Chapter 10

If it weren’t for the sudden rampage of the violent factor in his body, he would have already set off to find his wife.

Gu Ming looked at Qin Zheng’s current state and couldn’t help but show a look of disdain.

“With such low mental strength, can she really be your wife?”

“Her mental strength is low now, but that doesn’t mean it will always be low. I’m willing to wait for her,” a certain someone replied, looking completely lovestruck.

Gu Ming’s expression became even more disdainful.

But knowing that once Qin Zheng made a decision, no one could change it, he gave up trying to persuade him.

“I don’t have the ability to help you stabilize the violent factor. If you don’t want your irritability level to exceed the safety threshold, you’d better avoid using your abilities for now. Also, control your temper and reduce emotional fluctuations.”

“Mm, got it,” Qin Zheng responded.

In the past, he never had so many concerns. But now, he had a family.

For the sake of his wife, he would make sure to last a little longer.

At the very least, he had to make proper arrangements for her before anything happened to him.

Gu Ming glanced at Qin Zheng.

“If nothing unexpected happens, I’ll come back in a week to give you another acupuncture session. I have something to take care of, so I’ll be leaving now.”

His mother had somehow found out that he had been matched with a wife and had been urging him to return home. To prevent her from meddling too much, he had to go back and handle things.

“Mm,” Qin Zheng responded again.

Gu Ming packed up his things and left the room.

As soon as Gu Ming stepped out, Qin Zheng opened his eyes.

Then, with a swift turn, he got up from the bed.

The marshal’s eyes were filled with excitement as he quickly strode into the inner chamber.

Qin Zheng freshened up at the fastest speed possible and then walked out the door.

The Imperial Palace

The Fourth Prince, Xiao Ye, had also received the news that he had been matched with a wife.

Moreover, he had used his own channels to investigate Chu Ning’s situation and had even seen her actions at the birthday banquet.

“She’s quite an interesting female,” Xiao Ye remarked as he watched the video of Chu Ning, the corners of his lips curling up.

However, when he lowered his gaze to his legs, his smile faded.

“What a pity…”

It was unclear whether he was referring to Chu Ning or himself.

After a brief hesitation, Xiao Ye searched for Chu Ning’s contact information and sent a friend request.

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Lower City District

Chu Ning had just left the house when she entered a supermarket.

Feeling a little hungry, she found herself unable to move when faced with all the fresh ingredients and food.

As expected, the star network was right—shopping on an empty stomach was a bad idea.

Forcing herself to look away, she focused on selecting the necessities.

In the grain and oil section, natural rice and flour were both 35 star coins per pound, while a 5-liter bottle of vegetable oil cost over 600 star coins.

Other food prices were just as staggering—eggs were 90 star coins per pound, vegetables ranged from 20 to 100 star coins per pound, and seasonings were shockingly expensive as well.

In short, anything natural cost nearly ten times more than synthetic food.

The same went for snacks and ready-made meals.

Chu Ning wasn’t skilled at cooking, but since the pre-made food was too expensive, she ultimately decided to buy ingredients instead.

She got five pounds each of rice and flour, three pounds of eggs, several pounds of vegetables, a bottle of oil, and some commonly used seasonings.

While passing through the promotional section, she noticed that instant noodles were on sale. Her eyes lit up, and she grabbed two large packs, totaling ten bags.

At the checkout counter, the machine displayed the total amount due—3,120 star coins.

Chu Ning glanced at the items she had chosen and hesitated for a while before gritting her teeth and making the payment.

She needed to refine medicine to earn money and cultivate, so these items were essential.

She still had medicinal herbs and refined pills left, which could be sold for money.

After paying, Chu Ning packed her purchases into several bags and left the supermarket.

Although she had spent over 3,000 star coins, the goods were real and tangible, which gave her a sense of security.

Finding a secluded spot, Chu Ning ensured there was no one around before storing all her purchases into her spatial ring.

In this era, there were also space storage devices similar to the spatial ring, but they were extremely expensive and unaffordable for ordinary people.

Although the empire’s public security was excellent, it was best not to flaunt her wealth. Letting others know she had a space storage device would only bring trouble.

Now that she no longer had to carry heavy bags, Chu Ning walked with a much lighter step.

After returning to her rented apartment building, she headed upstairs to her unit.

The moment she opened the door, she sensed something was off.

Someone was lying on the living room, in the floor was a magnificent white tiger.

Chu Ning’s pupils shrank at first, but the next second, she quickly approached the white tiger.

“A-Tiger, is that you? Did you transmigrate too?!” Her eyes lit up with excitement as she fearlessly reached out to stroke the tiger’s head.

This familiar texture, this beautiful appearance—it was him! Her mount, A-Tiger!

Back when she was undergoing tribulation, A-Tiger had been by her side, even shielding her from a lightning strike.

She had thought he had been struck to death, but unexpectedly, he had crossed into this world with her.

The white tiger—Qin Zheng—felt his face heat up as Chu Ning caressed him so intimately.

Fortunately, he was in his beast form, so she couldn’t see his embarrassment.

Qin Zheng had arrived a few minutes earlier, originally planning to surprise his wife. However, something had gone wrong after he got there—his violent factor had flared up again.

To prevent a disaster, he had hurried into his wife’s home and had been forced to take his beast form.

For a beastman, regressing to their beast form and being unable to shift back meant their irritability level had surpassed the safety threshold—his condition was dangerously unstable.

While he was battling against his instincts, his wife returned home.

At this moment, Qin Zheng was both thrilled by her affectionate closeness and worried that he might accidentally hurt her.

Fortunately, he had experience enduring the violent factor’s rampages and was confident he could withstand this one.

Chu Ning happily hugged the white tiger and snuggled against him for a while before noticing something was wrong.

“What’s going on? A-Tiger, you’ve been tainted with demonic energy, and you’re poisoned too?”

Qin Zheng suppressed the impulses raging in his mind and gave her an innocent look.

Demonic energy? And how did his wife know he was infected with insect poison?

Seeing the white tiger’s expression, Chu Ning reached out and stroked his head in reassurance.

“Don’t be afraid. I have a demon-suppressing pill that can help suppress the demonic energy,” she said, and a medicine bottle appeared in her hand.

She took out a pill and placed it at the tiger’s mouth.

Qin Zheng instinctively swept the pill into his mouth.

If his wife gave it to him, he would take it—whether it worked or not.

The moment the pill entered his stomach, its effects kicked in almost instantly.

Qin Zheng was astonished to find that the violent factor in his body had been suppressed.

The effects of this single pill were even more effective than the golden needles Gu Ming had used to help him!

Seeing that the demonic energy in the white tiger had been suppressed, Chu Ning smiled and took out another bottle of pills.

“This is an exorcism pill. Its grade is a bit low, but it should still help dispel some of the demonic energy. Try taking one,” she said, pouring out a pill and placing it near the tiger’s mouth again.

Like before, Qin Zheng swallowed the pill without hesitation.

As soon as it took effect, he noticed his irritability level dropping.

At this moment, perhaps he could shift back into his human form?!