Su Yu's hearing hadn't recovered yet. She was startled when a disheveled, exceptionally frail female with a panicked expression lunged toward her, her mouth opening and closing wordlessly. Su Yu let out an involuntary cry and backed away a few steps.
Shengqing, who had been vigilantly scanning the surroundings, heard a strange noise from the bushes and appeared before Su Yu in the blink of an eye. He raised a hand and ruthlessly shoved the lunging female away.
The three little wolf cubs, who had been busy chasing butterflies nearby, scampered over. They stood in front of Su Yu, baring their teeth warily at the fallen female and letting out low, childish growls from their throats.
The fallen female ignored the pain in her rear. She glanced back in terror, then scrambled toward Su Yu. "Stray Beasts have taken the females from our tribe! They're chasing me now! Please! Help me! Help our tribe's females!"
