Free Web NovelChapter 7: Chapter 6: Fei Yan, the Walking Chicken
As the crowd drew near, they caught a whiff of a mouth-watering aroma.
Just smelling the scent wafting through the air was enough to draw out sighs of appreciation.
"Where is that smell coming from?"
"It smells amazing!"
"Whose Beast Husband is such a good cook!"
Following the scent, they arrived at Su Mo’s front door.
Someone said doubtfully, "It couldn’t be Su Mo cooking, could it?!"
"No way. She’s the most famous lazybones in our town. What can she do besides freeload and get into trouble?"
The Female leading the group frowned. "Don’t forget why we came here to find her!"
Her reminder brought everyone back to the matter at hand.
Someone shouted toward the house, "Su Mo, get out here!"
In the kitchen, Su Mo paused in the middle of stir-frying.
She walked out, spatula in hand.
Seeing the people in her yard, her eyes widened in surprise. ’So many people? What are they trying to pull now? Fei Yan is here too? Perfect. I’ll see if I can find a chance to annul our marriage.’
Standing in the crowd, a glimmer flashed through Fei Yan’s eyes.
Su Mo felt like someone was staring at her, but she couldn’t immediately tell who it was. Her gaze swept over the most conspicuous figure in the crowd—a bald, middle-aged Male Beastman—and she almost burst out laughing.
’Looks like hair loss is a problem that transcends species.’
Then, she saw the full-figured Female at the front of the crowd glaring at her. "Su Mo, who are you hiding in your house?!"
Su Mo recognized her. This was Ah Nuan, the number one fan of Mo Xiao and Fei Yan.
She had been the loudest one at the scene yesterday, practically wishing Fei Yan would send Su Mo to Old God Mountain immediately.
Su Mo said lightly, "A patient."
"What patient? What’s wrong with them?"
Su Mo rolled her eyes. "How should I know? It’s all so random!"
"It’s obvious you were brazenly lecherous and made a move on someone! You messed up and left him seriously injured and unconscious!"
’*%$#&@!’
She couldn’t hold back a string of internal curses.
’I may like handsome men, but I have morals, you know!’
"Are you crazy?! Spouting nonsense without any proof!"
Ah Nuan shot back, "You failed to get your hands on Mo Xiao yesterday, so you switched targets! The man is lying right on your bed—what more evidence do you need?!"
The others chimed in, "Exactly! You shameless Female!"
"It’s bad enough you’re a disgrace in our own tribe, but now you have to go and embarrass us in front of the Dragon Clan Tribe! How dare you mess with the Dragon Race’s Young General!"
"If you get us all in trouble, we’ll make you pay!"
Su Mo couldn’t help but roll her eyes. "You bunch of lunatics. He was injured, so I found him on the mountain and brought him back to treat his wounds! That’s all!" freewēbnoveℓ.com
"You? What kind of wounds can you treat? If he’s injured, why didn’t you call the Witch Doctor over to check on him?!"
Su Mo raised an eyebrow. "Because the Witch Doctor can’t cure him."
"An injury even the Witch Doctor can’t cure, but you can? Su Mo, can you please think before you speak?!"
The bald Witch Doctor frowned at Su Mo. "Utter nonsense! Unreasonable!"
The crowd jeered at Su Mo. "We always knew this Su Mo was sick in the head, but I didn’t realize it was this bad. Anyone can see she’s not right in the head."
Ah Nuan looked as if she’d already won. "If you write a confession now and voluntarily leave the tribe, we’ll let you go alive!"
"I didn’t do anything wrong. What is there to confess?"
The Witch Doctor scowled. "You’re full of lies, a truly hopeless case! I will report this to the Clan Leader and have her expel you from the tribe!"
Fei Yan, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke. "Witch Doctor, there’s no need to rush to a conclusion. Why don’t we go in and see the patient first?"
Someone added, "Right! Let’s go see the Dragon Race’s Young General’s injuries. We’ll know at a glance whether he’s injured or unconscious from some forbidden medicine."
"Everyone, follow me inside and have a look!"
After speaking, the Witch Doctor turned and walked into the house, the crowd following behind him.
Su Mo ambled along slowly at the very back.
The Witch Doctor approached the bed and first began a strange prayer. Then he started to check Long Yan’s pulse, only to frown deeply.
He then lifted the blanket on Long Yan to take a look; there were indeed wounds on his body.
But the most critical issue wasn’t the wounds, but the snake venom in Long Yan’s system.
Before the Witch Doctor could speak, Ah Nuan cried out, "The Dragon Race’s Young General must have rejected her, so Su Mo attacked him! She’s so vicious!"
Leaning against the doorframe, Su Mo couldn’t help rolling her eyes again. ’With an imagination like that, I have to admit defeat! If you used that brain of yours to put more effort into seducing that free-range chicken Fei Yan, you’d save me the hassle of annulling this marriage.’
The next second, Su Mo felt something was off. She turned her head and saw that guy, Fei Yan, staring at her with dark eyes, looking both embarrassed and angry.
Fei Yan’s lips were pressed into a tight line, his hands clenched into fists.
Free... range chicken?!
Su Mo shrank back. ’What’s with that look? He doesn’t really think I’m the one who hurt Long Yan, does he? I’m just a defenseless girl who can’t even truss a chicken! How innocent can I be? No, wait. Even if Fei Yan doesn’t like me, he can’t be that clueless. Unless... his goal today is to annul our marriage, so he’s just playing along!’
’If he’s colluding with the Witch Doctor, am I really doomed today?’
Fei Yan found Su Mo’s thoughts to be rather unreasonable.
He believed he had a decent understanding of the Witch Doctor; there was no way he would do something so immoral.
This Su Mo... she was truly judging a gentleman by her own petty standards.
Su Mo craned her neck to look inside. "Witch Doctor, have you made a diagnosis?"
The Witch Doctor already knew, of course, that Su Mo hadn’t been lying.
He could treat Long Yan’s wounds, but even he was helpless against the snake venom.
He had no idea what method Su Mo had used to keep it in check. If Long Yan had been brought to him last night, he might have already succumbed to the poison and died.
But he couldn’t admit that now. If he did, how could the tribespeople ever trust him as their Witch Doctor again?
Among the people present, not everyone understood the art of medicine. Only the High Priest knew a thing or two.
However, the High Priest had never liked his fiancée. Even if he knew the Witch Doctor was hiding something, he probably wouldn’t say anything.
’Hasn’t the High Priest always wanted to annul his marriage with Su Mo? Today, I can finally lend him a hand!’
