Chapter 305: Leaving

Yun Li stood a short distance away, watching Anzhi and the so‑called "Lord Gong" speak with the nomadic tribe's beastmen, and then was drawn away by another scene.

"Father, I don't want to go! Please don't force me to leave, okay?! I'll eat less in the future, really…"

"Why does it have to be me? I don't want to leave the tribe, I don't want to leave here."

The few cubs who were pulled aside for a scolding cried and fussed, but that didn't earn the adults' pity; instead, the stern‑faced adults lectured them.

"Shut up! If you keep crying I'll beat you."

"Why do you only know how to cry? You've forgotten everything we told you before. After you go to the Baiqing Tribe, you must listen to the adults and do your duties properly…"

The remaining Yun Li stopped listening, because Anzhi was calling her over at that moment.

"This is Yun Li Adult."

To earn the nomadic tribe's beastmen's trust, Anzhi even deliberately changed his address for Yun Li.

To this, the middle‑aged male beside him silently gave his support.

Of course, his cooperation with Anzhi wasn't solely due to Anzhi's request; mainly, Yun Li's strength was comparable to his, and Yun Li was at the height of her power. He thought that rather than letting this female stay, discover the tribe's flaws, and cause unrest, it was better to go along with Anzhi's suggestion and politely see her off.

As for some tribe males who wanted to trade Yun Li for resources, Gong thought those males were truly short‑sighted; they didn't consider that she was a capable and beautiful female. If they were willing to lower themselves, having the nomadic tribe's beastmen kill a few small‑tribe beastmen for her would be a piece of cake.

"Yun Li, sir~"

The tone of that female beastman from the nomadic tribe was a bit odd, causing the male beside her to burst out laughing.

When Yun Li looked over, the male squinted at her, "My name is Yun, hers is Mei Lin. They said you're a female from a great tribe; we don't know what your tribe is called. Maybe we've heard of it."

Anzhi's face instantly showed a hint of worry, but he quickly covered it up.

"I don't think you've heard my tribe's name, but you've probably heard of Fucheng, right? I have a friend who is good friends with the lord of Fucheng."

"This time an accident happened and I can't find the way back, so I really want to go to Fucheng and have a look."

The moment Fucheng was mentioned, the male and the female beastman beside him both changed expression.

After all, the name Fucheng is famous not only in Dongyuan but across the whole continent, because it was the second city built after the Southern Barbarians' first city, and it is the birthplace of the prophet who created beastman script and spread it.

Seeing Yun Li audaciously claim she has a friend who knows the lord of Fucheng, Yun's first reaction was disbelief and suspicion.

"You say you have a friend who knows the lord of Fucheng? Ha, how dare you say that? On what grounds do you think we'd believe you?"

Mei Lin's voice, sharp with a feminine edge, made it clear that Yun Li's words were truly shocking.

Yun, still in a blunt tone, questioned Yun Li, "You say you know them, you know them—what can you do to prove what you say is true?"

Yun Li frowned, "Then how do you want me to prove it? I have nothing on me now that can prove anything—aside from my friend's name and what I know, what can I give you as proof?"

"Then first tell us your tribe's name. Since you can know the lord of Fucheng, your tribe's strength can't be weak."

Mei Lin seemed intent on not letting Yun Li off the hook.

Yun, standing aside, showed no intention of stopping them.

Anzhi, seeing this, wanted to say a few words to defend Yun Li, but Gong held his shoulder and stopped him; at that moment, cutting in would only offend the two adult members of the nomadic tribe.

"It's my friend who knows the lord of Fucheng, not me. As for my tribe, it's called the Silver Eagle Tribe; you probably haven't heard of it."

"After all, my tribe is surrounded by ferocious beasts; unless you have an acquaintance to guide you, or are strong enough to stumble into our hunting grounds, outsiders could never know about our tribe."

Yun Li's final remark was actually intentional; she deliberately framed the tribe's lack of external information as a purposeful severing of ties, because only this could ensure that Mei Lin and the others would not continue probing why they hadn't heard of her tribe's origins.

But likewise, Yun Li also knew that Mei Lin and the others would inevitably ask more about her and her tribe, so they could decide later how to treat her.

Sure enough, upon hearing Yun Li's words, Mei Lin and Yun's gaze toward her grew more suspicious; yet Yun Li remained calm, so they exchanged a look and asked again about her tribe's strength.

"This year my Beast Husband just broke through to the Purple Rank, so what do you think my tribe's strength should be?"

Hearing that, Anzhi and Gong both showed a stunned expression.

They had never heard Yun Li mention this before; Gong only knew that Yun Li's Beast Husband's strength was at the Green Rank or above, but he never imagined that a Green‑rank female like Yun Li could have a Purple‑rank Beast Husband.

"You're probably trying to fool us with that."

However, unexpectedly, Yun and the others didn't believe Yun Li's claim.

"You're only a Green‑rank beastman; how could your Beast Husband be a Purple‑rank beastman?"

Yun, also male, thought that if he were a Purple‑rank beastman, his female counterpart couldn't possibly be a Green‑rank beastman, as it would be a loss of face.

Yun Li casually twirled the long hair over her shoulder, speaking calmly, "My strength is weak, but my Beast Husband didn't choose me based on my strength."

She's good‑looking, smart, and has read books that beastmen in this world haven't; what's so strange about her Beast Husband only liking her?

Mei Lin and Yun only then focused their attention on her face; without the affluent life of the Silver Eagle Tribe, and with Yun Li's body poisoned by a potent toxin—though it hasn't manifested yet—her appearance before Mei Lin and the others was not as striking as the Silver Eagle Tribe's, even worse than when she first arrived, which explains why Mei Lin and the others regarded Yun Li as a beautiful but not exceptionally beautiful female.

Only then, as they observed Yun Li closely, did they realize that this female might indeed possess qualities that could make even a Purple‑rank beastman fall for her.

Nevertheless, the two still thought Yun Li's words contained some falsehood; however, just as Anzhi had thought, although Yun and the others doubted Yun Li was deceiving them, adhering to the possibility that her words might be true, they still took Yun Li along when they returned to the tribe.