Chapter 18: The Wedding – Someone's Jealous
Shu Ning's heart pounded as she saw his handsome face suddenly close to hers, and she blushed as she asked, "Then... then what's the reason?"
She really wanted to know why.
Seeing her reaction, Xiao Chong smiled with satisfaction and said jokingly, "Maybe it's because... you're too weak, and only I can protect you."
After Xiao Chong finished speaking, he stood up and took her chubby hand in his slender one.
"Come on, I'll take you home."
Shu Ning was stunned and hadn't reacted when he pulled her along with him.
What...what does he mean? Am I weak?
Didn't he just see me subdue Fang Ling?
If we're talking about who's weaker, Fang Ling is the one who needs more protection.
Shu Ning looked at the man walking in front of her in disbelief.
She could feel the arteries throughout her body pounding in sync with her heartbeat.
Xiao Chong has long legs, but he didn't walk very fast. Instead, he deliberately slowed down to match Shu Ning's pace.
Shu Ning noticed this.
I'm reminded of that jerk from this afternoon.
He wouldn't even wait for her while walking!
"Don't you hate me? My personality is so..." Shu Ning asked, puzzled.
She was referring to the original owner of the body and the things she had made him do.
"I don't dislike it."
Xiao Chong answered, his deep, magnetic voice showing no hesitation.
I used to follow her orders just to complete the task, and I didn't develop any feelings for her.
He didn't feel anything when helping her devise a plan to capture Xuanmo, or when delivering food to Yiyuan, who was on the verge of death.
However, ever since she, a female, dared to enter the wild cave alone a few days ago, he seems to have become interested in her.
He found that she was no longer as unreasonable as before, nor as sloppy and unkempt.
He seemed like a completely different person.
He started to become interested in her.
It was around that time that he began to consider Mu Xia's insistence on making him her beast husband.
Because he knew her several beastly husbands all too well.
One of them reluctantly became her beast mate, and the other two snakes also owed their status to him. Not to mention the two males who had just been betrothed, they had no feelings for her whatsoever.
He felt it was perfectly reasonable for the Holy Mother to worry about her safety.
"We've arrived," Xiao Chong said gently.
"Thank you," Shu Ning said gratefully.
After watching Xiao Chong's departing figure, Shu Ning returned to the cave.
Suddenly, a tall figure appeared inside.
Shu Ning was startled.
After the man came out, she was able to see his face clearly.
Yi Yuan looked at her with a gloomy gaze, radiating a dangerous aura.
Looking at him, Shu Ning asked with some fear, "Yi Yuan? What are you doing here?"
After dropping the meat in his hand, Yi Yuan was about to leave.
"Thank you," Shu Ning said awkwardly after seeing the meat.
He paused, as if he wanted to say something, but remained silent and continued walking away.
It has been more than a year since she rescued him, and she has almost repaid the debt of gratitude.
He planned to leave after this trip.
Seeing that he wasn't speaking, Shu Ning felt that he was acting strangely today, a feeling she couldn't quite put her finger on.
Never mind, let's fill our stomachs first.
...
After dinner, Shu Ning used up all her teleportation attempts for the day and then applied some pearl powder.
Open an encyclopedia and research the exact location of salt.
How can we get the salt by bypassing the black bear tribe?
Also, she can't go alone.
Who should I ask to go with me...?
Shu Ning fell asleep without realizing it as she was thinking.
The next morning—
"Knock knock knock..." Shu Ning was having a sweet dream when she heard someone knocking on her door.
"Coming, coming." Shu Ning got up and opened the door. The moment she saw the person, Shu Ning chuckled.
It's Xuan Lin again.
This familiar scene, these familiar characters, this familiar plot.
Xuan Lin felt inexplicably irritated when he saw her getting married again and smiling so happily.
"Hurry up and go!" he said impatiently, and then left.
After tidying herself up a bit, Shu Ning set off.
A familiar thumping sound echoed through the tribe.
When Shu Ning arrived at the sacred pool where the wedding was being held, she listened to the joyful laughter and festive drumming of the tribe's men, women, and children, and saw them dressed in strange costumes and wearing animal bone masks.
It danced wildly and menacingly towards Shu Ning.
Shu Ning couldn't help but laugh.
"Ningning, you're here! Happy wedding!"
One of the males took off his animal bone mask and said with a happy smile.
"Happy wedding! Happy wedding!" the other dancing orcs sang in celebration.
"Thank you, thank you everyone!" Shu Ning said gratefully.
When she first arrived last time, perhaps because she woke up late, she didn't notice these beautiful scenes.
Shu Ning returned to the house and saw that Mu Xia was already inside.
"Mother, isn't this absurd?" Shu Ning said.
"It's been less than 10 days since my last wedding."
“What’s absurd about that? In the tribe, females your age already have seven or eight beast mates, and you only have a few,” Mu Xia said.
“There are quite a few outstanding males in the tribe, and I’d like to match you with a few more.”
"Ah, no...no, that's enough, Mother," Shu Ning said awkwardly.
"That's not enough. Don't think I don't know how your beastmen treat you."
"Alright, stop talking. The ceremony is about to begin. Go on." Mu Xia said, pushing Shu Ning.
After Shu Ning went on stage, she saw the crowd below and suddenly spotted her beast husbands among them—
Xuanmo, Jintong, Moli…
Xuan Lin had just seen him, but Yi Yuan was nowhere to be seen.
However, after seeing Shu Ning, they all left shortly afterward.
Watching them leave, Shu Ning felt inexplicably lost.
Suddenly, her hand was grabbed. Shu Ning looked up and saw Xuan Mo!
"Xuanmo!"
When Xuanmo saw Shu Ning, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes. She seemed to have lost weight again, the pimples on her face were almost gone, and her skin had become much whiter.
At this moment, Xiao Chong, who was on the other side of the stage, heard the sound and turned his head to see Xuan Mo holding Shu Ning's hand. He frowned.
He immediately strode over.
"What do you want to do?!" Xiao Chong roared at Xuan Mo.
He walked to Shu Ning's side and took her other hand.
"Ignore him."
Then he pulled her over there.
But Xuanmo did not let go, still holding Shu Ning's hand tightly.
At this moment, Shu Ning was being pulled by the two people, one on each side.
"Let go!" Xiao Chong said.
Seeing that Xuanmo wouldn't let go and Xiaochong was still holding on to him, Shu Ning forcefully shook off and broke free from their pull.
She walked over to Xiao Chong and said, "Let me talk to him."
She then walked over to Xuanmo's side, looked at his pale, handsome face beneath his black hair, and asked worriedly, "Xuanmo, are you feeling better?"
"Do you like him?" Xuanmo suddenly asked.
Shu Ning was slightly taken aback by his sudden question.
"I..." How should Shu Ning put it?
She looked at Xiao Chong beside her, then at him.
"I don't know," Shu Ning said, biting her lower lip.
Upon hearing the answer, Xuan Mo's eyes darkened, and he turned and left.
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