Chapter 196: Chapter 196: Beating
Seeing Bai Qiao’s reaction, Chi Ling vaguely sensed something was off.
He had been mates with Qiaoqiao not long, and didn’t even know who the female she helped was, let alone the grievances between them...
He should have asked Qiaoqiao in advance.
"Before we left Yasen City, Lu Di came to ask where we were going, saying he’d come after he finished his business. I thought he was concerned about you..."
Chi Ling’s lips tightened, and fine lines appeared between his brows, "I’m sorry Qiaoqiao, did I do something wrong?"
Seeing his regretful expression, Bai Qiao couldn’t bear to blame him, but she couldn’t cause trouble for Wen Shu.
Wen Shu had faked her death to escape Alentia, and the family had finally managed to lead a stable life. If her mistake caused them to uproot again, she would be plagued by guilt for the rest of her life,
"Tell Lu Di that we’ve already left. I’ll go say goodbye to Wen Shu."
Bai Qiao bit her lip, hurriedly walking back to the castle.
Seeing her rush in, Wen Shu handed the cub in her arms to Nan, puzzled, "What’s wrong?"
Bai Qiao was out of breath from running and didn’t respond for a moment. She sat by the bed and treated her again, calming her breathing before softly saying, "There’s still something in Yasen City, we should go back."
She did not plan to stay longer and seeing Wen Shu’s complexion looking better, she turned to leave.
But when Wen Shu heard her words, she grabbed her hand, "Yasen City? Are you mated to Lu Di? You guys..."
She seemed hesitant to speak further, seeing Bai Qiao not denying it, felt worried.
Lu Di wasn’t a good person. Even if the crisis was over now, he and Craig were capable of doing anything for power.
If Bai Qiao stayed with them, she would only suffer losses, and might not even realize it if she was sold off one day.
Wen Shu’s brows furrowed slightly, and her body, fully recovered after treatment, tried to rise to offer some advice, but was held down by Bai Qiao. A look of determination crossed her normally obedient and gentle face.
"Don’t worry, I’ve decided to break the contract with him," she pressed her lips together, hesitated, and then said apologetically, "I need to leave quickly. If Lu Di knows I’m here and chases after, it’ll be trouble."
Wen Shu felt a warmth in her heart, but wasn’t as worried as Bai Qiao.
Everything had ended, and she had no concerns. If Lu Di dared to cause trouble, he should be the one afraid.
But she didn’t refuse Bai Qiao’s kindness, and took out the prepared gifts, escorting them out of the castle.
"Come again if you have the chance. I’ll take you to the coast for Yudong City’s special grilled fish."
Watching Bai Qiao and company mount the Eagle Beast, Wen Shu called out, "Safe travels."
Bai Qiao waved, "Go back, see you someday."
With its wings widespread, the imposing Eagle Beast soared into the night sky, quickly flying far away.
Near Yudong City’s dense forest, where remnants of Black Thorn Valley forces were fighting, a convoy of Wolf Beasts had to stop to rest.
A familiar Flying Beast swooped overhead.
A chubby Beastman resting on his back sharply noticed it, rolling over to the well-dressed white-haired male at the center of the convoy.
"Leader, didn’t Lord Lu Di just enter Beast City? Look, is that..."
The male slightly raised his chin, with snow-white eyelashes casting shadows over a pair of blood-red eyes glowing in the night.
"It seems your Lord Lu Di’s been left behind..."
Lucius curled his lips with schadenfreude, but after waiting a long time without seeing Lu Di return, he felt something odd.
In the silent forest, the convoy had fallen into deep sleep.
He patted his palm and strode towards Yudong City, his tall figure gradually disappearing into the dark night.
——
In the deep of night, crying echoed inside the castle.
Wen Shu groggily opened her eyes, just about to get up when a hot hand gently pressed her shoulder.
"Ashu, sleep a bit longer, I’ll go check,"
Wu Xuan leaned down to kiss her forehead and left the room.
Concerned for Wen Shu’s health and fearing there were too few people to watch the cubs, the males had discussed and decided only Wu Xuan would stay, while Mious and others lived next door with the cubs.
Cubs born in the Beast World were particularly strong from a young age, able to eat minced meat directly, saving the mothers from having to nurse them.
This spared Wen Shu quite a bit of effort.
Thinking that with the males around, she could have a good night’s rest, Wen Shu sank back into the bed, sleepily closing her eyes.
Just as she was in a daze, a slight sound of opening and closing came from the window.
She was too drowsy to react immediately.
Until the bedside darkened, all light blocked out, and her sluggish brain jolted awake with a start!
A gaze filled with substance pierced her face with intense penetration, potent with emotions even devouring as she lay there with eyes closed.
Because she hadn’t sensed any danger, Wen Shu’s first thought was that the visitor was Rah.
But when she opened her eyes, the face that appeared before her was one she never expected to see again.
Under the dim moonlight, the tall figure stood backlit, seemingly in disbelief, slightly bending over.
Caught off guard by her gaze, a pair of deep blue eyes instantly filled with countless bloodshot lines.
It was Lu Di.
"You’re really not dead..."
His thin lips slightly parted, his expression was obscure and difficult to read. Before he could finish speaking, a sharp glint of cold light pierced towards his face.
A sharp wind rose at an incredible speed, his pupils contracted, retreating rapidly to the window, yet his cheek was still mercilessly slashed.
With the back of his hand stained with blood, Lu Di glanced down before looking at Wen Shu again, annoyance rising in his eyes, "So, that day was nothing more than a play you all conspired to stage?"
Recalling the remorse and decline of these days, his smile widened, the gentle mask welded to his face completely shattered.
Ever since Bai Qiao left in a hurry, he felt something was amiss, never expecting to make such an unexpected discovery.
How dare this female deceive him!
He did have some fondness for her, and also enjoyed the thrill of capturing prey, but she was too uncontrollable...
This kind of female should be locked up to slowly learn obedience.
"Wen Shu, don’t blame me."
A glint of cruelty flashed in Lu Di’s eyes, locking onto the female before him.
But Wen Shu remained unfazed, simply staring coldly at him, raising the blood-stained claw blade, flicking the blood droplets to the ground.
"If you don’t want to suffer, obediently come with me."
Seeing her icy demeanor, Lu Di was still threatening, but Wen Shu sneered, "Lu Di, you seem to be a bit unclear on the situation?"
Pointing at the window, she kindly reminded, "If you don’t want to die, you’d better leave now and never appear again."
Whether Lu Di could defeat her was another matter; the males were next door, and knowing he was boasting about capturing her, if they didn’t beat him half to death, it would be considered a leniency.
However, Lu Di, whose mind was clouded by emotions and unaware of her family’s situation, upon hearing her provocation, viciously rushed forward to grab her hand.
Wen Shu, unwilling to deal with him, directly pushed open the door, rushing into the spacious living room.
"Bang!"
The loud crash of the doorframe breaking immediately alerted the males who were feeding.
Luo Fei, closest to the door, rushed out first, saw the figures entangled in the living room, and leapt down to pull Lu Di away.
At this point, Lu Di still hadn’t realized the severity of the situation, engaging Luo Fei in a fight right away, and with the joining of Mious and Wu Xuan, the battle instantly turned into a brawl.
A pitch-black tail whisked Lu Di away, he barely stabilized himself, only to be enveloped by a massive black wing slamming down.
Knocked to the ground but it wasn’t over, Wu Xuan directly shifted to beast form, paws stepping on his back.
His nostrils flaring with anger, Wu Xuan recalled the vile thoughts Lu Di and Lucius had, golden eyes blazing with fiery intensity.
Understanding the situation, Nan handed the young ones to Wen Shu, joining the fray.
The sound of relentless fighting echoed throughout the castle.
Everyone showed no mercy, targeting the face and sore spots.
Seeing the once prestigious heir of the Beast City beaten black and blue, Wen Shu could hardly bear to watch, but did not forget to remind Nan to command Lu Di to form a Beast God Contract and never appear before them again.
Nan responded deftly, eyes gleaming as he began the process, "Stay away from the south in the future, otherwise next time, it won’t just be a simple beating."
After beating him to the brink of death, Nan lifted him, intending to transform into a Flying Beast and toss him into the dense forest; yet upon leaving the castle, another familiar figure appeared.
In the pallid moonlight, Lucius with his full head of silver hair, gazed through Nan’s shoulder, staring dazedly at Wen Shu’s profile.
Realizing this, Nan casually tossed Lu Di aside, shifted slightly to use his broad frame to block Lucius’s line of sight, "Heh, another one who isn’t afraid of death..."
His voice was extremely low as he stepped forward, planning to handle it himself.
However, the males inside the house weren’t deaf; recognizing who had come uninvited, they all chased out of the castle with a grim expression.
Just seeing their backs made Wen Shu shiver with fear.
The sounds of combat arose once more.
Wen Shu yawned, sitting on a soft chair with the cubs in her arms, while Yining stood by her side, inquiring about what had happened.
Explaining the situation, Yining, who had always been calm, furrowed his brows deeply, speaking in a serious tone, "Ashu, hold the cubs first."
As Wen Shu obediently took them, a blur flickered before her eyes, and she vanished from sight.
"..."
She blinked, lowered her eyes to the two cubs, seeing their dark eyes gazing intently at her, she smiled helplessly, "Are you sleepy? Let’s go back to the room and sleep, shall we?"
She carried the cubs and walked towards the stairs.
Just as she stepped into the second-floor corridor, a strong and firm gray arm locked around her tightly.
