Chapter 307: Setting Out Again

She left.

Yin entered the house at some unknown time, and a brother‑and‑sister followed him, watching the lone male who had broken into Yun Li Adult's inner chamber with caution.

At this moment Yun Li was tormented by the poison inside, unable to sleep; hearing Yin's voice, she only gave a soft "hm," then continued to rest her head and close her eyes under the firelight.

Shall I go with you? After all, if only two Beast Slaves look after you, we won't know who ends up caring for whom.

Hearing that, the two youngsters instantly threw an angry glance at Yin.

But Yun Li opened her eyes and burst into laughter.

What you say makes sense, but won't you regret it? After all, with your strength following me out while I'm poisoned, if anything happens en route, you might end up dying with me out there.

Yun Li now goes out like this to gamble for herself, but Yin had been living fine in the Tribe; he really has no need to abandon his stable life for her and venture out.

Then how do you know I'd be willing to stay in the Tribe forever? Who hasn't dreamed of venturing out when young? Your arrival just gave me a reason to leave.

Yin said, his gaze on Yun Li growing more earnest, "And I like you; a male should protect the female he likes, right?"

Yun Li met his stare, voice calm, "You should know I won't like you. Even if you do all this for me, even if you later lose your life for me, I still won't like you."

Yin had long been aware of this, but hearing it still made his heart sting.

He forced down the sourness rising in his chest and said, "So what? Many males in the Tribe have done much yet still can't win the favor of the females they like. Compared with those who can never approach the females they love, at least I have a chance to protect you."

"You don't need to protect Yun Li Adult; I can protect Yun Li Adult myself."

But at that moment, the male youngster suddenly interjected.

Yin glanced at the male youngster, "A youngster who hasn't cultivated at all, needing others to protect even himself—who do you think you can protect?"

The male youngster's face flushed instantly, and though Yin's words embarrassed him greatly, he still lifted his head and earnestly promised Yun Li Adult, "Yun Li Adult, I will become stronger, and I will protect you well."

"Me too; I'll also risk my life to protect Yun Li Adult."

The female youngster looked at Yun Li with eyes full of nervous anticipation.

She feared Yun Li would consider them a burden and abandon them to the Tribe; although the Hundred Green Tribe isn't as harsh to Beast Slaves as the Hundred Lake Tribe, Beast Slaves are still Beast Slaves, and compared with the Tribe's other normal youngsters, they are inevitably neglected or ignored, whether intentionally or not.

Especially the Beast Slave youngsters born from the accidental union of a Beast Slave and a Tribe beastman are even more prone to being bullied by the other youngsters.

When other Beast Slave youngsters are bullied, they have fellow Beast Slave friends to help, but they don't.

Because the other Beast Slave youngsters are jealous that their birth mother is a Tribe beastman, thinking they have a powerful mother who might someday make them true Tribe beastmen.

In fact, the two siblings greatly disgusted their mother; it was under her hand that Yun Li rescued the person.

Thus Yun Li's existence is not only a surrogate parent to the two siblings but also the only redemption in their tiny world.

Facing their solemn pledge, Yun Li couldn't help but smile, "Thank you, I'll also strive to protect you."

Yin's heart seemed to race at that moment, but seeing that there was not a trace of affection in Yun Li's eyes, his newly boiling heart cooled again.

It's okay, he told himself, someday he'll prove to her that he's a male worthy of her reliance and trust.

……

What Yun Li and Yin didn't expect was that, barely after leaving the Hundred Green Tribe, they ran into the wolves blocking their path and the leopards that barred their way.

"It's a Beastman from the Hundred Lake Tribe."

Yin's expression darkened slightly as he said.

Yun Li sat on the flatbed cart, watching the approaching Beastmen in silence, then pulled a packet of medicine powder and several pills from the beast‑skin bag at her waist, handed the pills to Yin and the two youngsters she had shielded, and said to them:

"One each. The two of us will finish this quickly. Li Sheng, Li Cheng, you step back."

Yin looked at the packet of medicine powder, his expression solemn as he nodded.

Seeing this, Li Sheng and Li Cheng's faces tightened with tension as they watched Yun Li step down from the flatbed cart and walk to the front with Yin.

"Yun Li."

The Beastman opposite spoke first, "The Hundred Green Tribe doesn't want you; why not come to our Hundred Lake?"

Yin's face immediately fell.

"Which eye saw the Hundred Green Tribe reject me?"

Yun Li's tone was light, "And why would I go to your Hundred Lake?"

If the wind weren't wrong, she could have scattered the poison powder now.

Perhaps because the ground here is flat, the wind shifts often; since the other side is willing to waste words, she might as well make use of it.

She only needed to guard against the Hundred Lake Tribe sneaking around to strike the two youngsters while they're distracted; with that in mind, Yun Li turned and gave the youngsters a look.

"Sister?"

Li Cheng clenched what was in his palm, and Li Sheng, with a firm tone, said, "We must protect ourselves and not let Yun Li Adult be distracted."

Unlike Yin, they don't live with Yun Li, so each of them carries the poison Yun Li gave them for self‑defense.

Especially after leaving, to give the two youngsters some self‑protection, she even swapped the itching powder they usually carried in the Tribe for a toxin that makes Beastmen's breathing difficult.

Li Cheng watched Yun Li ahead, pressed his lips together, and gave a heavy "hm."

"Yun Li, being asked back by us is far better than being captured by us. You'd better think this through."

The leading Beastman's expression had already darkened; if they didn't know this female came from the Great Tribe and possessed coveted techniques, they wouldn't waste words—they'd just knock her out and seize her.

Yin stepped forward to stand in front of Yun Li, inadvertently also blocking Yun Li's small motion of opening the medicine packet.

His voice low, he said, "She won't go with you to the Hundred Lake Tribe. If you want to take her, you'll have to step over me first."

Hearing that, the other Beastmen opposite, who hadn't turned human, let out low growls.

A mere Green-rank beastman—what right does he have to stand before them?