135: Chapter 135 Frame her

Bai Wanwan did not sleep soundly, as if she were trapped in a nightmare.

She dreamed that Zhu Xiu had been consumed by the dark curse, turning completely into a beast that knew only slaughter. He chased her and The Cubs relentlessly, finally opening his massive maw and swallowing her and The Cubs whole...

"Wan Wan..."

She was startled and her heart palpitated, but she suddenly heard a gentle voice, like a hot spring dispelling the fear in her nightmare.

It was Xin Feng...

After realizing this, she slowly woke up.

A thin layer of sweat still lingered on her forehead. Seeing Xin Feng's handsome face close up, tinged with a look of concern, she finally gave a dazed smile.

"So it was just a nightmare. Thank goodness, thank goodness..."

The dark fear at the moment of being swallowed had been so real that she now felt a sense of relief and surprise, as if she had survived a catastrophe.

"Did Zhu Xiu go up the mountain?" She sat up, following Xin Feng's movement as he supported her.

When she finished asking and realized Xin Feng hadn't answered, she turned her eyes to him suspiciously. "Hmm? Are you hiding something from me?"

Xin Feng pursed his lips. "Put your clothes on first, and I'll tell you slowly."

Bai Wanwan guessed the gist of it just by looking at him. Coupled with the dream she just had, her heart sank.

"Did his dark curse flare up again?"

Xin Feng knew he couldn't hide it and gave a grunt of affirmation. "It hadn't flared up yet when he left. He was afraid of hurting you and The Cubs, so he left early."

Bai Wanwan was indeed worried, but she could distinguish between what was important and what wasn't. Before, she had chased after him because she wasn't sure of Zhu Xiu's condition. Later, seeing that although he was incoherent, his subconscious wouldn't hurt her, she stayed by his side to help him recover.

But now, she was pregnant with Cubs, and she wouldn't take that risk.

"I know. In my current condition, it's impossible for me to go with him anyway. Don't worry..."

As she was speaking, a sudden movement came from outside.

"Is that Shi Hua?"

Bai Wanwan raised her voice and asked toward the outside.

In this Black Dog Tribe, the other Females all feared her and kept a certain distance from her.

And with two Males with powerful Talents in her house, the other Males wouldn't easily approach either.

As her voice fell, there was no response from outside.

Xin Feng said to her, "I'll go take a look."

"Okay."

Watching his retreating back, Bai Wanwan grabbed the clothes from the Stone Stool nearby and put them on. She threw back the covers, stood up, and walked out.

When she reached the outer room, she saw Xin Feng opening a beast skin bundle in the house.

Curious, Bai Wanwan walked forward a few steps to get a closer look.

"What's that?"

As she spoke, Xin Feng had already opened the beast skin bundle, revealing a messy assortment of various items inside.

They seemed to be some clothes and some accessories. Could they have been sent by Zhuo Ling?

No!

The things in the beast skin bundle were all ruined.

After sensing something was wrong, Bai Wanwan stepped forward and bent down to pick up a piece of clothing. Sure enough, it was torn at the waist. She immediately picked up another piece; it was even more damaged, with both sleeves and the chest area missing chunks.

And those accessories made of animal bones and gemstones were all broken.

In the entire beast skin bundle, not a single item was intact.

"Wan Wan, something's not right."

Xin Feng turned his head to look at her.

Bai Wanwan nodded. "Someone wants to harm me. While no one is around, take this beast skin and throw it into the mountains."

Destroy the evidence first.

"Then go inside. There's a bowl of meat on the table; eat that first. If it's not enough, I'll boil some fish soup for you when I get back."

"Okay."

After Bai Wanwan agreed, Xin Feng bundled up the beast skin and carried it out of the Stone House on his shoulder.

Just as he stepped out, Xin Feng stopped in his tracks.

Bai Wanwan was about to go wash up, but noticing he had stopped, she immediately asked, "What's wrong?"

She walked to the door and poked her head out to look, only to see a group of beastmen walking toward them.

The scent of a conspiracy was growing stronger.

"Xin Feng, no need to go."

Taking the beast skin out to throw it away in front of so many beastmen would be a blatant admission of guilt.

It was better to be open and aboveboard.

The beastmen of the Black Dog Tribe soon arrived, and the way each of them looked at Bai Wanwan and Xin Feng was very strange.

"Clan Leader, I told you, Bai Wanwan stole it," Mu Zhi immediately clamored.

"Before Bai Wanwan came, our Tribe never had such things happen. With her living here, I'm worried my family's prey will go missing. No, when I go back today, I have to count them properly," another Female echoed.

Shi Hua, who had walked out after hearing the commotion, happened to hear these words and immediately ran over to Bai Wanwan.

"You're talking nonsense! Sister wouldn't take your things."

"If she didn't take our things, then what is her Beast Husband holding in his hand? That was sent to Zhuo Ling by the Young Clan Leader of the Golden Lion Tribe. She's really bold to dare take that."

A Male from the Golden Lion Tribe stepped forward and looked at Xin Feng. "These things were sent to the Female Zhuo Ling by our Tribe's Young Clan Leader. They do not belong to other Females. Please return them to us."

Xin Feng's handsome face was frosty as he directly threw the bundle over.

The Golden Lion Tribe Male caught the bundle and walked back to Zhuo Ling's side.

A smile appeared on Zhuo Ling's face. "It's fine now that they're found. I'm sure Wan Wan didn't mean it; I don't blame her."

"Wan Wan, it's okay, don't take it to heart."

Zhuo Ling put on an act of being kind and generous, not wanting to pursue the matter.

Bai Wanwan just watched like she was watching a play. She didn't think that after making such a big scene, there wouldn't be a follow-up move waiting for her.

If the other party wanted to act, she would just play along.

"I'm not taking it to heart. Since you've found the things that someone dropped at my door, then you all can go back. I just woke up and my stomach is still hungry!"

After saying that, she took Xin Feng's arm. "I'm hungry, and I want to drink fish soup."

Xin Feng's expression softened slightly. "Alright, I'll go catch some fish and boil it for you."

Shi Hua was bewildered, looking at the Clan Leader and Zhuo Ling, then at Bai Wanwan.

In her heart, she greatly admired Sister Wanwan. If she were facing such a large confrontation, she would definitely be on the verge of crying from fear by now.

Sister Wanwan was actually still thinking about eating.

Not just Shi Hua, but the Clan Leader and Zhuo Ling also didn't expect that Bai Wanwan wouldn't offer a single word of explanation and would even be thinking about eating.

Just as everyone was stunned, the beast skin bundle in Zhuo Ling's hands suddenly slipped.

"Ah!" she cried out in panic, drawing all the beastmen's eyes back to her.

"I couldn't hold it. Tu Shan, come help me."

As her Beast Husband was about to walk over, Mu Zhi, standing not far away, pointed at the things on the ground and shouted, "Look quickly, these things are all ruined."

Mu Shan's eyes lit up, the schadenfreude in them impossible to hide.

She said with a smile, "Zhuo Ling, Bai Wanwan tore all your dresses. Those four dresses you gave her yesterday would have been better off given to me!"

"No, how could Wan Wan tear my dresses?"

Zhuo Ling's delicate face was full of a hurt expression.

Hearing this, Bai Wanwan curled her lip.

She had felt before that the Female Zhuo Ling didn't seem as reckless and unruly as the other Females.

She really did have some skills, even knowing how to frame her.