I'm happy to be her male.
At dawn the next day, Bai Cang and his group finally returned in the morning light.
They were all high-level Star Mark Orcs, so it was not difficult for them to avoid the wildfire. However, when they came back, there was a gloom between their brows, and their expressions were even heavier than when they experienced the wildfire last night.
This heaviness did not dissipate even when he saw Fu Ying, Qing Lan and Wu were safe and sound.
Fu Ying took the sleeping Tuanzi from Bai Cang's hands and gently stroked the cub's soft silver hair with her fingertips.
She raised the corners of her eyes slightly and whispered, "What happened?"
Bai Cang turned and looked at the distant horizon. The rosy glow dyed the sky a gorgeous color, just like the lava fire last night. Unfortunately, the bright morning light fell into his amber eyes, but did not reflect a trace of warmth.
Bai Cang's voice was low, with a rare hint of confusion: "Aying, do you think the Beast God has abandoned us?"
As these words fell, the air around them seemed to freeze.
Even the usually unruly Teng concealed the sharp and violent look in his eyes and lowered his eyelashes silently.
Fu Ying paused slightly, and his eyes swept across the faces of several males. They all had similar melancholy between their brows.
She might be able to understand it as the grief of the fox over the rabbit's death.
The wildfires that high-level orcs can avoid are even more lethal than avalanches and mudslides. Anyone who is contaminated by them will not be able to get out alive. Those beasts and even orcs who flee in panic will become a wisp of dust.
The Orc Continent has suffered repeated natural disasters, which is tantamount to having some beliefs torn apart for them.
Fu Ying looked at the group and whispered, "The Beast God has never abandoned anyone. But staying alive is ultimately up to you. Whether it's a landslide or a sea of fire or a snowy mountain, it's all just the natural laws of the universe and has nothing to do with the gods."
Fu Ying's voice was soft, and the glow of the sky was reflected in his eyes.
"As long as we are together, nothing else matters."
"No matter how big the disaster is, we can get through it safely, right?"
Bai Cang stared at her profile bathed in the morning glow, startled slightly, and felt as if she came from the sky.
He suddenly reached out and held her and Tuanzi in his arms, his movements gentle: "You are right, as long as we are together, nothing else matters."
He gently leaned his forehead against hers, his voice filled with unprecedented peace: "Aying, let's go home."
Fu Ying's red lips curved gently and she nodded: "Okay."
*
When we left Yunwu Cliff, there were two more people in the team.
Yu Li volunteered to take the responsibility of taking care of his brother, so he carried the unconscious Wu on his back. Fortunately, he really cared about his brother, and his upright figure like a green bamboo was as steady as a rock on the rugged mountain road.
As for Fu Ying, he enjoyed the high-level treatment of changing his "mount" in turn.
In the morning, he rode on the back of a white fox to enjoy the scenery, and in the afternoon, he took a nap on the back of a snow leopard. Occasionally, Teng and Danyue took turns carrying him on the road, and from time to time he was fed some sweet and sour fruits, as well as barbecued meat that was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.
Luo Heng always stayed at the end of the team, quiet and silent. Only when the mountain breeze brought a few scattered laughter and joyful chatter would he raise his eyes, with envy flashing in his purple pupils, but it was fleeting and soon melted into the low silence.
Along the way, Yu Li watched coldly and gradually saw a lot more clearly.
Fu Ying is not rejected by male hatred as rumored.
In fact, what he saw was exactly the opposite of what was rumored. The several companions around her regarded her as a treasure and wanted to hold her in the palm of their hands and protect her. They were so gentle and attentive to her than ordinary males.
What is even more surprising is that each of the males, if taken individually, is capable of standing on their own.
But now, they all stay by Fu Ying's side, restraining their edge, guarding her willingly, without fighting or competing, with an amazing tacit understanding. They only occasionally blurt out a few sour words, but they will be blown away in the wind in an instant because of her smile.
Qinglan handed the fruit to Fuying who was sitting on Bai Cang's back, and turned to look at Yu Li who was following far behind.
He paused slightly, turned around and walked towards Yu Li. He checked Wu, who was breathing steadily on his back, and after confirming that he was fine, he looked up at Yu Li. He asked in a cold voice, "What were you looking at just now?"
Snow leopards are the most alert animals and are very sensitive to inquiring gazes.
Yu Li pursed her lips, and her golden ponytail was blown away by the mountain breeze, drawing a sharp arc.
After a moment of silence, he asked in a low voice, "What kind of female is Fu Ying?"
As he spoke, his eyes swept across the seven-star pattern on Qinglan's forehead.
He had indeed heard some rumors about Fu Ying. Her "evil deeds" towards her beastly husband had been circulating in Beishan for a long time.
Digging out animal crystals, peeling off tail scales, breaking off wings, gouging out animal pupils... every one of them is horrifying.
He also checked these males one by one, but was shocked to find that those orcs who were rumored to be incomplete had now reshaped their star patterns. Not only that, but they were even stronger than before.
Having said that, Fu Ying, as a mysterious witch, possesses extraordinary powers and is indeed very attractive to males.
Hearing Yu Li's words, Qing Lan's fingertips trembled slightly. When he met his golden pupils, his Adam's apple rolled and he said in a calm voice: "To me, she is the most pitiful female."
"Heartbroken?" Yu Li was puzzled and looked at Qinglan with complicated eyes. He had his eyes gouged out before.
Qinglan's eyelashes trembled slightly: "Yes, the pain she gave me was real, but the way to survive was also real."
At this point, Qinglan's voice had become a little hoarse.
He did not hide anything and told Yu Li everything between him and Fu Ying.
From being forced into a pact, to the tribesmen suffering from the plague, to the destruction of the Oasis Tribe, he looked indifferent when talking about these things, as if these had become unimportant past. And as Fu Ying went to the Frost Plains Tribe alone, she single-handedly resisted the avalanche and saved the Frost Plains Tribe members infected with the plague, and then she fell into the mudslide to save him and Jia.
These things seemed to be engraved deep in his soul, and every time he mentioned them, he felt excruciating pain.
"You mean, she took the initiative to break the Beast God Contract with you?" Yu Li looked at Qinglan in shock.
In the Orc Continent, it is purely a legend that a female takes the initiative to break the contract. No female is willing to bear the backlash for the freedom of a male. Could Fu Ying be such a kind-hearted female?
Yu Li's gaze couldn't help but fall on Fu Ying in front of him.
The decisive and ruthless female in the Golden Eagle Tribe was now holding her cub, standing on the back of the white fox, reaching for the fruits on the tree. She was smiling, and her long black hair was blown by the breeze, making it curl slightly.
Qinglan raised his eyes and looked at the slender figure in front of him, a hint of pain flashing in his gray-brown eyes.
"Everyone sees her strength, but no one cares about her vulnerability."
"She is a female and should be well cared for by males, but she has suffered so much while being with us."
His voice was hoarse. After hearing it, Yu Li couldn't help but think of the tribal trading meeting when Fu Ying was stabbed through the heart by her own male. At that time, he was very worried about Wu, fearing that Fu Ying would die and implicate Wu who was unable to break the contract.
A flush of red appeared in Qinglan's cold eyes, and in a moment, a hint of tenderness appeared.
"The other females are protected by the males."
"And my Ah Ying has always protected us behind her."
He chuckled softly, his slender fingers gently stroking the red fox deed on the side of his neck. "I'm happy to be her male."
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