Bai Yuwei took out the bullet. This tiny thing was truly dangerous—it could even dent a tree.
If he hadn’t reacted quickly, it might have pierced right through his skull.
“Beautiful Female, I mean you no harm. Don’t be afraid.”
Seeing her still pointing that strange object at him, with clear killing intent directed his way, Bai Yuwei urgently explained.
“Cover that thing up first!” Shen Qi turned her head away, gritting her teeth as she spoke.
What thing? Bai Yuwei was momentarily stunned, then remembered that this beautiful Female had only shown such intense killing intent after seeing… that part of him.
Bai Yuwei waved his hand downward, and a golden-striped beast hide instantly hung from his waist.
He scratched his head, somewhat at a loss. “I was so surprised when I saw you just now that I forgot to put on my beast hide. It’s on now, beautiful Female. Please put that thing down—it’s quite frightening.”
“…”
She was the one who had been frightened, okay?
Having witnessed the transformation from beast to man, she wasn’t even that surprised by the fur he’d conjured out of thin air.
Shen Qi hesitated for a moment, then, seeing the sincerity in his eyes, gradually lowered the gun.
If he could dodge a bullet moving that fast, her chances of surviving a fight with him were probably slim.
Seeing her lower that dangerous black object, Bai Yuwei grinned widely. “Beautiful Female, which tribe are you from? What’s your name?”
Even in Beast City, he had never seen such a beautiful Female.
Tribe? And the way he addressed her—Female? It sounded like a term for animals.
Shen Qi concealed the expression in her eyes and spoke: “My name is Shen Qi. I’ve forgotten which tribe I’m from. Where is this place?”
“My name is Bai Yuwei! I’m from the Tiger Tribe! Qiqi, did you sneak away from your tribe?”
With looks like hers, she must have been fought over by many Beastfolk in her tribe. There had been playful Females who ran away before, but they’d never experienced bloodshed and ended up scared back.
But judging by how this beautiful Female had dealt with the hyena earlier, she must have been trained.
Still, this beautiful Female was underestimating the dangers here. Sneaking out and somehow forgetting which tribe she belonged to…
Bai Yuwei recalled the faint fragrance he’d caught from her earlier—he hadn’t detected any tribal scent on her.
Hearing Shen Qi give a soft “mm” in response, Bai Yuwei felt a pang of sympathy for her. “Qiqi, since you’ve forgotten, I’ll take you back to the Tiger Tribe!”
Shen Qi’s guard went up again. No matter how she thought about it, this person seemed like a trafficker—though he was quite good-looking.
“I’ll ask, you answer.”
Bai Yuwei nodded blankly.
“You’re a tiger who can transform into human form. Can everyone here switch back and forth?”
“Yes, that was my Beast Form earlier. Not all Beastfolk can manifest a Beast Form, but most have one. Those who can’t are considered useless beasts.”
“There’s also another kind, like the hyena we killed earlier—wild beasts with no Spiritual Intelligence that can’t transform into humans. As for Females, very few have Beast Forms.”
“So Females are rare?”
Shen Qi guessed that since many Male Beasts had Beast Forms but very few Females could manifest one, Females were clearly in much greater danger.
“Rare. Females are well-protected by the tribes. The chance of giving birth to young that are Female is also very low. Many Females even die from the pain of childbirth.””So Qiqi, come back with me to the Tiger Tribe. It’s so dangerous here, wild beasts could attack at any moment, and it’s almost dark. More beasts appear at night.”
The scorching sun quietly hid behind the clouds, and Bai Yuwei couldn’t help but worry.
“You’re not trustworthy either.”
After a brief moment of thought, Shen Qi coldly tossed out these words, turned her back, and walked away in the opposite direction.
Bai Yuwei frowned as he watched her retreating figure.
“Gurgle~”
After walking for a while, the sound of her stomach rumbling came through. She hadn’t eaten anything for nearly a day.
She turned back and saw that the man from earlier had already disappeared, but the hyena’s corpse was still there.
The night wind grew deeper.
She used her knife to separate the beast hide from the meat, cleaned it, sharpened a stick to skewer it, and then started a fire using the friction method to roast it.
Hidden in the shadows, Bai Yuwei watched her smooth movements in surprise. A beautiful Female actually knew how to make fire—could she be from Beast City?
Before he could ponder further, his dangerous gaze shifted to the bushes beside the little Female.
The malice emanating from nearby was unmistakable. Shen Qi saw two green lights emerge from the grass.
In the next moment, a massive wolf emerged from the bushes, its green eyes clearly visible in the darkness. The wolf stared at the meat in her hand, then at her entire body, drool dripping from its mouth as if weighing which piece of meat would taste better.
“That foolish look—must be a wild beast.”
Shen Qi’s lips curved slightly. She picked up a skewer of roasting meat and tossed it into the air. Just as the wolf leaped up to bite the fragrant meat, Shen Qi swiftly stabbed her knife into its neck. The wolf instantly collapsed to the ground, dead with eyes wide open, blood flowing from its neck.
Multiple rustling sounds came from the bushes, and the dark night suddenly filled with many more green lights, looking eerie and unsettling.
Judging by the number, there were likely five.
Shen Qi drew her pistol and fired first at the two wolves closest to her. Their eyes were hit, and the two wolves let out furious roars, while the others charged toward her.
Shen Qi prioritized dealing with the two wolves that had lost an eye, throwing a burning torch at the wolf attacking her. Its fur caught fire, burning down to the skin, causing it to writhe in pain on the ground.
Shen Qi pulled the trigger, putting it out of its misery.
Seeing this, the remaining two wolves grew fearful, their steps retreating backward. Their eyes were filled with terror as they looked at her, unsure whether they feared her methods or the torch in her hand.
In the end, the two wolves ran away in fear.
Shen Qi rolled up her sleeve and saw a gash from the wolf’s scratch, now oozing droplets of blood.
She tore off a piece of her clothing, wrapped it around the wound several times, and used her teeth to tie a knot at one end.
Her lips were now somewhat pale. Having gone so long without food, the meat she had almost finished roasting had been used to distract the wolves. Combined with the intense movements earlier, she was now nearly out of strength.
Shen Qi saw that there was still a piece of fully roasted meat on the ground, though it was covered in a layer of dirt. She could cut off the dirty parts and still eat it.
As she bent down to pick it up, a sudden sharp pain shot through her head, causing her vision to darken and her body to collapse.
Before her body hit the ground, a broad, sturdy hand caught her firmly, cradling her head in the crook of his arm.
This Female was even more formidable than he had imagined. Any other Female would have fainted from fear long ago.Bai Yuwei felt a bit annoyed. He had been too captivated by her agile figure earlier and hadn’t noticed that her hand had been cut by the wolf’s claws. Now she had even fainted from hunger.
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