Not far from this place, inside a certain mountain cave, Yun Zhu looked around in a daze.
She realized she had been reborn.
Reborn at a time when she had lost everything, before Chu Youyou had even arrived at the Wing Tiger Tribe.
In her previous life, she was framed and betrayed by Chu Youyou, reduced to the tribe's public female, endlessly tormented until death.
Though she felt she deserved it, the unforgettable pain and hatred still felt as vivid as if it were yesterday.
She never imagined she would get a second chance at life.
"Hahaha..."
Yun Zhu sat on the stone bed, laughing out loud without restraint—wild and unrestrained laughter, tears streaming down her face.
Gritting her teeth, she said, "Heaven truly has eyes. Chu Youyou, this time we will compete again, and I absolutely won't lose to you."
In her past life, Chu Youyou knew certain skills and knowledge—this time she knew them too. If she could create those things ahead of time, let's see how Chu Youyou would attract Mu Han.
Just with that slightly fairer face of hers?
In her previous life, Yun Zhu had been hopelessly obsessed with Mu Han, willing to do anything to become his mate, but ended in such a miserable fate.
Meanwhile, Chu Youyou had trampled over her corpse, enjoying Mu Han's and many other beastmen's favor, living a happy and fulfilling life.
How much she hated her!
Fortunately, she had been reborn. There was still time.
Yun Zhu rose from the bed, her eyes filled with icy hatred.
This time, she would never lose to Chu Youyou again. She would take back everything that belonged to her and make that hypocritical and vicious female suffer a fate worse than death.
She stepped out of the cave, wanting to find out what was happening now.
But not far from the cave, she overheard some females whispering.
"Have you heard? Mu Han brought back a particularly beautiful female and even let her live in his cave."
"Really? What does she look like? Is she prettier than Yun Zhu?"
"No way! Yun Zhu is the most beautiful female in our tribe. No one can compare. But that new female is quite pretty too—her skin is especially white, very different from us."
All these rumors reached Yun Zhu's ears, making her expression shift and an uneasy feeling rise in her heart.
Mu Han brought back a female? And let her live in his cave? Skin quite white?
Could it be Chu Youyou?
Yun Zhu frowned. No, that wasn't right—Chu Youyou should have been in the Wolf Tribe at this time in her previous life. Why would she suddenly appear in the Wing Tiger Tribe and be brought back by Mu Han?
Whether the female Mu Han brought back was Chu Youyou or not, she had to see for herself what was going on.
Her heart pounding, she hurried toward Mu Han's cave.
Fortunately, it wasn't far, and she arrived quickly.
At a glance, she saw Chu Youyou sitting on the stone bed, her face blank as she looked at her.
Yun Zhu felt as if struck by lightning, shock and disbelief written all over her face.
Chu Youyou.
It was really her?
The same hypocritical, vicious female who had ruined her so badly in the previous life had actually appeared early in the Wing Tiger Tribe?
What was going on? Why was it so different from before?
Was her memory wrong? Or was there something she didn't know?
Yun Zhu's mind was in turmoil, unable to understand.
But seeing Chu Youyou, her hatred surged, her eyes burning with fury.
She stared at Chu Youyou, itching to rush forward and tear her to pieces.
But she couldn't be reckless. If she did anything to Chu Youyou, Mu Han would be the first to punish her.
She had learned her lesson in the last life. She didn't want a repeat.
Taking a deep breath, she forced herself to hold back.
Chu Youyou looked at Yun Zhu in confusion. She didn't recognize the woman and thought she was strange, staring without speaking.
She knew she was a female from the Wing Tiger Tribe, but didn't understand why she was here.
Could she be Mu Han's mate?
The thought made her unhappy.
Then she reconsidered. If Mu Han had a mate, he wouldn't have brought her to live in his cave.
"Who are you? What do you want with Mu Han? He's not here right now."
Chu Youyou got up from the stone bed and looked at Yun Zhu with unfamiliar eyes, cautiously speaking.
Yun Zhu heard her words and inwardly wished to tear that hypocritical face apart—but still restrained herself.
She curled her lips into a stiff, unnatural smile.
Trying to sound calm, she said, "You must be the female Mu Han brought back. You're really pretty. I've never seen such a beautiful female before."
Chu Youyou was pleased by the compliment. "Thank you. You're pretty too."
The female before her was indeed very beautiful. Her skin wasn't snow white but a healthy wheat color. Tall and sexy, with all the right curves—slim where it should be, full where it should be, almost bursting.
Her features were delicate and sharp, amber eyes, golden seaweed-like hair tied casually, wearing a tight-fitting beast-skin skirt. She looked somewhat Western.
Totally different from herself.
She sneered inwardly. Most men liked petite, delicate women with the softness of Jiangnan's water towns. This female was too tall and broad; men probably wouldn't like her.
She couldn't evoke their protective instincts either. Thinking this, Chu Youyou felt confident again.
Yun Zhu heard her words and hated her to death. This hypocritical female was always putting on an act.
"Thanks for the compliment. You're pretty too, especially your skin—really white, different from all of us. Mu Han will definitely like that."
Chu Youyou blushed shyly at the praise but smiled even more happily. "Really? I think my skin is pretty white too. Mu Han said I'm beautiful."
Seeing her smug, unguarded expression, Yun Zhu's hatred surged, but she said no more.
She was afraid if she continued, she might lose control and tear the other apart.
After exchanging a few polite words, Yun Zhu hurriedly left.
She had to find food, weave baskets, make pottery, prepare delicacies, and build houses—all before Chu Youyou made those things.
When she had created everything, the credit would be hers.
Then what would Chu Youyou have left?
She remembered how Chu Youyou did these things in the previous life.
Chu Youyou didn't know any of it. Seeing Yun Zhu leave, she didn't pay much attention, thinking Yun Zhu was just curious about her.
What was happening in the Wing Tiger Tribe was unknown to Su Xiyue, who was happily gathering supplies in the Tagel Forest.
Her basket-backpack had long been filled to the brim, which she had placed under the same chestnut tree as before, planning to carry it back later.
Today, she had discovered a patch of cabbages—each one huge, big enough to feed her for several days—and she had picked them all.
She filled four full basket-backpacks, packed tightly with cabbages. She had also dug up plenty of wild vegetables, like water celery, shepherd's purse, and bracken ferns.
There were also various mushrooms: shiitake, wood ear, enoki, king oyster, tea tree mushrooms, bamboo fungus, and more.
She had even found a cluster of white fungus.
The Tagel Forest wasn't very large, but its mushrooms were truly abundant—thick, plump, juicy, and unusually large, seemingly untouched by anyone before.