Chapter 43

Mo Lie laughed, his crystal‑blue eyes pure, "Zhi Zhi, I'll do as you say."

The male beast opposite shed his gloomy aura, and his usually unreadable face softened, like a plum tree blooming in the cold season, handsome and uniquely beautiful.

It's over, it's over…

In that instant, Lin Manzhi felt herself about to drown in beauty.

She touched her slightly warm earlobes, pinched them hard, quickly averted her gaze from Mo Lie, and whispered to herself.

"Don't get tangled in Mo Lie's feelings; I must stay steady and not fall deeper into the villain's emotions, lest I bring ruin upon myself."

In the original book, Mo Lie's cold‑blooded, brutal nature is too intense; Lin Manzhi dares not entertain any thought, okay!

After recovering from Mo Lie's allure, she lifted her hand to her stomach, feeling a bit hungry, and guessed Mo Lie must be even hungrier.

She rose from the fur rug on the hall floor, walked toward the kitchen, and said, "The tribe isn't selling any Great Exotic Beast today; I bought a large piece of Small Exotic Beast meat from Xi Tao, I'll make something tasty."

"Mm." Mo Lie listened intently, got up and followed Lin Manzhi toward the kitchen, then suddenly halted.

Outside the courtyard.

Sha Cheng followed Luo Ji to the doorway, watching Luo Ji's hesitant, slow steps toward the door with a scornful expression.

Even a male beast of the Rosangya tribe, even if he killed Wolf Peak's Lang Cang, could not catch his eye.

Sha Cheng impatiently gave a look to the person behind him, "Stop dawdling, you go open the door."

The Beastfolk obeyed, stepped forward, shoved the seemingly speechless chieftain Luo Ji, and roughly lifted the courtyard stone gate.

Sha Cheng frowned and looked ahead; his booted feet seemed locked in place, his towering frame shivered, as if frightened.

A few meters apart.

A young man stood under the courtyard eave, his slender upper body hidden in shadow; he did nothing, coldly watching the crowd that appeared after the courtyard was opened.

A breeze brushed by, and the iron‑rust scent on his body spread silently, as if immersed in a pool of blood…

It made Sha Cheng feel each breath constricted his throat as if an invisible hand were gripping it, bearing an inescapable shadow of death.

His pupils contracted; the earlier carefree contempt vanished, replaced by dread.

His beast form was formidable—

The young man nearby lifted his dark eyes, a flash of vivid crimson flickered briefly in his deep‑blue gaze.

He tilted his head and asked:

"Want to die?"

Sha Cheng: "..." No, no, no!

Even though the other's aura bore outright contempt, the sheer terror of the opponent's presence nearly made Sha Cheng piss himself, a physiological gap that left him unable to muster anger.

"Just kidding, only the clever can live longer."

Sha Cheng, considering himself well‑versed, instantly recognized that the young male beast before him possessed a aura similar to that of the top‑tier masters he had previously encountered.

He came to find him, isn't that just courting death?

Sweat beading on Sha Cheng's forehead, he hurried forward, clasped his hands over his chest, bowed deeply in utmost respect, and humbly said, "Sir, please forgive my subordinate's impropriety."

Mo Lie remained silent.

His crystal‑blue eyes turned into cold vertical slits, like a massive terrifying beast form, chillingly fixated on the prey—

Help! Damn, it looks like a leopard clan from Ansen City!!

Mo Lie subtly raised an eyebrow.

Luo Lai Caravan?

The caravan Lin Manzhi mentioned.

At that moment, hearing a commotion outside, Lin Manzhi stepped out of the kitchen, saw a group of strangers in the courtyard who clearly seemed unfriendly, and quietly released her pheromone.

She moved to Mo Lie's side, her beautiful eyes showing surprise as she asked, "Who are you, and what are you here for?"

The terrifying aura strangely dissipated.

With a female added to the courtyard, the earlier smoke cleared, and Sha Cheng, smelling the female pheromone before him, grew increasingly uneasy.

Her clear, crisp pheromone spread silently—like a forest after rain, clean and vibrant, yet bearing an oppressive sense that forbids intrusion.

A pheromone‑emitting female! And her scent is richer than any female he's ever encountered, certainly that of a high‑grade female!

His arrogant blaze was instantly snuffed out even more completely, and he involuntarily clenched his legs.

In the Beast World, a high‑pheromone female signifies a powerful bloodline and backing, not something he can easily offend.

He never expected that in such a backward, poor tribe, he would suddenly encounter a top‑tier male beast and a high‑grade female with pheromone below 6.

Sha Cheng immediately, disregarding his pride, dropped to his knees; the Sand Rat tribe behind him knelt en masse, his head bowed low, trembling as he spoke, "We are the Luo Lai Caravan; we came urgently seeking assistance, and I request your Beast Husband to escort us to Kuangsha City this time."

Luo Ji, standing nearby, watched with a relaxed smile, proudly lifting his chin.

Haha, seeing Sha Cheng's swagger, he was scared stiff, peeing his pants—how fun!

Chieftain Luo Ji finally sauntered in, his fox‑like eyes scanning Lin Manzhi, then breaking into a courteous smile:

"That… they meant no harm; the door push was a misunderstanding, my knocking was slow, and I accidentally collided with another warrior opening the door."

"So they came to ask my Beast Husband for help," Lin Manzhi said, a look of realization on her face, suppressing her intimidating pheromone, "You may rise and discuss inside the courtyard."

Upon hearing this, Sha Cheng stood, feeling a knife‑sharp gaze sweep over him, and he walked into the courtyard with his eyes straight ahead.

Lin Manzhi arranged for everyone to sit in the hall.

During the walk, Sha Cheng calmed down; he sensed information he had missed in the earlier panic, noting that the leopard clan's aura before him, though powerful, was terrifying.

But now, although he shows no outward pain, his complexion seems overly pale, right?

Abnormal.

Moreover, a stronger male beast would not tolerate any provocation; he didn't immediately kill them when the courtyard gate was forced open, so perhaps his Spirit Core malfunctioned?

However, as a small guard squad leader of a caravan, matters between great families are none of his concern.

Everyone entered the doorway, and no one spoke first. Lin Manzhi stood beside Mo Lie, thinking of the stew on the stove, and said plainly:

"I told the truth, and I do want to grant your request, but my Beast Husband can't use Beast Form for now, so the Guard Squad can't join; you may ask someone else to go."

Sha Cheng saw Mo Lie standing silently beside the female, understood who was in charge in this household, and felt relieved.

Can't use Beast Form?

"You don't need to worry about that." Sha Cheng saw that the female didn't want to talk at length, and he also replied very briefly: