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Sunset Mountains, a peak somewhere.

Bai Yingying's expression changed drastically when she heard Xiao Mingcheng's words. She stared at Xiao Mingcheng for a long time before speaking again.

"If you hadn't kidnapped me, how would they be in trouble?" Bai Yingying raised the corners of her lips, as if she was smiling, but there was no smile in her eyes.

Xiao Mingcheng raised his eyebrows, "Are you angry?"

Bai Yingying curled her lips. "Those are all my people. Of course I'm heartbroken. How can a wandering orc like you understand the bond between clans and kinship?"

“You’re looking for death!!!”

Xiao Mingcheng became furious upon hearing this and reached out to tightly strangle Bai Yingying's neck.

Bai Yingying didn't struggle or resist, just let him pinch her neck, breathing became increasingly difficult...

It looks like he's seeking death.

Before she was about to lose consciousness, Xiao Mingcheng finally withdrew his hand.

Xiao Mingcheng's expression was complicated. "Bai Yingying, you used to try every possible way to please me in order to survive. How dare you contradict me now?"

Bai Yingying lowered her head and coughed violently. The pain in her neck did not subside, and even her abdomen began to ache slightly, but she knew that her bet was right.

Xiao Mingcheng seemed to understand her somewhat. He knew that she had been pretending to be well-behaved during this period, and this time he was just testing her.

If she showed indifference to her own people, it would arouse Xiao Mingcheng's vigilance. Only by making a fuss like this could she convince him that she was just a sensible female with a bottom line.

However, what Xiao Mingcheng said just now was a test for her and may not be true, at least not completely believed.

really.

Xiao Mingcheng chuckled softly, "Don't worry. Your clan leader was quite clever. He led his men away early, leaving behind only a few idiots who refused to leave. They fell into the hands of the Wandering Beast Alliance, and except for the females, all the others were slaughtered."

He also knew that one of Bai Yingying's bestial husbands had died, and with the number one bestial husband who had died early, only one bestial husband remained in name only. He didn't want to be exposed, so he didn't take action to deal with him.

But he didn't plan to tell Bai Yingying about this.

Seeing Bai Yingying's expression visibly relaxed, Xiao Mingcheng's tone turned cold. "A weak tribe, by sheer luck, gave birth to a rare treasure like you. Instead of quickly finding a super tribe to join and seek protection before the news leaked out, they spread the news widely. This is truly a suicidal act..."

This is why the patriarch was so eager to migrate.

He was blinded by fame and only came to his senses later, but it was too late to regret and he could only find a way to make amends.

However, some tribesmen believed that winter was approaching and that no more orcs would come across the mountains and rivers. They thought it would not be too late to leave next spring, so they asked the tribe leader to send someone to pick them up next year and stayed for the time being.

However, they did not expect that winter could not stop the wandering beast alliance that had no fixed place to live and had crazy temperaments.

Bai Yingying knew that the patriarch would definitely take away the cubs she gave birth to, and the worry in her heart completely disappeared.

She was silent for a moment and looked up at Xiao Mingcheng, a hint of hatred in her eyes: "What is the Wandering Beast Alliance?"

Xiao Mingcheng raised the corner of his lips with disdain. "A bunch of idiots, a band of robbers. Every region on the Orc Continent has a wandering Orc Alliance, most of whom make a living by looting. They have no fixed place to live, so it's difficult for the super tribes to send people to wipe them out."

"You..." Bai Yingying looked at him hesitantly, without directly revealing Xiao Mingcheng's identity.

"What are you looking at me for?" Xiao Mingcheng rolled his eyes impatiently. "I left the tribe to live freely and unrestrainedly. I'm not like these weak idiots who have come out and still want to stick together for warmth."

Bai Yingying knew it wasn't that simple.

After all, she knew that orcs with red talents had a high status in the tribe and generally did whatever they wanted.

She saw that Xiao Mingcheng was young and should be the darling of the tribe, so why did he feel constrained?

"Hmm. So you're longing for freedom."

Bai Yingying raised her little face, with a twinkle of admiration in her eyes. "I had a very bad life in the tribe before I became an adult. I even wanted to leave. But I'm just a little female, I don't have the ability to live outside... and I even killed someone..."

She hesitated and didn't continue.

Bai Yingying knew that Xiao Mingcheng must have known something about her, but she didn't know how much detail he knew.

She acted like this just to test him.

"That's perfect. I have the ability." Xiao Mingcheng couldn't help but feel proud and rubbed her head with his hand: "I can support you and our children. No matter how many children you give birth to, I can afford to raise them."

His force was a bit too strong, and Bai Yingying's hair immediately became messy.

But looking at Xiao Mingcheng's expression, Bai Yingying understood that Xiao Mingcheng did know Lin Xia, and also knew that they had lived outside for nearly a month.

Bai Yingying concealed her emotions, glared at him, and muttered, "If my tribe members weren't safe, I wouldn't want to be with you."

She thought that Xiao Mingcheng was testing her this time because she was pregnant and he wanted to live a good life with her in the future.

She had passed the test, so Xiao Mingcheng's attitude changed drastically and he talked to her so much.

Bai Yingying took the opportunity to continue testing his bottom line.

As expected.

Xiao Mingcheng didn't lose his temper when he heard this. Instead, he laughed and said, "Ying'er, you must behave well. There is no difference between being here and being in the tribe. If you behave well, I will give you freedom."

"Hmph. You were so mean before..." Bai Yingying pouted in grievance, tears about to fall.

Although Xiao Mingcheng did not take the initiative to coax her, there was a smile in his eyes when he looked at her.

....

Since this time.

Although Xiao Mingcheng still kept Bai Yingying locked up, his attitude towards her improved a lot.

If Bai Yingying was his captive sex slave before, now she is his recognized companion.

But Xiao Mingcheng has been very busy recently.

He was busy storing food for the winter, but whenever he left the cave, he would lock up Bai Yingying.

The excuse was to protect her from being taken away by other wild animals.

Bai Yingying didn't care. After winter officially arrived, she hadn't thought about running away again.

Winters are brutally cold, especially in the mountains. It's still early winter, but she's already feeling overwhelmed. Where else can she go? She can only endure the cold for now.

Xiao Mingcheng knew she would be cold, so he got a lot of animal skins to keep her warm.

When making dried meat at the door, I would let her out to bask in the sun.

At noon that day, the warm sun was shining.

Bai Yingying was basking in the sun at the entrance of the cave, watching Xiao Mingcheng pickle food for the winter with salt he had gotten from somewhere.

There were many bushes near the entrance of the cave, which had long since withered, and there were also many dead branches nearby, which were perfect firewood.

Bai Yingying's heart moved, and she said in a coquettish way: "Mingcheng, can I pick up some dry firewood nearby?"