403: Chapter 403

Chapter 43: Courtship

Roger caught the warning in Jin Yi's voice and smiled slightly. "The Female is very beautiful; she looks very much like a Female I once knew."

If it were just the first half of the sentence, it would have felt offensive, but adding the second half made it impossible to find fault.

Jin Yi narrowed his eyes, scanning the Male before him warily.

Suppressing the greed in his heart, Roger held the shell box out to Bai Wanwan and opened it in front of her.

Instantly, a brilliant radiance emanated from the shell box.

A large, round, Multicolored Pearl appeared before the eyes of the beastmen.

Even though Bai Wanwan was from Modern Times and was used to seeing pearls and gems on various platforms, her breath was stolen for a moment by this Multicolored Pearl.

Who doesn't love beautiful things?

"This is no ordinary pearl; it is a teardrop shed by the Mermaid Royal Family. Not only can it be used as a decoration, but it also wards off water, allowing a Female to stay safely underwater for a long time."

Bai Wanwan's eyes widened. "Is it really that magical?"

It was practically a magical artifact.

Wearing it would allow her to travel freely through water? Without breathing?

If she got this Multicolored Pearl, then in the future, whether it was going into the sea or up to the heavens...

It seemed she could go anywhere.

"Little Female, do you like this pearl?" Roger looked at her with a smile.

The current Bai Wanwan didn't know his true colors, so the expression on her face was finally not one of disgust or rejection.

There was even a hint of friendliness toward a strange beastman.

He enjoyed this feeling, yet he was also very unwilling. He had clearly known her much earlier than these Males by her side, and had even nearly lost his life for her.

But there was no place for him at her side.

"It's not bad. How do you want to trade for it?"

Bai Wanwan was determined to get it, not because the Multicolored Pearl was so beautiful, but because of its effects.

However, she didn't show it; she couldn't let the other party demand an exorbitant price.

"No rush, I have other good things here. Does the Female want to see?"

"Sure, if you have good things, you can take them all out. If I like them, I can trade for all of them."

Roger flipped open his beast skin bag. "I also have the tears of a Chi Rank Crocodile, Snow Lotus..."

With every item he named, the expressions of Jin Yi and Yan Lie beside her changed slightly.

If he had only brought out the Multicolored Pearl, they might not have thought much of it.

But the items he showed afterward were all priceless treasures that even a Large Tribe would have to empty half its warehouse to exchange for.

And he was just casually bringing them out to trade with a Female.

Bai Wanwan saw that Snow Lotus.

It was snow-white all over, but it wasn't a flower; it was a bunch of grass.

It was so unique, as if it possessed a kind of magic, coaxing her to reach out her hand and touch the Snow Lotus.

As her hand touched the Snow Lotus, Roger couldn't resist touching her palm, lightly stroking it.

"Wan Wan..."

Jin Yi used a bit of force to pull Bai Wanwan back to his side, stepping sideways to shield her slightly behind him.

Bai Wanwan snapped out of it. In that moment just now, she seemed to have lost herself, uncontrollably reaching out to touch that grass.

What was going on?

Yan Lie immediately explained, "Wan Wan, that Snow Lotus can bewitch a beast's heart. If a beastman below the Red Tier consumes it, they will be controlled."

Hearing Yan Lie's explanation, a wave of lingering fear rose in Bai Wanwan's heart.

Roger still wore a smile as his gaze met Jin Yi's searching, scrutinizing look.

But after only a moment, he looked away and toward Bai Wanwan.

"How about it? Little Female, do you like these things? Do you want to trade with me?"

Before Bai Wanwan could speak, Jin Yi had already asked, "You are no ordinary traveling merchant. Why don't you take these things to the Tiger Clan's patriarch to trade? Why block a Female on the road to ask? What is your purpose?"

At Jin Yi's mention, and knowing the value of those items, Bai Wanwan agreed with Jin Yi's words.

She also studied the other party seriously, waiting for him to give an answer.

Roger chuckled softly. "If you must have an answer, it's that I fell in love with this Female at first sight. As it happens, I have not yet undergone a Pairing Ceremony. I will give these things to the Female; I wonder if she is willing to let me become one of her Beast Husbands."

The handsome faces of Jin Yi and Yan Lie instantly turned dark.

They had thought of many conspiracies and worried about harm coming to Wan Wan, but they hadn't expected the Male before them to be so generous. The value of these items was immeasurable.

He was giving them all to Wan Wan just because he wanted to become her Beast Husband.

Yan Lie suddenly felt a bit unsteady. This damn Male—by giving such gifts, he made Yan Lie's own love for Wan Wan seem not at all precious.

But his family's treasures were all back in the Tribe; he hadn't brought them with him when he came out.

After Roger finished speaking, he took another step forward, staring into Bai Wanwan's eyes as he asked, "Female, are you willing?"

Only then did Bai Wanwan snap back to her senses, her gaze sweeping over his features.

This face was not inferior to those of her Beast Husbands, but it was inexplicably familiar.

She had felt a strange sensation when she first saw him, but after looking at him a few more times now, that feeling became increasingly obvious.

It seemed... as if she had seen him somewhere before.

Could it be that her memory hadn't fully recovered?

And that's why she couldn't remember this person?

"Do we... know each other?"

These words caused Roger's expression to stiffen for a moment. He asked back, "You know me?"

His response made Bai Wanwan even more puzzled. He didn't seem to know her, so where did this sense of familiarity come from?

Moreover... if he didn't know her, why would he give her such lavish gifts and court her?

She had been startled just now, thinking it was some romantic debt she had incurred while she had amnesia.

But looking at his reaction... it probably wasn't.

On second thought, she was rescued by Yin Ze as soon as she went missing; she didn't seem to have had the chance to provoke any other romantic debts.

"I don't. It might be my imagination, but I feel like I've seen you somewhere before."

Hearing her words, a surge of joy rose in Roger's heart. He had changed back to his original appearance, yet she could still recognize him.

"Maybe we really have met before. I also feel very close to you, Little Female, which is why I want to give all these things to you. Female, are you willing to be my Consort?"

Males could not directly reject other Males on behalf of their Consort.

Although Jin Yi and Yan Lie beside her didn't say anything, the two hands holding her wrists clearly tightened due to nervousness.

And the two pairs of eyes fixed on her were even harder to ignore.

She had no choice but to squeeze the hands of the two Males back and look at Roger opposite her. "Sorry, I cannot accept your feelings. You should give these to another Female."

After Bai Wanwan finished speaking, she pulled the hands of the two Males, who had visibly relaxed and were now smiling. "Let's go."

Roger stared at her retreating back and couldn't help but ask, "Why?"

Bai Wanwan paused and turned her head to look at him. "You're quite good, but I already have enough Beast Husbands."

With that, she didn't stay any longer, pulling her two Beast Husbands' hands as they continued strolling down the street.

Roger stood where he was, not even caring that the beast skin bag had fallen to the ground. A dark, black light surged in his eyes...