Her words dropped like stones into water, spreading shock through everyone.
"What?"
"Kill her?"
"He’s from our tribe!"
"How could he...?"
Murmurs and shouts mixed together, the crowd now burning with anger and disbelief.
Su Qinglan shrugged lightly, her tone calm and almost tired. "I thought that was the end. But then Xuan Long appeared... he saved me. If not for him, I wouldn’t even be standing here today."
She looked toward Xuan Long, her eyes softening slightly. "He protected me from the beasts, chased off the danger, and brought me back safely to the cave."
Her words were simple, but every single person could feel the weight behind them.
The silence that followed was heavy.
Then suddenly, someone shouted from the crowd, "A beastman from our tribe tried to kill a female?!"
Another growled, "That’s... that’s evilness! No beastman can do that!"
"He betrayed his own kind! He’s disgusting!"
The air turned thick with fury. Beastmen began baring their fangs, their eyes burning with rage.
Hu Yan’s golden eyes flashed dangerously. He had been silent until now, his claws curling tight as he stared down at Luo Chen.
He was the most shocked one here; he was only silent because he was waiting for his female to claim that it was really him.
But now when she had claimed it was indeed him, he had no reason to hold back.
"You dared," he said with a growl. "You dared to attack my female?"
He didn’t wait for an answer. With one swift move, Hu Yan marched forward and kicked Luo Chen hard in the chest.
Luo Chen groaned, blood spitting from his mouth, but Hu Yan didn’t stop. His fury exploded...he kicked again, then again, his claws tearing the dirt.
He couldn’t believe that someone whom he had actually trusted and even called brother would actually do this.
Why?...Just why? He still remembered the day when he had rescued him alongside the tribe leader, a skinny beastman on the verge of dying.
At that time there was only sadness in his eyes, and there was no hope to live. So he had done everything to give him the will to live, but what did he get in return?
He tries to snatch his life...his female. He would never allow this...never.
"Hu Yan, stop!" Someone shouted, but it was too late.
The tribe watched in tense silence as Hu Yan’s blows landed one after another.
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