Chapter 400: Don’t Have the Guts

Chapter 400: Chapter 400: Don’t Have the Guts

"Ma’am, step aside! Don’t let this Merfolk offend you."

The male behind, who had been swinging the whip, immediately stopped when he saw Bai Wanwan.

The Merfolk lying on the ground tilted his head up. His broken yet stunningly beautiful face was fixed on Bai Wanwan, but he didn’t cry out for help.

Still, covered in wounds, he was a pitiful sight.

"Why are you hitting him?"

"Ma’am, I don’t usually hit these Beast Pets. It’s just that he’s too difficult to tame and is always trying to run away."

"And does hitting him stop him from running away?"

"Well, no."

"Maybe it’s because you hit him that he keeps trying to escape. If you tried a different approach, he might be willing to stay on his own."

Bai Wanwan pointed at his shimmering scales. "Look at this... such a beautiful fishtail, and you’ve injured it like this. Do you think you’ll get a good price? Why are you even raising him? Isn’t it to trade for more and better things? Like this... can you even sell him?"

The Beastman was taken aback. He scratched his head. "Ma’am, you’re right. I hadn’t thought it through."

"Beast Pets are still Beastmen. Don’t be so cruel to them. Treating them well can benefit you too."

With that said, Bai Wanwan prepared to leave with Yin Ze and the others.

The Merfolk lying on the ground finally spoke his first words. "Thank you."

His voice was as beautiful as a heavenly melody.

’No wonder Beast Pets are a thing,’ she thought. ’They really are pleasing to the eye.’

But she didn’t have the nerve.

With a pack of gorgeous Beast Husbands watching her like hawks, if she dared bring a Beast Pet home...

Forgetting how they would torment her, she was afraid this Merfolk wouldn’t live to see the next sunrise.

"You’re welcome. This is all I can do to help you."

With that, she turned and left.

The Merfolk on the ground followed her with his eyes, his beautiful, azure irises shifting slightly as if lost in thought.

Suddenly, he felt a dangerous gaze upon him.

His eyes darted over and saw a tall, handsome male standing not far away.

He didn’t know how long the man had been standing there, but his lips curled into a mocking smile, as if he could see right through him.

It was as if he were just a bug on the ground, completely unworthy of a serious look.

Roger retracted his gaze. He truly didn’t give the Merfolk a second thought.

Ordinary Merfolk had almost no combat ability and could only be kept as playthings—Beast Pets.

No matter how good-looking he was, Bai Wanwan wouldn’t give him a second glance.

His only rivals were the powerful males surrounding Bai Wanwan.

After Bai Wanwan and Yin Ze had walked some distance, she noticed that he was gripping her hand tightly and hadn’t let go.

She turned her head to look at him. "Hm? Is there something you want to say to me?"

The easy joy in Yin Ze’s eyes hadn’t yet faded as he evasively said, "No."

Bai Wanwan simply lifted their joined hands. "No? Then why are you holding on to me so tightly?"

The tips of Yin Ze’s ears turned a faint red. "Did I hurt you?"

Seeing this, Yin Mei, who was standing nearby, smiled secretly. She stopped her own Beast Husband and said to Bai Wanwan, "Wanwan, Kong Lai and I are going to look around nearby. We’ll find you in a bit."

"Okay, Sister Yin Mei."

After Yin Mei and Kong Lai left, Bai Wanwan glanced around before pushing Yin Ze toward a stone wall, into an area with fewer Beastmen.

Yin Ze had already released her hand, and sure enough, he saw that her wrist was a little red.

He immediately cupped her hand, full of self-reproach and heartache, and gently caressed it.

"Does it hurt?"

It didn’t actually hurt; Yin Ze hadn’t used much force.

It was just that her skin was fair, so even the slightest pressure left a mark.

She stood on her tiptoes and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek.

Yin Ze, who had been frowning in self-blame, froze on the spot.

Bai Wanwan smiled gently. "It doesn’t hurt. I was just teasing you."

Yin Ze watched her, her smile as radiant as a blooming flower, and his heart began to beat like a drum, faster and faster with each beat.

"Were you afraid I was going to bring that Beast Pet home just now?"

Yin Ze hadn’t expected her to see right through him.

"Wanwan... I..."

His handsome face, which had just been flushed, immediately turned pale. He lowered his gaze. "Wanwan, I shouldn’t have had such thoughts."

"Thoughts like that are normal. There’s no ’should’ or ’shouldn’t’ about it." She took his hand and gave it a little shake. "I was only teasing you. I’m not really angry."

Bai Wanwan sighed. She and Yin Ze hadn’t been through as much together as she had with her other Beast Husbands.

They didn’t really know each other that well.

"I don’t get angry that easily. You can show me whatever you’re feeling. If there’s a problem, we’ll solve it."

She was already enjoying the blessing of having so many men. All these exceptional males, and she had so many of them at once.

’She was already getting such a great deal, so what was wrong with spoiling them a little?’

In truth, Yin Ze had long since realized that his female had a genuinely good temperament. She never lost her temper with them and only ever spoiled them.

In the past, he had never dared to hope for a "home." Now, he had one of his own and was starting to have aspirations and hopes for the future.

His gaze unconsciously drifted down to her slightly rounded belly.

"Can I touch them?"

The moment the words left his mouth, Bai Wanwan took his hand and placed it on her stomach.

The cubs in her womb were very active and had started kicking from time to time.

After a moment, the first-time father, Yin Ze, felt the cubs move.

His handsome features lit up with surprise. "Wanwan, I felt it."

With that, he opened his arms and pulled his female into his embrace. "Wanwan, I will take good care of you and the cubs from now on."

"Mm, I know."

The two of them held each other, enjoying this quiet, tender moment.

But suddenly, Yin Ze felt a chill run down his spine, as if he were being watched by some bloodthirsty beast.

He whipped his head around, the blissful smile on his face not even having had time to fade as his gaze swept behind him.

"What’s wrong?"

Bai Wanwan poked her head out too, looking in the direction he was staring.

But the street was just a throng of Beastmen coming and going; it was impossible to make anything out.

Yin Ze scanned the crowd carefully for a while, but his furrowed brow did not relax.

’That feeling just now didn’t seem like an illusion. He was always on guard, and with Wanwan by his side, he didn’t dare relax for even a second.’

But he didn’t voice his concern, afraid of scaring her.

"It’s getting late. Let’s go find Sister Yin Mei. We can look around a bit more, and then we should head home."

"Alright, let’s go..."

Yin Ze held her protectively against his chest, warily watching every Beastman who passed by...

Meanwhile, in the distance, Roger’s figure was hidden in the shadows.

He didn’t dare get close when Xin Feng and Zhu Xiu were with Bai Wanwan.

Those two males knew him and could easily recognize his scent.

He could only approach her when she was with her other Beast Husbands.

But he had just been interrupted by that Merfolk. If he were to approach now, he would surely alert the male by her side.

It would be even harder to get close next time.

He dug his fingers into the stone wall, his eyes following Bai Wanwan’s departing figure...