Chapter 109: Chapter 109: Threat
Surprise flashed in Yining’s eyes. He got up and jumped to the ground, but stopped in his tracks when he saw Wen Shu’s pale face.
"Wen Shu, what’s wrong with you?"
He frowned slightly, preparing to leap onto the Black Panther’s back, only to nearly be swept off by a long dark tail.
The Black Panther in front of him spat out a breath of hot air in warning, while the Snake Beast guarded in front of the female, its gaze hostile, reminding him to retreat.
"You all..."
Yining retreated a few steps, his light brown eyes tinged with coldness.
It seemed these males had formed an alliance, but how could a female only take three beast husbands? They clearly intended to monopolize the female.
Moreover, the female was so naive in this regard, she was probably kept in the dark, knowing nothing!
He coldly swept his gaze over Mious, but his peripheral vision caught the trembling figure of the female, the coldness in his eyes immediately transformed into worry, "Female, I brought many medicines, wait for me to get them."
At this moment Wen Shu felt dizzy; her spiritual power had reached the limit. Seeing Yining turn around, she hastily bit her lip to stop him, "Yining, I want to borrow your Holy Object!"
Upon hearing this, Yining paused, looking at her face covered in cold sweat. He struggled with his duty to guard the Holy Object for two seconds and made a decision.
He jumped back onto the Wolf Beast’s back, a trace of urgency flashing in his light brown eyes.
But before he could speak, Priest Bona grasped the armrest with a grim expression, rebuking in exasperation, "Yining, can just anyone use the Holy Object? All my years of teaching, you’ve thrown it all away!"
Yining’s face turned pale for a moment due to the reprimand.
But the female was currently in life-threatening danger.
Could the Divine Tree be stingy about a mere touch?
He lowered his long light-colored eyelashes, gently questioning, "Bernard, the Divine Tree supports the survival of the Beastmen across the continent. Would it really stand by and do nothing?"
Their conversation was bizarre, but Wen Shu, with a buzzing in her ears, only understood Bernard’s refusal.
She raised her eyes to look at the Old Priest, clutching the beast skin on Nan’s sleeve tightly, "Wu Xuan, move a little closer."
"Slap—"
As they drew closer, the crisp sound of a slap echoed through the silent forest.
Wen Shu’s pupils contracted slightly, only seeing Priest Bona’s raised arm and Yining’s face turning away in embarrassment.
Was it because of her?
"Yining! You child..."
Priest Bona’s hand trembled, looking at Yining’s red and swollen face, he opened his mouth with some regret but couldn’t save face.
Until he saw Wen Shu approaching, he angrily shifted the blame, "Female, stay away from Yining in the future!"
Yining had always been a sensible child, but ever since the female appeared, he had become increasingly irrational.
If it wasn’t stopped, who knew what it might turn into in the future!
Priest Bona stared at her coldly, "Everyone has their destiny, I will never lend you the Holy Object..."
Listening to his frantic accusations, Wen Shu tightened her lips, her gaze swept over Yining’s slapped red cheek, and she couldn’t help but frown.
But she couldn’t afford to waste any more time.
Her gaze returned to the Old Priest’s face; she tried to maintain a calm voice, loudly interrupting him, "Priest, I just need to borrow it for a little while. If any of your people get hurt in the future, you can also ask me for help."
She stared directly at Bernard, seeing he remained unmoved, her face turned cold, and her voice hoarse when she added, "If you don’t agree, I won’t force you, but I’m afraid we’ll all die here together."
Wen Shu lifted the robe covering Nan; the hand she held was burning like fire, the male’s face was also scorched by black patterns, almost tearing the skin apart.
Priest Bona sneered and lowered his eyes, but when he saw Nan’s appearance, his body stiffened for a few seconds. Once he looked up again, his eyes were filled with shock.
Who would dare to run around dragging an exploding High-level male!
"Female, you’re simply crazy!"
He pulled Yining back and immediately tried to order the Wolf Beast to retreat, but the female’s voice, with hidden fierceness, preceded him, "Wu Xuan, follow them closely."
Priest Bona raised his head in anger, seeing her beautiful face frosted over, her eyes shooting out a chilling menace, a biting cold creeping up his back.
This female really meant to go down with them together.
His face hidden under the hood was twisted into an ugly knot.
Great Beast God above, if he didn’t hand it over, the Divine Tree Leaves might be blown up!
Priest Bona gritted his teeth, apologetically taking out the Divine Tree Leaves, and held it out to Yining.
Whispering, "Take it, don’t let anyone else touch it."
Seeing he finally relented, Yining’s eyes brightened, he reverently accepted it and jumped to the female’s side.
Close enough, he discovered her lips were pale, and the white light in her palm kept extinguishing, yet stubbornly lit up again and again.
Seeing her so persistent, Yining’s heart trembled. He crouched nervously by her side, handing over the Divine Tree Leaves, "Wen Shu, the Holy Object is here."
Through her blurred vision, Wen Shu swiftly grabbed the leaves and pressed them against Nan’s chest.
Surprisingly, as the golden glow gradually brightened, her vision cleared a bit, and her depleted spiritual power slowly recovered.
Fearing she might disperse this power, she released her grip, staring at Nan until most of the black patterns faded away, finally allowing herself to relax.
"Yining, you’ve helped me again..."
Wen Shu steadied her breath, a tint of smiling at her eye’s ends, looked up at Yining, only to meet his intent gaze.
The male’s cold, white face was still flushed; his indifferent eyes now rippled with emotion, a hint of warmth contained within.
Scorched by such a gaze, the words on Wen Shu’s lips halted abruptly, she hurriedly smiled, and quickly lowered her eyes to check on Nan’s condition.
And the sudden glance also left the male momentarily dazed.
His pupils widened, his ears blushed red, somewhat helplessly lowering his eyelids, his pale lips moved slightly, "I’m glad I could help you."
For a moment, the atmosphere was somewhat subtle.
Mious saw it all, a flash of chill in his eyes, naturally yet assertively squeezed into the middle, grasping the female’s hand, softly concerned, "How do you feel?"
His voice concealed tenderness; Wen Shu glanced back at him, her eyes blooming with a relaxed smile, "Nan is fine, look."
The male’s face had returned to its ruddy state; those intertwining corrosive wounds had healed completely under her treatment, leaving only some deep scars.
Mious followed her guidance and glanced at Nan, then withdrew his gaze, focused on Wen Shu, a pampering smile curving his lips, "Good."
Seeing the two of them smile at each other, Yining tightened his lips; a trace of disappointment crossed his eyes, though he wasn’t discouraged.
These males and the female had known each other in the tribe; he had only been by the female’s side for a short period.
As long as enough time passed, the female would certainly accept him, especially since if she didn’t like him, why would she touch him that day?
Even if she just liked his body... that was still liking.
After Nan’s condition stabilized, Yining returned the Divine Tree Leaves, and the group now paused for a rest.
Leaning against a tree root, Wen Shu was somewhat hungry, but this forest held no living creatures; she could only endure these three days.
"Growllllllll—"
Her stomach emitted a loud noise; Wu Xuan raised his eyes to look at her, while Mious, who was pondering, also turned around.
Faced with the guilty gazes of the males, Wen Shu’s lips curved into a smile, "I’m fine, this is a normal phenomenon of spiritual power exhaustion."
Saying this, but when the smell of meat wafted to her nose, she couldn’t stop swallowing, her gaze unconsciously drifting towards the direction of the aroma.
She saw a plate of freshly roasted meat passing by the migrating hungry team, and it stopped right in front of Yining.
"Inspector, thank you for saving me that day. I made this myself; if there’s not enough, you can also bring Priest Bona to eat with us..."
Upon hearing the familiar soft voice, Wen Shu jolted, her eyes moved upward, and sure enough, saw the heroine’s sweet and lovely face.
Her eyes shifted cunningly, her lips curved into a smile, she softly said, "Come on, let’s go eat."