Mi Yao felt deeply humiliated and bit her teeth in hatred. She did not hate Ye Ling.
Her hatred was all directed at Su Xiyue — so ugly, lazy, greedy, and wicked. How could she possibly be worthy of Ye Ling?
It was truly unfair.
If it weren't for the tribe leader Su Lie, Su Xiyue would have long been driven out of the tribe.
No matter what Mi Yao thought, Su Xiyue carried the animal skins back steadily.
As she passed through the tribe's square, she saw a large crowd of beasts gathered there: Ye Ling, Mo Lin, Bai Qi, Qing Zhu, Xuan Ming, and even her brother Su Mu were all present.
Of course, many other beasts were there too — a vast sea of them, at least a hundred strong.
Her father, Su Lie, stood at the forefront, giving instructions to the gathered beasts.
Listening closely, it was mostly about today's hunting plans and safety reminders.
It was clear they were preparing to go hunting.
Su Xiyue's heart stirred, and she walked toward them, still holding the skins.
Su Lie spotted her immediately, his brows knitting into a frown. With a stern face, he scolded, "What are you doing here? Hurry and get back!"
This daughter of his was a disappointment — lazy, greedy, unlikable, and a hopeless flirt. On top of that, she was especially ugly, bringing him nothing but shame.
Su Lie could not understand why his wife and son looked decent, but his daughter turned out so ugly.
Yet he never doubted she was his—her eyes were exactly like his.
It was precisely because she was his daughter that he was so angry.
Su Xiyue met Su Lie's hateful gaze with speechless resignation.
How deep was the disdain for the original owner?
She curled her lips but ignored the disdain in his eyes and said quietly, "Father, I want to go hunting with you all."
In the original story, the female lead Chu Youyou was brought back to the wolf tribe by Ye Ling. Although Chu Youyou had already appeared earlier and Su Xiyue had chased her far away yesterday afternoon, she never underestimated the power of the heroine's aura — who knew if Ye Ling might encounter her again and bring her back?
She had to personally keep an eye on things.
Besides, eating only roasted meat and fish every day was unbearable; her mouth was getting tired of the taste.
She desperately needed to improve her life.
Su Lie thought he had misheard and looked at her in surprise. "What did you say?"
Su Xiyue repeated calmly, "I said I want to go hunting with you all."
Her words dropped like a bomb, and the square fell silent.
Then a burst of laughter erupted.
"Hahaha, did you hear that? Su Xiyue actually wants to go hunting? That's hilarious."
"That lazy, greedy female actually thinks she can hunt? Don't make me laugh."
One beast almost blurted out that Su Xiyue was crazy, but glanced at the leader and swallowed the words.
No matter how much the leader disliked Su Xiyue, she was still his daughter, and such words would upset him.
"I bet she just wants to get close to a few male hunters, haha."
Others joined in with mocking remarks.
But since the leader was present, no one went too far, though their words remained unpleasant.
Even Ye Ling, Mo Lin, Bai Qi, Qing Zhu, and Xuan Ming frowned as they looked at her.
Their thoughts weren't much different from the others — they just assumed she was trying to cozy up to them, and their expressions showed clear disgust.
Su Xiyue paid no mind to their ridicule or the disdainful looks from the male hunters. Her gaze remained calm as she faced Su Lie.
"Father, don't worry. I won't be a burden to anyone. I have awakened the Wood-type ability and can protect myself."
She placed the cleaned skins on a large rock in the square and stretched out her right hand, palm facing upward, channeling her inner power.
Soon, a tiny green vine sprouted from her palm, fresh and vibrant, appearing right before the astonished eyes of the gathered beasts.
In this world, some had awakened abilities. For example, Ye Ling's true form was the Silver Moon Ice Wolf, so he could control ice.
Mo Lin, Bai Qi, Qing Zhu, and Xuan Ming also had their own innate powers.
The tribe's beasts could freely switch between their true forms and human forms.
But females couldn't — they had no innate abilities.
Now, Su Xiyue announced she had awakened an ability. The beasts were utterly shocked.
The laughter in the square abruptly stopped. Every beast stared wide-eyed and in disbelief at the tiny green vine curling in her palm.
A female awakening a power? That was unheard of and unseen before.
Su Lie was stunned, staring at the little vine in Su Xiyue's palm for a long moment, unable to collect himself.
He had lived many years and never seen a female awaken an ability.
Not just him — none of the beasts there had ever witnessed such a thing.
In the past, they would have scoffed and refused to believe it.
But now, the fact was right in front of them. They couldn't deny it.
Seeing their shocked expressions, Su Xiyue felt secretly pleased but kept her face calm.
She even extended the vine, letting it grow longer and coil around her fingertip, looking lively and flexible.
Immediately, their eyes changed — there was curiosity, exploration, and even jealousy.
The male hunters' hostile expressions softened, replaced by a hint of surprise.
This female really was different now.
Su Lie was the first to recover, giving her a complicated look as he asked in a deep voice, "Is this really the ability you awakened?"
Su Xiyue nodded. "Yes."
Su Lie's expression softened slightly. "When did you awaken it?"
"Yesterday."
She did not hide anything. The ability had come with her from the end-of-the-world era, so she wasn't afraid of anyone investigating.
Su Lie looked at her deeply, his thoughts unreadable.
But he didn't ask more.
He turned to the beasts and said loudly, "Since Xiyue has awakened an ability and wants to join the hunt, then let her come along. Take good care of her and don't let her get hurt."
Now that his daughter had awakened an ability, he naturally wouldn't stop her.
A female awakening an ability was a big deal in the tribe.
Perhaps she could lead the tribe to a new peak in the future.
Thinking this, Su Lie's gaze toward Su Xiyue was less harsh, even carrying a trace of relief.
Su Xiyue: "..."
She couldn't help but feel this relieved look was a little suspicious.
Sure enough.
The next moment, Su Lie continued, "Since you've awakened your ability, all the past mistakes are wiped clean. From now on, behave yourself well and work hard to earn everyone's recognition. Make your old man proud, understand?"
Su Xiyue's mouth twitched sharply.
Make him proud?
She couldn't help but feel that this old man just wanted to show her off.
Silently rolling her eyes in her heart, Su Xiyue didn't expose Su Lie's true intention. Instead, she responded obediently, "Yes, Father."
No matter what his plan was, it seemed to work in her favor for now.
Seeing that she was allowed to join, she quickly spread the cleaned animal skins on a nearby large rock to dry.
The rock wasn't big enough, so she laid the rest on the grass to dry.
The beasts present watched her actions with surprise.
This tribe was notorious for lazy females—yet here she was, voluntarily cleaning and drying animal skins?
Had she really changed?