34: I, Bai Yao, voluntarily become Xuan Mo's female.

Watching Xuan Mo's retreating figure, Bai Yao slid weakly to the ground, her heart torn by immense conflict.

In the original story, Lin and Caesar were both murderers who would tear her apart in the future. Now, to save them, did she have to sell herself to another, even more dangerous villain?

Thinking of this, a ridiculous chill instantly ran through her body.

But she immediately forced herself to calm down and conduct a ruthless cost-benefit analysis:

They couldn't die now. If Lin died here, the Wolf Tribe wouldn't let her off if they found out. If something happened to Caesar, it would be equivalent to directly declaring war on the entire Lion Clan royalty.

At that time, no matter how strong Xuan Mo was, he wouldn't be able to protect her. They would be hunted by the entire Beast World, a dead end... But saving them was the only way to stabilize the situation right now. The script had clearly become unrecognizable, and she didn't know what direction it would take. Now, she only hoped to resolve the current situation first and try to buy time.

On the other side of the forest, despair hung heavy over the camp.

The symptoms of the poisoned beastmen were worsening, and groans were heard everywhere.

Suddenly, one of the beastmen covered his eyes and let out a bloodcurdling scream: "I can't see, it's all black!"

The person next to him looked, only to see an ominous grey-white film covering his eyeballs.

Lin was the most deeply poisoned, so his condition was the most severe.

He leaned against a tree root, breathing heavily, the purplish-blue veins under his skin spreading like a spiderweb.

His mind was sometimes clear, sometimes plunged into monstrous hallucinations. But in every clear interval, he clenched his fists tightly, a painful flame burning in his wolf eyes.

"I can't fall. Bai Yao is still waiting for me to save her."

Caesar propped himself up, surveying the camp, the severe pain in his ribs and the current predicament making his face grim.

At this moment, the accompanying Witch Doctor reported to him: "Young City Lord, this poison is insidious and difficult to cure without the poisoner. If there is no antidote within three days, the body will rot and die. My abilities are limited..."

The Witch Doctor's words were direct. In this situation, they could only return to the Royal City to find a more powerful Witch Doctor or the poisoner himself.

If they returned to the Royal City, a day had already passed, and it would be too late to return to the Royal City for help.

"Young City Lord, we..."

Hearing this, the Adjutant hesitated.

Caesar raised his hand to interrupt, a flash of realization suddenly appearing in his amber lion eyes: "If Xuan Mo wanted to kill us, we would already be corpses. He left us time, meaning he is waiting for us... or rather, waiting for a transaction."

Caesar endured the severe pain in his ribs, his lion eyes sweeping over his poisoned subordinates and the almost beast-transformed Lin, weighing his options internally:

"Xuan Mo's strength far exceeds expectations; a head-on confrontation is a bad move. His actions don't seem like simple slaughter, but rather for some benefit? Is his target that Female?"

He recalled Bai Yao's appearance; other than being cleaner, there was nothing special about her.

"Why would an ordinary Tribe Female make him go to such great lengths? Does she possess some value they don't know about?"

With the Royal City's mission and the lives of his subordinates on his shoulders, he had to make the most advantageous decision... Inside the cave, Xuan Mo returned, throwing the prey on the ground, breaking the suffocating silence.

Bai Yao stubbornly turned her face away, protesting silently.

Her jaw was suddenly clamped by cold fingers, forcing her gaze back to meet those vertically slit pupils swirling with ferocity.

"Still thinking about your beast husband?"

"I should have twisted his neck right then and there."

Bai Yao turned her face away, but her mind was racing:

"I can't provoke him now, but I also can't let him think I'm completely submissive. I need to let him know that I care about the lives of those people, but this concern must not be out of personal feelings for Lin."

Bai Yao said aggrievedly: "Yes, I am worried about him! He's better than you, better than you, this cold-blooded..."

Before she could finish, a kiss, punishing and possessive, fell heavily, devouring all her unspoken words.

This was not tenderness, but a biting declaration of ownership. Only when Bai Yao's lips were swollen and she was almost suffocating did Xuan Mo release her.

Roughly wiping her lower lip with his thumb, Xuan Mo stared at her reddened eyes, finally throwing out his bait: "You want to save them?"

Bai Yao caught a hint of possible softening in his tone.

"You can."

Xuan Mo's vertical pupils narrowed, "But there's only one condition: you tell them that you voluntarily become my Female and mate with me. Only when you have my mark on you can I believe you."

[As expected...]

Bai Yao knew this snake wouldn't compromise so easily; this was the price she feared most. Once she agreed, she would be completely tied to this dangerous snake.

But if she didn't agree, Lin and the others... For now, solve the immediate problem.

"You can consider it."

Xuan Mo stared intently into her eyes again, "But even if you don't agree, it's only a matter of time before you become my Female."

Seeing the struggle in Bai Yao's eyes and the signs that she might agree, the nameless fire in Xuan Mo's heart burned even fiercer.

She was willing to consider such a condition for that good-for-nothing?

After a long moment, Bai Yao closed her eyes. "Okay, I promise you."

She agreed. To save those people, she agreed?

This realization didn't bring the expected pleasure; instead, it felt even worse. He abruptly let go of Bai Yao, the air pressure around him terrifyingly low.

"Then shall we go find them?"

"Tomorrow, they will come themselves. If they can't even do that, then they are useless and deserve to die!"

He threw out this sentence, his figure once again merging into the darkness outside the cave.

The next day, Caesar and his team indeed reappeared, but everyone's face showed deeper fatigue and the suppressed pain of the poison acting up.

Xuan Mo walked out of the cave, embracing Bai Yao, his posture one of undeniable possession.

"Yao Yao!"

Lin excitedly tried to step forward but stumbled, tormented by the poison. Patches of wolf fur were already faintly appearing on his face, making him look somewhat ferocious.

Bai Yao's heart ached, but under Xuan Mo's warning gaze, she forced herself to speak, "You all heard it. I, Bai Yao, voluntarily became Xuan Mo's Female. He is already my beast husband. Please leave and don't risk yourselves for me anymore."

"No... Impossible, Yao Yao, is he forcing you?"

Lin roared, refusing to believe.

"What I said is true."

Bai Yao interrupted him, her gaze falling on his beast-transformed face, "Lin, first cure the poison. You look... very ugly right now."

These words were like a basin of cold water, extinguishing Lin's last impulse.

He stared intently at Bai Yao, trying to find a trace of coercion in her eyes, but in the end, only her seemingly calm face was reflected in his grey-blue wolf eyes.

Xuan Mo slumped his head in defeat.

Caesar gave Xuan Mo a deep look, understanding the essence of this transaction. He said no more, only stating in a deep voice: "The antidote."

"Clever move. Using poison to force us out, then using the antidote to force the Female to declare herself publicly. Two birds with one stone, clearing obstacles and completely possessing the target."

He gave Xuan Mo and Bai Yao a profound look, firmly noting this unusual situation—this Female, for whom Xuan Mo would go to such lengths, was definitely not simple.

Xuan Mo snorted coldly and threw a crude animal hide pouch over.

The beastmen who received the antidote eagerly swallowed it, and their symptoms quickly began to alleviate.

Just as everyone thought this thrilling conflict was about to end and were preparing to return with complex feelings.

Suddenly, an accident occurred...