Su Qinglan sat quietly for a while after Rong Ye's screams faded away into the distance. The cave was silent again.
She blinked, still not understanding what just happened.
Hu Yan and Han Jue were pretending to be very busy with their food, but their faces looked tense, as if they didn't want to talk about what they had just witnessed.
Su Qinglan frowned. "Um… can I ask something?"
Both of them froze at once.
Hu Yan slowly lifted his head. "...Yes?"
She hesitated, glancing toward the cave entrance where Rong Ye had disappeared. "Why was Rong Ye teasing Xuan Long like that? What did he mean by that… 'in heat' thing?"
There was a long silence.
"W–What?" Hu Yan stammered, eyes wide. "You... you don't know what that means?"
Su Qinglan shook her head seriously. "No. I mean, I can guess a little... but I'm not sure if I'm thinking right."
Han Jue's face turned bright red. "Ahem, well, it's, uh... it's just a... natural thing. You know, for beastmen."
