The voice at the cave entrance was extremely familiar; Wen Li remembered hearing it yesterday.
Connecting it with the fleeting red figure she had just seen, her body began to tremble uncontrollably.
Damn it!
Zhu Yan!
Why was Zhu Yan here?
Wen Li anxiously looked around the inside of the cave, wanting to find a place to hide. She didn’t want to see Zhu Yan right now.
This man had almost choked her to death; he was too terrifying.
“Xin Yuan!”
Zhu Yan’s voice grew closer, from far to near.
Xin Yuan’s cave was not large, and he keenly noticed Wen Li’s unease and abnormality.
“What’s wrong?” Xin Yuan asked.
Wen Li pointed outside the cave and said in a low voice, “I… I don’t want to see him. Can you pretend I’m not here?”
Wen Li didn’t even need to think; once Zhu Yan knew she was with Xin Yuan, he would surely expose her sinister true face.
At this moment, the two must not meet!
And Zhu Yan must not know she was with Xin Yuan.
Xin Yuan showed a hint of confusion. He didn’t know what had happened between Wen Li and Zhu Yan.
However, he still agreed to Wen Li’s request.
For the sake of good food.
“Okay.”
“Xin Yuan, are you not there?” Zhu Yan’s voice came again.
He was already very close, right at the entrance.
However, Zhu Yan did not enter Xin Yuan’s cave without permission but stopped at the entrance, standing straight.
Xin Yuan replied, “I am. Wait a moment.”
He put down what he was holding and turned towards the cave entrance.
Lifting the curtain, he saw Zhu Yan standing at the entrance.
Zhu Yan was holding a few wild chickens, “This is for you.”
Xin Yuan naturally accepted them and nodded, “Wait for me for a moment.”
After speaking, he carried the wild chickens into the cave and placed them in a corner.
Before turning around, Xin Yuan glanced at Wen Li, who was shrinking behind the stone wall, but asked nothing.
“Brother Zhu Yan, here you go,” Xin Yuan said.
Zhu Yan did not refuse and casually took the wild boar meat from Xin Yuan’s hand.
Speaking of which, although none of Wen Li’s beastmen liked her, their private relationship was quite good.
Perhaps because they all shared the experience of being forced, they sympathized with each other.
They would often exchange prey privately. For example, the wild boar Xin Yuan hunted yesterday would be divided into several portions after processing and sent to each of them.
However, Wen Li currently only had three beastmen, besides Xin Yuan, there were Zhu Yan and Bai Yan Ci.
The other two left after Wen Li’s mother passed away. They didn’t say where they were going, and Wen Li didn’t know when they would return.
Xin Yuan was the youngest among the five beastmen.
Zhu Yan and Bai Yan Ci were much older than him, so they usually took care of him.
“Are you going hunting soon?” Zhu Yan asked.
Xin Yuan nodded, “Yes, I’m getting ready.”
Zhu Yan nodded, then changed the subject, “Have you seen Wen Li?”
This was Zhu Yan’s main purpose for coming.
Perhaps thinking that Xin Yuan and Wen Li didn’t interact much and might not even remember her name, Zhu Yan added, “Our wife.”
Xin Yuan remembered Wen Li’s words from earlier and shook his head, “No.”
This was the first time Xin Yuan had seen Zhu Yan actively looking for Wen Li, even asking him.
Xin Yuan asked curiously, “Brother Zhu Yan, why are you suddenly looking for her?”
Speaking of this, Zhu Yan became angry, a hint of vexation appearing in his eyes, “Tsk, she’s disappeared somewhere.”
After Wen Li left his cave yesterday, she vanished as if she had evaporated, not even returning to her own cave at night.
They were bound by a marriage contract, and if something happened to Wen Li, they wouldn’t fare well either.
As a result, Zhu Yan had to search for Wen Li everywhere.
Since morning, he had searched almost the entire tribe but still hadn’t found Wen Li.
Now, even Bai Yan Ci was helping to search, so Zhu Yan had come to ask Xin Yuan if he had seen her and to keep an eye out.
“Did you two quarrel?” Xin Yuan asked curiously.
“No,” Zhu Yan said dryly.
“Then what happened? Why did she suddenly disappear?” Xin Yuan continued to ask.
Zhu Yan really didn’t want to recall what happened yesterday. He waved his hand, looking unwilling to answer further.
“Don’t worry about that for now. If you see her, remember to tell me.”
After speaking, Zhu Yan turned to leave.
Taking a step outside, he seemed to remember something and cautioned Xin Yuan, “This female is very insidious. You must be careful if you see her.”
Xin Yuan nodded.
Soon, Zhu Yan left the vicinity of Xin Yuan’s cave.
A slight rustling sound came from the cave entrance.
Zhu Yan didn’t look back and said lightly, “Brother Zhu Yan is gone. You can come out now.”
There was a moment of silence inside, followed by the sound of a curtain being lifted.
Wen Li poked her head out and, after confirming that Zhu Yan was no longer outside, breathed a sigh of relief.
“You heard everything just now, right? Brother Zhu Yan has been looking for you,” Xin Yuan said.
“Mmm.”
Wen Li had certainly heard everything.
When Zhu Yan spoke, he didn’t hold back his voice at all. Wen Li, inside the cave, heard him clearly.
But she still didn’t want to go back; she still didn’t want to see him.
Xin Yuan turned around, staring at Wen Li with a complex expression, “What exactly did you do? To make Brother Zhu Yan call you insidious.”
“I…”
Wen Li opened her mouth, unable to say it. In the end, she could only give a dry laugh.
She couldn’t possibly say that she had ill intentions towards Zhu Yan, secretly drugged him, and wanted to possess his body!
If Xin Yuan found out all this, it would be a miracle if he didn’t kick her out.
“I just… offended him,” Wen Li said vaguely.
Xin Yuan didn’t respond, just looked at Wen Li in silence.
He recalled Zhu Yan’s words from not long ago—
“This female is very insidious. You must be careful if you see her.”
Xin Yuan said, “If you have nothing else to do, today you…”
Wen Li heard that he was asking her to leave and immediately interrupted, “Are you going hunting soon? Can I go with you? I want to see if there are any ingredients to make delicious food.”
Wen Li spoke rapidly.
Just kidding!
She absolutely could not be driven away by Xin Yuan now.
Once she left, the nature of her coming back to gain favor with Xin Yuan would be completely different.
Moreover, if Xin Yuan found out what she had done to Zhu Yan, it would be even more difficult.
Not to mention how much Zhu Yan and the others took care of Xin Yuan; if they knew she intended to get close to Xin Yuan, they would definitely stop her.
The only way was for her to stay and gain as much favorability as she could.
Xin Yuan was initially hesitant, but when he heard Wen Li mention making delicious food, he hesitated again.
Wen Li saw his hesitation and pressed her advantage.
“I remember there are taro fruits nearby. They are delicious stewed in soup or stir-fried. I’ll make some for you to try when it’s done.”
Xin Yuan thought of the meat soup Wen Li had made not long ago.
It was the most delicious meat soup he had ever tasted in his life, so much so that he still longed for it.
After two meals, Xin Yuan was certain that Wen Li’s cooking skills were truly remarkable, and she wouldn’t be bad at making taro fruits either.
Under the temptation of delicious food, Xin Yuan finally agreed.
“Okay.”