Chapter 195 – Brutal Beastman Marshal vs. White Lotus, Black Lotus, Pitiful Plant Prince (22)
The fur on the winged tiger’s body was not particularly soft, but this warm sensation still made Mu Jin feel very enamored. He enjoyed this fluffy feeling.
Suddenly, he felt like he could understand why his lover had always enjoyed stroking him when he could transform into a cat. Apparently, being a lover of soft fur was indeed understandable; the feeling of touching fur was simply too good.
He gently buried his head in the neck of the winged tiger and took a deep breath. Breathing in the scent of his lover, he felt a great sense of contentment in his heart. He looked at the winged tiger’s pair of light amber eyes and couldn’t help but feel that his lover was exceptionally handsome whether in human form or beast form.
So, leaning over, he gave the winged tiger’s face a hearty kiss and blushed as he said, “Darling, thank you for saving me.”
Unexpectedly being kissed by his beloved out of the blue and being called “darling,” Cromwell felt as if electricity was coursing through his entire body. The fur on his back stood on end, and even his tail thickened due to the fur standing up.
The winged tiger let out a low growl, its gaze towards Mu Jin becoming increasingly profound. Without hesitation, it extended its two front paws and pulled Mu Jin into its embrace, then gently rubbed its tiger head against Mu Jin’s face before carefully licking Mu Jin’s palm a few times with its tongue.
The winged tiger’s tongue had many barbs, which could be considered rough. If it licked too hard, he worried it might cause pain to his beloved. So, he could only cautiously lick Mu Jin’s palm a few times, selfishly wanting to leave his scent behind.
Seeing that his beloved seemed to really like his fur, Cromwell became even happier. Then suddenly, he thought of something else and transformed back into his human form, looking at Mu Jin with great anticipation as he said, “Xiao Jin, you’ve seen my beast form already, so can I see yours?”
Hearing Cromwell’s words, Mu Jin couldn’t help but pause, then said to him, “Are you saying you want to see my plant form?”
Cromwell nodded in response, but then he noticed Mu Jin tightly closed his lips, and with some reluctance, said, “But my plant form isn’t pretty. It doesn’t have flowers or fragrance.”
Hearing Mu Jin’s words, Cromwell suddenly remembered the rumors about the Fifth Prince of the Plant Empire, saying that he suffered discrimination and bullying because he didn’t have pretty flowers or fragrance. His heart couldn’t help but ache for Mu Jin.
But in reality, he didn’t mind what his beloved’s plant form looked like at all; he was just curious or hoped to understand his beloved more.
So the man reached out his large hand and gently rubbed Mu Jin’s hair, saying tenderly to him, “It’s okay. If you don’t want to show me, that’s fine. I just want you to know that you’re the best in my heart. Whether you have flowers or fragrance or not, to me, Xiao Jin is unique.”
Although he knew his lover would have this kind of attitude, Mu Jin still couldn’t help but feel moved hearing Cromwell say so. So, after hesitating for a moment, he took two steps back and transformed into a dark green plant in front of Cromwell.
The plant in front of him had leaves that somewhat resembled phoenix tails but were not particularly eye-catching. It could be considered delicate and elegant, but if placed in a thicket, it would indeed be unremarkable.
Mu Jin didn’t doubt his lover’s love for him, but revealing his true form still made him unavoidably nervous. In fact, as the God of Flowers, after devouring the essence of the ancient lotus for thousands of years, Mu Jin also had the form of a lotus.
Transforming into a lotus naturally looked more beautiful, but his true form was that of a fern. Nevertheless, he still hoped to know whether his lover would like his fern-like appearance because that was the real him.
And at this moment, when Cromwell saw the small green plant on the ground, a surprised expression appeared on his face. However, his surprise wasn’t because he found Mu Jin too ordinary, but because he suddenly remembered the plant-shaped brooch he had given to Mu Jin before.
At that time, Mu Jin had given the brooch to him and said he hoped Cromwell would always wear it. The man lowered his head to look at the brooch, which was still lying quietly on his clothes. So, this brooch was actually the true form of Mu Jin!
So Mu Jin was a fern after all, no wonder he had been so excited when he saw the brooch Cromwell gave him. Cromwell felt like he had discovered a huge secret. So, in fact, had Mu Jin given himself to Cromwell?
Thinking of this, Cromwell couldn’t help but feel excited. His gaze towards Mu Jin became even softer, and as the Marshal hurried over, he gently picked up the tiny plant, cautiously touching the fern’s dark green branches and leaves with his hand.
It looked like just an ordinary plant, but in Cromwell’s heart, it was inexplicably adorable. The man’s heart softened into a bundle of mush at this moment. He didn’t know why; he just felt that this tiny plant in front of him could capture his heart more than any beautiful flower with fragrance.
Sure enough, no matter what form Mu Jin took, Cromwell would still feel fond of him. Taking a deep breath, the man breathed in the scent from the plant. It was a faint, slightly bitter fragrance mixed with the scent of lotus leaves.
He didn’t know if all ferns had this scent, but he only knew that this scent emanated from his partner. This reason alone was enough to make him feel fond, even obsessed.
Cromwell stared at the plant in his palm like a lovesick fool, gently caressing its tiny branches and leaves, and couldn’t help but lean over to kiss the miniature leaves one by one.
Seeing his lover’s attitude, although he was currently just a plant and couldn’t express shyness, Mu Jin immediately felt that he must be blushing. The sensation of his lover’s kisses landing on his leaves felt ticklish.
Mu Jin felt both embarrassed and amused, so he extended two branches and gently pushed Cromwell’s face away, telling him not to bother him. But to his surprise, after he moved his branches, the man on the other side became even more excited because of his response, harassing him even more, holding his leaves and kissing them endlessly.
Mu Jin finally couldn’t bear the ticklish feeling anymore, so he simply transformed back into his human form in Cromwell’s palm. As he pushed away the man’s face while laughing heartily.
The small plant transformed into a living person in his palm, but fortunately, Cromwell quickly reacted and hugged Mu Jin. However, when the man saw the person in his arms clearly, his expression became even more astonished because Mu Jin’s current appearance was completely different from his usual human form.
At this moment, the young man in his arms had long, dark green hair cascading down, and his originally dark green eyes had turned into a more transparent shade of green. Sharp, elf-like ears had emerged above the rounded ears of the past.
There were also some green veins appearing on the edge of his right cheek, but these veins were full of beauty and artistry, adding a charm to the person in his arms.
Mu Jin saw the man in front of him looking dazed, blinked his eyes, seeming a bit puzzled by the sudden change in the man’s expression.
The man on the other side seemed to have noticed Mu Jin’s confusion. He cleared his dry throat and said to him, “Xiao Jin, your current appearance…”
Upon hearing Cromwell’s words, Mu Jin quickly jumped out of the man’s arms and walked to the mirror. Seeing his reflection in the mirror, the young man couldn’t help but stare blankly.
He awkwardly touched his pointed ears and the green veins on his cheeks, then hastily asked 003 in his mind, “Xiao Hei, what’s going on? Why do I look like this?”
Looking at his elf-like reflection in the mirror, Mu Jin pursed his lips. Although he knew his usual face was not particularly heroic or impressive and was even somewhat cute with a combination of innocence and charm, what was with this pure and bewitching appearance? He was just a plant person, but now, he was almost turning into a fairy!
After hearing Mu Jin’s words, 003 answered after a while, “Xiao Jin, I just tested it. It seems that because I recently enhanced your physique and your body has been tempered by your original soul, your lineage has become purer, resulting in more plant characteristics when you transform into a human form.”
“However, because you never reverted to your fern form before, the bloodline was not triggered. Just now, when you changed into a plant form once, then reverted to a human form, the characteristics of the plant person became very obvious. But this isn’t without benefits; your human form now has a higher strength.”
Mu Jin’s eyebrows jumped when he heard this, thinking to himself that he shouldn’t have to keep this face in the future! Fortunately, 003 said it could help adjust so that he could freely switch between states and return to his original human form, which made Mu Jin breathe a sigh of relief.
But as he was about to change back, he saw the fascination in the man’s eyes next to him, so he suppressed the urge to change. With a glint in his eyes, Mu Jin turned to Cromwell with a flushed face and somewhat nervously said, “Do I look strange?”
Cromwell hurriedly shook his head at the words. Where was Mu Jin strange? He was simply too captivating. For beastmen, they didn’t have a strong aesthetic for the primitive form of plant people, but they always admired the human form of plant people.
However, he had never seen his beloved have such a beautiful appearance. Although he had liked Mu Jin’s appearance before, now with higher recognition, he could instantly recognize Mu Jin as a plant person.
However, Cromwell didn’t want Mu Jin to expose himself like this. He always felt that in this way, his beloved would attract more attention. Just thinking about more people admiring his partner made the Marshal feel jealous.
“But, Xiao Jin, why did you suddenly change like this?” Cromwell couldn’t help but voice his confusion.
Mu Jin thought for a moment and then explained to his lover that their ferns were a bit different from ordinary plant people; after reaching adulthood, they would have two forms. One was a complete human form, and the other was a type that retained more plant characteristics and could be freely switched between.