292: Chapter 292 Taking the Blame

"Bai Wanwan, it's all because of you!"

"Get out of our Tribe immediately!"

Seeing the beastmen baring their teeth fiercely at his Female again, a flash of killing intent crossed Xin Feng's vertical pupils.

Bai Wanwan, however, just picked at her ear. "Are you done shouting? If you're so bored, I might as well use some Itch Powder on you so you can go back and scratch yourselves..."

Bai Wanwan's words carried great weight, instantly silencing the clamoring crowd of beastmen.

The incident where the Females were hit with Itch Powder by Bai Wanwan, scratching themselves until they were a mess and having to drink manure water for three days, had already spread throughout the Tribe.

No matter how angry they were, they didn't dare test the power of the Itch Powder.

"Bai Wanwan, you evil Female! We're going to tell the Clan Leader to have you driven out of our Tribe."

"Fine, but at least you have to give me a reason."

Bai Wanwan felt she bore some responsibility for the predicament the Golden Lion Tribe was currently facing.

But feeling responsible was quite different from having others forcibly pin all the blame on her.

Besides, only a few of them knew that Zhu Xiu had killed Xiong Zong because of her.

These beastmen shouldn't know about it, so why were they coming to cause trouble for her now?

"Fine, you want a reason? We'll give you a reason."

A Male shouted at her loudly, "Jin Yuan already told us. Zhuo Ling told her before she died that it was you who offended the Bear Clan's Young Clan Leader."

"If it weren't for you, how could the Bear Clan have forced us into a position where we can't hunt? If any Clan Members in our Tribe lose their lives to starvation this Snow Season because of you, you'll be the sinner of our entire Tribe!"

In the heat of the moment, that Male directly exposed Jin Yuan.

When Bai Wanwan's gaze drifted toward Jin Yuan, Jin Yuan wished she could curl herself into a ball.

She hated Bai Wanwan for everything she had done to her, and she also hated her for causing Zhuo Ling's death.

But she didn't have the courage to face Bai Wanwan's anger again, which was why she took this opportunity to have the Clan Members cause trouble for her.

She kept backing away, further and further...

As she reached the edge, she couldn't help but look up at Bai Wanwan, only to see her flash a smile.

But that smile seemed particularly eerie, and Jin Yuan couldn't help but shudder.

"You guys really think highly of me. Are you not going to mention the centuries-old conflict between you and the Bear Clan? Do you think a common Female like me could make the Bear Clan risk their own destruction to become enemies with the Golden Lion Tribe?"

The crowd of beastmen fell silent for a moment. Jin Yuan worried that if this crusade stopped, Bai Wanwan would come for her.

In that case, she might as well crush her completely.

"Don't believe her! She's the cause of it all. Not only did she bring disaster to our Tribe, but she also caused the death of the Female Zhuo Ling. You're all going hungry now because of her."

Jin Yuan's instigation clearly fanned the flames of everyone's anger once again.

Hiding in the back, she shouted loudly, "We must make her pay the price! We must drive her out of the Tribe!"

The Males' anger had become a prairie fire. Disregarding Xin Feng's pressure as a High-Ranked Male, they launched a collective attack on him.

"Wolf Cub, take your younger brothers and sisters and protect your Mother."

The Wolf Cub, who had already transformed, possessed a certain level of combat power.

Hearing their Father Beast's command, The Cubs surrounding Bai Wanwan instantly tensed their muscles, their fur standing on end.

The Wolf Cub kept making threatening growling sounds at the Males approaching from the side.

Several highly lethal Snake Cubs also shot out like lightning.

Xin Feng was quick-eyed and agile, directly grabbing two of the Male Snake Cubs and throwing them back to Bai Wanwan's side.

"You don't need to attack. Just protect your Mother."

The Snake Cubs hissed unwillingly, but ultimately stayed obediently on Bai Wanwan's arms.

In the blink of an eye, with a few leaps, Xin Feng had already bitten and injured several Golden Lions.

But they seemed unafraid of death. In their fury, they engaged Xin Feng in a battle of attrition.

Bai Wanwan was fuming. She had originally thought that the Golden Lion Tribe's Clan Leader had always treated her well.

She had been more patient with these beastmen of the Golden Lion Tribe.

But now they were pressing harder and harder, and wounds were beginning to appear on Xin Feng's body.

In her anger, she quickly opened the system panel, intending to knock these Males down first.

Just as she was about to click the confirmation button, a familiar voice came from behind the crowd of beastmen. "Stop! What are you doing?"

Jin Yi's voice was full of fury. The crowd of beastmen parted as he walked through the middle.

"Do you think not enough Clan Members have been injured already?"

Jin Yi's face was shrouded in a cold light, his gaze sweeping over all the beastmen present with immense pressure.

Jin Yi was the successor to the next Clan Leader, and combined with his outstanding abilities...

...he had always commanded great prestige within the clan.

The beastmen forcibly suppressed their bloodthirsty impulses and looked toward Xin Feng and Bai Wanwan.

"Young Clan Leader, our current plight is all because of them. If it weren't for them, our Clan Members wouldn't be injured, and we wouldn't be short on food."

"Young Clan Leader! Please expel them!"

"Expel them!"

"Expel them!"

Roar after roar erupted, venting the anger that had been building up in the hearts of the Golden Lion beastmen for days.

"Stop!"

Jin Yi halted them, turning his back to Bai Wanwan and Xin Feng to face his own Clan Members.

Xin Feng didn't know what decision Jin Yi would make, but even though they had shared hardships before, their positions were currently opposed.

He was the Young Clan Leader of the Golden Lion Tribe, carrying the responsibility of the entire Tribe on his shoulders.

While they were Outsider Beastmen.

In such a situation, most beastmen would choose to sacrifice the Outsider Beastmen to appease the anger of the clan's own beastmen.

Jin Yi... what choice would he make?

Xin Feng moved to shield his Female firmly behind him.

But Jin Yi didn't look back, saying directly to his Clan Members, "If you must find someone to take responsibility, then the one who should bear it most is me."

The beastmen of the Golden Lion Tribe stared at him in surprise.

"Young Clan Leader, what do you mean?"

"Yeah! Young Clan Leader, it's all the fault of these Outsider Beastmen. What does it have to do with you?"

"Weren't you looking for the beastman responsible for this crisis? Then the one responsible shouldn't be them, but me. The Bear Clan's Young Clan Leader has always been against me, and this time was no exception. He tried to kill me, but I killed him instead... so, I am the one who caused this crisis."

"What?"

"Young Clan Leader, even if that's the case, it's not your responsibility."

Amidst the surrounding clamor, Bai Wanwan stared at Jin Yi's tall and straight back, her heart filled with mixed emotions.

Why did he insist on taking the blame himself?

Wasn't he afraid of losing the trust of his Clan Members, being blamed by them, and losing his eligibility to inherit the position of Clan Leader in the future?

Xin Feng also stared at Jin Yi's back, seemingly understanding something, his eyes flickering with an inexplicable emotion.

"Young Clan Leader, we don't blame you. We already had conflicts with the Bear Clan..."

Someone said.

Jin Yi's gaze swept over the Male who had spoken. "You don't blame me? Then why do you blame them? They just arrived and don't even know the beastmen of the Bear Clan. This time, I was the one who implicated the Female Bai Wanwan; I owe her. Yet you want to blame the entire Tribe's survival crisis on her!"