The wicked female is extremely fierce, but she's pampered by her seven beast husbands.

Chapter 273 Sharing a Bed but Sleeping in Separate Rooms
Yu Shaochen's promotion process lasted about eleven hours. Ling Chengen and Yu Heng dared not leave him alone and could only take turns guarding him.

It wasn't until it got dark that Yu Shaochen regained consciousness, and the fever in his body finally subsided.

Ling Chengen leaned back in his rattan chair. After noticing the movement on the bed, he moved out a few more potted plants, placed the papers he was holding on the table next to him, and stood up to ask, "How are you feeling now?"

Yu Shaochen opened his mouth to speak, but found that his throat was sore and dry, and he couldn't make a sound at all.

Ling Chengen immediately understood what was going on. He picked up the copper kettle on the small clay stove, poured in half a cup of hot water, added some cooled boiled water that had been prepared during the day, and handed it to him.

After drinking it all in one go, Yu Shaochen felt like he had finally come back to life.

Looking at his rosy complexion, Ling Chengen picked up the water bottle and asked, "Would you like some more?"

Yu Shaochen nodded, placed the cup on the small wooden table by the bed, turned to look at the crack in the window. It was completely dark outside. He cleared his throat and asked, "How long have I been asleep?"

“It’s been a whole day, and it’s only been a short while since it got dark.” After pouring him some water, Ling Chengen put the copper kettle back on the small clay stove. “You haven’t eaten all day. I’ve been saving dinner for you. I’ll go get it.”

"No need, I can go down and eat by myself."

Yu Shaochen didn't want to trouble her too much and make her and Yuheng worry for a day; he was already feeling uneasy.

He wanted to do these small things that he could manage himself.

Ling Chengen reached out and pressed his shoulder, pushing him back onto the pillow: "Stay in bed. The food isn't in the kitchen, it's in the next room, being heated by the stove. It's no trouble at all."

Yu Shaochen looked at the steaming water glass on the table, then at the animal skin blanket draped over the back of the rattan chair, and lay on the bed staring blankly at the ceiling before realizing that he must have upgraded his superpower.

He suddenly raised his right hand and grabbed at the roof.

A few slender, verdant leaves slowly sprouted from his palm.

The leaves slowly unfurled, and a kerosene lamp hung above his head, its dim light enveloping the entire plant and casting a shadow on his face.

After Ling Chengen brought in the food, he saw the boy's dazed expression and smiled, saying, "Fifth rank?"

Upon hearing her voice, Yu Shaochen immediately got out of bed, picked the pale purple gladiolus blooming in his palm, climbed to the foot of the bed, and handed it to her with an expectant look on his face.

Ling Chengen placed the food on the table, took the exceptionally beautiful gladiolus, and asked, "Doesn't it need to be planted in a pot? Won't it wither and die?"

"No, this plant and my superpower are from the same source. If I don't die, or completely lose my superpower, it won't die."

“But it’s not easy to preserve it like this. I’ll plant it in a flowerpot for you in a bit,” Yu Shaochen said energetically.

Ling Chengen directly took out a Light Grass from his spatial storage, plucked it out with his bare hands, and planted the Gladiolus in it.

Yu Shao Chen stared at her clean and efficient movements, stunned for a few seconds, then smiled faintly, his eyebrows curving upwards, "My wife is truly..."

"What is it?" Ling Chengen casually buried the roots of the sword orchid and turned around to ask.

Yu Shaochen shook his head, jumped off the bed, pulled out another chair next to the small table, and picked up the kerosene lamp to move to a safer spot, but then he caught sight of the paper being pressed down by the lamp base.

"what is this?"

Ling Chengen placed the sword orchid on the corner of the table, sat down in the rattan chair, and said with a smile, "This is a gift for you."

Yu Shaochen looked at the blueprints. Although he didn't understand them very well, he had seen many similar ones at Chongzhen's place before, so he understood them to some extent. This should be the design drawings for a building somewhere.

"This is the design plan for the greenhouse."

Ling Chengen crossed his left leg over his right knee and placed his hands on his lap, allowing him to listen while he ate.

"The houses in Beast City are all built. Because the buildings are densely packed within the city, no farmland has been planned. At most, there are very small vegetable gardens and flower beds in the courtyards. These places are not suitable for breeding and cultivating plants. So, since I have some time today, I drew up a blueprint first. Later, I will have Chongzhen find a suitable place to build it. This building will be your private property."

Yu Shaochen stuffed his mouth with fried taro, grabbed a steamed bun in his other hand, swallowed what was in his mouth, and then asked, "Then why is it called a greenhouse, and not a cultivation room?"

"Because this room is heated, it's warm even during the cold season."

"That's why it's called a greenhouse."

Yu Shaochen immediately put down his chopsticks and asked in surprise, "Really?"

"Have I lied to you?"

Yu Shaochen instantly understood what she meant: "I will definitely work hard to help my wife cultivate more useful plants in the future."

Ling Chengen raised his hand and gently rubbed his head twice: "Just do what you like to do."

"Of course, I hope you won't refuse me when I ask for your help."

Although she wanted to act like she didn't care about anything, it wasn't realistic; she was actually a very pragmatic person.

Ling Chengen felt ashamed for three seconds, then decisively put that little bit of guilt behind him.

Seeing that Yu Shaochen had a good appetite, she stood up and said, "Yuheng installed a new bathroom next to the kitchen today. There is a water heater in the bathroom that can supply hot water. When you don't need hot water, you can take the red source stone from the bottom of the big hot water storage tank on the wall and put it in the insulated box next to it."

"When needed, just reinstall it, and it will heat up all the water in about half an hour."

"If the water is too hot, just turn on the cold water pipe connected to the bathroom, adjust the water temperature, and then turn off the tap."

When Yu Shaochen heard this, he thought it was a bit of a fantasy, but he quickly remembered that there were always a lot of strange things in his house, but they were all very useful, and then they gradually became popular in the tribe.

Taking cold showers nowadays can easily make you sick, so many people in the tribe don't even take a bath for more than half a month in order to keep warm.

Yu Shaochen looked at the soup in the rice bowl, thought for a few seconds, and said, "I'll try it after I finish eating."

"I put the Red Source Stone in while I was cooking, you can wash it directly when you go downstairs later."

"Uh-huh."

"Then I'll go back and rest first. If you feel unwell, remember to call out. Yuheng and I can hear you."

After giving his instructions, Ling Chengen thought for a moment and, finding nothing he had overlooked, turned and left his treehouse.

……

Ling Chengen returned to the vicinity of his treehouse and immediately spotted Yu Heng standing under the shade of a tree.

She stopped and stood still, arms crossed in front of her: "His condition has stabilized, you can rest assured."

Yuheng straightened up and lazily retorted, "I wasn't worried about him at all, don't flatter yourself."

Ling Chengen walked to his side, preparing to climb the tree, and tilted his head, scoffing, "So stubborn, are you a duck?"

Yuheng reached out and hugged her waist from behind, pulling her down from the tree trunk. He then pressed her against the trunk and bit her lower lip fiercely.

"Whether I'm stubborn or not, you'll find out if you try."

Ling Chengen leaned against the tree trunk, speechless at his actions. But as she drifted off into thought, an answer inexplicably surfaced in her mind.

Her mouth is soft.

It's very soft.

On October nights, the temperature in the Northern Wilderness is very low. The breath exhaled from the nose turns into white mist in the blink of an eye. When the wind blows, goosebumps rise on exposed skin, and people feel so cold that they wish they could shrink their entire bodies into fur clothing.

But now it felt even warmer.

Ling Chengen tilted his head slightly, leaned on his shoulder and breathed softly, then reached out and patted his arm: "You really take advantage of me whenever you get the chance!"

Yuheng tilted his head to look at her slightly red ears and couldn't help but chuckle, "Didn't you take advantage of me?"

Am I not good-looking?

Yuheng deliberately whispered in her ear, his voice slightly hoarse, tinged with an elusive ambiguity.

Ling Chengen was not used to this atmosphere, so she leaned on his shoulder without saying a word. Suddenly, she raised her hand and hugged his neck, burying her slightly cold nose in his neck.

Yuheng touched her slightly cold fingertips, raised his right hand, and the vines wrapped around their bodies, dragging them up to the treehouse.

After the wooden door closed, the heavy curtain also fell.

But the chill of autumn seems to be everywhere, penetrating every nook and cranny.

The gentle breeze still seeped into his bones through the cracks in the wood, making him shiver involuntarily.

Reluctant to let go of the hand warmer in his arms, Yuheng nestled her in the large wicker chair, covered them both with a fur blanket, and nuzzled her neck twice: "I'm really hoping their hunting party will come back soon; this cold weather is getting unbearable..."

Ling Chengen leaned on his shoulder and chuckled softly. He slipped his slightly cold fingertips under the hem of his shirt and touched his warm, smooth abdominal muscles a couple of times, teasing him on purpose: "Warm my hands."

Yuheng shuddered and gritted his teeth, saying, "Can't you put it in a lining of my clothes?"

He was wearing two layers; the outer fur coat was very thick, and it was actually quite warm between the two coats.

"Your paws are so cold, I might get diarrhea tonight," Yu Heng said, leaning back in his chair with a look of utter despair.

Ling Chengen was amused by his lifeless expression, withdrew his left hand from his abdomen, and sighed softly, "I don't like the weather too cold either, my hands and feet can't take it."

Yu Heng turned his head and watched as her lips gradually returned to a pale pink color from bright red. He felt a little regretful, but he didn't have the idea of ​​teasing her any further, because if he continued, who knows who would be the one suffering.

"Don't you have any other ideas in your clever brain?"

Yuheng pulled the animal skin blanket down to his neck and sighed with worry: "The Northern Plains are actually not bad, it's just that there are a lot of inferior beasts, and it's too cold in spring, autumn and winter. The prey resources are not as abundant and diverse as in the Southern Plains..."

Ling Chengen lifted his leg, which was nestled in the chair, and lightly kicked his leg: "After so much complaining, you call it good?"

Yu Heng: "There's nothing we can do. The Northern Wilderness really can't compare to the Southern Plains."

"My lady, please remember your promise to me and help me fight my way back to Nanyuan! Whether I can experience a mild winter again in my life depends entirely on your efforts."

Ling Chengen pinched his cheek and chuckled, "You're shameless! You're even more shameless than me. Has the witch doctor forgotten that I'm still an underage female?"

Yu Heng laughed frankly, "I can't help it, I've found that being a kept man is just too delicious."

Ling Chengen was utterly speechless. She put her feet on his knees and asked, "Are you sleeping here with me again tonight?"

Yuheng: "Yeah, it's warmer sleeping here."

"Don't roll up my blanket," Ling Chengen warned, turning his head.

She didn't really want to share a bed with this guy, mainly because he was a really bad sleeper. He would easily roll the blanket away, and sometimes he liked to hug her in his arms, using her as a giant pillow, with his legs wrapped around her waist, which made her very uncomfortable. She would often wake up gasping for air while sleeping.

So sometimes she really hoped the hunting team would come back soon, so they could move into the house in the Beast City with underfloor heating, and there wouldn't be so many troubles. Everyone could sleep in their own rooms and get a good night's sleep every night.

Yu Heng said guiltily, "I'll try my best."

Looking at his expression, Ling Chengen wanted to kick him back into his own treehouse.

But he has lived in that treehouse for several months, and it is still empty, without even a bed. He still sleeps on the floor.

Ling Chengen really couldn't understand him.

You might say he's lazy, but he's actually busy every day.

But while he's diligent, his house is practically a bare shell!

Even the quilt covering him was made by Ling Chengen, who made him harvest a patch of fire crystal cotton on the spot and find Zhilu from the tribe to help him get a warmer quilt.

Having experienced the benefits of cotton quilts, he then spurred the production of another batch of fire crystal cotton, wanting to make another quilt to use as a mattress.

However, the females in the tribe who knew how to make cotton quilts didn't all serve him alone, so they put his orders on the back of the queue.

He has been sleeping on the floor with just a quilt all this time.

The two made do for another night, and Ling Chengen was woken up by the cold in the morning. When he got out of bed, he was full of resentment.

Looking at Yuheng, who was sleeping soundly wrapped in a blanket with his back to her, she sighed with a headache, jumped out of bed, kicked him in the butt, and put on her clothes and shoes.

Yuheng was already awake when he was kicked.

He peeked out from under the covers, looked at the fully dressed Ling Chengen, and squinted, saying, "You're up so early again?"

Ling Chengen rolled his eyes at him: "If I keep sleeping like this, I'm afraid I'll freeze to death in my own bed."

Yuheng crawled out of bed, looked at the two quilts on his body, and then at the animal skin blanket piled beside him. His drowsy eyes instantly cleared. He raised his hand to scratch his messy long hair at the back of his head and said guiltily, "Did I roll up the blankets again?"

"You're better suited to sleeping alone!"

"Tonight, please be sure to move back to your unfinished little house!"

Ling Chengen snorted and turned to leave the treehouse.

Yuheng glanced at the light coming through the crack in the window. It must have just gotten light, so the room was poorly lit.

He hesitated for half a minute between getting up and staying in bed, and finally decided to sleep a little longer.

Yesterday, I spent all the time I had with Yu Shaochen dealing with that troublesome bathroom, and I was exhausted.

I can sleep an extra hour today.

Let me get my wife to sleep before I try to comfort her.