"Si Yan." Lang Feng walked toward her.
This male had helped her a lot throughout the journey, but Si Yan instinctively felt he was somewhat dangerous.
"Why have you come?" Si Yan asked, concealing her emotions.
Lang Feng looked around, then turned to her. "Are you alone?"
Si Yan said, "I’m going back."
She took two steps forward, only to be grabbed by the arm by Lang Feng as he brushed past. Si Yan’s entire body bristled, and she instinctively shook off his hand.
Lang Feng got closer, appearing somewhat sleazy. "I saw everything in the rain that day. You’re so beautiful, why hide yourself?"
"Let me be your male, alright?"
"Let me be your male, and you bear my cubs, okay?"
"No," Si Yan said, somewhat irritated. "I already have a male."
Tai Seng had left Si Yan with a very positive impression of the Wolf Clan. In her mind, they were loyal, friendly, and wonderful.
So, Si Yan had never imagined that after she rejected Lang Feng, he would actually consider forcing himself upon her out in the wild!
"One male isn’t enough. I’m very generous; I’m willing to share you with other males."
Just as Lang Feng’s greasy breath was about to reach her, Si Yan slapped him.
She struck with such force that her palm was now numb.
Lang Feng was stunned. After a moment of daze, he stared at Si Yan incredulously.
Si Yan said, "Lang Feng, I only showed you some courtesy because you’ve recently taken care of our family of four. You’re shameless!"
Lang Feng smirked lewdly. "I offer you respect, and you refuse it? For me, Lang Feng, to offer to be your male is an honor for you, yet you dare to refuse?!"
"Don’t come any closer!" Si Yan warned him. "Take one more step, and I will kill you!"
However, to Lang Feng, the little female’s small claws posed no threat. He chuckled and took a step forward.
Si Yan warned again, "Lang Feng, have you gone mad? You know that becoming a female’s male means giving her a hold over you. You offend me, yet you want to be my male. Are you seeking death?"
The sinister male’s Adam’s apple bobbed. He stared at Si Yan with a lascivious gaze, the lecherous look giving Si Yan the creeps.
"HEH HEH... Just the thought of mating with you fills me with incredible joy."
Si Yan cursed inwardly.
A thin silver thread quietly appeared in her hand.
"Come one step closer, and I really will kill you!"
"HEH." Lang Feng completely disregarded the warning, moving greasily toward Si Yan, who gritted her teeth.
It wasn’t that she didn’t want to keep a low profile. Reality wouldn’t allow it.
Si Yan turned to run. Lang Feng, seeing her speed, subconsciously started to chase.
However, just then, Si Yan suddenly spun around, two silver threads in her hand reflecting a beautiful luster under the moonlight.
Lang Feng didn’t slow down, and Si Yan’s deadly silver threads were just about to touch Lang Feng’s neck—
Just then, Lang Rong, a middle-aged female, spoke up displeasedly, "Stop!"
Si Yan and Lang Feng both froze. Si Yan’s silver threads retracted into her clothes.
"Lang Feng, what are you doing?" Lang Rong asked sternly. "Are you bullying a female?"
Si Yan bowed her head slightly.
Neither Lang Feng nor Lang Rong seemed to have seen her weapon. They just thought Lang Feng was trying to bully Si Yan.
Lang Feng said, "I was not bullying a female!"
Si Yan silently watched him.
Lang Feng said, "Aunt Rong, Si Yan has been in the Yanxiang Tribe for many years. But other than bearing four cubs to some snake beastman whose whereabouts are unknown, she has never had another male, nor has she borne any other cubs."
Lang Feng continued with a slightly gloomy tone, "A female of unknown origin joined the Yanxiang Tribe, eating and drinking the tribe’s resources, yet she has never accepted any other males from the tribe, nor has she reproduced for the tribe. Can she truly be considered a female of the tribe?"
Lang Feng’s words gave Si Yan goosebumps.
From Si Yan’s own standpoint, her actions were in complete accordance with her value of monogamy.
However, Si Yan’s actions did not conform to the values of this world.
If Si Yan, who had joined the Yanxiang Tribe midway, been taken in by them, and kindly provided with food and drink for herself and her cubs, still failed to fulfill the most significant role of a female in this world—reproduction—then her position seemed indefensible.
It felt somewhat like the tribe was raising someone else’s children, as if the tribe itself was being cuckolded.
After listening, Lang Rong frowned slightly and looked towards Si Yan. "He’s not wrong."
A sense of crisis Si Yan had never felt before enveloped her mind, making her feel as if time in the entire world had slowed.
"Si Yan, as a female supported by the tribe, you accept the tribe’s support, so you must bear the responsibility of reproducing for it. You must accept at least five males and bear cubs for the tribe. Otherwise, you can no longer accept the tribe’s support!"
Accept more than five males?
Si Yan laughed softly.
At that moment, various fundamental clashes of principles exploded in her mind. She felt anger, an inability to accept the situation, and an unbearable frustration.
"Si Yan, think about it carefully. Today, you must choose five Beast Husbands from the tribe. This matter is non-negotiable. Otherwise, you will be expelled from the tribe!"
Si Yan returned to the tribe.
The tribe wasn’t very large to begin with, and Lang Feng, being insidious, quickly spread Lang Rong’s words throughout the entire tribe.
"Have you heard? Si Yan has to choose five Beast Husbands today and undertake the responsibility of reproduction."
"Who would want such a thin and small female?"
"Tai Seng has become her Guardian Beast. I think this family is a viable prospect now."
"Now that Si Yan has learned to protect and take care of her cubs, she’s actually a decent female."
Some even licked their lips while looking at Si Yan, their gazes filled with a heavy dose of lewdness.
With more single males in the tribe, Si Yan felt that wherever she went, she was being watched by males with strange, possessive gazes.
At this moment, she felt as if she were a delicious meal amidst a pack of wild beasts.
She clenched her fists, feeling coerced and filled with rage.
A fire rapidly burned in her chest, nearly consuming her.
They were forcing her into a union, forcing her to accept males.
How was this any different from being raped in her previous world?!
"Mommy... Mommy..." Bei Ji pulled at her anxiously. It took Si Yan a while to snap out of it.
Suddenly clear-headed, Si Yan looked down at her three cubs.
The Beast World was highly dangerous. With her abilities, defeating a White Tiger was already a challenge. She didn’t dare to boast that she could emerge unscathed in this unfamiliar world.
Moreover, she had three cubs who needed protection.
If they were to leave this tribe, she and her three cubs might not withstand the scorching sun of the Blazing Days, might not find Dark Sun Lake, and might die in this foreign land.
But... being forced to accept five males at once...
Si Yan slowly squatted down and gently embraced her three cubs.
"I’m sorry," Si Yan’s voice trembled. "You’re right. Mommy is selfish."
Dongchi’s body shook violently.
He had seen her go mad, seen her resolute, but this was the first time he had witnessed her .
He didn’t know what this signified.
But he knew he was very unhappy.
"It’s not the first time we’ve known you’re selfish."
Dongchi struggled out of her embrace.
Si Yan felt somewhat dejected.
Dongchi added, "So what if you’re selfish? What’s the use of crying and wailing? It’s so unsightly."