Arthur released his grip on her hand and casually pushed her towards Cang Jue. Guo Xiaoxiao stumbled and almost fell flat on her face. Cang Jue quickly steadied her and asked her with concern.
Are you alright?
"Of course something's wrong. If you're even a fraction of a second later, don't blame me for cheating on you two."
Guo Xiaoxiao said with lingering fear, "Cang Jue didn't understand either. He just stared at her silently, then looked at Arthur, the source of everything."
Guo Xiaoxiao sensed the tense atmosphere around her. She glanced at the tall Arthur, who exuded a kingly aura. Males typically display their majesty to intimidate enemies when provoked, but they restrain themselves when facing females to quell their fear.
Arthur noticed Guo Xiaoxiao peeking at him, narrowed his eyes, and a dangerous aura filled the entire valley.
Seeing Arthur's expression, Cang Jue knew something was wrong and immediately hid Guo Xiaoxiao behind him, facing Arthur directly.
Arthur's true intentions were not what they seemed; he had no intention of taking Guo Xiaoxiao away. He stared at Cang Jue and asked in a sinister tone,
"Are you her partner?"
"yes"
Cang Jue answered without fear, vowing to protect her with his life and prepared to fight Arthur to the death.
"Very well, you can take it with you."
Arthur, displaying the air of a victor, announced as if he had won without a fight and was taking pity on them, sparing their lives.
Cang Jue was taken aback, touched Guo Xiaoxiao who was hiding behind him, and Arthur said...
"Your Sishui tribe has four females to give to our Black Tooth tribe. I'll allow you to keep one, but she's just a prettier one. There's no need to fight for her."
In Arthur's mind, no matter how beautiful or charming a female is, she is merely a tool for reproduction, enjoying the male's love and care to reproduce for him—this is the law of nature.
He came out today to relax and also to go deep into the forest to check if the fruit he planted was growing well.
He inexplicably met a female who said a bunch of nonsensical things to him.
Then he discovered the females were quite pretty, and he thought he could play around with them to relieve boredom and kill some time. However, mating with a female meant being bound to her, and she could control his destiny. Arthur wouldn't be so foolish as to easily mate with a female he didn't know.
But upon closer examination...
Perhaps if Cang Jue hadn't come out, he really wouldn't have been able to control himself and would have gone all the way. The female in front of him had the ability to make people lose control. He could even smell a faint fragrance on her, a scent that no other female had.
It felt somewhat unfamiliar, but Arthur seemed to enjoy it.
It would be best to avoid conflict, of course. Cang didn't waste any words, grabbed Guo Xiaoxiao, and flew into the sky. What if Arthur changed his mind? That would be terrible.
After watching Cang Jue fly away, Arthur slowly traversed the valley.
Not long after entering the jungle, they encountered a group of people waiting for them.
The lead orc recognized Arthur at a glance and charged at him angrily. Arthur dodged to the side and delivered a powerful punch to the orc's abdomen, knocking him out instantly. The orc collapsed to the ground, coughing up blood.
"Arthur, how dare you hurt my brother! You're asking for death!"
Arthur scoffed.
"Whether I'm courting death or not is unimportant; what matters is that if he attacks me, I have to kill him."
"You, you, you..."
The orc was speechless, glaring resentfully at Arthur, but powerless to do anything, for Arthur was far more powerful than him.
They were the Horse Hunters, currently wandering without a fixed abode. Arthur forcibly occupied their territory and drove them out. They had been waiting here, having received word that Arthur frequently entered and exited this forest, hoping to ambush him. However, they were no match for the Reverse Star Ring Orcs.
"The law of the jungle prevails over the weak. If you want to reclaim your territory, come and challenge me anytime. I'll fight you to the bitter end."
Arthur's arrogant tone angered them, and the crowd swarmed forward.
"Brothers, charge! Kill Arthur!"
The orcs transformed into wild horses and charged forward. Arthur was helpless; they could have lived, but they insisted on throwing their lives away.
…
Cang Jue quickly flew back to Sishui Tribe with Guo Xiaoxiao. As soon as they landed, he anxiously asked her if she was injured.
Guo Xiaoxiao shook her head
"Never mind me for now, who is that person? Does he know you?"
"He is Arthur, the chieftain of the Blacktooth Tribe, a Reverse Star Ring Orc."
After Cang Jue finished speaking, his eyes were filled with murderous intent. They had taken every precaution to prevent the Black Tooth Tribe from discovering Guo Xiaoxiao, but in the end, he still found out.
"So it was him."
Guo Xiaoxiao murmured, a complex emotion welling up inside her. She had almost killed Mikeson and Cang Jue; thinking about it now, she felt a chill run down her spine.
"Xiaoxiao, I'm here."
Cang Jue comforted her softly.
Guo Xiaoxiao nodded, feeling terrible. But Arthur letting them go probably meant he wasn't interested in her much. Thinking this made her feel a little better. She couldn't help but curse inwardly again, remembering that man's behavior and embarrassing words.
Cang Jue held her in his arms, his warm body heat seeping through the thin fabric of her clothes to Guo Xiaoxiao. He held her close, letting her lean against his chest.
"I'll take you back to the Yushan tribe tomorrow."
Guo Xiaoxiao raised her head
Tomorrow?
Cang Jue kissed her forehead.
“It’s not safe here anymore. Arthur thinks you’re a female from my tribe. If he comes looking for you later, he’ll only go to the Sishui tribe. It’s safe with Miken.”
"If he comes looking for someone and doesn't find them, won't he make things difficult for you? Besides, he shouldn't be the kind of person who goes back on his word, right? Only you treat me like a treasure; in his eyes, I'm no different from those other females."
As Guo Xiaoxiao spoke, Cang absolutely disagreed. Could he really treat Guo Xiaoxiao like any other female, pinning her against a tree and preparing to assault her?
By the time Arthur realized what had happened and wanted to find Guo Xiaoxiao, it was too late to leave. No male can resist the allure of a beautiful female.
For example, in Cang Jue's mind, Guo Xiaoxiao's beauty was unparalleled in the entire beast realm; if she claimed to be second, no one would dare to claim to be first.
Captivating at first glance
Cang Jue pondered for a long time and made a decision. He wasn't afraid of death; he thought that if Arthur came to the Sishui tribe looking for someone, he would lead his tribe to fight him and hide Guo Xiaoxiao in the Yushan tribe so that Arthur couldn't find her. However, he and Guo Xiaoxiao had just become partners, and he couldn't bear to die. After struggling with this internal conflict, he finally compromised and said...
"I'll take you back to Yushan tomorrow, and while I'm at it, I'll talk to Mikeson about the merger of the two tribes."
"Cang Jue, you've thought it through!!!"
Guo Xiaoxiao said excitedly
Having just experienced what happened, Cang Jue felt that merging the two tribes was the best option for Guo Xiaoxiao's safety. When he saw Arthur bullying Guo Xiaoxiao, he felt powerless; he couldn't defeat Arthur by force alone.
As expected, he alone couldn't protect her; she should protect her together with Mickelson.
The next morning, before Guo Xiaoxiao was even fully awake, Cang Jue went to find A Luo and discussed the idea of merging with him. A Luo wholeheartedly agreed.
He was the kind of person who could survive in chaotic times, neither arrogant nor humble, flexible and adaptable, and adept at assessing situations, unlike those ignorant barbarians who would fight to the death at the slightest provocation.
After the two tribes merged, there were no more disputes between them, and they could even jointly resist the Blacktooth Tribe.
After Cang Jue and A Luo made their decision, they waited for Guo Xiaoxiao to wake up, fed her some fruit, and then took her to the Yushan tribe.
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