"Is that Lin Jiang one of your people?" This female, or more accurately, a woman, is the last human who escaped and hasn't been found yet, as Niu Li mentioned.
Even if Niu Li searched the entire Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain dozens of times, he still wouldn't find her hiding here.
Upon hearing the familiar name, Lin Shanyue's hostility intensified.
"What...what did you do to Lin Jiang and the others!" she questioned, her eyes red, but because she dared not raise her voice, her deliberately lowered voice had a slight sob in it.
Her father had Lin Jiang and Uncle Shi escort her out, intending for her not to return. If something happened to her father, they would be the only clansmen she could trust in the world.
The thought that they might have been killed by the beastmen made her nose sting with tears.
She didn't know if her choice was wrong. If she had compromised and stayed in the tribe, would Lin Jiang and the others have survived?
After all, all those people wanted was her and her father's lives.
Seeing the girl in front of her suddenly redden her eyes, Su Shiwei suddenly felt a pang of pity, as if she had been scratched by a stray cat and then discovered countless other wounds hidden on its body.
His voice softened slightly, and remembering her words, he coughed lightly to explain:
"You've misunderstood. I wasn't the one who came to arrest you."
"You're not the leader of this tribe?" Lin Shanyue asked incredulously.
How can someone who isn't the leader live in such a nice house?
"I am not. The Beast King of Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain does not live here." For some reason, Su Shiwei felt that she should temporarily distance herself from Hu Shen and should not let the girl know about his relationship with Hu Shen.
"But I just saw some beastmen bring my people here, including Lin Jiang!" Lin Shanyue remained vigilant.
She found the beastmen in front of her too suspicious.
He was not quite the beastman she had imagined, but he was even more despicable.
Knowing she had misunderstood, Su Shiwei chuckled, "Your people are fine, no one hurt them."
Looking at the girl in front of him with her hair all sticking up, he inexplicably felt an urge to soothe her.
However, he also knew very well that getting closer now would only make her more agitated, so he stood still and didn't move an inch.
Lin Shanyue looked into Su Shiwei's eyes.
The eyes of orcs are very different from those of humans. Humans have black pupils, while the color of orc pupils is related to their race.
The most obvious difference is that the eyes of the beastmen retain their beastly pupils, which are very noticeable even when they are in human form.
She had seen many beastmen, but none of them had eyes as peaceful and gentle as the one before her.
Despite having beast-like eyes, they didn't seem to possess the ferocity and bloodlust typical of beastmen.
Somehow, her anxious heart gradually calmed down.
Right now, I can only believe him. Even if he's lying to me, what can I do?
Thinking of this, Lin Shanyue simply decided to give up entirely.
"Then why did you help me? You're a beastman, why didn't you hand me over?" Lin Shanyue asked softly.
"You want me to hand you over? I can get the orcs outside over right now."
"don't want!"
Lin Shanyue's expression tightened; she subconsciously felt that she was safer here.
Seeing the upward curve of Su Shiwei's lips, Lin Shanyue immediately realized that she had been tricked. Her face turned red with anger, she clenched her fists, and finally let them fall back down helplessly.
That pesky orc!
What a waste of such a beautiful face!
The room fell silent for a moment.
The stone wall wasn't very soundproof, and soon the sound of several orcs leaving could be heard from outside.
Su Shiwei knew that Niu Li and his group had led the humans away.
If she had no ulterior motives, Tangtang wouldn't have told Hushen that she wanted to meet the human race.
Since she has something to gain, Tangtang will not put those humans in danger for the time being.
Lin Shanyue also heard the sound. Her whole body tensed up, and countless possibilities flashed through her mind. Just as she was about to risk her life to go out and save people.
Su Shiwei's gentle and warm voice rang out again from inside the room.
"They'll be fine. I won't stop you if you want to leave, but you'll have to leave my clothes behind before you go."
Su Shiwei's gaze fell on the animal skin coat that Lin Shanyue was wearing, which was almost dragging on the ground.
Humans are all short; a girl who is not even as tall as his shoulder looks like she is wearing a dress when she wears his coat.
Because she had caught a cold before, Lin Shanyue was still very cold even in the warm room, so she kept wearing a coat to keep warm.
Her cheeks inexplicably felt hot, and the rationality that had just made her want to run away from home returned.
Yes, she can't save Uncle Shi even if she goes out now. In this beast tribe, although he acts and speaks in a somewhat hateful way, he hasn't harmed himself.
She bit him, but he wasn't angry.
Lin Shanyue felt that even among humans, it would be difficult to find a man with such a good temper.
A strange feeling unconsciously rose in her heart.
The anger that had been building up earlier dissipated somewhat.
"You promise you won't hand me over?" As soon as she asked the question, Lin Shanyue realized that it was somewhat ridiculous. The other party was a beastman, how could she ask such an idiotic question?
Even if he says no, can you trust the words of a beastman?
Or perhaps she subconsciously felt that what the beastman said was credible...
"I don't like trouble," so I won't inform on anyone.
Su Shiwei had thus answered Lin Shanyue's question.
He used to enjoy feeding stray cats, but he wouldn't forcibly take them home, and if a stray cat entered his house on its own, he wouldn't kick it out.
He won't force anyone to stay or leave.
Upon hearing this, a hint of gratitude appeared in Lin Shanyue's eyes. This was the first "person" she had encountered who showed her kindness since she left her father.
Everyone else, whether human, beast, or orc, only wanted her dead.
"Thank you." Lin Shanyue's anger had dissipated.
Su Shiwei was surprised that the cat was so easily tamed. She was taken aback for a moment, then remembered the information that Tangtang hadn't been able to get from the humans.
He casually asked, "What's your name, and why are you in the orcs' territory?"
Because of her goodwill, Lin Shanyue hesitated for a moment before replying, "Shanyue, my name is Lin Shanyue. We did not intend to trespass into your tribe; we were captured."
“Don’t you know that trespassing into the orcs’ territory is considered an invasion? You’ve trespassed into the heavily guarded territory of the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain, where even the orcs are not allowed to approach. Of course you’ll be captured,” Su Shiwei said.
Lin Shanyue was stunned.
"Is that so? I... I didn't know, this is my first time here..."
She looked somewhat lost.
Thinking about it this way, is it their fault?
Lin Shanyue felt even more ashamed, but now that she had already made the mistake, what should she do?
Seeing Lin Shanyue's bewildered expression, a smile flashed across Su Shiwei's eyes before he asked calmly, "Human tribes are far from here. Why have you come to the beast tribe's territory? Do you have ulterior motives?"
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