61: Chapter 61 Learning the Truth

"If he's not your mate, why did you save him?" Ers was puzzled. No wonder she didn't show the slightest bit of love for him; it turned out they weren't mates at all.

She took the small pink pill Sang Qing handed her, her eyes flickering with confusion. Was there medicine in the forest that grew like this?

She lowered her head to sniff it. There was indeed a medicinal scent, accompanied by a faint fragrance.

"I just accidentally injured him," Sang Qing explained with a calm expression.

"Where did you get this medicine?" Ers hesitated for a long time, still not swallowing the pill. She felt a bit afraid.

She had been a Shaman for half her life and had never seen medicine like this.

"I found herbal medicine in the forest and researched it myself. Shaman, don't worry, it's definitely effective!" Seeing her hesitation, Sang Qing smiled slightly and reassured her repeatedly.

But the Shaman still hesitated, so Sang Qing had no choice but to stretch out her arm. "Look, I took this medicine too, and my skin became very delicate."

Ers almost pressed her face against Sang Qing's elbow to study it closely. She touched it several times; the feel was extremely smooth.

It really was good.

She no longer hesitated and immediately swallowed the skin beautifying pill.

"Shaman, this medicine takes a day to work. You'll see the results tomorrow." Her own skin had only improved after she woke up from a sleep.

Sang Qing explained to her. Seeing her nod, the corners of Sang Qing's mouth curled up slightly. "By the way, Shaman, I have other medicines here that can help females become beautiful. Do you need any more?"

Maybe this would be a big customer.

"What medicines?" After swallowing the skin beautifying pill, Ers felt a slight change in her skin, and she actually began to believe Sang Qing.

Hearing that there were other medicines to help females become beautiful, her eyes immediately lit up, and she stared intently at her.

Sang Qing took out other medicine bottles and shook them in front of her, introducing them with a smile.

"There's one for whitening, one that makes the body emit a fragrance, and one for a more perfect figure. Do you need them?"

"Yes, yes, yes, yes!" How could she not want them? She definitely wanted them.

Ers was exceptionally excited and no longer hid her feelings. She clasped her hands together, so happy that wrinkles appeared at the corners of her eyes.

beast god, she was so lucky today. Thank the beast god for his protection; she would definitely become more beautiful.

Clutching three shell crystals, Sang Qing walked into the room, her eyes and brows filled with a sense of triumph.

Business is open, business is open.

Feng Yuan was still lying on the bed. Sang Qing sat down and looked at him.

"Wasting my shell crystals, you know? How hateful." Reaching out to pat his face, Sang Qing gave a light snort. "But I guess we're even now."

Stay away from her in the future, or she would stab him again.

But what about the shell crystals she spent on him?

Sang Qing scanned his body. She remembered he carried shell crystals on him.

And so, Sang Qing extended her 'devil's claws' and began to search his person.

Of course, there was only one place shell crystals could be hidden.

Just as her hand touched Feng Yuan's thigh twice, Feng Yuan quickly grabbed her hand and looked at her with a flushed face.

"You... you shouldn't touch me anymore."

Wasn't this a bit too fast? And they were still outside.

Oh, caught in the act.

Sang Qing's face immediately went cold, and she held out her hand to him. "Give me back one shell crystal."

That way, they would be completely even.

Seeing that the wound on his waist had healed and there was no pain on his face, and then seeing this familiar wooden house, Feng Yuan sat up, his voice so gentle it could practically drip water. "I didn't bring any shell crystals out today. I'll give it back to you tomorrow."

Qing Qing really couldn't bear to let him go; she even brought him to the Shaman for treatment.

Sang Qing let go of his hand and immediately stood up. "Forget it. Consider it an act of mercy today. I don't want your shell crystal anymore."

She finished speaking and walked outside.

Feng Yuan quickly stood up and blocked her, his face tense. "Wait, Qing Qing!"

"What did you call me? You have no right to call me that." Sang Qing gave him a displeased sideways glance and tried to walk around him.

"Don't go. Tell me, why won't you let me pursue you? Why won't you enter a Pair Bonding with me?" Feng Yuan blocked the door, directly ignoring her words to ask the question he cared about most.

She clearly cared about him, so why couldn't she bond with him?

"Because I don't like you. What else is there to say?" Sang Qing's small face was covered in gloom as she let out a breath and spoke speechlessly.

She thought this guy was going to ask something else.

"I don't believe it." Feng Yuan shook his head vigorously.

That definitely wasn't the reason.

"Believe it or not. Move aside, don't block me from going to the Market to trade." Sang Qing found it hard to tell him the truth. After all, she had blackmailed him for ten shell crystals before; it felt a bit embarrassing to say.

Even though she said that, she still felt Feng Yuan should bond with another female and not waste his efforts on her.

Feng Yuan wouldn't budge, merely staring at her with his deep eyes, looking like he absolutely had to know the truth.

Sang Qing pursed her lips and thought for a moment. She reached into her leather bag, painfully took out ten shell crystals, and stuffed them into his hand. "Then I'll tell you the truth. My previous name was Sang Sang."

To avoid him continuing to pester her and delaying her from making big money, she had no choice but to tell the truth and return the shell crystals he had given her before.

This way, he should give up completely.

"You... what did you say..." Feng Yuan froze, his lips trembling almost imperceptibly as he stared at her in disbelief.

He reacted almost instantly. After all, the name Sang Sang had been constantly on his Father's lips since he became an adult.

But... but now... it made him lose his mind.

So, Sang Sang was her, and Sang Qing was also her.

The female he wanted to pursue was the mate he had already dissolved the bond with?

Haha, impossible. She must be lying.

The shell crystals in his hand fell to the ground with a crisp sound. Feng Yuan quickly grabbed her shoulders, frowning with a bitter smile as he pleaded, "You're lying to me, right? Qing Qing!"

How could she be Sang Sang? Sang Sang's reputation in the Tribe was so terrible.

No, he had never seen Sang Sang. His understanding of her was all from hearsay and the casual remarks of the Tribesmen.

They said she was lazy, ugly, and bad. He had never verified any of it.

When she appeared at the Market with Uncle Meng Qi before, he had felt something was off.

Sang Qing didn't speak, but her attitude proved everything.

"So... so you knew who I was. You... you're punishing me, aren't you?"

That was the only thing he could make sense of.

Feng Yuan looked heartbroken, leaning against the wood as his head spun, his eyes utterly dazed.

"Since you know, don't ask anymore." Sang Qing brushed his hands off and turned to leave with firm steps.

Ers poked her head out from the side and took a bite of the fruit in her hand. What were they talking about? Why was she so confused?

Oh my, but this male was a bit pitiful.

Setting up her small stall again, Sang Qing's mood was somewhat affected, but customers soon arrived, so she stopped thinking about it.

Several chattering females immediately became interested after hearing about her medicine.

Sang Qing introduced them, and passing males who overheard also gathered around.

In no time, her small stall was surrounded so tightly that not a drop of water could leak through, and various pills were quickly sold out.

The surrounding stall owners cast envious glances at her. Many males began to feel restless again, but they were timely stopped by the males nearby who knew the situation.

Sang Qing had already said before that she was infertile, so everyone at the Market knew her reputation.

They didn't make things difficult for her; they just smiled and admired her.

Whew~ Sang Qing breathed a sigh of relief happily. After putting the shell crystals into her animal skin bag, she decided to wander around the Market once before heading back.

"Eh? female, where's your medicine?" Seeing Sang Qing packing up, a young female who had rushed over to trade became anxious and quickly asked her.

"The trading is finished," Sang Qing said with a smile.

"Ah, but I haven't traded yet?" She opened her hand to show Sang Qing the shell crystals she had brought, pouted her small mouth, and complained dissatisfactorily behind her, "Father, it's all your fault. I told you to hurry up."

She was waiting to trade for that whitening pill. So many females had bought it; she had to buy it too.

"Heh, Wei Wei, I already ran as fast as I could." The middle-aged male behind her wiped the sweat from his forehead and spoke helplessly yet dotingly.

"Oh, you want the whitening pill, right? I think I have one more in my bag!" Seeing this, Sang Qing glanced at her dark, rough skin. It seemed she really needed it.

Taking advantage of the fact that the surrounding customers had already left, Sang Qing pretended to feel around in her bag and pulled out another bottle.

If nothing else, she had plenty of whitening pills.

"Yes, yes, yes, I want it, I want it!" The young female's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly nodded at her.

Great, she could still trade for it. She was finally going to become white.

Sang Qing handed the bottle over and was explaining how to use the pill when she saw the middle-aged male behind her staring at her, his eyes growing brighter and brighter.

"Eh? female, aren't you the cub from Meng Qi's family?" The middle-aged male stared at Sang Qing for a while and cried out in surprise.

Hmm? He knew her?

Sang Qing turned to look, searching her mind. "You are..."

She indicated she wasn't familiar and didn't recognize him.

"I'm your Uncle Ha Ya! Your Father's friend!" Ha Ya smiled gratifiedly, his eyes flickering.

The young female looked at her Father. He knew this female?

Ha Ya? Sang Qing's mind took several turns before finding the memory of him in a dusty corner. "It's you. I remember now."

Wasn't he the male who mocked her Father? What a coincidence to run into him here. Her luck really was bad today.

Ha Ya rubbed his hands and nodded repeatedly, a greedy look appearing in his eyes. "What a coincidence. I didn't expect the beast trading the whitening pills would be you."

"Then can you give this whitening pill to my cub for free? Seeing as I'm so close with your Father."

He hadn't been able to go to Dragon Island to get a cloud spirit fruit for his cub, but meeting Sang Qing today—wasn't that just his luck?

She must be as kind as Meng Qi, so he wouldn't have to spend a shell crystal to trade.

This whitening pill was really expensive.

"No, Uncle Ha Ya. This pill takes a lot of effort to make. If you don't want it, then forget it. Giving it to you for free is impossible." Sang Qing gave a fake smile and snatched back the bottle from the young female's hand, her attitude resolute.

What nerve, wanting it for free? Even if the beast god himself came, she wouldn't give it away for free.

After all, she had lost ten shell crystals today; she had to earn them back.

The young female became anxious and turned to glare at her Father, exceptionally dissatisfied. "Father!"

What was wrong with her Father? Why couldn't he just trade normally?

Ha Ya gave her a subtle, suggestive look. The young female froze for a moment, and a look of mutual understanding slowly rose in the eyes of the Father and daughter as they nodded to each other.

The young female's lips curled. Suddenly, while Sang Qing was off guard, she snatched the bottle from her hand and ran off into the distance with Ha Ya.

!!!

Looking at her empty hands, a black line crossed Sang Qing's forehead, and she quickly gave chase. "Stop! You two thieving beasts!"

She never imagined they would actually dare to rob her directly.

What? Stealing? What was stolen?

The beastmen in the Market heard Sang Qing's shouts and turned their gaze toward them.

Sang Qing pulled out a steel needle, wanting to shoot them, but with beasts coming and going in the Market and the Father and daughter moving erratically, she was afraid of accidentally injuring others, so she didn't dare to act.

"Stop! If you don't stop, I won't be polite!" Sang Qing roared, chasing closely behind them, determined to get her pill back.

Hateful. She never expected there to be such ill-mannered beastmen who would dare to snatch her things in public.

She didn't know how her Father knew such beasts.

Ha Ya, happy with his success, looked back at the relentlessly pursuing Sang Qing with a triumphant smile. He thought that as soon as they left the Market and ducked into the forest, she definitely wouldn't be able to catch up. A female's stamina was only so much!

However, before he could be happy for even two seconds, he was suddenly kicked to the ground by a beast.

"Ah!" Ha Ya clutched his nearly broken knee and screamed, tears of pain welling up.

"Father!" Wei Wei heard the scream and looked back, only to see her Father clutching his knee on the ground in agony.

She quickly stopped, but Sang Qing was already about to catch up. She hesitated for a moment, gripped the bottle in her hand, and turned to run again.

"Hiss~ Ah!!!"

The next second, a slender hand reached out from the side, grabbed her hair, blocked her path, and dragged her in front of Ha Ya, giving her knee a hard kick.

Thud!

Wei Wei fell directly to her knees, her head down, getting a mouthful of mud and sand.

"Ah. Ah!" Her hair, her knees, ahhh, it hurts, it hurts!

"Pui pui pui! Who is it? Who pulled my hair?"

Wei Wei's face was distorted. Sang Qing caught up, snatched the bottle from her hand, and gave her a kick on the butt.

"Run. Run again! You two thieving beasts, the beast god will surely punish you with a miserable death. No, it's better to let you be alone for the rest of your lives, eating only bones, drinking only dirty water, and living in houses that leak rain, hmph!"

Sang Qing gave Ha Ya two more kicks, not caring about age or status. Anyone who dared to steal her things had to accept her revenge.

"Pfft~"

A hearty laugh came from the side. Sang Qing took a breath and turned to look.

A young female with wheat-colored skin, large eyes, a high nose bridge, bright and striking features, and a hot, well-proportioned figure stood on the beach smiling, giving her a friendly look. "What an interesting female."