Chapter 106: Resistance

On the way back, Gong Mei noticed the two females repeatedly glancing toward Yun Li and couldn't help but furrow her brow.

"They're looking at you."

Yun Li turned back, glanced at the two females behind her, and, barely caring, said, "Follow them."

"But the way they look at you seems off."

Gong Mei thought the two females didn't seem very grateful for Yun Li's rescue.

Yun Li lowered her eyelids slightly, then lifted her gaze and said, "I understand; I'll be careful."

Gong Mei saw that she had it in mind, and said no more.

Although she wanted to ask why, after all that effort they only rescued two, and why they hadn't earlier teamed up with the Young Master to keep Ke Si with them, she glanced at Yun Li and ultimately didn't voice those questions.

In her private thoughts, she hoped Yun Li hadn't intended to keep Chang Yue permanently.

Otherwise, a Beastman who would freely exploit others' sincerity would indeed be frightening.

Back at the residence, the Witch Doctor, his disciple, and several female Beast Husbands had already been waiting there.

Seeing that only Ya and Qu Cao had returned, the other female Beast Husbands couldn't help but show disappointment.

"Yun Li Adult, Ya and they…"

Probably because of Yun Li's rescue this time, the Beastmen of the Ping Shan Tribe even replaced "Mu Qing's females" with "Yun Li Adult".

Although Yun Li was surprised by their address, she immediately replied, "In the next two days we'll find a way to take you to see Ya and they; have the items we asked you to find yielded any clues?"

There were so many Beastmen from Red Grass Valley that asking them repeatedly always produced the things they wanted.

However, this couldn't be handled by Yun Li and her group alone; since they wanted them to help, they had to do something for them in return.

So the task of finding plants high in sugar or salt was assigned by Yun Li to those few female Beast Husbands, and only they would unconditionally and persistently help at this moment.

Upon hearing that, the other males looked at Ya's Beast Husband He, who paused thoughtfully and said:

"We did manage to obtain a bit of what you, Yun Li Adult, mentioned, but we're not sure it's what you want."

Yun Li nodded slightly, "Understood, bring a sample of each item over for me to see."

"Alright! Shall we go get them now?"

Having received Yun Li's approval, He immediately called the males behind him to go fetch the items.

Only then did Yun Li have time to look at the Witch Doctor and Leng Xiu; Leng Xiu shook his head at her, indicating the Witch Doctor said he was fine.

Not even a minor injury, after the Witch Doctor checked his pulse and asked about his condition, he simply told him to eat more flavorless grass to reduce fire.

Seeing that, Yun Li finally relaxed, a smile appearing on her face.

"Qu Bo, Ya and Qu Cao just returned from the Youbuluo, and they don't look well; you should also take a look at them."

The Witch Doctor Qu Ji nodded; he had been summoned to check the health of those two females, but as soon as they saw their male, they were eager to burst into tears.

So Leng Xiu asked him to examine his own body, and Qu Ji examined him first.

But Ya and Qu Cao, upon hearing that the Witch Doctor wanted to take their pulse, resisted strongly.

Especially Ya, who curled up in her Beast Husband's arms, tears instantly pattering down nonstop.

"I don't want the Witch Doctor to examine me; I'm fine. I…"

She said, looking plaintively at her Beast Husband, "Are you resentful because I stayed in the Youbuluo? If you are, then just leave me alone."

Hearing this, the guilty male who hadn't protected her felt even more heartache and coaxed her, saying:

"Alright, alright! We won't examine. Yun Li Adult, Witch Doctor, Ya was terrified by those Snake Beastmen; I'm taking Ya back now."

Yun Li frowned, about to say something, but seeing Ya cowering in her Beast Husband's arms, she only said two sentences.

"All Snake Beastmen of the Youbuluo are poisonous; I called Qu Bo over only to confirm she isn't poisoned. If Ya herself is sure she's fine, then you all should be more careful afterwards."

The male, understanding Yun Li's words, halted his steps while carrying Ya back.

"Ya? For your safety, shall we let the Witch Doctor…"

"Look," he said, and Ya collapsed into a loud sob, "You just don't trust me. Aren't you my Beast Husband? Since you listen to her, go find her! Go! Go…"

As Ya kept speaking, she fainted, and the male panicked, "Witch Doctor!"

Qu Ji sighed and was about to step forward to look.

Instead, Qu Cao brushed away a tear, stepped in front of Ya and said, "We can't be examined; we don't need the Witch Doctor's pulse. We're not poisoned; they never gave us any poison."

"Yun Li, do you actually not want to save us? Are you trying to force us to death?"

After they went to the Youbuluo, could she not have guessed at all what they would experience?

Now, in front of so many Beastmen, having the Witch Doctor take their pulse—does she intend to humiliate them?

"What do you mean by that? A Li kindly rescued you and even called Qu Bo to check for poison. Yet you suspect A Li of ulterior motives. Fine, then just leave right now!"

"Had we known rescuing you would end like this, we should have done nothing from the start and let you stay in the Youbuluo forever!"

"Rescuing people only brings trouble? Ridiculous!"

Leng Xiao, holding Lao San, gave Qu Cao a chilling look and said, "Qu Bo, since they don't want to be examined, there's no need to examine them."

Qu Ji frowned, ignored Leng Xiao, and still placed his hand on Ya's wrist.

Meanwhile, Qu Cao, tightly embraced by her Beast Husband, had his face held by her grip without letting go; instead, she coaxed them, saying that getting out of the Youbuluo was thanks to Yun Li and their help, and the Witch Doctor they hired was none other than the Witch Doctor of the Ping Shan Tribe.

The Witch Doctor wouldn't side with Yun Li Adult to speak ill of them.

Even if they inadvertently bore snake cubs, they are still his females.

How could they not want her?

Qu Cao, once again emotionally destabilized by her Beast Husband's words, lay in his arms crying, daring not to say anything.

She dared not speak of what those days in the Youbuluo were like for them.

They weren't beaten or scolded, but they knew a group of single Snake Beastmen were eyeing them, intending to force a mate bond.

Qu Cao was terrified, and this fear resurfaced when, after they finally overcame their psychological terror and a Snake Beastman came to deliver food with a friendly face, those two Snake Beastmen then…

If Ya and the others hadn't arrived in time, she and Ya would have truly been forced into a mate bond with a Snake Beastman.

Wuwu—

Fortunately, Qu Ji hadn't received any bad news, or perhaps he could see what the two females were fearing, so even if there were bad news, he wouldn't tell them now.

"It's nothing major—just didn't sleep well, my emotions flared and I briefly blacked out."