Xue Mo glanced at the pile of things and found that they were all food, and some of them were things that Shen Miao had given him to eat before. Only Shen Miao had these things; no one else had them.

Such food had never appeared in their tribe before, so his uncle was not lying to him.

The heavy weight that had been pressing on Xue Mo's heart finally lifted completely.

But as the stone fell, a sense of loss welled up inside.

He asked the orc uncle, "Didn't Shen Miao leave me any messages when she left?"

"Why leave any messages? They said they don't know you well, just met by chance." The orc uncle told him honestly, which was like another knife to Xue Mo's heart.

He asked, unwilling to give up, "Besides this, is there nothing else?"

The orc uncle rolled his eyes at him. "No, he's in a hurry to go home. He doesn't have time to leave you any messages."

"How could this happen?" Xue Mo muttered to herself, secretly blaming Shen Miao for being so ruthless.

He finally found a female beast he liked, or rather, the first female beast he liked ended up being rejected without a trace. Xue Mo was heartbroken, sad, and didn't want to talk.

The orc uncle ignored him and went off to do something else.

When Uncle returned, he found that the spot where Xue Mo had been squatting was no longer there. He searched around the house but couldn't find her. He guessed that Xue Mo had left and didn't think much of it.

At this moment, Xue Mo was chasing after Shen Miao along the road. He thought about it again and again, but he still couldn't let go. After parting like this, he didn't know when he would see her again. He really couldn't let go, so he decided to go and take a look.

After rushing along the way, Xue Mo finally saw that familiar figure at dusk. She was almost overjoyed and cried out, "Chen Miao!"

Shen Miao turned around and looked at the figure rushing towards her in surprise.

Xue Mo, why is he here?

Xue Mo parted the waist-high weeds and gradually closed the distance with Shen Miao. He was panting heavily, but his eyes never left Shen Miao's face.

When he finally ran up to him, large beads of sweat dripped down his face.

"Xue Mo, you shouldn't have come over," Shen Miao couldn't help but say.

Xue Mo stopped in front of Shen Miao, a hint of sadness flashing in his eyes, but he pretended to be nonchalant and said jokingly, "How could I not come? I should say goodbye properly."

Shen Miao thought there was no need for farewell, since they wouldn't be seeing each other again.

However, seeing Xue Mo's appearance, she felt that what she said was a bit too cruel, so she swallowed back the words she was about to say.

Xue Mo's gaze lingered on Shen Miao's face, a hint of regret in her heart.

I don't know if I'll ever find a female animal that suits my taste again.

"Shen Miao, this is a wild rabbit I caught on my way here. I don't have anything to give you, so I'll give it to you." Xue Mo handed over a gray rabbit.

The rabbit was bound with straw rope and looked like it was dead; it didn't struggle at all.

Shen Miao accepted it and said sincerely, "Thank you."

Xue Mo smiled broadly and looked at Shen Miao, saying, "If I have the chance, can I come to see you in the future?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Miao hesitated slightly before nodding and saying, "Okay."

"Great, then goodbye." Xue Mo stepped back and waved to Chen Miao.

Looking at his smile, Shen Miao felt it was like the sun, so warm and inviting, and her mood brightened as well.

"goodbye."

After saying goodbye, Shen Miao continued walking forward. She could feel a gaze following her from behind, but she dared not turn around, afraid of seeing Xue Mo's disappointed face.

Shen Miao walked very fast from then on, barely resting, and soon she arrived at the tribe.

Seeing a familiar tribe in the distance, Shen Miao felt a surge of joy and wished she could step back home in an instant.

It was at this moment that she realized she had developed a sense of belonging to this place.

That dilapidated wooden house with Zai Zai and Qing Chen was her home, the place where her heart found peace.

Shen Miao was increasingly eager to return home, and quickened her pace.

As she passed through the tribe, she encountered many familiar orcs who greeted her and asked about her journey.

Unfortunately, Shen Miao was eager to return home and had no interest in exchanging pleasantries with them. After a few perfunctory words, she quickly slipped away.

As soon as she left, the beastmen started talking about it.

"See that? See that? Such a big bundle. It must be full of good stuff. I've heard that there are lots of treasures in the Illusionary Mist Forest."

"Then you can go, no one's stopping you."

"I'm not going. Look at Shen Miao, she's all covered in dirt and doesn't look like a female beast at all. I'm not going to risk my life for a few high-quality beast crystals."

"You're just making sarcastic remarks. If you don't go, don't talk about others. Even if others get beast crystals, they got them through their own abilities."

"I know, I know. I didn't say anything. I just said she made a huge profit. Is that not allowed? Really."

Shen Miao ignored the discussions behind her. She had already arrived home, surrounded by her children and being cared for by Qing Chen. The family was happily reunited.

The very next day, rumors spread through the tribe that Shen Miao had brought back a bag of high-quality beast crystals and all sorts of strange and wonderful treasures from her trip to the Illusionary Mist Forest. After hearing this, many people rushed to Shen Miao's house to see what was going on.

Shen Miao casually displayed a few beast crystals and a tooth of a Purple Cloud Leopard, making everyone extremely envious. They all came forward to flatter Shen Miao, and openly or secretly inquired about the Illusionary Mist Forest.

Shen Miao didn't hold back and told everything in detail.

Some orcs expressed disbelief, wondering if it was really that dangerous, and why Shen Miao was able to bring back so many high-quality beast crystals. They wondered if she was lying to them.

Shen Miao didn't argue, but said slowly, "Whether I'm lying to you or not, you'll know for yourselves once you go there."

Everyone shut up.

If they had dared to try, they wouldn't be here today.

However, some female beasts were really envious of the dazzling beast crystals. When they got back, they started to quarrel with their male beasts, accusing them, "You're not even as good as a female beast. Shen Miao was able to bring back so many good things, why can't you?"

The male beast argued, "You can't envy these things. If you're not careful, you might lose your life. It's better to live a peaceful life. Don't even think about those high-quality beast crystals; we can't get them."

"You good-for-nothing!" The female beast was furious and grabbed things from the house, throwing them at the male beast.

The male beast quickly hid away, only to encounter the neighboring male beast who had also come out to hide. They looked at each other with a wry smile and he said, "You were also driven out by your female beast? Yes, me too. What else could it be but because of those beast crystals that Shen Miao brought back?"

Such incidents were commonplace in the tribe, causing quite a stir for a while.