CHAPTER 31: CHAPTER 31: IS THE HEROINE REALLY KIND?

"Because of my brother." Mentioning the reason for being here, Bai Qiao showed a trace of depression on her face.

She pointed to the young male sitting opposite her, and said with resentment, "He just came of age this year and was supposed to hold his adulthood ceremony in the neighboring tribe. But because he was provoked by a few words from his companions, he ran into the dense forest in the middle of the night!"

Following her hand, Wen Shu looked over. The young male was hanging his head, occasionally stealing glances at her. When their eyes met, his slightly chubby face flushed with a light red, and he shyly lowered his head again.

Upon seeing his familiar amber eyes, Wen Shu couldn’t help but marvel. He truly resembled this body, being the brother of the original host from the same mother but different fathers.

However, he just seemed barely over six feet tall, unlike other adult Beasts with their robust muscles, and had a handsome and vibrant youthful appearance, indeed looking quite juvenile.

In the original work, Bai Yan was described just like this, being ostracized by his companions for looking too juvenile, exactly as Bai Qiao said.

"I happened to see him and wanted to persuade him to go back with me," Bai Qiao puffed her cheeks in anger as she continued, "But he ran off, and when I chased him, we encountered a mutant beast. Later, we were rescued by Xiu’s group and were brought here..."

At the end, she cast a grateful look at the group of fat Beastmen, while Wen Shu had mixed feelings.

She remembered that there was indeed such a scene in the original work.

Noble Beasts living in Beast City didn’t often go hunting, especially those in high positions.

Their only interaction with giant beasts was during the adulthood ceremony’s hunting ritual.

In the original plot, Bai Qiao had a quarrel with her fiancé, and along with her brother Bai Yan, they got lost in the dense forest.

They were rescued by another male protagonist, Lucius, but Bai Qiao and Bai Yan didn’t know not to wander in the dense forest, which startled a Giant Corpse Beast. During their escape, they led to the death of a hunting team, eventually ending up at the Tiger Beast Tribe...

Thinking of this, Wen Shu’s expression turned grim. The original story did not mention where the hunting team they caused the death of came from, but now it seemed to be from the Fox Beast Tribe.

In the plot, the hunting team was completely annihilated, only now they had Mious and Wu Xuan.

Can they alone change the ending?

Wen Shu worriedly looked into the depths of the dense forest. They came because of her, and if anything goes wrong, she would feel guilty for the rest of her life.

If she still had her powers, at least she could go help, but now she could only add to the chaos.

Wen Shu stared at her own hands, a sense of helplessness surged in her heart. She felt so weak now, weak enough to be infuriating.

Noticing her odd expression, Bai Qiao stopped her rambling storytelling and cautiously leaned closer, asking, "What are you looking at?"

Bai Qiao’s round back of the head obstructed her view, and seeing nothing, she blinked at Wen Shu in confusion.

After watching her series of playful actions, Wen Shu’s mood worsened.

She no longer wanted to deal with this, choosing only to stare silently into Bai Qiao’s eyes, observing for a long while until the other uncomfortably avoided her gaze, without showing even a trace of guilt or concern.

So she crossed her arms across her chest, leaned back onto the tree roots, closed her eyes, and said indifferently, "Sorry, I’m tired. If there’s anything, let’s talk later."

While reading the novel, she only knew the female protagonist was kind and pure, viewing problems from her perspective the whole time.

But now she couldn’t help but wonder, if the heroine was truly so kind, why could she just walk away after causing trouble for the hunting team, without a single care?

Not only was she not remorseful, but she also turned around and started a romance with Lucius. Towards such a person, she really couldn’t muster any goodwill.

Facing her sudden change in attitude, Bai Qiao awkwardly stood there, her face somewhat pale, "Right, you’re still injured, so I’ll head back over there first..."

She bit her lip, her eyes turning red in grievance and some anger after turning away. After treating her politely, how could she treat her like this?

With the absence of Bai Qiao’s voice, the jungle immediately fell silent. As the night grew deeper, an increasingly heavy atmosphere spread among the Beastmen.

They were all worried about the hunting team’s companions.

Only Tina exchanged glances with Bai Qiao, speaking indignantly to comfort, "You don’t have to mind her, she’s not a good female. Killing the mutant beast was purely a stroke of luck!"

Her words were abrupt, and their clarity contrasted sharply with the quietness of the jungle. Except for Bai Qiao, who gave her a grateful look, no one responded.

Tina’s face also turned a little ugly. She lightly nudged the female next to her, "Right, Belinda?"

Belinda, still worried about Edon, glanced at her coldly upon hearing that and got up to sit by a large tree closer to the gathering spot.

For the first time, she felt aligned with Wen Shu.

From the moment this female called Bai Qiao appeared, she felt a dislike. She brought danger to the hunting team, not caring for their lives at all, as if a few tears should make others sacrifice their lives for her!

Nan had watched all of Wen Shu’s changes and felt a secret joy in understanding her character better.

He pondered for a moment, gently touching Wen Shu’s hand, and said, "Don’t worry too much, Mious and Wu Xuan should be able to handle it."

He had faced giant beasts head-on, and the weakness the female pointed out to Wu Xuan was accurate. Plus, the Giant Corpse Beast hadn’t grown a venomous core, so the rank wasn’t very high and could be defeated if utilized well.

But Wen Shu didn’t know this. She thought Nan was just comforting her, and she couldn’t stop worrying as she gazed at the distant black forest.

Seeing her unresponsive, Nan tentatively held the back of her hand, softly advising, "They’ll certainly be injured when they return. You should rest a bit to gather strength to treat them."

The warmth spread over the back of her hand; Wen Shu lifted her eyes to look at Nan.

His gaze was gentle, his heart and mind keen and insightful, with even a bolder demeanor than before, greatly different from before.

However, Wen Shu was persuaded, "Alright, remember to wake me when they return."

She naturally withdrew her hand, closed her eyes, yet couldn’t help but pay attention to the sounds around her, afraid of missing their return; this state lasted until the middle of the night when she dozed off.

Beside her, Nan stared at the palm of his hand, lost in thought, sleepless through the night.

When the sound of chaotic footsteps rang out, the dense sunlight had already climbed the treetops, and sleeping Wen Shu’s ears twitched, she suddenly sat up looking toward the gathering place.

Against the dazzling sunlight, dozens of scattered figures appeared in the jungle. Some were supporting each other, some had transformed into beast form carrying heavily injured companions, and the number was nearly half of what it was when they arrived.

"They are back!" Ai Li shouted, and the excited male figures rushed over directly.

Belinda, full of fatigue, also stood up, running while anxiously searching, and when she saw Edon’s staggering figure, her cheeks were already wet with tears.

Wen Shu followed closely behind Belinda, and at a glance saw Mious, still maintaining his beast form, his heavily injured snake tail encircling seven or eight severely injured males.

Seeing he still had strength, Wen Shu’s tense expression eased a little, and she began searching for Wu Xuan’s figure. But after carefully looking around, she didn’t spot that familiar silhouette.

She grabbed a stranger male in front of her, "Where’s Wu Xuan?"

Afraid the person didn’t know who she was referring to, she hastily added, "The Black Panther!"