Chapter 20: The Villainess's Countermove

Mo Lie's fair, slender hand held a lettuce, the flash in his blue eyes flickered and vanished.

After all, there have been cases before where females also possessed abilities; Lin Manzhi's ability to silently produce so much lettuce is therefore natural.

A female with abilities.

He hadn't expected the female before him to have such a big secret; since she wants to hide it, he will of course cooperate.

From now on he must work harder to find ways; even if he cannot restore his strength, he must build a respectable power on the continent to protect Lin Manzhi.

Lin Manzhi is extremely satisfied with being with the smart and obedient Supernatural Male Beast.

Whatever she says, the Supernatural Male Beast obediently believes on the surface; this trust is even better than that between good friends.

The claim about planting vegetables downstairs is such an obvious lie; even if Mo Lie doesn't believe it, he doesn't question her, so that counts as… slipping through, I guess.

She, feeling unburdened, ate a bone meat meal with Mo Lie, then in the afternoon went to the market and bought the needed hemp rope and two sets of tableware.

The plates and bowls are ceramic; the tribe cannot fire them here, so they are imported, making them especially expensive—total cost was 1,200 Beast Coins.

And this was still the discounted price given by Yang Suo.

Beast Coins are truly hard to spend; now she only has 1,454 Beast Coins left. Even if she doesn't need to buy food now, there are still many things at home to purchase.

Lin Manzhi once again felt the tightness of her finances and murmured softly, "Looks like I still have to hurry up and earn money."

……

The next day, Lin Manzhi still took Mo Lie to find Xi Tao to partner up and dig Sand-tail Grass Stalks.

She met him and cheerfully shoved a Wooden Rake from her hand into Xi Tao's, saying, "This is for you."

Xi Tao's eyes lit up, and he forgot to be afraid of the Mo Lie beside him.

She swung the gift she had received, very lightly, and found it unexpectedly fit her hand; she wanted to return it to Lin Manzhi but felt extremely reluctant, "That's not right… you didn't even take my thing."

Here, even a piece of dead wood, in a desert where nothing exists, counts as a usable resource.

Lin Manzhi, having given sincerely, didn't want to take it back, smiled at Xi Tao and said, "Let's go to the gathering spot first and try; it's not too sunny outside now, let's hurry."

Sand-tail Grass Stalk = Beast Coin, she's at it again!

In a courtyard not far from here.

Seeing Mo Lie's figure carrying a beautiful delicate female while hurrying, the Beastfolk's expression turned fierce.

"Heh, a Supernatural Male Beast isn't that impressive."

Mo Lie doesn't even dare to use his black panther Beast Form with her, indicating his Spirit Core is severely injured and can't take Beast Form; he must be enduring whole-body pain to protect her.

He knows that a damaged Spirit Core is essentially irreversible, and it's more terrifying than a Supernatural Male Beast whose Spirit Core goes berserk, losing human reason and leaving only a bloodthirsty beast nature.

A conscious death is far more painful and grinding than a chaotic death.

The Supernatural Male Beast knows the area around the tribe like the back of his hand; instead of chasing out immediately, he turned toward the neighboring house, pushed the door open, and walked straight in.

A gray-haired Supernatural Male Beast sat cross-legged on the carpet inside the house and said irritably, "Lang Feng, you death-seeking guy, are you willing to risk everything just to please the female in the city?"

Lang Feng recalled half a year ago, a female Lin Ling came here to find him and proposed: if he kills a black panther Supernatural Male Beast named Mo Lie whose Spirit Core is nullified, he could get a chance to become the male beast by her side.

That is a precious female with Pregnancy Value 2!

It's literally a reward from the Heavenly Beast God; if he misses this chance, Lang Feng knows he'll never have a chance to win the favor of a Pregnancy Value 2 female in this life.

"What are you afraid of." Lang Feng snarled a grin, "I was selected into Ansen City's warrior team this year; he's a cripple who can barely maintain a Beast Form. Killing him would be just a swipe of the claw."

His Beast Form is a four-meter-tall desert wolf, just two years into adulthood, and has fought the lizard Supernatural Male Beasts of Sajin City, never losing.

His Spirit Core is now filled with energy, making him at his strongest.

How could he still fear such a mere crippled Supernatural Male Beast?

Hahaha, that made him laugh to death.

"I've been observing for a while; yesterday he only dared to hunt some Small Exotic Beasts. If he hadn't been lucky enough to just find a nest, the meat of ten Small Exotic Beasts wouldn't even equal one medium Exotic Beast—truly useless."

Even so, Lang Feng remains cautious; having held back for so long, he wants to turn his ninety-percent chance of killing Mo Lie into a hundred percent.

He looked at the brother in the room, Lang Cang, who is seventeen years older; the two share a father who is a rabbit Supernatural Male Beast, handsome, and luckily was taken as a Beast Husband by a mother of another tribe with Pregnancy Value 10.

They were even luckier, inheriting the wolf bloodline from their mother's clan; after reaching adulthood, the Supernatural Male Beasts were driven out of their homes. Lang Feng met Lang Cang while wandering, sensed their shared bloodline, and they have since partnered in the desert, fighting, killing, and looting together.

If Lang Cang hadn't grown older, wandering Supernatural Male Beasts would have difficulty finding females; they wouldn't have arrived at the Rosanya tribe three years ago.

Both of their Beast Forms are wolves, the strongest beings here, and they have always been each other's best partners.

Lang Feng naturally hopes to cooperate together now.

With Lang Cang, and in the desert he knows best, they can definitely kill Mo Lie.

Lang Cang remained unmoved, lowered his head and let out a cold snort.

Is a Supernatural Male Beast that easy to kill?

Lang Feng saw this, his eyes flashing with ferocity, "His Wife Master must despise him; his Spirit Core is about to go berserk, needing a female's pheromone to soothe it, so he must find his Wife Master quickly, right?"

Lang Cang swallowed hard, his face turning grim.

Lang Feng tossed a temptation, "I see the female beside him has only him as a Beast Husband; once Mo Lie dies, if you show more attentiveness you'll have a chance. So, say whether you'll do it or not."

Lang Cang was drawn in by his words.

He had also been observing these past few days; after all, Mo Lie was once regarded by everyone as an unattainable, super-powered Supernatural Male Beast, and Lang Cang kept excitedly shouting about approaching Lin Ling's female.

Unexpectedly, while covertly observing, his gaze was involuntarily drawn to the petite female figure beside Mo Lie.

The Beast God! Even though the Headscarf hid her features and he couldn't smell her pheromone—

But! It is!

Such a fragrant, soft female, and she just obediently lets a Supernatural Male Beast hold her in his arms!

Compared with the arrogant, overbearing females in the tribe who have high Pheromone Values, this is a type of female that Lang Cang has never encountered in his life, and he is captivated.

If they were together, he could spread his arms and embrace the female entirely, letting her be soaked with his aura, announcing to all Supernatural Male Beasts that she is his.

Just the thought makes Lang Cang's Spirit Core nearly go berserk; he quickly pulls a suppressant from his chest and drinks it.

"Hmph, that crippled Supernatural Male Beast Mo Lie is nowhere near worthy of him."