TL: Moonlit
The incident of Tang Ou’s partner, Drew, cheating on his good friend Xiao Feng, has become widely known, adding much fodder for discussion among people after meals.
Lin Su once again entered the Star Mist Forest, and Yan Lie received his signal and quickly arrived, carrying a young leopard cub in his mouth.
Seeing the fully recovered Black Flame Panther, Lin Su didn’t beat around the bush and directly mentioned his need for a B-grade Contract Beast.
The Black Flame Panther, who originally thought it was something important, lightly patted its son’s butt upon hearing the request.
The young leopard cub rushed out with a roar and soon dragged back a black long-eared rabbit that was even bigger than itself.
However, the dragged rabbit remained motionless, as if dead, until the young leopard cub released it. The seemingly lifeless rabbit swiftly ran toward Lin Su but seemed to realize something was amiss just before reaching him. It raised its head, stared at Lin Su with its pair of red eyes unblinking, and twitched its pink nose as if sniffing Lin Su’s scent.
The pleasant natural aura emanating from Lin Su made the rabbit, which initially wanted to escape, irresistibly approach and rub against him.
Afterward, it remained still, even though there were two Contract Beasts, which were considered natural enemies for it, squatting nearby. It didn’t want to leave the comforting presence of this human.
Contract Beasts of B-grade and above had already begun to develop their own consciousness, and the higher their genetic level, the higher their intelligence.
Contract Beasts of S-grade, such as the Black Flame Panther, could already have normal conversations with Lin Su.
Although the black long-eared rabbit couldn’t speak, it knew what was good for it and what was bad.
Seeing it snuggling up to Lin Su affectionately, the young leopard cub unhappily approached and bit the rabbit’s short tail, only to be suppressed by its own father’s large paw. The young cub could only squat there in a forlorn manner, staring at Lin Su with longing eyes.
Lin Su reached out and rubbed the rabbit’s head, enjoying its smooth texture. “I need to take a bit of your blood, and it might hurt a little, but I’ll help you heal.”
The rabbit moved its body but showed no intention of escaping.
Considering it as an agreement, Lin Su took some blood from its paw and stored it in a container.
After completing these tasks and using his abilities to heal the rabbit’s wounds, Lin Su hugged the young leopard cub and gave it a rub before saying to Yan Lie, “Thanks for today!”
“No need to thank me. Goodbye then.” Yan Lie still had that cool demeanor as he swiftly disappeared into the depths of the forest, carrying the young leopard cub, who seemed reluctant to leave Lin Su.
Lin Su lowered his gaze and looked at the long-eared rabbit that refused to leave his side. “Alright, thank you for your blood. It’s time for you to go home.”
Without further delay, Lin Su left the Star Mist Forest directly.
Upon returning home, he saw three males in uniforms standing in the yard.
Su Jin was nervously explaining something, and there were quite a few onlookers around the yard.
When they saw Lin Su return, the people gathered at his doorstep automatically made way for him. “Lin Su, you’ve come back. Please help your female father explain. Your family has been reported for mistreating males!”
Mistreating males?
Lin Su walked up to Su Jin. “Female Father.”
Su Jin saw him coming back and quickly pulled him behind him. “You don’t need to worry about this. Just go back inside.”
“Are you Lin Su?” The leading enforcer spoke seriously. “You can’t leave. You’re also on the report list.”
Lin Su, who had no intention of leaving in the first place, raised his hand and pressed Su Jin’s shoulder, signaling him not to be nervous. “What is the report about?”
The leading enforcer took out a sealed document and handed it to Lin Su. “Someone reported that your family frequently consumes fruits and vegetables with impurities, disregarding the male’s physical condition. This can be seen as mistreatment.”
The paper had their names, Lin Su and Su Jin, along with the reported content and charges.
“Minister, these are the residues found in their kitchen.” One of the enforcers returned with a bag containing the leftover bone soup.
The Minister of Enforcement remained silent as he looked at Su Jin and Lin Su, giving off an air of ‘how do you explain yourself now that the evidence is clear?’
Seeing the bag in the enforcer’s hand, some of the surrounding crowd couldn’t help but speak up. “I’ve warned them before not to eat these fruits and vegetables with impurities. If they can’t afford a better life, they should endure it. They can survive if they just bear with it.”
“From what I see, there’s nothing wrong with this report. Kane’s mental disorder is quite severe; who knows if it’s caused by eating like this!”
“It’s truly deceiving. They can stoop so low as to do such malicious things!”
“I think they should just arrest the father and son!”
“I wonder who made the report. Truly a champion of justice!”
As they listened to the unabashed comments from the surroundings, Su Jin’s face gradually turned pale. Just as he was about to explain that things were not as they seemed, Lin Su calmly spoke up, “According to what’s written here, as long as we consume processed fruits and vegetables, the report won’t hold, right?”
The Minister of Enforcement looked at the resolute female before him. Though young, his eyes and brows exuded a strong sense of confidence. After a moment of contemplation, he said, “…according to the regulations, that’s correct.”
“Oh, then all the fruits and vegetables we consume at home are purified,” Lin Su said, returning the paper to the Minister of Enforcement.
At that moment, a sudden voice came from the crowd watching the scene, “Purified fruits and vegetables? How is that possible?”
Involuntarily, everyone turned to look, and they saw Tang Ran standing at the back of the crowd, wearing a dissatisfied expression.
“I also think it’s unlikely. Kane has been sick for so many years, and I heard that their family spent all their savings and even borrowed money to buy sedatives!”
“But purified fruits and vegetables are so expensive, and I heard they’re only sold in the capital!”
The discussions in the crowd grew louder and more intense. Lin Su smirked and spoke to the Minister of Enforcement, “I have purified ones. After forming a contract, I gained the ability to purify.”
At that moment, a green vine emerged from the ground and rapidly grew, reaching the thickness of a bowl and the height of a person before stopping.
The sudden scene silenced the previously chattering crowd.
Lin Su lazily leaned against the thick vine. “Here, this is my contract plant with purification ability. If anyone wants to eat purified fruits and vegetables, you can come to find me. We can negotiate the price.”
As Lin Su continued speaking, he suddenly smiled, revealing two cute dimples, but it inexplicably sent a chill down people’s spines.
“How can you form a contract? You don’t even have a beast mark!” Tang Ran, who had squeezed to the front, stared fixedly at the vine behind Lin Su as if trying to uncover the truth from it.
“Is this fake? The fact is right here. Officer, do I still need to explain anything?”
The Minister of Enforcement looked at the vine behind him in astonishment. Who could have expected that he would randomly accompany his subordinates to handle a reported case and encounter a female with purification ability?
One should know that females with purification abilities were rare resources in the empire.
And at the moment when Lin Su summoned the contract plant, not only he but also his subordinates keenly felt the abundant natural aura, which shook their spiritual domains with its soothing power.
The people who had made those remarks in the crowd before were now stunned into silence.
The atmosphere inexplicably turned somewhat eerie.
Only Lin Su appeared just as calm, standing in the sunlight, leaning against the vine behind him. There was even a delicate and faint smile on his porcelain-white face, exuding a sense of contentment that sharply contrasted with the people present.
Standing beside him, Su Jin looked at the vine behind Linsu in astonishment, unable to help but think, is this their child’s contract plant?
It’s really robust-looking!
“Cough, I apologize for disturbing you before understanding the situation. Please forgive me.”
The Minister of Enforcement made a 180-degree turn, causing the crowd to look at him in surprise and disbelief.
However, the enforcement officers following the Minister now looked at Lin Su with eager eyes.
Damn, this is a female with purification ability!
Do you know how important purification ability is in this impure world?
The raw materials for the nutritional supplements they held in their hands came from the hands of these females with purification ability.
In other words, without their existence, everyone in the entire empire would fucking starve to death.
So, this little female before them was a beacon of hope!
Finally, North Star had a female with purification ability!
Lin Su arched an eyebrow lightly. While he knew that purification ability was likely an important skill in this world, the change in attitude seemed a bit too quick.
“Officer, you can speak directly.”
As Lin Su finished speaking, the Minister of Enforcement’s face lit up with a radiant smile. He hadn’t expected that the delicate-looking female before him would not only be beautiful but also intelligent. “You mentioned earlier that if there is a need, we can come to you to purchase purified fruits and vegetables. I want to ask if the fruits and vegetables in this yard are for sale?”
The sudden question made the onlookers gasp, as the development of the situation seemed different from what they had expected.
Lin Su, on the other hand, straightened up gracefully, retracting the contract plant behind him. “Officer, whether it’s a personal purchase or on behalf of your department, there is a difference.”
“What difference is there between the two?” Minister Mu’en smiled and said, “You can call me by my name, Mu’en.”
“The difference is that if you buy personally, you can take them with you now. If it’s a department purchase, you’ll have to wait a bit since purification takes some time.”
“I see. I thought we could have a discount if it’s a personal purchase!”
Lin Su smiled and remained silent, letting them experience it for themselves.
“We are definitely purchasing on behalf of the department.” Mu’en actually wanted to buy some for himself, but with so many people watching, he couldn’t use his position for personal gain. He would have to find another opportunity later.
“Well, then today won’t be possible. Come back in two days, and we’ll price the purified fruits and vegetables according to the market rate.” Lin Su’s decisive attitude pleased Mu’en, who didn’t realize that Lin Su didn’t know the price of purified fruits and vegetables. “I will arrange for someone to negotiate with you, and if you have any other requests, feel free to mention them.”
“No other requests for now. I just want to ask, in cases like ours, where we were reported, can it be considered malicious reporting? And what about those slanderous and malicious speculations? Can I make a counter-report?”
Lin Su had a sweet smile on his face, but the words he spoke sent a chill down everyone’s spine.
If the onlookers were previously indignant, blaming their family for causing harm to males by consuming impurified fruits and vegetables, now they all fell silent, trying to minimize their presence, afraid of being singled out by Lin Su for reporting rumors and malicious slander. They deeply regretted why they had come to watch the spectacle in the first place.
Mu’en pondered for a moment. “After I return, I will have my subordinates investigate thoroughly. If there truly is malicious reporting involved, we will not tolerate it. As for your suggestion of a counter-report…”
At this point, Mu’en suddenly turned his head and glanced at the crowd gathered outside the yard, a mischievous smile curling his lips. “Of course, that is also possible.”
The crowd, feeling the weight of his gaze, trembled. Someone couldn’t help but speak first, “Apologies, Lin Su. We were also blinded and said things we shouldn’t have. We’re sorry, please don’t mind.”
“We won’t speak recklessly in the future.”
“We only said those things because we listened to Tang Ran’s words!”
“Tang Ran, you didn’t even understand the situation. What were you trying to achieve? Almost caused a misunderstanding about Lin Su’s family!”
Tang Ran’s face turned pale as he became the target of everyone’s criticism. But he managed to push through the crowd and hastily walked back home. However, a few hot-tempered females who heard what he said immediately confronted him. Despite Tang Ran’s fast pace, they relentlessly stood outside the yard, cursing and berating him for a good thirty minutes before reluctantly leaving.
Watching the scene, Lin Su smiled and said to Mu’en, “I’ve thought it over, forget it. I’ll prepare the purified fruits and vegetables. See you in two days.”
After seeing off the enforcement officers, Lin Su scanned the lingering crowd in front of their house. “Are you all here just to watch the show? If you’re not hungry, since you’ve already come, why not consider buying some purified fruits and vegetables?”
With just a few words from Lin Su, the Minister of Enforcement changed his attitude, and Tang Ran became the target of everyone’s scorn. Now, being stared at by Lin Su like this, the crowd couldn’t help but tremble and scatter, pretending to be birds flying away.
This little female was extraordinary!
Author’s Note:
Linsu: Why don’t you scram? You’re still here, hoping to eat some peaches?
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