"What is it?"
The shaman said, "Let Yiyi be Leite's mate. I only have this one child, and Yiyi likes Leite. As her mother, I don't want her to be sad."
Upon hearing the request, Balen's brow furrowed again. "Shaman, I cannot grant your request. I will not interfere with Leite's feelings."
The shaman was not surprised. "Then give me the tablet. Balen, I am the shaman. You cannot chill my heart."
"..."
Balen, leaving the shaman's cave, stood alone in the rain. The conversation tonight had ended unhappily; the other party was unyielding, and he could not agree to anything.
Wiping his face, he decided to let it go. He would let Leite handle it himself. Leite would eventually take over the tribe, and if he couldn't even resolve such a small matter, how could he be the chief?
With no burden, Balen returned to the cave.
...
By the next day, the matter had somehow twisted into Shuxin hoarding the tablet and refusing to lend it out, even when tribesmen were injured. She was called selfish and cold-blooded!
Shuyue pulled Wen Te back, stopping him from going out, and said angrily, "Where did this come from!"
Wen Te also frowned. "I'm not sure. I'll go out and see."
Shuyue said coldly, "You are not allowed to teach them arithmetic today. If you're cold-blooded, then be cold-blooded to the end!"
Wen Te's mouth twitched. "Yueyue, it's not that serious. I'll go ask who spread this rumor today. I will definitely not let them off easily!"
"I'll go with you," Leite said, his expression also grim. This was a blatant slap in his face!
He wanted to see who dared to be so bold!
Shuxin seemed indifferent, or rather, she was long accustomed to the malice around her. There were plenty of people who were jealous of her.
As the two beastmen left, only they remained in the cave.
Shuyue sat down on a stone stool, looking at Shuxin, who was calmly sewing a shoe sole. She was a little frustrated. "Sister, you're so calm."
Shuxin's expression was serene and composed. "What good would it do to be agitated? To go out and argue with them? That's meaningless."
"Consider this a test for Leite. If he can't even protect my things, he won't be able to protect me in the future. What's the point of a male who can't protect me?"
Perhaps because of her extreme calmness, Shuyue's anger subsided considerably, but she still said irritably, "I don't think the shaman and her daughter are easy to deal with. After this is over, they'll probably make things difficult for us."
Shuxin told her to calm down. "This kind of thing is not new anywhere. We are not..."
Upon hearing this, the beastmen repeatedly agreed, vowing never to dare again.
The shaman would never admit to wanting to snatch other people's belongings. These beastmen had merely listened to Yiyi's instigation and been used.
After a beating, their heads cleared up considerably. It was just a lighting tool; they couldn't treat illnesses without it?
That was utter nonsense!
Leite swept his gaze coldly over these people. After leaving a warning, he left with Wen Te.
The beaten beastmen, seeing them finally leave, breathed a sigh of relief. Not daring to linger, they quickly returned to their respective homes.
These beastmen were unaware that they had been made an example of. Originally, the tribesmen had many reservations about this matter, but after this beating, it thoroughly deterred the other tribesmen.
It was likely that after today, no one would dare to discuss the matter of Leite's mate again. Balen and Leite's influence in the tribe far surpassed that of the shaman.
Upon receiving the news, the shaman and her daughter trembled with anger in their cave. Leite was provoking her!
Yiyi was furious, her eyes filled with a jealousy that she could not suppress. She had never expected Leite to go this far for Shuxin!
She had never hated Shuxin's existence as much as she did at this moment. It was all because of her. If it weren't for her, Leite wouldn't have clashed with them!
Shuxin! She muttered hatefully in her heart. She would not let her be smug for too long!