Wen Li sat up in disarray, staring at the scene in stunned silence.
Three trees had been broken… one, two, three!
The black wolf had broken three trees in one go.
It looked completely unharmed. What kind of physique was that?
“Are you alright?”
While Wen Li was still in shock, Xin Yuan’s voice sounded from behind her.
Immediately after, a hand pulled her up.
“I… I’m fine…”
Wen Li stammered in response.
Xin Yuan had saved her!
But… Xin Yuan was too fierce. How much strength did it take to make the black wolf break three trees?
Wen Li gradually recovered from her shock, her hands and feet still trembling uncontrollably.
Xin Yuan heard Wen Li’s answer and lightly let go of her.
The next second, Wen Li collapsed as if she had no bones.
Xin Yuan reacted quickly and pulled her up again.
“Sorry… I can’t seem to stand properly,” Wen Li explained, afraid of being misunderstood by Xin Yuan.
Her knees were weak, and she couldn’t support herself to stand completely.
It felt as if all the strength had been drained from her legs.
Wen Li forced a smile.
She was just an ordinary person who had just escaped death. She couldn’t possibly be calm in an instant.
Xin Yuan noticed Wen Li’s trembling fingertips out of the corner of his eye and said softly, “It’s alright.”
He thought it was his fault. He had left without permission and hadn’t protected her well enough.
Xin Yuan didn’t push Wen Li away. Instead, he reached out and put his arm around her.
Wen Li leaned on Xin Yuan’s shoulder for support, but her body was still trembling.
“Don’t be afraid, I’m here,” Xin Yuan whispered.
This was the first time they had been so close.
Xin Yuan had a faint, fresh scent of plants.
The scent drifted into Wen Li’s nostrils with the breeze, making her feel a little uncomfortable.
“Thank you,” Wen Li said sincerely.
Wen Li was grateful that Xin Yuan hadn’t pushed her away.
She clenched her fists, wanting to regain her strength as soon as possible.
Meanwhile, the black wolf that Xin Yuan had kicked away had also gotten up.
With a flash of white light, the black wolf transformed into a human form.
He was a tall man with a long scar across his face, making him look particularly ferocious and menacing.
The man wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and spat on the ground.
His cold eyes stared fixedly at Xin Yuan and Wen Li.
“You’re quite something,” the man sneered.
Xin Yuan looked at him expressionlessly and didn’t reply.
The man touched his side, where Xin Yuan had kicked him. It was broken and throbbing with pain.
He knew he had messed with the wrong person this time.
This young-looking beastman might have even greater talent than him.
He considered his own talent to be top-tier.
An A-class talent was enough to walk all over the continent.
If this guy was even more powerful than him, he could only be S-class.
But S-class beastmen weren’t in the royal city. How could one be in this remote little tribe?
No, he had to leave quickly!
The man made a swift decision.
It was fine if he didn’t get the female, but he couldn’t lose his life here.
The man quickly turned and ran in a certain direction.
He was so fast that Wen Li could barely see him.
Before she could react, Xin Yuan picked her up.
Her body suddenly lifted off the ground, and Wen Li instinctively hugged Xin Yuan’s neck.
Then, the surroundings blurred.
Wen Li heard another heavy “thud.”
When her vision focused again, she saw the man lying on the ground, barely alive.
Xin Yuan calmly retracted his right leg.
Everything had happened too quickly for Wen Li to comprehend.
However… if she wasn’t mistaken, Xin Yuan had kicked the man back, right?
Was Xin Yuan’s strength this terrifying?
For the first time, Wen Li realized how terrifying her beast husband’s strength was.
With such power, he could easily kill her!
The man, lying on the ground in a sorry state, also hadn’t expected Xin Yuan’s strength to be so terrifying.
He had escaped at his fastest speed, yet he was still caught.
Even more frightening was that Xin Yuan had broken all his ribs with just one kick.
Was he going to die here today?
No! He couldn’t!
The man glared hatefully at the two of them. His gaze fell on Wen Li’s face, and seeing how Xin Yuan protected her, he was confused.
“Why are you protecting such an ugly creature?”
The man swallowed the blood in his throat and forced out the words.
He had just been passing by and saw Wen Li, a lone female, and wanted to abduct her to bear his cubs.
Who knew Wen Li was so ugly!
The man decided to kill her instead, thinking that she was a scourge to other males anyway.
He didn’t care if females were precious or not.
He never expected that such a powerful male would be with such an ugly female.
Seeing how intimate they were, the man realized something.
“Is this your beast wife?”
The man burst into laughter as if he had discovered something incredible.
“Haha… haha, your taste is truly unique, to be interested in a female like this.”
Wen Li’s lips twitched. She felt insulted.
So she deserved to be killed because she was ugly?
There had to be a reason why stray beasts were stray. This was clearly antisocial personality disorder.
Soon, the man stopped laughing and his voice turned sinister. “You’re so powerful, why can’t you find a better female… You must be forced, right?”
Xin Yuan’s eyes flickered slightly.
The man, who had been watching him, quickly caught his reaction and became even more convinced of his idea.
“If you let me go, I can help you get rid of all this,” the man said in a low voice. “I guess you’re bound by a marriage contract, so you have to stay by this female’s side and serve her. If you let me go, I can help you break free from the contract, how about it?”
Wen Li was surprised. She hadn’t expected to be able to break the contract. Could it be broken even before the time was up?
Xin Yuan was clearly interested in his words and finally spoke, “How do you know this method?”
The man coughed up a mouthful of blood and chuckled, “I’ve been through it.”
This phrase “been through it” carried a lot of information.
Both of them were stunned.
Xin Yuan continued to ask, “What do I need to do?”
“If you promise to let me go, I’ll tell you,” the man said, enduring the pain.
Xin Yuan’s expression gradually turned cold. “I’m not negotiating with you.”
The man felt the change in his aura and immediately surrendered.
He pointed at Wen Li. “Isn’t she your beast wife? Kill her.”
Wen Li instantly felt a chill run down her spine.
Kill… kill her…?
What was going on? Weren’t females the most precious beings in the beast world? Why did everyone want to kill her!
Wen Li looked at Xin Yuan uneasily.
He wouldn’t actually listen, would he? If he did, she would be truly doomed.
She was so weak that she couldn’t even defeat the black wolf, let alone Xin Yuan, who was so much stronger.
This was a joke!
Xin Yuan’s expression shifted slightly. “If I kill her, I will die too.”
Once bound by a marriage contract, they shared life and death. If the beast wife died, the beast husband would also die.
“You’re trying to harm me,” Xin Yuan sneered, a murderous intent gradually appearing in his eyes.
“N-no!”
The man quickly said, “As long as you eat her heart within five minutes, you won’t die.”
Wen Li: “…”
Killing her was one thing, but eating her heart… Was this a joke!
Were all the dirty tricks being thrown her way?
What made Wen Li even more terrified was that Xin Yuan was actually looking at her.
“You’re not really going to…” Wen Li stammered.
Xin Yuan put her down and stared at her chest, where her heart was beating.
A glint of success flashed in the man’s eyes.
However, the next second, his chest was pierced through.
“You!” he looked at Xin Yuan in disbelief.
He hadn’t expected Xin Yuan to act so decisively.
Xin Yuan sneered, “Did you really think I would believe the words of a stray beast?”
The man fell to the ground and quickly died.
He could no longer maintain his human form and transformed into a small black wolf, his heart pierced.
Xin Yuan dropped the heart in his hand and frowned in disgust.