Su Qinglan’s eyes turned cold, a dangerous glint flashing in them as she stared at Bai Lianhua’s tear-streaked face.
Meanwhile, the entire tribe exploded into chaos.
"What? They both wanted to kill the tribe leader’s daughter?"
"Impossible! Luo Chen was rescued by our tribe before! Why would he..."
"And Bai Lianhua? Isn’t she supposed to be the gentlest female in the whole tribe? Why does she look like that?"
"Look, she’s crying so pitifully... could the snake be mistaken?"
"Or maybe she’s just pretending?"
"Pretending? You mean... she really might have helped him?"
Voices rose from every direction, the air filled with shock, disbelief, and gossip.
Hu Yan’s golden eyes darkened as he looked at the two lying on the ground. His claws flexed, the faint sound of his growl making the air heavy.
Su Mingxuan’s expression was even darker. He had been smiling proudly just moments ago, but now his face was stormy.
The realization that someone had tried to harm his daughter again made his chest burn with rage.
Xuan Long stood quietly beside Su Qinglan, his tall figure shielding her from everyone’s view. But his eyes stayed fixed on Luo Chen and Bai Lianhua like they were already dead in his eyes.
The tribe that had just been laughing and gossiping moments ago stood silent now, they are waiting for what would happen next.
The entire tribe watched the scene with curious eyes.
Some looked shocked, others uneasy. The silence was thick, but soon, whispers began to spread again.
"Isn’t that too much?" someone muttered. "Even if she did something wrong... she’s still a female."
"Yeah... look at her, she’s bleeding everywhere."
More voices joined in, soft at first, but growing louder as they saw Bai Lianhua’s miserable state.
And then, from the middle of the crowd, a sharp, high-pitched voice suddenly rang out...
"Wait a moment! What is the meaning of this?"
It was Xu Meiyan.
She pushed through the crowd with a furious expression, her long hair swaying behind her dramatically. She stood in front of everyone, pointing toward the crying Bai Lianhua.
"How could you treat a female like this!" she shouted loudly so everyone could hear. "Look at her! She’s bleeding from everywhere! What kind of beastman does this? Are we beasts or monsters now?"
Gasps rippled through the crowd.
Xu Meiyan’s face looked full of anger and righteousness, but inside, her heart was secretly dancing with joy.
She didn’t care about Bai Lianhua at all. In fact, seeing her once-gentle and perfect friend lying there in dirt and tears was... satisfying.
Was she not always proud of her good face and gentle appearance? Now she would see how she would continue living with that proud face of hers.
Looking at her condition, she could already see many scars forming on her face, and some of her hair had fallen from her head.
Tsk! Really satisfying, Xu Meiyan thought with satisfaction.
But still, she had to act.
She put on her best angry expression and clenched her fists. "Even if she did something wrong, there’s no excuse to hurt her like this! Our tribe has rules! Females must be protected!"
Her words hit the crowd just right. A few beastmen began to nod; they started muttering in agreement.


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