Qingchen's voice came through, "We're fine. What happened outside?"

"I don't know yet. I'll go out and take a look. Da Bao, you go back first, close the door, and don't run around outside, understand?" Shen Miao urged Da Bao to go inside.

Da Bao was somewhat reluctant, but seeing Shen Miao's serious attitude, he had no choice but to go back to his room and wait.

Shen Miao lit a torch, then casually pulled a stick from the nearby woodpile, opened the door, and went out.

Outside the door, a person sat on the ground, clutching her arm and howling in pain. Opposite her, a snow wolf cub stared at her menacingly.

When Shen Miao recognized the dark figure as Green Pearl, her heart skipped a beat. Wherever this female beast appeared, nothing good was ever going to happen.

When Green Pearl saw Shen Miao come out, she got up and tried to run away. The little snow wolf jumped up and pretended to bite her, which made Green Pearl scream and fall to the ground again. She dared not run away anymore.

The little snow wolf shook its fur and squatted down not far from Green Pearl.

Shen Miao finally realized that the little snow wolf was preventing Green Pearl from leaving and was watching her. She knew that the little snow wolf was very smart and would not intentionally hurt people. Green Pearl must have done something again.

Thinking of this, Shen Miao waved to the little snow wolf. After confirming that Green Pearl couldn't escape, the wolf returned to Shen Miao's side. Shen Miao patted its head and praised, "Little Snow is so good."

Xiaoxue was the name Shen Miao gave to the little snow wolf. Hearing the praise, the little snow wolf's tail wagged so hard it almost fell off, and it gently rubbed its head against Shen Miao's leg.

Shen Miao raised her head, her expression turning cold. She slowly took two steps forward and said to Lü Zhu, "Tell me honestly, what are you doing at my house in the middle of the night?"

"Who came to your house? Can't I just pass by?" Green Pearl held her hands, her voice distorted, probably from the pain.

"Passing by my house in the middle of the night, do you lie without thinking? You won't tell the truth, huh? Looks like you want to experience how sharp my little snow wolf's teeth are." Shen Miao pretended to pat the little snow wolf's head.

The little snow wolf immediately bared its teeth at Green Pearl.

Green Pearl was already traumatized by the little snow wolf, and upon seeing him like this, she reflexively covered her head.

Seeing that the little snow wolf had no intention of attacking, she regained her composure and said ferociously to Shen Miao, "Fine, Shen Miao, you keep a beast at home just to attack the tribespeople?"

"You're wrong. The little snow wolf doesn't attack people randomly; it only attacks those with malicious hearts," Shen Miao retorted without hesitation.

Green Pearl shrieked, "I know you've always disliked me because Brother Qingchen likes me, but you don't need to slander me like this. I didn't do anything, and I've suffered this misfortune for no reason. If you don't give me a... Ah, you little beast, what are you trying to do now?!"

The little snow wolf suddenly howled fiercely at Green Pearl, then gently nibbled at Shen Miao's sleeve, leading her to the wall, its nose constantly sniffing at the wall as if trying to warn her of something.

Shen Miao smelled a strong oily odor.

Her expression was solemn. She raised the torch and shone it on the wall, and saw that an entire wall of the wooden house had been splashed with flammable oil.

Not far away on the ground, a wooden barrel was rolling there, and the oil that had flowed out of the barrel had frozen.

In an instant, Shen Miao's expression turned as cold as ice.

It's easy to imagine that if the little snow wolf hadn't discovered Green Pearl's intentions, his whole family would have perished in the fire today!

The weather was cold, and everyone was fast asleep, with very little chance of waking up. Green Pearl had calculated this, and she didn't intend to let any of them go!

"Good little Xue, you did a great job." Shen Miao patted the little snow wolf's head, her eyes full of satisfaction. The little guy was worth raising.

Then, she stuck the torch into the snowdrift next to her, and without saying a word, rushed towards Green Pearl, her huge body suddenly sitting on Green Pearl.

Green Pearl's hand, which had been bitten by the little snow wolf, suffered a second torment, and she let out a bloodcurdling scream.

"You wanted to kill us this way? You didn't expect that, did you? Even God isn't on your side, you vicious bitch." Shen Miao was furious and slapped Green Pearl across the face from both sides, making her nose bleed profusely.

The nearby beastmen were all awakened by the noise and got up to check. They saw Shen Miao riding on Green Pearl's face, and Green Pearl looked utterly disheveled and miserable. They couldn't help but feel sorry for Green Pearl.

"Shenmiao, what are you doing? It's late at night, and we're all from the same tribe. There's no need to fight to the death like this. If there's anything, just talk it out."

The orcs came over and pulled Shen Miao away.

Shen Miao stood up, but her anger remained undiminished. She raised her voice and said, "You all don't know what Green Pearl did to my family. If you knew, I guarantee you wouldn't say such things again."

“What did she do? Tell me,” the beastmen asked.

Shen Miao pointed to the wall behind her and said painfully, "Look, everyone, the oil on this wall was poured by Green Pearl. She planned to burn us all to death while we were asleep. If it weren't for my little snow wolf being smart and discovering her doing such a despicable thing, what you would see tomorrow would be the bones of our whole family."

The orcs were all shocked and incredulous at Green Pearl's unexpected act.

Some hot-tempered orcs started cursing on the spot, and those who were about to help Green Pearl immediately withdrew their hands, showing disgust on their faces and taking several steps back, as if Green Pearl was some kind of contagious disease.

"Green Pearl, is there anything else you want to say? In front of everyone, say whatever you're unhappy about. I can't stand you bothering our family every few days like this." Shen Miao said coldly.

The other orcs chimed in, "She wants to harm you. Her dissatisfaction with you is just a pretense. Don't believe her. We've never seen a female beast like her before. Her heart is black; she's utterly wicked."

As Green Pearl listened to the accusations and looked at the disgusted faces, she felt both ashamed and afraid.

She kept backing away, backing away, then suddenly got up, covered her face with one hand, and ran away as fast as she could.

Seeing that the culprits had all fled, the orcs comforted Shen Miao for a few moments, then yawned and went back to rest.

Shen Miao, holding the wolf cub, also turned back.

The children were indeed obedient and none of them went out. However, all four children, plus Qingchen, were awake and looked at her with worried expressions.

Shen Miao chuckled and recounted what had happened outside. Then, looking at Qing Chen with a half-smile, she said, "You're like an unkillable cockroach, I wonder when you'll finally settle down."

Qingchen's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.