Shu An turned in his arms and stared at him, saying, "You don't respect me, you only want to mate with me, but you don't care if I'm happy. I hate you like this!"
Hei Ting was slightly stunned, "I didn't."
Shu An snorted coldly, "How could you not? I want to go home and reunite with my family. Why are you forcing me to stay by your side? You say nice things, but after a while, you'll abandon me, won't you?"
Hei Ting's brow furrowed deeply, not understanding why she would think that, "When did I say I would abandon you? Or did someone tell you something wrong?"
He subconsciously thought of Chou Hua and Hei Niu. Could it be that they said something to the little female?
Shu An shook her head, "No one said anything wrong, I saw it myself. I don't feel safe in your tribe. Even if you don't abandon me, what if something happens to you one day? Have you thought about the consequences of me staying in the Fallen Beast tribe?"
"You keep saying you'll protect me, but you put me in such an unsafe place. Is this protecting me?"
Hei Ting was rendered speechless by this barrage of words. He had no way to refute it.
The little female was telling the truth, but he was a Fallen Beast, he had no other choice!
However, "Shu An, I won't die!" No one could defeat him!
Shu An chuckled, "No one knows whether tomorrow or an accident will come first. Hei Ting, think about it. You can have me against my will. If you only want a shell, then do as you please."
After speaking, Shu An turned her back again. Even though the man's arm was still around her, her refusal to communicate was obvious.
This time, Hei Ting did not get angry. Instead, he looked at the void with dark eyes, his inner helplessness and hesitation known only to himself.
Although the two were pressed close together, sleeping intimately, a subtle sense of distance was actually growing between them. A cold war had inexplicably begun.
Unlike the silence of the cave, far from Hei Ting's cave, bonfires illuminated the night sky, creating a lively and boisterous atmosphere.
Groups of two or three were gathered, discussing females.
"As expected of a White Spirit Beast, her figure is excellent. I wonder if she can carry my cub~"
Another scoffed, "You? Save it. It's more likely she'll carry mine!" The first batch of beasts to sleep with the White Spirit Beasts in the afternoon were the tribal leaders, strong and influential.
The Fallen Beast tribe was not lacking in people. That White Spirit Beast named Jing Jing had not yet come out. She would probably not come out until dawn.
"White Spirit Beasts are good, but I think the one the boss just snatched is even better and more beautiful. She's not old, and her face looks tender enough to squeeze water out of it~" One Fallen Beast was so excited just imagining it.
His companion instinctively panicked upon hearing this, "Are you crazy? How dare you talk about the boss's female?"
The beast said, "I'm speaking softly, no one can hear me."
Just as they were talking, a young beast sat down not far away, silently eating raw meat, indifferent to the people and things around him.
The two did not pay attention to him and continued their discussion, "Do you know why the boss threw a tantrum this afternoon?"
His companion asked in surprise, "You know?"
The beast said proudly, "Of course I know. I happened to pass by the boss's cave at that time and heard the boss shout 'Shu An', which startled me. Only then did I realize that the female the boss newly snatched was called Shu An. This female is quite capable to make the boss that angry..."
However, his companion did not believe it much, "The boss was angered by a female to that extent? I don't believe it. If it were really because of a female, then the boss would have killed the female and run out to vent his anger?"
The beast also felt that his companion had a point, "That's true, the boss is not a beast who is soft-hearted towards females."
The two chatted for a few more sentences. Later, as more people gradually arrived, they stopped talking. If some despicable beast overheard them and reported to the boss, they would have nowhere to cry.
The safest way was to keep it to themselves, but very few people could truly hold back their words...
As night deepened, the bonfires were extinguished, and the beasts went to find places to rest.
A young beast picked up a piece of meat from the ground and chewed it with large mouthfuls, regardless of whether it was covered in dirt.
Upon closer inspection, the young beast's brows were tightly furrowed, as if he were thinking about something, completely unaware of what he was eating.
Shu An, An An? Impossible!
It must be a coincidence of names...
After Xiao Si finished the piece of meat, he felt a stone weighing on his heart. He couldn't rest assured without seeing it for himself.
The young beast was Xiao Si, who was out for training. Only close friends of the Ya family knew about the matters in the West Sea.
Xiao Si had grown up playing with Long Rui and Shu Bei, and had heard a lot about the West Sea. He knew that the beasts in the West Sea were very strong, with Fallen Beasts everywhere, and even Violent Beasts were not rare.
To enhance his potential, he had to go to more dangerous places, so Xiao Si flew across the sea alone to the West Sea.
When he first arrived, he was almost ambushed and killed. Fortunately, he was mentally prepared and escaped.
Gradually, he discovered that it was too difficult to survive alone in the West Sea. Unless one was very strong, they couldn't even get a drink of water. So Xiao Si pretended to be a Fallen Beast and infiltrated.
He knew that the Fallen Beasts had a boss named Hei Ting, whose strength was even greater than that of a Violent Beast, and whose personality was brutal. He would eat people at the slightest disagreement. Xiao Si had only been here for a short time and could not infiltrate the central circle, so he could only wander around the periphery, sleeping in any tree he found at night.
Tonight, he returned from hunting as usual, but unexpectedly heard a familiar name. He wondered if he was hallucinating from missing Xiao Bei, that he heard An An's name?
No, if it were a hallucination, it should be Xiao Bei's name...
Xiao Si perched on a tree, sleepless all night, gazing in the direction of Hei Ting's cave, thinking that when dawn broke, he would go and see if the newly snatched female was An An.
...
The sky turned pale, and the tormenting dark night finally receded.
Hei Ting quietly got out of bed and went out to hunt.
Without anyone reminding him, taking care of his companion's diet and daily life seemed to be an instinct.
As soon as he left, Shu An woke up. There were severe dark circles under her eyes, as if she had also not slept all night?
Shu An kept telling herself to relax, to eat and sleep, and that even if the outcome was terrible, what could be changed?
That's what she thought, but her body didn't cooperate. Experiencing worry and sorrow for the first time made her think a lot, her mind was in a mess, and she couldn't fall asleep at all!
Her mood was already bad, coupled with lack of sleep, her mental state was poor, and she was also very irritable!
As soon as Hei Ting left, Shu An felt uneasy lying there. Now, the only thing that could give her a sense of security was the large stone blocking the cave entrance.
Xiao Si was the first to know that Hei Ting had left. He did not act rashly, as it was not yet time.
About an hour later, Hei Ting returned with roasted meat. Xiao Si then realized that he had gone to prepare food for the female.