His tone was not high; it was even a little monotonous.

However, Di Baijun felt a sense of shock.

No one had treated her with such sternness and firmness since she turned into an adult.

On top of that, her weakened body contributed to her dwindling self-assurance. The panic made her feel helpless. She wiggled slightly, and her gaze faltered. She tried to appear stronger than she was by rebutting. "Who said I couldn't defeat you? You are just taking advantage of my predicament."

"I don't care about that." Wang Hu's voice was unusually calm, but it sounded angry as he spoke, and he couldn't help but chide. "Why were you so foolish? You injured yourself, and now, you can't beat me."

Di Baijun grew mad upon hearing that.

She raised her head and glared at him. How dare he call her foolish!

Jerk!

"Hmph! Leave me alone!"

"Before you can beat me, you have to obey me." Wang Hu looked straight at her. Unlike in the past, he did not give in to Silly Girl.

He released one hand to retrieve a small bottle and poured out a pill to feed it to Silly Girl. He said coolly, "Eat it. I'll help you to digest it."

With one of her hands regaining freedom, she felt a little more assured. With regained pride, Baijun said coldly with her head held high and chest puffed out, "I refuse! Get out!"

Wang Hu laughed quietly and, without a second thought, released his divine power to control Silly Girl's body. He stuffed the pill into her mouth.

Di Baijun immediately opened her eyes wide and stared at this jerk with disbelief. How dare he treat me this way!

Wang Hu unrelentingly stuffed the pill in and said seriously, "As I said, before you can beat me, you have to obey me. This is the rule of our tiger species.

"Since you refuse to listen, then I have no choice but to do it forcefully. Baijun, don't force me.

"Else, neither of us will benefit."

As he spoke, he stuffed the pill into Silly Girl's mouth and pushed it down to her stomach with his divine power. Finally, he let her go.

"Cough, cough." Di Baijun coughed, and her face turned red. Her gaze—filled with humiliation and anger—shot daggers as she spat out words: "Jerk, I will kill you!"

"Whatever," Wang Hu said coolly as his divine power entered Silly Girl's body to help her digest the pill. He added, "But you have to recover first. Baijun, cooperate with me for now. Don't force me."

Di Baijun clenched her fists, and she even felt an urge to perish with him. However, she repressed it. Endure it first, wait till I recover… and I will pay it back!

She closed her eyes in anger, thinking it would be more tolerable if she couldn't see him, and started to circulate divine power to digest the pill.

The cave regained silence, and only gold light—coupled with a faint white light—could be seen shining.

Time passed, and Wang Hu fed Silly Girl pill after pill.

Clearly, she knew that she could not refuse and willingly swallowed from the second pill onwards.

After a few hours, more than 20 pills were consumed before they knew it. Wang Hu did not feel any reluctance; he only felt heartache and worry.

Silly Girl's condition was really severe. He could clearly sense that her soul origin was badly depleted and even damaged.

This silly girl… is so silly.

Suddenly, his gaze shifted, and he inclined his body forward. The next moment, Silly Girl slowly fell into Wang Hu's embrace with her legs still crossed.

Several hours had passed, and she dropped her guard. In addition to that, the pills she digested made her body unknowingly go into self-protection mode so she fell asleep.

He gently adjusted her position so that Silly Girl could sleep more comfortably. He continued to release his divine power to nourish the body in his embrace, whose soul origin had been badly injured.

She might sleep more comfortably if he put her down, but Wang Hu was reluctant… so he felt it was better for her to sleep in his embrace.

After doing all that, he breathed a long sigh of relief. The tension he felt after he finished the awakening of special ability was finally gone.

He looked at the peaceful face that was in his embrace. Without the dominance she always maintained, she looked dignified and adorable.

The corners of his mouth upturned slightly, but it quickly disappeared. He forlornly looked at her, not knowing what to say.

Without a doubt, he was touched. This silly girl disregarded the state of her soul origin and got into such a bad state for his sake.

However, the problem was… it was not worth it.

He just needed about 200 days, and his third special ability would be able to advance to the second stage. Why must Silly Girl go through that and become like this?

He shook his head and raised one hand. His index finger hovered over her nose and tapped the air. Each time, he lowered his finger hardly but never really touched the tip of her nose.

He lamented while feeling despondency and heartache.

Why were you so foolish?

Not only do you believe in my white lies, but you even went to such lengths.

Silly through and through… yes, you are silly, but to be this silly—?

Good grief! Look at how silly and foolish you are, who else other than me would accept you?

You look aloof and haughty all the time, refusing to become closer to me. Yet, you are obediently sleeping in my embrace now.

The more he lamented, the more agitated he became. The feelings he genuinely felt all these years were rushing out.

Little fool, do you think you are smarter than Big Treasure and Little Treasure?

You are so silly that I can't help but trick you.

Aren't you usually very dominant?

Show me how dominant you are now.

Don't you know it's all because Hubby was pleasing you?

Hmph, I will show you how dominant I am this time.

If you dare to not listen to me and refuse to cooperate in your recovery, I will punish you.

Don't assume that your hubby is reluctant to hit or scold you just because you are beautiful. If I get agitated, I'll show you what it means by being your husband.

You thought a tiger is a dog just because he doesn't show his wrath?

Wang Hu couldn't help but laugh himself after speaking.

He looked at the quiet Silly Girl and suddenly felt a little lucky.

Had it not been for what Silly Girl did, which led to an accident like this…

He wouldn't know how much longer it would take for him to hug Silly Girl peacefully like this, for Silly Girl to lie in his arms obediently.

Ha, Silly Girl, won't you admit that you are silly? Won't you admit that you are silly?

See how you landed yourself in the arms of the person you call 'jerk'.

I have never met anyone as silly as you.

Never mind, your husband is magnanimous and benevolent. I shall embrace your silliness.

Who else other than me would be willing to do so?

He continued to lament a few more times and became quiet. He looked quietly at the flawless face that used to be proud and dignified but was now looking weak.

His gaze turned more and more gentle, as gentle as spring water and the wind that blew past willow trees in the spring.

After an unknown amount of time, he gradually broke into a smile and exerted more force on his arms to hug the person in his embrace more tightly. In his eyes that were upraised, a flame burned within the calmness, and it became filled with determination.

You silly girl, you are doomed… you are completely doomed.

You touched my heart and conquered me. Don't you dare think about running away this lifetime.

I can't be bothered with anything else. Let me follow my heart and do what I want while you are weak.

As for what happens after you recover…

We shall deal with that later. I don't believe that I will be unable to handle you when you are so easy to handle.

I promise you as your husband that I will conquer you using the shortest time possible.

The cave went silent, and a feeling of warmth and coziness emanated from the golden light.

On the second day when the sky turned bright…

Di Baijun opened her eyes suddenly and got a shock. She immediately woke up completely and discovered herself lying in the jerk's embrace!

She was stunned for a moment and immediately stood up, feeling mortified. She glared at the jerk and pointed at him. "Jerk! You—you…"

Wang Hu paid no attention and smiled. He said calmly, "You woke up. Baijun, are you feeling better now?"

"Jerk! How dare you take advantage of me!" Di Baijun spewed out the words between clenched teeth. Her face turned bright red, realizing that she had slept in the arms of this jerk; and her mind turned blank with panic.

"Whatever you say, just don't be agitated. You have to rest quietly to recuperate," Wang Hu continued to speak calmly, and his tone naturally gave off an unusual dominance.

"Leave!" Di Baijun bellowed.

"Why won't you just listen obediently? Like I told you, you can't fight me now." Wang Hu shook his head and said calmly.

After speaking, he stood up and walked out of the cave. As he walked, he said, "About the issue of moving back, let's wait for a few more days after you are feeling better.

"I have already told Old Third and Su Ling and instructed them not to bother you as you have to go into seclusion for a few days.

"Big Treasure and Little Treasure are watching cartoons. I will bring them here to see you later.

"Baijun, remember what I said. You can't fight me now so you have to listen to me."

Afterward, he exited the cave and left Di Baijun behind, the silly girl still fuming on the stone chaise lounge.

A few seconds later, she waved her arms in the air and finally repressed her emotions.

Humph, wait till the noble me recovers. I will beat you till you have to lie on a bed and listen to me!

Immediately after, she began to tidy herself up. Her hair was a mess, and so were her clothes.

I can't use my divine power, how troublesome.

Outside the cave…

Wang Hu's eyes crinkled in a smile, it felt good to be dominant over Silly Girl.

Upon seeing that he came out, Old Third and Su Ling—who were already waiting for a long time—ran towards him. So did Big Treasure and Little Treasure.

Roar~!

"Daddy, where's Mommy?"

The two little fellows asked.

Wang Hu patted their little tiger heads and said while smiling, "Mommy has to deal with something. I'll bring you both to Mommy later. Be good."

The two little fellows naturally nodded in agreement.

Afterward, Wang Hu began to purify the food. Luckily, he recovered by meditating for roughly 2 hours, or else he would not have enough divine power.

After the food was purified and divided, Wang Hu spoke, "Old Third, Su Ling, from now on, both of you shall go out and hunt. The amount of food must be five times more.

Wang Shan and Su Ling were shocked to hear that—five times!

They wanted to say that it was too difficult, but they did not dare. Even Wang Shan could sense that something was off from the unassailable tone.

Big Brother seemed to have changed.

"Do it for five days only," Wang Hu added.

Instantly, Wang Shan and Su Ling breathed a sigh of relief. Just have to do it for five days… if they worked harder and persevered, it would be doable.