However, Lang You wasn’t afraid of Tai Seng at all.
He said to Si Yan with a smile, "I am a wanderer Beastman. I can no longer form a mate contract with any female. At most, I can enter into a one-sided Guardian Beast contract with a female. Moreover, I pose no threat, and I cannot mate with any female again."
Lang You briefly glanced at Tai Seng. That glance was almost a clash between males.
"I refuse," Si Yan said coldly.
Lang You was surprised. "Why?"
After thinking for a while, Lang You said, "Si Yan, regarding what Lang Xin did to your family, aside from the two times I fought with you, I didn’t participate in the rest."
Si Yan could understand what Lang You was saying; this wild wolf didn’t seem like one who enjoyed bullying the weak. Bully Nan Mo? He probably couldn’t bring himself to do that.
After speaking, Lang You stared at Si Yan. Seeing her silence, he continued, "So, do you find me dirty?"
Si Yan replied, "Lang You, I only want one Beast Husband. I do not wish to have entangleaments with too many males."
"What about Tai Seng then?" Lang You asked.
Si Yan remained silent.
Lang You suddenly chuckled. "I never thought I, Lang You, would see the day I’d beg to be someone’s Guardian Beast."
Si Yan said, "You can leave now."
"Are you sure you don’t want to hear my news?" Lang You stood there bloodied and looking rather pitiful. Every part of him ached, yet he tried his best to stand upright.
Si Yan walked into the cave without any lingering sentiment.
Seeing that she truly didn’t care, Lang You felt a bit helpless and shouted, "Xiong Nai is your friend. Since Lang Xin dislikes you, she dislikes Xiong Nai too. Xiong Nai is pregnant now, and Lang Xin is planning to make a move on her. Won’t you save her?"
Si Yan’s steps halted, and she looked toward the cave’s entrance.
Outside the cave, Lang You slowly turned around, looking as if he was ready to leave.
Si Yan stared at his blood-drenched back and finally said, "Stay outside the cave, and I will treat your wounds. Forget about anything else; I won’t agree to you becoming my Guardian Beast. If you force the contract, I won’t mind letting you come close to death once more."
Lang You gave a resigned smile.
Si Yan went into the cave to gather supplies. The male Beastman accompanying Lang You then asked him, "Why didn’t you tell her that you’ve never mated with Lang Xin?"
Lang You leaned against a rock, trying to soothe his battered body.
"What’s the point in saying that?"
Lang You closed his eyes in agony. "Lang Xin used a secret method to form a mate contract with me. The next day, when I found myself mated, I assumed I had mated with her. Afterwards, I was disgusted and never touched her again. If not for severing the mate contract with Lang Xin this time, I might never have known my contract was formed through a secret method. But does that change the fact that I once had a mate?"
Lang You chuckled softly.
He had always thought it was a mistake he made when he was young that led to his life being bound. However, when the mate contract was severed, he saw no lightning punishment, and his symptoms were milder than those of other males. Then Lang You realized. Nothing had really happened.
"It really is tough being a wanderer Beastman," Lang You frowned slightly. Before severing the relationship, when others would talk about how hard it was to be a wanderer Beastman, it had seemed like an exaggeration. But once he truly became a wanderer Beastman, a boundless loneliness suddenly bloomed in Lang You’s heart, inexplicably seeping into his entire being. Every moment, it reminded him: he was a wanderer, a Beastman no one wanted.
"So you set your sights on Si Yan?" a Beastman from the Yanxiang Tribe asked. "You want to become her Guardian Beast to escape this feeling?"
Lang You looked in Si Yan’s direction and whispered softly, "Only she is worthy."
There was some medicinal paste in the cave. Si Yan took it out, prepared it, and had the male Beastman who brought Lang You apply it to his wounds.
Si Yan stood aside, watching him coldly.
Lang You raised his eyebrows slightly. "You didn’t get to see me kill Lang Xin. Unhappy about that?"
Si Yan retorted, "Nope. Seeing Lang Xin snap off such a thick arm of yours—*that* makes me happy!"
Si Yan said, "Just stay in front of the cave. With you here, the Yanxiang Tribe won’t dare to come asking for anyone. Tomorrow morning, no matter how much you’ve recovered, leave on your own. Don’t cause me any trouble."
Lang You chuckled lightly. "Alright."
The next day, Si Yan returned to her own cave. Cuddling her two cubs, she slept until dawn.
When she came out of the cave, she saw that Lang You was indeed gone.
Tai Seng was diligently cleaning in front of the cave. He seemed determined to scrub away every trace of Lang You’s presence.
The Beastman who fought with him over the position of Guardian Beast was his enemy!
"Si Yan!" Tai Seng exclaimed as he saw Si Yan come out, his face breaking into a goofy smile.
With that stinking snake gone, he could follow Si Yan around all day for the next two days. This feeling was just too good!
Si Yan said with a smile, "Tai Seng, let’s go find Xiong Nai."
Si Yan had left Dongchi and Nan Mo in the cave, with She Ying watching over them.
She set off for the Yanxiang Tribe with Tai Seng.
But when they reached the Yanxiang Tribe, they discovered Xiong Nai was not there.
Thinking of what Lang You had said the previous night, Si Yan’s brows furrowed slightly. "Tai Seng, can you sniff out Xiong Nai’s location?"
Tai Seng sniffed and said, "Si Yan, it seems like Xiong Nai left not long ago. The direction should be the dense forest beyond Dark Sun Lake."
Si Yan said, "Let’s go have a look."
With that, Tai Seng transformed into his beast form, and Si Yan hopped onto his back.
Tai Seng was instantly thrilled! Si Yan was sitting on his back! It was her first time sitting on his back!
His tail wagged quickly, and with a push from his hind legs, he ran swiftly!
After entering the dense forest, the gecko from Si Yan’s space suddenly appeared.
"Granddaughter, I smell an evil stench," it said.
Si Yan asked, "What stench?"
"The foul qi fate of the False Sky."
Si Yan reacted quickly. "You’re talking about the world’s female protagonist?!" Fresh chapters posted on novel·fıre·net
Immediately, Si Yan tugged at Tai Seng’s fur. "Tai Seng, wait a moment!"
Tai Seng immediately halted.
Si Yan asked the gecko, "Which direction is she in?"
"To the right," the gecko said, its eyes serious.
Si Yan instructed Tai Seng, "Tai Seng, change direction, to the right!"
Without a word, Tai Seng trusted Si Yan completely and darted to the right!
The gecko squinted its eyes seriously. Not too far ahead, a blazing mass loomed—a terrifying qi fate resembling a small mountain. Flames of fire-colored qi fate burned intensely. Beneath this qi fate, a seemingly harmless girl of about ten years old walked at a leisurely, slow pace.
Behind the young girl, besides a Red Crystal Tiger Beastman, a Purple Crystal Red Eagle Beastman also followed her!
In the gecko’s sight, Jie Ling had used her red qi fate to bind Hu Que, the Tiger Beastman behind her, and the Red Eagle Beastman together!
Ordinary Beastmen, unable to see qi fate, would only perceive a cute young female and her two powerful prospective mates!
"Granddaughter!" the gecko exclaimed. "I know him! One of the world’s female protagonist’s future Beast Husbands, Red Eagle Ying Zhao!"
Jie Ling, the young female protagonist of this world, walked slowly, complaining as she did, "I’m exhausted. This darn Dark Sun Lake is really tiring to walk around."
Si Yan was very calm, hiding behind the bushes with Tai Seng like a hunter who had spotted prey.
Tai Seng, seeing Si Yan’s grave expression, also turned to look at Jie Ling with a scrutinizing gaze.
Did Si Yan want to kill her?
Sure enough, Si Yan whispered, "Tai Seng, would it be dangerous for you to draw away that Red Eagle Beastman?"
Tai Seng became serious. "His Beast Crystal’s color isn’t deep; it seems he has only just reached Purple Crystal. Si Yan, I’m already a Red Purple Crystal Beastman. Drawing away a Purple Crystal Beastman won’t put my life in danger."
Si Yan spoke firmly, "Then do me a favor and draw away the Red Eagle Beastman."
"And you?" Tai Seng asked urgently.
Si Yan’s gaze grew sharper.
"I’m going to slaughter that female!"