Chapter 272: Determined

"What are you doing?"

Ivy's voice suddenly rang out. It turned out that she had returned without anyone noticing.

Xia Yueke gathered the fragments together, raised her head and looked at her in confusion, "Ivy, why are you back again?"

Ivy looked at the things on the ground and picked them up with Xia Yueke.

"I heard the boss was back, so I thought of coming back to remind you. I forgot to tell you that you must never disobey the boss in the future, because those who disobey the boss will end up in a bad way!"

Ivy looked at Xia Yueke worriedly, looking very concerned.

Xia Yueke smiled indifferently, "But I feel that no matter if you disobey or not, the end will be bad!"

Xia Yueke looked at the fragments on the ground meaningfully.

Ivy fell silent, and after a while she said:

"Maybe letting go of the past is also a good choice?"

Xia Yueke glanced at Ivy and said nothing.

Ivy sighed, and the two of them picked up the things on the ground and stood up.

"I live over there, in that cave. If you're bored, you can come and play with me!"

Xia Yueke nodded and smiled: "Okay, I understand. Thank you for your concern for me."

Ivy then left.

As night fell, a bonfire flickered outside the tent, and warm yellow light filtered through the cracks, casting mottled shadows inside the tent.

After a while, Lang Ce strode in. His eyes were a little drunken, but also showed a fiery heat that made Xia Yueke afraid. Lang Ce walked to the bedside and raised his hand to pull Xia Yueke.

"It's possible tonight..." Lang Ce's voice was low, with an irresistible tone.

Xia Yueke's heart tightened, and she quickly shrank back, her eyes dodging as she stammered, "Langce, didn't you... promise me to cultivate our relationship first..."

Lang Ce sneered and came closer again, this time putting his arms around her waist.

Xia Yueke panicked. She hurriedly pushed Lang Ce away, then stretched out her hand and waved it in front of Lang Ce's eyes. Her voice trembled a little: "Lang Ce, don't you like... my... hand?"

Lang Ce paused, and something in his body immediately straightened up, "Okay, let's take it slow..."

From then on, Lang Ce would hold Xia Yueke's hand every night.

Every night Xia Yueke was so tired that she couldn't even lift her hands. She had to collapse on the bed before she could fall into a deep sleep in exhaustion.

During the day, Ivy and two other females came over.

They seemed enthusiastic and happy to meet new friends.

"Xia Yueke, let's go and take you for a walk around the neighborhood. You definitely don't have any of this. Let's go and take a look around here. It's so boring to stay in the house all the time!"

Ivy smiled enthusiastically.

Xia Yueke was worried that he had no legitimate reason to wander around, so he could use this opportunity to see what the terrain of the tribe was like.

They took Xia Yueke to visit all the places where the stray animals lived, and gave an introduction from time to time.

"This is where the boss's most capable men live. Over there is Xibei, the smartest of the stray beasts. Oh, right, you must never go there. He hates females the most! He treats us much worse than other stray beasts!"

Xia Yueke twitched the corner of his mouth and thought to himself, Langce is obviously the worst!

A few people were talking excitedly when suddenly a stray beast walked out of the door. Its body was covered with pus blisters and it looked very scary. It should be a frog orc.

He looked at several females not far away, his expression twisted, and his sharp eyes scraped across Xia Yueke like a knife. As he passed by several people, he slowly squeezed out a word from between his teeth:

"Look at this shameless female, like a seductive demon, hanging around the boss all day long, causing him to waste so many beast cores on her. It's really disgusting! She doesn't even consider her own moral character, and she seduces the master with her own seduction. It really makes my eyes dirty!"

Xia Yueke's face was filled with disgust, as if she had eaten a fly. It was Lang Ce who had asked for the Flower Beast Core, so why was it all blamed on her? And this guy was so ugly himself, he couldn't stand seeing others doing well!

"Hey, Xibe, watch your mouth!"

One of the females put her hands on her hips and took a step towards Xibei fearlessly. "Xia Yue didn't provoke you, and she didn't offend you either. What gives you the right to spout such nonsense and make up stories about her?"

Another female quickly followed, blocking Xia Yueke's way, her eyes wide open:

"That's right, you have this kind of appearance, and you have a dark heart and can't stand others getting better than you. Stop acting like a jerk here!"

Another female was so angry that she was shaking all over and pointed at Xibei:

"If you dare say that again, we'll go to the boss and ask him to take care of your stinky mouth!"

Xia Yueke also glared at Xibei, thinking that this orc was really annoying.

Xibei looked at this scene with an even more sarcastic expression. He said to Xia Yueke in a sarcastic tone, "Hmph, idiot!" Then he turned around and left with a swagger.

The three of them immediately surrounded Xia Yueke to comfort her.

"Don't take it personally. He's just a lunatic. Let's stay away from him from now on."

The female who spoke first patted Xia Yueke's shoulder gently, her tone soft. "That's right, don't let this kind of person ruin your mood."

Another female also echoed and took Xia Yueke's hand.

Although Xia Yueke felt that this orc named Xibe was weird, he still suppressed the doubts in his heart.

Gradually, after a few days of getting along, Xia Yueke's relationship with these females improved.

At dusk, the afterglow sprinkled on the earth, and Xia Yueke was walking on the edge of the tribe as usual.

Suddenly, a crisp slapping sound broke the silence. She looked in the direction of the sound and saw a stray beast baring its teeth and claws at a female, cursing:

"Get out of here, useless thing!"

Seeing this scene, Xia Yueke's anger suddenly rose up. She rushed over without hesitation and shouted:

"Stop! What are you doing?"

When the stray beast saw Xia Yueke, its face suddenly changed and it ran away, disappearing into the twilight in the blink of an eye.

Xia Yueke had no time to chase after her and quickly turned around to check the female's injuries.

There was a clear slap mark on her face, and a trace of blood was seeping from the corner of her mouth. She looked particularly pitiful.

"What on earth is going on? Why did he hit you?" Xia Yuke asked with concern and anger.

The female's name was Ziyin. When she heard this, tears welled up in her eyes and she sobbed:

"I did something wrong, don't blame him..."

Xia Yuekeke didn't believe it was that simple. Ziyin's submissive attitude made her even more certain that there was something hidden behind it.

Xia Yueke took Ziyin's arm and said, "Let's go find Langce and ask for an explanation!"

"hiss……"

Ziyin suddenly cried out in pain.

Xia Yueke was stunned and subconsciously let go of her hand. Only then did she realize that Ziyin's wrist was covered with red marks, as if it had been tightly tied with a rope. Some places had even broken the skin and were bleeding.

"You're already injured like this, and you're still going to swallow your anger?"

Xia Yueke was shocked and angry, but more than that, she felt heartbroken for Ziyin.

Ziyin just lowered her head and cried without saying a word. Her tears kept dripping onto the ground, soaking a small patch of soil.

Xia Yueke took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in her heart. A bold idea took shape in her mind - to escape from here with these bullied females.

"I plan to leave the day after tomorrow. Do you want to go with me?" Xia Yueke looked at Ziyin with a firm and sincere gaze.

Ziyin suddenly raised her head, her eyes full of disbelief: "No... This is too dangerous. If we get caught, we will definitely be doomed..."

Xia Yueke looked straight into her eyes and said word by word:

"There's only one chance. I've asked around, and Lang Ce said he's going to a nearby tribe to discuss something that day. This is our best opportunity. Don't you want to get rid of this kind of life?"

Ziyin's eyes lit up for a moment, then dimmed again. Desire and fear were intertwined in her eyes, and she was struggling fiercely in her heart.