"And you'll have to offer one hundred Purple Crystal Stones as compensation. Otherwise, don't even think about seeing me again."
Chu Jing's eyes were icy.
'How dare this guy make such an outrageous demand.'
In the Beast World, the rarity of Crystal Stones, from lowest to highest, was as follows: White Crystal, Red Crystal, Yellow Crystal, Green Crystal, Blue Crystal, Purple Crystal, and Black Crystal.
The first three types of crystals were relatively easy to obtain.
The ones that came after were much harder to get ahold of.
One hundred Purple Crystal Stones was an almost impossible demand.
It was the first time Chu Jing had ever met such a shameless lackey.
She felt a wave of disgust.
Seeing Chu Jing remain silent, Yingmu thought she had tacitly agreed. He boasted smugly to Du Nan, "See, Nannan? Her silence means she agrees. We've pretty much handled everyone here. Let's go back."
As he spoke, his hand restlessly squeezed Du Nan's soft waist.
The gesture was filled with lewd familiarity.
Du Nan was amused, her face breaking into a wide smile as a blush crept onto her cheeks.
"Go where? Didn't you want Crystal Cores? I'll give them to you."
Chu Jing snorted coldly.
Hearing this, the expressions of Jiang Ji and the other three men changed. The last glimmer of hope they had for Chu Jing was shattered.
The small spark that had ignited in their hearts was instantly extinguished by the cold, hard reality.
'Sure enough, the Female Master hadn't changed. The moment she encountered this Weasel Beastman, she lost all her sense.'
The Female Master always lost her usual composure when faced with the Weasel Beastman.
Just as the four of them were regretting that they had almost believed what Chu Jing said yesterday, a few miserable screams rang out.
"Get up, now! Is it fun to lie on the ground and play dead?"
Jiang Ji and Bai Ling immediately stood up and walked to stand behind Chu Jing.
Their eyes grew firm, as if they had resolved to never doubt Chu Jing again.
They were willing to fight by her side, no matter how difficult the road ahead.
Xuyue and Gu Si also got to their feet, but they didn't move toward Chu Jing.
Instead, they stood to the side, observing the situation.
After all, when you couldn't be sure if you could trust someone, keeping a certain distance was the safest course of action.
Thus, they chose to wait and see, deciding to make their move only after the situation developed further.
Because they still didn't believe Chu Jing would help them.
Years of mistrust had made the two of them wary of Chu Jing.
Even at what seemed to be such a critical juncture, their inner doubts remained unchanged.
Chu Jing paid them no mind, her sharp gaze fixed on the many Beastmen lying on the ground before her.
"Well? Are you satisfied with the 'gift' I gave you?"
'This idiot. He took advantage of being from the same tribe as the original host to constantly snitch on her. He used her as a stepping stone, climbing into the female lead's bed over the bodies of her Beast Husbands.'
'It was precisely because of his vile actions that things became more and more complicated.'
'And the original host's transformation into an infamous female beast was in no small part thanks to the original female lead, Du Nan, fanning the flames.'
'The latter displayed her abilities in an almost unscrupulous manner, using all sorts of methods to seize every resource that had once belonged to the original host.'
'This included not only plundering her material possessions but also crushing her spirit.'
'If the original host's parents hadn't worried that she would have no one to look after her and forced her into partnerships with several Beast Husbands...'
'...the original host would have likely been killed by the original female lead and this lackey right here shortly after her parents left.'
Huang Yang had never expected Chu Jing to treat him like this.
Utterly astonished, he scrambled up from the ground and charged toward Chu Jing.
But just then, someone viciously kicked him in the knee.
Generally speaking, a female beast's strength was no match for a Male Beast's.
But the Chu Jing before him was no ordinary female beast.
She had directly used her superpower to strengthen her right foot and kicked out without hesitation.
After the kick, Chu Jing even said with a hint of regret, "Oops. It seems I was a little off target."
The kick was so painful that Huang Yang's face turned ghastly pale, and he couldn't help but start wondering.
'What on earth did Chu Jing mean by that?'
'Off target?'
'If she wasn't aiming for my knee, then where was she targeting?'
Then, Chu Jing "kindly" added, "It would have been even better if it had been just a little more toward the center."
After hearing this, Huang Yang's expression became even uglier.
At that moment, Huang Yang finally realized that Chu Jing seemed to have changed.
So he humbled himself, trying to ask in a fawning tone, "Chu Jing, why are you suddenly acting like this toward me? Are your Beast Husbands not treating you well?"
"If you're unhappy with them, I can take you away from this place, okay?"
As soon as he said this, the four men present immediately tensed up.
They were terrified that Chu Jing would leave with Yingmu—not because they couldn't bear to part with her.
But in this world, a Female Master was the backbone of a family.
If they lost their backbone, the four of them would become the laughingstock of the entire world!
Without a Female Master, they would be an object of ridicule for everyone.
The original host had run off with Huang Yang several times before, and each time, her Beast Husbands had to persuade her to stay.
These persuasions weren't just empty words.
The price for her return was twenty Purple Crystal Cores.
Moreover, Huang Yang had coaxed all these precious Crystal Cores from the original host with sweet nothings.
The original host was completely oblivious to this.
Chu Jing naturally understood their worries.
She parted her lips slightly.
"Huang Yang, do you really think you're that good at pretending? Did you think your little tricks could fool me?"
"Chu Jing, what do you mean by that?"
Panic flared in Huang Yang's heart.
His previously confident demeanor instantly crumbled.
He couldn't understand why the once-docile and obedient Chu Jing had become so difficult to control.
But deep down, he still clung to a sliver of hope, believing he must hold a place in Chu Jing's heart.
Unwilling to give up, Huang Yang strode forward to grab Chu Jing's arm, shooting her a flirtatious glance in an attempt to regain control.
"Look at you, all worked up. Stop throwing a tantrum and come back with me."
However, just as Huang Yang's hand was about to touch Chu Jing, she moved with lightning speed.
Jiang Ji and Bai Ling's eyes went wide, and they held their breath.
Worry bloomed in their hearts.
'Is the Female Master going to get lured away again this time?'
But Xuyue and Gu Si were used to this sight. They had even begun to calmly consider how they would acquire more Crystal Cores next.
The change happened in that instant.
Suddenly, a piercing shriek came from Huang Yang's mouth, immediately followed by a sharp "CRACK!"
Chu Jing slowly retracted her hand.
Then, she actually grabbed the animal-hide skirt of Jiang Ji, who was standing beside her, and began to wipe her hand with it repeatedly.