Chapter 113: Seeking Advice

With just one sentence, Yun Li silenced those females.

The black‑straight‑haired female hesitated for a moment, exchanged a glance with the female beside her, and finally said, "Fine, let's go. She never intended to talk to us at all."

They had thought the tribe had gotten a new female, which would give them a few days of fun, but the other party showed no reaction at all.

Only after they had not gone far did they see Mu Qing returning from a morning hunt.

The females watched the unfamiliar male, whose shoulders bore a massive antlered deer, and whose snake tail dragged two tied‑together gray boars, as he headed toward the spot they had just left.

"We've never seen this male before; his build looks really fine."

"But that female just arrived today—has a male already learned the news and come to court her?"

The females said that and walked back.

The black‑straight‑haired female whispered to her friend, "There are hardly any outsiders who like Snake Beastmen; that male courting her will surely be driven away. After all, she'll stay in the tribe long‑term, so we should…" and then went back to gently persuade her.

Before she could finish, the black‑straight‑haired female suddenly fell silent.

Suddenly, the new female who had been watching without responding actively embraced the male's waist, as if cooing and saying something to him.

"Did I… did I see it wrong?"

A female, her face full of bewilderment, said.

The newly arrived female was so bold and shameless that she just rushed up to the tribe's male.

But looking closer, the male was clearly very familiar with the new female; when she threw a tantrum and tried to let go, he promptly set aside the prey he was handling, turned back, embraced her, kissed her forehead, and nudged her nose.

"If we're not mistaken, are they partners?"

Another female stared off into the distance, her soul seemingly wandering.

Having seen many outsiders despise snake males, they couldn't believe that a foreign female could be so affectionate with a snake male.

Yet when they saw the new female treat herself as the male's accessory—following him wherever he went—the females could no longer deny it.

When they arrived, each of them came hoping for a good show and maybe a chance to persuade, but when they left, they were left dazed by the stimulus.

Yun Li, unaware that her cooling‑off hug with Mu Qing had been seen by those snake females, found them exaggerating the story, so before You Ruo could arrange for Yun Li to meet those females, that afternoon two females approached Yun Li on their own.

A Ling and A Min are half‑sisters sharing the same mother; after the Yuanbuluo sent them to the Youbuluo, they have lived in the Youbuluo for over ten years.

"You have a great relationship with your Beast Husband."

A Ling watched Mu Qing and Leng Xiao, who were completely obedient to Yun Li, with a hint of envy; her Beast Husband, unlike Yun Li's, is not meticulous in everything and even likes to tease her on purpose.

Yun Li smiled and asked, "So is your strained relationship with your Beast Husband because you're afraid of his beastly body?"

"A Min is, but I'm not."

A Ling felt that although she feared her Beast Husband's beastly form, she didn't shy away from approaching him as A Min does.

Hearing that, A Min also nodded, "I don't know why I'm scared; I'm trying hard not to fear their beastly bodies."

As she said this, she couldn't help lowering her head, "A Xun and the others were probably hurt by my attitude; since I gave birth to the hatchlings, they haven't let their snake tails be touched by me again."

Yun Li, following her words, looked at the snake hatchlings hanging from A Min's wrist and asked, a bit puzzled, "Your hatchlings are also Snake Beastmen; aren't you afraid of them?"

A Min, apparently accustomed to such questions, pressed her lips together and smiled, "I gave birth to them; how could I be afraid of them?"

"You're not afraid of your own snake hatchlings but fear your Beast Husband; of course he'll be displeased."

Yun Li pointed out directly, "Your Beast Husband also grew up from such small hatchlings; in his eyes, he probably sees himself as no different from his own offspring.

So when you're not afraid of your own hatchlings but fear them, they'll naturally overthink, assuming you don't like them, which is why you're scared of their beastly bodies."

"I don't."

A Min suddenly became agitated, "I really like A Xun and the others."

Seeing Yun Li and A Ling looking at her, with two unfamiliar males nearby, she quickly lowered her voice again.

"I came to you this time to ask: how do you manage not to fear your snake Beast Husband's beastly body?"

She thought Yun Li had achieved something she couldn't, truly impressive.

A Min glanced at Yun Li covertly, adding in her mind, "She's also good‑looking; no wonder both of her Beast Husbands adore her."

That gave Yun Li a dilemma; after a moment she said, "The first time I saw my Beast Husband's beastly form, I was actually knocked out by fear."

"Huh?"

A Min's eyes widened in surprise, "Then you…"

How she later managed to not be afraid of her Beast Husband's beastly body.

"Don't think I'm that bold; I believe the fear I felt seeing my Beast Father's beastly form was just an instinctive reaction.

Just like when we go hunting and spot a massive ferocious beast, fear is a natural response because we are born to fear death.

So when I remembered it was my Beast Husband, seeing him repeatedly made me accustomed.

Because I know he is my A Qing; he won't hurt me."

Yun Li laughed and told them, "So there's no such thing as being born brave; it's just that he's my partner, so I'm not afraid.

If I didn't even trust my partner, how could we live our lives afterward."

A Ling, after listening, lowered her eyes pensively; A Min pressed her lips tightly and said, "But I really am scared. A Li, do you have any way to help me?"

Yun Li pondered briefly and said, "How about you recite in your mind every day that A Xun is your Beast Husband, that you're not afraid of his beastly form, that you're not afraid of him at all.

Repeat that daily, and also recall that your Beast Husband once looked just like the snake hatchlings you gave birth to, prompting him to tell you more about his childhood."

"Will that make me no longer fear my Beast Husband's beastly body?"

A Min looked at Yun Li with hopeful eyes.

Yun Li cleared her throat lightly, "It's not certain; if you're still scared, just close your eyes, don't look, and simply hold onto your Beast Husband, never letting go.

Then, in your heart, just remember that your Beast Husband could never bite you."

A Min firmly committed Yun Li's words to memory, intending to follow them after returning.