57: Dora's Ending

As Bai Yao's words fell, the scene was silent, and all eyes focused on Dora.

Dora's face instantly turned pale. She forced herself to be calm and retorted sharply, "I didn't! Why would I swear to the beast god?"

"He's just an ordinary Wolf Beastman, does he deserve me to use such methods?"

Dora was still trying to use her advantage as an excellent Female to sway public opinion, "Everyone, think about it, is this possible?"

Some Beastmen began to agree, "That's right, Dora has so many choices..."

"Maybe Lin couldn't control himself..."

Listening to these discussions, a hint of a triumphant smile just curved Dora's lips. This was the result she wanted.

After all, in this Beast World, the number of Females is relatively small. With the Male to Female ratio, everyone is more inclined to favor the weaker Female.

Bai Yao was not interrupted by the discussions around her. She calmly said, "Since you keep saying it's impossible, why don't you dare to swear in the name of the beast god to prove that every word you say is true?"

She paused, "Or... do you have a guilty conscience and dare not swear, fearing the beast god's divine punishment?"

These words were like a heavy hammer, and the surrounding discussions also changed direction:

"That's right, if she has nothing to hide, why doesn't she dare to swear?"

"The beast god is above, and deception will not be tolerated..."

Dora was in a difficult position, her lips trembling, but she dared not utter the oath.

Bai Yao no longer gave her a chance to argue. She stepped forward, her gaze sweeping across the entire scene, and said loudly:

"You dare not swear, but I do."

"May the beast god be above, I, Bai Yao, hereby swear that if my beast husband Lin actively assaulted Dora today, I am willing to be immediately stripped of my right to live in the Beast World, and my soul scattered."

"This..."

The crowd completely erupted; this oath was extremely heavy.

All the Beastmen were awed by Bai Yao's determination, and even more admired her resolve and her trust in Lin.

She unconditionally trusted her mate.

This is rare in the Beast World; generally, Females would not protect their mates in such circumstances.

They might even be suspicious. But Bai Yao trusted Lin so much.

At the same time, everyone's gaze towards Lin changed—to have a mate willing to protect him with her life, he could never have done such a despicable thing.

Lin looked at Bai Yao's back in shock, his chest filled with surging emotions. He clenched his fists, secretly vowing never to betray her in this life.

Dora's face was ashen, and she shrieked, "You... you're crazy!"

"I'm not crazy."

Bai Yao pointed directly at Dora, "Moreover, I have evidence."

She changed her tone and pointed to the Bear Beastman next to Dora, who had been constantly shifting his gaze, "The evidence is him."

The Bear Beastman suddenly trembled.

Dora seemed to grasp at a life-saving straw, letting her beast husband testify against her. In her opinion, Bai Yao was crazy.

"What a joke, how could my beast husband testify for you? Plus, I didn't do anything, you can't slander me."

Bai Yao said no more. Taking him by surprise, she quickly approached the Bear Beastman and flicked a small pill into his slightly agape mouth, which was open in astonishment.

And quickly retreated to Lin's protective range.

"What did you feed me?!"

The Bear Beastman frantically clawed at his throat.

Dora also shrieked and lunged forward, but was forced back by Lin's icy gaze and poised stance.

"Chief!"

Bai Yao turned to the Chief, "What I gave him is a Truth Witchcraft Potion. If he tells the truth, the medicine will dissolve itself. If he lies, his intestines will rupture and he will die from the poison. Now, the effects are about to take hold."

Seeing this, the Chief could only nod.

Her gaze pressed on the Bear Beastman: "I'll ask one last time, did Lin seduce Dora, or did Dora drug Lin, intending to commit an illicit act?"

"Tell the truth, and you can live. Lie, and not even a god can save you. Is your mate, who is so vicious, worth protecting with your life?"

The Bear Beastman felt a faint discomfort in his body. Dora saw this and said, "Don't believe her, she's trying to scare you. How could there be such a miraculous medicine?"

Bai Yao was not afraid, "You should remember that I am a Goddess blessed by the sun, and you've also seen my use of medicine..."

"If you don't believe me, you can try it."

Looking at Bai Yao's confident demeanor, thinking of her previous actions, and then seeing Dora's threatening gaze.

Thinking of Bai Yao's terrifying oath and the witchcraft medicine... the fear of death overwhelmed everything.

Severing the Mate Mark would only mean becoming a Wandering Beast. If he later met someone he could mate with, there would still be a chance; it was better than dying here immediately.

"I'll tell... I'll tell!"

The Bear Beastman collapsed and shouted, "It was Dora! She got a potent aphrodisiac at the market and, when Lin wasn't paying attention, put it in his water. She also asked me to help lure Lin to the Abandoned Warehouse. She wanted to forcibly overwrite Lin's Mate Mark and force Lin to become her beast husband."

"She said... she said she found out Lin might have an extraordinary identity..."

Bai Yao didn't let the Bear Beastman finish, immediately stuffing the "antidote" into his mouth, cutting off his subsequent words.

The truth was revealed.

The whole place was in an uproar. All the scornful and angry gazes instantly shot towards Dora.

"Oh my god! How vicious!"

"To actually use such methods to snatch someone else's beast husband."

"And she wanted to overwrite the mark? This is trying to force Lin to his death..."

"Will she use such methods on any Beastman she fancies in the future...?"

"Drive her out of the Tribe."

If Dora stayed in the Tribe, all the Females and Males would be in danger.

Dora's face was devoid of color. She frantically pointed at the Bear Beastman: "He's lying, he was bribed by Bai Yao. It's that medicine..."

"Enough!"

The Chief roared in anger, utterly disappointed.

He looked sternly at Dora, "Dora, as a member of the Tribe, you did not cherish yourself and the trust of your tribesmen. Instead, you used such despicable methods, intending to harm your own kind, forcibly seize a mate, and desecrate the mark witnessed by the beast god. Your crimes are unforgivable."

He scanned the crowd and announced the verdict:

"In the name of the Chief, I declare that the Female Dora, with her twisted heart and malicious actions, is hereby expelled from the Leopard Clan Tribe, never to return! All her beast husbands, if they wish to dissolve their mate relationships, will be accepted by the Tribe."

"If they insist on following her, they will also be regarded as Wandering Beastmen, and all Tribes may drive them out or hunt them down."

This was an extremely severe punishment, tantamount to cutting off Dora's possibility of survival in the Tribe.

Dora completely collapsed to the ground, her eyes venomously glaring at Bai Yao and Lin.

Finally, amidst the tribesmen's scorn and the complex gazes of her former beast husbands, she was dragged away by two strong Beastmen.

The Chief turned to Bai Yao and Lin, "The Tribe will give you a fair explanation. This matter is due to the Tribe's lax discipline."

After the crowd dispersed, Tana excitedly ran over, lowering her voice: "Yaoyao, you're amazing! Do you have any more of that 'Truth Witchcraft Potion'? Give me one for self-defense."

Bai Yao looked at her, then suddenly smiled slyly and whispered in her ear, "There's no such thing as a witchcraft potion. That was just a... digestive herbal pill I casually rolled."

"What?!"

Tana was so shocked she almost jumped up, her eyes wide and round. "You... you bluffed him?"