Si Muye looked at these five burly, bear-like men and let out a cold, disdainful snort.
"The Beast God has decreed that all males on the Beast World Continent must rely on their own abilities to hunt for food. They must never forcibly take food from another beast’s cave. As members of the Bear Clan, you don’t even follow this most basic rule. You’re a disgrace to the Bear Clan!"
His voice was low. "You’ve done this—aren’t you afraid of being scorned by your Female Master and punished by the Beast God?"
The Grizzly Bear Tribe males looked ashamed. He had hit a nerve.
They didn’t know if the Beast God would punish them, but they certainly knew their Female Master was disgusted with them.
It was because they hadn’t caught any prey for several days straight. Yesterday, their Female Master had snatched a fish from another ugly female, which had barely been enough to fill their stomachs.
If they failed to find food again today, their Female Master probably wouldn’t even be willing to sleep with them anymore. She’d go looking for a new Beast Husband.
The men couldn’t care less about the Beast God’s decrees.
"This is outside Barbaric City. We’re lucky to even fill our stomachs. Don’t give us any crap about rules!"
"That’s right! Are you going to hand it over or not? If not, we’re going to get rough!"
Si Muye’s expression darkened.
’It seems this group from the Grizzly Bear Tribe has always survived by robbing others.’
’I’ll have to teach them a good lesson today.’
"How shameless!"
Shen Yue’s voice came from the cave entrance.
"You’re males, with hands and feet, yet you survive by robbing people. Do you even deserve to be called males? Do you deserve to be called bears?"
’More like scoundrels.’
Si Muye turned to look at her.
"Why did you come out?"
’She’d be safer inside the cave at a time like this.’
The moment the Grizzly Bear Tribe males saw Shen Yue, they recognized her.
"So it’s you, the ugly female! I was wondering who it was. You have the nerve to mock us?"
"What, is this the new Beast Husband you found?"
"It’s only been a few days, and you’ve grown some guts, huh? Daring to boss us around? Hurry up and bring out the food from your cave, or don’t blame us for getting rough with this Beast Husband of yours!"
Mistaken for Shen Yue’s Beast Husband, the tips of Si Muye’s ears turned slightly red.
At the same time, he was surprised that these men knew Shen Yue. And from the sound of it, they must have bullied her quite a bit!
The men turned to Si Muye and sneered.
"Hey, brother. You look pretty tough. How can you even want a female this ugly? How can you stomach it?"
"Why don’t you come back to our tribe with us? The Grizzly Bear Tribe has a few young, beautiful females with high fertility values!"
"That’s right! We guarantee one of them will give you your own cub, and you won’t have to be a stepfather to some bastards!"
’Bastards?’
’What do they mean?’
Si Muye’s expression turned ugly, and he couldn’t help but glance at Shen Yue.
’Could it be that this ugly female doesn’t have a Beast Husband?’
’Those cubs don’t have a father?’
Shen Yue’s expression, however, didn’t change. With her face covered in pockmarks, it was impossible to read anyway.
"Yesterday, your Female Master stole a fish from me. Today, you lot come running to steal my food, and now you’re trying to sow discord? What, are you men just that pathetic? When you can’t hunt, you rob. When you can’t win a fight, you try to poach someone’s partner? I think you should just stop being males and become females instead. Getting something for nothing seems to suit you!"
The males’ faces instantly flushed red, and they burst out cursing:
"You ugly freak, who are you calling pathetic?"
"An ugly female pregnant with bastards, who doesn’t even know who their father is, dares to mock us?"
"Believe it or not, we’ll beat your new Beast Husband so badly he’ll be looking for his teeth on the ground!"
There was a rule in the Beast World: males could not attack females. Therefore, if they were to beat anyone, it would only be the female’s Beast Husband.
Si Muye’s eyes narrowed. ’So they stole Shen Yue’s fish yesterday, too?’
’No wonder this ugly female appeared alone in this dense forest. She must have been forced out by hunger to hunt for herself.’
His tone turned icy.
"Just you?"
As he spoke, he moved with incredible speed, appearing before them in the blink of an eye. He seized the male who had called Shen Yue’s children bastards by the neck.
Before the Grizzly Bear male could even react, Si Muye lifted him up by the throat as if he were a stuffed bear.
Then, he threw a punch.
BAM!
The male was sent flying several meters, smashing heavily onto the ground. It sounded as if his bones had shattered.
The other males nearby stared with wide, horrified eyes.
Si Muye’s gaze turned frigid as he swept it over them, releasing his spiritual power and the oppressive aura of a high-level male.
"If you ever dare to bully her again, you will die!"
Stunned by this formidable spiritual power and feeling the bloodline suppression of a high-level male, the beast ears hidden under their hair drooped involuntarily, and their legs trembled uncontrollably.
’As members of the Low-level Beast Clan, we’ve never encountered such powerful spiritual power. Could this person be B level or higher?’
’But how could there be a male with B level or higher spiritual power in the Wilderness Tribe here on Wilderness Mountain? Even C level males are rare.’
"Get lost!"
Terrified, the men picked up their half-dead companion and scrambled away. ’He’s too powerful, too powerful!’
’No idea where that ugly female found such a powerful Beast Husband. Looks like we’ll have to steer clear of her from now on!’
Watching the men flee in terror, Shen Yue’s eyes brightened. She had come out of the cave on purpose.
After all, Si Muye was so strong. His spiritual power was enough to make him a king on Wilderness Mountain. She had to use his power to intimidate and teach this barbaric Grizzly Bear Tribe a lesson.
’Now, at least for the near future, the people from the Grizzly Bear Tribe won’t come looking for trouble with me anymore!’
Besides, she, Shen Yue, was the type to repay every grudge. Yesterday, that Xiong Jiaojiao had stolen a fish from her; today, she would take half the life of one of her Beast Husbands in return.
Back in the cave, Shen Yue handed the roasted fish to Si Muye.
"Thank you for that. They shouldn’t dare to bully me again now!"
Eating the delicious fish, Si Muye wanted to ask about her Beast Husband, but after a moment’s thought, he held back.
’She probably doesn’t want to talk about it.’
He glanced at the seven eggs on the soft grass beside them. A few of them were even rolling around playfully.
’For cubs to have such vibrant life force and radiate a kingly spiritual power, their biological father must be no simple character. It seems that after mating with this ugly female, the cubs’ father looked down on her and abandoned her.’
Thinking of this, he felt a pang of pity for Shen Yue. ’She’s such an outstanding and noble female, with a high fertility value and a talent for cooking. You probably couldn’t find another one like her in the entire Beast World. Yet, just because she’s ugly, she was tragically abandoned to bear her cubs all alone. That detestable man must have been blind not to cherish her.’
He secretly vowed that, regardless of whether she could heal his leg, if he ever met that irresponsible male, he would definitely give him a good beating on her behalf.
At this thought, he gave a soft grunt of acknowledgment, his voice extremely low as his Adam’s apple bobbed.
"No need to thank me."
...
After they finished the fish, Shen Yue handed him the Vitality Water she had prepared earlier.
"Drink this. I’m going to treat your leg."
Si Muye sat on the ground, his muscles slightly tense.
He looked at the small cup of clear water and, without asking what it was, downed it in one gulp.
Shen Yue could see he was nervous.
"Don’t worry, your leg can be healed. Lie down."