Chapter 14: To Take Their Lives
Pei Xiaoxing felt that Ling Rui's question was unnecessary.
Why did he leave?
Whether in the past or now, he had thought about being tortured to death by her, and about dying together with her.
But I never thought about dissolving the engagement.
Pei Xiaoxing said as a matter of course: "My clan is destined to protect the Holy Female for generations."
As a survivor of the Ice Age, the gray wolf gradually adapted to the Central Plains environment during its long evolution and took root in the imperial city.
Among the many branches of the Wolf Clan, the Pei family is the most tenacious and continuous.
All this is thanks to the blessing of God.
Therefore, they were guided by the gods to guard the prophesied Holy Lady, and they remained loyal for thousands of years.
"My wife is a useless female of the Void Rank. Could it be that she is also the object of the divine sacrifice?"
Pei Xiaoxing frowned and said in a protective tone, "No matter how dumb my wife is, she comes from a holy family and will naturally be protected by my clan."
According to the regulations, both males and females of marriageable age from both families must sign a contract, and it is his responsibility to marry Sheng Ran.
"Just as my half-brother will remain loyal to the Holy Lady, I will do the same to my wife."
"Tsk." Ling Rui raised his eyebrows playfully, finding his brother's mention even more amusing. "As the eldest son born out of wedlock, with the best supernatural powers among his generation, how come he snatched away such a good opportunity to marry the Saint?"
Pei Xiaoxing glanced at him without any emotion.
"My brother is extremely talented and young, so it's reasonable for the clan to nominate him as the Holy Female Beast Husband. Why would anyone want to snatch him away?"
Ling Rui sneered, "With your brother's half-baked level, breaking through to the fifth level is a struggle. Is the talent you're talking about just eating meat, making money, and talking nonsense?"
He is about the same age as Pei Xiaoxing's younger brother and has dealt with many training grounds of all sizes in the central city.
This playboy has never won against him.
"Pei Xiaoxing, with your background and abilities, you shouldn't be wasting your days at the end of a chapter. It's logical that you should marry the Saint Female. Haven't you ever thought..."
"No." Pei Xiaoxing interrupted him, his tone gradually colder, "We are already the beastly husbands of our wives, so don't have those inappropriate thoughts."
"Be careful with your words and actions at home from now on. If your wife heard what you just said, she would definitely be unhappy."
Ling Rui felt annoyed when he heard him lecture him.
Sheng Ran hadn't married yet, and they were equals when they married in, but Pei Xiaoxing always acted like this.
Think of yourself as the eldest wife!
Ling Rui didn't respond for a long time, and Pei Xiaoxing didn't want to continue the topic.
"A wolf has only one mate in its lifetime." He looked at me calmly and said one last thing, "No matter what happens in the future, I will not leave my wife. You can do as you please."
Ling Rui raised his eyebrows slightly, still surprised to hear the answer in person.
He knew that Pei Xiaoxing said this without any emotion.
After all, he is the popular young master of the Pei family. It is not possible for him to fall in love with Sheng Ran just because of her recent small favors.
Ling Rui simply couldn't imagine that he could achieve this just by relying on the traditional ideas in his bones.
"What a stubborn person."
He is different from Pei Xiaoxing.
If there really was a chance to dissolve the engagement, he would immediately break free from Sheng Ran's clutches.
Ling Rui has long been wondering, is getting married the only way to revitalize the cat tribe?
He has a lot of skills and doesn't believe that he can't make a name for himself.
But the prerequisite is that he can survive until then.
Sheng Ran was planning to poison them with mushrooms, so how could she really let him go?
Ling Rui was instantly frustrated and didn't even have the energy to speak.
About two hours later, Pei Xiaoxing knocked on Sheng Ran's door and said, "My dear wife, the drizzle has just stopped."
Sheng Ran was a light sleeper and woke up as soon as she heard his footsteps.
She quickly adjusted her state, picked a backpack with a larger capacity, and set off up the mountain.
Although I didn't actively call the two beastly husbands, they followed me obediently and went together.
The air is fresh after the rain and the sky is shrouded in mist.
The humidity in the mountains and forests is high, so mushrooms grow faster.
Perhaps it was because of the special nature of the Beast World, or perhaps it was a blessing in disguise after becoming blind and mute, but Sheng Ran's nose became exceptionally sensitive.
She took a deep breath and felt the gift of nature.
The fragrance of soil and the aroma of mushrooms mixed together, and the smell told her that there were treasures all around her.
Sheng Ran focused her attention on the area under the tree, pushing aside the moss, fallen leaves, and grass. She found mushrooms that had just emerged, and she could find them every time.
She was filled with joy and felt a long-lost sense of accomplishment.
Since traveling through time, Sheng Ran has been in a difficult situation and rarely accomplishes anything that satisfies her.
She had no special abilities and couldn't hunt, so she was naturally at a disadvantage in survival. The large sum of money she had taken back from Zhou Baiya was considered the original owner's property, not her own creation. Her plan to start a business making dried meat was also ruined due to bad weather.
Only these mushrooms were the first pot of gold she had made with her own ability after coming to this continent.
Thinking that these mushrooms could be used to make many delicious foods, Sheng Ran quickened her pace and happily harvested these treasures.
Ling Rui didn't understand her excitement at the moment.
I remember that on the second day after arriving at the end of the chapter, someone died of poisoning after eating this poisonous mushroom.
Since he has followed her here, of course he has to help his wife.
But thinking of the man's death, Ling Rui really couldn't bring himself to do it, for fear that he would die if he was not careful.
"Let's pick them together." Pei Xiaoxing, who had been silent the whole time, finally spoke. "Don't worry, you won't be poisoned to death if you touch it."
"You also know that this thing is poisonous?"
Ling Rui had never seen such a wicked person.
If you want to die, you have to drag him down with you.
At this moment, I really want to ask Raven for advice on how to make my wife disgusted.
It would be best to be like him, hated so much that I don’t even want to see him. At least I can pretend to be invisible at home.
Pei Xiaoxing's expression changed slightly, but he didn't respond.
His mental strength was somewhat disordered, and his supernatural powers were temporarily suppressed.
No matter how aggrieved Ling Rui felt, he accepted his fate and took action.
He has earth-related abilities and a strong resonance with the earth. With just a few casual moves, he picked a large number of mushrooms.
In the blink of an eye, Sheng Ran found that the backpack that was empty just now was now filled to the brim.
She finally noticed Ling Rui's actions and was stunned for a moment.
[Wow... Ling Rui is so amazing! ]
Ling Rui's lion ears moved slightly, and the corners of his lips couldn't help but rise.
But when he thought that these mushrooms were used to poison them, he could no longer laugh.
"Now that you've finished picking, let's go home." Ling Rui urged in a sullen voice, thinking that the sooner he died, the sooner he would be free.
Sheng Ran didn't notice his emotions. She rummaged through the backpack for a while, and her expression gradually became solemn.
She picked out one with colorful spots, sniffed it, her face changed drastically, and she threw it far away with a wave of her arm.
She forgot to even pick up a branch and wrote on the ground with her bare hands.
[This mushroom is extremely poisonous!]
Ling Rui was puzzled: "Aren't all the things in this basket poisonous?"
Isn't her purpose to find these people and kill them?
[Nonsense!]
Sheng Ran was so anxious that she raised her face and opened her mouth but could only make an indistinct "ah" sound.
Knowing she couldn't explain herself clearly, she tightened her muddy hands and stopped arguing.
"Why would I pick poisonous mushrooms when I have nothing better to do? Ling Rui's tone is like he's suspecting I'm going to poison him again."
Is his vicious image so deeply ingrained in him? Aside from accidentally hitting him on the head recently, I guess I didn't hurt him at all!
No matter how unfair it was, she could only wail in her heart while Sheng Ran focused on investigating the remaining cases.
"Are mushrooms divided into poisonous and non-toxic?"
She didn't intend to kill them?
Realizing that he had wrongly blamed his wife, Ling Rui became completely confused.
He half squatted down, his voice weak, "I don't know..."
Sheng Ran ignored him, picked out most of the food from the backpack, and continued to head deep into the mountains.
Ling Rui caught up with him, and was not very good at coaxing people. "I was wrong. Otherwise...my wife, please beat me up. Please."
Sheng Ran glared at him, really not knowing what Ling Rui was thinking.
How dare I!
She focused on what was happening and moved quickly.
Ling Rui became even more flustered and grabbed Sheng Ran's clothes helplessly.
She wanted to pull away, but Ling Rui beside her saw something and suddenly let out a low growl, then pulled her back with his arm like an iron clamp.
"Wife, be careful—"
A giant wolf with bared fangs jumped out from behind a tree, making a sound of breaking wind and heading straight for Sheng Ran.
Ling Rui quickly stood in front of her, and his bony hands turned into sharp claws, piercing directly into the wolf's neck and throwing it to the ground.
The beast didn't even have time to wail. Its limbs twitched twice before it fell silent.
"You're really looking for death. Didn't you see I was..."
Ling Rui turned around to check on Sheng Ran, but saw her body tremble.
A very thin silver light passed through the back of her neck and nailed into the tree trunk next to her, with dark purple mucus at the end.
Not a beast—
"Where did this bastard come from!" Ling Rui's pupils suddenly shrank and he suddenly raised his eyes to look around.
Only then did they discover that dozens of black-clad orcs were lying in ambush in the dense forest.
This is to take their lives.
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