Chapter 210: No One Can Save You

Chapter 210: Chapter 210: No One Can Save You

Jin Yi frowned, glancing sideways at Zhuo Ling, who had burst in.

The moonlight cast the anxiety on her face into sharp relief.

"What are you doing here?"

Jin Yi’s voice was deep and stern. "The tribe is unsettled tonight. I’ll have some other males escort you home."

Before he could finish, Jin Yuan, who was slumped on the ground, suddenly lunged for Zhuo Ling as if grasping a life-saving straw, her voice choked with sobs. "Zhuo Ling! You have to save me!"

Zhuo Ling grit her teeth.

’This idiot!’

’I warned her over and over to be careful, not to let Bai Wanwan figure out they were behind it.’

’And look how quickly Bai Wanwan found out.’

’My original plan was just to cause endless trouble for Bai Wanwan and her people. Maybe then they’d leave the Golden Lion Tribe.’

’I wouldn’t have had to do anything else.’

’I’ve seen what Bai Wanwan is capable of, and I don’t want a direct confrontation with her.’

’Now the plan is exposed, and I might get dragged down with her.’

She suppressed the rage in her heart, but a look of concern washed over her face. "What’s wrong?"

She gently helped Jin Yuan up. "Get up and tell me what happened."

Jin Yuan used her support to get to her feet, then immediately cowered behind her like a frightened quail.

"Zhuo Ling, Bai Wanwan... she... she bullied me!"

Bai Wanwan crossed her arms, watching the farce with cold eyes.

’I can’t believe Jin Yuan still has the nerve to tattle. Does she really think Zhuo Ling can stand up for her?’

Zhuo Ling patted her comfortingly, then turned to Bai Wanwan, her eyes filled with a hint of reproach. "Wanwan, if there’s some misunderstanding, we can all talk it out. Why resort to violence?"

"Talk it out?"

A cold sneer touched Bai Wanwan’s lips, her gaze as sharp as a blade. "Who wants to talk it out with you? Jin Yuan, time’s up. Are you going to talk or not?"

At the mention of her name, Jin Yuan flinched and shrank back again.

Mu Feng’s eyes widened in fury. He tried to surge forward but was held back firmly by Xin Feng and Yan Lie.

’Bai Wanwan was just as anxious, but with Jin Yi present, she couldn’t directly interrogate Jin Yuan about Shi Hua’s whereabouts.’

"Wanwan, why must you..." Zhuo Ling tried to intervene again.

"Shut up!"

Bai Wanwan cut her off with a sharp shout. She had no patience for Zhuo Ling’s nonsense, and a cold light flashed in her eyes. "Was I talking to you? Move!"

Zhuo Ling’s face instantly flushed bright red.

’Back in the Black Dog Tribe, even when Bai Wanwan was fighting back against me, she never showed a side like this.’

’This Bai Wanwan was fierce and unfamiliar, making me want to back down instinctively.’

"If you don’t move..." Bai Wanwan advanced on her. "I don’t mind dealing with you, too. After all, we have a few scores of our own to settle."

Zhuo Ling’s heart leaped. She took an involuntary half-step back and turned to Jin Yi in a panic. "Jin Yi, are you just going to stand there and watch Bai Wanwan bully Jin Yuan and me?"

Bai Wanwan also turned to Jin Yi, her voice testing. "Young Clan Leader, don’t forget your promise."

Jin Yi frowned. He didn’t want to get involved in the females’ disputes.

But a female had gone missing today, and that was no small matter.

Ultimately, he spoke. "I’ll expect an explanation from you."

Having received his tacit approval, Bai Wanwan no longer hesitated and lunged forward.

Intimidated by her presence, Zhuo Ling scrambled to get out of the way.

But Bai Wanwan’s target was Jin Yuan; she paid no mind to Zhuo Ling as she hastily backed away.

A puff of white powder landed on Jin Yuan.

"No!"

Jin Yuan cried out and tried to dodge, but she was a step too late.

Instantly, she began clawing madly at her own body, writhing like a dying worm.

"I gave you a chance." Bai Wanwan’s voice was ice-cold. "Since you refuse to tell me where Shi Hua is, you can enjoy this feeling forever."

"Bai Wanwan..." Zhuo Ling began to speak.

"What?"

Bai Wanwan whipped her head around, her eyes glinting dangerously. "What? You want a taste of this itching powder, too? Perfect. I’ve been waiting for a chance to deal with you for a long time now..."

The words caught in Zhuo Ling’s throat. Her face turned deathly pale as she stumbled back several steps, completely cowed into silence.

By now, Jin Yuan was so tormented by the bone-deep itch that she had lost all reason, completely oblivious to Zhuo Ling’s retreat.

She clawed at her Beast Skin Skirt like a frenzied animal, her exposed skin already covered in bloody scratches.

"Bai Wanwan! I was wrong! Please... save me..."

Jin Yuan’s voice was hoarse and broken. With tears and snot streaming down her face, she crawled forward on her hands and knees.

Bai Wanwan looked down at her. "Where is Shi Hua?"

"I’ll talk! I’ll tell you everything!"

Jin Yuan clawed at her neck, completely breaking down, her nails scraping away flakes of skin. "At the tribe’s side gate... in the stone cave at the foot of the barren mountain... AAAAAH! Hurry, save me..."

Bai Wanwan’s pupils constricted.

’Shi Hua isn’t in the tribe!’

’Shi Hua, a pregnant female, alone in the wilderness...’ At the thought, her fingertips trembled.

"No one can save you!"

After saying this, Bai Wanwan spun around. Mu Feng had already bolted, sprinting toward the tribe’s side gate.

Jin Yuan chased after her, still scratching furiously. "I told you! Help me stop the itching...."

"Stop the itching? Go home and drink plenty of dung water. The more the better."

’Just drinking dung water?’

’That’s nowhere near enough to atone for what Jin Yuan has done!’

Leaving a pregnant female outside the tribe to fend for herself overnight... Bai Wanwan was shaking with rage.

’But the most important thing right now is to find Shi Hua.’

’Once Shi Hua is found, I’ll deal with Jin Yuan. Slowly.’

Jin Yi’s brow was tightly knit as he watched Jin Yuan writhing on the ground. He was about to move when Zhuo Ling grabbed his sleeve.

"Jin Yi..." Tears welled in Zhuo Ling’s eyes, her voice dripping with an almost tangible softness. "It’s so late. Can you take me home first?"

Jin Yi pulled his sleeve free and gave a curt order to a Beastman beside him. "Escort Zhuo Ling home."

The words had barely left his lips before he was off, leading a dozen or so males in the direction Bai Wanwan had gone.

Zhuo Ling froze on the spot, her nails digging deep into her palms.

She watched Jin Yi’s back as he chased after Bai Wanwan without a second’s hesitation, a pain like a venomous snake gnawing at her heart twisting in her chest.

’The Jin Yi who was supposed to be hers and hers alone no longer had eyes for her. He had another female in his sights.’

’He abandoned me for Bai Wanwan!’

"Zhuo Ling... help me..." Jin Yuan’s hoarse cries pulled her back to reality.

Zhuo Ling fought back her revulsion and took a half-step back. ’There was no way I’m getting near her. If I get that stuff on me, I’ll have to drink dung water too.’

But she put on an anxious expression. "What can I do to help you?"

"Can you help me bring some dung water in?"

"What?"

Just then, the few Beast Husbands of Jin Yuan’s who had been thrown out of the courtyard stumbled back inside.

She breathed a long sigh of relief. "Jin Yuan, your Beast Husbands are back. Let them take care of you. I have to go... check on the situation."

She bolted from the stone house as if fleeing for her life.

She bit her lip as she headed back. ’Why is Bai Wanwan so damn hard to deal with?’

’I came all the way from the Black Dog Tribe to the Golden Lion Tribe.’

’Why did Bai Wanwan have to follow me here?’

’I never wanted to be enemies with Bai Wanwan. It’s all her fault. She’s the one who had to come here, and she’s the one trying to steal Jin Yi from me.’