Chapter 311: Fear and Caution

Some things inevitably changed; on the day we set out again, Yun Li and Li Song and the others didn't wait for Yin's arrival.

"Let's go, no need to wait."

After saying just that, Yun Li shifted into a beast form and walked ahead.

Li Song, however, refused to believe that Yin had simply abandoned them; she stubbornly stayed where she was until her younger brother Li Cheng tugged at her, "Sister, Yun Li is moving far away."

Hearing that, Li Song instantly became urgent, transformed into a beast form and hurriedly chased after them.

Li Cheng lagged a step behind her, chasing from behind until his tongue began to stick out.

Fortunately, Yun Li noticed the two younglings hadn't kept up and waited for them there; otherwise, at the younglings' pace, they could never catch up to Yun Li.

When she saw them catch up, Yun Li lifted her foot and continued forward.

"Yun Li, why did Yin stop wanting us?"

With Yin gone, Yun Li and theirs' pace clearly slowed a lot; while resting on the road, Li Song couldn't help but voice the lingering doubt.

They had clearly left the Tribe together, and Yin had previously acted so fond of Yun Li; why did he suddenly abandon them without saying a word?

Li Song didn't understand, and she also didn't get why Yun Li wasn't angry—Yin had initially forced himself to follow, but then his words proved unreliable.

"How many whys are there? He's an adult beastman; whether he wants to go or stay is his own choice.

Maybe he finds traveling with us tiring, maybe he thinks I'm not worth his affection, and wants to return to the Tribe for a peaceful life.

But he's afraid to tell us, fearing we'd block him, so he just left without saying anything."

As she spoke, Yun Li seemed to recall something; she said to Li Song and Li Cheng, "If one day you also feel that following me around is unsafe and exhausting, then you…"

Before she could finish, Li Song suddenly burst out, "I won't leave, and Li Cheng won't either. Our lives were saved by you, Yun Li; this lifetime we are bound to you."

When they were rescued by Yun Li, they didn't even have names; Yun Li, seeing their plight, not only gave them food and shelter, but also gave them their own names.

Now that Yin has left, with only Yun Li, a beastman, remaining, what will she do?

"Li Cheng, what do you think? We won't leave, right?"

Li Song pulled Li Cheng, and Li Cheng instinctively looked at Yun Li.

Yun Li's complexion had improved a lot at the grass pile compared to before, but after realizing Yin wouldn't follow, she seemed in Li Cheng's eyes once again the fragile figure tormented by hardships and potent toxins, though her expression was no longer cold but became calm.

Li Cheng didn't know why seeing this Yun Li made him feel uneasy, but his sister's urging left him no extra time to think.

His tone was light yet as resolute as Li Song's, "Yun Li Adult, my sister and I will never leave you."

Forever! Until death, absolutely not.

Watching Yun Li slowly reveal a faint smile, Li Cheng silently swore in his heart.

On the other side, the wandering beastman dealt with the last beastman, glanced to determine direction, and then chased after Yun Li's party's heading.

……

"You?"

Yun Li knew that revealing her Witch Doctor identity at the grass pile would attract covetous beastmen, yet she didn't expect the first beastman to appear before her to be a wandering beastman.

"Seems you had long anticipated someone trailing you."

The wandering beastman scanned their makeshift resting spot, a flash of dark light flickering in his eyes, "Since that's the case, why not travel farther during the day?"

Yun Li reached out to gently pat the two sleeping younglings, shook her head and said, "I'm a Green-rank beastman with two younglings; even if I never rested on the road, how far could I go?"

"If those beastmen truly intended to catch me, they'd eventually catch up, but I didn't expect to run into you."

This isn't the Qing Rank beastman Yin wanted; it's a Blue Rank beastman, and having fallen into his hands, even though Yun Li is a Witch Doctor, escaping from him isn't easy.

And that's besides the fact she's also carrying two younglings with little combat ability.

"That's a fair point."

However, the wandering beastman seemed harmless; he casually found a spot farther from Yun Li to sit and said, "But I have no particular thoughts about you."

Yun Li stared at the male for a while, seeming unconvinced, "So you chased after me because of my Witch Doctor identity?"

The wandering beastman grinned at her, "What do you think? Besides this, is there anything else on you worth my attention?"

After all, few beastmen would dare to engage closely with a poison doctor who can poison at any moment."

When he said that last line, the wandering beastman indeed saw the female's expression shift slightly.

Yun Li was indeed startled that he could expose her identity; after a pause she asked, "…I recall I shouldn't have acted at the grass pile; how did you know this?"

"You didn't act on anyone at the grass pile? Are you sure?"

The wandering beastman's tone carried a hint of coldness, "Then why have they been following you for just two days, with their sleeping time each day getting longer?"

Yun Li's face showed slight puzzlement, "So the ones following me are those who greeted me first?"

The wandering beastman's gaze hardened, "So you really poisoned them all?"

If this female truly is the type who, upon sensing other beastmen's intentions, strikes first, then his calculations would have to become even more cautious.

Yun Li didn't know why the wandering beastman's thoughts were so tangled; she was merely surprised by his wariness toward her.

Because even if she can poison, she still needs a chance to get close to this Blue Rank beastman.

"You're making it sound severe; I only gave them some hallucinogens. Even if I wanted to poison them, the poisonous herbs I gathered at the grass pile aren't enough for that many."

Nevertheless, Yun Li's words didn't reassure the wandering beastman; he appeared even more wary.

"Even so, your act of dosing people out of a hint of suspicion would make others feel very scared."

"No wonder the male who was with you earlier suddenly left you to follow a female from another Tribe."

Hearing this, Yun Li was first startled, then she restrained Li Song, who had been awake but was pretending to sleep at Yun Li's signal.

"So he found a female he likes, no wonder."

Yun Li couldn't articulate what she felt; she naturally didn't like Yin, but selfishly she had adored him, and learning that the Yin who once liked her had left her for another female inevitably stirred a sense of loss and regret.

The loss stemmed from feeling her own charm was so lacking that Yin not only abandoned her so quickly but also fell for another female.

The regret was that on the road ahead, without Yin's help, she must go alone as a beastman with two younglings.