Shen Miao was in a bad mood and didn't go anywhere.

She lay on a large rock in the courtyard, her eyes slightly closed, as if she were asleep.

A female beast's voice suddenly came from outside the door, "Chen Miao, you come out here!"

Shen Miao slowly opened her eyes.

For a moment, she thought it was Green Pearl coming to cause trouble again, but then she remembered that Green Pearl was dead and it couldn't be her.

Shen Miao couldn't figure out who it was. She didn't have any close female beasts in the tribe, and she didn't know who would come looking for her at this time. She didn't want to pay attention to anyone right now, so she turned over and closed her eyes again.

She thought that as long as she ignored him, he would get bored and leave confidently.

But she was wrong. Instead of leaving, the other party started cursing, "You damned Shen Miao, how could you be so heartless? What did my daughter ever do to you? You actually killed her! You owe me my daughter!"

Shen Miao thought to herself, "This old female beast is so unreasonable. She started cursing for no reason. Luckily, she didn't go out."

"Green Pearl, Green Pearl, my daughter, you've left us like this, what will your mother do? Come back, Green Pearl, take the person who killed you with you."

Upon hearing the name Green Pearl, Shen Miao finally vaguely remembered that the cursing female beast outside was Green Pearl's mother.

But why is she scolding me? It wasn't her who killed Green Pearl; Green Pearl was poisoned and died on her own.

In a way, she did save Green Pearl's mother's life.

"That damned Shen Miao deserves to die! She's a coward who dares to do something but not admit it! Everyone come out and see! Shen Miao is bullying us orphans and widows because of her supernatural abilities. Everyone must get justice for this old woman!"

Green Pearl's mother's howling attracted most of the beastmen in the tribe. Seeing that there were people watching the spectacle, she howled even more enthusiastically.

Shen Miao originally didn't want to pay attention, but after hearing this, she couldn't hold back anymore.

What do you mean by bullying them, an orphan and a widow? It was Green Pearl who kept picking fights, and she was only forced to retaliate. Now that they're dead, they're blaming her. It's outrageous!

Uncle can tolerate this, but Aunt can't!

Shen Miao stopped lying there, leaped up from the stone slab, and stormed off to open the door.

"Auntie, explain yourself clearly. Did I bully you and Green Pearl? How did I bully you? Show me the evidence. Without evidence, you're just slandering me."

Shen Miao has always been known for her fierceness. In addition, the orcs who witnessed her fight against the Bloodworm Clan described her vividly, and now the entire tribe knows how powerful she is.

Green Pearl's mother was still somewhat afraid, and couldn't help but shrink her neck. She mustered her courage and said, "You don't admit that you killed Green Pearl? If you hadn't locked Green Pearl in the cellar and not given her food or water, how could she have died?"

Hearing her rambling nonsense, Shen Miao almost laughed in anger. "Auntie, now that you're saying this, I'm starting to doubt whether you even care about Lüzhu. She died in the stone house where she was imprisoned, not in my cellar, understand?!"

Green Pearl's mother was speechless.

Of course she knew that Green Pearl had died in the stone house, but she deliberately said that to pin the blame on Shen Miao.

At this moment, he was stumped by Shen Miao's question and couldn't speak for a moment.

The beastmen who were watching had long been displeased with her. Before Shen Miao came out, they didn't know what her attitude was, so they didn't say anything. Now that Shen Miao had arrived, they also spoke up for her.

You must understand, these orcs had just received Shen Miao's kindness. If it weren't for Shen Miao traveling thousands of miles to find the Bloodworm Clan and retrieve the antidote, they would still be waiting to die.

“Mother Green Pearl, please don’t say that. Green Pearl’s death has nothing to do with Shen Miao. She died from a Gu poison. If you want to blame someone, blame the Bloodworm Clan. Why are you blaming Shen Miao?”

"That's right, what does this have to do with Shen Miao? It's really unreasonable. It's a wonder she even helped you remove the curse. If you ask me, if I had known you were so heartless, Shen Miao shouldn't have saved you."

“I’ve seen it for myself. Green Pearl was unreasonable when she was alive. It turns out she learned it from her mother.”

Everyone chimed in with their comments, making Green Pearl's mother feel so ashamed that she wished she could disappear into a hole in the ground.

The more she thought about it, the more heartbroken she became. Her daughter was dead, and she still had to endure everyone's accusations. She couldn't hold back her tears and started sobbing. As she cried, she accused, "You're all bullying this old woman. My daughter is dead, and you still treat me like this. You just want to curry favor with Shen Miao. I'll wait and see when she treats you like this too."

After saying that, she turned and walked away in a huff.

Shen Miao was utterly speechless. She wanted to call out to Green Pearl's mother and argue with her, but she felt it was a waste of breath, so she ignored her.

The tribespeople gathered around and advised, "Shenmiao, don't pay any attention to her. This old female beast is just like her daughter; they're both mentally challenged. Don't worry, we all remember your kindness and will never be like those ungrateful people."

Shen Miao calmly replied, "It's nothing, I didn't take it to heart."

"That's good. Don't take it to heart."

After offering Shen Miao some words of comfort, everyone went their separate ways.

Shen Miao also went back to her room.

That night, she had several dreams. At first, Green Pearl came to her with her face covered in blood, saying that she had killed her and that she should be careful. Shen Miao scoffed at this and even argued with her in the dream.

Even in her dreams, Green Pearl was no match for her, and in the end, she left in a sorry state.

Afterwards, Shen Miao dreamed again of the white-horned beast being devoured by Xiao Sibao right in front of her. She was very happy and asked how the beast was doing now. The beast just looked at her sadly.

Shen Miao pressed for an answer.

The strange beast said, "I'm already inside your baby's belly, why are you asking me?"

Then, it disappeared like a wisp of smoke.

Shen Miao suddenly sat up in bed. It was still dark and the room was pitch black.

She touched her forehead; it was covered in cold sweat.

Shen Miao took a breath and leaned against the headboard. She couldn't fall asleep for a while. She knew that everything in the dream was fake, but the fact that the strange beast was devoured was real.

For a moment, I felt extremely sad.

The next day, Shen Miao was still in a low mood. To make matters worse, someone came to her door. She had to cheer herself up to deal with it. The other party consisted of several orcs, all of them tall and strong, but they were not from the tribe.

Shen Miao was somewhat puzzled and was about to ask when the orc with a long string of animal bones hanging from his waist spoke first, his tone unfriendly, "Please return our chieftain to us."

"What clan leader?" Shen Miao wondered if she hadn't slept well and her mind was still foggy.

The orc seemed to be restraining himself as he said, "Our chieftain is in your house. If you don't let him out, we'll go inside."

Shen Miao had a splitting headache and was extremely annoyed by these orcs who refused to speak properly. She couldn't help but say coldly, "Fine, beat me and you can come in; if you can't, get lost."