Chapter 57: Chapter 49: Yu Lan Stays Behind, a High-Five Pledge

Yu Lan keenly sensed the Golden Lion, Huo Zhanting’s, indulgence toward her.

Her eyes couldn’t help but redden.

Her small hand stroked the Golden Lion’s mane, as if to soothe him.

Only then did she turn back to look at Li Yufei.

She took a couple of deep breaths, her small face filled with serious determination.

No one knew what kind of decision Yu Lan had just made.

Before everyone’s watchful eyes, the beautiful female slowly walked up to Li Yufei and made a promise.

"I can help treat Li Yucheng until he recovers his human form."

"In exchange, you will let them go, destroy all recordings, and are not allowed to pursue today’s matter any further."

"Ha!"

Li Yufei reacted as if she’d heard a joke.

She burst out laughing.

She clutched her sides and roared with laughter, laughing so hard she could barely stand up straight.

After laughing for a full minute, she finally looked up at Yu Lan again, her voice dripping with sarcasm:

"Yu Lan, what gives you the right to make such a promise?"

"My Li Family invested hundreds of billions, poured in countless sums of money, and spent decades just to develop that one tiny vial of Human-shaped Recovery Potion."

"And we don’t even know how effective it is."

"And yet the first thing you say is that you’ll help my brother regain his human form."

"Don’t you think you’re being a little too overconfident?"

Li Yufei’s eyes were filled with mockery.

’And here I was, wondering what Yu Lan was up to.’

’Turns out, she’s just writing checks she can’t cash.’

The more she heard, the more she wanted to laugh. By now, the Li Family’s private army had arrived in full force, and countless laser cannon muzzles were aimed directly at the three people in the encirclement.

With a single order from Li Yufei, no matter how monstrously powerful Huo Zhanting and Su Xingye’s talents and physiques were, they would be reduced to ash.

Li Yufei then spoke:

"Yu Lan, instead of saying all this, why don’t you get on your knees, kowtow, and admit you’re wrong?"

"Who knows, if I’m in a good mood, I might just be willing to let you go?"

"Or, you can choose for yourselves. How about I give you two spots to get out of here alive?"

A blatant malice glinted in Li Yufei’s eyes.

Everyone present knew

she just wanted them to turn on each other.

When faced with a chance to live, no one doesn’t yearn to survive.

Only by living could they have a future with more possibilities with the beautiful female.

But at the same time, they understood even better that this was like honey laced with poison. It wasn’t necessarily hope; it could very well be an even deeper despair.

Neither Huo Zhanting nor Su Xingye moved.

The Golden Lion and the Silver Giant Wolf just quietly watched Yu Lan with their beastly eyes, waiting for the beautiful female to make the final choice.

No matter who was chosen to die, as long as it was to ensure Yu Lan could live safely, they would face death willingly and with composure.

Watched by all as they awaited her reaction, Yu Lan calmly parted her lips.

"I’ll stay."

"Let them leave."

Having said that, she spoke again before Li Yufei could start mocking her.

"I’m actually very curious, Miss Li. Why don’t you choose to believe me?"

"The Li Family spent decades and invested hundreds of billions to create a single vial of Human-shaped Recovery Potion. Is that really a greater investment than what’s gone into the soothing agent? The one meant to replace a female in calming a male safely through his mating period—a problem that has plagued the interstellar world for a thousand years?"

Of course not.

This was a problem that had persisted for millennia.

From ancient times to the present, research in related fields has never stopped.

Li Yufei wasn’t so arrogant as to believe her Li Family’s investment in the Human-shaped Recovery Potion could be greater than that.

’That’s right!’

In that instant, it was as if Li Yufei realized something.

She froze abruptly.

She looked at Yu Lan, who stood before her and continued to speak, full of confidence and composure.

"But it has only been about a month since I joined the Science Research Institute."

"And yet, the [Hope] potion has already burst onto the scene."

"With the Li Family’s power, you can surely find out that every male who entered the Mad Hero Institute and was injected with the [Hope] potion has since been successfully discharged."

"That alone is enough to prove my ability."

"So, I believe that if you just give me time, creating another Human-shaped Recovery Potion is merely a matter of time."

"Li Yufei."

Yu Lan’s voice grew heavier as she advanced on Li Yufei. Her clear, clean amber eyes were locked onto her, and the beautiful female now seemed incredibly imposing.

"Are you really going to vent your anger for a moment and just watch your brother, Li Yucheng, live in his beast form forever?"

"Can you afford to wait another ten years?"

THUD!

Yu Lan’s words struck Li Yufei’s heart like a heavy hammer.

’Yes.’

’The Li Family couldn’t afford to wait another ten years.’

Li Yucheng had been an adult for two years, and his mating periods were becoming more and more frequent.

If he couldn’t regain his human form and receive a female’s comfort...

...he would lose his mind and be reduced to a feral beast for the rest of his life.

This was a terrible fate that the Li Family could absolutely not accept.

It was also why Li Yufei had been so desperate and frantic when she saw Yu Lan shatter the Liquid Gold Human Recovery Potion.

Now, as Yu Lan ruthlessly shattered the facade of peace the Li Family had struggled to maintain...

...Li Yufei’s gaze toward Yu Lan was filled with a vicious chill.

But Yu Lan met her gaze without flinching, the corner of her lip curling up as she spoke with extreme confidence:

"If that’s the case, why not let me try!"

"I can guarantee that if you give me one year, I will definitely restore Li Yucheng to his human form."

"If I can’t, you can do whatever you want with me."

Concern for Li Yucheng’s health overcame the fury of being offended by Yu Lan and her two Beast Husbands.

Li Yufei watched Yu Lan quietly for a long moment before speaking with equal forcefulness.

"Fine. I accept your terms."

"I will let the two of them leave, and not a single detail of today’s events will be leaked."

"I will also not pursue this matter in the future."

"But likewise," Li Yufei’s voice suddenly grew louder, full of warning as she stared intently at Yu Lan’s expression,

"if after one year, my brother still cannot return to his human form..."

"...then don’t blame me for killing you myself as a sacrifice for my brother."

Before the Li Family, a top plutocratic clan of overwhelming power and influence, Yu Lan was just an out-of-favor, useless female from the Royal Family.

If they killed her, they killed her.

Was there anyone who would risk their life to avenge her?

’Oh, wait, there are.’

Li Yufei looked at the blood-soaked Golden Lion and Silver Giant Wolf not far away. Those two were desperately trying to save Yu Lan, with no regard for their own lives.

But they wouldn’t use their own power to make innocent males charge to their deaths for their Female Master, which was why they came alone.

Against the Li Family’s fully armed elite soldiers and countless advanced weapons, they had fought to the death to take Yu Lan away.

And they had almost succeeded.

Li Yufei’s eyes darkened.

In the next second, Yu Lan’s voice rang out:

"A clap to seal the oath."

"A clap to seal the oath."

The two equally beautiful and proud females simultaneously reached out and clapped their hands together, creating three crisp cracks in the air. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

Witnessing all this, the Golden Lion and the Silver Giant Wolf were both moved and wanted to stop it.

Yu Lan was doing all of this for them.

Otherwise, she would have escaped long ago.

’It’s all our fault.’

Just then, Li Yufei’s slightly provocative voice rang out.

"Yu Lan, since you dared to make such a promise..."

"It’s only natural for my brother to meet you, the researcher, right?"

The Black Panther in the iron cage heard her voice, its great mouth opening slightly to reveal sharp fangs.

A pair of deep blue beast eyes stared intently at the beautiful female.

It let out a soft huff, radiating danger.