dared to say a word.

Sheng Ran looked at Pei Xiaoxing and Ling Rui and felt more confident.

She believed them.

A happy birthday party gradually went out of control.

Someone stepped forward to smooth things over, "Since most of the guests have arrived, let's start the banquet."

He wanted to use the birthday party to change the subject, but he didn't know that this was the real thing Sheng Ran wanted to talk about.

"While the people in the west of the city were suffering from the Black Death, the powerful in the east were hosting lavish banquets."

Sheng Ran showed a sarcastic smile at the corner of his lips——

"What a prosperous and peaceful central city."

"What a saintly lady who benefits the people."