Chapter 28: Are All Young Females So Up and Down?

"Why are you in a daze at this time?"

Si Shuo hurriedly put her hand on Xu Chi's back, trying to pull her legs out of his arms and run first.

But the male was so strong that she couldn't shake him at all. She was so anxious that her eyes turned red:

"Xu Chi, put me down. That crowned eagle beastman is ugly and has a bad personality. He is also a stray beast that robs people. I don't want to be captured by him..."

But Xu Chi remained unmoved, allowing the crowned eagle beastman to continue swooping down with sharp cries of excitement.

Si Shuo's heart beat very fast, and her voice trembled:

"You... you're not in cahoots with him, are you? Or do you want to surrender to him and use me as a token of your loyalty?

I was so fascinated by the stink bug grass that I thought you were harmless and trusted you..."

This beast is so evil, it has so many tricks up its sleeve. It gradually lets her lower her guard, then counterattacks and kills her!

Well done, it's the perfect time to wait for this confused cat to fall into the trap.

"I'm telling you, once I follow this crested eagle beastman, the first thing I'll do is tie you up and take you fishing!"

She said this angrily but in a timid tone, tears streaming down her face from fear.

Xu Chi sighed. "No, I'm helping you vent your anger."

Si Shuo was stunned. Helping her vent her anger?

But then, she saw a whirlwind appear out of nowhere and rush toward the crowned eagle beastman.

The crowned eagle beastman slammed on the brakes in mid-air, but before he could soar into the sky, a whirlwind blew up like a wall-breaking machine. With a swishing sound, eagle feathers and down flew everywhere. Then, with a plop, a big naked chicken fell to the ground.

Si Shuo still had tears on her face. Seeing this, she clapped Xu Chi's shoulders crazily and laughed nonstop:

"Oh my! Xu Chi, you are amazing!

How did you come up with such a mean idea?"

Xu Chi...

Are all the young females nowadays so up and down?

They cry, scold, and slap one moment, and laugh like insects the next.

The crested eagle beastman was filled with shame and indignation, covering himself with his bare wings. Without his feathers, he couldn't fly, and even in human form, he was still bare.

He screamed, surrendered without a fight, and ran away.

After everyone left, Si Shuo laughed for a while before she said in a low voice, "Xu Chi, I'm sorry. I was too scared just now and said things without thinking. I wronged you."

Xu Chi hummed. "Don't be afraid, I will protect you."

Si Shuo turned her head to look at him. Xu Chi was exquisitely beautiful and had a kind of indifference that transcended the world.

She couldn't tell whether he was happy or angry.

Xu Chi continued to fly with her on his back, just like the flying feet and floating on water described in martial arts novels. His skills were exceptionally beautiful and effortless.

"Is your beast form very special? It seems that when an orc transforms into their beast form, their combat power is at its highest.

Have you ever encountered a powerful beast that made you transform? Tell me a distinctive feature and let me guess it," Si Shuo felt curious, and her claws itched as she poked his shoulder.

The two of them could be said to have shared hardships.

Xu Chi's expression remained unchanged. "Special. I've never seen one before. It has wings."

Si Shuo compared the answer to her mental list of creatures. Tsk, is it possible that the beasts here are not very powerful because they are far from Dongye Forest?

Xu Chi, a level 3 beastman, doesn't even need to transform into a beast?

Si Shuo exclaimed, "It's really cool to have wings to fly, but it's a pity that if you don't transform, it's as good as nothing."

What kind of beast has wings?

She counted on her fingers. "Xu Chi is good-looking, so it can't be a sparrow, a crested eagle, or some other scruffy bird. Is it a peacock?"

Peacocks are beautiful, but their flying ability is so poor that it's almost the same as having nothing.

"No, guess again."

Si Shuo...

Was he really playing with her? The problem was that his tone was flat, as if he had a split personality.

"Ostrich? Ostriches are cute, but they run very fast. They have wings but can't fly!"

"No, guess again."

"Xu Chi, there are too many animals with wings. Please give me more clues." Si Shuo felt stumped and knew she wouldn't be able to sleep at night thinking about this.

"It has horns. No more hints," Xu Chi insisted.

Si Shuo's eyes lit up. "It has wings and a horn. Is it a unicorn?"

But Xu Chi's hair is flaxen. Could unicorns come in colors other than white?

In the Beast World, anything was possible.

Xu Chi hummed. "Almost."

Si Shuo said excitedly, "Then, Xu Chi, when you can transform, can you take me for a ride?"

"Sure."

"So when will you transform?"

"My father said that I can only transform when I reach the fifteenth level of combat power or when I have a female, and when the female is in danger," Xu Chi answered seriously.

Level 15… Si Shuo looked at the three pitiful red beast markings on his neck. How long would it take for this kid to reach that level?

She knew that the highest combat power belonged to Wuchuan's eldest son, the leader of the Rune tribe. His name was Huapu, and he was Liwa's full brother. His combat power was level eight.

This time, he was the one leading the spring hunt. Otherwise, with him around, stray beasts wouldn't dare to act so recklessly!

After running for a while, the usually chattering little female stopped talking.

Xu Chi said calmly, "It won't be long."

Si Shuo nodded and replied, "Hmm."

Soon, they ran out of the forest and saw, from afar, houses built with trees, leaves, dead grass, and mud surrounding a lake.

Just looking at the wooden gate of the tribe, Si Shuo suddenly realized a particularly serious problem.

In front of people, she was a blue-eyed, white-haired mutant cat—a female beast with congenital hearing impairment and low fertility.

After all the ups and downs, when Xu Chi saw her birth-inducing technique, Si Shuo had subconsciously given up on keeping her secret, not even covering her tracks!

Si Shuo took a deep breath. It wasn't that she was stupid or forgetful. She was just simple-minded, not used to the dangers of society, and had been stunned by the stink bug grass, which led to such a low-level mistake.

"Xu Chi, no matter what I say later, please give me some face and don't expose me," Si Shuo coughed softly and negotiated in a low voice.

"Reason."

He wanted a reason before agreeing?

Si Shuo sighed. "I am not from this tribe. I was stolen by that crowned eagle beastman just now.

For our own safety, we have to act weak and make them lower their guard so that we can act accordingly."

"Alright."

It was too concise. He just believed her two-sentence explanation and didn't dig deeper or get curious?

"Who are you?" The tribal guards saw the two of them from afar and ran forward to ask.

Seeing the beautiful little female on Xu Chi's back, their voices softened, and they stared at Si Shuo with bright eyes.

"Is the little female injured?"

Before Si Shuo could speak, someone turned around and shouted, "Where's the witch doctor? There's an injured little female here..."

But as they got closer, they nearly gagged from the lingering stink bug grass smell.

Si Shuo's body stiffened. She looked at Xu Chi, who remained calm.

Could it be that his sense of smell had been temporarily numbed by the smoke, just like hers?

This male… was really something.