The deep voice echoed at the cave entrance, "Wen Shu, the female! Mious from the Snake Beast Tribe is missing, have you seen him?"
The visitor, out of breath, lifted the grass curtain at the cave entrance and walked straight in.
Wen Shu's heart jumped to her throat. She raised her voice impatiently to stop him, "Who are you, don't come in, I'm not dressed!"
The original owner had been arrogant in the tribe, wielding considerable power.
The male stopped immediately, flustered, backing up hurriedly and incoherently explaining, "Sorry, I was just too anxious! I didn't see anything! The chief asked me to inquire!"
Wen Shu's tightly clenched hand relaxed a little, "Don't worry, I won't say a word!"
She snorted coldly, planning to send him away perfunctorily, but out of the corner of her eye, she glimpsed Mious's tightly pressed lips moving.
Seeing him about to speak, Wen Shu couldn't care about anything else. She lunged forward and covered his mouth, "As for Mious..."
She squinted her eyes warningly at Mious, calmly responding, "I've been sleeping the whole time, haven't seen him, um—"
Pain shot through her palm. She looked down to find the male beneath her had fiercely bitten down on the flesh of her hand, bright red blood slipping down the edge of her palm.
Wen Shu winced from the pain, retracting her hand, Mious immediately began to call for help with muffled speech.
"Mmm mmm!"
Wen Shu's heart sank.
This group of Beastmen's hearing and smell are even more sensitive than animals!
Hearing the slightest sound, the ears of the male at the cave entrance twitched. Sensing something amiss, he cautiously took a few steps forward to sniff the air aggressively, his complexion changing instantly.
Hesitating a few seconds between rushing into the cave and calling for help, he immediately dashed out, shouting for help as he ran, "Help! Someone, quickly! Mious is trapped in the cave by Wen Shu, the female!"
The male's blatant announcement, disregarding that she was the chief's daughter, stunned Wen Shu.
But now there's no time to dwell on it.
She glanced at her almost bitten hand, feeling extremely annoyed.
Her initial plan to dismiss Mious without arousing suspicion was clearly not going to work without taking more assertive measures.
She simply dropped the act, tore a piece of grass cloth from the bed to press on the wound, enduring the unbearable sting, and negotiated with Mious, "Let's make a deal, I'll heal your tail and afterward give you proper compensation if you cooperate with me to deal with them."
Her demeanor was gentle and casual, sounding like she was seeking his opinion, yet her tone was undeniably commanding.
Mious was momentarily stunned.
The female before him was still disheveled, yet her calm and steady demeanor made her seem like a different person, with an aura of dominance that couldn't be ignored.
Before he could recover from his shock, his jaw was once again gripped.
Turning his head to break free, the female tightened her grasp on him, warning him softly, "Don't move, Mious, look into my eyes."
Her voice deliberately lowered, gentle like a feather brushing across.
Mious shivered inside, and after recovering, felt nauseous in his mouth.
He prided himself on being calm and composed, but at this moment, he could no longer bear it, "Female, what do you want to do again!"
His tightly clenched fist with bulging veins stared fiercely at Wen Shu, yet he unexpectedly collided into a clear, yellow deep pond.
With just one glance, he felt like a bewildered prey trapped in the hunter's snare.
Despite being the person he loathed the most, he found it inexplicably impossible to look away.
His brain grew increasingly dizzy, he held his breath unconsciously, sensing his consciousness being disrupted and led into a whirlpool, sinking deeper and deeper...
Until the vast Spiritual Sea opened its gates voluntarily, accepting and locking in this chaos.
In just tens of seconds, it felt like a century had passed.
Noticing the anomaly in the other's Spiritual Sea, Wen Shu, still unclear about the situation, reached out with her spiritual tendrils, forming a connection with Mious.
Could the normally life-draining Soul Capturing Technique succeed so effortlessly?
Wen Shu tentatively guided, "You should change back into your human form."
Mious nodded absentmindedly, his battered snake tail shedding black scales, transforming into two strong and powerful legs.
Afraid to see something inappropriate, Wen Shu deliberately looked away and pulled up a woolen grass blanket to cover him, "Good, now remember, today you fell in love with me at first sight, everything that's happened now is entirely voluntary."
Just as the command was issued, the stone bed shook, chaotic footsteps coming ever closer.
Wen Shu repeated the command anxiously, only relaxing a little when seeing Mious nod.
At the same time, several figures ran into the cave one by one, bringing a cloud of dust.
The cave was crowded with people, even the entrance surrounded, the air stagnating, suffocatingly murky.
How did so many people come?
Wen Shu couldn't help but frown, her gaze meeting the female standing in front. She was tall, draped in fur, wearing a scarlet feather crown, her features striking yet exuding authority.
This was the tribe's leader, Chief Weng, the original owner's adoptive mother.
Seeing Wen Shu unscathed, Chief Weng breathed a sigh of relief, sternly reluctantly glaring at her.
Although Wen Shu wasn't at fault, she inexplicably felt guilty facing her elder, bracing herself to call out, "Mother."
But her small voice was instantly drowned out by the murmuring voices of the Beastmen.
The original owner's overbearing nature in the tribe had long caused dissatisfaction among the Beastmen, and upon hearing the news, they had all rushed over to watch the spectacle.
Now seeing her truly with Mious, they couldn't help but maliciously speculate.
"Look there, there's grass rope on the feather mat, she must have forced Mious into mating!"
The Beastmen in the back row believed it, "What! Shameless! She actually forced a male in broad daylight!"
"Today is the blessing day, how dare she! It's so embarrassing for the tribe!"
"..."
Wen Shu frowned. She knew the original owner was unpopular, but she hadn't realized so many Beastmen disliked her.
The voices of gossip grew increasingly offensive, Chief Weng raised her hand intending to protect her unruly daughter, "Everyone, quiet—"
Before she finished, a crisp female voice interrupted her, "I've long heard the tribe leader's daughter is arrogant and capricious, often bullying the weak, but I didn't expect her to bully the Snake Clan today!"
Among the crowd, a pretty-looking female with a floral crown entered, arm in arm with the elder of the Snake Clan, who carried a wooden staff, followed by two strong and handsome males.
Elder Wen Shu disapproved, looking at the Snake Clan elder, "Xue Fu, the female, speak with evidence!"
However, the Snake Clan elder did not respond.
Approaching closer, seeing Mious's pale face clearly, he clenched his hand in distress, thinking of how to explain the future heir of the Snake Clan back home!
The elder's face flushed red, angrily raising his staff to slam it against the ground, "What more evidence is needed! Chief Weng, today is the blessing day, not only is your daughter insulting the Snake Clan, but she is disrespecting the Beast God, that's a matter for the court!"
Beside him, Xue Fu's heart clenched seeing Mious, full of worry as she ran over.
Glancing at the beast skirt at the foot of the bed, she hesitated for two seconds and suddenly seemed to go insane, her eyes turning red, teeth gritting furiously pointing at Wen Shu, "You shameless female, what have you done to Mious!"
"Disrespecting the blessing day, forcing a male into mating, you sinner! The Snake Clan will take you to court!"
Her fierce reaction was like a wife catching her husband cheating, caught flagrantly.
Wen Shu's heart sank, her mind holding only one thought.
Oh no, the original owner dug into someone else's relationship!
Xue Fu heaved and raged, raising her hand to hit.
Wen Shu sidestepped to dodge, but a bone-defined hand was faster, grasping Xue Fu's arm just in time.
It was Mious.
Seeing him, Xue Fu's eyes reddened, her expression softened, "Mious..."
The victim finally responded, making the surroundings quiet instantly.
Only Xue Fu's determined query remained, "She forced you, didn't she?"