He didn't mention a thing about Bai Zhi swearing an oath to the Beast God. Or perhaps, it just wasn't important to him.
Upon hearing this, Yue Junxiao's voice rose in shock. "What did you say?! She's actually planning to sell us to the Gladiatorial Arena!!"
Yan Yichen, his face contorted with rage, slammed his fist on the table. "This female is truly vicious! She clearly wants us dead!"
He then continued, "No, we can't just sit here and wait to die! If she sells us to the Gladiatorial Arena, how is that any different from being dead?!"
When Lang Qiu heard Bai Zhi was going to sell them to the Gladiatorial Arena, he couldn't help but frown. If that was true, it would indeed be a tricky situation.
But unlike the impulsive Yan Yichen and Yue Junxiao, he asked, "How do you know she plans to sell us to the Gladiatorial Arena?"
Yue Junxiao said with displeasure, "Lang Qiu, why are you asking so many questions? With a female as vicious as her, isn't it perfectly normal that she'd choose to sell us?!"
Sang Mo glanced at him. "She bragged about it to me last time in the basement."
Lang Qiu ignored Yue Junxiao's words and asked again, "Does Hu Yan know about this? Was it her who soothed his rampage?"
Sang Mo grunted in affirmation. "Mhm."
When Bai Zhi returned to the living room, she found the atmosphere was not very good.
Especially Yan Yichen and Yue Junxiao, who were looking at her as if they wanted to eat her alive. The feeling gave her a great sense of unease.
She instinctively hid behind the relatively dependable Hu Yan. Hu Yan glanced at the expressions of the others, his gaze finally landing on Sang Mo, and he instantly understood.
Yue Junxiao couldn't keep his feelings in. Seeing Hu Yan protecting Bai Zhi, he glared furiously. "Hu Yan! How could you defend this vicious female! Have you forgotten what she did to you?"
Hu Yan's pale blue eyes looked at him calmly as he simply said, "She is our wife-master. She said she won't treat us like before."
After a few seconds, he added, "I'm willing to believe her."
Hearing this, Bai Zhi looked at Hu Yan with a complicated expression. 'I can't believe the Beast God is this effective. The original owner nearly choked him to death today, and even after all that, he's still willing to believe 'her'.'
'The things the original owner did to them were so awful that even I want to drag her out and beat her senseless just to vent.'
Yan Yichen's face was also full of anger. "How many times has she lied to us?! She's about to sell us off! And you still believe her?!"
Bai Zhi quickly said, "I swore an oath to the Beast God that I would never treat you like I did before. I know I was wrong in the past and did many things to hurt you, but I am sincerely trying to change now. I bought you clothes and Light Computers. I also prepared some of the medicine you use for missions. You don't have to jump to conclusions. Just watch and see if I've really changed, and then decide whether to believe me."
Lang Qiu's amber eyes rested on Hu Yan for an unknown length of time before he suddenly said, "That's enough. Since our wife-master has sworn an oath to the Beast God, let's not bring up the past again."
"Lang Qiu! How could you too..." Yan Yichen wanted to say more, but he was silenced by a single look from him.
'Sang Mo's words can't be fully trusted. Since Hu Yan decided to believe Bai Zhi, something must have influenced his decision.'
'Besides, Bai Zhi just said she swore an oath to the Beast God, and Hu Yan didn't deny it, which means it must have happened. And just as Bai Zhi said, we can wait and see before deciding.'
'In that case, we should at least keep up appearances.'
Sang Mo saw the conflict being defused by Lang Qiu and Hu Yan. He clicked his tongue and closed his eyes, bored.
Yan Yichen and Yue Junxiao were forced into silence, thoroughly displeased. They glared menacingly at Bai Zhi, their eyes seeming to say, 'We'll be watching you!'
But then they turned their heads and saw bags of all sizes on the floor, filled with the clothes, accessories, and new Light Computers that Bai Zhi had bought for them.
Yan Yichen noticed that Sang Mo and Hu Yan were both wearing new model Light Computers and couldn't help but happily put one on himself. He didn't forget to hand the extra one to Lang Qiu. "Lang Qiu, this Light Computer is for you."
Then they started holding the clothes up against themselves, asking each other if they looked good.
Seeing that they liked the gifts, a smile appeared on Bai Zhi's face.
However, when Yan Yichen and Yue Junxiao saw Bai Zhi, they couldn't help but pout and mutter under their breath, "Just putting on an act!"
Yue Junxiao also declared self-righteously, "We're not that easy to bribe!"
Yan Yichen: "Right!"
Even though the two were muttering under their breath, their voices weren't actually that quiet, and Bai Zhi still heard them, which made her chuckle.
Yan Yichen and Yue Junxiao were the youngest of her Beast Husbands. Yue Junxiao had a fierce hatred of evil, while Yan Yichen was loud and boisterous. But they were like kids; easier to coax than the others.
Just like now. Although they were verbally insisting they wouldn't be bribed, their eyes sparkled with delight. They clearly liked the gifts.
But it made sense. This was the first time they'd had new clothes in a long while. Even with a Beastman's hardy constitution, the cold winter season was still tough to endure.
Hu Yan came out with their things packed up. "I'm just about done packing."
Bai Zhi waved her hand and announced with high spirits, "Let's go! We're moving to a new home!"
Yan Yichen and Yue Junxiao had just picked out their sizes and were trying on the clothes. Caught off guard by Bai Zhi's words, they both looked up at her and asked dumbly, "New home? Where are we going?"
Bai Zhi said with a smile, "The Grand Domain Estate. We'll be living there from now on!"
Yan Yichen and Yue Junxiao couldn't help but gasp. "The Grand Domain Estate?!"
Even Lang Qiu shot her a sidelong glance upon hearing "Grand Domain Estate."
Yan Yichen frowned. "The Grand Domain Estate is super expensive. We're so poor, how could we possibly afford to live there?"
Yue Junxiao rolled his eyes and said disbelievingly, "Living in the Grand Domain Estate? Stop bragging. With our family's situation, we're lucky we're not living in the slums."
Bai Zhi had no choice but to show them the property deed for the Grand Domain Estate and other related documents.
After seeing them clearly, all three were stunned.
Lang Qiu nodded with a serious expression. "It is indeed the Grand Domain Estate."
Yan Yichen's expression was dazed. "This... this is really the Grand Domain Estate?"
Yue Junxiao was also bewildered. "When did our family get so rich? We can actually afford a house in the Grand Domain Estate?"
Hu Yan looked at the two who were still standing there in a daze. He recalled his own expression when he found out. 'I probably didn't look as dumb as they do.'
"Are you convinced now? If you are, let's go." Bai Zhi put away her Light Computer. Looking at the few bags of luggage, she mused, "Maybe we should just leave this stuff behind? We can buy new things later."
Yan Yichen pursed his lips and said calculatingly, "Why buy new things? This stuff is all still usable. Buying more would cost a lot of money."
Lang Qiu directly picked up some of the luggage and started moving it out.
Watching the muscular men moving around in front of her, she suddenly remembered something and said, "Oh, right. Remember to put on your clothes."
'Their physiques are all amazing—broad shoulders, narrow waists, eight-pack abs, plus V-lines—but it's not appropriate for them to be like this all the time.'
Bai Zhi's words, and Lang Qiu's action of carrying the luggage out, acted like a key. In an instant, the others also began packing and moving their things.
Hearing the commotion from their house, the neighbors all looked outside, but no one came out.
They saw them carrying out bags big and small and even calling for a Hovercar. They had originally thought Bai Zhi was just talking when she mentioned moving, but it turned out to be real.
It was more jealousy than envy. They were just jealous of her good luck, green-eyed that she could win a prize, wear new clothes, and move to a new home.
The other females also began to resent the unfairness of the heavens. Why could a vicious female like Bai Zhi win a prize, while they, who treated their Beast Husbands so well, only had two or three Beast Husbands who were inferior to Bai Zhi's in every way?
They couldn't help but wonder: if they were a little meaner to their Beast Husbands, could they also win a prize like Bai Zhi?
Bai Zhi had no idea that her one act of flaunting her wealth had nearly caused a host of other Beastmen to suffer the same treatment as Hu Yan and the others.