Zhou Ruanruan bit her lip lightly, her large, watery eyes looking especially pitiful. "Jiang Cha is a great contributor to our tribe, bearing eight cubs for our Rat Mountain tribe. I know she's special, but she's just an ordinary female, and it would be difficult for her to help you bear children..."
"Even if you can help me continue my lineage, but... I don't like people like you. I wouldn't sleep with you even if you lay naked in front of me. Just give up on the idea of defiling my purity!"
Kovi's vicious voice echoed throughout the entire tribe, instantly bringing tears to Zhou Ruanruan's eyes.
She glanced at the clan leader with a look of grievance in her eyes, then turned around and buried herself in the arms of her first beastman husband, crying.
Obsidian had been completely tamed by Zhou Ruanruan, and at this moment, all it could do was offer a curt, expressionless comforting remark, "Don't cry!"
Zhou Ruanruan froze, and when she lowered her head, her eyes were filled with resentment.
"Even if the Wolf King looks down on our Holy Maiden, there's no need to utter such insulting words, is there?"
The clan chief, with righteous indignation, wanted to seek justice for Zhou Ruanruan.
Most importantly, Kovi's words severely damaged the reputation of their Rat Mountain tribe.
"Alright, I don't want to waste any more time."
Kovi clapped his hands, and a few more people walked over from a short distance away carrying a large black bison. "I only want her and her calf. If you agree, these three wild beasts are yours. If you don't agree, don't blame me for being impolite."
Before the chieftain could speak, the tribespeople all began to agree on his behalf.
"So much meat, and it's all fresh. With these wild animals, we don't have to risk our lives to go out hunting."
"That's right, this winter we don't have to worry about anyone starving to death."
"Although Jiang Cha gave birth to eight cubs, it's amazing. But who knows if she'll have a second chance to get pregnant, considering she was a virgin before!"
"That's right. They're just some useless male cubs, and they might not even survive to grow up. Sending them all out together and getting so much food in return is definitely worth it."
"Even the Holy Female is being rejected? Is the Wolf King blind?!"
"Keep your voice down. After all, Jiang Cha can still give birth to eight cubs. The Holy Female hasn't gotten pregnant for so long, and she's not as pretty as her..."
Seeing that some people in the tribe were starting to have opinions about the Holy Maiden, the chieftain coughed lightly and said loudly, "Alright, I agree."
Although ginger tea could indeed bring fame to his tribe, and he was very reluctant to part with the cubs, the other party was, after all, the wolf king. The brown wolf tribe had a fearsome reputation, and they simply couldn't afford to offend him.
He walked up to Jiang Cha in a feigned manner, "Jiang girl, it's because the clan leader couldn't protect you, from now on..."
"I disagree!"
Suddenly, the deputy clan chief, Lin Ye, walked out with an angry expression.
"Chieftain, Jiang Cha has given birth to so many children for our tribe. She has worked hard, if not for great merit. How can you just sell her off like that?"
Although Jiang Cha found the buyer herself, she was still quite relieved to hear someone speaking up for her.
Jiang Cha's initial idea was to have Kovi propose to her, but it ended up becoming a business deal.
But this can't be blamed on Kovi. She just searched her memories and found that this kind of situation is quite common in the beast world.
Tribal chiefs have the right to buy and sell females in their tribe, but usually these are females with low fertility, so they have no say in the matter.
A female with high fertility who wants to leave her tribe and mate with a male from another tribe must make some contributions to her tribe; otherwise, she is forbidden from leaving her tribe.
In today's case, the clan leader didn't even ask Jiang Cha about it, completely ignoring her, which was also due to her physical condition.
The clan chief simply did not believe that she would be pregnant with a second child.
Those eight cubs, however, were genuinely concerned.
However, none of these can compare to those three enormous beasts.
"Linye, I know she is your son's partner and you are reluctant to let her leave, but as an animal, you shouldn't be so selfish. Don't just think about your family, you should also think about our entire tribe."
The chieftain sighed with heartache, "I have no choice. The hunting teams that went out recently suffered heavy injuries, and we simply don't have enough food to survive the winter."
The other members of the Rat Mountain tribe also looked at Lin Ye with reproach, even blaming him for meddling.
Kovi didn't care about them; as long as the clan chief agreed, that was enough.
He went straight to Jiang Cha, prostrated himself, lowered his proud head, and whispered, "Little Cha'er, come on up, I'll take you home."
Zhou Ruanruan happened to be nearby and also heard the sound.
She had just been frightened by the wolf king's tantrum and was starting to despise this rude beast. But now, hearing him speak to Jiang Cha in such a humble manner and with such a gentle tone...
Such unequal treatment only fueled Zhou Ruanruan's resentment.
These two must have known each other before!
Yet she, a holy female revered by all beasts, was outshone by a once barren and useless female.
Now that she is being ignored and disliked, how can she not hate it?
Jiang Cha carefully climbed onto the wolf king's back, slung her basket over her shoulder.
"Sister Jiang, are you really going to leave the tribe?"
Gillian Chung, with red eyes and a face full of reluctance, said.
"Sister Jiang, are you... are you doing this voluntarily?"
Ah Hong also had a hint of worry and fear in her eyes, but she still stepped forward and asked.
"The clan chief has already agreed, so why should I care about my opinion?"
Of course, Jiang Cha wouldn't say that she was very willing and happy to leave the tribe.
She lay exhausted on the wolf king's back, as if she had accepted her fate.
Gillian and Ah Hong had nothing to say; they could only bid them farewell with tears in their eyes.
In the tribe, the orcs who had been so self-righteous in selling people were now starting to feel guilty.
Ultimately, this was a decision to sacrifice a female in exchange for the peace of the tribe.
If the female strongly objects, they can still offer their advice with a sense of righteous indignation.
But Jiang Cha accepted her fate calmly without crying or making a fuss, leaving them speechless.
Lin Ye looked at the enormous wolf king and his daughter-in-law who was about to be taken away, and with a fierce determination, he charged forward.
They stood in their way like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.
He transformed into his original form and launched an attack, but being only a little over a meter tall, he was slapped away by the wolf king before he could even get close.
"That's fine."
Jiang Cha gently stopped the wolf king, who was already angry and wanted to kill the beast. She looked at Lin Ye, the golden-haired rat lying on the ground spitting blood, and raised her voice, "The second thing, don't worry about me, go back."
Lin Ye's body trembled, and he instantly returned to human form. He clutched his chest, glanced at her with a complicated expression, and then silently dragged his injured body away.
The surrounding orcs were stunned. Most of them were seeing male orcs with seventh-tier combat power fighting for the first time. The fact that a single slap could send a fourth-tier orc flying was truly shocking to them.
The orcs who still harbored resentment towards the wolf king all silently lowered their heads.
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