25: She has already rejected you, move aside.

Seeing the two Little Cubs covered in wounds, Nan Zhisui's expression turned grim.

Even if she and the White Fox father and son could accept Little Snake Yang, it was clear that Stone Village did not.

Little Hu Qi was a loyal and righteous Little Cub; having him give up on Little Snake Yang was absolutely out of the question.

Both Little Hu Qi and Little Snake Yang were good children. Having been beaten up for no reason like this, it was impossible not to get payback!

The single Male Beastmen of Stone Village had already begun discussing the situation.

"What a beautiful Little Female! She's not a Little Female from our Stone Village, is she?"

"Our Fox Clan Females are already very beautiful. To think there's an even more beautiful Little Female."

"Is she from the Merfolk Clan? I heard the Females of the Merfolk Clan are also very beautiful."

"She's so pretty. But the Little Female's brow is furrowed. What's bothering her?"

These Male Beastmen hadn't even met Nan Zhisui yet, but they were already starting to feel sorry for her.

Even more boldly, a Fox Clan Male approached her.

The sixteen-year-old youth, a Male named Hu An, stepped forward boldly and said very politely, "Hello, I am the Fox Beastman Hu An who just went to the entrance of White Fox's Cave to pass on the news. It's a pleasure to meet you."

Before Nan Zhisui could even listen to what he was saying, she had just turned her head when the expression on Hu An's face suddenly changed. Three beast markings abruptly appeared—he was actually a Three-Striped Beast Warrior!

"Beautiful Female, may I ask if you are willing to mate with me?"

At the young Hu An's proposal, the Males of Stone Village didn't find it strange at all; instead, they started discussing it.

"I heard Hu An awakened a sub-high-level Bloodline. He was a Two-Striped Beast Warrior right when he awakened, and now he's actually promoted to a Three-Striped Beast Warrior."

"He's truly a rare Genius. With a Genius like that proposing, a Female shouldn't refuse, right?"

All the Males seemed to have forgotten about the Cubs' fight, their focus shifting entirely to Nan Zhisui.

Being the center of attention for all the beastmen, Nan Zhisui's expression changed repeatedly.

She said somewhat awkwardly, "I'm sorry. You are very good and excellent, but I... am unwilling."

Nan Zhisui had already lived in the Beast World for a year and knew that beastmen were very simple-minded. A tactful rejection would make them think you were just playing around; if you wanted to refuse, you had to be direct.

The Male Beastmen were all shocked.

"A sixteen-year-old Three-Striped Beast Warrior was rejected?"

"Hu An is good-looking, has great potential, and a bright future. She doesn't want a beastman like that?"

"Then how powerful must her beast husbands be!"

White Fox shifted his gaze to Nan Zhisui, looking at her inquisitively.

Hu An's two beast ears drooped. "Do you think I'm too young? I'll grow up very quickly..."

After saying that, Hu An was unconvinced and tried to reach out to grab Nan Zhisui.

White Fox stepped around Nan Zhisui to stand in front of her, slapping away Hu An's hand.

He said in a cold tone, "She has already rejected you. Step aside."

Hu An was already unhappy about being rejected, and now being blocked by White Fox made him even more annoyed.

"White Fox, you're a Male with a female master. Hu Zi pursued you and you didn't agree, so what do you mean by protecting another Female here?! In Stone Village, a fickle Male is to be drowned in a pig cage!"

White Fox's expression grew even colder. He stood firmly in front of Nan Zhisui, not budging an inch! "You want to fight? After finishing Hu Qi's business, I'll fight you."

Nan Zhisui didn't bother with the dispute here. She pushed aside the fighting Little Cubs and pulled Hu Qi and Little Snake Yang out.

With a Female involved, the fighting little Fox Cubs didn't dare to make a move anymore.

They stood to the side, accusing Hu Qi.

"Female, why are you protecting them? He's harboring a stray snake beastman; he deserves to be beaten!"

"Exactly. Hu Qi hasn't learned any better because he doesn't have a Female Mother. He's actually playing with a stray snake beastman!"

"Hu Qi's Beast Slave Father Beast is also about to die of illness. He'll soon have no Female Mother and no Father Beast!"

"He has neither a Female Mother nor a Father Beast to teach him. He's just a bad cub!"

The cub's words were truly heart-wrenching. It clearly sounded like someone had taught them to say that.

"Who taught you to speak like that?" Nan Zhisui's face darkened slightly, her expression cold.

Seeing the Female angry, the little fox beastmen were a bit intimidated.

After all, they had been taught since they were young that you could offend Males, but you must never offend Females—and the more beautiful the Female, the less you could afford to offend her.

Because the more beautiful a Female was, the more excellent Males would pursue her, and she would surely have a group of powerful Males protecting her.

The Female in front of them looked... really quite beautiful.

Even the powerful Older Brother Hu An had been rejected when he tried to pursue her. So she must have an especially powerful and formidable Male behind her.

Thus, the little Fox Cubs all started passing the blame.

"Everyone says so."

"Yeah, the adults all say so!"

"Enough!" Hu Qi scrambled up. He looked a mess, but he still stood in front of Nan Zhisui. "I said, enough!"

Little Hu Qi had many things he wanted to protect.

He wanted to protect his Father Beast, Snake Yang, and the Pretty Older Sister... and... he didn't want the Pretty Older Sister to know that their status in Stone Village was actually so low, and that he was so pathetic... He didn't know why, but he just really liked the Pretty Older Sister and didn't want to leave a bad impression in her heart.

"Even though my Female Mother isn't here, I have my Father Beast to teach me. My Father Beast has taught me very well. You are the ones who are bad!" Little Hu Qi's gaze glared at them.

"You bully the weak! You use your power to oppress others! You're not good cubs!"

With the outburst from the Fox Beastman Hu Qi, the field fell silent.

The adult Fox Beastmen and the Fox Beastman cubs all focused their attention on Hu Qi.

Nan Zhisui's heart softened. She understood what Hu Qi wanted to protect. She squatted down and pulled Hu Qi into a hug, pressing his head against her shoulder.

"Don't be afraid. Pretty Older Sister believes you."

"Mm." Hu Qi's voice was muffled, sounding as if he were about to cry.

In this world, the Female was the core of a Family. When Males followed a Female, they could form a more powerful force within that Family, thus banding together.

Families with great strength were not easily bullied, but beastmen like the White Fox father and son, who had been abandoned by their female master and were all alone, were very easy targets.

Nan Zhisui also began to curse the Female who had abandoned the father and son in her heart.

Look at what you've done, making this father and son live such a miserable life.

Beastmen loved to watch a scene. Before long, even more beastmen gathered around.

Several Female beastmen even brought their own Males along to join the spectacle.

A charming and seductive Female was surrounded by a group of Male Fox Beastmen; her voice arrived before she did.

"White Fox, I heard your Hu Qi has caused trouble again. Honestly, how are you teaching that cub? He's causing trouble every day."

"Look at you, your health is poor, and you were even sold as a Beast Slave by your female master, yet I've never looked down on you. You have a cub who causes trouble every day, and I haven't looked down on you for that either. Where else could you find such a gentle and magnanimous Female like me?"

"Join my Family, and I'll help you teach the cub. I guarantee I'll treat him like my own, hitting him when he needs to be hit and teaching him when he needs to be taught. I'll make sure your Hu Qi doesn't always go around causing trouble."

"Tell me, isn't that right?"