"Chief Lu Ge." Li Zhuo nodded politely to Lu Ge.

"We are all beasts in Yancheng, so why should we differentiate between you and me? Elder Xilanmeng is injured and needs the care of the orcs." Li Zhuo said this neither humbly nor arrogantly. No matter how Lu Ge's expression changed, his expression remained normal.

Moreover, before Lu Ge could speak again, he looked around and said, "I will go back to take care of Elder Xilan Meng first."

After Li Zhuo finished speaking, he turned around and left. Although his attitude caused dissatisfaction among some orcs, they could not teach him a lesson.

Yue Huang withdrew his gaze indifferently, staring deeply at the bouquet of flowers in Ye Luoxing's arms.

He remembered his earlier conversation with Hirammon in the cave.

"When did you set your eyes on her?" Yue Huang asked him at that time, because Xilan Meng's expression had been wrong since he first saw her, and Yue Huang could naturally see it. He could see that Xilan Meng was not only coveting her for her beauty and strength, but because... she was Ye Luoxing.

Xilan Meng did not answer his specific time, but just said lightly: "She saved my life in Polar Night City."

Yue Huang naturally knew that she had saved his life. If it weren't for her, it would have been difficult for them to get him out of the city.

But unexpectedly, Xilan Meng seemed to know that Yue Huang was wrong. He lowered his eyes and said, "I didn't mean to leave the city."

Yue Huang looked at him in surprise, and saw a gentle smile on Xilan Meng's face, a smile that came from the bottom of his heart.

He was clearly recalling something, and he recounted slowly, "When I first met her, it was on the competition stage atop Midnight City. That time, she saved my life. If it weren't for her, I might not have waited until you came to rescue me. After all... who can say for sure?"

Yue Huang also recalled something because of his words. He frowned slightly and saw Xilan Meng walk over and sit down.

His serious voice came, "Yue, I have never been your opponent. Even without me, there are still countless beasts chasing her. The beasts in the north will not give up. They will soon descend on the western continent. When that happens, we will inevitably fight."

Over there, Yue Huang looked at the slightly weak figure beside the fire and walked slowly towards him. He knew what Xilan Meng said.

How could the beasts of the North give up on her? Moreover, they had captured so many male and female beasts from the North...

"So, you want to compete with me?" Yue Huang's tall figure stopped beside him, looking down at Xilan Meng.

Xilan Meng smiled gently: "I don't want to compete with you, but, how can I not be moved? You yourself... haven't you fallen for it too?"

The smile on Xilan Meng's lips was gentle and playful, which made Yue Huang freeze for two seconds.

"There's no point in you making things difficult for me." After all, the rhythm of his heartbeat was not under his control.

Xilan Meng turned to Yue Huang and asked him seriously, "Do you think a female like her could only have one partner?"

Yue Huang clenched his fists at his sides suddenly, but even if he didn't want to admit it, he knew that if a female as outstanding as her really started to find a partner, it would be impossible for her to have only one companion beast by her side.

Xilan Meng withdrew his gaze and continued slowly, "I know everything that happened in Midnight City. Did you see the snowy owl beside her? I heard that she was very protective of him. The level of that snowy owl was not low. But even with her own strength and that of the snowy owl, it was difficult to guarantee her own safety. First it was the Yan Beast, and then it was us. She was still kidnapped alone..."

"You, I and that snowy owl are different." Yue Huang rarely responded.

Xilan Meng shook his head and laughed, "No, it's the same. Even if it's you, even if you're almost unmatched in the entire Orc Continent, you still have to admit that relying solely on your own strength, you can't 'protect' her, because her brilliance far exceeds the scope of your protection."

"Besides, she is willing to be protected by that snowy owl. Is she willing to be protected by you?" Xilan Meng asked with a smile, with some self-mockery in her tone. She did not need Yue Huang's protection, Yan Cheng's protection, nor his protection.

Xilan Meng's questioning made Yue Huang's entire body tense up, and her heart seemed to skip a beat. Yes, not only did she not want their protection, but she also wanted to escape from here all the time...

"That snowy owl..." Yue Huang almost gritted his teeth as he spat out these words. Perhaps his focus shouldn't have been on Bei Yan from the beginning.

"She cares about that Snowy Owl," Xilan Meng followed up immediately, adding, "even more than Bei Yan and the others."

Xilan Meng's gaze fell on the burning fire. "Although the Snow Owl was seriously injured, it wasn't fatal. He'll soon be chasing after us to the West Land, and Bei Yan and the others might be with him... By then..."

"By then..." Xilan Meng's voice paused, "How will you deal with it? Beiyan is not Kochas. She treats the snowy owl very well, and she also has a good impression of Beiyan and his group. Otherwise, she would not agree to form an alliance with them and would not help the Flamingo Tribe sit on the throne. Even if she wants to leave Midnight City in the end, her impression of Beiyan and his group will definitely be much better than her impression of us..."

"She won't kill Bei Yan and the others, but she might kill us without hesitation." Xilan Meng's eyes became sharper.

At that moment, the flames in the cave began to leap wildly, and the firewood burned even more fiercely. Xilan Meng's gentle aura changed, becoming chilling, as if he was thinking of those faces in the north. His hands, in the void, strangled their throats...

Yue Huang was silent. No orc in Yancheng doubted Xilan Meng's strength, even though he was captured for protecting the group of strange beasts.

Xilan Meng's cunning and intelligence are no less than Yue Huang's, and sometimes he is even calmer than Yue Huang...

"Do you have an idea?" Yue Huang asked him.

Xilan Meng looked at him with a smile: "We still have time to discuss before they arrive."

Xilan Meng's attitude and purpose were clear. The burning flames illuminated two figures with completely different temperaments. As their gazes met in silence, it was clear that they had reached a consensus...

The sound of gurgling water and her voice brought him back from his memories. Yue Huang saw that Ye Luoxing was still asking Pochen and the others various questions.

He glanced at the flowers in her arms again, the emotion in his eyes unclear...

Before dusk, Ye Luoxing sat by the river, recording the information of Pochen and the others. After putting away the notebook, she took advantage of Pochen's inattention and attacked him again. Pochen still dodged quickly. He frowned because she always attacked him by surprise, and felt puzzled.

But this time, Ye Luoxing still didn't fight with him for too long. After almost reaching the limit, she stopped.

She turned and left, saying, "Okay, let's go."

Po Chen looked at her slowly receding back, his brows furrowed even tighter.