Chapter 69 Don’t let others find out that you are a beast!

Qian Jingyuan caught a glimpse of Qingyan's stunned expression from afar. Qingyan stared blankly into the sky with his mouth open, as if lost in his own world.

Qian Jingyao couldn't help but feel a headache, but Qingyan's appearance successfully attracted his attention. He frowned, coughed helplessly, and walked over to Qingyan.

He raised his head slightly and stared at Qing Yan sharply, with an undisguised warning in his eyes.

"Qingyan, you can follow us temporarily, but you must remember that you are not allowed to harm the orcs of our tribe, not even a little bit! Moreover, you must always hide your identity as an evil beast! If you dare to disobey, humph, you will never see Keke again!"

Qian Jingyao spoke word by word, each one like a hammer hitting the air. He pointed forcefully at Qingyan, his expression serious.

"I can tolerate you being around us because Coco doesn't mind you being an evil beast, but the other orcs in the tribe won't think so. After all, evil beasts are never considered good in everyone's eyes."

"The evil deeds you beasts committed in the past are still deeply engraved in the memories of every orc in the tribe."

Qing Yan blinked when he heard Qian Jingyao's words, as if he had slowly come back to his senses from his own world. He scratched his head, tilted his head and looked at Qian Jingyao, and said with a blank face:

"Hurt? I won't hurt you. I just want to be with Coco."

"I don't know why they think I'm bad. I've never done anything bad."

He nodded vigorously as he spoke, his eyes wide open, revealing a sense of simplicity and honesty.

"I will listen to Coco, really! I will be very careful not to let others find out that I am a beast."

"If I don't obey you, turn me into stone and throw me into the valley!"

As he spoke, he patted his chest, looking very confident.

Seeing Qing Yan's sincere attitude, Qian Jingyao nodded with satisfaction and completely agreed to let him go.

Xia Yueke looked at Qingyan with a worried look on her face, her bright eyes filled with anxiety. She gently pulled Qingyan's arm and said in a gentle but serious tone:

"Qingyan, you must remember that this is related to whether we can stay together forever. You must not let others find out that you are an evil beast, otherwise the orcs in the tribe will not let you go and will drive you away."

"If that happens, we'll be separated. I don't want to be separated from you, do you understand?"

Qing Yan seemed to be extremely frightened when he heard this. He shook his head frantically, so hard that it seemed as if he was about to fall off. His eyes were instantly filled with tension, his lips trembled slightly, and he stammered:

"No, not apart! I'll hide it!"

As he spoke, he held Xia Yueke's hand tightly.

So the matter was settled, and Qing Yan successfully joined them.

Qian Jingyao looked up at the sky. It was as if it had been stained with ink, without a trace of moonlight or starlight. It was still dark.

Qian Jingyao still felt a lingering fear when recalling the process of finding Keke. At that time, he relied on the faint scent emitted by Keke's unique animal form to finally find this place.

At that time, he saw a huge black shadow in the distance and thought that Keke was about to be devoured by a vicious beast. He was extremely anxious. He rushed to the cave like a gust of wind. The cave was filled with a pungent smell and was dark all around, with only a ray of moonlight occasionally shining through the cracks in the cave ceiling.

Qian Jingyao searched anxiously in the cave, when suddenly he saw a figure—Xia Yueke's head was quietly leaning on the huge body of the monster, and there was dead silence all around.

At that moment, Qian Jingyao felt dizzy and grief washed over him like a tide. He thought Xia Yueke had been devoured by the monster, and his sanity collapsed in an instant.

His eyes were red, tears welling up in them, but he fought hard to hold them back. Qian Jingyao released the poisonous fox scent almost without thinking. At this moment, he just wanted to kill the monster and leave with Keke. Without Keke, the world was meaningless to him.

Fortunately, although the monster was poisoned by the fox scent and its movements became slow, it did not abandon Coco. Instead, it put her in a relatively safe corner before turning around to fight Qian Jingyao.

The monster's eyes glowed red, radiating anger, and each attack was powerful. Qian Jingyao fought back with all his might, with only one thought in his mind: revenge for Keke.

Just when Qian Jingyao was about to collapse, Xia Yueke's familiar voice came from behind him. The voice was like a magic that woke him up and gradually brought back his sanity.

But when he saw Qingyan, all his old hatreds and new ones surged up in his heart, and his anger was ignited once again. When he thought about how Keke almost met with misfortune because of Qingyan, his heart felt like it was being tugged at, and the pain was unbearable.

He never stopped all day, anxiously searching for Coco every minute and every second, as if his body no longer belonged to him and he was only supported by his faith.

But now everything was fine. Although there was the unstable factor of Qing Yan, as long as Xia Yue was safe and sound, that was the most important thing to him.

Xia Yueke rubbed her eyes drowsily, obviously not having slept enough. She felt aggrieved and her mouth pouted unconsciously.

She yawned slightly, her pink lips curled up slightly, her big watery eyes were half-covered, and her long eyelashes were like dancing butterfly wings.

Qian Jingyao looked at Xia Yuke, her sleepy yet adorable appearance, his eyes filled with pity. He slowly walked over to her, stretched out his long, strong arms, and gently lifted her up. One hand firmly supported her back, the other gently placed under her hips.

His fingers were slightly bent, fitting the curves of her body, and the warmth of his palms was transmitted to her skin through the clothes. He lowered his head, touched her hair with his lips, and said in a low and loving voice:

"Keke, go back to sleep. I'll hold you."

The voice was filled with intoxicating tenderness and doting.

Qian Jingyao carefully adjusted his posture and gently rested Xia Yueke's head on his broad and solid shoulders.