Chapter 4 The food was terrible.
In fact, it is said that a thousand years ago, as long as the female master was willing, she could directly dissolve the marriage contract, and the beast husband would not suffer any harm.
However, a holy woman at the time disliked her dragon beast husband and forcibly dissolved the marriage contract.
The dragon beastman, heartbroken, sacrificed himself in his ancestral land, casting a curse upon the world.
From then on, once a marriage contract was formed between the female master and the beast husband, it could never be dissolved.
Only a handful of powerful beastmen still retain some methods to forcibly remove the debuff, but even after removal, they will still suffer great damage.
This damage varies according to the female master's will; the more unwilling the female master is, the greater the damage the beastman will suffer when he releases his beast.
Dating can end, marriage can end.
In Jiang Xi's view, the marriage contract in the orc world, which stipulates that one must choose one person to commit to for life, is extremely unreasonable.
So, if they want to leave, she won't stop them.
Of course, this is on the premise that they can find a way to leave.
Lu Liufeng and Mu Ling stood silently before the fire.
In the quiet kitchen, the only sound was the crackling of the fire.
Lu Liufeng was taught from a young age that he should follow his wife's wishes after marriage, and that he could not contradict his wife.
He was a beastman who was married off for political reasons. He had never met his female master before the marriage. Although he disliked her and did not want her to help him manage his supernatural abilities, he never thought of breaking off the marriage contract.
Unlike other orcs, he could not return to his family even after his marriage contract was dissolved.
If he breaks off the marriage contract and is abandoned by the female master, he will not only be unable to return to Eagle Strait, but will also become a laughing stock among the Eagle Clan.
Although Mu Ling was surprised by the female master's change, he cherished this opportunity to leave her even more.
"Thank you, Mistress."
"If Mu Ling can find the Golden Soul Fruit, I hope the Mistress will not forget what she said today. Until the Golden Soul Fruit is found, Mu Ling will still be the Mistress's beast husband, and will provide for her and endure her beatings and scoldings."
He'll do anything as long as there's no physical intimacy.
He was a traditional orc who, once he made up his mind, would stay with her for life and would never let any female touch him before finding his destined female.
So even though she was forced to marry Jiang Xi, she always kept her distance.
His long-held wish was to dissolve his marriage contract with Jiang Xi and find his destined female master.
Jiang Xi nodded. "Don't worry, I won't go back on my word."
Thinking of his words that implied he would let her beat or scold him at any time, she reiterated.
"I will never hit you again."
Lu Liufeng's heart stirred, thinking that the female master seemed to have really changed.
A hint of sarcasm flashed in Mu Ling's eyes.
He had been the mistress's guard since childhood and had witnessed her evil deeds, so he would never believe that she could repent.
Only a fool like Lu Liufeng would believe that the female master would repent and start anew.
After Jiang Xi explained things clearly, she felt much more at ease.
The food in front of her was so unpalatable that no matter how much she told herself she had to eat something, she couldn't bring herself to eat it.
Right now, besides the poison packs on my body, the most important thing is to improve my diet.
She looked at Lu Liufeng, the only beast husband who could be considered gentle and kind.
"After we finish eating, can you come up the mountain with me? I want to go see what we can eat in the mountains."
Lu Liufeng was stunned for a moment.
"It's possible... but the female master doesn't need to go up the mountain..."
Mu Ling frowned and said, "Mistress, it is our duty to find food. If you personally go up the mountain to find food, are you trying to make people look down on us beastmen?"
Jiang Xi: "..."
She couldn't hold back any longer and said, "If it tastes so bad, I can't eat it either."
Mu Ling: "..."
Sure enough, she was still the same Jiang Xi who didn't care about other people's lives.
Lu Liufeng quickly spoke up to ease the tension.
“I’m going up the mountain to hunt soon anyway, so I’ll take the female with me. She hasn’t been out for a long time, so we can go up the mountain and see the snow.”
Jiang Xi thought to herself, "Thank goodness I have Lu Liufeng."
After the meal, Lu Liufeng carried a basket and a stone axe on his back and took the female master out.
Worried that the female leader might not want to walk a section of the tribe's route, he took the initiative to explain.
“Mistress, to prevent the beastmen’s animal forms from damaging the house, the tribe has a rule that you can only transform into animal form outside the tribe.”
"So please take a few steps, and you'll be out of the tribe soon."
Jiang Xi nodded, indicating her understanding.
In her memory, the Cursed Land was not a single tribe, but a collection of seven tribes.
The seven tribes, from south to north, are Dark Lake, Sheepdog, Python Coil, Lion's Roar, Skyward, Wolf Swift, and Scorpion Tail. They are arranged in a row behind a high wall built by powerful orcs, which is also known as the Guardian Wall.
Each tribe is located at a gap in the protective wall; beyond that gap lies a cursed land where even beasts cannot roam.
Any living being that enters will be corrupted by the curse to varying degrees, and will eventually be reduced to a living creature that is like those cursed beasts, devoid of consciousness and only knowing how to kill.
The area between each tribe, or rather, behind the protective wall where the tribes are located, is also known as the Giant Tree Forest.
The Giant Tree Forest is vast and boundless, and the tribes that live there are countless.
Even the fastest airborne orcs would need at least several months to cross the Giantwood Forest, as there are air traffic control measures in place to prevent the exiled beasts and females from escaping.
To travel from one tribe to another, the nearest overland journey takes at least half a month, and an air journey takes at least five days.
The tribe that Jiang Xi was exiled to was the Lion's Roar tribe in the very center, which was also the largest tribe in the Cursed Land, and the breach it guarded was also the largest.
Although the seven tribes were each named after the beastmen, they all became mixed tribes due to the influx of exiled people.
However, each tribal chief is still chosen from the group whose name is derived from the tribe.
The leader of the Lion Roar tribe was a white lion beastman, who was said to be a descendant of a six-winged white lion. His son had reverted to his ancestral form and grew two wings, but unfortunately, he could not fly.
Jiang Xi recalled traveling through the tribe with Lu Liufeng.
The village houses are all made of wooden planks, with thatched roofs, and a few rooms enclosed by a fence to form a courtyard; they are very simple.
Compared to the holy city in her memory, it was like heaven and earth.
However, Jiang Xi liked this place; it was full of a lively atmosphere.
Of course, it would be even better if we ignored the females and orcs who rushed home with all sorts of furry little animals as soon as they saw her.
After being exiled here, the original owner of this body was cursed by all sides and became famous through many battles.
He claimed that his holy mother was still alive and that his brothers would definitely take her back.
But Jiang Xi knew that the Holy Mother had already passed away.
As for her brothers, they all married holy females or holy women, and all of them were women who hated the original owner of the body, so it was absolutely impossible for them to help her go back.
Jiang Xi pulled down the animal skin mask on her face and quickened her pace.
Although she wasn't someone who cared much about her appearance, she still felt that the pimples on her face were rather disgusting, so she covered her face with animal skin before going out.
Lu Liufeng walked ahead and turned the corner of the wall first.
Before Jiang Xi had even turned the corner, she heard a sweet, delicate voice coming from ahead.
"Brother Liu Feng, your power was so violent last night! Haven't you groomed yourself in a long time? Well, with Jiang Xi like that, how could you possibly groom her?"
"Come to my house, I'll help you groom yourself. My beastmen have all gone out hunting."
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