Chapter 60: See What She

At a glance, it was a female and a male beast.

Because it was rare to see a female who, like herself, only had Mo Lie, a male beast, with her, Lin Manzhi gave her another look.

Mo Lie followed her gaze forward, barely furrowing his brow, and said, "It's Lin Ling."

Lin Manzhi: "Lin Ling? In this remote, chaotic place, how could a thousand‑golden‑yuan female like her come here?"

In the original work, Lin Ling is a typical Beast World female who was pampered and spoiled.

Her parents dote on her, countless male beasts vie for her, making her, whose Pregnancy Value is already high, selfish and arrogant.

As the original book's aristocratic, vicious female character, Lin Ling wouldn't even endure a single hardship following Mo Lie, a crippled Supernatural Male Beast, into the tribe; she pursued lavish clothing, yet now she appears in a drab gray outfit in what can be called a slum…

Lin Manzhi glanced that way and said, "Shall we quietly follow and see? She's a female with Pregnancy Value 2; being discovered would be unsafe, right?"

Mo Lie nodded, suppressed his own aura, and led Lin Manzhi, slipping through the lingering scent in the alley, silently descending a short distance away.

After winding through an unknown number of alleys, following the scent led them to a cluster of dilapidated houses; the other half of these dwellings were shantytowns built with skin blankets, the poorest area in Kuangsha City.

The slum was littered with trash everywhere, the air thick with a foul stench; she saw a tiny figure cloaked from head to toe in a gray servant's coat, leading a male beast into one of the houses.

The gray, petite female entered the house, while the towering male beast that followed her was left at the doorway to guard, cautiously scanning the surroundings.

Lin Manzhi held onto Mo Lie, waiting by the alley wall.

After waiting a long time without seeing Lin Ling emerge from the house, she frowned at Lin Ling's overly cautious, hidden demeanor.

What could be inside?

She frowned, pondering, her curious expression fully captured by Mo Lie beside her; he scanned the surrounding terrain, scooped her up, and rushed forward, arriving at the back of the house shortly after.

The gate‑keeping male beast that Lin Ling had selected and brought over should be powerful; overly confident, he stood at the sole house entrance, taking in all the unfamiliar aura and sounds of the dwelling.

But he didn't expect that here were Beastfolk stronger than him, and a female whose aura was so weak it lacked any male‑beast presence.

Lin Manzhi, directly led by Mo Lie, cut through the skin blanket of the shantytown and swaggered in, while the beast guarding the doorway remained oblivious.

Lin Manzhi followed Mo Lie into the house; the stone door sealed the living room where Lin Ling was absent, the inner door stood open, and the inner chamber, windowless, appeared dark and dim.

Mo Lie's blue eyes turned cold, his hand encircling Lin Manzhi and pulling her close; he lowered his head and silently whispered with his lips, "No one inside."

Lin Manzhi:??!!

She slowly widened her eyes, a scene from the original heroine's story echoing in her mind; she nudged Mo Lie's hand around her waist and, also using lip‑speech, replied, "Enter."

Mo Lie glanced at her, assuming the Lin Manzhi in his arms was worried about the incoming female, since the two shared blood ties; Lin Manzhi's gentle nature made worry inevitable.

He led Lin Manzhi deeper into the house; their silhouettes blocked most of the sole light source, making it increasingly dim.

But this didn't affect Mo Lie's vision; he observed the interior, slowly squinting his ambiguous eyes.

Lin Manzhi couldn't see inside, only vague shadows, and reached out, poking Mo Lie beside her as if seeking help.

Mo Lie reached out, seized Lin Manzhi's meddling hand, and held it.

In the dim interior, a collapsed pit resembling a well mouth was exposed at the center of the floor; dry, sand‑like earth piled inside, clearly man‑dug.

It exhaled a slightly cooler breath than the room, appearing as an ordinary opening, yet he could not discern what lay within.

Mo Lie lowered his gaze, pondering; the female inside must have descended from here, which at least indicated that beneath the large hole there was likely no danger.

No movement? Lin Manzhi grew anxious.

The small hand he held twitched restlessly, silently urging; two seconds later, Mo Lie finally, as he wished, led her into the interior.

Lin Manzhi stared wide‑eyed, seeing a dark silhouette on the even floor from the dim room.

On the poorly lit floor, the reflection indicated water ahead, and the sudden, fault‑line‑like black shadow signaled a collapse ahead.

Sure enough! Lin Manzhi instantly became even more certain.

She had just recalled a scene from the original book: the heroine Fang Yue Dan, after crossing over, dealt with several abused Beast Husbands who became devoted to her, and emerged from the backward tribe.

She arrived at Kuangsha City, and with little money could only settle in the poor outskirts of the city.

Although she already had several Beast Husbands, she chose to be self‑reliant, opening a small clinic here to treat Beastfolk and earn money.

Fang Yue Dan, being human‑clad, lacks the so‑called pheromones of a female; everyone here mistakenly believes she is a female without pheromones, and thus she has remained unharmed.

Until one day, two major forces clashed at the city edge, dragging Fang Yue Dan's household into the conflict; a large hole collapsed in the house, and she descended with several Beast Husbands to investigate.

What she saw was astonishing: she discovered a segment of a millennia‑old ancient dragon city buried beneath the desert, and, incredibly lucky, found a thousand‑year‑old medicinal plant inside.

One of the medicinal plants that heals Spirit Core Damage—Concentrated Spirit Dew!

It was this plant that introduced her to Cangqiong, the lord of Leitingcheng; later, due to Cangqiong's special attention, under the protection of the Leiting lord, she became the first female without pheromones, becoming a Shamaness.

It also caused Fang Yue Dan to appear before several powerful Beast Husbands, leading them to develop affection for this unique Shamaness.

But now it is Lin Ling who appears here, a full year earlier than the original plot; she discovers that this absurd storyline… is entirely linked to Lin Ling.

Could the original heroine have already crossed over? Or crossed early as Lin Ling?

Lin Manzhi's mind opened up; she vaguely felt something was off.

Nevertheless, whether Lin Ling also time‑traveled or not, she now follows Lin Ling here; if this truly is one of the medicinal plants that restores Spirit Core—Concentrated Spirit Dew… she wants it too!

Mo Lie turned his head, watching Lin Manzhi staring blankly at the hole; he wrapped one arm around her waist and lifted the other to shield the side of her head.

Lin Manzhi felt the cool hand of Mo Lie on her cheek side, snapping her out of her swirling thoughts.

The next second, a sudden wave of weightlessness struck unexpectedly, wind whistling past her ears, making her dizzy.

Lin Manzhi's heart pounded as Mo Lie, cradling her, leapt down from that huge hole!!