Chapter 285 - 287: A Villain’s Just Deserts

Chapter 285: Chapter 287: A Villain’s Just Deserts

It had only been a few short days. How had Lan Ya become such a ghastly sight?

She had been prepared for a "great battle" with Lan Ya today, but it seemed she wouldn’t even have to lift a finger. Lan Ya was already on her last legs.

The once-revered Leader’s Wife now had a dazed expression. Her head was swollen like a pig’s, and her eyes were so red and puffy she couldn’t even open them.

Her hair was a tangled mess like a hemp rope, stained with something dark green. It was clear she hadn’t groomed herself in a long time. Her clothes were in tatters, covered in a layer of black filth, looking utterly grimy.

A closer look revealed her hands were also quite red and swollen, and covered in bruises.

This was a completely different person from the Lan Ya in the tribe. Lan Ya was obsessed with her appearance. Back in the tribe, she always kept her hair immaculate, not only braided but also adorned with elaborate, bone-carved forehead ornaments. Her clothes were priceless Beast Skin Skirts, and she looked far more glamorous than the average female of the tribe.

Su Luoluo found it hard to reconcile the woman before her with the high and mighty Lan Ya she had known in the tribe.

She was muttering to herself, "Don’t touch me. I’m the Leader’s Wife."

"I am the most revered Leader’s Wife! I am high and mighty, not someone you lowly Half-Beastmen can even compare to. Get away from me!"

"Haha, I’m the Leader’s Wife."

’She seems... to have gone mad.’

A nearby Half-Beastman saw her approach and seemed to want to say something, but hesitated.

Su Luoluo saw him and offered a small smile. "I just came to check on her. What happened?"

"What else? She couldn’t accept her situation, so she went mad!"

"Mad?"

’So she really did go mad!’

"Lan Ya has always been too proud. She used to look down on Half-Beastmen, with her nose in the air. Now that she’s fallen from grace, being made to clean the beast latrines and live in this dilapidated hut... it was too much for her to accept."

"Then what about the bruises on her body?"

Seeing that Su Luoluo was neatly dressed and clearly from the main tribe, and fearing she might report him—after all, Lan Ya was still the Leader’s Wife, however fallen—the Half-Beastman quickly distanced himself from the matter. "That wasn’t me! She did it to herself, falling all over the place in her madness."

’Fell? She fell and made her head swell up like a pig’s? For a moment, Su Luoluo was truly at a loss for words.’

’She used to call me ugly at the drop of a hat, despising everything about me. Now that she’s become like this herself, it must be even harder for her to accept. It’s no wonder she went mad.’

’Well, if she’s mad, then there’s no need to pay her any mind.’

Su Luoluo shook her head and was about to turn away.

The system began to chatter. "Host, your Beastmen played a big part in Lan Ya ending up like this."

Su Luoluo froze. "How did they get involved?"

"It’s a bit of a long story. Host, you should find a deserted spot. I’ll play back the footage for you!"

Su Luoluo nodded. She left the Half-beast Area, found an empty clearing, and began to watch.

「The scene cut to the day Su Yang had Lan Ya taken away.」

"How dare you grab me! Do you know who I am? I am the Leader’s Wife, the Mother of the future tribal leader’s heir! If you treat me this disrespectfully now, I’ll make you pay for it in the future!"

Even as the Wolf Beastmen dragged her away, Lan Ya continued to struggle and scream curses.

But the two Wolf Beastmen were unmoved. They dragged her to the Half-beast Area and tossed her inside, then told the person in charge, "The leader says the madam is to work in the Half-beast Area from now on."

Then they dusted off their hands and left with looks of disgust.

"No, I don’t want to be here!" Seeing them leave, Lan Ya shook her head, scrambled up from the ground, and tried to run after them.

The area was filthy and chaotic. The ground was nothing but dirty mud, mixed with either feces or wastewater. This was no place for a person to live.

However, she had barely taken a few steps before a Half-Beastman pulled her back.

"Where do you think you’re going? Go clean the beast latrines." Without waiting for a reply, he shoved a broom into her hands.

Lan Ya broke down. She didn’t take the broom, instead hugging her arms tightly, her lips trembling. "I refuse to do this filthy work! My son is the heir to the tribal leadership! He will definitely come and save me!"

The Half-Beastman paid her no mind. He dragged her to the beast latrines, threw the broom in after her, and shut the door. "Clean it well. If you’re not done, you don’t eat today."

At first, Lan Ya resisted, refusing to touch the broom. But as time wore on and her stomach ached with hunger, she had no choice but to resign herself to her fate and begin cleaning.

When she finally finished, the Half-Beastman tossed her a roasted pig kidney.

The kidney hadn’t been prepared at all and had a particularly foul, gamey smell. The moment Lan Ya took it, she couldn’t help but gag.

But if she didn’t eat, her stomach would keep rumbling. Left with no choice, she could only pinch her nose and force it down.

Her face turned green the moment she swallowed. Watching the bloody thing, even through the screen, made Su Luoluo feel a little sick.

An unprepared pig kidney was unbearably rank. Su Luoluo was actually impressed that Lan Ya could force it down.

After eating, Lan Ya wanted to wash up, but she searched everywhere and couldn’t find a place.

When she wanted to sleep, she found she didn’t even have a hut of her own. Lan Ya could only find a tree to lean against.

She had just dozed off when a piece of beast skin was thrown over her head. Then, someone started punching and kicking her. After a few kicks, Mo Xuan, still not satisfied, found a pile of toads and dumped them on her head.

In an instant, sticky, dark-green toad slime coated her hair. When Lan Ya felt the viscous fluid, her expression changed instantly. She leaped up in disgust, slamming her head directly into the tree trunk and raising a large bump on her forehead.

After doing all this, Mo Xuan swaggered away.

By the time Lan Ya had cleared all the toads off herself, she still had no idea who had been there.

Su Luoluo couldn’t help but burst out laughing at the sight. "Mo Xuan’s move was too vicious!"

The system replied in a gleeful tone, "This is nothing. The real fun is yet to come."

"Who was it? Who did this? Once I get out of the Half-beast Area, I’ll make you pay!"

Cursing, Lan Ya used a leaf to wipe her hands clean. But as she wiped near her eye, a black caterpillar bit her. She instantly leaped up, scratching at the bite and throwing the leaf away. "You’re bullying me too!"

Fu Feng, hiding behind a tree, burst out laughing. "I told you I’d win! That’s a Swelling Bug. Once it bites you, your eyes and head will swell up like a pig’s."

Xiao Ye heard this and a smirk played on his lips. "You call that impressive? Let me show you something even better."

With that, Xiao Ye produced a glittering object from who knows where.

He angled it toward the firelight, reflecting a beam onto Lan Ya.

Lan Ya was in the middle of scratching herself when a sudden beam of light stabbed her eyes. She quickly looked toward its source, and what she saw made her freeze on the spot.

The transparent object clearly reflected her own figure, showing her face, swollen like a pig’s head.

The color drained from her face. "No, that can’t be me. This must be a dream. It has to be."

"How could I look like this?" She pinched herself, unable to believe it, but the pain was real.

It was actually real. How had she become so ugly?

Xiao Ye let out a cold snort, shattering her fantasy. "Old Witch, you really are this ugly now. This is what you get for daring to bully Luoluo."

Fu Feng stood with his hands on his hips, his emerald eyes filled with disdain. "Tsk, tsk. Look how ugly you are now. I don’t even want to spare you a second glance."

"How is that possible? Ah! I’m not ugly! I’m not! I’m the most beautiful female in all the nearby tribes!"

Hearing this, Lan Ya completely broke down, clutching her head and wailing on the ground.

"Impossible! I’m still beautiful!"

"I’m the Leader’s Wife!"

...

Mo Xuan pursed his lips. "You two just wait, I’m about to unleash my ultimate move."

No sooner had he spoken than Lan Ya began rolling on the ground, letting out bursts of eerie laughter.

Mo Xuan was taken aback. "What’s wrong with her? Is she pretending to be crazy?"

Xiao Ye observed her for a moment then shook his head. "I don’t think so. It looks like she really couldn’t take it anymore. She’s gone mad for real."

Mo Xuan heard this and said with regret, "If it wasn’t for the fact that she was the leader’s wife, she would deserve to be dead right now."

"I was planning to punish her properly, but who knew she’d bring this on herself. Let’s go."

Watching this, Su Luoluo felt her heart inexplicably tighten.

’She never expected that the three of them would avenge her and vent her frustrations in a place she couldn’t see.’

A warm feeling spread through her heart, and her hatred for Lan Ya didn’t seem so intense anymore.