Chapter 656: Beast Tribe World: Raising a Wife 31

The priest was also at the chief's home, discussing Hua Wan's matter with them.

Even though Hua Wan had demonstrated extraordinary ability that day, the priest still deep down believed he was not the inheritor of the Beast God's will.

It wasn't also because she feared he would threaten her priestly position; if the Lion Tribe could have a more outstanding new priest appear, she would naturally be able to retire with merit and live out her years in peace.

But it was obvious that Hua Wan had not gained the priest's trust.

Seeing Jin Chen rush in, the priest and chief exchanged doubtful glances, but it was Dong Qian who reacted first and asked.

Did you discover something?

After hearing their explanation, even though the chief had weathered many storms and was well-informed, he still couldn't believe it.

Hua Wan doing this! Is she trying to kill the whole tribe?

He immediately got so angry he wanted to get up and seize the person, but his partner held him back; Dong Qian clearly wanted to be more rational, and even in anger he didn't forget that.

Hua Wan now has that strange ability; over half the tribe firmly believes in him, and if we hadn't caught him in the act and directly questioned him…

Dong Qian said, his tone serious and helpless, 'You aren't afraid the chief's authority will be threatened.'

Bai Mo rubbed his brow again, then suddenly asked, 'Amu, can I go look at the two corpses placed in the ancestral hall?'

That day, he only focused on arguing with Hua Wan and still hadn't gone to see them.

He also wanted to know why the flower pattern that had mysteriously appeared on the corpses was so similar to the mark on his own brow.

Sure, let Jin Chen take you there.

Mentioning this, Dong Qian sighed again, his face full of worry, 'Since we learned they died from the so-called curse, even their families don't want to look after them, so they've just been left in the ancestral hall.'

I was still thinking that once things are settled, I'll arrange their burial.

A Fen was too timid to look, so Da Yuan naturally accompanied him; thus only Jin Chen, the two of them, and A Zhou entered together.

The tribe's ancestral hall is used solely to enshrine the Beast God, has no shrine, only a single clay statue, which was molded according to the ideas of the first chief and the priest.

This clay statue looks different in each tribe, because their conceptions of the Beast God also vary.

Bai Mo had just entered when he noticed the clay statue, stared at its eyes, touched his brow, looked for a while, then examined the corpses together with Jin Chen.

The corpses were wrapped in rough animal hides, covered with a thick layer of chilling grass, only the faces exposed, already turning bluish-purple.

Even though they had been dead for many days, one could still faintly see their terrified expressions from before death.

What a gruesome death.

A Zhou sighed repeatedly, hands over his eyes, peeking through his fingers, 'Can't we see anything without opening the animal hide?'

Bai Mo, unexpectedly unafraid, untied the animal hide of one corpse, pulled back the chilling grass, and finally saw the flower pattern beside the arm.

The corpses' arms had frozen stiff, unlike the soft, elastic feel when tribe members had examined them a few days earlier, which actually made it easier for Bai Mo to observe.

He traced the pattern with his finger, then compared it to the other corpse's, and found—not to mention—that the pattern was only eighty percent similar to his own.

Indeed, the flower patterns on the two corpses were different, as if someone had deliberately painted them on, yet they were truly embedded in the skin.

Mo Mo, take a look at this wound.

Jin Chen pointed to the neck of one corpse, 'Doesn't it look like an insect bite?'

That day when he came to look, the ancestral hall was crowded and stuffy, the corpses had only just died, and he really hadn't paid close attention to this spot.

Hey, look here! The corpses also have these shells.

A Zhou pointed to another spot, his hand still over his eyes.

Bai Mo examined everything and became even more certain the corpses died from insect bites; as for the pattern…

Jin Chen saw him frowning deeply in puzzlement and guided, 'I think this pattern also looks like tiny little bugs biting it out, but the wounds are too small for us to see.'

A Zhou found it strange, 'How can we ensure the bites produce exactly this shape?'

With Jin Chen's guidance, Bai Mo quickly grasped the key: 'It's bee honey or human blood!'

As long as the proper position is coated, the newly hatched larvae will constantly gnaw, and the tiny wounds they leave will naturally form the flower pattern.

So that means! Hua Wan is behind this!

A Zhou swung a fist at the air in anger, exclaiming, 'What a hateful thing!'

Bai Mo understood this, his face visibly brightening considerably; although he didn't care, the inexplicable existence of this pattern was indeed unpleasant.

Come on, let's go tell Amu.

Jin Chen ruffled his hair, 'Our Mo Mo's silver pattern is one of a kind, so it's not a curse.'

Thus the truth was fully revealed.

Although they still hadn't figured out how Hua Wan drove away the beasts, perhaps it was also related to the insects.

Next, Bai Mo and A Fen, from the side, questioned the families and neighbors of the two deceased females, discovering they had recently been arguing with their partners, for unknown reasons.

From this speculation, it could only be that they happened to discover their partners had an abnormal relationship with Hua Wan, and were silenced by murder.

So what they needed to do was to find out in advance who Hua Wan's next attacker would be.

Since Bai Mo had not yet been driven away, to prove the terror of the 'curse,' Hua Wan would certainly kill again to frame him.

On the third day of their investigation into the truth, though the weather remained calm, the hearts of Bai Mo and the others grew increasingly anxious.

The longer the time dragged on, the more it meant the next female to be killed would be in greater danger.

Originally they wanted Grandmother Dong Qian to gather all the females in the ancestral hall for protection first, but there were always uncooperative ones, and they feared startling the snake, which would cause Hua Wan to act prematurely.

Fortunately they eventually guessed who the next one would be.

The trigger was that after Yu Wu and Du Feng's household members had argued who knows how many times, Yu Wu went alone to the stream to clear his mind, only to unexpectedly run into Hua Wan mating with a male not far away in the thicket!

And he recognized that male! It was Xiao Luobo's partner!

Xiao Luobo is a female of the Rabbit Tribe, belonging to a different tribe from A Fen; usually timider and extremely introverted, so only the blunt Yu Wu could exchange a few words with her.

He stared dumbfounded, recalling Bai Mo's saying that the partner of any male who mated with Hua Wan would become the victim.

He also faintly heard Du Feng shouting as he chased after, his heart pounding with fright, and he hurriedly turned and ran back.

Du Feng! Du Feng!

Yu Wu didn't even have time to keep arguing with him, hurriedly grabbing his arm to explain, her voice anxious and nervous.

Hurry! Let's go find Bai Mo!

What did you see that you're so nervous?

Du Feng caught the person, puzzled, looked toward the stream bank, but Yu Wu suddenly covered his eyes.

Don't look! It's Hua Wan! I know who the next female victim will be!

Du Feng's expression changed instantly, he immediately reacted, directly transformed into beast form, carrying Yu Wu, and ran toward Jin Chen's home.

Bai Mo! Come out quickly!

Just as they reached the cave entrance, Du Feng lowered his body so Yu Wu could get down, and at the same time Bai Mo inside heard the sound.

What's wrong, you're in such a hurry?

Bai Mo wiped his hands, full of herbal foam, gestured for them to quickly drink some water, "You two aren't arguing anymore?"