Chapter – 99
The Wolf Beast Mate Is Showing Progress!
With the roar echoing, a ripple suddenly appeared in midair not far in front of Jiang Xi and Lu Liufeng.
Then, a huge gray wolf burst out from it.
The gray wolf bared its teeth and leapt toward the two of them in midair, but halfway through the jump, its movement suddenly slowed as if it were sinking into mud.
The next second, the sense of suspension vanished. The wolf let out a “howl” and plummeted straight down.
Jiang Xi and Lu Liufeng were momentarily stunned.
But Lu Liufeng reacted quickly.
He first withdrew his Wind Domain, then swept out a gentle wind, catching the falling gray wolf and slowing its descent.
Bang! The wolf crashed into the snow-covered bushes, sending snow and branches flying.
Lu Liufeng landed with Jiang Xi in his arms, his toes lightly touching the ground to stabilize himself, then gently placed her down.
Both of them looked toward the gray wolf that had crashed into the bushes.
“Mu Ling, are you okay?”
Thanks to Lu Liufeng’s wind cushioning, Mu Ling wasn’t injured, but he still “tch-tch”-ed, spitting out snow and twigs.
“Do I look like I’m okay?!”
As soon as he spoke, he suddenly noticed something strange—how had he fallen from the sky?
Mu Ling was confused, and Jiang Xi spoke up.
“Mu Ling, your Speed ability… has it evolved to the point where you can teleport?!”
Her dark eyes sparkled as she looked at him.
Feeling embarrassed under his mate’s gaze, Mu Ling scratched his face with his thick paw, his gray-blue wolf eyes flickering.
“Teleport? What teleport?”
Lu Liufeng interjected, “You just appeared in midair from the ground.”
“Perhaps that’s why you temporarily can’t transform into a humanoid yet. Try moving without using your Speed ability and see if you can freely appear anywhere you want.”
Mu Ling’s mind finally clicked.
“Right…”
“I actually appeared in midair just now…”
Before, he’d been fixated on attacking the despicable Lu Liufeng.
Normally, if Lu Liufeng was flying, he wouldn’t have been able to reach him.
Yet he had somehow appeared midair?
Mu Ling lowered his massive wolf head and stared at his own thick paws.
What was going on?
But before he could figure it out, there was something more urgent he needed to do.
Raising his wolf head with a snarl, Mu Ling growled at Lu Liufeng, baring his teeth.
“Lu Liufeng! What were you doing just now?!”
Lu Liufeng: “…”
Jiang Xi: “…”
Had Mu Ling not spoken, it would have been fine, but now Jiang Xi’s face, which had finally softened, stiffened again.
At that moment, she noticed that Lu Liufeng was holding her hand, slightly tightening his grip. His bone-defined fingers intertwined with hers—warm and wide.
His voice was calm and open.
“Mu Ling, I am your mate’s beast-husband.”
Jiang Xi returned his hold, giving a small nod.
That’s right!
Lu Liufeng was her beast-husband!
There was nothing to be embarrassed about!
After all, they were going to have offspring together in the future!
The gray wolf, covered in snow, sat up from the bushes, looming over them with its massive body.
The backlighting accentuated its size, and its fierce eyes glimmered like it was about to pounce at any moment.
And indeed, the next second, Mu Ling lunged.
“I’m also your mate’s beast-husband!”
Quick as lightning, Lu Liufeng scooped up his mate, using the wind to swiftly retreat while spreading his wings and soaring into the sky.
Mu Ling’s roar echoed from below.
“I want a kiss too!!!”
Jiang Xi hadn’t reacted before Lu Liufeng already lifted her into the air again.
Just as she wrapped her arms around his neck, the air in front of her shimmered with a ripple.
In an instant, Lu Liufeng realized something and quickly dodged while holding her.
Sure enough, the next second, the massive gray wolf burst through the ripple in the air.
Jiang Xi’s eyes lit up.
Mu Ling had successfully teleported again?
But then, her eyes dimmed quickly.
Because the air around her and Lu Liufeng shimmered again.
Lu Liufeng carried her and avoided it again.
No matter how they dodged, Mu Ling could accurately locate them.
Often, just as they barely escaped one move and were not yet stable, Mu Ling would pop out from the air beside them again.
Jiang Xi’s gaze quickly swept the surroundings, guiding Lu Liufeng.
“Left!”
Lu Liufeng veered right.
“Right!”
Lu Liufeng veered left.
She wanted to help Mu Ling train his upgraded ability.
So Lu Liufeng didn’t expand his Domain. He simply carried Jiang Xi in midair, maneuvering to tire Mu Ling out.
If they were of equal rank, facing Mu Ling’s unpredictable teleportation might have been tough.
But with each of them at a higher rank, even with Mu Ling suddenly gaining teleportation, he couldn’t touch Lu Liufeng.
Snow swirled around, with only Lu Liufeng maintaining a small clear space around them.
The massive gray wolf leapt from the air again and again, but never managed to hit Lu Liufeng.
Mu Ling had initially wanted to pounce on his mate, but it turned into sheer competitiveness.
In the end, the result of his pride and competitiveness was that the massive wolf grew exhausted, tongue lolling, saliva dripping, steaming in the cold air.
Gradually, Mu Ling could not only leap from the air ripples but could even seemingly stand midair for a few seconds.
However, he soon exhausted his internal energy and, after one final teleport, plummeted straight down.
“Mu Ling!”
Jiang Xi instinctively reached for him.
She quickly looked at Lu Liufeng, worried.
“Lu Liufeng, catch him!”
Lu Liufeng nodded. Without Jiang Xi even speaking, he used wind to slow Mu Ling’s descent.
Snow blew aside.
Lu Liufeng carried Jiang Xi and landed.
But the gray wolf’s figure had vanished.
Instead, Mu Ling appeared—completely nude.
The man had sharp gray hair, slightly curled, lying sideways in the snow. His wheat-colored skin, broad shoulders, narrow waist, muscular arms, and sculpted torso resembled a classical Greek statue.
On his body, gray line markings appeared like a star map, with some connection points faintly glowing.
Jiang Xi ignored his nudity and immediately ran to him upon landing.
“Mu Ling, are you okay?!”
She only intended to guide him to master his new ability but hadn’t expected him to overexert.
Lu Liufeng felt a shift and blew wind over the thick snow to cover Mu Ling’s lower body.
The snow was thick. As Jiang Xi stepped forward, she sank slightly, unsteady underfoot, and finally approached, collapsing onto Mu Ling.
His skin was hot under her palms, burning her face, and she quickly moved away, cheeks flushed.
