Chapter 15: Hold Me Tight, I'll Take You Away

This sudden rain and snow was accompanied by thunder and lightning, the terrifying rumble echoing for a long time before the dark clouds slowly dispersed, and the sky suddenly brightened.

Having virtually no night vision, Sang Luo was finally freed from being a blind person.

The cold season had quietly arrived. The blizzard grew heavier and heavier, and after only half a day's journey, the snow had accumulated to nearly half a meter thick. The females and cubs had no way to set foot, and could only rely on the beast forms of the male beastmen to continue rushing forward.

Fortunately, Lan Cang had bought her several warm cloaks in the city before. Sang Luo, freezing, quickly rummaged through her package and wrapped herself into an airtight rice dumpling, barely resisting the bone-chilling cold.

The sky quickly darkened again, this time it was truly dark.

The beastmen, who had been running and rushing for a whole day, were exhausted. The team left the border of the Rubble Forest and stepped into this new forest. After seeing almost no traces of the beast tide, they found a safe place to settle down and rest.

Sang Luo hadn't eaten or drank all day, and was both hungry and thirsty.

The females' partners had all gone hunting nearby, but the prey in the cold season was pitifully scarce. They could only barely find a few wild rabbits and field mice to roast for the females and cubs to fill their stomachs. The slightly weaker males were basically forced to endure hunger.

Sang Luo didn't have a male partner by her side, and no one came to feed her as she squatted in the corner. Li Man and the others were also preoccupied, and she was too embarrassed to ask for something to eat.

Alas! I knew I should have learned some hunting skills.

Tu Zhu walked over at some point and handed her a grilled fish, his eyes sweeping over her fair and delicate face. He didn't say anything, then strode away.

Sang Luo took the grilled fish skewered on a wooden stick, a little caught off guard.

Could it be that she had misunderstood him before?

This person is actually quite nice.

She was so hungry that she didn't have time to think about anything else, opening her mouth to take a big bite of the grilled fish.

Anu suddenly walked over quickly, snatched the grilled fish from her hand, and threw it on the ground.

Looking at her empty hand, Sang Luo looked up, glaring at him.

What are you doing!

"If you don't want to be confused and forced by him tonight, then don't eat it."

Sang Luo was stunned for a moment, then her expression suddenly changed.

Just now, she was really extremely hungry and didn't pay attention. Upon closer inspection, she smelled a trace of aphrodisiac fruit mixed in the grilled fish.

Fortunately, she hadn't had time to swallow it. Sang Luo quickly spat out the chewed fish, ran to the river where a large gap had been smashed in the ice, and drank several mouthfuls of ice water to rinse her mouth.

This Tu Zhu is too despicable! Too disgusting! He could actually think of such an insidious trick. No wonder his eyes were so determined when he looked at her just now, as if she was already in the palm of his hand.

However... Looking at the cold grilled fish on the snow, Sang Luo squatted on the ground, her chest sticking to her back, swallowing saliva involuntarily. Before long, that slender and upright figure returned.

Anu caught two rabbits and squatted down in front of her, also carrying a large pile of roasted dry firewood. "Do you like to eat roasted rabbit?"

Sang Luo looked up at him in surprise.

Anu quickly started a fire. Unskilled, he skinned the wild rabbits and took out their internal organs. After cleaning them by the river, he learned from the other beastmen and skewered the wild rabbits on two wooden sticks, placing them on the fire to roast, turning them over.

After roasting for almost half an hour, the rabbit meat was charred on the outside and tender on the inside, still with a trace of acceptable bloodiness—the beastmen females liked to eat this kind of seven- or eight-tenths cooked meat the most.

Anu handed her one of the roasted rabbits.

Sang Luo had long been drooling from the aroma, and wanted to bite into it immediately, but remembering the previous incident, she paused.

Tu Zhu is not a good thing, but that doesn't mean Anu is a good thing.

These male beasts will do anything to mate and form a bond.

Anu looked at her wary and fearful eyes, and chuckled, "If I were really that unscrupulous, I wouldn't have stopped you just now, but would have taken the initiative."

He took the roasted meat from her hand, took a bite and swallowed it, before handing it back to her.

Seeing that the man's expression was normal, Sang Luo finally felt relieved and buried her head to eat.

She gnawed on half a rabbit, and the feeling of hunger was finally relieved for the most part. She also flipped out some canned seasoning from her package, sprinkled some powder on the roasted meat, and continued to eat slowly.

"Give me some too." Anu leaned over, smelling the strange fragrance.

Sang Luo also sprinkled some seasoning on him.

After he tasted it, he praised without stinginess, "It tastes good."

【Lan Cang cooks very well, this is the powder he grinds from some spices, very convenient.】

"He's quite considerate."

After Anu finished saying this, he buried his head in eating meat, and stopped talking.

At night, the beastmen no longer hurried on their way, and went nearby to find some places to settle down and rest.

Anu found an abandoned cave. The area inside the cave was not large, but it was more than enough to accommodate two people.

He went outside to pull some unwilted wooden vines together and used them as a broom, cleaning the inside and outside of the cave. Then, he lit a pile of bonfire and spread a few thick animal skin cushions.

He sat cross-legged on the cushion, patted the empty space beside him, and the smile in his eyes was full of charm, "It's cold, do you want to lean on me to sleep?"

Sang Luo shook her head to refuse.

【I have a partner.】

"Then you mean, you want me to go out and sleep?" He was speechless, "You're quite good at taking over someone else's nest."

Sang Luo thought, otherwise she would go find Li Man and the others to sleep with, but everyone else is a female and their partners resting in a cave... Li Man would definitely not refuse, but it would be a little inconvenient for her as an outsider to go over.

Seeing that she really wanted to walk out, Anu quickly got up and grabbed her, pressing her back onto the cushion, "If you don't want to, then forget it. This cave was originally cleaned out for you to settle down and rest. You have a good rest, I'll go next door to find Luo Er and the others."

Before he left, he added a few handfuls of firewood to the fire, which was enough to burn until dawn, before leaving the cave.

Sang Luo was warmed by the flickering bonfire, and the tension and fatigue of the day were relaxed. She quickly fell into a drowsy sleep.

In the middle of the night, the rustling footsteps came from far to near, and playful, aggressive eyes swept over her body.

The body's instinctive warning caused Sang Luo to wake up suddenly.

Tu Zhu did not know when he had secretly sneaked into the cave, and was staring at her with scorching eyes.

Sang Luo's face was pale, almost letting out a terrified scream.

Seeing that she didn't have symptoms of estrus, Tu Zhu was a little surprised, "You didn't eat that grilled fish?"

Sang Luo still stared at him intently, picked up a stone from the ground, and threw it at him.

Tu Zhu waved his hand irritably, an invisible force resisting, knocking all the stray stones to the ground.

It seems that she really didn't eat the aphrodisiac fruit. This little female is quite smart and cautious.

But it doesn't matter, eating or not eating is the same to Tu Zhu. With the female's strength, she can't resist the male at all. If he wants to do something, she can't refuse.

"Mate with me, and you won't have to suffer on this road."

Tu Zhu stared at her delicate and fair face, his gaze slowly moving down, his eyes gradually becoming hot.

"A single female like you is a tempting piece of meat. Even without me, other male beasts would try to get their hands on you. You might as well accept me sooner rather than be defiled by those other wastes."

Tu Zhu reached out to pull her into his arms, but Sang Luo bit down hard on his strong, slender arm.

"Ugh!" The orc's muscles were as hard as rock, and Sang Luo almost broke her teeth with the bite. Tu Zhu pushed her away in pain, and her shoulder and butterfly bone slammed hard against the stone wall, causing her to curl up in pain, cold sweat pouring down.

Tu Zhu's last bit of pity for her vanished completely. He pressed forward, pinning her to the ground and roughly tearing at her clothes.

As sadness and anger filled Sang Luo's heart, a strong sense of resistance arose. A glimmer of gold flashed in her dark eyes.

A bolt of lightning struck directly down!

Tu Zhu staggered back several steps, utterly incredulous.

"You have a天赋 (tiānfù) power?"

Sang Luo also looked at her hands in shock. No, this wasn't her天赋 (tiānfù) power; it was Lan Cang's天赋 (tiānfù) power.

The last time he came back… he left this power for her!

Sang Luo's power was more healing-oriented, gentle and weak, with little offensive capability. But this wisp of lightning power was different. Although she could only inherit 10% of Lan Cang's天赋 (tiānfù) power, and her body was limited, probably only able to unleash 1% of his original power, judging from Tu Zhu's fiery yet wary gaze, the attack power was definitely not weak!

Then she was going to rise up!

Sang Luo threw off her dejected state and used lightning to strike Tu Zhu as if it cost nothing. She became more and more skilled, even condensing lightning balls in her hands, throwing them at him with all her might.

Tu Zhu raised his hand to create an earth shield, blocking most of the lightning attacks, but there were always some that slipped through. Soon, he was bleeding, and his clothes were torn to shreds, making him look rather disheveled.

"I didn't want to use force against a female, but since you're so disobedient, don't blame me for taking action."

Dozens of earth vines burst from the ground, wrapping around her like a cage, trapping her.

"Using天赋 (tiānfù) power against a female, that's a bit unethical, isn't it, Tu Zhu?"

A clear, pleasant voice rang out at the cave entrance, and Sang Luo almost cried with emotion.

Although A'nu also had ulterior motives, at least he was a gentleman. She really should have let him stay the night!

A'nu instantly arrived beside her, condensing an invisible force in his hand to break the earth vines, protecting her behind him, and confronting the grim-faced Tu Zhu.

[You haven't left all this time?]

"I was in a cave not far away, sleeping soundly. I heard the commotion and came over to check, worried."

"Bu Ke, I advise you not to meddle in other people's business. You can't beat me!"

Having finally gotten rid of Lan Cang, he didn't expect another annoying Bu Ke to appear. Anger blazed in Tu Zhu's heart.

Both of them were at the fifth rank, but he was at the peak of the fifth rank. Bu Ke had only just reached the initial stage of the fifth rank two months ago and was no match for him at all!

"That's not necessarily true."

A'nu chuckled casually, but Sang Luo thought he was just putting on a brave face.

"Heh, you really think you can protect this little female? Even Lan Cang couldn't beat me. If you go against me, you'll end up just as miserable as him!"

Sang Luo's eyes widened as she looked at Tu Zhu. He was the one who harmed Lan Cang!

Tu Zhu noticed her angry gaze, and his smile became even more cruel, trying to break her psychological defenses. "That guy was indeed lucky. The first time he encountered the Star Beast King, he was seriously injured. I was going to secretly give him the final blow, but I didn't expect him to just have his realm fall and survive!"

"That waste even got a beautiful little female like you. He doesn't deserve you at all. You should be mine. So the second time I saw traces of the Star Beast in the West Forest, I deliberately led him there. I originally thought that Lan Cang, who had been reduced to a cripple, would definitely not be able to beat it, but I didn't expect him to survive again, and his strength even recovered…"

As Tu Zhu spoke, he gnashed his teeth in jealousy, but then suddenly laughed, "What if he survived two disasters? That waste was ultimately not favored by the Beast God. This time, he finally died in the mouth of the Star Beast. You should obediently follow me, and you'll suffer less."

"Tu Zhu! You did all these things!"

The clan leader and several other elders, along with many orcs, stood at the cave entrance at some unknown time.

Tu Zhu's body stiffened, and he glared angrily at A'nu. "You called them!"

"If Bu Ke hadn't told us that you had malicious intentions towards the female, we really wouldn't have known that you had done so many dirty things behind our backs! You almost killed Brother Lan Cang back then!" A'Tai shouted.

"…So what? Given the current situation of the Ke'erduo tribe, clan leader, you wouldn't want to expel me from the tribe, would you?" Tu Zhu only panicked for a moment before laughing again, even more brazenly.

"Lan Cang is already dead; he won't come back. If you want to expel me from the tribe, I can leave now, but before I go, I want to take this little female with me."

Tu Zhu pointed at Sang Luo, glancing at the Second Elder as he spoke.

The Second Elder understood immediately and walked up to the old clan leader, whispering, "What Tu Zhu said isn't without reason. Now is when the tribe needs people the most. Lan Cang is dead, and only Tu Zhu is left to be the backbone. If we expel him from the tribe at this time, I'm afraid the tribe will…"

The clan leader was old and frail, and he had long stopped managing the tribe's affairs much. Most of the tribe's affairs were managed by the elders. Tu Zhu was the descendant of the Great Elder, and the Great Elder and Second Elder had long been secretly supporting him to become the new clan leader, so naturally, they were on his side.

That was why Tu Zhu was so unscrupulous.

Now, the Ke'erduo tribe was on the verge of collapse, almost existing in name only.

He could leave the Ke'erduo tribe.

But the current Ke'erduo tribe couldn't leave him.

The clan leader was clearly hesitant.

"Luo Luo, there's no one to take care of you right now. Why don't you accept Tu Zhu? Even if… you don't like him, having a fifth-rank peak partner wouldn't be harmful to you. It's the best choice for you right now." Duo Ji stepped forward, also reluctantly advising.

She was someone who valued the tribe's interests, and at this time, she also chose to stand on the side of the tribe.

Sang Luo couldn't help but feel ironic. If Lan Cang knew that the Ke'erduo tribe he protected wanted her to be with another male, she wondered if he would still work so hard for this tribe, even losing his life.

Seeing this, Tu Zhu smiled even more triumphantly and reached out to grab her.

"If you decide to leave the Ke'erduo tribe, hold me tight." A'nu suddenly reached out and wrapped his arm around Sang Luo's waist, his low, alluring voice whispering in her ear, like another unfamiliar man.

Sang Luo hugged him without hesitation. A white light flashed before her eyes, and the next moment, she arrived in an unfamiliar mountainous area.

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