46: Elopement with the Beast

No, why did these three suddenly get so serious?

Didn't they usually ignore whatever she said?

It was clearly intended as a surprise gift, but holding it in her hand now, Su Luoluo felt as if she were holding a hot potato.

Her eyes darted around as she thought about how to explain to Luan Ting that it wasn't what they were implying.

She certainly hadn't lied to him; this bowl was indeed something she had made personally.

While Su Luoluo was thinking of how to explain the bowl in her hand, Luan Ting was sizing her up.

Luan Ting's gaze toward Su Luoluo was burning; he had several questions he wanted to ask her.

For instance, why did she leave so suddenly without telling him?

Hadn't she told him everything in the past?

For instance, how did her relationship with the other three suddenly become so good?

Moreover, the three of them would never have spoken like that before.

For instance, what was this thing in her hand?

She seemed to call it a "bowl"?

He had never seen such a thing before.

And for instance, she said this bowl was made specifically for him alone, so why did the other three have them too?

Was it possible that Su Luoluo's claim of becoming better was a lie?

Had she deceived him once again?

After thinking for a long while, Su Luoluo finally licked her lips and spoke: "Luan Ting, I really didn't lie to you. This bowl was indeed made by me, and there is only one like it in the world."

"Look, I specifically drew the image of a gray wolf on it to represent you. Their bowls don't have this pattern." Su Luoluo finally managed to justify her "unique" claim.

Hearing this, Luan Ting glanced at the other three's bowls. Strangely, when they saw his gaze, they all pulled their bowls back in unison, as if embarrassed, but also looking a bit "guilty."

However, even though they moved quickly, the wolf Tribe's sharp eyes inevitably allowed him to see a few glimpses of the patterns.

They were indeed quite different from the bowl in his hand.

The three of them didn't dare let anyone see the patterns on their bowls.

The drawings didn't look like them at all; if the people in the Tribe knew those were meant to be them, they would laugh their heads off.

Do dignified Rank Five Beastmen look like this?

It really ruined their prestige.

The three prideful men pulled their bowls back without a second thought.

After scanning around, Luan Ting withdrew his gaze and looked down at the bowl in his hand, remaining silent.

Seeing his silence, Su Luoluo frowned slightly and said, "You don't believe me? If you don't, I can take their bowls and show them to you."

She had worked so hard to restore Luan Ting's trust in her; if he didn't believe her this time, Su Luoluo felt it would be even harder to gain his trust in the future.

Therefore, she placed great importance on Luan Ting's thoughts.

After all, given her current appearance which hadn't been adjusted yet, the only thing she could work on was his trust level.

After saying that, she looked back at the three of them, looking ready to snatch the bowls from their hands.

For the first time, the three of them felt a sense of fear toward Su Luoluo.

Su Luoluo must absolutely not come over.

If they had known they were shooting themselves in the foot, they wouldn't have spoken up just now.

Fortunately, Luan Ting looked down at the pattern on the bowl and smiled: "No need, I believe you."

This was the first time Su Luoluo had seen Luan Ting smile. His features were naturally gentle, and his smile now was as bright as the spring light at dawn.

Su Luoluo was dazed for a moment.

However, the good impression lasted less than three seconds before the next sentence floored her: "Except for you, no one would draw a wolf so ugly."

Su Luoluo: "..."

What was wrong with her drawing?

A long face like a donkey, a body like a skinny dog; although it had a tail, it looked like a wooden stick.

A beastman nearby, seeing Su Luoluo give Luan Ting a novel item, had long been sizing it up curiously.

He didn't know what the object was for, but the drawing was clear at a glance.

He took one look and began to laugh loudly: "This drawing is way too ugly!"

Provoked by that beastman, several nearby beastmen also burst into laughter.

Su Luoluo was teased for a bit; though her face felt warm, she didn't turn very red.

After all, she had experienced far more embarrassing scenes than this.

Seeing that Luan Ting believed her, she began organizing the three to unload the goods.

Those ceramic bowls, ceramic jars, and such were easily broken when placed inside animal skins, so they needed to be moved to the Wild Kitchen as soon as possible.

The matter of the drawing passed as the beastmen laughed it off.

They were more curious about what Su Luoluo had actually been up to.

To have actually stayed out all night?

After all, someone had just said she had eloped with her three Beast Husbands.

Moreover, Mo Xuan, Fu Feng, and Xiao Ye had returned with things in their mouths and bulging sacks on their backs.

The Females also noticed that the Beast-hide Skirt Su Luoluo was wearing was quite different.

She seemed to have tied a knot that looked a bit like a flower.

It actually looked quite nice.

Seeing Su Luoluo return, Su Yang's anger dissipated quite a bit.

But his expression remained sour; after all, as a Female, how could she stay out all night?

Even though she was accompanied by her Beast Husbands, she hadn't mentioned to him at all that she would be out for so long.

In this Primitive Society, they worked at sunrise and rested at sunset.

If one went out during the day, the people of the Tribe wouldn't say anything.

But not returning at night made it easy for things to go wrong.

He cleared his throat and said in a deep voice, "Su Luoluo, what were you doing yesterday? You left without even saying a word!"

Before Su Luoluo could answer, the nearby beastmen crowded around and started asking questions all at once.

"Su Luoluo, what are all these things you brought back? We've never seen them before!"

"And that thing you just gave Luan Ting called a bowl, what is it used for?"

"Hey, there seems to be something shaped like a pot here?"

"Mo Xuan, what's inside your Animal Skin Pouches?"

...The beastmen seemed to have many questions, and with everyone talking at once, it instantly became lively.

Mo Xuan looked up at Su Luoluo upon hearing this, "Ask her, she's the one who got all of this."

As he spoke, he unloaded the things from his back.

In an instant, everyone's eyes were on Su Luoluo.

Su Luoluo looked at Su Yang and said, "Father, I discovered a few Salt Wells and brought back some salt."

"What did you say? You discovered Salt Wells?" Su Yang had originally been thinking about how to punish Su Luoluo for going out on her own and staying out all night.

He never expected that the next moment he would hear such explosive news—Su Luoluo had actually brought back salt!

One must know that salt was no simple matter; it was hard to find, yet indispensable.

The output wasn't very large, and if they wanted it, they could only trade with the people of the City-States using their hunts.

And even if they used prey to trade, they could only get a tiny bit each time; because it was scarce, the amount every Tribe could exchange was limited.

Having salt meant they no longer needed to hunt from dawn till dusk just to hand it over to the City-State people after filling their own bellies.

As a leader, Su Yang couldn't help but be overjoyed upon hearing this news!

His previously gloomy face vanished instantly, replaced by a brilliant smile.

His look toward Su Luoluo became much more affectionate. "Luoluo, where's the salt? Where is it, let me see?"