146: Chapter 146: Not as magnanimous as he had imagined.

He felt as though the hand she was holding had lost all sensation.

"Why aren't you speaking?"

Bai Wanwan was feeling anxious. The Tribe had been in chaos for the past few days, and she didn't know how Zhu Xiu was faring outside. What if he encountered those Eagle Beasts and was surrounded?

Yan Lie snapped back to reality. Sensing Bai Wanwan's worry, he immediately said, "Don't worry. When I met him, he was fighting the Eagle Beasts, so I helped him out and killed them all."

Bai Wanwan breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank you for helping him."

"However... he didn't look quite right. His body seemed to be covered in a layer of black substance, and he didn't recognize me."

He deliberately concealed the fact that Zhu Xiu had been chasing him down.

"Hmm, his condition is a bit poor, but it doesn't matter. He will recover after a while."

She said this while letting go of his hand.

"Go wash up; you can eat soon."

When Yan Lie returned, he had already washed up in the river, afraid of offending her with his scent.

It was just that the beast skin was stained with blood and not easy to clean.

He kept wiping it with water, rubbing until a piece of the beast skin came off, yet the stench of blood remained strong.

"Here, change into this one."

Bai Wanwan handed him one of Xin Feng's beast skin skirt. "Change into this."

Yan Lie took it and put it on as if it were a treasure.

Turning around, he saw Bai Wanwan bending over to move a stone basin. He immediately strode over and picked it up for her before she could touch it.

Bai Wanwan casually directed him, "Moving it there is fine."

Yan Lie followed instructions immediately.

Bai Wanwan stood by and watched. He was proactive; this Male wasn't bad!

She withdrew her gaze and looked at the two Males repairing the roof. "Come down and rest. Eat something."

At night, because they were worried the Eagle Beasts would attack again, the five beast people squeezed into one room.

Bai Wanwan and Shi Hua slept on the bed, while the Males slept directly on the floor.

Listening to the sound of Bai Wanwan and Shi Hua talking, Yan Lie closed his eyes, feeling satisfied.

Originally, he should have been far away from the Black Dog Tribe by now. He hadn't expected the Black Dog Tribe to face a crisis, allowing him to successfully stay behind and be so close to Wan Wan...

For the next two days, the Tribe was calm and peaceful; the Eagle Beasts did not appear again.

Xin Feng and Mu Feng stayed home to take care of the Female and The Cubs, while Yan Lie took on the task of hunting outside.

Bai Wanwan also had Xin Feng go to Aunt Lu's house to check on the situation.

Aunt Lu had luckily survived, but two of her Beast Husbands had been killed by the Eagle Beasts while protecting her.

Since she had received help from Aunt Lu in the beginning, she had Yan Lie send some prey to Aunt Lu and her Beast Husbands from time to time.

Given the current situation, this was all she could do to help.

The five Cubs were at a mischievous age. Xin Feng was busy running back and forth, unable to take his eyes off them for a moment.

Bai Wanwan and Shi Hua took on the task of cooking.

Bai Wanwan carried a basin of meat over, sat down beside Xin Feng, and picked out a piece to hand to one of The Cubs.

The other Cubs immediately crowded around, scrambling and competing for the food.

While feeding The Cubs, she spoke to Xin Feng: "When Zhu Xiu returns, we will leave this place."

The Black Dog Tribe was being targeted by the Eagle Beasts, who attacked from time to time. If they lived here, they would always be on edge.

Xin Feng's gaze landed on her already prominent belly, and he shook his head. "You must give birth to this litter of Cubs first. We can only leave once you have recovered."

It was too risky for a Female to travel while pregnant with Cubs.

Bai Wanwan thought about it and nodded. "Then we'll wait for Zhu Xiu to return and discuss it."

After feeding The Cubs, Bai Wanwan got up to sew some beast skin.

There were many beast skins of various animals at home, but the consumption was also high.

While organizing yesterday, she discovered that Xin Feng didn't have many things to wear.

Not to mention Yan Lie; he didn't seem to have brought anything.

She had no choice but to bring out all the beast skins, measure their figures, and start sewing clothes for them with her crude skills.

Fortunately, the beast skin was rough to begin with, so it didn't need delicate craftsmanship.

She just needed to sew the beast skins together to cover the important parts.

There wasn't much technical difficulty either.

She learned slowly by following Shi Hua...

Yan Lie returned carrying some prey. He quickly tossed the prey aside and walked toward Bai Wanwan, who was sewing the beast skin.

Seeing her reddened fingertips, he felt a pang of heartache.

"Let me help you."

"You just finished working; go rest."

Bai Wanwan said, but the item in her hand was already taken by Yan Lie.

He stared intently at Shi Hua's movements, imitating her actions as he pushed the needle in.

"Hiss..."

Hearing the sound, Bai Wanwan looked down and saw a thick needle stuck in Yan Lie's finger. That was the thickest needle she had specifically exchanged for in the system.

"You really are..."

She pulled his hand over and placed it on her knees, looking speechless.

Yan Lie acted as if he had done something wrong, not daring to make a sound, just staring at that beautiful face so close to his.

Shi Hua had originally just wanted to look up and say something to Bai Wanwan, but when she turned her head, she saw Yan Lie looking at Sister Wanwan with intense passion, a silly smile hanging on the corner of his mouth.

She... seemed to be a bit redundant.

This Male could risk his life to protect Sister Wanwan, and Sister Wanwan didn't seem to dislike him anymore.

Thinking of this, she quietly stood up, lightened her footsteps, and slowly left.

Bai Wanwan pulled the needle out and said speechlessly, "How can you be so careless? You even managed to stick yourself with this."

She raised her eyes and glared at him, wanting him to learn his lesson.

But as soon as she looked up, she met Yan Lie's handsome face, which was inches away.

He was leaning forward, his entire face almost touching hers.

The intense hormonal scent of the Male was pervasive.

He was naturally very handsome, with a refreshing and sunny demeanor.

The sudden visual impact made Bai Wanwan's heart skip a beat.

Yan Lie's gaze slowly slid from her eyes down to her beautiful, petal-like lips...

A strong desire sprouted in his heart.

The next second, Bai Wanwan pressed against his face and pushed him away. "You're so close, I can't even get up."

She quickly stood up and tossed the beast skin in her hand to him. "You can learn slowly."

After saying this, she turned and walked into the room, her footsteps still a bit flustered.

Is this guy a bit too good at this...

Before, her feelings for Yan Lie were purely appreciative; she hadn't felt attracted to him.

But just now, she felt like her heart had skipped a beat.

Just as she wanted to find a place to calm down, a familiar figure followed her in.

"Wan Wan, what else do you want to do? Tell me, I'll do it, you just go rest."

Bai Wanwan pointed to the beast skin in his hand. "You finish sewing this thing first before talking."

Yan Lie grinned. "I can sew while helping you."

Yan Lie really did what he said. No matter what Bai Wanwan was doing, he had to rush to help.

Xin Feng, who was guarding The Cubs and processing prey in the distance, saw all of this and closed his eyes.

A strong emotion surged in his heart; he wanted to throw that eyesore of a leopard out and keep him away from Wan Wan.

But he knew in his heart that Wan Wan's future Beast Husbands would definitely not just be him and Zhu Xiu.

Yan Lie was willing to risk his life for Wan Wan; he was a good choice.

He shouldn't stop the other party from getting close to Wan Wan. If Wan Wan liked and kept Yan Lie, that was also Wan Wan's own choice.

He understood all these principles... but a feeling of indescribable gloom arose in his heart, with nowhere to vent.

At this moment, he suddenly understood Zhu Xiu's behavior.

A bitter smile appeared at the corner of his mouth; so, he wasn't as carefree and broad-minded as he had imagined.