After being blown up in the apocalypse, Su Xiyue had barely opened her eyes when she found herself inside a cave. Everything around her looked primitive.
"What's going on? Where am I?"
She instantly became more alert, her expression guarded.
Then, she saw a man standing before her—an unbelievably handsome one.
He had a pair of striking silver eyes, features sharp like they were carved from stone, a chiseled face with refined features, broad shoulders, and a narrow waist.
His skin was a healthy bronze tone, his waist wrapped in a piece of animal hide. His legs were long and powerful, his figure strong and agile—his entire being radiated wild, primal strength.
He was so outrageously good-looking it was enough to make someone's legs go weak.
"Animal hide?"
Her gaze fixed on the cloth at his waist. Was this... the ancient era?
Before she could process any further—
A cold, disgusted voice echoed in her ears.
"Su Xiyue, how dare you drug me with Passion Fruit? Do you think I won't lay a hand on you?"
The man's eyes were dark and violent, as if he wanted to tear her to pieces.
Su Xiyue frowned. She couldn't understand a word he was saying.
Not knowing the context, she didn't dare to speak recklessly.
Ye Ling, seeing her silence, assumed it was an admission of guilt. His expression grew even more repulsed.
He reached out and gripped her chin tightly, the force making her wince in pain. "You want it so badly? Fine—I'll give it to you."
With that, he threw her with great force.
Su Xiyue was flung onto a stone bed. The hard surface hit her body painfully.
Fury surged within her. She didn't care who this man was—she lashed out. "Passion Fruit? I have no idea what you're talking about! Rabid dog much? Biting people at random!"
"Oh? I'm a rabid dog now? Drug someone and then deny it? Who else could be as shameless as you?"
Ye Ling gave a short, cold laugh, eyes full of mockery.
The effects of the drug in his system were flaring up, making him unbearably uncomfortable—like his body was about to explode.
Staring at Su Xiyue's "ugly and disgusting" face, his gaze brimmed with contempt.
And yet, his body burned with the urge to get close to her, even though the thought made him want to gag.
Su Xiyue saw him approaching and, recalling what he had just said, instantly understood his intentions.
Panic flared in her heart. In desperation, she kicked out hard.
Her foot landed squarely on his most vulnerable spot.
"AH! Su Xiyue, you want to die!"
Ye Ling stared at her in disbelief, his gaze sinister. His body curled in on itself, veins bulging on his forehead, his expression terrifying.
For a moment, he even considered shifting into his beast form and biting her to death.
But something stopped him. Though he was furious beyond belief, he didn't act.
She's insane!
She drugged him?
Then fought back?
And kicked him there?
Unbelievable.
Su Xiyue knew she had just kicked his weak spot and wasn't sure if she'd destroyed it. Feeling guilty, she gave an awkward laugh.
But she had no time to dwell on it. She scrambled to her feet and ran for her life.
Inside the cave, Ye Ling roared in fury, "Su Xiyue! Just you wait!"
The roar was deafening.
Of course Su Xiyue heard him. Her whole body trembled, and she ran even faster.
Only when she was far, far away from the cave did she dare to stop.
She clutched her chest, looking shaken.
Damn, that was terrifying. She had nearly lost her chastity—to a caveman, no less!
Though she didn't know exactly where she was, she guessed she had transmigrated to some kind of ancient era.
What else could explain the animal hides?
Suddenly, a sharp pain shot through her head. Moments later, a stream of unfamiliar memories flooded her mind.
After reviewing the memories, she looked like she'd just swallowed a pile of crap—her face twisted in agony.
She had landed in a beastman-themed otome game she had once read about. The original owner of this body was a side character—a cannon fodder at that—ugly, lazy, and used for comic relief.
The female lead, Chu Youyou, was the actual player. She transmigrated into this game and, for some unknown reason, was picked up by Male Lead #1.
That man in the cave? That was Ye Ling—undeniably the most handsome and powerful of all the beastmen. He was also one of the original host's five beast husbands.
Yes—five.
The original host's father, the tribe chief, had forcibly arranged all five of them for her.
Naturally, none of them were willing. The marriages were a disaster from the start. They avoided her like the plague and had zero interest in touching her.
There was a scene in the game where the original host tried to sleep with Ye Ling by secretly drugging his food with Passion Fruit juice.
Su Xiyue guessed that the scene just now was exactly that plotline.
She didn't know how the original host had died, but somehow she had transmigrated into her body right afterward.
Worse still, once the player character Chu Youyou got brought back to the tribe by Ye Ling, the original host would start serving her "tool character" role.
She would be used as the contrast to highlight the sweetness and romance between the female lead and the five male leads.
Once the female lead had successfully won over all five men, the cannon fodder would be discarded like yesterday's trash.
Su Xiyue rubbed her temples in frustration.
What kind of mess had she gotten herself into?
After struggling to survive in the apocalypse for so long, Su Xiyue had finally made it out alive—only to find herself in this primitive world.
But honestly, it didn't seem so bad.
In fact, it felt peaceful. Much more stable than the chaos of the end times. She believed she could make a decent life for herself here.
She made up her mind then and there: she wasn't going to get involved with any of the male leads. Let them flirt and fall in love with the female player all they wanted—that had nothing to do with her.
She refused to be a tool character in someone else's love story.
And one more thing—she'd find a chance to end her so-called mate bonds with the original host's five beastmen. Wasn't living alone much more appealing? Who needed a man anyway?
She stood up, dusted herself off, and took a look around.
It was the hottest time of day. The sun blazed high in the sky, scorching the earth with its rays.
Towering ancient trees stretched toward the sky, their trunks wrapped in thick, winding vines. Wildflowers bloomed everywhere in a riot of color. The air was rich with the scent of earth and the fresh fragrance of leaves and grass.
Now and then came the roar of a beast or the chirping of birds, sounding like an ancient melody—mysterious and distant.
A few females were out drying animal hides. When they saw her, they immediately started whispering to each other, throwing her veiled looks filled with disdain and ridicule.
Su Xiyue didn't care.
Those females were either in love with Ye Ling or one of her other beastmen "husbands."
She didn't need to hear their words to know exactly what they were saying.
It would be the usual nonsense—calling her shameless, saying she tried to seduce a beastman, even going so far as to drug him.
She wanted to find somewhere quiet to test whether her supernatural powers had come with her into this world.
But she hadn't walked far when she spotted a massive black python.
Its enormous body coiled as it dragged a gigantic prey back with it. Its cold, reptilian eyes sent a chill down her spine—but there was an unmistakable trace of human intelligence in them.
Wait… a giant python?
She narrowed her eyes. In the entire Wolf Tribe, there was only one snake—and that was Male Lead #2, Mo Lin.
Back in the day, for reasons unknown, he had been hunted down by his own people—the Snake Tribe.
Although Mo Lin was exceptionally powerful, he couldn't fend off an entire tribe alone. Just as he was on the brink of death, he had run into the original host's father, who was out hunting.
Her father had rescued Mo Lin from the Snake Tribe and brought him back to the Wolf Tribe. He even had the tribe's witch doctor treat Mo Lin's wounds.
After recovering, Mo Lin joined the Wolf Tribe and became one of its members.
Because he owed a life debt to the original host's father, he had reluctantly agreed to marry the original host.
Now, that enormous python had seen her. Its eyes flickered briefly with a flash of clear, human-like disgust.
Then, in the blink of an eye, it transformed into a tall, imposing man and walked off, dragging his prey behind him.
Su Xiyue froze in place, staring at his retreating human form, a complex look in her eyes.
So that was Mo Lin?
The mysterious and enigmatic Male Lead #2, whose role throughout the entire game had always been cloaked in shadows?