Their true feelings revealed: the beastly husbands are working themselves to the bone every night.

Chapter 44 Plot Change
Su Mo quickly tidied her hair and clothes before leaving the house at Xiao Jiu's urging.

She asked silently, "What exactly happened?"

Before Xiao Jiu could answer, Su Mo looked up and saw Fei Yan and Yue Ying walking towards her with somber expressions and hurried steps.

Yueying's narrow eyes swept over the red mark on Su Mo's neck, and she narrowed her eyes slightly.

Su Mo frowned: "What's wrong?"

Fei Yan frowned and said, "Mo Xiao has been detained by the Dragon Clan. Last night, someone poisoned the Dragon Clan's waters, causing many people to be poisoned. The patrol team happened to see Mo Xiao by the stream, and a misunderstanding occurred, so they took him away."

“Right now, Yueying and I are also being monitored, and we can’t go out to find evidence.”

Su Mo glanced into the distance and indeed saw two dragon guards.

She naturally didn't believe that Mo Xiao had poisoned her.

He's the most powerful villain in the original book; he wouldn't act so brainlessly.

"Come into the house and talk."

Su Mo turned around and led the two men back to her room, asking them about everything that happened after she got drunk the night before.

Fei Yan's cool gaze swept over the red stain on Su Mo's neck, and she calmly said, "Last night, my wife got drunk, and Mo Xiao stayed to take care of you. Yue Ying and I also had some drinks, so we went back to rest. Mo Xiao probably went out to take a shower after we fell asleep."

"This morning I heard that a female dragon accused Mo Xiao of sexually assaulting her. The two must have had a conflict by the river, and then the patrol arrived. Later, the dragons discovered that the water had been poisoned, and the female accused Mo Xiao of poisoning it. We haven't found any relevant evidence yet. Based on Mo Xiao's statement alone, they naturally won't release him."

Fei Yan frowned and said, "It would be best if the mistress could meet with the Dragon Clan's young general as soon as possible, and if possible, meet with Mo Xiao to get the information."

Su Mo frowned, pondering a solution.

Seeing that she didn't answer, Fei Yan asked anxiously, "Doesn't the mistress believe in Mo Xiao's character? He would never have any thoughts about female dragons. This was all planned by someone beforehand, waiting for him to fall into a trap."

Su Mo frowned: "That's not what I meant."

Of course I know that Mo Xiao has extremely high standards and wouldn't be interested in those females throwing themselves at him. Besides, he's a major villain, not the kind of beastman who's easily swayed by lust. Otherwise, with the female lead's angelic beauty, why wouldn't he just go for it?

Su Mo looked at them and asked, "Did you notice anything unusual before you went to sleep last night?"

Moonshadow narrowed her fox-like eyes: "It's strange, really. After drinking last night, I fell asleep as soon as I got back to my room."

Fei Yan added, "Me too, but I didn't drink much last night."

"Give me your hand, let me see." Su Mo reached out and placed her hand on Fei Yan's pulse, then frowned: "So it was drugged after all."

The dosage was controlled extremely well; any later and she probably wouldn't have even noticed.

Moonshadow abruptly closed the fan in her hand: "It seems this dragon clan general is going to repay kindness with enmity. We're only visiting their tribe for the first time, and he's already trying to kill us?!"

Fei Yan frowned: "The matter has not been investigated clearly yet, so let's not jump to conclusions."

Yueying glared at him: Why are you still siding with your rival?!
As a fox, he knew that even if Longyan wanted to make a move, he wouldn't do it so openly, but he just couldn't stand that dragon.

Su Mo pondered, her gaze deep. [Why is the current plot different from what's written in the book? And Long Yan didn't have much screen time in the early stages. Even later, as the female lead's enemy, he barely interacted with Fei Yan and the others. Could it be because of me that the original plot direction was changed?]

Su Mo took her pulse again. She had drunk a glass of wine that Yueying and Moxiao had given her last night, and her body was also drugged.

However, perhaps because they hadn't drunk much, the effects had mostly dissipated by now.

Fei Yan spoke again, "My lady, we need to meet with Mo Xiao as soon as possible. The female who reported Mo Xiao for harassing her last night is the marriage prospect of the Dragon Clan leader. I'm afraid it will be detrimental to Mo Xiao if we delay any longer."

Su Mo nodded and started walking outside.

At this moment, in the Longyan Study.

The strategist arrived early in the morning: "General, you need to handle Miss Su's fiancé matter with care. The tribe is currently facing internal and external troubles, and making a mistake could easily lead to gossip."

Many in the tribe coveted the Longyan location, and the strategist feared that if that Miss Su came later, begging the Major General with tears streaming down her face, and the Major General, unable to bear the debt of gratitude for saving her life, hastily released her, the tribe members would likely object. After all, dozens of people in the tribe had indeed fallen ill this morning, and the shaman was simply overwhelmed, complaining all morning about how the Major General shouldn't have so casually brought people from other tribes back to the tribe.

Most importantly, there is currently no evidence to prove that Mo Xiao is innocent, so he certainly cannot be released easily.

Fei Yan, Yue Ying, and Su Mo were stopped by the guards at the door before they even reached the study.

The two little dragon cubs waiting at the door saw Su Mo and immediately ran over.

"Sister Mo!" They had heard about what happened this morning and were worried that Sister Mo would be anxious, so they waited for her here early in the morning.

"Don't worry, the Major General instructed us early on that we must not use torture on Snake Shao."

Hearing this, Su Mo breathed a sigh of relief. She was most afraid that someone would deliberately set a trap, pretending to frame Mo Xiao, but really wanting to kill him.

If that's the case, arresting the person will inevitably result in torture.

This is why she rushed to find Longyan.

"Could you please go in and inform your Major General that I have something to say to him?"

Nan Nan nodded and said, "Sister Mo, you wait here, I'll be right back!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Nan Nan ran away like a gust of wind.

He quickly returned: "Sister Mo, the Major General requests your presence."

Su Mo quickly arrived at Long Yan's study, where the old strategist was also present. She, Fei Yan, and the other two bowed respectfully.

Before Longyan could speak, the old strategist said first, "I am truly sorry that Miss Su and the others have encountered such a thing on their first visit to the Dragon Clan tribe."

Su Mo said in a cold voice, "It was our oversight that caused trouble for the Major General and the strategist. With Mo Xiao being the prime suspect, we must cooperate with the investigation and follow instructions."

Upon hearing this, the strategist narrowed his eyes slightly. He had assumed that Su Mo's first priority upon arriving would be to plead for Mo Xiao and ask the Major General to release the snake.

Surprisingly, she was quite rational.

Su Mo frowned and said, "I was very drunk last night and really don't know what happened. Could you please make an exception for me, Major General, and let me see Mo Xiao so that I can find out the reason and cooperate with you to find out the whole story?"

"If the strategist and the major general are not at ease, they can send someone to supervise the whole process."

The strategist frowned slightly; from his perspective, he really wanted to refuse Su Mo's request.

After all, as the prime suspect, they have the right to refuse visitation to Mo Xiao.

However, as the Major General's savior, it doesn't seem unreasonable for her to make this request.

Longyan nodded and said, "Okay, I'll arrange for someone to take you there."

Su Mo breathed a sigh of relief.

Soon someone came and led her, Fei Yan, and Yue Ying to the Dragon Clan prison.

Longyan did not assign anyone to supervise them and even withdrew all the people inside.

Su Mo walked quickly toward the person hanging in the shadows. As she got closer, she saw a person whose face was covered in blood and whose body was covered in wounds.

A look of shock and worry flashed across Su Mo's face: "They used torture on you?!"

Moonshadow exclaimed, "These dragons say one thing and do another; I knew they had ill intentions!"

Fei Yan's hands, hanging at her sides, clenched slightly.

(End of this chapter)