Chapter 6: Fei Yan, the Ground‑Dwelling Chicken

As the crowd approached, they smelled a mouth‑watering aroma of cooking.

Just by inhaling the scent in the air, they let out a series of praises.

"Where does this flavor come from?"

"It's so fragrant!"

"Whose Beast Husband's cooking is this good?!"

Following the scent all the way, they arrived at Su Mo's doorstep.

Someone skeptically asked, "It can't be Su Mo cooking, can it?!"

"How could that be? She's the town's famous lazy ghost—aside from eating and waiting for death, what else could she possibly do but cause trouble?"

The leading female furrowed her brow and said, "Don't forget why we came here to find her!"

Her reminder made everyone recall the real purpose.

Someone shouted toward the house, "Su Mo, come out!"

Su Mo, who was stir‑frying in the kitchen, froze for a moment.

She grabbed the wok spatula and walked out.

Looking at the people in the courtyard, she widened her eyes in surprise【So many people? What are they up to? Fei Yan is here too? Perfect, maybe I can find a chance to break off the marriage with him.】

Fei Yan, standing among the crowd, flashed a glimmer in his eyes.

Su Mo felt as if someone were staring at her, but she couldn't pinpoint who at first; scanning the crowd, she spotted the conspicuous figure—a bald middle‑aged male Beastman—and almost laughed out loud.

It seems shedding hair is a problem that transcends species.

Then the leading plump female glared at her and shouted, "Su Mo, who are you hiding in your house?!"

Su Mo recognized the person; it was A Nuan, the number‑one fan of Mo Xiao and Fei Yan.

Yesterday she also shouted the loudest on the spot, wishing Fei Yan would immediately send her to Lao Shen Shan.

Su Mo said lightly, "Just a patient."

"What patient? What illness?"

Su Mo rolled her eyes, "How would I know, it's inexplicable!"

"Clearly you were lecherous and reckless, attacked someone, slipped up, and caused a grievous, unconscious injury!"

【@%@&】

She couldn't hold back and let out a string of curses.

【Even though the auntie likes handsome men, she still has morals, okay!!!】

"Are you sick? You spread baseless rumors!"

A Nuan said, "You failed to strike Mo Xiao yesterday, so you switched targets; the person is now lying on your bed—what evidence do you need!"

The others echoed, "Exactly! You shameless female!"

"You'd already embarrassed yourself in your own tribe, but you also disgrace the Dragon Tribe! You even dare to provoke the Dragon Clan Minor General!"

"If you drag everyone into this, you'll definitely get what's coming to you!"

Su Mo couldn't help rolling her eyes, "A bunch of lunatics—he got injured, and I just picked him up from the mountain to treat his wound!"

"You? What wound can you heal? Since he's injured, why not summon the Shaman Doctor to examine him?!"

Su Mo raised an eyebrow, "Because the Shaman Doctor can't heal it."

"A disease the Shaman Doctor can't cure—how can you heal it? Su Mo, think before you speak!"

The bald Shaman Doctor frowned at Su Mo, "That's sheer nonsense, incomprehensible!"

The crowd sneered at Su Mo, "We only knew Su Mo was ill, but didn't expect it to be this severe; her brain clearly isn't working."

A Nuan, already looking confident, said, "Write a confession now, voluntarily leave the tribe, and we'll let you go out alive!"

"I haven't done anything wrong; what crime am I confessing?"

The Shaman Doctor frowned, "You are full of lies, never learning! Later I'll report to the Tribe Chief and have her expel you from the tribe!"

After a long silence, Fei Yan spoke, "Shaman Doctor, there's no need to jump to conclusions; let's go in first and see the wounded."

Someone said, "Right, go in and check the Dragon Clan Minor General's injuries; whether it's a wound or a coma caused by Forbidden Drug will be clear at a glance."

"Everyone, come with me inside to take a look!"

The Shaman Doctor finished speaking, turned, and walked into the house, with the group following behind.

Su Mo leisurely trailed at the very end.

The Shaman Doctor arrived at the bedside, performed a strange prayer for a while, then began pulse‑diagnosing Long Yan, and suddenly furrowed his brow deeply.

He then lifted the blanket on Long Yan and saw that there were indeed wounds.

However, the most critical issue wasn't the wounds but the snake venom in Long Yan's body.

Before the Shaman Doctor could speak, A Nuan shouted, "It must be that the Dragon Clan Minor General refused to be bothered, and Su Mo laid a black hand on him! She's so vicious!"

Leaning by the door, Su Mo couldn't help rolling her eyes again【This imagination, I have to concede I'm outclassed! With that kind of mind, you could have put more effort into courting Fei Yan, that ground‑dwelling chicken, and saved the auntie the trouble of breaking off the marriage!】

The next second, Su Mo sensed something off; she turned her head and saw Fei Yan, his eyes steady, both embarrassed and angry, staring at her.

Fei Yan pressed his lips tightly and clenched his fist.

Ground… chicken?!

Su Mo shrank her neck: 【What kind of look is that? He can't really think I injured Long Yan, can he? I'm just a petite woman without any strength, how innocent! No, although Fei Yan doesn't like me, he can't be that blind. Unless his purpose today is to break off the marriage, so I'll play along!】

【If he colludes with the Shaman Doctor, wouldn't I truly be in inescapable trouble today?】

Fei Yan thought Su Mo's reasoning was somewhat unreasonable.

He considered himself to have some understanding of the Shaman Doctor, believing the Shaman Doctor could never commit such an immoral act.

This Su Mo truly judges the noble with a petty mind.

Su Mo stretched her neck to peek inside, "Shaman Doctor, have you reached a diagnosis?"

The Shaman Doctor naturally already knows that Su Mo wasn't lying just now.

Long Yan can heal that wound, but even he is helpless against that snake venom.

It's unknown what method Su Mo used to control it; had it been delivered to him last night, the poison might already have taken effect and killed him.

But he cannot admit it now; if he does, how will the people of the Tribe continue to trust him as a Shaman Doctor?

The people present don't all understand the ways of medicine; only the High Priest knows a little.

However, the High Priest has never liked this fiancée, and even if he knows she is hiding something, he probably won't say anything.

Hasn't the High Priest always wanted to dissolve the engagement with Su Mo? He can, today, conveniently lend him a helping hand!