The Understated Dragon Lord novel Chapter 419

"Ugh! He’s not my husband! Even if I were blind, I would never marry a man like that!" Beauty declared with a look of disdain. Deep down, she didn't realize that acting so repulsed was actually a sign of how much she cared about Daniel.

"So if he's not your husband, what concern is it of yours if I talk to him?" Even as a fox fairy, Lily had her pride and wasn't one to be trifled with. And she sensed an intoxicating scent on Daniel, something she craved, a scent unlike any ordinary man.

"If I can claim this man," Lily thought, "I could transform from a mere fairy to a celestial being." While a thousand-year-old fox fairy might have immense power, the gap between being a fairy and a celestial being was vast. A fairy remained a magical creature of legends, whereas a celestial being could live forever. With this revelation, Lily adopted a demure persona and demurely asked Daniel, "Sir, you called for me. Do you need anything?"

"I am Daniel. You shouldn't call me a country kid; that's an insult. Only someone rude, a real bitch, would call me that."

Beauty's anger flared upon realizing Daniel was indirectly calling her a bitch. She kicked him in the backside so hard that he stumbled forward—straight into Lily's awaiting embrace.

Lily's body was surprisingly soft, and Daniel caught a whiff of a delicate fragrance—a mix of floral and herbal aromas. A fox intent on becoming a fairy needed many rare herbs and even spirit medicines. Since Spirit Hill was a gateway to the Spirit Realm, such potent ingredients might actually exist right there on the mountain.

Fuming as she watched Daniel cluelessly enjoying Lily's embrace, Beauty stomped her foot. "You've got no shame, do you? Are you so hungry you're trying to get a meal right here, now? You’re utterly disgraceful!"

Beauty, cursing, grabbed Daniel by the scruff of his neck and dragged him out of Lily's arms. "There's dinner here?" Daniel asked, visibly still yearning for more.