Yu Hei: “…” A cold-blooded mate? And he spoils the Sacred Female? So even if he captured the Sacred Female’s cold-blooded mate, that male wouldn’t obediently serve as a hostage!
The shaman? Shamans often had mysterious ways of protecting themselves—best not to provoke them.
The chief? Usually the strongest in the tribe—not someone to touch.
The chief’s daughter? She was just a female. Compared to the others, she seemed like the most suitable target.
Yu Hei feigned surprise: “The Tribe’s chief has a daughter? How did I not know that?”
“You’re not one of our tribe’s beastmen, and your Eagle Clan is far away. Of course, you wouldn’t know. The chief has only one daughter, named Guo Guo. She’s like Yun Jiao’s shadow, always following her around. Just as annoying as Yun Jiao…”
Bai Wei didn’t think much of it, venting her anger by cursing Yun Jiao and Guo Guo together.
Yu Hei had gotten the information he wanted. Now he just needed to figure out a way to enter the Tribe.
“All right, let me take you back to the tribe. It’s very dangerous for a female to be outside so late. And your mate—how could he let you run out alone? If you were my partner, I would never…”
At that point, Yu Hei quickly cut himself off, lowering his head and not daring to look at Bai Wei: “Sorry, I didn’t mean anything by that. I just… just…”
Bai Wei, though only an ordinary female, was the shaman’s grandniece. From childhood, plenty of males had shown her affection. Yu Hei’s behavior was all too familiar to her. After venting her anger earlier, her bad mood had already eased. Now, Yu Hei’s reaction gave her vanity a great sense of satisfaction. See? This was how males were supposed to act!
A good female isn’t the same as a bad or useless one, and besides, she has two bonus points: a shaman grandniece and a beautiful fox-clan woman!
The males should fall in love with her at first sight.
Bai Wei shyly lowered her head: “You… would you like to be my second beast husband?”
“Can I?” Yu Hei’s eyes lit up, but the next moment they dimmed again: “But your body carries the scent of the lion beastman. Lion beastmen are usually domineering and powerful. He won’t agree, will he?”
“He wouldn’t dare!”
If Yu Hei hadn’t mentioned it, Bai Wei wouldn’t have thought of Shi Yi. Once he did, she immediately felt resentment toward him, too.
Last year, when Yun Jiao became a useless female, it was indeed Bai Wei who seduced him. But in the end, wasn’t it Shi Yi who couldn’t resist temptation? How was that her fault?
Don’t think she doesn’t know—after Yun Jiao became a sacred female, Shi Yi started regretting it. Lately, he hasn’t paid her much attention, even saying she can’t bear cubs. She has been gone for so long, and Shi Yi hasn’t even come looking for her.
The more Bai Wei thought about it, the angrier she became. She pulled Yu Hei along: “I’ve never heard of a female needing her first beast husband’s consent to take another. Now you’re coming back with me. If he bullies you, I’ll throw him away and let him become a fallen beastman.”
Bai Wei didn’t see the triumphant smile behind her.
Yu Hei had gotten in without lifting a finger. Soon, all he needed to do was get rid of this disgusting and foolish female and take the clan leader’s daughter away. The sacred female was close to her—surely she wouldn’t resist?
…
Yun Jiao had no idea that a plot against her was closing in. All her attention was on Lei Xiao. She didn’t know why, but lately his mood seemed off, and when she spoke to him, he was always distracted.
Could it be unsatisfied desire? Yes, that must be it—at least that’s what people online say.
Lei Xiao had only just started “eating meat,” and after only a few times, she already had a cub.
For her and the cub, Lei Xiao only held her to sleep every night, though each time she could still feel… cough, cough…
Thinking of this, Yun Jiao grew a little frustrated and quietly stopped walking.
Lei Xiao was already annoyed at the thought of having to face Mu Bai’s irritating face again when they got back. Noticing the person beside him had stopped, he turned around in confusion: “What’s wrong? Do you feel unwell? Or are you hungry?”
“…” That familiar three-part question again—do we really have nothing else to talk about?
Yun Jiao cleared her throat: “Um, I feel like I smell. I want to take a bath.”
“I’ll take you.” Lei Xiao carefully scooped her up in his arms and carried her to the little stream where they often bathed.
Although there was no one around at this hour, Yun Jiao still looked carefully in all directions. Good, no one was there.
“You bathe, I’ll stand guard.” Lei Xiao said, about to leave.
But Yun Jiao pulled him back.
Lei Xiao stopped, puzzled, looking at her.
“…” I’m a modern girl—what’s there to be afraid of? If anyone should be cautious, it’s Lei Xiao. Today I’ll teach him a lesson: boys need to pay attention to safety outside.
Yun Jiao pretended to be calm, though her cheeks flushed faintly red: “Let’s bathe together.”
Lei Xiao froze for a few seconds before realizing what she’d said. His gaze deepened, his sexy Adam’s apple bobbing as his voice grew husky: “Yun Jiao, you have a cub in your belly. The shaman said—you can’t mate.”
In other words, stop tempting me. I have no self-control when it comes to you.
But Yun Jiao, blushing, replied: “I have a way… or are you saying you don’t feel uncomfortable?”
“Are you sure?” The desire in Lei Xiao’s eyes was almost impossible to hide, his voice hoarse: “What way?”
Yun Jiao poked his abs with her finger, then tiptoed up to kiss the corner of his mouth: “Here.”
The flames in Lei Xiao’s eyes surged violently, his breathing growing rapid. He lifted Yun Jiao into his arms and stepped slowly into the stream.
…
Outside the cave.
Mu Bai had finished making the cabinets, but Yun Jiao and Lei Xiao still hadn’t returned.
“Daylight’s almost here. Where did they go?” Mu Bai stared down the path they had taken, eyes wide and unblinking, like a little dog waiting for its master.
Just then, a lion’s roar thundered across the beast tribe like a clap of lightning, startling countless beastmen awake.
That voice… Shi Yi?
Mu Bai ran forward a few steps, then glanced back at the cabinets he had made. He hurried back, carried them into Yun Jiao’s cave, and even moved Lei Xiao’s half-finished tables and chairs inside. Only then did he shift into beast form to go watch the commotion.
Yes, he’d watch and then report back to Yun Jiao. She seemed to enjoy watching drama, oh no, Yun Jiao called it “eating melons.”
…
What Mu Bai didn’t know was that Yun Jiao wasn’t the only one who liked “eating melons.” Many beastmen in the tribe enjoyed it too. By the time he reached Shi Yi’s dwelling, a crowd had already gathered—both males and females.
Mu Bai shifted back into human form and squeezed to the front. When he saw the scene before him, he gasped.
Shi Yi’s bare chest was covered in ugly red runes, his body writhing in agony on the ground. And Bai Wei stood coldly at the cave entrance, holding another male’s hand.
This was *female punishment*!
So-called female punishment meant that after forming a bond, a female only needed a single thought to punish her male. It didn’t matter if he was the first or second beast husband—none could escape it.
For the punished male, it was like being pierced by a thousand arrows, a torment worse than death. The runes appearing on his body were the marks of the binding contract. But when a female used female punishment, she herself also bore certain risks.