Chapter 70: First Encounter at the Wasteland

"Yes, yes, yes, you're the most amazing."

Yun Li had indeed shot that tree python under his guidance, so she had nothing to argue back with.

"But you need to remember where all my arrows landed, otherwise you'll have to remake them later."

Leng Xiao rubbed her head and said, "I remember them all. Just shoot with peace of mind — I won't let you run out of arrows halfway through practice."

Yun Li then felt reassured and began aiming at prey again. With Mu Qing nearby driving the animals out, even though she was still a greenhorn, taking it slowly, one day her arrows would truly become a weapon that could protect her.

……

"Swoosh—"

When the twenty-sixth arrow was loosed, Yun Li's gaze had not even followed the arrow downward before she heard an urgent voice by her ear.

"A Li, there's movement over where Han is. I'll go ahead first — you and your Beast Husband hurry and follow."

Seeing that Gong Mei could not even wait for her and was about to head to the wasteland first,

Yun Li quickly put away her bow and arrows. She wrapped her arms around Leng Xiao's neck, and as she watched him carry her as he leapt down from the tree and hurried toward the wasteland, she could not help asking:

"What happened? Is it very difficult for one Beastman to hunt a rhinoceros python?"

But that didn't make sense either.

Han knew full well they were nearby. Even if one Beastman couldn't take down a rhinoceros python, he could at least find a way to stall for a while.

Yet Gong Mei and the others were in such a rush, as though if they were even one step late, Han's life would be in danger.

Leng Xiao's voice was torn to shreds by the rushing wind, but Yun Li still heard his answer.

"There are patrol Beastmen issuing warnings above the wasteland. Mu Qing has been near us the whole time and hasn't shifted into beast form, so it's likely that the Youbuluo's Snake Beastmen have appeared over at the wasteland."

How could that be? If Han ran into the Youbuluo's Snake Beastmen, wouldn't he be in great danger?

Yun Li's heart immediately filled with anxiety, and at the same time she lamented what kind of luck she had — every time she had just settled down, something would always happen around her to disturb her peace.

If something had truly happened to A Mei's Beast Husband, she didn't know how she would face her.

On the other side, when Mu Qing noticed Gong Mei and the others hurrying toward the wasteland, he quickly followed as well.

Relying on his strength, which was on the verge of breaking through to Blue Rank, he actually arrived at the wasteland even before Gong Mei and the others, and because of this, he successfully stopped the three Snake Beastmen from taking Han away.

"Snake Beastman? Why are you mingling with Beastmen from the Silver Eagle Tribe?"

The male who had been forced to retreat by a single tail strike from Mu Qing looked at the newcomer, his face instantly filling with astonishment.

Even if the other party was a wandering Beastman with nowhere else to go, he should have come to their Youbuluo, not gone to the Silver Eagle Tribe, with whom the Snake Beastmen had forged enmity over several generations.

"Mu Qing, thank you!"

Looking at Mu Qing blocking in front of him just in time, Han also let out a huge sigh of relief. Just a little more — just a little more and he would have been taken away by the Youbuluo's Snake Beastmen.

"No need to thank me. If you got captured, A Li would blame herself too."

Mu Qing was afraid of A Li being heartbroken. After all, coming here was A Li's idea. If her friend lost a Beast Husband because of her suggestion to come here, then A Li would probably lose a friend she could actually talk to.

Han gave a bitter laugh. "It was my own carelessness. I didn't even notice that the rhinoceros python had been driven over by someone."

If he had noticed the marks left on the rhinoceros python by the Snake Beastmen earlier, he wouldn't have been so focused on dealing with the rhinoceros python that he failed to notice several unfamiliar figures suddenly appearing nearby.

"Can't you get up now? Were you poisoned by them?"

Seeing that he still hadn't gotten up, Mu Qing's eyes instantly turned grave.

Han's mouth trembled. "If I die, help me tell A Mei…"

Before he could finish speaking, the Beastman opposite interrupted him. "Ignoring us like this — isn't that a bit impolite~"

Among the three Snake Beastmen, apart from the leader who was the most striking in appearance, this one was the most handsome. The male even had two small dimples on his face.

It was just that the words he spoke were so cold they sent a chill through one's heart.

"Though you really should hurry and say a few more words. Otherwise, I'm afraid you won't have another chance to open your mouth."

Hearing this, Mu Qing's gaze fell on the three Snake Beastmen. The other two would be easy to deal with — it was only the one in the middle that he could sense danger from.

The leading male noticed his cautious gaze, and his narrow eyes narrowed slightly as well. His voice was like pearls falling on a jade plate — exceedingly pleasant to hear.

"What, you want to kill me? Too bad there's no antidote for the poison he's been given."

Hearing these words, Han's face instantly turned ashen.

Mu Qing caught Han's reaction from the corner of his eye and frowned, about to say something.

Then they saw a sizable swift dive straight down. "Han!"

Gong Mei had finally arrived. The moment he landed, he ran to Han's side.

Guan Yu was a bit slower than him, but he too quickly positioned himself protectively beside Han and his own female.

And when Yun Li and Leng Xiao arrived, this was the standoff they saw.

The three Snake Beastmen wanted to leave, but Gong Mei and Guan Yu blocked them, insisting that the leading male hand over the antidote.

"Antidote — there is none. But if you want to die here, I can oblige you."

After Ke Si said this unhurriedly, an aura belonging to a Blue Rank Beastman suddenly erupted.

Mu Qing, who had been blocking their path, instantly changed expression. "You're a Blue Rank Beastman!"

Gong Mei and Guan Yu's expressions also changed.

Yun Li and Leng Xiao, having just arrived, both felt their hearts sink when they heard the words "Blue Rank."

But the two still stepped forward one after the other to Gong Mei's right side. Ever since Gong Mei learned that the male was a Blue Rank Beastman, seeing Yun Li approach had his heart in his throat.

Their luck was terrible — to actually run into a Blue Rank Beastman here. Even though Mu Qing was already on the verge of breaking through to Blue Rank, their entire group of Beastmen combined still had no chance of winning against that male.

Mu Qing's expression was even more taut. Whether he and Leng Xiao lived or died didn't matter, but they absolutely had to protect A Li and get her away safely.

With that in mind, he gave Leng Xiao a look. Leng Xiao naturally understood his meaning — if fighting broke out, he was to protect A Li and run.

The problem was, he was willing to take A Li and run, but what about the female beside them? Would A Li stand by and watch her friend die here?

Just as the atmosphere was deadlocked, all the Beastmen heard an eagle's warning cry coming from afar.

Gong Mei and Guan Yu immediately showed a hint of joy on their faces, but upon seeing the smile curling up on Ke Si's face, a chill instantly surged through their hearts.

However, the handsome male beside Ke Si, for some unknown reason, turned his gaze toward Yun Li, who was being shielded by Leng Xiao.

"Huh, Lord Witch Doctor, that female actually has the scent of a Snake Beastman on her."

The other Snake Beastman flicked his tongue as well, and sure enough, caught the scent belonging to a fourth Snake Beastman coming from Yun Li's direction.

Jealousy drove him mad!

Judging from how that female kept glancing toward the Snake Beastman of the Silver Eagle Tribe, it was obvious she cared deeply about her Snake Beast Husband.

Why hadn't they ever encountered a female like that, one who wasn't afraid of Snake Beastmen?

The handsome male stepped forward and pulled Ke Si aside, whispering a few words into his ear.

Ke Si glanced in Yun Li's direction, the coldness on his face withdrawing. "Suit yourself!"

As soon as the words fell, the handsome male said to Gong Mei, "For that female's sake, I'll give you the antidote. But if we run into each other again next time, you won't be so lucky."

A small, pitch-black pill was tossed toward Leng Xiao's side, and Leng Xiao caught it reflexively.

And while Gong Mei and the others all fixed their attention on that pill, Ke Si and his two companions directly beast-shifted and slipped into the forest.