Chapter 657: Beast World: Raising a Wife 32

Jin Chen and A Zhou Da Yuan happened to return just then, bumping into the two of them, and also gave a teasing glance.

A Zhou: "Your family feud is finally over?"

Du Feng rolled his eyes at him: "Go, stop talking nonsense."

You always bring up what shouldn't be mentioned.

Fortunately, Yu Wu was in a hurry to speak, so she didn't have time to stay angry.

I just went by the stream and saw Hua Wan and Xiao Luobo's partner mating! Good grief, that scared the hell out of me!

Afraid of being caught spying, she was directly bitten to death by whatever bug Hua Wan used.

Xiao Luobo!

A Fen jumped up, pupils trembling, 'Could she be the next one?'

Jin Chen made a quick decision: 'Let's go to Xiao Luobo's house now, wait for Hua Wan in advance; if it's really her, we'll catch her in the act.'

This way the tribespeople will all believe that everything is Hua Wan and the bugs' doing.

And we can catch those bugs hiding in the tribe that even he hasn't discovered.

Da Yuan, A Fen, and A Zhou, come with us; Du Feng is fast, wait at the eastern clearing, and as soon as you hear any movement, hurry to fetch the chief and the tribespeople.

Yu Wu, move lightly, go along the necessary path from the stream to Xiao Luobo's house, and observe their actions.

Okay!

——

Xiao Luobo, I'm A Fen; can I open the door?

A Fen heard the faint response from inside, glanced at Jin Chen and the others in the corner, and nodded.

Xiao Luobo is the timidest; if a bunch of people rushed over and told her she'd be in mortal danger, it would literally scare her to death.

So let A Fen go in alone first to lower her guard and gradually let her accept it.

Did you come to find me for something, A Fen?

Xiao Luobo was wrapped in a fur blanket, revealing a delicate face, but upon closer look she appeared pale and exhausted.

I came to play with you; lately Da Yuan keeps ignoring me, can I come in?

A Fen sighed, observed Xiao Luobo's expression, and indeed she seemed to resonate, so she made some space.

Come in.

Xiao Luobo, your place is a mess; haven't you tidied up lately?

As soon as A Fen entered, she saw the place in utter disarray, picked up a wooden bowl from the ground, and felt puzzled.

"... There's nothing to tidy up, and nobody's come back."

Xiao Luobo weakly sat on the bed, leaning against the wall, looking at A Fen, listless and unhappy.

You just said Da Yuan hasn't been coming home much lately, right? Is he also……

A Fen heard her trail off and interjected: 'Isn't it that nobody from your household is coming back? You know about this?'

He wondered, 'How is it that every male who mates with Hua Wan is precisely known by his partner?'

Really, nothing can be hidden.

He told me.

Xiao Luobo said this and then burst into tears.

A Fen: 'Ah?!'

He widened his eyes, his rabbit ears standing up in shock: 'He personally told you?!'

Hmm… he said I'm too timid and always need comforting, unlike Hua Wan who's considerate and passionate… so I said, I said let's break the contract.

He still isn't willing, saying he'll come back today to discuss it with me.

In principle, whichever party wants to break the contract only needs to go to the tribe's priest, explain the situation, and provide sufficient reason.

Someone like Xiao Luobo would hardly find any priest objecting, yet she hesitated repeatedly, and her decision remained to discuss it with him first before deciding.

You said he'll come back today!

A Fen was startled again.

No, we can't keep testing slowly!

If it weren't for Hua Wan's accidental discovery, Xiao Luobo would likely be the fourth female to die after today!

Xiao Luobo, listen to me: Hua Wan isn't some beast-god will inheritor at all! He's the one who killed those three females!

Xiao Luobo listened, took a deep breath, clutched her little heart, and her pupils dilated.

Before she could recover, she heard A Fen add: 'And those three females were killed precisely because they discovered their mates mating with Hua Wan!'

You're the fourth one!

Xiao Luobo listened, stunned speechless.

She took another deep breath, her body trembling, 'I… I…'

She clung tightly to A Fen's arm, 'I… I don't want to die…'

Don't be afraid, don't be afraid—Bai Mo is outside; he can save you!

A Fen hurriedly shouted outside.

Bai Mo, Jin Chen! You can come in now.

Save me…

Xiao Luobo again weakly grabbed Bai Mo's arm, already tear-streaked.

She couldn't understand why her formerly happy family had become like this.

You won't die, I promise.

Bai Mo spoke soothingly while directing his attention to the stone table's tea ladle.

Brother, look at that person drinking water—I think the smell is off.

Jin Chen was observing the terrain, thinking about how to act later, and when he heard his wife's words he moved closer to look.

He used his fingertip to pick open the tea stain at the edge of the tea ladle, his expression slightly surprised, and he lifted his head to look at Bai Mo.

"It's beast worm juice."

Afterwards, he wiped it clean in disgust, smelled it again, and furrowed his brows tightly.

It reeks.

Xiao Luobo shook his head in disbelief, mouth slightly open, 'It turns out… it turns out I already……'

"Let me take a look."

Bai Mo took her pulse, also observed her tongue and earlobes, and only then relaxed.

"Don't be afraid, the problem isn't too serious; after today I'll prescribe a medicine for you to drink for a few days and it'll be fine."

"Bai Mo! Bai Mo!"

Yu Wu sneaked in silently, giving A Zhou a big fright.

"Wow, you walk without making a sound at all—no wonder you're from the snake clan!"

Yu Wu couldn't be bothered with him, and hurriedly said, 'I'll go check—they should be done! I just went back to Hua Wan's cave; I guess we need to get ready to come over!'

"I'm scared… I'm afraid."

This time Xiao Luobo couldn't help but cling to Bai Mo's body, trembling.

Jin Chen: 'We need to have Hua Wan bring out the worms in order to catch them in the act.'

But this approach faces a problem.

Given Xiao Luobo's level of fear, there's no way he could disguise himself at all—I estimate Hua Wan will notice as soon as she enters.

Bai Mo also can't stay to accompany him, otherwise it would be even easier to frame him.

A Fen gritted his teeth, raised his hand, and said, 'I'll stay to keep him company, and I'll say… I'm just dropping by for a visit.'

"No, no, you're also timid—I'll do it instead."

Yu Wu sat on the bed, waved at Xiao Luobo, and said, 'Yu Wu and Xiao Luobo are friends; I've come here a few times, so he won't suspect anything.'

Da Yuan hurriedly pulled A Fen over and said, 'I think Yu Wu makes sense—you'd better not take the risk.'

Given the circumstances, they couldn't afford to hesitate any longer, so it was decided.

Jin Chen tossed a small stone dagger onto the bed and warned Yu Wu, 'If you get hurt, Du Feng will never let me off the hook.'

"Thanks!" Yu Wu didn't stand on ceremony.