Seeing that no one spoke, the stray leopard cursed under its breath, swallowed hard at the aroma, and looked at Sheng Xia.

"Little female, I have special abilities. Will you be my partner?"

By becoming her mate, I'll have both food and females.

As soon as the words were spoken, silence fell over the air.

The stray beast thought everyone was too surprised to suddenly stop and look at him, since there weren't many males with special abilities in the small tribe.

When he was in the tribe, his face was very popular with the females; if he weren't weak, he would have already found a mate.

Now that he has superpowers, females have no reason to refuse him, right? Thinking of this, he straightened his back, confidently raised his chin, and took two steps toward Sheng Xia.

"I'm coming, little female..." After taking only two steps, she saw several handsome and imposing males completely blocking the female's path.

He circled around, only to be frozen in place by the gaze of a fox-eyed male, instantly sending chills down his spine and sending a cold sweat through his body.

"No, I don't need a partner. Thank you for your interest." Sheng Xia paused for a moment, then decisively refused.

Looking at his calm and composed demeanor, Sheng Xia stared wide-eyed in surprise. What was going on?

She carefully moved closer to Yang Yun, covered her mouth with a persimmon, and asked in a very soft voice,

"Not him?" He was too nonchalant.

It's a mistake; this male is the victim, not the stray animal they mistakenly thought he was.

Yang Yun understood the ambiguous words instantly. His eyes flickered, and he leaned closer, saying in an almost inaudible voice, "It's him."

"Don't want it? Fine then, just give me some food to save my life." The male didn't pester her, glanced at Hu Xue warily, and then smiled good-naturedly as he pleaded.

Wolf King glanced at Shengxia, then exchanged a look with Maoning, and the two beasts smiled knowingly at each other.

He gently stroked the top of Shengxia's hair soothingly, then lowered his head to press his thin lips to the top of her hair, and whispered an explanation.

“Xia, I’ll have Mao Ning lead him over there.”

Killing here might scare Xiaxia; a newly awakened stray beast is easily caught by any two warriors in the team.

Just a little closer.

"Come and get it. There's not much food, I can only give you one pancake." Mao Ning picked up a pancake and said expressionlessly.

The other males looked at Mao Ning in shock. What was going on? Wasn't he a stray animal? Why was he being given food...?

When did our team leader become so easy to talk to?

The warriors, used to being obedient, remained silent, holding their breath as they continued working. The aroma of dried persimmons filled their nostrils, which made their hostile gazes less obvious.

The stray beast swallowed hard.

Seeing that everyone was so easy to talk to, he became even more certain of his thoughts: they had no idea that he had stolen females.

The stray snake beast was filled with mixed emotions. Facing Mao Ning, it limped over...

He was secretly pleased; since no one knew, things would be much easier. After finishing his meal, he returned to his tribe.

Go cry to your mom, then you won't have to be a stray animal anymore!

You'll die if you wander during the snow season!

Seeing the stray beast approach, Mao Ning instantly became alert. He released a ball of flame from his hand behind his back, preparing to attack, when a whooshing sound came from behind him.

Several "pfft" sounds.

Fifty or sixty transparent ice blades struck his neck with pinpoint accuracy, and crimson blood spurted out...

"Thump!"

After a dull thud, his head and body were completely separated.

In just a few short steps, the disheveled male's mood went through extreme highs and lows, and now it was filled with disbelief. He stared wide-eyed at the persimmon until his dying breath.

Yang Yun lowered her eyes, concealing the surging killing intent within them. She curled her fingertips slightly, glanced at Sheng Xia with some trepidation, opened her mouth but remained silent.

Will Xiaxia look down on him?

He couldn't help himself just now... The thought of the stray beast stealing Xiaxia made him unable to control his anger...

The air became quiet.

Everyone looked at the good-natured Yang Yun in disbelief. Was he really that powerful? No... was he really that ruthless?

One or two cuts are enough to kill, but so many cuts...

Isn't this pure torture?

Although that stray beast deserved it, but...

"What's wrong?" Sheng Xia had her back to that side, but she keenly sensed something. Just as she was about to turn around, Wolf King pulled her into his arms.

Above her head was his gentle comfort: "Xia, don't be afraid, the stray beast is dead, it's alright, let's eat."

Dead?

So fast? Who did it?

Shengxia looked up in surprise and met the gaze of the wolf king, whose eyes were full of doting affection. Her almond-shaped eyes curved into a smile as she swallowed back the question she was about to ask.

Forget it, I won't ask. My partners are afraid she'll be scared.

On the other side, Mao Ning made a hand gesture, and several warriors quickly cleaned up the scene and destroyed the evidence.

A strong wind howled past.

The last trace of blood lingered in the air, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief before getting back to their tasks.

Just as we finished eating, the sun was setting, and the temperature dropped sharply.

"The cave is cleaned up, Xiaxia, go in and rest." Snake looked at Shengxia with loving eyes and urged her with a smile.

"Yes, yes, Xia Dawu, go to sleep. You must have been scared today. Now that everything is alright, you can rest assured."

A warrior with gentle features in the group said with a smile.

"With us guarding you, the Great Shaman can sleep soundly!" A red-haired male patted his chest and laughed loudly.

“…”

Everyone chimed in with their concerns.

Sheng Xia felt a warm glow in her heart, and a beautiful smile curved her lips as she replied, "Okay, you should all get some rest too."

After saying that, he went into the cave with his companions.

The vision suddenly darkened, and in the blink of an eye, it was all gray and white again.

With a wave of her slender, fair hand, Jiao Su firmly anchored seven or eight large luminous pearls to the stone wall, illuminating the cave.

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