Clumsy Beast, Keep Your Paws Off novel Chapter 322

Chapter 322: Chapter 322: The mysterious fourth rival

While everyone else was focused on the doorway, Shi Feng’s golden gaze was fixed entirely on Su Qinglan.

He was a predator of the highest order, and his keen senses were always working, even when he seemed relaxed.

He hadn’t missed the way she kept checking on something tucked deep in the pocket of her dress. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

​Earlier, his sharp nose had picked up a faint, unfamiliar scent coming from her...something cool and feral, like wet earth and scales.

Since it felt small and harmless, he hadn’t paid much attention to it. But now, as Su Qinglan shifted and pulled the fabric of her pocket slightly to look inside, the light hit the interior just right. Shi Feng’s pupils dilated.

​Curled inside, resting against her warmth, was a small, green snake.

​A hatchling?

Suddenly, Shi Feng felt his heart tighten with a strange, heavy pressure that he couldn’t quite explain.

Since he had arrived at the Fox Tribe, he had always sensed a lingering, threatening aura around Su Qinglan. It was a cold, powerful presence that felt much stronger than the three husbands he had already met.

He had ignored it before, thinking it was perhaps a lingering scent from a hunt or a protective charm from her father. But seeing the snake cub changed everything.

​The cold, threatening aura he had sensed was the mark of another beast husband...a fourth one. And they clearly had a cub together.

​Shi Feng found himself breathing a little harder than usual. He looked at the tiny, coiled snake, and a realization hit him like a physical blow.

The father of this hatchling must be a formidable rival.

Shi Feng was a proud King; he had never considered Han Jue, Rong Ye, or Hu Yan to be real threats to his strength.

He had been taking his time, observing Su Qinglan from a distance to decide if his feelings for her were true and if she was a female fit to stand by his side as a Queen.

​The answer he always came to was "yes." He found himself lost in thoughts of her constantly.

It was the reason he had followed his brother Shi Kuang here today. When he heard that Shi Kuang’s new mate was going to visit Su Qinglan, he had used "tribal business" as an excuse to tag along.

The truth was simple: he just wanted to see her. Ever since she had given birth, she rarely left her home, and it was becoming impossible to even get a glimpse of her.

​But now, he had to face the reality that there was a hidden powerful beast in her life. If he ever chose to challenge her husbands for a place by her side, he could easily handle the three he knew.

But what about this mysterious snake? He could feel that even the tiny cub had a trace of powerful energy. The father would undoubtedly be much more dangerous.

​"Huh!" Shi Feng let out a quiet, sharp breath.

​"King Shi Feng... King Shi Feng!"

​"Hmm! What?" Shi Feng snapped out of his daze, his golden eyes refocusing.

​Su Qinglan was looking at him with a strange, questioning gaze.

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